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Worksheets8th English Final Exam Q2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the three main parts of an essay?
a)
The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
b)
Introduction, Hook, Body
c)
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
d)
Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal.
2.
What is a hook?
a)
A hook grabs the reader's attention.
b)
A hook ends the essay.
c)
A hook is the main idea of an essay.
d)
The hook explains what each paragraph is about.
3.
What is a thesis statement?
a)
The statement that is the main idea of an essay.
b)
The statement that introduces each paragraph.
c)
The statement that grabs the reader's attention.
d)
The final statement in an essay.
4.
Briefly retelling the main ideas of a piece of writing in your own words is?
a)
primary source
b)
relevant
c)
secondary source
d)
summarizing
5.
An interesting thought, fact, or question at the beginning to catch your reader's interest is called
a)
thesis
b)
topic sentence
c)
claim
d)
hook
6.
Your conclusion should contain
a)
a restating of your thesis
b)
a brief summary of your main ideas
c)
a thought-provoking questions or a call to action
d)
all of the above
7.
A _______________ essay tells a story.
a)
descriptive
b)
narrative
c)
expository
d)
persuasive
8.
Pat has a crystal collection. She loves adding new crystal figures to her display. How could you describe Pat's love of crystal figures?
a)
oblige
b)
venerate
c)
cognizance
d)
fondness
9.
eat hungrily; absorb completely; take in greedily
a)
assent
b)
devour
c)
exonerate
d)
venerate
10.
By the end of the play, Scrooge was happy to __ and donate money to the poor.
a)
exonerate
b)
fondness
c)
assent
d)
oblige
11.
awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception
a)
laud
b)
assent
c)
cognizance
d)
assent
12.
to praise
a)
laud
b)
cognizance
c)
jovial
d)
venerate
13.
In 1990 Nelson Mandela was _______ from his life sentence and released from prison.
a)
fondness
b)
Exonerated
c)
laud
d)
obliged
14.
To agree with something
a)
assent
b)
venerate
c)
laud
15.
(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
a)
venerate
b)
oblige
c)
fondness
d)
laud
16.
happy
a)
cognizance
b)
jovial
c)
oblige
d)
venerate
17.
to allow yourself the pleasure of having or doing something
a)
laud
b)
indulge
c)
exonerate
d)
jovial
18.
Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
Floods can cause a lot of damage.
b)
Floods cause mudslides.
c)
Floods damage houses and roads.
19.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
b)
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
c)
Soccer is also called football.
d)
Soccer is played by men and women.
20.
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was “presentable,” as Alice had often said. What type of job did Paul have?
a)
Doctor
b)
Lawyer
c)
Ditch digger
d)
Store cashier
21.
Mrs. Lance is my favorite teacher, but something is not right today. Mrs. Lance is sitting down at her desk more than usual, and she asked us to read a story silently and just answer the questions in the book. I glance back at her, and she is blowing her nose. A little while later, I see that her cheeks are kind-of red, and she is drinking a lot of water and eating some cough drops. After a little while, Mr. Dean, another teacher, comes into our classroom. Mrs. Lance takes her purse and leaves, while Mr. Dean stays. What is wrong with Mrs. Lance?
a)
She is tired
b)
She is sleepy
c)
She is worried
d)
She is sick
22.
My dog Jack is very friendly, and he likes to be around people. Yesterday, our neighbors were having a party, and we all went over to cookout and swim at their house. We could hear Jack barking loudly from our backyard. After a little while, he got quiet, so we thought he had finally calmed down. But, several minutes later, all of the adults start laughing, and I see a black blur and hear a giant splash at the other end of the pool. Why was Jack barking?
a)
He wanted to be at the party
b)
The neighbors were making too much noise
c)
He was hungry
d)
He wanted to go outside
23.
Brittany's mom walks into the kitchen wearing her sun hat and a pair of old shoes. “Those vegetable plants are growing by leaps and bounds!” she exclaims to Brittany, as she takes off a dirty glove and wipes a smudge of dirt off her face. Where was Brittany's mom?
a)
At the store
b)
At the doctor's office
c)
In the garden
d)
At the airport
24.
Maggie was getting ready to walk to school. She put on her coat and grabbed her backpack. As she was leaving, her mother said, “I love you. Be careful.” What can you infer about Maggie?
a)
Maggie is in kindergarten
b)
Maggie lives close to school
c)
Maggie is late for school
d)
Maggie is excited about school
25.
Dolphins are very smart animals. They even have their own language. They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts. Scientists have been studying this dolphin language. They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other. This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
how dolphins talk to people
b)
how smart dolphins are
c)
how dolpins are different from fish
d)
which scientists are studying languages
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