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XSEED Summative Assessment – Test 1

© XSEED Education English | Grade 8

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8 English, Test 1



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PART I – Short Answer Questions 30 Marks

1. Assign 0.5 marks for each correct answer.

A. spiritual

B. compelled

C. quaint

D. reeking

E. choked

F. tinkering

G. cluttered

H. unmercifully

2. Assign 0.5 marks for each correct answer.

A. at the mercy of

B. I would study when I got back home

C. in honour of

D. succeed in life

E. in addition to

F. to solve the problem of water shortage

3. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes one character trait

Supports her/his opinion with an example from the conversation

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B. Correctly writes one character trait

Supports her/his opinion with an example from the conversation

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A and B. Writes grammatically correct sentences

Uses correct spelling

0.5

0.5

TOTAL (5 Marks) 5

Answers may vary. Sample answer:

A. Mr Naidu loves cars and is not very fond of nature. He doesn’t want to maintain a

garden. Instead, he cements all the open space to park the new car that he is going to

buy for himself.

2.5 × 2 = 5

6 × 0.5 = 3

8 × 0.5 = 4



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B. Mr Nair loves his garden and cares for the environment. He believes that the more

greenery we have around us, the fresher the air around us becomes.


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly changes the voice from active to passive (0.5 marks each)

Retains the meaning of the sentence while converting the voice (0.5 marks each)

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B. Correctly changes the voice from passive to active (0.5 marks each)

Retains the meaning of the sentence while converting the voice (0.5 marks each)

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A and B. Writes grammatically correct sentences


0.5

0.5

TOTAL (5 Marks) 5

A. a. A chocolate cake was baked by Shilpa as a surprise for her mother.

b. A high powered jet was flown by the fighter pilot at 45,000 feet above sea level.

B. a. A gang of thieves ransacked the house.

b. My mother called me inside to eat dinner immediately.


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly changes the verb tenses and pronouns (0.5 marks each)

Writes the indirect speech in a grammatically correct manner (0.5 marks each)

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B. Uses the correct reporting verbs and punctuation (0.5 marks each)

Writes the direct speech in a grammatically correct manner (0.5 marks)

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TOTAL (4 Marks) 4

Answers may vary. Sample answer:

A. a. The school principal thanked the students for that wonderful performance.

b. Father requested me to get him a glass of water.

B. a. Mother said, “I need to go to the market tomorrow.”

b. Amrita said, “What an exciting story I read yesterday!”

2 + 2 = 4

2.5 × 2 = 5



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CRITERIA MARKS

Correctly underlines the gerund in each sentence (0.5 marks each)

Correctly identifies the gerund as a subject or an object (0.5 marks each)

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TOTAL (4 Marks) 4

A. Writing: Subject

B. Skipping: Subject

C. cooking: Object

D. playing: Object


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly identifies the irony depicted in each picture (1 mark each) 3

B. Writes a valid example of any 1 type of irony

Writes grammatically correct sentences and uses correct spelling

1.5

0.5

TOTAL (5 Marks) 5

A. a. Situational Irony

b. Verbal Irony

c. Situational/Dramatic Irony

B. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

Situational Irony: In his hurry to arrive at the scene of an accident, a policeman drives

up so fast that he runs over a passenger who was not injured in the original accident.

Verbal Irony: Don’t worry, I am as calm as a rattlesnake.

Dramatic Irony: In a horror movie, you watch as a character walks into an abandoned

building. You know that the murderer is waiting inside, but the character is unaware of

the danger.

3 + 2 = 5

4 × 1 = 4



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PART II – Long Answer Questions 30 Marks


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly identifies the statements as True or False (0.5 marks each) 2

B. Correctly writes 1 similarity between a biography and an informational text 1

C. Correctly writes 1 difference between a biography and an informational text 1

D. Makes notes to summarise the informational text (1 mark each) 2

E. Paraphrases the excerpt in own words in four sentences (1 mark each) 4

B – E. Writes grammatically correct sentences


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TOTAL (12 Marks) 12

A. a. False

b. True

c. False

d. True


Both biographies and informational texts are non-fiction.

C. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

A biography contains specific facts about a person’s life while an informational text

contains important general facts.

D. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

1. Army personnel undergo rigorous mental and physical training.

2. They fulfil 4 roles: maintain national integrity, protect the country from enemy attack,

help civilians in distress and take part in UN peacekeeping operations.

E. MV Singh, born in Allahabad, always wanted to be a fighter pilot. His dream came true

when he joined the Indian Air Force in 1962. During the India-Pakistan war in 1965, his

Hunter aircraft was shot down. After that, he became a prisoner of war.

1 × 12 = 12



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CRITERIA MARKS

A. Writes how the poet feels

Writes a logical reason for it

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B. Identifies the examples from the poem (1 mark each)

Writes the meaning correctly (1 mark each)

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C. Correctly explains the effect of repetition in the poem 1.5

A – C. Writes grammatically correct sentences


0.5

0.5

TOTAL (10 Marks) 10

A. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

The poet feels very sad. She is sorry for not visiting her mother/

grandmother/old friend in 20 years. Now that her mother/grandmother/old friend is

dead, she cannot do anything about it.


Figure of Speech Example from the Poem Meaning in the Poem

a. Simile as silent as space

The things in the house are lifeless

and cannot speak or tell anything to

the poet about what happened there.

b. Metaphor a cold stone had been

my heart

The poet’s heart had been as hard as

a stone for so many years. She had

not let go of her anger nor did she

visit her aging

mother/grandmother/old friend.

c. Personification O, Heart, why do I feel

hollow?

She asks her heart why she feels

empty and sad, but her heart cannot

give her an answer.


The repetition emphasises the message that the past cannot be undone. The speaker

feels regret and is lonely and sad. She feels guilty about not visiting/forgiving her

mother/grandmother/old friend.

1 × 10 = 10



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CRITERIA MARKS

A. Writes an appropriate character trait based on events 1.5

B. Identifies the main problem in the story 1.5

C. Writes an appropriate ending to the story in 5–6 sentences 4

A – C. Writes grammatically correct sentences


0.5

0.5

TOTAL (8 Marks) 8

A. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

Ivy’s parting note tells us that she was a selfish person who thought only of herself and

her comfort. She did not consider Arthur’s feelings or worry about what would happen

to him when she left for a better life in the city.


The main problem in the story is that the visitor does not know her father’s name. She

only knows that he once lived in this village. She has come a long way to look for him

but has no idea how she is going to find him.


Arthur turned around, looked carefully at the stranger and asked, “What is your name?”

“Beck,” she replied, “My full name is Elizabeth Carter.” Arthur stepped backwards in

shock. “How old are you? Do you have children?” he asked.

“I am 55 and I have a husband, two children and a grandchild. Why do you ask?” she

said. The old man built up the courage to ask, “What was your mother’s name?”

“Ivy,” came the response.

He opened his arms. “My child,” he said. Tears filled his eyes.

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1 × 8 = 8

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