QUEENSLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Pelawal , Hazaribag
( Final Exam 2023-24)
SUBJECT – English Full Marks – 60
CLASS – VIII Time - 2.5 hrs

(Reading Section )
Q1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. (20Marks)
When we enter New York Harbour the first thing is he is Statue of Liberty what impresses
as the most is it come to be there the statue of liberty was a gift from the people of France to
mark the 100 year anniversary of American Independence in 1869 sculpture credit August
pay Barcelona begin to plan is concept for the monument Barcelona shows the look of classic
Greek and Roman figures he envisioned Liberty as strong and proud figure one person if I did
not only the Majestic Greek Goddesses of the past but also the working men and women of
the present finally in 1884 the work was finished and liberty was started to 14 cracks and sell
two New York only one problem stood in the way while the French had raise a lot of funds to
build the status New York had not secured the funds to build it Foundation it was not until a
New York newspaper improved people for donation that money became available Finally on
28 October 1886 American celebrated the unwilling the Statue of Liberty

Answer the questions:-

1. Why was Statue of Liberty given as a gift to Americans by France ?
2. What is the name of the culture of the monuments the Statue of Liberty ?
3. What did the sculpture imagine the statue of liberty to be ?
4. How many years did it take to unveil the Statue of Liberty ?

Q2. Trace the word from the passage which means the same as imagine short answer type
questions any five :-
Who was daula Bera and what position did he hold in the village what does the girl wish
for and why what are vision came into my sight what was the vision what did the bird tell
Anshi when she say that she was afraid of singing before the other children in the school
who was Ram Narayan and where did he meet Tarun pick out the lines from the poem that
show that a bad never will not be missed when he dies where does Mrs go at last and why
Answer the questions from the passage long answer type questions any three

a) Did Tarun win the race give reasons to support your answer ?
b) What did Anshi when what did she say after applyment ?
c) How did the girl take advantage of the wind she had on a wheelchair ?
 Q3. Short answer type question (Any five ) :- (2x5=10)
a) Who was Dalabehra and what position did he hold in the village ?
b) What does the girls wish for and why ?
c) What a vision came into my right ? what was the vision ?
d) What did the bird tell Anshi when she said that she was afraid of singing
before the other children in the school ?
e) Who was Ram Narajan and where did he meet Tarun ?
f) Pick out the lines from the poem that show that a bad neighbour will not be
missed when he dies ?
g) Where does Mr. Scroage go at last and why ?
Q4. Long answer question (Any three ) :- (3x3=9)
e) What happened in Swaraj horns before the waste arrived ?
f) Did Tarun win the race give reasons to support your answer ?
g) What did unseen win ? what did she say after her performance ?
h) How did the girl take advantage of the winds she had on her wheelchair ?
i) Why was the piece of people of Orissa destroyed ?
Q5. Write 10 lines of the poem “ If my will chair had wings “ (1x6=6)
or
It’s a boys life .
Q6. Write the opposite word of the following words (1x5=5)
a) Beautiful b) Difficult c) Dull d) Outdoors e) Publically
Q7. Change the gender of the following :- (1x5=5)
a) Postman b) Lion c) Horse d) Hen e) Nice
Q8. Write the meanings of the following words :- (1x5=5)
a) Extreme b) Isolated c) Endangered d) Ferocious e) Fragmented
Q9. Write an application to the principal requesting him to reduce your fee a bit as you
can’t afford it at the moment .
Or
Write an application to the principal for leave as you are going to your cousins marriage
for a week . (1x5=5)
Q10. Write an Article on “ Friendship “ or “ Airplanes “ (1x5=5)