SA1 MODEL QUESTION PAPER ( 2013 – 2014 )
ENGLISH
VIII
SUBJECT :
CLASS :
MAX. MARKS : 100 MARKS
TIME
: 3 HOURS
The Question paper is divided into four sections :
A:
Reading Comprehension
20 Marks
Section B :
Writing
30 Marks
Section C :
Grammar
30 Marks
D :
Literature
20 Marks
General Instructions
questions are compulsory.
attempt any section at any time.
of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
Section
Section
1. All
2. You may
3. All questions
SECTION A ( READING ) 20 MARKS
1. Read the following poem carefully :
I wish you. Friend,
That finest thing
That I can wish for you
nor wealth,
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not health,
Nor luck, but just
A spirit of bamboo.
Bend with the wind
and thus survive
though storms may flatten you.
Weep not at fate,
but spring erect
as bamboo thickets do.
Wealth may be lost,
and health may fade,
yet you’ll be wise and true.
can bend
grow
bamboo !
If you
and you can
With a spirit of
Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option from the ones given below :
a ) The poet wishes for his friend ____________________ .
agility of the bamboo
(ii) the glowing height of the bamboo
the bamboo
(iv) the slenderness of the bamboo
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(i) the
(iii) the spirit of
b ) The poet asks his friend to ________________________ .
weep over his fate
(ii) to agitate over his hardship
break down in a storm
(iv) to stand erect at all times
(i)
(iii) to
c ) Having the qualities of a bamboo will make his friend _______________________ .
wise and true
(ii) weak and sick
and healthy
(iv) lucky and happy
(i)
(iii) wealthy
d) The spirit of bamboo is _________________________ .
joyous
(ii) sad
(iv) restless
(i)
(iii) angry
e ) ‘ But spring erect as bamboo thickets do’ is an example of ___________________ .
alliteration
(ii) metaphor
simile
(iv) repetition
2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
(i)
(ii)
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1. Hong Kong: Conservationists are blaming the freak weather phenomena known as EI Nino for the continuing
decline in Asia’s once plentiful population of sea horses.
2. The EL Nino weather effect has had a damaging impact on marine life throughout Asia. In some Asian waters,
which has played host to large numbers of sea horses, the phenomena of ‘’ red tides’’ has killed off huge
quantities of fish and other marine life by depriving them of oxygen.
3. The ‘’red tides’’ are so called because they are composed of vast amounts of dead algae which float to the
surface and form a reddish hue. Recent ‘’red tides’’ off the coast of Hong Kong virtually wiped out the local
market of fish for weeks.
4. The threat from EL Nino compounds the problems sea horses already face from the practitioners of traditional
Chinese medicine.
5. Sea horses’ bodies have been put to medical use for centuries, the bodies being pulped and then boiled to
make an evil smelling broth.
6. Traditional Chinese doctors use the broth to treat problems with the kidney, which they regard as one of the
five vital organs of the body.The kidney is considered to be a cooling or water element, which help revive other
parts of the body that have become inflamed.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
According to the experts EL Nino has caused ________________________________________ .
‘’Red tides’’ are harmful to marine animals because they _______________________________ .
Medicines from the sea horses is prepared by _______________________________________ .
The kidney helps to cool the body by ________________________________________________ .
An individual who works for the preservation of natural environment is known as _______________.
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3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow .
Once upon a time, a Russian nobleman and his wife were going to a distant city in a carriage drawn by four
horses. Their way led them through a wood. When they had travelled for a few miles, they were attacked by a
pack of wolves. Their servant on seeing the wolves come nearer, begged his master to let him abandon one of
the horses. The nobleman consented and one of the horses was sacrificed to the wolves.
The wolves seized the horse and soon tore it apart into pieces and devoured it. But this did not stop their
pursuit of the carriage. They had gone a short distance when the wolves were upon them again. Having tasted
blood, they had in fact become more vicious. Again another horse was sacrificed and again they made their way
in safety for a short distance.
But no sooner had the wolves devoured the second horse, then they came rushing from all sides, more
vicious and fiercer than ever. The servant realized that their situation now was very desperate and desperate
situations demand desperate solutions. He said, “ Please Master, there is no other way to safety than for me to
give myself up to these ferocious beasts. While they are following me, you will get enough time to escape. All I
ask is that you act as a caretaker to my family when I am gone.”
The nobleman refused to let his faithful servant sacrifice himself, but the servant was firm in his decision.
Before his master could stop him, he jumped off the moving carriage and began to run towards the trees. The
wolves seeing a fleeing man gave up their pursuit and fell upon their new prey. Some wolves followed the
carriage for a short distance, but by now they were nearing the outskirts of the city. They gave up the chase, and
stood howling at the edge of the woods, while the carriage made its way safely to the city.
a) What was the suggestion given by the servant on seeing the wolves ?
Where were the Russian nobleman and his wife destined to go ?
What was the desperate situation that the couple and their servant faced ?
How did the servant prove his loyalty ?
you agree that the master was truly noble ? why ?
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b)
c)
d)
e) Do
4. Read the following passage carefully.
1 Rights and duties are two sides of the same coin. One can’t exist without the other. Duties without rights are
mere slavery. Similarly, rights without duties amount to lawlessness. In any civilized society, rights and duties
must go side by side.
2 But in today’s world, everybody talks much about his rights. There is a great hue and cry if our rights are
infringed. But nobody seems to bother much about his duties.That is why there is great unrest in our present-day
life. Actually duties come first, and rights afterwards. Many a time, one man’s right is another man’s duty and
vice versa. For example, every man has the right to have an undisturbed sleep. So it becomes the duty of his
neighbor not to tune his radio at too high a pitch. If we want to enjoy our rights, we should act in such a way that
the rights of others are not trespassed. It can happen only if we take due account of our duties. In short, rights
and duties are complementary things and not contradictory.
Choose the correct option to answer each question.
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a) The two sides of the same coin are……………………………………………………….
b) What place do rights and duties have in a civilized society ? ………………………………………………
rights are infringed when ………………………………………………………………….
c) Our
d) To enjoy our rights we should …………………………………………………………………………..
e) Word in the passage that means ‘restricted’ ?
SECTION B (WRITING) 30MARKS
5. You are Manasi Gupta, Head girl of St. Mary’s School. The Inter-school Debate Competition which was to be
held in your school on Monday , 8 March 20xx has been postponed by a fortnight due to certain unavoidable
reasons. Write a notice for the school notice board informing participants about the change and any other
necessary information in not more than 50 words. Put the notice in the box. (5MARKS)
6. You are Pawan / Preeti. Prepare a speech to be presented in your school’s Science Day Celebrations on how
Science or Technology can be misused in different ways by which we may lose our greatest wealth of health. You
may use the ideas given below and your own ideas to prepare the speech in about 120 words.
(7MARKS)
HEALTH HAZARDS
Unhygienic Junk Food
Pesticides in Plantations and Perfumes
Cosmetics
Chemicals in
Toxins in Soft drinks
Artificial measures to ripen fruits
and promote yields from the fields
7.There have been a number of accidents involving school buses in the recent past. Read the newspaper report
given below and write a letter to the Editor of Hindustan Times, Mumbai, expressing your concerns as a student,
commuting by school bus. Give suggestions for improving the situation. Do not exceed 120 words.
(7MARKS)
Time to act to save our children from killer buses
Almost every day, we see the loss of a child on the road due to road accidents. It is tragic.
But do we see the incidents as common tragedies, or as an individual loss ?
As in other matters, especially with children, their safety is the responsibility of the whole
community. As and when one or the other organ of the community does not do its duty,
tragedies occur.
8. Complete the story given below on the basis of the beginning given in not more than 110 words.
(6MKS)
Once upon a time, the lion, the king of the forest, was celebrating his son’s birthday. All the animals and birds of
the forest were to participate in the grand …………………………………………………………………
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9. Your school has recently celebrated ‘ Health Week’. Give a brief account of the celebrations in about 80 words.
(5MARKS)
SECTION C (GRAMMAR) 20 MARKS
10.The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word
and the correction in the space provided below.
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A special team from the British Council representing
Incorrect
correct
(a)
‘Global Education’ arrives at D.V.A.School
……………..
………………… (b) to
taking part in a seminar. Students
………………
………………… (c)
teachers and also parents attended a seminar.
………………
………………… (d) It was
addressed of the Project
………………
…………………
(e) Coordinator. He tells the students
………………
………………… (f) about how the
organization believes
………………
…………………
in interacting and
exchanging views.
11. Choose the best words from the options given below to complete the following passage:(2Mks)
I must have (a)……………… around midnight when I drove home. As I approached the gates (b)……………….. the
bungalow, I switched (c)……………….. the headlights of the car, so the (d)………………… beam wouldn’t swing
through the window (e)……………….. the side bedroom (f)……………….. wake Harry Pope. I parked the car and went
(g)……………….. the five steps to the balcony and switched (h)……………….. the light of the hall.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
i. been
i. at
i. on
i.those
i.on
i. or
i.down
i. on
ii. be
ii. on
ii. off
ii.these
ii.off
ii. but
ii. on
ii. off
iii. being
iii. of
iii. of
iii.a
iii.of
iii. and
iii. at
iii. out
iv. but
iv. above
iv. out
iv. the
iv.at
iv. on
iv. up
iv. In
12. Read the conversation given below. Complete the report that follows with suitable expressions on the basis of
the conversation. Write your answers against the correct blank numbers.
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Patient : Doctor I have suitable toothache.
Doctor : Well, sit down I need to examine your teeth. Please open your mouth wide.
Patient : Is there any serious problem, doctor?
Doctor :There is nothing serious. One of your teeth has developed a small cavity. That requires filling up.
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Patient : Is there anything else?
Doctor : Hmm--,your teeth require cleaning too.
The doctor told the patient (a)………………………….... .The doctor told him (b)………………………………. his teeth. He also
requested him to open his mouth wide. The patient then inquired whether there was any serious problem. To
this, doctor replied (c)…………………………….. .On being asked whether there was anything else as well, the doctor
told the patient (d) …………………………………………………………. .
13. Do as directed.
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a) The teacher told us to …………………… or she would punish us. (complete with a phrasal verb )
fell ………………… the ladder . (on, of , out, off)
hunter killed the tiger. (Change to Passive Voice)
……………….. join a college in future. (complete with a Modal Verb)
………………………… he is hurt, ……………… he is not complaining. (fill in the blanks with connectors)
phone is out of order. (Correct the sentence)
Perseverence (Spell Check )
A rolling stone gathers no moss. ( Underline the Participle)
14.Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
b) He
c) The
d) He
e)
f) A
g)
h)
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a) a painting / a star / a dot in / look like / in the sky /could
b) takes a long / the bus /to school / route / my home / from
c) leftover / kitchen /is / food in the / any in there
SECTION D (LITERATURE) 30 MARKS
15.Read the extracts and answer the following questions that follow.
(3Marks)
a) “ Now who be ye, would cross Lochgyle,
dark and stormy weather?”
the chief of Ulvas’s isle,
this lord Ullin’s daughter. “-
This
“ O, I’m
And
1. Who speaks the first two lines ?
2. Why does the request to cross Lochgyle surprise the speaker ?
3. Why does the people wish to cross Lochgyle despite the storm??
16. Answer the following questions in about 30-40words.
a) Describe Jenny.
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b) What was Madan’s reaction when Jagdish Babu scold him ?
c) How do we know that Ellen is still in love with Lochinvar?
d) Why has the Sergeant been described to the ‘sun dried raisins’ ?
e) Why does Lord Ullin’s daughter prefer meeting the “raging skies” than the angry father?
17. You are Ellen. Write a Diary Entry the night before her wedding, expressing her thoughts and feelings in
about 80 words.
(5Marks)
18. Answer any one of the following two questions in about 60 words.
(4MARKS)
a)How does Cecil Price inspire you?
did Private Quelch manage to land himself in the kitchen?
b) b)How
.19. LONG READING.
a) Give a character sketch of Mr.Bumble in about 100 words.
b) What are the hardships Oliver faces as a child?
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Worksheet
Sub; Social Science
Class: VIII
Choose the correct option given below.
1.) The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by …………………………..
a. Lord Dupliex
b. Lord Wellesley
c. Lord Dalhousie
d. Lord Cornwallis
2. ) Members elected by the Rajya Sabha are ………………………
a. 240
b. 210
c. 250
d. 260
3.) Which of the following is a source of perennial rivers of India?
a. The Himalayas
b. Peninsular Plateau
c. Northern Plains
d. Desert
4) Areas with high temperature and plentiful rainfall have …………………….
a. Forest
b. Grasslands
c. Thorny bushes
d. Mangroves
5) The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by …………………………..
a. Lord Dupliex
b. Lord Wellesley
c. Lord Dalhousie
d. Lord Cornwallis
Answer the following questions briefly
1. Give any three causes of the failure of the revolt of 1857
2. What is meant by Zamindari System?
3.
What is Crop Rotation?
4.
What are the objectives of the Preamble to the Indian constitution?
5. Name five Fundamental Rights.
6. Give the important powers of the Prime Minister.
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