MP Board Class 8th General English Annual Evaluation

MP Board Class 8th General English Solutions Annual Evaluation

Question 1.
Do as directed
(निर्देशनुसार करें):

A. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles (a/an/the)
(उचित articles से रिक्त स्थान भरों:)

  1. Rafat asked………..question to Vina.
  2. ………beauty of Kashmir is very famous.
  3. She gave me……..orange……….orange was rotten.

Answer:

  1. a
  2. The
  3. an, The.

B. Give the opposite gender of the underlined words:
(रेखांकित शब्दों के विपरीत लिंग के शब्द लिखें:)

  1. The boy is staying with his uncle.
  2. I saw a lion and a tiger in the zoo.

Answer:

  1. girl, her, aunt,
  2. lioness, tigress.

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C. Give the plural form of the following words:
(निम्नलिखित शब्दों के बहुवचन रूप लिखें।)

  1. box
  2. foot
  3. knife
  4. deer

Answer:

  1. boxes
  2. feet
  3. knives
  4. deer.

D. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
(क्रिया को सही रूप से रिक्त स्थान भरों:)
Answer:
1. There are no street lights in our colony.
2. Mr. Das teaches in this school.

E. Change the following sentences as given in the brackets:
(कोष्ठकों में दिये निर्देशानुसार वाक्यों को बदलें:)
1. The sky is overcast. (Rewrite the sentence into negative form)
Answer:
The sky is not overcast.

2. The king has rewarded the poet. (rewrite the sentence into interrogative form)
Answer:
Has the King rewarded the poet ?

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F. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
(निम्न वाक्यों को निर्देशानुसार पुनः लिखें:)
1. Hari stole my book. (Change the voice)
Answer:
My book was stolen by Hari.

2. He said, “Anand is working hard.” (Change into indirect speech)
Answer:
He told that Anand was working hard.

Question 2.
A. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’:
(कॉलम A के निम्नलिखित शब्दों को कॉलम B में दिये गये उनके विलोम शब्दों से मिलान करें:)
MP Board Class 8th General English Annual Evaluation
Answer:
(i) → (c) a sign to represent something
(ii) → (d) tired.
(iii) → (a) to walk slowly without purpose
(iv) → (b) a big wall across a river.

B. Underline and write the silent letters in the following words:
(निम्नलिखित शब्दों के मूक अक्षरों को रेखांकित कर लिखों:)

  1. Wednesday
  2. Knife
  3. talk
  4. honor

Answer:

  1. d
  2. k
  3. 1
  4. h.

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C. Give one word for:
(इनको लिए एक शब्द दें:)

  1. A small area of still water.
  2. A wild plant growing where it is not wanted.
  3. One who saves.
  4. One who cuts wood in a jungle.

Answer:

  1. pond
  2. weed
  3. saviour
  4. wood cutter.

Question 3.
A. Choose the correct answer:
सही उतर का चयन करों:)
(i) Who was invited to the court to draw the portrait of the king ?
(a) Tenali Raman
(b) Raja Varma
(c) One of the Courtiers.
Answer:
(b) Raja Varma.

(ii) How many experiments did the crew of flight STS-107 perform.
(a) 82
(b) 75
(c).80.
Answer:
(c) 80.

(iii) Who paid special heed to the strong voice ?
(a) Arjuna
(b) Nakula
(c) Yudhisthira.
Answer:
(c) Yudhishthira.

(iv) “Slogan” means:
(a) words or phrases giving message attractively and quickly.
(b) sentence used in advertisement.
(c) dialogues in a film or television serial.
Answer:
(a) words or phrases giving message attractively and quickly.

(v) Where is Kanha Kisli ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar.
Answer:
(b) Madhya Pradesh.

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B. Answer any five of the following questions in one or two sentences each:
(निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों में से किन्हीं 5 प्रश्नों का उत्तर एक या दो वाक्यों में दें।)

(i) When and where was Chandra Shekhar born ?
(व्हेन एण्ड व्हेयर वॉज़ चन्द्रशेखर बॉर्न ?)
चन्द्रशेखर का जन्म कब और कहाँ हुआ था ?
Answer:
Chandra Shekhar was born on 23rd July, 1906 in village Bhabra in Jhabua district.
(चन्द्रशेखर वॉज़ बॉर्न ऑन 23 जुलाई, 1906 इन विलेज भाबरा इन झाबुआ डिस्ट्रिक्ट।)
चन्द्रशेखर का जन्म 23 जुलाई, 1906 को भाबरा गाँव, जिला झाबुआ में हुआ था।

(ii) Which is the best of all virtues ?
(विच इज़ द बेस्ट ऑफ ऑल वढूंस ?)
सबसे अच्छा सद्गुण कौन-सा है ?
Answer:
The best virtue is to hate none.
(द बेस्ट वर्दू इज़ टू हेट नन.)
किसी से भी नफरत न करना, सबसे अच्छा सद्गुण है।

(iii) What is the meaning of water conservation ?
Answer:
Water conservation means to save and conserve water for use in future.

(iv) What happened to the jeweler in the end ?
(व्हॉट हैपन्ड टु द जुअलर इन द एण्ड ?)
अन्त में जौहरी को क्या हुआ ?
Answer:
The ungrateful jeweler was very much ashamed of his act in the end.
(द अनग्रेटफुल जुअलर वॉज वेरी मच अशेम्ड ऑफ हिज ऐक्ट इन द एन्ड।)
कृतघ्न जौहरी अन्त में अपने किए पर बहुत शर्मिन्दा हुआ।

(v) Who inspired her to fly ?
(हू इन्सपायर्ड हर टू फ्लाइ ?)
उसे उड़ने की प्रेरणा किसने दी ?
Answer:
The Indian pilot, J.R:D. Tata inspired her to fly.
(द इण्डियन पायलट जे. आर. डी. टाटा इन्स्पायर्ड हर टू फ्लाई.)
भारतीय विमान चालक जे. आर. डी. टाटा ने उसे उड़ने की प्रेरणा दी।

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C. Answer any three of the following questions in three to four sentences.
(निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों में से किन्हीं तीन प्रश्नों का उत्तर 3-4 वाक्यों में दें:)

(i) What are we trying to do under water conservation program me ?
(व्हॉट आर वी ट्राइंग टु डू अन्डर वॉटर कन्ज़र्वेशन प्रोग्राम ?)
हम पानी बचाने के लिए क्या करने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं ?
Answer:
Under water conservation program me we are trying to harvest rain water at different levels.
(अन्डर वॉटर कन्ज़र्वेशन प्रोग्राम वी आर ट्राइंग टू हार्वेस्ट रेन वॉटर एट डिफरेन्ट लेवल्स।)
पानी बचाने के लिए हम विभिन्न स्तरों पर बारिश क पानी एकत्रित करने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं।

(ii) What were the questions put up by Yaksha? Mention at least four.
(व्हॉट वर द क्वेश्चन्स पुट अप बॉय यक्ष ? मेन्शन एट लीस्ट फोर.)
यक्ष ने क्या प्रश्न पूछे ? कम से कम चार लिखें।
Answer:
Yaksha asked the following questions:
(यक्ष आस्क्ड द फॉलोइंग क्वेश्चन्सः)
यक्ष ने निम्नलिखित सवाल पूछे

1. Which is the best road to Heaven ?
2. Which is the worst enemy of man ?
3. What is the way to be happy ?
4. Who is the greatest man of all ?

1. विच इज द बेस्ट रोड टू हेवन ?
2. विच इज़ द वर्स्ट ऐनिमी ऑफ मैन ?
3. व्हॉट इज द वे टू बी हैपी ?
4. हू इज़ द ग्रेटेस्ट मैन ऑफ ऑल ?)

1. स्वर्ग के लिए सबसे अच्छा रास्ता कौन-सा है ?
2. आदमी का सबसे बड़ा दुश्मन कौन है ?
3. खुश रहने का क्या तरीका है ?
4. सबसे महान आदमी कौन है ?

(iii) Why was British police able to surround him?
(व्हाई वाज ब्रिटिश पुलिस ऐबिल टू सराउन्ड हिम ?)
ब्रिटिश पुलिस उनको चारों ओर से घेरने में क्यों समर्थ थी ?
Answer:
On February 27, 1931 Chandra Shekar Azad met two of his comrades at Alfred Park in Allahabad. He was betrayed by an informer to British Police. So he was surrounded by British Police.
(ऑन फैब्रुऐरी 27, 1931 चन्द्रशेखर आजाद मेट टू हिज कॉमरेड्स ऐट अल्फ्रेड पार्क इन अलाहाबाद. ही वाज बिट्रेड बाइ ऐन इनफोरमर टू ब्रिटिश पुलिस. सो ही वाज सराउन्डड बाइ ब्रिटिश पुलिस.)
27 फरवरी, 1931 को चन्द्रशेखर आजाद इलाहाबाद के अल्फ्रेड पार्क में अपने दो साथियों से मिले। किसी एक मुखबिर ने ब्रिटिश पुलिस को सूचना देकर उनके साथ विश्वासघात कर दिया। अतः वह ब्रिटिश पुलिस द्वारा घेर लिये गये।

(iv) Write a short note on the Bhagoria Haat.
(राइट अ शॉर्ट नोट ऑन द भगोरिया हाट.)
भगोरिया हाट पर एक टिप्पणी लिखें।
Answer:
The weekly market a week before Holi is Bhagoria Haat. The villagers dance, apply gulal on the faces of their relatives and friends and offer them sweets and snacks, ice – candies etc. The children enjoy the ride on the swings.
(द वीकली मार्केट अ वीक बिफोर होली इज़ भगोरिया हाट. द विलेजर्स डाँस, अप्लाई गलाल ऑन द फेसिस ऑफ देअर रिलेटिव्स एण्ड फ्रेन्ड्स एण्ड ऑफर दैम स्वीट्स एण्ड स्नैक्स, आइस कैन्डीस ऐटसेटरा. द चिल्ड्रन इन्जॉए द राइड ऑन द स्विंग्स.)
होली से एक हफ्ता पहले साप्ताहिक बाजार को भगोरिया हाट कहते हैं। इसमें गाँव वाले डाँस करते हैं। दोस्तों व रिश्तेदारों को गुलाल लगाते हैं और उन्हें मिठाइयाँ व नाश्ता आदि करवाते हैं। बच्चे झूलों पर आनन्द उठाते हैं।

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Question 4.
Answer any four of the following questions:
(निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों में से किन्हीं चार का उत्तर दें।)

(i) Why should we never give up in despair ?
(व्हॉय शुड वी नैवर गिव अप इन डिस्पेअर?)
हमें कभी निराश होकर क्यों नहीं छोड़ देना चाहिए?
Answer:
We should never give up in despair as there is always a tomorrow to start anew.
(वी शुड नैवर गिव अप इन डिस्पेअर ऐज़ देअर इज़ औलवेज़ अ टुमौरो टू स्टार्ट अन्यू) हमें निराश इसलिए नहीं होना चाहिए क्योंकि कल अवश्य आता है।

(ii) What did the robber do with the gold

(iii) What do the flowers and children do till morning ?
(व्हॉट डू द फ्लाउअर्स एण्ड चिल्ड्रेन डू टिल मॉर्निंग ?)
फूल और बच्चे सुबह तक क्या करते हैं ?
Answer:
Flowers and children sleep till morning.
(फ्लाउअर्स एण्ड चिल्ड्रेन स्लीप टिल मॉर्निंग।)
बच्चे व फूल सुबह तक सोते हैं।

(iv) Who always comes on market days ?

(v) What is the secret ?
(व्हॉट इज़ द सीक्रेट ?)
रहस्य क्या है ?
Answer:
The secret is that the birds has built a nest in the tree and has laid four little eggs in it.
(द सीक्रेट इज़ दैट द बर्ड हैज़ बिल्ट अ नेस्ट इन द ट्री एण्ड हैज़ लेड फोर लिटिल ऐग्सि इन इट।)
रहस्य यह है कि चिड़िया ने पेड़ में एक घोंसला बनाया है और उसमें चार छोटे अण्डे दिये हैं।

Question 5.
Write any four lines of a poem from your text book.
(अपनी पाठ्य-पुस्तक से एक कविता की कोई चार पक्तियाँ लिखें:)
Answer:
Four lines from the poem ‘The Balloon Man’ are as follows: He always comes on market days And holds balloons-a lovely bunch And in the market square he stays, And never seems to think of lunch.

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Question 6.
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it :
(गद्यांश को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़ें और उसे नीचे दिये प्रश्नों का उत्तर दें:)
(A) 1. When and where was Florence Nightingale born ?
Answer:
Florence Nightingale was born on the 15th of May, 1820 at Florence in Italy.

2. Why was she called Florence ?
Answer:
She was called Florence because her parents . called her so after the name of the city where she was born.

3. What did she want to be ?
Answer:
She wanted to be a nurse.

4. How did she save the patients ?
Answer:
She spent years visiting hospitals, She visited every bed in the hospital to see that no patient was neglected and all were as comfortable as possible.

5. Why did the soldiers call her the ‘Lady with the Lamp’?
Answer:
The soldiers called her the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ because every night she would take her lamp and move from bed to bed.

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B. Say True or False:
(सत्य या असत्य बताएँ:)
1. Florence Nightingale was born in Florence in France.
2. She is remembered as “the Lady with the Lamp’ by the whole world.
Answer:
1. False
2. True.

C. Find out the opposite of the following words in the passage:
(गद्यांश में निम्न शब्दों के विलोम शब्द ढूँढ़ें:)
1. Impossible.
2. Forget
Answer:
1. Possible
2. Remember.

D. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from the passage.
(गद्यांश में से उचित prepositions से रिक्त स्थानों को भरें।)
Answer:
She was born in Italy on May 15.

Question 7.
Write an application to your Head master requesting him to provide you free textbooks as you were absent on the day, they were distributed.
(अपने प्रधानाध्यापक को निःशुल्क पाठ्य-पुस्तकें देने की प्रार्थना करते हुए एक प्रार्थना-पत्र लिखें क्योंकि तुम उस दिन जब वे वितरित की गई थीं, अनुपस्थित थे।)

Or

Write a letter to your friend suggesting some tips regarding conservation of water.
(अपने मित्र को जल संरक्षण के बारे में कुछ संकेतों (तरीकों) को सुझाते हुए एक पत्र लिखें।)

Answer:

To,
The Head Master,
Govt. Middle School.
Bhopal.

Respected Sir,
I beg to state that I am the student of your school studying in class VIII. I belong to a very poor family. My father is a farmer. He is unable to bear the expenses of my studies. I am a very good student. I shall be highly obliged if you provide me free text books. Then only I shall be able to continue my studies. Thanking you,

Yours obediently
Rahul Sharma
Roll No. 21.
Class-VIII (C)
Dated : 6th July, 20…….

(or)

15, Ram Nagar
Lodhi Road,
Indore
Dated : 4 – 5 – 20……

Dear Kailash,
I am fine here and expect the same for you. I am writing this letter to suggest you some tips for conserving water which I have learnt recently. First of all we should use water economically. We should try to harvest rain water at different levels. The farmers can store water by building Medha Bandha around their fields. Old ponds and wells can be made deeper and cleaned to store rain water. Dams should be repaired. If these small things are kept in minds then there would be no scarcity of water. We should voluntarily help in this matter. More on meeting.

Yours
Rajesh

Question 8.
Write an essay on any one of the following topics:
(निम्नलिखित विषयों में से किसी एक पर निबन्ध लिखें:)

  1. Importance of Computer.
  2. Annual Day Celebration in Your School.
  3. Water and Air Pollution.
  4. My Hobby.
  5. A Festival you like to the Most.

Answer:

Importance of Computer:

The first computer was built by Charles Babbage in 19th Century. It is being improved everyday. Earlier it was used to carry long calculations and print the results but now it is used in almost every walk of life. Computer can provide answers to complicated problems in a flash in which a man would take days or even months. It has a memory also. It can store information and use it later. Computers are used in railway stations for reservation of tickets.

It is used in offices, hospitals, for maintaining records. It is also used for billing in shops. In banks and post office also, the whole work is done on computers. Computer can be compared to human brain. It can solve problems much faster and more accurately than the human brain. It can be used to play games like chess and translate words from one language to another. But it can’t take decisions or think up new ideas. That is where it cannot compete with human brain.

कठिन शब्द –

  • complicated = कठिन
  • flash = क्षण 42
  • translate = अनुवाद
  • compete = बराबरी करन

2. Annual Day Celebration in Your School.

I study in Deep Vidya Mandir. Our school holds each year an annual function on its foundation day. The prizes are given away in this function to the students who perform well in various fields as academics, sports, cultural activities etc. Our Principal invited the Director of Education to preside over the function. He came in time. Our school scouts gave him guard of honor and staff members received him at the gate.

First of all, he was welcomed with garland and principal read the annual report of the school. After few cultural activities, prize distribution was started. The Director gave away the prizes. He was very happy with school affairs, teachers and Principal. The Principal thanked the Director. In the end, a feast was arranged and we came back to our homes happily.

कठिन शब्द –

  • annual function = सालाना कार्यक्रम
  • foundation = स्थापना
  • academics = शिक्षा सम्बन्धी।
  • preside = अध्यक्षता
  • garland = फूल माला
  • affairs = कार्य
  • feast = पार्टी

3. Water and Air Pollution.

Pollution means to make impure. The air we breathe in is polluted by means of transport. Factories, with chimneys throwing out smoke into air is the chief source of air pollution. Automobiles are the second largest polluters of the environment. With the increase of vehicles the air pollution is increasing. Air pollution not only affects human beings, it is also injurious to plants, trees and animals.

Air pollution is not the only serious problem facing mankind. Water pollution’s is also causing concern to man. The waste product from factories, thousands of liters of sewage are poured into rivers. People throw left overs of meals in lakes and ponds. In seas also fuels, minerals, food and forest products are thrown to make it polluted. To reduce the air and water pollution the government is taking necessary steps and the public should also help the government.

कठिन शब्द –

  • Pollution = दूषित करना
  • transport = एक जगह से दूसरी जगह ले जाना
  • automobiles = मोटर गाड़ी
  • minerals = खनिज
  • injurious = हानिकारक
  • concern= चिन्ता का विषय।

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4. My Hobby.

An activity which pleases us and which we do just to please ourselves in our free time is called a hobby. Stamp collecting, listening to music, drawing and painting, gardening are some of the hobbies.. • My hobby is drawing and painting. I am interested in drawing landscapes and human figures and painting them. When I travel by train, I see beautiful landscapes outside the window.

When I sit in peace, I recall those scenes, and draw them. At some places I get the subject matter as floating clouds, rivers, hills, fields and green trees. At evening I paint the scenery of the setting sun. I get a satisfaction when I complete a good landscape. In my opinion painting makes the nature a companion of the artist. He forgets the world and his worries for a while.

कठिन शब्द –

  • Landscape = नयनगेचन प्रदेश
  • floating = तैरते हुए
  • Companion = साथी
  • Worries = परेशानियाँ

5. A Festival you like to the Most.

India is a land of festivals. We mainly celebrate festivals for fun and joy. We celebrate Holi, Diwali, Dusshera, Raksha Bandhan and many other festivals. Diwali is my favorite festival. It is the festival of lights. It is so called because people light candles and lamps. It is celebrated because Lord Ram had come Lack from banishment after killing Ravana. People of Ayodhya and illuminated the city.

Before this day we clean and whitewash our houses. We worship Goddess Laxmi on this day. We decorate our houses. Children play with fire crackers. We exchange sweets with our relatives and friends. Some people enjoy in their own way by drinking and gambling. Sometimes children get hurt by crackers. So we should take proper care while celebrating Diwali.

कठिन शब्द –

  • festival = त्योहार
  • light = जलान
  • worship = पूजा करना
  • banishment = अज्ञातवास।
  • whitewash = सफेदी करना
  • decorate = सजाना
  • crackers = पटाखे
  • celebrate = मनाना।

MP Board Class 8th English Solutions

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