ANNUAL EXAMINATION
CLASS 8 (VIII) WBBSE
ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER

WBBSE Class 8 English 3rd Unit Test Question Paper Set-3 | অষ্টম শ্রেণি ইংরেজি তৃতীয় পর্যায়ক্রমিক মূল্যায়নের প্রশ্নপত্র সেট-৩

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Set-3

Third Summative Evaluation
Class VIII
Sub : English
Full Marks : 70 Time : 2.30 mnts

Name……………………………………………………

Roll No. …………………… Sec ………………….

READING (SEEN)

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below :

[Lesson 10, Tales of Childhood, Page No. 94]

On the other hand, I can remember very clearly the journeys I made to and from the school because they were so tremendously exciting. Great excitement is probably the only thing that really interests a six-year-old boy and it sticks in his mind. In my case, the excitement centred around my new tricyle. I rode to school on it every day with my eldest sister riding on hers. No grown-ups came with us, and I can remember oh so vividly how the two of us used to go racing at enormous speeds down the middle of the road and then, most glorious of all, when we came to a corner, we would lean to one side and take it on two wheels. All this, you must realize, was in the good old days when the sight of a motor car on the street was an event, and it was quite safe for tiny children to go tricycling and whooping their way to school in the centre of the highway.

So much, then, for my memories of kindergarten sixty-two years ago. It’s not much, but it’s all there is left.

A. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for false statments in the given boxes and give supporting statements for each of your answer: 2×2=4

(i) The cycle of the narrator had three wheels.

Supporting statement:

(ii) The narrator had to carry his sister on his cycle at the time of going to school.

Supporting statement:

B. Answer the following questions: 2×3=6

(i) How old was the narrator when he wrote the piece of writing?

Ans.

(ii) “… the two of us used to go racing at enormous speeds…” Who are these ‘two’ ?

Ans.

(iii) How did the narrator enjoy his journeys to and from school?

Ans.

2. Read the following stanzas and answer the questions given below :

[Lesson 9, Summer Friends, Page No. 85]

The Swallow is a summer bird;
He in our chimneys, when the weather
Is fine and warm, may then be heard.
Chirping his notes for weeks together.
Come there but one cold wintry day,
Away will fly our guest the Swallow :
And much like him we find the way
Which many a gay young friend will follow
In dreary days of snow and frost
Closer to Man will cling the Sparrow:
Old friends, although in life we’re crost,
Their hearts to us will never narrow.
Give me the bird give me the friend-
Will sing in frost – will love in sorrow
Whate’er mischance to-day may send,
Will greet me with his sight to-morrow.

A. Fill in the following chart with information from the text: 2×2=4

Who	Does What	When
(i) A true friend of the poet		The poet has mischance.
(ii) A Sparrow	Chirping his notes.

B. Answer the following questions : 3×2=6

(i) “Whater’er mischance to-day may send”,-What does the line suggest ?

Ans.

(ii) What type of friend does tho poet want ?

Ans.

READING SKILLS (UNSEEN)

3. Read the following passage and answer the questions :

We all know that Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar is the writer of the first primer of the Bengali language, ‘Pratham Bhag’. He is also remembered for being a pioneer in the cause of women’s education and uplift for his extensive charitable activities.

Unfortunately his house was lying in a dilapidated condition for almost a hundred and twenty five years. At last in 1999 the restoration of the house began with the combined efforts of the local people of Badur Bagan, Rammohan College, the KMC and the Govt of West Bengal. The house is open to visitors on all weekdays. A visit will certainly be inspiring and enlightening. Thus we can safely say that Vidyasagar would have been pleased by the way his house is being utilized if he were alive.

A. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the boxes given below and write the supporting statemen against each one : 2×2=4

(i) Vidyasagar’s house is open on holidays only.

Supporting statement :

(ii) Vidyasagar’s contribution in the field of women’s education is really unforgettable.

Supporting statement :

B. Fill in the blanks with words from the passage : 1×2=2

(i) God will love you, if you are …………………

(ii) Use of foul ………………… is a mark of poor character.

C. Answer the following questions : 2×3=6

(i) What is the importance of ‘Pratham Bhag” ?

Ans.

(ii) Mention two of Vidyasagar’s contributions.

Ans.

(iii) Who were responsible for the restoration of Vidyasagar’s house?

Ans.

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

4. Change the mode of narration : 2×4=8

(i) He said to the police, “Yesterday a thief entered our house.”

Ans.

(ii) He said to us, “Do not walk on the ice.”

Ans.

(iii) The teacher said, “Death is the brother of sleep.”

Ans.

(iv) Mala said, “Do you like fables?”

Ans.

5. Underline clauses and identify their kinds : 2×2=4

(i) I hope that i would win an award.

Ans.

(ii) I saw and old woman who was carrying a child.

Ans.

6. Find out two words from the unseen passage (Question No. 3) which mean the following: 2×2=4

(i) in a state of disrepair:

(ii) the action of returning something to a former condition:

WRITTING SKILL

7. Write a paragraph about Mother Teresa using the following points : 12

[Points: Full name: Agnes Gonxhas Bojaxhin – Date of birth: 27 August, 1910-Place of birth: Skopji in Yugoslavia – Father: A kind and charitable man Mother: A pious lady – Early education: Sacred Heart Church – Interests: Great interest in church work, loved books, spend long hours reading-Life as a nun: In 1931 became Sister Teresa after two years of training and discipline, joined Loreto Convent, taught Geography – Her mission: Serve the poor, left convent, established ‘Nirmal Hriday’ – Passed away: Sept 5, 1997-Prize Awarded: Nobel Prize, Bharat Ratna.]

8. Write a story on the basis of the following points. Add a suitable title and a moral to it: 10

[Points: A poor and honest cobbler works hard to earn more a rich man comes gets his shoes mended gives the cobbler money money bag drops he goes away unknowingly – cobbler runs to return it gets monetary reward – becomes rich.]

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