8th Grade Verbs Test

Identifying Verbs- Write the complete verb in the blank: The largest organ of the body is skin.

• is

• largest

• of

• organ

Identifying Verbs- Write the complete verb in the blank: A person's skin weighs about 8.5 to 10 pounds.

• A

• weighs

• about

• pounds

Identifying Verbs- Write the complete verb in the blank: The epidermis and the dermis are the two major layers of skin

• epidermis

• of

• are

• major

Identifying Verbs- Write the complete verb in the blank: Skin contains thousands of individual nerves.

• of

• nerves

• bones

• contains

Identifying Verbs- Write the complete verb in the blank: The color of hair is determined by the amount of melanin pigment in the basal layer of skin.

• is determined

• pigment

• keratin

• in the

• elastin

Identifying Verbs- Write the complete verb in the blank: Every six to seven months, fingernails replace themselves.

• themselves

• skin cells

• replace

• eyelashes

Identifying Verbs- Write the complete verb in the blank: Ultraviolet rays can cause serious forms of skin cancer.

• forms

• skin cancer

• diabetes

• can cause

Identify the verb in the parentheses as linking, transitive, or intransitive: "The brain (is) the most complex organ in the human body."

• Linking

• Transitive

• Intransitive

• None of the above

Identify the verb in the parentheses as linking, transitive, or intransitive: "The brain (receives) nerve impulses from many different sensory organs, such as skin, eyes, and ears."

• Linking

• Transitive

• Intransitive

• None of the above

Identify the verb in the parentheses as linking, transitive, or intransitive: "The brain (functions) in an amazing way."

• Linking

• Transitive

• Intransitive

• None of the above