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Code : 820133.3(M)-SA2

CLASS : VIII

ENGLISH (COURSE-'B')
(Summative Assessment - II)
Time : 3 Hrs.

Please check that this question paper contains 17 questions and 8 printed pages. Maximum Marks : 90

General Instructions : 1. This paper consists of four sections : A, B, C & D. 2. Attempt all the questions. 3. Do not write anything in the question paper. 4. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in the answer sheet provided to you. 5. Ensure that questions of each section are answered together. 6. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. 7. Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question.

SECTION-A (READING) 1.

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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: Nagaland, one of Indias smallest states is located in the North East. It is bounded by Myanmar on the East, Arunachal Pradesh on the North, Assam on the West and Manipur on the South. Nagaland is mostly mountainous except the part bordering the Assam Valley. Mount Saramati is the highest peak and forms a natural barrier between Nagaland and Myanmar. The Nagas, inhabitants of Nagaland, form more than twenty tribes. Traditionally, the Nagas wear colourful tribal outfits with bamboo shields and decorated spears. Folk dances and ballads popular among the Nagas uphold such values as bravery, love, generosity, etc. Dances are mostly woven around war themes and are performed with amazing mock war emotions. Colourful dressed young girls performing the bamboo dance at an incredible speed and with great accuracy present a fascinating sight. The Nagas celebrate their festivals with great enthusiasm. Almost every Naga tribe has its own festival. Sankarni is the major festival of the Zemis tribe. Weaving is a traditional Naga art in which each tribe has its own

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special designs and colours. Shawls, shoulder bags and intricately woven mats and baskets make magnificent souvenirs for the tourists. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Which part of Nagaland is not mountainous? What is the function of Mount Saramati? What do Nagas wear? Which is the major festival of the Zemis tribe? What is the traditional Naga art? What is the theme of dances in Nagaland? Find words from the passage which mean the following : (i) a poem that tells a story. (ii) a set of clothes worn for a particular occasion. Find the synonyms from the passage :(i) Correctness (ii) Unbelievable 1 1 1 1 1 1 +=1

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Read the following passage: I came in contact with animals far more in prison than I had done outside. I had always been fond of dogs, and had kept some, but I could never look after them properly as other matters claimed my attention. In prison I was grateful for their company. Indians do not, as a rule, approve of animals as household pets. It is remarkable that in spite of their general philosophy of non-violence to animals, they are often singularly careless and unkind to them. Even the cow, that a favoured animal, though looked up to and almost worshipped by many Hindus and often the cause of riots, is not treated kindly. Worship and kindliness do not always go together. Different countries have adopted different animals as symbols of their ambition or character the eagle of the United States of America and of Germany, the lion and bulldog of England, the fighting cock of France, the bear of old Russia. How far do these patron animals mould national character? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Why could the author not take care of his pets? What do not always go together? As a rule who do not approve of animals as household pets? Patron animal of old Russia is _____________ Find the opposite of thankless from the passage. Find the word from the passage for adore. 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (1) People will respect your honesty, straight forwardness, intelligence and other virtues only if you behave courteously towards everyone. (2)

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Courtesy is the polish on personality that attracts everyone at first glance. If an educated person is not well mannered, then his education is of no use. (2) It has been said that courtesy makes up for the lack of physical beauty in an individual. Only the person who is able to win over hearts with his good manners can be considered beautiful. In the absence of refinement, physical beauty is of no value. A lot of people speak rudely to their employees, subordinate staff and domestic workers. This is wrong. If you speak courteously to the people who work for you, they will feel valued and their productivity will also increase correspondingly. It is expected of any civilized person that he thank those who serve him. When expressing gratitude, it should not be a mere formality but should be sincere, coming straight from the heart. In the same way, saying Im sorry for any mistake on your part will not make you inferior. On the contrary, an apology, if expressed with sincerity, will endear you to others and make you more popular. (6) 1

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Write the option you consider the most appropriate. 1. Which is the most important quality of your personality? (a) honesty (c) intelligence (b) straight forwardness (d) courtesy The expression Courtesy is the polish ... means (a) courtesy makes a good person more likable (b) courtesy is pretending to be good (c) courtesy is what we appear to be (d) courtesy is a virtue You can win people over with (a) physical beauty (c) education (b) pretentious behaviour (d) good manners If an employer is courteous, his employees will (a) work for less (c) feel valued (b) work for longer hours (d) not answer rudely What is the common bond between gratitude and an apology? (a) both mean the same thing (b) both leave us with a feeling of inferiority (c) both of them increase productivity (d) both of them emerge from sincerity (3)

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Courtesy makes up for the lack of physical beauty in an individual means: (a) Courtesy enhances our physical beauty (b) Courtesy completes the personality of individual (c) Physical beauty carries more value than courtesy (d) Courtesy does not enhance our physical beauty

SECTION-B (WRITING) 4.

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As a Secretary of the Schools Social Work Club, write a notice in not more than 50 words, urging students to donate generously in cash or in kind for the deaf and dumb students. Mention last date for the donation. Put the notice in a box. OR On the basis of given telephone conversation, write a message in 50 words. Put the message in a box. Seema Mangal Seema Mangal Seema : : : : : Hello ! I am Seema from Meerut. May I speak to Aman. I am his sister. I am Mangal, Amans colleague. Aman is on leave today. May I take a message? Yes, I am coming to Delhi tomorrow. Ask him to pick me up at New Delhi Railway Station on platform No.2 at 9:30 am. I shall leave the message on his table. Okay, Seema. Thank you, Mangal, Bye.

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Write an article for school magazine. (100-125 words) on Save Water. OR You are head boy/head girl of your school. On Grandparents Day you are to deliver a speech on The Importance of living with grandparents in a joint family. Write your speech (100-125 words)

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An Inter School Science Exhibition was organized recently in your school. Suppose you are Nitish/Neha residing in 40-C, Model Town, Patiala. You won the first prize in the exhibition. Write a letter to your friend/cousin briefly describing your achievement. (100-125 words)

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OR Suppose you are Mayank/Mitali. Recently you visited a Heritage Mela held in your city. Write a diary entry in not more than 100-125 words, describing your impressions about the Heritage Fair.

SECTION-C (GRAMMAR) 7.

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Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences : (i) Ancient/was/up/Greece/of/independent/made/city-states/poleis/ called. (ii) retailer/ice-cream/to tell/ the kwality/has a story. (iii) harmful/environment/commercial/the/release/establishment/ into/ gases. (iv) your mind/meditation/calms and relaxes.

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(4) Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb : (a) Once I __________ (i) (get) a chance to visit the railway platform. There __________ (ii) (be) a long queue before the booking office. The passengers __________ (iii) (stand) there. After sometime the 4=2 train__________ (iv) (arrive) 1 (b) (i) The teacher__________ (tell/told) the children a story. 1 (ii) The ship __________ (sinks/sank) in the ocean. (a) Change into indirect speech : (i) Put the gun down, said the officer to the soldiers. (ii) Water boils at 100 celcius, the lab assistant announced. Change into direct speech : (i) He said that it might rain in the evening. (ii) Ashok told me that my parents were waiting for me. (2)

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10. Join the sentences with the help of conjunctions : (i) He is not lazy. He is not careless. (ii) You must apologize. You will be dismissed. (iii) The weather was fine. The sea was calm. (iv) She is intelligent. She is hardworking. 11. (a) Fill in the blanks with appropriate adverbs : or degrees of adverbs (i) The child ________ got lost in the fair. (near, nearly) (ii) I expect you to treat me_____ (fair, fairly) Form adverbs from the given adjectives : (i) Loud (ii) Careless (5)

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SECTION-D (LITERATURE) 12. Read the stanza carefully and answer the questions : What would be chance at Lyonnesse While I should sojourn there, No prophet durst declare, Nor did the wisest wizard guess What would bechance at Lyonnesse While I should sojourn there. The extract given is from the poem : (i) On the Grasshopper and the Cricket (ii) The Duck and the Kangaroo (iii) When I set out for Lyonnesse The poet of the poem is : (i) Edward Lear (ii) Thomas Hardy (iii) T. S. Eliot Which option is correct for rhyming words : (a) Lyonnesse There (c) There Declare (b) Lyonnesse declare (d) Lyonnesse - guess (i) ab (ii) cd (iii) bd (iv) ad What did the poet notice about wizard there (i) dictating (ii) polite (iii) wise What is the meaning of the word Sojourn (i) report at some particular place (ii) a permanent stay (iii) a temporary stay

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13. Read the following passage from Honey Dew and answer the questions given below: The years hurried on, and brought while hairs upon the head of Ernest, and made wrinkles across his forehead and furrows in his cheeks. He was an old man. But not in vain had he grown old; more numerous that the white hairs on his head were the wise thoughts in his mind. And Ernest had ceased to be obscure. Unsought for, undesired, had come the fame which so many seek. He had become famous beyond the limits of the valley. College professors, and even the active men of cities, came from far to see and converse with Ernest, and he received them of whatever came uppermost, or lay deepest in his heart or their own. While they talked
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together, his face would brighten, unawares, and shine upon them, as with a mild evening light. (a) The passage given is from : (i) Great Stone Face-I (ii) Great Stone Face-II (iii) A visit to Cambridge (b) How did Earnest overpower his age? (i) by becoming more open to public (ii) by becoming wiser in thoughts (iii) by conversing with everyone (c) Who came to see Ernest? (i) People from Industrial background. (ii) Numerous scholars from the valley. (iii) Professors and active men. (d) What did he prefer to talk upon? (i) Sincerity (ii) Obscurity (iii) Whatever he had in his heart (e) Meaning of Obscure is : (i) Unexpected (ii) Not well known (iii) Popular

14. Answer any two questions in 30-40 words : (32=6) (a) How did the doe save Pennys life? (This is Jodys Fawn) (b) What will the Duck do to make the Kangaroo feel comfortable over land and sea? (The Duck and the Kangaroo) (c) Mention a few things that can happen when there is endless rain for days together. (A Short Monsoon Diary) 15. Attempt any one of the following in about 70-80 words : How did child Earnest grow up to be a mild and quiet youth ? (The Great Stone Face-I) OR Write down a character sketch of Stephen Hawking in about 70-80 words. (A Visit to Cambridge) 16. Answer any two questions in 30-40 words : (22=4) (a) Between Ranji and the other boy, who is trying to start a quarrel? Give a reason for your answer. (The Fight) (b) The writer reached home with the coins in his pocket. What happened then? (Jalebis) (c) What did Mrs. Sappleton say about the open window? (The Open Window)
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17. Attempt any one of the following in about 70-80 words : (5) Why didnt the writer eat all the jalebis he had bought? What did he do with the remaining jalebis? (Jalebis) (3+2) OR How did Sir John get hold of James original manuscript? Why does Sir John say that James paper should not be published? (The Comet-I) (3+2)

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