Grade VIII English PT-2

PERIODIC TEST II (2024-25 )
QUESTION PAPER
Subject: ENGLISH Grade: VIII

Marks: 25 Time: 1 Hour
Name:______________ Date: 22-07-2024
General Instructions:
(i) The question paper is divided into three sections:
Section A – This section comprises questions based on Reading Comprehension (6 marks)
Section B – This section comprises questions based on Grammar and Creative Writing Skills (12
marks) Section C – This section comprises questions based on Literature (7 marks)
(ii) All questions are compulsory
(iii) Marks are indicated against each question.
(iv) You may attempt any one section at a time. All sub-questions must be attempted together, in the correct order.
(v) Please read the questions well before answering.
Section A
This section comprises questions based on Reading Comprehension.
1. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:

The poetry of earth is never dead:
When all the birds are faint with the hot sun,
And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run
From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead,
That is the grasshopper’s — he takes the lead
In summer luxury — he has never done
With his delights, for when tired out with fun
He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
The poetry of earth is ceasing never:

On a lone winter evening when the frost
Has wrought a silence, from the stone there shrills
The cricket’s song, in warmth increasing ever,
And seems to one in drowsiness half lost;
The grasshopper’s among some grassy hills.
-JOHN KEATS
1.1. Answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate option from the given ones: [5x1=5]
A. What makes the birds faint?
(i) earth’s poetry (ii) hot sun (iii) frost (iv) rain
B. Who sings the poetry of earth in the summer season?

(i) grasshopper (ii) mead (iii) cricket (iv) skylark
C. Who seems to be resting in the winter?
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(i) poetry of earth (ii) warmth (iii) grasshopper (iv) cricket
D. Which word in the poem is a synonym for ‘sleepy’?

(i) Shrill (ii) Wrought (iii) Drowsiness (iv) Dizziness
E. What is the tone of the poem regarding nature?

(i) Pessimistic and gloomy (ii) Indifferent and neutral
(iii) Appreciative and celebratory (iv) Critical and harsh
1.2 How is the poetry of earth never dead? (1)
Section B
2. This section comprises questions based on Grammar and Writing Skills
2.1 Choose the correct option in the questions that follow: [4x1/2=2]
A. The kind of adjective used in the sentence ‘He had some rice for dinner.’ is:
(i) Interrogative Adjective (ii) Possessive Adjective
(iii) Numeral Adjective (iv) Quantitative Adjective
B. Identify the sentence that uses a descriptive adjective.

(i) Shelly can be an intriguing person. (ii) Which movie is that?
(iii) I want to eat those fruits. (iv) Karan has four bikes.
C. The kind of adjective used in the sentence, ‘Make sure you write these points tomorrow.’ is:
(i) Descriptive Adjective (ii) Possessive Adjective
(iii) Demonstrative Adjective (iv) Proper Adjective
D. Rahman bagged the second prize in that gruelling competition.

(i) gruelling - demonstrative adjective (ii) gruelling - possessive adjective
(iii) second - numeral adjective (iv) bagged - descriptive adjective
2.2 Rewrite the following sentences by changing the degree of the adjective from superlative to comparative ( Do not
change the meaning of the sentence) : [2x1=2]
(i) The turtle is the slowest of all animals.
(ii) Martin Luther was the greatest leader in the history of those times.
2.3 Rewrite the following sentences by changing the degree of the adjective from comparative to positive (Do not
change the meaning of the sentence) : [2x1=2]
(i) Penny is not braver than Amy.
(ii) The other knife is sharper than this one.
3. You are Sanjeet of D-122, Elite Apartments, New Delhi. A number of bikes and cars are parked in your society
at prohibited places and in wrong parking spots, causing inconvenience to many. Write a letter to the local
Secretary of the Resident’s Association complaining against this problem and also suggest solutions for it.
OR
You are Vijay living at 77, Richard Apartments, Gurugram. You purchased a laptop last week from Verma
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Electronics, Gurugram, but it is not working properly. Write a complaint letter to the dealer to raise the issue
regarding the same with necessary details. [1x6=6]
Section C
This section comprises questions based on Literature.
4. Read the extract given below and choose the correct answer given after each question: (DO ANY ONE) [3x1=3]
(i) O Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:
(O Captian, My Captian)
A. What trip is the poet referring to?
(i) The fall of the country. (ii) The death of his father.
(iii) President Lincoln’s assassination. (iv) The Civil War.
B. What is the mood of the crowd on the shore?
(i) thoughtful (ii) mournful
(iii) wishful (iv) celebratory
C. What does the speaker hope will happen to the Captain?
(i) He will awaken from death. (ii) He will speak to him through a dream.
(iii) He will take a long rest. (iv) He will pass on his responsibilities to someone.
(ii) There I met ‘Mr Wonderful Flower Man’ who was sweet enough to ride towards me and gift me a flower
from his bunch. I was the only outsider there, who was not participating in the barter.
(Paradise on Earth)
A. What was the narrator's status in the context of the barter system?
(i) a promoter (ii) an observer (iii) a facilitator (iv) a seller
B. Why did 'Mr. Wonderful Flower Man' gift a flower to the narrator?
(i) To make the narrator feel included (ii) To start a conversation
(iii) To sell more flowers (iv) To advertise his business
C. Where did the narrator go after enjoying the sights on the lake?
(i) Nishat Bagh (ii) Shikara owner’s house
(iii) A houseboat (iv) Shikara owner’s friend’s house
5. Answer the following questions in 60-80 words: (DO ANY ONE) [4x1=4]
A. Do you think the narrator is different from the other tourists? Substantiate your answer with evidences from the text.
(Paradise on Earth)
B. Why is the poem, O Captain! My Captain, an elegiac poem? Elaborate.
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PERIODIC TEST II (2024-25 )

Subject: ENGLISH Grade: VIII

1. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:

The poetry of earth is ceasing never:

B. Who sings the poetry of earth in the summer season?

C. Who seems to be resting in the winter?

D. Which word in the poem is a synonym for ‘sleepy’?

E. What is the tone of the poem regarding nature?

1.2 How is the poetry of earth never dead? (1)

B. Identify the sentence that uses a descriptive adjective.

D. Rahman bagged the second prize in that gruelling competition.

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