School words and subject words

Grade 8 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Milo reads: “Substantiate your claim with two facts and one quotation from the article.” What must the student do?

   • Back up the claim with two facts, and leave the quotation out.
   • Back up the article with two facts, and add one quotation from the claim.
   • Argue against the claim with two facts, and add one quotation from the article.
   • Back up the claim with two facts, and add one quotation from the article.
2. 2.

   Noah reads: “Extrapolate from the chart by predicting next year's attendance and explaining your reasoning.” What must the student do?

   • Continue the trend to estimate next year's attendance, and skip the reasoning.
   • Add up the last three years of attendance, then explain the total.
   • Continue the trend to estimate last year's attendance, then explain how you did it.
   • Continue the trend to estimate next year's attendance, then explain how you did it.
3. 3.

   Pia reads: “Reconcile the two accounts by listing where they agree and explaining one difference.” What must the student do?

   • Pick the better account, then explain why the other one is wrong.
   • Make the accounts fit together by listing where they differ, then explain one agreement.
   • Make the accounts fit together by listing where they agree, and ignore the differences.
   • Make the accounts fit together by listing where they agree, then explain one difference.

4. Read this first

   Dictionary entry (written by PencilGo)

   Range (noun): 1. a chain of mountains; 2. the difference between the greatest and least values in a set of numbers; 3. a kitchen stove with burners and an oven.

5. 4.

   Ren reads: “The range of the quiz scores is the highest score minus the lowest score.” Using the entry, which sense of range fits?

   • the gap between the highest and lowest values
   • the highest of the quiz scores
   • a stove with burners for cooking
   • a chain of mountains

6. Dictionary entry (written by PencilGo)

   Force (noun): 1. a push or pull on an object that can change how it moves; 2. an organized group of people with a shared job, such as a police force; 3. pressure used to make someone do something.

7. 5.

   Tala reads: “The force of gravity pulls the apple toward the ground.” Using the entry, which sense of force fits?

   • an organized group of people with a shared job
   • pressure used to make someone do something
   • a push or pull that can change how an object moves
   • an apple falling toward the ground

8. Dictionary entry (written by PencilGo)

   Degree (noun): 1. a unit for measuring angles or temperature; 2. an amount or level of something, as in a high degree of skill; 3. a title earned by finishing a course of study at a college.

9. 6.

   Ari reads: “The corner measures ninety degrees, so it is a right angle.” Using the entry, which sense of degree fits?

   • a corner where two lines meet
   • a title earned at a college
   • an amount or level of something
   • a unit for measuring angles
10. 7.

    Bo reads two science words: weathering and erosion. Which statement tells what each one means?

    • Weathering breaks rock into smaller pieces where it sits; erosion turns rock into new rock.
    • Both words mean rock breaking into smaller pieces where it sits.
    • Weathering carries the pieces away; erosion breaks rock into smaller pieces where it sits.
    • Weathering breaks rock into smaller pieces where it sits; erosion carries the pieces away.
11. 8.

    Kira reads two science words: reflection and refraction. Which statement tells what each one means?

    • Both words mean light bending as it enters a new material.
    • Reflection is light bouncing off a surface; refraction is light turning into heat.
    • Reflection is light bouncing off a surface; refraction is light bending as it enters a new material.
    • Reflection is light bending as it enters a new material; refraction is light bouncing off a surface.
12. 9.

    Jun reads two English words: tone and mood. Which statement tells what each one means?

    • Both words mean the feeling readers get from the text.
    • Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject; mood is the feeling readers get.
    • Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject; mood is the order of events.
    • Tone is the feeling readers get; mood is the author's attitude toward the subject.
13. 10.

    Esme reads two history terms: primary source and secondary source. Which statement tells what each one means?

    • A primary source studies the event later; a secondary source dates from the event, like a diary.
    • A primary source dates from the event, like a diary; a secondary source cannot be trusted.
    • Both terms mean a book written long after the event.
    • A primary source dates from the event, like a diary; a secondary source studies it later.