CLASS8_LANGUAGE

Gandhi Nagar Public school
Class-8
Periodic Test-1 M.M.-20
Subject- English Language
QA:- Identify the sentences as compound or complex: (0.5×4=2 marks)

1. Dina found the grammar questions difficult to do, yet she refused to take help.
2. Although language was her forte, Shilpi preferred physics.
3. Avani who is three years younger than me, was born a year after our brother.
4. Whoever thought of a holiday in Goa in July did not estimate the effect the monsoon would
have on the place.
QB:- Complete the following sentences using a coordinate clause:(0.5×4=2marks)
1. The two friends hopped down the street________________________.
2. The Tigers pounced at each other_________________________.
3. The car screeched to a halt____________.
4. Raju keeper dodged the orangutan________________________.
QC:- Correct the errors in the transformation of the following sentences: (0.5×4=2 marks)
1. He is too proud to take help from anyone.
He is so proud to take help from anyone.
2. I don't like spinach as much as I like carrots.
I like carrots so much more than I like spinach.
3. No star is brighter than the sun.
The sun is the most bright star.
4. Very few birds are as regular as the mynas in my garden.
The mynas in my garden are the most regular than any other birds.
QD:- Change the following sentences in positive degree to comparative degree and superlative
degree: (0.5×4=2 marks)
1. I am as smart as him.
2. Your bag is not as heavy as mine.
3. No other author is as widely read as her.
4. No one missed you as much as I did.
QE:- Rearrange the phrases/clauses in their correct order and rewrite the following sentences.
Remember to punctuate them and use capital letters wherever needed: (0.5×4=2 marks)
1. will be turned out of the class/who do not keep quiet during the lesson/ students/ those
2. moves around it/ moon/which belongs to the solar system/ the earth's satellite
3. is for a school/new/which the villagers have built/ the/ field
4. never go empty-handed/ people in our country/ for the first time/ to meet someone
QF:- Rewrite the following fragment of sentences using relative clauses: (0.5×4=2 marks)
1. Kitty and Ann are two girls-- they like miming.
2. My phone is something-- very important to me.
3. Antonio is a friend of mine-- live in Rome.
4. The Runway is a place-- planes land.
QG:- Fill in the blanks with the correct demonstrative pronouns: (0.5×4=2 marks)
1. _________caves are a marvel of nature! No wonder__________ is a world heritage site.
2. _______ is the question, my dear Watson!
3. Where can I buy _________precious pearls that you are wearing around your neck?
4. What has________ world come to? I am scared for ________who are yet to be born!
QH:- Fill in the blanks with indefinite pronouns to complete the following sentences. Use
correct form of the verb in brackets as well: (0.5×4=2 marks)
1. _________dishes________ (to be) delicious, but if I must choose then it has to be samosa.
2. The hall was packed when the movie began, but____________ (to have) come out halfway as
it became boring.
3. ________(to be) wise enough to hear the alarm bells.
4. Devki's_________ embroidered handbags that she____________(to have) picked up in pre-
sale bookings are so beautiful.
QI:- Circle the most suitable abstract noun in the context of the following sentences:
( 0.5x4=2 marks)
1. The wisdom/ cleverness/ determination of our elders guides us through our lives.
2. The Indifference/carelessness/ foolishness of the rabbit helped the tortoise win.
3. The fleet/ flight/ height of Icarus is a legendary tale of the fall of pride.
4. Poverty/ hatred/Apathy divides people more than boundaries can.
QJ:- Change and rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given in brackets:
(0.5×4=2 marks)
1. All the students liked the interaction with the learned professor. (to negative)
2. The old woman was so weak that she could not walk properly. (to affirmative)
3. They are never late. (to affirmative)
4. The tea is too hot for me to drink. (to negative)
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