GRADE 8 indigenous languages – Listening for Information Quiz
1. In the sentence you heard: "The woman cooks food for her family every morning," which word is a possessive pronoun showing the woman's ownership?
A possessive pronoun shows ownership. 'Her' indicates that the family belongs to the woman (possessive).
2. You heard: "He teaches the children to plant maize." Which word is the subject pronoun?
The subject pronoun is the word that replaces the person who does the action; 'He' refers to the male who teaches.
3. Listen to: "The elders said they will meet tomorrow." Which word refers back to 'elders' and is a plural pronoun?
'They' is a plural pronoun used to refer to more than one person, here referring back to 'elders.'
4. In the spoken line: "My father and I went to the market," which word is a first-person singular possessive that shows ownership?
'My' is a first-person singular possessive adjective showing that something belongs to the speaker (the speaker and father went).
5. You heard: "The teacher told the mother, 'You should rest.'" Which word is the second-person pronoun used to speak directly to the mother?
'You' is the second-person pronoun used when addressing someone directly; it is what the teacher said to the mother.
6. In the sentence heard: "The farmer waters his crops," which word is the masculine possessive pronoun?
'His' is a masculine possessive pronoun showing that the crops belong to the farmer (male).
7. You listened to: "Auntie Muthoni bakes bread every Sunday." Which word is the action (verb) in the sentence?
The verb shows the action performed; 'bakes' tells what Auntie Muthoni does.
8. In the spoken sentence: "The women and men worked together," which word indicates the sentence has two groups joined (a coordinating conjunction)?
'And' is a coordinating conjunction used to join two nouns or groups (women and men).
9. Listen: "Is Mama coming to the meeting?" What type of sentence is this based on its grammar?
The sentence asks for information about Mama's attendance and ends with a question form, so it is a question.
10. In the phrase you heard: "Their roles in the ceremony are important," which word is a plural possessive determiner?
'Their' is a plural possessive determiner indicating that the roles belong to a group of people.
11. You heard: "She milks the cow every evening." Which choice shows correct subject-verb agreement for a singular female subject?
With a singular subject 'She', the verb takes an -s in present tense: 'milks'. The sentence matches subject-verb agreement for a singular female subject.
12. In the spoken sentence: "The grandmother told us her story," which word is the object pronoun?
'Us' is the object pronoun receiving the action of 'told' (the grandmother told something to us).
13. You listened to: "Our uncle is a carpenter." Which word is a first-person plural possessive adjective?
'Our' is the first-person plural possessive adjective showing that the uncle belongs to the speaker and others.
14. In the dialogue: "Who will carry the water? I will," which word is a short form that replaces the full verb phrase and acts as a pronoun-like answer?
The single-word response 'I' replaces the full clause 'I will carry the water'; it functions as the subject in the answer.
15. Listen: "They are women leaders in the village." Which word is a plural noun referring to females?
'Women' is a plural noun that specifically refers to adult females.
16. In the sentence you heard: "Tell your brother to come," which word is a second-person possessive adjective showing relation?
'Your' is a second-person possessive adjective indicating that the brother is related to the person being addressed.
17. You heard: "She and I will meet the elder." Which word is a subject pronoun referring to a female?
'She' is the subject pronoun that refers to a female person in the subject position.
18. In the spoken sentence: "The boys help their mothers," which word shows agreement in number between possessive and the noun being possessed?
'Their' is a plural possessive that agrees with 'boys' (plural) and shows ownership of 'mothers.'
19. Listen to: "Does your sister sew clothes?" Which word marks the question in the sentence grammatically?
In English grammar, the auxiliary 'Does' at the start marks the sentence as a yes/no question.
20. You heard: "The young man is a teacher." Which word is a linking verb that connects subject and complement?
'Is' is the linking verb (a form of 'to be') connecting subject 'the young man' to the complement 'a teacher.'
21. In the sentence: "Her grandmother cooks for everyone," which word is the object that receives the action of cooking?
'Everyone' is the object of the action 'cooks' (the group who receive or benefit from the cooking).
22. You listened to: "Our father and mother work on the farm." Which words show a compound subject made of two people?
The phrase 'Our father and mother' is a compound subject consisting of two people joined together.
23. In the spoken question: "Who cooks the food in your home?" which word is the interrogative pronoun used to ask about the person?
'Who' is an interrogative pronoun used to ask about a person performing the action.
24. You heard: "Grandfather told his story proudly." Which word is an adverb describing how the story was told?
'Proudly' is an adverb that describes the manner in which the grandfather told his story.
25. In the sentence: "The mother and her daughter planted trees," which word shows the female family relationship in possessive form?
'Her' is the possessive pronoun indicating a relationship (the daughter is related to the mother) and shows possession/connection.