Practice Test

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Class: 8 Std Subject: English
Time : 1 ½ Hours Total Marks: 50

I. Choose the best option: 3X1=3

1. Ramayya said that they should deliver the jewel to
a) The Right owner b) The police
c) Village magistrate d) The headman of the village
2. The poet Recalls here
a) His old age b) His childhood memories with his father
c) His memorable school d) His adult hood memories
3. The train would come at
a) One O’clock b) twelve O’clock c) two O’clock d) eleven O’clock
II. Choose the correct Synonyms to the words underline: 3X1=3
1. He was too self-cantered to Realize that his friends were upset with him
a) Egoistic b) Generous c) Heroic d) Considerate
2. I didn’t notice how far I was wondering this evening.
a) Ignore b) Disregard c) Watch d) overlook
3. He’s a greedy little boy
a) Ambitious b) Contented c) Ascetic d) Temperate
III. Choose the correct antonyms to the words underline: 3X1=3
1. I have lot of money and Enough time to use
a) Sufficient b) Abundant c) Insufficient d) Ample.
2. He felt the fascination and delight of frenz
a) Joy b) Disappointment c) pleasure d) Charm
3. She is very ignorant about her own country
a) Informed b) unaware c) Impolite d) uneducated
IV. Fill in the blanks with appropriate answer: 3X1=3
1. The child considers his father/
a) A special hero b) A talented person c) A handsome young man
2. The female bird advise her husband to go and find
a) Some other jewel b) Some grub c) Some grains
3. The male sparrow is said to be ____________
a) Kind and generous b) Noble and selfless c) Cruel.
V. State whether the statement is true or false: 3X1=3
1. Two sparrows built a nest on a tree top.
2. The women invited Arun to her house.
3. Ramayya’s wife put the stud away in her box.
VI. Pick out the correct homophone: 3X1=3
1. Soon the __________ hole / whole village knew about it.
2. Every morning my father like to look at the __________ due / dew on the grass
3. The young ________ ones / once are hungry.
VII. Fill in the blanks with suitable collective noun: 3X1=3
1. A ________________ of rice
2. A ________________ of ants
3. A _______________ of singers.
VIII. Match the following: 3X1=3
1. Plat form No. 8 - Waiting for train at night
2. Large imposing women - Ambala Railway station
3. Nuisance - Mother of Satish
IX. Expand the abbreviation: 1X1=1
1. NMMS -
X Expand the Acronym 1X1 =1
1. NEET -
XI. Change direct speech into indirect speech 1X1=1
1. He said to me, “Where are you going?”
XII. Change Indirect into direct speech 1X1=1
1. My grandma said that it might rain the next day
XIII. Quote from memory 1X2=2
The first four line of the poem “Special Hero”
From : When I - - - - - -
To : - - - - - - - - - harm
XIV. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences (Any five) 5 X 2 = 10
1. Where did the sparrow’s build the nest?
2. Who is the special hero mentioned in the Poem?
3. What did the child want to tell its dad?
4. Who was suspected of stealing the diamond stud?
5. What happened to Ramayya’s wife at the end?
6. What was the advice of Sathish’s mother?
XV. Answer any one of the following questions in 8 lines: 1X5=5
1. Why did the sparrow throw the nose jewel into Ramayya’s house?
2. Write a paragraph on the father’s love as described in the poem “Special Hero”?

XVI. Write a Letter to a sports goods company ordering some sports goods: 1 X 5 = 5
From
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
To
The Manager,
Ram Sports Goods,
12, Good shed Street,
Trichy-5.
Sir,
I ______________ you to send me ten ______________ bats and 12 cricket balls. I
have ___________ a__________ for Rs. 2500 kindly ____________ the articles to the
________________ given above.
1. Cricket ______________ (10 number)
2. Cricket ______________ (12 number)

_______________ you,
yours __________________
_______________________
Address on the envelop:
To
_______________________,
_______________________,
_______________________.