ANNUAL EXAMINATION (SAMPLE PAPER) ENGLISH CLASS VIII Time: 3hrs M.M:80 General Instructions: 1. All the questions are compulsory. 2. Attempt all questions neatly. Section A ( Reading ) (10marks) Q1.Read the passage and answer the questions that follow : (5x1=5m) Trees are of importance not only to man but also to birds and animals. The branches of trees give shelter to millions of birds ,and forest give shelter to numerous wild animals. We value trees not only for their usefulness but also for their beauty. They have a way to refreshing the eye and also refreshing the mind. Perhaps that is why the rishies of olden days were drawn to the forests, and they and their people chose to goto forest homes in company of Nature. In modern times when Rabindranath Tagore started a school, he too chose a place full of trees and called it Shanti Niketcrn or the home of peace. Once upon a time large areas of India were covered with forests full of numerous kinds of trees. As the population grew, trees began to be cut down for mans use. That is how the wonderful forest described in our ancient poems came to be destroyed, and a great part of our forest wealth was lost. Now we are trying to replace this loss, and our government wants trees to be planted all over the country. A new festival called ‘Van Mahotsava’ has been started for this purpose. Since trees are the country’s wealth we must consider it our sacred duty to protect them. We should plant new trees wherever we can and look after them well. On the basis of the reading of the passage, answer the following questions in brief: 1. How are trees important for birds and animals? 2. Why did the rishies in olden days make forests their homes? 3. What is meant by ‘Shanti Niketan’? Who started it? 4. What message do we get from the above passage? 5. Give a suitable title for the above passage. Q2.Read the poem and answer the questions that follow: (5x1=5) A Bird ,came down the walk- He did not know I saw He bit an Angle Wormin halves And ate the fellow,raw. And then ,he drank a Dew From a convenient Grass-
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ANNUAL EXAMINATION
(SAMPLE PAPER)
ENGLISH
CLASS VIII
Time: 3hrs M.M:80
General Instructions:
1. All the questions are compulsory.
2. Attempt all questions neatly.
Section A ( Reading ) (10marks)
Q1.Read the passage and answer the questions that follow : (5x1=5m)
Trees are of importance not only to man but also to birds and animals. The branches of trees give shelter to
millions of birds ,and forest give shelter to numerous wild animals. We value trees not only for their usefulness
but also for their beauty. They have a way to refreshing the eye and also refreshing the mind. Perhaps that is why
the rishies of olden days were drawn to the forests, and they and their people chose to goto forest homes in
company of Nature. In modern times when Rabindranath Tagore started a school, he too chose a place full of
trees and called it Shanti Niketcrn or the home of peace.
Once upon a time large areas of India were covered with forests full of numerous kinds of trees. As the
population grew, trees began to be cut down for mans use. That is how the wonderful forest described in our
ancient poems came to be destroyed, and a great part of our forest wealth was lost. Now we are trying to replace
this loss, and our government wants trees to be planted all over the country. A new festival called ‘Van
Mahotsava’ has been started for this purpose. Since trees are the country’s wealth we must consider it our sacred
duty to protect them. We should plant new trees wherever we can and look after them well.
On the basis of the reading of the passage, answer the following questions in brief: 1. How are trees important for birds and animals?
2. Why did the rishies in olden days make forests their homes?
3. What is meant by ‘Shanti Niketan’? Who started it?
4. What message do we get from the above passage?
5. Give a suitable title for the above passage.
Q2.Read the poem and answer the questions that follow: (5x1=5)
A Bird ,came down the walk-
He did not know I saw
He bit an Angle Wormin halves
And ate the fellow,raw.
And then ,he drank a Dew
From a convenient Grass-
And then hopped sidewise to the Wall
To let a Beetle pass -
He glanced with rapid eyes
That hurried all abroad-
They looked like frighteneded Beads,I thought,
He stirred his Velvet Head.
Like one in danger, Cautious,
I offered him a Crumb,
And he unrolled his feathers,
And rowed him softer Home -
Than Oars divide the Ocean,
Too silver for a seam,
Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon,
Leap, plashless as they swim
1. What is the poem about?
a) normal occurrence in nature of a bird searching for its food and its interaction with a human.
b) fight between a bird and a poet.
c) bird eating a beetle.
d) bird teaching others how to eat a worm.
2. Find antonyms for 'careless', 'cooked', 'courageous' and 'slow' from the poem?
a) convenient, raw, frightened, rapid
b) cautious, hurried, frightened, rapid
c) cautious, raw, hopped, rapid
d )cautious, raw, frightened and rapid
3.What did the bird do with its feathers?
a).The bird cleaned its feathers.
b).The bird spread out its feathers and flew.
c).The bird used the feathers to protect itself.
d).The bird used the feathers to push the beetle.
4. Which of the following is a metaphor?
a).A bird came down the walk.
b).He stirred his Velvet Head.
c).He bit an angle-worm in halves.
d).And then hopped sideways to the wall.
5. "They looked like frightened Beads" - What figure of speech is found here?
a).Metaphor
b).Hyperbole
c).Proverb
d).Simile
SECTION B (WRITING) (20M)
Q3.You are Varun.You receive a call of Avani,your sister’s ,Madhu’s, friend.
Avani: Hello! Can I speak to Madhu?
Varun: Madhu is not here, she has gone to visit her dentist. May I know who is speaking ?
Avani: Ok! Please convey my message o Madhu that her science notebook has come in my bag by mistake. I’ll
bring it tomorrow. Please tell her to bring her science practical file also.
Varun : Ok! I’ll tell her.
Since you have to go for sports competition, you write a message for your sister in not more than 50 words
(5)
Q4. Write a letter to the editor of a local daily expressing your concern of growing social media madness among
school children. (7)
Q5.Write an article on the topic “Importance of education in modern times (8)
SECTION C (GRAMMAR) (20 m)
Q6. .Change the following direct speech into indirect speech: (5x1=5)
a). Rama said , “I am planning to visit my old friend next week.”
b) My mother said, “You work very hard nowadays.”
c) Anna said, “We will start a new protest.”
d). “When will you jump into the pool?” said the swimming instructor to Ravi.
e). “Close all the windows as it’s very cold today.” the teacher said to Mani.
Q7.Fill up the blanks with appropriate form of verb: (1x5=5m)
a. Ramesh ______ (join) Indian Army in year 1979. (past indefinite)
b. Mukund _____ (win) the Badminton Championship.( present perfect)
c). Children of the colony ___(collect) fund for street animal care. (present continuous)
d).We ____ (try) hard to win this football match.(past perfect)
e) Renu ___(join) MNC to earn his livelihood. (Future perfect )
Q8.Change the voice : (5m)
a).Take plenty of water during the day.
b). Close all the windows.
c). We should help the poor.
d). The music teacher sang a melodious song.
e). We elected Raman as the monitor of our class.
Q9 . Write appropriate articles in the blanks of the following sentences: (1x5=5)
a)._____stone hit him on the head.
b).Last evening she went to meet ____President of India.
c).Cloth is sold by ____metre.
d). ____ elephant has a remarkable memory.
e). Please show me ____letter you have received.
SECTION D (LITERATURE ) (30m)
Q10. Read the extract and answer the following: (1x3=3)
“Something moved inside me;
The truth I began to see.
I left my coach, opened the doors,
And ditched my gadgets and gizmos”
a). Name the poem .
b). What truth did the poet see ?
c).What did he decide after ?
Q11. Read the extract and answer the following: (1x3=3)
“Talking about names, are you ?,he said, “ Well I’ve made a decision .I am his dad and I’ve got the last word.We
‘re going to call him Benedict”
a). About whom the lines are spoken ?
b).What is the meaning of Benedict ?
c). Why was this name ‘Benedict’ given ?
Q12. Answer the following questions (5x2=10)
a). What promise Anna made to her brother ?
b).What does RTE stand for ?
c).How was the girl in ‘Can you not hear” get disturbed by other children ?
d). Why did Khan eat the sweet despite knowing it a cske of soap ?
e).What did Khan eat at Lala’s shop ?
Q13.Write a character sketch of Ludvig Van Beethoven .
Or
Khan of ‘Sweet for Khan ‘ (4)
Q14. You are deeply influenced by the chapter ‘Carbon footprint ‘.Write a letter to your friend showing your
determination to save your environment.
Or
‘If one determines to fight against all odds ,no one can defeat him .’Do you agree ? Write your opinion in
relation to ‘A Couch potato’s transformation’. (4)
Q12. Answer the following questions (3x2=6)
a).Why is Lumbini a sacred place ?
b). Why did Dr. Hamilton find himself for the job offered through advertisement ?
ANNUAL EXAMINATION(SAMPLE PAPER)
SUBJECT- SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS – VIII
Time: 3 Hrs MM.80
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:-
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Q1to Q15 is very short type questions. Each carry 1 mark.
3. Q16 to Q25 is 3 marks questions.
4. Q 26 to Q 30 is 5 marks questions.
5. Q31 and 32 is picture based/ map based question of 5 marks each. Do as directed.
Q1What are the recommendations of Thomas Macaualy known as??
Q2.Who founded Prathna Samaj?
Q3. Who formed Rabindra Sangeet?.
Q4.Who started publication of the Bengal Gazette ?
Q5 What are economic activities?
Q6.How is Tidal energy produced?
Q7. Give two example of mineral based industries.
Q8.What are the objectives of the directive principles of state policy?
Q9. What is Federalism?
Q10.Who is appointed as the Prime Minister of India?
Q11.What is the term of the Vice President of India?
Q12.What is the Judicial power of the President of India?
Q13.Who are schedule castes?
Q14.What is marginalization?
Q15. Which scheme has been launched for mothers to balance their responsibilities at work and home?
Q16.What was the Charter Act 1813?
Q17. Explain the impact of the nineteenth century reform movements on the Indian society?
Q18.How Constitution of India promotes equality?
Q19. Explain any two methods of Mining.
Q20.How can we conserve power resources?
Q21. What do you mean by transhumance?
Q22.What are the climatic conditions required for the growth of Wheat? (Mention any two conditions)
Q23.Why is iron and steel industry known as backbone of the economy?
Q24. Mention any two aims and objectives of the Economic principles
Q25.What is the Parliamentary form of government?
Q26. What is the importance of Surat session of the congress?
Q27. Why Gandhi ji suspended Civil Disobedience?
Q28.Explain the important factors affecting the distribution of population.
Q29.a) What are district courts? .
b) What are lok adalats?
Q30. Explain the growth of agriculture in India since Independence ?
Q31.a) On the outline map of India mark and label
i) Two presidency towns developed under the British
ii) Any one hill station developed under British
b) Any two major centers of Revolt of 1857.
Q32.On the outline map, mark the following
i) Flood prone areas (any two)
ii) earthquake prone region
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Class-VIII
Subject- Science
Time: 3 hrs M M:80
General Instructions:
i) All questions are compulsory.
ii) Question no 1 consists of 6 one word/sentence questions. ( 1 mark each)
iii) Question no 2 consists of 6 questions-30 words(2 marks each)
iv) Question no 3 consists of 8 question-50 words(3 marks each)
v) Question no 4 consists of 2 value based questions(2.5 marks each)
vi) Question no 5 consists of 2 higher order thinking based questions-(2.5 marks each)
vii) Question no 6 consists of 7 Multiple choice questions (1 mark each)
viii) Question no 7 consists of 2 Diagram based questions (3 marks each)
ix) Question no 8 consists of 3questions- 70 words(5 mark each)
Q1. Answer the following in one word or one sentence: (6X1=6)
i. What causes friction?
ii. Name the largest asteroid.
iii. What is electrolysis?
iv. Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
v. Why is electroplating done?
vi. What are fossil fuels?
Q2. Answer the following short answer type questions: (6x2=12)
i. Differentiate between conductors and insulators.
ii. Calculate the number of images formed by plane mirrors kept at an 100 to each other.
iii. Give the salient features of cell theory.
iv. Why do we see different phases of the moon?
v. Why do acne and pimple appear during adolescent period?
vi. What is timbre?
Q3. Answer the following long answer type questions: (8X3=24)
i. What are the characteristics of middle zone of flame?
ii. Give two reasons where it is desirable to increase friction.
iii. What is menstruation? At what age it start?
iv. What is meant by 'persistence of vision'?
v. What is SPM? What harm does SPM pollution cause?
vi. What happens in the female body if the ovum is not fertilized?
vii. Explain the green house effect.
viii. Which microorganism used to make bread soft and fluffy? Discuss how this happens.
Q4. Answer the following value based questions: (2x2.5=5)
i) In the evening, Sonu plays guitar for the poor children of his colony. They enjoy listening to guitar, Sonu even
teaches some of them how to play guitar, free of cost.
a) What is the property because of which strings in guitar have to be metal?
b) What do we learn from Sonu?
ii) Microorganisms decompose dead organic waste of plants and animals and help in keeping the environment
clean.
a) Name any two microorganisms which keep the environment clean by decomposing dead organic wastes.
b) Being a student, how can you contribute in keeping the environment clean?
Q5. Answer the following higher order thinking questions: (2x2.5=7.5)
i). Will a spectrum be formed if blue light falls on a prism? Give reasons?
ii) An explosion occurs on the moon. Will it be a)seen, b)heard on the earth instantly or after some time?
Q6. Multiple choice questions : (7x1=7)
i) The planet closest to the sun is
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Mars
d) Jupiter
ii) Name the metal used for coating iron cans used for storing food
a) zinc
b) chromium
c) silver
d) tin
iii) If the angle between the mirror and the incident ray is 300, the angle of reflection is
a) 300
b) 600
c) 150
d) 900
iv) The centrosome has
a) One centriole
b) Two centriole
c) Three centriole
d) No centriole
v) This does not allow electricity to pass through it.
a) copper
b) aluminium
c) tin
d) bakelite
vi) Which of the following is not used to put out fire?
a) water
b) sand
c) carbon dioxide
d) paraffin wax
vii)Nature’s recyclers are
a) virus and protozoa
b) bacteria and viruses
c) bacteria, fungi, algae
d) bacteria and fungi
Q7. Diagram based question: (2X3=6)
i) Draw neat labelled diagram of animal cell.
ii) Draw a labelled diagram of female reproductive system.
iii) Draw labelled diagram of a soda acid type fire extinguisher.
Q8. Answer the following long answer type question (3X5=15)
i) Give reasons for the following:
a) Wires cannot be drawn from wood.
b) Oxygen is not brittle
c) Sulphur cannot be used for making pipes.
d) Diamonds are used for making jewellery
e) Sodium is stored in kerosene oil
ii.) Differentiate between contact and non-contact forces. Give proper examples
iii) How is destructive distillation carried out? What are the products obtained and their main uses?
Sample Paper
Annual Examination
Class – VIII
Subject – Computer
Time: 3 hrs Max. Marks: 80
General Instructions:
All questions are compulsory
Marks are indicated against each question.
Mention the correct question no
Section – A
Q1: Fill in the Blanks: 1x10=10
1. The word blog is derived from the word……………………
2. ……………………… is a software program that allows users to access the World Wide
Web.
3. ……………………… tag is used to create a table.
4. ………………………… attribute is used to change the style of bullets in a list.
5. HTML is improved version of …………………..
6. There are …………………. Heading levels in HTML.
7. Visual basic is based on the ………………. Language.
8. ……………… data type is used for descriptive fields.
9. Adobe photoshop is basically used for ………..…… and ……………………. Photographs.
10. Primary key is a …………………………….key.
Q2: Multiple Choice Questions: 1x10=10
1. Who introduced the term hypertext?
a) Vinton Gray b) Ted Nelson c)Sabeer Bhatia
2. Skype is a ………………… service.
a) VoIP b) VIP c) VIOP
3. What is the default bullet type for <UL> tag?
a) Disc b) Square c) Circle
4. Which tag breaks the line and displays the text from the next line.
a) BG b) BR c) BK
5. Which key is pressed from the keyboard to see the exact size of the brush.
a) Shift b) Caps Lock c) Ctrl
6. Which of the key combination is used to save the changes and close the table?
a) Ctrl+W b) Ctrl+V c) Ctrl+M
7. Which Function key is used to execute the Visual Basic 2008 Form?
a) F3 b) F2 c) F5
8. During Image Adjustments, which option is used to change the intensity of the colours of
an image?
a) Colour setting b) Colour Replacement c) Adjustments
9. Which tool is used to move the zoomed picture within the window?
a) Hand tool b) Zoom tool c) Both
10. Which of the following is an example of a TextBox?
a) Property b) Method c) Control
Section – B
Q3: Short Answer Type Questions: 3x8=24
1. Differentiate between Relational and Logical operators.
2. What do you understand by Event Driven Programming?
3. Differentiate between Do While and For…Next statements
4. Differentiate between Container tag and Empty tag with examples.
5. Explain the Paragraph tag and its attributes.
6. Differentiate between CellPadding and CellSpacing.
7. What do you mean by Data types in MS Access? Explain with example.
8. What do you understand by layers in Adobe Photoshop?
Q4: Long Answer Type Questions: - 5x4=20
1. Define Painting tools with their types and examples.
2. Briefly explain the term Skype. Mention basic requirements to use this software.
3. What is a table and what is its significance in HTML? Define attributes of a table with
example.
4. Explain Real-Time Communication with its tools.
Q5. Write the steps to explain the following: 4x4=16
1. Write a Program in VB that will accept a number and display the corresponding day of
week.
2. How will you delete a record from table in MS Access?
3. Name the tags used for :
a) Inserting a section break
b) Marking up text to appear bold
c) To write a paragraph aligned to the right side of the page.
d) To change the font size of the entire html document.
4. Write a program in VB to accept marks of three subjects and display the total marks and
average marks.
ANNUAL Examination
CLASS – VIII
SUBJECT – Maths
Time: 3 Hours M.M: 80
General Instructions: All questions are compulsory.
Question paper consists of four parts- Part-I contains Multiple Choice Questions, Part-II contains Short
Questions, Part-III contains Statement Sums and Part-IV contains Lengthy Sums.
Part-I consists of multiple choice questions carrying 1 mark each and Part-II consists of Short Questions
carrying 2 marks each.
Part-III consists of Statement Sums carrying 3 marks each and Part-IV consists of Lengthy Sums carrying
4 marks each.
Part-I
Q1. Choose the correct answer: (6 X 1 = 6)
(a) How many diagonals are there in a quadrilateral?
(i) 2 (iii) 3
(ii) 0 (iv) 5
(b) 6 pipes fill a tank in 120 minutes, then 5 pipes will fill it in
(i) 100 min (iii)144 min
(ii) 140 min (iv)108 min
(c) How many edges are there in pentagonal prism?
(i) 15 (iii) 8
(ii) 10 (iv)9
(d) A collection of observations gathered initially is known as:
(i) Range (iii) Raw data
(ii) Statistics (iv) Data
(e) A die is thrown. What is the probability of getting 6?
(i) 1 (iii) 1
6
(ii) 6 (iv) None of these
(f) 367 x 10-4 in usual form is :
(i) 3.67 (iii) 36.7
(ii) 0.367 (iv) 0.0367
Part II
Q2. Short Questions : ( 8 X 2 = 16)
(i) Find the digits A and B.
B A
x B 3
-----------------
5 7 A
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(ii) Evaluate : (5–1 × 2–1) × 6–1
(iii) Is 1188 a perfect cube? If not, by which smallest natural number should1188 be divided so that the
quotient is a perfect cube?
(iv) Find the cost price when SP=Rs 777.60 & gain = 8%.
What can you say about the angle sum of a convex polygon with number of sides?
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) n
(ii) If 31z5 is a multiple of 3, where z is a digit, what might be the values of z?
(iii) Write the coordinates of the vertice of each of these adjoining figures.
(iv)
(iv) Draw the graphs for the following tables of values, with suitable scales on the axes:
Interest on deposits for a year.
Deposit (in Rs) 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
Simple Interest (in Rs) 80 160 240 320 400
(a)Does the graph pass through the origin?
(b) Use the graph to find the interest on Rs 2500 for a year.
(c) To get an interest of Rs 280 per year, how much money should be deposited?
(v) Find the smallest square number that is divisible by each of the numbers 4, 9 and 10.
(vi) Observe the following pattern and find the missing digits.
112 = 121
1012 = 10201
10012 = 1002001
1000012 = 1 ......... 2 ......... 1
100000012 = ...........................
(vii) Factorise the following expressions.
(a) p2+ 6p + 8 (b) q2– 10q + 21
(viii) The present age of Sahil’s mother is three times the present age of Sahil. (ix) After 5 years their ages will add to 66 years. Find their present ages.
(ix) The cost of an article was Rs 15,500. Rs 450 were spent on its
repairs. If it is sold for a profit of 15%, find the selling price of
the article.
(x) Draw a parallelogram OKAY where OK = 5.5 cm and KA = 4.2 cm
Part –IV
Q4. Lengthy Sums: (4 x 7 = 28)
(i) Is 392 a perfect cube? If not, find the smallest natural number by which392 must be multiplied so
that the product is a perfect cube.
(ii) Obtain the volume of rectangular boxes with the following length, breadth and height respectively.
(a) 5a, 3a2, 7a4 (b) 2p, 4q, 8r
(iii) Three consecutive integers are such that when they are taken in increasing order and multiplied by 2,
3 and 4 respectively, they add up to 74. Find these numbers.
(iv) Kamala borrowed Rs 26,400 from a Bank to buy a scooter at a rate of 15% p.a. compounded yearly. What amount will she pay at the end of 2 years and 4 months to clear the loan?
(v) Draw a rhombus whose side is 7.2cm & one angle is 60°.
(vi) Find the edge of a cube whose surface area is 600𝑚2.
(vii) The internal measures of a cuboidal room are 12 m × 8 m × 4 m. Find thetotal cost of
whitewashing all four walls of a room, if the cost of white washing is Rs 5 per m2.
What will be the cost of white washing if the ceiling of the room is also whitewashed.