Genesis 2 NIV - Thus the heavens and the earth were 2 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. Adam and Eve 4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. 5 Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground, 6 but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. 7 Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. 18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. 23 The man said, 25 Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. Cross references:
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Practice Grade 8 Exams | English | français | The following practice exams are available for Grade 8 students in Alberta. To practice an exam, click on the "Start Test" button to the left of the exam that you wish to write, in the tables below. Your exam will pop up in a new window, which you can close when you are done the test. Language Arts 8 Math 8 Science 8 Social Studies 8 Physical Education 8 Start Test Reading Comprehension The Tell-tale Heart: excerpt #1 10 Questions Randomized from 20 questions Top Scores The Tell-tale Heart: excerpt #2 Randomized from 30 questions The Fall of the House of Usher excerpt #1 The Fall of the House of Usher excerpt #2 Randomized from 25 questions The Fall of the House of Usher excerpt #3 Dragonfly - non-fiction The Beginners Guide to Effective Email Casey at the Bat - poem Grammar: Capitalization Randomized, from 30 questions overall Grammar: Apostrophes Grammar: Sentence Types Grammar: Sentence Parts Grammar: Semicolon and Colon Usage Grammar: Underlining and Italics Usage Grammar: Comma Usage