Reading
Name the Figurative Language/Literary Devices
8th Grade Science
Mathematics
Word Problems
100
The middle of a pencil is filled with something that we call lead. There is a metal called lead, but this is not what pencil lead is made of. Pencil lead is actually made from something called graphite. So, why is it called lead when lead is not even used? In the 1400s, the Romans did write with the metal called lead. But in the late 1400s, a soft rock was found to be better. People began to write with this soft rock instead. This soft rock became known as graphite. Even though pencils no longer used lead, the name “pencil lead” just stuck. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? A. what pencil lead is made from B. when pencil lead was first made C. why pencils use the metal lead D. how most pencils are made today
What is A- what pencil lead is made from
100
The volcano belched smoke and ash is this type of figurative language...
What is personification
100
As the air temperature increases, its density A. increases. B. remains the same. C. decreases. D. cannot be determined.
What is decreases.
100
What is the perimeter of a square with a length of 7 in ?
What is 28ft?
100
Ronnie drank 48 bottles of water over the last 8 days. She drank the same number of bottles each day. She went jogging on 4 of those days. Which equation represents the number of bottles she drank each day? a. 48 ÷ 8 = 6 b. 48 - 8 = 40 c. 48 ÷ 4 = 12 d. 8 × 4 = 32
What is 48÷ 8, letter a?
200
Hiro and Micah are putting together a model airplane. What do they need to put it together? A. a newspaper article B. an instruction booklet C. a story about airplanes D. a description of the plane
What is B. an instruction booklet
200
A force that acts without physical contact to pull two objects toward each other.
What is gravity?
200
Rectangle 1: length= 7 width= 5 Rectangle 2: length=6 width= 6 Do they have the same area or perimeter?
What is perimeter?
200
Jim works in sales. He made 128 calls on Monday, 98 calls on Tuesday, and 77 calls on Wednesday. What is the difference between the number of calls he made Monday and the number of calls he made Tuesday?
What is 30 calls?
300
How to Play Tag 1. Find at least three players to play the game. 2. Choose one of the players to be "it." 3. The person who is "it" yells "Go!" to start the game. 4. The person who is "it" runs after the other players and tries to "tag" (touch) one of them. 5. The person who is "it" yells, "Tag, you are it," when he or she tags someone. That person then becomes "it." 6. The game goes on until all players have been tagged "it." 10. The purpose of this selection is A. to persuade readers to play a game. B. to entertain readers with a story. C. to teach readers how to play a game. D. to inform readers about different games.
What is C. to teach readers how to play the game.
300
Hattie Henderson hated happy healthy hippos.
What is alliteration
300
A grid to show the possible gene combination from the crossing of two organisms.
What is a Punnett Square?
300
Jeffery has 273 jelly beans in one jar and 642 jelly beans in another jar. About how many jelly beans does Jeffery have in all? a. 800 b. 900 c. 700 d. 1,000
What is b, 900 jelly beans?
300
A family is taking a road trip of 850 miles. So far, they have driven 522 miles. Today they are driving another 145 miles. After today, how many miles of their trip is left?
What is 183 miles?
400
Rosa Parks has been called the "mother of the civil rights movement." She is one of the most important citizens of the 20th century. In December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was convicted of violating a local law. Black citizens then refused to use the buses for more than a year. The boycott introduced the country to a clergyman named Martin Luther King, Jr. He became famous around the country. Soon, the U.S. Supreme Court said that black people could sit wherever they wanted to sit on city buses. What is the main idea of the paragraph above? A. Rosa Parks was friends with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. B. Rosa Parks was a black woman living in the South. C. The buses in Alabama used to be segregated. D. Rosa Parks was a leader of the civil rights movement.
What is D. Rosa Parks was a leader of the civil rights movement.
400
He is as quick as a fox.
What is a simile
400
What advantage did the use of self-pollinating plants offer to early geneticists? A. Self-pollinating plants had a reduced number of important genes. B. The life cycles of self- pollinating genes were shorter than usual. C. The acquired traits of self- pollinating genes exhibited great diversity. D. The inherited traits of self- pollinating plants were usually identical to their parents.
What is the inherited traits of self- pollinating plants were usually identical to their parents.
400
17 x 4
What is 68?
400
Zoey has 4 boxes of crayons. Each box has 4 crayons in it. If she takes all of the crayons and splits them evenly into groups of 2, how many groups of crayons does Zoey have?
What is 8 groups of crayons?
500
The ants _______ guests at our picnic yesterday. (A. were uninvited, B. is uninvited, C. was uninvited, D. are uninvited)
What is A. were uninvited
500
My teacher is so old she edited the Bible for mistakes!
What is a hyperbole
500
1. A student tests an unknown substance for the following properties and finds the results listed in the table below. Given this information, which of the following is the most reasonable conclusion for the student to reach? Property Results Ductile Ductile Malleable Malleable Lustre Shiny Melting Point High Density 13.6 g/cm3 Heat Conduction Good A. The substance is a metallic solid. B. The substance is a nonmetallic solid. C. The substance is a gas. D. The substance is a liquid.
What is the substance is a metallic solid.
500
If 7x - 5 = 37, then what is the value of 4x - 9?
What is 15?
500
Jim is building a pool with a length of 10 ft and a width of 8 feet. If he wants to build a fence 2 feet away from the edge of the pool on all sides, what is the perimeter of the fence?
What is 168 ft?
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