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Amjad Qurtoba International School
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Academic Year 2023-2024
1st TERM FINAL EXAM- ANSWERS
Grade: 8 Subject: English Form: B Time: 2 hrs.
General Rules:
1. Write your full name in the space provided above.
2. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
3. Do not use correction fluid under any circumstances.
4. Read the instructions and questions carefully.
5. Revise the paper before giving it back to the teacher.
6. Use a BLUE nonerasable pen only.

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Student’s Name: Subject: English

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Grade: 8 Section:
Date: -----/ /2023 din
Final Exam / 1st Term g
comprehension:
On October 8, 2004, the Nobel Peace Prize committee announced that Wangari Maathai had won 1
the 2004 Peace Prize. In the announcement, the committee said, "She represents an example and a
source of inspiration for everyone in Africa fighting for sustainable development, democracy, and peace."
Maathai was born in Kenya in East Africa in 1940. She was interested in science and became the first woman in
East Africa to earn a doctorate. She saw how cutting down forests was hurting her country. In 1977, she started
the Green Belt Movement. The purpose of the group was to help the environment by planting trees. The group
also empowered the women who planted the trees to improve their own lives. More than thirty million trees were
planted in Kenya. The group inspired people in other African countries such as Uganda and Malawi to plant trees
themselves.
In 1998, Maathai was elected to Kenya's Parliament. In 2003, she was appointed Assistant Minister for
Environmental Issues.
Maathai gave a speech when she accepted the Nobel Prize. In her speech, she described a stream where she had
played as a child. The stream had tadpoles "wriggling through the clear water." Today the stream has dried up,
and "women walk long distances for water." She ended her speech with these words: "The challenge is to restore
the home of the tadpoles and give back to our children a world of beauty and wonder."
Answer the following questions:

1) Which event happened first in Wangari Maathai's life?

A. She won the Nobel Peace Prize.
B. She was elected to Parliament.
C. She started the Green Belt Movement.
D. She became Assistant Minister in the government.
2)In her speech, Maathai describes a stream that she once played in. How has that stream changed since she
was a child?
A. It has dried up.
B. It has become polluted.
C. It has caused floods.
D. It has tadpoles in it.
3) Which sentence from the selection expresses an opinion rather than a fact?
A. On October 8, 2004, the Nobel Peace Prize committee announced that Wangari Maathai had won the 2004
Peace Prize.
B. The group inspired people in other African countries such as Uganda and Malawi to plant trees themselves.
C. In 2003, she was appointed Assistant Minister for Environmental Issues.
D. The challenge is to restore the home of the tadpoles and give back to our children a world of beauty and
wonder.
4) The selection could be used to support which of the following generalizations?
A. People all over the world are connected to each other.
B. One person can make a difference in the world.
C. The natural world is strong and does not need protection.
D. Sacrifices are necessary for progress to be made.
 2) Literature: 2

1- In the story “Translating Grandpa's House” Why do you think the narrator changed
his drawing?
He changed his drawing as the teacher thinks it is not real. Additionally , he has to follow the teachers'
directions to get a good grade .
2-In the story" The Setting Sun and the Rolling World" What does ‘ The white speck whose sound had…”
refer to?
It refers to an airplane which symbolizes to the soon departure of the son.
3)-In the poem "Translating Grandpa's House” why is it appropriate to refer to “Translating
Grandfather’s House” as a narrative poem?
a) It has a plot and other traditional story elements.
b) It is written in paragraph form vs. stanzas
c) There are no story elements
d) Its language sounds musical at times.
4 )-In the story" The Setting Sun and the Rolling World" how does Old Musoni feel about the world
outside of his farm?
a) He wants to explore it.
b) He believes it is dangerous.
c) He does not think other places exist.
d) He knows a home can be made anywhere.

5) In the story" Barrington Irving, pilot and educator" Which of the following sentences best states a
central idea of "Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator"?

a) Without the support of others, it is impossible to achieve your dreams.

b) Purposefulness, dedication, and belief in oneself are the keys to success.
c) Having practical experience as a student prepares one for an interesting career.
d) Although hard work is important, luck plays a larger role in a person's success.

6) In "Words Do Not Pay," what does Chief Joseph most clearly indicate about the human condition
at birth?
a) All human beings are born to be free.
b)All human beings are born to be faithful.
c) All human beings are born to suffer harm.
d)All human beings are born to want greatness.
Choose whether the following sentences are true or false:
7- 4. In "Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator," Irving planned to provide scholarships for college.
( FALSE )
8-In the story" Words Don't Pay" according to Chief Joseph, all men were made by the same god and should have
equal rights to the Earth. ( TRUE )
 3) Grammar:

1) Underline the collective nouns in the following sentences:

1)The audience found the show hilarious.
2)A pride of lions attacked the other animals in the park.

2) Underline the compound noun in the following sentences:

1) Omar went to the courthouse to find a solution to his case.
2) His father-in-law promised to give him a present once he succeeded.

3) Underline the pronoun in the following and identify what kind of pronoun it is:
1) Somebody opened the door. ( indefinite )
2) That was an amazing game. ( demonstrative )
3) I saw Ali who lives next door. ( relative )
4) Identify whether the underlined verb is linking, action or helping:

1) The girl is swimming in the lake. ( helping )

2) We looked upstairs to find the missing box . ( action )
3) Sara seemed angry after her sister called her naught ( linking )

5) Choose the correct answer:

1) My daughter opened ................ school bag to find the pencil.
a) her
b) him
c) his
d) he
2) It was .................. honor meeting my old teacher.
a) a
b) an
c) no article
d) any

3) The students were.........................excited to leave school

a) extreme
b) extremist
c) extremely
d) extract
e)

6)-Underline the adjective in the following and identify what kind of adjective it is:
1) He has an Italian car. ( proper )
2) I will meet few friends tomorrow. ( indefinite )

7)-Underline the adverbs in following sentences:

1)- He was too excited to watch the game. ( too )
2)-We sang happily in her birthday ( happily )
3)Ahmed was sleeping downstairs while his sister was reading. ( downstairs )
4) Sara sometimes misses the class. ( sometimes )
5) I watched a great film yesterday. ( yesterday. )
 4)Vocabulary:
1-Fill in the blank with the correct word from the box:
3
oration drone verify
wayward

1. _(Wayward) __ students are the result of bad parenting.

2. You need to ___(verify) _ your information before accusing him.
3. The _(drone)___ of the engine prevented us from sleeping.
2- Choose the correct answer:
1- The fog covered everything around us but luckily, we saw a shadow of a ship looming over the horizon.
If something loomed, it would mean that is started to...........
a) collapse
b) hide
c) emerge
d) disappear
2-The girl was bewildered by the choices in the exam. They all were similar.
If a person is bewildered, then he or she is most likely feeling
a) puzzled
b) confident
c) focused
d) determined
3-The recent news in Gaza disheartened us. Lots of innocent people were killed.
If something disheartens you, it is most likely to make you feel:
a) encouraged
b) enthusiastic
c) dispirit
d) optimistic
 5)Spelling:
4
)Choose the correct spelling of the given words:
1) The .................... growth needs to treated immediately.
a) malignent
b) malignaint
c) malignant
d) melignant
2) They had to ......................... because they were late.
a) scury
b) scurey
c) scaury
d) scurry
3) Some students act as a ..................... to impress others.
a) baffoon
b) bufoon
c) buffoon
d) beffoon
4) To be..................... is to be able to read and write.
a) literate
b) letirate
c) litarate
d) litirate
5) All diplomatic attempts at a peaceful solution to the crisis have been ..............
a) fruilts
b) fruiltess
c) fruiltes
d) fruitless
6) If you aren't careful, you will ......................... your hands.
a) singe
b) seng
c) sing
d) singie
7) The ......................... speech made them win the game.
a) animeted
b) animated
c) enimated
d) animated
8) The team was ........................... amazing.
a) dawnright
b) downright
c) downraight
d) downreight
2) Unscramble the following letters to form words:

1- The quality of giving off light (stuerl ) ..........(luster)..........

2- To each a high point of development. (mlcunitae) .....(culminate).........
3- Joining together for some common purpose. (ecaallin ) ......(alliance) .............
4- Somebody who is unfriendly and aggressive . (stiehol ) ...........(hostile)..............