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English Skills Challenge for Grade 8

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat.'

a)

The mat

b)

Sat on the mat

c)

The cat

d)

The dog

2.

What is an antonym for 'happy'?

a)

excited

b)

joyful

c)

content

d)

sad

3.

What is the past tense of the verb 'go'?

a)

goes

b)

goed

c)

went

d)

gone

4.

Provide a synonym for the word 'difficult'.

a)

challenging

b)

straightforward

c)

simple

d)

easy

5.

What is the role of an adjective in a sentence?

a)

An adjective describes or modifies a noun.

b)

An adjective connects two clauses.

c)

An adjective indicates the time of an action.

d)

An adjective is a type of verb.

6.

What punctuation is used to indicate a question?

a)

Colon

b)

Question mark

c)

Comma

d)

Exclamation mark

7.

What is the difference between 'their', 'there', and 'they're'?

a)

'Their' is an adverb, 'there' is an adjective, and 'they're' is a noun.

b)

'Their' is used for time, 'there' is for people, and 'they're' shows ownership.

c)

'Their' indicates possession, 'there' indicates a place, and 'they're' means 'they are'.

d)

'Their' is a synonym for 'there', 'there' is a contraction, and 'they're' indicates location.

8.

What a wonderful idea ! Say types of sentence.

a)

Negative

b)

Wh question

c)

Exclamatory

d)

Affirmative

9.

Plural of 'Ox'

a)

Oxes

b)

Ox

c)

Oxs

d)

Oxen

10.

How many colours are there in Indian flag?

a)

Three

b)

Two

c)

Four

d)

Just one

11.

Choose right spelling

a)

Awkward

b)

Okward

c)

Okvard

d)

Akvard