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KOLFE KERANIYO SUB CITY EDUCATION OFFICE GRADE 8

ENGLISHLANGUAGE MODEL EXAMINITIONS IN 2016E.C (2024)
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 60 TIME ALLOWED: 1:00 HOUR

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

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PART ONE: READING

Ethiopian Endemic Animal, Bale Monkey

The Bale monkey also known as the Bale mountains grivet, Bale mountains vervet, and Djam-djam, is
endemic to the highlands of Ethiopia and found east of the Rift Valley in the Bale Mountains and
Sidamo Highlands. It is one of six species in the genus Chlorocebus, but it is unique among them in
having a very restricted distribution and specialized habitat.

Bale monkeys living in bamboo forests are primarily arboreal, spending most of their time in the trees
and only rarely descending to the ground. However, populations living in forest fragments, where much
of the bamboo has been eradicated, spend more time traveling and foraging on the ground.

There is some sexual dimorphism in this species; males weigh up to 6.4 kg while females weigh up to
4.9 kg. Combined head and body length measures about 42–60 cm for males and 30–50 cm for females.
The Bale monkey’s tail is distinctly shorter than the closely related grivet or vervet monkey at around
46–76 cm in males, and 41–66 cm in females. Since they are less studied than other primates, the
average lifespan of this species in not known, although similar species can live to be around 25 years
old. However very little is known about reproduction in the Bale monkey, infants are generally weaned
by about 6 months of age and usually reach sexual maturity at around 4–5 years of age.

The Bale monkey has greyish-brown coat, with some yellow and red tones, particularly on the top of
the head. This pelage turns white on the underside of their torso, arms, and legs. Their dark faces are
framed on either side by fluffy white whiskers, giving them the impression of having a white beard and
moustache. Their hands, feet, and ears are all a blackish-brown. Having these let them look quite
similar to their close relatives, the vervet monkey and grivet, but can be distinguished by their shorter
tail, shorter facial whiskers, and barely visible white brow.

As well as living in a specialized habitat, Bale monkeys also have a highly specialized diet. The
majority of the Bale monkey’s diet comes from just one plant: bamboo. The young leaves of bamboo
account for over 75% of the food consumed by Bale monkeys. The rest of their diet generally consists
of plant matter from just a handful of other species, although they do sometimes eat small animals. Bale
monkeys spend the majority of their time feeding and moving, and only a relatively small amount of
time resting or engaging in social activities. In the wet season, they spend more time feeding than
during the dry season. They are a diurnal species, sleeping during the day, and traveling approximately
0.62 miles (1 km) each day. Unfortunately, at several human-dominated sites, Bale monkeys have lost
much of their natural diet of bamboo through deforestation. To supplement their diet, they engage in
crop-feeding; Bale monkeys have been known to feed on barley, other cereals, vegetables, and fruit that
are grown by local farmers. This results human-wildlife conflict that has led to the hunting and trapping
of these monkeys by farmers. (Adapted from Wikipedia)

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Section One: Comprehension and Reference
Instruction: Read the above passage carefully and choose the correct for the following
questions from the given alternatives
1. What is the other name of Bale monkey?
A. Bale mountain goat C. Bale mountain vervet
B. Bale mountain ape D. North Rift Valley Djam-djam
2. According to paragraph 1, why are Bale monkeys unique from others Chlorocebus genus?
A. They have restricted distribution and specialized habitat.
B. They are only the species of Chlorocebus genus.
C. They are only animals which live in bamboo forests.
D. They aren’t the species of Chlorocebus genus.
3. Which one of the followings is TRUE about paragraph 3?
A. Female Bale monkeys are more weighed than males.
B. Male Bale monkeys are taller than males.
C. Male Bale monkeys are less weighed than females.
D. Female Bale monkeys are taller than males.
4. According to paragraph 4, which one of the followings doesn’t describe the physical appearance
of these animals?
A. They have greenish-brown coat. C. they have blackish-brown hands, feet, and ears.
B. They have greyish-brown coat. D. They have yellow and red tones.
5. The majority of Bale mountain comes from,
A. young leaves barley C. young leaves bamboo
B. fruits D. cereals
6. Why are these monkeys hunted and trapped by farmers? Because they,
A. attack and kill people of the area C. feed on crops that are grown by local farmers.
B. are wanted in local market. D. are required for their furs and skins
7. What does ‘their’ in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Bamboo forests C. Bale monkeys
B. Highlands of Ethiopia D. Bale farmers
8. What does ‘these’ in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Bale monkeys C. Bale monkeys’ specialized diet
B. farmers’ barley, vegetables, and fruits D. Monkeys’ blackish-brown hands, feet, and ears
9. What does ‘consumed’ in (paragraph 5 line 2) mean?
A. provided C. distributed
B. prepared D. eaten up
10. What does endemic in (paragraph 1 line 2) mean?
A. particular to the place C. pandemic

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B. widespread D. found everywhere
Section Two: Sentence Comprehension
Instruction: For questions 11 and 12 choose the alternatives that are similar or nearly similar to
the original one.
11. I prefer drinking milk to eating cake.
A. I prefer drinking milk and eating cake. C. I prefer drinking milk, not eating cake
B. I don’t prefer drinking milk and eating cake. D. I prefer eating cake, not drinking milk.
12. A cupboard is too heavy to lift up.
A. It is difficult to lift up a cupboard. C. It is very simple to displace a cupboard.
B. You can easily move a cupboard everywhere. D. Anyone can carry the cupboard.
PART TWO: VOCABULARY
Section One: Substitution
Instruction One: For the questions 13-17, choose the most similar meaning of the bold and
underlined words in the following sentences.
13. Rural non-farm activities are very essential for generating income.
A. tiresome C. vital
B. unnecessary D. disadvantageous

14. The Ethiopian calendar regulates the ceremonial cycle of national holidays.
A. ignores C. discriminates
B. isolates D. controls
15. Minilik’s Bushbucks are forest living animals inhabiting dense bush.
A. escaping C. migrating
B. dwelling D. constructing
16. Cows are raised by farmers for they provide milk and milk products.
A. prohibit C. protect
B. give D. disallow
17. Road traffic accidents are serious, but neglected health problems in Ethiopia.
A. ignored C. different
B. difficult D. cleared
18. I concentrate on my lesson and learning.
A. read C. clean
B. entertain D. focus
19. Corona virus causes devastating effect on the economy of Ethiopia.
A. destroying C. supporting
B. causing D. increasing
Section Two: Sentence Completion

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Instruction: For questions 20-26, choose the best word that completes the following sentences
from the given alternatives.
20. My father is ____________ person; he does everything in concentration.
A. careful C. reluctant
B. forgetful D. absent minded
21. Hyenas are ___________ animals which mostly move during the night.
A. day active C. day loving
B. nocturnal D. diurnal
22. The number of Ethiopian wolves becomes _______ because of indiscriminate shooting by hunters.
A. exceeding C. reducing
B. maximizing D. increasing
23. Driving after drinking much alcohol is _________ to _________ traffic accident.
A. forbidden/ encourage C. allowed/protect
B. prohibited/prevent D. appreciated/ promote
24. Abel has ______ behaviour in his family. He is cool and calm while his siblings are naughty and
undisciplined.
A. distinct C. identical
B. alike D. similar
25. The people of the area cut lot of trees per day. This leads to __________
A. afforestation C. deforestation
B. replanting D. rainfall
26. _____________ is the preservation threatened wildlife habitats.
A. Conservation C. Extinction
B. Disappearance D. Murdering

PART THREE: GRAMMAR

Instruction: Choose the correct answer for the questions 27-48 from the given alternative based of
grammatical usage.
27. The letter ________ to Tesfaye by his brother every Sunday.
A. is send C. is sent
B. are send D. are sent
28. What is the passive form of “They sometimes seek him to entertain them.”?
A. They are sometimes sought by him to entertain them.
B. They are sometimes seek by him to entertain them.
C. He is sometimes seek by them to entertain them.
D. He is sometimes sought by them to entertain them.

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29. Obse is _____________ Kidist because it is difficult to distinguish their difference.
A. more gorgeous C. not as gorgeous as
B. as gorgeous as D. the most gorgeous
30. Right now, the experiments______________ by scientists.
A. are being investigated C. are investigating
B. are investigated D. are being investigating
31. What is the active form of “Vegetables are bought by her every day.”?
A. She buy vegetables every day. C. Vegetables buy by her every day.
B. She buys vegetables every day. D. Vegetables buy her every day.
32. Which one of the following sentences is ODD based on it voice?
A. We learn about simple present passive.
B. Our teacher teaches us about simple present tense passive.
C. We are taught about simple present passive.
D. We are learning about simple present passive.
33. Walia Ibex has ____________ horns than mountain Nyala.
A. large C. the largest
B. larger D. as large as
34. You _______ to pay tax if you own car.
A. should C. can
B. must D. have
35. The food in that restaurant was the ……………. I had ever eaten.
A. worst C. worse
B. better D. good
36. The more confident you are the __________________ person you become.
A. convincinger C. more convincing
B. convincing D. convincingest
37. What is the comparative form of ‘ill'?
A. iller C. more ill
B. worst D. worse
38. She makes cakes every Sunday. The passive form is --------------.
A. Every Sunday cakes made by her. C. Cakes make her every Sunday.
B. Cakes were made by her every Sunday. D. Cakes are made by her every sun day.

39. I found this year great Ethiopian run -----------------last years.

A. as interested as C. more interesting than
B. interestinger D. most interesting of
40. If there __________ a fire, the alarm will ring.

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A. is C. will be
B. was D. would be
41. He always _____________ his home work in the evening.
A. doesn’t do C. don’t do
B. doesn’t does D. don’t does
42. They ___________ only few fish last night for the weather not conducive.
A. caught C. catches
B. catch D. catched
43. What is the interrogative form of ‘Solan celebrated his birthday last week.’
A. Does Solan celebrate his birthday last week? C. Do Solan celebrated his birthday last week?
B. Did Solan celebrated his birthday last week? D. Did Solan celebrate his birthday last week?
44. While Ahmed ______________ the dining room, he saw a rat under the table.
A. cleaning C. is cleaning
B. cleans D. was cleaning
45. He ______________ his phone. He is finding it yet.
A. was lost C. has lost
B. is lost D. has been lost
46. When you ride a motorbike you__________ wear helmet.
A. should C. must
B. have D. may
47. Ras Dashen is___________ mountain in Ethiopia.
A. the higher C. higher
B. the highest D. high
48. If she__________ on time, she will ________in the class.
A. come/get C. could/got
B. comes/get D. coming/get
PART FOUR: COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS
Instruction: For questions 44-49 choose the best answer which completes each conversation from
the given alternatives.
49. Gadisa: I would like to thank you for your being volunteer in this interview.
Daniel: ____________________________________________
A. I usually like volunteerism work. C. Thank you for giving this chance.
B. I come from charity organization. D. I am the member of volunteer organization.
50. Adane: Would you mind if I tell you something?
Surafel: ______________________________; please go ahead.
A. Yes, I do mind C. Yes of course
B. No, would mind D. No, I don’t mind

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51. Abera: I can’t cope with the life in the countryside so it is bad place; do you agree?
Balay: ___________________________________ for me, it so conducive place.
A. Yes, I strongly agree C. No, I strongly disagree
B. No, I don’t have different idea D. Yes, you are quite right
52. Ayele: The traffic light turns to red what shall I do?
Samuel: You ____________ stop driving otherwise you are punished.
A. should C. can
B. must D. ought to
53. Stranger: Excuse me, can you show me the way to Bethel hospital?
Woman: ________________________, go straight then turn to your left.
A. Why not! C. Sorry, I am strange to
B. Yes, Bethel hospital gives good service. D. Sorry, you are suspicious
54. Driver: If you were a farmer, what would you produce?
Farmer: ___________________________cash crops.
A. I will produce C. I would have produced
B. I would produce D. I can produce
PART FIVE: WRITING
Instruction: For questions 55-56, reorganize the jumbled words choose the correct meaningful
sentence.
55. Was/cheetah/fast/The/animal/running
A. The animal running was cheetah fast. C. Cheetah was the fast running animal.
B. The fast was cheetah running animal. D. Cheetah animal was fast the running.
56. To be/like/a/you/doctor/do
A. You to be a doctor like you? C. Do you be a doctor to like?
B. A doctor you to like be? D. Do you like to be a doctor?
Instruction: For questions 57, read following the jumbled sentences choose the correct order to
make a coherent paragraph.
57. a. He was a popular physicist.
b. He invented law relativity
c. Albert Einstein was born in Germany.
d. He won Nobel Prize for his invention.
A. c, d, a, b C. c, a, b, d
B. a, c, b, d D. a, d, c, b

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Section Two: Letter Writing
Instruction: Look at the following letter and choose the correct answer for the following
questions 58-60

P.O.Box 333
A Addis Ababa,

B October 15,2023
C Dear Melon,

I am having a birthday party on Sunday, October 19. It will begin at two o’clock. It will
be at my house. I hope you can come.

D Your friend,
Meron

58. The type of this letter is _______________________

A. business letter C. official letter
B. personal letter D. job application letter
59. Letter D stands for,
A. Sender’s address C. body
B. complimentary closure D. the date
60. Letter C stands for,
A. Salutation C. Body
B. heading D. signature

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