REVISION WORKSHEET FOR ANNUAL EXAM
(2023-24)
CLASS 8
Transform these sentences into indirect speech.
1)Harsh said, “I am hungry for knowledge.”
2)Geeta cried, “I want those biscuits”
3) Indrajeet said, “My dress is getting wet.”
4)Jagjeevan said to his mother, “Please, buy me a new dress for the party.”
5)Kuldeep said to the police, “Keep my bag and baggage safe.”
6) My father said to me, “Why are you not studying for the examination?”
7) The uncle said to Aunty. “Have you prepared the food?”
8) Hina said, “I won’t get up early in the morning tomorrow.”
9) The teacher said, “Oil floats over water.”
10) The principal said, “I want everyone to attend the assembly.”
11) The man said to the boy, “ You are not serious about your studies.”
12) Suhani said to her mother, “I learnt many new theories today.”
13) Shipra said to her, “I want to see you now at my home”.
14) He said to me, “I was observing you at the party”.
15) Arun said to Salman, “I will not do anything for the house members
tomorrow”.
16) Miara said, “I write a letter.
17) Kiran said, “I am going to the temple.”
18) The teacher said, “The Sun rises in the East.”
19)He said, “I have been reading a novel.”
20) Nelson said, “I have been playing badminton.”
Active and Passive Voice
Change the active sentences below into passive sentences.
1. She writes a letter.
2. He bought his son a book.
3. The teacher assigned homework to the students yesterday.
4. He doesn`t paint the wall.
5. Who broke the jug?
6. Did the mechanic fix your car?
7. You should do your homework.
8. Don`t talk so loudly.
9. They are painting their house.
10. We have drunk milk tea.
11. Will you watch TV tonight?
12. He has been teaching English for ten years.
13. When are you going to buy a car?
14. Who taught you the active and passive sentences?
15. She had cleaned the kitchen.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.
Once when I (a) _________ (cross) the road, I (b) __________ (see) a
small boy who (c) _________ (look) quite lost. I (d) _________ (ask)
him the name of his parents but he (e) _________ (can) not answer.
After waiting for a little while, I (f) _________ (bring) him home and
(g) ___________ (feed) him.
I (a) __________ (feel) very sorry to see the pathetic condition of the
slums. Children (b) _________ (be) shabbily dressed and were
running all over the place. A small girl (c) ______ (eat) a banana. She
(d) _________ (get) it from her father. Her father (e) _______ (be) a
poor laborer. Her mother always (f) ________ (remain) sick.
Reema, my classmate is (a) _________ (celebrate) her birthday
tomorrow. I (b) _________ (want) to gift her a science puzzle but (c)
________ (not know) where to buy it from. I (d) _________
(will/shall) ask my father in the evening when he (e) _________
(return) home from work.
Two children (a) __________ (be) playing in the backyard of their
house when they (b) _________ (spot) a tiger cub. Mistaking it for a
big cat, they (c) _________ (bring) it home and (d) _________ (hide)
it. When their parents (e) ____________ (come back) in the evening,
they (f) _________ (decide) that they (g) ________ (will/shall) not
disclose the presence of the big cat to their parents.
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error
in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction.
The way you feel of yourself (1) __________ __________
your self-esteem affected your (2) __________ __________
happy level, and also can make (3) __________ __________
life more and less stressful for (4) __________ __________
you. For example, till you trust (5) __________ __________
your ability to handle what came (6) __________ __________
you will be more like to see (7) __________ __________
difficult situations like the challenge (8) __________ __________
