JKBOSE Class 8th English Paper 2017 WZ
CLASS-VIII
ENGLISH – T2
Time Allowed: 2:30 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 40
JKBOSE Class 8th English Paper 2017 WZ
Q.1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given at the end:
Two thousand years ago, there lived in Rome a great soldier and leader. Julius Caesar was famous all over Europe as a conqueror and admired by his people as a national hero. Living in Rome at that time was a man named Brutus, a brave man who had high and noble morals and was Caesar’s dearest friend. Brutus watched his growing ambition with great anxiety and was troubled by his self-importance.
(a) Answer the following questions: – 1×3 = 3marks
(i) Who was Julius Caesar?
(ii) What was he famous for all over Europe?
(iii) Who was Brutus?
(b) Choose the most appropriate option: 1×2=2 marks
(i) Brutus watched the growing ambition of Caesar
(a) with great anxiety
(b) with great pleasure
(c) with great wisdom
(d) None of these
(ii) The word ‘watched’ in the passage is used as a:
(a) noun
(c) adjective
(b) verb
(d) none of these
Q.2. Read the following poetry stanza and answer the questions given at the end:
One wrinkle of the time
when your father uprooted you
from the backyard of his house
to plant you in the courtyard of others.
(a) Answer the following questions: 1×3=3 marks
(i) What does the word ‘wrinkle’ represent?
(ii) Who uprooted the poet’s mother?
(iii) What does the expression ‘uprooted from the backyard of his house’ mean?
(b) Choose the most appropriate option: 1×2=2 marks
(i) The lines are composed by …….
(a) Alfred Tennyson
(c) Arvind Shivnath
(b) Shakespeare
(d) None of these
(ii) The word ‘uprooted’ has been used as a
(a) Noun
(b) Verb
(c) Adjective
(d) None of these
Q.3. Answer the following questions (Do anyone): 1 x 2 = 2 marks
(i) What is the moral of the lesson? (For God’s sake Hold Thy Tongue)
(ii) Why is Polo called the game of kings? (Polo the king of games)
(iii) Where does the quality of mercy come from? (Mercy)
Q.4. Read the following passage and answer the given questions: 1×3=3 marks
When Sohrab crossed into Persia, Kaikoos sent his army to fight the invader. But the king’s
generals were no match for Sohrab. One after another they were killed in battle and nothing
could stop Sohrab’s advance. The men that escaped went to the king and said. “Great danger
threatens our country. Our generals have been killed by the young soldier who leads the
enemy.”
(A) (i) Who sent his army to fight the invader?
(ii) Who was killed in battle?
(iii) Who was the young soldier?
(B) Choose the most appropriate answer: 1×2=2 marks
(i) The invader was;
(a) Sohrab
(b) Kaikoos
(c) Rustom
(d) None of these
(ii) The word ‘advance’ has been used as a
(a) verb
(b) adjective
(c) noun
(d) none of these
Q.5. What did Alice remember? (A Strange Trial) 1 x 3 = 3 marks
OR
What happens when the whole pack of cards and all the animals fell upon Alice?
Section B (20 marks)
Q.6. Write an essay (200 words) on any one of the following topics: 5 marks
(i) The Independence Day
(ii) The person I like most
(iii) The uses of electricity
(iv) My aim in life
(v) Value of games and sports
Q.7. Write an application to the Headmaster of your school for sick leave. 3 marks
Or
Write a letter to your younger brother to take an active part in games.
Q.3. (a) Match the clause from column ‘A’ with a clause from Column ‘B’ to make meaningful sentences. 1×3 = 3 marks
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (i) If the weather had not been so bad | you would have got good marks |
| (ii) If you had worked harder | we would have gone out |
| (iii) If you had arrived earlier | you could have met Sachin |
(b) Complete the following Binomials: 1/2 x 2 = 1 mark
(i) Part and…….?
(ii) Leaps and……….?
(c) Put a question tag for the following statements: 1⁄2 x 2 = 1 mark
(i) The story isn’t very interesting.
(ii) He is an honest man.
(d) Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B to form common collocations. 1/2 x 4 = 2 marks
Column A
Great
Wide
Vitally
Work
Column B
Open
Success
Important
Ethics
(e) Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions; 1/2 x 2 = 1 mark
(i) We go to bed…………….. 11. P… (at. on)
(ii) The goat jumped…………… the well, (in, into)
(f) Write the short form for the following words: 2 x 2 = 1 mark
(i) I would
(ii) Do not
(g) Report the following statements in the indirect form: 1×2=2 mark
(i) The teacher said to the students. “Babar won the first battle of Panipat.”
(ii) She said to me. “My father will return from Delhi tomorrow.”
(h) Use the correct adverbs given in brackets. 1/2 x 2 = 1 mark
(i) Don’t go up that ladder. It does not look (safe, safely)
(ii) We did not go out because it was raining (heavy, heavily)
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