SHIVAJI GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS (i) The magician ______ tricks in the hall to children.

(show)
Model Paper-D
Subject- English Lang. Fill Simple Present Tense form of verb -
Class- VIII I (i) showed (ii) showing (iii) shows
TIME- 3 Hrs
(j) The words which describe noun or pronoun are called (i)
Q.1Multiple Choice Questions. (10x1=10) Noun (ii) Adjective (iii) Adverb
(a) Which degree of Adjective is used to compare two object or Q-2 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions- (15)
persons - The soldiers are brave who not only save the lives of many with
(i) Superlative (ii) Positive (iii) Comparative gallantry but also show the true meaning of bravery. He leaves
(b) ‘Nobody ______ what I want’. Use proper form of verb his family and fights for country. When all sleep, they awake for
safety of citizens. An Indian farmer is recruited by the officers.
(i) knows (ii) know (iii) knew
He is recruited on the basis of physical fitness, age and
(c) _______ I use your phone ; Please? Fill proper modal - education. The selection is very strict. After selection he goes to
(i) will (ii) could (iii) should training centres to get military training. There he get training of
(d) ‘Gerund , Infinitive , Participle’ are kinds of verb- drill, weapon and physical training. As a soldier he is disciplined.
(i) finite (ii) linking (iii) non-finite He is ready to accept any challenge. He gives so much and gets
so little in return with a smile. He takes training in rifle
(e) The verb which has no need of object to complete its shooting , firing , climbing a rope , throwing granades , crawling
meaningis called- charge everyday.
(i) modal (ii) Intransitive (iii) Regular
(a) What are selfless contribution of a soldier to us?
(f) Romit ______ (live) in this house since 2015. Fill verb as
(b) How is an Indian soldier recruited?
Present Perfect Continuous Tense -
(i) has lived (ii) has been living (iii) is living (c) What does a soldier do after selection?
(g) The words which have same sound and are written so (d) Mention some practice during training.
similarly that they often called - (e) Write about soldier.
(i) confused words (ii) antonyms (iii) synonyms
(h) Adjective which indicate ownership or possession is called
(i) Demonstative (ii) quality (iii) possessive
Q.3.Write a letter to the mayor of the municipal corporation of Or
your city complaining against the supply of impure tap water in
Write a letter to your younger brother who has developed the
your locality. (10)
habit of sleeping late at night and rising late in the morning.
Advise him to give up this bad habit.

Q. 4.Write bio sketch of Mother Teresa with the help of the given
points – (10)
Spiritual and religious – Roman Catholic – born on 26 August
1919 in Skopje – died on 5 September 1997 at Kolkata –
unmarried – works and achievement helped the poor and people
living in slums , founded Missionaries of charity in 1969 –
Awards – 1962 Padam Shri – 1969. J.L Nehru award, 1979 –
Nobel Peace Prize, 1980 – Bharat Ratna etc.
Q. 5.Write the correct degree of adjective in the following
sentences - (5)
(a) Susan is the _most beautiful ___ of all four
sisters. (beautiful)
(b) Vanya’s room is __better____ than her sister.
(good)
(c) Platinum is ___more costly ____ than gold.
(costly)
(d) Rain water is the ___purest ___ water. (pure)
(e) Football is the __most interesting ____ game of all
other games.
(interesting)
Q-6 Choose the correct form of verb that agrees with subject –(5)
(a) Neither Gopal nor his sister _was _ seen in the party.
(was/were)
(b) This furniture ____is ___ new. (is/are)
(c) Our team ___is ___ about to enter the court. (is/are)
(d) My brother as well as his friends _have ____ gone.
(has/have)
(e) His trousers ___were __ so dirty. (was/ were)
Q-7 Fill in the blanks with suitable modal - (5)
(a) You ___should __ keep your surroundings clean. (can
/ should )
(b) You __will ___ come and join the army. (may/ will )
(c) I __will_ buy a new watch for my sister. (will / can )
(d) I think she __may _ choose a black dress. (would /
may )
(e) __can ___ you solve this crossword riddle ? (can /
must )
Q-8 Fill in the blanks with correct auxiliary verb- (5)
(a) My friend ___is ___ talking loudly.
(b) Gandhiji ___did ____ not tell lies.
(c) She __is ___ crossing the road.
(d) He ___is ___ a very expensive perfume.
(e) They ____do__ not agree with us.
Q.9 Complete the following sentences as directed – (5)
(a) Anjali __is preparing ___ (prepare) her Economics
project. (Present Cont.)
(b) Krish __has submitted ___ his assignments. (Submit)
(Present Perfect)
(c) They ___have been studying __ (study) English since
5’O clock. (Present Perfect Cont.)
 (d)They …do… not…watch .. (watch) television regularly.
( Simple Present)
(e) ___Does ___ the train __come ___(come) at right time?
(Simple Present )
Q.10 Choose correct option of confused words and fill in the
sentence – (5)
(a) My mother gives me ___advice __ (advice / advise)
(b) He was __born___ at a village. (borne / born)
(c) The __sight ___ of sea shore was very attractive.
(site / sight)
(d) He plays badminton __quite _ well . ( quiet / quite )
(e) His servants often __break___ glasses. ( break /
brake )
Q.11 Fill in the blanks with Present or Past participle – (5)
(a) __barking ___ dogs seldom bite. (bark)
(b) His mother seemed ___worried___. (worry)
(c) I found my purse ___stolen ___. (steal)
(d) She went away __weeping ____. (weep)
(e) We heard her __going___ upstairs. (go )