8 Annual Exam Worksheet

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ANNUAL EXAM WORKSHEET 2021-22
CLASS: VIII SUBJECT: ENGLISH Prepared By: BMS
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MR L 6- THIS IS JODY’S FAWN (ONLY GRAMMAR)
I. Rewrite the given sentences in reported speech.
1. Danick said to his sister, “Do you want to eat ice cream?”
2. Teacher said to Sinan, “Will you submit your assignment tomorrow?”
3. The traveller said, “How will I get there?”
4. He said to Ashwin, “Was it your birthday yesterday?”
5. Raima said to her cousins, “Do you enjoy travelling by train?”
6. The old lady said to the boy, “Will you help me cross the road?”
7. The policeman asked the man, “Was it your lost wallet?”
8. Rayan said to Shaaid, “Are you going home today?”
9. Ram said to Raju, “Do you really want to leave this city?”
10. My friend said to me, “How many birds are there in the sky?”
II. Say whether the verbs in the following sentences are transitive or intransitive.
1. Heat expands metals. 6. The car stopped abruptly.
2. The explosion sank the ship. 7. You must speak the truth.
3. The birds are flying in the sky. 8. The ship sank suddenly.
4. Yasir gave a cookie to the child. 9. They slept in the street.
5. I received your letter in the morning. 10. Suddenly the child woke up.
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L-7 (MR) A VISIT TO CAMBRIDGE
I. Read the questions carefully and choose the correct answer.
1. Who is the writer and journalist in the story ‘A visit to Cambridge’?
(a) Firdaus Kanga (b) Javed Anand (c) Mihir Bose
2. The author took a walking tour through _______________________.
(a) Oxford (b) Harvard (c) Cambridge
3. Stephen Hawking was an __________________________.
(a) Neurobiologist (b) Astrologist (c) Astrophysicist
4. “I felt a huge relief… in the possibilities of my body.” In the given context, the underlined words
refer to__________________________.
(a) shifting in the wheelchair, turning the wrist. (b) standing up, walking. (c) speaking, writing.
5. A disabled person is fed up when people ___________________________.
(a) show sympathy (b) try to help him (c) ask him to be brave
II. Answer the following questions with reference to the context.
“But I kept quiet, because I felt guilty every time, I spoke to him, forcing him to respond.”
(a) Name the lesson and the speaker.
(b) Whom does the word 'him' refers to?
(c) Why did the narrator feel guilty?
III. Answer the following questions briefly.
Q1. Did the prospect of meeting Stephen Hawking make the writer nervous? If so, why?
Q2. “I could feel his anguish.” What could be the anguish?
IV. Answer in detail.
Q1. The writer expresses his great gratitude to Stephen Hawking. What is the gratitude for?
V. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate form of the words given in bracket.
1. They require _________________________ and sympathy far more than instruction. (guide)
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2. He will prove a worthy _______________________ to his intelligent uncle. (succeed)
3. He ____________________ the league's broadcast committee for 31 years. (chair)
4. His face had __________slightly at the sound, and he admitted to himself that he felt creepy. (pale)
5. We get influenced by advertising and buy the product which does not come out to be _________ to
its value. (true)
VI. Fill in the blanks by making a phrase using the words given in bracket.
1. Luckily, today’s _______________ was very useful. (read/session)
2. This Ferris Wheel has two blocks, each fitted with 40 ______________. (revolve/chairs)
3. Owner of the circus is trying to make a full size________________. (dance/doll)
4. Little child’s _____________ reveals his happiness and excitement. (smile/face)
VII. Fill in the blanks using “all” or “both” in the given sentences.
1. We like __________ going to the cinema and dining out in a restaurant. (all/both)
2. China, Japan, and Korea are _________________ Asian countries. (all/both)
3. Count the coins and put them___________________ in a bag. (all/both)
4. Kashif’s_________ parents are professors in this college. (all/both)
5. He can __________ read and write French language. (all/both)
VIII. Complete the sentences using the right form of the adjectives given in the brackets.
1. My new car is ___________ than the old one. (pretty)
2. If you want to be __________, you should exercise regularly. (healthy)
3. Can you name the _________ state in your country? (large)
4. Our Unit Test was __________ than the Midterm exam. (easy)
5. My Math skill is not as _______ as yours. (good)
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L- 9 (MR) THE GREAT STONE FACE-1
1. ‘The Great Stone Face’ resembled the features of ______________ face.
(a) a human (b) Gathergold (c) Poet (d) soldier
2. ________________ was humble, industrious, kind, full of wisdom and a simple soul. (a)Ernest (b) Poet
3. The attribute that does not suit to Ernest is _____________________. (a)shrewdness (b) kindness
4. Blood and Thunder’s wealth, which was his body and spirit, disappeared before his death.
(a) True (b) False
5. Pick the wrong statement.
(a) Ernest’s mother discouraged the fanciful thoughts of her little boy.
(b) After day’s labour Ernest would stare at the Great Stone Face for hours.
(c) A great banquet was arranged on the arrival of General Blood and Thunder.
(d) Mr. Gathergold’s wealth had disappeared before his death.
“I wish that it could speak, for it looks so very kindly that its voice must indeed be pleasant.”
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) Who is ‘it’ mentioned here?
(c) What is the prophecy related to it?
Q1. What was the story attributed to the Stone Face?
Q2. Did Ernest see in Gathergold the likeness of the Stone Face? Give reasons.
Q1. Explain the two instances which gave the people of valley the idea that the prophecy was about
to come true.
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brackets.
1. If we ___________ (stay) here for long, we _________________ (not) be able to catch the metro.
2. I __________________ (be / not) talk to her if she __________________ (be) angry.
3. When you ______________ (submit) your activity, you _________________ (get) the grade.
4. If you ________________ (do/not) exercise regularly, you ________________ (lose) your health.
5. I _________________ (take) a bath when I ______________ (reach) home.
6. My dad ____________________ (be) very happy, if I ______________ (score) good marks in exam.
7. If she _________ (study)well, she _____________ (get) the Best Outgoing Student Award definitely.
VI. Write the correct noun forms of the given words in the bracket by adding -ness or -ity.
1. His __________________ as a writer and orator, is unquestioned. (great)
2. Your ____________________ says the absolute truth. (noble)
3. The ________________ of the speaker, attracted the audience. (pleasant)
4. This region has a very high population _________________ (dense)
5. We must appreciate the ______________ and nobleness which he set for himself. (lofty)
VII. Rewrite the sentence using the adverb of the given word in the bracket.
[ kind, eager, pleasant, near, perfect ]
1.__________________ write your opinion and drop it in the suggestion box.
2. My mother decorated and baked pizza_________________.
3. Students were ____________________ waiting for their games period.
4. All the guest chatted _____________ over dinner with their friends.
5. He fell over the stairs and __________________ broke his leg.
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L-10 (MR) THE GREAT STONE FACE II
1. Ernest examined the poet’s features again and again because ____________.
(a) he was so charmed by his looks (b) he felt he had met him somewhere
(c) he felt he had a disease (d) he was comparing him with the Great Stone Face.
2. The story ‘The Great stone Face’ is written by ____________________.
(a) Nathaniel Hawthorne (b) John Keats
(c) Ruskin Bond (d) Zulfikar Ghose
3. Choose the incorrect statement.
(a) The poet realized that Ernest’s thoughts were far nobler than his own verses.
(b) Ernest’s words reminded people of the wise old sayings.
(c) The Great Stone Face confirmed Ernest’s view that the poet could be worthy of its likeness.
(d) When Ernest and the poet met, they respected and admired each other equally.
4. College professors and active men of cities came to meet Ernest. (a) True (b) False
5. ______________never saw so worthy a sage - mild, sweet and thoughtful.
(a) Poet (b) Soldier (c) Gathergold (d) Blood and Thunder
“Sometimes I lack faith in my own thoughts. Why, then, pure seeker of the good and true should you
hope to find me in the face of the mountain?”
(a) Name the lesson and the author of the above lines.
(b) Who is referred to “I” and “you” in the above lines?
(c) What did the speaker himself say about his thoughts and poems?
Q1. How was Earnest different from others in the valley?
Q2. What made the poet proclaim Earnest was the Stone Face?
Q1. Who, by common consent, turned out to be like the great Stone Face?

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V. Fill in the blanks using ‘will’ or ‘going to’ with the verbs given.
1. Look! The coach is _______________. Run or we’ll miss it. (leave)
2. In 2030, people ______________ more hybrid cars. (buy)
3. Daniya is always late. I’m sure she __________________ late tomorrow too. (come)
4. I am _________ them at the airport tomorrow. (meet)
5. My team ___________ the league this season. (win)
6. Kashif is ___________ his vacation in Scotland. (spend)
7. The weather report says it _______ rain tomorrow. The weather report says it is ________next few
hours. (rain)
8. Ruhi _______vegetables tomorrow. Ruhi is ___________ vegetables from Panda. (buy)
VI. Choose the meaning that best fits the word or a phrase.
1. The word ‘prophecy’ means ___________. (a) proverb (b) prediction (c) rumour
2. The line ‘a night’s shelter’ means________________. (a) stay (b) safety (c) hospitality
3. The restaurant is spacious and can hold large groups. Underlined word means_______________.
(a) lonely and wild (b) big and wide (c) special and important
4. He gazed her tricks in astonishment. The underlined word means _________________.
(a) wandered about (b) stared at (c) thought of
5. The word ‘brightening’ means ___________
(a) making (it) look bright and cheerful
(b) lending (it) a special glow
(c) causing (it) to appear hopeful
VII. Fill in the blanks using the words given in the bracket.
(spacious, proclaim, took on, prophecy, gazed, cease)
6. Macbeth believed the ‘witches’ ______________ about his future.
7. He stopped and ___________________ off at the distant hills.
8. He warned us to ______________________ talking.
9. His manners _______________________ him a scholar.
10. After the natural therapy, the skin _____________________ a heathier look.
VIII. Re arrange the given words/phrases in the correct order to construct meaningful
sentences.
1. without/ live/ a/ food/ camel/ and water/ in the / for / desert/ can/ many days
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2. educational/ a/ library/ institution/ part of / forms/ an/ important/ very/ a
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3. the/ body/ essential/ is/ sleep/ a good night’s/ for
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4. is/ the root cause/ lack of/ health/ exercise/ of many/ problems
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Poem 7 (MR) - When I Set Out for Lyonnesse
1. _________ is the poet of the poem “When I Set Out for Lyonnesse.”
(a) James Reeves (b) Thomas Hardy (c) Robert Frost
2. ‘The rime was on the spray.’ What do you mean by the word “rime”?
(a) rhyme (b) frost (c) leaves
3. Who could have not guessed what happened at Lyonnesse?
(a) wisest wizard (b) Prophet (c) both a and b
4. Lyonnesse is ______________.
(a) a palace (b) an imaginary place (c) a country in the Legends

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5. How far was Lyonnesse?
(a) A hundred miles away. (b) Two hundred miles away.
(c) Four hundred miles away. (d) Very near to his village.
6.A wizard is ________________.
(a) a clever person (b) a magician (c) a learned man
7.The poet is a young apprentice _____________
(a) accountant (b) architect (c) doctor
8. “And starlight lit my lonesomeness” here starlight means__________
(a) light of stars (b) stars twinkling (c) stars talking
9.In the line “My radiance rare and fathomless” here radiance means
(a) smile (b) glow (c) excitement
10. Why did the poet go to Lyonnesse?
(a) To supervise church restoration.
(b) To supervise hotel restoration.
(c) To supervise school restoration.
When I returned from Lyonnesse
With magic in my eyes,
All marked with mute surmise
My radiance rare and fathomless,
When I returned from Lyonnesse
With magic in my eyes
(a) Name the poem and the narrator of the above lines.
(b) When the poet returned from Lyonnesse, what change was evident?
(c) Explain ‘My radiance rare fathomless’?
Q1. Where did the poet plan to go? How does the poet feel while travelling to Lyonnesse?
Q2. In which season does the poet travel? What lit the poet’s lonesomeness?
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L-6 (SR)The Fight
1. Why did Ranji wander himself into the hills and forest?
(a) His school had not yet opened, and he had no friends. (b) He wanted to explore the new place.
(c) His friend was waiting for him. (d) His parents had asked him to wander in the forest.
2. Ranji was taken aback by the _____________________________.
(a) friendliness of Suraj (b) strength of Suraj
(c) hostility of Suraj (d) capacity of Suraj to swim
3. What did the stranger ask Ranji when he first saw him?
(a) How are you, friend? (b) What are you doing here, mister?
(c) Do I know you? (d) Where are you from?
4. “If you dare come here again tomorrow, we will continue the fight and I will not show you mercy
as I have done today” Who showed mercy to whom?
(a) Ranji to the warrior. (b) Ranji to Suraj.
(c) the warrior to Ranji. (d) shopkeeper to Suraj.
5. What was Ranji’s first impulse when he saw his adversary in the bazaar?
(a) To make peace with his enemy. (b) To throw the lemonade bottle at his enemy.
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6. “His hopes were dashed when Ranji saw his opponent”. Where did Ranji see his opponent?
(a) In the Bazaar (b) Beneath the sal trees.
(c) In the pool (d) On a rock on the other side of the pool.
7. At home Ranji could not conceal that he____________________.
(a) had been swimming (b) had been fighting
(c) was beaten (d) would fight again
8. “There you are!” exclaimed his assailant. “Will you be off now?” Who is ‘assailant’ here?
(a) Ernest (b) Ranji
(c) Ranji’s mother (d) Suraj
9. What did Ranji agree to teach Suraj?
(a) How to dive (b) How to swim under water
(c) How to be a Pahelwan (d) Both (a) and (b)
10. Who is the author of the lesson ‘The Fight’?
(a) Leo Tolstoy (b) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(c) Ruskin Bond (d) Thomas Hardy
“Then we will have to continue the fight,” said the other.
(a) Who said the above lines to whom?
(b) What made him say that?
(c) Did the fight continue? If not, why not?
Q1. In what way is the forest pool different from the one which Ranji knew in the Rajputana desert?
Q2. What, according to you, makes the two adversaries turn into good friends in a matter of
minutes? Explain it as you have understood it.
Q1. Between Ranji and the other boy, who is trying to start a quarrel? Give reasons for your answer.
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READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the passage and answer the questions given below:
Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle, in Italy on 31 st August 1870. In spite of discouragement
from all quarters, Maria became the first woman medical graduate from the University of Rome. In
those days women were not enrolled at medical colleges. After her medical education she was made
in charge of an Institute for mentally retarded children. In those days people believed that mentally
retarded should not learn anything. So, no one taught them anything even simple things like
attending to their needs and changing their dresses.
During her work in the institution, Maria observed these children very carefully and saw that these
children seemed to find out for themselves about many things. They would reach out for anything
they found, turn it around, see its shape, etc. She concluded that, given proper training and
attention, these children could be taught to take care of basic needs and also some of them could
pass the reading and writing test as ordinary children. Maria taught the children to distinguish
between colours, sound, smells and tastes. She made frames with buttonholes and buttons to teach
children how to tie shoe laces.
Her methods worked well and soon the children were able to do many things on their own. Maria
thought that her method could be extended to be useful to ordinary children too. So, Maria opened
the first school in the slums of Rome for children between three and six years. She called her school
“Casa Di Bambini (Italian for “Children’s House”). She applied her medical and psychological
knowledge and experience for proper training of normal children.
She noted that when a child is really interested in the exercise he had chosen, he would become
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doing. Dr. Maria found that children were ready for different tasks at different stages and that they
needed the right exercise at the right state. A Montessori teacher’s job was not to tell children what
to do but to recognize in what state the child was and to guide him.
Also, children should be free to move about. They should not be pinned to their seats. Children
became self-reliant and independent with this method. The children were not given any punishment
in a Montessori School because even if a child behaved badly at first, when he became engrossed in
the activity of his choice, he would be quiet and settle down. Maria believed that all human beings
passed through certain set stages of psychological development. Differences were mainly because of
the opportunities offered by the environment in which they were brought up as a child.
Answer the following questions based on the reading passage.
Q1. Where was Maria Montessori born? (Choose the correct answer)
a) Newcastle, in Australia b) Chiaravalle, in Italy c) Newport, in United Kingdom
Q2. After her medical education Maria ________________.
a) started working as a resident doctor.
b) was made in charge of an institute for mentally retarded children.
c) went to UK for higher education.
Q3. “Casa Di Bambini” means _____________________________.
Q4. Which word from the 5th paragraph means ‘completely involved’:____________________.
Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.
Q5. Where did Maria open the first school for normal children?
Q6. When is a child completely absorbed in learning things, according to Maria?
Q7. Why are the children not given punishment?
II. Read the poem carefully. Then answer the questions below.
Sympathy
I lay in sorrow deep distressed;
My grief a proud man heard,
His looks were cold, he gave me gold,
But not a kindly word.
My sorrow passed I paid him back
The gold he gave to me,
Then stood erect and spoke my thanks
And blessed his charity.
I lay in want and grief, and pain

A poor man passed my way
He bound my head,
he gave me bread;
He watched me night and day;
How shall I pay him back again
For all he did to me?
Oh, gold is great, but greater far
Is heavenly sympathy.
—Charles Mackay
Q1. One day the poet was in ____________________________.
a) trouble b) need of money c) need of a friend d) depression.
Q2. The proud rich man offered the poet __________________.
a) sympathy b) money c) bread d) tea

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Q3. The poet was in a fix because _______________________________.
a) he didn’t know how to pay back to the rich proud man
b) he didn’t know the poor man who served him so much
c) he wanted to give money to the poor man but he had no money
d) he didn’t know how to pay back to the poor main’s service to him.
Q4. The poet realised in the last that ___________________.
a) the poor man was better than the rich man
b) sympathy was more valuable than gold
c) the rich main was better than the poor man
d) money was the most important thing in the world.
Q5. The poor man passed away and gave ________________.
Q6. ____________ was given in charity. (Gold/Silver)
Write a paragraph following the hints given. Give a suitable title.

HINTS
 Several ways to conserve natural resources

 Turn off lights and other appliances when not in use
 Use lights that consume less power
 Drive less – adopt carpooling distances
 Use recycled items
 Don’t waste-water and use waste-water for watering your plants
 Use renewable resources like solar and wind energy
 Each of us should do our bit
HINTS
 Friendship is a beautiful relation

 Provides comfort and peace
 True friends help you through tough and testing times
 A good friend is honest, trustworthy and caring
 Accepts you unconditionally
 Not governed by caste, creed, colour, blood or status
 Always there to give advice and share the best and the worst without hesitation
Formal Letter Writing
You visited a restaurant during last weekend with your family to have dinner. You were not happy
with the service you received there; the food was served after two hours of waiting. You were also
unhappy with rude waiters, poor hygiene and tasteless food. Write a letter of complaint to the
manager of the restaurant highlighting the issues faced by you.
You are Samad/Sania, resident of Jawahar colony, Chennai. There are no open spaces around your
colony due to which children play on the road. This has already led to many accidents. Write a
letter to the Municipal commissioner of your city requesting to provide a park or a play area in your
locality to cater to the needs of the children.

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