US Grade 8 ELA Test 6

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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 sentence is correct?

A) I has a do

B) I have a dog.

C) i has a dog

D) No error

Question 2

What is the contraction of "will not"?

A) willnot

B) won't

C) WON'T

D) will nots

Question 3

Which word is a compound word?

A) run

B) football

C) cat

D) happy

Question 4

Which pair are homophones (sound alike)?

A) big / small

B) run / walk

C) cat / dog

D) pair / pear

Question 5

What does "cost an arm and a leg" mean?

A) very expensive

B) a color

C) literal meaning

D) The central message or idea

Question 6

Which word comes first alphabetically: "this" or "have"?

A) neither

B) this

C) same

D) have

Question 7

What is the past tense of 'drink'?

A) drinking

B) drinks

C) drank

D) will drink

Question 8

What is the contraction of "did not"?

A) didn't

B) DIDN'T

C) did nots

D) didnot

Question 9

What does "beat around the bush" mean?

A) The central message or idea

B) avoid the topic

C) literal meaning

D) a color

Question 10

Which word comes first alphabetically: "and" or "is"?

A) same

B) neither

C) and

D) is

Question 11

What is the past tense of 'build'?

A) will build

B) builded

C) builds

D) building

Question 12

What is the contraction of "it is"?

A) IT'S

B) itis

C) it iss

D) it's

Question 13

What does "miss the boat" mean?

A) The central message or idea

B) a color

C) miss a chance

D) literal meaning

Question 14

Which word comes first alphabetically: "said" or "each"?

A) said

B) neither

C) same

D) each

Question 15

What is the past tense of 'clean'?

A) cleans

B) cleaned

C) will clean

D) cleaning

Question 16

Read the passage "Cities of Steel and Sweat": Between 1870 and 1920, American cities exploded. Skyscrapers rose on steel frames, subways rumbled below streets, and electric lights glowed. Immigrants crowded into tenements near factories. Bosses grew rich while reformers photographed slums, demanding clean water, safe housing, and parks for all. What is the main idea of the passage?

A) Cities shrank

B) Cities grew fast, bringing wealth and slum problems

C) Nobody immigrated

D) Reformers did nothing

Question 17

In the passage, what are tenements?

A) Parks

B) Subways

C) Crowded apartment buildings

D) Factories

Question 18

In the passage, what does "reformer" mean?

A) boss

B) slum

C) frame

D) person working to fix problems

Question 19

In the passage, why did reformers photograph slums?

A) To demand clean water, housing, and parks

B) For art shows

C) To sell homes

D) For fun

Question 20

In the passage, what rumbled below streets?

A) Horses

B) Subways

C) Rivers

D) Trains above

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