Personal hygiene is important for health and preventing illness. It involves taking care of one's body through daily habits like showering, washing hair and brushing teeth. The skin is the largest organ and needs to be washed daily with mild soap. Hair does not need to be washed every day to retain its natural oils. Around 75% of people suffer from dental problems caused by foods and drinks exposing teeth to decay daily. Proper personal hygiene habits promote individual and public health.
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1. 2015 E.C GALAXY ACADEMY SCHOOL 2nd SEMESTER ENGLISH MODEL EXAM FOR GRADE 8
PASSAGE
Principles of Personal Hygiene
Learning to properly take care of your body is one of the most important life skills. Proper personal hygiene
requires you to take care of your body to prevent illness and keep your body healthy and clean. Practicing
good personal hygiene can also prevent the spread of germs to others. Personal hygiene does not always refer
to keeping your body clean, but also extends to the spaces where you live and work.
Skin
Shower every day to cleanse the skin using a mild soap. The skin is the largest organ of your body and needs
to be washed and moisturized frequently. Cleansing the skin will wash away bacteria and prevent infections.
Everyday moisture will keep the skin soft and healthy. Use a mild cleanser to wash your face twice a day.
Hair
It is not necessary to wash your hair every day, as washing too often removes the natural oils that are
essential for keeping the hair healthy. When washing your hair, massage the scalp to stimulate healthy
growth and wash away dirt, oil, and dandruff. Use a gentle, conditioner at least twice a week.
Teeth
Studies estimate that 75 percent of people in the world suffer from some form of dental disease. Brushing
daily and flossing can reduce the risk of any permanent damage, including tooth loss. Brush your teeth at
least twice a day. Your teeth are exposed to harmful foods and beverages every day that cause tooth decay.
I. Questions 1-10 are based on the passage given above. Read carefully and answer the questions
that follow.
1. Which part of the body should be washed daily? A. skin B. Hair C. bed sheet D. TV
2. What happens if you wash your hair very frequently?
A. You lose your hair immediately C. you become healthy
B. You lose your natural oil from your head D. you can have good health condition
3. Tooth decay occurs because of one of the following? A. food B. beverage C. A & B D. water
4. What percentage people in the world have dental health problem? A. 25 B. 50 C. 100 D. 75
5. What does personal hygiene require you to do? A. to take care of your body to prevent illness
B.to keep your body healthy and clean C. to prevent the spread of germs D. all
6. The skin is--------organ of your body. A. the largest B. larger C. as large as D. a the largest
7. Mild(para 2 line 1) refers to A. harsh soap B. soft soap C. bacteria D. shower
8. Extends (para 1 line 1) mean ------------ A. fixed B. limited C. wider area D. one part of body
9. Take care(para 1 line 2) refers A. to be careful B. to protect C. to protect some body or something
D. all
10. ------- is all about keeping your body clean. A. personal hygiene B. brush C. smell D. spread.
II. For items 11-18 read each dialogue carefully then choose the alternative that best answer.
11. Solomon: How much coffee do you drink?
2. Tewdoros: ------------------------ A. at least two cups A. only after lunch C. like coffee D. I do not
like strong coffee.
12. Meron: are you married, Tigist?
Tigist: ----------------- A. my hasbands¡¯ name is Abebe B. no, I am not C. I am 20 years old D. I
have four children.
13. A: ---------- get Ethiopian Commercial Bank?
B: go straight and turn right, and then, you can get it in front of the main road.
A. Can you tell B. how can I C. where is to D. would you tell me
14. Worku: ---------------
Tamirat: It is almost eight O¡¯clock
A. Tell me the time C. Excuse me what is time, is it?
B. I want to know the time D. You have got nice watch
15. Lemlem: could you lend me your book?
Yesh:-----------but turn it back soon.
A. Sorry, I cannot B. do you have homework C. here you have D. do not have a book.
16. Abebe: ---------your birth day ceremony?
Hagos: it was very fine! A. why was B. how does C. where was D. how was
17. Sara: Do you think that helping elders is a good habit?
Selam: --------------- A. I think it is a good habit B. I think it will come. C. I think you will see
D. I think we haven¡¯t time
18. Tolosa: I watched the film yesterday.
Zemu : -------- A. so did I B. I did too C. I did also D. all
III. For questions 19-27 choose the best alternatives to complete the sentences.
19. -------- will you take your regional exam? A. who B. where C. what D. when
20. Have you been working here? A. yes, I have B. No, you have C. yes she have D. NO, I been
21. Musa and his brother -------in the sitting room an hour ago. A. are B. were C. be D. was
22. --------- are words with opposite meaning to other words. A. synonyms B. phrase C. antonyms D.
proverb
23. The heading part of informal letter contains;- A. writer address B. date C. P.O.box D. all
24. ------- book is it? It is mine. A. whose B. why C. Which D. Whom
25. My mother has worked in this garage-------last month. A. for B. since C. after D. but
26. If I ------ money, I would buy a book. A. have B. will have C. had D. would have
27. The man is ------short to reach the upper part of the door. A. much B. to C. enough D. too
28. -------- is a pleasant sport. A. swim B. to swim C. swims D. swimming
29. Fruit is good if it --------fresh. A. is eaten B. was eaten C. can be eaten D. will eaten
3. 30. Do you enjoy -------- on Wednesday? A. to sleep B. sleeping C. have sleep D. sleeped
31. If you heat ice, it---------. A. will be melts B. would melt C. melts D. would have melt
32. ? We were working in this Garage ?, they said. This direct speech changed in to reported speech.
A. They said that, they had been working in this Garage.
B. They said that we were working in this Garage.
C. They said that we had be working in this Garage.
D. They said that they had been working in this Garage.
33. --------- are used the end of words; they often tell you if a word is noun, a verb and adjective or an adverb.
A. suffixes B. prefixes C. Affixes D. base word
34. Which one is correct punctuation & capitalization?
A. If I have time. I will finish the work C. If I have time? I will finish the work
B. If I have time, I will finish the work. D. If I have time! I will finish the work
35. You ------- so alone in the midnight without helper. A. should B. ought to C. must not D. had better
36. I was born ------ six O¡¯clock ------Sunday --------1999 E.C
A. At/on/by B. by/on/at C. on/on/in D. at/on/in
37. My sister Mahlet ------- makes sandwich for breakfast. (This is happening for most of the time).
A. usually B. always C. often D. some times
IV. Four questions 38-40 Find underlined words meaning
38. I have misplaced my keys my books. I couldn¡¯t find it anywhere. A. right place B. wrongly placed
C. correct point D. none
39. Living in urban area fedup for me. I decided to go rural area now. A. happy B. clean C. bored D. fun
40. My mother took the hard green oranges. In this sentences adjective hard green tells us ----------- A. how
much B. how many C. what kind D. cook
Prepared by :- T.P