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Worksheets8th Grade ELA PSSA Practice
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins
For my research paper, I studied the giant sculptures on exibit at the museum.
Which change would correct a spelling mistake in the sentence?
Change research to reserch
Change giant to giante
Change sculptures to sculpters
Change exibit to exhibit
Read the Paragraph:
(1) Plants, just like animals, need certain things to stay alive. (2) Water is one thing that is needed to stay alive by both plants and animals. (3) If a plant does not have water, it will start to look droopy, and its leaves will dry up and eventually fall off the stems. (4) If the plant goes without water for too long, it will die. (5) Plants need other things too, such as air and light. (6) Most plants, but not all, also need soil. (7) Those that do not need soil can get the nutrients, or food, that they need in other ways instead.
Which revision that combines sentences 1 and 2 into one sentence best improves the style of the paragraph?
Plants and certain animals are the same in that they need water to survive.
By plants and animals, water is needed by both to stay alive.
Water, by both plants and animals, is needed to stay alive.
Plants, just like animals, need water to stay alive.
Read the paragraph:
(1) Some people think bananas, which are available at many grocery stores, make good desserts. (2) They are healthier than many other sweet foods. (3) Many people believe, that sugary desserts should be avoided. (4) Eating fruits like bananas may be a great way to enjoy a healthy dessert.
Which revision should be made to the paragraph?
Remove the comma after stores
Add a comma after healthier
Remove the comma after believe
Add a comma after fruits
Read the paragraph:
(1) Jamie collected stones for a wall he wanted to build carefully he put each one into place. (2) He wanted the wall to look as if it had been there for many years without any changes. (3) He had carefully selected stones to make the new wall look just as old as the other nearby walls did. (4) Jamie stood back and admired the work that he had already accomplished.
Which sentences is a run-on and should be written as two sentences?
Sentence 1
Sentence 2
Sentence 3
Sentence 4
Which sentence needs an additional comma?
Please check to see that the newspaper has the correct month, the correct day, and the correct year.
My friends and I talked about what we would write about for our project, what resources we would use, and where we would find the information.
Do you plan to read a book, watch a play at the community center, or walk to the park?
Are you planning to walk, ride your bicycle take the bus, or get a ride to the library?
Read the sentence from the newspaper article.
The seventh-grade basketball team lost the district championship game at the last second.
Which sentence could be added to best fit the style of this sentence?
The players felt down in the dumps afterward.
Later on, the kids were all totally happy.
The team members were greatly disappointed.
After that, the guys were completely crushed.
Read the sentences.
(1) When asked to summerize his thoughts about his favorite book, Alan explained why he thought the main character Pip was fascinating. (2) Pip was not only observant but also courteous to others.
Which change should be made to correct the error in spelling?
Change summerize to summarize
Change fascinating to fassinating
Change observant to obzervant
Change courteous to curteous
Read the sentences.
As a leader of the study group, Jennifer’s first task was to go over the instructions to the assignment. Once the other group members indicated that they understood the instructions, Jennifer would signal for the work to begin.
To be more precise, which word best replaces the underlined words in the sentences?
explain
recall
recite
state
Which underlined word should be changed to correct an error in word usage?
Her latest painting earned her a compliment from a famous art critic.
With drums beating and cymbals crashing, the marching band passed down the street.
The most interesting character in the book was a miner character named Duncan.
By reading a newspaper article each day, we gained much insight into current events.
Read the paragraph.
(1) Grandpa grew up in Chicago, and on Saturday mornings he walked into the bakery with his mother. (2) The baker greeted them each with a small sample when they arrived. (3) As a child, Grandpa’s favorite sample was the bakery’s dessert.
For the paragraph to be more precise, which group of words best replaces the underlined word in sentence 3?
special treats
delicious goods
sweet items
raspberry cupcakes
Read the paragraph:
(1) Last year our teacher assigned us the task of making a class book. (2) We complete the last few pages a week before the book was due. (3) The only piece that remained unfinished was the cover. (4) Stephan volunteered to design it, but he never finished it.
Which sentence in the paragraph contains an error in verb tense?
Sentence 1
Sentence 2
Sentence 3
Sentence 4
Read the paragraph:
(1) Everyone filed into Philadelphia’s City Hall except Sarah and me. (2) Us two classmates wanted to look at the building for a while longer. (3) She and me gazed at the amazing structure. (4) The giant statue of William Penn gazed back at Sarah and I, reminding us of the history of our state.
Which underlined pronoun is used correctly?
me in sentence 1
Us in sentence 2
me in sentence 3
I in sentence 4
Read the paragraph:
(1) Yesterday we spent a social studies class period learning about flight, and most of us thought it fascinating to learn about. (2) First we saw a movie about the famous Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, and their early experiments in flying airplanes. (3) Then a guest speaker told us about her job as a jet pilot. (4) After that, we made paper airplanes and launched it to see whose airplane stayed in the air the longest.
Which change should me made to correct the error in the paragraph?
Change it to them in sentence 1.
Change their to our in sentence 2.
Change us to me in sentence 3.
Change it to them in sentence 4.
Amazingly, the man climbed out of the burning vehicle unharmed.
While shopping Rick remembered he still needed to pick up the dog stop at the post office and put air in his tires.
Where would ellipses be placed in the sentence below?
I wish you would tell me when you oh, never mind.
I wish you would tell me when...you oh, nevermind.
I wish...you would tell me when you oh, nevermind.
I wish you would...tell me when you oh, nevermind.
I wish you would tell me when you...oh, nevermind.
Diana like many girls her age loves listening to music and attending concerts.
What does the word "renounced" mean in the text?
What does the word pulverized mean in the text above?
Ambi, amphi - Both, on both sides, around
bene - Good, well
cert - sure
crypto - Hidden, secret
Use the chart to help you determine the meaning of the colored word.
Because Tim is ambidextrous, he was still able to take notes when he broke his left hand.
The phrase fueled the fire as used above means...
strong
stubborn
pigheaded
determined
surprised
amazed
astonished
dumbfounded
absorbed
obsessed
focused
interested
Choose the two words that have the same relationship as the words below.
SUNSCREEN : SUNBURN
hope: tornado
vaccination: disease
carelessness: accident
dream: sleep
Choose the two words that have the same relationship as the words below.
Aluminum: metal
water: thirst
rain: season
mathematics: numbers
haiku: poetry
What is the analogy type, or relationship of, the two words below?
active: idle
characteristic of
part and whole
antonyms
part of a group
Which IS NOT an example of a text feature used to enhance informational text?
graph
map
comma
illustration
I packed everything I needed for my trip __________ or at least I thought I did!
What word is an abstract noun?
Poverty
Jimmy
Family
Herd
Select the correct structure for PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE.
WAS-WERE
WAS-WERE + ING
HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE
Select the correct past form for the following verbs.
Love, Do, Go, Have, Work
Loved, Did, Went, Had, Worked
Loved, Done, Gone, Had, Worked
Loved, Did, Gone, Haved, Worked
Select the time expressions we use in past simple.
Tomorrow, next week, yesterday
Last month, today, next year
Yesterday, Two weeks ago, Last Year
Select the correct structure for PRESENT PERFECT TENSE in interrogative form:
HAVE-HAS + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE
HAD + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE
TO BE + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE
Which is correct?
55 Main st, New Canaan, CT 06840
55 Main St. New Canaan, CT 06840
55 Main st., New Canaan CT 06840
55 Main St., New Canaan, CT 06840
Which is correct?
They're going to give there car away.
They're going to give their car away.
There going to give their car away.
Their going to give they're car away.
"My refrigerator called to me" is an example of what?
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
Which is correct?
Mrs. A. said "Please don't sit in my chair."
Mrs. A. said, "Please don't sit in my chair".
Mrs. A. said, "Please don't sit in my chair."
Mrs. A. said, "please don't sit in my chair."
Which is an example of alliteration?
The thunderous tornado tore through town.
The thunder exploded in a ferocious boom!
His words boomed like thunder.
The thunder boomed as a bright flash of lightening lit up the sky.
Which citation is formatted correctly?
...its economy is failing." (NY Times).
...its economy is failing" (NY Times).
...its economy is failing. (NY Times)"
---its economy is failing" (NY Times)
Which is not correct?
I love the poem "Oranges."
I watched the movie Selma this weekend.
The New York Times is my favorite newspaper.
Emily has been watching Friends on Netflix.
Which is correct?
Its had a great effect on the class.
It's had a great affect on the class.
It's had a great effect on the class
It's had a great effect on the class.
