Worksheets8th Grade Final Exam part 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Which of these is the correct way to join two sentences:
After a few more questions and a breif pause, the quiz continued.
When I opened my present I let out a yell.
"It's to bad you were late to class," he said, "because I brought candy."
After I went to the store I went shoe shopping with my friends.
What is the most effective way to combine the 2 sentences?
Which of the following transition words shows a contrast?
Similarly,
However,
Obviously,
Therefore,
Which transition word is used to reveal a cause/effect relationship?
Similarly,
Therefore,
In conclusion,
Although...,
(5) Schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions.
(6) So students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.
What is the most effective way to combine sentences 5 and 6?
Since the schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions, students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.
Schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions, students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.
Drawing attending lines around subdivisions and student are attending school with those of similar economic backgrounds.
Schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions and students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.
Choose the correct sentence
Some penguins would try to groom themselves because they swallowed the toxic oil and died.
Attempting to groom themselves were some penguins, who swallowed the toxic oil and died.
While attempting to groom themselves, some penguins swallowed the toxic oil and died.
Some penguins would try to groom themselves, they swallowed the toxic oil and died.
Choose the correct sentence
The 11-year old also began writing a diary it detailed what was happening in her region of Pakistan.
The 11-year old also began writing a diary. With details what was happening in her region of Pakistan.
The 11-year old also began writing a diary that detailed what was happening in her region of Pakistan.
The sentence are written correctly in the paper.
Choose the correct sentence.
For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke, and it was obvious. That she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.
For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke it was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.
For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. Which made it obvious that she was no happier about the arrangement than I was.
For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. It was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.
Identify the run-on sentence.
I like learning English it makes me tired.
I like learning English, but it makes me tired.
I like learning English, even though it makes me tired.
I like learning English; it makes me tired.
Although I love dogs I would rather have a cat.
What is the main idea?
What is drama?
trouble caused by "friends"
the characters that perform in a play
the written words and directions for actors to follow
a story that is written to be performed or acted out
Person who tells the story, often spoken in third person.
actor
narrator
speaker
dialogue
________________________ are the people acting in play.
director
narrator
cast of characters
protagonist
Speech between characters in a play -
Dialogue
Script
Lines
Directions
The person who writes the play is called ___________/
Author
Speaker
Director
Playwright
The play or drama is organized in ____________________.
chapters
episodes
acts and scenes
pages and numbers
Instructions that tell the actors what they are supposed to do during acting:
scene
stage directions
teleprompter
director
The _____________________ is the main character in a drama.
protagonist
extra
antagonist
hero
Which of the following best describes a "script"?
the written words that characters speak and directions in a play/drama
the problem or struggle in a story
the "chapters" of a play/drama
the place where a drama is performed
Which of the following best describes a "theater"?
the words spoken by characters
a story that is written to be acted out
the place where the play is performed
objects used in a play to bring it to life
"Acts" in a play/drama can be compared to...
a character's actions and performance
attitudes in different characters
the place where the drama begins
the "chapters" in a book
Acts divided into smaller sections...
Script
Scene
Act
Excerpt
A type of drama in which events typically lead to a death or unhappy ending.
comedy
romance
tragedy
fantasy
How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?
Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.
Drama has more characters than other kinds of fiction.
Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots.
Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.
What is the begging or opening of the play called?
Monologue
Epilogue
Prologue
Dialogue
This is the written text of a play.
text
papers
book
script
What are two types of drama?
Fiction and Nonfiction
Tragedy and Comedy
Tragedy and Staging
Comedy and Fiction
The final scene of the play that comments on or summarized the main action.
Prologue
Monologue
Epilogue
Dialogue
Words that are usually italicized and in parenthesis or brackets on the script.
Stage directions
Scene titles
Character names
Lines
Drama can be fiction and nonfiction
True
False
This image is an example of a(n)...
table
graph
illustration
map
This image is an example of a(n):
illustration
diagram
photograph
heading
Bold and Italicized words are similar because they both...
tell what words can be found in the glossary
tell what words are in another language
can be defined in the footnote
emphasize words that are important
An author would use the following diagram in order to...
explain how shark fins look
explain how dolphin fins look
compare and contrast a shark fin to a dolphin fin
show which type of fin is better for cutting the water
According to the diagram, this image is...
comparing the size of two different sharks
comparing an adolescent shark to an adult shark
contrasting how two different types of sharks look
illustrating that Great White sharks are the largest type of shark
Text structure that describes an event or events (cause) and the events (effect) that follow is:
problem and solution
description
compare and contrast
cause and effect
Text structure that describes a problem and explains one or more solutions is:
cause and effect
problem and solution
compare and contrast
order and sequence
Text structure that provides details or characteristics of a topic. Informational texts that paint a mental picture:
problem and solution
cause and effect
description
compare and contrast
Text structure that describes how two things are similar and different is:
order and sequence
compare and contrast
cause and effect
problem and solution
Text structure that provides steps in a procedure or events in chronological order is:
order and sequence
problem and solution
cause and effect
compare and contrast
