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English Grammar Class 8

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She has been absent for a week (which tense)

a)

past participle

b)

future

c)

past

d)

present participle

2.

1)Listen! A girl_________ an English song.

a)

a. is singing

b)

b. are singing

c)

c. sing

d)

d. sang

3.

What tense that is used for this?

a)

a) Present Simple

b)

b) Present Continuous

c)

c) Present Perfect

4.

What tense that is used for this?

a)

Present simple tense

b)

Past continuous tense

c)

Past simple tense

5.

You will come tomorrow, ________?

a)

will you

b)

can you

c)

won't you

6.

Mom is cooking in the kitchen, ________?

a)

doesn't she

b)

isn't she

c)

is she

7.

Students ______ obey the school's rules.

a)

don't have to

b)

must

c)

may

8.

What type of conditional sentence is this?

a)

first conditional

b)

second conditional

c)

third conditional

9.

Kevin is going to school ________ he doesn't feel well today.

a)

in spite of

b)

despite

c)

even though

10.

Marvel movies are really ________ .

a)

amazed

b)

amazing

c)

fascinated

11.

______you please bring me my notebook? (model auxiliary)

a)

Shall

b)

Could

c)

May

d)

Must

12.

_____I could ride with you to work? (model auxiliary)

a)

Is there any way

b)

Ain't there no way

c)

Might there some way

d)

Aren't there some ways

13.

_____ I ride with you to work? (model auxiliary)

a)

Will you mind if

b)

Could you mind if

c)

Would you mind if

d)

Can you mind if

14.

While you are driving, you ___ listen to the radio. (modal auxiliary)

a)

Must not

b)

Don't have to

c)

Must

d)

Doesn't have to

15.

It's not a good idea to talk on a cell phone and drive at the same time. Drivers ___ do that. (modal auxiliary)

a)

Must

b)

Have to

c)

Shouldn't

d)

Should

16.

Nicole frequently travels ___ Europe on business.  (Prepositions)

a)

To

b)

For

c)

At

d)

----(nothing)

17.

What are you talking ___? (Prepositions)

a)

About

b)

With

c)

For

d)

---(nothing)

18.

She thinks ___ this textbook is better than the old one. (Prepositions)

a)

About

b)

Of

c)

That

d)

---(nothing)

19.

Paula is looking ___ a new job. (prepositions)

a)

For

b)

On

c)

At

d)

---(nothing)

20.

George told ___ me about the changes in the company. (prepositions)

a)

To

b)

For

c)

In

d)

---(nothing)

21.

Sheetal is the ___ in the class. (degree of comparison)

a)

Shortest

b)

Tallest

c)

Tall

d)

Short

22.

Your dog is ___ than mine

a)

Cuter

b)

More cute

c)

Cutest

d)

Cute

23.

What are the degree of comparisons in order?

a)

positive, comparative, and superlative

b)

comparative, superlative, and positive

c)

superlative, comparative, and positive

24.

What is positive? (degree of comparison)

a)

It is the basic, uncompared form.

b)

It is the highest, compared form

c)

It is the basic, compared form

25.

She says, “I am ill.” change to indirect

(a)  

26.

She said "my mother isn’t very well." change to indirect

(a)  

27.

The teacher said "don’t smoke" to us. change to indirect

(a)  

28.

They find it very useful. (change the voice)

(a)  

29.

I shall visit you in March. (change the voice)

(a)  

30.

The child has swallowed a piece of plastic. (change the voice)

(a)  

31.

Has he finished the task? (change the voice)

(a)  

32.

They were scattering papers all over the floor? (change the voice)

(a)  

33.

She had done no wrong. (change the voice)

(a)  

34.

Seema hid it in a room. (change the voice)

a)

It was hidden in a room by Seema.

b)

It is hidden in a room by Seema.

c)

It was been hidden in a room by Seema.

d)

It was be hidden in a room by Seema.

35.

Turn this into indirect speech.

Samantha tells her sisters, "You are my best friends!"

a)

Samantha told her sisters they were her best friends.

b)

Samantha pleads her sisters to be her best friends.

c)

Samantha tells her sisters that they are her best friends.

d)

Samantha tells her sisters, "You are my best friends."

36.

Change it into indirect speech:

Suman said to Ram, "Why are you not coming to school now a days?"

a)

Suman asked Ram Why are you not coming to school now a days

b)

Suman asked Ram Why you are not coming to school now a days

c)

Suman asked Ram Why he was not coming to school now a days

37.

Change it into indirect speech:

Suman said to Ram, "What were you doing with my files?"

a)

Suman asked Ram What was he doing with her files.

b)

Suman asked Ram What he was doing with her files.

c)

Suman asked Ram What you were doing with her files.

38.

Change it into indirect speech:

Suman said to Ram, "The sun rises in the east."

a)

Suman instructed Ram that The Sun rises in the east.

b)

Suman told Ram that The Sun rose in the east.

c)

Suman instructed Ram that The Sun will rise in the east.

39.

Change it into indirect speech:

Suman said to Ram, "Don't touch my personal things."

a)

Suman sait to Ram that did not touch her personal things.

b)

Suman ordered Ram not to touch her personal things.

c)

Suman ordered Ram do not touch her personal things.

40.

1. Dexter won the race because he was fast.

a)

The underlined words form a phrase.

b)

The underlined words are meaningless.

c)

The underlined words form a clause.

d)

The underlined words is a prepositional phrase.

41.

"The tallest building in the world" This is a _______

a)

phrase

b)

clause

c)

sentence

d)

meaningless combination of words

42.

" I was afraid of the dark." In this sentence which of the following group of words is a phrase?

a)

I was afraid

b)

I was

c)

of the dark

d)

afraid of the dark

43.

" I couldn't go ". Identify the underlined group of words.

a)

Sentence

b)

phrase

c)

clause

d)

dependent clause

44.

"If you see Mr. Sullivan tomorrow". This is a/an _______

a)

Phrase

b)

Sentence

c)

Dependent clause

d)

Independent clause

45.

I am a student and my mother is a teacher. This sentence is a ________.

a)

Complex sentence

b)

Compound sentence

c)

Simple sentence

d)

Clause

46.

Which coordinating conjunction would best combine these two independent clauses.

Rama tried to lift the suitcase. It was very heavy.

a)

and

b)

since

c)

for

d)

but

47.

Identify the subject in this sentence: "James coaches the school's basketball team."

a)

James

b)

the school

c)

the school's basketball team

d)

coaches

48.

What kind of sentence is this: "Maria has a cat."

a)

compound

b)

simple

c)

complex

d)

compound complex

49.

What kind of sentence is this:

"Ronnie hates apples but he loves to drink apple juice."

a)

compound

b)

simple

c)

complex

d)

compound complex

50.

Identify the dependent clause in this complex sentence: "Although it was late, Megan drove to her mother's house."

a)

although it was late

b)

Megan drove

c)

Megan drove to her mother's house

51.

What kind of sentence is this: "Because the property tax rate is lower, some people choose to buy homes in Alabama."

a)

compound

b)

simple

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

52.

​ (a)   is how a sentence is ​ (b)   . It is important because it ​ (c)   how sentences are ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Sentence structure
organized
impacts
understood
53.

​ Cori loves dogs.

a)
Cori
1.

subject

b)
loves
2.

verb

c)

dogs

3.

object

54.

autobiography/memoir

a)

a factual story a person writes about his or her own life

b)

any story about a person's life

c)

a historical fiction story about a person's life

d)

a factual story writen about a person's life

55.
mood
a)
the attitude a writer takes toward his or her writing
b)
the feeling or atmosphere a write creates for the reader
c)
the emotional meaning of a word
d)
a story that is scary
56.
metaphor
a)
a comparison between similar things
b)
a comparison between to unlike things using "like" or "as"
c)
a direct comparison of two unrelated things
d)
the differences between two things
57.
alliteration
a)
words that rhyme
b)
words that are opposites
c)
words that are the same
d)
repetition of the same beginning consonant sound
58.
idiom
a)
a comparison between two unlike things
b)
the incorrect definition of a word
c)
A common, often used, expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
d)
words that rhyme
59.
protagonist
a)
the main character of a story
b)
a static character in the story
c)
the friend of a main character in a story
d)
A character or force in conflict with the main character
60.
simile
a)
a comparison between two different things without using the words "like" or "as"
b)
A direct comparison of similar things
c)
a comparison between two similar things without using the words "like" or "as".
d)
a comparison between two different things using the words "like" or "as".
61.
conflict
a)
an evil character in a story
b)
a comparison between two unlike things
c)
the emotional meaning of a word
d)
a struggle between opposing forces, a problem within a story