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GRADE 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

cleanliness

b)

cleanly

c)

cleaning

d)

clean

2.

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

a)

decorated

b)

hang

c)

put

d)

made

3.

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

a)

countries

b)

towns   

c)

nations   

d)

states

4.

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

a)

cook    

b)

make   

c)

show

d)

do

5.

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

6.

Nowadays you still see the ………………… men where kilts (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasions.

a)

Scottish

b)

Scotland

c)

Scots  

d)

Scot

7.

The USA has a population of about 304 million, and it is the third ………………… country in the world.

a)

smallest

b)

largest

c)

narrowest

d)

highest

8.

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

a)

national

b)

historical

c)

traditional

d)

possible

9.

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

a)

attracts

b)

keeps

c)

calls

d)

asks

10.

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

a)

look

b)

viewing

c)

atmosphere

d)

scenery

11.

Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.

a)

A. scientific

b)

dramatic

c)

athletic

d)

domestic

12.

Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.

a)

national.

b)

chemical

c)

medical

d)

informal

13.

Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.

a)

prehistoric

b)

economic

c)

linguistic

d)

optimistic

14.

Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.

a)

medical

b)

hospital

c)

politic

d)

electric

15.

Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.

a)

physical

b)

horrific

c)

beautiful

d)

different

16.

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.

Hundreds of houses destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas.

a)

Hundreds of houses

b)

destroyed

c)

a tornado hit

d)

of

17.

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.

Many people got injured in the storm because they weren’t prepared for the disaster.

a)

got injured

b)

because

c)

weren’t prepared

d)

he disaster.

18.

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.

It is reported that six people trapped in collapsed buildings have freed so far.

a)

It is reported

b)

trapped

c)

collapsed

d)

so far.

19.

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.

The earthquake occurred at midday when many people had had lunch.

a)

The earthquake

b)

occurred

c)

when

d)

had had

20.

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.

Do you know that the word “tsunami” takes from the Japanese for “harbor wave”

a)

Do you know

b)

the word

c)

takes

d)

for