ANANDSAGAR

GROUP OF SCHOOLS
CLASS-VIII MARKS - 40

SUBJECT - ENGLISH FIRST MID TERM TEST – SEPT-2020 TIME – 1.30 hrs.

ENGLISH READER
Q.1.A. Write the meaning of the following words. (4x1)=4 marks
i) exhausted. ii) girdles.
iii) victor. iv) dispute.

B. Complete the following sentences. (2x1)= 2marks

i) The village was agog with excitement because.......
ii) Little Daddy was different from all the other children because...........
C. Answer the following questions.(any two) (2x2)= 4marks
i) Why the author says," The old woman became Amina a little girl'?
ii) Why did Amina feel a tightening around her heart? iii) Why
did little daddy finish his homework in a daze ?

UNSEEN PASSAGE
Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow –
5marks

We all should try to be honest since our childhood days. This is one quality which we must
learn from a very early age. Being honest helps us to do better in whichever task we
undertake. As a student we must be honest towards our studies. We should dedicate
certain hours from our daily schedule towards our studies and must honestly follow that. As
we grow up and start working we should be honest towards our job. Every day in the news
there are several stories about corruption by politicians and people in government jobs. All
such acts are not good for the development of our nation. Our ex-Prime Minister, Lal
Bahadur Shastri is one of the greatest example of honesty and simplicity. He lived a simple
life, but still took the nation to unprecedented heights during his tenure as Prime Minister.
We should learn from his life and inculcate those value in our lives.

Answer the following question:

1) What is the main issue in news these days?
2)What we should do as a student?
3) Being honest helps us--------------------------------
4) Find out synonym for 'timetable' 5) Give suitable title for the
passage.

SEEN POEM
Q.3.A. Answer the following question: (any two) (2x2)=4marks
I) What is the role of the merchants?
II) What items made of gold were on sell?
III) What items on sale were used by the king ,dancers and other people?

B) Describe the market scene in the poem in your own words. 3marks

C) Give the meaning of : (3x1)=3marks

i) Mirrors with panels of amber.
ii) Scabbards of gold for the king.
iii) saffron

GRAMMAR
Q.4. Fill in the blanks with correct modal auxiliaries. (2x1)=2marks
i) That plug is faulty. You------------ touch it.
a) needn't. b) mustn't c) couldn't ii) Don't listen to everything he says.
He --------be wrong. a) shall. b) must. c)can

Q.5. Change the voice . (2x1)=2marks

a) The doctor had examined him.
b) She does not like tea.
Q.6. Fill in the blanks with past perfect continuous tense.
(2x1)= 2 marks
i) She ........ in that school since 1977.(teach)
ii) Farmers ........not.....for five years.(farm)

Q.7.A. Rewrite the following sentence after adding the given adverb in appropriate place.
(2x1)=2marks
i) I get headaches .(often) ii) I have finished painting the house.(almost)
B .Fill in the blanks with the correct infinitives: (2x1)=2marks
i) Selfish people will not come forward ........others.
a) help b) to help c) to helping ii) India is
planning .........many atomic plants to generate power. a)
builds b) to build d) building

Q.8. As your birthday gift, you received a brand new cycle from your grandparents. Write
a diary describing how happy you are on receiving this gift and your first experience of
riding it. 5marks