8th Grade DLR Lessons

Multiple Choice

The prefix of the word "disappear" is?

• ear
• dis
• app
• pear

Draw

Draw a star under the table and a triangle on the table.

Multiple Choice

What does the prefix PRE mean?

• before
• after
• during

Multiple Choice

Select the correct spelling of the word in bold: The students love to complete THERE homework.

• No change

• their

• they're

Multiple Choice

Select the correct spelling of the word in bold: I would hate to LOOSE my homework.

• No change

• lews

• lose

Multiple Choice

Select the correct version of the word in bold: The dog shook ITS collar loose.

• No change

• it's

• its'

Multiple Choice

The prefix semi- means

• part
• whole

• truck

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in sentence 2?

(2) I look forward to the recess bell like everyone else, but every time I go Outside, I think about how recess could be even better.

• Delete but

• Change Outside to outside

• Change better to more better

• No change should be made.

Open Ended

Lisa was very nervous about her math test. She studied, but she was not sure that she did well. Today, Mr. Harp gave back the math tests. As he gave Lisa’s test back, he smiled at her. Lisa looked at her paper and a huge smile spread across her face.

Make an inference about how Lisa did on her math test. How do you know?

(Be sure to use the word "because" in your response.)

Multiple Choice

The Mona Lisa is one of the ___________paintings in the museum.

• beautifuler

• more beautiful

• beautifulest

• most beautiful

Open Ended

What mood is set by this selection? Identify words or phrases the author used to set the mood.

Multiple Choice

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

Open Ended

Type the following sentence correctly:

After much debate the school newspaper decided to seize production of their printed work, instead, they will now publish soully on they're website.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a strong, successfully composed sentence?

• The end of the second trimester is just around the corner, soon we will be in the third and final "leg" of the school year.

• While I am sad to see the fishbowls come to an end, I look forward to moving on to a task this will involve literature circles.

• Students will be able to develop their reading and language skills; daily annotation and academic discourse will be crucial in the process.

• If I can find a way to build on my academic-discourse abilities in the new trimester!

Multiple Choice

Which campsite is farthest from North Fork Creek?

• Three Fork Campsite

• North Fork Campsite

• Rainbow Campsite

• Last Chance Lake

Multiple Choice

“It’s important that we make clear at this point what definition is and what can be obtained by means of it. It seems frequently to be credited with a creative power, but all it accomplishes is that something is marked out…and designated by a name. Just as the geographer does not create a sea when he draws boundary lines… so too the mathematician cannot really create anything by his defining.”

How does the author of this passage make an argument by analogy?

• The author draws an analogy between a mathematician’s definitions and a geographer’s maps to make the point

  that both have a creative power.

• The author draws an analogy between the images on a map and the words of a definition to make the point

  that both can be read and represent the world.

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• The author draws an analogy between a mathematician’s skill and a geographer’s knowledge to make the point

  that both require imagination.

• The author draws an analogy between writing definitions in mathematics and making maps in geography to make the

  point that neither task is creative.

Open Ended

What parts of the passage give clues to the author's bias?

Open Ended

In what situations can nitrogen narcosis occur?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of this passage?

• To inform about the dangers of diving

• To persuade readers to try diving

• To entertain with a diving story

• To describe underwater life

Multiple Choice

Finding Main Idea

Be Careful What You Wish For...

Bo's family moved from a small house into a much larger house. "Every room in the new house is bigger," said Bo's mom. Bo was excited to have a much bigger bedroom. Bo's chores in the new house included cleaning his room and sweeping the kitchen. After living in the new house for a month, Bo started wishing he still had his old room. It had a lot less space to clean!

What is the main idea?

• Bo was glad to have a bigger room until he realized it would need more cleaning.

• Bo did not want a bigger room because he preferred his old room.

• Bo was happy to be getting a bigger room because there would be a lot more space for him and his brother to share.

Multiple Choice

"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.

What can you infer about Violet?

• She is energetic

• She is shy

• She is mean

• She hates people

Open Ended

What is the main idea of the poem?