PSSA Grade 8 ELA Practice Questions - PSSA Grade 8 English Language Arts (ELA) Exam

He stands near the roaring blast furnace with cheeks flushed with heat. He sorts limestone and charcoal for three generations of furnace workers. He gazes past the soot-stained stacks and wonders about expanding canal waterways and cities. He carries a heavy wooden hod across the floor of the casting house.