Half
Yearly Examination 2016 English Class 8 MM:50
Time: 2
hrs
PART 1 6
marks
Choose the correct answers:
1. The meaning of the word ‘battalion’ is: 1
(a)
a group of bats (b) a group of
battles (c) a group of soldiers (d) a group of lions
2. There he saw two women preparing food but
there were ________ servants. 1
(a)
no (b) many (c) much (d) any
3. I have been suffering ________ arthritis. 1
(a) with
(b) at (c) on (d)
from
4. All the animals felt __________ better after
reading it. 1
(a)
some (b) many (c) much (d) how
5. Which of the following is not related to
KGBV: 1
(a)
hostel (b) food (c) girls (d) boys
6. As Anjana _____________ at the door, she saw
a stranger. 1
(a)
was standing (b) has been
standing (c) were standing (d) will be standing
PART
2 24 marks
7. Write the antonym of: 2
(a)
miserable
(b) sharp
8.Write the plural of: 2
(a) ox
(b)
hero
9. Give one word for the following group of
words: 2
(a) to
work hard for a long time
(b) to
rule for a period of time
10. Join the following sentences using the
conjunctions given in the brackets: 2
(a)
You follow my advice. Nobody will harm you.
( as long as)
(b) Sit
silently. Get out from here. (either
… or)
11. Fill in the blanks with the given verbs in
correct tense: 2
(a) After the last visitor ______ (leave), the
animals of the zoo used to assemble everyday.
(b) The
moon ________ (not appear) yet.
12. Fill in the blanks with appropriate degree
of adjective given in the brackets: 2
(a) Iron
is ______ than gold. (useful)
(b) Tea
is perhaps the ________ drink in the world.
(common)
13. Write
the following sentences in passive voice: 2
(a) The
principal of the school called Sangeeta.
(b) Are
you bringing some toys?
14. Fill in the blanks with appropriate
prepositions: 2
(a)
Let us go _______ a picnic.
(b) The
bhikshu entered another room _______ Chanakya.
15. Rewrite the following sentence correctly
with proper punctuation marks: 2
lets
go to udaipur
Answer
the following questions based on the text book:
15. What did the animals do to teach a lesson
to the children? 2
16. Why did Chanakya lead such a simple life? 2
17. How does Anushka feel about hostel life? 2
PTO
PART 3 5 marks
18. Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions that follow: 5
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
injured his right eye in a car accident when he was only twenty. The wind
shield of the car had shattered in the crash and a shard of glass had entered
his right eye. The removal of this piece of glass from his eye resulted in impaired
vision. With the help of contact lens, he could see but he could see double of
everything. In spite of this mishap, he never thought for a minute that he
would not be able to play cricket again.
Like his doctor had told
him, he found it easier to bowl with one eye. He pulled his cap down over his
damaged eye and focused with the other eye. Three or four weeks after his
accident, he was back at the nets, practising his bowling and six months after
his accident, he made his Test debut against England in Delhi. He is still the
youngest Test captain India has ever had.
1. At what age did Mansur lose one of
his eyes?
2. What happened after ‘the shard of
glass’ was removed from his eye?
3. How long did it take for Mansur to
return on the play ground?
4. Find from the passage a word which
means “the first public performance of a sports player”.
5. Find from the passage a word which
means “a piece of broken glass, metal etc.”
PART 4 15
marks
19. Imagine you are Vimal/Vimala. Write a
letter to your friend congratulating him/her on his/her success in the 10th Board Examination. 5
Or
Write
an application to the Headteacher for leave as you have to attend your sick
mother.
20. Write a short paragraph on ‘A Farmer’ in about
100 words. 5
Or
Write the story of the River God and the Woodcutter in about 100 words.
21. Suppose you are the Headteacher of a
school. Write a notice for the closure of the school on account of Christmas Vacation. 5
Or
Draft a
poster to inform the public to drive safely.
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