Shalom Hills International School

Class- VIII A
Test 2
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A. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow. (3)

“Come and hire me”, I cried, while in the morning

I was walking on the stone-paved road.
Sword in hand the king came in his chariot
He held my hand and said, “I will hire you with my power”
But his power counted for naught and he went away in his chariot.

1. Who is the speaker of the above lines?

2. What does ’sword in hand’ suggest?
3. Why could the king not conquer the narrator?

B. Answer the following questions in 50-60 words. (15)

1. For searching food, where Jaya and Velu went and how was the place look like?
2. Why did the narrator opt for the last bargain?
3. Describe the appearance of Jaya. What did she do for living?
4. Under what circumstances did Velu become a rag picker?
5. What message does the poem ‘The Last Bargain’ convey?

C. Complete the passage given below choosing the correct alternatives. (4)
If the modern man wants tips (a)................ good child care, he could (b) .................. a couple of frogs
in Papua New Guinea. (c)............... remarkable behaviour of two species, (d) ............which males
(e)............ only bear sole responsibility for looking (f) ............. their offspring but (g)............. take the
entire family for piggy-back rides (h) ................ the forest, came to light recently.

(a)(i) regarding (ii) regard (iii) regards (iv) regarded

(b)(i) take (ii) observe (iii) look (iv) up
(c) (i) A (ii) The (iii) An (iv) Some
(d)(i) out (ii) in (iii) of (iv) an
(e)(i) not (ii) no (iii) know (iv) note
(f) (i) up (ii) under (iii) across (iv) after
(j) (i) and (ii) come (iii) also (iv) through
(h) (i) over (ii) when (iii) upon (iv) through