English Questions and Answers - Class 8 Opener Exams Term 2 2023 Set 3

QUESTIONS

Read the passage below. It contains blank spaces numbered 1 to 15.
For each blank space, choose the best alternative from the choices given.

There are many books that I usually read .....................1.................... the ones that I love most are story books. These books are also of different .....................2..................... There are those books on life history of important people in history or .....................3.................... our own leaders. We also have others stories,.....................4.................... one long story, written in different chapters and lastly we have those that depict animals .....................5.................... human characteristics and I go for such before any other.

I remember one such story on how Monkey .....................6.................... Crocodile. Monkey wanted to cross a big river but was unable to swim .....................7....................  He had .....................8.................... friend, Crocodile, who swam with .....................9.................... in the same river. He therefore, from the top of the mango tree where he lived, .....................10.................... Crocodile to take him. Crocodile agreed but Monkey that he wanted to eat his heart. Monkey was shocked but .....................11.................... midstream, he told Monkey that he wanted to eat his heart. Monkey was shocked but .....................12.................... not to be and laughed out loudly, asking Crocodile to, .....................13.................... him back to the tree so that he could bring him his heart which he had .....................14.................... to become warm in the sun up there. Crocodile agreed but once he was up the tree, Monkey picked a big green mango fruit and threw it .....................15.................... Crocodile's open mouth!

1.                        
   1. and
   2. so
   3. then
   4. but
2.              
   1. types
   2. categories
   3. colours
   4. subjects
3.                  
   1. even
   2. only
   3. may be
   4. more so
4.                
   1. rarely
   2. hardly
   3. normally
   4. never
5.              
   1. trying
   2. taking
   3. playing
   4. acting
6.              
   1. beat
   2. fooled
   3. joked
   4. tricked
7.              
   1. across
   2. above
   3. through
   4. inside
8.              
   1. the
   2. this
   3. a
   4. that
9.                
   1. skill
   2. case
   3. pride
   4. force
10.                
    1. ordered
    2. told
    3. requested
    4. suggested
11.                
    1. while
    2. when
    3. at
    4. after
12.                      
    1. planned
    2. decided
    3. refused
    4. pretended
13.                    
    1. turn
    2. take
    3. let
    4. return
14.                  
    1. put
    2. kept
    3. left
    4. hidden
15.              
    1. into
    2. in
    3. at
    4. inside

For questions 16 to 18, choose the option which means the same as the underlined word.

16. The hardworking pupils deserved the presents they were given.
    1. worthy
    2. know
    3. proud
    4. certain
17. The scouts matched in a very organised way.
    1. straight
    2. fast
    3. orderly
    4. interesting
18. The headteacher easily distinguished the cleanest pupil.
    1. discovered
    2. identified
    3. chose
    4. realised

In questions 19 and 20, choose the option that best fills the blank space.

19. The villagers protested .................................. the chief's verdict.
    1. towards
    2. regarding
    3. before
    4. against
20. Many livestock died ......................... anthrax last year.
    1. from
    2. of
    3. about
    4. over

For questions 21 and 22 choose the alternative that best completes the sentence given.

21. It may rain so I will carry my umbrella in case it ........................................
    1. does
    2. falls
    3. rains
    4. may
22. Ticks are dangerous to fivestock,...................................?
    1. are they
    2. don't they
    3. do they
    4. aren't they 

Use the information below to answer questions 23 to 25.
Four pupils, Ali, Jona, Celine and Makau visited various relatives last holidays. Jona visited his aunt and grandfather while Celine stayed with her aunty. Jona visited his elder sister before going to take a week with the grandfather. Both Makau and Celine visited their uncles but Ali stayed with his elder brother then went to visit the grandmother. All the pupils had a day or two with their nephews except Jona.

23. Which pupil visited the least number of relatives?
    1. Ali
    2. Jona
    3. Makau
    4. Celine
24. Which two pupils visited their uncles and nephews?
    1. Ali and Makau
    2. Makau and Celine
    3. Celine and Ali
    4. Jona and Makau
25. Which of the following statements is true?
    1. Ali visited one relative whom no one else visited.
    2. Neither Jona nor Celine visited their aunt.
    3. Only one pupil visited both grandparents.
    4. Two pupils visited their elder sister.

Read the passage below and then answer questions 26 to 38.
It was one of those afternoons when villagers converged for their fortnightly meeting venue. This is where they discussed their problems, fears, anxiety and hopes. Whoever had a problem with a neighbour or any other person too, brought it there and an amicable solution was found. The offender would be expected to shake hands at the end of their case to symbolise that they had buried the hatchet.

One of the cases that day involved Duya. He had reported that his neighbour, Katele, had accused him of stealing the goat that Mowa had reported missing three weeks ago. He wanted Katele to withdraw the statement and clear his name on the matter. However, the elders and the villagers decided to give each of them a hearing before making a determination and therefore, Duya was given an opportunity to formally accuse Katele for character assassination.

He took to the floor and started praising the good relationship that had been between the two of them for years. He went ahead to explain that he had never owned a goat and had no interest in keeping any. His kitchen garden had the healthiest vegetables and according to him, if he brought in the goats, all would be lost. He only kept sheep as they were not hasty, messy or destructive. Te summarised it all by asking Katele, whom he described as a brother, to withdraw that suspicion immediately.

When Katele rose to speak, everybody expected him just to apologise and stand up to and shake Duya's hand. That would put the matter to rest. However, he too started on the same note as Duya he apologised that he actually never saw his 'brother' with the lost goat. He therefore felt the issue could be left at that but the villagers could hear none of it. They insisted that Katele had to explain how and why he picked on Duya in that particular case. Branding one a thief, they reminded him, was a weighty matter and needed to be resolved. Katele felt cornered and thus started shooting questions at Duya.

"How many children do you have?" he asked.
"You know all my children by name. The case here is on the lost goat and not my children," Duya answered instantly.
"Is Mara one of your children?"
"Yes, Mara is my last born daughter," he responded.
"Does she know the difference between a goat and a sheep?" continued Katele.
"Yes, she does. Did she ask you about that?"
"Had you been feasting on mutton for some time without visiting the butcher?" "Yes but it was from one of my sheep."

By that time, Duya's lips were already trembling and he was asked to sit down. There was a period of silence and nobody knew what the next action would be taken. It was obvious, the case had suddenly come to a conclusion. The elders decided the matter would be resolved the same day and just the affected or mentioned would be allowed to attend.

26. The main purpose of the villagers meeting was to
    1. warn those who falsely accuse others.
    2. identify who had angered his neighbours.
    3. give the villagers room to air their views.
    4. make peace and create harmony.
27. Whoever had a problem with the neighbour came to the meeting because
    1. that is what was expected of them. 
    2. to ensure the culprit was punished. 
    3. no other meeting was allowed elsewhere.
    4. the punishment given to the offenders was fair.
28. The phrase......buried the hatchet..." as used in the passage means
    1. finding who the actual offender issue
    2. forgetting what the problem was.
    3. resolving the issue.
    4. giving the elders opportunity to address them.
29. Why did Duya decide to take his case before the elders?
    1. He neither owned nor had liked goats.
    2. He wanted the information to stop spreading immediately. 
    3.  It was Mowa who was supposed to report the thief.
    4. He had a problem with a number of neighbours.
30. By deciding to give each of the affected men a hearing, the elders
    1. were already aware on who was in the wrong.
    2. thought the two men could end up fighting.
    3. wanted to get the whole truth regarding the issue.
    4. knew it was the best way to spend the long afternoon hours.
31. Duya accused Katele of
    1. being jealous of his family's diet.
    2. failing to respect him as a neighbour.
    3. preparing to drag his children into a case involving adults.
    4. talking negatively about his behaviour to others.
32. When Duya started by praising their past relationship with Katele,
    1. he intended to make Katele talk positively about him too.
    2. it was because some people were ignorant of it.
    3. it was to please the elders to judge him fairly.
    4. he believed Katele had forgotten about it.
33. Had Katele done exactly what the other expected him to,
    1. Duya would have stolen another goat.
    2. the truth on the issue would have remained mysterious.
    3. the others would have disciplined him:
    4. the meeting would have ended immediately.
34.  The truth of the matter was realised as 
    1. the elders threatened to punish Duya.
    2. no one was sure of who the thief was.
    3. Duya had been feasting on a lot of meat.
    4. the villagers insisted on hearing more from Duya.
35. How did Mara's name appear in the elders' meeting?
    1. She was Duya's favourite and last born daughter.
    2. She is the one who told the father to report Duya to the elders.
    3. She is likely to have spoken to others on their change of diet.
    4. She did not actually know the difference between a goat and a sheep.
36. What do you think made Duya's lips to tremble?
    1. He had stood for too long.
    2. He remembered about the meat.
    3. He suddenly became very angry.
    4. The questions made him become uncomfortable.
37. The period of silence was caused by
    1. realisation of sad truth.
    2. confusion caused by the speakers.
    3. others having nothing to contribute on the issue.
    4. the length of the time the meeting took.
38. The elders' meeting ended
    1. as soon as Duya apologised.
    2. in a dilemma to the others.
    3. when they realised a fight could casily breakout.
    4. with a handshake from Duya and Katele.

Read the passage below and then answer questions 39 to 50
A report from the United Kingdom's communications regulator, Ofcom, confirms that children are common social media users. Some 99% of children aged 3 to 17 used the internet in 2021. YouTube was the most popular platform, with 89% of the children using it. Meanwhile, half of the children used Tik Tok, a popular site which allows users to watch and share short videos.

Most social media platforms require users to be aged 13 or older. Nonetheless, the report found that a majority of children under 13 had their own profile on at least one social media app or site. One-third of parents of children aged five to seven said their child had a profile, which rose to 60% among children aged 8 to 11.

Overcoming this age restriction is clearly not a difficult task. Children simply supply a false age when setting up their account. Meanwhile, some children have multiple accounts on the same platform-one for their parents and the other for their friends. The report also found out that roughly 16% of three and four-year olds watch videos on TikTok. This could be children being shown videos by a parent or somebody else and does not mean they have their own account. However, they are still being exposed to social media content at a very young age.

With these findings in mind, it is timely to take a look at what we knew about how social media use can affect children across different age groups. Engaging with social media can have both negative and positive effects on people, especially children. It has been established that social media use is important for emotional support, community building and self-expression among adolescents but that can also negatively impact mental health and well-beings well.

In their work, the researchers have talked to young adolescents, their parents and teachers about the challenges and online harms from social media use. The result was that the effects range from spending increasing amounts of time online, behaviour change due to anticipated judgement from peers and sensory overload to more serious emotional consequences such as the attention problems, stress and anxiety.

39. The report from the United Kingdom's regulator
    1. is yet to establish if really all children use social media.
    2. states that only children use social media.
    3. is not the first to relate children to social media use.
    4. cannot be used to determine social media users.
40. The percentage of 3 to 17 old social media users in 2021 shows that 
    1. hardly any child of that age group is ignorant of social media.
    2. no parent cares what the children watch at home.
    3. all children used the internet in 2021.
    4. children ask themselves to use social media.
41.  According to the first paragraph, it is true to say that,
    1. Tik Tok is very popular among all ages of children.
    2. sharing and watching of videos is popular in both Tik Tok and Youtube.
    3. half of the children have not yet gained access to social media.
    4. only a negligible percentage of children have not accessed YouTube.
42. Why do you think do most social media users restrict age of users?
    1. Younger children have low thinking capacity.
    2. In order to control on the abuse of social media use.
    3. The children would not understand the language used in the videos..
    4. Number of children sleep in between watching the videos.
43. How do children under the age of 13 get their profile on social media? They
    1. pretend to be their parents.
    2. ensure none of them use the sites during the day.
    3. simply reduce their age to gain approval.
    4. give inaccurate information about themselves.
44. Some children have multiple accounts on the same platform because
    1. it is easy to open many accounts.
    2. they gain access to social media for a longer time.
    3. they have some sites they use secretly.
    4. they compete against their friends.
45.  How do parents contribute to their children's access to social media?
    1. They open accounts for their children.
    2. They encourage children to watch the videos.
    3. The children use multiple accounts with their full knowledge.
    4. They allow other people to open accounts for the children.
46. Children who have access to social media
    1. can be affected either positively or negatively.
    2. grow up with negative academic problems.
    3. end up catching up faster especially at languages.
    4. easily end up influencing those who are younger.
47. Which of the following is a positive attribute of the social media on users??
    1. Knowledge of multiple account creation.
    2. Being connected to other children globally.
    3. Self-expression among adolescents.
    4. Capability of identifying various social media sites.
48. Addressing the use of social media among children should involve
    1. parents, teachers and the young adults.
    2. social media administrators and parents.
    3. teachers, young adults and the community.
    4. researchers, ade and parents.
49. Which of the following is a negative attribute of social media use?
    1. Emotional support.
    2. Community building.
    3. Improved mental health.
    4. Sensory overload.
50. The best title for this passage would be
    1. The responsibility of parents over their children.
    2. The positive and negative effect of multiple social medial accounts.
    3. How social media affects children.
    4. What researchers are doing on social media use.

COMPOSITION

You have 40 minutes to write your composition. Below is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words, making it as interesting as you can.

The spectators were already cheering as we entered the field. Our opponent team, in their bright red kits, were already taking their positions in readiness for the big match 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