FIRST SUMMATIVE EVALUATION
CLASS 8 (VIII) WBBSE
ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER
Set-5
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First Summative Evaluation
Class VIII
Sub : English
Full Marks : 30 Time : 1 hour
READING COMPREHENSION
(SEEN)
1. Read the following test and answer the given questions :
(Lesson – 1, The Wind Cap)
“Since you put me on your head like a hut to keep me safe. listell give you a different kind of cap in return, the kind sailors most desire. A cap full at Vied. But there’s one warning, no human hand will ever be able to take if off”
Then with a blink, the fairy man disappeared leaving a stripped cap behind. Young Jon put the cap on his head and ran home to tell his mother.
“No good will come of the wind cap”. she said. But the lad would have none of her cautions. The very next day, putting on the sailor’s cap, he ran off to the sea. On seeing a ship anchored near the shore, he requested the captain to take him along. Thus began his first ever sca voyage!
A. Complete the following sentences with information from the above text : 1×3=3
(i) The cap that sailors most desire ____________________________.
(ii) Securing a ship anchored near the shore ____________________________
(iii) The fairy man disappeared leaving ____________________________
B. Write “T” for True and ‘F’ for False statements. Give supporting statements for each of your answers : 2×2=4
(i) Jon’s mother was happy to see Jon with the cap.
(ii) The fairy man offered Jon a special kind of cap.
C. Answer the following questions : 1×3=3
(i) What was the condition that was associated with the wind cap ?
(ii) What kind of cap did the fairy man present to Jon ?
(iii) How did Jon’s mother react to seeing the cap ?
2. Read the extract of the poem and answer the questions :
(Lesson – 3, An April Day)
When the warm Sun, that brings
Seed-time and harvest, has returned again,
‘T is sweet to visit the still wood, where springs
The first flower of the plain.
I love the season well,
When forest glades are teeming with bright forms,
Nor dark and many-folded clouds foretell
The coming-on of storms.
A. Tick (✓) the correct alternative : 1×2=2
(i) An April Day brings –
(a) seeds
(b) fruit
(c) the warm Sun in the forest
Ans. (c) the warm Sun in the forest
(ii) The poem is about-
(a) summer season
(b) rainy season
(c) spring season
Ans. (c) spring season
B. Answer the following questions : 1×2=2
(i) Where does the first flower bloom ?
Ans. The first flower blooms in the still wood (or plain).
(ii) What does the warm Sun bring ?
Ans. The warm Sun brings seed-time and harvest.
C. Fill in the blanks with information from the poem : 1×2=2
(i) During spring there are no clouds to __________________.
(ii) In spring it is pleasant to visit __________________.
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
3. A. Fill in the blanks with articles and prepositions : 1×3=3
He was one of __________ most famous poets ___________ his day. He is well known ___________ his lyric poems.
Ans: the, of, for
B. Do as directed : 1×3=3
(i) I ___________ (read) the novel by next week. (Use future perfect tense)
Ans. will have read
(ii) Sumona __________ (cook) when her brother returns. (Use future continuous tense)
Ans. will be cooking
(iii) Darjeeling is _____________ (cool) than Jaldapara. (Use comparative degree)
Ans. cooler
C. Write the antonyms of the words given in brackets : 1×3=3
(i) Never try to be _____________ (obedient) to the teacher in the class.
Ans. disobedient
(ii) Avoid ____________ (legible) with writing to score good marks.
Ans. illegible
(iii) He is an __________ (enemy).
Ans. He is a friend.
WRITING SKILL
4. Write a story in about hundred words using the following hints : 5
[Hints: a poor woodcutter – cuts wood near a river – axe falls into water – cries – a fairy appears – gives golden and silver axe – refuses – gets his own axe – rewarded]
Ans.
Once there lived a poor woodcutter. He used to cut wood near a river. One day, his axe slipped from his hand and fell into the river. He began to cry. Suddenly, a fairy appeared and asked the reason. She brought a golden axe, but he refused. Then she showed a silver axe; he again refused. Finally, she brought his old iron axe, and he accepted it happily. The fairy was pleased with his honesty and rewarded him with all the three axes.
Moral: Honesty is the best policy.
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