GYAN PATI HOTSEAT

FIRST SEASON TEST – 1 (2023-24)

Class – VIII (ENGLISH)
Time: 90 Minutes M.M.: 40

Instructions:

1. This Question Paper consists of the following three sections:

SECTION ‘A’ – READING 08 Marks
SECTION ‘B’ – WRITING AND GRAMMAR 20 Marks
SECTION ‘C’ – LITERATURE 12 Marks
2. Attempt all questions.

SECTION ‘A’ – READING (8 Marks)

Q.1. Read the following passage carefully: (8

Marks)

YOGA

Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline which originated in India.
Among the most well-known types of yoga are Hatha-yoga and Rā ja-yoga. The origins
of yoga have been speculated to date back to Pre-Vedic Indian traditions. Many studies
have tried to determine the effectiveness of yoga as a complementary intervention
for cancer, schizophrenia, asthma, and heart disease.

Yoga came to the attention of an educated western public in the mid-19th century along
with other topics of Indian philosophy. In the context of this budding interest, it has
drawn support from world leaders such as Barack Obama who stated, "Yoga has become
a universal language of spiritual exercise in the United States, crossing many lines of
religion and culture. Every day, millions of people practice yoga to improve their health
and overall well-being. That's why we're encouraging everyone to do yoga every day.”
 On the basis of the reading of the passage given above answer the following
questions:
(1x8=8)

1) What is yoga?
2) What are the well known types of yoga?
3) Mention the diseases in which Yoga is effective?
4) When did yoga come to the attention of western public?
5) Name the world leader who supported yoga?
6) How has Yoga become a universal language?
7) Why do millions of people practice yoga?
8) Find a word from the paragraph No. 2 that means ‘worldwide’.

SECTION ‘B’ – WRITING AND GRAMMAR (20 Marks)

Q. 2. You are Rehan / Rehana. Recently you celebrated your birthday. Many of your friends
and relatives attended it. You received various gifts also. Write a letter of thanks to
your friend whose gift you liked the most. Give details why you liked it, your feelings
associated with the gift and how useful it is for you.
7 Marks

Q. 3. You are Nandan / Nandani, a student of class VIII of Kendriya Vidyalaya. You have
been asked to conduct a drawing and painting competition in the school. Write a notice
to be put up on the Vidyalaya Notice Board inviting students to participate in it. Give
the details like date, time and place of the competition.
5 Marks

Q. 4. Read the following jumbled up words carefully. Arrange them to form

meaningfully correct sentences.
4 Marks

a) daughters / king / nine / a / had

b) for him / very difficult / it was / their names / to remember
c) months / after the names /he named /of the / them
d) September / was / his youngest /the name of /daughter

Q.5. Read the following paragraph carefully. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word.
Write the correct word in your note answer sheet. Do not copy the paragraph in
your answer sheet. 4 Marks

Discipline is the way (a)…………………….. life. It is everywhere and so we (b)

…………………….. always follow discipline strictly. Various places have different forms
of discipline. The discipline at home may be a bit different (c)…………………….. the
discipline in the school. But, more or less, it is a set of rules and regulations which may
be followed. A disciplined person is always liked (d)…………………….. one and all.

SECTION ‘C’ – LITERATURE (12 Marks)

Q. 6. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
4 Marks

But tell me, dear Cricket,

did you lay nothing by
 When the weather was
warm?" Quoth the cricket, “Not I!....”

a) Who is the Cricket talking to?

b) What did the Cricket do when the weather was warm?
c) What did the Cricket want to get from the listener?
d) Give the meaning of the word ‘Quoth’?

Q. 7. Answer any FOUR of the following questions in about 30-40 words only.

(4x2=8 Marks)

a) What did the author find in the junk shop?

b) What jobs did Hans Wolf and Jim Macpherson have when they were not soldiers?
c) What were the warning signs that both Tilly and her mother saw?
d) What was difficult to understand from six miles up in the jet?
e) What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?
f) What sort of things did Jaya and children like her collect and what did they do with
those things?