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1st Terminal Examination-2017

Class- VIII.
ENGLISH II
Time: - 2hr 15 min F.M: 80

Group A 25 marks
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:-
A young lad was passing along a lane in Benaras. He had some fruit in his
hands. A number of monkeys followed him. Soon they become so bold that
they tried to snatch away the fruit. The young lad began to run in fear. This
only made the monkeys bolder still. They ran after the lad and were about to
fall upon him.
Just then the lad heard a voice, Dont run my boy. This only puts you in
greater danger. Face the monkeys and they will stop.
Looking up, the lad saw a sonnyasi close by. He gathered courage and turned
round to face the monkeys. They stopped at once. He moved a few steps
towards them and they fell back. He then walked on with a bold face through
the monkeys. They fell back still more and then went away.
The lesson went deep into the lads mind. In after times, he became famous as
Swami Vivekananda. He would then speak of it very often. He taught: Be not
afraid of anything. The moment you fear you are gone. It is fear that is the
cause of misery in the world. Fear not and you will have heaven in a moment.
A. Give a suitable title to the above text:- 2
B. Arrange the sentence in their proper order. Write down the no. 1,2,3,4
etc in the blanks on the right:- 6
a. Some monkeys followed him to snatch away the fruit. ______
b. He heard a voice. ______
c. He began to run in fear. ______
d. A young lad was walking along a lane. ______
e. The monkeys stopped at once. ______
f. He turned round to face the monkeys. ______
C. From the passage find words opposite in meaning to:- 1X3=3
i. Timid __________ ii) Courage ___________ iii) notorious ___________

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D. Write T for True statement and F for False statement in the blanks on
the right 1X5=5
i. The boy was not at all afraid when the monkeys followed him. ______
ii. On hearing the voice the boy gathered courage. ______
iii. The Sannyasi asked the boy to run away. ______
iv. The voice won that of Swami Vivekananda. ______
v. Fear is the cause of misery of people. ______

E. Tick ( ) the appropriate alternatives :- 1X3=3

a. The young lad was followed by
i)a Sannyasi ii)monkeys iii) some fruit vendors
b. The boy began to
i) chase the monkeys ii) run in fear iii) run to the Sannyasi
c. As soon as the boy turned round
i) the Sannyasi went away ii) The monkeys attacked him iii) the monkeys
fled away.
F. Answer the following questions :- 2X3=6
i) Why did the lad run in fear?
ii) What lesson did the lad hear?
iii) What were the teachings of Swami Vivekananda?

Group B 25 marks
1) Rewrite the following sentences as directed:-
a. All must submit to destiny ( Change into a Negative sentence without
changing meaning) 2
b. Your play is my death. ( make it complex) 2
c. Not with standing several efforts, he failed.( make it compound
sentence) 2
d. Ranjan said that he was innocent. ( make it simple) 2
e. He asked me my name.(use a noun and rewrite ) 2
2) Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs:- 5X1=5
i) He continues ______ with his studies further.
ii) Everybody should by to maintain _______ the prestige of the country.
iii) The concealed ______ everything from us.
iv) The president in busy in disturbing _____ the prizes.
v) Find out _______ the word in the dictionary [ list : hold back, keep up,
look up, carry on . give away, look into , hold up, give in ]

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3) Change the voice:- 5X1=5
i) I am reading a novel.
ii) Keep off the grain.
iii) Do you read newspaper?
iv) Open the door.
v) Mr. Roy teaches us English.

4) Change the mode of Narration:- 5X1=5

i) The boy said ,Hurrah! We have won the match.
ii) She said, How beautiful the rose is!
iii) Bikash said, I was singing.
iv) The sadhu said, God protects all.
v) The teacher said, the earth moves round the sun.

Group C 30 marks
1. Write an essay in about 120 words on your Aim in life. You may use
the following points:-
What you wish to be when you grow up --- reason for your choice ------
how it will benefit your society ----- source of inspiration for your choice.
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2. Describe in about 100 words how lemon squash is prepared
Collecting lessons and scrubbing them --- scraping the lemon rind
boiling lemons with water --- allowing them to cool --- squeezing out the
juice ---- mixing citric acid and sugar --- pouring in dry clean bottles ----
packed and sent to the market. 10
3. Write a letter in about 120 words describing your visit to the fair, use
the following points :-
Place of the fair ---- its nature and time ---- its importance --- who
accompanied you --- how you enjoyed it. 10