Class 8 ENGLISH ONLINE TEST FOR FINAL SEMESTER 2 -

About forty years ago I went on a long hike... a day and a half farther on. [...] The shepherd took out a bag and poured a pile of acorns out onto the table. He began to examine them one after another... separating the good ones from the bad. [...] Before going out the next day, he soaked in a bucket of water the acorns... He was planting oak trees. [...] He told me that for three years now he had been planting trees in this solitary way. He had planted one hundred thousand. Of these one hundred thousand, twenty thousand had come up. [...] His name was Elzéard Bouffier... He had concluded that this country was dying for lack of trees. [...] The next year the war came... With the war behind me... I set out again along the trail through that deserted country. [...] The oaks of 1910 were now ten years old and were taller than me and than him. The scene was impressive.

A. Write the correct alternative:

1 × 5 = 5

B. State if the following are True or False. Provide supporting statements.

(1+1) × 3 = 6

(i) The author had plenty of water when he found the abandoned village.

True

False

(ii) The war did not stop Elzéard Bouffier from his work.

True

False

(iii) The shepherd had always lived in solitude in the hills.

True

False

C. Answer the following questions:

2 × 2 = 4

(i) What personal tragedies had Elzéard Bouffier faced in his life?

(ii) What thought struck the author when he saw the forest after the war?

The Victoria Memorial, located in Kolkata, is one of India's most iconic and beautiful monuments. It was built between 1906 and 1921 to commemorate Queen Victoria's 25-year reign in India. The memorial is a grand white marble structure, often compared to the Taj Mahal. Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India, was the mastermind behind this project. The building houses a museum with a remarkable collection of colonial-era paintings, sculptures, and manuscripts. The galleries display portraits of Queen Victoria. The magnificent central dome is topped by a bronze statue known as the 'Angel of Victory'. This statue, mounted on ball bearings, rotates with the wind. The building is illuminated at night, making it a spectacular sight. It is not just a memorial but also a significant landmark and a popular tourist destination.

A. Choose the correct alternative:

1 × 6 = 6

B. State if the following are True or False. Provide supporting statements.

(1+1) × 3 = 6

(i) The construction of the memorial was completed in 1906.

True

False

(ii) The 'Angel of Victory' statue remains fixed in one position.

True

False

(iii) The building contains a museum inside it.

True

False

C. Answer the following questions:

2 × 4 = 8

(i) What is the Victoria Memorial often compared to?

(ii) What can be found inside the museum's galleries?

(iii) What makes the memorial a spectacular sight at night?

(iv) Apart from being a memorial, what else is the structure known as?

3. Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

1 × 3 = 3

(i) The student leader, with all his followers, _____ arrested.

was

were

have been

(ii) Everyone _____ requested to maintain peace.

are

(iii) The police _____ investigating the matter.

are

has been

4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:

1 × 3 = 3

(i) He is _____ honest man.

the

(ii) He is addicted _____ gambling.

for

(iii) This is _____ unique opportunity.

the

5. Do as directed:

1 × 3 = 3

(i) The teacher said to me, "Why are you so late?" (Change the mode of narration)

(a) The teacher told me why I was so late.(b) The teacher asked me that why I was so late.(c) The teacher asked me why I was so late.

(ii) Let the door be shut. (Change the voice)

(a) You are ordered to shut the door.(b) Shut the door.(c) The door must be shut by you.

(iii) It is certain that he will succeed. (Use a suitable modal)

(a) He must succeed.(b) He may succeed.(c) He should succeed.

6. Replace the underlined words with correct phrasal verbs from the list:

1 × 3 = 3

(i) The patient will recover soon.

(ii) Please do not extinguish the lamp.

(iii) The police are investigating the case.

[List: give up, look into, put out, come round]

7. Find words from the Unseen Passage (Q2) which mean the following:

2 × 4 = 8

(i) Very famous and well-known, representing a particular idea

(ii) Very large and impressive

(iii) Something that is very attractive and exciting to look at

(iv) Important enough to be worthy of attention

8. Write a notice for a tree plantation programme.

INTERACTIVE MODEL TEST

ENGLISH (Second Language)