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8th Grade Reading Semester 1 Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement best describes the main conflict in the story "My Favorite Chaperone"?

a)

Maya needs permission to go to a school dance.

b)

Maya has to do her mother’s job when her mother is injured.

c)

Nurzhan gets in a fight at school and gets suspended.

2.

In the story "My Favorite Chaperone", Maya is upset when she is called to the office because...

a)

she is worried about missing gymnastics.

b)

she thinks she is in trouble.

c)

she can not understand what Mrs. Coe is saying to her.

3.

In the story "My Favorite Chaperone", why was Maya asked to come to the office?

a)

Her brother has been suspended and she must translate for Papa.

b)

She was caught cheating on a Math test and now Papa has to come to school.

c)

Mama has gotten hurt at work and she must leave school to do her job.

4.

In the story "My Favorite Chaperone", why does Maya give an incorrect translation of what the principal says about Nurzhan’s fight?

a)

She wants to keep her father from becoming angry.

b)

She needs Nurzhan’s help to go to a dance.

c)

Maya felt that Ossie deserved to be hit for being a bully.

5.

In the story "My Favorite Chaperone", Nurzhan helps to resolve the story’s conflict by

a)

signing Maya’s permission slip.

b)

convincing Papa that "it is different here" in America and that he would have to change.

c)

offering to be Maya’s chaperone.

6.

In the story "The Tell-Tale Heart", why does the narrator want to kill the old man?

a)

He wants the old man's gold

b)

He hates the old man

c)

Kill him? Who said anything about killing him?!

d)

The old man's eye vexes him

7.

In the story "The Tell-Tale Heart", where does the narrator hide the old man's corpse?

a)

In the closet

b)

He buries it in the yard

c)

He buries it in the floorboards

d)

He dumps it in the river

8.

In the story "The Tell-Tale Heart", how does the narrator murder the old man?

a)

Murder him? Who said anything about murder?!

b)

He smothers him with the mattress

c)

He poisons him at breakfast

d)

He stabs him in the heart

9.

In the story "The Tell-Tale Heart", when the police knock on the door, the narrator opens the door with a light heart.  Why?

a)

He is having a great hair day

b)

He just won the lottery

c)

He just woke up from a great nap

d)

He thinks he has cleaned up all of the evidence of the murder

10.

In the story "The Tell-Tale Heart", the author builds suspense by--

a)

not revealing what the crime will be

b)

having the narrator watch the sleeping victim for seven nights in a row.

c)

having the narrator explain how clever he is

d)

describing what is done with the victim's body

11.

In the story "Click Clack, the Rattle Bag", what does the little boy ask for?

a)

A bedtime snack

b)

To watch tv

c)

To play on his phone

d)

A scary story

12.

In the story "Click Clack, the Rattle Bag", who does the house belong to?

a)

The narrator

b)

The boy's aunt

c)

The boy's sister

d)

The boy

13.

In the story "Click Clack, the Rattle Bag", where do the Click-clacks come from?

a)

Outside

b)

The closet

c)

The dark

d)

Under the bed

14.

In the story "Click Clack, the Rattle Bag", what do Click-clacks look like?

a)

Huge spiders

b)

The darkness

c)

TV monsters

d)

What you're not paying attention to

15.

In the story "Click Clack, the Rattle Bag", who actually ends up telling the scary story?

a)

The narrator

b)

The little boy

c)

The sister

d)

The aunt

16.
What did Mr. Frank tell Miep to do with all of the papers?
a)

"burn them"

b)

"tear them up"

c)

"sell them"

d)

"Keep them"

17.
What was the paper bound notebook Miep handed Mr. Frank in Scene 1?
a)
Margot's diary
b)
A calendar
c)
A photo album
d)
Anne's diary
18.
What was the secret annex hidden behind?
a)
Behind the stove
b)
Just a door
c)
The closet doors
d)
Swinging Bookshelf
19.
Which word best describes Mr. Van Daan in Act 1? 
a)
honest
b)
brave
c)
helpful
d)
selfish
20.
Which word best describes Mrs. Van Daan in Act 1?
a)
flirtatious
b)
compassionate
c)
creative
d)
well-mannered
21.
What was the name of the political party that Adolf Hitler controlled?
a)
Communists
b)
Nazis 
c)
Nasis
d)
KKK
22.
Miep got food for the Franks using ________ books. 
a)
food 
b)
handout 
c)
coupon
d)
ration
23.
During the day, the people in the secret annex CANNOT
a)
use the w.c.
b)
talk 
c)
move around
d)
all of the above
24.
Peter teases Anne for being a chatterbox, calling her 
a)
Chatterbox
b)
Mrs. Talksalot
c)
Mrs. Quack Quack
d)
Mrs. Ducky
25.
During which war does the story take place?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Civil War
26.

What is Anne getting ready for at the beginning of Scene 2?

a)

Her date with Peter

b)

Dinner with her family

c)

Leaving the Secret Annex

d)

Taking an algebra test

27.

How does Mrs. Van Daan respond to Anne and Peter's relationship?

a)

She loves the idea of them dating and is very fond of Anne.

b)

She is worried that Anne isn't good enough for Peter. She wants him to date Margot.

c)

She fears that they will be punished for it by the Green Police if they are caught.

d)

She is against it and does not like that Peter's attention is being taken away from her.

28.

Which of the following best describes the behavior of Mr. Dussel?

a)

Kind and understanding

b)

Impatient and self-absorbed

c)

Generous and patient

d)

Quiet and reserved

29.

What happens at the end of Scene 2?

a)

They are captured.

b)

Mrs. Van Daan threatens to leave the Annex.

c)

Mouschi returns.

d)

Peter kisses Anne.

30.

What happens to Mr. Kraler that prevents him from coming to the attic?

a)

He is caught and imprisoned by the Nazis.

b)

He betrays the Franks and the Van Daans.

c)

He is hospitalized for his illness.

d)

He is drafted into the army.

31.

What does Anne give Peter to decorate his room?

a)

Photos of her

b)

Flowers

c)

Some of her photos of movie stars

d)

Pictures of Mouschi

32.

What does Mr. Van Daan do that upsets the others?

a)

Sells his wife's fur coat

b)

Steals food

c)

Leaves the hiding place

d)

Treats Peter poorly

33.

At the end of the war, what happened to all the members of the Frank family except Mr. Frank?

a)

They die.

b)

They are arrested.

c)

They survive the concentration camps.

d)

They begin writing in a diary.

34.

What is the source of the tension in Scene 4?

a)

Mr. Van Daan was caught stealing food.

b)

Miep has phoned and told them that Mr. Kraler has died.

c)

The phone is ringing and there is nobody working in the building below.

d)

Dussel is arguing with Peter.

35.

Anne believes that deep down, people are good at ______.

a)

telling the truth

b)

heart

c)

helping each other

d)

writing