Grade 8

I. Choose the correct answer

1. Alex is the ______ player on the team.
a) better b) best c) better than
2. ______ on Saturdays, Mark?
a) Do you work b) Are you working c) Does he work
3. He’s got a(n) ________ video game.
a) exciting new Japanese b) new Japanese exciting c) Japanese new exciting
4. Kanat ______ speak three languages by the time he was seven.
a) can b) is able to c) was able to
5. Have you ______ all the food?
a) eat b) ate c) eaten
6. Saule has lived here _______ 1999.
a) for b) since c) as
7. Be careful or you ________.
a) will fall b) are going to fall c) are falling
8. I’m fed up! _______making that noise?
a) Are you stopping b) Will you stop c) Are you going to stop
9. The Golden Globe awards ceremony ________ last week.
a) held b) is held c) was held
10. The old Globe Theatre ________ by a fire in 1613.
a) destroyed b) is destroyed c) was destroyed
11. Taekwondo helps _______ strength and balance.
a) use b) improve c) achieve
12.Mobile phones and Internet help people _________ with each other easily.
a) communicate b) greet c) carry
13. My sister and I _________ the Net every day.
a) dive b) surf c) swim
14. Please _______ off your shoes before you come inside.
a) take b) eat c) talk
15. The airline __________ my luggage so I had to buy new clothes.
a) presented b) missed c) lost
16. The beautiful scenery ________ my breath away.
a) snatched b) grabbed c) took
17. The film has got ________ special effects.
a) funny b) educational c) brilliant
18. With its _______ plot, the film is going to be a success.
a) boring b) gripping c) special
19. There is a variety of music in the film. It ________ classical to electronic.
a) includes b) ranges from c) creates
20. The strong winds ________ away everything as they passed through the town.
a) swept b) washed c) grabbed
Key answers

1. b

2. a

3. a

4. c

5. c

6. b

7. b

8. b

9. c

10. c

11. b

12. a

13. b

14. a

15. c

16. b

17. c

18. b

19. b

20. a