FMV AYAZAĞA IŞIK MIDDLE SCHOOL

2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

8th GRADE ENGLISH
WORKSHEET 8

READING
A1. READ THE TEXT
Lisa Tyler was weary after a long, hard day at the pottery factory where
she works. But as she approached her home in the English city of
Stoke-on-Trent, her heart lightened.; soon she would be having a nice cup
of tea, putting her feet up and watching Friends, her favorite TV series.
But first, she needed to change out of her work clothes and pick up her
three-year-old son from his grandmother’s house nearby.
As Lisa walked up her garden path, she noticed a light flashing on and off in an
upstairs bedroom. A shiver went down her back. What if it was a burglar? Quietly, she
crept round to the back of the house to see if there was any sign of a break-in. Sure
enough, a window was open and someone’s coat was hanging on the gatepost!
Well, 26-year-old Lisa didn’t fancy coming face to face with a burglar, so she ran to a
neighbor’s house and rang the police. But as she sat waiting for the police to arrive,
Lisa’s curiosity got the better of her and she decided to go back and see what was
going on. That‟s when she saw a leg coming out of the downstairs front window. It was
a man climbing out. Lisa gasped in shock. The burglar was carrying her portable
television!
At this point, Lisa saw red. She didn‟t have many possessions and she‟d saved long
and hard to buy that set. Besides, nobody was going to stop her watching Friends.
„Oh, no you don‟t,‟ she muttered under her breath, as the fury swelled inside her.
Without even stopping to think, she tore across the garden and started shouting at the
burglar. „Give me my TV - drop it now!‟ she screamed.
Ignoring her, the man fled across the garden. So Lisa threw herself at him and
successfully rugby- tackled him to the ground. The burglar struggled to escape, but
Lisa hung on like the best kind of guard dog despite being punched and kicked. As she
looked up, she realized that she recognised the burglar‟s face. She was so surprised
that she lost her grip and the burglar got away, leaving the TV behind in the garden.
By the time the police and her father arrived, Lisa was in tears. ‟I can’t believe you were
so foolish, Lisa,' scolded her father. „You could have been killed.‟
„I know, but at least he didn‟t get my TV,‟ she replied.
Lisa later remembered the name of the burglar, who had been in the same year as her
at school. He was later caught and jailed for 15 months after admitting burglary and
assault. In May last year, Lisa was given a Certificate of Appreciation by Staffordshire
Police, for her „outstanding courage and public action‟. But in the future she intends to
leave household security to a new member of her family, Chan, who is a real guard
dog.
A2. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT
1. How was Lisa feeling as she walked home from work?
A  tired B  anxious C  depressed D  relieved

2. What does „pick up‟ mean in line 4 ?

A contact B visit C collect D check

3. What first led Lisa to think there was a burglar in her house?
A  Something had been broken. B  Something had been left
outside.
C  Something was in the wrong place. D  Something was moving inside.

4. Why didn‟t Lisa wait in her neighbor's until the police arrived?
A  She was worried about losing her television.
B  She wanted to know what was happening.
C  She noticed something from her neighbor's window.
D  She realised that the burglar was leaving.

5. What does „Lisa saw red‟ (line 16) mean?

A  She got impatient. B  She felt frightened. C  She got angry. D
 She felt brave.

6. What happened when Lisa shouted at the burglar?

A  He tried to explain why he was there. B  He fell over as he ran towards
her.
C  He pretended not to have heard her. D  He dropped the TV and
attacked her.

7. What did Lisa’s father do when he arrived?

A He told her off. B He comforted her. C He praised her. D He argued
with her.

A3. READ THE TEXT

Should school start later in the morning so teens can get more
sleep?
Your alarm goes off. The room is still dark. You squint at the alarm clock.
It's not even 6 a.m.! Still, you have to get up for school.

You brush your teeth and stumble into your clothes. You know that by 10
a.m. you will be struggling to stay awake in class.
"No one should have to get up this early for school," you say to yourself.

Some adults agree. Studies show that teens need about nine hours of sleep per night.
Some adults would like to see middle schools and high schools open later in the
morning so teens can get the extra sleep they need.

Other people oppose the change in school starting times. Changing the start times
would disrupt other parts of students' lives, some parents and school officials say.
They say a time change would do more harm than good.

What do you think? Should school start later in the morning than it does now? Read
the debate. Then decide for yourself.

Yes! School Should Start Later

School should begin later in the day. It would be best for students and their families.
Schools that have changed their opening times have had good results. "Test scores
and grades are rising," said an official at a school that made its start time later.

Parents would not have to bug their teens to wake up early. Students would get home
from school the same time of the day as many of their parents get home from work.

Students would need less "catch-up" sleep on weekends. That would give them more
time and energy to do things on weekends.

Many students and adults think that opening school later is a good idea. It's time to
listen to them.

No! School Shouldn't Start Later

Opening school later is not a good idea. Schools that start later would have to stay
open later. That would mean that students would have to give up other important
things.

Plenty of students get good grades when their schools open early. Students who are
too tired should just go to bed earlier at night.

Also, many parents need their teens to get home early. Many teens work or have to
watch younger siblings in the afternoon.

Late start times affect many after-school sports and club schedules. Some outside
activities may have to be cut short because of a lack of daylight hours.

It's a busy world. People get tired. Big deal. School hours should stay the same.
A4. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT

1. What is one solution proposed in the passage to the problem that teens
often do not get enough sleep?
A One solution proposed in the passage is for teens to go to bed earlier at night.
B One solution proposed in the passage is for schools to start later.
C One solution proposed in the passage is for sports and activities to run later.
D One solution proposed in the passage is for parents to wake up their teens later.

2. What is one argument against school starting later that is presented in the
text?
A One argument against school starting later is that sports and activities might be cut
short if school starts later.
B One argument against school starting later is that teenagers do not need as much
sleep as people think.
C One argument against school starting later is that test scores and grades would be
lower if school started later.
D One argument against school starting later is that students would have more time
and energy on the weekends.

3. What might be a good solution to the problem mentioned in the text that sports
schedules might be shortened because of a lack of daylight hours if schools start
later?
A One good solution would be to cancel the sports activities.
B One good solution would be to install lights on sports fields so practice could
run later.
C One good solution would be for teens to get more sleep so they have energy to
play sports.
D One good solution would be for parents to wake their teens up earlier and have
sports practice in the morning.

4. Read the following sentence: “You brush your teeth and stumble into your
clothes.” In this sentence the word stumble means;
A wake up fully B move smoothly C move awkwardly D run quickly

5. The primary purpose of this passage is to describe

A reasons why it is a good idea to start school later
B thoughts about why schools should start early in the morning
C ideas about how to help teenagers get more sleep
D arguments for and against schools starting later
 6. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best
completes the sentence.
Some people think that middle and high schools should not open later ____________
teenagers would then not be able to work after school.
A unless B so C because D until

B. USE OF ENGLISH
B1. CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER

Many people have tried 1_____________ smoking at some point in their lives, and these
days many of us  2____________ stop taking  3_______________ substance which is not
cigarettes, but which   4_____________ be killing the same number of
people 5___________ tobacco, or even more. I am talking about sugar.
When I went to the doctor five years ago, he told me that sugar  6______________ kill
me one day if I didn’t avoid 7________________ it. My only chance of long-term
survival, said the doctor, was 8_________________  all sugar from my diet. Before that
day, I 9_______________ to quit anything;  10______________ , I didn’t think it would be
too difficult. “I have achieved difficult things in my life, much more difficult than that,” I
thought. It wasn't true.
I didn't know how difficult it was to stop smoking, or drinking alcohol, because
I 11______________ addicted to anything, but when I stopped eating sugar, I realised
that sugar is a very powerful drug. I think it 12_________________ easier if I had been
addicted to nicotine, for example, instead of sugar. The first few weeks or months I 13
________________ that I was eating chocolate or cakes, and then I woke up in the
morning and my body was crying for sugar.
It's been 3 months now, and I 14 ________________ very, very little sugar in that time;
only the added sugar that food manufacturers put in some of their processed products,
like bread, tinned tomato, etc. I am very happy because I don't crave sweet things any
more, and I feel  15_____________ healthier and energetic than a few months ago.
1. A) giving up B) to give up C) putting down D) to put down 
2. A) had attempted B) are attempting C) attempted D) attempt to
3. A) another B) other C) others D) the other
4. A) can B) should C) is able to D) might 
5. A) that B) so C) as D) than 
6. A) will B) shall C) would D) was 
7. A) to eating B) eating C) to eat D) eat 
8. A) setting down B) putting out C) cutting out D) cutting down
9. A) had never tried B) was never trying C) don't tried D) have never tried 
10. A) so B) even though C) although D) however 
 11. A) was never B) had never been C) wasn't ever 
12. A) had been B) would have been C) must be
13. A) was dreaming B) used to dream C) used to dreaming 
14. A) have been eating B) ate C) have eaten 
15. A) many B) much C) very 

B4. WORD FORMATION

USE THE WORD GIVEN IN CAPITALS AT THE END OF EACH LINE TO FORM A WORD
THAT FITS IN THE SAME LINE.

A MEMO FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

I have to bring a matter to your (0) attention

ATTENT
Unfortunately we have received a lot of (1) _______________________
COMPLAIN
from customers about late (2) _______________________ of parcels.
DELIVER
I have come to the (3) _______________________ that the new system
CONCLUDE
we introduced last month is a complete (4) _______________________
FAIL
This seems to be due to a (5) _______________________ of factors,
COMBINE
but one of the most important ones is that some (6) _______________________
EMPLOY
are not very responsible. The union (7) _______________________ say it‟s
REPRESENT
not the workers but the (8) _______________________ who are at fault.
MANAGE
What is clear is that we have to improve (9) _______________________
COMMUNICATE
within the company. Nowadays there‟s a lot of (10) _______________________
COMPETE
in the messenger service industry and we can‟t afford to be less than the best.