Spelling Tests

09 8th Spelling Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/5006442.html

10 8th Spelling Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/5070399.html

Common Assessment Review Practice Links

Using Colons Practice
Directions: Number your paper from 1-10. Write your answer. Then check it to see how many you have correct.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova5.htm

Making Inferences
Directions: Number your paper from 1-10. Write the LETTER of your answer. Then check it to see how many you have correct.

http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-worksheets/online-inference-practice-1.htm

Context Clues Practice
A.  Directions: Number your paper from 1-10. Write your answer. Then check it to see how many you have correct.

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabulary_2/6/1626/416421.cw/index.html%20parentloc

B. Directions: Number your paper from 1-10. Write your answer. Then check it to see how many you have correct.

http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter3/context_clues__exercise_1.html

Adjectives and Adverbs Practice

Adjectives and Adverbs Practice

  

Part 1 - USE THE ADJECTIVE IN BRACKETS OR MAKE AN ADVERB (ADJ+LY) AS NECESSARY

1.    (careful) You must read the instructions _______________ before you use the machine.

2.    (noisy) Children are always very _______________

3.    (angry) Something had happened to him. He had an _______________ look.

4.    (beautiful) Don’t you think she paints _______________ ?

5.    (free) She will understand anything you tell her. You can talk to her _______________

6.    (clear) It’s important that you write all the details _______________

7.    (hungry/economical) The population in many African countries are _______________ because they have a lot of _______________ problems.

8.    (good) He plays tennis very _______________

9.    (quiet) The boys were so _______________ that I thought they were planning something.

10. (sure) I was _______________ that I had left the camera on the table.

11. (slow) I have to buy a new car. This one is very _______________

12. (warm) They gave us a very _______________ welcome.

13. (comfortable) When I arrived he was sitting _______________ in an armchair.

14. (hard) We worked _______________ all day.

15. (fast) Don’t drive so _______________! It’s dangerous.

16. (easy) It wasn’t _______________ to find their house in the middle of the night.

17. Can I use your phone, please?   / (certain)     Yes, _______________

18. (happy) When I gave him the present, he looked at me _______________

Part 2 - CHOOSE THE CORRECT CHOICE

 1.- Our team lost the march because we played (bad/badly)

      I feel (bad/badly) about losing the match.

 2.- I didn’t have any problems finding lodging. I found a flat (easy/easily)

      This is too (easy/easily). I need something more challenging.

 3.- Your proposal sounds a bit (selfish/selfishly)

      You behaved (selfish/selfishly)

 4.- The house was (terrible/terribly) damaged by the hurricane.

      That’s (terrible/terribly)!

 5.- There was a (sudden/suddenly) change in the weather.

       The weather has changed (sudden/suddenly)

 6.- Everybody at the party was (colorful/colorfully) dressed.

      Everybody was wearing (colorful/colorfully) clothes.

 7.- I hurt myself (bad/badly) with that edge.

       The firm wasn’t successful because it was (bad/badly) managed.

 8.- Don’t stand on that stool. It doesn’t look (safe/safely)

      Fortunately he sheltered  (safe/safely) at home during the storm.

 9.- we waited (impatient/impatiently) until they arrived.

       She sounded (impatient/impatiently) on the phone.

10.- She speaks French (good/well)

       She speak (good/well) French.

     

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Verb Tense Practice

 Verb Tense Practice

Directions: Using your own paper, write the letter AND the correct answer on your paper.

1. .The movie…………….ten minutes ago.-

            a) stars          b) star            c) ‘s started         d)  starded           e) ‘s starting

2.  You…………….in Europe  twice this year.-

            a) was         b) has been            c) have been         d)  were

3. You…………….my student since 1999 -

            a) was          b) are             c) ’s been                d) ’ve been       e) were

4. Robin …………..his car three times a week-

            a) wash          b) washed            c) is washing      d)  ‘s washed     e) washes

5. Robin …………his car at this moment   .-

         a) wash          b) washed            c) is washing      d)  ‘s washed     e) washes

6.  Robin …………his car yesterday   .-

         a) wash          b) washed            c) is washing      d)  ‘s washed     e) washes

7.  Robin …………his car for one hour.-

         a) wash          b) washed            c) is washing      d)  ‘s washed     e) washes

8.  Robin …………his car next week   .-

         a) wash          b) washed            c) is washing      d)  ‘s washed     e) washes

9.  Robin has just decided he …………his car

         a) wash          b) will wash          c) is washing      d)  ‘s washed     e) washes

10.  I promise you I …………..the bill.-

         a) pay        b)  ‘m going to pay       c) payed    d)  ‘’s paying    e) pays

11.  Next Saturay night we…………pasta   .-

         a) ‘ve eaten      b) ate         c) eat     d)  ‘are gong to eat   e)  will eat

12.   My dad never…………………….mexican food.- 

         a) ate         b) have eaten          c) is eating      d)  has eaten    e) EAT

13.  I think Andrea………to Miami tomorrow

         a) travel          b)  will travel            c) has travelled    d)  ‘s  gong to travel

14.  The president of this firm …………a meeting at the moment   .-

        a) has         b) has had          c) had      d)  ‘s having   e)  will have

15.  The president of this firm …………a meeting next Friday   .-

         a) has         b) has had          c) had      d)  ‘s having   e)  will have

16.  The president of this firm …………a meeting last Monday.-

         a) has         b) has had          c) had      d)  ‘s having   e)  will have

17.  The president of this firm …………a meeting since  quarter past seven

         a) has         b) has had          c) had      d)  ‘s having   e)  will have

18.  The president of this firm …………a meeting ten minutes ago   .-

         a) has         b) has had          c) had      d)  ‘s having   e)  will have

19.  When he was five he……………………his leg  .-

         a) have  broken       b) has broken         c) broke     d)  ‘s breaking  e)  will break

20.  The supermarket ………………yesterday.-

         a)  doesn’t open        b)  didn’t open    c) hasn’ t open   d)  isn’t opening  

Thursday- November 20, 2014

A. Week 8 Spelling Test- Retake
http://www.quia.com/quiz/5037356.html

B. Poetry Activities
Directions: Go to the following links. Use your own paper to write the answers to each question.

1. http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/figurative-language-worksheets/identifying-poetic-devices.pdf

2. http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/figurative-language-worksheets/poetic-devices-worksheet.pdf

3. http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/figurative-language-worksheets/figurative-language-worksheet-01.pdf

4. http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/figurative-language-worksheets/figurative-language-worksheet-02.pdf

C. Cold Read Passages
Directions:  Use your own paper to complete the following cold read passages.

1)

In Between

by Cynda M. Strong

Too young to have a real job,

Too old to play with toys,

Not tall enough to shoot the hoops

With towering high school boys.

Too young for going out on dates,

Too old to have a sitter,

Not shaped just right to wear the clothes,

With all the sparkling glitter.

Prom is just a distant dream,

And make-up is a chore.

I’d rather stay in bed all day

‘Cuz school is such a bore.

I watch the older kids drive cars

And dream of my big chance

To make the winning touchdown,

To learn the latest dance.

Everyone is asking

“What path will you pursue?”

“What college will you go to?”

I haven’t got a clue.

Life is so confusing

For each and every teen,

For everywhere we turn to look

We’re caught there in between.

I learn a little more of life

With every single day.

I learn to handle ups and downs

And all that comes my way.

The problems come and problems go

I bounce back from the pain.

I lean to share the laughs and tears

And see the steps I gain.

This is a time of growth and hope

Of being just a teen,

Of planning all my distant dreams,

The years of in between.

  

1 1.     The point of view in this poem is-

a.     First person

b.     Second person

c.      Third person limited

d.     Third person omniscient

   2.     Who is the speaker of this poem?

a.     A young person- not quite a teenager

b.     A teenager

c.      A middle-aged adult

d.     An elderly person

   3.     Which statement best describes the theme suggested in this poem?

a.     Only the good die young.

b.     Be all that you can be.

c.      Being a teenager is miserable, but adults have it much worse.

d.     Adolescence is often awkward, but it provides many opportunities for learning and growth.

   4.     How can the rhyme scheme of this poem best be described?

a.     ABAB

b.     ABCB

c.      AABB

d.     ABCD

   5.     In stanzas 1-6, which words describe the tone that is created through the author’s word choice?

a.     Admiring

b.     Annoyed

c.      Frustrated

d.     Romantic

e.     Commanding

______________________________________________________________

2)

Paired Passage: Hedberg

Passage 1: Grand Banks

1.    Ocean currents are very important to the fishing industry in North America. All oceans have large currents. Currents are streams of water that move through the oceans like great rivers. In many places, the currents produce an upwelling of water from far below the ocean’s surface.   The upwelling water brings nutrients near the surface, which provides food for many fish. This creates rich fishing grounds.

2.    The Grand Banks is a rich fishing area located in the North Atlantic just off the coast of Newfoundland. Fishing fleets from many parts of the world come to the Grand Banks to fish. The region around the Grand Banks is often shrouded in dense fog. This is very dangerous for fishing fleets in the area.

Passage 2: The Peru Current

3.    In the Pacific Ocean along the west coast of South America, there are rich fishing grounds. Most years, there is a plentiful supply of fish. The fish feed on the rich nutrients brought to the ocean’s surface by the upwelling of cold water. The cold water comes from the Peru current, a river of cold water in the Pacific Ocean. The cold water comes to the surface because of the trade winds that blow from the coast of South America toward the west and Asia. Fish then come to the area off the coast of Peru and Ecuador to feed.

4.    In some years, however, the trade winds do not blow west from the coast near Peru and Ecuador. When this happens, there is no upwelling of cold water from below the ocean surface. When there is no upwelling of cold water, there is no food for the fish. The fish do not come to the coastal area to feed. This brings hardship to fishermen and their families since there are no fish to be caught and sold.

   1.   According to Passage One, ocean currents are like

A)   fishing grounds

B)   upwelling water

C)   great rivers

D)   fishing fleets

   2.    Use the following dictionary entry to answer the question.

Which of the following definitions is the correct use of the word shrouded as it is used in paragraph 2?

Shroud (shraud) (n.) 1. --obsolete : shelter, protection 2.--something that covers, screens, or guards: as  a : one of two flanges that give peripheral support to turbine or fan bedding  b : a usually fiberglass guard that protects a spacecraft from the heat of launching  3.--burial garment : winding-sheet, cerement  4--a : one of the ropes leading usually in pairs from a ship's mastheads  to give lateral support to the masts  b : one of the cords that suspend the harness of a parachute   from the canopy

   A)   Definition 1

   B)   Definition 2

   C)   Definition 3

   D)   Definition 4

  

   3.   What is an important idea that both passages share?

A)   Upwelling of water caused by ocean currents creates rich fishing grounds.

B)   When the trade winds do not blow, it causes hardships for the fishermen.

C)   Fishing is better in North America than South America

D)   Fishing fleets come from many parts of the world to fish.

   4.   From these two passages, what conclusion can you draw about ocean currents?

A)   Ocean currents affect the fishing industry

B)   Fishing is a dangerous occupation

C)   The fishing industry is important worldwide

D)   Ocean currents all over the world produce rich fishing grounds

   5.   The organizational pattern of the whole passage is:

A)   Cause/Effect

B)   Compare/Contrast

C)   Sequence

D)   Description

   6.   The author uses section headings to —

A)   help the reader locate specific information

B)   state an opinion to be supported with details

C)   make the article more appealing to the eye

D)   build suspense about the ideas that follow