PASCAL PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOL

WEEKEND SHEET  WEEK 35 – GRADE 8

Unit 12 : LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
FULL NAME: __________________Thái
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CLASS:
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Language focus:
- Vocabulary: Life on Earth and other planets
Stress in words ending in –ful and –less
- Grammar: May and might review
Reported speech: questions
I. Add ful or less to these words to make an adjective (some words can use either suffix).
Then mark the stressed syllables.
1. sound sound less 11. wonder wonderful
2. harm harmful 12. weight weightless
3. hope hopeful 13. speech speechless
4. thought thoughful 14. power powerful
5. help helpless 15. breath breathless
6. colour colourful 16. peace peaceful
7. water waterful 17. home homeless
8. forget forgetful 18. beauty beautiful
9. care careful 19. success successful
10. delight delightless 20. emotion emotionless
II. Match the planets with their descriptions.
1. Mercury a. It is nicknamed “The Red Planet” because of the rust on its surface.
2. Venus b. It is often called “The Water
3. Earth c. It has a rocky surface. It is the smallest in our solar System and the
closest to the sun.
4. Mars d. It is the largest planet in our solar System and the fifth planet from the
sun. It is composed of mostly gas and has a great red spot.
5. Jupiter e. It is the coldest planet in our solar System and is the seventh planet
from the Sun. It is a giant gas planet and it rotates on its side.
6. Saturn f. It is the hottest planet in our solar system and is the closest planet to
Earth in size.
7. Uranus g. It has a cold surface, is blue in color from the gas in its atmosphere and
is the furthest from the sun.
8. Neptune h. It is the second largest planet and is known best for its rings made of
 ice and rock chunks.
;1- c ; 2- b ; 3- f ; 4- a ; 5- d ; 6- h ; 7- g ; 8- e ;
III. Rewrite each sentence as reported speech with tense and time and place expression
changes.
1. ‘I was here three months ago,’ Tim said.
Tim said that he has been here three month ago.
2. ‘When does the next train leave?’ He wanted to know.
He asked when the train leave.
3. ‘Are you meeting Judy at four o’clock today?’ She asked me.
She asked me if I was meeting Judy at four o’clock today.
4. ‘I’ve already seen this exhibition,’ Jane told me.
Jane told me that she had already seen this exhibition.
5. ‘Who did you meet at the party last night?’ My mother asked.
My mother asked who I had met at the party last night.
6. ‘We are having dinner now, so I can only talk for a minute,’ Miki said.
Miki said that we were having dinner now, so she can only talk for a minute.
7. ‘May I use your phone?’ I asked Peter.
I asked Peter may I used his phone.
8. ‘Public spending will be increased next year” the Prime Minister announced.
The Prime Minister announced that Public spending would increased the following year.
9. ‘My father drinks a cup of coffee every morning before going to work.’ Peter said.
Peter said that his father drank a cup of coffee every morning before going to work.
10. ‘How long have you lived here?’ Cheryl asked the old woman.
Cheryl asked how long she had live here.

IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. John Young, NASA most experienced astronaut, flown into space six times. (experience)
2. The high concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere makes it poisonous to humans.
(poison)
3. Astronomers have just discovered a giant, Jupiter-like planet. (astronomy)
4. The planet Mars has been exploded remotely by spacecraft. (exploration)
5. Saturn’s moon Rhea may have a breathable atmosphere that is very similar to Earth’s.
(breathe)
6. The term UFO stands for “unidentified flying object”. (identify)
7. A martian is a native inhabitant of the planet Mars. (Mars)
8. How can someone fight hunger, alone, and radiation on Mars? (lonely)
9. That film about aliens might appropriately be classified a horror film. (appropriate)
10. What accommodation could you propose for humans to live in a City on the moon?
(accommodate)
V. Complete the passage with the words from the box.
surface survive frozen universe explore missions down might

As we explore the (1) universe we naturally ask, “Is there life on other planets?”
In 1976, NASA’s twin Viking landers touched (2) down on Mars in an attempt to answer a
weighty question: Is there life on the Red Planet? Since then, NASA and other space agencies
have sent many more (3) missions to Mars. However; the answer so far is, “We don’t know,
but we’ll keep searching.” All life on Earth needs liquid water to (4) survive. Since spacecraft
haven’t found any liquid water on Mars’ (5) surface, scientists think that there is no life there.
But what about below the surface? Spacecraft have discovered (6) frozen water in Mars’ polar
ice caps and in clouds of ice crystals. This means that there (7) might be liquid water below
the surface where it’s warmer. NASA plans to continue to (8) explore Mars every two years. In
future missions, we’ll explore below the surface and search for liquid water - and life!

VI. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. American scientists have drawn plans for an extension to the ISS.
Plans for an extension to the ISS has been drawn by American scientists.
2. “Can NASA prove that there is life on a moon of Jupiter?”
He asked could NASA prove that there is life on a moon of Jupiter.
3. The student wanted to know how long it took to get to red planet.
The student asked “how long does it takes to get to the red planet.
4. Paul left the office before Sarah arrived there.
When Sarah arrived, Paul has left.
5. The heavy snow made it impossible for the plane to take off on time.
The plane was prevented because of the heavy snow.
6. “What time did you get home last night?”
My parents asked what time I got home last night.
7. It’s possible that Lucy isn’t at home now.
Lucy might isn’t at home now.
8. NASA stopped sending humans to the moon in 1972.
NASA hasn’t sent humans to the moon since 1972.
9. “We are meeting Tony at 8 o’clock tonight.”
She said that they were meeting Tony at 8 o’clock tonight.
10. Sam told me that he was very tired then because he had been working hard for 12 hours.
Sam said to me, “I’m very tired because I have been working hard for 12 hours”