Grade 8 Final Exam Review

He diligently stuck to the diet guidelines his doctor laid out for him and he lost 15 pounds. 

• constant effort
• at half effort
• unhappily
• lazily

Many people worried that the affluent background of the mayor prevented him from fully understanding the needs of the poor.  

• wealthy
• uneducated
• inexperienced
• predetermined

There is, however, a chance you may fondly look upon the honeybee and think of friendly bears stealing jars of honey while meandering through winding, animated forests. 
Which word can replace meandering?

• journeying aimlessly
• moving quickly
• pilfering
• charging

When she visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C., Lindsey noticed that her fellow visitors were very quiet and reverential. 
Which word is not a synonym for the word reverential?

• respectful
• solemn
• admiring
• impolite

The salad contained leaves of spinach, lettuce, and escarole.
What does escarole mean?

• type of leafy vegetable
• chocolate
• pork belly
• type of organic, wheat bread

The Joker-an enemy of Batman-was hated by everyone for his nefarious deeds.
What does nefarious mean?

• type of leafy salad
• evil; wicked
• confused
• heartwarming

Maria is the most consistent student that I have all day.  I know that she will always bring all of her materials and do well because that is what she has done all year.

• constant and dependable 
• dishonest and deceiving
• chaotic and confusing
• enthusiastic and positive 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

When the teacher spoke the directions verbatim, she also had the exact same thing written on the worksheet she gave to each student.

• word for word
• in secret
• different
• loudly

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

_______________ in fiction is a reasonable conclusion or judgment about some element of a story based on information given in the story and the reader's personal knowledge of how the world works.

• A clue

• An Inference

• A Puzzle

• A question

  a

Which of the following statements is true?

• Writers never leave out any infomration in their texts.

• Writers always tell their readers everything that is going on.

• Writers sometimes seem to leave out pieces of information in their texts.

• None of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.8