Grade 8 EEC: Beginning of term Assessment

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:

"If I ​ (a)   more time, I would have finished the project."

• have
• had
• will have
• has

Which sentence is in the past simple tense?

• She is going to the store.

• She will go to the store.

• She went to the store.

• She goes to the store.

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

• By the time we arrived, the movie had already started.

• By the time we arrived, the movie already started.

• By the time we arrive, the movie had already started.

• By the time we arrived, the movie has already started.

Select the sentence that correctly uses the future perfect tense:

• By next year, she will have been graduated from college.

• By next year, she will have graduated from college.

• By next year, she will graduate from college.

• By next year, she will has graduated from college.

Choose the correct sentence using the present perfect tense:

• He have lived in three different countries.

• He had lived in three different countries.

• He has lived in three different countries.

• He will have lived in three different countries.

Identify the sentence that uses the correct form of the present continuous tense:

• She was reading a fascinating book about ancient history.

• She has been reading a fascinating book about ancient history.

• She is reading a fascinating book about ancient history.

• She will be reading a fascinating book about ancient history.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• He don't like apples.

• He doesn't like apples.

• He doesn't likes apples.

• He don't likes apples.

Which sentence uses the correct article?

• She is a honest person.

• She is the honest person.

• She is honest person.

• She is an honest person.

Match the part of speech with the definition:

• verb

• The part of speech that expresses existence, action, or occurrence.

• adjective

• The part of speech that expresses a person, place, thing, idea, or subject.

• adverb

• The part of speech that substitutes for nouns or noun phrases and designates persons or things asked for, previously specified, or understood from the context.

• noun

• The part of speech that modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or an entire clause or sentence.

• pronoun

• The part of speech that modifies a noun by limiting, qualifying, or specifying.

​ Select the correct preposition:

"The cat is hiding ​ (a)   the table."

• in
• on
• at
• under