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GRADE 8 ENGLISH OVERALL OBJECTIVE TEST

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My grandfather walks extremely slowly. The adverb "extremely" modifies

a)

Verb

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

d)

Adjective

2.

We rarely go to the movies on the weekends. The adverb "rarely" modifies

a)

Adverb

b)

Pronoun

c)

Verb

d)

Adjective

3.

Obviously, I could be wrong. The adverb "obviously" modifies

a)

Verb

b)

Pronoun

c)

Clause

d)

Adjective

4.

Your friend Robert drives a fast car. The word "fast" is

a)

Pronoun

b)

Adverb

c)

Adjective

d)

Noun

5.

That's a lovely painting. The word "lovely" is

a)

Adverb

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Noun

6.

The main job of a conjunction is to _____ two parts of a sentence.

a)

Invert

b)

Compare

c)

Join

d)

It doesn't have a role in the sentence

7.

Which type of conjunction joins two parts of a sentence that are grammatically equal?

a)

Balancing

b)

Subordinating

c)

Coordinating

d)

None of these

8.

Coordinating conjunctions always come _____ the words or clauses that they join.

a)

After

b)

Between

c)

Before

d)

Anywhere

9.

A subordinating conjunction comes ________ of a dependent clause.

a)

At the start

b)

In the middle

c)

At the end

d)

Nowhere

10.

Another word for an independent clause is a

a)

Unique Clause

b)

Main clause

c)

Singular or plural

d)

It has no other name

11.

In the following sentence, analyze the clauses giving the kind

HE SHALL GO WHERE HIS MOTHER GOES

a)

Where his mother goes

b)

Mother goes

c)

He shall

d)

Mother

12.

In the following sentence, analyze the clauses giving the kind

HE CRIED AS IF HE WERE IN DEEP PAIN

a)

Deep pain

b)

He cried

c)

He were

d)

If he

13.

In the following sentence, analyze the clauses giving the kind

DON'T INTERRUPT WHILE I AM DOING MY WORK

a)

My work

b)

I am doing

c)

Don't interrupt

d)

While I am

14.

In the following sentence, analyze the clauses giving the kind

SHE IS SO TIRED THAT SHE CAN NOT STAND

a)

Tired

b)

Can not stand

c)

That she can not stand

d)

She is

15.

In the following sentence, analyze the clauses giving the kind

EITHER YOU OR I SHOULD GO

a)

Should

b)

I should go

c)

Either ... or ...

d)

Should go

16.

I arranged ____ the American businessmen for my country.

a)

Meeting

b)

To meet

c)

To be met

d)

Being met

17.

I decided ____ to the theatre myself as the others didn't want to come with me.

a)

To go

b)

Going

c)

Being gone

d)

for going

18.

After ____ the questions, the teacher asked if there were anything that we could not understand.

a)

To explaining

b)

To explain

c)

Being explained

d)

Explaining

19.

As a result of ____ him for two hours, he persuaded me ____ for the job.

a)

listening / applying

b)

to listen / to apply

c)

to listen / applying

d)

listening / to apply

20.

I am so tired of walking that I'd rather ____ till dawn than ____.

a)

to wait / to continue

b)

wait / continuing

c)

waiting / to continue

d)

wait / continue

21.

I __________ working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment.

a)

Have been

b)

Had been

c)

shall be

d)

am

22.

My mother _______________ up early in the morning.

a)

get

b)

gets

c)

will be

d)

shall be

23.

The children _______________ in the field now.

a)

Has played

b)

Are playing

c)

plays

d)

Will have played

24.

I _______________ her for several years.

a)

Has known

b)

Have known

c)

Knows

d)

Knew

25.

He ______________ his house seven days ago.

a)

Left

b)

Leave

c)

Leaves

d)

Is leaving

26.

The term track and field refers to athletic events ---- include foot races and jumping and throwing events.

a)

Where

b)

That

c)

Whom

d)

In which

27.

The moment ---- I learned the results of the art competition was one of the worst times in my life.

a)

Which

b)

Where

c)

When

d)

Why

28.

In many parts of the world, the grass ---- is called vetiver is known for its fragrant oil as well as its ability to prevent soil erosion.

a)

Whose

b)

Where

c)

Why

d)

Which

29.

The extent ---- the stock market is affected by the day-to-day pronouncements of the President of the United States is astonishing.

a)

Of which

b)

To which

c)

Whose

d)

Where

30.

The safe ---- we put our jewelry and other valuables was stolen by a group of thieves last night.

a)

In whom

b)

In which

c)

That

d)

When

31.

What would you do if it ________ on your wedding day?

a)

Rained

b)

Will rain

c)

Would rain

d)

Rains

32.

"What will she do if she misses the bus?" Which conditional is this?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Its not a conditional

33.

"If I forget her birthday, Andrea gets upset." Which conditional is this?

a)

Zero

b)

First

c)

Second

d)

Third

34.

"If I won a million dollars, I would buy my own airplane." Which conditional is this?

a)

Zero

b)

First

c)

Second

d)

Third

35.

What will you do if you ________ the history exam?

a)

Would fail

b)

Will fail

c)

Fail

d)

None of these

36.

I eat fresh vegetables.

a)

Fresh vegetables have eaten by me.

b)

Fresh vegetables was eaten by me.

c)

Fresh vegetables were eaten by me.

d)

Fresh vegetables are eaten by me.

37.

Love your neighbors?

a)

Let your neighbors should be loved.

b)

Your neighbors is loved.

c)

Let your neighbors be loved.

d)

Your neighbors are loved.

38.

I was making a plan.

a)

A plan has been made by me.

b)

A plan was being made by me.

c)

A plan was made by me.

d)

A plan is being made by me.

39.

My friends will help me?

a)

I will helped by my friends.

b)

I will be help by my friends.

c)

I will be helped by my friends.

d)

None of these

40.

We should respect your teachers.

a)

Our teachers should be respected by us.

b)

Our teachers should be respect by us.

c)

Our teachers shall be respected by us.

d)

Our teachers should respected by us.

41.

She said to me, "What can I do for you?”

a)

She asked me what she can do for me.

b)

She asked me whether she can do anything for me

c)

She asked me what can she do for me.

d)

She asked me what she could do for me.

42.

Everybody said, "How well she sings!"

a)

Everybody exclaimed that she sang very well.

b)

Everybody told us that how she sang very well.

c)

Everybody exclaimed that she sings very well.

d)

Everybody told us that she sings very well.

43.

The teacher said, “Gandhi ji was born in India."

a)

The teacher said that Gandhiji was born in India.

b)

The teacher will say that Gandhiji was born in India.

c)

The teacher says that Gandhiji was born in India.

d)

The teacher said that Gandhiji had been born in India.

44.

He said to me, “Please visit my company tomorrow".

a)

He requested me to visit his company the next day.

b)

He said to me to visit his company the next day.

c)

He requested me to visit his company tomorrow.

d)

He said to me to visit his company tomorrow.

45.

Kala said to' Radha, “Who were you speaking to over the phone?”

a)

Kala asked Radha that who she was speaking to over the phone.

b)

Kala asked Radha that who she had been speaking to over the phone.

c)

Kala asked Radha who she has been speaking to over the phone.

d)

Kala asked Radha who she had been speaking to over the phone.

46.

Punctuation is a system of symbols that we use when _______ a language.

a)

Speaking

b)

Writing

c)

Hearing

d)

Noting

47.

In British English, (   ) are called "round brackets", but in American English they're often called

a)

Round Braces

b)

Paranthesis

c)

Square brackets

d)

Circle brackets

48.

Which can be used to express strong feelings in written English?

a)

Exclamation mark

b)

Full stop

c)

Question mark

d)

Backslash

49.

Quotation marks are put _______ the words being quoted.

a)

Before

b)

After

c)

Before and after

d)

In between

50.

"Full stops" are also called

a)

Periods

b)

Endings

c)

points

d)

complete stops