PUNJAB EXAMINATION COMMISSION

EXAMINATION 2019, GRADE - 8 Model Paper

ENGLISH PART – B (Subjective Type)

Part-A: 48 Marks, Part-B: 52 Marks, Total: 100 Marks

Student Name Signature of

Signature
(In Capitals Letters) Q. Marks
of
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Sub-Examiner Assistant
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Roll Number
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Signature of Dy. Superintendent(CNIC) -------------- 37
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For official use only

General Instructions:
1. Read carefully and attempt all questions.
2. A question can consist of two or more parts.
3. No additional page will be given for writing.
4. Students are allowed to use both blue/black ink.
5. Use of lead pencil is not allowed.

Total Marks: 52 Part-B (Open Ended Questions) Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Q. No. 33. Who is your favourite teacher? Write ten sentences on “ My Favourite Teacher”. Use
correct punctuation, grammar and spelling. Marks (10)
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Q. No. 34. You took distinction in essay writing competition and received an award in a ceremony.
Write a letter to your father who is living abroad telling him the detail of this ceremony.
Use correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. Marks (06)
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Q. No. 35. Write a story using the moral “Do Not Count Your Chickens Before They are Hatched”.
Write a suitable title for the story. Use correct grammar, punctuation and spelling.
Marks (10)
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Q. No. 36. Read the following stanzas carefully and answer Q. No 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Marks (10)
God make my life a little light,
Within the world to glow;
A little flame that burns bright,
Wherever I may go.

God make my life a little flower,

That gives joy to all,
Content to bloom in native bower,
Although the place be small.
Q. No.1. What does the phrase “native bower” mean? Marks (2)
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Q. No.2. “God make my life a little flower, That gives joy to all,” Explain this verse in your own
words. Marks (3)
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Q. No.3. Write down the main idea of the stanzas. Marks (3)
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Q. No.4. Write a suitable title for the stanzas. Marks (2)

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Q. No. 37. Part (a). Write a dialogue of ten lines between two friends discussing about their favourite
cricket players. Use correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. Marks (10)

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Part (b). Write an application to the Headmaster/ Headmistress/ Principal of your school asking
his/her permission to leave school earlier on account of your sudden illness. Use correct
punctuation, grammar and spelling. Marks (06)
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