US Grade 8 ELA Test 8

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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

What does "spill the beans" mean?

A) a color

B) literal meaning

C) The central message or idea

D) tell a secret

Question 2

Which word comes first alphabetically: "you" or "that"?

A) neither

B) that

C) you

D) same

Question 3

What is the past tense of 'swim'?

A) swims

B) swiming

C) will swim

D) swam

Question 4

What is the contraction of "do not"?

A) don't

B) donot

C) DON'T

D) do nots

Question 5

What does "break a leg" mean?

A) The central message or idea

B) good luck

C) a color

D) literal meaning

Question 6

Which word comes first alphabetically: "which" or "their"?

A) which

B) same

C) neither

D) their

Question 7

What is the past tense of 'climb'?

A) climbing

B) climbed

C) will climb

D) climbs

Question 8

What is the contraction of "have not"?

A) haven't

B) HAVEN'T

C) havenot

D) have nots

Question 9

What does "hit the books" mean?

A) a color

B) to study hard

C) The central message or idea

D) literal meaning

Question 10

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

A) neither

B) same

C) this

D) they

Question 11

What is the past tense of 'call'?

A) will call

B) calling

C) called

D) calls

Question 12

What is the contraction of "I am"?

A) I'M

B) I'm

C) Iam

D) I ams

Question 13

What does "pull someone's leg" mean?

A) literal meaning

B) to joke

C) The central message or idea

D) a color

Question 14

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

A) and

B) neither

C) same

D) the

Question 15

What is the past tense of 'plant'?

A) will plant

B) planted

C) plants

D) planting

Question 16

Read the passage "Trail of Tears": In the 1830s, the government forced Cherokee and other tribes from their southeastern homes. Soldiers marched thousands west to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears. Hunger, cold, and disease killed one in four. The removal remains a shameful example of broken promises to Native Americans. What is the main idea of the passage?

A) Tribes moved happily

B) Nobody died

C) Promises were kept

D) Forced removal killed thousands on the Trail of Tears

Question 17

In the passage, where were tribes sent?

A) West to Oklahoma

B) To Canada

C) To Florida

D) To cities

Question 18

In the passage, what does "forced" mean?

A) shameful

B) made to happen against will

C) broken

D) example

Question 19

In the passage, why is it shameful?

A) It was too short

B) Soldiers were kind

C) Promises to Native Americans were broken

D) Land was empty

Question 20

In the passage, how many died?

A) Nobody

B) Everyone

C) One in a hundred

D) One in four

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