Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. Many countries _________in the last conference.
A. held B. spoke C. participated D. took place
2. A telephone _________is a book containing the names, phone numbers and addresses.
A. device B. directory C. machine D. message
3. He is so _________because he always does what he says.
A. foolish B. generous C. reserved D. reliable
4. We _________eat much sugar and seasoning powder.
A. mustn’t B. cannot C. don’t have to D. ought not to
5. My grandma _________to sit on that chair reading books when alive.
A. use B. uses C. used D. using
6. That sounds _________hard work!
A. as B. like C. same D. such
7. Students learn words _________different ways.
A. in B. by C. of D. from
8. “Could you help me, please?” – “_________.”
A. Yes, please B. No, thanks C. I’m fine D. Of course
9. She _________him what kind of sport he liked best.
A. said B. talked C. asked D. told
10. I _________to my mother when she’s back this evening.
A. am talking B. am going to talk C. talk D. will talk
11. Everybody _________follow traffic laws.
A. must B. will C. can D. have to
12. Could you _________me a favor? – Yes, of course.
A. make B. do C. give D. take
13. Please do this test by _________.
A. myself B. himself C. herself D. yourself
14. Don’t come in. Please wait _________for your turn.
A. outside B. inside C. downstairs D. upstairs
15. We have studied in this school _________the beginning of the school year.

26. A. excellent B. good C. bad D. skilled
27. A. easy B. difficult C. hardly D. uneasy
28. A. on B. at C. in D. for
29. A. attend B. take part C. come across D. go into
30. A. have B. do C. make D. revise
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below?
Mary is a smart girl but rather naughty. She always plays tricks in the class. One day, her teacher
gave her a quiz and said: “If you answer the quiz correctly in two minutes, I won’t punish you for
playing tricks on your friends”.
The quiz was: “Tom has 5 brothers and sisters. Tom is 6 years older than Betty but is three years
younger than John. Betty is eight years older than Sarah and five years older than Peter. Sarah is
seventeen years younger than John and is the youngest sister. Peter is four times younger Linda. Linda
is two years younger than John but seven years older than Betty. She is sixteen now. So, how old is
Tom?”
Mary was very confused but she did not want to be punished. Can you help her?
31. How old is Tom?  He is______________________________________________________
32. How old is Betty?  She________________________________________________________
33. How old is Sarah?  She________________________________________________________
34. How old is Peter?  He________________________________________________________
35. How old is John?  He________________________________________________________
Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: (2.0 pts.)
36. You cannot ride a motorcycle because you are still young.
 You aren’t _____________________________________________________________________
37. We intend to invite her for dinner tomorrow.
 We are ________________________________________________________________________
38. I often went fishing with my father when I was young.
 I used _________________________________________________________________________
39. “Don’t touch this button or you’ll get a shock”, his father said to him.
 His father told __________________________________________________________________
40. Talking to you is my pleasure.