Eighth Grade ELA Practice

Which is a characteristic of active voice?

• Can use "by the zombies".

• Found at the beginning of a sentence.

• Both

• None

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Is the following sentence written in active or passive voice?

The ball was thrown by the teacher.

• Passive because the subject is doing the action.

• Active because the subject is doing the action

• Passive because it is written in past tense.

• Active because it is written in past tense.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following is NOT an example of active voice?

• The stunt man risked his life.

• 20 kids were invited on a field trip by the teachers.

• Milan gets groceries from Walmart.

• Thomas fed his dog

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

"I will take you shopping if you finish your homework" is an example of what type of mood?

• Indicative

• Interrogative

• Conditional

• Imperative

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which verb mood is the following sentence written?
 I like the red dress best of all.

• Indicative Mood
• Imperative Mood
• Subjunctive Mood
• Conditional Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which verb mood is the following sentence written?
She would go if you asked.

• Indicative Mood
• Imperative Mood
• Subjunctive Mood
• Conditional Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What is a difference between a gerund and a participle?

• A gerund has -ed ending nouns

• A participle can only end in -ed.

• A participle can end in both -ing or -ed

• A gerund is the subject.

• Participles are adjectives.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.

• bubbles
• activity
• blowing
• children

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Ethan narrowly avoided driving off the cliff.

• narrowly
• driving
• Ethan
• cliff

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

The flying insect was a nuisance.
What is the participle?

• insect
• flying
• nuisance
• the

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A