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Hooghly Collegiate School
✨ English Examination Paper – With Answers
Full Marks: Time: 2 Hours
Subject: English Class: VIII
A. Reading Skill (Seen)
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
It is astonishing how little one remembers about one’s life before the age of seven or eight. I can tell you all sorts of things that happened to me from eight onwards, but only very few before that. I went for a whole year to Elmtree House. The school was a kindergarten run by two sisters, Mrs. Corfield and Miss Tucker. But I cannot even remember what my classroom looked like, nor can I picture the faces of Mrs. Corfield or Miss Tucker, although I am sure they were sweet and smiling. I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of my shoelaces, but that is all that comes back to me at this distance of the school itself.
A. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False statements: (1 × 4 = 4)
Statements Answer
(i) The school mentioned in the passage is a high school. F
(ii) The narrator had a clear memory of his early school days. F
(iii) Surprisingly, one can remember very little of one’s life before the age of seven or eight. T
(iv) The narrator can hardly remember his classroom. T
B. Answer the following questions: (2 × 3 = 6)
(i) What was the name of the narrator’s first school?
👉 The name of the narrator’s first school was Elmtree House.
(ii) Which blurred memory does the narrator have of his early days?
👉 The narrator has a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of his shoelaces
(iii) Who led the school ‘Elmtree House’?
👉 Mrs. Corfield and Miss Tucker, two sisters,led the school ‘Elmtree House’
C. Complete the following sentences: (1 × 3 = 3)
(i) The surprising fact about memorization is that one remembers very little of one’s life before the age of seven or eight.
(ii) The narrator cannot remember what his classroom looked like.
(iii) According to the narrator, his teachers were sweet and smiling.
D. Find out a word from the passage which means — “Indistinct”:
👉 Blurred
2. Read the poem carefully and answer the following questions:
Someone came knocking
But nought there was a stirring
Only the cricket whistling
At my wee, small door;
In the still, dark night;
While the dewdrops fall,
Someone came knocking;
Only the busy beetle
So I know not who came knocking,
I’m sure-sure-sure;
Tap-tapping in the wall,
At all, at all, at all.
I listened, I opened,
I looked to left and right,
Only from the forest
The screech-owl’s call.
A. Choose the correct answer: (1 × 3 = 3)
(i) The door was – (b) small
(ii) The busy beetle was tap-tapping in the – (a) wall
(iii) The cricket was – (c) whistling
B. Complete the following sentences: (1 × 2 = 2)
(i) Someone came knocking at the poet’s wee, small door.
(ii) The poet did not know who came knocking.
B. Reading Skill (Unseen)
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below:
Derozio organized a debating society called the “Academic Association”. Plato, the great teacher-philosopher of ancient Greece, also organized such an association and called it “Akademos”. Derozio took the idea from Plato and inspired free thinking and reasoning among young students. He inspired the youths to fight against superstition. Soon he became an idol of the youths of Bengal. His followers were called “Young Bengal”. Seldom has a teacher exercised such a great influence on his students within so short a time. Unfortunately, Derozio died only at the age of twenty-three on December 26, 1831. But he left his mark on the history of modern Bengal. In fact, he was one of the makers of modern Bengal.
A. Choose the correct answer: (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) Derozio organized a debating society called – (c) Academic Association
(ii) Derozio took the idea of the debating society from – (b) Plato
(iii) Derozio’s followers were called – (b) Young Bengal
(iv) Plato was a great teacher-philosopher of ancient – (c) Greece
B. Match the words in Column-A with their synonyms in Column-B: (1 × 5 = 5)
Column-A Answer (Synonym)
(i) Ancient (d) Very old
(ii) Association (a) Company / Friendship
(iii) Influence (e) Impact
(iv) Seldom (b) Hardly
(v) Modern (c) Present / Recent times
C. Answer the following questions: (2 × 3 = 6)
(i) Who was Derozio?
👉 Derozio was a great teacher and poet who organized the “Academic Association”.
(ii) What did Derozio influence his students to do?
👉 He influenced his students to think freely and fight against superstition.
(iii) How is Derozio considered in the history of Bengal?
👉 He is considered as one of the makers of modern Bengal.
C. Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Change the voice of the following sentences: (1 × 3 = 3)
(i) We are learning English regularly.
👉 English is being learnt by us regularly.
(ii) He has seen me.
👉 I have been seen by him.
(iii) Mango tastes sweet.
👉 Mango is sweet when it is tasted.
5. Change the mode of narration: (1 + 1) × 3 = 6
(i) “How strange the place is!”, my uncle said.
👉 My uncle exclaimed that the place was very strange.
(ii) My friend said to me, “Go home at once.”
👉 My friend ordered me to go home at once.
(iii) He said to me, “Why did you say this?”
👉 He asked me why I had said that.
6. Identify the subordinate clauses and write their names: (1 × 3 = 3)
(i) He who was in financial crisis stood by me at the time of my distress.
👉 Subordinate Clause: who was in financial crisis — Adjective Clause
(ii) I do not know why he has done it.
👉 Subordinate Clause: why he has done it — Noun Clause
(iii) Though he is learned, he is not honest.
👉 Subordinate Clause: Though he is learned — Adverb Clause
7. Add a suitable prefix or suffix: (1 × 3 = 3)
(i) The child refused to take the tasteless food.
(ii) India became an independent nation in 1947.
(iii) How can you be so irresponsible?
🏫 Hooghly Collegiate School
✨ English Examination Paper
Full Marks: Time: 2 Hours
Subject: English Class: VIII
A. Reading Skill (Seen)
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
It is astonishing how little one remembers about one’s life before the age of seven or eight. I can tell you all sorts of things that happened to me from eight onwards, but only very few before that. I went for a whole year to Elmtree House. The school was a kindergarten run by two sisters, Mrs. Corfield and Miss Tucker. But I cannot even remember what my classroom looked like, nor can I picture the faces of Mrs. Corfield or Miss Tucker, although I am sure they were sweet and smiling. I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of my shoelaces, but that is all that comes back to me at this distance of the school itself.
A. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False statements: (1 × 4 = 4)
Statements T/F
(i) The school mentioned in the passage is a high school.
(ii) The narrator had a clear memory of his early school days.
(iii) Surprisingly, one can remember very little of one’s life before the age of seven or eight.
(iv) The narrator can hardly remember his classroom.
B. Answer the following questions: (2 × 3 = 6)
(i) What was the name of the narrator’s first school?
(ii) Which blurred memory does the narrator have of his early days?
(iii) Who led the school ‘Elmtree House’?
C. Complete the following sentences with information from the passage: (1 × 3 = 3)
(i) The surprising fact about memorization is ______________________________________.
(ii) The narrator cannot remember _______________________________________________.
(iii) According to the narrator, his teachers were ___________________________________.
D. Find out a word from the passage which means — “Indistinct”:
2. Read the poem carefully and answer the following questions:
Someone came knocking
But nought there was a stirring
Only the cricket whistling
At my wee, small door;
In the still, dark night;
While the dewdrops fall,
Someone came knocking;
Only the busy beetle
So I know not who came knocking,
I’m sure-sure-sure;
Tap-tapping in the wall,
At all, at all, at all.
I listened, I opened,
I looked to left and right,
Only from the forest
The screech-owl’s call.
A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives: (1 × 3 = 3)
(i) The door was –
(a) big (b) small (c) wide (d) narrow
(ii) The busy beetle was tap-tapping in the –
(a) wall (b) door (c) window (d) table
(iii) The cricket was –
(a) chirping (b) singing (c) whistling (d) crying
B. Complete the following sentences: (1 × 2 = 2)
(i) Someone came knocking at ________________________________________.
(ii) The poet did not know ____________________________________________.
B. Reading Skill (Unseen)
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below:
Derozio organized a debating society called the “Academic Association”. Plato, the great teacher-philosopher of ancient Greece, also organized such an association and called it “Akademos”. Derozio took the idea from Plato and inspired free thinking and reasoning among young students. He inspired the youths to fight against superstition. Soon he became an idol of the youths of Bengal. His followers were called “Young Bengal”. Seldom has a teacher exercised such a great influence on his students within so short a time. Unfortunately, Derozio died only at the age of twenty-three on December 26, 1831. But he left his mark on the history of modern Bengal. In fact, he was one of the makers of modern Bengal.
A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives: (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) Derozio organized a debating society called –
(a) Akademos (b) Young Bengal (c) Academic Association (d) Bengal Association
(ii) Derozio took the idea of the debating society from –
(a) Aristotle (b) Plato (c) Raja Rammohan Roy (d) Rabindranath Tagore
(iii) Derozio’s followers were called –
(a) Youth Bengal (b) Young Bengal (c) Students of Bengal (d) Teachers of Bengal
(iv) Plato was a great teacher-philosopher of ancient –
(a) India (b) England (c) Greece (d) Rome
B. Match the words in Column-A with their synonyms in Column-B: (1 × 5 = 5)
Column-A Column-B
(i) Ancient (d) Very old
(ii) Association (a) Company/Friendship
(iii) Influence (e) Impact
(iv) Seldom (b) Hardly
(v) Modern (c) Present/Recent times
C. Answer the following questions: (2 × 3 = 6)
(i) Who was Derozio?
(ii) What did Derozio influence his students to do?
(iii) How is Derozio considered in the history of Bengal?
C. Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Change the voice of the following sentences: (1 × 3 = 3)
(i) We are learning English regularly.
(ii) He has seen me.
(iii) Mango tastes sweet.
5. Change the mode of narration: (1 + 1) × 3 = 6
(i) “How strange the place is!”, my uncle said.
(ii) My friend said to me, “Go home at once.”
(iii) He said to me, “Why did you say this?”
6. Identify the subordinate clauses and write their names: (1 × 3 = 3)
(i) He who was in financial crisis stood by me at the time of my distress.
(ii) I do not know why he has done it.
(iii) Though he is learned, he is not honest.
7. Add a suitable prefix or suffix to the words given in brackets: (1 × 3 = 3)
(i) The child refused to take the (taste) __________ food.
(ii) India became an (dependent) __________ nation in 1947.
(iii) How can you be so (responsible) __________?
D. Writing Skill
8. Story Writing: (10 Marks)
Develop the following points into a complete story. Give a suitable title.
Points:
A quarrel between two women over a child – came to the King – King in a fix – both claims strong – ordered his men to cut the child into two halves – one wept and withdrew her claim – the King understood – gave the child to the real mother.
9. Letter Writing: (10 Marks)
Write a letter (within 100 words) to your friend telling him how you have enjoyed your Puja vacation.
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