Kirkos sub-city Government of Education Bureau 1 st Semester English

FINAL Examination for grade 8th Students December 2015 E.C

Direction

1 – Read the instruction Very Carefully

2 – The booklet contains English Examination you have exactly 40 minutes

to work on this test

3 – Each Question has four choices marked A, B, C and D Read each

questions and the choices carefully. Decided on the correct answer then the
Letter of your choice write on the separate answer sheet you are provided.

2015 E.C/2022G.C
Kirkos sub-city Government of Education Bureau 1st Semester English Final
Examination for grade 8th Students December 2015 E.C
Time allowed 40 minutes
Number of items 30
Reading Passage and Comprehension

Direction for questions1-10 read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions below according to the information given passage.

THE PLANETS
Scientists have out many things about planets. They have found out about the size and the weight of planets.
They know about the temperature of the planets Here There are some of the strangest things have found
out.

We have night and day because the earth turns round. When our side of the earth faces the sun, it is light to
we Call it day, when our side of the earth turns away from the sun, it is dark. We call it night when it is
night on our side of the earth it is day on the other side. But Mercury is different one side of Mercury always
faces sun and the other side always turn away from it. So on one side of Mercury, it is always light and on
the other side it is always dark. The light side of mercury is always very hot. The temperature is as high as
430 degrees centigrade. (in the hottest part of Ethiopia the temperature more than 40 degrees centigrade.)

Mars has day and night like earth. But the temperature on Mars is lower than the temperature on the earth.
Scientists think there are living things on Mars. They have seen some green lines on the surface of Mars.
These lines are made up of small planets.

The earth has one moon, but some of planets have more Jupiter has twelve moons. Four of Jupiter’s moons
are as large as our moon. The eight are smaller. The smallest of Jupiter’s moons is about twenty-four
kilometers across, and the biggest hundred and sixty kilometers across Saturn has nine moons. The largest is
about as big as Mercury. Eight of Saturn’s moons go around in the same direction as the hands of a clock.
The ninth moon is the strangest. It goes round in the opposite direction Men have already visited the
earth’s moon. Scientists think that one day men will visit the planets. They think Mars will be the easiest
planets to visit Mercury will be the most difficult.

(Source: The new oxford English course Ethiopia, book 4,1970)

--------1 Which of the following planets has nine moons?
A. Mercury C. Jupiter
B. Saturn D. Mars
--------2. According to the passage, in which part of Ethiopia does the temperature sometimes 40 degrees
centigrade?
A The coldest zone B The desert zone
C. The low land zone D The hottest zone

---------3. What does the pronoun << they>> in the paragraph1 line 2 refer to?
 A. Scientists who discovered the planets C. The planet found out by scientists

B. All things found on the planets D. The strangest things on the planet

----------4. Which one of the following has not been found out by scientists?
A. The size of the planets C. The age of the planets
B. The weight of the planets D. The temperature of planets
------------5. The Word << strangest>> in paragraph 1, line 2 refers to------------
A. known C. strongest
B. big D. unknown
------------6. According to space scientists, it is the most difficult planets to be visited which one?
A. Jupiter C. Mars
B. Mercury D. Saturn
------------7. The Word << opposite>> in paragraph 4, line 5 refers to ----------
A. straight C. The other way
B. direct D. Clear
-----------8. Which one of the following has been discovered to have only one moon as of the find in space
Scientists?
A. Earth C. Jupiter
B. Mars D. Saturn
-------------9. We call it night. We call it day paragraph 2, line 2, call means--------------
A. remember C. find

B. known D. name
-----------10. What does pronoun << these >> paragraph 3, line 2, refers to-----------------
A. Mars C. Space scientist
B. green lines D. Small plants

Grammar and Usages

Direction II: For Items (11-12) among the given alternatives (A, B, C, D) Choose the
one that best Complete Each Sentence.
-------------11. Our English teacher ---------------us key Word s Every day.
A. taught C. teaches
B. teaching D. best
------------12. Who is -----------------a film actor in the world
A. The better C. better
B. The best D. best
-------------13. Those trees-----------------by the villagers to protect soil erosion
A. are plant C. will planted
B. are planting D. are planted
------------14. If I Knew the answers, I would tell you. But I-------------the answer.
A. don’t know C. know
B. knew d. didn’t know

------------15. I-------------- a Black lion in the zoo yesterday.

 A. am seeing C. saw
B. will see D. see
----------16. Passengers----------------wear a seat belt or they can get injured in the case of accidents.
A. have to C. must not
B. must D. have
----------17. My sister ----------------the rope when I arrived at school.

A. Jumped C. Jumps

B .is Jumping D. was Jumping

----------18. Haddis Almayehu ------------ literary works are still a l Love, was a forums writer.

A. whose C whom
B. who D. where

-----------19. Both ways have the same length. you can take either way since this one is -------- the other one.

A. not as long as C. as long as

B. longer than D. nor longer than

----------20. The baby foxes are called pubs what do we call baby ducks.
A. Kits C. chicken
B. B. cups D. ducklings
----------21. Afar is not Debre Berhan is not hot this means ---------------. -
A. Debre Berhan is not so hot as Afar C. Afar is as cold as Debre Brhan
B. Debre Brehan is as the same as Afar D. Afar is nor so hot as Debre Brhan
-----------22. Which one, of the following sentence is correctly punctuated?
A. If you work hard. you will be successful. C. If you work hard you will be successful.
B. If you work hard; you will be successful. D. If you work hard, you will be successful.
Speaking part
Direction III: for items (23-27) choose the part that best completed the
dialogue.
-----------23. Dinku: My pen’s run out, ------------------------.
Semira: Sure, here you are.
Dinku: Thanks
A. I don’t want to use your pen. C. Should I stop writing.
B. May I use yours? D. what is this?

------------24. Samual: My English result is not good, what do you advise me?

Foziya =I think, you ------------------- harder

A. Are you studying C. Should study

B. Might studied D. have studied

------------25. Husband: what did you do in the affer noon?

 Wife = I ---------------------- a friend of mine at hospital

A. Visited C. Visits
B. Visit D. visiting

----------26. Biftu: please make call to Abera. His number is 0911566640.

Alemitu ፡ ----------------------------------------

Biftu: His number is 0911566640

Alemitu: Thank you.

A. That is good number C. That is Very easy one

B. Thank you very much D. would you mind repeating once?
----------27. Abdi: -------------- did you go to bed early
Alem: because I was tired
A. Who C. Which
B. Why D. When

Writing part
Direction iv for items (28-30) are reacted to different types of writing. Read each of
them very carefully and choose the best answer from the given alternatives
----------28. Which one is the following sentence is wrongly punctuated?
A. What do you every day? C I will pass their exam, if I study hard
B. Oh my God! D. She lives in Canada.
-----------29. Which one of following sentence has correctly capitalized?
A. the boy said, << I will study English.>> C. Ethiopia is to the North of kenya.

B. Did you meet uncle ‘s tomas? D. My sister alem is a teacher.

-----------30 Which one of the following word is wrongly spelled
A. Direction C. mobile
B. Computer D. clas room