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8th Grade Grammar Review
8th Grade Grammar Review
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1
Where did you go last night? This sentence is written in what mood?
Imperative
Indicative
Educational
Interrogative
2
Convert the following sentence to passive voice. I vacuumed all the floors.
The floors were all vacuumed by me.
I will vacuum all the floors.
I intend to vacuum all the floors.
I can vacuum the floors.
3
Transitions do not
Connect a sequence of events
Help writing flow smoothly
Summarize the main points
Connect ideas
4
In the active voice, there is always a helping verb.
False
True
5
You use informal language when you are
code switching
talking to friends
angry
talking to officials
6
The connotation of obnoxious is
Positive
Neutral
Negative
7
If the author's purpose is to persuade are they likely to have bias?
Yes
No
8
Go to the car now. This sentence is an example of what mood?
Indicative
Helpful
Imperative
Subjunctive
9
The end of a piece of writing that sums up the main points of the text is the
Transition
Supporting Details
Introduction
Conclusion
10
An introduction does not do which of the following
Summarize main points
Grab the reader's attention
Introduce the thesis
11
You can find synonyms and antonyms for words in the ______.
Dictionary
Index
Thesaurus
Glossary
12
A fire station burns down. This is what type of irony?
Passive
Verbal
Situational
Dramatic
13
When you tell someone what happened in a story you are detailing its
resolution
rising action
plot
theme
14
Go get Gib's galoshes from the garage. This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Assonance
figurative
Alliteration
Simile
15
An antonym for compare is...
picture
analogy
contrast
symbolize
16
When communicating with an official, such as the Governor or President use...
Formal Language
Participles
Standard English
Informal Language
17
She sat on the bench. This sentence is written in what mood?
Indicative
Angry
Moody
Imperative
18
Wayne's book hit the floor with a resounding thud. This is what type of figurative language?
Irony
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
19
An analogy is a comparison that shows the similarities between two things.
False
True
20
Holly sang like a bird. What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Simile
Assonance
Personification
21
If you clean up your room, I'll take you to the mall. This sentence is in what mood?
Subjunctive
Indicative
Imperative
Conditional
22
She is an artist in the medium of verbal irony. She uses much...
sarcasm
relevance
dramatic irony
alliteration
23
Which of the following are compound sentences?
Zoe went home, and she did her homework.
Devin played ball and had a snack.
Kylie got it right; everyone else did not.
Ethan and Austin ate candy.
24
The freshly cut grass tickled my toes. This sentence uses what type of figurative language?
Larceny
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
25
When Grayson summarized the chapter he
communicated the main points.
told exactly what happened.
included many details.
used only a few sentences.
26
You make an inference when you...
inform the reader.
use process of eliminatilon.
make a guess based on prior knowledge and textual evidence.
construct a compound sentence.
27
An infinitive can function in a sentence as...
a noun
an adjective
an adverb
question
28
Which of the following is a text structure?
Cause and effect
Sequence of events
Chronological order
Problem and solution
29
The turning point of a story...
comes after the rising action.
comes before the falling action.
is the climax
is also known as the exposition.
30
Which of the following is not an author's purpose?
Indicative
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
31
Irrelevant details are about something other than the topic.
True
False
32
Although he knew better, Bryson threw the paper airplane. This is a ______ sentence.
Compound
Simple
Interrogative
Complex
33
A gerund is a verb form ending in ing that is used as a ________.
noun
verb
infinitive
adverb
34
When you look for similarities you...
Interrogate
Analogous
Contrast
Compare
35
Which one is an example of passive voice?
Kelley eats french fries.
Ava will get the dictionary.
The ball was caught by Cameron.
Jared picked up the money.
