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NCSCOS Grade 8 ELA / Reading - Skill: 8.L.4.a

Quiz by NCDPI

Grade 8
English
North Carolina Standard Course of Study

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  • Q1
    Based on the sentences below, what does "saffron" mean? "But high up, their tops were green and caught the saffron light of the west. He remembered that when a boy, he had thought there was nothing more beautiful than the evening sunshine falling athwart the dark green fir boughs on the hills."
    yellow
    green
    west
    dark
    60s
    8.L.4.a
  • Q2
    Which phrase from the sentence below, helps the reader determine the meaning of the word 'subtle'? "Another more subtle change that is occurring, according to scientists, is the slow expansion of the entire island toward the mainland as winds and storms deposit sand on the island's west side."
    "entire island"
    "winds and storms"
    "deposit sand"
    "slow expansion"
    60s
    8.L.4.a
  • Q3
    What does the author mean by linguistic as used in the sentence below? "We hang on to many of our oddest spellings because, for one thing, they reflect the English language's far-reaching linguistic ancestry."
    pertaining to grammar
    pertaining to language
    using jargon
    using a dialect
    60s
    8.L.4.a
  • Q4
    In the sentences below, what does "impressive" mean? "Anna Maria spent the next day sightseeing. She visited beautiful parks, an impressive monument of the 1989 revolution, and an estate of a Romanian artist."
    noticeable
    subtle
    superb
    intricate
    60s
    8.L.4.a
  • Q5
    What word could replace enlivens in the sentence below? "Outdoor art enlivens every step down from the aquarium to the art museum."
    excites
    diminishes
    encourages
    crowds
    120s
    8.L.4.a
  • Q6
    In paragraph 3, what does the word "cascade" mean?
    hang down
    create a mess
    look unattractive
    clean up
    60s
    8.L.4.a

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