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ELA 8 Vocab / Barrington Irving

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an adverb?

a)

a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

b)

a word that modifies verbs and some other parts of speech

c)

a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

d)

a word that modifies nouns and pronouns

2.

What do pronouns replace?

a)

nouns

b)

prepositions

c)

verbs

d)

adjectives

3.

Which part of speech expresses an action or a state of being?

a)

adverb

b)

verb

c)

interjection

d)

adjective

4.

What is an adjective?

a)

an interrupting word

b)

a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

c)

a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

d)

a word that desribes nouns and pronouns

5.

What part of speech would you use to describe where, when or the diretion something is going?

a)

interjection

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

d)

conjunction

6.
Define a Noun
a)
An action
b)

A person, place, thing, or idea

c)

A word that introduces a prepositional phrase

d)
Connects two grammatical items together
7.

Define a verb

a)

An action

b)

A person, place, thing, or idea

c)

An emotional word that interrupts a sentence

d)

A word that takes the place of a noun

8.

Which of the following does an adverb modify?

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Conjunction

d)

Preposition

9.
What do adjectives modify?
a)
Nouns
b)
Verbs
c)
Adjectives
d)
Adverbs
10.

He throws the ball. He is what part of speech?

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Preposition

d)

Pronoun

11.

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the championship, and we had a parade downtown. What part of speech is and?

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Interjection

d)

Conjunction

12.

Wow! The Angels are going to the World Series! What part of speech is Wow?

a)

Interjections

b)

Prepositions

c)

Conjunctions

d)

Pronouns

13.

This part of speech modifies a verb and often ends in “ly.”

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

interjection

14.

Which of the following is NOT a prepositional phrase?

a)

under the car

b)

into the unknown

c)

the fast food restaurant

d)

over the hill

15.

Which one is alliteration?

a)

She's tame and he's lame. Both are not the same.

b)

When I got there, everyone was done.

c)

Shazam!

d)

Look! Larry lost Lucy, but luckily he located her.

16.

Which one is alliteration?

a)

She bought a pot.

b)

She sells seashells by the sea shore.

c)

The crowd went wild!

d)

The cold is like ice.

17.

Define retort

a)

to prove to be true

b)

a French dessert

c)

to reply quickly

d)

mad

18.

Define candid

a)

burning

b)

very honest, informal

c)

to see

d)

a photograph

19.

Define rectify

a)

a fast response

b)

informal

c)

to take a photograph

d)

to correct, to set right

20.

Define speculate.

a)

to guess without evidence

b)

to frame

c)

to wear glasses

d)

to dance

21.

Define verify.

a)

to call

b)

to change one's mind

c)

to prove to be true

d)

a claim.

22.

working towards a goal or task even if it is difficult

a)

DETERMINATION

b)

TERMINATE

c)

DETERMINE

d)

GRIT

23.

reaching your final goal

a)

ACHIEVE

b)

ACCESS

c)

AQUIRE

d)

FINISH LINE

24.

To go after something you want

a)

PURSUE

b)

STALK

c)

RETRIEVE

d)

GRAB

25.

taking down an obstacle

a)

TACKLING

b)

HOG TIE

c)

ACHIEVE

d)

BULLDOZER

26.

To successfully complete a goal

a)

ACCOMPLISH

b)

ACCESS

c)

FINISH

d)

REACH FOR

27.

Full of meaning or reason

a)

PURPOSEFUL

b)

DONE

c)

COMPLETED

d)

ACCOMPLISH

28.

OLD ENGLISH SUFFIX -ful

CHOOSE TWO

a)

full of

b)

having qualities of

c)

law or fair

d)

of the mind

29.

OLD ENGLISH SUFFIX -ful

CHOOSE TWO

a)

full of

b)

having qualities of

c)

law or fair

d)

of the mind

30.

BOUNTIFUL

a)

gifts

b)

adequate

c)

determined

d)

overflowing

31.

What kind of person would be BOASTFUL

a)

found a nonprofit

b)

start an argument

c)

brag about a grade

d)

take flying lessons

32.

When a reader makes and educated guess and picks up clues from the author to determine deeper meanings in the text

a)

INFERENCING

b)

GUESSING

c)

CHARACTERIZATION

d)

DETERMINATION

33.

When an author directly tells the reader what a character is like

a)

DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

b)

INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

c)

INFERENCING

d)

ACHIEVE

34.

When and author gives the readers clues about a character’s personality without directly stating character traits.

a)

INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

b)

DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

c)

INFERENCE

d)

GUESSING

35.

ADJECTIVES used to describe a person’s internal qualities, external motivations or outward appearance

a)

CHARACTER TRAITS

b)

INFERENCING

c)

STATEMENT

d)

INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

e)

DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

36.

What does the following excerpt tell you about Barrington?


"To follow his dream, Irving turned down a full football scholarship to the University of Florida."

a)

Irving is focused and determined

b)

Irving is athletic

c)

Irving is wealthy and smart

d)

Irving is a quitter

37.

How did Irving's mentor inspire him to become a pilot?

a)

by getting Irving out of jail

b)

by giving Irving a flight book from his parent's bookstore

c)

by letting Irving sit in the cockpit of his commercial plane

d)

by receiving a football scholarship to University of Florida

38.

What is the goal of Experience Aviation?

a)

to increase youth interest in aviation, science, and math

b)

to teach kids to fly airplanes

c)

to replace science and math class in public schools

d)

to take kids out of the inner city and show them airplanes

39.

What is the overall theme of Barrington Irving?

a)

You need the support of others to reach your goals.

b)

Purposefulness, dedication, and a belief in oneself are the keys to success.

c)

Although hard work is important, luck plays a bigger role in your success.

d)

You must go to a four year college to be successful.

40.

What is the excerpt below an example of?


"Barrington Irving is very good at rising above obstacles."

a)

DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

b)

INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION