Notre Dame School English Model Examination for Grade

8(2020/2012)
Name _______________________ Grade ______ Section _____ R. No.
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Time allowed: 60min.
I. Choose the best answer that completes each sentence.
1. The woman warns her daughter. The passive form is _____.
A. The woman is warned. C. The daughter has been warned.
B. The daughter was warned. D. The daughter is warned.
2. ________ you ever seen a lion?
A. Did B. Have you C. Have D. When
3. Two hundred eight innocents _________ last month.
A. are killed B. were killed C. will be killed D. being killed
4. His brothers usually _______ quarrel with each other.
A. make B. made C. makes D. will make
5. Which of the following sentences is correct?
A. He every day plays football. C. He every day plays football.
B. He plays every day football. D. He plays football every day.
6. ___________ Victoria falls are spectacular, they are not the highest water falls in the world.
A. However B. But C. Although D. For
7. Erta Ale is the _______ place in Ethiopia.
A. hotter B. hottest C. hot D. most hottest
8. The chair has been repaired. This is the same as ________.
A. They have repaired the chair. C. They are repairing the chair.
B. They had repaired the chair. D. They were repairing the chair.
9. They won’t come to school tomorrow, __________?
A. would they B. will not they C. wouldn’t they D. will they
10. If they had not studied, they _________ the exam.
A. would pass B. would have passed C. would have failed D. none
11. He says, “The moon revolves around the earth.” Is reported as______.
A. He says that the moon revolved around the earth.
B. He says that the moon revolves around the earth.
C. He said that the moon was revolved around the earth.
D. He says that the moon is revolving around the earth.
12. ________ your father _______ a car?
A. Does /drive B. Does / drives C. Do/drive D. Do/drives
13. Neither the students _____ the teacher ______ in the classroom now.

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 A. was/nor B. are/nor C. nor/are D. nor/is
14. Zenebe went to the forest ______ he saw different types of wild birds.
A. which B. that C. where D. whom
15. Amanuel ________ with fire when he was a child.
A. used playing B. used to play C. has played D. none
16. She is such _____that everyone a doers her.
A. a bright girl B. so bright C. bright D. None
17. I was born _____ 1990.
A. on B. with C. at D. in
18. Both of his daughters are beautiful. But the younger one is ________.
A. as beautiful B. the most beautiful C. the more beautiful D. beautiful
19. They always arrive late, _________?
A. do they B. don’t they C. did they D. didn’t they
20. Which of the underlined word is wrongly spelt?
A. A caw gives milk. C. She has a red hat.
B. He always writes with a pencil . D. I bought a ball for may child.
21. Which statement is wrongly punctuated?
A. Have you ever seen a Tiger? C. We have a book.
B. She is talking to her son. D. Have some tea?
22. Almaz is going to ________ Debrezeit the coming week.
A. visted B. is visiting C. vist D. visits
23. Surafel: Do the children go the school?
Samirawit: No, _____________.
A. he doesn’t go to school C. they go to school
B. they don’t go to school D. they didn’t go to school
24. She is __________ clever __________ every student accepts what she says.
A. so -------- that B. such ---------- that C. such that D. so that
25) The children in that neighborhood often ride __________bikes through the park.
A) their B) her C)his D)none of these
26) When I meet new people, I am usually curious about ___________ occupations.
A) their B)them C)his/her D)none of these
27) Be sure that everyone brings ________own book.
A) his/her B) him/her C) them D) their
28) A holiday by the sea is ______ than a holiday in the mountains.
A) good B) better C) worst D)none of these
29) He was the _________strakgut of all.
A) cleverest B) clever C) wise D) none of these
30) This house is _____ than that one.
A) bigger B) big C)biggest D) larger

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31) He phoned me _______ he needed someone to talk to.
A) for B)but C) and D) so

32) Read over your answers _______ correct all mistakes before you pass them up.
A) or B) and C)because D)while
33) __________ I was very busy, I spent some time with them.
A) when B) and C) because D) Although
34) His fans think that he is _________ talented ________ handsome.
A) either/nor B)not only/ but also C)neither/or D) so/that
35)Last week, our new teacher _________ us a difficult assignment.
A) has given B) gives C) gave D) will give
36) When I was a baby , I ______________ with fire.
A) uses to play B) use playing C) used to play D) used playing
37) After I had done my assignment, I _________ to school and submitted it to the teacher.
A) go B) went C) gone D) have gone
38) The sun _____ in the morning and ______ in the evening.
A) raise/set B)rise /set C)rises/sets D)all
39) ___________ of my brothers lives with us.
A) None B) Neither C)Both D)A and B
40) The man advised the children __________ a mask.
A) to wear B)so as to wear C) in order to wear D) all
41) If you ran quickly, you _____ arrive at school on time.
A) will B) would have C) would D) would have arrived
42) _________ you hurry, you will be too late.
A) If not B) Unless C) Otherwise D) all
43) ____________ his weakness, he passed the exam.
A) Despite B) Inspite C) Inspite of D) A and C
44)The passive form of :”The professor teaches the students.” Is______.
A) The students have taught the professor. C) The students are taught
B) The students were taught. D) The students will be taught
45)”He warned the children.” Its passive is _____.
A) The children will be warned. B) The children were warned.
C) The children have been warned. D) The children are warned.
46) Neither of the students _____ ____ present because of the holiday.
A) are B) were C) have been D) is
47) I have been waiting for the train __________ morning.
A) since B) for C) at D) just
48) She is __________ an intelligent girl _______ every teacher admires her.
A) so/that B) so…….that C) such that D) such /that

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49) ________ she is intelligent, every teacher admires her.
A) Although B) Because of C) Since D) All

50) I have enough money _________ I can buy a book.

A) so……..that B) so that C) therefore D)all
51) I fetched enough water ___________ I can wash my clothes.
A) to B) so as to C) so that D) all
52. ______ she or her brother is a bank manager.
A. Neither B. Both C. either D. all
III. Answer Q 53 to Q 60 based on the following passage
The English language was started about 1500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came
to the country then the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with
them to England. After some time, the three languages became one new language-English. The name
“English” comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England. “England” means “Angle land” or
“Country of the Angles.”
The language that we speak today-Modern English-is not the same as the English that people used
1500 year ago. That language-Old English- sounded different, and it had some different rules of grammar
and there were a few thousand words in Old English, but Modern English does come from Old English,
and it is still like it in many important ways.
53. The passage is mainly about_______.
A. the origins of people C. The difference between Old English and Modern English
B. the meaning of Angles D. The origin of the English language and Modern English
54. Which is true about Modern English and Old English?
A. They are the same in every respect. C. They are different in sounds and in grammar rules.
B. They are not related in any way. D. Old English had more words than Modern English.
55. When did the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes go to England?
A. Sometime after the English language came into being
B. It is not possible to tell
C. About 1500 years ago
D. When Modern English replaced Old English
56. “it” (paragraph 2 line 2) refers to______.
A. Old English B. Modern English C. Angles D. All
57. The name English comes from _____.
A. England B. Saxon C. Jutes D. Angles
58. “That” (line 7) refers to______.
A. the Jutes B. the Angles C. Old English D. Modern English
59. “They” (line 4) refers to ____.
A. people of England C. the Angles

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 B. the three groups of people D. All
60. The passage has ______ paragraphs.
A2 B. 1 C. 3 D. 4