KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGHATHAN (LUCKNOW REGION)
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EXAMINATION 2021-2022
CLASS VIII
Subject: English
TIME:2 HRS MAX.MARKS:40
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
. The questions paper contains five
sections:-
Section A-Reading 10
marks
Section B-Writing 5
marks
Section
C Grammar- 10
marks
Section
D Literature 10 marks
Section
E Spelling 5
Marks
Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
SECTION A: READING (10 marks)
Q1.
Read the following passage given below and choose the best alternative. (5x1=5marks)
Be
like a flower. One must try to become like a flower: open, frank, equal, generous, and kind. So you know what it means?
A
flower is open to all that surrounds it: nature, light, the rays of the sun,
the wind, etc. It exerts a spontaneous influence on all that is around it. It
radiates joy and beauty.
It is frank. It hides nothing of its
beauty and lets its fragrance flow frankly out of itself. What is within and
what is in its depths, it lets it come out so that everyone can see it.
It is unbiased: it has no preferences.
Everyone can enjoy its beauty and its perfume without rivalry. It is equal and
the same for everybody. There is no difference or anything whatsoever.
Then, generous: without reserve or
restriction, it gives away the mysterious beauty and the very own perfume of
Nature. It sacrifices itself entirely for our pleasure, even it sacrifices its
life to express this beauty and the secret of the things gathered within
itself.
And then, kind: it has such tenderness,
it is so sweet, so close to us, so loving. Its presence fills us with joy. It
is always cheerful and happy.
Happy is he who can exchange his
qualities with the real qualities of the flowers. Try to cultivate in yourself
their refined qualities.
Answer
the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option from the ones
given below:
- A
flower is compared ………….
a)with all living
things
b)with human beings
c)with girls
d)with a child
- A
flower is open to all because ………..
a)it influences all
b)it radiates joy
c)it spreads its
beauty to all
d)all of these
- The
refined qualities of a flower are …..……..
a)fragrance and beauty
b)generosity and
kindness
c)equality and
attractiveness
d)rankness and honesty
- The
writer talks about …………..
a)rose flower
b)lotus flower
c)lily flower
d)all flowers
- A
spontaneous influence means …………
a)a slow influence
b)a quicker influence
c)naturally created
influence
d)a casual influence
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Q2-Read the following clip: (1x5=5 marks)
Updated: 05 Mar 2020, 09:03 AM. IST rtdrtd
· Goa minister said Goa is safe from coronavirus
· Tourist arrivals have increased after the outbreak of coronavirus
PANAJI: Goa's heat and humidity are detrimental to the spread of coronavirus, according to Ports Minister Michael Lobo. Tourist arrivals had increased after the outbreak, he said here on Wednesday. "Right now we are doing better than before, because people can't travel to Thailand, China, Italy, and other destinations. They are coming to Goa pushing the number of Indian tourists up," Lobo said. Lobo, MLA from the Calangute constituency, home to some of the most popular beaches in the state, said, "We have seen a rise in the number of foreign tourists too. They can't travel to those countries. They are traveling to India and coming to Goa too". Lobo said this when the Goa travel and tourism industry had expressed worry about a dip in arrivals after the global coronavirus scare. As far as Goa was concerned, he said it was safe. "With this weather, I don't think the virus can spread," he said and added, nothing would stop tourists from coming here. Goa, the top beach and nightlife tourism destination in the country, received more than seven million tourists last year. Nearly half a million of them were foreigners. (HT Media’s Published Indian financial daily newspaper is Livemint or Mint. It mostly targets readers who are business executives and policymakers. It has been in circulation since 2007)
Based on your reading answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option:
1)Michael Lobo is :
a) a sports minister
b) an MLA
c) both 1 and 2
d) Head of HT Media
2) Live Mint is a ........................... newspaper.
a) Financial Daily
b) Financial Weekly
c) Sports Weekly
d) Entertainment Weekly
3) Coronavirus is prevented by :
a) medicine
b) moisture
c) cleanliness
d) high temperature
4) The number of Indian tourists who visited Goa in 2019:
a) one million
b) seven million
c) half a million
d) one hundred million
5) The newspaper Live Mint would most likely be read by :
a) students
b) Ministers
c) professors
d) business executive and policymakers
Section-B
Creative Writing 5 Marks
Q3.You are Rajat Mittal of Sarvodaya Senior Secondary
School, Vikas Nagar, Delhi. You do not
have good internet signals in your area Write a letter to your Principal, explaining your short attendance in Online classes and also explaining how your classmates are helping you with
notes. (5marks)
OR
Taking help from the input given below write
a story in about 120 words. Also, give a suitable title and write the moral of
the story.
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Once a monkey lived on a big mango
tree...
Outline: gave ripe mangoes to crocodile....crocodile took some for a wife.... she was wicked....wanted to eat the heart of monkey.... asked the crocodile to invite the monkey for.
Section C Grammar 10Marks
Q4- Put the verb into a correct form from the given options:- (3x1=3 marks)
1-I was very grateful that he _____ (repair) my computer so promptly.
(a) repairs
(b) will be repairing
(c) will repair
(d) repaired
2--My Uncle Samuel _____(be) a source of inspiration for me since
I was a young boy.
(a) was being
(b) will be
(c) is being
(d) has been
3-Last night while sleeping, I
_____ (have) a beautiful dream that my dog had given birth to pups.
(a) would have
(b) had
(c) am having
(d) has
Q5-Edit the following paragraph by choosing the correct option: (4x1=4 marks)
People of diverse cultures lives (1) _________together in India. There is (2) ________ many
people who exhibit unity on. (3) _____ diversity .They celebrated (4)______different festivals together.
1-a) life b)living c)has been living
2-a) was b)are c) were
3-a) over b)in c) at
4-a) celebrate b) celebrating c) celebrates
Q6-. Fill the correct conjunction in the given sentences. (1x3=3 marks)
1) I was ill .......................... I didn't go to work.
a) so
b)because
c)as
d)and
2)I am very tired ................................ I have been working all day.
a)so
b)because
c)therefore
d)but
3) We must finish it ____ we leave.
a)before
b)until
c) after
d)then
SECTION-D
LITERATURE (10 MARKS)
Q8-Answer any three questions from group ‘A’ and any two
from group ‘B’.
Word limit 20-30
words.
GROUP ‘A’ (3X2=6marks)
1-How did Jody look after the fawn after he accepted the responsibility
for doing this?
2-What is the message of scientists for the disabled?
3-Mention a few things that can happen when there is endless rain for days
together?
4-What was the story attributed to the Stone Face?
5-How was Ernest different from others in the valley?
GROUP ‘B’ (2X2=4marks)
1-Between Ranji and the other boy, who is trying to start a quarrel? Give
a reason for your answer?
2-What were the coins Saying to him?
3-What is the difference between a planet and a comet, as given in the
story?
4- Why had Frampton come to the ‘rural retreat’?
Section E: Spellings 05 Marks
Q7- Choose an option, which can be substituted for a given word/sentence/phrase out of given options. (1x5=5marks)
1)-Gayatri doesn't know how to read and write. Her friends call her ---
a)Illiterate
b)invulnerable
c)blindfolded
d)headstrong
2) You are required to rearrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q, R, and S to produce the correct sentence.
(P) by an emperor named Shah Jahan
(Q) The Taj Mahal is a
(R) in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal
(S) beautiful monument built in 1631
(a) QPRS
(b) QSRP
(c) PQRS
(d) QSPR
3) Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelled correctly. Choose the correctly spelled word.
a) Scarcity
b) Security
c) Scarcity
d) Scarcity
4) Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete-
He sold his property because he was under a lot of---
a)Account
b)debt
c)credit
d)loan
5) Find the correctly spelled word
a) excessive
b) excessive
c) excessive
d) excessive
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