8th Grade TN Ready Crunch Time Review #1

After a long and dangerous chase, the city police finally apprehended the car thief.

• punished

• killed

• caught

• spoke with

Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the underlined word.

When our Social Studies class visited the city museum, we saw many ancient Egyptian artifacts.

• ideas

• places

• goals

• objects

Sir Thomas moved as quietly as he 1 could, but his armor creaked with every step. Fortunately, the dragon did not awaken. Sir Thomas tried to be brave, but it wasn’t easy. The dragon was as big as a house and Sir Thomas knew it could breath fire.

Which type of figurative language is featured in this passage?

• idiom

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

Isabel has been impossible since she became the class president. She thinks her ideas are better than everyone else’s and won’t listen to anyone. If she doesn’t get off her high horse , even her friends will stop talking to her.

Which type of figurative language is featured in this passage?

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

Igneous Rocks

There are three types of rocks. One type is igneous. The development of this type of rock occurs when liquid rock cools. Large crystals form in some rocks and not in others. Igneous rocks can develop above or below the surface. Intrusive rocks develop below Earth’s surface. Extrusive rocks form above Earth’s surface.

The author uses description format in sentences two and three in order to ...

• provide an example of igneous rocks breaking

• explain how igneous rocks form

• tell how rocks change

Insect Defenses

Insects use many strategies to keep themselves safe from predators. Some have wings that enable them to fly away when they feel threatened. Some insects like bees, sting any animal that gets too close.

Why did the author include information about bees?

• to provide an example about animal defenses

• to explain the defense that all insects have

• to describe how bugs fly

Vernon smiled and nodded. He was thankful for the chance. “I would love to accept the job here at the bakery,” he said. The next day, Vernon was the first person at the bakery. He arrived minutes before the owner, Mr. Keys, stumbled to the door. “You are already making a good impression,” said Mr. Keys as he smiled at his newest employee. Mr. Keys knew he had hired the right individual. The two of them entered the bakery. It still smelled like yesterday’s muffins.

What is the point of view of the text?

• first person

• second person

• third person

It was getting late, and I needed to get home before my parents started to worry. As I tugged my bicycle up the sides of the rocky hill, the jagged edge of a rock pierced my front tire wheel. A soft whirring sound filled the air as I watched my tire flatten into a pancake. I was there all alone in the forest and had only decided to go this way because it was a shortcut. Darkness was descending, and the fullness of the trees was making nighttime come even faster to the forest.

What is the point of view of this text?

• first person

• second person

• third person

I look forward to reading your book.

Identify the verbal in this sentence.

• gerund/noun

• infinitive/noun

• participle/adjective

She tended to the growing plants in her garden.

• gerund/noun

• infinitive/adjective

• participle/adjective