MID-TERM EXAMINATION (2022-23) CLASS: VIIISUBJECT: ENGLISH (L-2)

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MID-TERM EXAMINATION (2022-23) 

CLASS: VIII

SUBJECT: ENGLISH (L-2)

Time Allowed: 2.30 hours

Maximum Marks: 60

General Instructions:

(i) This question paper contains four sections: Reading, Writing, Grammar and Literature.

(ii) Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

(iii) Marks are indicated against each question.

(ix) Read the questions carefully before answering.

SECTION A-READING (16 MARKS)

Q.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (Any Four).   4x2-8

The king turned round and saw a bearded man running towards them. His hands were pressed against his stomach, from which blood was flowing. When he reached the king, he fainted and fell to the ground. The king and the hermit removed the man's clothing and found a large wound in his stomach. The king washed and covered it with his handkerchief, but the blood would hot stop flowing. The king re-dressed the wound until at last the bleeding stopped.

The man felt better and asked for something to drink. The king brought fresh water and gave it to him. By this time the sun had set and the air was cool. The king, with the hermit's help, carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the bed.

(i) Who did the king see? 2

(a) his minister

(b) his servant

(c) a bearded man

(d) a lion

(ii) What happened when the bearded man reached the king?  2

(a) he hugged the king

(b) he fainted and fell to the ground

(c) he touched the king's feet 

(d) he started dancing

(iii) The king washed and covered the with his handkerchief.

(a) wound

(b) head

(c) blood

(d) feet

(iv) What did the king give to the bearded man? 2

(a) coconut water

(b) hot water

(c) cold water

(d) fresh water

(v) Find a word similar in meaning to the word 'injury' from the passage. 2

(a) laid

(b) wound

(c) hermit

(d) fainted

Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (Any Four)

4x2-8

An owl is a bird. There are two basic types of owls: typical owls and barn owls. Owls live in almost every country of the world. Owls are mostly nocturnal, meaning they are awake at night. Owls are predators - they hunt the food that they eat. Owls hunt for mice and other small mammals, insects and even fish. Owls are well adapted for hunting. Their soft, fluffy feathers make their flight nearly silent. They have very good hearing which helps them to hunt well in the darkness. The sharp hooked beaks and claws of the owl make it very easy to tear apart their prey quickly, although owls also eat some prey whole.

Owl's eyes are unusual. Like most predators, both the eyes of the owl face front. The owl cannot move its eyes. Owls are far-sighted, which means they

(i) can see very well far away but they can't see close very well at all. Which of the following statements is not true about owls?

(a) Owls are not well adapted for hunting

(b) Owls have very good hearing capacity

(c) Owls have sharp hooked beaks and claws

(d) Owls can't move their eyes

(ii) Find out the meaning of the word 'predator' from the following:

(a) they feed their young ones

(b) they pick their food from the farm

(c) they hunt the food that they eat

(d) they can hunt well in darkness.

(iii) The title of this article can be

(a) Nocturnal Owls

(b) Owls are interesting birds

(c) Two types of owls

(d) Owls are found everywhere

(iv) What makes the owl's flight nearly silent? 2

(a) their unusual eyes

(b) their hooked beaks and claws

(c) their small feet

(d) their soft and fluffy feathers

(v) Find a word opposite in meaning to the word 'harsh' from the passage.       2

(a) hunt

(b) soft

(c) unusual

(d) typical

SECTION-B: WRITING (12 MARKS)

Q.3 Write a paragraph on the topic using the hints given below (80-100 words) 6

Disaster Management

(Disaster-earthquake, floods, tsunami - cause a lot of destruction)

Q.4 Write a letter to the principal of your school requesting him/her to give you permission to present a skit on importance of hard work.  6

OR

You are the Head boy/Head girl of your school. Write a notice for the notice board of your school informing students about a Delhi Darshan Trip for the students of Classes VI to VIII. Include all necessary details.

SECTION-C: GRAMMAR

Q.5 Answer the following questions by picking the correct option: 4x1-4

(Any Four)

(i) We ________ to watch a movie tomorrow. 1

(a) will goes

(b) goes

(c) will go

(d) went

(ii) Ankita _______ to my house yesterday.

(a) came

(b) come

(c) comes

(d) will come

(iii) They ________ their assignment yet.

(a) were not completed

(b) have not completed

(c) has not completed

(d) will not completed

(iv) My father ________ the car when he called:1

(a) will be driving

(b) has driving

(c) is driving

(d) was driving

(v) I love to ____________

(a) dancing

(b) dance

(c) do danced

(d) danced

Q.6 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb: (Any Four)4x1-4

Present           Past              Past Participle

(i) _____           Flew              Flown

(ii) Bite.            _______        Bitten

(iii) Forgive     Forgave       _________

(iv) Hear           ________     Heard

(v) ________      Wrote          Written

Q.7 Fill in the blanks with the correct modals (Any Three)

(i) He  ________ arrive here tomorrow. (will have to)

(ii) Exams are starting from next week. You ________ not waste your time. (may/should) 

(iii)  ________ waste your you please hold the books for me? (could/should)

(iv) If you wait a bit, the prices ________ fall down a little. (must/might)

Q.8 Fill in the blanks with the correct conjunctions (Any three)                 3x1-3

(i) I waited for him  ________ the clock struck seven. (until, unless, upto)

(ii) He must be punished ________ he is guilty. (but, because, so)

(iii) He must train very hard  ________ he will lose the competition. (and or, but)

(iv) This place is warm ________  comfortable. (and, or, because)

SECTION-D: LITERATURE (18 MARKS)

Q-9 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow (Any two) 2x2-4

Sanjeev was a policeman, serving in the Katchall island of the Nicobar group of islands, He somehow managed to save himself, his wife and his baby daughter from the waves. (But then he heard cries for help from the s.(But wife of Guest House cook) Sanjeev jumped into the water to rescue her, but they were both swept away.

(i) Who was Sanjeev and where was he working?

(ii) Whose cries did Sanjeev hear?

(iii) Was he successful in rescuing the wife of John?

Q.10 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: (Any two) 2x1-2

A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing

Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring, 

Began to complain when he found that, at home, 

His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.

(i) Name the poem and the poet.

(a) Geography lesson, Zulfikar Ghose 

(b) The ant and the cricket, Aesop's Fable

(c) When I set out for lyonnesse. Thomas Hardy

(d) The School boy, William Blake

(ii) The cricket was used to in the months of

(a) complaining, summer

(b) dancing, autumn

(c) singing, summer

(d) singing, winter

(iii) He began to when he found that his cupboard had

(a) complain, nothing

(b) relax, nothing

(c) complain, food

(d) sing, nothing

Q.11 Answer the following questions in about 30 words: (Any Four) 4x3-12

(i) In the poem 'the Ant and the Cricket' compare and contrast the attitude of the ant and the cricket.

(ii) In the lesson 'The Tsunami', what happened after Tilly and her family left the sea beach?

(iii) What lesson of Geography did the poet learn when he flew above his city?

(iv) Do you agree with the ant's principles in the poem 'The ant and the cricket? Describe the ant's principles in your own words.

(v) In the lesson 'The Tsunami', what behaviour of the animals showed that they already got to know about the disaster?