CBSE Class 8 English Sample Paper Set W

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SECTION-A

(READING)

1. Read the following passage carefully :

STRESS BUSTERS

(1) "The most obvious way to avoid examination stress is to be fully prepared" is an oft-repeated advice from the experienced elders. They ignore two facts : first, the most stressed students are the highest achievers who set unrealistic goals for themselves; second, asking students to relax is easier said than done.

(2) "Is there no way to calm the tired nerves that seem to accompany examinations and the resultant exam blues?" ask the anxious students. Well, there are no pills, quick-fix methods or sure-shot ways to combat stress. However, certain steps, if followed properly, can yield the desired results.

(3) You must discuss your anxiety with family or friends. When you express a feeling or emotion, its intensity automatically goes down, making it easier for you to cope.

(4) Usually, anxiety sets off a chain reaction where students imagine what would happen if they don't get good marks, which adds to their nervousness. Psychologists advise that you should distract yourself by talking to a friend, going for a run, or watching television as soon

as these thoughts begin.

(5) Studying long hours at a stretch does not translate into being well prepared for the exams. Non stop studying brings down the mind's ability to remember and recall. So always take a short break before hitting the books.

(6) Deep breathing with your eyes closed while focussing on your body slows the physiological response to stress and brings down muscular and mental tension. It stabilises the biochemical response of the body by controlling hormonal secretions induced by anxiety. You can do breathing exercises just before you begin a paper and start writing. It will help focus your thoughts better and prevent panic attacks.

(7) You must have a high corbohydrate-low fat diet. Fats in the diet make the body sluggish. So it's best to consume fresh fruits and vegetables. While limiting the tea and coffee intake to not more than three cups a day.

(8) These tips should help you make it through the trauma of answering papers.

1.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, complete the following statements.

(a) In order to avoid exam stress, one _______________.

(b) The highest achievers are sometimes the most stressed ones because _______________.

(c) It is easy to cope with anxiety by sharing it with family or friends as by doing this, _______________.

(d) One can distract oneself by talking to a friend (i) _______________ or (ii) _______________

(e) One must avoid non stop studying because it brings down _____________________________________.

(f) Two benefits of deep breathing with one's eyes closed are _________

(i) it ______________________________ and

(ii) it ______________________________

(g) During exams, one must take ______________________________ diet.

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

(a) clear / easily seen (para 1) _______________

(b) high strength (para 3) _______________

(c) to fight against / to oppose (para 2) _______________

(d) distressing/unpleasant experience (para 8) _______________

2. Read the following poem carefully.

My parents kept me from children who were rough

And who threw words like stones and who wore torn clothes.

Their thighs showed through rags. They ran in the street

And climbed cliffs and stripped by the streams.

I feared more than tigers their muscles likeiron

And their jerking hands and their knees right on my arms.

I feared the salt coarse pointing of those boys

Who copied my lisp behind me on the road.

They were flexible they sprang out from behind hedges

Like dogs to bark at our world. They threw mud

And I looked another way, pretending to smile

I longed to forgive them, yet they never smiled.

2.1. Answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given below :

(a) The poet's parents kept him away from the children who -

(i) were rough (ii) used harsh words

(iii) wore torn clothes (iv) all the above

(b) When the poet went to school, the street children used to -

(i) run in the streets (ii) climb steep hills

(iii) both (i) & (ii) (iv) dance in the rain

(c) The street children were very strong. This is indicated by –

(i) their thighs showed through rags.

(ii) their muscles like iron

(iii) they were flexible

(iv) they threw words like stones

(d) The street children used to hide behind -

(i) hedges (ii) sheds

(iii) hills (iv) trees

(e) The poet's longing was to -

(i) attack the street children (ii) forgive them

(iii) throw mud at them (iv) make fun of them

3. Read the following passage carefully –

ANIMAL BUILDERS

Animals are great builders, using simple materials but employing sound engineering principles. Man has long used suspension bridges made of ropes of steel and concrete, which bear loads in tension. The webs of spiders provide the most vivid examples of animal structures built entirely in tension.

Spider-web silk is so strong that many species of birds use it to build their nests. It has a stiffness index which is 30 times less than that of steel, yet has a stretching strength one and a half times as much as that of steel.

Unlike steel, silk stretches to more than twice its original length before breaking.

Beavers are natural engineers. They use tree branches to construct dams,

the divided end being pressed into the walls. This apparently serves to collect stress from a broad area and to focus it into a single trunk embedded in the layers of earth at the bottom of the stream. The dams of the beavers have an angle of 450 on the downstream side. This enables the structure to bear not only its own weight acting downward but also resist the lateral pressure of water acting on the upstream side.

3.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given below.

(a) Animal can be called 'engineers' in real sense because they :

     (i) build their nests by engineering methods

    (ii) employ engineering techniques/principles

   (iii) have engineering minds

   (iv) all the above

(b) The best examples of structures built in tension are -

      (i) spider-webs             (ii) spider-web silk

     (iii) dams of beavers     (iv) steel dams

(c) Silk is very elastic as it -

     (i) enlarges itself (ii) is stretchable

    (iii) doubles up on pulling (iv) breaks while pulling

(d) The dams of the beavers have an angle of 450 on the –

     (i) upstream side (ii) downstream side

    (iii) straight stream side (iv) low stream side

(e) Beaver's structures have the capacity to -

     (i) bear their own weight

    (ii) resist the lateral pressure of water

    (iii) withstand all pressuress

    (iv) both (i) & (ii)

SECTION -B (WRITING) (25 MARKS)

4. (a) Read the following telephonic conversation between Vineet and Bimal.

Bimal has to go out for some official work. So he leaves a message for his boss, Mr. Gupta. As Bimal, write the message in not more than 50 words and put it in a box.

Vineet : Is it Gupta Electronics?

Bimal : Yes, what can I do for you?

Vineet : I want to talk to Mr. Gupta.

Bimal : Sorry Sir, he is not here at the moment.

Vineet : Would you please give him my message?

Bimal : Sure Sir.

Vineet : Please tell him that I purchased an inverter from his

shop last month. It has not been functioning properly

for the last 2 days. He should send some mechanic at

my residence in the evening to check it. Please ask him

to call me at 9898989898. It's quite urgent.

Bimal : Ok, Sir. I'll convey your message.

Vineet : Thank you

(b) On the basis of the hints given below, write a short bio-sketch of

Viswanathan Anand, "The Grandmaster of Black & white Squares'.

Name : VISWANATHAN ANAND

Birth : December 11, 1969

Parents : Viswanathan and Susheela

Siblings : a brother and a sister

Education : prestigious Don Bosco, chennai, degree in commerce

from Loyola College

Mother's : played a vital role in developing

Contribution interest in chess; taught the liner points of the game;

sharpened mind by making him solve puzzles.

Marriage : with Aruna, a post-graduate in Public relations in

1996

Achievements : • Five world chess titles/championship

: • 1985 - Arjuna Award

: • 1987 – India's first grandmaster & youngest

grandmaster in the world

: • Awarded 'Padma Sri' by Govt. of India

: 2001 - honoured with 'Jameo De Oro'

by Govt. of Spain

5. 'Our Earth is the only planet which has the environment to support life'.

But unfortunately, this environment is bieng polluted by man leading to rise in temperature and consequently global warming and ecological imbalance. Taking ideas from the unit 'Nature' and using your own ideas write an article in about 100-150 words expressing your concern over the most serious problem of the hour GLOBAL WARMING. You are Ritik/ Ritika, a student of class VIII.

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