English Language

2 hours
Name ...................................................................................
Important (Answer all questions on this paper itself.
Grade 8
01. Match the opposite words. Write the number in the box. First one is done for you.
A B
1. Rural a. foreign
2. Local b. descends
3. Import c. full
4. Natural d. urban
5. Ascend e. artificial
6. Empty f. export (Marks 5)

02. Fill in the blanks with the words given. First one is done for you. (Marks 10)
(Doctor, cobbler. plumber, florist, baker, lawyer)
1. A person who repairs taps and pipes is a plumber
2. A person who bakes bread is a .........................................................
3. A person who treats patients is a .....................................................
4. A person who sells flowers is a .........................................................
5. A person who mends shoes is a .........................................................
6. A person who appears for someone in a court is a ………………………

03. Study the picture and fill in the blanks using the words given in the box. (10 marks)

(Uniform, cleaning, teacher,

building, students, instructing)

This is a picture of a school. There are four. 1) students and a 2)

................................................. in it. The children are 3)
............................................ the school hall.
The teacher is 4) ..................................... the children. There is a two
storied 5) ............................................ The girl is wearing the school 6)
.....................................................................

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03. Write the plural form of the following nouns. First one is done for you. (05marks)

Singular Plural
1. A packet of milk Packets of milk
2. fly ...........................................
3. Radio ..........................................
4. Piece of chalk ..........................................
5. mouse ............................................
6. Calf ...........................................
04. Read the description about a 'nurse' and write a similar description about a 'teacher'.
Use the information given in the table. (10 marks)
Job Working Dress Qualities Duty Working hours
Place
Nurse hospital uniform kind and look after 8 hours
patient the patients

Teacher school saree friendly and teach the 6 hours

helpful students

A nurse works in a hospital. She wears a uniform to work. A nurse is kind and patient.
She looks after the patients. She works eight hours per day.

05. Fill in the blanks with the suitable conjunction given in brackets. First one is done for you.
(05 marks )
7. It was very hot inside the room. So (So / But) I switched on the fan.
8. I did not go to school yesterday ............................ (since / before) it was a holiday.
9. I like to play volleyball .............................. (but / so) my friend likes tennis.
10. Brush your teeth ........................ (after / before) going to bed.
11. I want to buy a shirt ........................... (and / but) a pair of trousers.
12. ....................................... (While / Before) having the lunch, the students ran to the playground.

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06. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below. (10 marks)
The world famous greatest writer William Shakespeare was born on 26th April 1564 in England.
His plays are now performed all over the world in hundreds of languages. At least two of
Shakespeare's plays have been lost. 'The Merchant of Venice' is one of the 38 plays written by
him. He lived in a village called Stafford with his wife, Anne Hathaway and their three children.

13. When was William Shakespeare born? ………………………………………

14. Where did he live? ............................................................................................................
15. Write a name of a play written by William Shakespeare. ……………………………….
16. How many plays did Shakespeare write? ………………………………………..............
17. Who was the wife of this greatest writer? ............................................................................

07. Complete the following paragraph using the pronouns given in the box. One has been done for
you. (05 marks)

Mala is an innocent motherless girl. 1. She studies at Malpura M. V. She has two brothers. She loves
2. ................................................ very much. 3. ................................... go to school by bus together.
Mala likes 4. ................................................. school very much. She does the household work
5. ......................................... She is 6. ................................................. best friend.
(her / she / my / them / herself / They)

08. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs given within brackets. First one is done for
you. (10 marks)
Mrs. Perera is a clever teacher. She 1. lives (live) in Maho. She 2. .............................................
(work) in a school in Kurunegala. She 3. .................................................. (have) long hair. Her
students 4. ................................. (love) her very much. She 5. ........................................ (go) to
school with her two children by bus. They 6. .................................... (be) twins. They can
7. ........................... (sing) beautifully. Her husband 8. ............................................(be) an
Engineer.
He 9............................. (travel) to office by train. Mrs. Perera 10. ........................................
(come) to this school five years ago. She 11. ............................... (go) to a new school next year

09. Complete the sentences using suitable prepositions given in the cage. (10 marks)

across along on through by

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 1. The boys walked ……………………………………………….. a muddy path and came
to the river.
2. Our journey ……………………………………………. the train was very enjoyable.
3. ‘Look at the bird …………………………………….. the tree. It has a long beak’.
4. The little girl was running ………………………………….. the road when the car came
fast
5. We had to walk ……………………………………….. a dense forest before we reached
The village.

10. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.

(10 marks)

a. a / tea / would / cup / you / of / like

……………………………………………………………?
b. work / bus / my / to / father / by /goes
………………………………………………………………
c. garden / trees / are / the / there / tall / in
………………………………………………………………
……………………………
d. playground / girls / playing / the / netball / are / the / in
…………………………………………………………………………………
e. like / television / not / I / watching / do
…………………………………………………………………………….

11. Write an essay on one of the following topics, Use about 75 - 100 words. (10 marks)

1.My Country 2. A folk tale you know. 3. The animal I like m