ELA Skills Quiz
Authored by Harry Wilson
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
She don't like going to the park.
She doesn't like going to the park.
She doesn't likes going to the park.
She don't likes going to the park.
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CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.4.1C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the following passage: "The sun was setting, casting a golden glow over the city. People rushed home, their footsteps echoing in the empty streets. In the midst of this, a small cat wandered, looking for something." What is the main idea of this passage?
The city is deserted.
People are going home.
The sun is setting.
A cat is wandering in the city.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?
She ran to the store, and she bought some milk.
After she ran to the store, she bought some milk.
Running to the store, she bought some milk.
She ran to the store to buy some milk.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the type of figurative language used in the following sentence: "The wind whispered through the trees."
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a primary source?
A textbook summary of World War II
An interview with a World War II veteran
A documentary about World War II
An encyclopedia entry on World War II
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of a thesis statement in an essay?
To summarize the conclusion
To list the sources used
To outline the main argument or claim
To provide a detailed description of the topic
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences uses correct punctuation?
The students, who had finished their work, left early.
The students who had finished their work, left early.
The students who had finished their work left early.
The students, who had finished their work left early.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
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