UNIT 11 : SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

GRADE 8

Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. television

B. elephant

C. section

D. Swedish

2. A. threaten

B. seat

C. thread

D. bread

Question II. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D:

1. If you were the president, what … you do to help the environment?

A. will

B. did

C. would

D. do

2.The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by … their noses.

A. touching

B. punching

C. blowing

D. rubbing

3. The village’s drinking water … with poisonous chemicals since the factory came into operation.

A. contaminates

B. is contaminated C. has contaminated

D. has been contaminated

4. When the policeman came to the scene, the driver of the car …

A. have left

B. had left

C. leaves

D. was left

5. All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with … accommodation.

A. short

B. temporary

C. present

D. instant

6. I believe that our new manager has the … to work well in this business environment.

A. inflexible

B. flexibly C. flexibility D. flexible

7. If the factory … dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.

A. continues

B. continued

C. will continue

D. continue

8. You will recognize Jenny when you see her. She … a red hat.

A. wears

B. is wearing

C. will wear

D. will be wearing

Question III. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.

1.NSW is the ……… of New South Wales, the most populous state in Australia. (abbreviate)

2. Do you know that the telephone, the television, and penicillin are Scottish ……… ? (invent)

IV. Read the passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word.

Telepathy: Mind to Mind Communication

The (1) …………… “telepathy” has been derived from the words “tele” meaning “distance” and

“pathy” meaning “feeling”. So telepathy actually means getting feelings through a distance. Telepathy

is the communication (2) …………. two minds, separated over a distance, without the (3) ……………

of the five known senses. At some point of time or the other, we all have experienced telepathy. Maybe

you were thinking of someone you haven’t talked to for months and you suddenly get a call from them.

Or (4) ………….. two people are together, they might say the same thing at the same time. These are

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