English Questions and Answers - Class 8 Opener Exams Term 2 2023 Set 4

QUESTIONS

Read the passage below. It contains blank spaces numbered 1 to 15. For each blank space, choose the best alternative from the choices given.
......................1.........................April holiday, Rose visited her uncle ......................2......................... lived in Nakuru. Uncle Dan had......................3......................... promised to take her to Nakuru National Park where he worked ......................4......................... a tour guide. No sooner had Rose arrived ......................5......................... her uncle took her for lunch in a five-star hotel ......................6........................ the city centre. He asked her to......................7......................... for anything she wanted to eat. As soon as they had ......................8......................... the bill, they set off for ......................9.........................  park. It took them roughly ......................10......................... minutes to get there. Once they had paid the entrance fees Rose learnt that they ......................11.........................tour the park ......................12......................... a van. They got aboard the van and went round the park enjoying the exciting ......................13......................... of many types of wild animals. Rose was happy to see buffaloes that ......................14......................... around gracefully. Later, they ......................15......................... back to the reception and left for her uncle's house.

1.                    
   1. During
   2. Last
   3. Over
   4. In
2.                
   1. whom
   2. which
   3. whose
   4. who
3.              
   1. previously
   2. somehow
   3. soon
   4. already
4.                
   1. for
   2. with
   3. as
   4. in
5.                
   1. that
   2. than
   3. when
   4. then
6.                
   1. in
   2. of
   3. at
   4. with
7.                
   1. ask
   2. request
   3. say
   4. order
8.                    
   1. checked
   2. arranged
   3. shown
   4. footed
9.              
   1. the
   2. a
   3. any
   4. that
10.                
    1. forty five
    2. fourty five
    3. forty-five
    4. fourty-five
11.                        
    1. would
    2. could
    3. will
    4. shall
12.                                
    1. with
    2. by
    3. in
    4. on
13.                
    1. site
    2. sight
    3. cite
    4. spot
14.                    
    1. had walked
    2. were walking
    3. had been walking
    4. has walked
15.                
    1. returmed
    2. retreated
    3. went
    4. arrived 

For questions 16 to 18, choose the alternative that means the opposite of the underlined word.

16. Mr. Kilu came back to find all the workers idle.
    1. lazy 
    2. relaxing
    3. hardworking
    4. busy.
17. Everybody knows him as a very courteous person.
    1. unkind
    2. polite
    3. gracious
    4. rude.
18. All the people in the bus were jolly before the journey started.
    1. cheerful
    2. excited
    3. gloomy
    4. frightened.

For questions 19 to 21, select the alternative that can best complete the sentence give.

19. The head teacher was happy because .............................. candidates failed the examination.
    1. many
    2. few
    3. most
    4. a few
20. You................................ do the work now if you don't feel like it.
    1. mustn't
    2. can't
    3. shouldn't
    4. needn't
21. If it does not rain this evening, I .................................. come to the party.
    1. will
    2. should
    3. can
    4. may.

For questions 22 and 23, choose the sentence that means the same as the one given.

22. Even Maina went to town.
    1. Maina went to town and other places. 
    2. Maina too went to town.
    3. Maina went to town after doing other things.
    4. Maina joined other people in town.
23. Had it not been for you, I would have failed.
    1. It is because of you that I passed.
    2. Because of you, I would have failed.
    3. If it wasn't for you, I would have passed.
    4. I would have failed if it were not for you.

For questions 24 and 25, choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

24.                            
    1. "That is as very hardworking pupil," that teacher said.
    2. "That is a very hardworking pupil," the teacher said.
    3. "That is a very hardworking pupil," the teacher said.
    4. "That is a very hardworking pupil, the teacher said."
25.                          
    1. What a long hair you have!
    2. He went home early, didn't he? 
    3. Our science teacher sent us to search for fish flowers.
    4. Its good to always drink clean water. 

Read the passage below and answer the questions 26 to 38.
The birds were singing merrily on the trees as the sun rose majestically in the eastern harizon. The lone hunter walked the beaten forest path. A bitter morning chill numbed his body. He knew the warmth of the sun would drive away the cold as the day progressed.

The hunter had come to inspect his traps this early. It was another market day and he prayed one of his traps might have trapped a game that he wished to barter meat with foodstuffs and everything else that would be of interest to him.

The day was growing old and the hunter was a bit disappointed. His traps had seemingly caught nothing. Yet in one trap, there were feathers and bones. An animal had managed to have eaten what appeared to be a big bird caught in it.

The fifth trap yielded something. There was a strange animal, the animal he had never seen before. It was struggling to free itself and the hunter quickly took an arrow from his quiver and fixed it to his bow. The animal realising the danger, gave a very loud cry begging for its life.

"Spare me and I will be of help to you," the animal said to the hunter. The surprised hunter regarded the animal and lowered his bow.
"How will you help me?" asked the hunter.
"I will help protect your life and also aid you in hunting, said the animal.

The hunter freed the trapped animal and was surprised to see it following him faithfully. Man and the animal walked together as the hunter went on inspecting his other traps. As the two walked, the animal stood alert and tensed near a bush, then gave out a very loud noise. "Bow, wowowo wow wow!

The hunter looked at the bush and saw some movements there. He quickly fixed his arrow to the bow. Immediately, a leopard jumped out of the bush. The hunter let the arrow fly and it struck the leopard in the heart and it fell before getting to the hunter. The hunter was pleased that his life had been saved by his new animal friend. The animal is now called the dog and is man's best friend.

26. According to the passage, when did the hunter go for hunting 
    1. at dawn
    2. in the morning 
    3. at dust
    4. in the evening
27. Identify the most appropriate word to replace the word beaten as used in the passage
    1. bitten
    2. lonely
    3. rough
    4. battered
28. How did the hunter get foodstuff from the market?
    1. He bought them
    2. He exchanged them with meat
    3. He borrowed them
    4. He trapped them
29. Which is the best reason why the hunter went to inspect his traps that early?
    1. He wanted to get the trapped game before any animal could eat it
    2. He wanted to go early
    3. It was a market day
    4. It was normal to him
30. From which trap did the hunter get something?
    1. After the fourth trap
    2. The last trap
    3. The first trap
    4. All the traps
31. "Spare me and I will be of help to you."
    From the passage above, we can say that these words were said by the
    1. hunter
    2. bird
    3. leopard
    4. dog
32. The hunter was becoming disappointed because
    1. the traps had seemingly caught something
    2. the day was growing old
    3. the traps had caught nothing
    4. he was scared by the leopard
33. What made the hunter delighted? 
    1. His life had been saved
    2. He had found a strange animal 
    3. His trap had finally yielded something
    4. He killed the leopard
34. The animal was tense and alert. What was the reason why the animal looked so?
    1. It had been rescued from the trap 
    2. It was feeling happy
    3. It had seen a leopard
    4. The hunter took it to the market
35. From the passage, we can conclude that
    1. the man became dogs friend very early
    2. the dog helped the hunted in hunting 
    3. the hunter's wife liked the dog so much
    4. one favour deserves another
36. The bitter chill numbed his body means that
    1. the day was cold
    2. the day was humid 
    3. the day was hot
    4. the day was rainy
37. Which one of the following is not a virtue learnt from the story?
    1. Harshness
    2. Kindness
    3. Truthfulness
    4. Industrious
38. Which of the following is the best tittle for the passage?
    1. The trapped day
    2. How dog became man's best friend
    3. The hunter
    4. The hunter kills a leopard

Read the passage below and the answer the questions 39 to 50.
The well to do citizens owned land outside the city, and probably had trading interests too. There were a great many skilled craftsmen as well as labourers, who may have been either freemen or slaves.

In Athens, all freeborn citizens, rich or poor had a share in the government and vote in the election of their millitary commander. This gave them a feeling of service towards their city, so that it became quite common for a private citizen to pay for the fitting -out of a worship or for the training of the chorw in a play. He would do so simply for the good of his city.

Slavery was looked upon as a necessity to enable the freemen to pursue the arts of a civilized living. In Athens, there was a large class of slaves, from the clever craftsmen and scribes, who were well-trained and house-slaves who performed menial task, to the lowest class who toiled in chains in the quarries and silver mines.

As the house had no garden, the children played in the courtyard. Knuckle bones, ball, pick-a- back, tops and hoops were popular games. Girls did not go to school but boys were taken there by an old slave called a "pedagogue". He took them to the teacher, where they learned to read and write, to play a musical instrument and to say by heart passage from Homer.

At eighteen, an Athenian boy became a citizen and promised to defend his country and obey the laws. He spent a year or two in millitary training, and then if his family was well-to-do, he attended the academy for training in athletics, boxing, wrestling and chariot racing.

39. From the first paragraph, who owned the lands outside the city
    1. labourers
    2. craftsmen
    3. well-to-do citizens
    4. Freemen
40. The following elected the millitary commander except
    1. The clever craftsmen
    2. The rich citizens 
    3. Freeborn citizens
    4. The poor citizens
41. Where did the children play?
    1. In the gardens
    2. In the building
    3. In the common room
    4. In the courtyard
42. What was the main duty of any old slave in the Ancient Athens according to the passage?
    1. Craftsmanship
    2. Teaching boys and girls
    3. Taking boys to school
    4. Helping boys to say the passage from Homer
43. Which one of the following duties was not expected from Athens boy?
    1. Defending the country
    2. Learning how to read and write
    3. Playing musical instruments
    4. Wrestling and chariot racing
44. Anthens had different classes of people. Which group received the best treament amongst all from the above passage?
    1. House slave
    2. Clever craftsmen
    3. Maids
    4. Pedagogues
45. After how many years would a boy become a citizen in Anthens?
    1. A year or two
    2. At eighteen birthday
    3. After eighteen years
    4. At eighteen years
46. What gave the freeborn a feeling of service towards the city?
    1. A swear in the government
    2. Training of the chorus in play
    3. Paying for fitting-out of warship
    4. Skills in craftsmen ship
47. Which one of the following was a reserve for the rich families only?
    1. Menial task
    2. Mining
    3. Craftmanship
    4. Boxing
48. ..................................was among the popular games played by the citizens?
    1. Pick-a-back
    2. Chariot-racing
    3. Wrestling
    4. Playing instruments
49. The word 'menial tasks' as used in the passage means
    1. slavely duties
    2. domestic work 
    3. craftsmanship
    4. padagogues
50. Which one of the following is the best title for the passage?
    1. The Athenian Social Classes
    2. The Athenian Children
    3. The people in Athens
    4. The Athenian Slaves

COMPOSITION

You have 40 minutes to write your composition.

The following is the beginning of a story. Complete the story, making it as interesting as you can.

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