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PART-I (9)___________ the prize. She (10)___________ that

Choose the correct option from the given she (11)___________ in a competition.
words- 12. Write the plural forms of the following
1. The poem is written by________foreign writer. words. [1+1= 2]
[1] (a) man – ………………
(a) a (b) an (b) shelf – …………….
(c) the (d) no article 13. Write the missing letters in the following
2. “I’m your servant and friend,________ we words. [1+1= 2]
ants never borrow; we ants never lend. [1] (a) R_bb_rs
(a) within (b) than (b) _sl_nd
(c) but (d) through 14. He is weak________he does a lot of work.
3. ____________of these is your house? [1] (and/because) [2]
(a) What (b) Whom 15. Arrange the words in proper order to make
(c) Whose (d) Which meaningful sentences. [1+1= 2]
4. Which of these is not related to a war? [1] (a) Playing / is / that / a / waste / of / time /
(a) army (b) battlefield they / think
(c) jury (d) captain (b) not/do / litter / please/ the / roads
5. Choose the word with different sound of 16. Fill in the blanks with the help of the words
underlined letters. [1] given in the bracket. [1+1=2]
(a) reach (b) beach (use, close,come, play)
(c) head (d) teach (i) Wash the plates before you_____them.
6. The meaning of the word "Insane" is (ii) Please_____home when you are free.
_______________ [1]
(a) energetic (b) crazy PART-III
(c) intelligent (d) watchful (A) Read the passage carefully and answer the
7. Her eyes were _________ with tears. [1] questions given below.
(a) fill (b) fills I folded the letter again and slipped it carefully
(c) filled (d) filling back into its envelope. I kept awake all night.
By morning I knew what I had to do. I drove
PART-II into Bridport, just a few miles away. I asked a
8. to 11. Fill in the blanks in the passage boy walking his dog where Copper Beeches
given below using the correct words from was. House number 12 turned out to be
the bracket. [2×4] nothing but a burned-out shell, the roof
(had participated, came, had won, told) gaping, the windows boarded-up. I knocked at
My friend is very intelligent. When she the house next door and asked if anyone knew
(8)___________ back from school yesterday, she the whereabouts of a Mrs. Macpherson.

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 Oh yes, said the old man in his slippers, he
knew her well. A lovely old lady, he told me, a
bit muddle-headed, but at her age she was
entitled to be, wasn’t she? A hundred and one
years old. She had been in the house when it
caught fire. No one really knew how the fire
had started, but it could well have been
candles. She used candles rather than
electricity, because she always thought
electricity was too expensive. The fireman had
got her out just in time. She was in a nursing
home now, he told me, Burlington House, on
the Dorchester road, on the other side of
town.
17. (i) Why did the author go to Bridport? [2]
(ii) How old was Mrs. Macpherson now?
Where was she? [2]
(iii) What did Connie use in place of
electicity? [1]
18. (i) What had happened to Connie's house?
[2]
(ii) What details were given by the old man
about Connie? [1]
(iii) Write the opposite words from the
passage for the following words [1×2 = 2]
a. previous .......................
b. cheap................
(B) Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below-
He stroked its sides as gently as though the
fawn were a china deer and he might break it.
Its skin was very soft. It was sleek and clean
and had a sweet scent of grass. He rose slowly
and lifted the fawn from the ground. Its legs
hung limply. They were surprisingly long and
he had to hoist the fawn as high as possible
under his arm.
He was afraid that it might kick and bleat at
sight and smell of its mother. He skirted the
clearing and pushed his way into the thicket. It
was difficult to fight through with his burden.
The fawn's legs caught in the bushes and he
could not lift his own with freedom. He tried to
shield its face from prickling vines. Its head
bobbed with his stride. His heart thumped
with the marvel of its acceptance of him. He
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reached the trail and walked as fast as he
could until he came to the intersection with
the road home. He stopped to rest and set the
fawn down on its dangling legs. It wavered on
them. It looked at him and bleated.
19. (a) How did Jody stroke the fawn? [2]
(b) How was the skin of the fawn? [2]
(c) Where did Jody reach in the forest? [1]
20. (a) What did the fawn do when it was set
down? [2]
(b) Why was Jody afraid ? [2]
(c) Find the word from the passage which
means: ' Hanging '. [1]
(C) Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below.
Desert is a place where there is sand all-
around. It is a hot and dry place. There is very
little rain in deserts. So, very few trees grow
there. The only plants that grow in the deserts
are cactus, date, palms and thorny bushes
which do not need much water to grow.
The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
It stretches across the whole of North Africa.
The Arabian Desert is also a very large desert.
In India too, there is a desert called Thar
Desert in Rajasthan. Life in a desert is tough.
The days are very hot and the nights are cool.
21. (a) Which is the biggest desert in the world?
[2]
(b) Write the names of the plants which
grow in the deserts? [2]
(c) How are the days and the nights in
desert? [1]
22. (a) What is a desert? [2]
(b) Name the desert which is present in
Rajasthan. [1]
(c) Write the opposite words from the
passage for the following words- [2]
a. easy……………..
b. hot……………….
23. Rearrange the following sentences in
correct sequence- [1×5=5]
(i) One night he had kept a big stone in the
middle of the road.
(ii) The king wanted to teach them a lesson.
 (iii) The passers-by didn’t move the stone but ANSWER - KEY MODEL PAPER-03
passed round it. PART-I
(iv) Once there was a king. 1. [a] a
(v) The people in his kingdom were very lazy. 2. [c] but
3. [d] Which
PART-IV 4. [c] jury
24. You are Riya/Ravi studying in Govt. Sen. 5. [c] head
Secondary School, Ajmer. Write an 6. [b] crazy
application to the Principal of your school 7. [c] filled
for fee-concession. [10]
You may use the following clues: PART-II
(poor family, monthly income is less, 8. came
request to grant full fee concession.) 9. had won
OR 10. told
Imagine you are Shikhar living in Udaipur. 11. had participated
Write a letter to your friend Vikas 12. (a) man- men
describing your birthday party. (b) shelf– shelves
(1. Thanks for the gift 2. Telling him about 13. (a) Robbers
cake and games) (b) Island
25. Write a short paragraph in about 70 words 14. He is weak because he does a lot of work.
on "My Favourite Festival". [10] 15. (a) They think that playing is a waste of time.
(festivals are important, my favourite (b) Please do not litter the road.
festival, celebrated all over India, brings 16. (i) Wash the plates before you use them.
happiness) (ii) Please come home when you are free.
OR
Given below is an outline of the story given PART-III
in the form of phrases. Fill in the blanks to 17. (i) The author went to Bridport to meet Mrs.
create the complete story. Macpherson (Connie) and to handover her the
Son falls into bad company________disobeys his letter.
parents________loses interest in studies (ii) She was a hundred and one year old. She
________father decides to bring the son back to was in a nursing home, Burlington House, on
the right path________gives him a few the Dorchester road.
apples________places a rotten apple among the (iii) Connie used candles in place of electricity.
good ones________after a few days the good 18. (i) Connie's house caught fire. It was a
apples also become rotten________son burned-out shell, the roof gaping, the
understands that one rotten apple spoils all windows were boarded-up.
the apples________tries to mend his ways (ii) The old man told that she was a lovely old
________gets transformed________. lady and a bit muddle-headed.
(iii) a. next
b. expensive
19. (a) Jody stroked the fawn gently.
(b) The skin of the fawn was very soft.
(c) Jody reached such a track in the forest that
could lead him to his home.
20. (a) It wavered on its legs and bleated while
looking at the person.
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 (b) Jody was afraid that it might kick and bleat 10 January 2023
to see it's mother. My dear Vikas
(c) dangling Thank you for the good-wishes on my
21. (a) The Sahara is the biggest desert in the birthday. The gift was really amazing.
world. However, I missed you. My parents held a
(b) Cactus, date, palms and thorny bushes are party on my birthday. All my relatives and
the names of the plants which grow in the friends came to wish me a happy birthday.
deserts. Everybody liked the birthday cake and
(c) The days are very hot and the nights are decoration. We had games and partied all
cool in deserts. evening. We enjoyed ourselves.
22. (a) Desert is a place where there is sand all My parents were very glad at me. I got many
around. presents. I will show you the same when you
(b) The Thar desert is present in Rajasthan. come here.
(c) a. tough Love to all.
b. cool Yours affectionately
23. (i) Once there was a king. Shikhar
(ii) The people in his kingdom were very lazy. 25. There are many festivals that are celebrated all
(iii) The king wanted to teach them a lesson. over India and the world. Festivals bring
(iv) One night he had kept a big stone in the happiness. Diwali is my favourite festival. It is
middle of the road. the festival of lights; it is celebrated in all parts
(v) The passers-by didn’t move the stone but of our country. A few days before Diwali,
passed round it. people clean their houses and paint them. On
the day of Diwali, people decorate their
PART-IV houses. On the night of Diwali, lamps (diyas)
24. The Principal are lit in everywhere. All the houses, shops and
Govt. Sen. Secondary School buildings are brightened with earthen lamps,
Ajmer candles and electric bulbs. People exchange
10 February 2023 sweets and gifts. Children buy sweets, toys
Subject : Application for fee concession. and crackers. At night people worship ‘Laxmi’,
Respected Sir the goddess of wealth. Diwali is a festival of
I beg to say that I am Rajiv/Riya studying in joy.
class VIII in your school. My father is a poor OR
farmer. His monthly income is only seven A rotten apple spoils the whole barrel
thousand rupees. Once there was a man whose son fell into bad
We are four members in our family. My father company. Under the influence of his friends
has been ill for last few weeks. he got into some bad habits. He started
I request you to grant me full fee concession. I disobeying his parents. He would waste his
shall be highly obliged to you for this act of time. He flunked in two subjects. His father
kindness. got worried and decided to teach him a
Yours obediently lesson. He gave a few apples to his son. He
Ravi/Riya then quietly placed a rotten apple among the
Class VIII good ones. After a few days when the son was
OR about to take out an apple from the basket, he
House no. 35 found that all the apples were rotten. He
Near Jagdish Mandir asked his father the reason for this. His father
Udaipur pointed out that he had intentionally placed
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one rotten apple in the basket. His son was
surprised to see that one rotten apple had
spoilt the entire apples. He now understood
the reason for his failure. He thanked his
father for making him realise his mistake in
his choice of friends.
He immediately left their company and
became a model kid.
Moral : A person is known by the company he
keeps.

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