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8th Grade ELA Midterm Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion

a)

imperative

b)

pang

c)

abet

d)

gaunt

e)

haggard

2.

Exhausted or unwell because of fatigue or worry

a)

pang

b)

abet

c)

haggard

d)

imperative

e)

gaunt

3.

Lean and sickly appearance, especially due to suffering

a)

gaunt

b)

imperative

c)

abet

d)

haggard

e)

pang

4.

Encourage or help someone do something wrong or commit a crime

a)

pang

b)

imperative

c)

abet

d)

haggard

e)

gaunt

5.

Of vital importance; crucial; essential

a)

abet

b)

haggard

c)

gaunt

d)

imperative

e)

pang

6.

a picture or photograph containing a wide view

a)

panorama

b)

rankle

c)

sage

d)

tedious

e)

ultimate

7.

cause annoyance or resentment that persists

a)

rankle

b)

sage

c)

tedious

d)

ultimate

e)

panorama

8.

too long, slow, or dull; boring and tiresome

a)

ultimate

b)

tedious

c)

rankle

d)

sage

e)

panorama

9.

wise

a)

panorama

b)

rankle

c)

ultimate

d)

tedious

e)

sage

10.

the best or most extreme of its kind

a)

tedious

b)

rankle

c)

ultimate

d)

panorama

e)

sage

11.

Begin or introduce a system,

policy or period

a)

inaugurate

b)

legendary

c)

mercenary

d)

ornate

e)

perspective

12.

A particular attitude toward or

way of regarding something; a

point of view

a)

ornate

b)

perspective

c)

mercenary

d)

legendary

e)

inaugurate

13.

Made in an intricate shape or

decorated with complex patterns

a)

inaugurate

b)

mercenary

c)

perspective

d)

ornate

e)

legendary

14.

Serving for pay or monetary gain

a)

ornate

b)

perspective

c)

legendary

d)

inaugurate

e)

mercenary

15.

Remarkable enough to be famous;

very well known

a)

ornate

b)

legendary

c)

mercenary

d)

inaugurate

e)

perspective

16.

An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a

particular country

a)

chastise

b)

deface

c)

embargo

d)

decree

e)

caption

17.

Spoil the surface or appearance of something

a)

deface

b)

embargo

c)

chastise

d)

decree

e)

caption

18.

An official order issued by a legal authority

a)

caption

b)

chastise

c)

deface

d)

decree

e)

embargo

19.

Rebuke or reprimand severely

a)

decree

b)

chastise

c)

deface

d)

caption

e)

embargo

20.

A title or heading attached to an article, illustration, cartoon,

or poster

a)

deface

b)

decree

c)

caption

d)

chastise

e)

embargo

21.

Gentle and kind

a)

benign

b)

allot

c)

aloof

d)

vilify

e)

theme

22.

Not friendly or

forthcoming; cool and

distant

a)

aloof

b)

allot

c)

benign

d)

theme

e)

vilify

23.

Give something to someone

as a share or task

a)

vilify

b)

aloof

c)

allot

d)

theme

e)

benign

24.

Speak or write about in

an abusive or negative

way

a)

allot

b)

aloof

c)

theme

d)

benign

e)

vilify

25.

Main idea or an underlying

meaning of a literary work that

may be stated directly or

indirectly

a)

benign

b)

theme

c)

vilify

d)

allot

e)

aloof

26.

to deprive of freedom especially by means of restriction or handicap

a)

shackle

b)

pithy

c)

overt

d)

reception

e)

millennium

27.

The action or process of receiving something that is given

a)

millennium

b)

reception

c)

overt

d)

pithy

e)

shackle

28.

Concise and forcefully expressive

a)

pithy

b)

shackle

c)

millennium

d)

reception

e)

overt

29.

Done or shown openly; not secret or hidden

a)

shackle

b)

millennium

c)

reception

d)

overt

e)

pithy

30.

A period of a thousand years

a)

reception

b)

pithy

c)

millennium

d)

shackle

e)

overt

31.

Reduce something to the

smallest possible amount

a)

hover

b)

lucrative

c)

infinite

d)

minimize

e)

pivotal

32.

Of crucial importance in

relation to the success of

something else

a)

pivotal

b)

lucrative

c)

minimize

d)

infinite

e)

hover

33.

Producing a great deal or

profit

a)

hover

b)

pivotal

c)

lucrative

d)

minimize

e)

infinite

34.

Limitless or endless in space,

extent, or size

a)

infinite

b)

hover

c)

lucrative

d)

minimize

e)

pivotal

35.

Remain in one place in the air

a)

lucrative

b)

minimize

c)

infinite

d)

pivotal

e)

hover