8th std sl english sa1 question paper 2019-20 by Rakesh A Jigaliq

 Haveri District I summative (Mid Term) Examination

8 th ENGLISH(Second Language) DESIGN 2019-20

1 Weightage to Objectives

S No Objectives Marks %

1 Remembering 4 10%

2 Comprehension 16 40%

3 Expression 18 45%

4 Appreciation 2 5%

Total 40 100%

2.Weightage to Content

l

No Content Marks

1 Prose 10

2 Poetry 8

3 Supplementary Reading 2

4 Grammar and Vocabulary 8

5 Comprehension and Composition 12

Total 4

3. Weightage to types of questions

Sl

No Types of Questions No of Questions Marks

1 Multiple Choice Questions (1 M) 2 2

2 Very Short Answer             (1 M) 6 6

3 Short Answer-1                   (2 M) 4 8

4 Short Answer-2                   (3 M) 5 15

5 Lon Answer-1                      (4 M) 1 4

6 Long Answer-2                    (5 M) 1 5

7 Total 19 40

4. Weightage to difficulty level 

5. Distribution of Marks

Type Of

Questions Prose Poetry Supplementa ry Grammar

Vocabulary Comprehension and Composition Marks

M C Q 2X1=2 2

V S A 6X1=6 6

S A 1 2X2=4 1X2=2 1X2=2 8

S A 2 2X3=6 2X3=6 1X3=3 15

L A 1 1X4=4 4

L A 2 1X5=5 5

Total Marks 10 8 2 8 12 40

Prepared By     Rakesh Jigali   Janata Girls High School Hangal Di-Haveri 9986778795 rakeshjigali@gmail.com 

8th std Mid Term Examination sept/oct 2019

MODEL QUESTION PAPER

Subject : Second Language English                                                                    Subject code:31E Time : 1 Hrs. 30 min                                                                                                Max Marks: 40

I Four alternative are given for each of the following questions / incomplete statement. Only one of them is only correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter of alphabet.                                                                                                                                                            2x1=2

1.           Read the given sentience and find out the part of speech of underlined word.

The beauty of Shantiniketa was beyond description.

A. Noun              B. Verb                             C. Adverb.                        D. Adjective

2. Find the countable noun

A. student          B Milk                 C. air       D. water

II

Do as directed

6x1=6

3 Fill in the blank with appropriate form of  verb given in brackets.

Mohan………………. school in time everyday. (go)

4.

Frame a question for the statement given below using question word given in brackets.

Tagore was awarded Nobel prize in 1913 . (When)

5.

Fill in the blank with correct article

My brother is ………………intelligent boy.

6.

Write the opposite of underlined word

My school building is Modern, but My previous school building was …………………….

7.           Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the ones given in brackets.

I cut exam answer sheet into many……………. That disturbed the ………………of the exam hall (peace, piece

8.           Fill in the blanks with the noun forms of the underlined word.

We have to think about the………………………of environment. ( pollute)

III          Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each:                                                           4x2=8

9.           Why was Raman irregular to the school?

10.        What commands did the black boy give the white boy?

11.       Why does the mother say a kind of faith prevails?

12.        What did angry Kaushika to the bird?

OR

What was the wild imagination of animals in the forest?

IV

13. Answer the following question in 5-6 sentences.

How did boys spend evening in the Shantiniketan? 1x3=3

V

14

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:

‘Please, sir, I want some more’

a. Who do you think is the speaker?

b. Who is sir referred to?

c. What does the speaker request?

1x3=3

VI          Answer the following question in 8-10 lines.                                                                              1x3=3

15.        How does the poet describe, beauty is seen, heard, and experienced in the poem Beauty?

OR

How does the poet tell the message that we are all one in the poem ‘No men are Foreign’.

VII       Given below is a profile. Write a paragraph using the clues given below:      1x3=3

16. Name : Rabindranath Tagore

Born : 7 May 1861

Place of birth : Kolkatta

Work - occupation : Poet, artist

Books : Geetanjali, and many works in Bangali and English

Awards : Noble prize in 1913.

VIII        Quote from memory.                                                                                                                        1x3=3

17.        How skillfully…………………………………………..…….

……………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………….food she makes.

OR

In work of labor………………………………………….....

………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………….……………………….

………………………………………………idle hands to do.

IX Read the following map and information given below. Based on them, say whether following statements are true or false.                                                                                                                                1x4=4 

18.

a.Talilians are over 50% in the northern part of Shrilanka.

b.The east coast of Shrilanka has more Tamilians than its west coast

c. Kandy doesn’t have any sea coast.

d.The central part of Srilanka is dense with Tamilians. 

X            Write a letter using the information given below.                                                                     1x5=5

19.        Imagine you are Ankita studying in Janata Girls High School, Hangal.

Write a letter to your friend about your study.

OR

Write a letter to your Head Master for providing bycy