8th Grade English Pre Assessment
  • 1. 1) Which of these would be the most helpful for Chris to add to his web?
A) The names of people who will read his 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 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) For clues sometimes, you just have to wait for them.
B) Sometimes you just have to wait for clues.
C) Just waiting sometimes for clues, this is what you have to do.
D) Sometimes just waiting, this is what you have to do for clues.
  • 4. 4) Which of these is not a complete sentence?
A) 13
B) 1
C) 10
D) 7
  • 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) Buried among the bills and magazines addressed to my parents, there was a small white card included with the other mail.
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's message, written in big letters
B) The cards' message, written in big letters,
C) The card’s message written in big letters,
D) as it is
  • 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) it tastes really well.”
B) as it is
C) it tastes really good.”
D) it taste real 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) couldn’t beleave
D) as it is
  • 11. 11) Which of these would best help Reggie carry out his research?
A) Writing a catchy introduction for his paper
B) Asking classmates about their topics
C) Reviewing papers he has written in the past
D) Writing out questions about his topic
  • 12. 12) What is the main difference between Draft A and Draft B?
A) Draft A provides more elaboration.
B) Draft A contains more descriptive vocabulary
C) Draft B contains more relevant, specific information
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) discuss how trains were invented
B) put the information in chronological order
C) vary the sentence structure
D) add more technical language
  • 14. 14) In both drafts, paragraph 2 focuses mainly on-
A) providing details about Lincoln’s presidency
B) explaining the importance of travel by railroad
C) comparing two different railroad companies
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) complaned about not having enuff money
B) complained about not having enough money
C) complained about not having enuff money
D) As it is
  • 17. 17) How is workers has been expected correctly written?
A) workers was expected
B) workers are exspected
C) As it is
D) workers were expected
  • 18. 18) How is has to be hauled correctly written?
A) had to be hauled
B) has to be halled
C) have to be hauled
D) As it is
  • 19. 19) How is This historic event correctly written?
A) These historic event
B) This 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) didn’t know the identity of his helper
B) painted some greasy spots on his project
C) entered his project in the science exhibition
D) read a message someone left for him
  • 22. 22) Danny was in a hurry to eat so he could-
A) watch his favorite television program
B) go to the store to buy brushes and paper towels
C) call a friend to ask about the note
D) get back to school to paint his project
  • 23. 23) From paragraph 5, the reader learns all of these except-
A) where Danny’s project was
B) why the bolts were loose on the bridge
C) when Danny would have discovered the loose bolts
D) what kind of material Danny used in his project
  • 24. 24) Which word best describes how Danny felt toward his "helper?"
A) Envious
B) Suspicious
C) Grateful
D) Concerned
  • 25. 25) With which words does the author foreshadow the identity of Danny's "helper?"
A) “He was always working on his bicycle."
B) “Danny decided to look at other projects."
C) “No clues here yet.”
D) “Tonight he would perform his demonstration."
  • 26. 26) In paragraph 6, the word fortuitous means-
A) hopeful wish
B) chance happening
C) special project
D) difficult contest
  • 27. 27) The author provides enough information for the reader to conclude that -
A) Bob Wyatt’s project should have included a motor
B) Joe Don had looked closely at Danny’s project
C) J.J. Brandon’s project had a good chance of winning
D) Sun Mai Lee once lived in a desert
  • 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) only a good mechanic could have done the job
C) Joe Don’s project was not as good as Danny's
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) Bridges That Made History
B) Real Life Mysteries
C) Writing Good Notes
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) Was Bill able to lasso a tornado?
B) What did Sue look like?
C) What did Sue want?
D) Did Bill get Sue her own horse?
  • 32. 32) What is the rhyme pattern for each stanza?
A) abcb
B) abca
C) abac
D) aabc
  • 33. 33) How did Slewfoot-Sue change in the last stanza from stanza 3?
A) She never saw Pecos Bill again.
B) She married Bill.
C) She learned to rope and shoot.
D) She didn’t ride horses anymore.
  • 34. 34) Bill’s horse was named “Lightning” for its-
A) size
B) color
C) power
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 there should be a pause at the end of every line
C) that something is missing
D) of doubt
  • 36. 36) Which phrase from the poem tells something that Sue and Bill did together?
A) . . . flew around the moon . . .
B) . . . rode upon the wind . . .
C) . . . roped the storm . . .
D) . . . kept a-bouncin’ up and down . . .
  • 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) fly longer
C) not fly at all
D) fly faster
  • 39. 39) Which question does paragraph 5 answer?
A) What types of feathers do birds have?
B) What quality of vision do birds possess?
C) How high can birds fly?
D) What is meant by the term “lift”?
  • 40. 40) In paragraph 6, the word avian means-
A) in a delicate manner
B) the process of flying
C) relating to birds
D) tending to be light
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