G8 English Revision AK-T3

Term 3 - Revision Worksheet
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Grade: 8 Section: Subject: English
I-Grammar:
Practice: Read the following sentences and state whether they are simple, complex or compound.
1. I heard the sea when I walked onto the balcony. COMPLEX

2. The horses paced in the paddock, and the mules brayed and stamped. COMPOUND
3. Erica told Theresa the story. SIMPLE
4. If Virginia does not arrive soon, they will leave without her. COMPLEX
5. Many French immigrants journeyed to New Orleans; others sailed to Montreal. COMPOUND
6. Rose will inform the store manager. SIMPLE
7. Evelyn finished early because Shirley helped her. COMPLEX
8. Patricia left yesterday, but she plans to return by Friday. COMPOUND
B-Identify each underlined phrases as a gerund, a participial or an infinitive and then write in the
given blanks provided.
1. Camilla failed to receive the package. INF.
2. Fishing provides hours of enjoyment for Frank. GER.
3. Enduring nature’s harshness together, the campers felt kinship with the animals. PART.
4. I love to feel the spring breezes in the morning. INF.
5. Cave exploring is an adventure. GER.
6. Surviving an Alaskan winter takes special precautions. GER.
7. Traveling over rugged terrain, many early settlers envisioned a better future. PART.
8. The dog, barking furiously, woke my family. PART.
9. I showed her the best way to make a Yorkshire pudding. INF.
10. Surviving an Alaskan winter takes special precautions. GER.
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II-Reading
Read Text A, Space travel, and then answer Questions 1(a)-(e) on this question
paper.
Question 1
(a)Give two examples of the ways in which the Sun and Moon have been viewed, according to
paragraph 2.
• gods
• places some dream of visiting
(b) Using your own words, explain what the text means by:
(i) ‘reflect humorously’ (lines 8–9):
• consider / cast light (on) / mirror / think carefully about / looking back (on) / compare /
comment on
• amusingly / jokingly / in a funny way / mocking
(ii) ‘Improbable narratives’ (line 9):

• unlikely / not likely to happen
• stories / tales
(c] Re-read paragraph 4 (‘Despite fictional excitement ……………. a flight of fancy.’).

Give two reasons why space travel became more likely in the twentieth century.
• people wanted to know the truth
• advancing technology / technology was improving / technology was catching up with literary
imagination
(d) Re-read paragraphs 5 and 6 (‘However, since …………. government cash.’).

(i) Identify two reasons why probes have been an advantage to space exploration.
• can go past the planets of the solar system / can travel into deep(est) space
• no need for (risk to) human(s) / robotic
• exploring where humans might go next
• cheaper (alternative to sending humans)
[2] (ii) Explain why humans have not so far been to Mars.
• offputtingly costly / governments do not want to pay for it / too
• expensive / would cost billions of dollars / very expensive
• humans would have to spend a long time in space (8 months and maybe more)
• safety concerns / safety issues / too dangerous / risk to life.
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(e) Re-read paragraph 7 (‘Whether by public …….. twenty-first century.’). Using your own words,
explain why there is a good chance that humans will land on Mars in the twenty-first century.
• people want first-hand experience (of life on Mars) / the will is there to visit Mars
• private and / or public funding (available)
• overcame the moon challenge / went to Moon in twentieth Century / already been to the Moon
• seen as the challenge of the twenty-first century / sense of history being created
Answers which are entirely in the words of the text is not credited.
Read Text B, The human swan, and then answer Question 1(f) on this question paper.
Question 1
(f) Read the Text B, and then List the challenges that Sacha Dench experienced during her journey.
• Any of the possible responses
1.length of the journey (7000 km)

2. trying to think like a swan
3. really cold / no heating on the paramotor
4. unstable vehicle / flimsy paramotor
5 . challenging attitudes towards swans / children taught to shoot birds at a young age / ignorance about
swans
6 . had to avoid disturbing other migratory birds / potential collision (with birds)
7. time in hospital / injury during take-off
8. losing tagged swan / swan died
9. foul weather / bad weather
10. becoming too attached to the swans
11. flying low (over Taiga forest) / (no) safe landing spots (in Taiga)
12 . crossing English Channel / missing home
(g) Now use your notes to write a summary of what Passage B tells you about the challenges that
Sacha Dench experienced during her journey.
• Your summary should include all of the points in Question 1 (f) .
• You must use continuous writing (not note form) and use your own words as far as possible.
• Your summary should not be more than 120 words.
Your response must be expressed clearly, fluently and mostly with concision.
• It is well organised.
• The response is in your own words (where appropriate), using a range of well-chosen vocabulary which
clarifies meaning.
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Read Text C, An incredible journey, and then answer Questions 2(a) on this question paper.
Question 2
(a) Identify a word or phrase from the text which suggests the same idea as the words underlined:
(i) Max and Helmuth had great hopes for their journey.
• (full of) high expectation(s) (lines 1/2)
(ii) The sun was very hot and strong.

• (The May sun) blazed fiercely (line 19)
•
(iii) The radiator overheated and made a high-pitched noise.
• (The radiator) boiled and whistled (line 26)
(iv) Max and Helmuth were buried in deep and unhappy thoughts.
• (We sat there for a long time) brooding (line 29) / (We were both) depressed (line 30)
III-Writing
Notes on task
Select ideas from the text (see below) and develop them relevantly, supporting what they write with
details from the text. Look for an appropriate register for the genre, and a clear and balanced
response which covers the three areas of the question, is well sequenced, and is in your own words.
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Annotate A1 for references to the most enjoyable parts of Helmuth’s journey so far and why they were
enjoyable.
Annotate A2 for references to the challenges Helmuth and Max faced and how they overcame these
challenges.
Annotate A3 for references to the problems Helmuth foresees for the rest of the trip and how he/they might
have been better prepared for them.
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Term 3 - Revision Worksheet

1. I heard the sea when I walked onto the balcony. COMPLEX

1. Camilla failed to receive the package. INF.

2. Fishing provides hours of enjoyment for Frank. GER.

4. I love to feel the spring breezes in the morning. INF.

5. Cave exploring is an adventure. GER.

6. Surviving an Alaskan winter takes special precautions. GER.

8. The dog, barking furiously, woke my family. PART.

9. I showed her the best way to make a Yorkshire pudding. INF.

10. Surviving an Alaskan winter takes special precautions. GER.

(ii) ‘Improbable narratives’ (line 9):

(c] Re-read paragraph 4 (‘Despite fictional excitement ……………. a flight of fancy.’).

(d) Re-read paragraphs 5 and 6 (‘However, since …………. government cash.’).

• Any of the possible responses

1.length of the journey (7000 km)

(ii) The sun was very hot and strong.

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