ELA 8th SCReady Review

Which sentence best states the theme of a story about a young girl who overcomes stage fright to perform in a school play?

• Practice makes perfect.

• Courage means acting despite fear.

• Plays are better with costumes.

• Friends are more important than fame.

Read this sentence: “The trees whispered secrets to the wind as the storm approached.” What literary device is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What is the central idea of a passage that describes how the Wright brothers developed the first successful airplane?

• They lived in Ohio.

• Flying is fun.

• Innovation comes from persistence and experimentation.

• Planes are better than trains.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Which of the following best describes the author’s purpose in an editorial that criticizes school lunch quality?

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To inform

• To describe

What is the correct way to combine the following two sentences? “We went to the museum. We saw the dinosaur exhibit.”

• We went to the museum, and we saw the dinosaur exhibit.

• We went to the museum and. We saw the dinosaur exhibit.

• We went to the museum we saw the dinosaur exhibit.

• We went; to the museum, we saw the dinosaur exhibit.

Choose the best replacement for the underlined word: “The results of the science experiment were very interesting and showed lots of information.”

• Awesome

• Informational

• Fascinating

• Boring

Which transition best connects two ideas in an argument essay?

• For example

• Additionally

• On the other hand

• In conclusion

Which source would be most reliable for writing a research paper about the Civil War?

• A social media post

• A historical fiction novel

• A website from a national museum

• A friend’s opinion

What point of view is this sentence written in? "You should always check your work before submitting a test."

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

• The teacher handed out the test.

• The students studied hard.

• The test was handed out by the teacher.

• Everyone was excited about the lesson.