Key - VIII English - Term 2- 2023-24 - 1000 CBSE Schools, AP

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Grade 8 Term 2 Examination English 2023-24 Key

Section A

Reading Comprehension 20 M

(Q.1 )

1. b

2. c

3. c

4. a

5. b

(Q.2 )

1. a

2. d

3. d

4. c

5. d

(Q. 3)

1. c

2. d

3. b

4. c

5. a

(Q. 4)

1. a

2. b

3. a

4. a

5. c

             

Section  - B    Writing Skills ( 10 Marks )

(Q. 5)

i. The Cunning Fox and Foolish Goat

a) ii

b) iii

c) iv

d) iii

e) iv

            OR 

ii .  Letter  

Word limit: 50-100 words

• Format– 1  (Sender’s address, 2. Date, 3. Receiver’s address, 4. Salutation 5. Complimentary Close)
• Content– 2 marks
• Expression– 1  (grammatical accuracy, appropriate words, spellings, coherence & relevance of ideas and style)
• Closing - 1

( Q. 6) Meaningful sentences which are grammatically correct are considered. 

(Q. 7) 

Paragraph 

•      Heading and Topic Sentence
•      Content 
•      Language and Expression

             Grammar ( 10 Marks) 

(Q. 8)    DO ANY ONE   1 Mark 

i) c

ii) a

(Q. 9)  DO ANY TWO     2 Marks 

i)  TRANSITIVE

ii) TRANSITIVE

iii) INTRANSITIVE 

(Q . 10)                              2 Marks

1. came ,  torn

2. damaged ,  found 

( Q . 11)      DO ANY TWO      2 Marks 

i)  has to 

 

ii) have to 

iii) had to 

( Q. 12)    Matching    3 Marks 

i)  b

ii) a

iii) c

Section  C   : Literature ( 40 Marks)

(Q 13 - 17)     5 Marks

13. d

14. a

15. d

16. c

17. a

(Q 18 - 22)       5 Marks 

18. a

19. c

20. d

21. b

22. d

(Q. 23 - 28)       ANY FOUR  4 x 3 = 12 Marks

23. East India Company sold English items and gained power. Indian princes fought, sought English aid. People suffered. Rivalries helped Company control India.

24. No, Hans had never been to Dorset in the past. He had learned about Dorset from one of his favourite books ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ written by Thomas Hardy.

25. Bepin claimed he visited a friend in Kanpur in October '58.

26. The speaker felt extremely happy.

27. According to the diary entry, the author describes the beautiful and mesmerizing hill station named Mussoorie.

28. Jody’s father was bitten by a rattlesnake.

(Q . 29 - 34)   ANY FIVE      5 x 2 = 10

29. The princesses were named after the months of the year because the Queen of Siam found it difficult to remember so many names. Hence, the King decided to name the princesses as per the months of the calendar year.

30. The camel’s back puffed up into a huge hump for repeating the word “Humph” over again and not performing the tasks assigned to him.

31. When Ranji reached home, he found it difficult to explain the cuts and bruises that showed on his face, leg and arms. It was difficult to conceal the fact that he had been in an unusually violent fight with Suraj. Therefore, his mother insisted on him staying at home for the rest of the day.

32. The ultimate consequence of buying jalebis with the fees money was that for the first time in his life, the boy had to stay absent from his school. He knew that he had disobeyed his parents for the first time and felt sorry for spending the fees money to fulfil his craving.

33. Velu had run away from home because he couldn't bear his father's abuse and mistreatment, especially regarding taking away the money earned by Velu and his sisters and spending it on alcohol.

34. The Giant had kept children out, causing no flowers or birds. One day, he found kids in his garden, a small boy crying. The Giant lifted him onto a tree, and magic happened: flowers bloomed, birds sang, and they shared a special first meeting, sealed with a kiss.

( Q. 35)   ANY ONE    4 Marks 

35 . a) Bepin didn't forget Ranchi; Chunilal tricked him because he didn't help with a job, as shown in Chunilal's letter. 

Bepin felt sorry for not helping Chunilal and regretted his refusal. He realized he forgot the value of friendship during his prosperous times

        OR 

      b) Paper, glass, and plastic were some of the things that Jaya and children like her collected. These items were taken and sold to Jam Bazaar Jaggu, who would sell them to a factory.  

(Q.36) ANY ONE     4 Marks 

36. a) The Giant didn't let kids in his pretty garden, keeping it only for himself, with a wall. So, he's called selfish. 

        OR 

     b) British hurt Indians through by following these strategies: high taxes on peasants, low import duty, sold England goods, harmed artisans by cutting thumbs.