IXL Grade 8 Language arts HH.1 Identify adjectives

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IXL Grade 8 Language arts HH.1 Identify adjectives Q: A translator must be creative in rewriting text for words or phrases that do not have exact translations. - ✔✔A: Creative, exact Q: As the ... revered actor strode onto the stage, the atmosphere in the theater felt electric. - ✔✔A: Revered, electric Q: The photograph on the wall captures the jovial atmosphere of the scene perfectly. - ✔✔A: Jovial Q: Galileo, an Italian astronomer who lived from 1564 to 1642, was famously innovative; he devised a variety of instruments, including telescopes, a compass, and a thermometer. - ✔✔A: Italian, innovative. Q: Most metals are extremely malleable, so manufacturers use them in a variety of products, such as cans, utensils, beams for construction, and frames for doors and windows. - ✔✔A: Most, malleable Q: Walter/Gabriel felt confident that he could maintain control of the ball with little difficulty, and as he dribbled past the defender, he managed to shoot the ball into the goal. - ✔✔A: Confident, little Q: Miniature ponies show promise as guides for the blind. They perform well and are appropriate for those with allergies to or a fear of dogs. - ✔✔A: Miniature, appropriate Q: Dolphins use echolocation- a type of natural sonar- to detect the size, shape, and speed of an object. To do so, they emit rapid clicks and then interpret the echoes. - ✔✔A: Natural, rapid Q: Upon reflection, Ruth decided that the best course of action would be to step down as president of the board. - ✔✔A: Best Q: The Victorian era in Britain, which took place during the nineteenth century, was a time of peace, prosperity, and reform. - ✔✔A: Victorian, nineteenth Q: The chorus sang enthusiastically, but unfortunately the harmonies sounded painfully off-key. - ✔✔A: Off-key Q: Lester gaped in disbelief when he saw that there had been a last-minute change to the schedule, and he had missed the flight. - ✔✔A: Last-minute Q: There are numerous economic consequences of drought; for example, farmers may lose money when crops die, and the cost of food may increase. - ✔✔A: Numerous, economic Q: Eleanor Roosevelt was shy as a child, but as an adult, she was a famously outspoken advocate for the rights of women, children, and the poor. - ✔✔A: Shy, outspoken Q: Martin and Katie recently purchased a beautiful lakefront home on the shore of Lake MIchigan. - ✔✔A: Beautiful, lakefront Q: In the spring, flocks of cranes stop to rest along the Platte River in Nebraska. The flocks combine to form the largest gathering of migrating cranes in the world. - ✔✔A: Largest, migrating Q: The world population continues to grow at an astronomical rate; in fact, it has doubled in size since the 1960s. - ✔✔A: Astronomical Q: Francesca, curious, followed the melodic sound down the stairs and found Roy at the piano. - ✔✔A: Curious, melodic Q: The wind howled as it swept through the trees in the yard - a winter storm was on the way. - ✔✔A: Winter Q: Although we usually think of a computer as a stand-alone object, there are also embedded computers inside appliances such as microwaves and dishwashers. - ✔✔A: Stand-alone, embedded Q: Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa, is relatively isolated from the rest of the world; as a result, the animals that live there are often quite unique. - ✔✔A: Isolated, unique Q: Dogs can detect sound at a higher frequency than humans; therefore, they hear high-pitched noises that we can't. - ✔✔A: Higher, high-pitched Q: The light danced on the surface of the lake as Jayla took in the magical scene before her. - ✔✔A: Magical Q: Grover Cleveland was in office 1885 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897. This circumstance makes him the twenty-second and the twenty-fourth president. - ✔✔A: This, twenty-second, twenty-fourth Q: Always inquisitive, Maddie ventured past the broken fence to investigate what lay beyond the far edge of the property. - ✔✔A: Inquisitive, broken, far Q: Venus rotates in the opposite direction of the other seven planets; thus, on Venus the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. - ✔✔A: Opposite, other, seven Q: Before a marathon, runners often eat carbohydrates such as pasta or potatoes because the body converts these foods into glucose, a sugar that provides energy. - ✔✔A: These Q: A frequent traveler, Sarah feels frustrated by the fluctuating costs of airfare. From day to day, or even during the course of a day, the price of a ticket can vary widely. - ✔✔A: Frequent, frustrated, fluctuating Q: Charles Kuen Kao won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2009 for groundbreaking work on fiberoptic cables, which use thin threads of glass or plastic to carry information in the form of light. - ✔✔A: groundbreaking, fiber-optic, thin Q: If you are allergic to pollen, you may develop cold-like symptoms when the plants that bother you are in bloom. Those symptoms may include sneezing, coughing, congestion, and hoarseness. - ✔✔A: Allergic, cold-like, those Q: Springtime is wonderful! It brings with it longer days, fragrant blossoms and an abundance of sunshine. - ✔✔A: Wonderful, longer, fragrant Q: That deep and thunderous voice unmistakably belongs to Mr. Mason, who teaches chorus and drama. - ✔✔A: That, deep, thunderous Q: The unique dimpled ball in golf flies much farther than a ball that is perfectly smooth. - ✔✔A: Unique, dimpled, smooth Q: Sharks are notorious for being terribly dangerous, but most people grossly overestimate the frequency with which sharks attack humans. - ✔✔A: Notorious, dangerous, most Q: As we ambled along the moonlit path, we listened to the symphony of crickets in the woods around us. - ✔✔A: Moonlit Q: A translator must be creative in rewriting text for words or phrases that do not have exact translations. - ✔✔A: Creative, exact Q: Thunderous applause filled the dark arena as the band took a final bow and walked offstage. - ✔✔A: Thunderous, dark, final Q: In a surprising conclusion to the st [Show More]

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