Final Exam Review ~ HP

8th Grade

To prepare for the final exam you will need to refer to your notes, handouts, worksheets, packets, quizzes and tests that you have saved throughout the year. The following items will be on the final exam. In addition, keep studying your vocabulary target words!

Punctuation and Usage

You need to know how to use punctuation correctly! Determine which punctuation marks are missing in each sentence. Some sentences may have more than one option. In addition, decide which word is correct in those sentences where you have more than one choice.

1.  My dog is Max the brown one with black spots.

2.  Pizza a favorite food for everyone is great for parties.

3.  Meredith helped mow her (neighbor’s, neighbors) lawn.

4.  Wear your casual clothes to my house change into your gown when you get here.

5.  Hershey Park is fun! We went (their, there) last summer.

6.  Why is the grass green Billy asked.

7.  Ernie keeps failing tests we tried to tell him to study.

8.  The (restrooms, restroom’s) are located in the back of the restaurant.

9.  Because I arrived early I helped Mrs. Miller decorate.

10.  The police were called so they sped to the scene of the crime.

Sentence Structures

Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex

Sentence Structure # of Independent Clauses # of Subordinate Clauses

Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex

Identify each of the following sentence structures.

1.  ______Cats like to sleep a lot.

2.  ______When we got confused, we tried again, but eventually we had to ask for help.

3.  ______We played in the yard all day until we got tired.

4.  ______Mike gave me a necklace, but I lost it.

5.  ______The tomatoes, which we grow ourselves, taste delicious.

Grammar

Verb Usage

Dig out your verbs worksheets and blow off the dust! Be able to figure out which form of the verb to use. Some of them can be tricky. Remember lie and lay? How about drink, drank, and drunk or begin, began and begun? And should you say cost or costed? Burst or bursted? If you’re puzzled… study your worksheets!

The definition of lie is ______

______(have) ______

The definition of lay is ______

______(had) ______

Which of the following sentences contains an error in verb usage? Identify and correct any errors.

1.  Even though she lost, she had ran a good race.

2.  Please sit the dishes on the counter.

3.  Sherlock quickly laid a trap for the suspects.

4.  Someone must have drunk all the milk last night.

5.  The competitors have begun the scavenger hunt already.

6.  Yesterday, my lazy dog laid in the hammock all afternoon.

Pronoun Case

You’ll need your “Pronoun Case” chart for this one! You need to know when to use nominative case pronouns, objective case pronouns, and possessive case pronouns.

1.  Between you and (me, I), I don’t think she will win.

2.  (Who, Whom) do you think will finish the race first?

3.  Would you like a ride to the party with Niko and (I, me)?

4.  It was (he, him) who picked that paint color.

5.  Tyler won’t go because (its, it’s) too expensive.

6.  Mrs. Star consulted an astrologer (who, whom) she met in Seattle.

7.  Brett and (I, me) went skiing last weekend, but conditions were poor.

8.  They didn’t know it was (I, me) in the clown costume.

Subject/Verb Agreement

A verb agrees with its subject in number – ALWAYS!

Singular or Plural?

1.  Either of the answers is / are correct.

2.  Neither a bouquet of flowers nor a box of candy make / makes a suitable gift for this occasion.

3.  Eddie or his teammates call / calls the plays.

4.  One of the tapes belong / belongs to Erica.

5.  The arbitrary decision of the umpires was / were overruled.

6.  Each of the hikers were / was carrying a backpack.

7.  Neither of the roads lead / leads to the house.

8.  Jonathan and his partners (need / needs) some help with their project.

9.  Either Amber or Kathy sit / sits in the front row.

10.  Red beans and rice are / is my favorite meal.

Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

A pronoun agrees with its antecedent in number and gender. A pronoun usually refers to a noun or another pronoun called its antecedent.

Singular or Plural?

1.  Everyone may express their / his or her opinion.

2.  Each of the boys put on his / their uniform.

3.  Most of the applicants qualifies / qualify for the job.

4.  Either of the women could have brought their / her recipe.

5.  The competitive sprinters dash / dashes across the finish line.

6.  Marie or Julie will give their / her speech first.

7.  None of the puppies have / has learned the tricks yet.

8.  Both Annabelle and Lizzy have / has their money for the trip.

9.  Neither Justin nor Luke had forgotten his / their homework.

10.  My dog and cat never share his or her / their food.

Literary Devices

Study your “Literary Devices” chart. Then complete the matching activity to test your knowledge.

Literature
Know the characters. Also be able to apply literary terms such as theme, setting and climax to each.
The Outsiders
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Our Town

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

If, for some reason, you have neglected to save any of the materials necessary for final exam preparation, the textbook is filled with all of the information you need.

J For more practice with grammar concepts, try the on-line quizzes at the following websites.

Big Dog’s Grammar @ www.aliscot.com/bigdog

Guide to Grammar and Writing @ http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

Grammar Bytes! @ http://www.chompchomp.com/