Test No1- Grade 8

Complete the sentences with the correct form of words in the brackets.. The police are trying to ……… the dead body.. Use the correct form or tense of the verbs to complete the sentences.

Test No1- Grade 8

I Complete the sentences with the correct form of words in the brackets.

1 The police are trying to ……… the dead body (identity)

2 They want to ………these roads (wide)

3 The apples………in June (ripe)

4 He spoke with great……… Everyone understood (clear)

5 What do you do for the………relations among countries (nation)

6 During his………the family lived in London (child)

7 It was one of his most important……… (achieve)

8 The………of today has ever great opportunities than ever before (young)

II Use the correct form or tense of the verbs to complete the sentences.

1 Each pupil (have) ………a workbook

2 Neither you nor she ( want) ……… to become a pharmacist

3 Mumps (be) ………an infectious disease

4 Nobody (work) ………harder than John

5 She ( use) ………the car (take) ………her children to school

6 I’d prefer (stay) ………at home tonight

7 I think she (leave) ………this afternoon

8 ………they (meet) ………last night?

III Fill in the gaps with the words given.

Glasses Bunch Bowl Bars Loaf Bottle Piece Head Glass Cup Dish Pounds

a Joan sat down and wrote a shopping list She needed a (1) …………

of lettuce, a (2) ………of bananas, a (3)

………of milk, a dozen eggs, two (4) ………

of tomatoes, two bunches of carrots, and a (5) ………of bread

b Sherman and Dorothy sat at a quiet table in the corner of the

restaurant They had two (6) ………of wine, and then they ordered dinner First, Dorothy ordered a (7) ………

of vegetable soup, a (8) ………of tomato juice Then, Sherman ordered a (9) ………of chicken with rice For dessert, they ordered a (10) ………of apple pie, a

bowl of strawberries, two (11) ………of chocolate, and a (12)

………of coffee

Mark Name:

LH- HB

IV Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.

1 A teacher B scholarship C chair D chess

3 A smart B cart C carry D start

5 A about B south C count D young

V Fill in each blank with one suitable word

Michael Faraday (1) ………born in a village near London His family was very (2) ………and his father wouldn’t even dream

of (3) ……… education for his son Michael did not (4)

………much and began to work (5) ………an early age

He was very interested in (6) ………, so he often attended

scientific lectures delivered by sir Humphry Davy, a well (7) ……… scientist at that time

One day, Davy discovered Faraday’s talent, and as a result, he (8)

………the boy to work in his laboratory At (9) ………Faraday was given very simple jobs, but later he (10) ………more

important work to do It was in Davy’s laboratory that Faraday (11)

………the generator and became the greatest scientists of (12)

……… time

VI Write the following sentences in such a way that is means exactly the same as the sentences before.

1 My brother likes coffee better than tea

My brother prefers………

2 He is a bad football player

He plays………

3 I’m concerned about computer games

I’m interested………

4 They have a lovely garden

What………!

5 What’s your date of birth ?

When were……… ?