English test 8.II in class 8

English Test 8. II in class 8
I. Read the passage and answer the questions.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland on March 3, 1847. He later emigrated
first to Canada and to the USA in 1870s. Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson,
conducted many experiments and finally came up with the first telephone in 1876.
Traveling all over America, Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions.
Questions.
1. Was Bell born in Scotland in 1847
2. Where did he emigrate later?
3. Who is his assistant?
4. When did they invent the first telephone?
II. Read the following pssage.
On march 3 , 1847 , Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburg . He was
Scotsman although he later emigrated first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s .
In America , he works with deaf –mutes at Boston University . Soon Bell stared
experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance . This led to the
invention of the telephone .
1. True/ False.
a. Bell was born in the USA b.He worked with deaf-mutes in a Hospital
in Boston.
2. Answer questions.
a.Where did he emigrate first ?
b. What did he invent ?
III. Fill in the blanks : wardrobe , on the left of , opposite , folders .
This is Hoa ‘s bedroom . There is a desk … (1)… the room . On the desk, there are
many … (2)…. . And above the desk , there is a boksheft . There is a bed near the desk .
On the right side of the room . There is a window. There is a … (3)…. Beside the
window . The wardrobe is ….(4)… the desk
IV. Read the passage carefully.
Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea . After his wife died , the
farmer married again . His new wife had a daughter , Stout Nut . Unfortunately, the new

wife was very cruel to Little Pea . Little Pea had to do chores all day . This made Little
Pea’s father very up set . He soon died of a broken heart .
Summer came and went , In the fall , the village held its harved festival . That
year , everyone was excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village .
Stout Nut’s mother made new clothes for her , but poor Little Pea had none .
1. Answer the questions.
a. Who was Little Pea ?
b. What did Stout Nut ‘s mother make Little Pea do all day ?
2. True or false.
a. Little Pea ‘s father was upset because she had to do chores all day .
b. Stout Nut ‘s mother didn’t make new clothes for Little Pea .