ATOMIC ENERGY EDUCATION SOCIETY
(2015-16)
Sub: English
Sample Paper
Class: 8
Section. A. 1 (Reading)
A-1 Read the passage carefully and complete the sentences that follow.
Carbohydrates
Everybody needs carbohydrates as they are a major source of energy. However, the
requirement for carbohydrates depends on the stage of a person‟s life. Children and
teenagers need more of it because they need energy to allow their bodies to grow
and develop. Old people need less because their metabolism is slower and their
physical activities are reduced. So children need more carbohydrates because they
need more energy for growth and development. Also children are mostly quite active
and thus, burn a lot of energy. This energy may be regained by them by eating
carbohydrates. It is imperative that the carbohydrates come from natural sources like
fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Simple carbohydrates like sugar and refined
flour should be limited. Cake, candy and other refined sugar products are simple
sugars which also provide energy but lack vitamins. Food items such as bread,
legumes, rice, pasta and starchy vegetables contain complex carbohydrates. These
should be preferred as they provide vitamins and minerals in addition to energy.
a. Which age group needs more carbohydrates?______________________
b) The people needing fewer carbohydrates are those________________________
c) Cake, candy and other refined sugar products should be___________________
d) Food groups that contain complex carbohydrates are______________________
e) „Imperative „in the passage means_____________________________________
A.2 Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow by choosing the
most appropriate options.
A piece of paper
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I saw this blank piece of paper
And it looked
Kind of lonely,
Like it needed someone
To talk to
So I started to talk.
I told it about
School and trivial things,
And my need
For someone to talk to,
And in return
It told me about trees
And autumn
And where it had come from.
The paper looked sad.
When it told me about the
Wind in the tress
And the coming of man who had felled the
Tree, And I felt ashamed
Then I got angry
I had problems enough
Without Guilt
I tore up the paper
I tore up myself.
-Julia Biggs
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a) The blank piece of paper needed__________________
(i) Someone to talk to
(iii) someone to write on it
(ii) someone to read it
(iv) a notebook to be pasted in
(b) „Started to talk‟ means__________________________________
(i) the poet started speaking to it
(ii) the poet started writing on it
(iii) the poet was lost in dreams
(iv) the paper was a human being
(c) The poet told the paper about_________________________
(i) his school
(iii) the animals
(ii) his needs
(iv) both(i) and (ii)
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(d) The paper was sad because it____________________
(i) had no companion
(ii) was made of wood by cutting trees
(iii) was neglected by human beings
(iv) was not properly used
(e) The mood of the paper in the poem is_______________
(i)
Happy
(ii) sad (iii) joyful
(iv) humorous
A 3 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Cinema
The cinema is the cheapest source of entertainment today. Millions of people see
movies and enjoy them. It is a good pastime in all the places - big or small.
The cinema industry has made rapid progress after independence. In the beginning
there were silent, and black and white movies. Now we are dazzled by the colours in
every movie.
Big posters are seen on the walls of cities and towns for advertisements. They also
announce the coming movies in the city. There is always a rush before the booking
windows. So the tickets are often sold in the black market or at a premium.
On the one hand the cinema is a source of entertainment. On the other it is also a
source of knowledge and information. Films satisfy all the sections of people and
their different tastes.
There are religious movies and historical movies. They recreate the past, the old
culture and lifestyle. Social films spread awareness about social evils of dowry,
casteism and communal feelings. Some films expose the corruption in high places
among the policemen and the citizens.
1. Choose the correct option.
(A) Cinema is the source of
a. Entertainment
c.
Information
b. Knowledge
d. All - a, b & c
(B) Big posters are seen on the walls of cities and towns
a. For advertisements
b. For announcing the coming movies
c. For fun
d. Both a & b
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2. Why is cinema so much popular?
3. How can you say that cinema industry has made rapid progress after
independence?
4. Why are tickets often sold in the black market?
5. Mention two advantages of cinema.
6. What is the main purpose of making social films?
7. Find words from the passage which mean the opposite to:
(a) Costliest
(b) Slow
(c) Present
Section. B Writing
B-1- Read the given telephonic conversation between Mrs. Poonam and Aditya:
Aditya :
Hello, may I know who‟s on the line?
Mrs. Poonam: Yes Aditya it‟s me, Poonam Aunty
Aditya:
Good Evening, Aunty, mummy‟s not at home right now. Can I
have your message?
Mrs. Poonam: Yes, it‟s urgent. Please tell her that today‟s kitty party at
Mrs. Rathore‟s house has been cancelled as she is not well and
she‟ll fix a new day for the party later.
Aditya:
OK, Aunty I‟II give your message.
Mrs. Poonam: Thank you son.
As Aditya has to leave for his tuition class, he writes a message for his mother.
Write this message in not more than 80 words.
B-2-You had an argument with your friend over some issue. He blamed that you
were responsible for the defect in his Laptop. – Write a dialogue between them.
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B-3- Write a letter to The Chief manager, Delhi Transport Corporation, New Delhi,
requesting him to increase the service and frequency of buses during the afternoon
time as it is a lot difficult for those students who commute through DTC buses.
You‟re Nikhil/Neetu ,Anand,Headboy / Head girl of KLM Sr. Sec. School, Mandir
Marg, New Delhi. (Word limit: 120)
B-4- complete the given story and supply a suitable heading. (Word limit: 150)
Once there lived a king who had a daughter who was extremely beautiful but full of
vanity and pride…..
Section-C Grammar
C-1- The Following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line.
Write the error and correction in your answer sheet.
Error
Correction
Water is a most important element
(a)____________
_______________
of the survival of man. We can
(b) ___________
_______________
go without food for a long time and
(C) ___________
_______________
we cannot live without water even of (d) ___________
_______________
a day. Our human body is 60 to 70
(e) ___________
_______________
percent of water. It carry nutrients and (f)____________
_______________
oxygen to the cells through blood.
C-2- Arrange the following jumbled up words to form meaningful sentences.
(a) last/in/we/our/week/celebrated/VanaMahostva/school
(b) the eco club/school/of/this/our/organized/event
(c) all/got/and/the prizes/participants/certificates
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C-3- Report the given dialogue and complete the passage given below by choosing
the most appropriate options.
Mrs.Roy: Could I have two kilograms of potatoes and half a kilogram of tomatoes?
Vendor: Yes, you may.
Mrs.Roy: What is the rate of onion?
Vendor : Onions are Rs. 10 per kg
Mrs.Roy enquired of the vegetables vendor(a)_____________________
The vendor replied (b)__________________________
Mrs. Roy further enquired (C )_________________________
The vendor replied (d) ___________________________
(a) (i) if they could have two kgs of potatoes and half kg of tomatoes
(ii) that she could have two kgs of potatoes and half kg of tomatoes
(iii) why she could have two kgs of potatoes and half kg of tomatoes
(iv) that could she have two kgs of potatoes and half kg of tomatoes
(b) (i) yes, you might
(iii) in negative
(ii) Yes, he might
(iv) that she might
(c) (i) what is the rate of onion
(ii) what the rate of onion was
(iii) What was the rate of onion
(iv) the rate of onion
(d) (i) that the onions are Rs. 10 per Kg
(ii) that the onions were Rs. 10 per Kg
(iii) that the onions was Rs.10pr kg
(iv) that they cost Rs. 10per kg.
C-4 – Do as directed.
(1.) Write whether the underlined verb is “Transitive” or intransitive .
(i) He kicked the ball
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(ii) He spoke nicely.
(2) Use both/all to fill the blanks.
(i) ___________ the students in the class were present.
(ii) __________her parents were happy about his result.
(3) Add „ing‟ to the given verbs and use them with the nouns to form participle
phrases.
(i) Smile
(ii) dance.
(4) Use correct form of the word given in the brackets.
(i) He is ______________ working on the project . (serious)
(ii)He _________the meeting yesterday. (Chair)
(5) Write the noun forms of the following words.
(i) able (ii) happy
(6) Add „ly‟ to the adjectives to form adverbs
(i) Kind
(ii) Perfect
Section.D Literature
D-1- Read the following extract and answer the following questions.
The poetry of earth is ceasing never.
on a lone winter evening when the frost.
Has wrought a silence, from the stone there shrills.
The cricket‟s song in warmth increasing ever.
(1) Name the poem and the poet
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(2) Who is singing?
(3) What is the poetry of earth made of?
D-2- Read the extract and answer the questions.
When I set out for Lyonnesse
A hundred miles away
The rime was on the spray
And starlight lit my lonesomeness
When I set out for Lyonnesse.
(1)Name the poem and the poet
(2) Where did the poet want to go?
(3) Find the words that show that it was very cold.
D -3- Answer the following questions, any three.
(1) How did the doe save Penny‟s life?
(2) What is the message given by Stephen Hawking to the disabled?
(3) What did the author receive in the mail?
(4) What did young Ernest wish when he gazed at the Great stone face?
D-4- Answer the following questions, any three.
(1) Ranji sees his adversary in the bazaar. What does he wish to do?
(2) Why did FramtonNuttel come to the “rural retreat”?
(3) Why didn‟t they boy pay the school fees on the day he brought money to school?
(4) What was Duttada‟s secrete ambition?
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D-5- “ I am confident now of buying my Christmas presents on December 15 who
said this to whom? Mention the name of the lesson also.
D-6- If god had granted his wish that day, what harm would it have caused the boy
in later life?
What lesson have you learnt from the story jalebi?
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