CBSE Class 8 English Model Paper 4
1) Give One Word for The Following. One Is Done for You :—
Question 1. Liked by most of the people. Popular
Question 2. To march into someone else’s kingdom I _ _ _ d _
Answer: Invade
Question 3. Unable to read or write I _ _ _ i _ _ _t _
Answer: Illiterate
Question 4. A hundred years C _ _ _ u _ _
Answer: Century
Question 5. A person who arrives exactly at the time given P _ _ _ t _ _ l
Answer: Punctual
2)Fill In The Blanks With Words Opposite In Meaning To These Written In Bold :—
Question 1. Everyone prefers children who are ________________ to those who are rude.
Answer: Everyone prefers children who are polite to those who are rude.
Question 2. I know the beginning, but not the ___________ of the story.
Answer: I know the beginning, but not the end of the story.
Question 3. India’s imports exceed her __________.
Answer: India’s imports exceed her exports.
Question 4. Her ___________ was as unexpected as her arrival.
Answer: Her departure was as unexpected as her arrival.
Question 5. Whether we win or ____________, we must always play fair.
Answer: Whether we win or lose, we must always play fair.
3) Add The Prefixes Given In The Box To Make New Words:—
mis, anti, bi, in, trans, un, semi, dis
Question 1. ______________ final
Answer: Semi final
Question 2. ______________ limited
Answer: Un limited
Question 3. ______________ India
Answer: Trans India
Question 4. ______________ weekly
Answer: Bi weekly
Question 5. ______________ cover
Answer: Dis cover
Question 6. ______________ Yamuna
Answer: Anti Yamuna
Question 7. ______________ deed
Answer: Mis deed
Question 8. ______________ fortune
Answer: Mis fortune
4) Add Suffixes From The Box To Make New Words:—
ship, ion, ly, tion, ment, less, ness, ty, ing, ful
Question 1. Depressed ________________
Answer: Depression
Question 2. Govern ________________
Answer: Government
Question 3. Friend ________________
Answer: Friendship
Question 4. Harm ________________
Answer: Harmful / harmless
Question 5. Employer ________________
Answer: Employment
Question 6. Time ________________
Answer: Timely / timeless
Question 7. Bone ________________
Answer: Boneless
Question 8. Responsible ________________
Answer: Responsibility
Question 9. Attend ________________
Answer: Attention
Question 10. Lazy ________________
Answer: Laziness
5) Make Compound Words By Matching Words In Column A With Those Of Column B :—
Answer:
6) Tick (✓) the correct spelling
Question 1. occured, occurred, ocuirred
Answer: Occurred ✓
Question 2. believe, beleive, beleeve
Answer: Believe ✓
Question 3. confidance, confidense, confidence
Answer: Confidence ✓
Question 4. arithmatic, arethmatic, arithmetic
Answer: Arithmetic ✓
Question 5. transister, transistor, transistar
Answer: Transistor ✓
Question 6. naighbur, neighbour, neeghbour
Answer: Neighbour ✓
Question 7. resemblence resemblunce, resemblance
Answer: Resemblance ✓
Question 8. benefited, benefitted, benifitted
Answer: Benefited ✓
Question 9. quarelled, quarrelled, quareled
Answer: Quarrelled ✓
Question 10. neece, niece, neice
Answer: Niece ✓
7) Use The Following Idioms In Sentences Of Your Own :
- Fits and starts
- Heart and soul
- Spick and span
- In black and white
Answer:
- Fits and starts
“He completed the project in fits and starts, working intensely for a few days and then ignoring it for weeks.” - Heart and soul
“She put her heart and soul into the music performance, leaving the audience spellbound.” - Spick and span
“After hours of cleaning, the house was spick and span, with not a speck of dust in sight.” - In black and white
“The contract terms were laid out in black and white, so there was no room for misunderstanding.”
8) Fill In The Blanks With Correct Idiomatic Pairs. Choose From The Box Given Below.
by hook or by crook, short and sweet, by and large, through and through, little by little
Question 1. I can see ______________ his deeds, he is not to be trusted.
Answer: I can see through and through his deeds, he is not to be trusted.
Question 2. ____________ the company grew in strength and soon became the leader in the field of transport.
Answer: Little by little the company grew in strength and soon became the leader in the field of transport.
Question 3. We Indians _____________ are peaceful people and do not believe in violence.
Answer: We Indians by and large are peaceful people and do not believe in violence.
Question 4. He wants to be the leader of the party __________.
Answer: He wants to be the leader of the party by hook or by crook.
Question 5. The PM’s speech on Republic Day was to the point and __________.
Answer: The PM’s speech on Republic Day was to the point and short and sweet
9) Fill In The Blanks With Prepositions
Question 1. She was very proud __________ her beauty.
Answer: She was very proud of her beauty.
Question 2. He was rewarded _________ a gold medal and a cheque of one lakh for his services ___________ the bank.
Answer: He was rewarded with a gold medal and a cheque of one lakh for his services with the bank.
Question 3. Who rules ______ England?
Answer: Who rules over England?
Question 4. Are you acquainted _________ her?
Answer: Are you acquainted with her?
Question 5. The race will take place __________ Monday.
Answer: The race will take place on Monday.
Question 6. I have been waiting for him ____________ ten past six.
Answer: I have been waiting for him since ten past six.
Question 7. There is no hope ____________ Australia winning the first Test Match in Chennai.
Answer: There is no hope of Australia winning the first Test Match in Chennai.
Question 8. I am fed ________ with waiting for the Mp to arrive.
Answer: I am fed up with waiting for the Mp to arrive.
Question 9. I did it _____________ my own.
Answer: I did it on my own.
Question 10. She is ___________ least fifty years old.
Answer: She is at least fifty years old.
Question 11. She took the book _________ her ________ mistake.
Answer: She took the book from her by mistake.
Question 12. Please wait, I will see you __________ a movement.
Answer: Please wait, I will see you in a movement.
Question 13. Was he standing __________ of the picture?
Answer: Was he standing out of the picture?
Question 14. They were flying ____________ the clouds.
Answer: They were flying above the clouds.
Question 15. No one saw her getting out _____________ the car.
Answer: No one saw her getting out of the car.