SECTION - A (READING)
Q1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Scientists know many things about our solar system. It consists of the Sun and eight planets. The eight planets in the Solar System from closest to farthest from the Sun are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. It includes: the satellites of the planets; numerous comets, asteroids, and meteoroids; and the interplanetary medium. They know how old Sun is. The Sun is more than 4½ billion years old. The sun is mostly made out of hydrogen and helium.
They know the Sun‟s size. The Sun is the Solar System's star and by far its most massive component. The Sun may seem small, but that is because it is so far away. It is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away from the Earth. The Sun is so large that the diameter of the Sun is 109 times the Earth‟s diameter. The Sun also weighs as much as 333,000 Earths. The Sun is the centre of our Solar System. Besides the Sun, the Solar System is made up of the planets, moons, asteroid belt, comets, meteors, and other objects.
There are asteroids, mostly between Mars and Jupiter. Further out than Neptune, there is the Kuiper belt which has dwarf planets, including Pluto. There are thousands of very small objects in these areas. There are also comets, centaurs, and there is interplanetary dust.
Six of the planets and three of the dwarf planets are orbited by moons. Furthermore, planetary dust orbits the gas giants. Many other systems like the Solar System have been found. Each of the billions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy might have a planetary system. Astronomers are now hunting for another planet in our solar system, a true ninth planet and it has been given the name as Planet Nine.
a) What is the sun made of?
i) halogen ii) hydrogen
iii) helium iv) both ii & iii
b) The distance of the sun from the Earth is
i) 4½ billion miles ii) 1500 kilometres
iii) 150 million miles iv) 93 million miles
c) The sun seem small from earth because
i) it is not far ii) it is small
iii) it is not close iv) it is close
d) Which of these is farthest to the sun?
i) Neptune ii) Uranus
iii) Mercury iv) Jupiter
e) What is Kuiper belt?
f) Complete the sentence
The Sun is so large that the diameter of the Sun is ________________
Q2. Read the following and answer the questions that follow.
“Come, little leaves,” said the wind one day,
“Come over the meadows with me and play.
Put on your dresses of red and gold;
For summer is gone, and the days grow cold.”
Soon as the leaves heard the wind‟s loud call,
Down they came fluttering, one and all.
O‟er the brown field then they danced and flew
Singing the soft little songs they knew
Dancing and whirling, the little leaves went,
Winter had called them, and they were content.
Soon, fast asleep on their earthy beds,
The snow laid a coverlet over their heads.
a) Who is speaking in the first stanza?
i) leaves ii) snow
iii) wind iv) meadows
b) What does the first stanza tell us about the season of the year?
i) rainy ii) autumn
iii) summer iv) winter
c) Give a suitable title for this poem.
d) “Down they came fluttering, one and all” means ______________
SECTION - B (WRITING)
Q3. You are Gauri / Gaurav. Write a letter to your friend inviting her / him to your birthday party. Give details regarding the day, time, venue, etc. Add interesting details like theme, dress code, etc.
Q4. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper highlighting the problem of power cuts in your area.
Q5. You are Karan/ Kiran, Head of the Social Science Club of your school. Write a notice informing students of classes VI to VIII about the forthcoming 'Model Making Competition' to be held in the school. Give necessary details.
Q6. You are Arun/ Anu. You have an appointment with your friend Aman to see a movie at 3.00 pm, but you have to take your father for an urgent medical checkup. Before leaving you decided to leave a message for your friend to book tickets for 5.00 pm movie show. Draft a message.
Q7. Write an article to be published in your school magazine titled: 'Mobile: A Boom or a Threat'.
Q8. You went to an orphanage to distribute sweets on your birthday. Describe your feelings and the experience of this visit in a diary.
Q9. Write an interesting story from the given outlines. Give suitable title and moral.
John and Jackie ......two best friends......went on a journey.......ship is wrecked.....they are saved but lands on deserted island.....both decided to pray....... John prays only for himself......all his prayers are answered....... God appears.....tells John it was Jackie's prayers that all John's wishes were fulfilled.....John felt broken and ashamed..... Jackie taken away by God.
Q10. You are Personnel Manager of Tata Motors, Sector 10, Industrial Area, Noida. You need an efficient HR Manager for your office. Write an advertisement for the 'Situation Vacant' column of a newspaper.
SECTION - C (GRAMMAR)
Q11. Fill in the blanks with the correct article.
a) It will take us (a / the/ an) hour to reach Jaipur.
b) She wants to study in (a/the / an) university in New Delhi.
c) He considers himself (a/ the / an) alien in the television industry.
d) My aim is to become (a/ the / an) engineer.
e) Though (a /the/ an) European by birth, Jay always considers himself Indian.
Q12. Insert suitable article wherever necessary.
a) I bought a cycle for you. Cycle is red in colour.
b) Taj Mahal is in Uttar Pradesh.
c) I want to ask you question.
d) Homer's 'Iliad' is a well-known epic-poem.
e) This is honour for me.
f) Times of India' is an Indian newspaper.
g) Ramayana is a sacred book of Hindus.
Q 13. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of verbs.
a) Water ............................. (freeze) at 0°C.
b) Niti ............................. (read) a storybook yesterday.
c) Mohan ............................. (go) for yoga exercises everyday.
d) Neha always ............................. (complete) her projects on time.
e) Frequent Bakes ............................. (make) delicious cup cakes.
Q14. Mention the type of tenses of the following sentences.
a) Anna is reading a book.......................
b) Sun rises in the east......................
c) She had gone to the market..................
d) I have been playing since morning......................
e) She has many friends...................
f) I will meet Bob tomorrow...................
Q15. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of verbs given in brackets according to the tense form mentioned with each sentence.
a) Simon........................... (leave) for Jaipur. (Past Perfect)
b) Mr Kapoor............... (win) the election. (Simple Future)
c) Punjab ............................. (produce) wheat in bulk quantity. (Simple present)
d) The little boy ............................. (throw) a pebble into the pond. (Past perfect)
f) I .....................(play) cricket for an hour. (Present Perfect Continuous)
Q 16. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs given in the brackets.
a) Can you ......(saw/see/seen) a woman in this picture?
b) I .................(an going/ gone/ went) to London tomorrow.
c) I ...............(do/did/done) housework on Sunday.
d) The meeting .................(start/starts/started) at 9 pm tonight.
e) Look! Sam ...............(is going/was going/will go) to the market.
f) When he ...............(wake up/woke up), his mother ..........(had/has/have) already prepared breakfast.
Q17. Read the following sentences and use a capital letter, comma or a full stop wherever required.
a) harry potter is a fictional character
b) sumit is studying english literature at university of jammu
c) my best friend is a european but lives in canada
d) our holidays will begin on monday
e) i am reading gullivers travels
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