Friday 9 September 2011

GRADE-8--ENGLISH (VERSION-6)-2008


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GRADE-8 EXAMINATION 2008  

 Version 6 

English Part-(A)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
TIME ALLOWED: 1:20 hour
Specific Instructions:
Forty (40) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are given in this part. Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Q. No.1. We had _____ our work long before the sun set.
(a) finishing (b) finished (c) finish (d) finishes
Q. No.2. One who sings is called __________.
(a) actor (b) director (c) singer (d) writer
Q. No.3. I ____ finishing my paper.
(a) have (b) was (c) am shall
Q. No.4. Mr. Qazi took his class to the ________ .
(a) zoo (b) park (c) River side (d) Museum
Q. No.5. The correct passive voice sentence is
(a) He drinks milk. (b) He is drunk by milk.
(c) Who will drink milk? (d) Milk is drunk by him
Q. No.6. The correct interrogative sentence is
(a) She was working in the office. (b) She was not working in the office.
(c) Was she working in the office? (d) Yes, she was working in the office.
Q. No.7. The similar word for happy is
(a) sad (b) glad (c) mad (d) bad
Q. No.8. When are ______ exams, Qasim?
(a) he (b) you (c) your (d) I
Q. No.9. Please forgive me _____ coming late.
(a) at (b) for (c) between (d) upon
Q. No.10. The correct Present Perfect Continuous sentence is
(a) I was listening to you for two hours.
(b) I have been listening to you for two hours.
(c) I listen to you for two hours.
(d) I listened to you for two hours.
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Q. No.11. You may thank her _______ for that.
(a) herself (b) himself (c) yourself (d) themselves
Q. No.12. Hazrat Umar got the title of Faruq
(a) Before embracing Islam. (b) After embracing Islam.
(c) After death (d) After migration to Madina
Q. No.13. The sentence with correct helping verb is
(a) She is here yesterday. (b) She will here yesterday.
(c) She was here yesterday. (d) She has been here yesterday
Q. No.14. I ________ in this chair since morning.
(a) was sitting (b) were sitting (c) has been sitting (d) have been sitting
Q. No.15. I _______ a letter yesterday.
(a) writer (b) writer (c) wrote (d) writing
Q. No.16. Everyone _____ the magician.
(a) cheers (b) cheering (c) cheer (d) has cheer
Q. No.17. They _____ the night standing in that little hut.
(a) spends (b) spent (c) is spending (d) has spent
Q. No.18. Why ______ you weeping?
(a) is (b) had (c) are (d) will
Q. No.19. My sister was _____ shirt.
(a) sowing (b) bowing (c) sewing (d) doing
Q. No.20. You can buy anything under ______ sun with money.
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Q. No.21. The youngest son gave the utmost anxiety to the parents. Parents here means.
(a) father (b) mother (c) father and mother (d) grand father
Q. No.22. He is taking the hat _____ his head.
(a) down (b) of (c) from (d) off
Q. No.23. He could make or produce only _____ things.
(a) few (b) very (c) much (d) a few
Q. No.24. Cattle breeders from all parts of the country bring _____ cattle to the show.
(a) they (b) their (c) then (d) themselves
Q. No.25. He began to learn his lesson by _______.
(a) wear and tear. (b) ways and means (c) heart and soul (d) by no means
Q. No.26. A bird in hand is worth two in the ____.
(a) cage (b) bush (c) stomach (d) forest
Q. No.27. The correct sentence in Past Perfect Continuous Tense is
(a) I had done my homework well before my class began.
(b) I did my homework well before my class began.
(c) I will do my homework well before my class began.
(d) I do my homework well before my class began.
Q. No.28. Noun of the verb tolerate is ______
(a) tolerated (b) toler (c) tolering (d) tolerance
Q. No.29. Human existence depends upon _______.
(a) Hydrogen (b) carbon (c) Oxygen (d) nitrogen
Q. No.30. Time passes very _______.
(a) friendly (b) really (c) already (d) quickly
Q. No.31. Correct Passive Voice sentence is
(a) A computer has a language.
(b) Has computer a language?
(c) A kind of language is used by a computer.
(d) Language is used by the computer.
Q. No.32. Correct Passive Voice sentence is
(a) It was put together by real bones. (b) It puts together by real bones.
(c) It put together by real bones. (d) It putting together by real bones.
Q. No.33. It is very ______ from us
(a) for (b) far (c) four (d) fun
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Q. No.34. Our earth is ______ a planet.
(a) so (b) also (c) for (d) very
Q. No.35. The opposite of underlined word
“Some planets are very hot and some are very ______.” is
(a) tall (b) big (c) cold (d) warm
Q. No.36. There was a holy man ______ lived in a forest.
(a) which (b) whose (c) what (d) who
Q. No.37. The correct translation of the sentence.
(a) One night there was a storm in the forest.
(b) One night there came a terrible storm in the forest.
(c) One night there was a big storm.
(d) One night a storm was there in the forest.
Q. No.38. The correct translate of the sentence.
(a) The more we get fire, the more oxygen.
(b) The more fire, the big oxygen.
(c) The more oxygen the fire can get, the brighter it will burn.
(d) The more oxygen, the more fire.
Q. No.39. We can converse through either English ______ Urdu with them. They do not know other language.
 (a) neither (b) of (c) or (d) at
Q. No.40. The correct translation of the given sentence. “The stars 

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GRADE-8 EXAMINATION 2008    
    
version    6

English Part-(B)

OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
TIME ALLOWED: 40 minutes
Specific Instructions: This part has 5 Open Ended Questions. Please use blank space below the question to write the answer.
Q. No.41. Read the passage and answer the questions at the end.
The stars are a burning matter of gasses and have their own light like fire balls. The sun is
also a star. A planet planet. The stars are fixed. They do not move but the planets move round their axis and also round is a huge, solid mass. Some planets are moving round the sun. Our earth is also a  the sun
(a) What is the difference between a star and a planet? (2)
(b) What is a star? (1)
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 (d) Is our earth a star? (1)
Q. No.42. Read the stanza carefully and answer the following questions.
Green Parrot sing.
Sing of the days
Beyond the cage.
Sing of the days
In mango groves
Sing of the first
Blossoms in trees
Q. 1. What is the name of the poem? (1)
Q. 2. What will the green parrot sing? (2)
Q. 3.What does “beyond the cage” means? (2)
Q. No.43. Write at least five sentences about the “Computer”. (5)
Q. No.44. Use the outline, write a story write the title also.
A fox ___ goes to a garden___ sees grapes _____ cannot reach _____ tries ___ jumps
fails _______ goes away.
Title ______________________ (1)
Story. (4)
Q. No.45. Write an essay of at least 10 sentences on. (10)
a) Morning walk  b) a picnic

Q. 3.What does “beyond the cage” means? (2)
Q. No.43. Write at least five sentences about the “Computer”. (5)
Q. No.44. Use the outline, write a story write the title also.
A fox ___ goes to a garden___ sees grapes _____ cannot reach _____ tries ___ jumps
fails _______ goes away.
Title ______________________ (1)
Story (4)
Q. No.45. Write an essay of at least 10 sentences on. (10)
My Best Teacher OR Morning Walk

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