Ministry of
Education
DZONGKHAG COMMON
EXAMINATION-2017
SARPANG
English Paper I
(Language and Writing)
Writing Time: 2 Hours
Class:
VIII
Total Marks: 100
READ THE FOLLOWING
DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY
1.
Do
not write for the first fifteen minutes. This time is to be
spent in reading the questions.
After having read the questions, you will be given two hours to answer all questions.
2.
Answers
to all the questions must be written neatly in the answer sheets provided by the school.
3.
This
paper comprises of two sections: Section
A for Writing and Section B for
Language. Apart from the choices offered in question I and II in Section A, all the questions are compulsory.
4.
Read
the directions to each question carefully and write your answers accordingly.
5.
Once
the examination begins, you will not
be allowed to ask questions, speak with others or move around.
6.
Remember
to write quickly but neatly.
7.
Do
not leave the examination hall
before you have made sure that you have answered all the questions.
Do
not forget to write your Name, Roll number, Class and Section on your Answer
Sheets.
Section A-
Writing
Question1 (40 Marks)
Direction:Write a descriptive essay of about
300-350 words on any ONE of the topics given below:
- Describe one of the most important local festivals of your village.
B. Modernization
has changed the outlook of today’s ‘YOUTH.’ Describe ‘Today’s Youth’ with strong
evidences.
C.
The Influence of Television on our
lives.
Question
2
(20marks)
Direction:You
are Pema
studying in Phuntsholing Lower Secondary School.
Write a letter on any ONE of the following situations in three
well-written paragraphs. Marks will be awarded for correct layout, appropriate
language and content.
A.
Write
to your friend who has recently been selected as the school captain of his
school, congratulating and asking him about his new responsibilities as a
captain.
B.
You
heard that your best friend is into substance abuse since he joined an urban
school in Thimphu. Write a letter to him giving advices.
C.
You
have won 1st prize in reading competition that was held in your
school. Write to your friend in Bumthang telling him or her about the
importance of reading books.
SECTION B: LANGUAGE
QUESTION I
(15 marks)
Direction: Read
the passage given below carefully.
Summarize each paragraph keeping in mind the following points:
-
Your summary should be meaningful.
-
Remember to include the important
points.
-
All unnecessary details should be left
out.
-
Sometimes
many words can be replaced by a single word.
One great fault
of our civilization is that it does not know what to do with its knowledge.
Science, as we have seen, has given us powers; fit for the gods, yet we use
them like small children.
For example: -
we do not know how to manage our machines. Machines were made to be man's
servants; yet he has grown so dependent on them that they are in a fair way to
become his masters. Already most men spend most of their lives looking after
and waiting upon machines. And the machines are very strict masters. They must
be fed with coal, and given petrol to drink, and oil to wash with, and must be
kept at the right temperature. And if they do not get their meals when they
expect them, they grow sulky and refuse to work, or burst with anger, and blow
up, and spread ruin and destruction all round them. So we have to wait upon
them very attentively and do all that we can to keep themin a good temper.
Already we find it difficult either to work or play without the machines, and a
time may come when they will rule us altogether, just as we rule the animals.
Grammar and Structure -25 Marks
Question
II (1x5)
Direction:For each of the following
questions, there are four alternate responses. Copy the number of the question,
choose the correct response and write it in your answer sheet.
1.
A
group of words which makes sense but not a complete sense and has infinite verb
is called
A.
Phrase
B.
Conjunction
C.
Clause
D.
Direct
speech
2.
Which
of the following is the example of homophone?
A.
Bank---bank
B.
Tiny—small
C.
Night—knight
D.
Light---
dark.
3.
One
of the following is the definition of Antonyms. Choose the correct answer.
A. A
word or phrase which has the same or nearly same meaning as another word.
B. A
word that sounds the same or spelled the same as another word but has different
meaning.
C. A
word which means the opposite of another word.
D.
A
word which is pronounced the same as another but has different meaning and
spelling.
4.
Which
of the following sentences has the correct usage of the idiom “pull your socks
up”?
A.
Pull
your socks up to keep it clean.
B.
You
need to pull your socks up to complete the running race.
C.
You
need to pull your socks up if you want to be the topper again.
D.
He
pulled his socks up as per the school rule.
5.
Which
of the following sentences has the correct usage of the phrasal verb ‘call
off’?
A.
The
classes were called off because of the meeting.
B.
My
mother called off when she saw a snake in the toilet.
C.
She
called off with me because she was upset.
D. He
calls off when he is drunk.
Question III (1x5)
Direction:Fill in the blanks and complete the passage choosing
the correct words given in the table.
|
known
|
keeping
|
spent
|
glance
|
offer
|
Articles appearing in
newspapers and magazines sometimes……1……tips
on learning. According to one writer, a nose buried in a book will not sniff
out much knowledge. Hours ……2………. studying
non-stop are so many hours wasted. A tactic becoming popular with students is
to stop studying every hour and jump about for five minutes.
If jumping is not
acceptable in your family, think of something different. You can ………3…….at a book of jokes or cartoons.
Humour is an element ……4……to help
learning. However, the risk is that you will scare everyone with a sudden
cackle of laughter. Perhaps slow, wordless music …5………you company is a safer aid.
Question
IV
(1x10)
Direction:
Rewrite the following sentences correctly as per the instructions given in the
brackets without changing their meanings.
1. Dorji
asked, “Are you joining us for lunch?”
(Change into indirect speech)
2. “Don’t
make so much noise,” Jigme said to us. (Change into indirect speech)
3. The
Prince said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening. (Change
into direct speech
4. He
asked me what I was doing. (Change into direct speech)
5. The
master appointed him monitor. (Change into passive voice)
6. You
can come with us. You can stay here. (Use ‘either… or’)
7. reads
– every–office – the – for – the–before – newspaper – Dorji – morning-leaving
(Rearrange the words to form correct sentence)
8. They
stood by the Red Sea, history - knew- so – they – well – whose.
(Rearrange the underlined words to form relative clause)
9. A
waiterserves tea and everybody enjoys conversation with their friends. (Rewrite
in the simple past tense).
10. He
had passed the message to Tashi when we called him. (Rewrite in the present
continuous tense)
Question V
(1x5)
Direction:There
are some errors in the given sentences, identify the errors and re-write them
correctly.
1. We
have reported the robbery to the police yesterday.
2. Bhim
is taller then his elder brother.
3. In
2015, my uncle and his family are leaving to settle in Switzerland.
4. She
was one of the bird-watchers which camped here.
5. Everybody
hope to score high mark in their tests.
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