SARVA SHIKSHA ABIYAN State Level Achievement survey 2014 2015 Term -III (Question -1) STD : VIII Total Marks :60 Subject : English Time :2.30 hrs 1. Pick out the correct verb form of the underlined word She works hard. a) Transitive verb b)intransitive verb c) Be verb d) Model verb 2. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunction She completed the work went to bed. a) But b) or c) And d) None 3. Find the odd one out from the given list of words [I, You, We, Ravi] a) I b) You c) We d) Ravi 4. The butterfly flew into the a) Forest b) Town c) Village d) None 5. Find out the suitable synonym of the work dictated a) Tole b) Taught c) Learned d) Enjoy 6. Find out the number of syllables in the given word Surrender a) Two b) Four c) Three d) Five 7. Find out the correct meaning of the underlined word But what is our address in the Universe a) world b) Space c) Cosmos d) Water 8. Linguistics is the study of a) Languages b) Pronunciation c) Mechanism d) None 9. Pick out the correct voice form of the underlined The Cake was eaten by me a) Active form b) Passive form c) both d) None 10. Write the suffix for the word Teach a) er b) ly c) al d) ful 11. Find out the verb in the given sentence Page 110
Rita buys fruit everyday a) Rita b) buys c) fruits d) everyday People using vehicles in a district 12. This library gives most important to a) Novels and short stories b) Reference books c) History and geography d) Biographies 13. The least percentage of books stored in this library is those on a) Science b) Arts c) History and Geography d) Novels and short stories 14. The percentage of books on Science is a) 15% b) 25% c) 20% d) 10% Advertisement ZEE FINE ARTS ACADEMY Courses Offered Karnatic Vocal, Veena-Violin, Guitor-Keyboard, Drawing and Art Duration of Course 6 months to 1 year Fee concession to those who join before 30 th of August Venue: No: 8, III Street, Park Avenue, T. Nagar, Chennai 600017 Contact No: 94447667376 15. Which course is not offered in the academy? a) Karnatic Vocal b) Veena-violin c) Guitar-Keyboard d) Tabla 16. What is the duration of the course? a) 6 months to 1 year b) 1 year Page 111
c) 6 months d) 8 months 17. What is the last date for fee concession a) 30 th June b) 30 th August c) 30 th September d) 30 th October 18. Who said the following line You look great. You can wear them when you come to school tomorrow. a) Johnny b) Ms. Davis c) Ishaan d) Rajan 19. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunction The rain stopped the boys came out. a) As b) Since c) Until d) Then 20. Fill in the blanks with the suitable subordinate clause I shall wait. a) Though you come b) As you come c) Until you come d) Or you come 21. You ought to obey the traffic rules In this sentence ought to is used to express a) Compulsion b) Possibility c) Ability d) Obligation 22. What is the plural form of the word match a) Mat b) Match c) Matches d) None 23. Who was Mr. Alice Davis? a) a teacher b) an engineer c) a doctor d) a lawyer 24. Choose the right form of the verb Rama is in the ground. a) Play b) Playing c) Played d) Plays 25 Identify the number of syllables in the word condition a) Monosyllabic b) Disyllabic c) Trisyllabic d) None 26. Choose the right suffix for the word colour a) logy b) ful c) ly d) None 27. Choose the opposite of the word immediately a) At once b) Slowly c) Instantly d) Completely 28. Find out the meaning of the given word thrilled a) Excited b) Removed c) Borrowed d) Beautiful Page 112
29. Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence A B C D Acquires / its name / from the soil / Earth a) CBDA b) DABC c) CDBA d) DBCA 30. The expansion of CEO is a) Chief Educational Officer b) Chief Engineer Officer c) Check Educate Officer d) Cross Educational Officer 31. And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces said more than these words ever will. The meaning of the word ovation is a) Smiling b) Sway c) Round of applause d) Resolve 32. Geetha loves a) Go b) Swim c) Singing d) None 33. Fill in the blanks with suitable article I bought bread packet. a) an b) a c) the d) then 34. Fill in the blanks with suitable infinitive Her hobby is stamps. a) to sing b) to cook c) to collect d) to become 35. Find out the adverb in the given sentence She sings the song sweetly. a) She b) sings c) the song d) sweetly 36. Find out the preposition in the sentences given below The boy is jumping the river. a) on b) from c) into d) over 37. Fill in the blank with correct form of the verb Kannan (go) to market yesterday a) goes b) has gone c) went d) had gone 38. Somewhere dyslexic, dysgraphic and few had ADD. What is ADD? a) Attention deficit disorder b) Acquired deficiency disease c) Active difference disorder d) None 39. All over the world today, people are realizing the value of diversity. What are the people realizing? a) The value of unity b) The value of diversity c) The value of honesty d) None Page 113
40. Identify the grammatical form of the underlined words. To obey the superiors is a sign of good character. a) Infinitive b) Modal c) Article d) Gerund 41. The Book kept on the table. a) Am b) were c) Are d) Was 42. Which of the word given below can be replaced after the word PEN to form a compound word a) Wall b) White c) Blue d) Stand 43. Find out the opposite of the word Cry a) Laugh b) Weep c) Jump d) Run 44. Which of the following words takes the prefix im a) polite b) please c) regular d) tidy 45. Write the opposite: insecurity x. 46. Translate the following word into Tamil Scientist - 47. Write two sentences about your My school. 48. Speaking skill Speak four sentences about Fruit 49. Read aloud Any paragraph 50. Teacher should read the passage Students should listen carefully and answer the question asked by the teacher Page 114
Term -III (Question -1)-Answer 1. Pick out the correct verb form of the underlined word She works hard. a) Transitive verb b)intransitive verb c) Be verb d) Model verb 2. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunction She completed the work went to bed. a) But b) or c) And d) None 3. Find the odd one out from the given list of words [I, You, We, Ravi] a) I b) You c) We d) Ravi 4. The butterfly flew into the a) Forest b) Town c) Village d) None 5. Find out the suitable synonym of the work dictated a) Tole b) Taught c) Learned d) Enjoy 6. Find out the number of syllables in the given word Surrender a) Two b) Four c) Three d) Five 7. Find out the correct meaning of the underlined word But what is our address in the Universe a) world b) Space c) Cosmos d) Water 8. Linguistics is the study of a) Languages b) Pronunciation c) Mechanism d) None 9. Pick out the correct voice form of the underlined The Cake was eaten by me a) Active form b) Passive form c) both d) None 10. Write the suffix for the word Teach a) er b) ly c) al d) ful 11. Find out the verb in the given sentence Rita buys fruit everyday a) Rita b) buys c) fruits d) everyday People using vehicles in a district Page 115
12. This library gives most important to a) Novels and short stories b) Reference books c) History and geography d) Biographies 13. The least percentage of books stored in this library is those on a) Science b) Arts c) History and Geography d) Novels and short stories 14. The percentage of books on Science is a) 15% b) 25% c) 20% d) 10% Advertisement Venue: No: 8, III Street, Park Avenue, T. Nagar, Chennai 600017 15. Which course is not offered in the academy? Contact No: 94447667376 a) Karnatic Vocal b) Veena-violin c) Guitar-Keyboard d) Tabla 16. What is the duration of the course? a) 6 months to 1 year b) 1 year c) 6 months d) 8 months 17. What is the last date for fee concession a) 30 th June b) 30 th August c) 30 th September d) 30 th October 18. Who said the following line ZEE FINE ARTS ACADEMY Courses Offered Karnatic Vocal, Veena-Violin, Guitor-Keyboard, Drawing and Art Duration of Course 6 months to 1 year Fee concession to those who join before 30 th of August Page 116
You look great. You can wear them when you come to school tomorrow. a) Johnny b) Ms. Davis c) Ishaan d) Rajan 19. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunction The rain stopped the boys came out. a) As b) Since c) Until d) Then 20. Fill in the blanks with the suitable subordinate clause I shall wait. a) Though you come b) As you come c) Until you come d) Or you come 21. You ought to obey the traffic rules In this sentence ought to is used to express a) Compulsion b) Possibility c) Ability d) Obligation 22. What is the plural form of the word match a) Mat b) Match c) Matches d) None 23. Who was Mr. Alice Davis? a) a teacher b) an engineer c) a doctor d) a lawyer 24. Choose the right form of the verb Rama is in the ground. a) Play b) Playing c) Played d) Plays 25 Identify the number of syllables in the word condition a) Monosyllabic b) Disyllabic c) Trisyllabic d) None 26. Choose the right suffix for the word colour a) logy b) ful c) ly d) None 27. Choose the opposite of the word immediately a) At once b) Slowly c) Instantly d) Completely 28. Find out the meaning of the given word thrilled a) Excited b) Removed c) Borrowed d) Beautiful 29. Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence A B C D Acquires / its name / from the soil / Earth a) CBDA b) DABC c) CDBA d) DBCA 30. The expansion of CEO is a) Chief Educational Officer b) Chief Engineer Officer Page 117
c) Check Educate Officer d) Cross Educational Officer 31. And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces said more than these words ever will. The meaning of the word ovation is a) Smiling b) Sway c) Round of applause d) Resolve 32. Geetha loves a) Go b) Swim c) Singing d) None 33. Fill in the blanks with suitable article I bought bread packet. a) an b) a c) the d) then 34. Fill in the blanks with suitable infinitive Her hobby is stamps. a) to sing b) to cook c) to collect d) to become 35. Find out the adverb in the given sentence She sings the song sweetly. a) She b) sings c) the song d) sweetly 36. Find out the preposition in the sentences given below The boy is jumping the river. a) on b) from c) into d) over 37. Fill in the blank with correct form of the verb Kannan (go) to market yesterday a) goes b) has gone c) went d) had gone 38. Somewhere dyslexic, dysgraphic and few had ADD. What is ADD? a) Attention deficit disorder b) Acquired deficiency disease c) Active difference disorder d) None 39. All over the world today, people are realizing the value of diversity. What are the people realizing? a) The value of unity b) The value of diversity c) The value of honesty d) None 40. Identify the grammatical form of the underlined words. To obey the superiors is a sign of good character. a) Infinitive b) Modal c) Article d) Gerund 41. The Book kept on the table. Page 118
a) Am b) were c) Are d) Was 42. Which of the word given below can be replaced after the word PEN to form a compound word a) Wall b) White c) Blue d) Stand 43. Find out the opposite of the word Cry a) Laugh b) Weep c) Jump d) Run 44. Which of the following words takes the prefix im a) polite b) please c) regular d) tidy 45. Write the opposite: insecurity x. 46. Translate the following word into Tamil Scientist - 47. Write two sentences about your My school. 48. Speaking skill Speak four sentences about Fruit 49. Read aloud Any paragraph 50. Teacher should read the passage Students should listen carefully and answer the question asked by the teacher Page 119