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ACHIEVEMENT TEST JANUARY 2020
D.V.V.H.S.S., THALAVOOR
ENGLISH
Class:VIII Time: 45 min
Totalscore:25
Instructions
 15 minutesisgiven as cool-off time.
 This timeis to be used for reading the question paper.
 You are not supposed to writeanything during the cool-off time.
 Attemptthe questions according to the instructions.
Read the excerpt from The Nightingale and the Rose and answer the questions that
follow. (each question carries one mark) (1x3=3)
‘She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses,’cried the young
Student,’but in all my garden there is no red rose’. From her nest in the oak tree the
Nightingale heard him, and she looked out through the leaves and wondered. ‘No red rose
in all my garden! he cried, and his beautiful eyes filled with tears. ‘Ah, on what little
things does happiness depend! I have read all that the wise men have written, and all the
secrets of philosophy are mine, yet for want of a red rose is my life made wretched’.
1) What did the boy’s lover demand to dance with him?
2. Who did hear the grief expressed by the boy?
3. Pick out a word from the given paragraph that means ‘weep’.
Read the lines from First Showers and answer the questions below (1x4=4)
The weary lines did it promptly erase
Of daylong heat and fatigue from my visage.
Wet clothes clung to my body like an infant
To its mother’s bosom; unsteady my gait.
The dusty trees stood bathed in an instant
Dressed in washed green looked magnificent
4) Why do the trees look magnificent?
5) Pick out the word which means ‘dry’ from the above lines.
6) Pick out an instance of simile from the given lines.
7) Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem.
Fill in the blanks with suitable possessive pronouns. (1x4=4)
8) She lives with ….…friend
9) You and …….. family can stay here.
10) We should obey ….. parents.
11) He arranges …… shelf properly.
Questions 12-14 carries three marks each. (3x3=9)
12. Imagine that the young boy in The Nightingale and the Rose has realised the sacrifice
made by the Nightingale. Suppose yourself as the boy and write a diary entry
13. Design a poster for promoting awareness on the need for conserving nature.
14. Write a critical appreciation of the poem My Grandmother’s House by Kamala Das.
Question no.15 carries five marks (5x1=5)
15. Imagine yourself as Danilka and write a letter to your friend describing your experience
with Terenty.

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Achievement test

  • 1. ACHIEVEMENT TEST JANUARY 2020 D.V.V.H.S.S., THALAVOOR ENGLISH Class:VIII Time: 45 min Totalscore:25 Instructions  15 minutesisgiven as cool-off time.  This timeis to be used for reading the question paper.  You are not supposed to writeanything during the cool-off time.  Attemptthe questions according to the instructions. Read the excerpt from The Nightingale and the Rose and answer the questions that follow. (each question carries one mark) (1x3=3) ‘She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses,’cried the young Student,’but in all my garden there is no red rose’. From her nest in the oak tree the Nightingale heard him, and she looked out through the leaves and wondered. ‘No red rose in all my garden! he cried, and his beautiful eyes filled with tears. ‘Ah, on what little things does happiness depend! I have read all that the wise men have written, and all the secrets of philosophy are mine, yet for want of a red rose is my life made wretched’. 1) What did the boy’s lover demand to dance with him? 2. Who did hear the grief expressed by the boy? 3. Pick out a word from the given paragraph that means ‘weep’. Read the lines from First Showers and answer the questions below (1x4=4) The weary lines did it promptly erase Of daylong heat and fatigue from my visage. Wet clothes clung to my body like an infant To its mother’s bosom; unsteady my gait. The dusty trees stood bathed in an instant Dressed in washed green looked magnificent
  • 2. 4) Why do the trees look magnificent? 5) Pick out the word which means ‘dry’ from the above lines. 6) Pick out an instance of simile from the given lines. 7) Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem. Fill in the blanks with suitable possessive pronouns. (1x4=4) 8) She lives with ….…friend 9) You and …….. family can stay here. 10) We should obey ….. parents. 11) He arranges …… shelf properly. Questions 12-14 carries three marks each. (3x3=9) 12. Imagine that the young boy in The Nightingale and the Rose has realised the sacrifice made by the Nightingale. Suppose yourself as the boy and write a diary entry 13. Design a poster for promoting awareness on the need for conserving nature. 14. Write a critical appreciation of the poem My Grandmother’s House by Kamala Das. Question no.15 carries five marks (5x1=5) 15. Imagine yourself as Danilka and write a letter to your friend describing your experience with Terenty.