12 Days of Reading Grade 8th Grade Quiz

What is the main idea of the paragraph?

• Not everyone can become a famous singer or rock star.

• Some people have careers either building or reparing musical instruments.

• Piano tuners make sure pianos are in tune and sound their best.

• The possibilities for a career in music are endless.

Where or how did you find the main idea?

• in the first sentence of the paragraph

• in the last sentence of the paragraph

• in the middle of the paragraph

• by thinking about which idea is most important in the paragraph

Which of these is true about Eurydice?

• She traveled to the earthly world to save Orpheus.

• She was the greatest of the earthly world's musicians.

• She moved the gods with her feelings of grief.

• She was bitten by a poisonous snake.

As he leads Eurydice out of the underworld, Orpheus must not

• speak a word.

• open his eyes.

• look back.

• ask questions.

Which of these happens just after you practice throwing one ball from one hand to the other?

• You practice with three balls.

• You try to juggle a salt shaker, an egg, and a skillet.

• You throw the second ball from your left hand to your right hand.

• You practice with two balls.

Which clue word indicates the third thing that happens when a person learns to juggle?

• then

• finally

• first

• next

Why was Mary's face yellow?

• because she never got any sun

• because she had often been ill

• because she wore only yellow clothing

• because she had never gone to any parties

Which clue word or words signal why Mary's face was yellow?

• so

• if....then...

• because

• therefore

How were the Titanic and the Audrea Doria alike?

• Both were considered unsinkable.

• Both collided with icebergs.

• Both were responsible for the deaths of almost 1,000 people.

• Both originated in Stockholm.

How did the Audrea Doria differ from the Titanic?

• The Audrea Doria was not as elegant as the Titanic.

• The Audrea Doria sank in the Atlantic.

• The Audrea Doria sank as a result of a collision.

• The Audrea Doria lost fewer passengers.