wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

8th Grade Comp Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the type of sentence.


Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aurelian Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Simple

2.

Identify the type of sentence.


If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Simple

3.

Identify the type of sentence.


There were white-out conditions in the town; therefore, the roads were impassable.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Simple

4.

Identify the type of sentence.


I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Simple

5.

Identify the type of sentence.


Even if the child is hungry, he will never eat oatmeal, but he will always eat ice cream.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Simple

6.

Identify the type of sentence.


It is important to vote when the time comes, or you won't get a say in new laws.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Simple

7.

Identify the type of sentence.


The sincerity and durability of American negotiating efforts could also affect looming talks between Mr. Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Simple

8.

Identify the type of sentence.


Massive cancellation of results followed the massive leakage of the national examination in the year in question.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Simple

9.

Identify the compound-complex sentence.


Massive cancellation of results followed the massive leakage of the national examination in the year in question.

a)

In an interview with the Hausa service of the Voice of America, he voiced strong reservations about the now-popular call for state police in line with the principles of federalism.

b)

Because I had to catch the train, and as we were short on time, I forgot to pack my toothbrush for our vacation.

c)

The dog ran off when I chased him, but I didn't care.

d)

The drought had lasted now for 10 million years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended.

10.

Identify the complex sentence.


Massive cancellation of results followed the massive leakage of the national examination in the year in question.

a)

Evergreen trees are a symbol of fertility because they do not die in the winter.

b)

The dog needed a new leash, and he couldn't go for a walk until he had one.

c)

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

d)

They must soon choose whether to fight Mr. Trump’s decision to re-impose sanctions on Iran.

11.

Identify the type of phrase.


We finished our very first yoga class, our souls replenished.

a)

Absolute

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

d)

Participial

12.

Identify the type of phrase.


Lacey, heart pounding, stepped into his embrace.

a)

Absolute

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

d)

Participial

13.

Identify the type of phrase.


Once Tom gave the order, he started collecting all the evidence.

a)

Absolute

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

d)

Participial

14.

Identify the type of phrase.


Since completing his degree, his opportunities are endless.

a)

Absolute

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

d)

Participial

15.

Identify the type of phrase.


The only way to find the treasure chest is to meet with the fairy prince.

a)

Absolute

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

d)

Participial

16.

Identify the type of phrase.


Played by millions, soccer is popular all around the world.

a)

Absolute

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

d)

Participial

17.

Identify the type of phrase.


I smiled when I saw the baby panda bear somersaulting through the leaves.

a)

Absolute

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

d)

Participial

18.

Identify the type of infinitive phrase.


Aisling is planting a vegetable garden to eat organic foods right from her own backyard.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

19.

Identify the type of infinitive phrase.


Collum likes to meditate after a stressful day.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

20.

Identify the type of infinitive phrase.


The best book to help you understand fairy tales is titled Once Upon a Time.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

21.

Identify the type of prepositional phrase.


After the game will be too late for us to go to dinner.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

22.

Identify the type of prepositional phrase.


To find the person who stole the last cookie, look behind you.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

23.

Identify the type of prepositional phrase.


I always buy my milk from the convenience store on Main Street .

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

24.

Identify the type of prepositional phrase.


My mother has always wanted to live in a cabin by the lake .

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

25.

Identify the underlined phrase.


The bookshelf, a large piece of furniture, was moved into the house first.

a)

Participial

b)

Gerund

c)

Appositive

d)

Infinitive

26.

Identify the underlined phrase.


Jasmine was the belle of the ball in her new dress, a turquoise ball gown.

a)

Participial

b)

Gerund

c)

Appositive

d)

Infinitive

27.

Identify the type of dependent clause.


You can drop by for a visit where we're staying for the summer.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

d)

No dependent clause

28.

Identify the type of dependent clause.


The smart teenager, whose parents are my neighbors, went to a prestigious college.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

d)

No dependent clause

29.

Identify the type of dependent clause.


Harry's crowning achievement at school was when he became class president.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

d)

No dependent clause

30.

Identify the type of dependent clause.


Harry's crowning achievement at school was when he became class president.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

d)

No dependent clause

31.

Identify the type of dependent clause.


Massive cancellation of results followed the massive leakage of the national examination in the year in question.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

d)

No dependent clause

32.

Identify the type of dependent clause.


Charlie has a friend whose daughter lives in China.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

d)

No dependent clause

33.

Identify the underlined element (commas omitted).


Tea that is caffeinated is a key part of my late-night writing routine.

a)

Essential Clause

b)

Essential Phrase

c)

Nonessential Clause

d)

Nonessential Phrase

34.

Identify the underlined element (commas omitted).


Dr. Pepper which is caffeinated is a key part of my late-night writing routine.

a)

Essential Clause

b)

Essential Phrase

c)

Nonessential Clause

d)

Nonessential Phrase

35.

Identify the type of irony


A writer is working on his manuscript, and it's a comedy. The days have been fraught with rain and clouds, bringing down his mood and hampering his ability to craft witty scenes. As he opens his blinds one morning, he sees the dark clouds outside again and says, "Great. Another rainy day. How wonderful."

a)

Dramatic

b)

Situational

c)

Verbal

d)

Hyperbolic

36.

Identify the type of irony


A woman has a Saint Bernard with a massive drooling problem. She tries to keep him off the sofa, but he loves pretending he's a lap dog. One night, he trots over to her and places a gigantic paw on her lap. He's looking at her with those sad brown eyes. "All right," she says. "You know how I just love dog drool on my sofa."

a)

Dramatic

b)

Situational

c)

Verbal

d)

Hyperbolic

37.

Identify the type of irony


In the movie The Birds, Melanie is seen walking up to the attic that has been closed off. She is unaware that this room is filled with the birds, while the audience knows they're there. She places her hand on the doorknob and hesitates before entering, giving the audience a moment of hope that she won't be attacked by the birds.

a)

Dramatic

b)

Situational

c)

Verbal

d)

Hyperbolic

38.

Identify the literary device


April is the cruellest month, breeding

Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing

Memory and desire, stirring

Dull roots with spring rain.

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

39.

Identify the literary device


Because I could not stop for Death –

He kindly stopped for me –

The Carriage held but just Ourselves –

And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,

For His Civility –

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

40.

Identify the literary device


Her mouth was a fountain of delight. He would love to listen to her all day.

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

41.

Identify the literary device


The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer the sill of the world.

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

42.

Identify the literary device


Delia was an overbearing cake with condescending frosting, and frankly, I was on a diet.

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

43.

Identify the literary device


O my Luve’s like a red, red rose

That’s newly sprung in June;

O my Luve’s like the melodie

That’s sweetly played in tune.

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

44.

Identify any literary device in this passage.


Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,

And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,

And often is his gold complexion dimmed;

And every fair from fair sometime declines

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

45.

Identify the literary device


The burger, aromatic with spices, made his mouth water in anticipation of the first bite.

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

46.

Identify the literary device


The starry night sky looked so beautiful that it begged him to linger, but he reluctantly left for home.

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

47.

Identify the literary device.


His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Repetition

d)

Simile

48.

Identify the literary device.


From forth the fatal loins of these two foes;

A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Repetition

d)

Simile

49.

Identify the type of irony


An anti-technology group sets up a website to recruit new club members.

a)

Dramatic

b)

Situational

c)

Verbal

d)

Hyperbolic

50.

Identify the type of irony


A man who needs medical assistance is run over by the ambulance.

a)

Dramatic

b)

Situational

c)

Verbal

d)

Hyperbolic

51.

Identify the literary element.


Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

a)

Anaphora

b)

Epiphora

c)

Asyndeton

d)

Polysyndeton

52.

Identify any literary element.


Fog everywhere. Fog up the river, where it flows among green aits and meadows; fog down the river, where it rolls deified among the tiers of shipping and the waterside pollutions of a great (and dirty) city.

a)

Anaphora

b)

Epiphora

c)

Asyndeton

d)

Polysyndeton

53.

Identify the literary element.


So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania

a)

Anaphora

b)

Epistrophe

c)

Asyndeton

d)

Polysyndeton

54.

Identify the literary element.


There is no Negro problem. There is no Southern problem. There is no Northern problem. There is only an American problem.

a)

Anaphora

b)

Epistrophe

c)

Asyndeton

d)

Polysyndeton

55.

Identify the literary element.


We shape our buildings, and afterward our buildings shape us.

a)

Chiasmus

b)

Repetition

c)

Paradox

d)

Oxymoron

56.

Identify the literary element.


I am a deeply superficial person.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Antithesis

c)

Paradox

d)

Apostrophe

57.

Identify the literary element.


I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Antithesis

c)

Euphemism

d)

Apostrophe

58.

Identify the literary element.


They seemed to think the opportunity lost, if they failed to point the conversation to me, every now and then, and stick the point into me.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Repetition

c)

Pun

d)

Euphemism

59.

Identify the literary element.


"You are a manipulator."

"I like to think of myself more as an outcome engineer."

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Repetition

c)

Pun

d)

Euphemism

60.

Identify the literary element.


Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Repetition

c)

Pun

d)

Euphemism