Grade 8 Reading Exercise

It hosts Grade 8 reading materials and exercises covering main question types, provides answers for all questions; students can get reading materials and exercises by topics or types and practices online.

Free Online Vocabulary Test
K12, SAT, GRE, IELTS, TOEFL
 All Exercises
Safe Computer Use
Words: 418    Suggest to finish in 7 minutes.
Garbage
Words: 589    Suggest to finish in 10 minutes.
The Openings
Words: 590    Suggest to finish in 10 minutes.
The Earth
Words: 617    Suggest to finish in 10 minutes.
Black Powder
Words: 663    Suggest to finish in 10 minutes.
Maginot Line
Words: 765    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Babies Learn Language
Words: 965    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
A Tale of Two Countries
Words: 971    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Oversleeping
Words: 1114    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
From Sandals to Sneakers
Words: 1196    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
A Respectable Woman
Words: 1635    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Gilray's Flower-Pot
Words: 1672    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
The Hydrophobic Skunk
Words: 2405    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
 Today's Question
Questions 1 – 4 Choose the appropriate letters A-E.
1. black powder - First invented or used by
A)the Chinese
B)the Indians
C)the British
D)the Arabs
E)the Americans
Answer 1:

2. rocket-propelled arrows for fighting - First invented or used by
A)the Chinese
B)the Indians
C)the British
D)the Arabs
E)the Americans
Answer 2:

3. rockets as war weapons - First invented or used by
A)the Chinese
B)the Indians
C)the British
D)the Arabs
E)the Americans
Answer 3:

4. the rocket launcher - First invented or used by
A)the Chinese
B)the Indians
C)the British
D)the Arabs
E)the Americans
Answer 4: