Work out a word, then check it
Grade 8 Reading Worksheet
Circle the best answer.
Bo reads: “The experiment failed for the third time, and the engineer slumped in a chair, dejected, staring at the floor.” What does dejected mean here?
- sitting in a chair
- full of hope and excitement
- looking hard for a long time
- sad and discouraged
Esme reads: “The night before the speech, the speaker paced the hall and checked the clock again and again, apprehensive about the morning.” What does apprehensive mean here?
- getting ready to give a talk
- calm and sure it will go well
- to walk back and forth
- anxious about what may happen
Jun reads: “The cook hummed along to the radio and stayed oblivious to the storm, even when thunder rattled the windows.” What does oblivious mean here?
- watching closely and ready to act
- not aware of what is happening
- a loud sound heard after lightning
- making a meal in a kitchen
Kira reads: “The inspector ran a finger along every shelf and opened every drawer, then found nothing to criticize in the impeccable kitchen.” What does impeccable mean here?
- checked by an inspector
- perfect, with no flaws
- a piece of furniture for keeping things
- full of dirt and trouble
Luz reads: “The pilot began to bank the plane to the left to line up with the runway.” Which meaning of bank fits?
- a long strip of ground where planes land
- the sloping ground beside a river
- to tilt to one side while turning
- a place that keeps people's money
Milo reads: “The wagon crossed the plain for hours, and the grass stretched flat in every direction without a single hill.” Which meaning of plain fits?
- a large, flat area of land
- easy to see or understand
- simple, with no decoration
- a four-wheeled cart pulled by horses
Noah reads: “The clerk checked the figure in the last column and found it was too large, so the numbers were added again.” Which meaning of figure fits?
- the last column on a page
- to work something out in the mind
- a number
- the shape of a person seen from far away
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Dictionary entry (written by PencilGo)
Stage (noun): 1. a raised platform where performers appear; 2. one step or period in a process; 3. a horse-drawn coach that carried passengers on a regular route (old use).
Tala reads: “The seedling had reached the third stage of growth, with its first true leaves unfolding.” Which sense of stage in the entry fits?
- a raised platform for performers
- a horse-drawn coach for passengers
- one step in a process of change
- a young plant with new leaves
Dictionary entry (written by PencilGo)
Crane: 1. (noun) a tall machine with a long arm for lifting heavy loads; 2. (noun) a large bird with long legs and a long neck; 3. (verb) to stretch the neck to see better.
Zee reads: “The crowd began to crane their necks to see the parade over the heads in front.” Which sense of crane in the entry fits?
- to stretch the neck to see better
- a large bird with a long neck
- a tall machine that lifts heavy loads
- people crowding along a street
Dictionary entry (written by PencilGo)
Scale (noun): 1. a set of marks used for measuring, as on a ruler; 2. one of the thin, hard plates that cover the skin of a fish or snake; 3. the ratio between measurements on a map or model and the real thing.
Ari reads: “The trout's silvery scale flashed in the shallow water as the fish turned.” Which sense of scale in the entry fits?
- the ratio between a model and the real thing
- a set of marks used for measuring
- a thin, hard plate on a fish's skin
- the flash of light off the water
