English Skills Challenge for Grade 8

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat.'

• The mat

• Sat on the mat

• The cat

• The dog

What is an antonym for 'happy'?

• excited

• joyful

• content

• sad

What is the past tense of the verb 'go'?

• goes

• goed

• went

• gone

Provide a synonym for the word 'difficult'.

• challenging

• straightforward

• simple

• easy

What is the role of an adjective in a sentence?

• An adjective describes or modifies a noun.

• An adjective connects two clauses.

• An adjective indicates the time of an action.

• An adjective is a type of verb.

What punctuation is used to indicate a question?

• Colon

• Question mark

• Comma

• Exclamation mark

What is the difference between 'their', 'there', and 'they're'?

• 'Their' is an adverb, 'there' is an adjective, and 'they're' is a noun.

• 'Their' is used for time, 'there' is for people, and 'they're' shows ownership.

• 'Their' indicates possession, 'there' indicates a place, and 'they're' means 'they are'.

• 'Their' is a synonym for 'there', 'there' is a contraction, and 'they're' indicates location.

What a wonderful idea ! Say types of sentence.

• Negative

• Wh question

• Exclamatory

• Affirmative

Plural of 'Ox'

• Oxes

• Ox

• Oxs

• Oxen

How many colours are there in Indian flag?

• Three

• Two

• Four

• Just one