Assessment Analysis 8th Grade Practice Midterm

Assessment Analysis 8th Grade Practice Midterm 2016-2017
Learn from your analysis. Your midterm is right around the corner!

Assignment Grading This analysis is worth 32 points.
Use the clues to determine the correct answers. Mark the bubbles you answered incorrectly with RED PEN. At the end, record your predicted score out of 32 questions. For each number your predicted score is off, you lose ½ point Example: Gilbert predicts he got a 25/32 on the test. He actually got a 20/32 on the test. His prediction is 5 points off; he loses 2.5 points. 29.5 out of 32= 92% You will receive the higher of the two scores = your original test or the analysis

From The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
"Nevertheless," Hannah said, "I remember. And you—you must remember, too, so that whoever of us survives this place will carry the message into that future." "What message?" Rivka asked, her voice breathy and low. "That we will survive. The Jews. That what happens here must never happen again," Hannah said. "That. . ." "That four girls are talking and not working," interrupted a harsh voice. They looked up. Standing over them was a new guard, his nose reddened from the sun. He had a strange, pleased look on his face. "I have been told that the ones who do not work are to go over there." He pointed to the gate. "No!" Rivka cried. "We were working. We were." She held up the empty bucket. The guard dismissed her pleas with a wave of his hand, and all four of them held their breath, waiting. "I was told that we need three more Jews to make up a full load. Commandant Breuer believes in efficiency and our units do not work well with short loads. So I was sent to find three of the commandant's pets who were not working. He told me—personally—to make up the load.” "We were working," Shifre begged, her words tumbling out in a rush. "And we are healthy. We are healthy hard workers. You never take healthy hard workers. It is one of the rules. Never" The, guard smiled again. "Since Commandant Breuer makes the rules, I guess he can change the rules. But why are you worrying so, Liebchen? I only need three. Perhaps I won't take you." He looked over the girls slowly, the smile still on his face. "I'll take you. You are the least healthy." He pointed to Esther, who almost fell forward in front of him, as if someone had suddenly kicked her in the back of the knees. Shifre drew in a great, loud breath and closed her eyes. "And you," he said, playfully putting his finger on Shifre's nose, almost as if he were flirting with her, "because you protest too much after all. And and . . ."

Hannah let out her breath as slowly as she dared
Hannah let out her breath as slowly as she dared. She did nothing to call attention to herself. To stay alive one more day, one more hour, one more minute, that was all any of them thought of. It was all they could hope for. Rivka was right. What she had was not a memory but a dream. " and you, with the babushka, like a little old lady. I'll take you, too." He pointed to Rivka, winked at Hannah, then turned and marched smartly toward the gate, confident that the chosen girls would follow. Rivka gave Hannah a quick hug. "Who will remember for you now?" she whispered. Hannah said nothing. The memories of Lublin and the shtetl and. the camp itself suddenly seemed like the dreams. She lived, had lived, would live in the future— she, or someone with whom she shared memories. But Rivka had only now. Without thinking through the why of it, Hannah snatched the kerchief off Rivka's head. "Run!" she whispered. "Run to the midden, run to the barracks, run to the kitchen. The guard is new. He won't know the difference. One Jew is the same as another to him. Run for your life, Rivka. Run for your future. Run. Run. Run. And remember." As she spoke, she shoved Rivka away, untied the knot of the kerchief with trembling fingers, and retied it about her own head. Then, as Rivka's footsteps faded behind her, she walked purposefully, head high, after Shifre and Esther. When she caught up with them, she put her arms around their waists as if they were three schoolgirls just walking in the yard. "Let me tell you a story," she said quietly, ignoring the fact that they were both weeping, Shifre loudly and Esther with short little gasps. "A story I know you both will love." The strength in her voice quieted them and they began to listen even as they walked. "It is about a girl. An ordinary sort of girl named Hannah Stern who lives in New Rochelle. Not Old Rochelle. There is no Old Rochelle, you see. Just New Rochelle. It is in an America where pictures come across a cable, moving pictures right into your having room and . . ." She stopped as the dark door into Lilith's Cave opened before them. "And where one day, I bet, a Jewish girl will be president if she wants to be. Are you ready, now? Ready or not, here we come " Then all three of them took deep, ragged breaths and walked in through the door into endless night.

1. Which of the following could be considered the theme in the passage?
“That what happens here must never happen again…” “That we will survive. The Jews.” “You never take healthy hard workers.” “To stay alive one more day, one more hour, one more minute, that was all any of them thought of.” Explanation: Remember, THEME is the main idea, message or moral in a text. In this case, the text is not the entire novel, but just a small passage. Do you think the author wants us to remember that healthy workers were never taken? While staying alive is important, is it central to this passage? Preventing another Holocaust is of the greatest importance, but is it relevant in this passage? Think about what is about to happen to the girls, what is Hannah trying to do for them?

The word is modifying how the guard walked.
2. In the passage below, what does the word “smartly” mean? He pointed to Rivka, winked at Hannah, then turned and marched smartly toward the gate, confident that the chosen girls would follow. Rapidly Elegantly Energetically Intelligently The word is modifying how the guard walked. He is not at a fancy party, why would he be walking elegantly? He is a not a young child walking to recess He did not make a difficult choice He is a trained guard, who has been taught to march with a purpose.

3. Which sentence from the passage supports the idea that Chaya finally understands that she is Hannah and Chaya? She did nothing to call attention to herself. What she had was not a memory but a dream. The memories of Lublin and the shtetl and the camp itself suddenly seemed like the dreams. She lived, had lived, would live in the future – she, or someone with whom she shared the memories. Calling attention to herself is obviously an off target answer. Remember, that the longer Hannah remained in the past, the less she could remember about her home back in New Rochelle, NY. Which answer mentions two individuals? Think about the characters’ fates in the story, who survives? Who does not? Why?

4. Which of the following lines could be considered foreshadowing?
The guard smiled again. “Since Commandant Breuer makes the rules, I guess he can change the rules.” He pointed to Esther, who almost fell forward in front of him, as if someone had suddenly kicked her in the back of the knees. She lived, had lived, would live in the future – she, or someone with whom she shared memories. But Rivka had only now. Rivka gave Hannah a quick hug. “Who will remember for you now?” she whispered. REMEMBER: Foreshadowing is the author hinting at events to come later in the story. This is very near the end of the story. Aunt Eva told Hannah she was named after one of her friends, one of her dead friends… I know, I know, you just saw this one, but does that mean it’s incorrect?

hyperbole alliteration personification simile
5. “…and you, with the babushka, like a little old lady. I’ll take you, too. “ Is an example of which literary device? hyperbole alliteration personification simile No extreme exaggerations in the passage. No repetition of consonant sounds either. Is anything non human given human like characteristics? Is there a comparison of two unlike things using like or as?

demonstrate a title emphasize show exaggeration demonstrate dialogue
6. In the line below, the author uses italics to: “That we will survive. The Jews.” demonstrate a title emphasize show exaggeration demonstrate dialogue What is being exaggerated? There is no hyperbole, is there? Titles are names of major works. They are typically capitalized. What are “ “ these used for? Read it out loud…what do you want to do with the word?

Triumphing Over Crisis: It All Depends on Your Perspective
Posting Date: July 25, 2007 By: Robert Wilson Sometimes motivation is forced upon us, thrusting us into the “un-comfort zone.” Whether we sink or swim depends on how we respond to the situation. How do you react during a crisis? Here are two stories about two men who each faced a crisis late in life and how they dealt with it. One was a restaurant owner who went into bankruptcy at an age when most people think about retiring. The other was a janitor who was fired from a job he'd held for nearly 20 years. The restaurant owner enjoyed a successful business in a small town at the edge of the Appalachian Mountains. It was a great location along busy U.S. Route 25. And, because he offered the best food and service around, his eatery was buzzing from sunup to sundown. But it wasn't to last. Over the course of 26 years, he was honored by the state governor for his recipes. He was praised by the famous restaurant critic, Duncan Hines, in his prestigious column “Adventures in Good Eating.” Then in1956 a new super highway by-passed the little town. Two years later, the restaurant was closed and the property auctioned off to pay creditors. At 64 years of age, the restaurant owner was broke. Unable to afford the cost of opening another restaurant closer to the highway, he reviewed his assets. All he had left was his knowledge and the delicious recipes that made his food so popular. So, he got into his car. Town by town, he drove, stopping at every restaurant along the way. He told the owners they would be more successful if they served his secret recipes under his brand name and paid him a royalty. Two years later, in 1960, he had 400 restaurants serving his food. By 1963 he was making a profit of $300,000 per year. And, in 1964, Colonel Harlan Sanders sold Kentucky Fried Chicken to investors for $2 million, plus a lifetime salary of $75,000 per year. The janitor started his job at St. Peter's Church in London as a teenager. Over the years he married and raised a family and enjoyed a perfectly predictable profession with solid job security. That is, until the new vicar came along. It was around the turn of the twentieth century when the new vicar, a stickler for decorum, took over St. Peter's Church. When he learned that the janitor could not read, he gave him three months in which to learn. Quite depressed by the news, the man thought it might make him feel better if he smoked a cigarette.

As he walked home, the janitor searched for a tobacco shop
As he walked home, the janitor searched for a tobacco shop. There was usually one on every block, but there was none near the church. He walked block after block without finding one. By the time he reached his house he knew exactly what he was going to do. With his meager savings, he opened a tobacco shop near the church. It was an immediate success. With his profits he opened a second shop, then a third, and before long he had thriving tobacco shops all over London. Ten years later, he met with his banker about investing his earnings. The banker gave him some papers to sign. The man asked the banker to read the papers to him, explaining that he didn't know how. Shocked, the banker exclaimed, "You are so successful, just think where you'd be today if you could read!" Albert Edward Foreman smiled and sighed, "Yes, I'd be the janitor at St. Peter's Church!" (based on a true story by Somerset Maugham). It’s often pointed out that in Chinese, the symbol for the word "crisis" is the same symbol used for the word "opportunity"—two sides of the same coin. In other words, it's all in our perspective. Will you find the opportunity in your next crisis?

7. What is the author’s purpose in writing this selection?
to inform to persuade to compare to entertain REMEMBER: Author’s purpose is the main reason why they wrote something. Is there a debatable claim? There are numerous comparisons, but is that the purpose, or just a craft technique? I enjoyed reading this, but was that the only purpose? I sure did learn a lot from this reading, how about you?

What does determination mean?
8. Which of the following lines best demonstrates Colonel Sanders determined spirit? Over the course of 26 years, he was honored by the state governor for his recipes. At 64 years of age, the restaurant owner was broke. All he had left was his knowledge and the delicious recipes that made his food so popular. So, he got into his car. Town by town, he drove, stopping at every restaurant along the way. What does determination mean? Who do you know that never gives up? Although things may have been tough, he kept on going.

Important Valued Irrelevant Admired
9. All of the following are synonyms of the word “prestigious” as it is used in the above passage EXCEPT: Important Valued Irrelevant Admired Synonyms are words that have similar meaning. The question says “All…except”…what does that mean? One of those words doesn’t belong with the other three…which could it be?

10. Identify the suffix in the word “predictable”:
What is the difference between a suffix and a prefix? Can you break the word above into two parts? Which part comes first, which part comes last?

Triumph is in the eyes of the beholder
11. All of the following statements demonstrate a theme from The Devil’s Arithmetic and “Triumphing Over Crisis: It All Depends on Your Perspective ” EXCEPT Triumph is in the eyes of the beholder Perspective is everything Living in fear is not living Great risk equals great rewards There is that “All…EXCEPT” again! One of these doesn’t fit Did both characters, (Hannah/Colonel Sanders/Albert Edward Foreman) experience all of these statements? Which one wasn’t related to all of them? Triumph means overcoming an obstacle, winning against all odds, achieving your goals. What were Hannah’s goals? Did the prisoners overcome adversity?

Never underestimate your worth.
12. All of the following statements demonstrate a theme from The Devil’s Arithmetic and “Triumphing Over Crisis: It All Depends on Your Perspective” EXCEPT Never underestimate your worth. Every decision has an effect on your future. Live life to the fullest. Remember your past. Seriously? Again with the “All…EXCEPT?” You know the drill by now: one of these doesn’t fit Sure, the Colonel and the janitor had it tough, but did they ever wish they could go back to the “good old days?”

From The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Darry stared at him for a second, then cracked a grin. Sodapop isn't afraid of him like everyone else and enjoys teasing him. I'd just as soon tease a full-grown grizzly; but for some reason, Darry seems to like being teased by Soda. Our gang had chased the Socs to their car and heaved rocks at them. They came running toward us now--four lean, hard guys. They were all as tough as nails and looked it. I had grown up with them, and they accepted me, even though I was younger, because I was Darry and Soda's kid brother and I kept my mouth shut good. Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed in complicated swirls. He was cocky, smart, and Soda's best buddy since grade school. Steve's specialty was cars. He could lift a hubcap quicker and more quietly than anyone in the neighborhood, but he also knew cars upside-down and backward, and he could drive anything on wheels. He and Soda worked at the same gas station--Steve part time and Soda full time--and their station got more customers than any other in town. Whether that was because Steve was so good with cars or because Soda attracted girls like honey draws flies, I couldn't tell you. I liked Steve only because he was Soda's best friend. He didn't like me--he thought I was a taga-long and a kid; Soda always took me with them when they went places if they weren't taking girls, and that bugged Steve. It wasn't my fault; Soda always asked me, I didn't ask him. Soda doesn't think I'm a kid. Two-Bit Mathews was the oldest of the gang and the wisecracker of the bunch. He was about six feet tall, stocky in build, and very proud of his long rusty-colored side-burns. He had gray eyes and a wide grin, and he couldn't stop making funny remarks to save his life. You couldn't shut up that guy; he always had to get his two-bits worth in. Hence his name. Even his teachers forgot his real name was Keith, and we hardly remembered he had one. Life was one big joke to Two-Bit. He was famous for shoplifting and his black-handled switchblade (which he couldn't have acquired without his first talent), and he was always smarting off to the cops. He really couldn't help it. Every-thing he said was so irresistibly funny that he just had to let the police in on it to brighten up their dull lives. (That's the way he explained it to me.) He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school. He was still a junior at eighteen and a half and he never learned any-thing. He just went for kicks. I liked him real well because he kept us laughing at ourselves as well as at other things. He reminded me of Will Rogers--maybe it was the grin. If I had to pick the real character of the gang, it would be Dallas Winston--Dally. I used to like to draw his picture when he was in a dangerous mood, for then I could get his personality down in a few lines. He had an elfish face, with high cheekbones and a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth, and ears like a lynx. His hair was almost white it was so blond, and he didn't like haircuts, or hair oil either, so it fell over his forehead in wisps and kicked out in the back in tufts and curled behind his ears and along the nape of his neck. His eyes were blue, blazing ice, cold with a hatred of the whole world. Dally had spent three years on the wild side of New York and had been arrested at the age of ten. He was tougher than the rest of us--tougher, colder, meaner. The shade of difference that separates a greaser from a hood wasn't present in Dally.

He was as wild as the boys in the downtown outfits, like Tim Shepard's gang.
In New York, Dally blew off steam in gang fights, but here, organized gangs are rarities--there are just small bunches of friends who stick together, and the warfare is between the social classes. A rumble, when it's called, is usually born of a grudge fight, and the opponents just happen to bring their friends along. Oh, there are a few named gangs around, like the River Kings and the Tiber Street Tigers, but here in the Southwest there's no gang rivalry. So Dally, even though he could get into a good fight sometimes, had no specific thing to hate. No rival gang. Only Socs. And you can't win against them no matter how hard you try, because they've got all the breaks and even whipping them isn't going to change that fact Maybe that was why Dallas was so bitter. He had quite a reputation. They have a file on him down at the police station. He had been arrested, he got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids--he did everything. I didn't like him, but he was smart and you had to respect him. Johnny Cade was last and least. If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you'll have Johnny. He was the youngest, next to me, smaller than the rest, with a slight build. He had big black eyes in a dark tanned face; his hair was jet-black and heavily greased and combed to the side, but it was so long that it fell in shaggy bangs across his fore-head. He had a nervous, suspicious look in his eyes, and that beating he got from the Socs didn't help matters. He was the gang's pet, everyone's kid brother. His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him, except when she was hacked off at something, and then you could hear her yelling at him clear down at our house. I think he hated that worse than getting whipped. He would have run away a million times if we hadn't been there. If it hadn't been for the gang, Johnny would never have known what love and affection are.

Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole
13. “They were all as tough as nails and looked it.” The above sentence is an example of which literary device? Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Nails are used to fasten things together, they last a long time and are usually made of metal. Are the nails given any kind of human like traits? Look closely at the passage, what is going on? What is being compared? How is it being compared?

Unknown Explainable Logical Conflicted
14. “He like fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school... He went just for kicks.” In the sentence above, what does the word “unfathomable” mean? Unknown Explainable Logical Conflicted Do you think anyone has a “logical” reason for wanting to go to school? Can you explain why Two-Bit like school? Can Ponyboy? Isn’t that the same as logical? Un = not Do you see a similarity in the word and one of the answers?

Foreshadowing Hyperbole Allusion Personification
15. The author’s use of “Will Rogers” in the excerpt is an example of which device? Foreshadowing Hyperbole Allusion Personification Hmmm…still no extreme exaggeration yet… I still don’t see any non-human thing… Hinting at future events? No magic tricks here…  Just a reference to a funny comedian of the time.

“Soda attracted girls like honey draws flies.”
16. All of the following are examples of direct characterization EXCEPT: “Soda attracted girls like honey draws flies.” “If I had to pick the real character of the gang, it would be Dallas Winston—Dally.” He [Dally] was tougher than the rest of us—tougher, colder, meaner.” “He [Steve Randle] was cocky, smart…” Direct Characterization is a form of characterization where the author/narrator comes right out and tells the reader something “directly” All of these are describing a character, except… Oh, wow…again with that style of question???

He was different from the gang. He enjoyed the wild side of New York.
17. What can you infer about Dally in the following passage? “He was tougher than the rest of us--tougher, colder, meaner. The shade of difference that separates a greaser from a hood wasn't present in Dally.” He was different from the gang. He enjoyed the wild side of New York. He was a sensitive greaser. He was in Tim Shepard’s gang. REMEMBER: To infer means to make a logical prediction/guess based on the reading. There was no mention of Tim Shepard. How could we assume that? Sensitive…Dally? Really? Start spreading the news…but we never even read about New York, New York in this passage. It literally says “difference” in the passage.

Simile Hyperbole Allusion Personification
18. “His eyes were blue, blazing ice, cold with the hatred of the whole world.” In the above sentence, the author is using which literary device? Simile Hyperbole Allusion Personification Come on! When are we going to see an extreme exaggeration?! Is there a reference to another person, or work in the passage? Do you see any “like” or “as”? Can EYES hate things? Can PEOPLE hate things?

Person vs supernatural
19. In the opening paragraph of the excerpt, what type of conflict is displayed? Person vs person Person vs self Person vs supernatural “Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters? I ain’t afraid of no ghosts”…and you shouldn’t be either because this is REALISTIC FICTION. Who attacks Ponyboy?

Why would Steve need to be quick and quiet when taking something?
20. “He could lift a hubcap quicker and more quietly than anyone in the neighborhood...” From the sentence above, the reader can infer: Steve is strong Steve is a thief Steve is shy Steve is angry REMEMBER: To Infer means to make a logical assumption/guess based on the text. Why would Steve need to be quick and quiet when taking something?

Directions: Read the passage, and answer the
questions that follow. (1) Of all the events of my childhood the one I remember best is my first ride on the school bus. (2) It took our bus forty-five minutes to get from my house to the school. (3) As I stepped on and looked for an empty seat, I saw countless strange faces glaring back at me. (4) I sat near the back of the bus next to a shy-looking kid wearing a backpack, it was almost as big as he was. (5) As the bus got rolling I soon found myself in the middle of a raging paper war. (6) “Will this ever stop?” I wondered as a thick, wet paper wad struck my ear. (7) “Get under here!” the boy next to me shouted. (8) He signaled me to duck under the backpack with him. (9) As we crouched, we laughed together at the chaos around us. (10) I promised to meet him after school so we could ride home together.

What is happening in the story?
21.) Which sentence should the writer add to include relevant sensory details? A. .) The bus had room for sixty-four students. B. .) I disliked waiting for the bus almost as much as riding it. C. .) I waded through crumpled litter and masses of students to get to my seat. D. .) My friend’s mom worked at the school, so he didn’t ride the bus. Remember! What is happening in the story? What answer would add important details to the story being told? Sensory= your 5 senses

22. What change, if any, should be made to sentence 4?
Add a comma after bus Delete the comma and it was Change shy-looking to shy looking Make no change Is as the bus a subordinating clause? Does it need a comma? Which answer would improve the flow of the sentence?

23. What is the best way to combine sentences 7 and 8?
“Get under here!” the boy next to me shouted when he signaled me to duck under the backpack with him. B. “Get under here!” the boy next to me shouted, he signaled me to duck under the backpack with him. C. “Get under here!” the boy next to me shouted, but he signaled me to duck under the backpack with him. D. “Get under here!” the boy next to me shouted, signaling me to duck under the backpack with him. Pay attention to parts of speech. Should signal be in present tense or past tense? Is get under here present tense or past tense?

____24. Please set the table for lunch.
A= subjunctive B= Interrogative C= Imperative D=Indicative E=Conditional Ask yourself, is it A statement, a fact, or an opinion? A command? Ask a question? A wish or hypothetical? Does it depend on something else?

____25. Why are you so worried about the test?

____26. Nancy is a doctor for St. John’s

____27. If I were a butterfly, I would have wings.

____28. If I don’t take out the garbage, it will smell in my house.

29. I will shop at the store this weekend.
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound- Complex How many subjects are in the sentence? Are there any subordinating clauses? Are there any conjunctions?

30. There was no ice cream in the freezer, nor did they have money to go to the store.
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound- Complex Is there more than one subject? Are there any conjunctions? Are there two independent clauses?

31. I burned dinner but not the cake.
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound- Complex Is not the cake an independent clause? How many subjects are there in this sentence? Is I burned the cake a full sentence?

32. Although I like to go camping, I haven’t had the time to go lately, and I haven’t found anyone to go with. Are there more than one dependent clauses in this sentence? How many independent clauses? Are there any conjunctions? A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound- Complex

Because I know you have been dying to see an example of Hyperbole…
BONUS QUESTION!!! Because I know you have been dying to see an example of Hyperbole…

OMG. Justin Bieber is like, the best artist EVER
OMG! Justin Bieber is like, the best artist EVER!!!! Like, he’s totally BAE. Like, I mean, I think I might just DIE if he ever even looked at me! While some of you may feel this way, I think we can all agree that this is a great example of someone truly over exaggerating their love for the Biebs… HYPERBOLE! FINALLY!

The END! Hope you had fun reviewing and studying! Bring your predicted score up to me for your actual test score! Good luck on your exams! Mr. Snitgen

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