VIII ENGLISH

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AFS NO. 1, TAMBARAM,CHENNAI

CLASS: VIII           SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT -1                    MARKS: 80

ENGLISH TIME : 2 ¾ Hrs.

SECTION A

(READING – 20 MARKS)



Q1. Read the following passage carefully/ (5 Marks)



The ability to make and use fire is one of the great advantages people have over animals. Primitive people found fire frightening, just as animals find it frightening. But once they learnt to make and control fire, it became a necessary part of life. It kept out cold, lit up the dark, cooked food, kept people warm, and scared away animals. That is why fire has been worshipped worldwide in ancient cultures. In Greek mythology, Prometheus is said to have stolen fire from heaven. He brought it down the earth for human use. Fire is the spirit of Sun. It is the purest of all elements on earth. It clears darkness which is the region of the evil spirit. It is always moving upwards. It is compassionate when controlled, but it is merciless in destruction when out of control. Moreover, it is the most human of all elements - it is used in service of human beings. An animal has no use of fire. It is used in cooking, in forging ploughs and swords, in kilns for building houses, etc. It has made human cultural evolution on earth possible.



Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate options from the ones given below:

1. From where did Prometheus steal fire?

(a). Sun (b). Hell (c). Stars (d). Heaven



2. Whose spirit is fire?

(a). Of heaven (b). Of comets (c). Of sun (d). Of lightning



3. Which of the following is the purest element?

(a). Air (b). Fire (c). Water (d). Earth



4. Which is the region of the evil spirit?

(a). Ignorance (b). Illiteracy (c). Destruction (d). Darkness



5. Which word in the passage means ‘gradual development’?

(a). compassionate (b). evolution (c). primitive (d). ancient



Q2. Read the following poem carefully (5 Marks)



TRUE FRIENDSHIP



Everyone that flatters thee

Is no friend in misery.

Words are easy like the wind,

Faithful friends are hard to find.

Every man will be thy friend,

Whilst thou hast wherewithal to spend

But if store of crowns be scant,

No man will supply thy want.

He that is thy friend indeed,

He will help thee in thy need

If thou sorrow, he will weep

If thou wake, he cannot sleep.

Thus of every grief in heart,

He with thee doth bear a part.

These are certain signs to know,

Faithful friends from flattering foe.



William Shakespeare

Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate options from the ones given below:



1. What is this poem about?

(a). About love of money

(b). About true friendship

©. About great leaders

(d). About foolish persons.



2. What does the poet say about flatterers?

(a). He calls them friends.

(b). He calls them enemies.

©. He calls them teachers.

(d). He calls them poets.



3. When do people become our friends?

(a). When we have the money to spend.

(b). When we have the time to spare.

©. When we have the power to rule.

(d).When we have the wisdom to judge.





4. How will a true friend feel when we are in grief?

(a). He will feel a sense of relief.

(b). He will feel bored and disturbed.

©/.He will feel very indifferent.

(d). He will feel very unhappy.



5. What distinction does the poet want us to understand?

(a). The distinction between poverty and riches.

(b). The distinction between high and low.

©. The distinction between friends and flatterers.

(d). The distinction between purity and impurity.



Q3. Read the following passage carefully: (5 Marks)



People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air. Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours. Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy. It is almost impossible to take your mind off the journey. Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep. During the day sleep comes in snatches. At night, when you really wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so. If you are lucky enough to get a couchette,



you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your passport when you cross a frontier. Inevitably, you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.

Long car journeys are even more unpleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motorways you can at least travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on narrow, bumpy roads which are crowded with traffic.



Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option from the ones given below:



1. Why can’t a railway passenger enjoy sleep during the day?

(a). People go on talking.

(b). Wheels produce noise.

©. Sleep comes in snatches.

(d). Whistle breaks sleep.



2. What does one do while crossing a frontier.

(a). Stares at the small blue light.

(b). Fumbles to find passport.

©. Waits for customs officers.

(d). Guards one’s goods.



3. How does one usually feel on reaching the destination after a long train journey?

(a). Fresh (b) .Active (c). Smart (d). Exhausted



4. Why can’t one travel safely on roads at high speed?

(a). They are narrow.

(b). They are bumpy.

©. They are overcrowded.

(d). All of the above.



5. The word ‘cramped’means________

(a). without enough room or space.

(b). exhausted.

©. vacated

(d). reserved



Q4. Read the following passage carefully: (5 Marks)



Late in the afternoon, Swami Vivekananda spoke in the great meeting. He was dressed in the yellow robes of a Sanyasi. When he came and stood before the people, they were charmed by his appearance. He was silent for sometime and then he felt a divine power in him. He began his speech. He addressed the gathering as ‘ Sisters and Brothers of America’. People clapped their hands and gave him hearty cheers. When the clapping ceased, Swamiji spoke on Hinduism. He said that all the religions of the world were the same. They were all true. Only the paths leading to the goal were different. He also said that Hinduism regards every man, woman and child as a part of God. To a Hindu, the service of man is the true service of God.











Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option from the ones given below:



1. What did Swami Vivekananda say about the religions of the world?

(a). He said all the religions are the same.

(b). He said all the religions are different.

©. He said there should be only one religion.

(d). He said the religions of the world are useless.



2. What did he feel in him before his speech?

(a). A great sense of fear.

(b). A great sense of pride.

©. A feeling of divine power in him.

(d). A deep love for all the people of his country.



3. How did he address the people at the meeting?

(a). He called them ‘Great Men of America’.

(b). He called them ‘ Men and Women of his country’.

©. He called them ‘ Brothers and Sisters of America’.

(d). He called them ‘Children of the same God’.



4. What subject did Swami Vivekananda speak on?

(a). Education (b). Politics (C). Hinduism (d). Astrology



5. What is the noun form of the word ‘true’?

(a). Truly (b). Truthful (c). Truth (d). Truthfully



SECTION B

(WRITING – 20 MARKS)



Q5. Given below is a profile of Mohan, your best friend. Write a short biographical sketch of Mohan. You can take the help of the verbal stimulus given below: (4 Marks)





* Neighbour

* Play and study together

* Habits - truth-loving, honest, sincere, etc.

* Popular / unpopular



Q6. You are Vivek. Write an e- mail to your friend inviting him to spend a Sunday with your family. Base your e-mail on the following verbal input: ( 8 Marks )



* A Sunday of great significance

* The day when saved from drowning

* Celebrating as “Lucky Day”

* Special Programme





Q7. You are Pradeep, living at 60, Perungulathur, Chennai. Write a letter to the Minister of Transport, Government of Tamil Nadu requesting him to provide the facility of a special bus-service in the morning for school-going children. Base your letter on the following verbal input. (8 Marks)







* No bus-service from Perungulathur to school

* Children go to school by auto rickshaws, cabs

* Four wheelers expensive



SECTION – C

(GRAMMAR – 20 MARKS)

Q8. Choose the best word from the options given below to complete the following passage: (4 Marks)

People who don’t have any land for growing a garden often have very small gardens (a) __________ their window-boxes. A window-box should be strongly built, and must (b) __________ firmly supported, for it can be very heavy when filled (c) _________ soil. It should (d) ____________ good water drainage and be filled with finely ground soil mixed with plant food. The direction (e) ______________ the window faces is important. Some plants like the sun; (f) _______ prefer shade. A terrarium is a glass-sided container for growing plants and (g) ___________small creatures. The container must (h) ________ a cover to conserve moisture and humidity.



(a) . i. on ii. in iii. at iv. off

(b) . i. have ii. being iii. be iv. been

© . i. with ii. of iii on iv in

(d) . i. has ii had iii. hadn’t iv. have

(e) . i. which ii. at iii. on iv. how

(f) . i. other ii. another iii. others iv. ones

(g). i. keeps ii. keeping iii. kept iv. keep

(h). i. have ii. has iii. had iv. hasn’t

Q9. Complete the following dialogues by choosing the correct option:

( 4x1= 4 Marks)

Mohit : Nice to see you in the city again. How come you are here?

Ketan : I’ve been posted here.



Mohit : Are you still with the Tata group?

Ketan : Yes, in fact (a) ________________.



Mohit : That’s great! Congratulations. Your promotion calls for a party.

Ketan : Indeed it does. (b) ____________



Mohit : We would love to but we have to go for a wedding tonight.

Ketan : How about Saturday evening?



Mohit : © ____________.

Ketan : Good. Then you should come to my residence at around 7.30 p.m.



Mohit : By the way, where do you live?

Ketan : (d) _________. It is flat 16, Second Floor, Vishnu Enclave.

You must bring your family too.



Mohit : Thank you, we’ll be there by 7.30 p.m.



(a). i. I have been posted here on a promotion.

ii. I will be posted here on a promotion.

iii. I have been post here on a promotion

iv. I have been posted here at a promotion.



(b). i. Shall you like to have it tonight.

ii. Can you like to have it tonight.

iii. Would you like to have it tonight.

iv. Must you like to have it tonight.



©. i. This would quite suit me.

ii. That would quite suit us.

iii. That would quite suit me.

iv. Then would quite suit us.



(d). i. Oh sorry! I forgot to tell you.

ii. Oh sorry! I forget to tell you.

iii. Oh sorry! I’m forgetting to tell you.

iv. Oh sorry! I had forgotten to tell you.



Q10.. Read the following conversation. Then complete each of them in reported speech by choosing from the options given below: (4x1= 4 Marks)



Ramesh : Where are you going ?

Rachana : I am going to school to collect my pass certificate.

Ramesh : How much did you score?

Rachana : I got good marks in all subjects except Maths.



(a). Ramesh asked Rachana ----------------

(i). Where was she going?

(ii). Where is she going?

(iii). Where she is going?

(iv)/ Where she was going?



(b). She said that --------------

(i). I am going to school to collect my pass certificate.

(ii). She was going to school to collect her pass certificate.

(iii). She is going to school to collect her pass certificate.

(iv). I was going to school to collect my pass certificate.



©. Ramesh then wanted to know --------------

(i). how much had she scored?

(ii). how much she scored?

(iii)/ how much she had scored.

(iv). how much she has scored.



(d). She replied that ----------------

(i). she had got good marks in all subjects except maths.

(ii). she got good marks in all subjects except maths.

(iii). she has got good marks in all subjects except maths.

(iv). she gets good marks in all subjects except maths.



Q11. Edit the passage below by choosing in appropriate option from the

given option. (8 x ½ =4 Marks)



Nothing (a) is know about Kabir’s real parents, but we do know that he was brought up by Niru (b) that was a Muslim. (c) As other Muslim boys, Kabir studied the Quran, but he also liked (d) the Hindu and studied their religious books. He (e) learning both Sanskrit (f) also Persian. He wrote many songs and poems about God. He (g) told that God doesn’t live in temples or mosques but (h) into man’s own heart.



(a). (i). are known (b). ( i). which

(ii). is known ( ii). whose

(iii). is know (iii). who

(iv). is knowing (iv). what



(c) . (i). Like other (d) (i). a Hindu

(ii). As others ( ii). any Hindu

(iii). Like others (iii). any Hindus

(iv). So other (iv). the Hindus.



(e) . (i). learn (f). ( i). or

(ii). learning (ii). and

(iii). learnt ( iii). too

(iv). has learnt (iv). but



(g) . ( i). is telling (h) (i). on

(ii). is saying (ii). in

(iii). said (iii). upon

(iv). asked (iv). with



Q12. Do as Directed (4 x 1 = 4 Marks)

(a). Fill in with appropriate idiom from the options given.



Stop ____________ and tell me want you want.

(i). paying attention

(ii). pin the crime

(iii). raising the eyebrows

(iv). beating about the bush

(b). Rearrange the jumbled words . Write down the correct sentence from the options given below.



The villagers / tried/ the crime / on the young woman / to pin

(i). On the young woman the villagers tried to pin the crime.

(ii). The villagers tried to pin the crime on the young woman.

(iii).The young woman tried to pin the crime on the villagers.

© Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate phrase from the bracket.

She ________ tell the principal the truth. ( had to / have to / has to )



(d). Write down the appropriate opposite of the word ‘ recede ‘ from the options given below.

(i). rise

(ii). move forward

(iii). move inside

(iv). prohibit



Q13. Attempt any two extracts given below. (2 x 3 = 6 Marks)



(A). It was evening. The garden hedge was all a flower ( 3 x 1=3 marks)

The fair maid came out and said,” I will hire you with a smile.”

Her smile paled and melted into tears, and she went back alone into the dark.



(i). What did the charming girl offer to the man?

(ii). What impression do you form about the man?

(iii). What made the girl shed tears?



(B). She spent two days floating in the sea, holding on to a wooden door. Eleven times she saw relief helicopters overhead, but they did not see her. (3x1=3 marks)



(i). Whom does ‘she’ refer to ? How old was she?

(ii). How did she spent two days in the sea ? How many times did she see relief helicopters overhead ?

(iii). What brought her to the shore?



©, He had to buy at least five at a time to last him through the week. He lived alone, was not a good mixer, had few friends, and didn’t like spending time in idle chat. (3 x 1 = 3 marks)

(i). Whom does ‘he ‘ refer to?

(ii). What had he to buy?

(iii). What kind of a person was he ?



Q14. Answer any four of the following questions in 3-4 sentences each. (4x2=8 Marks)



(a). How does the poet describe “Macavity “ and his pranks?

(b). Had Bepin Babu really lost his memory and forgotten all about a trip to

Ranchi ?

©. How did the white rulers cripple Indian Industries?

(d). Bring out central idea of the poem “ The Ant and the Cricket “

(e). How did the author find Jim’s letter? What did it contain?



15. You are Chunilal. Write a diary entry on how you have outwitted Bepin Choudhury. (6 Marks)

OR



You are Mrs. Macpherson. Write a letter to your friend, of your excitement and anxiety on receiving “ The Best Christmas Present in the World”.

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AFS NO. 1, TAMBARAM,CHENNAI



CLASS: VIII SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT -1 MARKS : 80

ENGLISH TIME : 2 ¾ Hrs.

SECTION A (READING – 20 MARKS)



Q1. Read the following passage carefully. (5 Marks)

The great surface of the sea seems about the same everywhere; but its floor is very uneven. It has mountains and plains like the continents. Here and there are great deeps like tremendous saucers. At other places are hills and valleys. On the ocean floor are mountains whose lofty summits rise to the surface of the sea and from islands such as the Hawaiian group.



We know that the average depth of the sea is about two and a half miles, but in a few places it is very deep indeed ___ over six miles. If the highest mountain in the world, Everest, which is nearly six miles high, could be placed in this deepest place in the Pacific, the mountaintop would still be more than half a mile under the surface of the sea.



Choose the correct option to answer each question:

1. What is the difference between the surface and the floor of the sea?

(a). The surface is almost even but the floor is very uneven.

(b). The surface is very uneven but the floor is almost even.

©. The surface has plains and mountains but the floor doesn’t have any.

(d). The floor has mountains but the surface has plains.



2. The great deeps in the floor of the sea are like ________

(a). huge mountains.

(b). tremendous saucers.

©. great continents.

(d). vast plains.



3. The average depth of the sea is _____________

(a). about four miles.

(b). about six miles.

©. over six miles.

(d). about two and a half miles.



4. The deepest place in the Pacific is _____________________

(a). as deep as the height of Everest.

(b). deeper than the height of Everest.

©. less deep than the height of Everest.

(d). twice as deep as the height of Everest.



5. What are tremendous saucers?

(a). very huge plains

(b). ocean floor

©. very huge curved dishes.

(d). hills and valleys







Q2. Read the poem carefully: (5 Marks)



Letter From a Parent



Dear Sir,

I feel I ought to write

About Tom’s essay-work last night.

Of all the subjects you have set

This seemed the most unwise yet.

“ Describe your family” …… Tom wrote it,

So well, I just had to stop it

Being handed in; --- so did my wife.

The details of our family life

Are not such a kind, alas,

That I should want them read in class :

We did not wish the High School staff

To read them for a lunch-hour laugh.

We tore it out. I realize

You may think that we did unwise ____

But give it your consideration

And please accept my explanation.

I trust you will not blame my son,

For, after all, the work was done.



Yours truly

Leo Fernandez



Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate options from the ones given below:



1. Who wrote this letter and to whom?



(a). A teacher to a student.

(b). A student to a teacher.

©. A teacher to a parent.

(d). A parent to a teacher.



2. What essay had Tom been assigned?



(a). Describing his teachers.

(b). Describing his family.

©. Describing his friends.

(d). Describing his neighbours.



3. What did the parent do with the essay work?

(a). He showed it to Tom’s teacher.

(b). He showed it to Tom’s friends.

©. He read it during lunch hour.

(d). He tore it.





4. What did the parent think the school staff would do?



(a). He thought they would laugh to read Tom’s essay.

(b). He thought they would be angry to read Tom’s essay.

©. He thought they would punish Tom.

(d). He thought they would give Tom a reward.



5. What did the parent want the teacher to do?



(a). To blame Tom.

(b). Not to blame Tom.

©. To punish Tom.

(d). To give Tom a reward.



Q3. Read the following passage carefully: (5 Marks)



The jackal is the most cunning member of the dog family. People don’t like it because it is a terrible thief. What cunning it shows ! If a jackal wants to catch a crow or a magpie, it lies down by the road and makes it believe it is dead. When the bird sees the jackal, it comes down to peck at the `dead’ flesh. Up jumps the cunning jackal, and that is the end of the bird!



There are many tales about the cunning fox, but they are all untrue. The wolf and the jackal are far more cunning than the fox. It is certainly not a capricious (suddenly changing in behaviour or attitude) animal. It never hunts just to kill. It feeds mainly on barn and field mice. It is a master at catching these rodents that do so much damage to farms.



Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option from the ones given below:



1. Which is the most cunning member of the dog family?

(a). The dog.

(b). The wolf.

©. The jackal.

(d). The fox.



2. Why is the jackal not liked?

(a). Because it is very greedy.

(b). Because it is a terrible thief.

©. Because it looks very ugly.

(d). Because it kills other animals.



3. A jackal lies down by a road when ______________________

(a). it is dead.

(b). it wants to sleep.

©. it wants to catch some bird for its prey.

(d). it wants to attack someone going by that road.



4. It is not true to say that ___________________

(a). the fox is the most cunning of all animals.

(b). the wolf is more cunning than the fox.

©, the jackal is more cunning than the fox.

(d). the wolf and the jackal are more cunning than the fox.



5. The word `capricious’ means __________________

(a). incorrigible (b). incredible (c). Impractical (d). unpredictable



Q4. Read the following passage carefully: (5 Marks)



Once a smart looking young man went to the office of a business firm. He wanted to ask for a job there. The manager was pleased with his behaviour. But he said, “There is no vacancy here.” The young man was very sad and turned to go. As he was passing out of the doorway, he found a pin lying on the floor. He at once picked it up and placed it on the table. The manager was greatly impressed. He thought that the young man was good enough to be employed in his office. So he called him back and appointed him as a clerk. In due course of time, the young man became the head of that firm. It was his sense of discipline order and economy that brought him success in life.



1. What was the young man in need of?

(a). He was in need of money.

(b). He was in need of books.

©. He was in need of a job.

(d). He was in need of new clothes.



2. What was it that pleased the manager?

(a). The young man’s looks.

(b). The young man’s dress.

©. The young man’s knowledge.

(d). The young man’s behaviour.



3. What made the young man sad?

(a). He was told that there was no vacancy.

(b). He was told to get out at once.

©. He was told that he was not fit for the job.

(d). He was told that he had failed.



4. What job was the young man given?

(a). The job of a clerk.

(b). The job of a manager.

©. The job of a head cashier.

(d). The job of a peon.



5. What is meant by the word `vacancy’?

(a). unfilled post.

(b). empty room.

©. decent behaviour

(d). honest labour.













SECTION – B (WRITING – 20 MARKS)



Q5. Given below is a profile of Mahatma Gandhi. Write a short biographical sketch of Mahatma Gandhi. You can take the help of the verbal stimulus given below: (4 Marks)



* Birth – 2 October 1869

* Gentle, loved truth

* Practiced law in South Africa

* Fought for India’s freedom

* Way of fighting - `Ahimsa’

* Death – 30 January 1948

Q6. You are going to appear for the Examination next week. Write an e-mail to your father telling him how you hope to fare in the Examination. Base your email on the following verbal input: (8 Marks)



* Fully prepared

* Revised every chapter

* Made up deficiency in maths also

Q7. You are Arun / Aruna of 86, Gokul Nagar, Rajakilpakkam. You want to buy a bicycle as your school is quite far away from your home. Write a letter requesting your father to send you money for the same. Base your letter on the following verbal input:

(8 Marks)



* School Shifted

* New building far away

* Get lat for school

* Send Rs.2,000/-

SECTION C (GRAMMAR) – 20 MARKS



Q8. Choose the best word from the options given below to complete the following passage: (8 x ½ = 4 Marks)



A doctor had the habit of talking to the trees (a) _____________ the roadside as he took his walks in the evening. He would bend (b)_______________ kiss the trees lovingly and whisper kind words to (c) _____________. This was (d) __________ odd but beautiful sight. It was indeed (e) ______________ noble act in this wicked world. One day he was very upset (f) _______________ see one of his trees cut down. This nature-lover was so upset (g) _____________ he collapsed on the spot surprising (h) ________ passers-by.



(a). (i). in (ii). above (iii). beside (iv). by

(b). (i). at (ii) to (iii). in (iv). on

(c). (i). them (ii). it (iii). him (iv). that

(d). (i). a (ii) an (iii). but (iv). the

(e). (i). the (ii). an (iii). a (iv). some

(f). (i). at (ii) to (iii). on (iv). in

(g). (i). that (ii). them (iii). than (iv). on

(h). (i). some (ii) the (iii). any (iv). a







Q9. Complete the following dialogues by choosing the correct option: (4x1 = 4 Marks)



Tina : Did you visit the book fair on Carmel Street?

Rose : No. Did you?

Tina : Yes, (a) _____________________________

Rose : Are there (b) _________________________?

Tina : There are books for all age groups.

Rose : Any idea © ________________________?

Tina: I’m not sure. But I guess it will go on for a month.

Rose: Then I must (d) _______________________.



(a). (i). I will

(ii). I did

(iii). I

(iv). Will I



(b). (i). any books for grown-up people

(ii). no any books for grown-up people

(iii). few books for grown-up people

(iv). much books for grown-up people



©. (i). how long will the fair go on

(ii). how long would the fair go on

(iii). how long the fair will go on

(iv). how long the fair goes on



(d). (i). visit them soon

(ii). visited it soon

(iii). to visit it soon

(iv). visit it soon.



Q10. Read the following conversations . Then complete each of them in reported speech by choosing from the options (4 Marks)



Customer: Can I have a small bottle of tomato sauce?

Shopkeeper: Sorry, I have only big bottles.

Customer : When will the small bottle be available?

Shopkeeper: I can give it to you tomorrow.



(a). The customer asked the shopkeeper _________________________

(i). if he could have a small bottle of sauce.

(ii). if he can have a small bottle of sauce.

(iii). can he have a small bottle of tomato sauce?

(iv). that he could have a small bottle of tomato sauce.



(b). The shopkeeper said ___________________________________.

(i). that he has only big bottles.

(ii). that he have only big bottles.

(iii). that he had only big bottles.

(iv). that he have had only big bottles.



©. The customer wanted to know ____________________________.

(i). when would the small bottle available?

(ii). when the small bottle would be available.

(iii). when will the small bottle be available?

(iv). when the small bottle will be available.



(d). The shopkeeper said that ______________________________.

(i). he could give it to him tomorrow.

(ii). he can give it to him tomorrow.

(iii). he can give it to him the next day.

(iv). he could give it to him the next day.



Q11. Edit the passage given below by choosing an appropriate option from the given options: (8 x ½ = 4 marks)



It has rightly (a) be said that `Health is Wealth’. Without (b) better health, there (c) can be none pleasure in life. A man may be very rich and have (d) much servants but all this is useless (e) unless he doesn’t have good health. We (f) can work hardly only if we are healthy. Thus the real secret of (g) successful is good health. If we have good health, our mind will also be healthy. So one must take care for (h) his health.



(a). (i). was said (b). (i). better than

(ii). been said (ii). the best

(iii). was saying (iii). was saying

(iv). be saying (iv). as good as



(c). (i). can be no (d). (i). more

(ii). can’t be no (ii). many

(iii). can’t be none (iii). most

(iv). could be none (iv). number



(e). (i). until (f). (i). can work hard

(ii). where `` (ii). can be work hard

(iii). while (iii). can’t work hardly

(iv). if (iv). can work more harder



(g). (i). successfully (h). (i). her

(ii). succeed (ii). our

(iii). success (iii). their

(iv). succeeding (iv). one’s



Q12. Do as Directed (4 x 1 = 4 Marks)

(a). Choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase.

Roopesh loved telling people that he was under doctor’s orders to eat early.

(i). listen carefully (ii). under treatment (iii). to talk irrelevantly

(iv). blame someone for something.



( b). Fill in the blank with options given in the bracket.

We __________ complain to the police about the noise.

(had to / have to / has to)



© . Fill in the blank using the past perfect tense of the verb given in the bracket.

Both fire and water _______ (take) their toll on this desk.

(i). took (ii). taken (iii). had taken (iv). has taken



(d). Choose the opposite of the word ‘Rivalry’ from the options given below.

(i). brave (ii). powerful (iii). honesty (iv). friendship



SECTION – D (LITERATURE – 20 MARKS)

Q.13. Read the extracts and answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate options. Attempt any two: ( 2x3=6 Marks)



(a). At last by starvation and famine made bold.

All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold,

Away he set off to a miserly ant,

To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant.

(i). Who was starving ?

(ii). Who did he approach for help? When?

(iii). Would you call the ant ‘ miserly’?



(b). He spoke almost perfect English. But it turned out that he had never set foot in

Dorset, never even been to England.

(i). Who does the word ‘he’ refer to in the opening line?

(ii). Had Hans ever been to Dorset?

(iii). How did Hans know about Dorset?



©. Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity.

For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.

You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square.

But when a crime’s discovered, then Macavity’s not there!

(i). Who is Macavity?

(ii). What is the result of police search for the criminal?

(iii). How does he deceive everybody?

Q.14. Answer any four of the following questions. (4 x 2 = 8 Marks)

(i). Who was Chunilal? What is his role in the story?

(ii). What is the speaker’s last bargain? Why does he call it the best?

(iii). How did the British East India Company eventually become the ruler to

India?

(iv). What lesson of Geography did the poet learn when he flew above his city?

(v). What is Coinnie’s Christmas present? Why is it the best Christmas present in

the world?



Q.15. You are one of the volunteers who went to Andaman and Nicobar Islands for relief work after the tsunami. You listen to the various stories of bravery of ordinary people even as they fight against odds. You admire their determination. Write a diary entry. (6 Marks)

OR

You are the visitor. You are in a dilemma. You don’t know whether to disclose your identity and disappoint the old lady or let her believe that her dear Jim has come back. Write a letter to a friend highlighting your anxiety, fears and feelings.



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