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Can You Get 8/8 On This Final Exam Eighth Graders Took In 1895?

The four principle parts of a verb are present, the past tense, the past participle, and the present participle.

Which is not one of the principal parts of a verb?

The Civil War ended in 1865.

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which helped shape the Industrial Revolution.

Robert Fulton is the inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat!

The first commercially successful steamboat was invented by:

That's a stanza!

A group of lines separated from others in a poem is a:

Etymology!

\_\_\_ is referred the study of words' origins.

"Ation" is a suffix, not a prefix!

It means to "completely destroy."

Oh well! Lucky for you, this final exam was given over 100 years ago. You're probably just smart AF in the 21st century.

YOU FAILED.

Good work! Your intelligence is timeless, and you're smart AF — no matter what time period. Props to you.

YOU PASSED.

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