Reading Review Grade 8

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Reading ReviewGrade 8

• 2004 Released Test

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1. Which question is answered in paragraph 2 of
the flyer?

• A. Is Camp Chippenstock open during the
• month of August?
• B. Does Camp Chippenstock offer creative arts
  activities?
• C. What is the setting like at Camp
  Chippenstock?
• D. Do campers play sports at Camp
  Chippenstock?

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2. This is a thesaurus entry for the
wordpaddle.According to the thesaurus entry,
whichsynonym could Tommy Molina have usedto
replace paddle in his letter?

• A. toddle
• B. thrash
• C. oar
• D. row

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3. Tommy Molinas letter is an example of which
persuasive technique?

• A. Glittering generality
• B. Bandwagon
• C. Testimonial
• D. Emotional appeal

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4. The main purpose of the lastparagraph of the
flyer is to

• A. give the reader information necessary to
• apply for Camp Chippenstock
• B. persuade the reader that Camp
• Chippenstock is the right camp for them
• C. tell the reader one more time how much fun
  campers have each summer
• D. review the activities that Camp
• Chippenstock offers to its campers

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5. Which statement is a fact expressed in the
flyer?

• A. Camp begins on June 22 and runs through
  July 24.
• B. . . . Camp Chippenstock is more
  affordable than many other camps.
• C. Its everything youd expect a camp to be
  and then some.
• D. Taking good pictures isnt as simple as
  it seems . . .

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6. Which activity from the flyer bestsupports
the idea that CampChippenstock encourages
learning about the environment?

• A. Swimming
• B. Canoeing
• C. Photography
• D. Hiking

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7. Which information in the flyer bestsupports
the idea that campers comeback year after year?

• A. Camp Chippenstock is more affordable than
  many other camps.
• B. Advanced swimmers have their own
• pool for diving.
• C. Camp Chippenstock provides fun and
• meaningful activities.
• D. Some of the counselors were once campers
  themselves.

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26. Which of the following is the bestsummary
for Praying Mantis?

• A. A girl leaves her insect jar where anyone
  can steal it.
• B. A girl captures an insect and keeps it in a
  glass
• jar.
• C. The speaker feels sorry for an insect and
  frees it.
• D. The speaker steals a girls insect from a
  glass jar.

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27. In Dragonflies, buzz and zoom are both
examples of

• A. onomatopoeia
• B. simile
• C. alliteration
• D. personification

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28. In Dragonflies, line 10 provides an image
of

• A. a sunny day when only insects fly
• B. a quiet day when no wind blows
• C. a hot day when nothing seems to move
• D. a warm day when dragonflies rest

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29. Which phrase from Dragonflies offers the
best visual description of the insects
movements?

• A. shiny as metal
• B. heat has stilled
• C. glorious and fragile
• D. blur of wings

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30. How are the insects treated differently in
the poems?

• A. The praying mantis is captured the
• dragonflies are not.
• B. The praying mantis is respected the
• dragonflies are not.
• C. The dragonflies are watched the praying
  mantis is not.
• D. The dragonflies are studied the praying
• mantis is not.

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31. Both poems portray insects as

• A. dangerous
• B. interesting
• C. quick
• D. shimmering

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32. How do the writers styles differ in the two
poems?

• A. Praying Mantis uses rhyme Dragonflies
  uses rhythm.
• B. Praying Mantis tells a story
  Dragonflies gives a description.
• C. Praying Mantis includes imagery
• Dragonflies contains prose.
• D. Praying Mantis is detailed Dragonflies
  is to the point.

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33. Which point of view does the author use in
this story?

• A. First person, limited to Nina
• B. First person, limited to the twins
• C. Third person, limited to Larry
• D. Third person, as an observer

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34. Nina wants Larry to go to thebasketball camp
because

• A. he needs something else to do
• B. he needs to practice his free throw
• C. more students are needed
• D. she wants to help him with his project

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35. In paragraph 12, the phrase perfect project
for the pair is an example of

• A. alliteration
• B. consonance
• C. metaphor
• D. assonance

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36. Which source did the librarian most likely
show to the group?

• A. A book titled Amphibians of the United
• States
• B. The atlas with maps of rivers and creeks
• C. An index of magazine articles
• D. An encyclopedia volume labeled Fi to Fr

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37. The word mutations in paragraph 24 means

• A. populations
• B. alterations
• C. explorations
• D. indications

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38. Paragraphs 25 and 26 reflect a feeling of

• A. pride
• B. sympathy
• C. boredom
• D. love

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39. According to information in the story, which
is most likely to happen next?

• A. Nina will quit going to basketball camp.
• B. The group will release the tadpoles into
  the creek.
• C. The twins will no longer be interested in
  the
• project.
• D. Scientists will study the area where the
• tadpoles were found.

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40. Which of these is the overall theme in this
story?

• A. Sometimes things turn out to be different
  from what is expected.
• B. The library is a great source of
  information about frog mutations.
• C. Taking care of eight-year-old twins can be
  a chore.
• D. People should be more concerned with
• the environment.

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41. Which statement belongs in the box marked
Event 4?

• A. The tadpole project becomes more intriguing
  than basketball.
• B. Sarah and Sammy go to the creek with
• Larry and Nina.
• C. The group discovers something different
  about some of the tadpoles.
• D. Nina makes a telephone call to a toll-free
  number to make a report.

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42. Which word in this story has a root word that
means usual or average?

• A. particularly
• B. eventually
• C. abnormalities
• D. development

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