Question
Bank Cycle Test – 3 (2016-17)
Std:
VIII
Subject:
English
1.
Read the
following passage carefully.
Another
name for the bald eagle is American eagle because the bald eagle is the
national symbol for The United States of America. Bald eagle is raptor and
raptor is a bird of prey. Raptors or bird of prey such as eagles, owls and
hawks catch and eat small animals or other birds.
Early
American pioneers felt that birds of prey needed to be destroyed because they
ate birds, fish and animals that were food for the settlers. Unfortunately the
idea that raptors need to be destroyed continued into the twentieth century.
During
World War II, the pesticide DDT saved thousands of human lives by killing lice
that carried the disease typhus and mosquitoes that carried malaria. In the
1940s, farmers across the United States began spraying DDT on vast acres of
crops to kill insects and raptors were seriously affected. DDT caused the
shells of bald eagle eggs to be too thin for baby eaglets to hatch, causing
eagle numbers to decline. Eagles were eventually placed on the endangered
species list. Since DDT was banned in 1972 because of its negative impact on
the environment, the number of eagles and other birds is finally increasing but
has not yet reached the pre-World War II levels.
The
American Eagle Foundation is one group that is working towards increasing the
number of bald eagles. Since 1985 the American Eagle Foundation has worked from
the Dollywood theme park at Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The Foundation is
dedicated to restoring the eagle population and protecting wild eagles.
Dollywood
and the American Eagle Foundation rehabilitate raptors that have been injured
and provide a permanent home for those that cannot be safely released into
their natural surroundings. The American Eagle Foundation’s facility at
Dollywood sponsors a successful breeding program. To date the program has
released nearly ninety eaglets at a special release site in Tennessee. All
released eagles are tagged and one was spotted living
1.1
On
the basis of your reading of the above passage, complete the following
sentences with appropriate words/phrases
1. What is another name for the bald eagle, why is it given?
2. Why is the Eagle called a raptor?
3.
Why
did the Early American pioneers feel that the birds of prey needed to be
destroyed?
4. How did the pesticide DDT save thousands
of human lives during World War II?
5. How did farmers across the United States began use DDT?
6. How did the eagles decline in number?
7. Why is the American Eagle Foundation group an important
group?
8. Give the meaning of the word ‘symbol’.
2.
Read the
following passage carefully.
You
may not think about how the appliances in your home contribute to your
family’s monthly energy bill but policy makers who look at the nation’s energy
needs have. For example, researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
found that computer and Internet equipment consume two percent of all
the electricity generated for use in the United States. The U.S. Department of
Energy says that turning off computers when they are not being used can save
seventy-five percent of computer energy bills. The U.S. Department of Energy
also says that your home appliances, including computers and entertainment
equipment, add up to about twenty percent of your energy bills.
Switching
to energy efficient home appliances even before you need new ones can save
money in the long run. The lower cost of running the appliance can repay the
purchase price over time. For example, replacing an old refrigerator that was
manufactured before improvements in insulation and refrigerator motors can
possibly save 30 dollar a month in electric costs; that’s 360 dollars per year.
The U.S. Department of Energy has two ways to inform consumers about the energy
efficiency of an electric appliance: the Energy Guide label and an ENERGY STAR
logo.
The
Energy Guide label is a deep yellow information sheet that is attached to an
appliance. It gives an estimate of the product's energy usage or energy
efficiency compared to other similar appliances. Refrigerators, freezers,
clothes washers and dryers, water heaters, dishwashers and home
2.1
electronics have an Energy Guide label.
The U.S. Department of Energy has
another program called ENERGY STAR. The ENERGY STAR logo is placed on products
that meet strict energy efficiency standards set by the U.S. Department of
Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Look for the ENERGY STAR logo
on home electronics and appliances. You know that you are buying an efficient
product when it displays an ENERGY STAR approval label.
Answer the following questions briefly:
1. What have researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
found?
2. How can switching to energy efficient home appliances save
money?
3. What is the significance of ENERGY STAR?
2.2
Choose
the most appropriate meanings of the given words from the options provided:
1.
appliances
(para1) a. machines
b. books
c.
wardrobes d. tables
2.
equipment
(para 1) a. servant
b. cabin
c. tool
d. backup
3.
estimate
(para 3) a. increase
b. growth c. guess d. judge
4.
efficient
(para 4) a. capable
b.
b.temporary c. durable
d. d. limited
Writing
You
exercise regularly and have been a member of many different gyms. Recently, you
moved into a new neighborhood and joined a new gym. You have noticed that
people at this gym do not bother to wipe down the machines after use and often
leave dirty towels on the benches in the change rooms. Write to Mr. Khanna, the
manager. In your letter:
·
explain who you are
·
describe the problem exactly
·
make
suggestions to improve the gym Begin your letter as follows: Dear Mr. Khanna,
You should write at least 150 words.
2.
Dialogue
Writing
The
Principal of the School and your friend Rohit are conversing about why Rohit is
late to school. Complete the following dialogue between the School Principal
and Rohit.
Principal: Why have you come so late to
the school? Rohit:__________________________________________________________
Principal:
Why did you miss the bus? Rohit: Sir I woke up late.
Principal:_____________________________________________________
Rohit:_______________________________________________________
Principal:____________________________________________________
Rohit:________________________________________________________
Principal:______________________________________________________
Rohit:_________________________________________________________
OR
Two friends are having a conversation
regarding the importance of following traffic rules. Create a conversation
between them by framing dialogues of four sentences each.
3.
E-mail
Writing
Write
an E-mail to your sister informing her about your annual school exhibition.
Grammar
1.
Fill in the blanks the correct adverb
from those given in the bracket.
b. Radhika ________ (quick/quickly) ate her lunch.
c. Sakshi seemed more________
(uncomfortable/uncomfortably) than relaxed.
d. The entrance exam is ________ (extreme/extremely)
challenging.
e.
The
young girl sings _______ (amazing/amazingly) well for someone her age.
2.
From
the given alternatives choose the most appropriate preposition to fill in the
blanks in each of the following sentence:
a. The shopkeeper cannot part ___________his wealth
1. from 2. with 3. off 4. away
b. I did not expect such treatment __________your hands.
1. in 2. with 3. by 4. at
c. The man is blind _____one eye.
1. in 2. by 3. at 4. of
d. I have yet to come _______a man like him.
1. upon 2. across 3. near 4. aside
e. The boys were fighting _______one another.
1. with 2. on 3. of 4. On
3.
Underline
the conjunctions in the following sentences and state whether they are
coordinating or subordinating.
a. You will succeed if you work hard.
b. I don’t know whether she will come.
c. Though she is poor, she is honest.
d. He must be asleep for there is no light in his room.
e. Because I liked him I tried to help him.
4.
Rewrite
the following paragraph punctuating it, and using the capital letters wherever
necessary.
my
heart leapt up when I behold a rainbow in the skywrote William wordsworth the
famous poet and most of us share his feelings when we are lucky enough to see a
rainbow there is an old saying that a pot of gold is buried at the end of the
rainbow but have you ever tried to reach a rainbow end of course it is
impossible because a rainbow is really just the result of raindrops refracting
and reflecting light from our sun there are seven colours in the rainbow red
orange yellow green blue indigo and violet
5.
Choose the idiom from the options given
here and put it in its correct place.
Feeling blue , cold shoulder, early
bird, dog tired, hanging out
a. Heera is always up before the sun, she is __________.
b. Veena wouldn’t speak to her friend Maya, she gave
her___________.
c. Madan was ___________at the park with Raju
d. Jayati was _____________feeling blue when his best friend
moved away.
e. After a long day at work Shyam was feeling__________.
6.
Choose the correct word from the option,
and fill in the blank.
a. Camels travel well on the ______ (desert, dessert).
b. Stormy______ (whether, weather) is due tomorrow.
c. We signal our dog to stay______ (quite, quiet) by touching
her collar.
d. The inspector knew _______(whose, who’s) keys they were.
e. Did you walk _______(to, too, two) school today?
7.
Rewrite the sentences following the
instructions given:
a. As soon as the train arrived at the
station the passengers rushed towards it.
(Rewrite
using no sooner…….than)
b. The war caused destruction and generations of hatred between
the two
communities.
(Rewrite using not only……but also)
c. He was very rude. (Change into a
negative sentence without changing its meaning)
d. Silver is more plentiful than gold. (Begin Gold is…..)
e. Akbar was one of the greatest of Indian Kings. (Begin Very
few…)
8.
Choose the correct tense of the verb to
complete the sentences below.
a.
Jim
and Susan _________________________ (went/will go) to school tomorrow.
b. Sam sits down and ______________________ (writes/wrote) in
his notebook.
c. The energetic puppy ________________ (is/was) happy
yesterday.
d. Mrs. Smith _________________(sang/will
sing) a song in the talent show next month.
e. They ___________________ (talk, talked)
on the phone for three hours last night.
Literature
1.
Read the
extract and answer the questions that follow.
a. Who is saying this to whom?
b. What is the significance of this statement?
c. Give synonym of the word ‘exceptional’.
Read
the extract and answer the questions that follow.
2.
“What
is your success mantra which you would like to share with budding athletes?”
a. Who said it to whom?
b. What is the success mantra of Milkha Singh?
c. Make a sentence with the word ‘success’.
3.
Read the
extract and answer the questions that follow.
“Dear
Father if this terrible storm came about because of your magic powers then you
can also stop the storm.”
a.Who is the speaker? Why is the speaker
sounding worried?
b. Do you think that the magic powers can bring about terrible
storm?
c. Use the word ‘magic’ in a sentence.
4.
Read the
extract and answer the questions that follow.
“No harm was done! Whatever I have done
has been only for you.”
a. Who is mentioned in the extract given above?
b. Discuss few efforts made by the
mentioned person in the lesson to make a wrong right.
c. Give the antonym of the word ‘harm’.
5.
Read the
extract and answer the questions that follow.
‘PIPING
down the valleys wild, piping songs of pleasant glee,
On
a cloud I saw a child, And he laughing said to me:
a. Who is speaking these lines?
b. What is the significance of the child in the cloud?
c. Give a word that is opposite of the word ‘pleasant’.
6.
Read the
extract and answer the questions that follow.
Drop thy pipe, thy happy pipe;
So I sung the same again, while he wept
with joy to hear
a. Who is speaking this to whom?
b. Who is ‘he’ and why did he cry?
c. Give another word closest to the meaning of ‘happy’.
7.
Read the
extract and answer the questions that follow.
“Yes; quaint and curious war is!
You shoot a fellow down
You’d treat if met where any bar is, or help to half-a-crown.”
a. Name the poem and the poet of the given extract.
b. Explain the phrase “or help to half a crown”
c. Give another rhyming word for the word ‘curious’
8.
Read the
extract and answer the questions that follow.
I shot him dead because-because he was my foe,
Just so: my foe of course he was That’s clear enough;
although
a. How would you describe a soldier’s life?
b. Explain the meaning of the phrase, “That’s clear enough
although”
c. Mention the rhyme scheme given in this stanza.
Answer
the following questions in 30-40 words:
1.
The
Flying Sikh
a. Why Milkha singh was called ‘Flying
Sikh?’
b. Are you inspired by Milkha Singh’s story? If yes then why?
c. Who inspired Milkha Singh?
d. What grave mistake did Milkha Singh do in Rome Olympics?
e. Why did Milkha Singh join army?
2.
The
Tempest
a. What is the role of Antonio in the play?
b. Did Prospero really mean harm for the people on board the
ship?
c. How would you describe Miranda?
d. Did Miranda remember all the incidents of her childhood?
e. Was Prospero a good ruler? Justify your answer with examples
3.
The Song
Of Innocence
a. What was the child’s reaction after
meeting the piper?
b. Is the poem thought provoking? Justify
your answer.
c. Why did the child ask poet to pen his thoughts?
d. Is this poem a pastoral poem? Explain why.
e. Explain the expression, ‘strain the water clear’.
4.
The
Up-Hill
a. Justify the title ‘Up-Hill’ of the poem read by you.
b. How would you compare the road uphill to the journey of life?
c. What are poet’s views on life and death?
d. What lesson have you learnt from this allegory?
e. What is the state of mind of the traveller? Describe it.
Answer
the following questions in about 60 -80 words.
1.
What was the Esmeralda in the novel ‘The
Lost World’?
2.
Why did Professor Summerlee apologize to
Professor Challenger in the novel
‘The Lost World’?
3.
Describe the ape- man the narrator
encountered in the novel ‘The Lost
World’.
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