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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

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

• wealthy
• uneducated
• inexperienced
• predetermined

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

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.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

_______________ 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

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1