Study Material for the First Summative Evaluation 2022

1. Fill in the blanks with  appropriate articles or prepositions.

(i)   _______ rose is beautiful. ( Answer: the ) (ii) He stood ____ the tree and let them fall. ( Answer: beneath / under ) (iii) He seems to be ______ honest man. ( Answer: an ) (iv) ___ his utter surprise, he found the tiny green fairy. ( Answer: to ) (v) The cute little mouse lives _______ a box. ( Answer: in ) (vi) Our bus will leave _____ 40 minutes. ( Answer: in )  (vii) The new book is _______ the old table.  ( Answer: on ) (viii) It was ___ fairy cap.  ( Answer: a ) (ix) Suddenly the monkey jumped ____ the wall. ( Answer: over ) (x) My friend is standing _______ the table. ( Answer: beside ) (xi) I keep my pencils _______ the box ( Answer: in ) (xii) He is  ________M.A.  in English. ( Answer: an ) (xiii) My parcel will arrive _____ Sunday. ( Answer: on )  (xiv) The old man looked closely ___ him. ( Answer: at ) (xv) Young John put the cap ___ his head. ( Answer: on )

2. Fill in the blanks with proper forms of verbs:

(i) He _____ (request / requested) the man to take him along. ( Answer: lives ) (ii) My brother ______ (go / goes / went) for walk every day.  ( Answer: goes) (iii) I want to ______ (played / play / plays) badminton.       ( Answer: play) (iv) Kolkata _____(is / has ) a beautiful city.       ( Answer: is ) (v) Once a lad ____( wanted / want) to be a sailor.       ( Answer: wanted ) (vi) He ____ ( picked/ pick/ have picked ) the turtle.       ( Answer: picked ) (vii) I ____( thank/ thanks ) you for your kindness.       ( Answer: thank ) (viii) Now that _____ ( was / were) both bad and good.       ( Answer:  was) (ix) He ___ ( was / has ) asking after the clouds lik a man.     ( Answer: was)  (x) The month of rains _____( was/ were) slipping away.       ( Answer: was )   

3. Identify and write down the clauses in the following chart.

Sentences

Clause

(i) That you are innocent is known to all.   ( noun clause ) (ii) Prakash saw a bird which was very tiny.   ( relative clause) (iii) I shall not go out until the rain stops.   ( Adverbial clause) (iv) I have a cat who is fond of comfort.   ( relative clause)  (v) Look at what I write on the board.                  ( noun clause ) (vi) This is how an expert does it.    ( noun clause ) (vii) If you work hard you will succeed.     ( relative clause )

CLASS - VIII

4. Change the voice:.

(i) He has made a kite.   ( Answer: A kite has been made by him.

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(ii) A picture was drawn by my brother.    ( Answer: My brother drew a picture.)

(iii) They pulled the fairy cap.    ( Answer: The fairy cap was pulled by them.)

(iv) He saw the rain.   ( Answer: The rain was seen by him.)

5. Change the mode of narration:

(i) He said to me,”Please give me a pen”. [to indirect ] ( Answer: He requested me to give him a pen.)

(ii) Grandfather wished me that I might be happy. [to direct]      ( Answer: Grandfather said to me,”May you be happy.”)

(iii) “No good will come of the wind cap”, she said. [to indirect ]         ( Answer: She told worrisomely that no good would come of the wind cap.)

(iv) The old man said,“It is not enough for the cloud to come.” [to indirect ]         ( Answer: The old man told that it was not enough for the cloud to go.)