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EXAMINATION 2020, GRADE - 8 Model Paper

ENGLISH PART – B (Subjective Type)

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

Signature Signature of
Student Name
Q. No. Marks of Head
(In Capital Letters)
Sub-Examiner Assistant Examiner
33
34
Roll Number
- - 35
(In Figures)
36
37
Total
Signature of Dy. Superintendent(CNIC) -------------- 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 blue/black ink only.
5. Use of lead pencil is strictly not allowed.

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

Q. No. 33. Write a paragraph of ten sentences on “My Favourite Game”. Use correct punctuation,
grammar and spelling. Marks (10)

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Q. No. 34. Write a letter to your sister congratulating her on her success in her final examination.
Use correct punctuation, grammar and spelling. Marks (6)
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Q. No. 35. Write a story using the moral “Greed is a Curse”. Also write a suitable title for the story.
Use correct punctuation, grammar and spelling. Marks (10)

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Q. No. 36. Part(i). Read the following stanzas carefully and answer part (a), (b), (c) and (d).
‘All in a hot and copper sky, Marks(10)
The bloody sun, at noon;
Right up above the mast did stand,
No bigger than the moon.

Day after day, day after day,

We stuck, nor breath nor motion,
As idle as a painted ship,
Upon a painted ocean.’
(a) Why did the poet call the Sun “the bloody sun”? Marks (2)
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(b) Explain the following lines in your own words. Marks (3)
‘Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion,’
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(c) What does the word “mast” mean? Marks (3)

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(d) Write a suitable title for these stanzas. Marks (2)

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Part(ii). Read the following paragraph carefully and answer part (a), (b),(c) and (d). Marks (10)

A pond is a small area of still, fresh water. It is usually smaller than a lake. Ponds are not
as deep as lakes. Water in a river or a stream moves, but pond water stays still. A pond is
a habitat. A habitat is a place in nature where animals and plants live. A pond is home of
many living things. Many animals live in or near ponds. Fish, turtles and snails live in the
water. Some animals live near ponds. Plants live in the ponds, too. Algae is a kind of

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plant often found in ponds. Another plant that lives in ponds is the water lily. Its roots go to the bottom of the
pond. Its wide leaves float on the top of water.

(a). What is a habitat? Marks (2)

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(b). What makes a pond different from a lake as mentioned in the paragraph? Marks (2)
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(c). What does the sentence “A pond is home of many living things” mean? Marks (3)
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(d). Write a suitable title for the paragraph. Marks (3)

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Q. No. 37. Write an application to the Headmaster/ Headmistress/ Principal for a school leaving
certificate. Use correct punctuation, grammar and spelling. Marks (6)

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