8th Grade English Pre Assessment
  • 1. 1) Which of these would be the most helpful for Chris to add to his web?
A) The way he came up with the idea for his story
B) The names of people who will read his story
C) The short stories he has read in his English class
D) The events that take place in the story
  • 2. 2) How can Chris best combine sentences 2 &3 without changing their meaning?
A) Got my chance finally, and learned that solving a mystery is a lot tougher than I thought.
B) I learned that solving a mystery is a lot tougher than I thought and I finally got my chance.
C) I finally got my chance, I learned that solving a mystery is a lot tougher than I thought.
D) When 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) Just waiting sometimes for clues, this is what you have to do.
B) Sometimes just waiting, this is what you have to do for clues.
C) For clues sometimes, you just have to wait for them.
D) Sometimes you just have to wait for clues.
  • 4. 4) Which of these is not a complete sentence?
A) 7
B) 1
C) 13
D) 10
  • 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 card’s message written in big letters,
B) The cards' message, written in big letters,
C) as it is
D) The cards'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) as it is
C) at breakfast, dad asked, What
D) at breakfast, dad asked, “what
  • 8. 8) In sentence 23, it tastes real good.” is correctly written-
A) it taste real good.”
B) as it is
C) it tastes really well.”
D) it tastes really good.”
  • 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) 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 out questions about his topic
C) Writing a catchy introduction for his paper
D) Reviewing papers he has written in the past
  • 12. 12) What is the main difference between Draft A and Draft B?
A) Draft B contains information that does not belong in Reggie's paper.
B) Draft B contains more relevant, specific information
C) Draft A contains more descriptive vocabulary
D) Draft A provides more elaboration.
  • 13. 13) In Draft B, the best way to improve the rhythm of paragraph 2 would be to -
A) discuss how trains were invented
B) vary the sentence structure
C) put the information in chronological order
D) add more technical language
  • 14. 14) In both drafts, paragraph 2 focuses mainly on-
A) providing details about Lincoln’s presidency
B) comparing two different railroad companies
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) Unfortunately,
B) Meanwhile,
C) Because of this,
D) In addition,
  • 16. 16) How is complaned about not having enough money correctly written?
A) As it is
B) complained about not having enuff money
C) complained about not having enough money
D) complaned 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 was expected
D) workers are exspected
  • 18. 18) How is has to be hauled correctly written?
A) As it is
B) has to be halled
C) have to be hauled
D) had to be hauled
  • 19. 19) How is This historic event correctly written?
A) As it is
B) This Historic Event
C) This Historic event
D) These historic event
  • 20. 20) How is Promontory summit, Utah, correctly written?
A) Promontory summit Utah,
B) promontory summit, Utah,
C) As it is
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) painted some greasy spots on his project
C) read a message someone left for him
D) didn’t know the identity of his helper
  • 22. 22) Danny was in a hurry to eat so he could-
A) watch his favorite television program
B) call a friend to ask about the note
C) go to the store to buy brushes and paper towels
D) get back to school to paint his project
  • 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) Envious
B) Concerned
C) Suspicious
D) Grateful
  • 25. 25) With which words does the author foreshadow the identity of Danny's "helper?"
A) “Tonight he would perform his demonstration."
B) “Danny decided to look at other projects."
C) “No clues here yet.”
D) “He was always working on his bicycle."
  • 26. 26) In paragraph 6, the word fortuitous means-
A) hopeful wish
B) special project
C) chance happening
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) Joe Don had looked closely at Danny’s project
C) J.J. Brandon’s project had a good chance of winning
D) Bob Wyatt’s project should have included a motor
  • 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) Writing Good Notes
B) Real Life Mysteries
C) Bridges That Made History
D) Science Exhibition Projects
  • 30. 30) From whose point of view is the story told in this poem?
A) Lightning
B) Unknown narrator
C) Pecos Bill
D) Slewfoot-Sue
  • 31. 31) Which question does stanza 3 answer?
A) Was Bill able to lasso a tornado?
B) What did Sue want?
C) Did Bill get Sue her own horse?
D) What did Sue look like?
  • 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 never saw Pecos Bill again.
B) She learned to rope and shoot.
C) She married Bill.
D) She didn’t ride horses anymore.
  • 34. 34) Bill’s horse was named “Lightning” for its-
A) power
B) size
C) color
D) intelligence
  • 35. 35) The lack of punctuation at the ends of some lines gives the reader a feeling-
A) of continuing thought or action
B) that something is missing
C) of doubt
D) that there should be a pause at the end of every line
  • 36. 36) Which phrase from the poem tells something that Sue and Bill did together?
A) . . . rode upon the wind . . .
B) . . . flew around the moon . . .
C) . . . kept a-bouncin’ up and down . . .
D) . . . roped the storm . . .
  • 37. 37) The following chart shows how the information is organized in paragraph 3.
A) Upstroke
B) Solid
C) Warmth
D) Interlocking
  • 38. 38) If a bird’s bones were thicker and more solid, a bird probably could-
A) fly longer
B) fly higher
C) fly faster
D) not fly at all
  • 39. 39) Which question does paragraph 5 answer?
A) How high can birds fly?
B) What quality of vision do birds possess?
C) What is meant by the term “lift”?
D) What types of feathers do birds have?
  • 40. 40) In paragraph 6, the word avian means-
A) tending to be light
B) relating to birds
C) the process of flying
D) in a delicate manner
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