Class Eight Second Unit Test English Question

অষ্টম শ্রেণির শিক্ষার্থীদের প্রথম ইউনিট টেস্ট ইংরাজি পরীক্ষার প্রস্তুতির জন্য WBNOTES.IN ওয়েবসাইটের পক্ষ থেকে Class Eight Second Unit Test English Question (অষ্টম শ্রেণির দ্বিতীয় ইউনিট টেস্ট ইংরাজি প্রশ্ন) প্রদান করা হলো। নতুন পরীক্ষা পদ্ধতি অনুসারে এই ৫০ নম্বরের ইংরাজি মডেল প্রশ্নের সমাধানের মধ্য দিয়ে শিক্ষার্থীরা তাদের অষ্টম শ্রেণির ইংরাজি দ্বিতীয় ইউনিট টেস্ট পরীক্ষার প্রস্তুতি গ্রহণ করতে পারবে।

Class Eight Second Unit Test English Question :

Second Unit Test

Class: VIII Subject: English

Full Marks: 50 Time: 2 Hours

READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Princess September, the daughter of the king of Siam, was very unhappy. She was weeping alone one day in her own room when she saw a little bird hop in. Then the little bird began to sing. He sang a beautiful song all about the lake in the king’s garden and the willow trees reflected in the still water. When he had finished, the Princess was not crying any more. “That was a very nice song”, she said. “Would you want me to live with you?” said the little bird.

Princess September clapped her hands with delight. Then the little bird hopped on to the end of the bed and sang her to sleep. When she awoke the next day the little bird was still sitting there, and as she opened her eyes he said good morning. She stretched out the first finger of her right hand so that it served as a perch.

A. Answer the following questions: 2×2=4

(i) Who was Princess September?

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(ii) When was the Princess not crying any more?

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B. Write T’ for True and ‘F’ for False statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements: (1+1)×3=6

(i) Princess September was weeping alone in her room.

Supporting statement:

(ii) The little bird began to play.

Supporting statement:

(iii) Princess September clapped her hands in grief.

Supporting statement:

C. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(1) The little bird hopped on to the end of the bed and

(ii) She stretched out the first finger of her right.

READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)

2. Read the passage and answer the following questions: 2×2=4

A poor woman once came to Buddha to ask him whether he could give her any medicine to restore her dead son to life. The holy man, touched by the great sorrow of the woman told her that there would be only one medicine to bring her son back to life. He told her bring him handful of mustard seeds from a house where death has never entered. The sorrowful mother went from door to door, seeking the mustard seeds, but got every door she met with sad replies. One said, “I have lost my husband.” Another said, “Our youngest child died last year.” She returned with a heavy heart to the saint and told him of the result. Then Buddha told her tenderly that she must not think much of her own grief, since sorrow and death are common to all..

A. Answer the following questions: 2×5=10

(i) What happened to the poor woman?

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(ii) Why did she come to Buddha?

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(iii) What did Buddha ask her to do?

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(iv) What was her experience?

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(v) What do you learn from the passage?

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

3. Do as directed:

A. Underline and identify the phrases in the following sentences: 1×3-3

(i) He was a man full of hope.

(ii) The little girl did not know what to do.

(iii) The bird stood in the corner of his cage.

B. Join the sentences with infinitives: 1×3=3

(i) The employees held a meeting. They wanted to raise their salary.

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(ii) Every team has captain. He directs the players.

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(iii) He will go to Mumbai. His object is to get a job there.

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C. Join the sentences with noun clauses: 1×2=2

(1) He will come. It is certain.

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(ii) He said something. We did not hear it.

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D. Fill in the blanks: 1×4-4

(i) We ________ (may/should) help the poor.

(ii) There are two coconut trees in _________ (there/their) garden.

(iii) l am ____________ (read/reading) a book now.

( iv) Once ___________ (a/an/the) poor weaver lived in a village.

4. Find out the words from the passage in Question No. 2 which mean the following: 2×2=4

(1) In a gentle way:

(ii) Great sadness:

WRITING SKILL

5. Write a story (in about 80 words) using the following hints: 10

[Hints: A king, proud of his power believes he can control everything on earth takes his countries to the sea shore- orders the waves to move back the waves lash at the feet of the king- the king moves back in fear]

Class Eight Second Unit Test English Question