English Question- Basic Level Examination-2075 Class: Eight

Pokhara Metropolitan City, Kaski

(Basic Level Examination-2075)
Class: Eight
Subject: English            Time: 2.15 hrs.                              FM: 75

1.     Rewrite the following sentences choosing the correct alternatives. 5

a.   Sojit is ______   union member.  (a, an, the)

b.   Someone is standing ______   the door. (at, in, on)

c.   Sheila is always ready to help others______ she is poor. (because, although, so that)

d.   “clean the room______”, the teacher said to us. (yourself, itself, yourselves)

e.   Raghav hardly arrives in time, ______ ? (does he, doesn’t he, didn’t he)

2.     Change the following sentences as indicated in the brackets. 3

a.   I bought some apples yesterday. (Into negative)

b.   She said to him, “Where did you go for the holiday last month.” (Into indirect speech)

c.   They sell fish here. (Into passive voice)

3.     Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box below. 2

                                      [Has, have, had]

a.   Have you ______  your breakfast

b.   Neither kamala nor her friends ______  come yet.

4.     Read the passage and do the activities. 10

Honourable Chairperson, respected teachers, and my dear friends,

I would like to thank Mr. Ale for giving me the chance to say something here. I am here to support the statement " Junk food should be banned".

Everybody should be aware of the food which we take. Health is the most valuable property. We know that the health of anyone is determined by the food they eat. So, there is a strong relationship between food and the health of people.

Honourable Chairperson, there are various problems with junk food. The main problem is that they have high satisfactory value. That is why, so many people consume it even though they know it is not healthy. Another problem is that junk food tends to replace other more nutritious food. Similarly, an increase in consumption of junk food is directly associated with the increase in obesity, heart diseases, high blood pressure, certain types of cancer and tooth decay. Fats from junk food trigger the brain to want more food. This effect can last for several days. Mothers who eat junk food while pregnant or breast feeding have children who are prone to obesity.

A.    Fill in the blanks with correct words from the above passage. 2

a.  The speaker thanks Mr. Ale for giving him the ______.

b.  Human health is ______   by the food.

c.   Junk food brings many ______   to us.

d.  ______   is the result of taking junk food.

B.    Put the following sentences in the correct order. 2

a.  Junk food has high satisfactory value.

b.  There is strong relationship between food and health.

c.   The effect of junk food last for many days.

d.  Health is the most valuable property of the people.

C.    Answer the following questions. 6

a.  What does the speaker support?

b.  Why should we be aware of the food?

c.   What are the diseases that junk food can cause?

d.  Why should a pregnant woman be careful about the dangers of junk food?

5.  Read the text carefully and do the following activities. 10

Games and sports keep us physically and mentally fit. They keep one away from diseases relating to the heart, obesity, mental stress and sleepiness. They instill in the player a spirit of self-confidence, self- reliance, discipline, justice, fair play and patriotism. Games provide with recreation and enjoyment. Games keep our body alert, active, youthful and energetic. Games increase the circulation of blood, boost metabolism, burn calories and improve the respiration and the digestion. Healthy people can work hard cheerfully for a long period of time. They can face dangers boldly. They enable people to follow other virtues like discipline, honesty, integrity, loyalty and patriotism.

A. Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B. 2

a.      obesity                      i. love of your country

b.      patriotism                 ii. moral excellence

c.      alert                          iii. Fatness

d.      virtue                        iv. Watchful

B. Read the text again and write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statement.  2

a.    Games and sports support only physical fitness.

b.    We can have recreation through sports.

c.    Games help the circulatory system.

d.    Sportsmen face more dangers in life than others.

C. Answer the following questions. 6

a.    What do games and sport do to the body and the mind?

b.    Name any three qualities that games and sports instill to us.

c.    How do games help the digestive system?

d.    Why are games useful to people who work long hours?

6.  Read the following passage and do the activities that follow. 10

Most of us have read or heard about Venus flytrap, but few of us refer to this little plant as carnivorous. Since carnivorous means flesh eating animals like lions, tigers, wolves or other mammals that love meat. We seldom connect this word to plants. There are hundreds of species of carnivorous plants and many of them are native to United States. Many have blooms and beautiful flowers and the plant itself ranges in size from inches to large vines growing over 50 feet tall. The flower has a very important function and serves as a decoy by attracting all kinds of insects. The flower itself can't trap or disengage its prey but one must realize that without the flower's interaction, the plant at times wouldn't be able to attract enough prey to survive itself. Botanists are still trying to follow and understand the evolution of these carnivorous plants over the past thousands of years. How could a plant evolve into the carnivore family with a digestive system that allows it to eat meat or intoxicate its prey?

A.   Choose the best answers and fill in the blanks. 2

a.    Venus flytrap is a ______   plant.
i. Herbivorous ii. omnivorous iii. carnivorous

b.    Many of the carnivorous plants are native to ______.

i.  the U.K. ii. the U.S. iii. the U.A.E.

c.    The flower of a Venus plant plays ______   in trapping its prey.

i.  a significant role ii. no significant role iii. an idle role

d.    Botanists are still trying to ______   evolution of flytrap.

i.  study ii. eliminate iii. reduce

B.   Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements. 2

a.    Venus flytrap is a flesh -eating animal.

b.    The flower of a flytrap is the main weapon to catch the insects.

c.    The flytrap survives on insects.

d.    Botanists are sure of digestive system of flytrap.

C.   Answer the following questions. 6

a.    What does carnivorous mean?

b.    Write the names of three animals that are flesh eating?

c.    What is special about flytrap plant?

d.    How does a flytrap catch its prey?

7.    Read the following letter and do the given activities. 10
Pokhara, Kaski
8 January, 2018

Dear Roji,
You will be glad to know that I have done my final papers well. Though I expect good grades, the result is awaited yet. In your previous letter, you were curious to know what I intended to do after my examination. Well, as you know, I like reading literature and have been keenly interested in English literature, I would love to do something exciting that matches my interest and to utilize the time and make it a fruitful one. So I together with a few friends of the same interest, have decided to launch a small magazine. Don't be shocked as it will not a kind of magazine you see in the market with the glossy cover page and good printing. It will simply be a small children magazine containing stories written by children only. In fact, we have already begun working on this small project of ours. It may sound odd but it certainly is creative work by which we can at least tell the people of our locality what children are capable of. I need your good wishes for it. You can also send your writing if you are interested.

Roji, let me know about your planning as well. Hope to see you.  

Truly,

Prayas

A.   Match the following words with their meaning. 2

a.    expect                             i. smooth and shiny

b.    curious                           ii. hope

c.    launch                            iii.  eager

d.    glossy                             iv. release

B.   Read the letter again and complete the following sentences with appropriate words. 2

a.    Prayas has ______ his exams.

b.    Roji wanted to know what Prayas would be doing after ______.

c.    Prayas has decided to ______ .

d.    Prayas also asks Roji to send her ______.

C.   Answer the following questions. 6

a.    When was the letter written?

b.    What does Prayas like doing?

c.    What sort of magazine does Prayas intend to bring out?

d.    What does Prayas hope they can tell the people in their locality through the magazine?

8.    Complete the following dialogue with the appropriate sentences in the box below. 5
Receptionist: Good Morning! Can I help you, Madam?
          Guest: ____________________________
Receptionist : We have single, double and deluxe ___________________________
           Guest: _______________________________  how much is it?
Receptionist: _______________________________
          Guest: Can you tell me in US dollar please?

Receptionist: _______________________________
          Guest: That’s not bad. Thank you.

1.   It's just 7 US dollar.

2.   Single is enough for me.

3.   I want no book a room.

4.   Which one would you like?

5.   It's 500 rupees per night.

9.    Write a short biography of William Shakespeare on the basis of the following clues.
Born in 1564 A.D. in England --------- Mother's name: Mary Shakespeare --------- Father’s name: John Shakespeare  --------- worked in a theatre as a young boy --------- started writing dramas ---------  became popular
 --------- tragedies:  'Hamlet' 'Othello', 'Macbeth', 'King wrote many poems --------- known as father of English dramas ---------  died in 1616 A.D.

10. Write an essay on Student Life" in about 150 words.

Or Suppose that you were absent in the school for a week. Now write a letter of apology to your class teacher stating why you were absent. Tell him/her that you won't repeat it in the future.

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