Alok Vidyashram: Unit Test Subject - English

Alok Vidyashram
Unit test
Subject - English
1st Session
Class VIII (CBSE) Time: 30 minutes
Full marks: 15
(0.5*20=10)
Punctuate the following simple sentences using capital letters wherever necessary.
1) how was santosh working in meerut

2) the mount everest is the highest peak in the world.
3) ah he is dead
4) my father dr man mohan singh is living in agra
5) ram has gone to kathmandu for work
6. I wish I'd never set foot there in person. I ............... her instead.
a) should have phoned
b) had better phone
c) will have phoned
7. He is his …….. master.

a) my
b) your
c) own
d) their
8. There was much talk and ……….. work.
a) much
b) more
c) little
d) a little
9. He is a man of ………… words.

a) a few
b) a little
c) few
d) little
10. This boy is ………… than Hari.

a) strong
b) tall
c) wise
d) stronger
A. Please make a word from following prefixes and suffixes.

a) anti-
b) inter-
c) un-
d) -est
e) -ful
f) -ing
Choose the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom/homophones.
1. Black sheep
a) a costly item
b) a dark shiny object
c) an unworthy person in a family or group
d) a funny man
2. Oily tongue
a) flattery
b) hungry person
c) strong critic
d) rich food
3.Lion’s share
a) no share at all
b) greater share of a thing
c) miserly
d) very small item
4.Prasanna had a good —– for stage

a) trup
b) troop
c) trupe
d) troupe
5. _______ of you must do the work.
a) sum
b) some
c) same
d) none of these
6. Get up my _________
a) sun
b) son
c) soon
d) None
Choose the right (most-natural-sounding) subordinating conjunction for each of the

sentences:
1.. ________________ she tried really hard, she lost the race.
a) Although
b) Because
c) Since
2. ________________ my wife loves lilies, my sister prefers roses.

a) Because
b) Whereas
c) Rather than
3. ________________ sending everyone the same email, John composed a separate email
for each of his friends.
a) If only
b) Unless
c) Rather than
4. ________________ she comes, I will not talk to her.

a) Even if A
b) Although
c) Because
II. Short Answer Questions (SAQs) (5*1=5)

Based on the chapter The Idea of India, answer the following questions.
What is the simple meaning of the following terms from the preamble of the constitution of
India?
A) WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA
B) SOVEREIGN
C) SOCIALIST
D) SECULAR
E) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
2nd session
Class VIII (CBSE) Time: 30 minutes
Full marks: 15
I. Very Short Question Answers (VSQAs) (10*0.5=5)

1. I'm not really sure where the cat is, but I think she ............... in the kitchen.
a) might play
b) might be playing A
c) might have played
2. If I had left early like everyone else did, I ............... sitting here now listening to all this
rubbish.
a) may not be
b) wouldn't be A
c) was not able to be
3. If I'd gone down to Bodrum like all my friends did, I, too, ............... scuba diving lessons.
a) could have taken A
b) had better taken
c) had taken
4. Meltem had agreed to meet us here at the entrance, but she ............... here when we
arrived.
a) should have been
b) wouldn't be
c) wasn't A
5. Meltem had agreed to meet us here at the entrance, but she ............... here when we
arrived.
a) should have been
b) wouldn't be
c) wasn't
II. Short Answer Questions (SAQs) (5*2=10)
a) ‘Race did not make me an Indian, but history did’ what does Ruskin Bond meant by this
statement?
b) What is India for Ruskin Bond?
c) Please explain the difference between right and duty.
d) Please explain how the constitution of India was drafted.
e) Please mention the characters, the poet inquiries from ‘In the Bazaars of Hyderabad’.
3rd session
Class VIII (CBSE) Time:
30minutes
Full marks: 15
I. Short Answer Questions (SAQs) (3*1=3)
Complete these sentences with adverb clauses.
1. Shyam was very moved……………………………………………………………………...(reason)
2. Nepal was honored……………………………………………..(time)
II. Long Answer Questions (LAQs) (4*3=12)
a) Write a very short story on the title ‘The day that when everything went wrong’. (Word
limit 75-100)
b) Why does the poet compares thoughts to guests? (The Guest House)
c) Why do you think Bob Cratchit thought of calling people for help when Scrooge informed
him that he would raise his salary? (A Christmas Carol)
d) Compare and contrast the two people who came and sat on the bench with Norman
Gortsby. (Dusk)

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1) how was santosh working in meerut

7. He is his …….. master.

9. He is a man of ………… words.

10. This boy is ………… than Hari.

A. Please make a word from following prefixes and suffixes.

4.Prasanna had a good —– for stage

Choose the right (most-natural-sounding) subordinating conjunction for each of the

2. ________________ my wife loves lilies, my sister prefers roses.

4. ________________ she comes, I will not talk to her.

II. Short Answer Questions (SAQs) (5*1=5)

I. Very Short Question Answers (VSQAs) (10*0.5=5)

II. Short Answer Questions (SAQs) (5*2=10)

b) What is India for Ruskin Bond?

c) Please explain the difference between right and duty.

d) Please explain how the constitution of India was drafted.

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