CG Board Class 8 Question Paper 2020 English (FA1)

STATE LEVEL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
2019-20 FA 1
Class: 8 Subject: English
Paper Code: 8021 Maximum Marks: 10

Instruction:

1. There are three listening activities in section A and three speaking activities in section B.
Students can do any one of the activities from each section.

2. Testing Listening

 Listening Activity esa cPpksa dks lqudj [kkyh LFkku Hkjus gSa] 'kCnksa dks xksyk yxkuk gS ;k
lgh@xyr dk fu’kku yxkuk gS vkfnA
 f’k{kd xfrfof/k dh exercise dks cksMZ ij fy[k nsa ,oa cPpksa dks ,d dkxt ij mrkjus ds fy, dgsaA
 mlds ckn f’k{kd passage dks rhu ckj i<+as & igyh ckj cPps dsoy lqusa] nwljh ckj cPps fn;k gqvk
dk;Z djs]a rhljh ckj cPps mRrjksa dh tkap djsa ,oa tks NwV x;k gS mls iw.kZ djsAa
 cPpksa ls dkxt okil ysdj mldh tkap djsAa

(Note - tkap djrs le; bl ckr dk /;ku j[ksa fd xyr spelling ij vad ugha dkVus gSa D;ksfa d ;g
xfrfof/k cPpksa dh lquus dh n{krk dks tkapus ds fy, djokbZ tk jgh gSA )

3.Testing Speaking
ekSf[kd vfHkO;fDr dkS’ky esa pronunciation, stress, intonation, pause, grammar, word choice vkfn
ckrsa ‘’kkfey gksrh gSaA ijUrq f’k{kd bl ckr dk /;ku j[ksa fd gekjk eq[; mnns’; ;g tkapuk gS fd cPps
fcuk f>>d ds 5&6 okD; /kkjkizokg cksy ik jgs gSa ;k ughaA vr% ;fn os FkksM+h&cgqr xyfr;ka dj jgs gSa
ijUrq gesa mudh ckr le> esa vk jgh gS rks mPpkj.k (pronunciation) ,oa O;kdj.k (grammar) dh xyfr;ksa
ij /;ku u nsAa ‘

Section-A: Listening (5 marks)
One activity is to be done from Section A.

Listening Activity – 1: Listening to a mini biography - complete a biodata

Learning Outcome : E801 – Responds to instructions and announcements in
school and public places viz. railway station, market,
airport, cinema hall and act accordingly.
Material Required : For the teacher-Textbook class-8
Activity Type : Individual work (The whole class can do the activity at the
Marks : 5 Marks
Instructions for the Students : 1. Listen to the mini biography.

(to be given by the teacher) 2. Complete the bio data by choosing the correct
options and by filling in the blanks.
3.

Note for the teacher: : 1. The students will write the task on the blackboard.

2. The teacher will read out the listening passage given in
Appendix – 1, Lesson-8, English Reader, Class-8.

3. The students will complete the bio-data.

Exerccise: Complete the Biodata

a. Name Subhash Chandra Bose
b. Place of Birth Cuttack/Calcutta/ Rangoon
c. Year of Birth .............................................................(Year)
d. Popularly known as ...........................................................
e. Educated in universities Rangoon/ Cambridge/ Calcutta
f. Arrested by the British .......................and ........................ (Year)
g. Elected president of Indian Congress ………………………………………(Year)
h. Arrested in 1940 but escaped to ………………………………………(Year)
i. Indian National Army defeated by the British…………………………………………(Year)

Listening Activity 2: Listening to mini biography and selecting correct answers

Learning Outcome : E801 – Responds to instructions and announcements in
school and public places viz. railway station, market, airport,
cinema hall and act accordingly.
Material Required : For the teacher-Textbook class-8
Activity Type : Individual work (The whole class can do the activity at the
Marks : 5 Marks
Instructions for the Students : 1. Listen to the mini biography .
(to be given by the teacher) 2. Encircle the correct answers.

Note for the teacher: : 1. The teacher will write the task on the blackboard.
2. The students will copy the task from the blackboard.
3. The teacher will read out the passage from appendix-1,
Lesson-7 of English Reader, Class-8.
4. The students will complete the task.

Exercise:

Encircle the correct answers.

Hudson's Eating Habits:

Break fast meat, fruits, eggs, bread, juice
Lunch rice, bread, fried potatoes,
burgers, milk, boiled potatoes
Dinner roasted corn, baked potatoes,
noodles, chicken
More about Hudson:

Year of Birth 1926, 1945, 1954
Year of Death 1991, 1945, 1946
Why was  For his Eating Habits
Hudson’s name
listed in the  For the cars he owned
Guinness Book
of World  For his weight
Records?

Listening Activity 3: Listening to dialogues and selecting the correct options

Learning Outcome : E801 – Responds to instructions and announcements in
school and public places viz. railway station, market, airport,
cinema hall and act accordingly.
Material Required : For the teacher-Conversation given belows
Activity Type : Individual work (The whole class can do the activity at the
Marks : 5 Marks
Instructions for the Students : 1. Listen to the dialogue and select the correct options.
(to be given by the teacher)
Note for the teacher: : 1. The teacher will write the task on the blackboard.
2. The students will copy the task from the blackboard.
3. The teacher will read out the conversation.
4. The students will complete the task.

Passage:
Listen to the conversation and below. (E8 13) (L 2)
Riya : Hello! Is this Mr. Ram?
Rahul : No, he is not here, I am his manager.
Riya : Oh! Sir can you give my message to Mr. Ram!
Rahul : Sure. What is it?
Riya : My mother Radha is sick and cannot come to office today. She is
suffering from viral fever.
Rahul : Ok. I will give your message to Mr. Ram.
Riya : Thank you.

Exercise:
Select the correct options.
(i) The conversation is between ( 1 Mark)
(a) Radha & Ram (b) Riya & Rahul
(c) Riya & Ram (d) Radha & Rahul
(ii) Riya wanted to talk to ( 1 Mark)
(a) Radha (b) Rahul (c) Ram (d) Manager
(iii) The message was for ( 1 Mark)
(a) Rahul (b) Ram (c) Radha (d) Riya
(iv) Radha could not come on duty because she was ............... ( 2 Marks)

Section-B
One activity is to be done from Section B.

Speaking Activity-1: Speaking about one's friends
Learning Outcome : E 810 -participates in different events such as role play,
poetry recitation, skit, drama, debate, speech, elocution,
declamation, quiz, etc., organised by school and other such
organizations.
Material Required : Nil
Activity Type : Individual work
Marks : 5 Marks
Instructions for the : 1. Speak about one of your friends.(at least 5 sentences)
Students(to be given by the
teacher)
Note for the teacher: : 1. Give minimum one minute to each student.
2. Each sentence carries one mark.

Speaking Activity-2: Talking about one's favourite game
Learning Outcome : 810 -participates in different events such as role play, poetry
recitation, skit, drama, debate, speech, elocution,
declamation, quiz, etc., organised by school and other such
organizations.
Material Required : Nil
Activity Type : Individual work
Marks : 5 Marks
Instructions for the : 1. Tell which game you like the most and why.
Students(to be given by the (at least 5 sentences)
teacher)
Note for the teacher: : Give minimum one minute to each student.
Each sentence carries one mark.

Speaking Activity-3: Narrating an interesting incident from one's life
Learning Outcome : 810 -participates in different events such as role play, poetry
recitation, skit, drama, debate, speech, elocution,
declamation, quiz, etc., organised by school and other such
organizations.
Material Required : Nil
Activity Type : Individual work
Marks : 5 Marks
Instructions for the Students(to : 1. Narrate an interesting incident from your life (at least 5
be given by the teacher) sentences)
Note for the teacher: : Give minimum one minute to each student.
Each sentence carries one mark.