St.

Anne’s School, Titlagarh

Half-Yearly Examination
Subject-English
[I]
Class-VIII
Mother Teresa, whose original name was Agnes Gouxha Bejaxhic was born in August 26.
1910 in Skopje. in Yogoslavai. She was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun with Indian
citizenship who founded the missionaries of charity in Kolkata in 1950. For over 45 year she
ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying while guiding the missionaries of charity's
expansion. first throughout India and then in other countries.

At the age of twelve, she decided to spread the love of Christ. After 6 years she left her
parental home and joined the sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in
India. On May 24, 1931 in India, & he took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948 she
taught at St. Mary's High School in Kolkata. In 1950, she received permission from Holy see
to start her own order, The Missionaries of Charity." whose primary task was to love and
care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after. In 1965 the society became on
international religious family by a decree of Pope Paul VI. By 1970's she was internationally
famed as humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless. She won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1979 and India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1980 for her
humanitarian work.

Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity continued to expand, and at the time of her death it
was operating 610 missions in 123 countries. including hospices and homes for people with
HIV/AIDS. leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counselling
programmes, orphanages and schools. Because of her poor and declining health. She
stepped down as head of the order and on March 13.1997 sister Nirmala was chosen to
succeed her as leader of the missionaries of Charity. On September 5, 1997, at the age of 87,
the best loved women of the century passed away.

(A)Read, the passage and answer the following questions:

(10)

1. Who was Mother Teresa?

2. What was the original name of Mother Teresa?

3. When was she born?

4. In which year, did she get the Nobel Prize and Bharat Ratna 7

5. What happened on May 24, 1931?

[II]

(A)Make the sentences negative (5)

1) He played well

2) she reads a story book.

3) They sell fruits.

4) He has made a mistake

5) They have a car

(B)Underline the modal verbs.
(5)

Would you like to come for a Picnic.

2) we ought to be honest

3)They can list this box.

4) He ran as fast as he could.

which train will you be taking?

(C) write the past and past participle form of these verbs
(10).

Leave, speak, buy, make, be

[III]

Write any one essay in 200 words (10)

(a) The person I admire the most

(b) A memorable day in your life

(c) Merits and demerits of science

[IV]

Answer the following questions (ANY FIVE)

(10)

1) Why did the king decide to ask the hermit for advice?

2) Why was the bearded man willing to serve the king?

3) What was the first Surprise that the girls got on Saturday morning?

4)What was wrong with the dinner and the dessert?

5)Why did Hiraji wear Shivaji’s bracelet?

6)why was Shivaji anxious that his son should not be blamed for his escape?

[V]

(A)Change into indirect- speech.

(1) He says, "I have a computer"

(2) she says, "I write my homework"

(3) They said. "We are working "

(4) Amit Said, "I will watch TV."

(3) My father said, Time is precious"

(B)Write the tense and form. (5)

1) she sang a song

2)we have visited the museum.

3)He watches TV every day.

4) It has been raining all day.

5) They were working

(C)Write the correct form the verbs given in bracket.

(5)

1)The boy_____ while he was running (fall)

2) The rain had ______we came out (stop)

3) When I______in Mumbai, I went to the beach everyday

4)If you hear water, it______(boil)

5)my uncle______ a big house. (have)

[VI]

Use All in place of Every (5)

1) Every window was close.

2)Every bottle was broken.

3)Every car had gone.

4) Every soldier volunteered

5) Every room was neat and clean.

[VII]

APPLICATION (10)

Write an application to The B.D.O. for Sanction A tube wells.

[VIII]

Choose correct answers and write (20)

1) we have (Payed/Paid) the electricity bill already

2) I (have/ had) my breakfast half an hour ago.

3) Priya (burn burnt) her finger white she was cooking the dinner.

4) He phoned me (a/an) hour ago.

5)That house (belong/ belongs) to Mr. Aman Singh.

6) Have you ever (seen / saws) the Taj Mahal?

7) I agree (to/with) you.

8) The river flows (under/over) the bridge.

9) Did she (help/helped) you?

10)The noun form of strong is (strongest/Strength).

11)Everybody (is/are) happy.

12) Suman in my (niece/niece)

13) we should obey the (advice/advise) of our parents

14) They played (Themself/themselves)

15) You have come (quiet / quite) early.

16) The abstract noun of the word sells is(seller/sale).

17) Ravi is a boy fall of (intelligence/intelligent).

18) unless he (hurries/hurry) he will miss the bus.

19)Gold is more precious (than/then) silver.

20) Akbar was one of the greatest Mughal (kings/king).