8th Grade Georgia Milestones ELA Practice Quiz language only 1

Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

• The group of students are going on a trip.

• Neither of the answers are correct.

• Each of the cookies is decorated with sprinkles.

• There go the teacher.

Which sentence is written in the active voice?

• The book was read by the entire class.

• The cake was eaten by the children.

• The entire class read the book.

• The dog was walked by Sam.

Choose the sentence that contains a correctly used semicolon.

• I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.

• I have a big test; tomorrow I can't go out tonight.

• I have; a big test tomorrow I can't go out tonight.

• I have a big; test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight.

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'vivid'?

• Dull

• Colorful

• Boring

• Weak

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.

• My brother who lives in Texas is visiting.

• My brother, who lives in Texas is visiting.

• My brother who lives in Texas, is visiting.

• My brother, who lives in Texas, is visiting.

Which word best completes the sentence? 'She has a very _____ attitude about the project.'

• negative

• negativity

• negatively

• negate

Which word is an antonym for 'scarce'?

• Rare

• Limited

• Abundant

• Few

What part of speech is the word 'quickly' in the sentence: 'She ran quickly to the car'?

A noun is defined as:

• A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

• A word that is the name of something (such as a person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, or action) and is typically used in a sentence as subject or object of a verb or as object of a preposition.

• A word used to modify a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

• A word that connects clauses or sentences or coordinates words in the same clause.