St. Thomas School, Indirapuram Periodical Test I (Practice Sheet - 1) July 2018-19 Class- VIII, Subject- English SECTION- A (READING) Q.1. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions: Fifteen years ago, brothers Nadeem Shehzad and Mohammad Saud rescued an injured black kite and took it to a veterinary hospital. The hospital refused to treat the bird saying that they did not treat birds of prey. When the brothers found another wounded kite, they decided to take matters into their own hands. They took advice from veterinarians and did some research on the internet, and set up an operation theatre in their bed room. This was followed by an open-air ward on their terrace. Adults and children alike from nearby localities began bringing the injured birds they found. Both Nadeem and Mohammad have always loved birds and animals, and are saddened by the meagre facilities available to injured animals. Today the brothers have learned to treat such birds and they have twenty-eight injured birds recovering on their rooftop. In fact, the brothers are the only people in Delhi who stitch back torn wings. Their patients often fly off even before the stitches are fully healed! Now they want to learn micro-surgery to join broken arteries and veins. a. What makes Nadeem and Mohammad special in Delhi? b. How did the two brothers learn to treat injured birds? c. When did the brothers decide to do something for the injured birds on their own? d. Who helps the brothers locate injured birds? e. What are the brothers now eager to do? f. The term meagre facilities refers to (i) good facilities (ii) minimum facilities SECTION- B (WRITING) Q. 2. Recently you visited a famous historical place. Write your experience on a diary page in about 60 to 80 words. SECTION- C (GRAMMAR) Q.3. Fill in the blanks with correct form of verbs given in the brackets: a. When I (reach) the station the train (leave). b. He (suffer) from fever since Monday. c. She (learn) the poem, but I have not. d. I (write) a letter to my father yesterday. e. What are you (do)? f. I (leave) for Jaipur tonight.
Q.4. Fill in the blanks with suitable modals: a. He speak against me. (need not/dare not) b. Who rings the bell? He be the postman. (must/should) c. you prosper in life! (will/may) d. I visit him next week. (would/shall) e. He said that I attend her party. (shall/should) f. We stand united. (shall/should) Q.5. Match the idioms with their correct meanings: A B a. to carry out (i) to lose your job b. to spill the bins (ii) to put into action c. at sixes and seven (iii) to tell a secret d. to get a pink slip (iv)a useless journey e. black sheep (v) disorderly f. wild goose chase (vi) notorious person Q.6. Write the suitable proverbs for the right statements: a. It is better to be alone and friendless than in the company of undesirable persons. b. Doing something repeatedly is the only way to become good at it. c. No hard work, no success. d. Try first before deciding not to do something. e. None is wearing a beautiful dress but that does not make her a beautiful person at heart. SECTION D (LITERATURE) Q. 7. Answer these following questions: a. What was Attila s greatest ambition? Why did the family think it necessary to have a dog at home? b. Write a character sketch of Attila. c. Who was Kadish? Who was Aksah? What kind of boy Atzel was? d. How many times did the traveller knock the door? Why did he give a loud knock on the door?
St. Thomas School, Indirapuram Periodic Test -1 (Practice Sheet -2) July 2018-19 Class VIII, Subject English SECTION A (READING) Q.1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: Not very long ago, a man was driving from Mumbai to Pune and decided not to take the new express way as he wanted to enjoy the scenery. But the inevitable happened when he reached the ghats- his car broke down. He was stranded, miles from nowhere. Having no choice, he started walking along the roadside, hoping to get a lift to the nearest habitation. It was dark and raining and soon he was wet and shivering. He could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly he saw a car coming towards him. It showed down and stopped next to him. Without wasting a moment the man opened the door and got into the car. Seated in the back seat he leaned forward to thank his saviour when he realised that there was nobody in the car. Then the car started moving slowly and soundlessly- there was no sound of the engine. The man was too terrified to do anything. When he looked ahead at the road, he saw a curve. As this was a hilly area, there was bound to be steep drop beyond the curve. Scared almost to death, he started praying, begging the Lord to save his life. Just before he hit the curve, a hand appeared through the window and moved the steering. The car safely turned and continued on the road till the next bend. The man paralysed by fear, watched how a hand appeared every time before a curve and steered the car to safety! Finally the man spotted some lights in the distance. Gathering his courage he wrenched opened the door of the slowly moving car and ran as hard as he could towards the lights. Wet and in shock, he reached a roadside dhaba and asked for some water. Then he narrated his horrible experience to some willing listeners. A silence enveloped everybody. Just then two men walked into the dhaba. One pointed at the miserable man and said, Look, that s the guy who got into our car when we were pushing it! Just imagine, said the other, he took a free ride while we braved the rain trying to push the car to the nearest filling station. a. What does the narrator describe as inevitable? b. Why was the man shocked when he got into the car? c. Why did the people in the dhaba become silent? d. Do you think the story is a horror story or humorous one? Give reasons for your answer. Q.2 Give reasons for the following: a. The man decided not to take the new expressway because
b. The car moved soundlessly because Q.3 Unscramble these words to find words which mean the following: a. certain to happen - NAVLIBETEI b. lose the ability to move - RADELSYAP c. very unhappy - LIMRABEES SECTION B (WRITING) Q.4. Imagine that you are Atzel. You realised that your selfish behaviour and single-minded desire to live in paradise was a foolish one. Your parents and others in the family had to put up with your silly notions and had to go through many anxious moments. You want to make amends. Write a letter to your parents to apologise. Promise to mend your ways and to rake full responsibility for your actions. SECTION- C (GRAMMAR) Q.5. fill in the blanks with the correct words from the brackets: a. The completely man loudly when his hat flew off. (bald/bawled) b. The city held an important meeting to offer to those in need. (counsel/council) c. If we can beat this and win the finals, the streets will with our happy fans. (teem/ team) d. I took in my own work and never into other people s life.(pride/pried) e. The fields of the were always, so he decided to sell them. (barren/baron) f. The little tried to when it heard the dog bark. (flee/flea) Q.6. Match the words given below with their synonyms: A B a. coarse (i) quarrel b. dispute (ii) surpass c. exceed (iii) rough d. nimble (iv) strong e. prospered (v) active f. sturdy (vi) flourished
Q. 7. Write two sentences with the words given below with their different meanings: a. hamper B. pine c. bill d. Object Q.8. Replace the words underlined in the following sentences with their antonyms: a. They will reveal the motive for the crime. b. My friends frequently drop by my house just to talk. c. My brother has lost his book. d. After looking at the evidence, the judge pronounced him guilty. e. Sahil had to borrow a pen for his sister. f. Metal expands when it is cooled. Q.9. Answer these questions: SECTION D (LITERATURE) a. And his horse in the silence champed the grasses of the forest ferny floor: (i)name the poem and the poet. (ii) Whose horse is this? (iii) Where did the horse champ? (iv) Write the meaning of champed. (v) Write the poetic device used in the second line. b. Why did Atzel begin to imagine that he was dead? How would you describe the method used by Dr. Yoetz to cure Atzel? c. Why did the family think that the puppy would do credit to his name?