Mastering Language Skills Grade 8

Identify the direct speech in the following sentence: She said, 'I will go to the market.'

• She said, 'I went to the market.'

• I will go to the market.

• She said, 'I am going to the market.'

• She said, 'I will go to the store.'

Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: He said, 'I am studying for the exam.'

• He said that he was studying for the exam.

• He said, 'I was studying for the exam.'

• He said that he was studying the exam.

• He said that he is studying for the exam.

Which of the following sentences contains an adjective? a) The cat is sleeping. b) The fluffy cat is sleeping.

• b) The fluffy cat is sleeping.

• The bird is flying.

• The dog is barking.

• The cat is running.

Choose the correct adjective to complete the sentence: The weather is very ______ today. (sunny, sun)

• hot

• rain

• cloudy

• sunny

Identify the active voice in the following sentences: a) The cake was eaten by the children. b) The children ate the cake.

• The children will eat the cake.

• The cake is being eaten by the children.

• The children ate the cake.

• The cake was baked by the children.

Convert the following sentence to passive voice: The teacher praised the student.

• The teacher praises the student.

• The student was praised by the teacher.

• The student praised the teacher.

• The teacher was praised by the student.

Identify the conjunction in the following sentence: I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.

• or

• so

• and

• but

Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence: I will go to the party ______ I finish my homework. (and, if)

• or

• but

• if

• because

Identify the verb in the following sentence: The dog barked loudly.

• the

• barked loudly

• dog

• barked

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

• raned

• runed

• ran

• runned