Mrs. Judd's 8th Grade : December 2014

Friday, December 12, 2014

Spelling Tests

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

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

Thursday, December 11, 2014

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.

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 .-