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8th Grade Level Quiz

Total questions: 155

Worksheet time: 7hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the correct plural form?
Our teacher used (tomato) to represent planets. 
a)
tomatos
b)
tomatoes
2.
Xavier secretly admitted to his classmates that Mrs. Walker was his favorite teacher.

What is the antecedent for his?
a)
classmates
b)
Mrs. Walker
c)
teacher
d)
Xavier
3.
define a demonstrative pronoun
a)
a really long noun
b)
a really short noun
c)
points out a specific thing
d)
a confusing noun
4.

Mary is going to the store.

Which pronoun could replace the word "Mary"?

a)

Her

b)

She

c)

It

d)

We

5.

David and Alexis are coming over after school.

Which pronoun could replace the word "David and Alexis"?

a)

They

b)

We

c)

It

d)

You

6.
What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her"?
My mother ate her salad.
a)
My
b)
Mother
c)
ate
d)
salad
7.
What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their"?
Students should go to their classes prepared.
a)
Students
b)
should
c)
classes
d)
prepared
8.
What is the pronoun that refers to the noun "teacher"?
The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of her class. 
a)
about
b)
student
c)
that
d)
her
9.

What is the pronoun in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

a)

ocean

b)

calm

c)

it

d)

sound

10.

What is the antecedent of it in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

a)

ocean

b)

calm

c)

it

d)

sound

11.

Identify the noun in the sentence AND the type: Julio is hilarious.

a)

Julio, common

b)

Julio, proper

c)

hilarious, common

d)

hilarious, proper

12.

Identify the noun in the sentence AND the type: New York City is enormous.

a)

New York City, common

b)

New York City, proper

c)

enormous, common

d)

enormous, proper

13.

Which is a common noun?

a)

dog

b)

Mr. Smith

c)

Frog Creek

d)

Sally

14.
What are the common nouns in this sentence?
My dog Mikey has big brown eyes.
a)
Mikey, dog, brown
b)
My, brown,dog
c)
dog,eyes
d)
Mikey,My
15.
What are the Proper Nouns in this sentence?
The Salina Central Mustangs are playing football in the high school stadium on Friday.
a)
Friday,football, high school
b)
stadium, Salina, The,Mustangs,Central
c)
The, Salina, Mustangs, Friday,Central
d)
Mustangs, Friday, Central,  Salina
16.

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?

During the civil war, many relatives fought against each other.

a)

Change civil war to Civil war

b)

Change civil war to Civil War

c)

Change relatives to Relatives

d)

Make no change

17.

Identify the proper nouns:

This is finally the week that I defeat Amaya in Uno.

a)

This & finally

b)

week

c)

Amaya & Uno

d)

defeat & in

18.

Identify the common nouns in this sentence:


Alex, since you are my best friend in English, I'll tell you my plan.

a)

Alex

b)

you

c)

friend

d)

English

e)

plan

19.
What words should be capitalized?
My friend, koji, says the festival is held in april. 
a)
Koji, April
b)
My, held
c)
friend, festival
20.
What words should be capitalized? 
pamela turner says the dog was born in november. 
a)
Says, Dog
b)
Pamela Turner, Born 
c)
Pamela Turner, November
21.

Which is a common noun?

a)

Mr. Mance

b)

cat

c)

San Rafael Middle School

d)

Halloween

22.

What is the plural form of the word "Mouse"?

a)

mouse

b)

mouses

c)

mice

d)

mause

23.

What is the plural form of the word "goose"

a)

gooses

b)

geese

c)

goose

d)

goosees

24.

What is the direct object?: Everyone loves Halloween!

a)

Everyone

b)

loves

c)

Halloween

25.

What is the direct object?: The ghosts sing beautiful songs to the people walking around at night.

a)

ghosts

b)

people

c)

night

d)

songs

26.

What is the direct object in this sentence: We sent a package to our relatives in Iowa.

a)

We

b)

Iowa

c)

package

d)

relatives 

27.

What is the direct object? John paid the bill for us.

a)

John

b)

paid

c)

bill

d)

us

28.

Identify the direct object in the following sentence.

My friend Alice gave ballet lessons to Janie and me.

a)

ballet

b)

lessons

c)

Janie

d)

me

29.

Identify the direct object in the following sentence.

The slow moving and evil hurricane Dorian destroyed the Bahamas.

a)

evil

b)

hurricane

c)

Dorian

d)

Bahamas

30.

Identify the direct object in the following sentence.

The hurricane caused massive flooding along the coastline.

a)

hurricane

b)

massive

c)

flooding

d)

coastline

31.

Identify the direct object in the following sentence.

Jake passed the final exam with flying colors.

a)

final

b)

exam

c)

flying

d)

colors

32.

Identify the direct object in the following sentence.

I aced the test last week.

a)

aced

b)

test

c)

last

d)

week

33.

Identify the direct object in the following sentence.

Jeff gave a generous gift to my favorite charity.

a)

generous

b)

gift

c)

favorite

d)

charity

34.

Jacob handed his dad the report card.

The INDIRECT OBJECT is_____

a)

Jacob

b)

handed

c)

report card

d)

Dad

35.

Grandma sent the kids Christmas gifts.

The DIRECT OBJECT is____

a)

Sent

b)

gifts

c)

kids

d)

Christmas

36.

Did you buy a new sweater today?

The Direct Object is____

a)

sweater

b)

buy

c)

today

d)

you

37.

Tania bought her dad a gift.

The Direct Object is____

a)

Tania

b)

gift

c)

dad

d)

her

38.

John built the house for Abigail.

The Direct Object is_____

a)

John

b)

Built

c)

Abigail

d)

House

39.

Find the Indirect Object:

She showed Sally her test score.

a)

she

b)

showed

c)

Sally

d)

score

40.

Find the Direct Object:

The teacher assigned us homework.

a)

teacher

b)

us

c)

assingned

d)

homework

41.

Find the Indirect Object:

He told me a joke.

a)

He

b)

told

c)

joke

d)

me

42.

Transitive verbs have a direct object

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Find the Direct Object:

He told me a joke.

a)

He

b)

told

c)

joke

d)

me

44.

What is the direct object in the following sentence?

Yesterday I spoke with Mr. Roscoe.

a)

Yesterday

b)

with

c)

spoke

d)

Mr. Roscoe

45.
What part of the sentence is the word  in red?
We draw circles with a compass in math class.
a)

direct object

b)

indirect object

46.

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

Mrs. Jansen walks her dogs before school.

a)

her

b)

walks

c)

dogs

d)

before

47.

What is the direct object in the following sentence?

Mrs. Jansen walks her dogs before school.

a)

her

b)

walks

c)

dogs

d)

before

48.

Spanish : language : :

a)

planet : Mars

b)

star : Earth

c)

broccoli : vegetable

d)

beverage : tea

49.

Synonym Analogy Example:


large : big : :


Remember synonyms are words that mean the same.

a)

soft : hard

b)

fine : damp

c)

kind : nice

d)

small : thick

50.

Antonym Analogy Example:


easy : difficult : :


Remember antonyms are words that mean the opposite of each other.

a)

hot : warm

b)

tall : short

c)

old : heavy

d)

kind : nice

51.

Cause and Effect Analogy Example:


careless : accident : :

a)

mistake : error

b)

luck : bad luck

c)

careful : safety

d)

satisfaction : happy

52.

Part to Whole Analogy Example:


letter : word : :

a)

figer : hand

b)

car : truck

c)

seed : leaf

d)

park : slide

53.

Item to Category Analogy Example:


apple : fruit : :

a)

ocean : lake

b)

saw : tool

c)

screw : nail

d)

soap : water

54.

Spanish : language : :

a)

planet : Mars

b)

star : Earth

c)

broccoli : vegetable

d)

beverage : tea

55.

carrot : orange : :

a)

lettuce : green

b)

red : strawberry

c)

apple : grape

d)

yellow : blue

56.

cruel : mean : :

a)

late : early

b)

common : small

c)

hot : warm

d)

easy : calm

57.

bird : nest : :

a)

cat : tail

b)

horse : barn

c)

foot : person

d)

wing : bird

58.

page : book : :

a)

hand : finger

b)

piano : key

c)

sock : shoe

d)

inches : foot

59.

surgeon is to operation as attorney is to

a)

lawyer

b)

trial

c)

guilty

d)

hot dogs

60.

knight is to armor as athlete is to

a)

basketball

b)

chromebook

c)

uniform

d)

scholarship

61.

great is to awesome as horrible is to

a)

bad

b)

nervous

c)

chocolate

d)

fantastic

62.

lava is to volcano as smoke is to

a)

closet

b)

chimney

c)

picture

d)

jacket

63.

surgeon is to operation as attorney is to

a)

lawyer

b)

trial

c)

guilty

d)

hot dogs

64.

knight is to armor as athlete is to

a)

basketball

b)

chromebook

c)

uniform

d)

scholarship

65.

decay is to wood as rust is to

a)

iron

b)

plastic

c)

bacon

d)

adverb

66.

Match the plural with the rule

a)

When a word ends with s, ch, sh, x, or z: add – es

1.

moss -> mosses

b)

When a word ends with f or fe: change f to v and add–es

2.

leaf -> leaves

c)

When a word ends with us: change us to i

3.

focus -> foci

d)

When a word ends with a consonant +y: change y to i and add –es

4.

bunny -> bunnies

67.

Type the plural of the noun in parentheses into the answer box:

They might have talking (a)   (wolf)

68.

Type the plural of the noun in parentheses into the answer box:

Other times, they deal with (a)   (elf)

69.

Type the plural of the noun in parentheses into the answer box:

They can also have evil (a)   (witch)

70.

Which sentence states a fact?

a)

The Venus flytrap's pink-and-green leaves make the plant look like an alien species.

b)

The Venus flytrap's two-lobed leaves snap shut when they come in contact with prey.

71.

Which sentence states a fact?

a)

The archaeological site of Troy is one of thirteen UNESCO World Heritage sites in Turkey.

b)

The archaelogical site of Troy is Turkey's best Unesco World Heritage site to visit.

72.

Does this sentence state a fact or an opinion?

The Hieronymus Bosch painting at the Prado in Madrid are bizarre.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

73.

Select the ADVERB (describes the action) in the sentence?


The time machine quietly arrived at my front door.

a)

quietly

b)

arrived

c)

my

d)

front

74.

Choose the adverb(s) in the sentence:

The canopy of stars twinkled very brightly in the sky.

a)

canopy

b)

of

c)

twinkled

d)

very

e)

brightly

75.

Choose the adverb(s)


Ishaq missed his home badly.

a)

Ishaq

b)

missed

c)

his

d)

home

e)

badly

76.

Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:


There are fourteen students in sixth grade.

a)

students

b)

sixth

c)

grade

d)

fourteen

77.

Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:


Yesterday, Dr. Abood listened to the children laughing gleefully in the hallway.

a)

listened

b)

yesterday

c)

gleefully

d)

laughing

78.

Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentences:


The students rarely speak over their teacher. They are too delightful for that kind of behavior.

a)

behavior

b)

rarely

c)

delightful

d)

too

79.

An adverb tells more about which parts of speech? (Hint: There is more than one correct answer.)

a)

nouns

b)

adjectives

c)

adverbs

d)

verbs

80.
Complete the sentence with the adjective that describes how many.
______ kids want to try out for our team this year. 
a)
Fewer
b)
New
c)
Lazy
d)
Talented
81.
Adverbs tell us ____________, ______________, and _______________.
a)
how, when, and where
b)
how, why, and who
c)
when, where, and why
d)
what, when, and where
82.
Identify the adjective.
I talked to Taylor Swift. She is a good listener.
a)
talked
b)
Taylor Swift
c)
She
d)
good
83.
Identify the adjective.
Albus Dombledore played with the energetic kitten.
a)
Albus Dombledore
b)
played
c)
energetic
d)
kitten
84.
Identify the adverb.
Yesterday, I went to work very tired.
a)
Yesterday
b)
went
c)
work
d)
tired
85.

What does an adverb modify? Choose more than 1.

a)

nouns

b)

adjectives

c)

adverbs

d)

verbs

86.

Choose the adverb from the sentence below:


Later, I plan to ask my daughter for a huge hug!

a)

later

b)

plan

c)

daughter

d)

huge

87.

Choose the adjective from the sentence below:


The French donut is really a flaky croissant.

a)

French

b)

donut

c)

really

d)

croissant

88.

Mary speaks___________ than Max does.

a)

more quickly

b)

quicklier

c)

most quickly

d)

quickliest

89.

Mike played _____________ than any other player on the team.

a)

more better

b)

most better

c)

better

d)

best

90.

Of all the students in the class, Max studied the _________________.

a)

more hard

b)

harder

c)

most hard

d)

hardest

91.

Mark walked __________________ than Steve.

a)

the fastest

b)

more fast

c)

faster

d)

most fast

92.

Choose the correct comparative adverb for the following sentence: I arrived at school _______ than you.

a)

latest

b)

more late

c)

later

d)

lately

93.

I gave myself a manicure last night.

a)

intensive

b)

reflexive

94.

The singer herself wrote the music and lyrics for the song.

a)

intensive

b)

reflexive

95.

The cat itself caught the mouse in the basement.

a)

intensive

b)

reflexive

96.

They bought themselves new clothes.

a)

intensive

b)

reflexive

97.

He himself read the book.

a)

intensive

b)

reflexive

98.
Whose notebooks are those?
a)
They're ours.
b)
They're theirs.
c)
They're mine.
d)
They're his.
99.
Which phrase is the appositive in the sentence-
Dave Lewis, a teacher at Lawson, works with many aspiring musicians.
a)
Dave Lewis
b)
a teacher at Lawson
c)
works with many aspiring musicians
100.
Which phrase is the appositive in the sentence-
Before you trash BoBo, your last childhood stuffed animal, consider saving it.
a)
Before you trash BoBo
b)
your last childhood stuffed animal
c)
consider saving it
101.
What is the appositive(s) phrase?
Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
a)
Roald Dahl
b)
a famous children's author
c)
wrote many of his books
d)
yellow legal pads
102.

choose the CONCRETE nouns

a)

marriage

b)

wood

c)

butcher

d)

strength

103.

Which noun below is an abstract noun?

a)

cupcakes

b)

pizza

c)

hamburgers

d)

love

104.

Choose if the underlined nouns are common, proper, collective, abstract or material.

Honesty is the best policy.   

a)

common noun

b)

proper noun

c)

collective noun

d)

abstract noun

e)

material noun

105.
Select the abstract noun.
a)

Because of Winn-Dixie

b)

Heat

c)

Friendship

d)

Friends

106.

Choose if the underlined nouns are common, proper, collective, abstract or material.

A committee was appointed.    

a)

common noun

b)

proper noun

c)

collective noun

d)

abstract noun

e)

material noun

107.

Jake showed his friend the gift that he received from his parents.

Gift is the ...

a)

Subject

b)

Verb

c)

Indirect Object

d)

Direct Object

108.

Decide whether the underlined words are subjects, direct objects or indirect objects

1. She sent her friend an email.

a)

Subject

b)

Direct Object

c)

Indirect Object

109.

3. Where did you put the keys?

a)

Subject

b)

Direct Object

c)

Indirect Object

110.

4. He gave them a bag full of money.

a)

Subject

b)

Direct Object

c)

Indirect Object

111.

6. I need your help.

a)

Subject

b)

Direct Object

c)

Indirect Object

112.

7. He offered her a flower.

a)

Subject

b)

Direct Object

c)

Indirect Object

113.

Find the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

Emily hoped that her mother would give her the keys to the car.

a)

keys

b)

car

c)

Emily

d)

mother

114.

Find the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

He walked in through the window.

a)

He

b)

in

c)

through

d)

window

115.

In the prepositional phrase "During English class," what is the object of the preposition?

a)

English class

b)

class

c)

During

d)

English

116.

Find the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

Please put the orange juice in the refrigerator.

a)

refrigerator

b)

juice

c)

orange

d)

(you)

117.

Find the object(s) of the preposition in the following sentence:

"On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed."

a)

top/meatball

b)

somebody/sneezed

c)

top/meatball/cheese

d)

there are no objects of the preposition

118.

Find the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

I send the disruptive student to the guidance counselor.

a)

I

b)

student

c)

guidance counselor

d)

there is no object of the preposition

119.

Find the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

The book on the shelf is mine, not yours.

a)

mine

b)

yours

c)

book

d)

shelf

120.

Find the object(s) of the preposition in the following sentence:

"Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go.

a)

we/Grandmother's

b)

river/woods/house

c)

Over/through

d)

There are no objects of the preposition.

121.

Use a _______ in the subject of a sentence.

a)

pronoun

b)

subject pronoun

c)

object pronoun

122.

A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.

a)

pronoun

b)

subject pronoun

c)

object pronoun

123.

Select all the subject pronouns.

a)

We

b)

They

c)

She

d)

He

124.

Select all the object pronouns.

a)

him

b)

us

c)

me

d)

them

125.

What is the subject pronoun in the following sentence?

They went with them this weekend.

a)

They

b)

them

126.

What is the subject pronoun in the following sentence?

I can't wait for us to leave.

a)

I

b)

Us

127.
He bought groceries to eat for dinner.
Does this sentence have a subject or object pronoun?
a)
Subject Pronoun
b)
Object Pronoun
128.

John built the house for Abigail.

The Direct Object is_____

a)

John

b)

Built

c)

Abigail

d)

House

129.

My dream goal is traveling around the world.

The preposition is_____

a)

around

b)

is

c)

goal

d)

the

130.

Choose the simple subject of the sentence.

I would like to make dresses for my dolls.

a)

I

b)

like

c)

dresses

d)

dolls

131.

What is the complete predicate of this sentence?

Some people attend baseball games.

a)

some people

b)

baseball games

c)

people attend

d)

attend baseball games

132.

What is the complete subject in this sentence?

The young boy rode the bus home.

a)

boy

b)

The young boy

c)

the bus

d)

home

133.

The ____ of a sentence tells what the subject is or what it does..

a)

subject

b)

predicate

134.

The loud students walked quickly through the halls.

a)

simple subject

b)

complete subject

c)

simple predicate

d)

complete predicate

135.

The mom and dad cooked dinner with the children.

a)

simple subject

b)

complete subject

c)

simple predicate

d)

complete predicate

136.

The softball player ran quickly to third base.

a)

simple subject

b)

complete subject

c)

simple predicate

d)

complete predicate

137.
What is the simple predicate?
The haircut took only 15 minutes.
a)
haircut
b)
took
c)
minutes
138.

What part of the sentence is the complete subject?

An itsy-bitsy spider crawled under your beach towel.

a)

An itsy-bitsy spider

b)

crawled under your beach towel

139.

What part is the complete subject of this sentence?

The striped ball rolled down the hill.

a)

rolled down the hill

b)

The striped ball

140.

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence:


The islands of Hawaii became our 5th state in 1959.

a)

islands

b)

The islands of Hawaii

c)

Hawaii

d)

became our 5th state

141.

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence:


The islands of Hawaii became our 5th state in 1959.

a)

islands

b)

The islands of Hawaii

c)

Hawaii

d)

became our 5th state

142.

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence:


The islands of Hawaii became our 5th state in 1959.

a)

Hawaii

b)

became

c)

state

d)

islands

143.

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence:


The only U.S. state made entirely of islands is Hawaii.

a)

The only U.S. state made entirely of islands

b)

state

c)

is Hawaii

d)

The only U.S. state

144.

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence:


The only U.S. state made entirely of islands is Hawaii.

a)

U.S.

b)

state

c)

islands

d)

Hawaii

145.

Is "absent" a predicate noun or a predicate adjective?

They were absent from school.

a)

Predicate noun

b)

Predicate adjective

146.

What is the predicate noun or predicate adjective in the sentence below?

They were absent from school.

a)

They

b)

absent

c)

from

d)

school

147.

Is "engineers" a predicate noun or a predicate adjective? 

Juanita and Ernesto are engineers.

a)

Predicate noun

b)

Predicate adjective

148.

Is "happy" a predicate noun or predicate adjective?

Sarah was happy yesterday morning.

a)

Predicate noun

b)

Prediate adjective

149.
The couch smelled old.
a)
Predicate Adjective
b)
Predicate Noun
150.
Nico became a famous actor.
a)
Predicate Adjective
b)
Predicate Noun
151.

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence:


The only active volcanoes are located around the southern half of Big Island.

a)

volcanoes

b)

Big Island

c)

southern half

d)

active

152.

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence:


The only active volcanoes are located around the southern half of Big Island.

a)

around the southern half

b)

The only active volcanoes

c)

around the southern half of Big Island

d)

active volcanoes

153.

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence:


United States military personnel make up 1.3% of the island's population.

a)

island's population

b)

United States

c)

United States military personnel

d)

military personnel

154.

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence:


The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into World War II.

a)

attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

the U.S. into World War II

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

155.

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence:


The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into World War II.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

U.S.

c)

attack

d)

World War II

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