Class & section: VIII_ SECOND TERMINAL EXAMINATION MARCH -2013 Time: 2 ½ hours
Roll No :______Marks Obtained :
Name of the Student :______Total Marks : 100
Signature of the invigilator : ______English Signature of the evaluator :______
I. Choose the appropriate answer from the given options and complete the given statements: 1x15=15
1. The story of Darmavyada is taken from ______
a) Ramayana b) Mahabharatha c) Vishnupurana d) Panchatantra
2. ‘VOSTOK – VI ‘ is ______a) a space ship b) a cosmonaut c) an animal d) a scientist
3. “I saw Death cut down a thousand men”. The figure of speech used here is ______
a) Irony b) Metaphor c) Personification d) Simile
4. The art of growing fruits, flowers and vegetables is known as ______
a) agriculture b) floriculture c) viniculture d) horticulture
5. In the poem “ Coromandel Fishers” the cloud to the fishermen is a ______
a) mother b) friend c) brother d) god.
6. I had been speaking to him when you saw me. The given sentence is in ______
a) past perfect progressive b) past perfect c) past simple d) past progressive
7. ‘Gud’ and ‘Poha’ are the words from ______language. a) Punjabi b) Bengali c) Marati d) Gujarathi
8. Which one of the given is not a contribution of Luther Burbank? ______
a) seedless apples b) seedless plums c) seedless blackberry d) thornless cactus.
9. Ask for anything that you may want. The main clause in the given sentence is ______
a) that you may want b) may want c) for anything that d) ask for anything
10. The central idea of the poem “Character of a Happy Life’” is ______
a) Tireless life b) Education for life c) Quality of mercy d) Universal brotherhood
11. Swarm: shoal : : Swim : flock. The word that does not belong to the group is ______
a) swam b) shoal c) flock d) swim
12. Your mischievous behaviour will lead you to greater trouble one day. An appropriate idiom that can replace
in the place of underlined words is ______a) fair play b) child’s play c) foul play d) monkey tricks
13. An empty vessel makes ______. The predicate that completes the proverb meaningfully is -
a) precious metal b) more noise c) a story d) a roll
14. The question is tricky but I can answer it. The given sentence is a ______
a) simple sentence b) compound sentence c) complex sentence d) imperative sentence
15. We are expected to complete this work before the end of this day. The modal auxiliary that can appropriately
replace the underlined words is ______a) shall b) ought c) might d) meant to
II. Fill in the blanks with the parts of speech as mentioned in the brackets and complete the paragraph
meaningfully. 1x5=5
______(proper noun) was born on 7th November 1888. ______(personal pronoun)
was very much interested in Science from his childhood days. After his M.A. Raman wanted ______
(infinitive + go) to U.K. ______(preposition) higher studies in Science. ______(conjunction)
his health broke down and he ______(modal) not go. Raman was a ______(adjective) man.
He helped ______(collective noun) when they were in difficulty. He accepted ______(adverb)
the post of professor at CalcuttaUniversity. ______! (interjection) the country lost one of her great
sons at his death on 21st November 1970.
III. Rewrite as directed:
1. The Earth is an important organ in our body. (rearrange the letters of the underlined word and frame a new
word to complete the sentence meaningfully) -1-
2. Junk food is unhealthy. It is expensive too. ( join the sentences using a correlative conjunction) -1-
3. Riya said to Ajit, “Wish you good luck for the exams”. ( into indirect speech) -2-
4. Burbank learned the techniques of growing various crops and plants.(change the voice) -1-
5. Sarojini Naidu is the greatest poet of India. (into comparative degree) -1-
6. “Speak” - (use the given verb in your own sentences in all its three forms) -3-
7. special assistant speaking to himself good heavens what are these two weavers doing i don’t see any cloth
Anywhere ( punctuate)
8. Sai bent meekly and did namaskar to the book. (frame a sentence to get the underlined words as answer) -1-
IV. Match the photos of the great English literary personalities given in column ‘A’ with their respective
names given in column ‘B’ 1x5=5
A B.1 a. Rudyard Kipling.
2 b. Fleur Adcock
3 c.Luther Burbank
4 d. Isaac Watts.
5 e. Sir.C.V.Raman
f. Smt. Sarojini Naidu.
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V. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: 3x5=15
1. “Naturally, many of his efforts ended in failure”
a. About who are we speaking ?
b. Mention any one of his failed experiment.
c. What was his experiments on Cherry and Blackberry?
2. “But remember, please, the law by which we live”.
a. Who is “We” here?
b. What is the law they are telling about?
c. What happens if we make a slip in handling them?
3. “The voice of a little child is heard crying out with laughter?
a. From which lessons the extract is taken?
b. At whom the child is looking and laughing?
c. Quote the words of the child.
4. “But sweeter, O brother, the kiss of the spray and the dance of the wild foam’s glee”.
a. Who does the poet refer as ‘brothers’?
b. What do you mean by the phrase, ‘kiss of the spray’?
c. Who is the poet?
5. “The man was surprisedat my outburst, He looked at me smiling”.
a. What is the meaning of the word ‘outburst’?
b. Who is ‘my’ here?
c. What made the man tosmile?
VI. Answer the following in 3-4 sentences each: 2x10=20
1. Why is 2nd October , a special day in the history of India?
2. How do the boys spend their evenings at Shanthinikethan?
3. What are the qualities of a happy man accordingto Sir Henry Wotton?
4. Give an instance to say that Sir. C. V. Raman was a lover of honesty.
5. Why does the poet want us to be like a bee?
6. What instance made the author A. L. Hendricks to get puzzled himself while walking down the road?
7. What message does the poet want to convey through the poem ”No Men are Foreigri?
8. Sum up Oliver’s birth and his life in the poor house.
9. How did the chief minister resolve the dispute between Dev Datt and Siddarth?
10. O “God be kind to the noble boy who is somebody’s son pride and joy”. Explain with reference to context.
VII. Answer the following in 6-8 sentences:4x2=8
1. “Things work at best for those who make the best of how things work out”. Keeping Luther Burbank’s
life as an example justify the statement. Or Describe the three techniques on which Burbank’s
experiment was based.
2. The poet has used an ironic expression in the poem, “The Axe in the wood” Discuss. Or
Write the summary of the poem ‘Somebody’s Mother”.
VIII. Quote from memory:(4 lines)4x1=4
a) In books or work ______at last. Or b) We were taken ______gauged to fit.
IX. You are Sahana / Sajan studying in InternationalPublic School, Basavanagudi, Bangalore. Your school is
hoisting an English debate competition on 4th March 2013. Your are the school secretary for the inter school
competition. Write a letter to Mr. Sandeep, English professor at NationalPublic School, Jayanagar, Bangalore.
requesting him to be one of the jury for the competition.
X. . You have learnt about the harmful effects of cutting of trees from the poem “The Axe in the Wood”. Observe the given pictures and write the dialogues in imperative/Interrogative sentences in the bubbles given in the picture and then compose a paragraph of your own discussing how the ‘Axe has laid its icy hands over the environment’. – 5 –
XI. Wonders of Positive Thinking:
A cheerful positive attitude can work wonders for one’s personality. Half of our problems can be solved if we face our problems with a positive attitude. A person may have all the resources the world can offer, but if he does not have
the right attitude, nothing can help him. If we yearn for something and due to some reason we do not get it, we should not panic. We should believe that destiny has something better in store for us. A lot of time and energy is wasted due to negative thoughts. All this can be changed through a change in attitude. Positive thinking helps in keeping the mind free of unnecessary worries, tensions and fears. It also improves our health. King Bruce of Ireland learnt his lesson by watching a spider which kept falling off the wall, but never gave up trying to climb the wall, till at last it reached the top, Savithri was told that her husband Satyavan was destined to die within a year of their marriage, but through her determination she defeated the Lord of Death. It is always wiser to hope than to despair. According to an Englilsh proverb, “When everything seems lost, the future remains”. Hope provides the best kind of succor (relief). To lose hope is to lose the war even before it has begun.
1. How can negative thoughts be changed to positive thoughts?
2. Do you have a positive or a negative attitude towards life?
3. Negative thinking leads to many problems.
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4. Find the Antonyms of the given words from the passage. A) hope _____ b) found __ c) bottom __ d) positive ___
5. What do you learn from the stories of King Bruce and Savithri and Satyavan?
Class & section: IX___ SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION -MARCH -2013 Time: 2½ hours
Roll No: ______Marks Obtained:
Name of the Student :______Total Marks : 100
Signature of the invigilator: ______Signature of the evaluator: ______
SUBJECT: II LANGUAGE - ENGLISH
I. Choose the appropriate answer from the given options:1 x 15 = 15
1. The word ‘Krishnaveni’ in the lesson “The Flood’ refers to ______
a. Lord Krishnab. the river Krishnac. to a fluted. a mother
2. It was shankara’s dream to ______
a. unite Indiab. become a great scholar c. to become a famous person d. to travel abroad
3. The meaning of the word omnicient is ______
a. present everywhereb. present alwaysc. knowing everythingd. all powerful
4. Children in Rudrappa’s family spent their evenings in ______
a. playing cardsb. watching televisionc. dancing and singing d. listening to stories
5. Kariappa defines individual freedom as ______
a. half freedom b. very little freedomc. absolute freedom d. freedom with restraint
6. ______helped the wise man in settling the dispute.
a. the holy man b. the villagers c. traditional valuesd. the lady
7. Duryodhana was eager to go to Dwaitavana ______
a. to see the Gandharva friendsb. to seek forgiveness of the Pandavas
c. to fight with the Pandavasd. to find pleasure on the sad plight of the Pandavas
8. The word ‘Fair’ in the poem “Fairer than Thee,” refers to ______
a. beautyb. exhibitionc. not goodd. the price
9. “I wandered lonely as a cloud’ – the figure of speech used here is ______
a. simileb. personificationc. metaphord. synecdoche
10. The word ‘minstrel’ means ______
a. ministerb. poetc. patriotd. unpatriotic person
11. The poem ‘When in Disgrace’ is written by ______
a. William Wordsworth b. William Shakespearec. Sir Walter Scottid. Gieve Patel
12. The Buddha pillars near Amaravathi were dilapidated – The underlined word means ______
a. in good conditionb. in bad conditionc. clearly visibled. invisible
13. My grandfather wanted to go out. He ______his staff
a. looked afterb. looked atc. looked intod. looked fo
14. That was a ______question. The correctly spelt word is
a. rediculousb. ridiculousc. ridiculusd. ridiculose
15. He must have reached home by this time. Here must is used to express ______
a. compulsionb. certaintyc. determinationd. possibility
II. Fill in the blanks:1 x 5 =5
16. The significance of 9th August 1942 is ______
17. The antonym of ’vulnerable’ is ______
18. I ______a letter to her yesterday.(Use the past perfect tense of the verb ‘write’)
19. Fiji is island in Pacific Ocean ______
(Insert articles where necessary)
20. I congratulated her ______her recovery ______a serious illness. (Use
appropriate prepositions).
III. 21.Match the following:despiseto go away from a person or place ______
pensivesad or difficult condition______
retreatmake a counter charge______
repentlook down upon or low or worthless______
plightsad, thoughtful______
to be sorry for doing something 1 x 5 =5
IV. Answer the following in 2-3 sentences each:2 x 10 =20
22. How was Shankara brought up and by whom?
23. How does a joint family help the young?
24. What made the sculptor chisel a figure of a girl?
25. What events led to the fight between the Gandharva’s and Duryodhana’s army?
26. What is tradition? How does it help us?
27. How do the sun, the earth and the birds appear to the poet, in the poem ‘Fair than Thee”
28. Where does the poet, William Wordsworth, see the daffodils? What does he compare them to
29. Why was Abbakka unhappy with the Portuguese?
30. How was Philippides honoured?
31. Who was Narayan Mahadev Doni? What did he say before he breathed his last?
V. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow:3 x 5 = 15
32. Suddenly, the ghee pot was withdrawn. a) Who was serving the ghee?
b) From whom was the pot withdrawn? c) Why was the pot withdra
33. Amma, you are great, great as the mother of the universe. a) Who said this? b) When was it said?
c) What qualities of the speaker does it reveal?
34. You must make friends with the Pandavas and give them back their kingdom.
a) Who made this statement? b) Does he really mean it? c) Then, why did he make the statement?
35. Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. a) What does the word ‘tossing’ mean here?
b) Who was tossing?C) What is the figure of speech used he
36. If such there breathe, go, mark him well. a) What is the meaning of ‘breathe’ here?
b) What person is the poet speaking about?c) How do such people die?
VI. 37) Quote from memory (8 lines)4 x 1 =4
Breathes………………………………………
……………………………………. raptures swell.
VII. Answer in 6-8 sentences each:4 x 2 = 8
38. Describe briefly, how the flood affected, the people of Amaravathi.
39. What, according to you, are the characteristics of a happy family? OR Shakespeare gives vent, to his
personal feelings in the poem ‘When in Disgrace’ do you also feel the same? Explain briefly.
VIII. Rewrite as directed:
40. My friend said to me, “Are you going to the football match?” [Change into indirect speech][1]
41. The weather was fine. I went out. [Combine using present participle of the underlined verb][1]
42. The race is very hard. You cannot win it. [Combine using ‘too – to ‘and ‘so- that – not’][2]
43. Solar energy is the best source of energy. [Change into other degrees][2]
44. Without sincere hard work, you cannot achieve success. [Change into Passive voice][1]
45. As soon as she heard the news, she began to cry. [Use No sooner…… than][1]
46. Do not be a borrower. Do not be a lender [Combine using ‘neither - nor’][1]
47. Though at first she denied, she at last ______her guilt. [Fill in the word opposite in meaning
to the underlined][1]
48. The policeman was looking for the thief [Frame question to get the underlined words as answer] [1]
IX. 49.Read the given poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Our sweetest songs are those that tellest of saddest thoughts. The World should listen to them as I am listening now. We look before and after and pine for what is not. Teach us Sprite oh bird, what sweet thoughts are thine!
Like a star of Heaven, in the broad daylight. Thou art unseen, but yet I hear the shrill of delight
Hail to thee blithe spirit ! Bird thou never wert,
That from Heaven, or near it. Pourest thy full heart,
In profuse strains of unpremeditated art.
1. What should the world listen to?[1]
2. What do we pine for?[1]
3. What does the poet want, the sprite teach us?[1]
4. Like a star of Heaven, - identify the figure of speech.[1
5. Why does the poet have high regards for the bird?[1]
6. Write the words in old English selecting from the poem.[2]
50. Write a paragraph on any one of the following: (about 25 sentences).5 x 1 = 5
(i) We should protect our environment (ii) A dream I had (iii) My favorite autho
51. Imagine you are Kumar/Kumari , at Bishop Cotton School Hostel, Bangalore. Write a letter to your
father, explaining what you wish to do after your examination.5 x 1 = 5