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

Question 1

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Industrial work requires physical strength and tireless labor to succeed. Young people can respect family tradition while seeking their own distinct path. Pennsylvania's natural resources are essential to national growth. Father and son relationships are strengthened through shared employment.

Correct Answer:

Young people can respect family tradition while seeking their own distinct path.

Question 2

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It creates an open argument that causes Thomas to leave the furnace immediately. It establishes Thomas's internal conflict regarding his career and future aspirations. It forces the father to reassign Thomas to a different position in the casting house. It proves that Thomas lacks the physical stamina required for iron manufacturing.

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It establishes Thomas's internal conflict regarding his career and future aspirations.

Question 3

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Iron is a fragile material that breaks easily under pressure. Iron forms the hidden, essential structural framework that supports modern progress. Iron is dangerous and resembles human bones when cooled in sand molds. Iron can only be used after animals have cleared the land for development.

Correct Answer:

Iron forms the hidden, essential structural framework that supports modern progress.

Question 4

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A open trough or box attached to a handle for carrying heavy loads A metal hammer used for breaking large pieces of limestone A wet cloth used to shield furnace workers from extreme heat A written ledger recording daily iron production totals

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A open trough or box attached to a handle for carrying heavy loads

Question 5

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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.

Correct Answer:

He gazes past the soot-stained stacks and wonders about expanding canal waterways and cities.

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