Worksheet-grade 8 worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve the worksheet step by step based on the passage provided.

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Passage Summary:

The writer lives near the mountains with their family. They have two brothers and one sister. The father teaches mathematics, and the mother is a nurse at a big hospital. The brothers are smart and work hard in school. The sister is nervous but kind. The grandmother came from Italy when the writer was two years old. She is old but strong and cooks the best food. The family spends time together—going for walks, cooking, and playing board games on weekends. The writer loves their family very much.

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## A. Choose the best answer:

1 - My mother is a ...............
- 1- teacher
- 2- writer
- 3- doctor
- 4- nurse ✔
👉 *From the passage: "my mother is a nurse at a big hospital."*

✔ Answer: 4 – nurse

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2 - My house is near the....................
- 1- mountains ✔
- 2 city
- 3-Italy
- 4- river
👉 *From the passage: "I live in a house near the mountains."*

✔ Answer: 1 – mountains

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3 - How old was I when my grandmother came?
- 1- Ten years old
- 2- Two years old ✔
- 3- Just born
- 4- Three years old
👉 *From the passage: "She came from Italy when I was two years old."*

✔ Answer: 2 – Two years old

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4 - On the weekends, we.....................
- 1- cook pasta
- 2- go to a movie
- 3- play board games ✔
- 4- clean the house
👉 *From the passage: "On the weekends we all play board games together."*

✔ Answer: 3 – play board games

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5 - My sister is kind, but also..............
- 1- Nervous ✔
- 2- Strong
- 3- calm
- 4- Quiet
👉 *From the passage: "My sister is a nervous girl, but she is very kind."*

✔ Answer: 1 – Nervous

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## B. Get from the passage:

Now we need to extract information directly from the passage.

1 – A school subject
👉 Look for subjects mentioned.
"my father teaches mathematics" → mathematics
✔ Answer: mathematics

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2 – A job
👉 Jobs mentioned:
- Father: teaches mathematics → teacher
- Mother: nurse
- Grandmother: cooks (but not a formal job)
So possible answers: teacher, nurse
We can pick one. Let’s use nurse as it's clearly stated.
✔ Answer: nurse (or teacher)

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3 – The opposite of alone
👉 "alone" means being by oneself. The opposite is being with others.
In the passage: "We do lots of things together." → implies not alone
Also: "My family is very important to me."
The word together is the opposite of alone.
✔ Answer: together

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4 – The meaning of remain
Wait — “remain” is not used in the passage. But the question says:
"The meaning of remain" — but it's listed next to "clever", which might be a typo or formatting issue.

Looking at the layout:
> 4 – The meaning of remain …………………… clever ……………………

This seems like a mismatch. But let’s see if "remain" appears.

No, "remain" is not in the passage. However, there is a sentence:
“She has grown old, but she is still very strong.”
"Still" = remains

So "still" means remains.

But the question asks for the meaning of "remain". So we should give the synonym or definition.

"Remain" means to stay the same or continue to exist.
In context: "she is still very strong" → she remains strong.

So the meaning is: stay or continue to be

✔ Answer: stay / continue to be

Alternatively, since the format includes "clever" after it, perhaps it's asking for synonyms?

But more likely:
The blank is for the meaning of "remain".

✔ Answer: stay

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5 – A country
👉 From the passage: "She came from Italy..."
✔ Answer: Italy

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6 – The pronoun she refers to
👉 "She came from Italy when I was two years old."
Who is "she"? It's the grandmother.
Because earlier: "My grandmother also lives with us. She came from Italy..."

✔ Answer: grandmother

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8 – A place where sick people go to get help
👉 From the passage: "my mother is a nurse at a big hospital."
So hospital is where sick people go.

✔ Answer: hospital

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## ✔ Final Answers:

A. Choose the best answer:

1. 4 – nurse
2. 1 – mountains
3. 2 – Two years old
4. 3 – play board games
5. 1 – Nervous

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B. Get from the passage:

1. mathematics
2. nurse (or teacher)
3. together
4. stay (meaning of "remain")
5. Italy
6. grandmother
8. hospital

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