
6th WEEKLY ASSESSMENT IN ENGLISH 8
Quiz by Anne Kenneth Bal-ot
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Jasmine is laughing, answering the telephone, and working at the computer.
Jasmine is very kind, efficient, and clever.
She spends a lot of time answering the phone, typing of letters, and greets visitors.
When she is finished, she knows she will feel pride, happiness, and relief.
Choose the correct form of the word to make the sentence parallel. Amos chose a bouquet of white roses, red carnations, and ____.
Choose the correct form of the word to make the sentence parallel. Smoking and ____ are both prohibited on the subway.
Choose the correct form of the word to make the sentence parallel. Laura usually either braids her hair or ____ it up in a French twist.
Which of the following sentences is NOT in parallel form?
Which of the following sentences is NOT parallel?
Which of the following sentences is NOT in parallel form?
Which of the following sentences is NOT parallel?
A figure of speech is...
Figures of speech mean exactly what the words say.
A figure of speech has to be interpreted by the reader or listener.
Two figures of speech that involve comparisons are?
Figure of speech in which the author makes an obvious exaggeration.
What is the figure of speech in which nonhuman or non-living things are spoken about as if they were human?
"Education is our passport to the future, and tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."
"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for it to kill your enemy."
What does the quote below mean? "Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted."