Model Question- 8

Model Test

                                                Class: Eight                        Code :  107   

Subject : English

Time: 3 Hours                                                                                      Full Marks: 100

Read the text and answer the questions following it.

Communication of ideas is at the centre of civilisation. It needs written records. Most of our records in the modern age are on paper. Though writing was invented very early, paper is a more modern invention. For long in history, people exchanged ideas through speaking and listening. Then there came the art of writing. But to record thoughts in writing was difficult. Writing materials were not available. People used the surface of stone, metal, wood, bark, leaves, etc. for writing. Those things were not easy to carry. Then for ages people looked for easy writing materials. Finally, paper was invented in China in 105 AD. Before the paper age, knowledge was very restricted. Can you think of that time? There were very few books in the world. May be, they were written on stone or on heavy wood plunks or on metal sheets. Suppose, one page was a heavy stone block. So think of a hundred page book! In our age, you can carry the entire world of knowledge in digital form in your laptop bag. You can even carry a huge volume of paper encyclopaedia. But who could produce and carry tons of heavy stone books and documents in those paperless days? In fact, paper has made publication and the spread of knowledge and information easy. So you can see how paper has changed our life.

1.      Choose the correct answer from the alternatives:                                                                  10

i.                    Paper was first invented in _______
(a) India                (b) Egypt         (c) China         (d)  Japan

ii.                  In the past, writing materials were______
(a) available          (b) unavailable (c) sufficient  (d)   enough

iii.                To record thoughts in writing was_____
(a) easy                 (b) common     (c) difficult      (d)    natural

iv.                In the past, knowledge was very____
(a) free                  (b) open           (c) limited        (d)   available

v.                  In the early days, there were____
(a)  a large number of books         (b) a huge number of books               
(c) very few books                        (d)   many books

vi.                The invention of paper has changed our life____
(a) slowly              (b)  drastically (c) gradually    (d)   by stages

vii.              With the invention of paper, the domain of knowledge has_____
(a)  increased         (b) decreased     (c) lessened               (d) educed

viii.            What does “difficult” mean?
(a)  easy                 (b) smooth       (c) tough                     (d)  soft

ix.                What does ‘huge’ mean?
(a)  small                (b) meagre       (c) little                       (d) large

x.                  What does ‘record’ mean?
(a) account                        (b) document     (c) chart                     (d) diary

2.      Answer the following questions.                                                                                             16

a.        What is at the centre of civilization?

b.      What does communication of ideas need ?

c.       How did people transfer ideas before writing was invented ?

d.      Why did people look for easy writing materials ?

e.       Why was knowledge very restricted in pre-paper age ?

f.       What did people use for writing before the invention of paper ?

g.      When was knowledge very restricted ?

h.      What has made publication and spread of knowledge easier ?

3.      Fill in the blanks of the text with information from the above passage.                         10

To communicate we need written (a) ______. In the primitive (b) ________ , the art of writing was not invented. People exchanged their ideas through speaking and ( (c) ______. After the invention of the art of writing, people used to (d) _______ their thoughts through writing. But writing (e) _______ were not available.

Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

Marconi was an Italian inventor. He is best known for inventing radio. He was born at Bologna, Italy on 25 April, 1874. His father was an Italian landowner and his mother was from Ireland. Marconi was educated at the Technical Institute of Livomo and attended the University of Bologna. In 1890, he began experimenting with wireless telegraph. In 1896, he founded Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Company in Landon. In 1898, Marconi successfully transmitted signals across the English Channel. This was the journey of radio and in 1901, he established communication with Newfoundland, America from England, Marconi’s system was adopted by the Royal Navy. During the First World War, his wireless telegraph was widely used. He won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1909. He died in 1937.

4.      Complete the following table with the information given in the text above.                         4

Who/what	Event	Where	When
Marconi	born	Bologna, Italy	(i) ---------
He	(ii) ------------		1890
He	founded Marconi’s wireless company	(iii) ----------	1896
He	established communication with Newfoundland	America from England	(iv) -------

5.      Write true or false, If false, give the correct answer.                                                              5

a.       Marconi got Nobel Prize for inventing radio.

b.      Marconi’s father was a businessman.

c.       Marconi was a scientist.

d.      Marconi died in 1837.

e.       Marconi’s mother was born in Ireland.

6.      Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.                                                                                   5

 Rabindranath Tagore was a man of (a) ______ genius. He was a poet, a novelist, a playwright, a composer, a painter and a philosopher. The translation of Gitanjali earned him a great (b) _______ in the West. As a (c) ______ , Tagore pleaded for the independence of India and while doing so, he accused the British (d) _______ He (e) ______ himself to literature at a very early age.

7.      Fill in the gaps using the words given in the box. There are more words than necessary.   10

Now	this	was	know	has	for
with	technology	know	carry	never	limit

Man has an unquenchable thirst (a)_____ knowledge. In fact, he is (b) _____ satisfied with what he has (c) _____ and seen. He wants to (d) ______ more and more. (e) _______ curiosity to know more, coupled (f) _____ his bold spirit of adventure (g) ________ inspired him to undertake and (h) _______ out difficult and dangerous tasks. (i) _______ man has already achieved what (j) ______ once inconceivable.

8.      Match the phrases in column ‘A’ with the phrases in column ‘B’ to make complete sentences.                                                                                                                                     10

Column – A	Column – B
i.  Punctuality means coming	(a)    to form the habit punctuality.
ii. It is really a	(b) or doing something at the fixed time
iii. It enables a man	(c)  great virtue.
iv. It also teaches us how to	(d) make the proper use of time.
v. So, we all are required	(e) to be responsible and doubtful to prosper in life.

9.      Fill in the gaps with appropriate article. Put a cross(×) where no article is needed.  1×10=10
Once there lived (a)----- poor cobbler. He had (b)----- rich neighbour.(c)-----neighbour possessed (d)---- ill-health. So he was (e)------ angry man. He was also (f)------unhappy man. Once he used to think(g)------ richest man to be(h)----- happiest man in (i)----- world. But his (j)----idea was wrong.

10.  Transform the following sentences as directed in the bracket.                                      1×5=5

1.    .    Cox’s Bazar sea beach is the longest sea beach in the world.(Negative)
2.       Many people come to visit the sea beach every year.(Interrogative)
3.       They enjoy the beauty of the nature.(Passive)
4.        Many photographs are taken by them.(Active)
5.         Everybody likes it.(Negative)

11.  Re-write the  following passage using capitalization and punctuation.                                 5
alexander the great was the king of Macedonia he was the son of Philip a mighty king of Sparta he invaded india about 327 years before the birth of christ on the way he defeated  porus and marched towards the Punjab

12.  Write an application to your headmaster praying for full free studentship.                        10

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