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MODEL TEST PAPER (a) Which is the most popular festival of Kerala. 1
CLASS - 8th (b) What is the name of great demon king ? 1
SUBJECT - ENGLISH (c) Why were the gods worried ? 1
Time : 3 hours M.M. : 100 (d) Fill in the blanks :- 2

General Instructions :- (i) Onam is a ............. festival.

1. All questions are Compulsory. (ii) ............ in the form of dwarf called Vamana.

2. The question paper is divided into four sections. (e) How do people of Kerala Celebrate this
festival? 1
3. Attempt all parts of a question and section together.
Marks for each question are given against the (f) Add Suffix ‘ful’ to the words :- 2
question. (i) Power (ii) Colour
Section - A (g) Write opposite :- 2
Reading (21 Marks) (i) Dirty (ii) Demon
1. Read the passage given below and answer the 2. Read the passage and answer the questions:- 11
following questions :- Kabir was one of the greatest poets and saints of
Onam is the most popular festival of Kerala. It is a our Country. He was born in a Hindu family but was
harvest festival. It is said that there was once a great brought up by a Muslim couple. His guru was saint
demon king Called Mahabali in Kerala. The Gods Ramananda. Kabir was a weaver by profession.
were worried that he would become too powerful He weaved and sold cloth in the market. He was
so they asked Lord Vishnu for help. Vishnu in the kind and wanted to help others. one day a man
form of dwarf called vamana carried out a plot by came to him and said, “I am very poor. Please help
which Mahakali left the earth. The Gods were me.” The kind hearted kabir gave him half of the
relieved. When Mahabali returned to his people a bale of Cloth, he had woven. But the man was very
festival was celebrated to welcome his visit. People greedy kabir gave him rest of the bale. The man
Clean & decorate their houses on this day. thanked him and went away.
1 2
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(a) In which family was kabir born ? 1 Section - B

(ii) Profession (c) Morning walk

(f) Our behaviour with others should be 1 4. You are studying in govt. Sr. Sec School Shimla,
(i) Kind Himachal Pradesh. Write an application to the
(ii) Rude principal of your school to grant your full fee
concession. 8
(iii) Disrespectful
Or
(g) Write the superlative degree of ‘Great.’ 1
Write a letter congratulating your friend on getting
(h) Kabir was brought up by .............
first position in his/her class.
(i) Encircle the nouns in the given sentence :-
Or
Kabir was one of the greatest poets and saints
Write an application to the Principal of your school
of our country.
that you want two days leave for urgent work.
(j) Find out the word in the Passage which
5. Write a short paragraph in about 60 words on any
means the same :- 1
one of the following :- 5
(i) A place where you can buy and sell
Any match
goods.
Or
(ii) Choose appropriate synonym for ‘Greedy.’
My Classroom
Impatient, generous, Liberal
Or
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Complete the story by rearranging these sentences. 7. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions :- 3
(a) He thought of a plan. to, at, by, from, of
(b) He went here and there in seach of water. (a) She learned Russian ............. the age of 45.
(c) Once there was a crow. (b) The book was written ............. Munshi Prem
(d) The water came up. Chand.
(e) He saw a pot with little water. (c) The old man suffered ............. a heart attack.

(f) He was very thirsty. (d) He is fond ............. music.

(g) He put the pebbles one by one into the pot. (e) He is senior ............. me.
(h) At last, he reached a garden. (f) Are you coming to see us ............. Diwali
(i) He drank the water and flew away. 8. Do as directed: (Any twelve) 12
(j) He saw some pebbles lying near the pot. (a) Is Ram jumping ? (Change into affirmative)
Moral :Where there is a ............ , ............ (b) They are playing the match.
Section - C (Change into negative)
(Grammar) (c) Pamesh is ............ (tall) than Naresh.
6. Fill in the blanks with correct form of the verbs: (Fill in pro-perdegree of Comparison)
(Any 3) 3 (d) The horse cleared the hurdle easily.
(a) I ............. a good film yesterday. (see) (Change the gender)
(b) The sun ............. in the east. (rise) (e) And steady race wins slow the
(c) My uncle ............. me a match on my last (Rearrange the jumbled words)
birthday. (give) (f) The ramayana is a holy book. (Punctuate it)
(d) Always ............. the truth (Speak ; speaks) (g) She helps the poor.
(e) I ............. forty rupees in my pockets (has/have) (Choose the correct interrogative option)
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(i) Was She help the poor ? Snakes and rodents, flooded out of their holes and
(ii) Does she help the poor ? burrows, take shelter in roofs, attics and godowns.
(iii) Did She help the poor ? A Shrew, weak of eyesight, blunders about the
rooms, much to the amusement of the children.
(h) He plays football. (Change the voice)
“Don’t kill it” admonishes their grand-mother.”
(i) Football was played by him.
Chuchundars are lucky- they bring money!”
(ii) Football is being played by him.
(a) Write the name of the chapter from which this
(iii) Football is played by him. passage has been taken ?
(i) Open the window. (Change the voice) (b) Where do the snakes and rodents take
(i) Let the window be open. shelter?
(ii) Let the window be opened. (c) Why do the snakes and rodent leave their
(j) The teacher said, “Honesty is the best policy.” holes and burrows ?
(Change the narration) (d) What does shrew mean ?

(k) She says, “ I love to eat ice cream.” (Change (i) Snake (ii) Monkey
the narration) (iii) Chuchundar

(l) The peon rings the bell. (Change into Past (e) Who receives a cheque in the mail ?
indefinite) (i) Ruskin bond (ii) Satyajit Ray

(m) Raman has a son and two daughters. (Rewrite (iii) H.P.S Ahluwalia
the sentences changing gender) 10. Read the following passage and answer the
question :- (5)
(n) What a beautiful rose ! (Change into assertive)
Inside the box, there was an envelope.The address
Section - D
read: “Mrs. Jim Macpherson, twelve copper
Literature (40 Marks)
Beeches, Bridport Dorset.” I took out the letter and
9. Read the following passage and answer the unfolded it. It was written in pencil and dated at the
question :- 5 top - “December 26, 1914”
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(a) Write the name of the chapter . (a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) What was there inside the box ? (b) What does the poet love to do ?
(c) Who was it addressed to ? (c) When do birds sing on every tree ?
(d) When was the letter written ? (d) Write the rhyming words.
(e) Write the opposites of following words: (e) Write opposites :
(i) Inside (ii) Folded
(i) Summer (ii) Morning
11. Answer any five question from the following 2×5=10
13. Answer any two questions from the following :- 5
(a) Why did the author go to Bridport ?
(a) How did the cricket pass his summer and
(b) How many people and animals died in the
spring ?
yala national park ?
(b) Who sings the poetry of earth in summer ?
(c) Who was chunilal ? What did he want from
Bepinbabu? (c) Choose the correct alternatives :-

(d) What happened to Jody’s father ? (i) The feet of the duck are
(e) What was the great stone face ? (i) Warm and wet
(f) Why is the author not able to see Bijju ? (ii) Wet and cold
(g) Which hill station does the author describe in (iii) Soft and dry
this diary ? (iv) very long
12. Read the stanza given below and answer the (ii) The poet of the “Poem” The last Bargain”
questions that follow :- 5 is :
I love to rise in summer morn,
(i) T.S Eliot
When the birds sing on every tree;
(ii) RabindranathTagore
The distant huntsman wind his horn,
(iii) Zulfikar Ghose
And the skylark sings with me,
(iv) William Blake
O ! What sweet Company.
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(iii) Mystery cat, Macavity is a (e) What was Princess september’s reaction to
(i) Big Cat the loss of her parrot ?
(ii) Very lovely cat (f) Who was the better swimmer ?
(iii) Master Criminal (g) How did the author plan to pay the fee the
(iv) None of these next day ?

(iv) The poet went into the sky in (h) What was Duttada’s secret ambition ?
(i) How many daughters did the royal couple
(i) An Aircar
have ?
(ii) A jet
(iii) An Airbus
(iv) A fighter plane
(v) In winter the ground and trees were -
(i) Looking green
(ii) Full of flowers and fruits
(iii) Covered with snow
(iv) None of these
14. Answer any five question from the following :- 10
(a) What made the dog the horse and the ox very
angry ?
(b) Where did the girl lead vellu to ?
(c) Why the Giant called selfish ?
(d) What did Hafeez contractor have night-mares
about ?