AIM HIGH TUTORIAL CENTERMONTHLY TEST

ENGLISH-GRADE 8Name:__________________ Date:_____________

I. Encircle the conjunctions in the following sentences. Identify whether the conjunction you encircled is coordinating, correlative or subordinating.1. The plane left the runway and headed towards the West coast. _______________ 2. The drummer works harder than anyone in the band. _______________ 3. Because most of his chores were completed during the week, he is able to go camping on the weekend. _______________ 4. Alexis is angry, but Samantha is absolutely furious. _______________ 5. Either you cook dinner or we don’t eat. _______________ 6. Vinnie said that he wanted to go to the concert with us. _______________ 7. Not only Michael but also Melissa were accepted by Yale. _______________ 8. The restaurant takes cash or credit cards. _______________ 9. Neither mom nor dad is willing to drive us. _______________ 10. Does anyone know whether Steve or Frank will be bringing the net? _______________

II. Combine each pair of sentences using a conjunctive adverb from the word bank. Be sure to use a semicolon and a comma to connect the two sentences.

1. We arrived late to the picnic. There was nothing left to eat. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Winnie did an excellent job. Others also could have done well. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. The class wanted a spring trip to the water park. They voted to raise the money themselves. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Robert cleaned the garage. His brother mowed the lawn. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. The oak tree had died years ago. It fell mover in a windstorm. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WORD BANKalthough certainly consequently eventually finally however indeed meanwhile therefore

6. Jim thought he could win the race. It was worth a try. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

III. Write an essay using coordinating, correlative and subordinating conjunctions. Minimum of 3 in every kind of conjunction. Choose any of three topics below.

a. Justiceb. Power

c. WisdomIntroduction- give the reader the best first impression possible. The introductory paragraph not only gives the reader an idea of what you will talk about but also shows them how you will talk about it. 

Body-details of ideas that support the topic. Seal the deal why this example is relevant.Conclusion-be powerful. Avoid copying the introduction. It is the last chance to convince or impress the reader.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

IV. Answer the following question based on the tale from Mozambique “The Hands of Black”.

Why the palms of the Black hands were much lighter than the rest of their bodies?

a. according to his teacher?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________b. according to Father Christiano______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________c. according to Dona Dores______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________d. according to Senor Antunes______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________e. according to Senor Frias______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________f. according to the book he read______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________g. according to Dona Estefania______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________h. according to his mother______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Which do you think is true about all the reasonings he heard? Why?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________