WVGSA Grade 8 ELA Practice Questions - West Virginia General Summative Assessment Grade 8 English Language Arts Exam - WVGSA Grade 8 ELA Practice Questions - West Virginia General Summative Assessment Grade 8 English Language Arts Exam

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They are looking for cheap agricultural land in the wilderness. They have discovered gold ('yellow metal') and require strong dogs for transport and work. They are escaping industrial pollution in southern cities. They are establishing new shipping ports along Puget Sound.

Correct Answer:

They have discovered gold ('yellow metal') and require strong dogs for transport and work.

Question 2

Read the excerpt from 'The Trail of the North' in Question 001. What contrast is developed between paragraph 1 and paragraph 2?

The contrast between Buck's dangerous past and his peaceful present. The contrast between the impending harsh arctic threat in the North and Buck's comfortable, sunny life at Judge Miller's estate. The contrast between Judge Miller's wealth and the poverty of his neighbors. The contrast between domestic kennel dogs and wild wolves.

Correct Answer:

The contrast between the impending harsh arctic threat in the North and Buck's comfortable, sunny life at Judge Miller's estate.

Question 3

Read the excerpt from 'The Trail of the North' in Question 001. In paragraph 3, what does the phrase 'sated aristocrat' imply about Buck?

He was mistreated and malnourished by his owners. He lived a life of complete physical comfort, privilege, and fulfillment. He was untrained and aggressive toward strangers. He was eager to leave his home to explore the wilderness.

Correct Answer:

He lived a life of complete physical comfort, privilege, and fulfillment.

Question 4

Read the excerpt from 'The Trail of the North' in Question 001. How does the author characterize Buck to demonstrate that he is physically prepared for future hardship despite his comfortable lifestyle?

By explaining that he spent all day sleeping by the library fire. By noting that active outdoor pursuits like hunting and swimming kept his muscles hardened and maintained his physical vigor. By describing his aggressive behavior toward the other animals on the property. By showing that he refused to eat food provided by the Judge.

Correct Answer:

By noting that active outdoor pursuits like hunting and swimming kept his muscles hardened and maintained his physical vigor.

Question 5

Read the excerpt from 'The Trail of the North' in Question 001. Which sentence from the passage best serves as foreshadowing of the main conflict that Buck will soon face?

"Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every land-locked dog..." "Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley." "He plunged into the swimming tank or went hunting with the Judge’s sons..." "Regard for his own dignity and self-respect gave him a kingly carriage."

Correct Answer:

"Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every land-locked dog..."

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