REVISION EXERCISES - 8th grade

I. Circle the correct relative word underlined in each sentence.

1) The train which/who goes to London leaves from here.
2) That/What I like best is an afternoon at the beach.
3) I didnt know who/which to ask about my timetable.
4) The people which/whose luggage was lost had to wait a long time.
5) Wheres the ruler whose/that I left on this desk?
6) The shop what/that I went to didnt have any milk.
7) Do you know whom/whose bag this is?
8) Everyone who/which was there will remember the day forever.
9) The second bus, which/whose was full, didnt stop either.
10) Jim was helped by someone whom/who told him the answer.
II. Underline the correct adjective.
1) The streets of Chicago are very crowded/heavy.
2) Big cities are often quiet/noisy and polluted.
3) The street was too narrow/wide. Tom couldnt drive his jeep along it.
4) He couldnt buy the shoes because they were too expensive/cheap.
5) Hes a very clever/silly child. He knows all the answers.
6) Dont go near the river. Its very safe/dangerous.
7) This question is very difficult/easy. I cant answer it.
8) It was a boiling cold/hot day, so we went to the beach.
9) He wasnt scared when the fire started. He was very brave/blind.
10) I like my Math teacher. His lessons are very interesting/boring.
III. Travel and holidays Complete each part sentence a-j with one of the endings 1-10 and
make a compound word.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

I sent my friend a post

I fastened my seat
We stayed on a small camp
I always forget my guide
Dont forget to take your swim
If you lose your pass
We stayed in a quiet guest
The train time
I used to like going to the sea
Nowadays Im afraid that hitch

1. suit with you to the beach.

2. table turned out to be wrong.
3. belt, and waited for takeoff.
4. port, you must tell the police.
5. hiking can be dangerous.
6. side when I was little.
7. card of the town where I stayed.
8. book when I visit old cities.
9. house down by the river.
10. site just outside the town.

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present, the continuous present or the simple
past:
1. Jim __________________________ (have) his breakfast at the moment.
2. Helen ________________________ (read) a book yesterday.
3. ______________________________ (you/watch) TV last night?
4. My sister _______________________ (play) tennis right now.

5. _______________________________ (you/stay) home last night? - No, I ____ (go) to a

friend.
6. They __________ (go) to the park every Saturday last spring.
7. Sara and Tim ____________________ (look) for a flat at the moment.
8. Wendy ______________________ (wake) up at 7 every morning.
9. Where ______________________ (she/go) on holidays last summer?
10. Laura ______________________ (become) a dentist ten years ago.
V. Put each verb given into either Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1) When Harry (wake up) __________ , we (tell) __________ him the good news.
2) Where you (leave) __________ your wallet when you (go) __________ swimming?
3) Everyone (wait) __________ for the concert to begin when a message (arrive) __________ .
4) When Tom (finish) __________ his letter, he (take) __________ it to the post office.
5) Pam (want) __________ a relaxing holiday, so she (choose) __________ to stay on a small
island.
6) When I (study) __________ abroad, my parents (phone) __________ me every week.
7) I (find) __________ my lost pen while I (look for) __________ my pencil sharpener.
8) Ann (watch) __________ television when Julie (arrive) __________ .
9) When the lights (go out) __________ , I (lie) __________ in bed reading.
10) When you (go) __________ to the new Chinese restaurant, what you (eat) __________ ?
VI. Read the story below, then complete it by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct
form: either the Simple Past or the Past Perfect.
Mr. Flinstone ____________ (just come) home from work when he ____________ (see)
smoke and flames in the neighbourhood. As soon as he ____________ (notice) the fire, he
____________ (call) the fire brigade. He ____________ (take) his binoculars and ____________
(look) at the old house burning in the distance. He ____________ (see) three children playing in
the garden. Mr. Flinstone ____________ (get dressed) very quickly and ____________ (go) to
the house.
When he ____________ (arrive) there, the children ____________ (already disappear)
and the firemen ____________ (not get) there yet. The house ____________ (be) still in flames.
By the time the fire brigade ____________ (arrive), the roof ____________ (fall) in. Because he
couldn't help, Mr. Flinstone ____________ (return) home.
When he ____________ (reach) his house, he ____________ (find) that someone
____________ (break) into his flat and ____________ (stole) his binoculars. He ____________
(become) angry because he ____________ (not take) them with him. They ____________ (be)
part of his collection. A pair of gold plated binoculars. But the rest of the collection
____________ (be) all right. The thief ____________ (not touch) anything else in the house.
Later on, the police ____________ (find out) that the children ____________ (start) the
fire and ____________ (steal) Mr. Flinstone's binoculars. What an awful day fot poor Mr.
Flinstone!