SANSKAR INNOVATIVE SCHOOL

PT2 ACADEMIC SESSION 2023-24

CLASS:8th SUB: ENGLISH SET-B M.M.:20 TIME:45 Mins

General Instruction:
1. 15 minutes prior reading time allotted for question paper reading.
2. The Question paper contains three sections -Reading, Grammar and Writing and Literature.
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
SECTION-A(Reading)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
500 years later, Christopher Columbus’s ship Santa Maria was claimed to have been found by
Archaeological investigators led by Barry Clifford. Christopher Columbus flagship, the Santa
Maria, was wrecked in the Caribbean. The long-lost remains of the ship were claimed to lie at
The bottom of the sea off the northern coast of Haiti.

A decade ago Barry Clifford’s team made an expedition. He found the wreckage and
photographed it but could not figure out its possible identity. A completely separate discovery
by other archaeologist in 2023 made it possible to tentatively identify the wreck as Santa
Maria, suggesting that the likely location of Columbus fort was relatively close.

The Santa Maria was the largest of the three ships that Christopher Columbus used on his
maiden voyage. The ship was built in 1460 and struck in 1492. Columbus used the ship in 1492
to find a direct trade route to India.
a) In which sea was the wreckage of Santa Maria found.
i) Pacific Ocean ii) Atlantic Ocean iii) Indian Ocean iv) Northern coast of Haiti
b) When was Santa Maria built?
i) 1460 ii) 1472 iii) 1484 iv) 1492
c) How many ships did Christopher Columbus use on his maiden voyage?
i) One ii) two iii) three iv) four
d) What was the purpose of Columbus' voyage in 1942?
i) To discover America.
ii) To establish a colony in India.
iii)To find a direct trade route to India
iv) To explore the African coast.
SECTION-B (Grammar and Writing)
2. Fill in the blanks with correct options (Any four)
a) None of them _____________ able to solve this question.
i) is ii) were iii) was iv) would be
b) Aron, together with his wife___________ the guests of the party.
i) greets ii) greet iii) greeting iv) are greeting
c) Everything ____________ fine when it’s done correctly
i) work ii) worked iii) will work iv) works
d) The jury ______________ not convinced.
i) might ii) was iii) were iv) would
e) The truthful ____________ always trustworthy.
i) is ii) was iii) are iv) may
3. Yesterday it was your first day in your new school, you made new friends. Teachers were good
to you and you liked the unfractured of the school. Writer about your experiences and feelings
About the new school in your diary. 4
OR
Write a letter to your friend describing your boarding school.
SECTION-C (Literature)
4. Answer any three of the following questions. 2x3=6
a) Why had Velu run away from home?
b) Do you think Tilly’s mother was alarmed by the waves?
c) How do you think her geography teacher felt when he heard about what Tilly had done in
Phuket?
d) How do you think her geography teacher felt when he heard about what Tilly had done in
Phuket?