Mid Terminal Examination-2077 - Subject: C. English - Grade: 8
Mid
Terminal Examination-2077
Subject: C. English Full Mark: 75
Class: VIII Time: 2:15hrs. Pass
Mark: 30
Attempt
all the questions
Group
A
1.
Rewrite the following sentences selecting the
correct options. (5x1=5)
a) I
play …….. football every Saturday.(a an, nothing)
b) Please
write ….. a pen.(by , with, of)
c) He
is poor ……he is hardworking.(though, however, because)
d) They
have to prepare it…….(themselves, itself, ourselves)
e) He
has to do it, .…?(hasn’t he ,doesn’t he, isn’t he)
2.
Change
the following sentences as indicated in brackets. (3x1=3)
a) The
girl watched a movie.(into passive voice)
b) My
father said to me “I’m very hungry.”(into indirect
speech)
c) Durlav
wrote a letter.(into what question)
3.
Fill
in the blanks selecting the correct words from the box. (2x1=2)
(
is. are, cuts ,cut)
a. One
of the students ……. very smart in our class.
b. He
……the grass yesterday.
Group –B
4.
Read
the following text and do the activities that follow.
The Foolish Sage and the Jackal
In a monastery far away from human habitation lived
in a saint called Deva. He made a lot of money by selling clothes gifted to him
by well wishers and disciples. It became a burden for him to guard that wealth.
Since he did not trust anyone, he put all his money into a bag carried with him
wherever he went. Ashamvav, an experienced cheat, noticed Deva always carrying
his bag with him. He thought that the bag certainly contained something
valuable, so he planned to snatch it from him.
One day, the cheat met the saint and promptly fell
on his feet and said, “ Oh, know all , I have realized that his life is an
illusion; youth is fleeting and all familial ties are like dream. Please show
me the correct path that frees me from all worldly ties. Pleased with his
humility, Deva said, “ Child, you are the blessed one who has thought of
renouncing worldly pleasure. Listen, the person that chants
“Om Namashivayah’ and smears holy ash on his
forehead, becomes Shiva himself. He
knows no birth.I shall accept you as my portage, but you must notenter the hermitage in the night because
company is forbidden for saints after initiation, you have to live in the hut
at the entrance of the monastery.”
Ashamvav promised the saint that he would consider
every sign from himas a command and carry it out.Satisfied, the saint accepted
the cheat as his disciple. Ashamvav too began making Deva happy by attending to
his every need, but seeing that the saint never separated the money bag from
him, Ashamvav thought, The old man is very crafty and always keeps the bag with
him. How can I snatch it from him? Shall I kill him?
A.
Put
the following sentences in the correct order as presented in the text above. (4x0.5=2)
a. Ashamvav
requested Deva to show him the way of freedom.
b. Ashamvav
made Deva satisfied by fulfilling his needs.
c.
Deva had made a lot money by selling
clothes.
d. Deva
was pleased with the humanity of Ashamvav.
B.
Write T for true and F for false
statement. (4x0.5=2)
a) Deva
was selfish and greedy.
b) Ashamvav
was a perfect disciple.
c) Deva
accepted Ashamvav as his follower.
d) Ashamvav
only acted to be a disciple to steal his property that Deva had.
C.
Answer the following question. (4x1.5=6)
a) Who
was Deva?
b) What
did Ashamvav want to do with Deva?
c) What
was the way of being Shiva according to Deva?
d) Why
didn’t Deva leave his bag everywhere?
5.
Read
the following text and do the activities that follow.
NASA reported that Armstrong commanded the
Apollo11spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. His first words
after setting foot on the moon are echoed in history books and memories of the
people. “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,”
Armstrong said.
It is reported that Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent
nearly three hours walking on the lunar surface. They collected samples
conducted experiments and took photographs.
“The sights were simply magnificent, beyond any
visual experience that I had ever been exposed, to”, Armstrong once said.
Armstrong was a modest and simple person. He never allowed himself to be caught
up in the celebrity and glamour. He said
once “I am, and ever will be, an engineer.
And I feel proud of my own
profession”
A.
Fill
in the blanks with the correct words from the text. (4x1=4)
a. The
Apollo 11 landed on the moon………
b. After
landing on the moon Armstrong said ,“……….
c.
Armstrong walked on the moon for………….
d. By
profession Armstrong was…..
B.
Match
the words/phrases in Column ‘A’with their meanings in column’B’ (3)
Column
A Column B
Apollo
11 moon
1969 the spacecraft led by Armstrong
lunar the year of landing man on the
moon
C.
Answer
the following questions (3x1=3)
a. What
did Armstrong do as a great thing for mankind?
b. What
did Armstrong and his friend do on the moon?
c.
What kind of person was Armstrong in
life?
6.
Read
the following text and do the activities that follow.
Many years ago, there was a village. People of the
village were poor. They had to go to work away to earn money. Women and
children use to stay in the village . Men used to go to the town to earn. One
day, ten men from village left for the
town. Women and children saw them off. They started their trip. On the way,
there was a river. They had to cross it
on foot because there was no bridge.
After crossing the river the counted
themselves. They were not sure if all crossed the river or not. They were ten
when they left village. They counted each other but they found they were only
nine. Each of them counted but
everybody counted only nine because he didn’t count himself. They counted
only others but not oneself. They concluded that one of them was swept
away by the river. They started to cry
for their lost friend. One old man arrived and
asked them why they are crying. They said that one of their friend was
lost in the river. He asked them how many they were. They said they were ten.
He counted them ten. Finally they got the point they forgot to count themselves
each time they counted. At last they were happy.
A. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false
ones. (4x0.5=2)
a. The
people of village were poor.
b. Women
and children had to go out to work.
c.
One of them was lost in the river
d. Actually,
they didn’t count themselves properly.
B.
Write
words from the above text having following meanings. (4x0.5=2)
a. journey
b. came
to conclusion
c.
found out the fact
d. delighted
C.
Answer the following questions. (4x1.5=6)
a. Why did
the men from the village use to go away to town?
b. How many
men from the village crossed the river on the way?
c. Why were
they crying after they crossed the river?
d. What was
the reality about their thought of loss of friend in theriver?
7. Read the following text and do the
activities that follow
Two
knights once fought about a shield they found hanging from a tree. One said it was gold. The
other said it was silver. Afterwards they found they were both right and both wrong. The
shield was gold on one side and silver
on the other. So every question has two
sides. Some see one side other see the other. It takes a broad minded person to
see both sides. For example, lets take politics. There are two kinds of
politics. One, the conservative want to keep things as they are. They say
change is dangerous The other, the progressive want and reform. They say we
cant progress without change. Both are of the questions. We must have reform
and progress but we must not lose what was good in the past. We want both sides the conservatives and the progressive.
A.
Match
the words in the column A’ with their meaning in column ‘B’ (2)
Column A Column B
Conservatives fighters
Progressive who
love traditional things
Knights restructure
Reform who love new change
B.
Fill
in the blanks with the appropriate words from the text. (2x1=2)
a. The
shield hanging on the tree……..
b. Both
conservatives and progressive……..
C.
Answer
the following questions. (4x1.5=6)
a. Why
did the two knights fight about?
b. What
was the reality about the shield?
c.
What do the conservatives want in
politics?
d. What
do the progressives want?
Group C
8.
Prepare
your own Curriculum Vitae (CV). (5)
9.
Write
a news story using the following outlines. (5)
A night bus going to Pokhara from Dhangadhi…collided
with truck at Kohalpur ……… 3 died on the spot ……. 10 Injured…….. Hospitalized at Kohalpur
Medical College………..2
Serious……… driver in custody.
10. Write an essay on “Junk food and
its bad effect” in about 200 words. (15)
Or
Write a letter to your friend
stating the quality of the good leaders to develop the country smoothly.
–Good luck–
