Class & section: VIII _____ Annual Examination – March 2014 Time: 3 hours
Roll No : _____________________ Marks Obtained :
Name of the Student : ______________ Total Marks : 100
Signature of the invigilator : ____________ English Signature of the evaluator :________
Choose the appropriate answer from the given options and complete the given statements. Write the answer
along with the option in the space provided. 15x1=15
1. The descent of the mountain is easier than the ____. The opposite of the underlined word here is –_______________
a. accent b. assent c. ascent d. aspent
2. He is an ______ to his profession. – the appropriate word that can fill the blank is - __________________
a. owner b. praise c. honour d. proud
3. Meat misfortune with a smile. – the word that is wrongly used in the statement is – ___________________
a. meat b. misfortune c. with d. smile.
4. “One who is all powerful “ - the single word substitute for the given statement is – _________________
a. Omnipresent b. Omnipotent c. Omniscient d. Omnivorous.
5. Valentina Tereshkova like many other youngsters was also dreaming of sailing on a ___. _________________
a. magic carpet b. magic island c. magic boat d. magic show
6. The poem ‘Axe in the wood’ is about the harmful effects of – _______________________
a. punching b. peaching c. poaching d. parching
7. “Idaho potato” is a kind of – _____________________
a. fruit b. flower c. crop d. vegetable.
8. “I know all about the game” – these words are said by – _________________________
a. Mr.Bumble to Oliver Twist b. Emperor to the weavers c. King to Siddartha d. White man to A.L.Hendricks.
9. Which of the given word is spelt correctly? _____________________________
a. emilation b. emulation c. emalation d. emelation.
10. We must all help the victims of the earthquake without delay. – the correct form of adverb that can replace the
underlined words is – a. immensely b. delaydly c. immedietly d. hurriedly. ______________________
11. You shouldn’t _____. Wait and assess the situation first. – the appropriate idiom that can fill the blank is –
a. drop a line b. keep in touch c. keep an eye d. jump to conclusions. _________________________
12. “The flowers smiled at the poet” – the figure of speech used here is – _________________________
a. simile b. metaphor c. personification d. alliteration.
13. “The gayest laddie of all the group” – the underlined words here means – ____________________________
a. happiest boy b. mild boy c. crude boy d. ugly boy.
14. The word that does not belong to the group is – ____________________________.
a. battalion b. bunch c. bugle d. bundle.
15. His ______ of many languages is amazing. – the appropriate abstract noun that can fill the blank is –
a. knowledge b. resistance c. darkness d. truth. ____________________________
II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the words given in brackets. 5x1=5
The __________________(hard) you work, the ______________________(good) your life is. “Education” plays a ______________(big) role in our life. The ________________________(knowledgeable) we are, the more humble we become. The ______________________(humble) we become, the more successful we are.
III. Match the words given in Column ‘A’ with their meanings given in column ‘B’ 5x1=5
A B.
1. austere a. over joyed 1._____________________________
2. associate b. good quality 2._____________________________
3. virtue. c. anger 3._____________________________
4. elated. d. divine 4._____________________________
5. ascetic. e. simple 5,_____________________________
f. additional.
IV. Rewrite as Directed.
1. This is the book has become the best seller in recent years. (rewrite the sentence using suitable
relative pronoun in the appropriate place. -1-
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2. Make any two words ending with the suffix “ance” and use them in your own sentences. – 2 –
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3. dev data coming forward come to me o swan come come come the swan trembles and cries
with fear (punctuate) -2-
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4. Shastry said, “Release me on parole without any conditions, or else I don’t accept parole”. (into indirect speech). -2-
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5. Much youngster in India like the game of cricket. (rewrite correcting the mistakes). – 1 –
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6. Monday is the busiest day in the whole week. (write the other two degrees of comparision) – 2 –
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7. The Tomotoes were not ripe. The apples were not ripe. (combine the sentences using ‘neither …..nor” - 1 –
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8. The student was being helped to learn by the teacher. ( change the voice). – 1 –
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V. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow. 5x3=15
1. “I saw death cut down a thousand men
In that tall lovely legacy of wood”
a. What do you mean by the word ‘legacy’ here?
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b. Mention the figure of speech used here.
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c. Who is “I” here?
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2. “Normally, his experiments were based on three basic techniques”.
a. Whose experiments were based on three basic techniques?
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b. point out his three basic techniques?
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3. “We are not built to comprehend a lie”
a. Who is the speaker?
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b. What does it mean by the phrase ‘comprehend a lie’?
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c. Name the poem and the poet.
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4. “Please, sir, I want some more” .
a. Who is requesting whom ?
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b. What does he want in more?
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c. Who had sent him to ask for more?
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5. “Our own poet and teacher, whom we call Gurudeva, has named it in his song, ‘The darling of our hearts’.
a. Who is Gurudeva?
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b. What is referred as the darling of our hearts by the poet?
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c. What is the tense form of the given sentence?
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VI. Answer the following in Three to Four sentences each. 10x2=20
1. Give any one instance to show that Lal Bahadur Shastry was an honest and simple person.
2. Discuss about the character of the emperor in the play ‘The emperor’s new clothes’
3. "Let us set our catamarans free” – what does the poet mean by these words?
4. Write briefly about the relationship between Sai paranjpye and her grandfather.
5. What kind of a helping hand was extended by the school boy to somebody’s mother?
6. Write the difference in character of Siddartha and Devadatta.
7. How does the mother console herself with regard to her treatment towards the animals in the poem
‘For a five year old’?
8. What does the poet James Kirkup says about the law of nature?
9. What Prejudice did A.L.Hendricks had about the game of the two boys?
10. What are the characteristics of a happy man according to the poet Sir Henry Wotton?
VII. Answer the following in Six to Eight Sentences. 2x4=8 1. a).”Work is Worship” – How does this proverb relevant to the life of Sir.C.V.Raman
b). “failure is the stepping stone for success” – give an supportive instance for this from the life of Luther Burbank
2. What does the poem “Coromandel fishers” tell about the life of fishermen?
VII. Quote from memory the first eight lines of the poem - 4 –
The busy bee or The axe in the wood.
VIII. you are Sachin/ sachi studying in Vani Vidya Mandir, Kuvempunagar, Mysore. - 5-
Writ e a letter to the Minister of education about your opinion with regard to the removal or retaining of
the public examination for 10th std. from the next academic year.
IX. Study the given picture and answer the questions that follows.
1. What are the three important messages conveyed to you in the picture? – 1 –
2. What will be the major issue of the future wars and why? - 1 –
3. Give any four steps to save water. – 2 –
4. Write any one slogan of your own over the given issue. – 1 –
5. Why do we need water? -2-
6. Write a paragraph in about six to eight sentences about the present water situation in your region. – 4 -
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Class & section: IX _____ Annual Examination – March 2014 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. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choice among the given: 20x1=20
1. “ We need a vision that is shared by the entire nation.” The lines are extracted from __________________________
a) Untouchables b) My experience with Truth c) Wings of fire d) Ignited minds
2. “ Something beautiful,vanished And we sigh for it in vain.” These are the lines from _________________________
a) Song of freedom b) It never comes again c) Missed d) Justice
3. “ Ruin has seized the wicked.” is an example of ___ _________________________
a) metonymy b) oxymoron c) personification d) metaphor
4. “ My son, you have suffered much.” This sentence is an example of ___ _________________________
a) present perfect b) past perfect c) future perfect d) simple past
5. Ah, the bowler’s low __________ mutter ________________________
a) querulus b) querolus c) querulous d) quirulas
6. Unfortunately the potential of the present day youth has not yet been used. A single word substitute for
the underlined statement is __ a) un nurtured b) un attended c) un received d) un tapped ______________
7. Mr. Abdul Kalam’s popularity has spread ____ _________________________.
a) hither & yon b) far off c) far and wide d) get on
8. The moral of the poem, “Nobleness enkindleth nobleness” is ____ ________________________
a) We should not be greedy b) Justice prevails c) honesty is purity
d) kindness and generosity brings happiness
9. The appropriate word combination for ‘turbulent’ is ___ a) reflexes b) water c) toys d) floor ________________
10. The poet Joseph T Renald is most grateful for having _____ ________________
a) a heart to love b) hands to do arduous work c) eyes to appreciate d) lips to console
11. The story of ‘Tom Sawyer’ is written by _______ _______________
a) Dustin Hoffman b) Ruskin Bond c) Mark Twain d) mark Tully
12. Give antonym by adding a suitable suffix to painless ____ a) –ful b) –less c) – ly d) none ______________
13. The child slept in its cradle tranquilly the meaning of the underlined word is ____ ________________
a) fast b) quickly c) peacefully d) slowly
14. Most suitable rhyming word for ‘weal’ is ____ a) male b) wheel c) whale d) veil _________________
15. Death should not be a means to escape worldly difficulties. The parts of speech of the underlined
words is __ a) noun – adjective b) pronoun – adverb c) adjective – verb d) noun – verb ________________
16. There is a cot at ____ end of the bed room. a) neither b) either c) nor d) or _________________
17. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition . None _________ your enemies will be able ________ discover you.
18. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunction . I am _____________ tired ___________ I cannot go.
19. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles: There was _________ explosion at _________ Jalandhar railway station.
20. Fill in the blanks with the present perfect or present perfect continuous form of verb given in brackets:
She is _______________________ ( be ) unconscious since 4 O’ Clock.
II. Match the following: -5-
21. legitimate martyr __________________________________
22. brutal knot around the neck __________________________________
23. noose dirty looking __________________________________
24. dingy lawful __________________________________
25. elevate misfortune _________________________________
savage
lift
III. Answer the following in 2-3 sentences: 10x2=20
1. Recount the blessings of Yaksha to Yudhisthira.
2. How did Upagupta keep up his promise?
3. Why did the wounded man want to take revenge on the king?
4. Who is known as “Grand old lady of the independence movement”? Which was her first major political involvement?
5. “The date 6th January 1959 was thankfully recorded”. Who says so? Why?
6. Name a few domestic industries established by Indians as mentioned by APJ Abdul Kalam?
7. Why is the poet grateful to the hands and his ability to pray?
8. What are the issues addressed as ‘gone’ by Subramania Bharati in the poem ‘Song of Freedom”?
9. What was the ‘final tests’ mentioned by Bhagat Singh? Why didn’t he want to escape the gallows?
10. What was the promise demanded by the Bishop from Jean Val Jean?
IV. A) Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: 5x3=15
1. “And can I be good without the bat?”
a) Whose words are these? b) To whom did he ask so? c) Why did he ask so?
2. “Tom what a fright you gave me!”
a) Who said these words? b) What was the fright given by Tom? c) What was the result of the fright?
3. “Something terrible must have happened to our brothers.”
a) Who said this to whom? B) Name the brothers c) What terrible thing had happened to the brothers?
4. “My heart was unclouded and gay.”
a) Whose heart was blissful? b) Till what time was the person in this mood?
c) Name the figure of speech of the given line
5. “That inward light the stranger’s face made grand.”
a) Who does the stranger refer to? b) What realization came upon his face? c) What was the result?
B. Quote from the memory: There are ------------------------------------ something sweet. [8 lines] -4-
V. Answer the following in 6-8 sentences: 2x4=8
1. Explain the consequence as to why Jumman could not take revenge on Algu Choudhry?
2. How did the pious nature of the Bishop transform Jean from a beast to a human?
VI. Re-write as directed: 1x15=15
1. To win a first prize is my ambition. – [identify and write the kind of phrase]
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2. The bag which has a broken handle is mine. - [identify and write the main and sub-ordinate clause]
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