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PART-I enjoyed in (10)………….. I ate sweets and

Choose the correct option from the given (11)……….
words- 12. Write the plural forms of the following
1. Mr. Sharma is _____________ honest man. [1] words. [1+1= 2]
(a) a (b) an (a) brush - ____________________
(c) the (d) x (b) box - _____________________
2. I am two years older_____________ my brother. 13. Write the missing letters in the following
[1] words. [1+1= 2]
(a) but (b) through (a) pr…p….r
(c) than (d) that (b) ed..cat..on
3. I_____________climb tree easily. [1] 14. What would you prefer tea____________
(a) can (b) ought to coffee? (and / or) [2]
(c) may (d) need 15. Arrange the words in proper order to make
4. Which of the following is not related to meaningful sentences. [1+1= 2]
sports? [1] (a) Shelter/roofs/in/snakes/rodents/take/ and
(a) badminton (b) basket ball (b) slowly/ he/ rose/ and lifted/ from/ the
(c) athlete (d) library fawn/the ground
5. Which of the underlined letters has 16. Fill in the blanks with the help of the words
different sound? [1] given in the bracket. [1+1=2]
(a) foot (b) should [come, borrow, take, fast, carry]
(c) wood (d) food (i) Don’t forget to ______________ an umbrella.
6. The meaning of the word "glad" is (ii) Please ____________your shoes off before
_______________. [1] coming in.
(a) happy (b) clever PART-III
(c) shy (d) sad (A) Read the passage carefully and answer the
7. The man__________bike was stolen has filled questions given below -
an FIR. [1] I spotted it in a junk shop in Bridport, a roll-top
(a) whose (b) who desk. The man said it was early nineteenth
(c) which (d) whom century, and oak. I had wanted one, but they
were far too expensive. This one was in a bad
PART-II condition, the roll-top in several pieces, one
8. to 11. Fill in the blanks in the passage leg clumsily mended, scorch marks all down
given below using the correct words from one side. It was going for very little money. I
the bracket. [2×4] thought I could restore it. It would be a risk, a
(snacks, fair, toys, merry-go-round) challenge, but I had to have it. I paid the man
One day I went to a big (8)……….with my and brought it back to my workroom at the
parents. I was very happy. My parents bought back of the garage. I began work on it on
me many (9)…………and balloons. I also Christmas Eve.
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17. (i) Where did the author find the roll-top
desk ?
(ii) What was the conditionof the roll-top
desk ?
(iii) Why did the author decide to buy that
desk ?
18. (i) Write opposite words of the following
words from the passage:
(a) late
(b) cheap
(ii) When did the author start work on it?
(iii) Where did the author keep the roll top
desk?
(B) Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below-
Cambridge was my metaphor for England, and
it was strange that when I left it had become
altogether something else, because I had met
Stephen Hawking there.
It was on a walking tour through Cambridge
that the guide mentioned Stephen Hawking,
'poor man, who is quite disabled now, though
he is a worthy successor to Issac Newton,
whose Chair he has at the university.' And I
started, because I had quite forgotten that this
most brilliant and completely paralysed
astrophysicist, the author of A Brief History of
Time, one of the biggest best-sellers ever, lived
here.
19. (a) What was author's metaphor for
England?
(b) Whom did the guide refer to as 'poor
man'?
(c) Whose worthy successor was Stephen
Hawking?
20. (a) Find from the passage the synonym of
'peculiar'.
(b) Who was Stephan Hawking?
(c) Who is the author of "A Brief History of
Time"?
(C) Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below –
One day Georage Washington was riding
along a road. On the way he saw some
soldiers trying to lift a heavy beam. The
Corporal was giving them orders. The beam
[2] was too heavy to move without help. They
needed just one more man. The Corporal
[2] however, would not help them. He thought he
was too high ranking to lower himself to the
[1] level of the soldiers.
Washington watched for a minute and then
asked the Corporal why he did not help the
soldiers. The Corporal at once turned round
[2] and said "Don’t you know, Sir, That I am an
officer?" Washington replied, "I beg your
[1] pardon, Mr Corporal, I did not know that you
were such a great man." Then he dismounted,
[2] took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and
pulled the beam with all his power, The beam
came up at once. Such great was George
Washington.
21. (a) Who was riding along a road one day? [2]
(b) What did George Washington see on the
way? [2]
(c) Did Washington help the soldier? [1]
22. (a) Write one word for the following:[1×2=2]
(i) A Member of one of the lower ranks in
the army. C………………….
(ii) Find the word from the passage which is
opposite to 'light'.
(b) Why did the Corporal not help the
soldier? [2]
(c) "Don’t you know, Sir, That I am an
officer?"Who said these words? [1]
23. Rearrange the following sentences in
[1] correct sequence- [1x5=5]
(i) It can carry heavy loads through hot sand.
[2] (ii) It can live without food and water for many
days.
[2] (iii) The camel is the most useful animal in the
desert.
[2] (iv) The camel is called the ship of the desert.
[2] (v) Its feet are adapted to walk on sand.
PART-IV
[1] 24. You are Kailash reading in Govt. Secondary
School, Hanspur. Your father has been
transferred to Jaipur. Write an application
to your Headmaster requesting him to
issue your transfer certificate (T.C.). You
may use following clues: [10]
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 (father has been transferred, go to Jaipur, ANSWER KEY MODEL PAPER-02
need TC, issue one) PART-I
OR 1. [b] an
Suppose you are Suman/Sunil living in Civil 2 [c] than
Lines, Agra. Write a letter to your friend 3. [a] can
describing your new school. You may use 4. [d] library
the following points: 5. [d] food
(the building, classroom, the Principal, the 6. [a] happy
staff, the students, other facilities of 7. [a] whose
computer, games etc.) PART-II
25. Write a story in about 70-80 words with the One day I went to a big (8) fair with my
help of given outline: [10] parents. I was very happy. My parents bought
A crow…………… finds a piece of me many (9) toys and balloons. I also enjoyed
cheese…………… flies to a tree a hungry fox in (10) merry-go-round I ate sweets and (11)
sees the crow ………thinks of a plan snacks.
…………..praises him requests him to sing………. 12. (a) brush - brushes
the crow very pleased…………. opens its beak (b) box - boxes
the cheese ……………fall down fox picks up 13. (a) proper
……………. runs away. (b) education
OR 14. What would you prefer tea or coffee?
Write a short paragraph on "A visit to a 15. (a) Snakes and rodents take shelter in roofs.
Zoo". (b) He rose slowly and lifted the fawn from the
You may use following words: ground.
(Jaipur, zoo, entry, tickets, birds, swans, 16. (i) carry
cranes, ducks, fishes, tigers, lion, panthers, (ii) take
zebras, stags, deer, elephants, camels.) PART-III
17. (i) The author found the roll-top desk in a
junk-shop in Bridport..
(ii) The condition of the roll-top desk was bad.
Its one leg was clumsily mended and it had
scorch marks on one side.
(iii) The author decided to buy that desk
because it was cheap.
18. (i) (a) early
(b) expensive
(ii) The author started work on it on Christmas
Eve.
(iii) The author kept the roll top desk in his
workroom
19. (a) Cambridge was the author's metaphor for
England
(b) The guide referred to Stephen Hawking as
a 'poor man'
(c) Stephen Hawking was a worthy successor
to Issac Newton.
20. (a) strange.
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 (b) Stephan Hawking was an astrophysicist. My dear Rakhi/Ravi
(c) Stephan Hawking is the author of "A Brief I am well here and hope the same for you.
History of Time". Now I have taken admission in a Govt. Senior
21. (a) George Washington was riding along a Secondary School in Jaipur. It is one of the best
road one day. schools of the city.
(b) he saw that some soldiers were trying to The school is placed in a double storey
lift a heavy beam and the Corporal was building. The classrooms are spacious,
ordering them instead of helping. ventilated, well furnished, and computerized.
(c) Yes, Washington helped the soldier. The Principal of this school is very famous
22. (a) (i) Corporal (ii) heavy educationalist. He is a friend, philosopher and
(b) The officer didn't help the soldier because guide to the students. The staff is highly
he thought he was too high ranking to lower professional. Teachers use modern technology
himself to the level of the soldiers. in teaching. The students are well-behaved.
(c) The Corporal said these words. The focus of the school is all round
23. (i) The camel is the most useful animal in the development of the students.
desert. The school has other facilities also for example
(ii) It can carry heavy loads through hot sand. computer, games, debates, cultural
(iii) Its feet are adapted to walk on sand. programmes etc. It is a unique school.
(iv) It can live without food and water for Convey my regards to your parents.
many days. Yours sincerely
(v) The camel is called the ship of the desert. Suman/Sunil
25. The Fox and The Crow
PART-IV Once a crow saw a piece of cheese. He lifted
24. 23, Govind colony the piece in its beak, and flew to a nearby tree.
Hanspur A hungry fox was wandering here and there in
April 25, 20 _ _ search of food. Suddenly he saw the crow and
The Headmaster the piece of cheese. His mouth watered. He
Govt. Secondary School wanted to have it. He was very cunning. He
Hanspur began to think of a plan. Soon he hit upon a
Subject: For Issuing Transfer Certificate. plan to trick the crow. He said to the crow,
Dear Sir “You are a beautiful bird. Your wings are so
With due respect, I beg to state that I am a attractive. Your voice must be very sweet.
student of class VIII A. My father works in a would you please sing me a song?” The
Govt. bank. He has been transferred to Jaipur. foolish crow did not understand the trick of
The whole family will shift there. I have to take the fox. He became glad to hear his praise. He
admission in a Govt. School. I need my opened his mouth to sing. His piece of cheese
transfer certificate to get admission. Kindly fell down. The fox picked it and ran away.
issue my T.C. I will be highly obliged. Moral:- Never believe flatterers.
Thanking you OR
Yours faithfully A Visit to a Zoo
Kailash Last year I went to Jaipur with my father. My
Class VIII-A father took me to the zoo. The entry was by
OR tickets. We bought our tickets and entered the
Civil Lines gate. Different kinds of birds were twittering
Agra there. There were many strange birds. There
3rd March 20xx were swans, cranes and ducks. We saw
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tortoises, crocodiles and fish. The lions, tigers,
bears and panthers were in cages. There were
zebras, stags and deer. We also saw
elephants, camels, horses and donkeys. Owls,
foxes, cuckoos and hawks were also there. I
liked the zoo ver much.

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