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Grade 8 Renaissance Star: Star Reading QuizPrint.CA NameDateScore 1. In this sentence, stimulate most nearly means... Questions stimulate deeper discussion. 2. Why is this narrator hard to trust? I never forget a detail. The window stayed shut, and the rain soaked every paper on the desk. 3. Which idea is implied rather than stated? Liam wore boots and walked carefully along the path. 4. Which word is an antonym for imminent? 5. Subsequent means... 6. What kind of surprise is this? The fire station burned down while the firefighters were away teaching a fire-safety class. 7. In this sentence, menacing most nearly means... Menacing clouds rolled over the lake. 8. Which sentence from the passage uses figurative language to convey an abstract idea rather than literal information? Understanding the scale of the universe is a challenge even for experienced scientists. The distances involved are so vast that they stretch the limits of human imagination. A short film begins with a couple resting on a blanket in a quiet park. The camera steadily zooms outward, expanding the view by a power of ten each interval. What begins as a picnic soon becomes a glimpse of Earth, then the Solar System, then the Milky Way. The film reverses direction and explores the microscopic world of cells and proteins. Trying to grasp these extremes feels like trying to hold the ocean in a teacup. 9. Animosity means... 10. The suffix -er in owner means... 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 Renaissance Star: Star Reading Question numbers match the worksheet. 1.C) encourage activity or interest 2.C) The details contradict each other.A reliable narrator's details fit together. 3.A) The path was likely wet or muddy.An inference uses clues without being stated outright. 4.C) remote 5.C) coming after something else 6.A) situational ironyThe outcome is the opposite of what you would expect. 7.C) suggesting danger or harm 8.D) Trying to grasp these extremes feels like trying to hold the ocean in a teacup.Figurative language compares or describes in a non-literal way. 9.C) strong dislike or hostility 10.A) a person who 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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