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S CHANNASANDRA Mid-term Examination ,september-2011 Subject: English

Std : 8th Time : 3 hours
I Match the words in column A to their meanings in column B A 1)Splendour 2)Implore 3)Lain 4)Splay 5) Intimately B to request very closely spread out rested great beauty

Marks: 100

II Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the opposites of the underlined words 1)Sumaria is the ancient name of ___________Iraq. 2) Before the rains the tank was ______but now it is full 3) Only some counteries in the world are rich but many are___________ 4) My friend's house is quite near but mine is ________ 5) We must __________everything that is good & forget the bad. III Underline the correct spelling

1) atitude, atittude, attitude 2) meditashan, medetation, meditation 3) splendar, splendour, splender 4) captor, capter, captar IV Fill in the blanks choosing a word from those given in the bracket ( enormous, majestic, tough, ungainly terrible )

1) The _____ new leaves on the tree are young & fresh. 2) The Taj Mahal is a _______ building. 3) The camel is an ________ animal. 4) The elephant is ________ in size. 5) The rubber we use in a tyre is __________ V Write the sort forms of the following 1) is not 2) have not 3) are not 4) you are

VI Use 'Un' & 'mis' to form the opposites of the words 1) comfortable X 2) placeX 3)able X 4) judge X 5) importantX

VII Choose the right form of the verbs in brackets & complete the sentences. 1) The little boy ____(look) at the kite (fly)____ high above. 2) The bus ______(go) by so quickly & we were left _______(stand) at the bus stop. 3) The boy was ______(catch) red handed_______(steal) the money. 4) My brother______(speak) to me about his _______(visit) to the exhibition today. VIII Sort out the jumbled letters 1) glouph 2) tecprot 3) pantel4) slepaure5) tarnper-

6) dropeceIX Fill in the blanks in the following sentences choosing the correct preposition given in the brackets 1) She lives_______ Rajasthan ( on , in, at ) 2) The boy sat ________the two old women.( among, around, between) 3) The chief guest will arrive_____ any moment ( by, at, in) 4) This book is different_____that one ( to, from, with ) 5) The teacher was pleased________the girls work ( with, from, for) 6) The ridder fell ______his horse( off, down, from) X Re-arrange the jumbled words to give a meaningful sentences 1) Late\ arrived \school \ to \ the \ boy \ the \ 2) how \ you \ are\ old\ 3) which\ did\ you\ book\ read 4) you \ did\ where\ see\ him 5) where\ you \ pen\ this\ find \ did\XI XI Say whether the underlined words in the following sentences are used as verbs or as nouns 1.a) I brush my teeth every morning. b) The walls were painted with a thick brush. 2a) call me if you need any help b) The doctor received a call to go to the hospital 3a) His clothes were covered with dust b) I dust the chairs every day XII Change the sentences given below into indirect speech 1) "I have cleaned my room thoroughly"'he said. 2) " I know'how you feel",her mother said to me. 3)"I am ready",the driver said to my uncle.

XIII Rewrite them as exclaminations 1) He is a very clever boy 2) Sunita is wearing a very pretty dress. 3) These questions are very difficult XIV Quote from memory I think that------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------pressed -------------------------------------------------------------all day XV Answer the following questions in three or four sentences each 1) Where are the Maikal range of mountains? 2) What boon did the maiden ask for? 3) What are the five F's that the trees give us? 4) why did the people cut down the trees? 5) What does the poet mean by the 'hungry mouth' of the tree? 6) Why does the poet say that the tree looks at god all day? 7)How does the poet say that the tree looks at god all day? 8) Where are giraffes generally found? 9) How are trees useful to us? XVI Write a letter to the class teacher asking a day leave since you are not feeling well