Ministry of Education
DZONGKHAG COMMON
EXAMINATION-2017
SARPANG
Class: VIIIWriting
Time: 2 hours
English Paper II (Reading and Literature)Total marks: 100
Name:........................................................................................... Roll No:................... Section:...............
READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY
1. Do not write for the first
fifteen minutes. This time is to be spent reading the questions. After having
read the questions, you will be given two hours to answer all questions.
2. In this paper, there are
three sections: A (Short Story),B (Essasy) and C (Poem). Each section has two sets of questions, Set I and set II.
3. You must attempt three sets
of questions in all. You must attempt either Set I or Set II. However,
you must attempt at least one set II questions from any one of the three
generes.
4. Read the directions to each
questions carefully and write your answers accordingly.
5. Remember to write quickly
but neatly.
6. Do not leave the
examination hall before you have made sure that you have answered all the
questions.
7. Write your name, roll no,
class and section on the answer sheets.
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Section – A
Short Story
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Section – B
Essay
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Section – C
Poem
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Total
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QUESTIONS
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INITIAL
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SECTION A
SHORT STORY - 35 Marks
DIRECTION: Read the extract given below and answer the
question based on the story from which this extract has been taken.
But I‘ll probably be
late for everything anyway, she admitted ruefully. I can’t seem to get myself
organized. Even on my birthday. Especially on my birthday!
SET I
Question 1a
(1x15)
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer that fits the
question and write in the answer
sheet provided.
1. The above extract is
taken from the story
a)
The Nest
b)
Which Way?
c)
The Red Sweater
d)
The Magic Brocade
2.
The story has
a) dual plot
b) triple plot
c) single plot
d) no plot
3.
The main character in the story could be best described as,
a) kind
b) lazy
c) organized
d) indecisive
4.
What is her relation with “Chris”?
a) He is her son.
b) He is her friend.
c) He is her brother.
d) He is her husband.
5.
The word ‘pandemonium’in the story is a
a) path.
b) order.
c) uproar.
d) silence.
6.
A word from the story which means ‘sadly’
is
a) gawky.
b) ruefully.
c) doggedly.
d) resentfully.
7.
Feeding and organizing the younger kids, made the character
a) late.
b) lazy.
c) active.
d) unhappy.
8.
They spend first seven years of their married life by
a) bringing up kids.
b) doing business.
c) working in the clinics.
d) traipsing from
country to country.
9.
How old is Jody?
a) He is nine years
old.
b) He is ten years old.
c) He is eleven years
old.
d) He is twelve years
old.
10. She was seriously
injured when she took
a) short cut during
the first accident.
b) long way during the
first accident.
c) long way during the
second accident.
d) short cut during
the second accident.
11. The overall mood of
the story is
a) romantic.
b) cheerful.
c) exciting.
d) depressing.
12. The main character
refused to change her room to semi private room in the hospital because
a)
she has no money.
b)
she was not able to move.
c)
Roly introduced her to new child.
d)
she has grown fond of the children in the ward.
13. She has done Master’s Degree in
a) Sociology.
b) Pathology.
c) Psychology.
d) Anthropology.
14. All the important thing in her life happens,
a) in the kitchen.
b) in the hospital.
c) on her birthday.
d) on the shortcut
way.
15. She recollects the
incidents in her life when,
a) she is in the
clinic.
b) she is in the
school.
c) she is in the
kitchen.
d) she is in the
college.
QUESTION 1b
(20 marks)
DIRECTION: Answer the following questions briefly in your words.
1. Who are the characters
in the story? (3)
2. Why did she decide not
to have kids after marriage? (2)
3. What is the conflict of
the story and how was it resolved at the end of the story? (1+4)
4. Explain one of the
interesting plots that you found in the story. (5)
5. Do you like the story?
Why? Give reasons to support your answer. (1+4)
SET II
Question 2
(35 marks)
DIRECTION: Answer the following questions briefly in your words.
1. Write two character
traits of the main character? Support your answer from the text. (3+3)
2. Explain two themes
that story contain and justify it with examples.
(3+3)
3. Suppose you were
given a second chance to change the decision (wrong decision) which you have
taken in the past. What would you change and why? (2+5)
4. Write one paragraph
in continuation to the story, picking up from where the story ends. (7)
5. Summarize the story
in not more than 150 words.(9)
SECTION B
ESSAY[Unseen Text] - 35 Marks
Direction: Read the essay given below
carefully.
The Need for
Discipline in Life
The
development of human personality, the progress of society, the advancement of
civilization and culture depend on discipline in life. Discipline is training
of mind and character. It enables man to obey the rules that he has himself
made to regulate his conduct and behavior for his own good and for the good of
the society.
Wise
parents inculcate discipline in their children from the very beginning. The
child is allowed freedom within certain limits. The child is not free to do
anything which is likely to harm his interests as an individual or as a member
of the society. Obedience, co-operation, avoidance of greed and selfishness,
respect for elders, sense of service, duty and responsibility are some of the
major attributes of discipline which can be easily cultivated at a tender age.
If a child is allowed unrestricted freedom and not subjected to any discipline
in the beginning, he becomes a problem for the family at home, later at school
and after that in the society and the community. He carries with him the
infectious disease of indiscipline and spreads it among those who happen to
come into his contact.
The
need for discipline is emphasized by everyone at every place and every time in
our life, but there is nothing as scant as discipline in our life today. The
loss of discipline is bemoaned by parents, teachers, employers, administrators;
social, religious and politician leaders. Sadly, it is on the increase in every
walk of life.
Indiscipline
by anyone in any walk of life adversely affects the quality of life and adds to
human misery. Order and safety which are essential for human
civilization cannot be thought of without discipline in life. In truth, it is
discipline which lays the foundation of the edifice of human welfare, peace and
progress.
Set I
Question 1a (1x15)
Direction:Choose the correct answer
that fits the question and write in the answer
sheet provided.
1.What
is discipline, according to the writer?
a) Training of
mind.
b)
Training of body and mind.
c)
Training of mind and character.
d)
Training of physical appearance.
2.
When should parents inculcate discipline in their children?
a) From the age of 18 years.
b) From the school going age.
c) From the time of indiscipline.
d) From the beginning of childhood.
3.Indiscipline
child is
a) a problem for
all.
b)
an asset to the family.
c)
a good student for teachers.
d)
an obedient child of his father.
4.How
does discipline help man?
a) To spoil his character.
b) To encourage him to steal.
c) To regulate his conduct and behavior.
d) To keep him indulged in bad company.
5.According
to the writer, indiscipline is
a) a curse.
b) a
blessing.
c)
an infectious disease. .
d)
a non infectious disease.
6.What
are the two factors, the writer thinks are essential for human civilization?
a) Food and water
b) Order and safety
c) Cloths and shelter
d) Road and electricity
7.What
does it mean by greed?
a)
To have wish
b) To have skill
c) To protect something
d) The desire to have something more
8.The
following factors directly depend on discipline, EXCEPT
a) advancement of civilization and culture.
b)development
of human personality.
c) deterioration in human values.
d) progress of society.
9.The
central idea of the essay is
a) the need for
rules and regulation in school.
b)
the need for discipline in life.
c)
importance of respect.
d)
about indiscipline.
10.
Which of the following is NOT an attribute of discipline?
a) Obedience
b) Co-operation
c) Respect for
elders
d) Greed and
selfishness
11.
Which of the following is an opposite of ‘discipline’?
a)
Obedience
b)
Infections
c)
Indiscipline
d)
Unrestricted
12.The
synonym of the word ‘essential’ is
a)
lucky.
b)
important.
c)
happiness.
d)
not important.
13.
What is the type of the essay given above?
a)
Informative Essay
b)
Descriptive Essay
c)
Persuasive Essay
d)
Narrative Essay
14.
He carries with him the infectious disease of indiscipline. The word
underlined is
a)
a verb.
b)
a noun.
c)
an adverb.
d)
an adjective.
15. The child is allowed freedom within
certain limits. The word ‘freedom’ is
a)
a verb.
b)
a noun.
c)
an adverb.
d)
an adjective.
Question 1b (20
Marks)
Direction:Answer the following questions briefly in your own
words.
1. What are some
of the major attributes of the discipline? List three
examples. [1x3]
2. Write the
central idea of the given essay.
[2]
3. If a child is
allowed unrestricted freedom, for whom does he become a problem andwhy? [2+3]
4. Write five advantages of discipline in one’s life? [1x5]
5. What do you
think of a student’s life without discipline? [5]
Set II
Question 2 (35 Marks)
Direction:Answer the
following questions briefly in your own words.
1. Write the advantages of discipline in one’s life? [7]
2.
Suggest
some ways in which parents should inculcate discipline in their children at
home. [7]
3.
Write
some incidents of indiscipline that take place around you and suggest solution for each of
them.[7]
4.
Why
does writer emphasize discipline in every walk of life? Explain. [7]
5.
Why
indiscipline is on
an increase in today’s youth? Write reasons to support your answer. [7]
SECTION C
POEM - 30 Marks
DIRECTION: Read the Poem given below carefully.
Mother to Son
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been no crystal
stair.
By Langston
Hughes (1902–1967)
SET I
Question 1a
(1x10)
DIRECTION: Choose the correct
answer that fits the question and write in the answer sheet provided.
1.
In
the first seven lines, to what is Hughes comparing a stairway with “tacks in it
and splinters?”
a)
The
other people who live in the run-down housing
b)
The
carpet on the stairway
c)
The
son
d)
Life
2.
In
this poem, boards with “tacks and splinters” and “boards torn up” are symbols
for
a)
The
lack of compassion each man has for his fellow man
b)
A
life that has had many difficulties and challenges
c)
The
ungrateful way the mother’s son treats her
d)
Run-down
housing
3.
What
might “reachin’ landin’s” symbolize in the mother’s climb?
a)
Places
in her life where she had to stop and make decisions
b)
Portions
of her life that held magic for her
c)
Compassionate
forces in her life
d)
Destructive
forces in her life
4.
Why
do you think the word “bare” is on a line all alone?
a)
To
emphasize how difficult and “bare” of luxuries the mother’s life had been
b)
Because
Hughes couldn’t think of anything else to add to that line
c)
Because
it rhymes with the word “stair”
d)
To
emphasize the son’s brutality
5.
What
is the most likely meaning for “turnin’ corners” in the context of the poem?
a)
Places
in her life where she set new goals or had to try to solver her problems in a
new way.
b)
The
point in her life when she knew her son would be successful.
c)
Places
in her life where she felt like she had failed.
d)
Her
need to find a father figure for her son.
6.
What
is the theme of the poem?
a)
Don’t
give up; complete the goals you have set for yourself.
b)
When
you are in trouble, look to your mother for advice.
c)
Don’t
be so foolhardy and headstrong that you get hurt.
d)
You
need to love all of mankind.
7.
The
crystal stair is a metaphor that is used throughout the poem. Why do you think Hughes makes the stairway
“crystal”?
a)
Crystal
has different colors in it depending on how the light hits it.
b)
Crystal
is beautiful, but it is also fragile and breaks easily.
c)
You
can almost see through crystal.
d)
Crystal
sparkles in the sunlight.
8.
Why
a “stairway” is a particularly appropriate metaphor to describe the wisdom the
mother is trying to impart to her son?
a)
A
stairway takes steady persistence to climb and it can go up and down.
b)
One
has to clean and wax a stairway to make it look good.
c)
Stairways
are often found in expensive houses.
d)
Stairways
are almost always dirty and rough.
9.
What
is the most likely age of the son?
a)
Young
man
b)
Decease
c)
Elderly
d)
Infant
10. The style of language used in the poem, which
is particular to a particular cultural or geographic region, is known as
a)
dialogue.
b)
dialect.
c)
diction.
d)
Idioms.
Question 1b (20
Marks)
Direction:Answer the following questions briefly in your own
words.
1.
What
advice does mother give to her son? (5)
2.
What
does the image of a “crystal stair” suggest?
(5)
3.
The
poem contains an extended metaphor. What is the comparison that is being
made? (5)
4.
What
do you think the son in the poemlike? Support your answers with examples. (5)
Set II
Question 2 (30 Marks)
Direction:Answer the
following questions briefly in your own words.
1.
What
has the mother’s life been like? How? Support your answer by citing examples
from the poem.(3.5+3.5)
2.
Write
a short poem of three stanza, replying to this poem by putting yourself into
the son’s shoe. (9)
3.
What
does the mother’s dialect tell you about?
Support your answer by citing examples from the poem.(7)
4.
What
is the tone of the poem? How did you feel after reading the poem? Give three examples. (1+3+3)
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