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WorksheetsGrade 8A Weekly Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
(v.) to feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly SYNONYMS: fumble for, cast about for
evolve
collaborate
grope
citadel
(n.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place SYNONYMS: fort, stronghold, bulwark, bastion
excerpt
adage
bonanza
citadel
(adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony SYNONYMS: grating, shrill, different, divergent, conflicting ANTONYMS: harmonious, in agreement
discordant
churlish
citadel
excerpt
(n.) an order having the force of law; (v.) to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully SYNONYMS: (n.) proclamation, edict; (v.) proclaim
decree
citadel
excerpt
bonanza
(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote SYNONYMS: (n.) portion, section, extract
bonanza
adage
excerpt
citadel
(v.) to work with, work together SYNONYMS: team up, join forces ANTONYMS: work alone
grope
evolve
collaborate
discordant
(n.) a proverb, wise saying SYNONYMS: maxim, aphorism
adage
excerpt
bonanza
citadel
(v.) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level SYNONYMS: unfold, emerge ANTONYMS: wither, atrophy
grope
collaborate
evolve
excerpt
(adj.) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude SYNONYMS: surly, ill-tempered ANTONYMS: courteous, civil, well-mannered
churlish
excerpt
bonanza
discordant
(n.) a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain SYNONYMS: windfall
adage
excerpt
citadel
bonanza
The teens in the bowling alley.
Sentence
Fragment
Ronald makes new friends very easily.
Sentence
Fragment
Goes to the movies every weekend.
Sentence
Fragment
We will visit our grandmother at the end of the week.
Sentence
Fragment
The car drivers home.
Sentence
Fragment
What is the predicate of this sentence?
Friday is the best day of the week.
Friday
is the best day of the week
What is the subject of this sentence?
The turtle is swimming in the ocean.
The Turtle
is swimming in the ocean
What is the predicate of this sentence?
Mrs. Harris loves her students.
Mrs. Harris
her students
loves
loves her students
What is the predicate of a sentence?
Who the sentence is about?
tells what the subject is or does
What is the subject of a sentence?
the verb
the action in the sentence
tells who or what the sentence is about
