NATIONAL CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE

BENGALURU
TERM I
REVISION WORKSHEET-2021-22
ENGLISH
GRADE: VIII

WRITING
I.Read the given line and write the story in not more than 200 words. Give a suitable title
to your story. 5 marks
I was on the terrace ……. watching the stars twinkling. Suddenly,I heard some noise coming
from the street …….I ran down the stairs to see what had happened ……..

II.Write a descriptive paragraph on ‘One day at seaside’. 5 marks

GRAMMAR
III. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners : ½ X4=2
1. Choose the correct demonstrative: ____are my new books that I bought from the new
bookstore .
(the ,that ,these)
2. Choose the correct ordinal:It was his _____ goal in the last two games.
(two.third,one)
3. Choose the correct article:I need ____glass of water.
(an,a,the)
4. Choose the correct article:____apple you gave me is too hard to eat.
(an,a,the)
IV.Do as directed: ½ x10=5

1. Leni was upset .She could not come to the party .( Rewrite the given sentence
using ‘too.. to’)
2. She can sing quite well.(Identify the bare infinitive in the given sentence.)
3. We thanked Mr.Milind_____(help) us complete the task. (Fill in the blanks with
suitable preposition and –ing form of the given verb in the bracket.)
4. Walking is an easy exercise for most people.(State whether the underlined verb
is a participle or a gerund or an infinitive )
5. You should speak the truth.You should not be afraid..( Join these pairs of
sentences using infinitives )
6. Vinu saw a monstrous cockroach . He began to run.( Combine the following pairs
of sentences using a participle )
 7. Matthew pulled over to read the map.(State whether the underlined verb is a
participle or a gerund or an infinitive )
8. She speaks English but she doesn’t speak French.(Identify the tense)
9. I shall have finished this work by tomorrow.(Identify the tense)
10. I shall be teaching my students Geometry.( Convert this into simple past
tense)

V. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of tense : ½ x6=3

1. Mum was preparing dinner when the doctor ___(arrive).

2. The manager ____(speak)to an important customer at the moment.
3. I ____(sleep)when the alarm went off at 5.30 this morning.
4. By the time I reached the station, the train ____(depart)
5. Monu _____(study)since morning.
6. Water _____(freeze) into ice at 0°C.