CBSE Class 8 English Sample Paper Set A

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 SECTION A – READING

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Power Foods 

1. When Rajan, a student studying for the Class X Board examination approached Dr. Anoop Mishra of the Fortis Hospital, who had put on six kilograms, during preparation leave, for advice, he was told that the lack of physical activity was the primary cause of weight gain. He further advised him to follow a few significant tips.

2. As Rajan’s appetite had gone up and he had begun to snack frequently, Dr. Mishra asked him to  give up the habit and have small meals at frequent intervals. He was also told not to skip a meal. In case, he still felt the urge to snack, he was advised to have sprouts and salads in lieu of snacks loaded with fat and eat fruit in place of refined sugars. To avoid temptation of munching on biscuits, chips and namkeens , he was advised to munch carrots, cucumber and fruits.

3. To keep up his metabolism, and be able to concentrate for longer hours on his books, he was advised to avoid heavy meals, specially late at night. He needs to expose his body to sunlight for at least fifteen minutes a day to imbibe Vitamin D, a good vitamin for regulation of weight and also for the brain.

4. When it came to cold drinks, Rajan was advised to drink toned milk and nimbu pani to help him get rid of untimely hunger pangs. Also green teas he was told was a metabolic booster and could be tried out.

5. As far as his study routine was concerned, Dr. Mishra advised him to take breaks frequently instead of sitting for long hours at a stretch as that could cause headaches. In case he did get a headache it was necessary to learn what triggers it, and then try and avoid those things. The lighting of the room and placement of the chair was also important.

6. Above all, Rajan was advised to take regular exercise, as all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

a.) Why did Rajan approach Dr. Mishra ?

b.)What was Rajan advised to do instead of snacking ?

c.)What substitutes was Rajan advised in place of snacks?

d.)How was he to overcome the temptation of eating biscuits and namkeens?

e.) Why was Rajan asked to stay away from heavy meals late at night?

f.)What kinds of cold drinks was Rajan permitted to have?

g.) What was the cause of headache according to Dr. Mishra?

h.) Why should we expose ourselves to sunlight for fifteen minutes every day?

i.) Give the meaning of the following phrasal verbs
i.) put on ii.) give up
j.) Find the synonym of the following words from the passage
i.) important ii.) often

2. Read the poem given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Father Gilligan
The old priest Peter Gilligan
Was weary night and day :
For half his flock were in their beds,
Or under green sods lay.
Once while he nodded on a chair,
At the moth-hour of eve,
Another poor man sent for him,
And he began to grieve.
“I have no rest, nor joy, nor peace,
For people die and die”;
And after cried he,”God forgive!
My body spake, Not I !”
He knelt, and leaning on the chair
He prayed and fell asleep;
And the moth-hour went from the fields,
And stars began to peep.
“Mavrone, mavrone ! The man has died
While I slept on the chair”;
He roused his horse out of its sleep,
And rode with little care.
He rode now as he never rode,

By rocky lane and fern;
The sick man’s wife opened the door;
“Father ! you come again!”
/”And is the poor man dead ?” he cried.
“He died an hour ago.”
The old priest Peter Gilligan
In grief swayed to and fro.
“When you were gone, he turned and died
As merry as a bird.”
The old priest Peter Gilligan
He knelt him at the word.
-W.B. Yeats
a.)Why was the priest tired?
b.)Why were the priest’s flocks either in bed or lying under green sod?
c.)Why did another man send for Father Gilligan?
d.) Identity a figure of speech used in the poem.
e.) Find the words from the poem which mean the same as
i.) tired ii.) happy

SECTION B – WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Write a diary entry to express your feelings about getting a new pet as a Birthday Present.(Word limit: 120-150)
Or
You are Manan/Malini, Secretary of the Drama Club of your school. Draft a notice for your school notice board, informing students about an audition to be held for participation in the School’s Annual Dance Performance.(Word limit: 50)

4. Your younger brother Sahil spends a lot of time and money on games that he plays on his play station, DVDs and the I-pod. Write a letter advising him against this wastage of time and money. Word limit: 120-150 words.
Hints : Latest technology, obesity, time wasted – outdoor games, social interaction
Or

The picture shows the harmful effects of electronic waste. Taking ideas from the picture, write an article in about 120 words on the need to recycle electronic waste in an environmental friendly way.

Or
Write a short story beginning with “The bird worked hard through the summer………..(Word
limit: 150-200 words)

5. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction against the correct blank number in your answer sheet.
                                                                        Error          Correction
Facebook, with more then 1.2 billion users, a.) ____________ ____________
is celebrated its 20th birthday this year.      b.) ____________ ____________
The company was launching by                  c.) ____________ ____________
Marck Zuckerberg at February 4, 2004       d.) ____________ ____________
from Harvard University. The cite was        e.) ____________ ____________
conceived in a Harvard dorm as the way     f.) ____________ ____________
to connect student and let them build an online g.) ____________ ____________
identity for himself, according to ‘Computer world’. h.) ____________ ____________

6. Do as directed.

a.) Why didn’t you tell the truth to your mother ?(Change from active to passive)

b.) He was flying a kite. (Change from active to passive)

c.) More of the girls was present for the test.(Correct the sentence)

d.) Have you ___________rice left in ___________bowl?( Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners)

e.) All the dancers_____________________(leave)the auditorium, when suddenly the floor__________(start) trembling .( Fill in the blanks with suitable form of the verbs given)

f.) told me / cancelled / he / was / that / the / trip ( Rearrange the phrases to form a meaningful sentence )

SECTION C – LITERATURE & LONG READING TEXT

7. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.
“You really are the most wonderful and stupendous man in the world”.
i.) Who speaks the above lines and to whom?
ii.) Why does she say so?
iii.) Give the meaning of the word ‘stupendous’.

8. Answer the following questions briefly in about 30-40 words each.

a.) Animals too have feelings. Justify the statement based on your study of Bruno.

b.) Can you identify with Swami’s character? Why/Why not?

c.) What does the movement of the river symbolize in the poem?

d.) How did the diamond reach the stomach of the patient in the hospital?

9. Answer any one of the following questions in about 80-100 words.

a.) Narrate any one incident when you were caught by your parents making an excuse and reprimanded for it like Swami. Did you learn anything from that incident?
Or
b.) Comment on the humorous elements of the story “The Surgeon”.

10. LONG READING TEXT – AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

Answer the following questions in about 100-120 words.

a.) Passepartout gets his master into trouble often because of his casualness. Comment.

b.) Write an essay on the plot structure of the novel.

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