Class 8 CBSE English Grammar Exam
Maximum Marks: 100
Time: 3 Hours
Section A: Tenses (10 Marks)
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb given in brackets: (5 Marks)
a) By next week, she ______ (complete) her assignment.
b) They ______ (play) when it started to rain.
c) He ______ (study) for three hours now.
d) She ______ (write) a book last year.
e) If you ______ (work) hard, you will succeed.
Section B: Direct and Indirect Speech (10 Marks)
2. Convert the following sentences into indirect speech: (5 Marks)
a) She said, 'I am reading a book.'
b) The teacher asked, 'Have you completed your homework?'
c) He said, 'I will visit my grandmother tomorrow.'
d) She said, 'Where are you going?'
e) He asked, 'Why were you late?'
3. Convert the following sentences into direct speech: (5 Marks)
a) He said that he was very happy.
b) The teacher asked me why I was late.
c) She told me that she would help me.
d) He said that he had finished his work.
e) She asked if I had seen her book.
Section C: Active and Passive Voice (10 Marks)
4. Convert the following sentences into passive voice: (5 Marks)
a) They completed the project on time.
b) She is writing an essay.
c) Did they invite you to the party?
Maximum Marks: 100
Time: 3 Hours
Section A: Tenses (10 Marks)
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb given in brackets: (5 Marks)
a) By next week, she ______ (complete) her assignment.
b) They ______ (play) when it started to rain.
c) He ______ (study) for three hours now.
d) She ______ (write) a book last year.
e) If you ______ (work) hard, you will succeed.
Section B: Direct and Indirect Speech (10 Marks)
2. Convert the following sentences into indirect speech: (5 Marks)
a) She said, 'I am reading a book.'
b) The teacher asked, 'Have you completed your homework?'
c) He said, 'I will visit my grandmother tomorrow.'
d) She said, 'Where are you going?'
e) He asked, 'Why were you late?'
3. Convert the following sentences into direct speech: (5 Marks)
a) He said that he was very happy.
b) The teacher asked me why I was late.
c) She told me that she would help me.
d) He said that he had finished his work.
e) She asked if I had seen her book.
Section C: Active and Passive Voice (10 Marks)
4. Convert the following sentences into passive voice: (5 Marks)
a) They completed the project on time.
b) She is writing an essay.
c) Did they invite you to the party?
