Muninagar Radhakanta Vidyapith (H.S.)
1st Summative Evaluation - 2026
Class: VIII | Subject: English
Time: 1 hour | F.M.: 30
Name: __________________________ Roll No: ______ Sec: ______
Reading Comprehension (Seen)
Subhas and Sisir stuck closely to the inner wall of the long house-corridor and tiptoed down the back stairs to the car. Subhas sat in the back. Sisir drove the car. He started the engine and drove out from 38/2 Elgin Road as he had done on so many past occasions. At Subhas's Elgin Road residence, the light glowed in his bedroom to give the impression that he was still there. As Calcutta slept, uncle and nephew crossed Howrah Bridge and went beyond the city's precincts. Subhas poured Sisir coffee from a thermos. They shared a few anxious moments together when the car engine faltered once. It started again and Sisir dashed at high speed through the dark night. At around 8.30 am, they arrived at Bararee, near Dhanbad. They put up at the house of Sisir's brother, Ashok, Subhas kept his disguise on as Muhammad Ziauddin, and said he had come on insurance business.
i) When Subhas left his house, he was
(a) on the driving seat | (b) sitting beside Sisir | (c) in the back seat (✔)
ii) Subhas left his house
(a) in the day light | (b) in the evening | (c) in a dark night (✔)
i) The light was kept glowing because it gave the impression that Subhas was still in his bedroom.
ii) Subhas disguised himself as Muhammad Ziauddin.
i) How did Subhas and Sisir come down to the car?
Ans: Subhas and Sisir stuck closely to the inner wall of the long house-corridor and tiptoed down the back stairs to reach the car.
ii) What was the mental condition of Subhas and Sisir when the car engine faltered?
Ans: Subhas and Sisir shared a few anxious moments when the car engine faltered.
iii) Where did Subhas and Sisir stay at Bararee?
Ans: They stayed at the house of Sisir's brother, Ashok, at Bararee near Dhanbad.
i) Subhas and Sisir prepared tea on the way. [ F ]
ii) Subhas and Sisir drove out from 34/2 Elgin Road. [ T ]
When the bright sunset fills
The silver woods with light, the green slope throws
Its shadows in the hollows of the hill,
And wide the upland glows.
i) The bright sunset filled the silver woods.
ii) The green slopes cast its shadow in the hollows of the hill.
iii) The word 'hollow' means a low-lying area or empty space.
iv) The upland looks wide and glowing.
Grammar & Vocabulary
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:
A teacher is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
B. Underline the infinitives in the following sentences:
i) Her greatest pleasure is to read story books.
ii) I was extremely sorry to hear it.
C. Fill in the blanks with appropriate participle forms of the given verbs:
i) The students kept gossiping (gossip) during the class.
ii) Mr. Biman Pathak is a retired (retire) teacher.
D. Fill in the blanks by adding a suffix or a prefix to the given words:
i) It was a comfortable (comfort) train journey as I got a place to sit.
ii) It was impossible (possible) for the man to catch the ball.
iii) The leader became unpopular (popular) among the villagers.
Writing Skill
[Hints:-Two friends passing through a forest - a bear came - one friend climbed up a tree - the other friend did not know how to climb the tree - lay down on the ground - the bear smelt him - went away.]
Two Friends and a Bear
Once upon a time, two friends were walking through a thick forest. They promised to help each other in times of danger. Suddenly, they saw a large bear approaching them. One friend quickly climbed up a nearby tree, leaving the other behind.
The second friend did not know how to climb. Thinking quickly, he lay down on the ground and held his breath, pretending to be dead. The bear came up to him, sniffed around his ears, and thought he was dead. Since bears do not touch dead creatures, it walked away.
The friend on the tree came down and asked, "What did the bear whisper in your ear?" The other replied, "The bear told me never to trust a friend who leaves you in danger."
Moral: A friend in need is a friend indeed.
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