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) When I finally got my chance, I 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) Just waiting sometimes for clues, this is what you have to do.
B) Sometimes you just have to wait for clues.
C) Sometimes just waiting, this is what you have to do for clues.
D) For clues sometimes, you just have to wait for them.
  • 4. 4) Which of these is not a complete sentence?
A) 7
B) 10
C) 1
D) 13
  • 5. 5) Which of these phrases repeats an idea already expressed in the sentence?
A) It all started when I checked the mail one day after school.
B) Buried among the bills and magazines addressed to my parents, there was a small white card included with the other mail.
C) When I showed the strange card to my friend Bob, he said, "Maybe someone's sending you a present."
D) I always thought it would be cool to be a detective.
  • 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) as it is
B) at breakfast, dad asked, “what
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) as it is
B) it tastes really well.”
C) it taste real good.”
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) as it is
D) nuts fruit and cornflakes,
  • 10. 10) In sentence 28, couldn’t beleive is correctly written-
A) could’nt believe
B) couldn’t believe
C) as it is
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 more relevant, specific information
B) Draft A contains more descriptive vocabulary
C) Draft B contains information that does not belong in Reggie's paper.
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) describing the Pacific Railroad Act
D) explaining the importance of travel by railroad
  • 15. 15) In both drafts, which of these transitions could best be added to the beginning of paragraph 3?
A) In addition,
B) Meanwhile,
C) Unfortunately,
D) Because of this,
  • 16. 16) How is complaned about not having enough money correctly written?
A) complained about not having enuff money
B) complained about not having enough money
C) complaned about not having enuff money
D) As it is
  • 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) 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) As it is
B) This Historic Event
C) These historic event
D) This 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) didn’t know the identity of his helper
B) entered his project in the science exhibition
C) read a message someone left for him
D) painted some greasy spots on his project
  • 22. 22) Danny was in a hurry to eat so he could-
A) go to the store to buy brushes and paper towels
B) get back to school to paint his project
C) call a friend to ask about the note
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) what kind of material Danny used in his project
C) where Danny’s project was
D) why the bolts were loose on the bridge
  • 24. 24) Which word best describes how Danny felt toward his "helper?"
A) Suspicious
B) Grateful
C) Envious
D) Concerned
  • 25. 25) With which words does the author foreshadow the identity of Danny's "helper?"
A) “Danny decided to look at other projects."
B) “He was always working on his bicycle."
C) “Tonight he would perform his demonstration."
D) “No clues here yet.”
  • 26. 26) In paragraph 6, the word fortuitous means-
A) chance happening
B) difficult contest
C) special project
D) hopeful wish
  • 27. 27) The author provides enough information for the reader to conclude that -
A) Bob Wyatt’s project should have included a motor
B) Sun Mai Lee once lived in a desert
C) J.J. Brandon’s project had a good chance of winning
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) only a good mechanic could have done the job
B) Joe Don’s project was not as good as Danny's
C) the job was an easy one for him
D) Joe Don was resentful of having to help Danny
  • 29. 29) The title of this selection suggests that it would most likely be found in which of these books?
A) Science Exhibition Projects
B) Real Life Mysteries
C) Bridges That Made History
D) Writing Good Notes
  • 30. 30) From whose point of view is the story told in this poem?
A) Lightning
B) Unknown narrator
C) Slewfoot-Sue
D) Pecos Bill
  • 31. 31) Which question does stanza 3 answer?
A) What did Sue look like?
B) What did Sue want?
C) Did Bill get Sue her own horse?
D) Was Bill able to lasso a tornado?
  • 32. 32) What is the rhyme pattern for each stanza?
A) abca
B) abac
C) aabc
D) abcb
  • 33. 33) How did Slewfoot-Sue change in the last stanza from stanza 3?
A) She married Bill.
B) She learned to rope and shoot.
C) She never saw Pecos Bill again.
D) She didn’t ride horses anymore.
  • 34. 34) Bill’s horse was named “Lightning” for its-
A) power
B) color
C) size
D) intelligence
  • 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) . . . roped the storm . . .
B) . . . rode upon the wind . . .
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) Warmth
D) Upstroke
  • 38. 38) If a bird’s bones were thicker and more solid, a bird probably could-
A) fly higher
B) fly longer
C) not fly at all
D) fly faster
  • 39. 39) Which question does paragraph 5 answer?
A) What is meant by the term “lift”?
B) What types of feathers do birds have?
C) What quality of vision do birds possess?
D) How high can birds fly?
  • 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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