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IXL Grade 8 Language arts HH.1 Identify adjectives

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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 fiber-optic 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 story, the protagonists move to a quaint village in southern Europe.
A: Surprising, quaint, southern
Q: A thick tangle of ivy covered the iron gate so completely that the gate was barely visible to anyone.
A: Thick, iron, visible
Q: The cochlea is a snail-shaped structure in the inner ear. It is sensitive to vibrations and converts them into signals that the brain recognizes as sound.
A: Snail-shaped, inner, sensitive
Q: For the interview, Janice elected to wear a professional white blouse and a pair of gray slacks with pinstripes.
A: Professional, white, gray
Q: I am not usually enamored of historical fiction, but this novel swept me up in a whirlwind of events and personalities.
A: Enamored, historical, this
Q: Numerous studies have found that exercise is beneficial because it reduces the risk of illnesses such as stroke, diabetes, and some forms of cancer.
A: Numerous, beneficial, some
Q: As fewer people watch television, income from advertising declines; as a result, networks have turned to new sources of revenue, such as allowing customers to download shows on a pay-per-view basis.
A: Fewer, new, pay-per-view
Q: Computers can have a detrimental effect on health: staring at a screen for extended periods of time can cause symptoms such as headaches, dry eyes, blurred vision and pain in the shoulders and neck.
A: Detrimental, extended, dry, blurred
Q: He was nervous about the upcoming play, but several successful rehearsals gave him confidence.
A: Nervous, upcoming, several, successful
Q: Between 1899 and 1905 , Orville and Wilbur Wright carried out aeronautical research that finally culminated in a flight-worthy design. Since then, all airplanes have included aspects of that design.
A: Aeronautical, flight-worthy, all, that
Q: Many recent graduates of the university joined the workforce after college, while other students went on to pursue advanced degrees.
A: Many, recent, other, advanced
Q: Wearing a glamorous gown and high-heeled shoes, Laura looked a sophisticated as if she had just stepped out of the pages of a glossy magazine.
A: Glamorous, high-heeled, sophisticated, glossy
Q: It's a well-known fact that baseball is a favourite American pastime; however, few people know that it has origins in the English game of rounders, which colonists brought from England.
A: Well-known, favourite, American, few, English
Q: Most water on Earth is salty or frozen. Only a tiny percentage is suitable for consumption or agriculture.
A: Most, salty, frozen, tiny, suitable
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