GRADE 8 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSIGNMENT - APRIL 2024 

Broken passage.
Fill in the blank spaces with the correct word from the choices give. (20 marks)

The Mara.
At long last, the long-awaited day was __1__! The date was ___2___. We ___3__  a trip to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. The time for departure was 7:30 a.m and the pick-up ___4__ was Uhuru Park behind the Nyayo Monument. We were __5__ in total.
    To say that we were excited would be ___6___ understatement. Three nights for us in Maasai Mara meant ___7___
     We ___8__ the tour bus after ____9___ instructions on what was expected of us during the ____10___. To get the ___11___ view, I __12___ sat at the seat near the window but just behind the driver. Mrs Makala, our class teacher, was ___13___ in the seat beside ___14___. She asked ___15___ to fasten our safety ___16___. We were now ready to start our trip to the Mara, which was ___17___ journey from Nairobi. The engine roared to __18__ and left the dust celebrating our departure. Some of us ___19___ excitedly while others were sang along the soft music that was booming from the speakers to while ___20___ time. Some were busy playing with their gadgets.

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GRAMMAR

Fill in the blanks using adverbs formed from adjectives.(5 marks)
1. The preacher ________ placed the Bible down.(gentle)

2. The choir members sang ______ during the regional music festivals.(melodious)

3. The principal spoke _________ because there was an error in the application form.(angry)

4. Adasa __________ took her certificate after graduation.(joyful)

We must choose our careers _______ (wise)

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word with a prefix or suffix from the ones given below.
indiscipline,  substandard,  improper,  postgraduate unacceptable,   preschool,  mannerisms,  disregard.
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During the assembly, the principal called all the learners who were wearing ___1___ school uniform to go to the front and explain why thy chose to ___2___ the school rules. He informed them that this was _____3___ and advised them such ___4___ would not be tolerated.
       The Deputy Headteacher reminded the learners that good __5___ are important right from ___6___ up to ____7___ level. He made it clear that the school expected certain standards from its learners and what they had portrayed during the assembly was ___8___.
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Complete the following idioms.(10 marks)
1. Apple of one's ______

2. Beat around the ______

3. Bite more than you can _______

4. Kill two birds with one __________

5. Let the cat out of the ___________

6. Make a long story ______

7. Turn a blind _______

8. Bite the _____

9. Take the bull by its ______

10. Call it a ______

Write the silent letters from the words( 3 marks)
1. limb

2. honest

3. know

4. debt

5. pneumonia

6. switch

Complete the sentences with the correct question tags. ( 5 marks) ANSWER IN YOUR EXERCISE BOOK.
1. I will be playing golf today at the Cascades Bay in Egypt, _________?
2. Bekele's friend are not going to the museum of MODERN art of Algeria, _____________?
3. The Blue Nile joins the White Nile to form River Nile, ___________?
4. We shall not boil egggs at Lake Bogoria hot springs, ___________?
5. She congratulated him on visiting the Virgin Island in Nigeria, ________?

POETRY
Read the poem below aloud and answer the questions that follow.

People and wild animals.
Yes, people and wild animals can live in peace,
If humans respect boundaries,
Respect the homes of animals,
Refuse to encroach on game parks,
Say no to deforestation,
And stop poaching.

Yes, wild animals are valuable like domestic animals,
They are magnets for tourism,
Tourists from all over the world,
Troop to Kenya to see our wildlife,
And the more tourists visit our national parks,
The richer our country becomes.

Yes, people and wild animals can live in peace,
Because all lives matter,
Mother leopard's smile,
Is just as beautiful,
As Mama Lengewa's smile.

Now my friend,
Why would you want,
To kill wild animals,
And destroy game parks?

QUESTIONS
1. Identify the matter of the poem ( 2 marks)

2. Identify instances in the poem where the following features of style have been used.( 6 marks)
a) repetition
b) similes
c) metaphors
d) rhetoric questions
e) personification

THE END

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