Grade 8 English Questions and Answers

15 Grade 8 English practice questions

1. Chapter: Passive Voice (All Tenses) · easy

   1. Which term matches this definition: "will have been + past participle"?

   • A. passive voice
   • B. present continuous passive
   • C. past perfect passive
   • D. future perfect passive
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   Answer: future perfect passive

   Explanation: Future perfect passive: will have been + past participle

2. Chapter: Passive Voice (All Tenses) · easy

   2. Which term matches this definition: "a verb + preposition/adverb such as look after or listen to"?

   • A. past participle
   • B. phrasal verb
   • C. past perfect passive
   • D. agent
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   Answer: phrasal verb

   Explanation: Phrasal verb: a verb + preposition/adverb such as look after or listen to

3. Chapter: Conditionals Type 2 · easy

   3. 'If she was here' is impossible in spoken English.

   • A. True
   • B. False
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   Answer: False

   Explanation: 'Was' is common in speech; 'were' is formal.

4. Chapter: Conditionals Type 2 · easy

   4. The if-clause must come first.

   • A. True
   • B. False
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   Answer: False

   Explanation: Either order is possible.

5. Chapter: Reported Speech · easy

   5. What is the meaning of "direct speech"?

   • A. moving the tense one step into the past in reported speech
   • B. an order reported with told + object + to-infinitive
   • C. a question reported with if/whether or a question word and statement word order
   • D. the exact words a person said, written between quotation marks
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   Answer: the exact words a person said, written between quotation marks

   Explanation: Direct speech: the exact words a person said, written between quotation marks

6. Chapter: Reported Speech · easy

   6. Which term matches this definition: "the exact words a person said, written between quotation marks"?

   • A. backshift
   • B. direct speech
   • C. reported command
   • D. reporting verb
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   Answer: direct speech

   Explanation: Direct speech: the exact words a person said, written between quotation marks

7. Chapter: Argumentative Essays · easy

   7. Which term matches this definition: "the opposing point of view presented in the essay"?

   • A. counter-argument
   • B. argumentative essay
   • C. objective tone
   • D. evidence
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   Answer: counter-argument

   Explanation: Counter-argument: the opposing point of view presented in the essay

8. Chapter: Argumentative Essays · easy

   8. Each body paragraph should contain several unrelated arguments.

   • A. True
   • B. False
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   Answer: False

   Explanation: One argument per paragraph.

9. Chapter: Literary Devices · easy

   9. What is the meaning of "alliteration"?

   • A. the repetition of the same first sound in nearby words
   • B. giving human qualities or actions to non-human things
   • C. descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
   • D. the repetition of the same ending sound in two or more words
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   Answer: the repetition of the same first sound in nearby words

   Explanation: Alliteration: the repetition of the same first sound in nearby words

10. Chapter: Literary Devices · easy

    10. What does "personification" mean?

    • A. giving human qualities to things or animals
    • B. words ending with the same sound
    • C. deliberate exaggeration for effect
    • D. a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
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    Answer: giving human qualities to things or animals

    Explanation: "personification" means: giving human qualities to things or animals.

11. Chapter: Formal vs Informal Writing · easy

    11. Which term matches this definition: "the closing words before the signature, such as Yours sincerely"?

    • A. phrasal verb
    • B. informal language
    • C. sign-off
    • D. recipient
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    Answer: sign-off

    Explanation: Sign-off: the closing words before the signature, such as Yours sincerely

12. Chapter: Formal vs Informal Writing · easy

    12. What does "informal" mean?

    • A. a shortened form of a word, such as ASAP or info
    • B. relaxed language used with friends and family
    • C. the greeting at the start of a letter
    • D. the level of formality of language
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    Answer: relaxed language used with friends and family

    Explanation: "informal" means: relaxed language used with friends and family.

13. Chapter: Past Perfect Tense · easy

    13. Choose the correct form: "When we reached the cinema, the movie ___ already ___."

    • A. had / started
    • B. has / started
    • C. was / start
    • D. did / start
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    Answer: had / started

    Explanation: The movie started BEFORE we reached the cinema, so the earlier action uses had + past participle: had started.

14. Chapter: Past Perfect Tense · easy

    14. What is the past participle of "write" used after "had"?

    • A. written
    • B. wrote
    • C. writing
    • D. writed
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    Answer: written

    Explanation: The past perfect uses the third form (past participle): had written.

15. Chapter: Academic Vocabulary and Collocations · easy

    15. Choose the correct collocation: "Every day the students ___ their homework."

    • A. do
    • B. make
    • C. take
    • D. get
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    Answer: do

    Explanation: The fixed collocation is "do homework". We do not say "make homework".

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