Grade 8 Reading Exercise

The webpage hosts Grade 8 reading materials and exercises covering the main question types, providing answers for all questions. Students can access reading materials and exercises by topic, type, and practice online.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Safe Computer Use
Words: 418    Suggest to finish in 7 minutes.
Garbage
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The Openings
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The Earth
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Black Powder
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Maginot Line
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Babies Learn Language
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A Tale of Two Countries
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Oversleeping
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From Sandals to Sneakers
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A Respectable Woman
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Gilray's Flower-Pot
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The Hydrophobic Skunk
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 Today's Question
Question 1-8: Answer the below questions
1. What was the purpose of the first shoe?
A)comfortable
B)fashionable
C)functional
D)popularity
Answer 1:

2. Which event happened first in the history of shoes?
A)the making and wearing of moccasins
B)the making and wearing of sandals
C)the making and wearing of boots
D)the making and wearing of sneakers
Answer 2:

3. Which civilization was the first to wear shoes to make a fashion statement?
A)Greek
B)Roman
C)Egyptian
D)Persian
Answer 3:

4. What is the correct hyphenated word?
A)moon-shaped
B)fur-was
C)shoe-whether
D)available-thin
Answer 4:

5. “Some moccasins were plain, and others were adorned with beadwork.” What type of context clue is used to help you define the word adorned?
A)antonym
B)synonym
C)example
D)explanation
Answer 5:

6. Which is the correct analogy?
A)Thin is to stout as skinny is to long.
B)Thin is to stout as narrow is to wide.
C)Thin is to stout as short is to thin.
D)Thin is to stout as tall is to fat.
Answer 6:

7. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A)to inform about the first sneaker
B)to inform about the history of moccasins
C)to inform about ancient Greeks
D)to inform about the history of shoes
Answer 7:

8. An example of personification would be
A)nonleather shoes.
B)fancy buckles of gold.
C)paved with cobblestones.
D)squeaked when people walked.
Answer 8: