8th Grade ACT Aspire Practice - English

AN ACTION WORD IS CALLED A...

I WAS HESITANT TO ______ THE JOB OFFER.

WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE OTHER SIDE OF AN ARGUMENT?

_____ DOG IS A BOSTON TERRIER.

A PERSON, PLACE, OR THING IS CALLED A...

The phrase ¨looking for the door¨ is an example of...

METHOD THE AUTHOR USES TO ACQUAINT READERS WITH CHARACTERS AND BUILD THEIR PERSONALITIES..

HARRY POTTER IS A PERSON WITH _____ I ALWAYS HAVE A GREAT TIME.

A LIST OF WRITTEN SOURCES OF INFORMATION AT THE END OF A PAPER

"I'VE TOLD YOU A MILLION TIMES" is an example of a...

I AM GOING TO VISIT ______ THIS SUMMER.

Which of the following is not a part of the introduction paragraph in an essay?

YOU SHOULD BEGIN ALL BODY PARAGRAPHS WITH...

The part of a sentence that can not stand alone...

CONVERSATION CARRIED ON BY THE CHARACTERS IN A LITERARY WORK..

MY AUNT IS IN _______ SINCE MY UNCLE PASSED AWAY.

An object or action that means more than its literal meaning..

LANGUAGE EVOKING ONE, SOME, OR ALL OF THE FIVE SENSES.

HOW MANY PARAGRAPHS SHOULD AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY HAVE?

A WORD THAT DESCRIBES A VERB IS CALLED AN...

WHILE DAVE LOVED EATING ICE CREAM HE REALIZED THAT A SEVEN SCOOP SUNDAE WAS JUST _____ FILLING.

I, YOU, HE, SHE, AND IT ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF...

A LONG SPEECH OR RANT BY ONE CHARACTER IN A SHORT STORY OR BOOK

THE OVERALL MESSAGE OF A STORY...

THE REPETITION OF A LETTER OR SOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF A WORD IS CALLED...

An interruption in a book or movie to show a scene from the past...

What does the word Preceding mean?

NOW THAT I RODE THE CAROUSEL I _____ SICK.

A WORD THAT DESCRIBES A NOUN IS CALLED...

I DID SO ____ ON MY EXAM THAT MY PARENTS TOOK ME OUT FOR DINNER.

THE USE OF WORDS TO CONVEY THE OPPOSITE OF THEIR LITERAL MEANING.