Uttarakhand Board Class 8 Half Yearly Exam 2021 Question Paper English

HALF YEARLY EXAMIANTION Class-VIl Time: 2.30 Hrs. Subject: English M.M. 80 SECTION-A Q.1. Red the following passage. One day a donkey saw a wolf coming. He was much Drightened. He at once thought of a trick. Walking away slowIy ne began to limp badly. The wolf came up and askedhim why ne was so lame. The donkey said that he had a tharn in his nind foot and requested him to pull it out. The wolf, thinking he Could in this way, get the donkey's foot between his teeth, ran round behind him. But as soon as he came near the donkey'sS heels, the donkey kicked the wolf in the mouth and ran aways. Answer these questions. 15 i) Why was the donkey frightened? ii) What did he think of and what did he do then? ii) What did the wolf say to him? iv) What was reply of the donkey? v) What heppened at last? SECTION-B a.2 Q,2. Write an application to your principal as you have to attend your brother's marriage. 10 Q.3. Write eight sentences about your family. 10 Q.4. Write eight sentences any of given topic. 10 i) Mahatma Gandhi ii) My best friend

SECTION-C Q.5. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions 4 i) The cow is grazing the tree. (Under/on) i) the frog jumped- _the well. (in/into) ii) Please look black board (on/at) This chair is made wood (of/from) iv) Q.6. Fill in the blanks with correct form of verbs. 8 i) The hunter a lion yesterday. (come) ii) They did n o t here (come) ii) Mohan is football (play) iv) the sun in the west (set) Form correct sentences by reordeing the words in the Q.7. 3 following i) Sun the rises the in east. ii) He me a pen gave iii) fell down she roof the from. SECTION-D Q.8. Answer these questions. 20 i) Why did Bepin Babu hesitate to vist Mr. Mukerji? Who was Chunnilal? What did he want. from ii) Bepin Babu? How did the East India Company subdue the ii) Indian princes? iv) Why is the Giant called selfish? What did Hoffeez contractor have night mares v about?