Class 8 English 1st Paper Half-Yearly Model Test 2025
Half Yearly Model Test - 2025
Class: Eight; English 1st Paper
Time: 2.30 Hours | Full Marks: 100
Section A: Reading (Marks: 40)
Read the text carefully and answer questions 1, 2 and 3.
The word 'hygiene' means the practice of keeping ourselves clean. It also means to keep our home and work places clean. It is important for our good health.
Hygiene is thought to be next to godliness. It is because we cannot achieve anything physically, mentally or spiritually if we are unclean in our body, mind and soul. Nobody likes an unclean person either. So we must follow the rules of hygiene.
First, we must keep our body clean. We should have a bath everyday and wash our hair regularly. This will keep the body and hair free from dirt and bacteria.
Secondly, we should wash our clothes regularly. Dirty clothes give off a bad smell and invite germs. We should wear socks and shoes when we go out to protect our feet from dust and germs. It is also important to wash our hands before meals and after using the toilet. We should brush our teeth twice a day, after breakfast and supper. We must also cut our nails regularly. Our drinking water must be safe. We can get safe water by boiling and filtering.
Finally, we should keep our surroundings and environment clean. If we do and follow all the above things properly, we will be able to lead a healthy and happy life.
1. Now choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given and write the corresponding number of the answers in your answer script: (1×5=5)
a) The word 'hygiene' is related to -
- Happiness
- unhappiness
- cleanliness
- truthfulness
b) The word 'give off' in the passage means -
- leave
- emit
- grow
- sip
c) Which one of the following pieces of information is correct?
- For godliness practice of hygiene is unnecessary
- Socks and shoes are used against dust and germs
- We should brush our teeth before breakfast and supper
- If the water is clean, it is pure
d) What is important for good health?
- Pure water
- Hygiene
- Physical exercise
- All of these
e) Cutting our nails regularly is a -.
- bad habit
- fashion
- style
- must
2. Answer the following questions from your reading of the above text. (2×5=10)
a) What does hygiene mean?
b) How can we get pure water?
c) What makes our body and hair clean?
d) How can we prevent environmental pollution?
e) What must be followed by us?
3. Read the text in A again. Now, write the summary of it in around 50 words. (10)
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions no 4 and 5.
Begum Rokeya was born in 1880 at Pairabondh, a village in the district of Rangpur. Her family was very conservative. Yet she received her education in English and Bengali from her elder brother, Ibrahim Sabir. In 1896, at the age of 16, Rokeya was married to Sakhawat Hossain. He was pleased to see the eagerness of his wife for education. In 1909, Sakhawat Hossain died. After the death of her husband, Rokeya started the Sakhawat Memorial Girls' School at Bhagalpur. But the local people opposed it. She, therefore, left Bhagalpur for Calcutta and in 1911, she started the Sakhawat Memorial Girls' School in Calcutta with only 8 female students. In 1917, Lady Chamsford, wife of the then Viceroy of India, visited the school. It was then upgraded to a High English School. In 1931, three girl students appeared at the Entrance Examination under Calcutta University. The school still stands at the heart of the city of Calcutta. In 1916, Begum Rokeya established the Muslim Mahila Samity in Calcutta. Begum Rokeya was a writer also. Through her pen, she tried to awaken the Muslim women of the Indian subcontinent. In 1932, on the 9th December she died at the age of 52. At her death, the country plunged into a deep grief.
4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. (1×5=5)
| Who/What | Event/ Activity | Where/ Institute | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Begum Rokeya | (i) ______ | Pairabondh | in 1880 |
| Rokeya Sakhawat | married | (ii) ______ | |
| Lady Chelmsford | (iii) ______ | Sakhawat Memorial Girls' School | in 1917 |
| (iv) ______ | Entrance Examination | Calcutta University | in 1931 |
| Muslim Mahila Samity | established | (v) ______ | in 1916 |
5. Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements. (1×5=5)
(a) Sakhawat was very pleased to see the eagerness of his wife for education.
(b) Rokeya received her education from a well-known school.
(c) With the help of her husband, Rokeya started the Sakhawat Memorial Girls' School at Bhagalpur.
(d) Local people supported Rokeya to establish the school.
(e) The Muslim Mahila Samity was founded by Begum Rokeya.
6. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words: (0.5×10=5)
The ancient Egyptians (a) -- pearls so much that they were buried with (b). It is said that the (c) queen of Egypt, Cleopatra would dissolve a (d) in a glass and drink it as a sign of love and respect for the (e) ______ nation.
7. Re-arrange the following sentences in correct order. (1×10=10)
a) He came near Androcles and lifted his paw.
b) His master was very bad and inflicted heavy torture on him.
c) He took the lion's paw in his hand and removed a big thorn from it.
d) In the evening, a lion entered the cave.
e) One day, he fled from his master's house and took shelter in a cave.
f) Androcles was very homesick.
g) The lion seemed wounded as he was groaning.
h) He was caught by a slave merchant who sold him to a rich man in another country.
i) The lion was relieved of his pain.
Once upon a time, there lived a young man named Androcles.
8. Fill in the gaps using clues from the boxes. There are more words than necessary: (0.5×10=5)
| a | rich | that | of | by | the |
| with | making | those | Way | called | men |
Sincerity is (a) ____ the root of success of all works. One can go (b) a long way if one does anything (c) ____ sincerity. The (d) ____ are also sincere to their work and they are capable of (e) ____ anything successful. The great (f) ____ are also sincere because they know (g) sincerity is the key to success. (h) ____ who do not follow the rules (i) ____ sincerity can never go a long (j) ____ in the world.
9. The phrases in column A are the beginnings of some sentences. The phrases in column B are the endings. Match the phrases in column A with the phrases in column B to make complete sentences: (1×5=5)
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| i) We are all indebted to our parents | a) duties to our parents |
| ii) They have brought us up | b) for our life on earth |
| iii) So, we have | c) and they are also doing their best for our education |
| iv) The first and foremost duty | d) and bless us from the core of their hearts |
| v) When we respect them, they get immense pleasure | e) is to obey them |
10. Suppose, you are Nabil/Nabila, and your friend is Rafee/Rafa. Write a dialogue in 100 words between you and your friend about Learning English. (10)
11. Write a paragraph on "Our National Flag" in about 150 words answering the following questions. (10)
12. Read the beginning of the story. Now, complete it in 150 words. (10)
One day a crow became very thirsty. He flew from place to place in search of water. But he found no water. He continued his search for water ---------