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English Year 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. She was running a high temperature.

a)

a) adjective

b)

b) adverb

c)

c) noun

2.

3. He has many influential friends.

a)

a) noun

b)

b) verb

c)

c) adjective

3.

5. Hari is the most intelligent boy in the class.

a)

a) conjunction

b)

b) preposition

c)

c) adverb

4.
What does “it’s raining cats and dogs” really mean?
a)
Pets are falling from the sky.
b)
 I see cats and dogs outside.
c)
It’s raining hard today!
5.
What does “he’s in hot water” really mean?
a)
His bath water was too hot.
b)
The water is boiling.
c)
He is in big trouble!
6.

Andrew sat in the chair. The dentist looked in his mouth with a small mirror. With a sharp pointed tool, he picked at places around Andrew's teeth. Finally, the dentist spoke, and told the boy his teeth had cavities.


How did Andrew get cavities in his teeth?

a)

He did not brush his teeth well.

b)

He did not floss his teeth.

c)

He ate too much candy.

d)

All of the above.

7.

________ are you laughing so hard.

a)

What

b)

Can

c)

Which

d)

Why

8.

'standing in a row like frightened mice '...what language feature is this?

a)

metaphor

b)

direct address

c)

connective

d)

simile

9.

'I hope you will use your influence to have this done.'...what language feature is this?

a)

emotive language

b)

fact

c)

direct address

d)

connective

10.

'The way that children are treated at present is really an outrage on humanity and common sense.'...what language feature is this?

a)

emotive language

b)

fact

c)

opinion

d)

repetition

11.

hyperbole is when a writer...

a)

tells the audience a short personal story.

b)

Uses strong language/description to create a particular feeling.

c)

gives an object human characteristics.

d)

uses exaggeration to make something seem worse/better than it is.

12.

What is the correct spelling?

a)

Teacher

b)

Teecher

c)

Techer

d)

Teeher

13.

I have a pet....

a)

Hair

b)

Hare

c)

Here

d)

Hear

14.

Which is correct

a)

Let’s eat Grandma

b)

Let’s eat, Grandma

15.

Why is this sentence wrong?


Hello Mr Taylor and Mrs Fenlon.

a)

Mr and Mrs doesn’t need a capital letter

b)

Nothing

c)

Fenlon is spelt wrong

16.
Which word completes the following sentence?
He took a _________ walk around the garden.
a)
 liesurly
b)
 liesurely
c)
leisurley
d)
leisurely
17.
What word completes the following sentence?
_______ all meeting at the Town Hall at 6.30 on Wednesday?
a)
Where
b)
Wear
c)
We're
d)
Were
18.

Which of the following relative pronouns will make this sentence make sense?


I ordered a brand new laptop on the day____________ the price dropped by 50%.

a)

who

b)

that

c)

which

d)

where

19.

Who is this man?

a)

The Wok

b)

Dwayne The Wok Johnxin

20.

Find the odd one that does not belong to the group.

a)

Bhagwad Geeta

b)

Bible

c)

Ramayana

d)

Mahabharata