SASD Language Arts Common Assessment Grade 8: Grammar PRETEST

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1 SASD Language Arts Common Assessment Grade 8: Grammar PRETEST Spelling and Usage B.8.3f Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in written communications. *Spell (and use) frequently used words correctly and use effective strategies for spelling unfamiliar words. Directions: Choose the correct spelling of each word. 1. a) The test will be taken tomorrow. b) The test will be taken tommorrow. c) The test will be taken tomorow. 2. a) Who is your best freind? b) Who is your best friend? c) Who is your best frend? 3. a) Organization is necessary for success. b) Organization is necesary for success. c) Organization is nesesary for success. 4. a) He was severly injured in the fall. b) He was suverely injured in the fall. b) He was severely injured in the fall. 5. a) Wich horse do you want to ride? b) Which horse do you want to ride? a) Witch horse do you want to ride? Directions: Select the correct word to fill in the blank. 6. a) The dog wagged it s tail. b) The dog wagged its tail. b) The dog wagged it tail. 7. a) John said, I no the right answer. b) John said, I know the right answer. c) John said, I now the right answer. 8. a) Your dog is loose. b) You re dog is loose. c) Youre dog is loose. 9. a) Let s study are science together. b) Let s study our science together. b) Let s study r science together.

2 10. a) The effect of failing the test was an F in the class. b) The effact of failing the test was an F in the class. c) The affect of failing the test was an F in the class. 11. a) Less students attended the dance this month. b) Fewer students attended the dance this month. c) Lesser students attended the dance this month. Verb Tense B.8.3 Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in written communications. *Use correct tenses to indicate the relative order of events. Directions: Choose the correct word to fill in the blank. 12. a) Mai had brung another friend to the Chinese New Year parade. b) Mai had brought another friend to the Chinese New Year parade. c) Mai had bringed another friend to the Chinese New Year parade. 13. a) I already did my aerobic exercises. b) I already done my aerobic exercises. c) I already doned my aerobic exercises. 14. a) Maya layed on her bed. b) Maya laid on her bed. c) Maya lay on her bed. 15. a) The balloon will raise into the atmosphere. b) The balloon will risen into the atmosphere. c) The balloon will rise into the atmosphere. 16. a) Tania learned me about her family s customs. b) Tania taught me about her family s customs. c) Tania teached me about her family s customs. Agreement B.8.3c Understand and employ principles of agreement, including subject-verb, pronoun-noun, and preposition-noun Directions: Choose the sentence that is correct. 17. a) Sam, one of our guides, don t really know which road to take. b) Sam, one of our guides, doesn t really know which road to take. c) Sam, one of our guides, doen t really know which road to take. 18. a) An inspector and a police officer check each truck very carefully. b) An inspector and a police officer checks each truck very carefully. c) An inspector and a police officer checking each truck very carefully.

3 19. a) Food was brought to them. b) Food was brought to they. c) Food was brought to their. 20. a) Then father shifted his hips to the left. b) Then father shifted himself hips to the left. c) Then father shifted them there hips to the left. Capitalization B.8.3e Employ the conventions of capitalization Directions: Choose the word or words for each sentence that should be capitalized. 21. a) My Father s friend, mr. robert ambos, spent two weeks in Costa Rica. b) My Father s friend, Mr. Robert Ambos, spent two weeks in Costa Rica. c) My father s friend, Mr. Robert Ambos, spent two weeks in Costa Rica. 22. a) We are always at the beach on Mondays during the summer months. b) We are always at the beach on mondays during the Summer months. c) We are always at the beach on Mondays during the Summer months. 23. a) Yellowstone Park is in the West, mostly in wyoming. b) Yellowstone Park is in the west, mostly in Wyoming. c) Yellowstone Park is in the West, mostly in Wyoming. 24. a) The Tornado struck in the western suburbs. damage was reported everywhere. b) The tornado struck in the western suburbs. Damage was reported everywhere. c) The tornado struck in the western suburbs. damage was reported everywhere. 25. a) The lincoln highway, which crosses the Country, ends in San Francisco. b) The Lincoln highway, which crosses the country, ends in San Francisco. c) The Lincoln Highway, which crosses the country, ends in San Francisco. Types of Sentences B.8.3 Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in written communications. Directions: Choose the correct answer. 26. The Statue of Liberty is 150 feet tall. a) declarative b) interrogative c) imperative 27. Do you know why this majestic structure is so important? a) declarative b) interrogative c) exclamatory 28. If you visit it, read Emma Lazarus s poem on its base. a) interrogative b) imperative c) exclamatory

4 29. For more than one hundred years, immigrants have been welcomed by the statue. a) declarative b) imperative c) exclamatory 30. What a magnificent tribute it is to America! a) interrogative b) imperative c) exclamatory Sentence Structure B.8.3d Punctuate compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences correctly Directions: Choose the correct answer. 31. During the thunderstorm. a) sentence b) fragment c) run-on sentence 32. Pioneers cleared the land and cultivated it. a) simple b) compound c) complex 33. After Nancy gave her speech, she was no longer nervous. a) simple b) compound c) complex 34. Shake the bottle well, but don t spill the juice. a) simple b) compound c) complex Punctuation B.8.3d Punctuate compound, complex and compound complex sentences correctly. Directions: Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated and bubble the corresponding letter on your answer sheet 35. a) I planned to attend a movie and my mom asked who I was going with? b) I planned to attend a movie, and my mom asked who I was going with? c) I planned to attend a movie, and my mom asked who I was going with. 36. a) Did you see the movie about the sponge, and the fast food restaurant? b) Did you see the movie about the sponge; and the fast food restaurant? c) Did you see the movie about the sponge and the fast food restaurant? 37. a) Yes, Joe, the concert on October was the one where he choked. b) Yes, Joe, the concert on October 12, 1998 was the one where he choked. c) Yes, Joe, the concert on October 12, 1998, was the one where he choked. 38. a) I don t like cheese; however, I will eat it baked over potatoes. b) I don t like cheese, however, I will eat it baked over potatoes. c) I don t like cheese, however I will eat it baked over potatoes. 39. a) The recipe said chop these ingredients; scallions, garlic cloves, and chives. Yuck! b) The recipe said chop these ingredients: scallions, garlic cloves, and chives. Yuck! c) The recipe said chop these ingredients- scallions, garlic cloves, and chives. Yuck!

5 40. a) My great grandmother knits these really goofy hats for us every year. b) My great, grandmother knits these really goofy hats for us every year. c) My great-grandmother knits these really goofy hats for us every year. 41. a) What time is it? Its time for lunch. b) What time is it? It s time for lunch. c) What time is it? Its time for lunch. 42. a) Did Brenda say, You are the coolest person I ve talked to in the last two minutes? b) Did Brenda say, You are the coolest person I ve talked to in the last two minutes? c) Did Brenda say, You are the coolest person I ve talked to in the last two minutes!?

6 SASD Language Arts Common Assessment Grade 8: Grammar PRETEST Answer Key 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. A 21. C 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. C 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. C 41. B 42. A