Pallavi Model School

Bowenpally
FINAL EXAMINATIONS (2021-2022)
OBJECTIVE PAPER

Date :

Class : 8 Max. Marks : 30

Subject : English Time :

[Section-A] Reading

I) Read the following passage and write the answers to the questions based on it
[5x1 = 5 Marks]

I was the kid who sat on the sidelines and watched others having a good time
splashing about in the sea, wishing I could swim. Eventually, I learned how to, the
hard way. My brothers threw me into the water. As I floundered and nearly
drowned, it didn’t occur to me then that my brothers had taught me two important
skills: survival and independence. These skills were gifts that I relied on numerous
times over as an adult. As a child, I was game for anything.

Nothing fascinated me more than the chance to try something new. If nothing
else, my curiosity was fuelled by the desire to test my limits. I was sixteen when I
climbed my first mountain. It was Gunung Ledang in Johor, Malaysia, in 1980. It
was a horrible experience. I found the heat and thickness of the jungle
overwhelming. The night spent on the summit was cold and lonely. As I lay in my
tent, with my knees curled to my chin, I vowed that I would never climb another
mountain.

And yet, ironically, I was one of the two climbers from the first Singapore Mount
Everest Expedition who summitted Mount Everest in May 1998.

1. Why did the writer consider his childhood average?

(a) He learnt to swim the same way as everyone else.
(b) He played hide-and-seek near his house for many hours.
(c) He enjoyed watching other kids swim rather than joining them.
(d) He did not do anything that showed he would achieve great success in future.
2. Why did the writer say that ‘the ability to swim comes almost naturally to any kid
growing up in Port Dickson (paragraph 2)?
(a) Port Dickson is located near the sea.
(b) The kids are thrown into the sea in order to learn swimming.
(c) Every kid enjoys playing near the boats moored in Port Dickson.
(d) Every kid learns to swim eventually if he wants to join the others in the water.
3. The writer learnt to appreciate the skills his brothers taught him that day at the
sea when he _
(a) spent time watching other kids play in the sea
(b) almost died the day he was thrown into the sea

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 (c) became an adult and needed to use those skills
(d) climbed his first mountain at the age of sixteen
4. What made the writer vow never to climb again after his Gunung Ledang trip?
(a) He wanted to try something new besides climbing a mountain.
(b) He had spent a miserable time climbing to the top of the mountain.
(c) He disliked trekking through thick jungle and having to sleep in the open.
(d) He had tested his limits and was satisfied that he had climbed Gunung
Ledang.
5. The writer made it to the top of Mount Everest when he was
(a) 16
(b) 34
(c) 40
(d) 50

II) Read the following poem and write the answers to the questions based on it

[5x1 = 5 Marks]

Woodman, that tree!

Touch not a single bough
In youth, it sheltered me,
And I’ll protect it now.

‘It was my forefather’s hand

That placed it near his cot;
There, woodman, let it stand,
Thy axe shall harm it not!
When but an idle boy
I sought its grateful shade;
In all their gushing joy
Here, too, my sisters played.

My mother kissed me here,

My father pressed my hand
Forgive this foolish tear,
But let that oak stand!

My heartstrings round thee cling

Close as thy bark, old friend!
Here shall the wild birds sing,
And still, thy branches bend.

Old tree! The storm still brave!

And woodman leave the spot;
While I have a hand to save,
Thy axe shall harm it not
—George Pope Morris
6. The poet wants the woodman to spare the tree because:
(a) it yields valuable fruit

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 (b) the poet’s father told him strictly, not to touch the tree
(c) the tree has been the poet’s companion
(d) he doesn’t want that
7. The tree was planted by the poets:
(a) mother (b) father (c) grandfather (d) forefathers
8. The poet’s father pressed his hand as a gesture of:
(a) affection (b) kindness (c) anger (d) negligence
9. The poet will guard the tree with his:
(a) eye (b) hand (c) heart (d)negligence
10.

Grammar
Writing skill
III) Choose the correct option and complete the sentences [ 2x1=2 Marks]

11. What is the purpose of a diary entry?

a) To tell a story about fictional characters.

b) To help people perform in plays.
c) To recall events that have happened in writer’s life.
d) To provide non chronological information about a topic.

12. What is a blog post?

a) A game
b) Portal
c) c)A specific marketing blue print
d) d) Weblog

IV) Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.(mixed tenses and future
time) [6x1=6
Marks]

13 . The climate of the city………. mild and pleasant most of the time.
(a) is remaining
(b) remains
(c) was remaining
(d) is remained
14 . One day he ……… into a hotel in Shillong, a beautiful city in Meghalaya.
(a) booking
(b) was booking
(c) booked
(d) had booked

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15 You will certainly…….. rewards for what you are doing.
(a) getting
(b) had got
(c) was getting
(d) be getting
16 Do you …….. the day we moved the piano upstairs?
(a) remember
(b) remembered
(c) are remembering
(d) had remembered
17 The rain completely………. our day.
(a) spoilt
(b) is spoiling
(c) is spoilt
(d) was spoilt
18 Akbar…… the king at the age of fifteen after the sudden death of his father.
(a) was becoming
(b) had become
(c) became
(d) become
Literature

V) Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option given below
[6x1=6 Marks]
19 Sven Oslen was regarded as an expert in this field of
(a) construction
(b) repair
(c) lecture
(d)engineering
20 Project Crocodile was set up by the government of
(a) Burma
(b)America
(c)India
(d)Sri Lanka
21 That Little Square Box story is written in the style of
(a) comedy
(b) Tragedy
(c) adventure and thriller
(d) science fiction
22 The meaning of millenium is
(a) one year
(b) ten years
(c) hundred years
(d) thousand years
23 The main theme of the elephant’s speech in the poem The elephant and the
Tragopan is
(a) bravery of humans
(b) selfishness of humans

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 (c) honesty of humans
(d) friendliness of humans
24 The writer of the story Gogol’s First Day is
(a) Jhumpa Lahiri
(b) Janaki Lenin
(c) Vikram Seth
(d) Rudyard Kipling

12. Answer the questions by choosing the correct answer [6x1=6 Marks]
25 That little square box is written by
(a)William Shakespeare
(b)T.S.Eliot
(c) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(d) Janaki Lenin
26 Marshlands poem is written in this style
(a)sonnet
(b)couplet
(c) stanza
(d) paragraph
27 The seventeenth century Mughal capital refers to
(a)Mumbai
(b)Hyderabad
(c)Delhi
(d) India
28 Tragopan is a bird which looks similar to a
(a)parrot
(b)sparrow
(c) peacock
(d) primitive
29 The people dwelling in Northern European countries are referred to as
(a)nordic
(b)nomads
(c) tribals
(d) primitive
30 The massive problem faced by “project crocodile” is
(a)swimming
(b)netting
(c) fishing
(d)travelling

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 Pallavi Model School
Bowenpally
FINAL EXAMINATIONS (2021-2022)
SUBJECTIVE PAPER

Date :

Class : 8 Max. Marks : 30

Subject : English Time :

[Section-A] Reading

I. Read the following passage and write the answers to the questions based on it
(answer any six questions) [6x1=6 Marks]

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
One of the greatest mysteries of bird life is travelling. Every year during autumn and
early winter birds travel from northern regions of Asia, Europe and America to the
southern warmer lands. They make the return journey again during spring and early
summer. They are punctual unless they are delayed by bad weather. They face
many dangers and hardships while travelling long distances through the air, over
hills, forests, plains and large stretches of water. Sometimes sudden storms arise
and drive them far out of course. Often they are blown right out to sea and are
drowned in the wild waves. At night bright lights attract and confuse the birds. They
cannot fly at their fastest. The migration speed is usually from 48 to 64 km an hour
and rarely exceeds 80.
1. When do the birds travel from northern regions to southern warmer lands and
why?
2. What danger do they face when they are flying over the sea?

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 3. What happens to these birds at night when they see the lights?
4. When do the birds make their return journey?
5. What is the migration speed of the birds?
6. Which is the greatest mystery?
7. Which word in the passage mean the same as the word ‘Secrets’

II. Read the following poem and write the answers to the questions based on it
(answer any six questions) [6x1=6 Marks]

Oh! Defenders of borders

You are great sons of my land
When we are all asleep
You still hold on to your deed.

Windy season or snowy days

Or scorching sun’s sweltering rays
You are there guarding all the time awake
Treading the lonely expanses as Yogis.

Climbing the heights or striding the valleys

Defending the deserts and guarding the marshes
Surveillance in seas and by securing the air
Prime of your youth given to the nation

Wind chimes of my land vibrate your feat

We pray for you brave men
May the Lord bless you all
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

1. The poem is dedicated to

2. List at least two words which the poet uses as verbs from the poem
3. What do they sacrifice for the nation?
4. Which figure of speech is used in the last line of the second stanza?
5. What does Dr. Kalam express through the last two lines
6. ” Scorching’ in the poem means……………………………….
7. How are we inspired through this poem write in your own words.

III. Answer any one of the following in about (150 – 200 words) [1x4=4 Marks]

1. Looking at the increasing obesity problem among school children write a BLOG
in your own words describing the health and the food habits.
2. Make a diary entry of the January 26th Republic Day Celebrations conducted in
the school
Grammar

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 IV. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. [2x1=2 Marks]

1. John said, ‘I love this city.’

2. “Be nice to others”, Priya said.

V. Fill In the blanks with few, little, a few, a little, the few, the little. [2x1=2 Marks]
1. Just …………… persons were present there.

2. I cannot prepare tea; there is …………. milk in the house.

Literature

VI. Attempt any one question of your choice [1x3=3 Marks]

Read the line and answer the question
1. Breathes there the man, with soul so dead
a) write the name of the poet
b) who possesses such a soul ? what quality is missing in this person?
c) what do you think it means to have a ‘soul so dead’ ?

2. How slowly the moments seemed to pass ! I could count them by the throbbing
of my heart.
a) who did the speaker think the two men were?
b) where was the speaker?
c) How was the speaker feeling at the moment?

VII. Answer the following questions in about 40-50 words (attempt any two questions)
[2x2=4 Marks]
1. How does the author describe the sight of the city as the train enters it?
(coming Home to Delhi)
2. What do you think Gogol found specially interesting in school?
3. In the poem “Hope is the thing with Feathers” , what is the speaker saying
about ‘hope’ when she says that the bird never stops singing?

VIII. Answer the following question in about 80-100 words (attempt any one question)
[1x3=3 Marks]
1. Write a brief summary of the poem MARSHLANDS
2. By appreciating the story “That Little Square Box do you think the overdramatic
nature of the story adds to the humour. Why/why not.

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