Test and measurement materials in English in 8th grade

1. Circle the odd word out:

1. cotton / wool / silk / elegant
2. trousers / blouse / /floral / socks
3. tsunami / collapse / cyclone / flood
4. ears / eyelashes / lips / bushy
5. velvet / nylon / linen / muscular
6. baggy /sporty /scruffy/editor

2. Underline the correct item:

1. My grandpa has very bushy eyebrows / lips.
2. His eyebrows are too thin/ short.
3. She hides her slim / protruding ears behind her hair.
4. Does my hat match / go my coat?
5. Can I rent / borrow your black dress for tonight’s party?
6. Look at Sarah. She has grown / developed taller since the last time I saw her.

3. Complete the sentences using the adjectives below and too/enough as in the example: I’m not old enough to drive a car.

He’s too busy to help us.

pretty skinny classy shy troubled

1. Lisa should put on a little weight; she’s………………….. .
2. Chris thinks that jeans aren’t ……………. to wear to a wedding.
3. There are many teens who are ……………… about their body.
4. Olga believes that she isn’t ………………. to be a fashion model.
5. Don’t expect Angela to come and talk to you first. She’s…………… around new people.

4. Rewrite this sentences in passive.

1. Mike wrote two letters yesterday.
2. The government supports endangered species.
3. The builders are reconstructing the house.
4. Have John finished his project?
5. My mother will bring us some sweets.

5. Fill in: slim, frizzy, suits, bushy, try, overweight.

1. Tom is … . He must go on a diet.

2. Tony made a nasty remark about Betty’s … eyebrows.

3 . I don’t think that red hair … her.

4. She’s got a very … figure.

5. Would you like to … on that dress?

6.I am not happy with my … hair! I wish it was straight.

1. Circle the odd word out:

7. cotton / wool / silk / elegant
8. trousers / blouse / /floral / socks
9. tsunami / collapse / cyclone / flood
10. ears / eyelashes / lips / bushy
11. velvet / nylon / linen / muscular
12. baggy /sporty /scruffy/editor

2. Underline the correct item:

7. My grandpa has very bushy eyebrows / lips.
8. His eyebrows are too thin/ short.
9. She hides her slim / protruding ears behind her hair.
10. Does my hat match / go my coat?
11. Can I rent / borrow your black dress for tonight’s party?
12. Look at Sarah. She has grown / developed taller since the last time I saw her.

3. Complete the sentences using the adjectives below and too/enough as in the example: I’m not old enough to drive a car.

He’s too busy to help us.

pretty skinny classy shy troubled

6. Lisa should put on a little weight; she’s………………….. .
7. Chris thinks that jeans aren’t ……………. to wear to a wedding.
8. There are many teens who are ……………… about their body.
9. Olga believes that she isn’t ………………. to be a fashion model.
10. Don’t expect Angela to come and talk to you first. She’s…………… around new people.

4. Rewrite this sentences in passive.

6. Mike wrote two letters yesterday.
7. The government supports endangered species.
8. The builders are reconstructing the house.
9. Have John finished his project?
10. My mother will bring us some sweets.

5. Fill in: slim, frizzy, suits, bushy, try, overweight.

1. Tom is … . He must go on a diet.

2. Tony made a nasty remark about Betty’s … eyebrows.

3. I don’t think that red hair … her.

4. She’s got a very … figure.

5. Would you like to … on that dress?

6. I am not happy with my … hair! I wish it was straight.