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Grade 8 ELA Worksheets

Free printable and interactive Grade 8 reading, writing and grammar worksheets aligned to Common Core. 143 worksheets so far. Every worksheet has an answer key and can be completed online with instant feedback.

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Reading: Literature

RL.8.1

Cite the evidence from the text that most strongly supports what it says directly and what can be inferred from it.

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Room on the Handlebars
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Below the Surface
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Before the Capsule Closes
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Back on the Goal Line
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RL.8.2

Find a theme or central idea, analyze how it develops through characters, setting, and plot, and write an objective summary.

RL.8.3

Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or events move the action forward, reveal a character, or prompt a decision.

RL.8.4

Work out figurative and connotative meanings, and how word choices, analogies, or allusions to other texts affect meaning and tone.

RL.8.5

Compare the structures of two or more texts and analyze how each structure adds to its meaning and style.

RL.8.6

Analyze how gaps between what characters and readers know, such as dramatic irony, create suspense or humor.

RL.8.7

Judge how faithfully a film or live production follows the text or script, and evaluate the director's or actors' choices.

RL.8.9

Analyze how a modern story draws on themes, events, or character types from myths, traditional tales, or religious works, and makes them new.

Reading: Informational Text

RI.8.1

Cite the evidence that most strongly supports what an informational text says directly and what can be inferred.

RI.8.2

Find the central idea, analyze how it develops and connects to supporting ideas, and write an objective summary.

RI.8.3

Analyze how a text connects and distinguishes people, ideas, or events, such as through comparisons, analogies, or categories.

RI.8.4

Work out figurative, connotative, and technical meanings, and how word choices, analogies, or allusions affect meaning and tone.

RI.8.5

Analyze the structure of a paragraph in detail, including how particular sentences develop and refine a key idea.

RI.8.6

Identify an author's point of view or purpose and how the author answers conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

RI.8.7

Weigh the strengths and weaknesses of print, digital text, video, or multimedia for presenting a topic or idea.

RI.8.8

Outline and evaluate an argument, judging its reasoning and evidence, and notice when irrelevant evidence is brought in.

RI.8.9

Analyze two or more texts that disagree on the same topic and find where they conflict on facts or interpretation.

Writing

W.8.1

Write arguments that back up a claim, acknowledging other views, with logical reasoning and relevant evidence.

W.8.2

Write informative or explanatory texts that examine a topic and convey ideas by choosing, organizing, and analyzing relevant content.

W.8.3

Craft a narrative about real or imagined events, with a clear point of view, dialogue, pacing, sensory language and a conclusion that reflects on the experience.