8th Grade Mid Term Exam PDF

Name: _______________ 8th Grade English I. Vocabulary 1. Autobiography - __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 2. Biography - __...

Name: _______________ 8th Grade English I. Vocabulary 1. Autobiography - __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 2. Biography - ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 3. Central Idea - _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 4. Dictator - ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 5. Dispel - _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 6. Economic Sanctions - ______________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 7. Eloquence - ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8. Fascism - ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________  9. Fugitives - _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 10.Incentive - _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 11.Incomprehensible - ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 12.Neutrality Acts - __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 13.Quaker - _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 14.Theatres - ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ II. Biography 15.What are the 10 elements of a biography? 1. __________________ 6. __________________ 2. __________________ 7. __________________ 3. __________________ 8. __________________ 4. __________________ 9. __________________ 5. __________________ 10.__________________ III. Harriet Tubman 16.Who was Harriet Tubman? a. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________  17.Who was John Brown? a. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 18.What aspects of life in the 1860’s made the fugitives’ journey easier than it would be in modern times? a. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 19.What strategies did Tubman use to get all eleven slaves to Canada? a. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 20.How is Tubman like Moses in the Bible? a. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 21.What was Tubman’s Promised Land? a. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ IV. World War II 22.Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text? a. WWII was a global war, with battlefronts in many countries, and the war had a dramatic impact. b. While many suffered during WWII, the United States was primarily benefited by an improved economy and an increase f national morale. c. The United States was an eager participant of WWII, as it realized that the spread of fascism would compromise their right to a democracy.  d. While WWII resulted from the unresolved conflicts of WWII, it ushered in a time of peace. 23.Which section from the text best supports the answer to Part A? a. “Storm clouds gathered around the world throughout the 1930s. Americans struggled to make ends meet during the Great Depression. Meanwhile, fascism swept Italy and Germany.” b. “Led by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the United States used it industrial power to start supporting the Allies—the democratic countries fighting against the fascists ‘Axis’ countries of Germany, Japan, and Italy.” c. “Because of the increased employment opportunities, Americans who had been struggling since the Great Depression finally enjoyed a high standard of living again.” d. “In both Europe and Asia, the Axis powers had established a firm foothold prior to American entry into the conflict. However, slowly by surely, the Allies closed in on Nazi Germany.” 24.How did WWII create positive change in the United States? a. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 25.In the context of the text, how are we changed by war? How was America changed by its involvement in WWII? What new changes did it undergo due to WWII? In what ways were these changes permanent or temporary? a. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 26.In the context of the text, what can we learn from tragedy? How did America’s experiences with previous wars impact their handling of WWII? What did the countries involved in WWII learn from the losses they experienced? a. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 27.In the context of the text, how has America changed over time? How did WWII expand the opportunities available to women and African Americans in America? a. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 28.What countries made up the Axis Powers and who were their leaders? a. ___________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________ d. ___________________________________________________ 29.What countries made up the Allied Powers and who were their leaders? a. ___________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________ 30.Identify the member of the Axis Power attacked the following countries: a. Austria i. ______________________________________________ b. Poland i. ______________________________________________ c. Czechoslovakia i. ______________________________________________ d. Ethiopia i. ______________________________________________ e. China i. ______________________________________________ f. Hawaii i. ______________________________________________