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Test paper Grade VIII
I. Read the text below:
It was an afternoon in the summer of 1545. The Mary Rose was the second largest ship in the English na! and
had lots of hea! guns. " gentle wind had #een #lowing all da!$ #ut suddenl! there was a storm. The wind filled
the sails and the %ar! &ose leant oer in the water. It leant further and further. 'ater poured in through the gun
holes and the ship capsi(ed. )er *5+ sailors and soldiers were drowned. The wrec, of the Mary Rose was
discoered in 1-.1. Diers raised the ship and !ou can now see it in museum in /ortsmouth.0
1) Choose the correct answer: (1,2 p)
1. The Mary Rose was a war ship.
a. True #. false c. doesn1t sa!
2. The Mary Rose capsi(ed #ecause of roc,s:
a. True #. false c. doesn1t sa!
3. The Mary Rose was the largest ship in the 4rench na!:
a. True #. false c. doesn1t sa!
2) Answer to the followin ra!!ar "#estions fro! the text:(1,$ p)
1. 'hat is the tense of the er# was5 __________________________________________
2. 'rite 3 tenses that hae #een used in the te6t and gie e6amples:
____________________________________________________________________________
3. 7omplete the sentence as !ou prefer using the te6t a#oe:
Altho#h____________________________________$_____________________________________
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%) &ind an 'nlish e"#i(alent or define the word )capsize *_________________________________________
(+,% p)
II. Choose the correct answer: (1,, p)
1. 8he as,s a lot of 9uestions$ ______ she5
a. "ren1t #. doesn1t c. can1t d. should
2. I #et she _______ tal, to !ou.
a. Is #. would c. should d. won1t
3. 'e __________ waiting for !ou for ages.
a. "re waiting #. hae #een waiting c. will wait d. has waited
4. 'e ____ all ____ our lunch.
a. 'ill ..hae #. has :had c. hae..had d. had .. has
5. 7an !ou please gie ____the 7D5
a. %!self #. hers c. me d. our
*. ;elp _______ to lunch<
a. %!self #. !ourseles c. !ours d. me
.. There _______ #e much left on the ship now.
a. %ust #. can1t c. shouldn1t d. mustn1t
=. I put m! hand in the whole again$ #ut the cra# _________.
a. 'ent #. has gone c. goes d. had gone
III. Contin#e the sentence bellow: (2,, p)
It was earl! in the morning and :.