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