RBSE Class 8th 2020 English-UP-02-2020 Previous Year Papers

PRARAMBHIK SHIKSHA PURNATA PRAMAN-PATRA PARIKSHA, 2020

CLASS-8
ENGLISH

No. of Questions : 25  |  Time : 2.30 Hrs.
No. of Printed Pages : 68  |  Maximum Marks : 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE EXAMINEES:

1. Students must write their Roll Number on the question paper.
2. All the questions are compulsory.
3. Question no. 24 and 25 have options. Students have to write answers accordingly.
4. Write the answer to each question in the given answer-book only.
5. For the questions having more than one part, the answer must be written in continuity.
6. Write the correct serial number of each question as mentioned in the question paper.
7. Questions have been divided into four parts.

• Part-I consists of multiple choice questions.
• Part-II consists of one-word answer type questions.
• Part-III consists of comprehension passages (unseen and seen) with the textual questions.
• Part-IV consists of writing skill based questions.

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PART-I

Choose the correct answer –

1. ‘The bhikshu was astonished’. Here ‘astonished’ means –

   • (A) Sad
   • (B) Angry
   • (C) Surprised
   • (D) Happy

   Explanation: The word 'astonished' means greatly surprised or amazed.

2. Everyone ........... knows Amal, comes and leaves little gifts.

   • (A) which
   • (B) whose
   • (C) who
   • (D) whom

   Explanation: 'Who' is used as a relative pronoun for people (subject). 'Everyone who knows Amal' is correct.

3. Which of the following is not related to a bank?

   • (A) Clerk
   • (B) Manager
   • (C) Money
   • (D) Doctor

   Explanation: Clerk, Manager, and Money are all related to a bank. A Doctor is not typically associated with a bank.

4. The bhikshu was silent ................ a long time.

   • (A) for
   • (B) in
   • (C) on
   • (D) with

   Explanation: 'For' is used with a duration of time. 'For a long time' is the correct phrase.

5. Which of the underlined letters have a different sound?

   • (A) hear
   • (B) beat
   • (C) leave
   • (D) heat

   Explanation: In 'hear', the 'ea' is pronounced as /ɪə/ (ear sound), while in beat, leave, and heat, 'ea' is pronounced as /iː/ (long e sound).

6. Yes, she ................... how to swim.

   • (A) knows
   • (B) known
   • (C) know
   • (D) knowing

   Explanation: With third person singular subject 'she', the verb takes 's' – 'knows' is correct.

7. But have heard that some people in the village ...................... by robbers and the guards were not able to do anything.

   • (A) was looted
   • (B) were looted
   • (C) have looted
   • (D) is looted

   Explanation: 'Some people' is plural, so the passive voice requires 'were looted' (past tense passive).

PART-II

1. Make new words by adding ‘ous’ and ‘ious’ to the following words properly :

   1. CONTINUE + ________ = CONTINUOUS
   2. FAME + ________ = FAMOUS

   Explanation: Adding 'ous' to 'fame' gives 'famous' (meaning well-known). Adding 'ious' to 'continue' (drop the 'e') gives 'continuous' (meaning without stopping).

2. Write plurals of the following words :

   1. City → Cities
   2. Ox → Oxen

   Explanation: 'City' changes 'y' to 'i' and adds 'es' to become 'cities'. 'Ox' is an irregular noun; its plural is 'oxen'.

3. Write the missing letters in the following words :

   1. L_v_ly → Lovely
   2. H_pp_ → Happy

   Explanation: The missing letters are 'o' and 'e' for 'lovely', and 'a' and 'y' for 'happy'.

4. Identify the words with incorrect spelling and rewrite after correcting them:

   "The erth withoat water is defficult to imegin."

   Corrected sentence: The earth without water is difficult to imagine.

   Explanation: 'erth' → 'earth', 'withoat' → 'without', 'defficult' → 'difficult', 'imegin' → 'imagine'.

5. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct words from the brackets :

   "There are lights on the road ................. you may see the traffic signals." (so that/ as long as)

   Correct answer: so that

   Explanation: 'So that' shows purpose (the lights are there for the purpose of seeing signals). 'As long as' means 'provided that', which doesn't fit here.

6. Use punctuation marks such as comma (,), question mark (?), small/ capital letters in the following sentences :

   1. what does it look like sir → What does it look like, sir?
   2. kailash ramesh and abdul are friends → Kailash, Ramesh and Abdul are friends.

   Explanation: In (a), capital 'W', comma after 'like', and question mark at the end. In (b), capital 'K', commas after 'Kailash' and 'Ramesh', and a full stop at the end.

7. Arrange the words in proper order to make meaningful sentences :

   1. not done/ he/ has/ homework/ yet/ his → He has not done his homework yet.
   2. you/ been/ ever/ have/ to Jaipur → Have you ever been to Jaipur?

   Explanation: In (a), subject 'He' + auxiliary 'has' + 'not' + past participle 'done' + object 'his homework' + 'yet'. In (b), auxiliary 'Have' + subject 'you' + adverb 'ever' + past participle 'been' + 'to Jaipur' + question mark.

8. Join the following sentences using ‘either — or’ :

   "It is raining. Please give me an umbrella. Give me a raincoat."

   Correct answer: It is raining. Please give me either an umbrella or a raincoat.

   Explanation: 'Either...or' is used to present two alternatives. Here, the two options are 'an umbrella' and 'a raincoat'.

9. Fill in the blanks with the help of the words given in the bracket:

   (cross, left, drink, right)

   1. Don’t mix ________ and drive. → drink
   2. We should ________ the road at the zebra crossing. → cross

   Explanation: 'Don't mix drink and drive' is a common warning against drinking alcohol while driving. 'Cross the road' means to go from one side to the other.

PART-II

(A) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

“Why are you alone here?” asked the officer.
“I stayed with my grandfather who is suffering from paralysis and so could not follow the rest to a safe place,” replied the woman boldly as if annoyed to say a word in the presence of the enemy. “I stayed back to take care of him.”
“Why have neighbours left the village?”
The lady’s eyes flashed fire; she fixed on the Commander a look of strange meaning and answered, “You know very well. Weren’t they all to be killed?”
The Commander shrugged his shoulders, “But why did you burn the chapatis and wheat and emptied the milk cans and waterpots?”

Questions:

1. (a) Why did the woman stay back? (2)
   The woman stayed back to take care of her grandfather who was suffering from paralysis and could not go to a safe place.
2. (b) Who is suffering from paralysis? (2)
   The woman’s grandfather is suffering from paralysis.
3. 48 (a) Why had neighbours left the village? (2)
   The neighbours had left the village because they were afraid of being killed by the enemy.
4. (b) Whose eyes flashed fire? (2)
   The woman’s eyes flashed fire when she looked at the Commander.
5. (c) Find the opposite word from the passage for:
   • (i) Absence — Presence
   • (ii) Friend — Enemy

(B) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

The next day, when she reached school, everyone was looking at her, but she did not pay attention to anyone. Roshni came to her, looking ashamed. She held Sangeeta’s hand and said, “I am very sorry for my behaviour, please forgive me. I couldn’t understand you.”
The Principal of the school called Sangeeta during the assembly meeting, and announced about her brave deed.
Now every student wanted to talk and shake hands with her. Sangeeta was very happy. So she stepped forward confidently onto the stage to receive the “Bravery Award” of the year from the Principal.

Questions:

49. (a) What happened when Sangeeta reached school? (2)
    When Sangeeta reached school, everyone was looking at her, but she did not pay attention to anyone.
50. (b) Who was sorry for her behaviour? (2)
    Roshni was sorry for her behaviour.
51. 20. (a) Who announced about Sangeeta’s brave deed? (2)
    The Principal of the school announced about Sangeeta’s brave deed during the assembly meeting.
52. (b) Why did Sangeeta go onto the stage? (2)
    Sangeeta went onto the stage to receive the “Bravery Award” of the year from the Principal.
53. (c) Find out the word from the passage which means ‘prize’. (2)
    The word is “Award”.

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Reading Comprehension

(C) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

Questions:

1. (a) Whom did Gandhi respect as his guru?

   Answer: Gandhi respected Gokhle as his guru.

2. (b) How was the scarf of Gokhle?

   Answer: Gokhle's scarf was crumpled.

3. (a) What did Gandhi insist on?

   Answer: Gandhi insisted on ironing the scarf for Gokhle.

4. (b) Why was Gandhi happy?

   Answer: Gandhi was happy because Gokhle was pleased with his ironing work, and Gandhi felt that this was the best certificate anyone could have given him.

5. (c) Write one word for the group of words: "A man who washes clothes is called ______________."

   Answer: Washerman

Arrange the following sentences according to the time of events:

23. Arrange the following sentences in correct order:

1. Once there was a dog.
2. It found a piece of meat.
3. It saw its reflection in the water.
4. It barked at the dog in the water.
5. Its own piece of meat fell into the water.

PART-IV

24. Imagine that you are Avanish from Jagatpura. Write a letter to your friend congratulating him for winning a gold medal in school tournament.

You may touch upon the following points:

1. How did you come to know about his success?
2. In which game/sport did he participate?
3. Which position did he get in the game/sports?
4. What medal did he get?
5. How did you feel?

OR

You are Anushka studying in a government school of village Sarangpur. Your sister's marriage is on next Sunday. You have to distribute the invitation cards and make other arrangements. Write an application to your Headmistress, requesting her to grant you three days leave.

You may touch upon the following points/hints:

• Sister's marriage
• Sunday
• A lot of work in family
• Shopping
• Invitation cards distribution
• Father and mother very busy in arrangements
• Stay of all relatives
• Preparation of food
• Write address on invitation card
• Grant leave

Section D (Writing)

25. Write a short paragraph on ‘My Family’.

Hints: Number of persons in your family, details of family members, different roles of each family member, Head of the family, grandparents, father’s job, work hard, role of your mother, brother/sister, help each other, live happily.

OR

Write a story in about 70-80 words with the help of the given outline:

Outline: A fox ........... hungry ........... sees a bunch of grapes ............ jump to reach ........... fails to get ......... jumps again and again ......... can’t get grapes ........... goes away ............ grapes are sour.