Model Questions, Class-VIII , English 1st Paper.

 

 Nilima Biswas

Assistant Teacher

Kushtia Govt. Girls' High School, Kushtia

Model Questions

Class-VIII

English 1st Paper

Time : 3 hours                                                                                     Marks : 100

Section A (Reading Test: 60 Marks)

Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions following it (1-3):

River gypsies are an ethnic group in Bangladesh. They are known as bedey to local people. The gypsies have their own lifestyle and culture. They live in groups and do not own any land. Therefore, they live a nomadic life travelling from one place to another. These people roam across our rivers and waters from May to December in small country boats. These boats are their houses and these people are a part of our waters. In winter, many water bodies dry up. At that time they return to the mainland and live in make-shift tarpaulin tents on open river banks. You can see their men relaxing in the tents. Toddlers play with dogs or other pets in the dust. Women often idle away time by hair doing, picking off lice in twos or threes sitting in a row.

Throughout the monsoon, they remain busy with fishing. They also dive for natural pearls in waters. Sometimes, they camp for a couple of weeks. Men catch snakes and entertain people with snake charming and shell herbal cures. Women go from door to door to sell bangles, cosmetics and other things. They also try to heal pains of old people often by sucking out blood from their body.

Many villagers believe in the magical power of the gypsies. They can make an evil spirit leave someone’s body by magic or special powers.

1. Guess the meaning of the following words.                                                  1X5=5

A) ethnic

(i) plants        (ii) racial               (iii) animals         (iv) fishes

B) heal

          (i) increase          (ii) suffer             (iii) relieve           (iv) repair

C) toddlers

(i) boys                           (ii) girls                  (iii) young            (iv) children

D) nomadic

          (i) travelers         (ii) unemployed                (iii) wandering            (iv) strangers

E) Talisman

          (i) keys                 (ii) amulet           (iii) string             (iv) canvas

2. Answer the following questions                                                               2X5=10

          a)      Who are river gypsies?

          b)      What do river gypsies men do for their living?

          c)      What are the gypsies’ own lifestyles and cultures?

          d)      How can the gypsy women drive away the evil spirit?

          e)      What do they do throughout the monsoon?

3. Summarize the text A in your own words (around 85 words).                             10 

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions 4, 5).

Cricket is one of the most popular games, especially, One Day cricket. The first One Day cricket was played in Australia. One Day World Cup Cricket Tournament was held first in England in 1075. The West Indies won the trophy. The 2^nd and 3^rd tournaments were also held in England in 1979 and 1983 Australia and New Zealand. The first Asian Test Final match was held in 1999 in Bangladesh. Bangladesh became champion in ICC in 1996 in Malaysia. The World Cup Cricket Tournament of 1999 was held in England. Bangladesh also participated in this tournament. It was the last tournament of the 20^th century. Mini World Cup competition was held in Bangladesh in 1998. In 1996 Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka jointly arranged the tournament and Sri Lanka won the trophy.

4. Complete the following tables with the information given in the passage.         1X5=5

Who/What	Event/achievement	Place/Country	Time/Year
Cricket	The first one day	(i)                 -----------	(ii)               ---------
One day tournament	World Cup	England	In 1975
(iii) ----------------	Trophy	England	In 1996
Bangladesh	(iv) -----------	Malaysia	In 1998
Mini World Cup	Held	(i)                 -------

 5. Red the passage again and write true or false beside following statements.   1X5=5 

            a)     The first Asian Test Match was held in Pakistan in 1890 

            b)   Bangladesh became runners up in ICC in Malaysia. 

            c)  The World Cup Cricket tournament of 1999 was held in Australia. 

            d)   Mini World Cup competition was held in Bangladesh in 1998. 

            e)   Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka jointly arranged Mini World Cup competition in 1996.

6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.                                                                 1X5=5

Everybody wants success. But all cannot (a) -------- it. One of the (b) -------- of it is that there are many people who (c) -------- on others without trying (d) --------. To depend on others spoils one’s (e) --------. So, they totally fail in their life.

7. Re-arrange the following sentences in correct order.                               1X10=10

  a)  He was nine years old. 

        b)   The boy also loved and obeyed her very much. 

        c)  Long ago there lived a widow in a village of Boston.

  d)   She loved him dearly. 

        e)  She had a son. 

        f)   One night the entire village was in deep sleep.

  g)    She told her son to give her a glass of water. 

        h)   His beloved mother was also sleeping.    

        i)   All on a sudden she woke up.

   j)  The boy was awake and busy in studies.

8. Fill in the gap using clues from the boxes.  There are more words than necessary.    0.5X10=5

Long	Disease	Labour	Invented	Daily	Food
Sentence	Work	By	On	Work	Over

Computer was (a) -------- overnight. It took (b) -------- time and hard (c) -------- to invent computer. Many votaries of (d) -------- laboured hard and invented computer. Computer cannot (e) -------- itself. It works (f) --------- the basis of commands given (g) -------- the operator. It is used in our (h) -------- life for various purposes. It has lessened our (i) --------- loads and made our life easy. Today the doctors use computers to diagnose a (j) --------.

9. The phrases in column A are the beginning of some sentences. The phrases in column B are the endings. Match the phrases in column A with the phrases in column B to make complete sentences.                                                                                                                                                  1X5

Column A	Column B
i.     News is	a)  Presented objectively.
ii.     The information	b)     A piece of information
iii.    Mass people should have	c)      Self-explained.
iv.     News should be	d)     Should be recent or new.
v.      It should be	e)     Interest in it.

Section B  : Writing Test (40 Marks)

10. Suppose,  you are Bithi and your friend is Badhon. Now, write a dialogue in 100 words between you and your friend about your aim in life.                                                           10

11. Write a paragraph on “Tree Plantation” in about 150 words answering the following questions.                                                                                                                                           10

           a)     What is tree plantation?

           b)     What do we get from trees?

           c)      Why should we plan trees?

          d)     What is the suitable time for tree plantation?

          e)     How can we take care of trees?

          f)       What should done to plant more trees?

12. Read the following beginning of a story. Now, complete it in 150 words.                  10

 Once there lived a hare and a tortoise. The hare was proud of his swift foot and he used to ridicule the tortoise for its slow pace.

13. Suppose, you are Arifa from Chittagong. You have a friend named Nazneen living at Bonani, Dhaka. She is a student of class VIII but she is not interested at all to learn English. Now, write a letter to her about the importance of learning English in all stages of life..