SOF IEO Sample Paper 2023 Class 8

SAMPLE PAPER SYLLABUS 2022-23 CLASS Total Questions : 50 8 Time : 1 hr. PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME (1) Word and (2) Reading (3) Spoken and (4) Achievers Section Structure Knowledge Written Expression Section SOF INTERNATIONAL No. of Questions 45 5 ENGLISH OLYMPIAD Marks per Ques. 1 1 1 3 SYLLABUS Section – 1 : Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms or Proverbs, Homonyms and Homophones, One word, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases, Participle Phrases, Conjunctions, Determiners, Jumbled Words and Punctuations, Tenses, Voices and Narrations, Question Tags, etc. Words related to leisure, Household items/issues, Social causes, Outdoor locations and activities, etc. Section – 2 : Search for and retrieve information from various text types like News reports, Blurb, Dictionaries, etc., Understand information presented in instruction manual format, Message format and others. Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in longer texts like Editorials, Essays, etc. Section – 3 : Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like requesting, Giving information, Expressing surprise, Pronunciation, etc. Section – 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3. WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE 1. Choose the odd pair. (A) contracting (A) Annoy : Irritate (B) impersonating (B) Comprehend : Understand (C) implanting (C) Spectator : Onlooker (D) contradicting (D) Reserve : Supply 3. The transmission of the President’s speech remained ____ interrupted. Direction (Q. No. 2 and 3) : Choose the correct option. (A) mis 2. The thief walked away with the diamond crown (B) dis on display. No one stopped him because he (C) un was ___________ the director of the museum. (D) il READING Direction (Q. No. 4 and 5) : Read the following (A) Life on earth is threatened only by global passage and answer the questions that follow. warming. The greatest threat to life on earth today comes (B) Global warming threatens human beings from global warming. This is caused due to multiple who live on islands. factors including human activity. It happens when (C) When the overall temperature on earth greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, water vapour, rises the sea level will also increase. nitrous oxide, and methane) trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere, which increases (D) Creatures which cannot adapt to higher the overall temperature on earth. This impacts temperatures will become extinct. people, animals, and plants. Many who cannot take 5. “Many cannot take the change.” Here “change” the change, die. Global warming is affecting many refers to changes in ___________. parts of the world, particularly sea coasts. People living on islands and in coastal areas are therefore (A) lifestyle at risk as the polar ice caps melt and sea levels rise. (B) food habits 4. According to the passage, choose the statement (C) temperature that is false. (D) health issues Sample Paper | Class-8 | 1

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION Direction (Q. No. 6 and 7) : Sentences 1 and 3 (C) You could just give him some money. are given. Sentence 2 is missing. Choose the right (D) Buying a present is something that only the sentence for sentence 2. young enjoy. 6. Sona : Hema, I notice your tennis serve is much Direction (Q.No. 8) : Sentences 1 and 4 are given. better these days. Sentences 2 and 3 are missing. Choose two Hema: ______________________________. sentences that will complete the paragraph. Sona: Your efforts have not been wasted. There 8. Sentence 1 : Today’s world is full of gizmos is a remarkable improvement in your game. and gadgets unimaginable to people thirty years (A) Yes, I think I’ve finally mastered the ago. technique, though it took months of practise Sentence 2 : _________________________. (B) Serving well is an art that can be mastered Sentence 3 : _________________________. (C) I saw a doctor because I was suffering from Sentence 4 : However, keeping abreast of tennis elbow technology seems a difficult job by itself (D) In tennis, one has to focus on one’s serving considering the pace at which new gadgets action appear on the market. (D) The markets cater to this section and keep 7. Mala : I was looking for a birthday present for bringing out products that cater to their my nephew but I didn’t have much luck. Do you taste. have any bright ideas? (E) Students and the youth like to keep abreast Juhi : ______________________________. of technology. Mala : I did think about it, but I felt I should take (F) Who would have imagined a world of cell some trouble and choose something useful. phones and ipods? (A) Some music, maybe? (A) DF (B) ED (B) One need not buy a present for everyone. (C) EF (D) FD ACHIEVERS SECTION 9. Choose the word with the opposite meaning to 10. Choose the best option. the underlined word. If a business person is called munificent, The bee is a very industrious creature. he/she is_________. (A) Hardworking (B) Indolent (A) prominent (B) miserly (C) Repulsive (D) Curious (C) generous (D) rich SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK ANSWERS 1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (C) 2 | Sample Paper | Class-8