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PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE

SECOND TERM TEST 2019
Grade 08 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Two hours

Name / Index No. :

Answer all questions on this paper itself.

Test - 01 Complete the blanks. Use the words given under each description. There are extra words.
The first one is done for you. (05 marks)

(A) (B)
nurse
I am a (1) ................................................ Mr. Perera is a (4) ...................................

I work in a (2) ......................................... He works in a (5) ...................................

I treat (3) ................................................. He teaches (6) .........................................

hospital / teacher / patients / nurse / hotel farmer / English / teacher

school / paddy field

(C) (D)
Nimal is a (7) .................... He works in Shehani is a (10) ...................................

a (8) ................................... He delivers She works in an (11) .............................

(9) ........................................................ office / camp / clerk/air hostess

speeches / postman / letters
library / post office

Test - 02 Match the antonyms. Write the number in the box. One is done for you. (05 marks)
1. victory (a) minor
2. answer (b) local
3. complex (c) defeat
4. Patient (d) question 2
5. Foreign (e) impatient
6. major (f) simple

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Test - 03 Look at the picture and complete the sentences using the words given below. The first one is
done for you. (10 marks)

classroom There are four (2) ........................... and three girls in the
This is a picture of a (1) .......................

picture. There is a teacher (3) ...................... in front of the classroom. There is a (4) ......................

drawing a (5) .................... on the white board. There is a boy (6) .................... at the fish tank. Two

(7) ...................... on the floor, are playing with (8) ...................... . The boy next to them is

operating the (9) ......................... . There is a (10) ........................ hanging on the wall. A girl is

sitting and reading a book near the (11) .......................... in the corner of the room.
(girl / picture / book shelf / clock / building blocks / computer / looking / boys / standing / children)

Test - 04 Fill in the blanks with suitable words given within brackets. The first one is done
for you. (05 marks)
see
1. Did you ....................................... (see / sea) any ships?

2. I ....................................... (herd / heard) a strange noise.

3. My friend wanted to...............................(by / buy) a mobile phone.

4. She works in a ....................................... (court / coat) of law.

5. I ....................................... (road / rode) my bicycle the whole afternoon.

6. We ....................................... (saw / sew) many elephants at the zoo.

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Test - 05 Write the instructions for the following symbols. One is done for you. (10 marks)

(1) (2) (3)

Library Fuel station Park

(1) ............................................ (2) ............................................ (3) ............................................

(4) (5) (6)

Hospital Entrance Museum

Zoo
Do not take photographs
(5) ............................................ (6) ............................................
(4) ............................................

Test - 06 Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. The first one is done for you. (05 marks)

(along / over / next to / inside / below / at)

1. There is a nice restaurant next to the police station.

2. Answer the questions given ....................................... the picture.

3. The cat jumped ....................................... the wall and ran away.

4. The drama starts ....................................... 2.30 p.m.

5. They walked ....................................... the road and reached the beach.

6. Guess what is ....................................... the box, without opening it.

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Test - 07 Read the paragraph and answer the questions given below.

Mona doesn't like to ask people for help. But it is hard for her to perform daily activities
on her own. She is 13, yet she is not bigger than a 5-year-old. Mona has trouble keeping her
balance and can't walk very far. When she uses a wheelchair, she can't push it herself.
Fortunately, Mona has a wonderful service dog named Sam. A service dog is a dog that has
been trained to assist someone who has a physical problem. Sam lets Mona lean on him when
she walks. He also pulls her wheelchair and turns lights on and off. When Mona drops
something, Sam picks it up. He even pulls her socks off at night.

Sam also helps Mona with everyday tasks at school. He carries her books from class to
class in a special backpack. He puts Mona's completed assignments in her teachers'
homework trays. In the lunchroom he throws away her trash.

1. How old is the girl in the passage?

2. Write two things she cannot do on her own ?

3. Who helps Mona to do those things?

4. Who is a service dog?

5. How does it helps Mona at school?(write two ways)

i.

ii.

6. Find similar words from the paragraph for the words given below.

Help

Garbage (10 marks)

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Grade 08 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Test - 08 Fill in the blanks, adding a suitable affix to the words given in brackets. The first one is done
for you. (10 marks)

(un / in / dis / un / im / il)

unhappy
1. He is ................................... (happy) about your behaviour.

2. It is ....................................... (possible) for us to live without water.

3. She ....................................... (likes) spicy food.

4. They are ....................................... (legal) documents. I cannot accept them.

5. Your answer is ....................................... (correct). Try again.

6. These are ....................................... (wanted) papers. Remove them.

Test - 09 Fill in the blanks using the utterances given in the box.. The first one is done for you.
(10 marks)

A :- Good morning Madam, Can I help you?

B :- Yes. (1) I'm looking for a hand bag

A black one please
A :- We have both local and imported bags. (2)...........................
Here's the money.
...........................................................................................
I'm looking for a
hand bag.
B :- I prefer a local one. (3) .......................................................
How much is it?
A :- Sure. What about this ?
What do you
prefer?
B :- Let me see. (4) ...................................................................
It's only Rs. 1500/=
A :-. (5) ............................................................... . This bag suits you well.

B :- OK. I'll take it. (6) ..............................................................................

A :- Thank you. please come again.

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Test - 10 Write an essay on one of the following topics. Use about 75 words. (10 marks)
1. My favourite person.
2. A trip I enjoyed.
3. My future ambition.
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LISTENING
Listen and mark True (ü
) or False (û
).
1. This listening text is about a woman .........................
2. She is fat and short .........................
3. She has long hair .........................
4. She wears frocks only. .........................
5. She is an actress .........................
6. No one likes her .........................
7. This woman is famous all over the world .........................
8. She has charming qualities .........................

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PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE Second Term Test - 2019
Grade 08 ANSWER PAPER English Language

Test 1
A. (1) nurse (2) hospital (3) patients
B. (4) teacher (5) school (6) English
C. (7) postman (8) post office (9) letters
D. (10) clerk (11) office (5 marks)
Test 2
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 4 (f) 3 (5 marks).
Test 3
(1) classroom (2) boys (3) standing (4) girl (5) picture (6) looking
(7) children (8) building blocks (9) computer (10) clock
(11) bookshelf (10 marks)
Test 4
(1) see (2) heard (3) buy (4) court (5) rode (6) saw (5 marks)
Test 5
1. Switch off the mobile phones/do not use the phone
2. No smoking
3. Do not pick flowers
4. Do not feed animals
5. No parking/Do not park here. (10 marks)
Test 6
(1) next to (2) below (3) over (4) at (5) along (6) inside
(5 marks)
Test 7
1. 13 years
2. Can’t push her wheel chair, can’t walk very far
3. Sam/The service dog
4. A dog that has been trained to assist someone who has a physical problem.
5. 1. Carries her books
2. put her completed homework in teacher’s tray
3. throw trash away.
6. assist, trash (10marks)
Test 8
(1) unhappy (2) impossible (3) dislikes (4) illegal
(5) incorrect (6) unwanted (10 marks)

Test 9
(2) What do you prefer? (3) a black one, please.
(4) How much is it? (5) it’s only Rs.1500/=
(6) Here is the money. (10marks)
Test 10
Content -3, Language -3, Organization 2, Mechanics of writing-2 (10 marks)

Test 11
Listening

1. v 2. × 3. v 4. ×
5. v 6. × 7. v 8. v (8marks)

Listening text
Malani is tall and medium built. She has dark hair. She doesn't wear glasses. She
always wears sarees. She acts in films and tele-dramas and is famous all over the world. She
has won gold medals for her acting. Everyone loves her because of her charming qualities. -