Balaghat English Higher Secondary School

S.A. 02 – 2024-2025
Subject – English
Time : 03 hrs Class -8th Total Marks=80
Instructions –
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. SECTION A : READING (Mark 15)
3. SECTION B & C : WRITING COMPOSITION & GRAMMAR (Mark 25)
4. SECTION D : LITERATURE (Mark 40)

[Section – A]
Q.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the following
question.
Robert Bruce was the king of Scotland. His country was not free. It was
under the English. He wanted to free his country. He made many attempts, but all
in vain. He lost heart and fled into a forest. He hid himself in a cave. He was very
sad. One day he caught sight of a spider. It was trying to reach its cobweb. The
cobweb was near the ceiling. It made eight attempts, but failed. In its eighth
attempt it had reached its cobweb but it again fell down. The king thought that it
would not try any more. But it did not lose heart. It tried once more. This time it
got success. The king learnt a lesson. He decided to try once more. He gathered a
large army. He attacked the enemy. He fought bravely. This time he succeeded.
His country was free again. He was very happy.
1. Who was the king of Scotland?
2. Was his country free?
3. Where did he hide himself?
4. What did he see in the cave?
5. What was the spider doing?
6. Where was the cobweb?
7. What did the king think?
8. Did the spider lose heart?
9. Whom did the king attack?
10. How did he fight?

Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the following
question.
Books are very useful to us. They are the best companion of man. They never
cheat the reader. Books are a good source of knowledge. We get knowledge on
different subjects. We can read books. We can read books of our taste. They
enlighten our hearts and make us bold to face the realities and difficulties of life.
We can find everything in books. By reading books, we can be in the company of
great writers of the past. We can make this world a better place to live in. Books
are the life-blood of great master-minds. We can never deny their utility.
1. What is useful to us?
2. Whom do they never cheat?
3. Whose best companions are books?
4. What are the books a source of?
5. On which subject can we get knowledge?
6. How do the books help us?
7. How can we make this world a better place to live in?
8. What can we find in the books?
9. How can we be in the company of great writers of the past?
10. Can we deny their utility?

[Section – B]
Q.3 Your school is organising a kite flying festival on the occasion of Basant
Panchami write notice in farming student about the same. (4)
OR
Given below is set of instruction for making different thing read the instruction
and then write the process of making the things in the form of paragraphs.
Q. How to make chapattis.
 Take half a pound of course flour.
  Form soft dough using cold water.
 Cover the dough and divide into balls.
 Roll each ball to make a flat cake.
 Heat griddle on slow fire.
 Place chapatti on griddle.
 Turn occasionally until slightly brown.

Q.4 You are Smita Parihar write a letter to your younger sister who lives in
another city on the need to be organised in order to lead a disciplined life. (4)
OR
You are the librarian of Amar public school sector-37, Noida had placed an order
for some text books with rainbow books, Pratap vihar, Ghaziabad but book did
not reach you on time now you have decide to cancel the order.
Write a letter to the manager rainbow books cancelling the order.

Q.5 Using the information given write a biographical sketch of Kiran Bedi. (4)
 Kiran Bedi
 Born : 1949 Amritsar.
 Education : post graduate from Punjab University, LLB from Delhi
University.
 Achievement : First woman IPS officer, brought reform in Tihar Jail;
estabilished two organisations for underprivileged.
 Awards : President gallantry award , Magsaysay award.
OR
You have recently on a chess tournament. write an email to your father sharing
your happiness. Your father's email Id is sn1780@gmail.com

[Section – C]
Q.6 (a ) Use the infinitive form of the verbs in bracket at the correct place in
these sentence. (2)
1. Birds like grain ...... (Peck)
2. This singer is a delight (watch).

(b). Fill in the blanks with the past form of the verb in bracket. (2)
1. The school........(Arrange) A visit to the museum last year.
2. She ......(Train) Under the Maestro before moving to another City.

(c). Fill in the blanks with the correct models from the bracket. (2)
1. The principal .......(might/should) Allow us a day trip if we request her.
2. ...........(Could/Would) You mind sharing the sweet with your brother?

(d). Fill in the blanks using the adverb from of the underline adjectives. (2)
1. The child was hungry. She ...... ate the sandwich I gave her.
2. The umpire blew the final whistle. ......., the match started.

(e). Complete the sentence using the cor relative conjunctions. (both......and.
And Neither.......Nor.) (2)
1. ......... The lioness ..... Her cubs had a narrow escape from the poachers.
2. The Indian tiger is..... rare ...... endangered.

Q.7 Do as directed. (3)

1. Look ...... the form carefully before you start feeling in.(put preposition)
2. The men died ........ malaria. (put preposition)
3. She did her work. (change into negative)
4. I forget his name. (change into negative)
5. She sings a song. (Change into progressive tense)

[Section -D]
Q.8 (A) Read the extract of poem and write answer following question given
below. (4)
But to summer morn,
o! It drives all Joy away;
Under a cruel eye outworn
The little ones spend the day
In shining and dismay
Question:-
a. Who is speak this line?
b. He is unwilling to go to the school because.
c. Whose eye cruel?
d. Which word in the above strange means disappointment.

(B) Read the extract of poem and write answer following question given below.
(4)
The sun glistened on the sand and the sea waves broke waywordly.
A child sat playing with shells.
He raised his head and seemed to know me and said.
"I hire you with nothing"
From hance forward that bargain struck in child's play made me a free men.
Question :-
a. Which part of the day has been described here?
a) Morning b) afternoon c) evening d) night
b. What was the child doing?
c. The child was ready to hire the men but ........
d. Which word in the above stranza means 'shone'?
a) Raised b) seemed c) glistened d) struck

Q.9 Choose the multiple type of questions :- (5)

1. Standing on Everest the write was.
a) Overjoyed b) very sad c) jubilant and sad
2. Peculiar means-
a) Soon b) strange c) domestic
3. Templation means
a) Discussion b) guiding c) attraction
4. Scriptunes means
a) Written on stone b) holy books c) customs
5. Shook means
 a) Moved b) stress c) forecast

Q.10 Answer the following question in one or two sentences.(any four)

(4×2=8)
1. What had happened to jody's father?
2. Did the prospect of meeting step having make the write nerous if so why?
3. Why is the author not able to see Bijju!
4. What are the three qualities that play a major role in the authors climb?
5. How did the East India company subdue the Indian princes ?

Q.11 Answer the following question in two or three sentences. (any four)
(4×2=8)
1. Why were the royal couple named after the month of the year?
2. Between Rajini and the other boy who is trying to start a quarrel? Give a reason
for your answer.
3. The boy reached home with coin in his pocket what happened them!
4. Why were travellers attracted toward India?
5. Who is the Gaints called selfish?

Q.12 Answer the following questions. (any two) (6)

1. (i) Why did not he eat all the Jalebis he had bought
(ii) What did he do with the remaining boys?
2. The other boy asked Rajini to explain himself
(i) What did he expect Rajni to say?
(ii). Waz in or opinion right or wrong to ask this question?
3. (i) When spring came it was still winter in the garden what does winter stand
for or indicate here?
(ii). Winter is being presented like story with its on characters and their activities

Q.13 Write summary of the poem on the grasshopper and cricketer. (5)
OR
Write the story in your own words ‘The fox and the Goat’.
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