US Grade 8 ELA Test 2

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K-12 Grade 8 Ela Middle School (Grade 8, USA Common Core) USA USA Common Core & NGSS

What is this test? for Grade 8 Ela practice (Middle School 6-8, USA Common Core) — Middle School (Grade 8, USA Common Core) level, USA.
Is this for you? For Middle School students (Grade 8, 6-8) — if you are in Middle School, this is for you.
Section: K-12 Grade 8 Ela · Education: Middle School · Part: K-12 Grade 8 Ela · Country: USA

English / Language Arts is a core subject measuring correct use of grammar and reading comprehension.

This test is designed to improve your skills in paragraph interpretation, vocabulary, and sentence structure.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

Which word rhymes with "cake"?

A) lake

B) bed

C) dog

D) sun

Question 2

Which word means the same as "rich"?

A) wealthy

B) The central message or idea

C) different

D) Words used beyond their literal meaning

Question 3

What is a synonym for "small"?

A) The central message or idea

B) Words used beyond their literal meaning

C) Her smile is like the sun.

D) tiny

Question 4

What is an antonym for "clean"?

A) same

B) dirty

C) clean

D) similar

Question 5

What is the prefix in "disappear"?

A) ed

B) ing

C) s

D) dis

Question 6

What is the suffix in "happiness"?

A) pre

B) re

C) un

D) ness

Question 7

Which two words rhyme: "star" and ...?

A) run

B) bed

C) dog

D) car

Question 8

Which word rhymes with "box"?

A) sun

B) dog

C) fox

D) bed

Question 9

Which word means the same as "help"?

A) different

B) assist

C) The central message or idea

D) Words used beyond their literal meaning

Question 10

What is a synonym for "dirty"?

A) The central message or idea

B) Words used beyond their literal meaning

C) filthy

D) Her smile is like the sun.

Question 11

What is an antonym for "apart"?

A) similar

B) same

C) together

D) apart

Question 12

What is the prefix in "unhappy"?

A) ed

B) s

C) un

D) ing

Question 13

What is the suffix in "quickly"?

A) un

B) re

C) ly

D) pre

Question 14

Which two words rhyme: "cake" and ...?

A) bed

B) run

C) dog

D) lake

Question 15

Which word rhymes with "day"?

A) bed

B) play

C) dog

D) sun

Question 16

Read the passage "Freedom's Long March": A century after slavery ended, Black Americans still faced segregation. In 1955, Rosa Parks' arrest sparked the Montgomery boycott. Young Martin Luther King Jr. preached nonviolent protest. Marches, sit-ins, and the 1963 March on Washington pressured Congress. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 finally banned segregation in public places. What is the main idea of the passage?

A) Segregation never existed

B) Nonviolent protest won the Civil Rights Act of 1964

C) Protests achieved nothing

D) The Act came in 1864

Question 17

In the passage, what sparked the boycott?

A) A speech

B) A new law

C) Rosa Parks' arrest

D) A war

Question 18

In the passage, what does "segregation" mean?

A) protest

B) boycott

C) march

D) forced separation by race

Question 19

In the passage, why was nonviolence powerful?

A) It won public support and pressured Congress

B) It scared everyone

C) It was easy

D) It ended quickly

Question 20

In the passage, what did the 1964 Act ban?

A) All protests

B) Segregation in public places

C) Voting

D) Schools

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