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8th Grade Language Basic Practice Test 2



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The plant turns ________ without water.
Choose the best missing word.
a.
best
c.
grow
b.
empty
d.
brown
 

 2. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Irregular Verb Forms--RIT 211-220
Which sentence is NOT written correctly?
a.
Joyce has gone to the store several times this year.
c.
Julie went to the movie instead of going to the library.
b.
John and Susan always hurry to school before the bell rings.
d.
The teacher brung a variety of Halloween treats for her classes.
 

 3. 

Hasn’t Susie ________ at least an inch this summer?
Choose the correct verb.
a.
grew
c.
grown
b.
been growing
d.
grow
 

 4. 

I ________ on the beach for three hours.
Choose the missing irregular verb.
a.
laid
c.
have lain
b.
have laid
d.
have been laying
 

 5. 

When you go to the movie, don’t ________ on the floor.
Choose the best missing word.
a.
set
c.
sit
b.
be setting
d.
sat
 

 6. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Negative Forms Correctly--RIT 211-220
Which sentence is correct?
a.
I can’t hardly think of anything else.
c.
Rachel didn’t scarcely have anything to wear.
b.
Joe doesn’t hardly know grammar.
d.
Sue scarcely remembers my name.
 

 7. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Noun Forms—RIT 211-220
Which is NOT a correct irregular noun?
a.
child – children
c.
two-year-old – two-years-old
b.
passerby – passersby
d.
parenthesis – parentheses
 

 8. 

Which word is both plural and possessive?
a.
animal’s
c.
girl’s
b.
giraffes
d.
children’s
 

 9. 

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Which noun is plural?
a.
herd
c.
man’s
b.
deer
d.
garden
 

 10. 

mc010-1.jpgWhich underlined word is NOT an abstract noun?
a.
integrity
c.
honesty
b.
company
d.
dedication
 

 11. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Pronoun Forms--RIT 211-220

The final solution involves using several committees’ input to accomplish it.
Which of the underlined words is a pronoun?
a.
final
c.
committees’
b.
involves
d.
it
 

 12. 

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The underlined passage means:
a.
He
c.
They
b.
We
d.
You
 

 13. 

mc013-1.jpgWhich underlined pronoun is used in the nominative case?
a.
After
c.
the
b.
several
d.
I
 

 14. 

Which sentence is correct?
a.
Tim and me swam in the lake.
c.
I and Lindsay calculated our English grades.
b.
Ellen gave cookies to Evan and me.
d.
Frank provided a picnic for Daisy and I.
 

 15. 

Which sentence is NOT correct?
a.
His desire to complete the lesson himself has driven him to study carefully.
c.
This new class gave herself the confidence to write well.
b.
Gail was so upset about her grade on her essay that she signed herself up for
a class in basic writing.
d.
I myself could use a course in writing.
 

 16. 

Which is NOT correct?
a.
If you need help, ask myself for assistance.
c.
The class will board the bus themselves.
b.
Larry himself will present the award.
d.
Mary let herself in to the abandoned house.
 

 17. 

James, John and ________ will join the tennis team next spring.
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentences?
a.
me
c.
them
b.
us
d.
I
 

 18. 

Choose the correct word.
________ of the people were eligible to vote in the election.
a.
Few
c.
One
b.
Each
d.
Either
 

 19. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Subject-Verb Agreement--RIT 211-220
Choose the correct sentence.
a.
I hung several pictures on the wall for Jill.
c.
I drived the children to school every morning.
b.
I wants to hang the pictures on the wall.
d.
I hangs several of the pictures on the wall.
 

 20. 

Which sentence is NOT written correctly?
a.
The camel manages to survive in many climates.
c.
A reliable automobile is essential in rough terrain.
b.
The tall building shadow the street below.
d.
The cherry tree blossoms each May.
 



 
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