Grade8 Assignment02
Test 1
Underline the missing part of the word.
I. Permi ……….. (tion, ssion, sion)
II. Exhibi ………... (tion, sian. ssion)
III. Progra ………… (mme, mne,m)
IV. Crea ………….. (tre, tare, ture)
V. Ornitho…………. (logest, logit, logist)
VI. Mig …………. (rant, rent, int) (05 marks)
Test 2
Read and answer the questions given below.
One day a fox fell into a well while trying to drink some water. He could not get out again as the walls of the well
were too high. Sometimes later a goat came along and saw the fox down in the well. He asked the fox the reason
for being there. Then the fox answered “I am enjoying the cool pure water. Wouldn’t you like to join me?”
Without stopping to think the foolish goat jumped down into the well. Then the cunning fox leaped on to the
goat’s back and came out of the well and said “think before you leap”.
I. What happened to the fox while he was trying to drink water? -----------------------------------------------------------
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II. Who came to the well next? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
III. Why could not the fox get out of the well? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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IV. What is the advice given in this story? --------------------------------------------------------------------------
V. What did the fox do at last? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Test 3
Write the opposite meaning of the following words using the given prefixes.
In
Im
Dis
Un
ill
E.g.:- Courage discourage
I. Legal --------------------------------------------------
II. Possible ---------------------------------------------------
III. Common ---------------------------------------------------
IV. Active ---------------------------------------------------
V. Comfort -----------------------------------------(05 marks)
Test 4
Choose the correct pronoun from the brackets.
1. Sandamini and ___________ are good friends. (me, my, I)
2. Her teachers like _______________ very much. (her, she, his)
3. _______ has lost his cap. (Him, His, He)
4. I can write these letters by__________________ (mine, myself, my)
5. She_____________ designed the posters. (myself, yourself, herself) (05 marks)
Test 5
Write 5 things you must not do in a public place from the given list.
Shout loudly, fight with others, disturb others, help the disable people, keep the place clean,
Throw litter everywhere, destroy the public property, behave badly
e.g. We must not disturb others.
1___________________________________________________________________________
2___________________________________________________________________________
3____________________________________________________________________________
4____________________________________________________________________________
5___________________________________________________________________________ (05marks)
Test 6
Fill the blanks with the given words.
Intelligent/ fast/ strong/ parrots/ fruits/It’s/ hollows/ neck/ nuts/flocks
The parrot is a very beautiful bird. It has a red curved beak and (1) ________legs that end with four toes.
(2)_______ feathers are green. Some (3) ________ have red ring around the (4) _________of them. The parrots
live in (5) __________ of trees. It eats grain, fruits, (6) _________ etc. It is fond of (7) __________ such as
mangoes. It can fly very (8) ___________ and often lives in (9) _________. The parrot is an (10)
_____________bird it can imitate human voice. (10 marks)
Test 7
Fill in the blanks with correct words. (10
marks)
This is a picture of a park. There are
1._______children in the
park.2.________________of them are
flying3.____________________.The
4.______________is shining in the
5.____________.A girl is pasting a poster
on the 6.___________________.It is
about a 7_________________dog.There
is a 8. _________behind the tree. A girl is
9._____________________near the
fence. A dog is near the girl. A boy is
10.__________________ on the ground
with a broken kite. 3
Test 8
Imagine you are the monitor of the
class.Write 5 things you have to do, to
keep your class neat and tidy.
E.g. we have to clean the classroom daily.
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2…………………………………………
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3…………………………………………
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(10 marks)
Test 9
Underline the collective noun.
1. A school of fish in the clear water is a beautiful sight.
2. A litter of kittens were meowing for food.
3. The group completes the task.
4. The family goes on a trip.
5. A group of singers were busy practicing for the concert.
6. The swarm of bees are flying in different directions.
7. A flock of sheep in the field was a beautiful sight.
8. The committee has to meet again another day.
9. The audience cheers with joy.
10. The crowd of people make a big noise.
(10 marks)
Test 10
Join the sentences using as, since, so
1. Shehan came late to school. He had a wound in his leg.
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2. I got up early in the morning. I was able to do all my work.
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3. I went on a trip with my aunty. My parents gave me the permission.
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4. His parents punished him. He was found guilty.
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5 I learn well. I want to be an engineer one day.
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