Name: _________________________ Mark: 25 Marks

Class & Sec.: VIII Time: 40

Mins
Subject: English Date: 27/11/2023
Lessons: Grandma Climbs A Tree Assessment: CEA -
3
The Vulture and the Great Spirit
The Ransom of Red Chief
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General Instructions:
● The question paper is divided into 2 sections:
Section A: Literature (20 Marks)
Section B: spelling (5 Marks)
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Section - A (Literature)
A. Choose the correct answer. 6x1/2=3
1. Which of the following best describes Red Chief's personality?
a. Quiet and reserved b. Well-behaved and obedient
c. Mischievous and energetic d. Shy and introverted

2. What does the poem ‘Grandma Climbs A Tree’ reveal about the poet’s grandmother?
a. Growing disgracefully b. Her love for trees
c. Her hatred for trees d. Living in a tree top

3. The Vulture was upset because _____________.

a. he didn’t have enough food to eat b. other birds snatched away his food
c. he couldn’t go to school d. others ran away from him and called him ugly

4. My grandmother was a genius. The underlined word means ____________.

a. a tree climber b. an elderly person
c. a happy person d. a gifted person

5. Why does the kidnapping plan go awry in the story?

a. The ransom demand is too high. b. Red Chief escapes on his own
c. The kidnappers forget the ransom note d. The police intervene and capture the kidnappers

6. The Vulture had to feed on dead bodies of other creatures because ____________.
a. the Great Spirit refused to provide him food
b. he had to prove his strength and power
c. it was his job to keep Mother Earth clean and beautiful
d. he had to help him to find his parents

B. Choose the option that means the same as the meaning given.
2x1/2=1
1. An action of thinking deeply and carefully about doing something is ________.
a. Contradicting b. neglecting c. contemplating d. boycotting

2. A quick or fast movement of something is ____________.

 a. in a nutshell b. in a trice c. in a stew d. in a trance
C. Read the lines and answer the questions.
2x2=4
1. “Your body and head were made in the colours of both Life and War, because, through both, all
things of the Earth will come to you eventually.”
a. What are the colours of Life and War?
b. How will all things come eventually through Life and War?

2. “I have questions that I cannot find answers to on my own.”

a. Why can’t he find answers to the questions?
b. Who finally helps him find the answers?

D. Answer in short in about 50 to 60 words. 3x2=6

1. What, according to the Great Spirit, were the strengths and qualities of the Vulture?
2. How old was Grandma when she first climbed a tree? Who taught her tree-climbing?
3. Why did Sam and Bill need money? What did they decide to earn it?

E. Choose any TWO and answer in detail in about 100 to 120 words. 2x3=6
1. Write the character sketch of grandma in the poem ‘A Grandma Climbs a Tree’.
2. Irony is a surprising contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. How well does the
author use irony to bring out the humour in the story ‘The Ransom of Red Chief’? Write any three
incidents from the story to explain.
3. List any three distinctive characteristics of the vulture that make it unique based on the traits assigned
by the great spirit.