General revision for grade 8

General revision for grade 8

Learning Objectives

• To talk  about  how to deal with exam paper   .

  
  

• To use the strategies of skimming and scanning correctly .

Part 1

Read the following paragraphs. For questions 1 - 5, choose the best heading for each paragraph. There is one extra heading that you will not need

Multiple Choice

Ahmad went to visit Dubai last

weekend with his father. His father wanted to teach him about the history of the UAE. They went to visit many places and saw many things. Ahmad learned a lot about the history of the UAE and had a really fun time.

• A Museum that Wasn’t Always a Museum

• His Father’s Plan

• A Lesson on Hard Work at Sea

Multiple Choice

The first place they visited was Al Fahidi Fort Museum. Ahmad really liked this museum because of its history.

The museum used to be many things including a prison and a fort. Ahmad

liked to look at all of the exhibits there.

• A Museum that Wasn’t Always a Museum

• His Father’s Plan

• Nomadic Life and Traditions

Multiple Choice

Next, Ahmad and his father drove to the pearl-diving museum. Visiting this museum helped Ahmad understand how hard people used to have to work. There was an old pearl diving boat,

as well as many beautiful pearls on display.

• Sharing His Experiences

• A Museum that Wasn’t Always a Museum

• A Lesson on Hard Work at Sea

Multiple Choice

The next day, Ahmad and his dad went out to the desert to learn about Bedouin traditions. They rode camels for an hour to get to a traditional campsite. They had a traditional meal for dinner, then sat around the campfire telling stories and listening to poetry.

• Nomadic Life and Traditions

• Sharing His Experiences

Multiple Choice

In the morning, Ahmad and his father

went back home. He got to tell his brothers and sisters all about the things he learned on his trip. Ahmad’s mother was very happy that he had such a good time and he learned so much on his trip to Dubai.

• A Lesson on Hard Work at Sea

• Nomadic Life and Traditions

• Sharing His Experiences

Part 2

Read the email from Fatima to Yasmin. For questions 6 – 10, choose

the correct answer A, B or C.

Dear Yasmin,

I am emailing you from our hotel in India. We had an amazing first day here and I just had to tell you all about it.

We came to India for one week because my father needed to buy some fabric for his business. The textile market we went to had all kinds of beautiful fabrics. They had cotton, silk, satin and velvet fabrics in a range of colours. I bought some blue silk so I can make some dresses with it.

Next we went to buy some jewellery at a small shop. The shop owner actually made all of the jewellery himself. You should have seen the beautiful bracelets and necklaces. I bought a beautiful necklace. My sister found a pearl bracelet that she bought.

We also went to a crowded market that sold spice. Well, they sold more than just spice. They also sold nuts and dried fruit. The smells in the market were amazing. All of the spices are used in Indian cooking. It is easy to understand why Indian food has such good flavour.

After the spice market, my father wanted to get a haircut. He went to a barbershop. Next to the barbershop, there was a shoe shop. I went into the shop and found some amazing red velvet shoes with pearls. I really wanted to buy them however the man who was helping me was very unfriendly, so we left.

When my father was finished with his haircut, we went back to our hotel. It was a great first day in India.

Your friend,

Multiple Choice

How long has Fatima been in India?

• one month

• one week

• one day

Multiple Choice

7. Why did Fatima and her family travel to India?

• to buy jewellery

• for a family holiday

• for her father’s business

Multiple Choice

Why did Fatima buy some fabric?

• to make clothes

• because it was beautiful

• her father needed it for his business

Multiple Choice

What did Fatima’s sister buy at the jewellery shop?

• blue silk fabric

• a pearl bracelet

• a beautiful necklace

Multiple Choice

What is a good title for this email?

• No Shoes for Fatima.

• A Busy First Day

• The Flavour of Indian Food

Part 3

Read the advert for an online education service. For questions 11 – 15, choose the correct answer True, False or Not Given.

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Multiple Choice

A-Plus Education Online has more than one online tutorial

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Students learn at the same pace

• True

• false

Multiple Choice

There are teachers from every country in the world.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

They design the lessons for different ways people learn.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

All students can get a discount.

• true

• false