8th Grade Practice Test 3

The selection can best be identified as an autobiography because —

• it has a narrator describing real people

• it has historical figures in authentic settings

• it is told in first person about actual events

• it is told in third person with accurate facts

In paragraph 2, the word commanded comes from a Latin root word that means to —

• explain

• entrust

• join

• rush

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 5 in the text?

• To suggest that a book gave him hope that someday he could be free

• To show that reading a book and debating its ideas would set him free

• To show that he was planning to run away soon from his master

• To suggest that he could talk with his master if he were well-read

Which sentence from paragraph 3 of the selection best supports the answer to Part A?

• From this time I was most narrowly watched.

• If I was in a separate room any considerable length of time, I was sure to be suspected of having a book, and was at once called to give an account of myself.

• All this, however, was too late.

• Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell.

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 4 in the selection?

• To show Douglass's determination to learn

• To highlight the challenges Douglass faced

• To illustrate the kindness of Mistress

• To demonstrate the strictness of Master Hugh

The selection can best be identified as an autobiography because —

• It is written in third person.

• It includes fictional elements.

• It is a personal account of the author's life.

• It is a historical document.

In paragraph 2 of the selection, Douglass calls his mistress tigerlike to emphasize how —

• Fierce she was.

• Gentle she was.

• Playful she was.

• Lazy she was.

Read the sentence from paragraph 2. What is the antecedent for the pronoun she in this sentence?

• My mistress

• The author

• A friend

• A stranger

In paragraph 2, the word commanded comes from a Latin root word that means to —

• Run

• Order

• Jump

• Laugh

Which two sentences correctly use pronoun antecedents?

• The dog chased its tail.

• The cat licked her paw.

• The bird sang his song.

• The child found their toy.