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8th Class English Sample Paper

English Sample Paper - 10 Total Questions - 21 [Download]

Read the following passage carefully: One day, a guru foresaw in a flash of vision what he would be in his next life. So he called his favourite disciple and asked him what he would do for his guru in return for all he had received. The disciple said he would do whatever his guru asked him to do. Having received this promise, the guru said, "Then this is what I'd like you to do for me. I've learned that when I die, which will be very soon, I'm going to be reborn as a cat. Do you see that cat eating garbage there in the yard? I'm going to be reborn as the fourth kitten of its next litter. You'll recognise me by a mark on my brow. When that cat has littered, find the fourth kitten with a mark on its brow and, with one stroke of your knife, slaughter it. Ill then be released from a cat's life. Will you do this for me?" The disciple was sad to hear all this, but he agreed to do as he had promised. Soon after this conversation, the guru did die. And the cat did have a litter of four little kittens. One day, the disciple sharpened his knife and picked out the fourth little kitten, which did indeed have a mark on its brow. Just as he was about to bring down his knife to slit its throat, the little kitten suddenly spoke. "Stop! Don't kill me!" it screamed. Before the disciple could recover from the shock of hearing the little kitten speak in a human voice, it said, "Don't kill me. I want to live on as a cat. When I asked you to kill me, I didn't know what a cat's life would be like. It's great! Just let me go."

On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following questions:

(i) What did the guru foresee for himself in his next life?

(ii) How would the disciple be able to recognise the right kitten?

(iii) What preparations did the disciple make to fulfill the promise he made to his guru?

(iv) Do as directed:

(a) The disciple was sad to hear this.

(Rewrite the sentence using the '-ing' form of the infinitive)

(b) Just as he was about to bring down his knife to slit its throat, the little kitten suddenly spoke.

(Rewrite using 'No sooner??than??' and rewrite the sentence)

(v) Why, do you think did the guru change his mind?

(vi) Pick the antonyms of the following from the passage:

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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Vegetables are important part of human diet. The green vegetables consist of leaves, buds, young shoots and often the entire plant. We should eat a lot of vegetables. They contain plenty of vitamins, certain proteins, cellulose and water. Vegetables are some of the easiest food to digest when properly prepared. Researchers have found that regular and more use of vegetables can help in preventing serious health hazards like cancer, heart disease and obesity. Vegetables are not only a rich source of essential nutrients but also act as a good source of anti-oxidant agent. Cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, pumpkin, capsicum, broccoli, green beans/ spinach, mustard leaves, peas and tomatoes are some of the vegetables which have very good nutritional value. Apart from their consumption as a dish, some other of these like onion, garlic, coriander, mint, radish and cucumber are also used as household health remedies. Due to increased use of pesticides, all the Vegetables should be sufficiently washed before cooking or eating raw.

Answer the following questions:

(a) Why should we eat vegetables?

(b) According to some researches vegetables can help in_______

(c) Name some of the vegetables which are also used as health remedies.

(d) Why vegetables should be washed before eating?

(ii) Find the antonym of;

(iii) Find the synonym of:

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Your school is organizing an Inter School Cricket Match series. As Sports Captain of your school, draft a notice for your school notice board asking the members of school cricket team to prepare themselves for the same. Invent necessary details and sign yourself as Rahul Kumar, Sports Captain of Raj Public School, Jhansi.
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You are Rajan, a reporter of The Hindu'. You saw the Taj Mahotsav?, a fait, held in Agra. Write a report in about 150 words on the same.

The poster given shows man's cruelty towards animals. Give an expansion of your views after seeing the above poster.

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Read the outlines of a story given below. Write it in full using these outlines and your own ideas.

Assign a suitable title to it.

Outlines:-A merchant has an ass?does not treat him well?overloads him?carries salt?ass falls into a stream?the salt melts?burden becomes lighter?makes it a habit?master sees through the trick- loads cotton?ass falls?load becomes heavier.

In a village ? a clever elephant ? there a river nearby ? used to go for bath daily ? it was passing by a tailor shop. The tailor ? bananas daily. One day not given bananas ? pricked needle. Elephant angry ? came with muddy water in its trunk ? sprayed muddy water ? tailor's shop ? dirty. The tailor ? repented.

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Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct preposition given in the bracket:

(i) There is a long queue______ (at/on/above) the bus stop.

(ii) There is many a slip_____ (in/between/among) the cup and the lip.

(iii) Shyam goes to school_______ (by/through/On) bus.

(iv) It snows ???(in/out/after) winter.

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Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences.

(i) largest bird/is the/Ostrich/in the world.

(ii) can run/race horses/Ostriches/as fast as.

(iii) very exciting/can be/new country/traveling to/a.

(iv) option/is/light/travelling/best/the

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Change the following sentences into indirect speech

(i) I said, "Kamini is not well."

(ii) The teacher said/ "Honesty is the best policy."

(iii) Sona said, "Wow! What an amazing painting."

(iv) My mother said to me, "Write in neat handwriting."

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Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below:

"Come and hire me", I cried, while in the morning

I was walking on the stone-paved road.

Sword in hand the king came in his chariot

He held my hand and said, " will hire you with my power"

But his power counted for naught and he went away in his chariot.

(i) Who is the speaker of the above lines?

(ii) What does is 'Sword in hand' suggest?

(iii) Why could the king not conquer the narrator?

(iv) Name the poem and poet of the above lines.

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Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

"Who are you, my gifted guest 7" he asked

The poet laid his finger on the book that Ernest had been reading.

"You have read these poems" said he. "You know me, then, for I wrote them" Again and again, Ernest examined the poet's features, he turned towards the Great Stone Face then back. He shook his head and sighed.

(i) Who is the speaker of the first line?

(ii) What book was the speaker reading?

(iii) Why did Ernest examine the poet's features again and again?

(iv) What did Ernest feel after reading the poems?

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Answer any one of the following:

Give two or three examples to show how Science has been useful to us and how science has been misused, and has thus been harmful to us.

Imagine you have a new pet that keeps you busy. Write a paragraph describing your pet, the things it does, and the way it makes you feel. Here are some words and phrases that you could use.

frisky, smart, disobedient, loyal, happy, enthusiastic, companion, sharing friend, rolls in mud, dirties the bed, naughty, lively, playful, eats up food, hides the newspaper, drinks up milk, runs away when called, floats on the water as if dead.

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