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SECOND SUMMATIVE EVALUATION [Retest]
STD: VIII SUB: ENGLISH TIME: 7.00am-8.00am
DATE:17-04-2023 Marks: 20

Q.1. Do as directed. [Any 3] [3]

1. Jupiter is the _________ planet in the solar system. [Fill in the blanks with
Superlative degree – ‘Large’]
2. Write minimum 2 hidden words of 4 or more than 4 letters using the letters from
– ‘intergovernmental’
3.Swimming and exercising are ways to keep oneself fit. [Pick out the infinitive in
the given sentence]
4.Get out and wait in the yard. [ a] ,shall we? b] ,will you? c] ,don’t we?][Choose
the appropriate question tag and rewrite the sentence]
5. Pick out the two compound words and write.
Blackboard, linen, known, sunlight
6. Complete the word chain of adjectives
Brave, ____________ ,_______________ ,______________ .___________
Q.2 Read the given passage and answer the following activities. [5]
Q.1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the passage. [1]
a] Harvery Cushing had successfully removed more than 2000 _____________.
b] Neurosurgeons can treat __________ of all ages.
Passage
Neurosurgeons operate on the brain, the spine or nerves. They can treat patients of
all ages, from the new-born to the elderly, who have suffered a stroke. Harvey
Cushing (1869-1939) is considered to be the father of modern neurological
surgery. In the early part of the 20th Century, he developed basic techniques and
instruments for operating on the brain as a distinct surgical speciality. Cushing
dramatically reduced the mortality rate for neurosurgery from 90% to less than
10%. By the time of his retirement in 1937, he had successfully removed more
than 2000 tumours. The main reason that mortality rates had been so high before,
was blood loss. Among Cushing’s significant achievements are the methods he
developed to stem this blood loss by inventing a clip called ‘silver clip’ or
‘Cushing clip’. Thus neurosurgery is one the most cutting edges in the world of
surgery and medicine.

Q.2 What was the main reason that mortality rates were so high before? [1]
Q.3 a Match the terms in ‘A’ with their explanation in ‘B’ [1]
A B
1. Tumour a] a device to stop blood loss in neurosurgery
2. Cushing clip b] a cut made for surgery
c] an extra growth in the body
Q.3 b Pick out antonyms from the passage. [1]
1. Late x ________
2. ancient x___________
4] They can treat patients of all ages. [State the parts of speech of the underline
words.] [1]
Q.3 Read the given stanza and answer the following activities. [3]
Q.1 State whether the given statements are true or false. [1]
1. If the hippo’s feeling ill - _____________
2. The Arctic fox is suffering from cold - ___________

If the lion’s caught a cold,

If the zebra’s getting old,
If the centipede has trouble with his feet,
If the hippo’s feeling ill,
If the bison’s got a chill,
If the Arctic fox is suffering from heat,

If some virulent disease

Has attacked the chimpanzees,
If the tortoise hasn’t stirred for several years,
If the bear’s too full of buns,
If the cobra eats her sons,
If the panther has a wife who chews his ears;

Q.2 Match the animals in column ‘A’ with their illness in columns ‘B’. [1]
A B
1. Centipede a. got a chill
2. Bison b. trouble with his feet
c. virulent diseases
Q.3 If the Cobra eats her son. [Choose the correct figure of speech and write]
a. Imagery b. Alliteration c. Metaphor d] Hyperbole [1]
Q.4. Read the given poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the
given points in a paragraph format. [4]
 Title and name of the poet
 Rhyme scheme
 Figures of speech
 Central idea/ theme
The Bees
So work the honey- bees, creatures that by a rule in
nature teach
The art of order to a peopled kingdom,
They have a king and officers of sorts;
Where some, like magistrates, correct at home;
Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad;
Others, like soldiers, armed in their stings;
Make boot upon the summer’s velvet buds;
Which pillage they with merry march bring home
To the tent royal of their emperor ;
Who, busied in his majesty, surveys,
The singing masons building roofs of gold,
The civil citizens kneading up the honey,
The poor mechanic porters crowding in
Their heavy burdens at his narrow gate,
The sad eyed Justice, with his surly hum,
Delivering over to executor’s pale
The lazy yawning drone
- William Shakespeare
Q 5 Write Any One Composition [Expansion of Idea OR Information Transfer]
A. Expand the given Proverb in 80-100 words. [5]
Dishonesty never pays in the long run
OR
Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today.
B. Information Transfer
Transfer the given information in the given table and give it a suitable title.
Shivaji was born in April,1627, to Shahaji Bhosle and Jijabai. At the age of 16
he collected the locals known as Mavale, organised them and attacked he
surrounding forts which fell under him one by one.Very soon, the forts of
Singhbad.Javali,konkan, Aurangabad,Surat were under him. In 1674, after
conquering a large area,he established the Maratha kingdom and was duly
coronated. He was give the title of Chhatrapati. He rules according to the Hindu
System. Infact, Shivaji’s war tactics proved fatal to the Mughals and thereby he
became a very special hero of the Hindus in the political climate of that time.
Name
Date of birth
Name of the Parents
Achievements at the age of 16
Forts seized
Year he established the Maratha
kingdom
Titled earned
Threats to the moghuls