Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-007 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. although B. sidewalk C. along D. all 2. A. volunteer B. century C. Sunday D. fund 3. A. enroll B. both C. program D. lost 4. A. group B. loud C. shout D. scout 5. A. school B. else C. secretary D. position Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 6. Many learners put into the new words the meaning of their_________. A. mother tongue B. mother’s tongue C. language D. tongue mother 7. Some people try to learn new words and phrases _________heart. A. with B. in C. by. D. from 8. Before the festival started, a fairy appeared and _________changed the poor girl’s rags into beautiful clothes. A. magical B. magic C. magically D. magician 9. The step mother was very _________to the little poor girl. A. sad B. nice C. cruel D. happy 10. She used _________all the chores when she was young. A. do B. to do C. doing D. did 11. She told me that you didn’t learn English very_________. A. good B. well C. badly D. fast 12. Mr. Jackson told me _________this machine to your office. A. bring B. to bring C. bringing D. brought 13. My mother hates _________the dishes after meals A. wash B. to wash C. washing D. to washing 14. The prince immediately fell _________love with the kind girl. A. to B. in C. into D. from 15. Could you _________me a favor? - How can I help? A. make B. give C. do D. take 16. Let’s meet _________the cinema A. outside B. out C. outside in D. out side 17. He often gets his salary _________the fifth of the month. A. in B. since C. at D. on 18. My mother always_________. She is a good cook. A. makes cooking B. sets the cooking C. does the cooking D. gets to cook 19. Life in the _________is definitely changing for the better. The living conditions in the country are getting better. A. urban B. district C. provinces D. rural 20. Tim promised _________to learn Spanish. A. to work better B. to work his best C. to do his well D. to try his best Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 21. I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life. A B C D 22. We are having a birthday party in Saturday night. Would you like to come? A B C D THE FIRST SEMESTER Page 1 Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-007 23. There are a lot of books in the library but you ought buy some more from the bookshop. A B C D 24. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and the sofa. A B C D 25. They wanted him understand that they wanted some milk and sandwiches. A B C D Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. Once upon a time there (26)______a girl called Cindy. She had to work very hard all day while her lazy sister did nothing. One night her sister (27)______to a party at the palace. Cindy was very sad because she had to be at home. Suddenly, a fairy appeared and told her that she could (28)______to the party, but turn back by midnight. She also changed Cindy’s rags into beautiful clothes. Then she went to the party and danced with the Prince. At midnight she (29)______back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince wanted (30)______her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cindy. She and the Prince were married and lived happily ever after. A. Choose the best option to complete each blank. 26. A. were B. was C. is D. are 27. A. went B. go C. will go D. is going 28. A. going B. to go C. go D. went 29. A. will run B. is running C. runs D. ran 30. A. to see B. seeing C. saw D. see B. Answer the following questions. 31. What’s her name? _______________________________________________________________________________ 32. Where did Cindy’s sister go one night? _______________________________________________________________________________ 33. Why was Cindy sad? _______________________________________________________________________________ 34. Who appeared and helped her? _______________________________________________________________________________ 35. Who wanted to see her again? _______________________________________________________________________________ Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 36. “Can you explain this word to me?” She asked her teacher. (use reported speech) _______________________________________________________________________________ 37. “You should practise speaking English every day” Jackson said to Mary. (use reported speech) _______________________________________________________________________________ 38. She isn’t old enough to drive a car. (use to…too + to infinitive) _______________________________________________________________________________ 39. Nam is too short to reach the shelf. (use …adj.+ enough…) _______________________________________________________________________________ 40. She started school seven years ago. (change into present perfect tense) _______________________________________________________________________________ THE END THE FIRST SEMESTER Page 2 . learn English very_________. A. good B. well C. badly D. fast 12. Mr. Jackson told me _________this machine to your office. A. bring B. to bring C. bringing D. brought 13. My mother hates _________the. there (26)______a girl called Cindy. She had to work very hard all day while her lazy sister did nothing. One night her sister (27)______to a party at the palace. Cindy was very sad because she had. again? _______________________________________________________________________________ Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 36. “Can you explain this word to me?” She asked her teacher. (use reported speech) _______________________________________________________________________________ 37.