DAV PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ODISHA
PERIODIC TEST-I (2024-25)
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CLASS-VIII
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
Time Allowed: 1 ½ hours Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:
The paper is divided into three sections.
Section A: Reading (8 Marks)
Section B: Writing and Grammar (16 Marks)
Section C: Literature (16 Marks)
Separate instructions are given with each section and question wherever necessary.
Read these instructions carefully and follow them.
Don’t exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.
SECTION – A (READING): (8 Marks)
Q.1. Read the following passage carefully.
1. Rainforests, dense and lush with diverse flora and fauna, play a crucial role in maintaining
the ecological balance of our planet. Covering only about 6% of the Earth’s surface, they are
home to over half of the world’s plant and animal species. Located primarily near the
equator, rainforests are found in South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
2. The biodiversity of rainforests supports a myriad of life forms. Trees in rainforests can grow
up to 50 meters tall and create a complex canopy that regulates temperature and humidity
levels below. This unique environment supports countless species of insects, birds,
mammals, and amphibians, many of which are not found anywhere else on Earth. Apart
from their biological significance, rainforests also provide invaluable ecosystem services.
They help regulate the global climate by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen
through photosynthesis. Rainforests act as carbon sinks, storing vast amounts of carbon that
would otherwise contribute to climate change if released into the atmosphere.
3. However, rainforests face severe threats from deforestation, primarily driven by agriculture,
logging, and urbanization. Clearing land for farming, mining, and infrastructure projects
leads to habitat loss and fragmentation, endangering countless species and disrupting vital
ecological processes. Efforts are underway to conserve and protect rainforests through
initiatives like sustainable forestry practices, national parks, and wildlife reserves.
Conservation efforts not only aim to preserve biodiversity but also recognize the cultural
and economic importance of rainforests to indigenous communities and local economies.
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1.1. On the basis of your reading the passage above answer the following questions. (1x8=8)
a. Mention the significance of rainforests with regard to the up keep of biodiversity.
b. Rainforests contribute to regulating status of global climate. Explain.
c. Identify the main threats to rainforests.
d. List the efforts that are being made to conserve rainforests.
e. Identify the factors that make rainforests important.
f. Rainforests are primarily located _______________________________.
g. State if the statement is TRUE/FALSE.
Rainforests cover only about 16% of the Earth’s surface,
h. Find the word from the passage which means same as ‘damaging’. (Para 3)
SECTION-B 16 MARKS [ WRITING (8) AND GRAMMAR (8)]
Q.2.Answer the following.
(A) You are Navtej /Navita, Secretary, Music Club of Akash Public School, Agra. Your club is
going to organize an inter-house singing competition for the students of std VIII-X. Write a
notice in about 50 words inviting the students to participate in it. Give all the necessary
details. (4)
(B)You are celebrating your 14th birthday on 1 August 2024 and for which you are throwing a
grand party. Write an email inviting your best friend, Sachin/Sucheta whose father has recently
been transferred to New Delhi.Address yourself as Manav/Manvi. (50 words) (4)
Q.3.Read the following conversation and complete the paragraph. (1x4=4)
Ashok: Where are you going?
Atul: To the airport.
Ashok: May I drop you there in my car?
Atul: Thanks a lot. It will be a great help to me.
Ashok asked Atul where (a) ___________ . Atul replied (b) ___________ airport. Ashok
further asked him (c) ____________ there in his car. Atul thanked him adding that
(d)____________ to him.
Q.4. There is an error in each numbered line. Write the error and the correction against the
correct blank number. The first one is done for you as an example. (1x4=4)
Incorrect word Correct word
Right from our childhood, we was e.g. was have
been told that hard work were the key a. ________ ________
to success. All kinds of achievements
can be making with hard work. b. _________ ________
People who sit and waits for opportunities c. __________ ________
will never being able to achieve anything in life. d. __________ ________
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SECTION C (LITERATURE- 16 MARKS)
Q.5. Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that follow. (1x4= 4)
Then she sat up in bed and said, ‘I’ll lie here no longer!’
And she called for my father and told him undaunted,
That a house in a tree top, was what she now wanted
My dad knew his duties. He said, ‘That’s alright’.
a) What does the expression ‘I’ll lie here no longer’ 'inform us about the narrator’s
granny?
b) Was the narrator’s father an obedient son? Reason your response.
c) Find a word from the stanza which means the same as ‘fearless.
d) Identify the rhyme scheme used in the above stanza.
OR
“So I came out of my ambush to find you, and I came upon your bodyguards and they
recognized me and wounded me. I escaped from them, but should have bled to death,
had you not dressed my wounds.”
a) Name the speaker and the listener.
b) State why the speaker had become a sworn enemy of the listener.
c) Mention what the speaker had resolved to do.
d) The king chose ______ over anger.
Q.6. Answer the following questions within 30-40 words each. (any three) (2x3=6)
a) Granny was determined and strong-willed. Justify. (Granny’s Tree Climbing)
b) Granny can be best described as a nature lover. Explain. (Granny's Tree Climbing)
c) “The future starts today, not tomorrow.” If you want to do something, do it today as the
present is the most important time. Comment. (Three Questions)
d) List the answers given by the learned people of the kingdom to the second question of
the king. (Three questions)
Q.7. Answer any one of the following questions in 100-120 words. (6)
a) Imagine yourself to be granny’s son. You don’t appreciate the idea whole-heartedly that
your mother liked to stay away from her children and grandchildren. Write a diary entry
expressing your worries and describing about granny’s (your mother’s) demand to build
a tree-top house for her. (Granny’s Tree Climbing)
b) You were enlightened by the hermit’s responses to your questions. Way back home, you
decide to write a letter to him expressing your gratitude to his noble gestures. (Three
Questions)
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