SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT 2023-24

Second Term English Grade 8

Objective = 10 MCQs (10×1.5=15 Marks) and Subjective = 35 Marks, Total = 50 Marks / Time = 1 Hour 30 Minutes
School Name: GGES KHIZAR ABAD (EMIS: 35210605)
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OBJECTIVE PART(MCQs)
Question No.1 : Which pair of words is an example of ‘Capitonyms’? Question No.2 : Complete the sentence with the correct ‘Compound
(a) May/may (b) Fly/fly (c) Bat/bat (d) Bow/bow Preposition’.
‘They carried their boxes ________ their heads.’
(a) in front of (b) in spite of (c) on top of (d) on behalf of
Question No.3 : Which of the following sentences has a ‘Gerund’? Question No.4 : What is the correct interrogative form of the given
(a) I enjoyed an entertaining match of cricket. sentence in ‘Future Continuous Tense’?
(b) I respect the disabled working people. (a) He will be studying hard during the exams.
(c) The running water sounded soothing. (b) Will be he studying hard during the exams?
(d) We started working on this yesterday. (c) Be will he studying hard during the exams?
(d) Will he be studying hard during the exams?
Question No.5 : Complete the sentence with correct ‘Correlative
Conjunctions’.
‘I enjoy both gardening ________ reading.’
(a) but (b) and (c) or (d) than

Paragraph Instruction
* Read the following stanza and answer the questions.
If I made a mistake, then I would have to retake,
and do it once again, even feel the pain.
But there also lays a prize, and that made me realise that,
even if I was to fail, it would be a learning trail.
Question No. 6 : Identify the main idea of the poem. Question No.7 : The poet takes failure as _____ to learn.
(a) Mistakes (b) Never (c) Leave (d) Best of
are pain. give up. after failure. luck. (a) a pain (b) a luck (c) a trail (d) a work

Question No.8 : Which thing is more important for the poet? Question No.9 : How does the speaker feel about the prospect of
(a) Medals and cups (b) Luck for success retaking?

(c) Relief for pain (d) Doing hard work (a) Excited (b) Unhappy (c) Painful (d) Joyful

Question No.10 : What is a learning trail?

(a) Feeling (b) Failing to (c) Laying a (d) Hoping
pain do prize for medals

SUBJECTIVE PART(CRQs)
Question No.11 : First Aid box helps to handle medical emergencies. Write a paragraph of ten sentences on “First Aid Box”. Use correct grammar, punctuation
and spelling. Marks (10)

Question No.12 : Write a story on the given moral “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine”. Also, give a suitable title. Use correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. Marks
(10)

Question No.13 : Listening, Speaking and Reading Question: Marks (15)

(a): Listening and speaking Marks (10)
Instructions for students: 1. Listen to the instructions of the teacher and perform the activity. (Marks 5) 2. After the activity repeat the instructions given by the
teacher in two sentences. (Marks 5)
(b): Reading fluency Marks (05)
Instructions for students: Your teacher will show you a paragraph. Read it with the correct pronunciation. You will be given sixty seconds to read the paragraph.