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Grade 8
English
Georgia Standards of Excellence

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  • Q1
    In the first sentence of paragraph 2, what is the main purpose of the infinitive?
    to establish the subject of the sentence
    to indicate what something can or will be used for
    to indicate the purpose or intention of an action
    to serve as the subject of the sentence
    60s
    ELAGSE8L1a
  • Q2
    In paragraph 2, the second sentence uses passive voice. Which version below shows the sentence in active voice?
    My paintings were so terrible it looked like they were colored by my baby brother.
    I created paintings that were so terrible it looked like my baby brother had colored them.
    The paintings I created were so terrible it looked like my baby brother had colored them.
    The paintings I created were so terrible it looked like they were colored by my baby brother.
    60s
    ELAGSE8L1b
  • Q3
    In the last sentence of paragraph 2, what do the ellipsis in the sentence tell the reader?
    that the writer is pausing for effect, to signal to the reader how those specific words impacted her
    that the writer has forgotten the actual words from the catalog description and is suggesting the words she uses might be accurate
    that the writer has not completed the piece and she has inserted a placeholder so she can revise the section when she edits
    that there were more words in the catalogue description but the writer has chosen to omit them to focus on the words that impacted her
    60s
    ELAGSE8L2b
  • Q4
    In the last paragraph, how should the word gaurentee be spelled?
    guarentee
    guarantee
    garantee
    garentee
    60s
    ELAGSE8L2c
  • Q5
    In the last sentence of the passage, which word introduces an error in usage?
    love
    passing
    learn
    focused
    60s
    ELAGSE8L3

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