REVISION WORKSHEET – GRADE 8

Subject – English
Date – 01 November 2023
The following passage have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a
blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided.

Passage - 1 Incorrect Correct

Commonwealth golds medalist Heena Kumari a.-------_____ -----__
used to watch her uncle repairs all kinds b.------_____ -----__
Of guns in her neighbourhood and development c.-----_ ------____
a fancy for it. When she picks up shooting d.------____ -------____
In 2006, her family did not thinks that she could e.------ ------
Represent the country or win the medal, but she f.------____ ------___
proven everyone wrong with her skills. g. ------____ _------____

Passage-2 Incorrect Correct

Discipline is a structural and fundamental unit a------_____ -----______
of a success person. It is essential for us at home, b------_______ -----_______
for soldiers on the battlefield, for students at school, for c-----________ ---________
players in the playground. A team of experience players d-----________ -----_______
can also lose a match because to indiscipline in the team. e----- ------
Every tough battle can be win by a disciplined army. f-----________ ---________

correct
Passage 3 incorrect

An living creatures not alone human e.g. alone only

beings but plants and animals also wants (a) ………… …………

freedom. They want to live the tree life. (b) ………… …………

But the animals in the zoos is captured (c) ………… …………

and put into cage for our (d) ………… …………

entertainment. Animals and birds who (e) ………… …………

are captured, are train in the circuses. (f) ………… …………

If they can talk, they would make (g) ………… …………

us feel guilt and regretful of our actions (h) ………… ------------

Passage 4 Incorrect Correct

The El Nino weather effect has had a damaged

impact e.g. damaged damaging

marine life throughout Asia. In some Asian

waters (a) …………… ……………

which have play host to large number of sea

horses, (b) …………… ……………

the factor of red tides have killed huge quantities (c) …………… ……………

of fish and another marine life by depriving them

Of oxygen. (d) …………… ……………

The red tides are so called because tiny are

compose of (e) …………… ……………

vast amount of dead algae which float on the

surface and (f) …………… ……………

forming a reddish hue. Recent red tides near

Hong Kong virtualIy wiped out (g) …………… ……………

the local mark of fish on weeks. (h) …………… ……………

Passage 5 Incorrect Correct

The people of Rome were dividing (a) …………… ……………

into two classes, the Patricians and

the Pleibians . The Patricians was the (b) …………… ……………

noble People. They own most of the land. (c) …………… ……………

They govern the state and they (d) …………… ……………

lead the soldiers to battle .The (e) …………… ……………

The Pleibians forms the rank and file of (f) …………… ……………

the army and though they endures all (g) …………… ……………

the hardships of war, they do not (h) …………… ……………

reap any advantage.

Passage 6 Incorrect Correct

Weaken by his wounds and the long summer e.g. Weaken Weakened

day from fasting and watching on the roof, (a) …………. ………….

he feel sick at the sight of the body of his (b) …………. ………….

enemy. He was fill with regret and remorse. War, (c) …………. ………….

he thought, was unhumane. (d) …………. ………….

Passage 7 Incorrect Correct

A mother sheep know the difference between e.g. know knows

her lamb and another. Never matter how many (a) ………… …………

lambs their are in the flock, she will always (b) ………… …………

pick on her own as of their specific odour. This (c) ………… …………

is a good example for motherly instinct. (d) ………… …………

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