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Al Bayan Model School for Girls

ENGLISH QUESTION BANK – TERM-2

First Monthly Test - Grade 8th __________________________________________________

A: Grammar Multiple Choices: Choose the correct answer:

1. (wish) Have you ever ______ that you knew how to cook any special dish?

Ⓐ wishes Ⓑ wished Ⓒstarts Ⓓ started

2. (start) The class has _____ an hour ago.

Ⓐsmells Ⓑ smell Ⓒstarts Ⓓ started

3. (learn) Many people today are ______ English.

Ⓐsmells Ⓑ learning Ⓒstarting Ⓓ started

4. (drive) Last summer we _______to Denver , where we visited the U.S. mint.

Ⓐdrives Ⓑ had driven Ⓒdrove Ⓓ drived

5. (blow) The wind has ________ the tent down.

Ⓐblows Ⓑ blow Ⓒblowing Ⓓ blown

6. (do) Mother ______her best , and she got a promotion.

Ⓐ does Ⓑ has done Ⓒstarts Ⓓ started

7. (grow) Well , nephew , you surely have______!

Ⓐgrowing up Ⓑgrown Ⓒstarts Ⓓ started

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8. break The thunder ____________ the silence.

Ⓐ has broken Ⓑ break Ⓒ broked Ⓓ broken

9. ring Who _________the fire alarm so quickly?

Ⓐring Ⓑ rang Ⓒdid Ⓓ do

10. shrink Either my jeans have _________or I’ve put on weight.

Ⓐ shrink Ⓑ shrank Ⓒshrunk Ⓓ has shrink

11. throw You’ve _________the ball out of bounds!

Ⓐeaten Ⓑ eat Ⓒthrown Ⓓ throw

12. lead Julio ________the parade last year, so now it’s my turn.

Ⓐlead Ⓑ led Ⓒdoes Ⓓ do

13. rise The sun __________over the pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

Ⓐ rise Ⓑ rose Ⓒhad rise Ⓓ risen

14. swim We have ___________only three laps.

Ⓐeaten Ⓑ eat Ⓒswum Ⓓ swim

15. choose Vera was _____________as captain of the volleyball team.

Ⓐchosen Ⓑ choose Ⓒhas chose Ⓓ choosing

16. go I have____________ to visit the Grand Canyon twice.

Ⓐgone Ⓑ go Ⓒdrew Ⓓ draw

17. The manger hired Susan and_________.

Ⓐtheir Ⓑ me Ⓒshe Ⓓ I

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18. Lana sent_________and_______invitation.

Ⓐ them/us Ⓑ they/I Ⓒ your/their Ⓓ she/he

19. We gave Grandpa Lopez and ______round-trip tickets to Mexico City.

Ⓐyours Ⓑ her Ⓒmy Ⓓ she

20. The firefighter rescued_______and_____.

Ⓐthem / me Ⓑ they / I Ⓒyour / their Ⓓ she/ he

21. (Who,Whom) will your brother invite to his birthday party?

Ⓐ who Ⓑ whom Ⓒwhose Ⓓ how

22. (Who,Whom)will be our subsitute teacher while Mr. Chen is away?

Ⓐ who Ⓑ whom Ⓒwhose Ⓓ how

23. (Who,Whom) has Ms. Spears appointed?

Ⓐ who Ⓑ whom Ⓒwhose Ⓓ how

24. Of the three candidate, in (who,whom) do you have the most confidence?

Ⓐ who Ⓑ whom Ⓒwhose Ⓓ how

25. To (who,whom) do you wish these balloons sent?

Ⓐ who Ⓑ whom Ⓒwhose Ⓓ how

26. For (who,whom) is the package that was delivered?

Ⓐ who Ⓑ whom Ⓒwhose Ⓓ how

27. throw Who ___________the ball to first base?

Ⓐ has eaten Ⓑ had eat Ⓒ has thrown Ⓓ had throw

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28. know I have _________________some of my classmates for six years.

Ⓐknown Ⓑ know Ⓒdrew Ⓓ draw

29. take Kadeem ______________ the role of Frederick Douglass.

Ⓐ take Ⓑ took Ⓒtaken Ⓓtaking

30. tear My mother ___________the tag off the mattress.

Ⓐ tear Ⓑ tore Ⓒ torn Ⓓ tearing

31. come We ____________close to winning the tournament.

Ⓐ come Ⓑ came Ⓒ coming Ⓓ camed

32. Lou and (me, I) asked my mother to drive us to a nearby state park.

Ⓐour Ⓑ yours Ⓒher Ⓓ I

33. There (he and I, him and me) set out on a marked trail through the

woods.

Ⓐ his and ours Ⓑ him and me Ⓒ he and I Ⓓ yours and

mine

34. Before long, (he and I, him and me) were exploring a snowy area off

the beaten track.

Ⓐhis and ours Ⓑ him and my Ⓒhe and I Ⓓ yours and mine

35. At midday Lou and (me, I) reluctantly followed our tracks back to the

path.

ⒶMe Ⓑ Yours ⒸHer Ⓓ We

36. (Us, We) had had the best time of our lives.

ⒶMe Ⓑ Yours ⒸHer Ⓓ We

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B: Vocabulary PAIRING QUESTIONS: match words from column 1 to column 2

WORDS MEANINGS OWN SENTENCES

1. Stance ( adj ) A standing

posture or an

attitude.

a.

b.

2. Mows (adj) To cut or to cause

to fall

a.

b.

3. Prime (adj) First in

importance.

a.

b.

4. Crush (n) To be intensely

fond of someone

a.

b.

5. Expense (v) At the cost of

someone's

feelings.

a.

b.

6. Bawled (v) Shouted noisily

a. b.

S.No Word Hyphenation

1. different

2. movies

3. conversation

4. important

5. through

6. practice

7. following

8. innocent

9. consider

10. amend

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1. Match the following vocabulary words:

1. Our P.T teacher has a perfect _____________.

Ⓐ stance Ⓑ crush Ⓒ expense Ⓓ bawled

2. The gardener _________the garden weekly.

Ⓐ novel Ⓑ bawled Ⓒ mows Ⓓ stance

3. The ____________ necessity for any human being is health.

Ⓐ uncle Ⓑ prime Ⓒ crush Ⓓexpense

4. Teenagers usually have a _________ on singers.

Ⓐ crush Ⓑ stance Ⓒ movie Ⓓ mows

5. We enjoyed the party at the poor girl's ______________.

Ⓐ expense Ⓑ stance Ⓒ mows Ⓓ novel

6. The angry crowd ____________at the leader.

Ⓐ crush Ⓑbawled Ⓒ expense Ⓓ prime

1. stance brother / sister of aunt or uncle

2. mows rolling

3. prime first in importance.

4. crush The back page of a group

5. expense work of fiction

6. parents father, and mother

7. cousin to cut or to cause to fall

8. uncle mother's / father's brother

9. crashing at the cost of someone's feelings.

10. novel to be intensely fond of someone

11. front cover a standing posture, attitude

12. back cover The front page of a book

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C: Spelling 1. Pick the odd word out:

a) parents, crush, cousin, uncle

b) novel, front cover, back cover, mows

c) author, reviewer, artist, writer

d) video, photography books, sports books, cookbooks.

2. Label the given pictures:

[ Front cover, Novel, Football player, Book cover]

________ _____________ ___________

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3. Fill in the missing letters:

a) Sta___ce b) Baw__ed c) ex___ense

d) mo___s e) Pr___me

4. Choose the correct spelling:

a) parents, prents, parants, barents

b) cosin, cousin, couzen, kousin

c) uncle, unkal, uncal, ancle

d) crashing, carashing, krashing, crasing

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Choose the correct spelling:

1. Ⓐ birth Ⓑ burth Ⓒ pirth Ⓓbirthe

2. Ⓐmest Ⓑ mist Ⓒmisst Ⓓ mistt

3. Ⓐshoot Ⓑ shuot Ⓒchoot Ⓓ shote

4. Ⓐshowne Ⓑ shown Ⓒchone Ⓓ shoewn

5. Ⓐtied Ⓑ tyed Ⓒteid Ⓓ taid

Choose the correct missing letters for the word:

6. He-----dac-----e

Ⓐr , i Ⓑ a, h Ⓒd, f Ⓓ c, r

7. moo___li___ht

Ⓐr , i Ⓑ n, g Ⓒd, f Ⓓ c, r

8. T__p__rite

Ⓐr , i Ⓑ n, g Ⓒd, f Ⓓ y, w

9. str__wber__y

Ⓐh, g Ⓑ a, r Ⓒk, s Ⓓ c, t

10. Da__li__ht

Ⓐr , i Ⓑ y, g Ⓒd, f Ⓓ c, r

Strawberry Daylight Moonlight Headache Typewrite

Shoot Mist Birth Shown Tied

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D: Comprehension: Crash What's it like to be Crash Coogan? You might think you know him already – the big

jock, star of the football team. Huge shoulders, smallish brain. Basically mows down

everything in his path, including kids like Penn Webb, the dweeby, puny, button-

wearing vegetable-eater who moved onto Crash's block when they were little---and

has been a prime target ever since.

But there's more to Crash than the touchdown-scoring kid every seventh

grader sees. And it's not the predictable sob story that's supposed to make you feel

sorry for the poor bully. It's the story of a kid with overworked parents, an ecology-

minded smart-aleck little sister, a crush on an activist cheerleader, and a best buddy

named Mike Deluca, who helps Crash pull off hilarious pranks at Webb's expense.

Until one day Mike goes too far, maybe even for Crash, and the football hero has to

choose which side he's really on.

Answer in full sentence:

1. Who is Crash?

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2. What is the name of Crash's best buddy?

A:__________________________________________________________________

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Give the synonyms of the following words:

1. mischief= _________________

2. amusing or funny = ___________________

Find from the passage :

The words that mean :

1. cost : _______________ 2. to be fond of someone :

_______________

Complete the sentences by using words from the box:

(Ecology-minded), (hilarious pranks), (over-worked), (the dweeby, puny, button-wearing vegetable-eater)

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1. It's the story of a kid with _________________ parents, an

__________________ smart-aleck little sister.

2. Mike Deluca helps Crash pull off _________________________ at Webb's

expense.

3. Basically mows down everything in his path, including kids like Penn Webb, the

_____________, __________, ______________________________________

who moved into crash's block when they were little.

E: WRITING:

Directions: Use the space below to write about anything you want.

Example: Today was a nice day. It was very sunny and warm. I ate lunch with my

family and then met one of my friends who is very smart. She is studying to be an

engineer. We laughed and talked together. After that, I picked my sisters up from

school. They were tired and did not want to go to their English classes. I promised

them ice cream if they did not complain about it.

They behaved well and I got them the ice cream afterwards. ______________________________________________________________________

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WRITING - SUMMER CAMP 1- Finish the Story

Directions: Read the story below. Then finish it with your own writing.

Today was my first day at summer camp! I had a lot of fun. I had to wake up very early. My dad

dropped me off at the park and I met my counselor. Her name was Jamie. There were nine other

people in my group.

The first thing that we did was go on a nature hike. The hike was long. We walked through the entire

park. I saw two squirrels and a rabbit. I was afraid that I was going to see a snake. It was hot and I

got a lot of bug bites.

After the hike, we had arts and crafts. I made a bookmark to take home with me. I colored it blue and

used a lot of glitter.

After arts and crafts, we played my favorite game!

First draft of your story:

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Writing a Report of Information Pg: 655, 656, 657. Date:____________

Collect information about endangered eagles and write a report:

The following questions will help you to gather and organize your data.

Get focused and choose a topic. Know the purpose of your writing. Ask questions like

Research Report Topic Researched:

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1. I was interested in learning about this topic because:

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2. I focused my research on this main area within my topic:

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3. From my research I discovered that:

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4. Other interesting things I learnt from my research are:

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5. I would like to do further research on these other areas

within my topic:

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6. The resources I used to research my topic were:

Who is trying to help endangered eagles? What are they doing to help endangered eagles? Where are bald eagles most endangered? When did bald eagles first become endangered? Why are they endangered? How many bald eagles are living today?

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WRITING – Writing an Informative Essay to Explain:

Think about your favorite food. Then, write an essay that explains why that food is your

favourite. Be sure to explain each of your reasons fully.

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