EJERCICIOS DE PRCTICA

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Grade 8

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These are the Practice Questions of the PPAA for Grade 8. With these questions, you will show how well you can understand and use English. The practice questions include the following items: Listening, Reading, and Writing. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. Look at sample question A.

A l Choose the word that belongs in the blank.

Yesterday, I at school. A leave B leaves C leaving *D left The correct answer is D, left. On your answer sheet, you can see that D is filled in. Now do the next sample on your own. Read the question and choose the correct answer. Then, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. my backpack

B l Choose the SuBjeCt of the sentence.

He likes chocolate ice cream. A He B likes C chocolate D ice cream

The correct answer is A, He. The circle for A should be filled in on your answer sheet.

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Grade 8 - English

With these practice questions, you will show how well you can understand spoken English. Directions: In this practice question, you will listen to a conversation. Then, listen to and answer the question. Mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

1 l According to you information from the conversation the just listened to, which
statement is COMPLETELY true about Daniel and Sara? A Sara likes to wake up early, and Daniel likes to sleep in. B Sara goes to school in the morning, but Daniel goes to school at night. C Daniel likes it when it is quiet around the house, and Sara likes it when it is noisy. D Daniel likes to do his homework at night, and Sara likes to do it in the morning.

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Directions: In these practice questions, you will listen to a passage. Then, listen to and answer the questions for the passage. Mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

2 l Who is the announcement intended for?

A Michael and his mother B bus drivers C family members D passengers with tickets

4 l Why will one of the buses POSSIBLY be delayed?

A There was a bus accident. B There is bad weather. C The line of people is long. D The tickets are sold out.

3 l Which ofpassage? can be concluded from the the following

A Michael and his mother will line up at door 17. B Michael and his mother will not get on the bus. C Michael and his mother will line up at door 24. D Michael and his mother will drive to see his uncle.

5 l Where areto? and his mother traveling Michael

A Austin B Dallas C Fort Worth D San Antonio

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Directions: With these practice questions, you will show how well you can read and understand written English. There are two reading selections and some questions about each one. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

Underwater Adventures
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When Sylvia Earle was just a little girl, her favorite thing to do was spend time in the woods near her New Jersey home. She loved being out in nature and observing the creatures that lived there. Earle was 13 years old when her family moved to Florida, on the Gulf of Mxico. Gone were the woods, and in their place were the coast, the ocean, and an all-new kind of wildlife to discover. I can still feel that leap of enthusiasm, and real joy, at the prospect of finally getting out to the beach, and running around, she recalls years later. But probably the most important thing, to me, aside from just the freedom of it and the power of it, was the kind of creatures that you could see along the beach that you cant find anywhere else. Earles fascination with the ocean has turned her into one of the best-known marine scientists in the world today. By 1969, she had already spent more than 1,000 hours doing research underwater. In 1970, she and four other women dove 50 feet below the oceans surface off the Virgin Islands. They swam down to a small enclosed structure that was built specifically for the women to live in. The women stayed submerged below the ocean surface for two weeks. Her stay there helped make her a familiar face to the world. Many newspapers, magazines, and television stations reported on her adventure. She became a public speaker, author, and strong supporter of protecting the worlds oceans from pollution. Her adventures were not over yet, though. In 1979, Earle walked on the seafloor at a lower depth than any human being beforeor since. A small sub took her 1,250 feet down, off the island of Oahu. She unfastened the rope that held her to the sub and dropped to the bottom of the ocean. For two and a half hours, she explored all the wonders that she saw around her. It was an amazing experience that she later wrote about in one of her books. Today, Earle spends her time at the National Geographic Society. She continues to dedicate her time and experience to her foremost passionthe mystery and beauty of the underwater world.

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6 l Which detail is the MOST important to remember about Earles walk on the
ocean floor? A She went deeper than any other person before or since. B She walked around for more than two and a half hours. C She was taken down by a small sub off the island of Oahu. D She wrote about what it was like in her book.

8 l What was the authors MAIN purpose in writing this reading selection?
A to convince the reader to explore the ocean B to educate the reader about the life of an interesting woman C to entertain the reader with stories of what is found underwater D to prove to the reader that the ocean is a fascinating place

7 l Which wordoffrom the reading selection is an example a compound word?

A research B oceans C seafloor D islands

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Aunt Luisas Gift

Isabels mother was sad that Isabel did not want to go shopping with her. Worse, Isabel had stopped painting. Isabel had learned to paint from her Aunt Luisa. Her aunt had taught art in New York City before returning home to Puerto Rico shortly after Isabel was born. I want to meet my new niece, she had said. Besides, the flamboyn trees will soon bloom. I have been painting the flowering trees of New York. Their blooms are white and pink and very beautiful. However, I have been thinking: When I was home, I never once painted a flamboyn tree. I think its time I went home and painted the flamboyn trees in bloom. Soon, Aunt Luisa was home painting the flamboyn trees. She was still home the following June, when once again the flamboyn trees came into bloom. At other times of the year, she painted the orchids in the rainforest, and when Isabel was old enough, she went with her aunt to paint. The first time Isabel painted a flamboyn tree, she dipped the brush in crimson and orange paint and covered the paper her aunt had given her. Paint dripped off the paper like liquid flames. As the years went by, though, Isabel learned to paint with more skill. Her paintings hung beside her aunts in her aunts little apartment. One day her aunt invited her to lunch and told her of a wonderful opportunity that had come her way. Aunt Luisa was going to teach art in Madagascar! Though Isabel was happy for her aunt and eagerly looked at the maps her aunt showed her, she was sad as well. The flamboyn trees would soon be in bloom, and her aunt would be on the other side of the world. The time finally arrived, and Aunt Luisa moved to Madagascar where she spent some months working over there.

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One day, back in Puerto Rico, just as Isabels mother was leaving to go shopping, the mail arrived. There was a package for Isabel, and it came from Madagascar. Isabel could tell by the shape of the package that her aunt had sent her a painting. When she opened it, she and her mother saw that the painting was of a flamboyn tree. Aunt Luisa, without knowing it, had gone to live on the island that gave birth to the flamboyn. Isabel forgot her loneliness. Her aunt was with the flamboyn trees, and so was she. Her aunt would be home soon. Right now it was time for Isabel to go shopping with her mother.

9 l What is selection? of paragraph 1 in the reading the purpose

A It establishes the setting. B It introduces the main characters. C It indicates that there is a conflict. D It tells what the selection will be about.

1 l Which is the MAIN setting of the reading 0 selection?

A Madagascar B Puerto Rico C New York City D Aunt Luisas apartment

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1 l What does the word crimson mean in 1 paragraph 3?

A red B thin C thick D yellow

1 l Read the following sentence from 2 paragraph 4.

The flamboyn trees would soon be in bloom, and her aunt would be on the other side of the world. A. How does this sentence explain what Isabel was feeling? B. Give TWO details from the reading selection to support your answer. Remember to answer all parts of the question on your answer sheet.

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Directions: With these practice questions, you will show how well you understand how to write English. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

1 1 l Choose the word that belongs in the blank. l Read the following sentences. 3 5
I checked the to see if it was supposed to rain the next day. A whether B weather C whither D wheither Plaza Las Amricas is in Hato Rey. I found a nice dress there. Which of the following best combines these two sentences? A Plaza Las Amricas is in Hato Rey, I found a nice dress there. B Plaza Las Amricas, where I found a nice dress, is in Hato Rey.

14 Read the following sentence.

The young singer came onto the stage and quickly amazed the audience with her powerful voice. Which part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence? A an adjective B a noun C an adverb D a verb

C Plaza Las Amricas is in Hato Rey, so I found a nice dress there. D Plaza Las Amricas, which is in Hato Rey, I found a nice dress there.

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Read the following selection and answer question 16. (1) Summer is a great time to get together with our friends. (2) School is out the beaches are there for us and we have plenty of time. (3) This vacation time is a good opportunity for kids to relax and have fun.

1 l Which of the following shows sentence 2 corrected using editing marks? 6

A School is out ^ the beaches are there for us ^ and we have plenty of time. , , B School is out , the beaches are there for us , and we have plenty of time. C School is out (,) the beaches are there for us (,) and we have plenty of time. D School is out (comma) the beaches are there for us and (comma) we have plenty of time.

Read the following selection and answer question 17. (1) When Marisol decided to go surfing, she took her brother with her. (2) She wanted him to show how to surf.

1 l Which shows sentence 2 corrected using 7 editing marks?

her A She wanted him to show ^how to surf. her B She wanted him to show ^how to surf. C She wanted him to show (her) how to surf. D She wanted him to show ^ how to surf.

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