grade 8,quiz - ESL worksheet by sorgu - Free Printable

Let's solve each question in the quiz step by step and explain the correct answers.

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A) FIND THE CORRECT ANSWERS

1. ________ he was getting off the bus, he fell down.

- a) when
- b) while
- c) what
- d) who

✔ Correct answer: b) while
Explanation: "While" is used for actions happening at the same time. Here, the falling happened during the process of getting off the bus. "When" could also be acceptable in some contexts, but "while" better emphasizes the ongoing action.

> ✔ Answer: b) while

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2. ________ I was writing the report, John was working on his project.

- a) who
- b) what
- c) while
- d) when

✔ Correct answer: c) while
Explanation: "While" connects two continuous actions happening simultaneously. Both "writing" and "working" are ongoing past actions.

> ✔ Answer: c) while

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3. ________ I saw her, she was talking to her son.

- a) what
- b) who
- c) when
- d) while

✔ Correct answer: c) when
Explanation: "When" introduces a point in time (the moment of seeing), and the action (talking) was already in progress. "While" would require an ongoing action on both sides, but here "I saw her" is a short event.

> ✔ Answer: c) when

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4. They were playing football ________ it started to rain.

- a) while
- b) when
- c) who
- d) what

✔ Correct answer: b) when
Explanation: "When" is used to introduce a sudden or brief event (rain starting). The main clause uses past continuous ("were playing"), which is common with "when" for interruptions.

> ✔ Answer: b) when

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5. She was cooking the dinner ________ the door bell rang.

- a) when
- b) while
- c) what
- d) who

✔ Correct answer: a) when
Explanation: Similar to #4 — the ringing is a sudden event interrupting the ongoing action. "When" fits best here.

> ✔ Answer: a) when

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6. While he ________ the bus, he ________.

- a) was getting off / fall down
- b) are getting / fell down
- c) was getting / fell down
- d) got off / was falling down

✔ Correct answer: c) was getting / fell down
Explanation: "While" requires a continuous tense. So "was getting off" is correct. The second verb should be simple past because it's a completed action: "fell down". Option c matches both tenses correctly.

> ✔ Answer: c) was getting / fell down

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7. I ________ in a factory at that time.

- a) am working
- b) works
- c) worked
- d) was working

✔ Correct answer: d) was working
Explanation: "At that time" refers to a specific moment in the past. So we need past continuous: "was working".

> ✔ Answer: d) was working

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8. She ________ the house at the moment.

- a) cleans
- b) is cleaning
- c) was cleaning
- d) cleaned

✔ Correct answer: b) is cleaning
Explanation: "At the moment" indicates present time → present continuous tense.

> ✔ Answer: b) is cleaning

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9. My sister ________ her homework from 10 o'clock to 12 o'clock.

- a) did
- b) is doing
- c) was doing
- d) were doing

✔ Correct answer: c) was doing
Explanation: Time period in the past (from 10 to 12) suggests a continuous past action → past continuous.

> ✔ Answer: c) was doing

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10. I ________ breakfast at 8 o'clock yesterday.

- a) was having
- b) is having
- c) had
- d) has

✔ Correct answer: a) was having
Explanation: Specific time in the past ("at 8 o'clock yesterday") + ongoing action → past continuous.

> ✔ Answer: a) was having

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11. Ahmet ________ the car yesterday.

- a) is washing
- b) was washing
- c) washed
- d) washes

✔ Correct answer: c) washed
Explanation: "Yesterday" is a clear past time marker. Simple past is sufficient unless the action is ongoing. No indication of ongoing action, so use simple past.

> ✔ Answer: c) washed

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12. Ali and Ayşe ________ tennis every weekend.

- a) plays
- b) play
- c) was playing
- d) were playing

✔ Correct answer: b) play
Explanation: "Every weekend" = habitual action → present simple. Subject is plural ("Ali and Ayşe"), so use "play".

> ✔ Answer: b) play

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13. We ________ go to Antalya next week.

- a) will go
- b) are going to
- c) is going to
- d) were going to

✔ Correct answer: b) are going to
Explanation: Future plans with definite arrangements → "are going to". "Will go" is possible but less certain. "Is going to" is incorrect due to subject number. "Were going to" is past.

> ✔ Answer: b) are going to

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14. ________ you watch the film yesterday night?

- a) Does
- b) Did
- c) When
- d) while

✔ Correct answer: b) Did
Explanation: Past tense question about a completed action → auxiliary "Did". "Does" is present; "When" asks for time; "while" doesn't make sense here.

> ✔ Answer: b) Did

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15. ________ they playing football now?

- a) what
- b) when
- c) Are
- d) Were

✔ Correct answer: c) Are
Explanation: Present continuous: "Are they playing...?" "Now" indicates present time.

> ✔ Answer: c) Are

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16. ________ they playing football when the rain started.

- a) Were
- b) Are
- c) Does
- d) Was

✔ Correct answer: a) Were
Explanation: Past continuous for an action in progress when another event occurred. "They" → plural → "Were".

> ✔ Answer: a) Were

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17. There were ________ many questions to answer but I only did five.

- a) too
- b) enough
- c) two
- d) while

✔ Correct answer: a) too
Explanation: "Too many" means more than desired or manageable. "Enough" would mean sufficient, which contradicts "I only did five". "Two" and "while" don’t fit grammatically.

> ✔ Answer: a) too

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## ✔ Final Answers:

| Q# | Answer |
|----|--------|
| 1 | b) while |
| 2 | c) while |
| 3 | c) when |
| 4 | b) when |
| 5 | a) when |
| 6 | c) was getting / fell down |
| 7 | d) was working |
| 8 | b) is cleaning |
| 9 | c) was doing |
| 10 | a) was having |
| 11 | c) washed |
| 12 | b) play |
| 13 | b) are going to |
| 14 | b) Did |
| 15 | c) Are |
| 16 | a) Were |
| 17 | a) too |

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