Worksheets8th Grade ELA Trimester 1 Final
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Find the word that matches the definition:
Completely happy and contented.
a)
ferecious
b)
stammer
c)
blissful
d)
criticize
2.
Find the word that matches the definition: Speak haltingly, or stutter
speak haltingly, flater or stutter
a)
colossal
b)
hooligan
c)
revolting
d)
stammer
3.
Find the word that matches the definition: a brief indulgence of your impulses
Find the word that matches the definition:
a)
spree
b)
scowl
c)
retreat
d)
hooligan
4.
Find the word that matches the definition: tread or stomp heavily or roughly
a)
bolt
b)
colossal
c)
crush
d)
trample
5.
Find the word that matches the definition: extreamly hungry, craving
a)
vaguely
b)
stammer
c)
ravenous
d)
hangry
6.
Find the word that matches the definition: in a vague way
a)
stammer
b)
vaguely
c)
largely
d)
absolute
7.
Find the word that matches the definition: the act of moving forward
a)
dumfounded
b)
pandemonium
c)
retreat
d)
procession
8.
Find the word that matches the definition: a state of extreme confusion and disorder
a)
pandemonium
b)
curiosity
c)
hope
d)
aroma
9.
Find the word that matches the definition: as if stuck dumb with astonishment and surprise
a)
dumfounded
b)
stammer
c)
pandemonium
d)
scowl
10.
Find the word that matches the definition: morally reprehensible
a)
frozen
b)
vile
c)
invistable
d)
hooligan
11.
Find the word that matches the definition: struck with fear, dread, or consternation
a)
blithe
b)
dumbfounded
c)
aghast
d)
uncanny
12.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
The team plays good in decisive games
b)
The team plays well in decisive games
13.
Is this sentence correct? To see well, the lights in this room need to be adjusted.
a)
This sentence is correct
b)
This sentence has a dangling modifier
c)
This sentence has a comma splice
14.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
I haven't barely started to think about my exam
b)
I have barely started to think about my exam
15.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
The candidate promised not to rise taxes when elected.
b)
The candidate promised not to raise taxes when elected.
16.
Identify the problem in the following paragraph: Elizabeth Peabody was born in a school and thereafter felt destined to be a teacher. Her mother was a teacher and trains her daughters at her side. The academic life seems to suit Elizabeth, who trived on the rigorous curriculum.
a)
it lacks subject
b)
There are inconsistant shifts in verb tenses
c)
Punctuation is wrong
17.
Is this sentece correct? The suspects were interviewed right after the crime was committed by the detectives.
a)
This sentence is correct
b)
This sentence has a misplaced modifier
c)
This sentence needs a different form of the verb
18.
In a short paragraph, answer the following question:
If you were to have lunch with anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would it be?
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