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ENGLISH 1

CLASS SECTION EXAM CODE

8 A 2410224
8 B 2410234
8 C 2410244
8 D 2410254
8 E 2410264
8 F 2410274
8 G 2410284

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The Shishukunj International
School

1. There are 30 questions in the paper. All are compulsory.

2. Tick or circle the option which is your answer.
3. Show your working on a separate sheet of paper wherever
you need to.
4. Please check your answers carefully before submitting the
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Q: 1 Which of the following lines uses personification?

1 I am flying through this book my mother gave me.

2 Once, a mountain goat climbed this hill in under thirty minutes.
3 The gentle breeze is dancing around the palm trees in the winter sun.
4 The red cup accidentally slipped through my hand and broke yesterday.

Q: 2 Choose the correct option that can complete the given sentence.

Sonali has damaged her brother's laptop again. It is the second time this __________.
1 happen 2 happens 3 happened 4 has happened

Q: 3 Choose the option that completes the given sentence meaningfully.

Every time the clock __________ twelve, the little bird pops its head out.
1 struck 2 strikes 3 is striking 4 was striking

Q: 4 Choose the option that completes the given sentence meaningfully.

Make sure you arrive on time tomorrow because the bus __________ not __________ for
you.
1 will...have waited 2 will...wait
3 has...waited 4 was...waiting

Q: 5 Choose the option that completes the given sentence correctly.

By the time our uncle brings the carrom board, we __________ scrabble for three hours.
1 will play 2 will have been playing
3 had played 4 had been playing

Q: 6 The rain fell down like a velvet curtain.

Which of the following uses the same literary device as the sentence above?
1 Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer rose rapidly to the roof.
2 The food available in that restaurant was as good as it gets.
3 I know all the good stories, wait and see how I can tell you everything.
4 As she walked through the woods, her teeth chattered and the leaves crunched under her feet.

Q: 7 Which of these sentences expresses a comparison ?

1 The picture in the magazine shouted for attention from all of us.
2 The correct formula for concrete is worthwhile to cement in your mind.
3 The streets were a furnace and the sun an executioner in the summer season.
4 The boy's eyes are so big, they look like they're going to jump out and grab you!

Q: 8 "The black bug bit a big bear" is an example of ____________.

1 personification 2 alliteration 3 rhyme 4 simile

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Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.

What is it?  

Granddad's new pet

Is white and pale red
And lives in a glass
That he keeps near his bed. [4] 

It smiles up at me
When I pay it a call
And breathes underwater
No trouble at all. [8] 

He feeds it on tablets
That bubble and splutter
Though never with biscuits
Or smooth tasty butter. [12] 

And that's why it's stayed

About the same size
And hasn't grown fingers,
Elbows or eyes. [16] 

I fed it some jam

Because it looked sad
But it just wouldn't touch it
And granddad got mad. [20] 

I started to worry
About his poor pet
Thought that I'd take it
Along to the vet. [24] 

Went to his bedroom,

And crept in to get it,
But suddenly Granddad appeared
And just ate it. [28]

- Graham Edwards  

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Source: ' What is it?' - www.gigglepoetry.com

Q: 9 According to the poet, why did the pet NOT develop any of the organs of a normal
animal?
1 It was very scared of Granddad. 2 It had not been taken to the vet.
3 It was always in the glass of water. 4 Granddad did not feed it the right food.

Q: 10 Why was the poet worried about Granddad's pet?

1 It did not show any signs of growth. 2 Granddad was very angry with it.
3 It lived in a glass next to Granddad's bed. 4 It had no friends of its own for company.

Q: 11 What was the pet's food?

1 jam 2 cookies 3 smooth butter 4 bubbly tablets

Q: 12 What was the pet in reality?

1 a set of false teeth 2 a slice of an apple

3 a red and white fish 4 a small, fleshy tortoise

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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
When the Ants Came Home  
 Seeing the ants rushing behind the lone survivor, I knew that our last minute in this world was
at hand. I decided then that if I must die, let me die doing my last experiments. I ran into the
laboratory and slammed the doors shut.
 
 A few hours later, a sharp instrument cut around the door like a knife through butter and the
door fell with a big noise. Six giant ants crawled in one behind the other. Standing on hind legs,
the leader leaned on the table as if to study my experiment. The awful smell emanating from the
insects' bodies made me push the leader away gently. Still , it did not try to attack me. But soon
I felt my limbs slowly turning numb starting from the legs upward. It did not hurt; I only felt
terribly tired and wanted to lie down and sleep. Before I fainted, I discovered that a colourless
spray from a device attached to the front leg of the leader had caused this.

When I came to my senses, I found myself on a low cart that moved. A few field rats were pulling
the cart as horses do. It was unbelievable how the ants ordered the rats to do all kinds of jobs.
They took me to a broad tunnel - their community dining hall and restroom. This was how my
prison life began.

I spent five long years in the ant world under the surface of the earth. By and by, I was allowed a
certain degree of freedom. I can say I was even treated as a person of some importance. I found
out why the ant world was silent. Our ears can only hear sounds of certain pitches within a
certain range. The giant ants have a terribly high-pitched voice, much too high for the human
ear. On the other hand, our pitch is too low for the ants to hear. With the help of a device
attached to my ears, I began to hear the ants' voices. The leader taught me their language from
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morning to night.

One day, an earthquake shook the ground. The ants ran in all directions. I too ran till I was out of
breath. The ground cracked under us again. I cried out desperately in the language of ants.
Suddenly I stopped running and looked around. I was standing alone, about a kilometre from the
seashore. This was the chance I was waiting for, my only chance! It was either escape or death. I
ran to the seashore. I picked up some pieces of wood and old rope lying around, made some kind
of raft, tied myself to the raft for fear of falling off it and drifted out into the sea. I was cold and
hungry and was tossed about by the waves for four days till chance brought me near the Indian
Liner Yamuna . 
 
 

Source: 'When the Ants Came' (edited) - Permendra Mitra (Translated by Enakshi Chatterjee) -
Orient Longman, 1978

Q: 13 Which of these is likely to have occurred just before the events described at the
beginning of the passage?
1 The speaker was attacked by the giant ants.
2 Human beings declared war on the giant ants.
3 In the battle, humans proved no match for the giant ants.
4 Only one giant ant escaped being killed by human beings.

Q: 14 What was the speaker most likely feeling when he pushed away the leader ant?

1 anger 2 disgust 3 suspicion 4 frustration

Q: 15 Which of these statements is an opinion?

1 I spent five years in the ant world.

2 I found out why the ant world was silent.
3 It was unbelievable how the ants ordered the rats to do all kinds of jobs.
4 The giant ants have a high-pitched voice, much too high for the human ear.

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Q: 16 'If the speaker had not escaped, he would probably have forgotten that he was a
human being.'

Which of these sentences from the passage suggests this?

1 I cried out desperately, in the language of ants.
2 A few field rats were pulling the cart as horses do.
3 I was standing alone, about a kilometre from the seashore.
4 It was unbelievable how the ants ordered the rats to do all kinds of jobs.

Q: 17 "A few hours later, a sharp instrument cut around the door like a knife through butter
and the door fell with a big noise."

The underlined words are an example of a/an _________________.

1 simile 2 repetition 3 metaphor 4 alliteration

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Q: 18 Which of these phrases contains words that are OPPOSITE in meaning?

1 hard labour 2 virtual reality 3 quick decision 4 sleeping beauty

Q: 19 Choose the correct option to complete the sentence meaningfully.

The weather department __________ us about the hailstorm since yesterday. Luckily, we
haven’t experienced it yet.
1 has been warning 2 have warned
3 is warning 4 warned

Q: 20 Which of the following employs anaphora as a figure of speech?

1 We want the best. The best is what we need to get the job done.
2 The spicy food burnt my tongue. My tongue felt like it was on fire.
3 Indifference is not a response. Indifference is not a beginning, it is an end.
4 The Government formed by the people, of the people, for the people, shall not perish.

Q: 21 Choose the correct option to complete the given sentence.

I was not surprised when my car finally broke down. It __________ well for a long time.
1 is not running 2 will have not been running
3 have not been running 4 had not been running

Q: 22 Choose the option that completes the given sentence meaningfully.

The flowers in the vase __________ away as the room temperature was high.
1 has withered 2 had withered 3 was withered 4 were withered

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Q: 23 Choose the correct option to complete the given sentence.

He __________ most of his month's savings on books by the time he leaves the
bookstore.
1 spent 2 has spent
3 will have spent 4 will have been spending

Q: 24 Choose the option that completes the given sentence meaningfully. Jena __________ at
the moment. Can she call you back later?
1 painted 2 is painting
3 was painting 4 has been painting

Q: 25 Which of these is a paradox (self-contradictory sentence)?

1 Your mission is not to accept the mission. Do you accept?

2 Why were you not at the dinner table? You must be hungry.
3 I want to stay up at night and search for a shooting star. Are they real?
4 A bird in hand is better than two in the bush. Is that right?

Q: 26 Choose the option that completes the given sentence meaningfully.

When the fire started, the group __________ chess in the basement.
1 has been playing 2 were playing
3 has played 4 was playing

Q: 27 __________ he fed the hens ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.

Which of these clauses can be used to complete the given sentence?

1 It was so hot 2 It was so windy 3 He was so tired 4 He as so hungry

Q: 28 Choose the option that completes the given sentence meaningfully. Last year, we
__________ all the students' sketches on the wall during the annual festival, so that
everyone could have a glimpse of them.
1 hanged 2 hung 3 were hanging 4 have hung

Q: 29 Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

1 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer made him famous as a writer of children's novels.
2 Mark Twains' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer made him famous as a writer of childrens novels.
3 Mark Twains' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer made him famous as a writer of childrens' novels.
4 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer made him famous as a writer of children novels.

Q: 30 Choose the correct option to complete the sentence meaningfully.

This time next week we __________ the streets of Paris.

1 have been exploring 2 had been exploring
3 will be exploring 4 were exploring

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