Free Printable Grade8.Unit8.Test

1.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

a)

discover

b)

addition

c)

expedition

d)

suggestion

2.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

a)

afford

b)

geography

c)

wildlife

d)

of

3.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

a)

resort

b)

passport

c)

environment

d)

affordable

4.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

a)

basic

b)

satisfaction

c)

accommodate

d)

access

5.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

a)

original

b)

geography

c)

magnificence

d)

damage

6.

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

a)

volunteer

b)

reindeer

c)

engineer

d)

mountaineer

7.

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

a)

parade

b)

legend

c)

accent

d)

icon

8.

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

a)

absentee

b)

taiwanese

c)

refugee

d)

committee

9.

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

a)

schedule

b)

contamination

c)

puzzle

d)

absolutely

10.

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

a)

awesome

b)

temperature

c)

unique

d)

atmosphere

11.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

People in countries like the USA, Great Britain, and New Zealand use English as their ............................language.

a)

mother

b)

official

c)

native

d)

foreign

12.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

In summer, children often take part in a local or international......................

a)

destination

b)

summer camp

c)

game

d)

attraction

13.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

Queenstown in New Zealand has got beautiful ...........and a dry climate, so it's idea for outdoor activities.

a)

look

b)

viewing

c)

atmosphere

d)

scenery

14.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

The Maori's language and ..............have had a great impact on New Zealand life.

a)

custom

b)

festivals

c)

dances

d)

culture

15.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

Singapore is famous for its ...............and green trees.

a)

cleanliness

b)

cleanly

c)

cleaning

d)

clean

16.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are ..........with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees.

a)

decorated

b)

hang

c)

put

d)

made

17.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

In the United States, there are 50 ...............and six different time zones across the country.

a)

states

b)

nations

c)

towns

d)

countries

18.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

I once tried to ................apple pie when I was in London. It was really delicious.

a)

do

b)

cook

c)

make

d)

show

19.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

You should go to Canada in summer because it is the most popular time for visitors to Niagara Falls and see the beautiful sights there.

a)

stay

b)

look

c)

tour

d)

visit

20.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

Nowadays you will see the ............men wear kilts (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasion

a)

Scottish

b)

Scotland

c)

Scots

d)

Scot

21.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

The UAS has a population of about 303 million, and it's third ...............country in the world.

a)

smallest

b)

largest

c)

narrowest

d)

highest

22.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ...................food at Christmas

a)

national

b)

historical

c)

traditional

d)

possible

23.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

New Zealand ...............lovers of nature and fans of dangerous sports.

a)

attracts

b)

keeps

c)

calls

d)

asks

24.

Put the verbs in the correct form by choosing the best answer:

The shop ..................at 10 p.m.

a)

closed

b)

closes

c)

close

d)

closing

25.

Put the verbs in the correct form by choosing the best answer:

She .................3 English speaking contests so far.

a)

joined

b)

joins

c)

has joined

d)

had joined

26.

Put the verbs in the correct form by choosing the best answer:

Since he .............to this school, his English ............ a lot.

a)

moved/improved

b)

moved/ has improved

c)

has moved/ proved

d)

has moved/ has improved

27.

Put the verbs in the correct form by choosing the best answer:

New Zealand ...........into the North Island and the South Island.

a)

divides

b)

is divide

c)

was divided

d)

is divided

28.

Put the word in the correct form by choosing the best answer:

English and Welsh are the two ...............languages of Wales.

a)

officcially

b)

official

c)

unofficial

d)

inofficial

29.

Give the correct form of the following word by choosing the correct answer:

English and Welsh are the two ................languages of Wales.

a)

official

b)

unofficial

c)

inofficial

d)

officially

30.

Give the correct form of the following word by choosing the correct answer:

In Singapore, the number of native speakers of English is still...............

a)

rise

b)

rises

c)

rising

d)

rose

31.

Give the correct form of the following word by choosing the correct answer:

Lat summer holiday, my family went to Da Nang and Hoi An. We had a ....................time there

a)

wonder

b)

wonderful

c)

wonderfful

d)

wonders

32.

Give the correct form of the following word by choosing the correct answer:

Australia is a relatively ..................country with a high life expectancy.

a)

wealthy

b)

wealth

c)

wealthful

d)

unwealthy

33.

Give the correct form of the following word by choosing the correct answer:

People in the south of my country speak the language with .................accent.

a)

difference

b)

different

c)

indifferent

d)

indifferent

34.

Give the correct form of the following word by choosing the correct answer:

Why has she improved her English a lot?

Ah, she's just come back from an English ...............country.

a)

speak

b)

spoken

c)

speaking

d)

speaks

35.

Give the correct form of the following word by choosing the correct answer:

Australian ................do not vary from area to are like in many other countries.

a)

accent

b)

accentance

c)

accents

36.

Choose the best answer (1)

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)__________ four months. I didn't think (2) __________ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3) __________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4) __________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing "1" and "n". For (5) __________, I wanted to tell them that "I have lots of homework today", but I said "I have no homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)__________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to (7)__________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8) __________ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9) __________ breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tried sailing. Sometimes I tried skiing. It was wonderful. But (10) __________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent.

a)

1.since

b)

1.for

c)

1.yet

d)

1.by

37.

Choose the best answer (2)

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)__________ four months. I didn't think (2) __________ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3) __________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4) __________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing "1" and "n". For (5) __________, I wanted to tell them that "I have lots of homework today", but I said "I have no homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)__________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to (7)__________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8) __________ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9) __________ breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tried sailing. Sometimes I tried skiing. It was wonderful. But (10) __________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent.

a)

2.of

b)

2.about

c)

2.over

d)

2.through

38.

Choose the best answer (3)

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)__________ four months. I didn't think (2) __________ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3) __________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4) __________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing "1" and "n". For (5) __________, I wanted to tell them that "I have lots of homework today", but I said "I have no homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)__________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to (7)__________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8) __________ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9) __________ breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tried sailing. Sometimes I tried skiing. It was wonderful. But (10) __________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent.

a)

3.with

b)

3.to

c)

3.though

d)

3.over

39.

Choose the best answer (4)

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)__________ four months. I didn't think (2) __________ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3) __________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4) __________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing "1" and "n". For (5) __________, I wanted to tell them that "I have lots of homework today", but I said "I have no homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)__________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to (7)__________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8) __________ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9) __________ breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tried sailing. Sometimes I tried skiing. It was wonderful. But (10) __________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent.

a)

4.though

b)

4.although

c)

4.own

d)

4.fot

40.

Choose the best answer (5)

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)__________ four months. I didn't think (2) __________ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3) __________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4) __________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing "1" and "n". For (5) __________, I wanted to tell them that "I have lots of homework today", but I said "I have no homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)__________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to (7)__________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8) __________ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9) __________ breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tried sailing. Sometimes I tried skiing. It was wonderful. But (10) __________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent.

a)

5.instances

b)

5.example

c)

5.sure

d)

5.good

41.

Choose the best answer (6)

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)__________ four months. I didn't think (2) __________ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3) __________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4) __________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing "1" and "n". For (5) __________, I wanted to tell them that "I have lots of homework today", but I said "I have no homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)__________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to (7)__________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8) __________ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9) __________ breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tried sailing. Sometimes I tried skiing. It was wonderful. But (10) __________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent.

a)

6.did

b)

6.helped

c)

6.corrected

d)

6.tried

42.

Choose the best answer (7)

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)__________ four months. I didn't think (2) __________ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3) __________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4) __________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing "1" and "n". For (5) __________, I wanted to tell them that "I have lots of homework today", but I said "I have no homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)__________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to (7)__________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8) __________ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9) __________ breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tried sailing. Sometimes I tried skiing. It was wonderful. But (10) __________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent.

a)

7.myself

b)

7.himself

c)

7.herself

d)

7.themselves

43.

Choose the best answer (8)

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)__________ four months. I didn't think (2) __________ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3) __________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4) __________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing "1" and "n". For (5) __________, I wanted to tell them that "I have lots of homework today", but I said "I have no homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)__________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to (7)__________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8) __________ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9) __________ breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tried sailing. Sometimes I tried skiing. It was wonderful. But (10) __________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent.

a)

8.more

b)

8.many

c)

8.much

44.

Choose the best answer (9)

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)__________ four months. I didn't think (2) __________ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3) __________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4) __________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing "1" and "n". For (5) __________, I wanted to tell them that "I have lots of homework today", but I said "I have no homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)__________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to (7)__________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8) __________ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9) __________ breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tried sailing. Sometimes I tried skiing. It was wonderful. But (10) __________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent.

a)

9.special

b)

9.own

c)

9.only

45.

Choose the best answer (10)

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)__________ four months. I didn't think (2) __________ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3) __________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4) __________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing "1" and "n". For (5) __________, I wanted to tell them that "I have lots of homework today", but I said "I have no homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)__________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to (7)__________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8) __________ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9) __________ breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tried sailing. Sometimes I tried skiing. It was wonderful. But (10) __________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent.

a)

10.a

b)

10.the

c)

10.an

Grade8.Unit8.Test

Total questions: 45

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