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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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