CBSE Class 8 English Sample Paper Set 01

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Section – A
(Comprehension)

I. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: (12 marks)

The Batonga tribe lived on the land that was to be flooded and they did not want to move further up the valley. In order to convince them to move, schools, clinics and wells were built for them. Some new villages were built close to the water’s edge which gave the Batonga tribe fishing opportunities on the lake. Farming, however, was more difficult as crops did not grow very well as the rich alluvial river soil had been lost.

People were not the only ones who suffered from the disturbance. As the dam began to fill, thousands of animals were getting stuck on islands. This project came to be known as Operation Noah. It was a huge task which proved to be very difficult. Once there, rescuers would be faced with snakes including the deadly black mamba.

An officer climbed a tree in swimming costume and gloves to catch a mamba with a stick.

In all some 7,000 animals were saved during Operation Noah. People tell of monkeys sitting on treetops, unable to swim to shore. The monkeys were starving as every bit of greenery on the trees had been eaten. As they were too afraid of human beings to allow themselves to be rescued, they died and fell into the rising water.

Write the answers in your own words unless the question specifically asks you to quote from the passage.
 
Q1. What was about to happen to the land where the Batonga tribe lived?(1 mark)
 
Q2. What was done in order to make them move? (1 mark)
 
Q3. Why was farming difficult on the new land? (1 mark)
 
Q4. Apart from the people who suffered from this disturbance and how?(2 mark)
 
Q5. What was this project named as? (1 mark)
 
Q6. Name a particular species of snake that was a threat to the people? (1)
 
Q7. What was operation Noah all about? (2 marks)
 
Q8. Why did the monkeys die during this project? Give 2 reasons. (2 marks)
 
Q9. What was used to catch the snakes? (1 mark)
 
 
II. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: (10 marks)
 
Scientists have determined that hair picked up from thick forests in the Garo hills of Meghalaya five years ago is the best evidence yet of the existence of the creature known in different parts of the world as ‘yeti’ or the ‘abominable snowman’.
 
According to a report in ‘The Independent’, tests at UK’s Oxford Brookes University, on the hair, which local people believe came from a yeti in the jungles of Meghalaya, have failed to link them with any known spices.
 
“The hair is the most positive evidence yet that a yeti might possibly exist,” said ape expert Ian Redmond, who is coordinating the research.
 
The two short hair strands-33mm and 44mm long- were picked up from the thick forests in the Garo hills after a person reported seeing a yeti.
 
The hills are one of the several places in the world where similar creatures-Bigfoot in the US, the sasquatch in Canada, the sajarang gigi in Indonesia, and the yeti in Nepal-are part of the local stories.
 
The hair will now be examined under an even more powerful microscope and sent to different laboratories-in Oxford and Cardiff- for DNA testing.
 
Q1. What is the best evidence of the existence of yeti and why? (2 marks)
 
Q2. When and where were the hair strands picked up? (2 marks)
 
Q3. What was the conclusion given by Ian Redmond about the hair? (1 mark)
 
Q4. How long were the two strands of hair? (1 mark)
 
Q5. Name two places across the world where we find similar creatures. (2 marks)
 
Q6. What would be the next step for the examination of the hair and where will it be sent?
 
Section – B (Literature)
 
PART –A
 
1. Rachael Pathak is a bold person who achieves the aim of her life with her hard work. Give examples to show that this statement is true. (2)
 
2. Why is Sky Diving not a popular sport in India? (2)
 
3. Why did Rachael Pathak beg in front of the industrialists? (2)
 
4. Why does Mr. Punch attack the professor? (2)
 
6. What is the difference between the elder and the younger brother in the chapter, ‘The Snake’? (2)
 
7. What did the elder brother do when he saw his younger brother holding a snake in his hand and why? (2)
 

PART –B
 
1. What used to happen when the Moon did not shine? Would you call the Moon brave? (2 marks)
OR
What was the contest that was announced by the Inkeeper in ‘The Canterbury Tales’? What was the prize for the winner of the contest? (2 marks)
 
2. Do you think that ‘The Buried Moon’ depicts the struggle between good and evil? Give a reason. (1 mark)
OR
Was the alchemist in ‘The Canterbury Tales’ a clever man? Give a reason to support your answer. (1 mark)
 
3. How did the narrator’s family prepare for the Grandfather’s visit? Give at least two examples. What were the feelings of the family towards the Grandfather? (2 marks)
 
4. Who were the Schneiders hiding in their home? Why was it risky to keep that person in the house? (2 marks)
 
5. Who was Herr Resch? How was he responsible for the Rabbi’s arrest? What kind of a person was Herr Resch?
 
Answer ANY TWO of the following questions:
 
1. Which is the poem you liked the most in the section ‘Birds and Beasts’? Why? (2 marks)
 
2. Why do you think the lady left her “house and land” to be with the gypsies in the poem ‘ The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies’? (2 marks)
 
3. Why does the bird die in the poem ‘Death of a Bird’? Does the poet understand the reason of its death?
 
 

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