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English 8- Long Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Give the meaning of the following underlined word in each sentence.

It is difficult to drive in a marshy road.

a)

muddy

b)

dry

c)

broken

2.

She stands out amongst the group of ladies.

a)

behind

b)

above all

c)

in the midst

3.

Most students yearned for joyful and meaningful school event.

a)

longed

b)

celebrated

c)

satisfied

4.

My sister wants to be alone in a tranquil place.

a)

secret

b)

crowded

c)

calm

5.

He is a devout Christian.

a)

negligent

b)

sincere

c)

responsible

6.

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

(a)   is a repetition of sounds in a certain words.

7.

The Egyptian short story (a)   tells how a young boy's attitude toward school and how his outlook changed after a significant experienced on his first day of school.

8.

For African people, (a)   is very important to their traditions and customs which is passed down from generation to generation.

9.

An African leader, (a)   , became one of the greatest figures of the 20th century.

10.

(a)   is an expression of figure of speech whose meaning cannot be taken literally. It can also be a word, phrase or a complete sentence.

11.

III. Improve the following sentences. Be sure to observe proper parallelism in your sentences.

The students want to sing, to dance and acting in the English presentation this month.

4 lines
12.

The guests were satisfied with the sumptuous appetizing and food rich nutritious cuisine.

4 lines
13.

The sophomores knew whose to go, what they are supposed to do and what they understand to perform in the club.

4 lines
14.

The Glee club officers will plan, organize and they are in change in evaluating the events for the PEHM.

4 lines
15.

The young scientist intended to reach for the sky, to swim across the ocean and climbing the highest mountain for the fulfillment of his ambition.

4 lines
16.

IV. Use correctly the following cohesive devices in your own sentences.

According to

4 lines
17.

Incidentally

4 lines
18.

In addition

4 lines
19.

Since

4 lines
20.

Then

4 lines