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CLASS: VIII

Subject: English Date:25 .09.12Time allowed: 3Hrs Maximum Marks: 90

General instructions:(1) All questions are compulsory.(2) Marks are indicated against each question.

(3) Write the given options as answers and not numbers only.

(4) Overall 4 marks will be awarded for neat work and good handwriting.

(5) Please check that this question paper contains 20 questions.

(6)Please check that this question paper contains 10 printed pages only.

SECTION A READING (20 marks)

Q.1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

How a Mother Shaped a Future President

1. Barack Obamas mother died on November 7, 1995, a few weeks before her 53 rd

birthday. Her death from uterine cancer came between two key events in her childrenslife, Barack and Maya. One year later Obama won his first election, to the Illinois statesenate, the initial stop on his swift journey to the White House where the mass audience

brought him and provided him with lifelong financial security.

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2. It is harsh to say but nonetheless that Barack Obama was never lucky to have livedwith his father, who was rude and an unacceptable personality. By far the most influentialfigures in Obamas life were his mother and grandmother. He has some of the demeanourof his grandmother and the will and much of the outlook of his mother. Dreams fromMy Mother better evokes his lifes story.His mother, Ms. Stanley Ann Dunham, which later changed to Obama after marriage,

spent most of her life overseas. She was constantly on the move. She earned the doctorate

in Anthropology and had an anthropologists nature as a participant observer. She wasawestruck by other cultures and ways of living. A polyglot, she could speak BahasaIndonesia fluently and a working knowledge of Urdu, Hindi, Javanese, French and Latin.There was never a foreign film she didnt want to see, a batik dress she didnt want towear, a mythology she didnt wish to understand.3. Barack Obamas relationship with his mother was complicated. She called him Barryor Bar. She pushed him to be serious and to look at people with empathy. He always felt

protective of her. In her career, Ms. Ann was idealistic but not nave. If she at times cameacross as nave to her children, it was in the role of a mother not wanting her children to

suffer. She was not really able to help the children grapple with that in each and everystep or feeling of their life. Perhaps even if she didnt help, she would feel at fault as amother.4. Not to feel guilty on Mothers day, says Obamas proudly about his mother. Withthe most difficult life which she underwent did not live to see her sons rise, but sheshaped the essence of this great President.

Q.1.a. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following

questions. [6]

1. Against all odds, Obama persevered to become one of the worlds greatest leaders.

Explain the statement.

2. How did Ms. Stanley Ann Dunham show great interest in all aspects of the world?

3. Why doesnt Obamas mother seem to be in guilt?

b. Give one word from the passage [2]

1. a synonym of multilingual ------------ (para 2)

2. a dress name --------------- (para 2)

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3. an antonym of innocent ------------ (para 4)

4. find a word for- to try hard to find a solution to the problem ------------- (para 3)

Q.2. Read the poem carefully:

I had gone a-begging from door to door in the village path,when thy golden chariot appeared in the distancelike a gorgeous dream and I wonderedwho was this King of all Kings!

My hopes rose high and me thoughtmy evil days were at an end,and I stood waiting for alms to be given unaskedand for wealth scattered on all sides in the dust.

The chariot stopped where I stood.Thy glance fell on meand thou camest down with a smile.I felt that the luck of my life had come at last.Then of a sudden thou didst hold out thy right handand say `What hast thou to give to me?'

Ah, what a kingly jest was it

to open thy palm to a beggar to beg!I was confused and stood undecided,and then from my wallet I slowly took outthe least little grain of corn and gave it to thee.

But how great my surprise when at the day's endI emptied my bag on the floor to finda least little gram of gold among the poor heap.I bitterly wept and wishedthat I had had the heart to give thee my all.

Gitanjali Poem No.50 by Rabindranath Tagore

Complete the summary below by a missing word or a phrase. [7]

One day when the narrator was going around begging from one (a) ------- to another, hesaw a golden chariot (b) ------------------------------. He was full of hopes because he

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thought that the king would give him some wealth so he (c) ------------------- for chariot toreceive his alms. As the chariot stopped, he felt his luck (d) ---------------------. But all hishopes dropped down when the king asked what the narrator had got for him. The narratorgot (e) ----------------------. Finally he gave a grain of corn. But to his surprise when (f)-------------------------------, he found a little grain of gold in it. He wept bitterly andwished he (g) --------------------- all.

Q.3. Answer the following questions about a fair held at a mall.

FUN WITH LOONEY TUNES

12 - 27 October 2012

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Free Looney Tunes Umbrella

Receive a limited edition Looney Tunesumbrella with a minimum spend of$100 (single or accumulated same-dayreceipts) at our participating malls from12 to 27 October 2012.

Looney Tunes Fair

MallCompassPoint

Date :12 to 27 October

Location :POPULAR Bookstore, Main Atrium

Easter celebration at POPULARBookstore! Shoppers who purchase $15worth of Warner Bros. books andstationery at POPULAR are entitled toa FREE participation in any one of theactivities from 25 till 27 October. Sohop down to Compass Point Fast!

Activities in store for you!

Bugs Creative Class

(1st Session : 3 pm & 2nd Session: 3:30 pm)Twist and turn a balloon into any piece ofart! So kids, get ready for the twist! Limited

to 15 children per session.Paint a Bunny Easter Egg

(1st Session: 5 pm & 2nd session: 5:30 pm)Easter is the time to have extraordinary funwith eggs! Kids, get your hands ready tocreate works of Easter art on an eggcanvas. Limited to 25 children per session.Kids Squad Club

Become a Kids Squad member for just $12

for a one-year membership. Receive agoodie bag worth $30. Enjoy quarterlynewsletters, birthday treats and specialdiscounts.BONUS: The first 100 new members whosign up at each mall will receive anadditional $5 Shopping Voucher.

Q.3. Answer the following questions about the fair at the mall. [5]

1. At which shopping mall can a Popular Bookstore shopper get to participate in Bugs'Creative Class for free?

a. Northpointb. Superbranchc. Compass Pointd. Causeway Point

2. When can the shopper paint at aBunny Easter Egga. 25 October from 5 to 5.30 am

b. 12 October from 5 to 5.30 pmc. 27 October from 3 to 5.30 pmd. None of the above

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3. What is the additional gift a Kids Squad Club member can receive if he is one of thefirst hundred people to sign up for a one-year membership?

a. A goodie bagb. birthday treatsc. a shopping voucherd. a quarterly newsletters

4. The "Fun with Looney Tunes" event is held to ______________?a. celebrate Easter

b. compose crazy tunesc. recruit members for Kids Squad Clubd. create awareness of cartoon characters

5. The participant at Bugs Creative Class willa. make the balloon into any piece of art

b. paint the balloon

c. twist and turn the balloond. option a and c both

SECTION B - WRITING (23 marks)

Q.4.a. You are Arun/Aruna. You came to know from a common friend that yourbehaviour at a party hurt the feelings of your dear friend. Write a letter apologizing forthis unintentional/intentional behaviour on your part in about 150 words.

OR

b. Write a letter to your cousin narrating a funny incident that occurred in your school.

[8]

Q.5. Every year in the month of June, Investiture Ceremony is held in your school. Thisyear Class 8 students were present in the audience. Write a brief report for your schoolmagazine describing the event using the clues below: [8]

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Investiture ceremony marks honouring ---- prayer by Sara Ahmed, and Amir Khanrendered EnglishChief Guest Mr. Manishankar badges ( mention few posts) Oathtaking Chief Guest speech - about leader Principal speech about discipline choir and dance by graders 6 and 7 Vote of thanks by Mohit

Q.6. Bengaluru Police is celebrating Traffic Week next month to create awareness

amongst the people Safe Drive Happy Drive The Police Commissioner has sentcirculars to all the schools to participate in an article writing competition. Write an articleon driving safely. [7]

SECTION C - GRAMMAR (20 marks)

Q.7. Complete the paragraph using suitable words. [2]

This happened to an American visitor in Chennai. In the hotel the visitor (a) ----------- up

the telephone in the night and (b) ------------- for a 7-UP. The operator (c) ------------- in

his best English, 7- UP? Yes Sir. The cold drink never (d) -----------. But the next

morning the tourist was woken up sincerely, sharp at seven o clock.

Q.8. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line.Select and write the incorrect word and supply the correct answer. The first one has

been done for you: [4]

Incorrect Correct

Eg: In Japan, there lived the old couple Ans: The an

1. that had a dog called, Shiro. The 1. ------------ ------------

2. old man or the woman were poor and they 2. ------------ ------------

3. lived a simple life. All they wanted is 3. ------------ ------------

4. enough money for buy rice for 4. ------------ ------------

5. them and Shiro. But year after year 5. ------------ ------------

6. their saving grew smallest. They worried 6. ------------ ------------

7. that soon there will be no money for 7. ------------ ------------

8. rice and they would starve for death. 8. ------------ ------------

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Q.9. Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences. The first one hasbeendone for you as an example [2]

Eg. but/ Desert/ sand/ there/ in/ is /the /nothing/ Arabian/ rock/ and/

In the Arabian Desert there is nothing but sand and rock.

1. walk/the/ is/barefoot/ sand/ you/cant/ so/hot/

2. see/here/ water/ and/ can/ springs/ there/ of/we/

Q.10. In the following passage one word is omitted in each line. Write the missing

word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it. One

has been done for you. [2]

Eg. Television a very popular influence on Ans: television is a

1. our lives. It has many advantages. It benefits old people and the 1. --------------

2. patients in the hospital. It our knowledge of the world and 2. --------------

3. various subjects. But it causes lack concentration in children and 3. --------------

4. in their studies. Always spend some specific in viewing it. 4--------------

Q.11.Complete the Principals dialogue in the reported form : [2]

Principal : Sajid, why do you want a character certificate?Sajid: Sir, I want to apply for a part-time job.

Principal : Have you brought your progress report ?Sajid : No, sir, I havent.

Q.12. Combine the sentences using participial phrases: [2]

1. Natasha wandered along the seashore. She found a cowrie shell that had washed up onthe sand.

2. Mr. Ganesh sacked Mr. Philip from the job. He was annoyed with Philipsperformance.

Q.13. Fill in the following sentences by using past perfect continuous tense. [4]

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1. I was tired because I . (type) for a long time.2. Her boss was very angry with her because she . (come)

very late to work.3. I didnt know about the earthquake because I

(not/watch) television.4. She was too fat because she .. (not / keep)

her doctors advice

Q.14. Rephrase the following sentences using conditional clauses without if. [2]

1. If you should need more money, take extra twenty riyals.

2. If I had gone there, I would have missed my bus.

SECTION D LITERATURE (23 marks)

Q.15.Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: [3]But instead of heading towards the supposed dreaded destination, he turned towards the

localitya. Which is the dreaded destination?

b. Where did the locality lead to?c. What speculation did the narrator undergo when he moved towards the locality?

Q.16. Answer the following in one word: [1.5]a. name of the river in Gunupur

b. one of the subjects the village school master could write and practice Mathsc. name the clerk in the post office who read the English addresses

Q.17. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct word: [1.5]

a. It was ________ to lose the match as the team had to make 40 runs in the last over.(irrational, avid, inevitable)

b. He was __________ aware of the footsteps behind him. (fatally, customarily,vaguely)

c. I am _______ to having 8 hours sleep. (placid, accustomed, discharged)

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Q.18. Read the extract and answer the question that follows: [3]

In arguing too the Parson owned his skill,for even though vanquished, he could argue still.

1. Who was more literate

a. The rusticsb. The Village School Masterc. The Parson

2. The word vanquished meansa. disappeared

b. defeatedc. to win

3. Argument with the parson portrays the village school master as --------a. a bit pompous himselfb. arrogantc. irrational

Q.19. Answer any four from the following questions in 40 to 50 words each: [8]

1.The relationship between Appu and the Narrator is strong and the Narrator feels thatthere is no other friend like Appu who shares all the views and has delighted him.Support your answer.

2.How could the village school master impress those gazing rustics of the village?3.Explain in detail why Yama calls the man A Careless Fool.4.In the poem Geography Lesson the Earth is formed millions of years ago logicallyand naturally. Now its illogically designed. Support the answers for both the above

points.5.Write different versions of lunacy remarked by the people of post office in the lessonThe Letter.Q. 20. Answer the following question in about 120 words and underline the key

points using pencil : [6]a. Imagine you are the post master. Write a letter to your friend expressing youracquaintance with Shikari Ali from day one to the last days of Ali. You can begin theletter with the following format:

Dear FriendDuring my service in the Post Office, I met an old .

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OR

b. Draw the character sketch of Mr. Pink, with reference to his appearance and nature.What was the prank Mr. Pink played so that Tipu got back his fantasy books?

Neatness and good handwriting (4 marks)

x..................x

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