8th Grade End of Year Final

Which sentence is correct?

• Jessie and me went to the mall.

• Jessie and I went to the mall.

• Jessie went to the mall and me.

• Jessie went to the mall and I.

Which sentence would BEST engage the reader's attention in an essay on mold and fungi? (In other words, which is the BEST hook?)

• Once upon a time there grew a mold.

• Molds are a member of the fungus family.

• There are organisms in the world that are new to many human beings.

• In a nearby forest, a blob of glistening green slime creeps over the surface of a rotting log.

What is the BEST way to to combine the two sentences?

Hal hopes to study medicine one day. He worries that his math skills are weak.

• Hal hopes to study medicine one day, but he worries that his math skills are weak.

• Hal hopes to study medicine one day because he worries that his math skills are weak.

• Hal hopes to study medicine one day, and he worries that his math skills are weak.

• Hal hopes to study medicine one day since he worries that his math skills are weak.

What is the author's purpose in this paragraph?

"In many hurricanes, winds in the wall cloud area blow at speeds of 130 to 150 miles per hour. The winds and rain, combined with the force of the sea, produce huge waves. These waves, called a storm surge, rise several feet above normal and cause floods over land. A storm surge can be especially destructive if it occurs at high tide."

• to tell a story

• to report information

• to entertain the reader

• to persuade the reader's opinion

What type of organizational structure did the author use in the paragraph?

In the play The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne comments on the differences between herself and her sister Margot. She remarks that everything Margot does is right in her parent's eyes, while everything Anne herself does is wrong. However, both girls are intelligent and sensitive.

• cause and effect

• chronological order

• compare and contrast

• question and answer

Which word(s) BEST fill(s) in the blank in the sentence below?

Several members of our science club ________ at the water plant on the weekends.

• volunteer

• volunteers

• volunteering

• is volunteering

What is the best way to combine the sentences?

She is our team's best player. Alexis will be nominated for the all-state softball team.

• While she is our team's best player, Alexis will be nominated for the all-state softball team.

• Since she is our team's best player, Alexis will be nominated for the all-state softball team.

• Alexis will be nominated for the all-state softball team unless she is our team's best player.

• Even though she is our team's best player, Alexis will be nominated for the all-state softball team.

Which words BEST fill in the blanks in the sentence below?

The wind ______ and ______, sounding like a lonely ghost seeking a place to rest.

• whistled, yelled

• howled, moaned

• growled, roared

• blew, blew

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow--a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid. I remember him looking around the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards:

"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest -- Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of run!"

Why is first-person point of view a good way of telling this story?

• The narrator has a good sense of humor

• The narrator knows a lot about sea life

• The narrator describes how the man feels

• The narrator sees most of the events as they happen

Which sentence is a run-on sentence?

• He tried to wake up he couldn't.

• He tried to wake up; however, he couldn't.

• Because he stayed up late studying, he couldn't wake up.

• He stayed up late studying, and the next day he couldn't get up.