English for Grade 8 (Exercise.1)

I. How do you express the following? Please give 2 examples each in sentences
1. Asking for a help and the response
2. Asking for something and the response

II. Please describe the following animals at least four sentences each:

1. snake
2. penguin
3. giraffe
4. monkey
5. elephant

III. Choose the correct answer!
1.Jakarta is the.....city in Indonesia.
a. big b. bigger c. biggest d. more bigger

2.Please drive ...... The road is slippery.
a. slow b. more slowly c. more slow d. slower

3.Riding too fast is.......than riding slowly.
a. dangerous b. more dangerous c. the most dangerous d. dangerously

4.The leaves turned .....
a.green and greener c. more green and green
b.greener and greener d. more green and more green

5.“Tom and John are clever”
“Yes, but Ann is … of them”
a. cleverer b. the same clever c. the cleverest d. most clever


IV. Read and understand the text and answer the questions that follow.

Brazil
Does anybody know anything about Brazil? Yes, the football team is one of the best in the world. It has great players like Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Adriano. Now let me tell you more about Brazil. You know, Brazil is the largest country in South America. And.. it’s also the fifth largest country in world. Does anybody know where Brazil is? Yes, it’s located in the eastern part of South America. Here…look at the world map. Remember the compass rose? north..south..east..west.
Now what about the people? They are friendly, outgoing, and they also like to have fun. They’re fun-loving people. Well…if you’ve heard about samba, then you must know that the samba dance is from Brazil. The people love to sing and dance the samba. Oh…yes…they also love to sunbathe… lying on the beach ..er.. to have their skin tanned…I mean, to make their skin darker.

Comprehension questions:
1. Where is Brazil located?
2. How large is Brazil?
3. How do you describe the people of Brazil?
4. What do Brazilians like to do?
5. Why do they like to sunbathe?

The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Thousands of people visit Pisa’s famous tower each year and wonder just how much longer it can exist without falling.
Millions of dollars have been spent to stop the tower crashing to the ground. Soft, shifting soil has always been the tower’s problem. Recently, it was discovered that the tower had moved two millimeters. This was a great setback because engineers had previously corrected about twenty millimeters of the lean by using an inventive underground cables idea to straighten the tower. Pisa would hate to lose its precious Campo dei Miracoli and the tourist dollars it generates.

Comprehension questions:
1. How much has been spent to save the tower?
2. What recently caused concern?
3. What causes the tower to move?
4. How are they trying to correct the fault?
5. What is the real name of the Leaning Tower of Pisa?


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