Edison International Academy - Year 8 - Quiz 1

1. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the shelves.

• A. Metaphor

• B. Simile

• C. Neither

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2. The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog's bath.

• A. Metaphor

• B. Simile

• C. Neither

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3. In 2019 NASA stated that the previous five years were _______ ever recorded.

• A. the most hottest

• B. the hottest

• C. the most hot

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CCSS.L.3.1G

4. "That was _______ movie I've ever seen!"

• A. the most scary

• B. the scaryest

• C. the scariest

• D. the scarier

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CCSS.L.3.1G

5. fill in the blanks with infer or imply

A. Sally did _______________from my comments that I was disappointed with her work.

• A. imply

• B. infer

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

6. fill in the blanks with infer or imply

B. Are you _______________ that Jane was responsible for the car accident?

• A. implying

• B. iferring

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7. fill in the blanks with infer or imply

The comments on your papers _______________ that you should have done more research.

• A. imply

• B. infer

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

8. fill in the blanks with infer or imply

It’s often possible to _______________ the meaning of an unfamiliar word from other information in the sentence.

• A. imply

• B. infer

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What type of narration is this?

“Margaret, the eldest of the four, was sixteen, and very pretty, being plump and fair, with large eyes, plenty of soft brown hair, a sweet mouth, and white hands, of which she was rather vain. Fifteen-year-old Jo was very tall, thin, and brown, and reminded one of a colt … Elizabeth, or Beth, as everyone called her, was a rosy, smooth-haired, bright-eyed girl of thirteen, with a shy manner, a timid voice, and a peaceful expression, which was seldom disturbed … “

• A. First person narrator

• B. second person narrator

• C. third person narrator

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

10. What type of narration is this?

Yesterday it was my 16th birthday. My parents told me to not expect any big gifts like a car, but little did I know that what was in the small gift box was actually a set of keys.

• A. First person narrator

• B. second person narrator

• C. third person narrator

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6