8th Grade English Pre Assessment
  • 1. 1) Which of these would be the most helpful for Chris to add to his web?
A) The events that take place in the story
B) The names of people who will read his story
C) The way he came up with the idea for his story
D) The short stories he has read in his English class
  • 2. 2) How can Chris best combine sentences 2 &3 without changing their meaning?
A) I learned that solving a mystery is a lot tougher than I thought and I finally got my chance.
B) When I finally got my chance, I learned that solving a mystery is a lot tougher than I thought.
C) Got my chance finally, and learned that solving a mystery is a lot tougher than I thought.
D) I finally got my chance, I learned that solving a mystery is a lot tougher than I thought.
  • 3. 3) How is sentence 4 best rewritten?
A) Sometimes just waiting, this is what you have to do for clues.
B) Just waiting sometimes for clues, this is what you have to do.
C) Sometimes you just have to wait for clues.
D) For clues sometimes, you just have to wait for them.
  • 4. 4) Which of these is not a complete sentence?
A) 1
B) 13
C) 10
D) 7
  • 5. 5) Which of these phrases repeats an idea already expressed in the sentence?
A) When I showed the strange card to my friend Bob, he said, "Maybe someone's sending you a present."
B) Buried among the bills and magazines addressed to my parents, there was a small white card included with the other mail.
C) I always thought it would be cool to be a detective.
D) It all started when I checked the mail one day after school.
  • 6. 6) In sentence 19, The card’s message, written in big letters, is correctly written-
A) The cards' message, written in big letters,
B) The cards's message, written in big letters
C) as it is
D) The card’s message written in big letters,
  • 7. 7) In sentence 22, at breakfast, dad asked, "What is correctly written-
A) at breakfast, dad asked, What
B) at breakfast, Dad asked, “What
C) as it is
D) at breakfast, dad asked, “what
  • 8. 8) In sentence 23, it tastes real good.” is correctly written-
A) it tastes really good.”
B) it taste real good.”
C) as it is
D) it tastes really well.”
  • 9. 9) In sentence 25, nuts fruit, and cornflakes, is correctly written-
A) as it is
B) nuts fruit and cornflakes,
C) nuts, fruit, and cornflakes,
D) nuts fruit, and cornflakes
  • 10. 10) In sentence 28, couldn’t beleive is correctly written-
A) couldn’t believe
B) as it is
C) couldn’t beleave
D) could’nt believe
  • 11. 11) Which of these would best help Reggie carry out his research?
A) Reviewing papers he has written in the past
B) Writing out questions about his topic
C) Asking classmates about their topics
D) Writing a catchy introduction for his paper
  • 12. 12) What is the main difference between Draft A and Draft B?
A) Draft A provides more elaboration.
B) Draft B contains more relevant, specific information
C) Draft B contains information that does not belong in Reggie's paper.
D) Draft A contains more descriptive vocabulary
  • 13. 13) In Draft B, the best way to improve the rhythm of paragraph 2 would be to -
A) vary the sentence structure
B) add more technical language
C) put the information in chronological order
D) discuss how trains were invented
  • 14. 14) In both drafts, paragraph 2 focuses mainly on-
A) comparing two different railroad companies
B) explaining the importance of travel by railroad
C) describing the Pacific Railroad Act
D) providing details about Lincoln’s presidency
  • 15. 15) In both drafts, which of these transitions could best be added to the beginning of paragraph 3?
A) Because of this,
B) Meanwhile,
C) Unfortunately,
D) In addition,
  • 16. 16) How is complaned about not having enough money correctly written?
A) complaned about not having enuff money
B) complained about not having enough money
C) As it is
D) complained about not having enuff money
  • 17. 17) How is workers has been expected correctly written?
A) As it is
B) workers were expected
C) workers are exspected
D) workers was expected
  • 18. 18) How is has to be hauled correctly written?
A) have to be hauled
B) had to be hauled
C) has to be halled
D) As it is
  • 19. 19) How is This historic event correctly written?
A) These historic event
B) As it is
C) This Historic event
D) This Historic Event
  • 20. 20) How is Promontory summit, Utah, correctly written?
A) As it is
B) Promontory summit Utah,
C) Promontory Summit, Utah,
D) promontory summit, Utah,
  • 21. 21) The main idea of the first three paragraphs is that Danny-
A) entered his project in the science exhibition
B) didn’t know the identity of his helper
C) painted some greasy spots on his project
D) read a message someone left for him
  • 22. 22) Danny was in a hurry to eat so he could-
A) go to the store to buy brushes and paper towels
B) call a friend to ask about the note
C) get back to school to paint his project
D) watch his favorite television program
  • 23. 23) From paragraph 5, the reader learns all of these except-
A) why the bolts were loose on the bridge
B) when Danny would have discovered the loose bolts
C) where Danny’s project was
D) what kind of material Danny used in his project
  • 24. 24) Which word best describes how Danny felt toward his "helper?"
A) Concerned
B) Envious
C) Suspicious
D) Grateful
  • 25. 25) With which words does the author foreshadow the identity of Danny's "helper?"
A) “No clues here yet.”
B) “Danny decided to look at other projects."
C) “He was always working on his bicycle."
D) “Tonight he would perform his demonstration."
  • 26. 26) In paragraph 6, the word fortuitous means-
A) special project
B) chance happening
C) difficult contest
D) hopeful wish
  • 27. 27) The author provides enough information for the reader to conclude that -
A) Sun Mai Lee once lived in a desert
B) J.J. Brandon’s project had a good chance of winning
C) Bob Wyatt’s project should have included a motor
D) Joe Don had looked closely at Danny’s project
  • 28. 28) Even though Joe Don said “Oh, that was really hard work," the reader is aware that in reality-
A) the job was an easy one for him
B) Joe Don’s project was not as good as Danny's
C) Joe Don was resentful of having to help Danny
D) only a good mechanic could have done the job
  • 29. 29) The title of this selection suggests that it would most likely be found in which of these books?
A) Real Life Mysteries
B) Science Exhibition Projects
C) Writing Good Notes
D) Bridges That Made History
  • 30. 30) From whose point of view is the story told in this poem?
A) Unknown narrator
B) Pecos Bill
C) Lightning
D) Slewfoot-Sue
  • 31. 31) Which question does stanza 3 answer?
A) Did Bill get Sue her own horse?
B) Was Bill able to lasso a tornado?
C) What did Sue want?
D) What did Sue look like?
  • 32. 32) What is the rhyme pattern for each stanza?
A) aabc
B) abac
C) abcb
D) abca
  • 33. 33) How did Slewfoot-Sue change in the last stanza from stanza 3?
A) She learned to rope and shoot.
B) She never saw Pecos Bill again.
C) She married Bill.
D) She didn’t ride horses anymore.
  • 34. 34) Bill’s horse was named “Lightning” for its-
A) size
B) color
C) intelligence
D) power
  • 35. 35) The lack of punctuation at the ends of some lines gives the reader a feeling-
A) that something is missing
B) of doubt
C) that there should be a pause at the end of every line
D) of continuing thought or action
  • 36. 36) Which phrase from the poem tells something that Sue and Bill did together?
A) . . . rode upon the wind . . .
B) . . . roped the storm . . .
C) . . . kept a-bouncin’ up and down . . .
D) . . . flew around the moon . . .
  • 37. 37) The following chart shows how the information is organized in paragraph 3.
A) Interlocking
B) Solid
C) Upstroke
D) Warmth
  • 38. 38) If a bird’s bones were thicker and more solid, a bird probably could-
A) fly higher
B) not fly at all
C) fly longer
D) fly faster
  • 39. 39) Which question does paragraph 5 answer?
A) How high can birds fly?
B) What quality of vision do birds possess?
C) What types of feathers do birds have?
D) What is meant by the term “lift”?
  • 40. 40) In paragraph 6, the word avian means-
A) tending to be light
B) relating to birds
C) in a delicate manner
D) the process of flying
Students who took this test also took :

Created with That Quiz — a math test site for students of all grade levels.