English Grammar Practice Test for Grade 8

English Grammar Practice Test | Grade 8 (20 MCQs with Answers)

English Grammar Practice Test for Grade 8 with Answers. 20 MCQs with clear answers and explanations for middle school students.

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English Grammar Quiz with Answers and Explanations

This English Grammar Practice Test for Grade 8 includes 20 multiple choice questions with answers and detailed explanations. It helps students improve grammar skills and exam confidence.

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#1. You ____ smoke inside the hospital.

may

must not

must

should

Explanation: “Must not” is used to show prohibition.

#2. He speaks English ____ than me.

most fluent

fluent

more fluent

fluently

Explanation: “More fluent” is the correct comparative form.

#3. We ____ lunch when the bell rang.

ate

are eating

were eating

eat

Explanation: Past continuous tense is used for actions that were happening in the past.

#4. This is the ____ book I have ever read.

most good

better

best

good

Explanation: “Best” is the superlative form of the adjective “good.”

#5. I did not ____ the movie yesterday.

watch

watches

watching

watched

Explanation: After “did not,” the base form of the verb is always used.

#6. I have lived here ____ five years.

for

from

since

Explanation: “For” is used to show a period of time.

#7. She said that she ____ busy.

has been

will be

was

Explanation: In reported speech, present tense changes to past tense.

#8. She is ____ than her sister.

tall

most tall

tall

taller

Explanation: “Taller” is the comparative form of the adjective “tall.”

#9. The book ____ on the table.

lay

has lay

is laying

is lying

Explanation: “Lying” is used when something rests on its own.

#10. He asked me where I ____ from.

was

are

Explanation: In indirect speech, present tense often changes to past tense.

#11. He ____ finished his homework already.

having

has

have

had

Explanation: “Has” is used with he, she, and it in the present perfect tense.

#12. Neither the teacher nor the students ____ late.

was

are

Explanation: The verb agrees with the nearest subject, which is “students.”

#13. The sun ____ in the east.

rose

rising

rise

rises

Explanation: Universal truths are written in the present simple tense.

#14. An apple a day keeps ____ doctor away.

the

no article

Explanation: “The” is used when we refer to something specific or well known.

#15. She ____ to school every day.

going

goes

gone

Explanation: In the present simple tense, we add “s” or “es” with third person singular subjects like she, he, and it.

#16. She ____ be at home now.

wouldn’t

must

shouldn’t

Explanation: “Must” is used to show strong possibility or certainty.

#17. He ran ____ to catch the bus.

quickest

quick

quickly

quicker

Explanation: Adverbs like “quickly” are used to describe verbs.

#18. If it rains, we ____ at home.

stayed

will stay

staying

stay

Explanation: First conditional sentences use “will” in the main clause.

#19. The match was canceled ____ the rain.

because of

because

although

Explanation: “Because of” is used before a noun or noun phrase.

#20. They ____ playing cricket now.

are

was

Explanation: “Are” is used with plural subjects like they in the present continuous tense.

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