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STAAR Practice Test: Grade 8 Reading Vocabulary

Free STAAR practice for grade 8 reading vocabulary. It has 20 questions from Stepsies worksheets aligned to the TEKS. Practice online one question at a time, or print the test with its answer key.

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The questions in Version A

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Part A: Multiple choice

  1. In "zoology", log means:
    1. feeling
    2. study
    3. measure
  2. Which word has a root that means "believe"?
    1. credible
    2. malfunction
    3. produce
  3. Which word has a root that means "far"?
    1. symphony
    2. telescope
    3. photosynthesis
  4. In "telepathy", path means:
    1. feeling
    2. measure
    3. study
  5. In "incredible", cred means:
    1. good
    2. send
    3. believe
  6. In "autograph", graph means:
    1. small
    2. heat
    3. write
  7. Which word has a root that means "many"?
    1. perimeter
    2. polyhedron
    3. hydrant
  8. Which word has a root that means "bad"?
    1. fracture
    2. territory
    3. malfunction
  9. In "thermal", therm means:
    1. heat
    2. write
    3. light
  10. Which word has a root that means "water"?
    1. zoology
    2. hydroelectric
    3. polyhedron
  11. In "benefit", bene means:
    1. good
    2. land
    3. water
  12. In "television", tele means:
    1. light
    2. earth
    3. far
  13. In "monotone", mono means:
    1. one
    2. feeling
    3. fear
  14. In "aquatic", aqua means:
    1. water
    2. bad
    3. good
  15. Which word has a root that means "see"?
    1. autograph
    2. geology
    3. periscope
  16. Which word has a root that means "mind"?
    1. chronological
    2. empathy
    3. psychology
  17. In "conduct", duc means:
    1. land
    2. send
    3. lead
  18. In "symphony", phon means:
    1. self
    2. light
    3. sound
  19. In "hydrant", hydr means:
    1. mind
    2. feeling
    3. water
  20. Which word has a root that means "send"?
    1. malnutrition
    2. submit
    3. benevolent

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