CLASS : VIII ENGLISH (COURSE-'A')

First of all, half or quarter cup of milk (a) ___________. Water (b) ___________
to fill the cup. It (c) ___________ into a saucepan. A half teaspoon of tea
leaves and a half teaspoon of sugar is put into it. Then the mixture
(d) ___________ to a boil. It (e) ___________ to simmer till it is light brown in
colour. Finally the tea (f) ___________ and poured into a cup.
(a) (i) is taken (ii) was taken
(iii) taken (iv) take
(b) (i) was added (ii) are added
(iii) is added (iv) added
(c) (i) is poured (ii) are poured
(iii) poured (iv) pour
(d) (i) brought (ii) is brought
(iii) was brought (iv) bring
(e) (i) was allowed (ii) allowed
(iii) are allowed (iv) is allowed
(f) (i) was strained (ii) strained
(iii) is strained (iv) strain
SECTION-D (LITERATURE) (25 MARKS)
12. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Write the correct option in your answer sheets.
'I strongly recommend a quiet week in bed'.
We sighed with relief and tucked her up well.
Poor Granny! For her it was like a brief season in hell.
(a) Whom does 'I' refer to in the above lines
(i) Poet (ii) Poet's father
(iii) Doctor (iv) Poet's friend
(b) Why did 'I' recommend a quiet week in bed for the Grandmother
(i) Because Granny had got her leg fractured.
(ii) she had got high fever / temperature.
(iii) she had hurt herself while getting down the tree.
(iv) she had fallen down badly.
(c) What was like a brief season in hell for the Grandmother
(i) staying up in bed for one week
(ii) not going for a walk in the evening
(iii) keeping away from her family members
(iv) being trapped in a tree for a long time.
(d) Name the poetic device used in the last line of the stanza.
(i) Personification (ii) Simile
(iii) Metaphor (iv) Alliteration
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VIII-ENGLISH COURSE - "A"
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