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Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.8.3

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How was Briggs' future son-in-law connected to the Myers-Briggs test?
  1. He inspired the test.
  2. He created the test.
  3. He conducted research for the test.
  4. He promoted the use of the test.
Grade 8 Supporting Details

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Which detail from the passage makes the narrator most nervous?
  1. She is moving to a new place.
  2. She has never taken the train.
  3. She wants to impress Jimmy's uncle.
  4. She has to cook for too many people.
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Which choice best describes how the little pumpkin felt after the boys found him?
  1. He was finally happy.
  2. He liked his new look.
  3. He started to feel somewhat sick.
  4. He wished he was with his mother.
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.8.5

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Which two paragraphs least fit with the rest of the passage?
  1. paragraph 5
  2. paragraph 6
  3. paragraph 7
  4. paragraph 8
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Which statement best explains what the boys did to the little pumpkin?
  1. They baked him in a pie.
  2. They smashed him to pieces.
  3. They fed him to the farm animals.
  4. They carved him into jack-o-lantern.
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.5, RI.8.1, RI.8.5

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Which of the following details least fits with the other details in paragraph 5?
  1. It is very frequently buttered in the air, bitten in gouges, and still held in the face and eyes of the table with the marks of the teeth on it.
  2. This is certainly not altogether pleasant, and it is better to cut it, a bit at a time, after buttering it, and put piece by piece in the mouth with one's finger and thumb
  3. It is not considered good taste to mix food on the same plate.
  4. Salt must be left on the side of the plate and never on the tablecloth.
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.8.3

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In the explanation of the procedures, the author includes the information: "The wool is boiled with the mordant and dye in the same bath together. The colour, as a rule, is not so fast and good as with a separate bath, though with some dyes a brighter colour is obtained."

Why was this information included in the procedure?
  1. to explain how to obtain the best color from the dye
  2. to show the importance of keeping the water at the proper temperature
  3. to describe one way to complete the procedure in one wash
  4. to share the author's preferred method for dyeing wool
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.8.1

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If you are a journalist who has an idea for an article, which editor will you go to?
  1. Editor-in-chief
  2. Managing editor
  3. Assignment editor
  4. Copy editor
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.8.5

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The author includes information about Cassius Clay's conversion to Islam to explain why he:
  1. changed his name
  2. stopped fighting
  3. turned pro
  4. won a lot
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.8.5

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Why does the author include the first list of questions?
  1. to help editors know what to look for when they review articles
  2. to help journalists improve their articles before they turn them in
  3. to show what the editor-in-chief wants to see in an article
  4. to show what makes a quality article for a newspaper
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.8.3

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Editors at a newspaper are only focused on checking an article for typos and grammatical errors.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Supporting Details

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In "The Charge of the Light Brigade," how many soldiers were left of the six hundred at the end of the battle?
  1. twenty
  2. all of them
  3. three hundred
  4. less than six hundred
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Why does the speaker have trouble understanding why some people don't believe in Santa Claus?
  1. He has been to the North Pole.
  2. He has always believed in Santa.
  3. The evidence of Santa's existence is clear.
  4. Children all over the world believe in Santa Claus.
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.8.1, RST.6-8.1

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Based on the information in the article, why is it possible that a person may never see a red moon?
  1. It does not happen frequently.
  2. It is always covered by clouds.
  3. The moon never actually looks red.
  4. The sun covers up the moon.
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.8.3

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Which type of editor typical writes a headline?
  1. Editor-in-chief
  2. Managing editor
  3. Assistant editor
  4. Copy editor
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Which line of the poem represents evidence of Santa's existence?
  1. Yield up to logic's laws,
  2. The good old Saint is everywhere
  3. A-sparkling as the star-lit skies
  4. So here's to good old Kindliheart!
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.8.3

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How do you indicate you are ready for your plate to be removed?
  1. Push your plate away from you.
  2. Signal for the waiter.
  3. Eat all of the food on the plate.
  4. Lay your knife and fork diagonally across the plate.
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In "The Charge of the Light Brigade," which choice best describes the six hundred soldiers mentioned in the poem?
  1. They won the battle.
  2. They died with honor.
  3. They were cowardly men.
  4. They did not fight very hard.
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.8.3

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According to the passage, why shouldn't you use your own knife or fork to get butter or other condiments?
  1. It is unhygienic.
  2. It is not proper to mix foods.
  3. It can cause you to reach over others.
  4. It confuses the other diners.
Grade 8 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.8.3

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It is okay to ask for seconds of fish chowder.
  1. True
  2. False
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