JP Sr. Sec.

School
Half Yearly Exam 2019 - 20
Class: VIII
Sub: English
Time: MM:
PART-I
A. Choose the correct answer:
1. All the countrymen applauded her gallant.
[a] Wise [b] Clever [c] Foolish [b] Brave [ ]
2. The farmers ____________ lived in the surrounding houses have left.
[a] Whom [b] Who [c] Which [b] When [ ]
3. Which of the following is not related to tree?
[a] Root [b] Leaf [c] Fest [b] Trunk [ ]
4. One should know what is necessary _________ the success in life.
[a] Of [b] To [c] From [b] For [ ]
5. Which of the underlined letters has a different sound?
[a] Father [b] Car [c] Aunt [b] Have [ ]
6. When the banner was ready, they ________ it to the zoo.
[a] Carried [b] Carry [c] Carries [b] Carrying [ ]
7. Things have really ________ worse.
[a] Becomes [b] Became [c] Becoming [b] Become [ ]

PART-II

8. Make new words by adding 'ed', 'ly' to the following words properly:
[i] Friend [ii] Neglect
9. Write plural of the following words:
[i] Country [ii] Was
10. Write the missing letters in the following words.
[i] L i _ t e n _ n g [ii] K n __ w l e __ g e
11. Identify the words with incorrect spellings & rewrite them after correcting:
The bhikshu wes salint for a long time.
12. Fill in the blank with correct word:
Either Saroj _______ Indira is the principal. [or / so]
13. Use proper punctuation marks:
[a] Where is your husband. [b] long live our motherland.
14. Arrange the words in proper meaningful sentence:
[i] received / this / yours / I / morning / letters.
[ii] fire / eyes / the / flashed / lady's
15. Join the sentence using 'so that'
The book was very difficult. She couldn't read it.
PART-III
A. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below:
When I go into a bank I get confused. The clerks confuse me; the windows confuse me; everything
confused me. The moment, I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I
become on irresponsible idiot. I knew this beforehand but my salary had been raised to two
hundred rupees a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.

16. When does the writer get confused?

17. What was the bank only place for?
18. How mush salary of the writer was raised?
19. Write the opposites of the following:
[a] Responsible [b] Genius.
B. One day, when the woodcutter was returning from the forest with a load of wood on his head, he
found a big wooden box. It was full of gold coins. There was so much money in it that he could
live in comfort without working for the rest of his life. He was overjoyed to see the money.

20. What did the woodcutter find?

21. How much money was there in box?
22. Rearrange the following sentences:
[i] Some pigeons were caught in net.
[ii] They decided to fly with the net.
[iii] The rats cut the net
[iv] The pigeons flew to their friends – rats.
PART-IV
23. You are Anil. Write an application to your Headmaster requesting him to exempt your fees.
[OR]
Write a letter to your sister telling her about your visit to a historical place.
24. Write a shot paragraph on "How you enjoyed the picnic." [OR]
Story: "Two friends and Bear." OR "Union is Strength"

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