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Worksheets8TH GRADE MIDTERM - ELA
Total questions: 155
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
What is the definition of connotation?
the meaning, association, or emotion that has come to be attached to a word
the antonyms of a word
the dictionary definition of the word
What is the definition of denotation?
the emotions attached to a word
the literal dictionary definition of a word
what you think when you hear the word
Virginia wore a _____________ dress to the party.
Dexter was a/an ______________ dog.
I didn't get much sleep last night because the baby was ________________.
What is a negative connotation?
(a)
What is a positive connotation?
(a)
What is a neutral connotation?
(a)
I ran through the house
Clause
Phrase
through the roof
Clause
Phrase
on top of the very expensive, Burlington, coat
Phrase
Clause
in the park
Phrase
Clause
on the very top shelf
Phrase
Clause
under the equator
Phrase
Clause
Above the desk
Clause
Phrase
we are in the building
Phrase
Clause
through the roof
Clause
Phrase
I ran through the house
Clause
Phrase
You are really insane
Phrase
Clause
Sam and I want a new Xbox
Clause
Phrase
Under the box
Phrase
Clause
You are a wise man
Clause
Phrase
in the room
Phrase
Clause
through the architechture
Clause
Phrase
The last sentance is spelled incorrectly
Phrase
Clause
fifteen is spelled wrong, too
Clause
Phrase
under the plane
Phrase
Clause
I went through the light
Clause
Phrase
I ran from left to right
Phrase
Clause
above the car
Clause
Phrase
What is a clause?
a group of words related to the subject or predicate.
subject and predicate working together.
What is a phrase?
a group of words related to the subject or predicate.
subject and predicate working together.
Is the following underlined part a phrase or a clause?
Hiding under the table, the dog knew he was bad.
Phrase
Clause
In the following sentence, what is the underlined part?
Linda, a girl in my class, was absent today.
Phrase
Clause
In the following sentence, what is the underlined part?
I study hard so I get good grades.
Phrase
Clause
In the following sentence, is the underlined part a dependent clause or independent clause:
I study hard so I get good grades.
Independent clause
Dependent clause
Is the following underlined part a dependent or independent clause?
After the game, we went to McDonalds.
Dependent clause
Independent clause
Which of the following words are NOT a conjunction?
to
for
and
or
but
Cannot stand by themselves; Do not express a complete thought.
Independent clause
Dependent clause
Can stand by itself or with a dependent clause.
Prepositional phrase
Dependent clause
independent clause
Which one is a dependent clause?
My mom is a nice person.
Emily hates cats.
Why he missed the train.
Jessica likes to play outside.
because we couldn't find the theater
independent
subordinate
What part is the complete subject of this sentence?
The striped ball rolled down the hill.
rolled down the hill
The striped ball
What part of the sentence is the complete subject?
An itsy-bitsy spider crawled under your beach towel.
An itsy-bitsy spider
crawled under your beach towel
What part of the sentence is the complete predicate?
The black and brown puppy may have been bought already.
may have been bought already
the black and brown puppy
What part of the sentence is the simple subject?
The sun sparkles blindingly off the snow.
the sun
sparkles
sparkles blindingly off the snow
sun
What part of the sentence is the simple predicate?
The sun sparkles blindingly off the snow
sparkles
sparkles blindingly off the snow
snow
sun
What is the complete subject of a sentence?
the verb
the action in the sentence
tells who or what the sentence is about
What is the predicate of a sentence?
Who or what the sentence is about
tells what the subject does or is
What is the predicate of this sentence?
The colorful parrot squawked loudly.
squawked loudly
The colorful parrot
What is the simple predicate of this sentence?
The enourmous snowman melted away to nothing.
snowman
away
nothing
melted
What is the simple predicate of this sentence?
Mrs. Porter loves her middle school students.
middle school
students
loves
Mrs. Porter
What is the complete subject of this sentence?
The scary skeleton sang a creepy song.
scary skeleton sang
sang a creepy song
The scary skeleton
What is the simple predicate of this sentence?
The really creepy jack-o-lantern spooked Hunter.
really creepy
spooked Hunter
jack-o-lantern
spooked
What is the simple subject of this sentence?
She was really scared of the wicked witch.
She
scared
wicked
witch
What is the subject of this sentence?
I love to dress up for Halloween in scary costumes.
dress
Halloween
I
costumes
What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
That incredibly high roller coaster causes people to scream.
That incredibly high roller coaster
to scream
causes people to scream
What is the purpose of the subject?
tells who or what the sentence is about
shows action
tells what the topic does or is
What is the purpose of a predicate?
tells who or what the sentence is about
shows the location of the subject
tells what the subject does or is
What part of speech is a simple predicate?
Verb
Adverb
Noun
What is the Simple Subject of this sentence:
Silly kittens sleep on cushions.
Silly kittens
kittens
sleep
sleep on cushions
Identify the simple subject in the sentence.
The brown horse appeared at the starting line.
brown
horse
appeared
line
Identify the simple predicate in the sentence.
Pedro finished all of his math homework this afternoon.
Pedro
homework
finished
math
What is the Simple Subject of this sentence:
The blue and purple backpack has polka dots.
has
has polka dots
The blue and purple backpack
backpack
Identify the simple subject in the sentence.
I believe in ghosts!
I
believe
ghosts
in
What is the Simple predicate of this sentence:
Ms. Ross slipped on a banana peel.
Ms. Ross
slipped
slipped on a banana peel
Ms. Ross slipped
Choose the simple subject in the sentence.
My writing notebook is full of stories.
stories
notebook
my
is
Identify the simple predicate of the sentence.
The curious cat walked along the wooden fence.
walked
cat
fence
along
Identify the complete subject of the sentence.
Black crows soared above in the sky.
crows
Black crows
soared above in the sky.
Black crows soared above
Identify the complete predicate in the sentence.
My friend Jessie is going to come over to my house today.
Jessie is is going to come over to my house today.
My friend Jessie
to my house today
is going to come over to my house today.
What is the complete subject of the sentence?
The brown horse trotted to the barn.
barn
trotted to the barn
The brown horse
horse
What is the complete subject of the sentence?
Three mice ran across the floor.
ran
Three mice
across the floor
mice
What is the complete predicate in the sentence?
The dusty book sat on the top shelf.
The dusty book
sat
book
sat on the top shelf.
What is the complete predicate in the sentence?
The taxi driver stopped at the corner.
stopped at the corner.
taxi driver
stopped
the corner
What is an adage?
(a)
What does jostle mean?
(a)
What does enterprising mean?
(a)
What does myriad mean?
(a)
What does peruse mean?
(a)
Cindy got her test back and started crying immediately. It was a C. Her mother would never stand for Cs. She felt disappointed. She knew that she would be in big trouble. Then Jen got her test back. Jen cheered. She got a C. Her mother would be so proud. Jen had studied hard for the test and she was satisfied with the results. She felt proud.
first-person
second-person
third-person objective
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
Kalil examined the math book. It had been badly treated. The cover was torn and it appeared to be missing some pages. Still, Kalil knew that looks were less important than utility. He had learned that lesson long ago. "Thanks, Mr. Thompson!" he said with gratitude. Mr. Thompson looked up from his desk and said, "Sorry we don't have new books, Kalil, but there's still plenty of good math left in that book." Mr. Thompson smiled. Kalil felt appreciative.
first-person
second-person
third-person objective
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
The sound of lawnmowers roared across the suburb. Nick rose from his bed and slowly walked to the bathroom. He brushed his teeth and threw on a pair of clothes. Then he ran upstairs. His mom was working by the oven. "Care for some eggs, Nick?" Nick smiled and said, "Yeah, that'd be great, Mom." His mom smiled at him and cracked a few more eggs into a large glass bowl. She stirred the eggs while he put his head down on the table. "Don't fall back asleep, Nick," she said. He chuckled.
first-person
second-person
third-person objective
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
Tiego and Tierra sat on the cliffs with their feet dangling from the edge. They were watching the sunset and thinking of the great battles behind them. They weren't talking, only exchanging looks, but their looks were packed with meaning. Tiego knew Tierra loved him, and Tierra knew that Tiego loved her. True mutual love like theirs is a rare and beautiful thing. They considered themselves lucky.
first-person
second-person
third-person objective
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
The sound of traffic filled the street. I pressed the doorbell again. I wondered if the button worked. Could the person inside hear the sound of the buzzer over the traffic noises? Were they even home? I decided that it didn't matter. I checked the address off my list and proceeded to the next house. Somebody was going to order cookies from me today. Somebody.
first-person
second-person
third-person objective
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
The steps of the dark temple towered before Kung and Kiko. Kung listened for the sounds of the enemy, but he heard nothing. This made him sure that they were walking into a trap. "Do you hear that, Kiko?" he said. Kiko listened intently. She heard a few birds tweeting and a light breeze blowing, but nothing else. She shook her head. Kung gave her a knowing look. Kiko understood what Kung had left unsaid. Her heart beat rapidly. Kung and Kiko were not the type of people to get afraid, but they knew that a fight was coming
first-person
second-person
third-person objective
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
We stared at the Bubblegum Fortress from the mouth of the Cotton Candy Woods. The gumdrop soldiers were scurrying atop their sugar coated ramparts. I wouldn't be surprised if someone had tipped them off. Chet Eagle approached me and said, "What now, Commander Candy?" I thought about it for a second. "Well, they get better prepared with each passing second, so let's attack now." Chet Eagle bowed and said, "As you wish, Commander Candy."
first-person
second-person
third-person objective
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
Sheriff Wolf's hands were on his hips. He stood about ten feet back from the saloon and shouted, "Come on out, Bart. We've got a nice bowl of soup waiting for you at the jail house." Bart shouted back, "Call off your men, Sheriff, or I'm going to start shooting hostages." Bart cocked his weapon and pointed it at the piano player. The piano player started whimpering. Sheriff Wolf put his hands up in the air and said, "No need to do that, Bart. We've still got plenty of talking to do. But if I hear shots, we're done talking." Bart lowered his weapon.
first-person
second-person
third-person objective
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
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first-person
second-person
third-person objective
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
The shadows grew long in the valley. A wolf howled. A man riding on horseback dug his spurs into the side of his steed. "Giddy up, old girl," he said. The horse rode with explosive speed. About twenty feet behind him was a group of men. They were also riding horses. One of them was standing up in his saddle. He wore a headdress decorated with feathers. The feathered man nimbly grabbed an arrow from a quiver on his back. He notched the arrow and drew back the bowstring. He let out a war cry along with the arrow.
first-person
second-person
third-person objective
third-person omniscient
What does 1st person POV in text include/do? What is it?
(a)
What does the 2nd person POV do/include?
(a)
What does the 3rd PERSON OBJECTIVE POV include/do?
(a)
What is 3rd person LIMITED POV?
(a)
What is 3rd person OMNISCIENT POV?
(a)
Unlike the topic of literature, a theme ...
can be expressed in one word
always shows the setting
is always stated directly in the text
cannot be just one word
What is a theme?
a story line
the topic/subject
a universal truth about life and people
the time and place of an event
Which of the following statements about theme is TRUE?
Authors NEVER use the same theme twice
Themes only repeat in short stories
All poems have the same theme
The same themes can occur in different stories/different authors
The theme of the story is the
main character
message about life that the author expresses
sequence of events
short summary of what the story is about
What is a main idea or topic?
the main character in the story
the message about life that an author expresses
the sequence of events in a story
a description of what the story is mostly about
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
Fear is more dangerous than any beast.
A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.
A fear of heights.
"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
A 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother.
A small apartment in Marfa, Texas.
Telling the truth may cause you pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.
Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth.
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
Your past does not define you.
Returning home after a long time.
A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.
An old man who used to be a farmer.
Read the following sentence: A toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness. The sentence is an example of a
plot
character
main idea
theme
Read the following sentence: Friendship helps people get through hard times. The sentence is an example of a
plot
character
main idea
theme
Read the following sentence: A woman risks her life to spy for the Union during the Civil War. The sentence is an example of a
plot
character
main idea
theme
What is the theme?
Reach for the skies
Friends stick together
Never give up
Andy's toys like to play
What is the theme?
Don't be lazy
Exercise is important
Work hard
There is always hope
What is the theme?
Trust builds relationships
Always listen to your parents
Adventures are dangerous
There are dangers in the world
What is the theme?
Be kind to others
The journey is more important than the destination
Driving is fun
Friends are important
What is the theme of Brave?
We control our destiny
Girls should not be warriors
Bears are scary
She was good with an arrow
What is the theme of Monsters Inc?
Family matters
Take Chances
Laughter is stronger than fear
Work hard in life
What is the theme?
Have a security system
Don't talk to strangers
Have the correct building permits
Build a strong foundation in life
What is the theme?
Emotions are okay to express
Journeys are worth the risk
You can rise above setbacks
What is the theme?
The day of the dead
We should embrace our family and culture
Music is important
Death is scary
What is the theme?
Follow your destiny
The circle of life
Courage
Follow your dreams
She sobbed for hours trying to think of a way out of having to tell her father she wrecked her new car. After stewing over it for quite some time, she called her father on his cell phone. "Thank you," he said. What is the theme?
Sometimes crying is good for you.
It's important to be honest.
Driving a car is a big responsibility.
Experiencing loss/grief is difficult.
What is the theme?
What is the theme?
The Tanner put some animal hides in the bottom of a stream to soak. Several hungry dogs noticed the hides but realized that the water was so deep that they couldn't reach the hides from the bank. So they came up with a plan. They decided to drink the water from the river until it uncovered the hides.
All of the dogs began drinking the water as quickly as they could. Regardless of their effort, the water remained as high as ever. They drank and they drank and they drank until they burst.
Which statement best describes the theme of the story?
A person should not try to do the impossible
Being thirsty is rough
Don't drink salty water
The Tanner put some animal hides in the bottom of a stream to soak. Several hungry dogs noticed the hides but realized that the water was so deep that they couldn't reach the hides from the bank. So they came up with a plan. They decided to drink the water from the river until it uncovered the hides.
All of the dogs began drinking the water as quickly as they could. Regardless of their effort, the water remained as high as ever. They drank and they drank and they drank until they burst.
Which piece of evidence supports the theme?
"...animal hides in the bottom of the stream to soak."
"Regardless of their effort, the water remained as high as ever."
An ox came to a pond to drink. As he was splashing in the water, he accidentally crushed a young frog into the mud. Soon afterward, the frog's older sister missed him and asked her brothers and sisters what happened to him.
"It was a terrible accident!" one replied. "A great big monster stepped on our brother," said another. "So, this monster was quite big?" replied the sister frog, puffing herself up. "Was he as big as this?" "Much bigger!" they responded. So the sister frog puffed herself up some more. "Surely, he can't be much bigger," she said. But her brothers and sisters declared that the monster was much bigger. So the sister frog continued to puff herself up more and more until finally, she burst.
Which statement best describes the main theme of the story?
Being thirsty is rough
A person should not try to do the impossible
Don't drink salty water
An ox came to a pond to drink. As he was splashing in the water, he accidentally crushed a young frog into the mud. Soon afterward, the frog's older sister missed him and asked her brothers and sisters what happened to him.
"It was a terrible accident!" one replied. "A great big monster stepped on our brother," said another. "So, this monster was quite big?" replied the sister frog, puffing herself up. "Was he as big as this?" "Much bigger!" they responded. So the sister frog puffed herself up some more. "Surely, he can't be much bigger," she said. But her brothers and sisters declared that the monster was much bigger. So the sister frog continued to puff herself up more and more until finally, she burst.
Which piece of evidence supports the theme?
"Much bigger!" They responded.
So the sister frog continued to puff herself up more and more until finally, she burst.
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