8th Grade Language Usage

Block One Mastery Test

Name

Question #1:

Is this noun common or proper?

shirt

  1. common
  2. proper

Question #2:

Is this noun common or proper?

car

  1. common
  2. proper

Question #3:

Is this noun common or proper?

Zachary

  1. proper
  2. common

Question #4:

Is this noun common or proper?

cowboy

  1. proper
  2. common

Question #5:

Is this noun common or proper?

Baseball Hall of Fame

  1. common
  2. proper

Question #6:

Select the correct plural form of this word.

cactus

  1. cacti
  2. cactuses
  3. cactusses

Question #7:

Select the correct plural form of this word.

apple

  1. apples
  2. appels
  3. appless

Question #8:

Select the correct plural form of this word.

bridge

  1. bridges
  2. bridges
  3. bridgies

Question #9:

Select the correct plural form of this word.

path

  1. pathes
  2. paths
  3. paves

Question #10:

Select the correct plural form of this word.

army

  1. armyss
  2. armys
  3. armies

Question #11:

Write the possessive form of this noun.

sons-in-law

Question #12:

Write the possessive form of this noun.

dictionaries

Question #13:

Write the possessive form of this noun.

Evelyn

Question #14:

Write the possessive form of this noun.

Browns

Question #15:

Write the possessive form of this noun.

tissue

Question #16:

Choose the correct pronoun to complete this sentence. Several shoppers left ______car lights on.

  1. They
  2. his
  3. their

8th Grade Language Usage

Block One Mastery Test

Name

Question #17:

Choose the correct pronoun to complete this sentence.

It is ______who made the error.

  1. me
  2. I
  3. us

Question #18:

Choose the correct pronoun to complete this sentence.

It should be ______who finishes first.

  1. he
  2. his
  3. him

Question #19:

Choose the correct pronoun to complete this sentence.

It was ______who won the game.

  1. they
  2. this
  3. them

Question #20:

Choose the correct pronoun to complete this sentence. ______was it who said he would help?

  1. Someone
  2. Whom
  3. Who

Question #21: Write the verb or verb phrase.

The Great Comet of 1843 caused a panic among the British people.

Question #22:

Write the verb or verb phrase.

The Great Comet of 1843 was considered the end of time by many frightened people.

Question #23:

Is the capitalized verb an action or linking verb? Japanese forces still APPEARED strong.

Question #24:

Is the capitalized verb an action or linking verb? The Japanese forces ADMITTED defeat in August 1945.

Question #25:

Is the capitalized verb an action or linking verb? Unfortunately, civilians in many countries BECAME casualties of the war.

A. linking

B. action

8th Grade Language Usage

Block One Mastery Test

Answer Key

1. A -common

2. A -common

3. A -proper

4. B -common

5. B -proper

6. A -cacti

7. A -apples

8. A -bridges

9. B -paths

10. C -armies

11. sons-in-law's

12. dictionaries'

13. Evelyn's

14. Browns'

15. tissue's

16. C-their

17. B -

18. A.-he

19. A -they

20. C. -I

21. caused

22. was considered

23. A -linking

24. A -action

25. A-linking