Subject: English, Class 6, Half Yearly Examination 2014-15, MM 50, Time 2:30 hrs
A. Answer the following
questions (any five): 15
1. In your own words, describe how old the Blossom
Tree was?
2. The play
ends by referring to the people who have no hands or are unable to use them
properly.
Why is this?
3. Do
you think A Journey through the Desert
is a suitable title for the story? Why?
4. How
do you think Kamala’s meeting Annie Besant influenced her later life?
5. What
do you like most about Janaki?
6. Dr
Modi organises free eye camps mainly in the villages. Why?
7. Why
does Rajinikanth disguise himself when he comes to meet his friend in
Bangalore?
B. Write the meanings
of these words / phrases (any five): 5
Contiguous, at a stretch, spiritual, deserts (v), hue, slogging, clutched, jockey
C. Complete this
passage by selecting the most suitable option from the list for the
corresponding gap. 5
TREES
We
know that trees cause rainfall. The leaves of trees give out a lot of water
vapour into the atmosphere and this ____Q1_____ the air. That is why on
a hot day it is cooler under trees than inside a building. The cool forest air
cools rain clouds and helps to cause rain. That is why rainfall over forests
_____Q2_____ in other areas. Soil erosion ____Q3____ in places
where there are plenty of trees. Trees stop the free flow of water, and their
roots hold the soil together. The rich soil ____Q4___ water very easily
like a sponge. In doing so, trees also help to prevent sudden floods.
Q1. ( cooling / to cool / cools / cooled )
Q2. (is greater than / greatest / great / was greater
than )
Q3. (is checked / checks / checked / checking )
Q4. (has absorbed / absorbed / absorbs / is absorbing
)
Q5. Give another suitable title to the passage.
D. Do as directed: 10
1. A crew of _______________. (use a noun)
2. Goose -- ______________ (make plural)
3. Ewe - _______________ (change the gender)
4. He took the __________ horse for a drink. (use
adjective)
5. The Pacific is the largest of all oceans. ( change
into comparative degree)
6. Since we moved to a new house, we decided to buy
new furnitures too. (correct the noun)
7. Sumit is tallest boy in our class. (correct the
article)
8. The creature ________ you saw in your dream does
not exist in reality. (use pronoun)
9. People faced severe difficulties because of the
driver’s strike. (correct the noun)
10. I have brought her very good news. (Rewrite using
‘to’ or ‘for’)
E. Write the poem “The
Bangle-Sellers”. 5
Or
“The Fog”
F. Write a short speech on: “Conserve Water”
or “How Important are Good Manners” 5
G. Write an essay in about 200 words on any one of the following topics: 5
1. A Trip to
Mars
2. Dr BR Ambedkar
3. Diwali
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Subject: English, Class 7, Half Yearly Examination 2014-15, MM
50, Time 2:30 hrs
A. Answer the following
questions (any five): 15
1. Why couldn’t the grandmother cut any asparagus
shoots during the first year?
2. Did the children love the little rabbit? Give an
example to support your answer.
3. ‘In each plane, men peered anxiously over their
guns...’ Why did they peer ‘anxiously’?
4. What according to Kunwar Singh, are the two things
one needs in order to walk fearlessly in the jungle?
5. Gus Makabeni allowed Andre to enter the power
station. Why?
6. Why did the tiger think that ‘poor people had real
cause to worry’?
7. ‘She lived through everything’. What does
‘everything’ denote here?
8. Why did
Scoorge not have a wife, children and friends?
B. Write the meanings
of these words (any five): 5
Beneficial, circumvented, firmament, detained,
admonished, primeval, mauled
C. Read the following
passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: 5
Early on Friday, Billy, a four-year-old mutt,
howled and yelped to wake his owner and lead him down a dark road to a car that
had crashed into a tree. The motorist, Vivek Gupta, was trapped behind
the wheel. He was found unconscious and was taken to a nearby hospital.
Doctors said that if the dog hadn’t found him immidiately, Mr Gupta
would have died.
Q1. What happened to Vivek Gupta that day?
Q2. Who saved Vivek’s life?
Q3. Which of the following could replace ‘motorist’
as used in the passage?
a. mechanic b.
driver c. motor
d. pedestrian
Q4. Which of the following could replace ‘taken’ as used in
the passage?
a. in use b. abducted c. full
d. rushed
Q5. Which of the following is the correct spelling of
‘immidiately’?
a. immediately b.
immiditely c. immideately d.
immediatily
D. Do as directed: 10
1. One of his _________ (tooth) was decaying at an
alarming rate.
2. Is ________ interested in going to the cafe? (some / anyone /they /we)
3. Your pens are _________ (expensive) than mine.
4. They ______ a dog and felt more secure than
before. (use a verb)
5. They ______ quiet all along. (past continuous of
‘keep’)
6. She _________ (leave) for Colombo next week.
7. Help those
in need. It is a kind gesture. (Combine using infinitive)
8. Most of the questions _______ (was/ were/ has /
have) discussed by the teacher in the class today.
9. This pair of scissors _______ ( is/are/am/has) too
old and blunt.
10. I am worried since any message has come so far. (Rewrite
correctly)
E. Write the poem “The Glove and the Lions”. 5
Or
Write a short speech
on “Harmful Effects of Junk Food”
F. Write a letter to your friend thanking him/her for the gift sent on your
birthday. 5
G. Write a paragraph in about 150 words on any one of the following topics: 5
1. The Importance of Reading as Habit
2. Christmas
3. Trees are our Best Friends
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Subject: English, Class
8, Half Yearly Examination
2014-15, MM 50, Time 2:30 hrs
A. Answer the following
questions (any five): 15
1. What happens when the narrator’s train comes in?
2. ‘There was no time to be lost’. Who had no time to
be lost? What did he do?
3. What was the dilemma which the doctor faced when
he sat in his car?
4. What was the weak point of the young man’s story?
5. As Max dropped, ‘he screamed once, shrilly’. Why
did Max scream? What do you think happened to him?
6. Why did the listeners ‘tingle with mortification’?
7. Is luge a dangerous sport? Explain why do you
think so?
8. ‘The impossible was achieved.’ What was the
‘impossible’? Who had achieved it?
B. Write the meanings
of these words / phrases (any five): 5
Ominous, fatigue, evasive, swallow my story, charity,
espionage, contours
C. Read the following
passage carefully and the questions that follow: 5
Frog-in-the-Middle
Frog-in-the-Middle is a highly
amusing though very simple game. One player seated on the ground is surrounded
by his comrades, who pull and buffet him till he can catch one of
them. Then, the person caught takes his place, and is buffeted in like manner.
As the players sport round the Frog, they usually cry, ‘Frog in the
middle can’t catch me!’ but they frequiently find that this is vain
boasting, as Froggy does catch them now and then.
Q1. Which of the following could replace ‘comrades’
as used in the passage above?
(playmates / assistants /
colleagues / enemies )
Q2. Which of the following could replace ‘buffet’ as
used in the passage above?
(protect / push / a meal / assist )
Q3. What is the meaning of the word ‘sport’ as used
in the passage?
(to run around in a lively way / to wear something in a
proud way / an activity that you do for pleasure / a friendly way of addressing
somebody)
Q4. Which of the following is the correct spelling of
‘frequiently’?
( frequeintly / frequently /
frekuently / friquently )
Q5. Give another suitable title to this passage.
D. Do as directed: 10
1. This is my parents room. (add apostrophe)
2. We often go swimming. ___________ really is good
fun. (pronoun)
3. In course of time, Vinny’s normally ________ state
of mind returned. (adjective)
4. Since the sun rises in the east and since it is
behind us now, we ___________ (travel) west.
5. Next Sunday, I __________ (spend) the entire day
cleaning my garage.
6. Rice and curry ___________ my favourite food. (
‘be’ verb)
7. The price of these items have risen. (Rewrite
correctly)
8. What fun! We ________ bring our books tomorrow. (modal
verb)
9. The villagers have built a bridge ________ the
river. (preposition)
10. Is there ______ food in the fridge?
E. Write the poem “Eldorado”. 5
Or
Write a short
speech on: “Importance is Time”
F. Write a bio-sketch of Fred Perry.
5
Or
Write a letter
to the editor of a newspaper expressing your concern about environmental
pollution.
G. Write an essay in about 200 words on any one of the following topics: 5
1. Should Teenagers be Given Unrestricted Freedom?
2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. Holi
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