Raj Lata Public School

SA-2 (2021-22)
Subject - English
Class - 8th

1.Read the unseen passage and answer the following:-(5)

Once there were only a few million people living on Earth and it took a thousand years
for that number to double. There are now 3,800 million Earth dwellers and the number
doubles about every thirty-five years. Men have cleared away forests to make fields for
growing crops. They have moved mountains to make room for roads and cities. They
have built huge dams across rivers to turn valleys into lakes and they have built dykes
to push back the sea and create more dry land to live on.
Once everyone cheered at the progress that man made in changing his environment
like this, but now many people are worried by the problems that such changes can
bring. When the Aswan Dam was built across the River Nile in Egypt, it was meant to
help the farmers by giving them water when they needed it. Unfortunately, people did
not realise that much of the nourishing food for plants in the river would be trapped by
the dam so the farmers’ crops would suffer.
Also, hundreds of kilometers away at the mouth of the River Nile, less fresh water pours
into the Mediterranean Sea. This means that the sea will become more salty and fewer
fish will be able to live in it. When this happens, people who catch fish for their living will
suffer. Problems like this are caused when men look at only one part of nature and do
not realise that all nature is bound up together. If one part is changed, other parts may
suffer.
Questions
1. How many years did it take for the number of people to double?
2. What were the changes made in nature?
3. What did the men not realise when a dam was built across the River Nile?
4. Write 2 pairs of homophones.
5. What are the earth’s resources used by you?

2.Write a paragraph on “My Role Model” or “Importance of sports”(5)

3.You are Riya /Raj, cultural secretary of Narvodaya Vidyalaya. Your school is
going to organize a farewell program for the 8th students. Draft a notice.(5)

4.Write Message from a Conversation:-(3)

Harry: Hello, May I speak to Raj?
Neha: Sorry, my brother is not at home. May I know who’s this?
Harry: Hi, This is Harry, I am Raj’s classmate. Can you tell Raj that the tennis match at
School tomorrow is postponed to the next Saturday.
Neha: Sure, I will pass on your message.
Harry: Thank you!
As Neha has to visit her friend. Write the message for Raj on her behalf.

5.Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions.(3)

1.Mike has a pet rabbit __________ a squirrel.
2.Jill played the game well ___________ won the trophy.
3.I did not go to the show __________ I had already seen it.

6.Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.(3)

1.Are you and brother ____________ home?
2.It’s his birthday ____________ Monday, 15 October.
3.My first class at college begins ____________ 8 O'Clock.

7.Write the synonyms of the following:-(2)

a)Admire b)Clumsy

8.write the meaning of the following:-(2)

a)Scared b)Ponder

9. Reference of Context(4)
And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak,
And every day a cigar I’ll smoke,
All to follow my own dear true
Love of a ‘Kangaroo !’
Questions:-
1.Who bought a cloak and why ?
2.Why did he smoke a cigar ?
3.What does the speaker really want to do ?
4.Name the poet

10.Answer the following:-(8)

1.Who received the phone at Stephen Hawking’s house and what were the
conversations?
2.How did Ranji and Suraj become friendly?
3.Why was Jody unwilling to have Mill-wheel with him?
4.What was Velu carrying along with him?