Worksheets8th Grade Decathlon
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
At lunch Carlos gulped his milk and was at the door. Mrs. Black says, “You sit right back down. Hot soup in a minute.” Carlos responds, “Hurry mom. This is a matter of life and death.” What type of figurative device is being used in the excerpt?
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Metaphor
2.
What are the three branches of science?
a)
Physical, Earth & Life Science
b)
Earth, Chemical & Land Science
c)
Water, Physics & Planet
d)
Life, Chemistry & Planet
3.
Who’s sudden death shook the nation only 5 days after the civil war ended?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
4.
Which causes an object in motion to remain in motion?
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Gravity
d)
Velocity
5.
What does the atomic number of an element also tell you about that element?
a)
the number of electrons
b)
the atomic mass
c)
the size of the nuclei
d)
the number or protons
6.
What icy clogged river did Washington’s troops cross on the night of December 25, 1776?
a)
The Mississippi
b)
The Delaware
c)
The Hudson
d)
The Potomac
7.
My mom made a _________ remark about my grades I’ll earn if I don’t study harder.
a)
Prophetic
b)
Contended
c)
Corroborated
d)
Assailed
8.
I do not feel like going to soccer practice, so I was happy when the rain gave me a _____________.
a)
constrict
b)
reprieve
c)
exceptional
d)
restrict
9.
“The Lighthouse lifts its massive masonry, A pillar of fire by night, of cloud by day.”
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
10.
Which of the following planets is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Earth
11.
What causes the seasons?
a)
Phases of the moon
b)
Tilt of the Earth
c)
Tides
d)
Length of the Year
12.
Which of the following is a simile?
a)
She was so hungry she could eat a horse.
b)
He's a walking dictionary.
c)
Freedom is the birds that fly across the sky.
d)
She's as bright as the sun.
13.
Which of the following was once, but is no longer, considered to be a planet
a)
Pluto
b)
Earth
c)
Moon
d)
Haley's Comet
14.
"The story evoked many tearful eyes from the people in the audience."
Using context clues, define the term evoked as it is used in the sentence.
Using context clues, define the term evoked as it is used in the sentence.
a)
Basic
b)
Disrespectful
c)
Brought up or recall
d)
Misleading or false
15.
A cone and a cylinder both have the same radius and height. What is the difference between their volumes?
a)
The cylinder is 1/4 the volume of the cone.
b)
The cylinder is 1/3 the volume of the cone.
c)
The cone is 1/8 the volume of the cylinder.
d)
The cone is 1/2 the volume of the cylinder.
16.
A short entertain account of what is happening that is used to bring humor or illustrate a particular characteristic or trait.
a)
Simile
b)
Anecdote
c)
Metaphor
d)
Hyperbole
17.
This Pre-Civil War Figure was a radical abolitionist ?
a)
Abe Lincoln
b)
Mr. Muth
c)
John Wesley Harding
d)
John Brown
18.
Which causes an object in motion to remain in motion?
a)
friction
b)
inertia
c)
gravity
d)
velocity
19.
Andrew Jackson + Ben Franklin + Lincoln (-) minus two Washington's gives you this amount of $$$$$$$$
a)
127
b)
105
c)
123
d)
120
20.
The ability to change direction of movement quickly while staying in control of your body is called?
a)
Agility
b)
Coordination
c)
Power
d)
Reaction Time
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