Class 8 PT II Question Paper 2023-24 Englsh

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CLASS – VIII SUBJECT – ENGLISH MM-40 TIME: 90 MINUTES

SECTION A Reading comprehension 5 MARKS

SECTION B Writing Skills / Grammar 13 MARKS

SECTION C Literature 22 MARKS

General instructions:
(i) All the questions are compulsory. Attempt all the sections.
(ii) You may attempt any section at a time.
(iii) All the questions of a particular section should be attempted in the correct order.
SECTION A: READING [ 5 Marks]
Q.1 Answer the following questions after reading the passage.
Chameleons can change their skin colour, but not because they choose to. The
chameleon changes colour to help it avoid its enemies. It is a form of camouflage, a
disguise that allows it to blend in with its surroundings. The change is actually
determined by environmental factors such as light and temperature.
Bright sunlight darkens the skin. On cool nights, the colour fades to a creamy colour. The
colour changes when the chameleon is excited, angry or scared. The colour change is
rapid and increases when the chameleon is handled, injured, or approached by another
chameleon. There are many types of chameleons. Almost half of them are found on the
African island of Madagascar. Others occur mostly in the Sahara desert, with a few in
western Asia and southern Europe. Chameleons live in trees, where they usually eat
insects. Very large chameleons can even use their sticky tongues to catch birds.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer five questions by choosing the
correct option.
Questions: 1. What is the reason for a chameleon to change its skin colour?

A) To attract its prey B) To communicate with other chameleons

C) To blend in with its surroundings D) To show off its beauty

Questions: 2..What factors determine a chameleon’s colour change?

A) The food it eats B) The time of day C) Light and temperature D) The size of the
chameleon

Questions: 3. How does bright sunlight affect a chameleon’s skin colour?

A) It lightens the skin B) It darkens the skin

C) It turns the skin blue D) It has no effect on the skin colour

Questions: 4. In which type of habitat do chameleons primarily live?

A) Underwater B) Desert C) Grasslands D) Trees

Questions: 5. What do chameleons usually eat?
A) Plants B) Small mammals C) Fish D) Insects
SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR : 13 MARKS

Q.2) Read the instructions for preparing Maggi noodles and fill in the blanks in the present
passive form:
1) Boil 500 ml of water in a container, 2) Add noodles and tastemakers, 3) Mix finely
chopped vegetables, 4) Cook the noodles for only two minutes, 5) Finally, serve them hot.
First, 500 ml of water a)_____________in a container. After that noodles and tastemakers
b)______________. Then, finely chopped vegetables c)______________. The noodles
d)_____________________for only two minutes. They f)______________ hot. [ 5
Marks]
Or
Recently you visited the old age home in Lucknow. You met old people who were
lonely and sick. Their children had left them to fend for themselves. When you talked to
them, you felt bad about the fact that they were not living with their children. Write
about your experiences in your paragraph.
Q. 4. Choose the correct helping verb from options of the following : [1x3=3 Mark]
Q1. I __________ working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment.
A have been B had C shall D did
Q2. Rohan __________ the movie before he read the review.
A watches B watched C had watched D was watching
Q3. He __________ in the States but he still does not have a command over the English
language.
A have been living B has been living C have lived D living

Q.5 Fill in the Blanks [3x1 Mark =3 marks]
1. I ……… in Lucknow. (live)
2. The mother ……… milk for us. (boil)
3. She ……. to walk every morning. (go)

Q.6) Change the Verbs in their 2nd, 3rd forms of : [4x 1/2Mark = 2 marks]
a) drink b) take c) laugh d) find
SECTION C: LITERATURE: 22 Marks
Q.6) Read the extract and answer the following questions- [5x1=5 Marks ]
They had reached an impasse. One had said he was a Warrior, the other had proclaimed

himself a Fighter. There was little else that could be said. “You understand that I am a
Warrior?” said the stranger, feeling that perhaps this information had not penetrated Ranji’s
head. “I have heard you say it three times,” replied Ranji. “Then why are you not running
away?” “I am waiting for you to run away!” “I will have to beat you,” said the stranger,
assuming a violent attitude, showing Ranji the palm of his hand. “I am waiting to see you do
it,” said Ranji. “You will see me do it,” said the other boy

Ranji waited. The other boy made a strange, hissing sound. They stared each other in the
eye for almost a minute. Then the Warrior slapped Ranji across the face with all the force he
could muster. Ranji staggered, feeling quite dizzy. There were thick red finger marks on his
cheek. “There you are!” exclaimed his assailant. “Will you be off now?” For answer, Ranji
swung his arm up and pushed a hard, bony fist into the other’s face. And then they were at
each other’s throats, swaying on the rock, tumbling on to the sand, rolling over and over, their
legs and arms locked in a desperate, violent struggle. Gasping and cursing, clawing and
slapping, they rolled into the shallows of the pool.
i) Narrator of the story is : [1x1 =1 Marks]
a) SATYAJIT RAY b) MICHAEL MORPURGO c) RUSKIN BOND
d) M.K RAWLINGS
(ii) Ranji___A_____. The other boy ___B___a strange, hissing sound. They ___C_______each
other in the eye for almost a minute.. [1x1 =1 Marks]
1. A-Waited, B- Made , C-Stared 2. B-Waited, A- Made , C-Stared. 3. C-Waited, B- Made , A-Stared

Assertion - Reason type Question: [1x1 =1 Marks]

a) Statement is true ,reason is false
b) Statement is false ,reason is true
c) Both statement and reason are true
d) Both statement and reason are false

(iii) Statement : One had said he was a Warrior, the other had proclaimed himself a Fighter.

Reason : They had reached an impasse

(vi) “Then why are you not running away?” “I am waiting for you to run away!” “I will have to
beat you,” who said these sentences ? [1x2 =2 Marks]

Q. 7) .Answer Any six questions-. [6x2 =12 Marks]

i) In what way is the forest pool different from one which Ranji knew in the Rajputana
desert

ii) What had happened to Jody’s father?

iii) who is the poet of the poem,” The School Boy”.
iv) Who was the better swimmer? How do you know it?
v) Why is the author not able to see Bijju?

vi) Why were they named after the months of the year?
vii) Why didn’t he pay the school fees on the day he brought money to school?
viii ) When the mist comes up, it covers the hills and spreads silence
Q.9) Answer any one of the following question in 40 words: [1x5=5 Marks]
i) Between Ranji and the other boy, who is trying to start a quarrel? Give a reason for
your answer?

ii) write the summary of the text “ This is Jody’sFawn”.

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