BOUDDHA MERIDIAN SCHOOL
FIRST TERMINAL MODEL QUESTION – 2016/17
Class: VIII Subject: English F.M.: 75
Time: 2 hours 15 mins. P.M.: 30
1. Rewrite the following sentences selecting the correct options: (5×1=5) a) Sudhir is _________ university student. (a / an / the / nothing) b) Sajan fell _________ the ladder. (of / off / down / from) c) Ranju was aacused _________ theft. (of / off / by / with) d) We cannot live without eater, _________?
(can / we / can they / can’t we / can’t they) e) Pupils did their work _________.
(herself / themselves / himself / yourself)
2. Change the following sentences as indicated in brackets: (5×1 = 5)
a) Sabnam met Sudha yesterday. (Negative) b) Did you consult doctor? (Affirmative) c) They aren’t speaking French?(Positive)
d) He wanted to take the bus to pokhara. (Interrogative)
e) He ________ some juice to quench his thirst. (drink: past perfect)
3. Read the following text and do the activities that follow:
I had heard that Ghale Gaun was a really beautiful place for homestay, I was keen to go there. My luck favored me. My parents made a plan to take me to the place for five days in my vacation. As I was from Birgunj I had never seen the hilly region before. My first visit to Ghale Gaun made a lasting impression on me. I reached there, passing many hills through green countryside. The beautiful scenery on the way appealed to me. Still it flashes in my memory.
After spending a night at a hotel in Besisahar early in the next morning we started our journey on foot. Since I was from Terai, I felt it was difficult to work the hills. My father immediately realized it. We broke our journey in Baglung Pani. He told us to have a rest at Chautara. He took out a bottle of cold drink from his bag. We drank it.
"Are you enjoying the scenery?" my mother asked me. "Isn't it an exciting experience to see such a picturesque village? My father pointed to the village with clustered houses. I looked at the village. I couldn’t help saying, "Yes". The picturesque scenery thrilled me. I forgot all the tiredness that I had felt before.
A. Form the text above find opposite words to the following: (4 × 0.5 = 2)
i) Ugly ii) Distracted iii) With delary iv) Boring
B. Write 'T' after true statements and 'F' after false ones:
(4 × 0.5 = 2)
i) They stayed at their relative's house in Besisahar. ii) The scenery on the way disattracted the writer.
iii) The writer and her parents started their journey from Birgunj. iv) The writer got exhausted while walking to Ghale Gaun.
C. Answer these questions: (6 × 1 = 6)
i) Where did the writer spend a night in Besisahar?
ii) How did the writer feel when she saw the picturesque scenery?
iii) With whom did the writer go on holiday? iv) Where was the writer from?
v) Did the writer like Ghale Gaun? How do you know? vi) How many members were there in the journey?
4. Read the following text and do the activities that follow:
A. Write 'T' after true statements and 'F' after false ones: (4×0.5=2) i) Children start smoking because they see their seniors smoking. ii) Children readily accept when their seniors warn them about the
dangers of smoking.
iii) Tar and carbon monoxide taken from lungs cause cancer and bronchitis.
iv) People keep on smoking because they don't know its harmful effects.
B. Find the words to the following words as indicated into bracket: (4 × 1 = 4) i) Juniors (opposite) ii) Cut off (opposite)
iii) Carefully and sensibly (similar) iv) Useful (opposite)
C. Answer these questions: (4 × 1 = 4)
i) Why do children smoke?
ii) Name the diseases that smoking can cause.
iii) What can lead to blockages in the arteries particularly in the legs?
iv) Give the suitable title to this text.
5. Read the following passage and do the activities:
Neil Armstrong is not with us anymore. He had landed on the moon from almost a quarter million miles away on July 1969. On Saturday, August, 25, 2012, a true American lost his life at the age of 82. Neil Armstrong is recalled to have been the first person to bravely leave our world behind and set foot on another surface. “We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away from cardiovascular complication”. Armstrong’s family said the statement. It is reported that Armstrong underwent heart surgery that month. “While we mourn the loss of a very good man. We also celebrate his remarkable life and hope that is served as an example to young people around the world to work hard to make their dream come true, to be willing to explore and push the limits, and to selflessly serve a cause greater than themselves”, his family said.
NASA reported that Armstrong commanded the Apollo II spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. His first words after setting foot on the moon are etched in history books and the memories of the people.
A. Answer the following question: (5 × 1 = 5) i) Why is Neil Armstrong famous?
ii) When did Neil Armstrong land on the moon? iii) When was Armstrong born?
iv) What complications did he face? v) What did NASA, report?
B. Complete the sentences with appropriate words from the text: (4 × 0.5 = 2) a) Neil Armstrong was born on ____________
b) Armstrong died of ____________
c) By stepping foot onto the moon, Neil; Armstrong __________ his name in history book.
d) At the age of ____________ Neil Armstrong lost his life.
C. Match the following poem and do the activities: (6 × 0.5 = 3)
Column A Column B
i) astronaut a vehicle that travels in space ii) cardiovascular a famous person
iii) remarkable to express sadness or sorrow for iv) spacecraft worthy of being remarked or noticed
v) mourn a person whose job involves traveling and walking
vi) celebrity connected with the heart and blood vessels 6. Read the following poem and do the activities:
Govinda’s Disciple
Far below flowed the Jumna, swift and clear, above frowned the jutting bank.
Hills dark with the woods and scarred with the torrents were gathered around.
Govinda, the great Sikh teacher, sat on the rock reading scriptures, when Raghunath, his disciple, proud of his wealth, came and bowed to him and said, “I have brought my poor present, unworthy of your acceptance”.
Thus saying, he displayed before the teacher a pair of golf bangles, wrought with costly stones.
The master took up one him, twirling it round his finger, and the diamonds darted shafts of light.
“A lass,” screamed Raghunath, and jumped into the stream.
A. Answer the following questions: (5 × 1 = 5)
a) Where was Govinda sitting? b) What was he doing?
c) Why did Raghunath go to him?
d) What was Raghunath’s reaction when one bangle rolled away into the river?
e) What did Raghunath offer his teacher?
B. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meaning in column
‘B’: (5 × 1 = 5)
Column A Column B
i) scarred rays of light
ii) torrents the holy writing of a religion
iii) scriptures having rough marks left behind on the surface
iv) twirling large amounts of water flowing very fast
v) shafts of light turning something round and round
7. Write a news story using the clues given below the headlines: (5)
Twin otter crashes in Dadeldhura
- All 25 abroad died,
- Flying from Dhangadi to Bajhang, - collided with pine trees on Churia hills, - 25 people including 3 crew members died.
- Most of the passengers – civil servants and students, - Investigation going on
8. Write an essay on ‘Importance of Education’ in about 200 words. (15)
9. Write a news story with the help of the given points: (5)
A young girl to the market ... a pot of milk on her head ... sell it ... make plans ... buy chickens, then goats and cows ... expensive jewellery and clothes ... choose the best boy to marry ... trip on a stone and milk spill ... moral.
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BOUDDHA MERIDIAN SCHOOL
FIRST TERMINAL MODEL QUESTION – 2016/17
Marking Scheme
Class: VIII Subject: English F.M.: 75
Time: 2 hours 15 mins. P.M.: 30
1. a) Sudhir is a university student.
b) Sajan fell off the ladder.
c) Ranju was accused of theft.
d) We cannot live without water, can we?
e) Pupils did their work themselves.
2. a) Sabnam didn't met Sudha yesterday.
b) You consulted a doctor.
c) They are speaking French.
d) Did he want to take the bus to Pokhara.
e) He drank some juice to quench his thirst.
3. A. a) beautiful b) impression
c) experience d) enjoying
B. a) False b) False c) False d) False
C. a) The writer spend her night at hotel in Besisahar.
b) The writer felt it as an exciting experience when she saw the picturesque scenery.
c) The writer went her father and mother on holiday.
d) The writer was from Birgunj.
e) Yes, the writer liked Ghale Gaun. We came to know this because, though she was tired she was enjoying her journey, she liked the way they treated with proper hospitality, the organic food and the cultural dances.
f) There were three members in the journey.
B. a) seniors b) carry on c) judiciously d) harmful
C. a) Children smoke because they see their seniors smoking. They think that it is grown up thing to do.
b) The diseases that smoke can cause are Cancer, Bronchitis and heart diseases.
c) The nicotine from cigarettes makes the heart beat faster and makes arteries contract that can lead to blockage in the arteries particularly in the legs.
d)
5. A. a) Neil Armstrong is famous because he was the first man to land on the moon.
b) On July, 1969 Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.
c) Neil Armstrong was born in 1930.
d) He faced the cardiovascular complications.
e) NASA reported that Armstrong commanded the Apollo II spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.
B. a) 1930 b) cardiovascular complication
c) wrote d) 82
C. a) astronaut – a person whose job involves traveling and walking
b) cardiovascular – connected with the heart and blood vessels
c) remarkable – worthy of being remarked or noticed
d) spacecraft – a vehicle that travels in space
e) mourn – to express sadness or sorrow for
f) celebrity – a famous person
6. A. a) Govinda was sitting on the rock near the Jamuna river.
b) He was sitting on the rock reading scriptures.
c) Raghunath went to him as he wanted to offer his teacher a gift.
d) He screamed when one bangle rolled away into the river.
e) Raghunath offered gold bangles, wrought with costly stones.
B. a) scarred – having rough marks left behind on the surface
b) torrents – large amounts of water flowing very fast
c) scriptures – the holy writing of a religion
d) twirling – turning something round and round
e) shafts of light – rays of light
7. Twinotter Crashes in Dadeldhura [5]
Kathmandu, July 2016
A plane belonging to RNAC flying from Dhangadi to Bajhang crashed on Churia hills in Dadeldhura district last week. The plane is reported to have been collided with pine trees on Churia hills. The plane was carrying 25 people including 3 crew members. All 25 abroad died on the spot. Most of the passengers travelling there were civil servants and students who were mercilessly killed in this twinotter crash.
The cause of the horrible disaster has not been discovered yet. Therefore, the government has formed a three-member probe committee in order to carry out the investigation. As the probe committee has already started the investigation into it, the cause of the cruel disaster is expected to be exposed as soon as possible.
8. Importance of Education [15]
Education signifies the preparation for life. It is the light of life. It is a continuous and life-long process. It attributes the most precious and permanent property of an individual. It invites positive and constructive changes in life. It makes our life really meaningful. Everyone wants to be well-educated. Therefore, we see many students going to school, colleges and universities.
Education plays a vital role in the development of human civilization. It is the prime key to development. It enables everyone to be self-dependent. It makes people civilized, good mannered, aware, well-skilled and responsible. Educated people can discriminate good and bad behaviour. They do not blindly accept or reject anything. They are not normally conservative and blindly traditional. In fact, education enables people to have a prosperous life.
technical man-power. Similarly, administrative man-power are equally important everywhere.
Education promotes national unity. If people are well-educated, they can understand need and importance of national unity. It is sure that national unity is the most important factor for the development of the individual personality. If people are educated and united, they will be co-operative.
Education is the most important property of an individual. The progress of the nation depends on its educated man-powers. Education is one of the basic needs for us. That's why everyone is expected to be well educated. It is said that education brightens and enhances human civilization.
9. An Over Ambitious Girl [5]
Once there lived a young girl in a village. She was highly ambitious. One day, she was going to the market in order to sell a pot of milk which she was carrying on her head. While she was on her way, she began to make plans for using her money. She thought that she would sell the milk in order to buy some chickens. They would give her many eggs.
She even thought that, many chickens could be produced from the eggs. She would sell all of them in order to buy some goats. After some months, the goats would produce many kids. They, in turn, would grow up to be large goats. She would sell those goats in order to buy some cows.
After some time, she would sell all of those cows in order to buy some expensive jewelries and beautiful clothes in order to beautify herself. She hoped that many young men would go to her to propose to her. At first she would not accept any proposal. She would put off accepting the proposal so that many young, attractive, educated and rich men would keep on coming to her. Meanwhile she tripped on a stone and all her milk spilled all over the ground.
Thus her over ambitious plan led her to failures. We from this story we came to lean that we should not count the chickens before they are hatched or we should not make the castle in the air.
