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1841 DILKUSHA GIRLS SCHOOL
ENGLISH
YEAR 8
WORKSHEETS
September: baTCH 2
30th aug– 10th sept, 2021.
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STRAND 1 : LISTENING AND SPEAKING
DICTIONARY EXERCISES
1. What is the word zoo a shortened form of?
2. Besides animals, what else can be extinct?
3. What is a chimpanzee?
4. Which has a longer neck, an ostrich or a heron?
5. What is the main difference between a zebra and a horse?
6. Is the whale a mammal or a fish?
B. ORAL WORK I: COMPOUND SENTENCES
Revision of some uses of the simple present tense.
Read these examples:
(a) I used to play soccer but now I play cricket.
(b) This bottle used to contain lemonade but now it contains kerosene.
(c) Jone used to live in Savusavu but now he lives in Lautoka.
Complete each of these sentences, using the appropriate form of the
verb so that the sentences make sense.
1. His younger brother used to believe that the world was flat but
now...............................
2. This cardboard box used to contain bottles of beer but now ……………….
3. We used to prefer writing with a pencil but
now....................................................................
4. My sisters used to love playing “hop-scotch” but
now...........................................................
5. These dogs used to belong to Mr. Simpson but
now...............................................................
6. Ramila and Pushpa used to depend on their older brother to take them to
school but now...........................................
7. The dairy farmer used to own a few cows but
now...............................................................
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STRAND 2: READING AND VIEWING
ENGLISH LITERATURE
NOVEL : SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON
Chapter 16 : WE ARE IN GREAT DANGER
i. Read Chapter 16
ii. Answer these question in your literature book, novel section.
a. What danger did the Robinson Family face in this chapter?
b. What did Mr Robinson saw through the telescope?
c. Why were they so scared?
d. How did they know that the snake was in the marsh?
e. How did you feel at the end of this story?
Chapter 17 : WE MEET WITH OSTRICHES AND BEARS
i. Read Chapter 17
ii. Answer these question in your literature book, novel section.
a. What other interesting animals did they find on the island?
b. Why weren’t they able to catch the ostriches?
c. Why were they sad that the ostrich was killed?
d. How did the ostrich became useful to them?
e. What terrifying event did Earnest face?
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STRAND 3: WRITING AND SHAPING
A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (English I – COMPOSITION) - NOTES.
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