GRADE 8

NAME : ………………………………………………………. Date of testing: …………………………

CLASS: …………………
Marks: __________________
ONE - PERIOD TEST

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (0.5pt) 1.______
1. A. enjoyed B. asked C. arrived D. turned
2. A. upstairs B. fair C. straight D. hair 2.______

Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest (0.5pt) 3.______
3. A. precaution B. dangerous C. electric D. excited
4. A. message B. counter C. beneath D. service 4.______
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Choose the best answer: (3.0pts)
5. She came ___________ with a new idea for increasing sale.
A. in B. on C. over D. up 5.______
6. We paint the house ___________ . It will be much cheaper
6.______
A. myself B. itself C. ourselves D. themselves 28.______
7. You are not allowed to go _______________ the museum without paying.
7.______
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A. outside B. inside C. upstairs D. downstairs
8. He _______________ up the paper and threw it into the wastebasket.
8.______
A. A. picks B. will pick C. is going to pick D. picked
9. You shouldn’t let your son _______________ in the kitchen.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played 9. ______
10. This house is small ________________ it is very beautiful.
A. and B. but C. because D. so 10._____
11. The match was __________________ live all over the world.
A. invented B. travelled C. transmitted D. demonstrated 11._____
12. “Can you give her a message for me?” – “ _______________”.
A. No, thanks B. You’re welcome C. That’s good D. Yes, certainly 12._____
13. There are several expensive clothes hanging in the _______________ .
A. cupboard B. stove C. sink D. wardrobe 13._____
14. “Would you like to go to the cinema?” _ “ ________________.”
A. That right B. You’re welcome C. Yes, please. D. That would be great 14._____

15. The sign says:

A. Dangerous objects C. Watch out! Electricity can kill.
B. You can stay here D. Don’t push any button here. 15._____

16. The sign warns you …

A. not to sell cigarettes here. C. not to smoke here.
B. not to use a match to make D. not to bring fire into this place. 16._____
a fire here.

Supply the correct form of the word in the bracket (1.5pts)

17. Miss Lan is famous for her ___________________ . ( generous )
18. The mobile phone plays an important part in _______________ activities. ( commerce )
19. He usually does everything _______________ . ( humor )
20. Remember to cover _______________ sockets. (electricity)
21. You have to work hard if you want to _________________. (success)
22. Michael Faraday made a lot of __________________ in the field of electronics. (invent)
17. __________________ 18. __________________ 19. __________________
ANSWERS
20. __________________ 21. __________________ 22. __________________
Rearrange the sentences from the cues given. (0.5pt)
23. to / harmful / ought to / it is / smoking / stop / You / because / your health. //
à You __________________________________________________________________________________
24. visit / every year. / to / Thousands of / the building / go there / tourists //
à Thousands of __________________________________________________________________________

READING COMPRHENSION
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5pts)

Isaac Newton is one of the (25)_______________ men in the history of scientists. He was born in a
small village of Wootsphorpe (26) _______________ England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy
was fourteen, his father (27) ______________ . Newton left school and helped his mother on the farm. But
the boy didn’t like (28)_____________, he was fond of the poetry and mathematics. Therefore, Newton was
sent back to school. (29) ____________ he left school, Newton studied at Cambridge University. He
lectured on mathematics at Cambridge University. His greatest discovery is the (30) ____________ of
gravitation.

25. A. great B. greater C. the greatest D. greatest 25._____

26. A. On B. In C. At D. From 26._____
27. A. is dying B. died C. dies D. die 27______
28. A. farming B. farm C. farmer D. farm work 28______
29. A. Before B. After C. During D. Until 29._____
30 . A. way B. regulation C. law D. rule 30._____
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Read the following passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False. (1pt)

Frank is now the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his
job to repair bicycles and at the time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1938,
he bought a small workshop of his own. During the war Frank used to make spare parts for planes. At that time, he
had two helpers. By the end of the war, the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven
hundred and twenty eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to
success.

31. Frank used to work in a large business company. 31. ________

32. He saved money and bought a small workshop of his own. 32. ________
33. Now his company has eight hundred people. 33. ________
34. In the past his company had 3 people. 34. ________
Read the passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) : (0.5pt)
35. Frank is a ________________ businessman. 35._______
A. sociable B. successful C. generous D. humorous
36. He could repair _________________ 36._______
A. shoes B. planes C. bicycles D. soccer balls

Finish the second sentences. Keep its meaning similar to the above : (1pt)
37. Do you intend to come to her house?
à Are ________________________________________________________________________________
38. She can’t go to school alone because she is too young.
à She isn’t ____________________________________________________________________________
39. Playing with children is interesting.
à It’s _______________________________________________________________________________
40. They drive carefully.
à They are ___________________________________________________________________________