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INGLSNombre del estudiante: _________________________________

Grado8

EJERCICIOS DE

PRCTICAPPAA 2012


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Instrucciones para ennegrecer las respuestas de preguntas de seleccin mltiple

Usa lpiz nm. 2 solamente.

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Llena el crculo por completo.

Borra por completo cualquier respuesta que desees cambiar. No hagas marcas o lneas en esta hoja.

Incorrecto

Incorrecto

Correcto

Instrucciones para contestar las preguntas de respuesta extendida

Usa lpiz solamente.

No uses lpiz mecnico, tinta ni bolgrafo.

Asegrate de contestar todas las partes de la pregunta.

Escribe solamente dentro del recuadro.

Instrucciones

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A continuacin vers un ejemplo de la hoja de contestaciones y lo que debes hacer para

contestar.

PARA


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Grade 8 Page 1

E n g l i s h

The practice questions include the following items: Listening, Reading, and Writing. For each

question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. Look at sample question A.

Samples

lA Choose the word that belongs in the blank.Yesterday, I my backpack

at school.

A leave

B leaves

C leaving

*D left

The correct answer is D, left. On your answer sheet, you can see that D is filled in.

Now do the next sample on your own. Read the question and choose the correct answer.

Then, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

lB Choose the SuBjC of the sentence.He likes chocolate ice cream.

A He

B likes

C chocolate

D ice cream

The correct answer is A, He. The circle for A should be filled in on your answer sheet.

These are the Practice Questions of the PPAA for Grade 8. With these questions, you will show

how well you can understand and use English.


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Page 2 Grade 8 - English

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l1 According to the information from theconversation you just listened to, which

statement is COMPLETELY true about

Daniel and Sara?

A Sara likes to wake up early, and Daniellikes to sleep in.

B Sara goes to school in the morning, but

Daniel goes to school at night.

C Daniel likes it when it is quiet around thehouse, and Sara likes it when it is noisy.

D Daniel likes to do his homework at night,and Sara likes to do it in the morning.

With these practice questions, you will show how well you can understand spoken English.

Directions: In this practice question, you will listen to a conversation. Then, listen to and answer the

question. Mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.


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Grade 8 - English Page 3


l2 Who is the announcement intended for?A Michael and his mother

B bus drivers

C family members

D passengers with tickets

l3 Which of the following can be concludedfrom the passage?

A Michael and his mother will line up atdoor 17.

B Michael and his mother will not get on thebus.

C Michael and his mother will line up at

door 24.

D Michael and his mother will drive to seehis uncle.

l4 Why will one of the buses POSSIBLY bedelayed?

A There was a bus accident.

B There is bad weather.

C The line of people is long.

D The tickets are sold out.

l5 Where are Michael and his mothertraveling to?

A Austin

B Dallas

C Fort Worth

D San Antonio

Directions: In these practice questions, you will listen to a passage. Then, listen to and answer the

questions for the passage. Mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.


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Underwater Adventures

1 When Sylvia Earle was just a little girl, her favorite thing to do was spend time in the

woods near her New Jersey home. She loved being out in nature and observing the creatures

that lived there.

2 Earle was 13 years old when her family moved to Florida, on the Gulf of Mxico. Gone

were the woods, and in their place were the coast, the ocean, and an all-new kind of wildlife to

discover. I can still feel that leap of enthusiasm, and real joy, at the prospect of finally gettingout to the beach, and running around, she recalls years later. But probably the most important

thing, to me, aside from just the freedom of it and the power of it, was the kind of creatures that

you could see along the beach that you cant find anywhere else.

3 Earles fascination with the ocean has turned her into one of the best-known marine

scientists in the world today. By 1969, she had already spent more than 1,000 hours doing

research underwater. In 1970, she and four other women dove 50 feet below the oceans surface

off the Virgin Islands. They swam down to a small enclosed structure that was built specifically

for the women to live in. The women stayed submerged below the ocean surface for two weeks.Her stay there helped make her a familiar face to the world. Many newspapers, magazines, and

television stations reported on her adventure. She became a public speaker, author, and strong

supporter of protecting the worlds oceans from pollution.

4 Her adventures were not over yet, though. In 1979, Earle walked on the seafloor at a lower

depth than any human being beforeor since. A small sub took her 1,250 feet down, off the

island of Oahu. She unfastened the rope that held her to the sub and dropped to the bottom of the

ocean. For two and a half hours, she explored all the wonders that she saw around her. It was an

amazing experience that she later wrote about in one of her books.

5 Today, Earle spends her time at the National Geographic Society. She continues to dedicate

her time and experience to her foremost passionthe mystery and beauty of the underwater

world.

Directions: With these practice questions, you will show how well you can read and understand

written English. There are two reading selections and some questions about each one. For each

question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.


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l6 Which detail is the MOST important toremember about Earles walk on the

ocean floor?

A She went deeper than any other personbefore or since.

B She walked around for more than two anda half hours.

C She was taken down by a small sub off theisland of Oahu.

D She wrote about what it was like in herbook.

l7 Which word from the reading selection isan example of a compound word?

A research

B oceans

C seafloor

D islands

l8 What was the authors MAIN purpose inwriting this reading selection?

A to convince the reader to explore theocean

B to educate the reader about the life of aninteresting woman

C to entertain the reader with stories of whatis found underwater

D to prove to the reader that the ocean is afascinating place


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Aunt Luisas Gift

1 Isabels mother was sad that Isabel did not want to go shopping with her. Worse, Isabel had

stopped painting.

2 Isabel had learned to paint from her Aunt Luisa. Her aunt had taught art in New York City

before returning home to Puerto Rico shortly after Isabel was born. I want to meet my new niece,

she had said. Besides, theflamboyn trees will soon bloom. I have been painting the flowering

trees of New York. Their blooms are white and pink and very beautiful. However, I have been

thinking: When I was home, I never once painted aflamboyn tree. I think its time I went home and

painted theflamboyn trees in bloom.

3 Soon, Aunt Luisa was home painting theflamboyn trees. She was still home the following

June, when once again theflamboyn trees came into bloom. At other times of the year, she paintedthe orchids in the rainforest, and when Isabel was old enough, she went with her aunt to paint. The

first time Isabel painted aflamboyn tree, she dipped the brush in crimson and orange paint and

covered the paper her aunt had given her. Paint dripped off the paper like liquid flames.

4 As the years went by, though, Isabel learned to paint with more skill. Her paintings hung

beside her aunts in her aunts little apartment. One day her aunt invited her to lunch and told her of

a wonderful opportunity that had come her way. Aunt Luisa was going to teach art in Madagascar!

Though Isabel was happy for her aunt and eagerly looked at the maps her aunt showed her, she was

sad as well. Theflamboyn trees would soon be in bloom, and her aunt would be on the other sideof the world. The time finally arrived, and Aunt Luisa moved to Madagascar where she spent some

months working over there.


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5 One day, back in Puerto Rico, just as Isabels mother was leaving to go shopping, the mail

arrived. There was a package for Isabel, and it came from Madagascar. Isabel could tell by the shape

of the package that her aunt had sent her a painting. When she opened it, she and her mother saw

that the painting was of aflamboyn tree. Aunt Luisa, without knowing it, had gone to live on

the island that gave birth to theflamboyn. Isabel forgot her loneliness. Her aunt was with the

flamboyn trees, and so was she. Her aunt would be home soon. Right now it was time for Isabel

to go shopping with her mother.

l9 What is the purpose of paragraph 1 in thereading selection?

A It establishes the setting.

B It introduces the main characters.

C It indicates that there is a conflict.

D It tells what the selection will be about.

l10 Which is the MAIN setting of the readingselection?

A Madagascar

B Puerto Rico

C New York City

D Aunt Luisas apartment


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l11 What does the word crimson mean inparagraph 3?

A red

B thin

C thick

D yellow

l12 Read the following sentence fromparagraph 4.

The flamboyn trees would soon be in

bloom, and her aunt would be on the other

side of the world.

A. How does this sentence explain what

Isabel was feeling?

B. Give TWO details from the reading

selection to support your answer.

Remember to answer all parts of the

question on your answer sheet.


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l13 Choose the word that belongs in the blank.I checked the to see if it

was supposed to rain the next day.

A whether

B weather

C whither

D wheither

l14 Read the following sentence.The young singer came onto the stage and

quickly amazed the audience with her

powerful voice.

Which part of speech is the underlined

word in the sentence?A an adjective

B a noun

C an adverb

D a verb

l15 Read the following sentences.

Plaza Las Amricas is in Hato Rey.

I found a nice dress there.

Which of the following best combines

these two sentences?

A Plaza Las Amricas is in Hato Rey, I founda nice dress there.

B Plaza Las Amricas, where I found a nicedress, is in Hato Rey.

C Plaza Las Amricas is in Hato Rey, so Ifound a nice dress there.

D Plaza Las Amricas, which is in Hato Rey,I found a nice dress there.

Directions: With these practice questions, you will show how well you understand how to write

English. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.


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l17 Which shows sentence 2 corrected usingediting marks?

herA She wanted him to show ^how to surf. herB She wanted him to show ^how to surf.

C She wanted him to show (her) how to surf.

D She wanted him to show ^ how to surf.

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Read the following selection and answer question 16.

(1) Summer is a great time to get together with our friends. (2) School is out the beaches

are there for us and we have plenty of time. (3) This vacation time is a good opportunity for kids

to relax and have fun.

l16 Which of the following shows sentence 2 corrected using editing marks?

^ ^A School is out , the beaches are there for us , and we have plenty of time.

B School is out, the beaches are there for us, and we have plenty of time.

C School is out (,) the beaches are there for us (,) and we have plenty of time.

D School is out (comma) the beaches are there for us and (comma) we have plenty of time.

Read the following selection and answer question 17.

(1) When Marisol decided to go surfing, she took her brother with her. (2) She wanted

him to show how to surf.


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