8th Class English Previous Paper 2017 Jammu JKbose Pdf Download
8th Class English Previous Paper 2017 Jammu JKbose Pdf Download
Q1 Read the following
passage and answer the questions given at the end:
Brutus and Cassius flew to Greece . About a year later, they
were cam \ping with their army at Sardis , and
Anthony along with Octavious (another fried of Caesar) with their army, were near
the town of Phillipi ,
Some miles away. During that year, Brutus had become an unhappy, bitter man.
His companions had lost their ideals and were fighting among themselves. At Sardis , he received the
news that his wife dead and sorrow was added to his bitterness.
(a) Answer the following questions:-
(i)
Where was Brutus camping?
(ii)
What added sorrow to Brutus’s bitterness?
(b) Choose the most appropriate option:
(i)
Anthony and Octavious were camping at….
(a) Greece (b) Sardis (c) Phillipi (d) None of these
(ii) The word ‘bitter’ in the passage has been used as …..
(a) a noun (b) an adjective (c) an adverb
(d) A verb
Q2 Read the
following poetry stanza and answer the questions given at the end:
One wrinkle of
the time
When your
father uprooted you
From the backward
of his house
To plant you in
the courtyard of others
(a) Answer the following questions:
(i)
What does the expression, “to plant you in the
courtyard of others”, mean?
(ii)
What does the wrinkle represent?
(b) Choose the most appropriate option:
(i)
Who has composed the above quoted lines:
(a)
Alfred Temysen
(b)
Shakespeare
(c)
Shivanath
(d)
Abdul Ahad azad
(ii)
The word plant in the above stanza has been used
as….
(a)
A noun
(b)
A verb
(c)
An adjective
(d)
An adverb
Q3 Read the following passage and answer the questions given at
the end:
The rain had stopped. I was looking out of the window. Occasionally
a drop of water fell from the awning of the window. The clouds had cleared and
the sun had also come out when the sun shines immediately after the rainfall,
it look very pleasant. I was watching beauties of nature, lost in thought. Just
outside the window were chilli plants. They had grown quite tall and were
sporting chillies. Drops of water drooping, sliding down the plants. All my
attention was centre the rain drops. A light breeze was blowing outside. I wrapped
the bedsheet around me tight while sitting on the cot.
(a) Answer the following questions:
(i)
What was the narrator doing?
(ii)
How does it look when Sun shines immediately after
rainfall?
(b) Choose the most appropriate option:
(i)
The word
Immediately has been used as:
(a) a noun (b) an adjective (c) an adverb
(d) A verb
(ii)
The
narrator’s attention was centered on…
(a) Nature (b) chili plants (c) rainfall
(d) rain drops
Q 4 Answer the following
questions briefly. (Do any three)
(i)
In whose reign Polo came to ladakh.(polo – the king of
games)
(ii)
Why is the poet confused when she meets poet? (meeting
Poets)
(iii)
Knave denies having imitated somebody’s handwriting.
What evidence does he give? (The strange Trial)
(iv)
What was Raman’s wife fed up with? (The unthankful man)
Q 5 Match the clause from
column’ A’ with a clause from columns ‘B’ to make meaningful sentences.
Column A
- If you had not lent me the money
- If you had arrived earlier
- if had worked harder
Column B
- You could have met Sachin
- I would have got more marks
- I would not have bought the car
(b) Choose the
correct word given in the bracket:
(i) Aslam speaks
English……..(fluent/fluently)
(ii) The driver of
the car had ……..injuries. (Serious/Seriously)
(c ) Complete the
following binomials:
i) Now and ________
ii) Law and _________
(d Put a question tag for the following
statement:
i) You can drive
a car _______?
Q 6 Write an essay (200 words) on any one of the following
topics:
i)
My best friend
ii)
The Season I like the most
iii)
Uses and abuses of Science
Q 7 Write a letter to your younger brother advising him to take
part in games and sports
Or
Write an application to the headmaster of your school
requesting him to grant you leave to enable you to attend your sister’s
marriage.
