Grade 8 Small Summative 8

Name_______________________ Surname ____________________________Date________________

1. Choose the correct definition of the word ‘’an inhabitant’’. ( 5 points)

A. a person that lives in a place B. a person related to you who lived a long time ago
C. moving from one place to another D. an area outside the city centre

2. Choose the antonym to the word ‘’nomadic’’. ( 5 points)

A. different B. sedentary C. detached D. narrow

3. Choose the synonym to the word ‘’spacious’’. ( 5 points)

A. narrow B. large C. high D. easy

4. Choose the correct word. ( 5 points)

‘’…’’ is Greenlandic for ‘’snow-home’’. A. Hut B. Caravan C. Igloo D. Ger

5. Choose the correct variant. ( 10 points)

We really like our kitchen with … modern appliances.
A. it B. its C. it’s D. they

6. Choose the correct degree of the adjectives. ( 10 points)

1. He works hard/harder than his friend. 2. This task is too difficult/ more difficult to solve.

7. Which statements are correct? ( 10 points)

1. Foxes, rabbits and ants all live underground. 3. Black bears carry their homes with them.
2. Snails, crabs and turtles are animals with shells. 4. Hermit crabs use wax to build homes.

8. Underline the correct relative pronouns. (15 points)

1. Marie Curie is the woman who/which discovered radium.
2. This is Melanie who/whose brother works in the bank.
3. The parents whom/which we interviewed were all involved in education in some way.

9. Match the words to their definitions. ( 15 points)

a long boat that is used on a canal cellar
isolated, detached a narrow boat
a room below ground level detached

10. Read the text and answer the questions. ( 20 points) There are many different types of animal
homes. Here are some of the most common ones and the animals that use them.
Barns and Houses – Domesticated animals are ones that live with humans. You may have a few
domesticated animals living with you right now! The most common animals that live in houses are
dogs and cats. Some animals that live with humans are too big or too messy to live in a house.
Animals like horses, cows, goats, sheep, and pigs can be pets, but they usually live in barns.
Webs – Spiders spin webs to live in. Webs are also perfect traps for catching insects for spiders to eat.
1. Which animals live in barns? __________________________________________________
2. Which domestic animals live in a house? _________________________________
3. Which animals spin webs to live in? _____________________
4. Why are webs considered perfect traps? __________________________ .