CBSE Class 8 English Sample Paper Set V

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SECTION A–READING

Q.1 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follows: 

Stonehenge has been shrouded in mystery for more than 4,500 years. Now a British archaeologist may have found out some of its secrets. There are some things that people call "mysteries" that are not really all that mysterious. Stonehenge, however, certainly deserves that description. Rumours of ancient magicians, strange druids, and the sun god Apollo surround it. Located in the English countryside, Stonehenge is one of the oldest monuments in the world. It is instantly recognizable. It consists of a group of gigantic stones that stand upright on the ground in a circle. In some cases, pairs of the stones have another stone lying across them like a tabletop. At the sight of these strange stones, most people think two things first. One, how did people in prehistoric times manage to set up these enormous stones? And two, what was the purpose of this strange structure? No one really knows. But Stonehenge Decoded, a new program on National Geographic Channel, takes a look at a groundbreaking theory on the origins of Stonehenge. British archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson leads a team that investigates Stonehenge, and comes up with some surprises. Pearson and his crew find evidence of a 4,500-year-old settlement a few kilometres from Stonehenge. At the centre of this settlement lie the remains of a second circle! After testing, it is found that the second circle was a near replica of the Stonehenge monument, but made of wood. Both circles stood at the same time. So how were these circles connected? What was the meaning of having one in stone and one in wood? Pearson believes that Stonehenge was built for the ancestors of the people that created it. It may, he claims, have been a monument to house the spirits of the dead. The wooden monument may have represented the living, while the stone monument represented the dead. Another amazing discovery is that on the longest and shortest days of the year, the two monuments line up with the setting and rising sun. The effect is very dramatic.

a Stonehenge is _____.

(i) a series of circles

(ii) a huge stone

(iii) a set of stones

(iv) a wooden monument b. Based on the article, what can be said of Pearson's theory?

(i) He will come up with a theory soon.

(ii) There is very little evidence to support it.

(iii) It proves that our beliefs were accurate.

(iv) It changes the way Stonehenge has been understood.

c. What has Pearson's team found?

(i) A wooden circle right beneath Stonehenge.

(ii) A huge underwater city near Stonehenge.

(iii) The remains of a community and a monument similar to Stonehenge.

(iv) A prehistoric graveyard.

d. According to the article, what might Stonehenge have been used for?

(i) Religious rituals.

(ii) Shelter from the cold and rain.

(iii) A prison or school

(iv) A display of power

e. Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following:

(i) A member of an o rder of priests in ancient Gaul and Britain who appear in Welsh and Irish legend as prophets and sorcerers

(ii) A copy or reproduction of a work of art

SECTION B (Writing) 5m

Q2 .Imagine you are an astronaut and you have landed on India's first manned mission to the Moon. Record your experience in your diary in 150-180 words. (5)

HINTS

1. The Moon, which was always on object of the sky, is now beneath my feet. 2. Due to lack of gravity, a small step also tends to be a big jump. 3. The land is rugged and grainy. There is nothing moving. 4. Our planet shines like a blue pearl.

SECTION C –GRAMMAR – 5m

Q3.Read the conversation given below and complete the passage that follows. (1x3=3)

Mother: Sonal, what are you drawing?

Sonal: I am not drawing. I am writing to my friend.

Mother: But you can't write!

Sonal: It doesn't matter. My friend can't read either.

The mother asked sonal(a)------.Sonal replied that she wasn't drawing but(b) --------. The mother remarked

with surprises that (c) ---------. .

Q4. Complete the passage given below choosing the correct options. (4x½=2)

Many hunters (a) ______________ (am, in, of, over) Africa say that (b)________ (the, some, one, many)

leopard is the most dangerous of all the cats, (c) __________ (most, much, more, many) dangerous than even the lion. One reason is (d) __________ (the, these, those, that) the leopard doesn't seem to be particularly afraid of men.

SECTION D –LITERATURE – 5m

Q5. Read the extract and answer the following questions. (3)

“The rose geraniums are an Irish thing,’’

She said, “I picked that up in Ireland.”

Her cheeks were flushed. Was it my delight?

Or was the heat from her oven?

i. What are rose geraniums? 1m

ii. Explain “I picked that up in Ireland.” 1m

iii. Whose cheeks were flushed and why? 1m

Q.6. Answer the following questions in 30 -40 words(any 1) ( 2)

i. What was the first man according to Persian belief called? What was he like?

ii. Why is fire important to Zoroastrians?

iii. What does “knowing by then where I came from” refer to ?

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