JAFFNA HINDU COLLEGE

First Term Exam - 2023

Grade :- 8 English Language Time : 2.00 Hours

Name / Index No : : : ..........................................................................................................................

Answer all the questions.

(01) Choose the correct word. (05 marks)

01. Performace Perfomence Performance
02. Concantration Concentration Concentrasion
03. Articles Articales Artikles
04. Illustration Illastration Illustrasion
05. Exercice Exercese Exercise

(02) Match the hobbies with the explanations. Put the letter in bracket. (10 marks)
1. Embroidery ( ) 2. Origami ( )
3. Cookery ( ) 4. Philately ( )
5. Browsing internet ( ) 6. Milking the cow ( )
a) Can enjoy a delicious homemade snack.
b) Build up your knowledge with latest data.
c) Can exchange extras with other collectors.
d) Uncommon hobby and thrilling one to a new person.
e) Make different designs from papers.
f) Can create wall hangings, pillowcases, table cloths etc.

(03) Study the picture and fill in the blanks using the words given in the box. (10 marks)

(many, playing, swings, happy, bench, ball,

dustbin, playground, sitting, woman)

There are ………………………. People at the

…………………………. A man and a
……………………… are ……………………… on a
……………………… Two boys are …………………
with a ………………… There is a ……………………
Near the ……………… They are ……………………

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(04) Write the plural form of the following nouns. First one is done for you. (05 marks)
Singular Plural
1. A carton of milk cartons of milk
2. fly ...........................................................................
3. mango ...........................................................................
4. A Piece of bread ...........................................................................
5. mouse ...........................................................................
6. wife ...........................................................................

(05) Read the description about a 'doctor' and write a similar description about a
'teacher'. Use the information given in the table. (5 marks)
Job Working Dress Qualities Duty Working
place hours
Doctor Hospital Casual Kind and Give treatment to 8 hours
patient the patients
Teacher School Saree Friendly and Teach the 6 hours
helpful students

A nurse works in a hospital. She wears casual dress to work. A doctor is kind and patient.
She gives treatment to the patients. She works 8 hours per day.
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(06) Fill in the blanks with the suitable conjunction given in brackets. First one is done
for you. (5 marks)
Eg. :- It was very hot inside the room So (so / but) I switched on the fan.
01. I did not go to school Yesterday ………………………….. (because / before) it was a
holiday.
02. I like to play volley ball …………………… (but / so) my friend likes tennis.
03. Brush your teeth ………………………….. (after / before) going to bed.
04. I want to buy a shirt ……………………….. (and / but) a pair of trousers.
05. …………………………………………. (while / before) having the lunch, the students ran to
the playground.

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(07) Make meaningful sentences using the jumble words given. One is done for you.
(10 Marks)
Eg : my sister / the / herself / cake / made
My sister made the cake herself.
1. Nakshi and Keeran / did / themselves / homework
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2. Finger / while cutting / himself / Utrran / an / apple / cuts / his
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3. I / cleaned / myself / the classroom.
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4. His / birthday / himself / he / arranged / party.
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5. Packed / ourselves / Mirthikh and I / our / bags
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(08) Fill in the blanks using Past Perfect Tense. (10 Marks)
1. We ………………………….. (meet) before you moved to Los Angeles.
2. When I got to the office, they …………………………. (leave).
3. By the time the spring came, the flowers …………………………………. (bloom).
4. The movie ………………………………….. (already start) when we arrived there.
5. Before she traveled to Lisbon, she ………………………………………………. (reserve) the
hotel room.

(09) Read the folk tale carefully and write the answer to the questions.
Long ago, far away in the outback, lived Jeddi, a young aboriginal boy. Jeddi and his father
were out hunting. One day when they saw a wallaby lying on the ground.
Jeddi said, “It’s hurt Dad.” “Yes it is,” said Jeddi’s father,
“shall we help it?” “Yes,” said Jeddi.
Jeddi and his father took the wallaby back to their camp in the desert. Each day they gave
the wallaby some food to eat and some water to drink.
After about three weeks the wallaby was well again. Jeddi said to the wallaby, “Now you
are better...you are free to hop away and go back to the other wallabies.” Do you think the
wallaby hopped away? No, it stayed with Jeddi and became his pet.

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 1. Where did Jeddi live? (01 mark)
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2. Who was hunting with Jeddi? (01 mark)
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3. Where did they take the wallaby? (02 marks)
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4. What did they give it to drink? (02 marks)
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5. How long did it take to get better? (02 marks)
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6. Why do you think the wallaby wanted to stay with Jeddi? (02 marks)
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(10) Listening task (08 marks)

a) write the correct answer.
1. What is the colour of Mrs Brown’s new car?
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2. How many doors does the car have?
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3. How many children does Mrs Brown have?
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4. Which child will sit in the front?
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b) Put a ring around the correct answers.

5. How many children will sit in the back?
a. One b. two c. three
6. Who will sit next to Linda?
a. Sam b. Tommy c. Mrs. Brown
7. Who will sit next to Mrs Brown?
a. Tommy b. Sam c. Linda
8. The first thing they will do when they get in the car is put on
a. The radio b. their seat belts c. their jumpers

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(11) Write an essay on one of the following topics, Use about 150 words.
(10 Marks)
1. A famous place in Sri Lanka. 2. The animal I like most.
3. A story you have read recently.
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