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8th Grade Reading Comprehension Practice
8th Grade Reading Comprehension Practice
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1
It is likely that: (make an inference)
The kids would rather play baseball.
The game was boys versus girls.
The girls beat the boys.
Tom never caught a ball.
2
What is the central idea?
Going out for sports helps you make friends.
Making friends is easy.
New students are usually lonely.
Li is having a hard time making friends.
3
What does the underlined word mean?
ignore
show
trick
hide
4
Who found the volleyball?
Helen
Hannah
James and Helen
James
5
Who missed the first ballet class?
Theresa
Leanne
Theresa and Leanne
Brandy
6
This story states:
opinion
fact
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This story states:
fact
opinion
8
Identify the text structure
problem and solution
description
cause and effect
compare and contrast
9
What is the central idea?
Insects are very intelligent.
Honeybees are being used to search for bombs.
It may be possible to change insect behavior.
All insect behavior can be changed.
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What part of his body did Lewis scrape?
shin
knee
chin
elbow
11
This story states:
opinion
fact
12
Identify the text structure
sequence
cause and effect
chronological order
description
13
What does the underlined word mean?
definitely
supposedly
positively
partially
14
It is likely that: (make an inference)
Vicki's mom had to go to work.
The snow turned to rain.
School was canceled because of the weather.
Vicki's mom helped her put on her boots.
15
CAUSE: The doctor had a low, scary voice. What was the EFFECT?
The doctor wanted to leave.
It was too late.
I began to feel frightened.
The clock struck 12.
16
What does the underlined word mean?
borrowed
earned
discovered
stolen
17
Where were the shoes displayed?
on the bench
on a table
on the floor
on the wall
18
What is the central idea?
Honeybees like nectar.
Honey is made from nectar.
Honeybees like to dance.
Honeybees are hard workers.
19
What is the central idea?
The World of Tomorrow is now the world of today.
Many people attended the 1939 World's Fair.
People in 1939 had never seen a dishwasher or TV.
People in 1939 had never seen a refrigerator make ice.
20
Identify the text structure
description
compare and contrast
cause and effect
problem and solution
21
What does the underlined word mean?
encountered
rescued
abandoned
robbed
22
EFFECT: Jack tiptoed upstairs. What was the CAUSE?
A moth was on the stairs.
He was alone in the house.
He heard a strange sound.
He wanted to go to bed.
23
Identify the text structure
description
cause and effect
sequence
compare and contrast
24
When did Kelly's dad retire from boxing?
10 years after his most crowd-pleasing fight
a year after his most crowd-pleasing fight
a month after his most crowd-pleasing fight
two years after his most crowd-pleasing fight
25
What does the underlined word mean?
hidden
discovered
illegal
stolen
26
This story states:
opinion
fact
27
It is likely that: (make an inference)
Jennifer lost her boots.
The closet is wet.
Jennifer likes red boots.
Jennifer has black boots.
28
EFFECT: Mr. Griswold's T.V. was stolen. What was the CAUSE?
He returned home.
It was very late.
He forgot to lock his door.
He went to a show every Monday.
29
CAUSE: We saw a campfire. What was the EFFECT?
We ran through the trees.
Nobody comes to the woods.
Stu said, "That's strange."
We were surprised.
30
Identify the text structure
problem and solution
cause and effect
sequence
compare and contrast
31
This story states:
opinion
fact
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CAUSE: Katy wanted to seem brave. What was the EFFECT?
She saw Bruce in the cave.
She thought the cave was scary.
She went into the cave.
The cave wasn't scary.
33
It is likely that: (make an inference)
Sherry had a peanut butter sandwich.
Brian has a lunch box.
It is lunch time at school.
Sherry and Brian aren't friends.
34
What is the central idea?
Scouting started in England and then came to the U.S.
The U.S. often ends up doing what the British do.
The Boy Scouts were started in England.
The Girl Scouts were first named the Girl Guides.
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It is likely that: (make an inference)
There are not buildings in hot countries.
The kind of school you to to depends on where you live.
Children who do not see their teachers do not like them.
Children like going to school in tents.
