IN 2017 E.C HIBA ACADEMY 1 st &MID.
LEVEL SCHOOL 1 st SEMESTER ENGLISH
MID EXAM FOR GRADE 8 OUT OF 15%.
Name ________________________________________________ grade ___________ no __________
Instruction-I Match the words listed under column ‘A’ with their similar meaning under column ‘B’
Column A Column B
__________1.Dairy A. Manufactured
__________2.Diary B. Characteristics
__________3.Produce C. Traveller
__________4.Behavior D. Farm where milk products are produced.
__________5.Passenger E. Daily written records of activities.
Instruction-II Choose the best answer from the given alternatives.
________6.A: How many cars does your sister have?
B: she _______three modern cars.
A. Has B. have C. is D. was
________7._____ you and your friends ____ to the field to play games every Sunday.
A. Do – go B. do – goes C. did – went D. did – goes
________8.My father _____ social science since 2014 E.C.
A. Have taught B. has taught C. teach D. will teach
________9.The animal that resembles a horse is donkey. The contextual meaning of resembles is___.
A. Different from B. dissimilar C. looks like D. to be different
________10.Bezawit failed her English test; _______ she was able to get good job.
A. Such a that B. that C. nevertheless D. so that
________11.If we _____ more product, we will contribute to the development of the country.
A. Are producing B. produced C had produced D. produce
________12.As a rule the student _______ jump over the school fence.
A. Mustn’t B. must C. can D. couldn’t
________13.Have you _______ your English assignment since morning?
A. Finish B. were finishing C. are finishing D. finished
________14. “The foxes were jumping over the dogs”. The correct question form of this sentence is __
A. Have the foxes jumping over the dogs? C. Do the foxes jumping over the dogs?
B. Were the foxes jumping over the dogs? D. Are the foxes jumping over the dogs?
________15. ______ she was cooking breakfast the phone rang.
A. While B. when C. for D. since
________16. Red fox, chilida baboon and Walia Ibex are example of endemic animals found only in Ethiopia. The
similar meaning of endemic is _______
A. Outer B. abroad C. foreign D. indigenous
________17. When we misuse pesticide. We pollute our ______________
A. Environment B. decrease C. reproduce D. herbicide
________18. Our English language training course __________ next month.
A. Will begin B. begin C. began D. was began
________19. ‘I will buy a new car’. The passive form of this is _________________
A. I will bought a new car. C. A new car was bought by me.
B. A new car will be bought by me. D. A new car is bought by me.
________20. A: HIV|ADIS can be transmitted by eating together with others.
B: _______________________________________
A. I totally dis agree with you. C. Exactly
B. I totally agree with you D. Absolutely
________21. Which one is closing part of formal letter?
A. Love B. your friends C. Your best D. Your faithful
________22. Almaz is a beautiful girl. She has long hair. She has light skin. She has a big nose.-----------this is an
example of ___________ paragraph.
A. Narrative B. expository C. persuasive D. descriptive
________23. Simple present tense is the _______________ tense in English.
A. More difficult B. most difficult C. as difficult as D. difficult
________24. Kedija __________ Dubai with her parents last September.
A. Visit B. visited C. is visiting D. visits
________25. My neighbor’s child Nuru has driven the same car _______ twenty years.
A. Since B. for C. just D. already
