BBC Compacta Class 8 Solutions - Classroom Assignment- 50

(A) Fill in the blanks with appropriate auxiliaries.

Q1: I will go home after I ______ finished my work.

Ans: I will go home after I have finished my work.

Q2: She ______ playing the sitar when I entered the room.

Ans: She was playing the sitar when I entered the room.

Q3: The patient ______ died before the ambulance arrived.

Ans: The patient had died before the ambulance arrived.

Q4: ______ you ever been to Timbuktu?

Ans: Have you ever been to Timbuktu?

(B) Convert the following sentences into negative. Use the contracted form of the auxiliary verbs and 'not'.

Q1: I am looking for an excuse.

Ans: I am not looking for an excuse.

Q2: You were taken for a ride.

Ans: You weren't taken for a ride.

Q3: Sit there.

Ans: Don't sit there.

Q4: Vrinda likes hash brown potatoes.

Ans: Vrinda doesn't like hash brown potatoes.

Q5: You may like to stay here.

Ans: You may not like to stay here.

Q6: Tim can leave the classroom whenever he wishes.

Ans: Tim can't leave the classroom whenever he wishes.

Q7: Kids were playing in the backyard.

Ans: Kids weren't playing in the backyard.

Q8: Samuel and Trisha are coming to visit us today evening.

Ans: Samuel and Trisha aren't coming to visit us today evening.

Q9: People will criticise the government's move to shift the bus stand.

Ans: People won't criticise the government's move to shift the bus stand.

Q10: The gatekeeper opened the door.

Ans: The gatekeeper didn't open the door.

(C) Rewrite the following statements as interrogative sentences with the help of appropriate auxiliaries. Remember to place the auxiliaries before the subjects and to replace the full stop (.) with a question mark (?).

Q1: You will come to my birthday party tonight.

Ans: Will you come to my birthday party tonight?

Q2: We are running out of fuel, Captain.

Ans: Are we running out of fuel, Captain?

Q3: Guneeta has moved to Australia.

Ans: Has Guneeta moved to Australia?

Q4: We overate yesterday.

Ans:  Did we overeat yesterday?

Q5: We must pay all our taxes on time.

Ans: Must we pay all our taxes on time?

Q6: All the guests have checked in.

Ans: Have all the guests checked in?

Q7: You drive safely.

Ans: Do you drive safely?

Q8: Surinder Jhajj has informed me about her plan to visit India.

Ans: Has Surinder Jhajj informed you about her plan to visit India?

Q9: China is trying to improve its relationship with India.

Ans: Is China trying to improve its relationship with India?

Q10: Chris can play at any position.

Ans: Can Chris play at any position?

(D) Rewrite the following sentences as interrogative sentences. Begin each sentence with the 'wh-word' given in the bracket. You may have to make some other minor changes in some cases.

Q1: Peenaz, you are late again. (Why)

Ans: Why are you late again, Peenaz?

Q2: The squirrel had been hiding the nuts. (Where)

Ans: Where had the squirrel been hiding the nuts?

Q3: You reached home yesterday. (When)

Ans: When did you reach home?

Q4: The cat escaped from the cage. (How)

Ans: How did the cat escape from the cage?

Q5: You will take a bus. (Which)

Ans: Which bus will you take?

Q6: Someone broke the vase. (Who)

Ans: Who broke the vase?