English Grade 8th Important Exercise Questions Prepared by: Mrs.

Aneela (SST)

Important Exercises Question of 1-5 Units

Demonstrative Pronoun (Page 23):
i. Take ___this____ to your grandmother, she’s been looking for it.
ii. Being able to speak fluently, ______that________ is all I want! iii. ____This____ is a story
we tell in our family, about my grandfather.
iv. _____Those____________ are not good translations. here, let me help you. Demonstrative
Pronoun (Page 24):
Read the paragraph between Omer and his friend Oliver, Change the underline nouns to pronouns
and fill in the blanks with reflexive pronouns. Rewrite the paragraph for clarity.
Omer: Hello Oliver! Can you show me where the science lab is?
Oliver: Hi! Of course, I can. The science lab is on the first floor, next to the computer room, on the right.
Omer: Can I and you walk there together or shall I go by ______myself_____.
Oliver: Yes! Let me get my books and we can go.
Omer: Thank you! I am hungry too. You can get your books and I can get a sandwich for myself. Will you get mine
or shall I get it for you.

Use of Each / Every (Page 27):

i. __Every___ night I’m sleeping, I dream of faceless horrors.
ii. ___Every____ day I’m living, I wish it were not so. iii. __Each___ of the
singers received cash. iv. Omer gave ___each__ of them a towel.
v. _____Each_____ of the pupils lost their books.
vi. Wait for the taxi ____every___ 30 min. vii. I have 5 bottles, please take one of
____each___. viii. You should enjoy _____every______ minutes of your travel to Mania. ix.
___Every___ student has written an e-mail.
x. _____Every____ time I speak, another person hates me.
xi. These bags cost Rs. 3000 ___each___. xii. They’re open ___every___ day
except Friday. xiii. ___Each___ of them have their e-mail address. xiv.
____Every__ evening Khurram goes to the Gym.

Vocabulary (Page 30):

i. Unreasonable Lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning.
ii. Frank Open, honest, and direct in speech or writing. iii. Self-centered
Preoccupied with oneself and one’s affairs.
iv. Jealous Feeling or showing an envious resentment of someone or their achievements.
v. Succeed Achieved the desired aim or result.
vi. Serenity The state of being calm, peaceful and untroubled. vii. Motives Something that
cause a person to act in a certain way, do certain things, for example rewards. viii. illogical Not
guided by or based on good sense.

Adjectives Types (Page 32):

i. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
ii. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies. Succeed anyway. iii.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you. Be honest and frank anyway. iv. What you
spend years building, someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway.

Complete these sentences using any adjective that you think suitable and identify the type of
adjective. (Page 32)
i. __His__ character is ideal. (Possessive Adjective)
ii. __Which_ method is easier? (Interrogative Adjective)
iii. I would like to bring _those_ people. (Demonstrative Adjective)
iv. We are ____strong_ nation. (Descriptive Adjective)
v. He is a ____Pop__ singer. (Proper Adjective)
vi. She came with __her_ mission to help everyone. (Possessive Adjective)
vii. I have two dresses but only _one_ fits me perfectly. (Numeral Adjective)
viii. _This___ time, I won’t leave you. (Demonstrative Adjective)
ix. __Which_ books are you reading? (Interrogative Adjective)
x. I could not understand ___your_ intension. (Possessive Adjective)

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Contractions (Page 38): Rewrite each phrase as a contraction and use it in sentences.
I will I’ll I’ll do it later.
1. Is not isn’t He isn’t a good instructor.
2. They are They’re They’re not polluting this land.
3. You are You’re You’re an idiot. xv.
4. He will He’ll He’ll win your heart.
5. They are They’re They’re stupid.
6. Should not Shouldn’t We shouldn’t resist.
7. Would not Wouldn’t I wouldn’t allow you.
8. Will not Won’t She won’t win the race.
9. Should have Should’ve You should’ve work hard.
10. We will We’ll We’ll try.

Present Continuous Tense (Page 39):

Fill in the blanks with the correct Present Continuous Tense such as “going to”, will and shall.
i. Big companies are ____going to____ pretend they are not polluting.
ii. We ___shall___ turn off the lights in the morning. iii. I ____shall____ not use
excessive water while taking a shower. iv. They are _____going to___ say that they are
green company.
v. Everybody ____will___ try to reduce the amount of pollution.
vi. Obama says he’s ____going to____ do his best to help the Earth. vii. We __shall____
not use the car when we can easily walk. viii. We ___shall_____ not pollute our environment.

Write at least 5 statements of your honest pledge/undertaking on how you can reduce pollution in
your own capacity using going to, will and shall.
 I am going to use cloth bags for shopping.
 I will go green.
 I am not going to use bike when I can easily walk.
 I shall avoid use of plastic bottles.
 I shall switch off the extra lights.

Choose the best Answer. (Page 39):

Which of the following can be recycled?
 Soda Bottle. (Correct)
 Plastic spoon.  Paper plates.  Plastic bags.
Recycling means taking trash and _____________ it into new products.
 Making
 Creating
 Transforming. (Correct)
 Changing.
What is the term used to describe the objects that are being washed and used again??
 Reducing.
 Recycling.
 Reusing. (Correct)
 Replanting
The following is the example of reducing.
 Use less water when taking a shower. (Correct)
 Bringing used paper and newspaper to recycling Centre.  Using plastic bags for the garbage.
 All of the above.
Form of the Verb (Page 45):
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.
i. They say that ___recycling____ is important in several ways.
ii. The inhabitants of the planet Earth are ___required___ to keep our environment clean and safe. iii.
Before water is ____reused__ it is cleaned and ___purified____ at a wastewater treatment plant. iv.
Governments and groups that try to protect the environment have _____encouraged___ people to recycle.
v. People can ___reuse____ the existing products made from these resources.
vi. You can help by _____learning____ about and ___practicing____ the three R’s of waste management.

Connectors (Page 45):

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Complete the ideas using the proper connectives.

i. _Therefore_ we can protect ourselves from waterborne diseases by improving drinking sources.
ii. __So___ the reduction or abandonment of chemicals will not only decrease the risk of diseases but also
lessen the impact of environmental pollution and water pollution.
iii. __As__ taking into consideration the relationship between health and environmental impact, it is evident that
both are interrelated.
iv. _Because_ another contributing factor to a weak immune system in unsanitary drinking water.

(Page 55): Fill in the blanks with the correct words .

i. Only _18_ percent of the world’s forests are protected against destruction.
ii. Every minute, __2400___ trees are felled. iii. Every year, around __50000__ species (including plants,
animals, and insects) are lost due to deforestation. iv. Forests act as _carbon sinks_ by absorbing
atmospheric CO2 during photosynthesis.
v. Forests cover __31_ percent of the earth’s surface or around ____4.05__ billion hectares.
vi. Between 2010 and 2015, ___12__ million hectares of forest were lost each year, representing a _22.58_
percent decrease from 1990 to 2010.

Active Voice / Passive Voice (Page 55):

i. For their own needs, trees are cleared by humans. (Passive Voice)
ii. Biodiversity is critical to the ecosystem’s overall health. (Active Voice) iii. Many
living species rely on forests for their survival. (Active Voice)
iv. They take CO2 from the atmosphere and generates oxygen, which is required by living creatures. (Passive)
v. Volcanic eruptions, for example, can burn away the wooded lands surrounding. (Active Voice)

Change the following sentences from Active to Passive voice. (Page 56)
Active Voice Passive Voice
Agriculture and cattle grazing affects Deforestation is affected by agriculture and cattle
deforestation. grazing.
The soil bedrock attaches to tree roots. Tree roots are attached to the soil bedrock.
Flood can amplify the extent of erosion. The extent of erosion can be amplified by flood.
Sloped terrain deforestation associates frequently Landslides are frequently associated with sloped
with landslides. terrain deforestation

Underline the correct option to complete the sentences.

 We must protect the forest. (Protect/protected by)
 Forest destruction caused storms, floods, and other natural disaster. (caused/are caused by)
 Parasites kill trees in the forest. (kill/kill by)
 Lighting and other natural events can start forest fires. (start/started by)  Forests
act as carbon sinks by absorbing atmospheric CO2 during photosynthesis. (sinks/sinks by)

(Page 72): Read the sentences and correct them by adding “has” or “have”.
1. Tourism has become a muti-billion-dollar business.
2. Ayesha and I have known each other since we were at school together.
3. I have played tennis since I was eight years old.
4. Ali has been in hospital three times this year.
5. You have had that suit for more than ten years! Isn’t it time to get a new one?
6. Since he finished university, my brother has worked in five different countries.
7. Zara has watched that TV program every week since it started.

(Page 82): Identify the tunnel being described in the statements.

The trail tunnel was a dream of sultan, around 150 years ago. Marmaray
This is railway tunnel of Japan, which was considered as the longest and deepest rail
tunnel of the world. Seikan Tunnel

This is an inter-country train tunnel connecting England with Europe via the English
Channel. The Channel Tunnel

This underwater sea tunnel reaches to a whooping depth of 2300m. The route connects
Zurich with Milan and the trains cover 57 km underwater in just 20 minutes. Gotthard Base Tunnel

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This is one of the oldest underwater tunnels in the world, built in 1843 Thames Tunnel

(Page 83): Write “C” if the statement is a clause and “S” if it is a sentence.

The engineering advancement of building tunnels. Clause

Transportation started in 19th century by English engineers. Statement
The first proposed underground system was the London Subway Network. Statement
Historically, the first tunnel was built in Kibblesworth in 1855. Statement
As test tunnel before their project in London. Clause
This tunnel was built for the usage of horse carriage but, it was turned into railway tunnel under
the Thames River. Statement
(Page 90) Fill in the blanks with the suitable pronoun
 _She_ goes far away to fetch water for _her__ family from the large pond which is located miles away from
___her__ village.
 It is exhausting but __her___ family depends on ___her____, moreover, the water is contaminated which is a
source of illness for people.
 One day, ____she____ witnessed the villagers start clearing land in the center of the village for construction.
 At first, ___she___ doesn’t understand what the men are building.
 As the months go by, ___she____ learns that it is a well that will provide clean water to the village people.

(Page 91) write down the correct pronouns using the reference and rewrite the sentences.
 I like him but he does not like me. (I/he)
 He gave her a rose and she gave him a tulip. (he/she)
 They visited us but we could not host them. (they/we)
 I don’t like him but he is my brother-in-law. (he/I)
 Anna is our friend. (we)

Active Voice/ Passive Voice (Page 105):

(Page 105) Rewrite the following sentences into passive voice.
Active Voice Passive Voice
The farmer asked the neighbour and walked away. The neighbour was asked by the farmer who walked away.
He explained the situation to the emperor. The situation was explained to the Emperor by him.
Birbal proceeded to question the neighbour. The neighbour was proceeded to question by Birbal.
The neighbour sold the well to the farmer. The well was sold to the farmer by the neighbour.
The farmer took water from the well. Water was taken from the well by the farmer.

(Page 106) Decide whether the following sentences are written in the active or passive voice.
 The farmer feeds his dog. (Active Voice)
 The family went to the beach. (Active Voice)
 The letter was written by the Emperor. (Passive Voice)
 The farmer was cheated by the neighbour. (Passive Voice)

(Page 106) Read the sentences and cross out the phrase by … if it does not add important information.
Sentences Correct Sentences
English is spoken in Pakistan by Pakistani. English is spoken in Pakistan.
This house was built by my father. This house was built by my father.
The Cricket is a game that is played by two teams of 11 players. Cricket is played by two teams of 11 players.
This car isn’t being used by anyone. This car isn’t being used by anyone.
This mobile was made in China by Chinese workers. This mobile was made by China.
The window was broken by Tony The window was broken by Tony
A new school is being built by builders. A new school is being built by builders.
Gold is found in Nigeria by people. Gold is found in Nigeria.
A lot of oil is used by rich Western countries. A lot of oil is used by Western countries.

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Stamps are sold in the post office by workers. Stamps are sold in the post office.
(Page 104) Guess who? Find out who said the following statements:
 I sold you the well not the water. Neighbour
 Why don’t you let the farmer take water from the well? Birbal
 You did sell the well to the farmer? Birbal
 I did sell the well to the farmer but not the water within it. Neighbour
 He has no right to draw water from the well. Neighbour
 Look, since you sold the well, you have no right to keep the water in the farmer’s well. Birbal

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