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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PORTAL TO ENGLISH 8A

PORTAL TO ENGLISH 8A
WORKSHEET (1) Aug – 2022
SEMESTER 1

LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
Read and choose the correct response . . .
1. A: _________________________________
B: I can’t find my new mobile phone.
a. Take it easy.
b. Why the long face?
c. Have you got a clue?
d. I’m not following you.

2. A: Have you been to the MET before?


B: _________________________________
a. Take it easy.
b. I haven’t got a clue.
c. I’m not following you.
d. Do you have anything in mind?

3. A: Guess what! I passed my English exam yesterday.


B: Really! __________________
a. How awful!
b. That’s a shame.
c. Congratulations!
d. I’m sorry to hear that.

4. A: Unfortunately, I had an accident.


B: _________________________
a. Poor thing!
b. Good for you!
c. That’s amazing!
d. I’m so happy for you!

5. A: How many times did Brazil win the World Cup?


B: __________________________
a. Beats me.
b. What a pity!
c. Sounds great!
d. Good for you!

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6. A: Come on, let’s go to the cinema.


B: Ok, ______________________
a. I’m all ears.
b. If you insist.
c. You know what?
d. I’m not following you.

7. A: My suitcase was stolen last Thursday.


B: _________________________________
a. Beats me.
b. I haven’t got a clue.
c. I’m sorry to hear that.
d. I’m not following you.

8. A: I won the first place, and I got a gold medal.


B: Really! __________________
a. Poor you!
b. That’s too bad.
c. I’m sorry to hear that.
d. What wonderful news!

9. A: yesterday, we lost our game.


B: _________________________
a. Well done!
b. Sounds great!
c. Good for you!
d. That’s too bad.

10. A: I want to tell you a story.


B: __________________________
a. Got to go
b. Pick me up.
c. I’m all ears.
d. I’m really into it

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PORTAL TO ENGLISH 8A

PORTAL TO ENGLISH 8A
WORKSHEET (2) Sep – 2022
SEMESTER 1

Vocabulary
Read and choose the correct answer.
1. Ali is __________as he likes to order people what to do.

a. kind
b. bossy
c. stubborn
d. easygoing

2. Rashid is hard to change because he is very______________ .

a. selfish
b. stubborn
c. confident
d. quick tempered

3. Fahad only likes himself because he is ______________ .

a. proud
b. selfish
c. moody
d. confident

4. Omar and I always _______ swimming at the weekend.

a. go
b. do
c. play
d. make

5. I use electronic _________ every day.

a. skills
b. athlete
c. devices
d. practice

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6. You should always _____________ other students with respect .

a. treat
b. prepare
c. improve
d. experience

7. My friend and I have lots of things in ___________.

a. improve
b. common
c. necessary
d. experience

8. My father is going to ___________ my brother from school now.

a. Keep
b. pick up
c. take off
d. come along

9. I am going to ___________ a cup of coffee.

a. do
b. go
c. play
d. make

10. Watching a football match in the World Cup is ____________.

a. amazed
b. amazing
c. frightened
d. frightening

11. I studied hard for the exam. I am ____________.

a. exhausted.
b. exhausting.
c. disappointed.
d. disappointing.

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Read the following, then fill in the gaps with the suitable words.

pick up, amazing, do, selfish, scary

1. I hate ___________ movies.


2. I always ________ my brother from school.
3. I don’t like people who are ________.
4. Our national team has an __________ performance.

treat, common, make, do, stubborn

1. I and my brother have lots of things in_____________.


2. As a Muslim, I always ________ others with respect.
3. I like to__________ my homework alone.
4. Omar is very ___________. He doesn’t change his mind easily.

devices, skills, make, do, scary

1. I will get rid of my old electronic _________.


2. Lions are __________ animals.
3. Children __________ noise when they are together.
4. To have social ___________ is very important in order to be successful.

common, pick up, make, exhausted, amazing

1. I studied for a long time. I’m _______________.


2. You will learn better if you ____________ mistakes.
3. Kingdom of Haven is an _____________ movie.
4. I will _____________ Ali from the airport.

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Grammar
Choose the correct answer from A, B,C or D:

1. My father …………………. Tv now.


a. watch
b. watched
c. watches
d. Is watching

2. My brother always …………. by car.


a. travel
b. travels
c. travelling
d. is travelling

3. The person _________ is wearing the red hat is my brother.


a. who
b. which
c. where
d. whose

4. That’s the school __________ I study in.


a. who
b. which
c. where
d. whose

5. If Ali ________ (feel) sick, he will stay at home.


a. felt
b. feel
c. feels
d. feeling

6. I _____________ live in Al-Khor, but now I live in Doha.


a. use
b. used
c. use to
d. used to

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7. we can go ________ because it’s raining now.


a. nowhere
b. anywhere
c. somewhere
d. everywhere

8. The phone _________ while I was watching a movie.


a. ring
b. rang
c. ringing
d. were ringing

9. My mother __________ Quran when I arrived home .


a. read
b. reading
c. was reading
d. were reading

10. Mr. Abdullah has ____________ fixed his car.


a. yet
b. for
c. since
d. already

11. I haven’t seen Ali since he ___________ the PS5.


a. buy
b. bought
c. has bought
d. have bought

12. I haven’t eaten lunch since I _________ back from school.


a. come
b. came
c. comes
d. coming

13. I will fix my car ___________.


a. myself
b. himself
c. yourself
d. yourselves

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14. He has to cross the street by ____________.


a. myself
b. herself
c. himself
d. yourself
15. I ............................... my computer a lot last night.
A. use
B. uses
C. used
D. using

16. The film ........................... very late yesterday.

A. end
B. ends
C. ended
D. ending

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Grammar
Do as shown between brackets

1. Fahad _________(run) in the back yard now. (Correct the verb)

_________________________________________________________________________________

2. My friend usually_________ (work) hard for the exam. (Correct the verb)

_________________________________________________________________________________

3. when I was 7 years old, I lived in Jeddah. (Use: used to)

_________________________________________________________________________________

4. I haven’t finished my homework yet. (Use: already)

_________________________________________________________________________________

5. Fahad hasn’t seen his friend for three years. (Use: since)

_________________________________________________________________________________

6. We ____________ (already / visit) London. (Correct the verb)

_______________________________________________________________________________

7. If you don’t eat well, you will be weak. (Use: unless)

_________________________________________________________________________________

8. I like going to interesting places. I learn new things there. (Use: where)

_________________________________________________________________________________

9. He _____________ (read) the newspaper when his brother arrived. (Correct the verb)

_________________________________________________________________________________

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10. Khalid _____________ (study) English at the moment. (Correct the verb)

_________________________________________________________________________________

11. In the past, I watched cartoons but not anymore. (Use: used to)

_________________________________________________________________________________

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PORTAL TO ENGLISH 8A
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writing

Write 8-10 sentences in one paragraph presenting a blog post about yourself.

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Write an email 8-10 sentences telling your friend about your last week.

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READING

Read the passage and answer the questions . . .

1. Qatar Charity was created in 1992 to help people in need and to make the world a better
place. At first it was created to help the local Qatari community. However, it has grown with
activities in many countries across Asia, Europe and Africa. Where there’s a need, Qatar
Charity is present. It helps in all emergencies, without caring about the nationality or the skin
color of the people who need help.

2. There is a particular focus on families, especially women and children. For instance, 10,000
families in the poor areas of the West Bank of Palestine were helped thanks to Qatar Charity’s
program to build fruit farms by planting over one million fruit trees. In another case, Pakistani
people left homeless after the floods were helped when it built temporary houses for them.

3. There are many success stories from around the world with a particular focus on education.
Qatar Charity doesn’t just give aid to those in need but also teaches them to help themselves
by giving them skills so that they can become more independent.

4. Many of its projects focus on the future, with the creation of training centers and
education institutions around the world. Qatar Charity doesn’t aim only at helping those in
need. Its writing competitions help students focus on the joys of being a volunteer and on
how they can benefit by helping others. The organization encourages people to make
donations and to raise money for its high ideals. Qatar Charity’s message is “Share Your
Blessings”. It is a message very close to the organization’s heart.

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1- What is the text MAINLY about?


A) asking people to help others
B) Qatar Charity programs in Africa
C) Qatar Charity building schools in Qatar
D) giving information about Qatar Charity

2- When was Qatar Charity created?


A) 1990
B) 1992
C) 2010
D) 2015

3- Where does Qatar Charity have activities?


A) South Africa
B) Africa, Asia and Europe
C) North and South America
D) Australia and New Zealand

4- What is the message of Qatar Charity?


A) Help the poor!
B) Share your blessings!
C) We help everywhere!
D) We care about people in need!

5- Why does Qatar Charity encourage people to make donations?


A) to share the blessings
B) to create Qatar Charity
C) to raise money for its high ideals
D) to put in the organization’s heart

6- How many families did Qatar Charity help in the West Bank of Palestine?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7- Why was Qatar Charity created?


___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8- How did Qatar Charity help homeless people in Pakistan?


___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9- How does Qatar Charity teach people in need to help themselves?


___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Read the passage and answer the questions . . .

Arab history is full of great people stories. “Ahmad Bin Majid” is one
of these great men. He was a famous sailor. He was born in Oman, in 1432.
This is his story.

Ahmad Bin Majid wanted to discover the world, so he started sailing


when he was 17. He lived in the 15th century. Most of his travels were to the
Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. He was named as “The Lion of the Sea”. He
wrote many books about sailing. His books were published in European
libraries. They were also translated into several languages. His most
famous book is “Book of Benefits in the Principles of Navigation”. Indian
sailors used his books in their trips.

Ahmad Bin Majid was a smart sailor. He examined every ship after
building it. He knew the direction of the wind by putting a piece of cloth on
the ship. All Arabs should be proud of that great man because he got
people’s respect in many parts of the world.

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1- What is the text MAINLY about?


A) the Red Sea
B) the Indian Ocean
C) Ahmad Bin Majid
D) European libraries

2- When was Ahmad Bin Majid born?


A) 1431
B) 1432
C) 1433
D) 1434

3- When did he start sailing?


A) at the age of 14
B) at the age of 15
C) at the age of 16
D) at the age of 17

4- What was Ahmad Bin Majid named?


A) lion of the sea
B) book of benefits
C) ship of the desert
D) principles of navigation

5- What did Ahmad Bin Majid write books about?


A) sailing
B) the Red sea
C) the Indian Ocean
D) several languages

6- Why did Ahmad Bin Majid want to be a sailor?


___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7- Where were his books published?


___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8- How did he know the direction of the wind?


___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9- Why should Arabs be proud of Ahmad Bin Majid?


___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Read the passage and answer the questions . . .

Venus is close to Earth. It is the second planet from the sun. Earth is third from
the sun. Venus and Earth are almost the same size. That is why Venus is called Earth’s
sister planet.

Scientists have been learning about Venus for a long time. First, they looked at
Venus through telescopes. Telescopes make things, that are far away, look closer. But
Venus is covered with thick clouds. The scientists could not see Venus because of
those thick clouds. So, they made guesses about it. For a long time, scientists thought
that Venus had water and plants. They thought Venus might have animals, too. But,
they could not make sure. Then, scientists found a way to learn more about Venus.

In 1978, scientists began sending space probes to Venus. Probes are tools that
are used to look at things. The probes flew through the thick clouds. They took
pictures of Venus up close. They found out other things, too. The probes sent the
pictures and things they found out back to the scientists.

The scientists learned a lot from the probes. First, they learned that most of their
guesses were wrong. Nothing could ever live on Venus because it is too hot.

After that, scientists knew they could not send people to Venus. But, they still
wanted to know more about it. So, they made new probes. These new probes took
bigger pictures of Venus. The pictures showed that Venus has plains, mountains, and
valleys. In some ways, Venus looks like Earth.

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1- What is the text MAINLY about?


A) information about Venus
B) sending probes into space
C) taking bigger pictures of Venus
D) using telescopes to see into space

2- What is Venus called?


A) Sun’s sister planet
B) Earth’s sister planet
C) Sun’s brother planet
D) Earth’s brother planet

3- What did scientists use to look at Venus?


A) glasses
B) cameras
C) telescopes
D) microscopes

4- What is Venus covered with?


A) animals
B) mountains
C) thick clouds
D) water and plants

5- What are probes?


A) tools to look at things
B) rockets to carry things
C) planes to find out things
D) cameras to take pictures

6- When did scientists begin sending probes to Venus?


___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7- What did the probes send back to the scientists?


___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8- Why couldn’t anything live on Venus?


___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9- What did the bigger pictures of Venus show?


___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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