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KAVI BHARATHI VIDYALAYA

ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2020-2021)
ENGLISH

Standard: VIII Time: 3 hrs.

Marks: 80

General Instructions:
 The paper is divided into two parts: A and B. All questions are compulsory.
 Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.
Read these instructions very carefully and follow them.
 Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.

SECTION - A

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: (10X1 = 10)

Mrs. Packletide was a middle-aged woman who lived with her maid, Miss Mebbin, in Curzon Street,
London. She was rich and she travelled a lot. She enjoyed visiting new places and meeting different people.
She liked excitement and adventure. Most importantly, she liked to tell her friends in London about her
experiences in other countries. Once, Mrs. Packletide decided to go to India for a tiger hunt. She wanted to do
this because her friend, Loona Bimberton, had a tiger skin and showed it off to all her friends. So Mrs.
Packletide made up her mind to go to India, shoot a tiger and bring back the skin to England.

Mrs. Packletide made arrangements for the travel and the tiger hunt very carefully. The hunt was going to
cost her a thousand rupees. This was a lot of money in those days. She had to pay this amount because the
villagers had to find a tiger in the forest first and then drive it into the open by scaring it with fire. This would
help Mrs. Packletide sitting up in a tree to take aim from a vantage point. All the arrangements had been made
before Mrs. Packletide came to India. A platform had been built in the tree so that Mrs. Packletide and her
maid could sit comfortably while waiting for the tiger.

A goat had been tied to a small tree in the middle of the field for the tiger. The villagers told
Mrs.Packletide that she could shoot it when it was devouring the goat. They assured her that you would be quite
safe. The tiger they had chosen was a very old one. The momentous night arrived. Mrs.Packletide and Miss
Mebbin were up in the tree on the platform. Mrs. Packletide armed herself and Miss Mebbin sat beside her
nervously.
They waited for a long time. When it was nearly midnight, they could hear shouts and see fire in the

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distance. The shouts grew louder but stopped abruptly. A few minutes later, a large tiger walked slowly out of
the forest. It spotted the goat in the middle of the field and moved towards it. Sensing its impending doom, the
goat began to bleat. When the tiger was very close to it, Mrs. Packletide fired a shot. The crack of the gun
reverberated across the field. The next minute, the tiger jumped into the air and fell to the ground dead. Both
creatures lay motionless.

To be sure, they waited in the tree in the darkness until the next morning. When they got down and went
near the tiger, Miss Mebbin pointed out that the goat had been shot and not the tiger. In all probability, the
tiger had died of fright! Mrs. Packletide returned to England with the tiger skin. She had to buy a small house
for Miss Mebbin to keep her quiet about the tiger hunt. This cost more money than the tiger hunt did. Mrs.
Packletide gave a big party to her friends to show off her tiger skin. When she was asked if she was going for
another hunt, she said, “No, darling, it‟s too expensive.”

Questions:

1. The main reason for Mrs. Packletide to travel is .

a. to tell her friends about her experiences in other countries

b. to know about the tradition of other countries
c. to learn the languages of other countries

2. Mrs. Packletide wanted to go on a tiger hunt after visiting her friend, Loona
Bimberton .

a. to show her hunting skill

b. to show off tiger skin to her friends
c. to know about the tigers

3. She spent nearly _______ for her hunt.

a. two thousand rupees

b. five thousand rupees
c. thousand rupees

4. ____________helped Mrs. Packletide.

a. Villagers
b. Miss Mebbin
c. Mrs. Loona Bimberton

5. How did the villagers intend to get the tiger to go to the field?

a. They would drive it into the field by scaring it with fire.

b. They would drive it into the field by scaring it with a gunshot.
c. They would drive it into the field by scaring it with crackers.

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6. Which phrase in paragraph 3 tells us that Mrs. Packletide had a good view?

a. A platform had been built

b. up in the tree
c. from a vantage point

7. A goat was tied to the tree in the middle of the field __________.

a. to feed the tiger

b. to lure the tiger
c. to save the tiger

8. Mrs. Packletide had to buy for Miss Mebbin to keep her quiet about the
tiger hunt.
a. a small house
b. a car
c. a bungalow

9. Find the synonyms for the following words from the passage.

(a) an advantage (para 3) (benefit / vantage)

(b) to swallow greedily (para 4) (gobble /devouring)

2. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: (10X1 = 10)

Fundamental principle of pharmacology is that all drugs have multiple actions. Actions that are desirable in
the treatment of disease are considered therapeutic, while those that are undesirable or pose risks to the patient
are called “effects.” Adverse drug effects range from the trivial, e.g., nausea or dry mouth, to the serious, e.g.,
massive gastrointestinal bleeding or thromboembolism; and some drugs can be lethal. Therefore, an effective
system for the detection of adverse drug effects is an important component of the health care system of any
advanced nation. Much of the research conducted on new drugs aims at identifying the conditions of use that
maximize beneficial effects and minimize the risk of adverse effects.

The intent of drug labeling is to reflect this body of knowledge accurately so that physicians can properly
prescribe the drug; or, if it is to be sold without prescription, so that consumers can properly use the drug. The
current system of drug investigation in the United States has proved very useful and accurate in identifying the
common side effects associated with new prescription drugs. By the time a new drug is approved by the Food
and Drug Administration, its side effects are usually well described in the package insert for physicians.

The investigational process, however, cannot be counted on to detect all adverse effects because of the
relatively small number of patients involved in pre marketing studies and the relatively short duration of the
studies. Animal toxicology studies are, of course, done prior to marketing in an attempt to identify any potential
for toxicity, but negative results do not guarantee the safety of a drug in humans, as evidenced by such well
known examples as the birth deformities due to thalidomide. This recognition prompted the establishment in
many countries of programs to which physicians report adverse drug effects.
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 The United States and other countries also send reports to an international program operated by the World
Health Organization. These programs, however, are voluntary reporting programs and are intended to serve a
limited goal: alerting a government or private agency to adverse drug effects detected by physicians in the
course of practice. Other approaches must be used to confirm suspected drug reactions and to estimate
incidence rates. These other approaches include conducting retrospective control studies; for example, the
studies associating endometrial cancer with estrogen use, and systematic monitoring of hospitalized patients to
determine the incidence of acute common side effects, as typified by the Boston Collaborative Drug
Surveillance Program.

Thus, the overall drug surveillance system of the United States is composed of a set of information bases,
special studies, and monitoring programs, each contributing in its own way to our knowledge about marketed
drugs. The system is decentralized among a number of governmental units and is not administered as a
coordinated function. Still, it would be inappropriate at this time to attempt to unite all of the disparate
elements into a comprehensive surveillance program. Instead, the challenge is to improve each segment of the
system and to take advantage of new computer strategies to improve coordination and communication.

Questions:

i. The author is primarily concerned with discussing ___________.

(a) the importance of having accurate information about the effects of drugs
(b) methods for testing the effects of new drugs on humans
(c) procedures for determining the long-term effects of new drugs
(d) attempts to curb the abuse of prescription drugs

ii. The author implies that a drug with adverse side effects ____________.

(a) will not be approved for use by consumers without a doctor‟s prescription
(b) must wait for approval until lengthy studies prove the effects are not permanent
(c) should be used only if its therapeutic value outweighs its adverse effects
(d) should be withdrawn from the marketplace pending a government investigation

iii. Which of the following can be inferred from the given passage?

(a) A centralized drug oversight function would improve public health.

(b) Most physicians are not aware that prescription drugs have side effects.
(c) Some rare adverse drug effects are not discovered during the limited testing.
(d) Consumers are seldom unable to understand directions for proper use of a drug.

iv.The author introduces the example of thalidomide to show that some ________.

(a) drug testing procedures are ignored by careless laboratory workers

(b) drugs do not have the same actions in humans that they do in animals
(c) drugs have no therapeutic value for humans
(d) drugs are prescribed by physicians who have not read the manufacturer‟s
recommendations.

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 v. The author of the passage regards current drug investigation procedures as _____.

(a) important but generally ineffectual

(b) lackadaisical and generally in need of improvement
(c) comprehensive but generally unnecessary
(d) necessary and generally effective

vi.The author is most probably leading up to a discussion of some suggestions about how to
________.

(a) centralize authority for drug surveillance among international agencies

(b) centralize authority for drug surveillance in the United States
(c) coordinate better the sharing of information among the drug surveillance agencies
(d) improve drug testing procedures to detect dangerous effects before drugs are approved

vii. The author relies on ___________ in developing the passage.

(a) examples
(b) statistics
(c) analogy
(d) rhetorical questions

viii. The United States and other countries also send reports to an international program
operated by the .

a. UNO
b.UNICEF
c. WHO
d.FAO

ix.Find the antonyms for the following words from the passage.

a. mild (para 4) ( terrible / acute)

b. maximize ( para 1) ( minimize / lessen)

3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: (5 X1 = 5)
After trying all that he can, he finally asks Swami to spend his night in his office in place of his grandmother‟s
bedroom. This startles Swami who tries to resist the move. He employs many tactics like appealing to his mother
and grandmother but to no avail.

He also seeks advice from his friends who suggest him to go to bed early and avoid being caught awake by his
father. Unfortunately, Swami‟s father does not fall for any of his tricks and coerces him to retire to his office

He relents to a degree by allowing Swami to sleep with open doors and windows. This is because Swami is
spooked by ghosts which are something his friends have warned him about. He trembles at the thought of being
visited by a ghost and request to open the window to find a quick escape.
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The night passes without an alarm until Swami is woken up by a stir. He looks at the window and finds a
shadowy figure trying to break in. He fears that it is the ill-famed ghost and latches on to its legs. He bites into
the limbs and cries out for help.

Hearing his shriek, the family rushes to the office and the thief is apprehended. When the police arrive they
congratulate Swami on his act of courage and heroism. However, Swami declines an invite to join the force. He
does not want to be involved in any further acts of heroism or danger.

a. Father asks Swami to stay in his for the whole night.

i. office
ii. bedroom
iii. godown

b. After Swami's plea, the father allowed Swami to sleep with _________.
i. his friends
ii. his grandmother
iii. open windows and doors

c. Swami noticed a at the window.

i. thief
ii. Shadowy figure
iii. Ghost

d. Give the meaning of the word “cries out”.

i. whisper
ii. crying
iii. shout

e. Swami became a hero .

i. accidentally
ii. intentionally
iii. wantedly

4. Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow: (5 X1 = 5)
Nature, the gentlest
mother Impatient of no
child,
The feeblest or the waywardest, —
Her admonition mild
In forest and the hill
By traveller is heard,
Restraining rampant squirrel
Or too impetuous bird.

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 How fair her
conversation, A summer
afternoon,—
Her household, her
assembly; And when the sun
goes down Her voice among
the aisles Incites the timid
prayer
Of the minutest cricket,
The most unworthy
flower. When all the
children sleep She turns as
long away
As will suffice to light her lamps;
Then, bending from the sky,
With infinite affection
And infiniter care,
Her golden finger on her
lip, Wills silence
everywhere.

Questions:

a) Nature is portrayed as who is devoted to her children and loves

every single being that belongs to her without any discrimination.
i. goddess of worship
ii. mighty mother
iii. caring mother

b) Mother nature is hushing down and restraining the rampant squirrel and the
erratic bird so that the humans .
i. do not harm them
ii. save them
iii. play with them

c) Mother nature does not among her children. Even her tone of scolding is
.
i. discriminate ,mild
ii. take care, hurting
iii. differentiate, strict

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 d) Give the meaning of the word “ admonition”.
i. Praise
ii. Scolding
iii. Glorify

e) The poem is written by .

i. William blake
ii. Jaon Murray
iii. Emily Dickinson

5. Letter writing: (1 X 5 = 5)

a) You are a resident of Subash colony, Tiruvottiyur. Open manholes in your colony
have become a source of danger for the pedestrians and vehicle owners. Write a
letter to the Municipal Commissioner complaining about this problem.
(OR)
b) Write a letter to your friend asking him/her to be safe during the pandemic.

6. Write a short story with the following hints. (1 X 5 = 5)

a) A salt vendor had a donkey loaded _ with bags of salt went to customers
surrounding villages cross several stream small rivers the donkey
accidentally tumbled ___ bag got dissolved much lighter______ next day___ went out _
usual trip donkey took a dip in __ burden light _ master very angry __ teach him a
lesson next day loaded with bales of cotton donkey took a dip ___heavier ____the donkey
____ struggle very hard to come out ___ day onwards ____donkey gave up__ trick of
dipping in stream.

(OR)
b) You live in Chennai and you are facing a lot of traffic while commuting to school.
Describe the situation in the form of a descriptive paragraph in about 100 to 150 words. In
your description talk about

 the city
 the reasons for traffic in the city
 the difficulties faced while commuting
 the measurements to be taken to reduce traffic

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 SECTION – B

7. Fill in the blanks with the suitable options: (4 X 1 = 4)

a) My best friend, John, is named his great grandfather.
i. after
ii. to
iii. about

b) My parents have been married twenty years.

i. since
ii. for
iii. until

c) He is poor happy.
i. therefore
ii. and
iii. but

d) It was raining. ____, I used a rain coat.

i. because
ii. so
iii. for

8. Rearrange the words and make meaningful sentences. (3 X 1 = 3)

a) forever / is / joy / a / thing / a / beauty / of

b) basis / earth / on / life / of / water / is / the
c) peak / in / highest / Himalayas / the / is / Mount Everest / the

9. Edit the following passage: (6 X ½ = 3)

Incorrect Correct

We do not knew exactly when ice cream was invented (a)_____ _____
or that invented it. It is said that Alexander (b) _____ _____
the great, of Greece enjoyed ice on honey and nectar. (c)_____ _____
In the first century AD, the Roman emperor, Nero, got

snow on the mountains. (d) _____ _____

Then fruits and juices are added to the snow. (e) _____ _____
Some people think that it was the Chinese whom first

made ice-cream. (f) _____ _____

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10. Answer the following questions. (any five) (5 X 2 = 10)
1) What did Fleming notice after a month‟s vacation in his laboratory?
2) What was unusual about Monsieur Hamel‟s dress on his last day in school?
3) Give a description about Lake Eim.
4) Who treated the lacerated eye with penicillin and what was the result?
5) What is „creative reuse‟ or „up scaling‟?
6) How did Monsieur Hamel say farewell to his students and to the people of the town?
7) What were the hermit‟s answers to the three questions?

11. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: (6 X 1 = 6)
a) And this, 0 Fate, is I think the most vicious circle that thou ever sentest.
That Man has to go continually to the dentist to keep his teeth in good condition.
When the chief reason he wants his teeth in good condition is so that he won‟t have to go to
the dentist.
i. Name the poem and the poet.
ii. Explain the irony in one‟s going to the dentist.
iii. What is your opinion about dental pain?

b) “You have already been answered!”

i. Name the lesson and the author.
ii. Who said these words?
iii. Explain this statement.

12. Answer in detail (any two) (2 X 7 = 14)

a) (i) Why did the woods develop an evil reputation over time? How did the peasants
show their gratitude to the lake?
(OR)
(ii) You belong to the privileged class of Indian citizens. What can you do to help the
children who belong to the under privileged class?

b) (i) What is the message that the poet tries to convey through the poem, „Home they
brought her warrior dead‟?
(OR)
(ii) Dental health is important for overall physical health. Justify.

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