MONTHLY TEST - 4

Date: 24/08/2023 Time: 1 hour

Subject: English (Class-8) Total Marks: 40

Note: All the questions in this question paper are mandatory to attempt.

PART-A (Grammar)

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct modals. [10marks]

(i) __________ you have hot chocolates? (Shall/will)
(ii) The child _________ be taken to hospital immediately. (must/might)
(iii) ___________ you show me the road to the market? (Could/might)
(iv) You _____ be punctual. (Should/ought)
(v) I _________ visit the local grocery store soon. (Shall/can)
(vi) We ________ take care of our parents. (ought to /could)
(vii) My mother _________ scold me if I don’t go back on time. (Will/May)
(viii) It _________ be difficult to live amidst war. (Should/Must)
(ix) You ___________ follow the traffic rules. (May/might)
(x) Raj has not studied well. He ___________ fail his exam. (might/shall)

2. Make indirect speech. [10marks]

(i) The officer said to the guard, “let them come in”.
(ii) Rohan said, ”Hurrah! We won the match.”
(iii) He said to me, ”Let us go home.”
(iv) She said to me,” Open the window.”
(v) He said to me, “How is your father?”
(vi) I said to him, “Where are you going?”
(vii) I said to my friend, “ He has been working very hard.”
(viii) He said to Rama, “ I have passed the test.”
(ix) Renu said to me, ”I was washing the clothes.”
(x) Harish said. ”I saw an elephant on the road.”

PART-B (LITERATURE)

3. Answer the following Questions: [5Marks X 2 = 10marks]

(i) How does Tommy describe the old kinds of school?
(ii) Could Swami deliver the compliant letter to the head master of the school? Why/Why
not?

PART-C (WRITING)

4. Write an e-mail to the manager of your office intimating about your absence for a day. Sign
as Angad/Anushka. [10marks]

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