Class 8th English Varshik Paper 2023 Mp Board | 8th English Modal Paper 2033 Set -4
Practice Paper Semple-4
For annual evaluation
Class-8th
Subject-General English
Time-3 hours M.M.-90
Note: All questions are compulsory.
Q.1. Do as directed : (12)
(a) Fill in the blanks with suitable helping verb from brackets.
(i) All flowers ….. beautiful. (is/are)
(ii) A kite ….. being flown by a child. (is/am)
(b) Change the following sentences according to the instructions given in brackets.
(i) The postman was delivering the letters.
(Change into negative)
(ii)He is your friend.
(Change into interrogative)
(c) Write the comparative and superlative degrees of the following words.
Word Comparative Superlative
(i) long ……. ……..
(ii) good …….. ……..
(d) Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals.
(i) It ….. rain in a day or two. (might/can)
(ii)..... I come in, sir? (can/may)
(e) Combine the sentences given below using an appropriate conjuction. (and/but/or)
(i) Man discovered fire.
He learnt to cook.
(ii) Hurry up.
You will be late.
(f) Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences:
(i) do/where/live/you
(ii) sings/song/a/she.
Q.2. Write the answer as asked : (8)
(a) Write one word for the following :
(i)one who cuts wood in a jungle ……..
(ii) one who saves others …….
(iii) one who travels …….
(iv) one who treats patients ……
(b) Write the opposite gender for the following words.
(i)aunt …. (ii)son …..
(iii)lion ….. (iv)horse ……
(c) Write the homophones for the following words.
(i)knew …. (ii)hear …..
(iii)deer ….. (iv)pain ……
(d) Classify the according to the sound 'g' as in gun and 'g' as in giraffe.
leg message grass bridge
Class 8th English Varshik Paper 2023 Mp Board
Q.3. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences (any five): (15)
(i) What is Kanha kisli?
(ii) What did the villagers decide when the axe-men refused to return?
(iii)Who was invited to the court to draw the portrait of the king.
(iv) What is Gatla?
(v) Where did Chandra shekhar receive his early education?
(vi) Where does Mayank live?
Q.4. Answer the following questions in about three or five sentences each (any three): (15)
(i) How are human beings responsible for causing floods?
(ii) Who among the four trapped In The well proved ungrateful to the woodcutter? How?
(iii) What were the questions put up by Yaksha? Mention at least four.
(iv) Describe the first space mission of Kalpana Chawla?
Q.5. Answer the following questions in about one or two sentences each (any three): (9)
(i) What are the colours of the balloons which shine far away?
(ii) What was the only pleasure of the miser?
(iii) Where do the birdies sleep?
(iv) Why do we wish for another chance?
Q.6. Write a stanza of any poem from your textbook of English. (5)
Q.7. Write a paragraph on "Trees" using the clues given below: (5)
Q.8. Write an application to your headmaster to grant you two days leave as you are sick. (6)
OR
Write a letter to your friend inviting him on your birthday party.
Q.9. Write an essay on any one of the following topics: (10)
(i)Any festival
(ii)Importance of computers
(iii)My school
(iv)Wonder of science
Q.10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it : (5)
You know that beed hum. You also know that bees make honey. Some of you may have been stung by a bee, but do you know why bees hum, sting or dance? On a warm Summer morning you may see numerous bees humming around from flower to flower. They make trips to collect nectar and pollen. The nectar is the sugary syrup found at the bottom of the flower cup. The bees visiting a particular type of flower belong to the same hive. Like human beings, they can taste sweet,sour,salty and bitter things.
Questions:
(a)What is nectar?
(b)What can bees do like human beings?
(c)Why do bees make trips?
(d)Write the opposite of given words from the passage.
different …………
top ………….