SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-01, 2019-20
CLASS -8TH SUBJECT: ENGLISH MARKS-40
I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete statement. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter of alphabet. 2x1=2
1. Read the given sentence and find out the part of speech of underlined word.
The beauty of Shantiniketan was beyond description. A. Noun B. Verb C. Adverb. D. Adjective
2. Find the countable noun
A. student B Milk C. air D. water
II. Do as directed. 1x6=6
3. Fill in the blank with appropriate ‘preposition’.
Mohan is very active boy. He is studying
IX standard.
4. Rearrange the following words into meaningful sentences.
A) could/lend/your/me/you/please/?/pen B)your/how/treat/parents/do/you/?
5. Fill in the blank with correct article
My brother is
intelligent boy.
6. Write the opposite of the underlined word
My school building is Modern, but my previous school building was
7. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the ones given in brackets.
A son was ..........to the king and his ....... was celebrated throughout the kingdom. (born, birth)
8. Fill in the blank with the noun form of the word given in bracket.
We have to think about the………………………of environment. (Pollute)
III. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each: 4x2=8
9. What was Raman’s first disappointment in life?
10. How did the smaller boy behave while playing with bigger boy?
11. Why does the mother say a kind of faith prevails?
12. Why was Kaushika very angry with the bird? OR
What was the command given by the lion to the animals at the end?
IV. Answer the following question in 5-6 sentences. 1x3=3
13. How are the classes held in the afternoon in Shantiniketan?
V. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: 1x3=3
14. “They persuaded him to ask for more‟. a. Who are ‘They’?
b. Who was persuaded to ask for more?
c. What was the result?
VI. Answer the following question in 8-10 lines. 1x3=3
15. How does the poet describe, beauty is seen, heard, and experienced in the poem Beauty?
OR
How does the poet convey the message that we are all one in the poem “No men are Foreign‟.
VII. Given below is a profile. Write a paragraph using the clues given below: 1x3=3
16. Name - Amar
Age - 45 years,
Height/weight - 6 feet, well built.
Residence - Mysore
Family - large, three daughters, two sons.
Education - high school dropout
Reason for his popularity - courteous, kind and honest
VIII. Quote from memory. 1x3=3
17. How doth
_ flower. OR In work
_ hands to do.
IX. Read the following map and information given below. Based on them, say whether following statements are true or false.
18. 4x½=
A. Tamilians are over 50% in the northern part of Shrilanka.
B. The east coast of Shrilanka has more Tamilians than its west coast
C. Kandy doesn’t have any sea coast.
D. The central part of Srilanka is dense with Tamilians.
X. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: 4x½=2
19. You must have heard about the Hussain Sagar Lake. It is in Hyderabad. It is one of the largest man- made lakes. Hyderabad and Secunderabad are the twin cities of the state. The lake connects these cities. It was originally constructed to supply drinking water. Now it is not used as a drinking water source. People say, “This is sad. There is plenty of water. Nobody can drink it”. The lake faces a few threats. The main threat is encroachment by both private and public agencies. The lake also faces the problem of pollution. One of the locals said: “oh, sometimes it stinks horribly”. This is due to the continuous discharge of domestic wastes and industrial chemicals. Hence it is our duty to save the Hussain Sagar Lake.
a. Which are the twin cities connected by Hussain Sagar Lake?
b. Why was Hussain Sagar Lake constructed?
c. Why do people feel sad?
d. How is the lake getting polluted?
XI. Write a letter using the information given below. 1x3=3
20. Imagine that you are Ashok / Ankita studying in St. Peter’s High School, Srinagar.
Write a letter to your father about the preparation for your final exams.
OR
Write a letter to the Head Master to conduct quiz competition.
XII. Write an essay on any one of the following. 1x2=2
21. A) Global warming B) Nationa
