SAMAGRA SHIKSHA – DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, ANDHRA PRADESH

LEARNING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME (LIP)

BASELINE TEST – November / December - 2023
25 M
English Class: VIII Time: 45 min.

I Speaking: Speak some sentences about "your School" 5M

II Reading: Ask the children to read the paragraph. 5M
Fluent Reading:
He was a very selfish Giant. The poor children had now nowhere to play. They
tried to play on the road, but the road was very dusty and full of hard stones, and they
did not like it. They used to wander round the high walls when their lessons were over,
and talk about the beautiful garden inside. "How happy we were there!" they said to
each other.

III Reading Comprehension

Almas Javed was ten years old. She was a student of Carmel Convent in Port Blair
where her father had a petrol pump. Her mother Rahila’s home was in Nancowry island.
The family had gone there to celebrate Christmas.
1. How old was Almas?
2. Who had petrol pump?
3. Who was Rahila?
4. Almas Javed was a student of ____________. ( )
a. Carmel Convent b. Montessori Convent c. St. Ann’s Convent
5. The family had gone to celebrate ____________ ( )
a. birthday b. Christmas c. Marriage day

IV Self-Writing

Write any 5 sentences on the given picture 5M

V. Class specific Learning Outcomes (Vocabulary and Grammar) 5M
1. Identify and underline the adjectives in the given sentences
a) I saw a beautiful horse.
b) He wears a red shirt.
2. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs
a) I ________(go) to school regularly.
b) They_____________(watch) movie last week.
c) She _________(be) good at Maths.
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