8th Grade English Questionnaire 2nd Quimester

1. Match the words with their translations. / Una las palabras con sus traducciones.
a. Rug f
_____ cesto de desperdicios
b. Window e
_____ equipo de sonido
c. Night table _____
c velador
d. Lamp _____
a alfombra
e. Stereo b
_____ ventana
f. Wastebasket _____
d lámpara
g. Desk _____
i librero
h. Picture _____
g escritorio
i. Bookcase h
_____ cuadro
j. Computer j
_____ computador

2. Fill in the gaps with ‘a’ or ‘an’ as appropiate. / Llene los espacios con ‘a’ o ‘an’ como sea apropiado.
a. He is _____
a waiter.
b. She is _____
a musician.
c. She is _____
a doctor.
a
d. He is _____ flight attendant.
e. She is _____
an architec

f. He is _____
a firefighter.
a
g. He is _____ Singer.
h. She is _____
an engineer.

i. She is _____
a businesswoman
j. I am _____
a teacher

3. Unscramble the words to make questions. Descifre las palabras para hacer preguntas.
a. is / Eglantyne Jebb / who Who is Eglantyne Jebb
________________________________________?
b. Education / free / for / children / is Is Education free for children
________________________________________?
c. Responsible / for / Parents / are / children Are parents responsible for children
________________________________________?
d. What / Declaration of the Rights / Child / of / is What is Declaration of the Rights of Child
________________________________________?

4. Read the answers, then complete the questions using: / Lea las respuestas, luego complete las preguntas
usando: [What – Where – How] & Verb To be [am – is – are]
How
a. _______________ are things? Pretty good, thanks.
Where
b. _______________ is
_______________ Esperanza from? She’s from Colombia.
How
c. _______________ is
old _______________ he? Ian is 12 years old.
What
d. _______________ is
_______________ your full name? My full name is Erika Melotti Russo.
How
e. _______________ is
_______________ it going? I’m doing fine, thanks.
5. Match the questions and the answers. Then write the missing words. Una las preguntas y las respuestas, luego
escriba las palabras que hacen falta.
What
a. _______________ is your name? ○ No, I am not. I’m from Brazil.
How
b. _______________ do you spell your last name? ○ I am 19 years old.
What
c. _______________ ‘s your address? ○ It is 098 606 8514.
Are
d. _______________ you from Bolivia? ○ I am Soledad.
How
e. _______________ old are you? ○L–O–P–E–Z
f. _______________
What is your cellphone number? ○ It’s 5708 Baltimore Drive.

6. Unscramble the word to find people’s occupations. Descifre la palabra para encontrar las ocupaciones de las
personas.
a. She is an T A S I T R. artist
____________________
b. We are N S E R G E N I E. engineers
____________________
c. He is a CORTOD doctor
____________________
d. Paul is an C EAHT RI C ____________________
architec

e. Aiko is a N BAU MS I ONWSE S businesswoman

____________________
f. Tracy is a RETRIFEGHIF firefighter
____________________

7. Complete the sentences using the words or expressions given. Complete las oraciones usando las palabras o
expresiones dadas. [skull] – [murderer] – [gasps] – [holly cow!] – [runs into] – [oh my goodness] – [heads]
a. The girl ______________________________
runs into a black cat several times.
b. She always ______________________________
heads to the lake to run.
c. The cashier says ______________________________
holy cow! because she is surprised.
Oh my goodness!
d. ______________________________ says the girl when she sees the cat again.
gasps
e. The cashier ______________________________ when the girl tells him the story.
skull
f. The girls hits her ______________________________ on the floor.
g. A ______________________________
murderer had killed the black cat

8. Write T for true of F for false to the following statements. Escriba T para verdadero y F para falso a las
siguientes declaraciones.
a. The girl saw a horrible black cat near the lake. (F )
b. Seeing the cat twice means bad luck. (F )
c. The cashier was frightened. (T )
d. The cat is the ghost of a puppy. (F )
e. The girls sees the cat twice. (F )
f. The girl is in the hospital after the accident. (T )
g. The girl tells her friend the story. (T )
9. Match the words with their translations. Una las palabras con sus traducciones.
a. Dwarf i
_____ sala
b. Woods h
_____ cojín
c. Old town _____
e debajo de
d. Behind _____
b bosque
e. Under _____
a enano
f. Wages c
_____ pueblo viejo
g. Dropout d
_____ detrás de
h. Cushion f
_____ salario
i. Living room g
_____ abandonos

10. Complete the spaces using the following words. Complete los espacios usando las siguientes palabras.
i. People – Dropouts – fell down – Wage – Bangladesh - Sweatshops
Sweatshops
a. Many children work in ____________.
Bangladesh
b. ______________ is a developing country.
People
c. _______________ are illiterate in Bangladesh.
fell down
d. The sweatshop at Rana Plaza __________________.
Wage
e. _____________ is money paid to workers every week.
Dropouts
f. ________________ in school are very high.

11. Are these sentences true or false? ¿Son estas oraciones verdaderas o falsas?
a. Samuel Chavez is member of FILMCLUB (F )
b. Mark Higham is Samuel’s teacher. (F )
c. Samuel Chavez is from Wales. ( T )
d. Samuel Chavez’s friends are members of FILMCLUB. (T )
e. Tracy is writing a letter to FILMCLUB. ( )
F

12. Underline the correct words to complete the statement. Subraye las palabras correctas para completar la
oración.
a. I am good at thinking new ideas. I am ambitious / __________
imaginative
b. My brother always gives orders. He is intelligent /______
bossy.
c. Uncle Giovanni wants to be successful in life. He is________
ambitious / sensible.
d. My grandpa always wants to win. He is very __________
competitive /independent.
e. Aunty Susana is worth of trust. Mom says she is _________
responsible / enthusiastic.