Class VIII – ENGLISH – SESSION – 2024-2025

GRAMMAR REVISION
Tenses
Ques1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

i. The students _____________ their science project next week. (present)

ii. Grandmother ______________ her favourite song on the radio yesterday. (hear)
iii. The cat _____________ around the house all day. (run)
iv. My neighbour _______________ a new car last month. (buy)
v. I ________________ to the radio while I ____________ breakfast. (listen, have)
vi. Karan ___________ his wallet at the supermarket yesterday. (lose)
vii. The kids _____________ their bicycles in the park now. (ride)
viii. She ___________ her guitar and ____________ a beautiful song. (strum, sing)
ix. Umang _____________ about her vacation plans next week. (tell)
x. The chef _________________ a delicious meal for the guests. (prepare)

Ques2. Tick the correct option to complete the given sentences.

a. The climate of Shimla ______________ mild and pleasant most of the time.
i. is remaining ii. remains iii. was remaining iv. is remained
b. One day Harsh ________________ a room into a hotel in Shillong, a beautiful city in Meghalaya.
i. booking ii. was booking iii. booked iv. had booked
c. Lata will certainly ______________ rewards for what she is doing.
i. getting ii. had got iii. was getting iv. be getting
d. Do you _____________ the day we moved the furniture upstairs?
i. remember ii. remembered iii. are remembering iv. had remembered
e. Heavy rains completely _______________ the match.
i. is spoiling ii. is spoilt iii. spoilt iv. was spoilt
f. Anuj ___________ the member of the club after his father’s retirement.
i. was becoming ii. had become iii. become iv. became
g. The thief ____________ the place before the police could reach.
i. was escaping ii. had escaped iii. is escaping iv. will escape

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 ➢ PAST TENSE
(Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous)

Ques3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of verbs in the simple past, past continuous, past perfect
or past perfect continuous tense.

i. She ___________ (feel) excited about the vacation while she was telling me all her plans.
ii. She ___________ (be) a tolerant person.
iii. They ___________(have) not been punished.
iv. He ___________ (establish) a new record.
v. She ___________ (pack) her things before she left.
vi. The water ___________ (boil) for thirty minutes before I turned off the gas.
vii. The birds ___________ (soar) high before it started raining.
viii. John ___________ (mow) the lawn well every Sunday before he went on leave.
ix. Father ___________ (read) the newspaper when he received a call from his friend.
x. She ___________ (play) for three hours.

➢ FUTURE TENSE
(Simple Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Future Perfect Continuous)

Ques4. Fill in the blanks using the Future Continuous or Future Perfect form of the verbs given in the
brackets.

i. Father ___________(leave) for office soon.

ii. The mechanic ___________ (repair) the fan today.
iii. The clown ___________ (perform) at the circus before the acrobats come in.
iv. Heena ___________ (wait) for her cousins in the evening,
v. Harish ___________ (get) a new study table from the market tomorrow.
vi. The woodcutter ___________(cut) logs of wood before night set in.
vii. They ___________ (prepare) for their entrance examinations for one week before they fill their
forms.
viii. My friends ___________(watch) a movie before they leave for shopping,
ix. The college fest ___________(go) on for many days before the exam schedule is announced.
x. Neha ___________(join) the English academy soon.

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 Error Correction/ Gap Filling

Ques1. Identify the error and write its correction against the space provided.

ERROR CORRECTION

1. Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American

basketball player.

2. He quickly emerges as a league star, entertaining

crowds.

3. He also gained a reputation for being one of the

better defensive players.

4. She was also included in the Basketball Hall of

Fame in 2000.

Ques2. Identify the error and write its correction against the space provided.

ERROR CORRECTION

Books help us knew more about our civilization.

Through books, we came in contact with great scholars,

Poets and philosophers. Book never misguide us.

They help us in build our character. By reading

books, our knowledge had been elevated.

If we will be going on a long journey, books gave us good company.

Everyone, therefore, should developing the habit of reading books.

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Ques3. Fill in the gaps and complete the text by picking the correct options.

Every morning, I (1) _______________ up early and (2) _______________ a refreshing shower. Then, I

(3) _________________ breakfast with my family. After that, I (4) _________________ to catch the school

bus. In the evening, I (5) ________________ to the park to (6) ____________ with my friends.

1. a. get b. got c. gets d. getting

2. a. takes b. taking c. take d. took

3. a. have b. having c. has d. had

4. a. walked b. walks c. walking d. walk

5. a. goes b. went c. going d. go

6. a. playing b. played c. play d. plays

Ques4. Fill in the gaps and complete the text by picking the correct options.

The Giant’s garden was very (1) __________________. Children (2) ________________ to play in it. Every

afternoon, as they were coming from school, they used to (3) ________________ the large, lovely garden

with flowers and peach trees. But the Giant was (4) _____________. One day when he (5) ________ home

after seven years of stay with his friend, he saw the children playing in the garden. He (6) ______________

at them (7) __________________ and they ran away.

1. a. dry b. beautiful c. huge d. blooming

2. a. like b. urged c. loved d. wandered

3. a. roam b. trespass c. reach d. enter

4. a. kind b. selfless c. generous d. selfish

5. a. returned b. come c. returns d. coming

6. a. looked b. shouted c. yell d. reached

7. a. happily b. sadly c. angrily d. hopefully

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 Reported Speech
Ques1. Rewrite the following sentences in Indirect Speech.

i. He said to her, “Have you packed your school bag?”

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ii. The captain said to the players, “We will win that match.”

iii. The compère said to the audience, “Please maintain silence.”

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iv. Anu said to him, “The boys are not late.”

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v. Father said, “Reena has come.”

vi. Mother said, “Bindu had left.”

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vii. The teacher said, “The students were late for class.”

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viii. Piyush said, “Neha can come if she keeps well.”

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ix. The old man said to the driver, “Please give me a lift.”

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x. Mother said to the child, “Be careful while handling sharp objects.”

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xi. The cleanliness monitor said, “Do not litter the corridor.”

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xii. She said to me, “Where is the camera?”

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xiii. Kanishk said to her, “Will you give me a treat?”

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xiv. The leader said, “Hurrah! We have achieved our goal.”

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xv. The girl said, “Alas! We missed the flight.”

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 Articles and Determiners
Ques1. Fill in the blanks the correct determiner from the bracket.

i) ________ (Each/ Every/ Some) guest at the function was given a gift to take home.
ii) Have you finished ________________ (some/ the/ an) glass of milk shake?
iii) He spends so _________________ (more/ much/ many) time playing football that e has no time
for anything else.
iv) I would like to ask you for __________________ (few/ some) advice.
v) They lent us __________________ (some/ few) bread form their ration.
vi) _________________________ (Every/ Each) apple costs 10 rupees.
vii) Is this _________________________ (you’re/ your) jacket? No, I am sure it belongs to
_________________ (an/ a/ the) woman over there.
viii) I had left _______________________ (my/ mine) hat in the cloak room.
ix) The Ganga is _______________________ (a/ an/ the) longest river in India.
x) There was _______________ (a/ an/ the) epidemic in his town ________________ (some/
more) years ago.

Ques2. Use appropriate articles wherever necessary. Put ‘X’ wherever they are not required.
i) It took almost ________ hour to reach home.
ii) On my way, I met ________ European and ________ American.
iii) ________ patience is ________ virtue.
iv) Please give me ________ salt from the yellow packet.
v) Draw ________ map of ________ India.
vi) He is ________ only Indian to have won ________ Nobel Prize in Literature.

Ques3. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiner.

i) I don’t have _________ money left. So, I can’t give you ______________.
ii) How _____________ sugar do you want in your tea?
iii) It was raining heavily in the morning, so __________________ students could reach school on
time.
iv) I called her _______________________ times, but ________________ time the line was busy.
v) I think there is __________________ food for all our guests.
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 Modals

Ques1. Fill in the blanks with the correct modals from the brackets.

i) She is very talented. She _____________ sing beautifully. (can/ should)

ii) My grandfather _________________ ride a bicycle when he was a boy. (ought to/ used to)

iii) The doctor said I __________________ take this medicine three times a day. (must/ may)

iv) The students _________________ not use their mobile phones during the exam. (must/ need)

v) ________________ you be blessed with a prosperous life! (Might/ May)

vi) You ____________________ walk in fresh air every morning. (would/ should)

vii) __________________ you come with me, please? (Could/ Shall)

viii) Mom, _____________ I go out to play? (May/ Can)

ix) I _______________ dance well when I was young. (could/ would)

x) __________________ I borrow your pen, please? (May/ Should)

Ques2. Complete the given sentences. (Use the suitable form of ‘be/ have/ do’)

i) My sister ___________ a beautiful singing voice.

ii) They __________________ their lunch in the cafeteria.

iii) _____________ he speak French fluently?

iv) We _____________ a great time at the party.

v) He ______________ his homework every day.

vi) She ______________ her best to solve the puzzle.

vii) ___________ you seen the new movie yet?

viii) I _________ a lot of work to finish the project before the deadline.

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 Subject-Verb Agreement

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 WRITING SKILLS
Diary Writing

Ques1. You are Ashish living in Delhi. You had to attend a wedding ceremony in Mumbai. Your father took
you there by airplane. You are very excited as it was your first journey by plane. Write a diary entry
in 120-150 words sharing your experience.

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Ques2. You witnessed a quarrel among some children of your colony. Record your experience in the form
of a diary entry giving an account of the quarrel giving some suggestions to avoid such quarrels in
future. (120-150 words)

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 Message Writing

Ques1. Your friend calls you in the morning to inform you that after school you have to attend an extra
class for English. You are about to leave for school and your mother is not at home. Leave a
message for your mother stating that you would be attending the extra class after school and
thus, will be back by 5 pm.

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Ques2. Read the following conversation:
Ajay: Hello!
Mr. Atul Arora: Hello! This is Atul Arora from Raman Medical Lab. May I speak to Mr. Raj Verma.
Ajay: Sorry! Dad is not at home. If there is any message, I can convey it to him.
Mr. Atul Arora: Please inform him that his medical examination will be conducted at 10 am
tomorrow morning, so he must have his dinner by 8 pm tonight.
Ajay: I will inform him. Thank you!
Mr. Atul Arora: That would be great! Thank you!

Ajay is going to his aunt’s place where he would be staying overnight. Write the message he left for
his father.

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