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Grade 8 Language: Reading comprehension QuizPrint.CA Ontario curriculum: Language (2023) · Comprehension C2 — analyse and evaluate ideas in complex texts using comprehension strategies NameDateScore 1. One way the town used the river was for... The town of Millbrook grew beside a river that supplied drinking water, moved a historic mill, and drew tourists for canoeing. After a factory upstream closed, tests showed fewer pollutants, but runoff from new parking lots still carried oil into storm drains. Students argued that a watershed connects everyone: choices on land show up in the water. They proposed rain gardens to slow and filter runoff before it reached the river. 2. The writer is most likely using this silly rule to... New rule: students must do homework at breakfast, lunch, and supper so they stay cheerful. 3. Where did the class visit? Grade 8 visited a ravine near the boardwalk. Priya counted three kinds of trees, including cedar, and spotted a goat. Their teacher explained that biodiversity means many different living things sharing a habitat. Ethan wrote that if one species disappeared, others might lose food or shelter. The class agreed the ravine was worth protecting. 4. How does the setting change the plot? A storm closed the bridge, so the bus stayed at school and the field trip ended. 5. Benjamin wrote: "Please bring a labelled water bottle on Friday. We will walk to the park after lunch." What is the author's main purpose? 6. A chapter opens with the final score, then tells how the game was played. What is the writer doing? 7. Why did the class agree the ravine was worth protecting? Grade 8 visited a ravine near the covered bridge. Daniel counted three kinds of trees, including basswood, and spotted a whale. Their teacher explained that biodiversity means many different living things sharing a habitat. Julian wrote that if one species disappeared, others might lose food or shelter. The class agreed the ravine was worth protecting. 8. A letter says, "Assign the novel tonight because students can all buy it at the shop on the way home." What does the writer assume? 9. What might happen if one species disappeared? Grade 8 visited a ravine near the dock. Jack counted three kinds of trees, including fir, and spotted a salmon. Their teacher explained that biodiversity means many different living things sharing a habitat. Ava wrote that if one species disappeared, others might lose food or shelter. The class agreed the ravine was worth protecting. 10. Which sentence is the best summary? Sofia and Kai planted beans behind the school. They watered the plants every morning. After two weeks, tiny green shoots came up. Sign in to manage students and save worksheet results. Fresh practice from quizprint.ca. Unofficial practice — not a ministry test or resource. Answer key Grade 8 Language: Reading comprehension Ontario curriculum: Language (2023) · Comprehension C2 — analyse and evaluate ideas in complex texts using comprehension strategies Question numbers match the worksheet. 1.C) drinking water 2.A) criticize too much homeworkSatire uses humour or exaggeration to criticize. 3.A) a ravine near the boardwalk 4.D) The storm stops the class from leaving.Setting can force a change in what happens next. 5.A) to inform 6.B) telling the ending first, then showing how it happenedStructure is the order the writer chooses. 7.C) Losing one species could take away food or shelter for others. 8.D) that every student can reach that shop and buy the book tonightAn assumption is an unstated idea the argument needs. 9.A) others might lose food or shelter 10.B) Sofia and Kai planted beans, watered them, and watched shoots come up.A summary includes the main events and leaves out tiny details. Keep this page if you are printing for a child. Fresh practice from quizprint.ca. Unofficial practice — not a ministry test or resource.

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