Class VIII

Summative Assessment-II
(2021-22)
English
Subjective Paper
Date: 4 March 2022 M.M.- 40
Time: 2 hrs

General Instructions:
• Do all the answers on paper
• Please ensure that you write your Name, Class, Section and Admission Number, Subject,
and Date along with Question Number clearly on the right-side corner of each sheet.
• Click the pictures of each page and convert them into a PDF file
• Remember to rename your PDF with your Name, Class and Section.
• A Google Form is sent along with the paper. Upload ONLY One PDF for all answers in
the Google Form.
• Incase due to any reason you are not able to submit your responses, you may immediately
send the PDF to your NODAL Teacher’s WhatsApp number given.
Q-1 Answer the following questions. (2x6=12)
a) Why was Behrman’s painting of the last leaf called his masterpiece in the lesson, ' The last
leaf '?
b) How do the air and sun that nourish the tree also kill it in the lesson ,' On Killing a Tree '?
c) How did Caesar interpret the augurer 's predictions in the lesson , 'Julius Caesar '?
d) Explain Calpurnia's nightmare .
e) Explain briefly the phrase ,"footsteps on the sands of time " in the poem ,' A Psalm of Life '.
f) In the lesson ,' Choosing a Name ' , Gogol preferred his nickname or his good name . Give
reason

Q-2 Reference to Context :

a) "Life is real , Life is earnest and the grave is not its goal :
Dust thou art , to dust returnest , was not spoken of the soul ."
i) Explain the above lines . (2)
ii) Name the poet and the poem from which these lines have been extracted. (1)
b) " Most mighty Caesar , let me know some cause , lest I be laugh'd at when I tell them so ".
i) Who is the speaker of these words and why does he say so ? (2)
ii) What reason was given by Caesar for not going out of the house? (1)
c) " It takes much time to kill a tree , Not a simple jab of the knife will do it ".
i) Explain the above words . (2)
ii) Name the literary device used in these lines . (1)

Q-3 India is known world over for its rich cultural heritage , ancient traditions and customs
,spicy cuisine and colourful festivals . Holi is one such festival .Write a descriptive paragraph in
80-100 words on the festival of Holi using the following hints . (5)
festival of colours ..... arrival of spring .... end of winter ...... full moon day ..... month of
Phalgun .... families get together ..... happiness ..... organic colours , ....... sweets .

Q-4 Write a letter to the editor of 'The Hindustan Times' emphasizing the need of vaccination
against Covid-19 for school students . Your letter should inspire and motivate parents to get
their children vaccinated as and when it is their turn so that school students can go back to
normal school life. (5)

Q-5 Describe Miss Havisham's appearance and her room in the supplementary reader ," Great
Expectations ". (5)
OR
Who was Pip's benefactor ? How does he realize that ?

Q-6 The following passage has not been edited. There is an

error in each of the lines against which a blank is given .Write
the incorrect as well as the correct answers. (1/2x8=4)

Incorrect Correct
Swami’s father sat gazing gloomily at an (a) ------ --------
newspaper from his lap. Swami prayed that (b) ----- --------
his father might lifts the newspaper (c) -------- ---------
once again to his face so that he will slip away (d) ----- ---------
to his bed and fall sleep before (e) -------- -------
he could be call again. Soon the father (f) ------ ---------
did so and the son rose silent and (g) ------- ---------
tiptoed away to its bed in the passage. (h) ------ ----------