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ELA 8 Quiz - March 23, 2018

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tending to believe too easily; easily convinced; easily fooled

a)

creditor

b)

incredible

c)

credulous

2.

According the group's ________

no one could come into the building without a password

a)

credit

b)

credential

c)

creed

3.

Not real or genuine;

a)

false

b)

credible

4.

Fear of being in a closed or confined space

a)

phobia

b)

credulous

c)

claustrophobic

5.

This is a verb. To make something wrong; try to make people believe a lie

a)

fallacy

b)

falsify

6.

extremely strong dislike or fear of something

a)

fallacy

b)

falsify

c)

phobia

7.

a lie; a mistaken idea; a wrong belief (noun)

a)

fallacy

b)

false

c)

falsify

8.

an idea or set of beliefs that guides the actions of a person

a)

phobia

b)

creed

c)

credulous

9.

(adj) No doubt; convinced; sure

a)

creed

b)

credulous

c)

certain

10.

Too easily fooled; ready to believe something without investigation

a)

false

b)

fallacy

c)

credulous

11.

(adj) To be able to believe; reasonable to trust or believe

a)

creed

b)

fallacy

c)

credible

12.

(n) The belief that something is true or real.

a)

credence

b)

falsify

13.

Not real or genuine; used to say that something is not really what it seems to be; not true or accurate

a)

False

b)

Creed

14.
A wrong belief; a false or mistaken idea
a)
Fallacy
b)
False
15.

To make something false; to change something in order to make people believe that something is not true

a)

Falsify

b)

Fallacy

16.
A statement of basic beliefs
a)
Certain
b)
Creed
17.
Not having any doubt about something; convinced or sure
a)
Certain
b)
Credulous
18.

Too ready to believe things; easily fooled or cheated

a)

Credulous

b)

Credence

19.
Belief that something is true; the quality of being believed or accepted as something true or real
a)
Credence
b)
Credible
20.
Able to be believed; reasonable to trust or believe
a)
Phobia
b)
Credible
21.
An extremely strong dislike or fear of someone or something
a)
Phobia
b)
Excited
22.
Having a fear of being in closed or small spaces; used to describe a small closed in room with little space
a)
Claustrophobic
b)
arachnophobia
23.

A fallacy is

a)

the correct answer

b)

something you can trust

c)

a wrong belief; a false or mistaken idea

24.

Falsify means

a)

to make something false on purpose

b)

a wrong belief; a false or mistaken idea

c)

believe, sure, trust

25.

The best word to describe Charlie Brown in this image is

a)

fallacy

b)

credence

c)

credulous

26.

There is no hiding my _____________ of snakes; I scream even if I just see a picture of one.

a)

phobia

b)

creed

c)

false

d)

claustrophobia

27.

It is illegal to _____________ any information in a police report; it is important to provide only honest and true information.

a)

credible

b)

falsify

c)

credulous

d)

phobia

28.

The theory of evolution holds much ___________ in the scientific community because it is supported by a lot of evidence.

a)

credence

b)

credible

c)

creed

d)

incredible

29.

I respect her _________ even though I don't share the same religious beliefs or ideas.

a)

claustrophobia

b)

fallacy

c)

creed

d)

credible

30.

The actress wore ___________ eyelashes and fingernails to look more like her character.

a)

credible

b)

false

c)

fallacy

d)

credence

31.

A synonym for credulous:

a)

gullible

b)

silly

c)

immature

d)

skeptical

32.

A claustrophobic person would probably avoid:

a)

camping or hiking trips

b)

running outdoors in a park

c)

taking an elevator

d)

eating unfamiliar foods

33.

Choose an antonym for credible:

a)

trustworthy

b)

believable

c)

deceptive

d)

painful

34.

A fallacy:

a)

can be proven with evidence through scientific exploration

b)

is a fact that is accepted by many people

c)

is a way of conducting experiments in science class

d)

a mistaken idea that has no evidence to support it

35.

exhausted : __________ :: certain : positive

a)

weary

b)

forgetful

c)

energized

d)

persistent

36.

Which word is spelled incorrectly?

a)

casual

b)

render

c)

beleive

37.

Choose the correct pronoun for the following sentence:


(They, Them) need a ride to school.

a)

They

b)

Them

38.

Choose the correct pronoun for the following sentence:


Because Jane and Adam needed a ride to school, we offered to take (they, them).

a)

they

b)

them

39.

Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun:


The teacher graded the tests ___________.

a)

herself

b)

him

c)

it

d)

yourselves

40.

Which of the following can a person donate? (choose two)

a)

time

b)

memory

c)

teachers

d)

money

41.

The following sentence contains a vague pronoun. Choose the sentence that corrects this error:


My dinner last night included steak, potato, and ice cream; and it was chocolate.

a)

My dinner last night included chocolate steak, potato, and ice cream.

b)

My dinner last night included steak, potato, and chocolate ice cream.

c)

My dinner last night included a potato and steak.

42.

Identify the correct figure of speech:


The police station was robbed.

a)

Irony

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

43.

The following sentence contains a pronoun shift. Choose the answer that contains the correct way to write the sentence:


It is important for students to have paper and a pencil before I go to class.

a)

It is important for students to have paper and a pencil before you go to class.

b)

It is important for students to have paper and a pencil before themselves go to class.

c)

It is important for students to have paper and a pencil before they go to class.

d)

It is important for students to have paper and a pencil before them go to class.

44.

Choose the correct possessive noun for the following:


the employees of the bank

a)

the banks' employees

b)

the banks's employees

c)

the bankses' employees

d)

the bank's employees

45.

Choose the antonym for patient:

a)

agitated

b)

calm

c)

weak

d)

relaxed