CG Board Class 8 Question Paper 2020 English (SA1)

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Section A - (Reading)

Read the poem and answer/tick the correct answers to the questions given below.

Trees

Trees are for birds.

Trees are for children.

Trees are to make tree houses in.

Trees are to swing swings on.

Trees are for the wind to blow through.

Trees are to hide behind in 'Hide and Seek.'

Trees are to have tea parties under.

Trees are for kites to get caught in.

Trees are to make cool shade in summer.

Trees are to make no shade in winter.

Trees are for apples to grow on, and pears.

Trees are to chop down and call “TimbeR- R-R!”

Trees make mothers say.

"What a lovely picture to paint!"

Trees make fathers say,

“What a lot of leaves to rake this fall!” SHIRLEY BAUER

Q 1. In the poem trees are used to play………..… . 1

a) kho-kho b) kabaddi c) cricket d) hide and seek

Q 2. In summers trees are used for ………………

a) no shade b) cool shade c) sunlight d) no shadow 1

Q 3. ‘Trees are to chop down and call ‘Timber’. Here ‘timber’ means 1
a) fire wood b) chopped wood c) plywood d) soft wood

Q4. What do the following say about trees? 2

i) mother……………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) father………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………….

Section - B (Writing)

Q.5
big / small
famous
beautiful
tallest
magnificent
old
highest

Use the hints given above to describe an imaginary city in a paragraph of about 50 words.
Begin the description like this: ‘The name of the city is ...’ 5

Q.6 Imagine you are a press reporter. Prepare five questions to take an interview of
the Chief Minister. 5

Section - C (Grammar)

Do as directed:

Q 7. Rahul was very happy to go on a picnic. He could not hide his .................. (Choose
the correct form of the word.)

a) happier b) happily c) happiness d) happy 1

Q 8. Whale is the ................. of all animals .(Choose the correct option.)

a) big b) bigger c) biggest d) very big 1

Q 9. ................ is my favourite sport (swim) and my hobby is ……….. (dance). 2

(Write the appropriate form of the words.)

Q 10. Take rest. (Rewrite using ‘should’.) 2

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Q 11. Ram asked his friend, "How are you?" (Change into indirect speech) 2

Section - D (Textbook Based)

Q 12. Make a list of any four activities for which water is necessary according to the child
in the poem ‘Water’s for….’. 2

Q 13. What did the shoemaker do when he saw a better pair of shoes? 3

Q14. Why did Tenali Raman get a carpenter to cook food? 3

Q15. Look at this advertisement and answer the given question. 3

Jago Grahak Jago

For consumer grievances, always remember our new toll free
helpline number:

Old helpline 1600-11-4000

New helpline 1800-11-4000

What does the slogan 'Jago Grahak Jago' tell?

Q16. Describe the costume of a Panthi dancer. 3

Q17. Why did Gandhiji weep (according to the lesson ‘At School’)? 3