english 8 first quarter

Ricky was a real avid baseball cap collector. He inherited the desire to collect baseball cap because his dad had a collection, too.

• eager

• careless

• apart

• fearful

It was gratifying to see how she acted toward her grandmother because her grandmother was always kind to her.

• pleasing

• nervous

• aggravating

• unclear

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

He cut the paper precisely on the line, and it fit perfectly in the grooves of the picture frame.

• exactly

• embellish

• outer

• advance

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The boy tried to justify his actions to his mother by explaining the reasons why he did what he did.

• depend

• prove

• strict

• concourse

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

We got a glimpse of the boat as it zipped across the lake.

What does glimpse mean?

• stay away

• soak with water

• quick look

• come near

The parking lot was so congested, it took half an hour to get out.

• empty
• hot
• crowded

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Albert did not enjoy his job as a dishwasher. It was monotonous work, doing the same thing over and over

• inspiring

• disgusting

• boring

• dangerous

Fran knocked on the classroom’s door. She pressed her ear to the door so she could hear voices inside. There was no sound on the other side of the door. She shrugged her shoulders. She guessed that the room was vacant and walked to the classroom next door.

In this passage, the word vacant means

• empty

• noisy

• crowded

• cozy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I didn’t want anyone to see the red scratches on my arm. I had fallen out of a tree, and the branches cut my arm in several places. I tried to conceal my injuries by wearing a long-sleeved sweater. It was a hard week to wear a sweater. It was almost 90 degrees each day.

In this passage, the word conceal means

• sweat

• cut

• hide

• fail

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Isabelle grabbed the pile of clothes that were sitting on her pool-side lounge chair. She giggled as she held them in her arms and jumped into the pool. Her brother was getting out of the pool and saw Isabelle dunking his clothes in the water.

"What are you doing?" he yelled over Isabelle's laughing fits. He yanked his clothes from her grasp and tried to wring the water out of them. When he untwisted his clothes, they were a little drier, but very wrinkled. He put his clothes back on the chair. Then, he grabbed Isabelle's towel and tossed it into the pool.

In paragraph 2, the word wring means to

• laugh

• soak

• twist

• swim