8th grade english practice packet semester 1 (25-26 school year)
1. which sentence correctly avoids starting with a numeral?
a. 25 students arrived early. c. twenty five students arrived early.
b. twenty - five students arrived early. d. students 25 arrived early.
2. which number should be written out?
a. 34 c. 102
b. twenty d. 47
3. a map in a nonfiction text is used to:
a. show chronological events c. explain vocabulary
b. provide geographic information d. show character feelings
4. a table of contents helps the reader:
a. locate key sections quickly c. read captions
b. view photographs d. understand timelines
5. which is a primary source?
a. a biography c. an encyclopedia
b. a speech transcript d. a textbook
6. which is a secondary source?
a. diary entry c. magazine article analyzing an event
b. interview d. letter
7. the so step in an objective summary identifies:
a. characters c. how the characters solved obstacles
b. the problem d. the theme
8. the finally step in an objective summary explains:
a. resolution or lesson c. caption meaning
b. setting details d. author’s purpose

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8th grade english practice packet semester 1 (25-26 school year)
1. which sentence correctly avoids starting with a numeral?
    a. 25 students arrived early.    c. twenty five students arrived early.
    b. twenty - five students arrived early.    d. students 25 arrived early.
2. which number should be written out?
    a. 34    c. 102
    b. twenty    d. 47
3. a map in a nonfiction text is used to:
    a. show chronological events    c. explain vocabulary
    b. provide geographic information    d. show character feelings
4. a table of contents helps the reader:
    a. locate key sections quickly    c. read captions
    b. view photographs    d. understand timelines
5. which is a primary source?
    a. a biography    c. an encyclopedia
    b. a speech transcript    d. a textbook
6. which is a secondary source?
    a. diary entry    c. magazine article analyzing an event
    b. interview    d. letter
7. the so step in an objective summary identifies:
    a. characters    c. how the characters solved obstacles
    b. the problem    d. the theme
8. the finally step in an objective summary explains:
    a. resolution or lesson    c. caption meaning
    b. setting details    d. author’s purpose

Accepted Answer

### Question 1
# Brief Explanations:
To avoid starting with a numeral, we use words. Option A starts with "25" (numeral), C has "Twenty five" (incorrect spelling, should be "Twenty - five"), D starts with "Students" but has "25" in an incorrect place. Option B uses "Twenty - five" (correctly spelled) to start the sentence without a numeral.
# Answer:
B. Twenty - five students arrived early.

### Question 2
# Brief Explanations:
Numbers that are spelled out are often small whole numbers. "Twenty" (option B) is a word - spelled number, while 34 (A), 102 (C), and 47 (D) are in numeral form and are typically not spelled out in most writing conventions for this context.
# Answer:
B. twenty

### Question 3
# Brief Explanations:
A map in a non - fiction text is primarily used to show geographic information like locations, landforms, etc. Option A: a timeline shows chronological events, not a map. Option C: a glossary explains vocabulary. Option D: character feelings are shown through text or other literary devices, not a map.
# Answer:
B. provide geographic information

### Question 4
# Brief Explanations:
A table of contents lists the sections and their page numbers in a book or document. This helps readers quickly find where key sections are. Option B: to view photographs, you look at the photographs or their captions. Option C: reading captions is done by looking at the captions themselves. Option D: timelines are for understanding timelines, not a table of contents.
# Answer:
A. locate key sections quickly

### Question 5
# Brief Explanations:
A primary source is an original document or record from the time of the event or by the person involved. A speech transcript (B) is the actual words spoken by a person, so it's a primary source. A biography (A) is written about someone, an encyclopedia (C) is a secondary source that compiles information, and a textbook (D) is also a secondary source that presents information.
# Answer:
B. A speech transcript

### Question 6
# Brief Explanations:
A secondary source analyzes, interprets, or summarizes primary sources. A magazine article analyzing an event (C) is analyzing an event (using primary sources like interviews, letters, etc.), so it's secondary. A diary entry (A), interview (B), and letter (D) are primary sources as they are original documents.
# Answer:
C. Magazine article analyzing an event

### Question 7
# Brief Explanations:
In an objective summary, the "SO" step often identifies the problem that the characters face. Option A: characters are identified in the "Somebody" step (in the Somebody - Wanted - But - So - Finally structure). Option C: how characters solved obstacles is part of the "Finally" or later steps. Option D: the theme is a broader message and not typically identified in the "SO" step.
# Answer:
B. the problem

### Question 8
# Brief Explanations:
In an objective summary, the "FINALLY" step explains the resolution of the problem or the lesson learned from the story. Option B: setting details are part of the beginning description. Option C: caption meaning is related to images, not the summary structure. Option D: author's purpose is about why the author wrote the text, not part of the summary's "FINALLY" step.
# Answer:
A. resolution or lesson

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