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8th grade semester review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify each word pair below as being either synonyms or antonyms.


chafe/soothe

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

2.

ample/plenty

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

3.

to annoy or bother someone

a)

abode

b)

ample

c)

retract

d)

chafe

4.

to pull in

a)

augment

b)

reintegrate

c)

retract

d)

inert

5.

to be plentiful enough

a)

renowned

b)

ample

c)

collaborate

d)

abode

6.

unable to move or act

a)

chafe

b)

irrelevant

c)

implant

d)

inert

7.

increasing or adding to

a)

ample

b)

decimate

c)

augment

d)

vex

8.

following a strict code of ethical conduct

a)

integrate

b)

inert

c)

integrity

d)

implant

9.

improvement to the quality or function of something

a)

compensation

b)

grimace

c)

occupation

d)

enhancement

10.
Which part of the plot is
the most intense?
a)
falling action
b)
exposition
c)
exposition
d)
climax
11.

What vocabulary word matches the definition?

Following strict morals

a)

robustly

b)

chafe

c)

enhancements

d)

integrity

12.

To work together

a)

predominantly

b)

collaborate

c)

evidence

d)

claim

13.

To distribute again but differently

a)

collaborate

b)

redistribute

c)

expansive

d)

relevant

14.

Broad in size, range, or degree of openness

a)

expansive

b)

relevantir

c)

collaborate

d)

garland

15.

The word vexed means _____________

a)

rude or disrespectful behavior

b)

Annoyed, provoked, tormented.

16.
To make (something) greater by adding to it; increase
a)
augment
b)

vex

c)

genial

d)

implore

17.
To destroy or remove something
a)
decimate
b)

redistribute

c)

climax

d)

retract

18.

(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

a)

stifle

b)

genial

c)

peril

d)

renowned

19.
Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the blue word below.
grimace  
a)
frown
b)
scowl
c)
grin
d)
crinkle
20.

This word means payment or other benefits given for service or loss. In other words, repayment.

a)

Credulity

b)

Consequence

c)

Compensation

d)

Presumptuous

21.

Independent or Dependent clause? Unless my dad comes home.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

22.

Independent or Dependent clause? I will have to make dinner.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

23.

Independent or Dependent clause? I am a good cook.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

24.

Independent or Dependent clause? Because I practice a lot.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

25.

Independent or Dependent? If they take me with them.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

26.

Independent or Dependent clause? She made brownies for our class!

a)

independent

b)

dependent

27.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:


The pencil fell under the desk.

a)

under the desk.

b)

the desk

c)

the pencil

d)

fell under

28.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence


I enjoy playing the clarinet

a)

I enjoy playing

b)

enjoy playing in

c)

playing in the clarinet

d)

There is no preposition!

29.

What does a prepositional phrase start with?

a)

"The"

b)

Preposition

c)

Noun

d)

Subject

30.

What is the adverb in the sentence?

Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.

a)

neatly

b)

wrote

c)

shopping

d)

list

31.

Identify the adverbs:

Ruben and Jeanine often write quietly on our white boards.

a)

write

b)

boards

c)

often,quietly

d)

quietly,white

32.

A person, place, or thing

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

33.

An action or state of being

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

34.

Describes a noun or pronoun

a)

Adverb

b)

Adjective

c)

Preposition

d)

Noun

35.

Replaces a noun

a)

Adverb

b)

Pronoun

c)

Preposition

d)

Noun

36.

Identify the adverb: The loss of the rain forest may seriously affect the plant's climate.

a)

of

b)

may

c)

affect

d)

seriously

37.

Identify the adverb: My aunt travels frequently, but she hasn't been to Brasilia.

a)

My

b)

has

c)

to

d)

frequently

38.

Identify the adjective: The light danced on the surface of the lake as Ruth took in the magical scene before her.

a)

danced

b)

magical

c)

scene

39.

Identify the adjective: The photograph on the wall captures the jovial atmosphere of the scene perfectly.

a)

jovial

b)

perfectly

c)

photograph

40.

Identify the adjective or adjectives:

Jen has a huge amount of cupcakes for the bakery.

a)

has

b)

huge

c)

cupcakes

d)

bakery

e)

Jen

41.

Identify the adjective or adjectives:

The strong firefighter helped the scared kitten who was caught in a tree.

a)

firefighter

b)

scared

c)

helped

d)

tree

e)

strong

42.

Which word is a pronoun?

Our national monuments include both natural wonders and structures built by people.

a)

Our

b)

include

c)

structures

d)

people

43.

Which word is a pronoun?

If you visited southwestern Colorado, you would find there Mesa Verde National Park.

a)

you

b)

Colorado

c)

would

d)

Mesa Verde National Park

44.

Which word is a pronoun?

In fact, it is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

fact

b)

it

c)

lowest

d)

in

45.
Which of these is NOT a coordinating conjunction?
a)
because
b)
for
c)
and
d)
so
46.
Which conjunction (FANBOYS) would you use to combine the following sentences? 
Do you want to order pizza?
Should I make spaghetti?
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
d)
so 
47.

What type of conjunction is know by the anagram, FANBOYS?

a)

Coordinating Conjunctions

b)

Correlative Conjunctions

c)

Conjunctive Adverbs

d)

Prepositions

48.

In the following sentence, which word is the interjection? "Wow! That show was incredible."

a)

wow

b)

show

c)

was incredible

d)

that

49.

A word that expresses feeling or emotion and functions independently from a sentence is a...?

a)

Interjection

b)

conjunction

c)

preposition

d)

verb

50.

In the following sentence, which word is the interjection? "Oh! She had lost her way."

a)

oh

b)

she

c)

said

d)

way

51.

Predominately means

a)

all

b)

some

c)

most

d)

none

52.

Select the best answer for the definition or word of the vocabulary word: a facial expression of pain or disgust

a)

wide open mouth

b)

smile

c)

frown

d)

grimace

53.

This word mean a sudden realization

a)

peril

b)

advent

c)

epiphany

d)

genial

54.

True or False: danger → peril

a)

True

b)

False

55.
"The old house stared at the lonely swing set in the front yard," would be an example of what literary device?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
symbol
56.
The assigning of human qualities or characteristic to a non-living object is called?
a)
Personification
b)
Allusion
c)
Symbol
d)
Allegory
57.
"I flew high like a bird" is an example of a?
a)
Simile
b)
Allusion
c)
Metaphor
d)
Onomotopeaia
58.
That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
59.

The smoke was a tight little knot on the horizon , uncoiling slowly.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

60.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

a) Vanessa’s vaccine defends her vulnerable body from the virus

b)

b) Lucy jumps at least a hundred feet in the air

c)

c) Joseph’s vaccine lowers his chances of getting the virus

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