WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-8

WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-8

Are you preparing for the Madhyamik board exam? Test your prep with our WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-8 (Total Marks: 90 | Time: 3 Hours 15 Mins), covering Seen, Unseen, Grammar, and Writing per the latest WBBSE syllabus.

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WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-8

English (Second Language)

⟽ Previous set

SECTION – A: READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN) – 20 Marks

1. Read the passage from your textbook and answer:

Strong Roots – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

My father Jainulabdeen had great wisdom… He had no formal education… My mother Ashiamma was a kind woman… They lived in Rameswaram… I learnt honesty from my father…

A. Choose the correct alternative (1×5=5)
i) Father’s name was – [A] Jainulabdeen [B] Kalam [C] Ashiamma [D] Rahim
ii) Mother’s name was – [A] Ashiamma [B] Jainulabdeen [C] Lakshmi [D] Parvati
iii) They lived in – [A] Rameswaram [B] Chennai [C] Kolkata [D] Delhi
iv) Father had – [A] great wisdom [B] great wealth [C] no wisdom [D] anger
v) Author is – [A] A.P.J. Abdul Kalam [B] R.K. Narayan [C] Mulk Raj Anand [D] Premchand

B. Answer the following (1×3=3)
i) What kind of man was Jainulabdeen?
ii) What did Kalam learn from his father?
iii) What kind of woman was Ashiamma?

C. Grammar from text (1×2=2)
i) Find adjective form of ‘wisdom’.
ii) Change into negative: “He had formal education.”

2. Read the poem and answer:

Hunting Snake – Judith Wright

The snake was black…

A. Choose the correct (1×2=2)
i) The colour of snake was – [A] black [B] white [C] green [D] red
ii) The snake was – [A] hunting [B] sleeping [C] eating [D] dead

B. Answer (2×2=4)
i) Where was the snake?
ii) How does poet describe the snake?

C. Poetic device (1×1=1)
What is the snake compared to?

3. Read the Rapid Reader passage and answer: (As You Like It)

A. Choose (1×2=2)
i) Rosalind was daughter of – [A] banished Duke [B] Frederick [C] Orlando [D] Oliver
ii) Orlando loved – [A] Rosalind [B] Celia [C] Phebe [D] Audrey

B. Answer (1×1=1)
Who was banished Duke?

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WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-8

SECTION – B: READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN) – 20 Marks

4. Read the unseen passage and answer:

Books are our best friends. They give us knowledge and pleasure. They never cheat us. Good books make us wise. They help us in loneliness. We can travel the world through books. Students should read good books. Library is a house of books. We should make habit of reading books daily. It is a good habit.

A. Tick the correct (1×5=5)
i) Books are our – [A] best friends [B] enemies [C] neighbours [D] foes
ii) They give us – [A] knowledge [B] money [C] food [D] clothes
iii) Good books make us – [A] wise [B] foolish [C] poor [D] weak
iv) Library is – [A] house of books [B] house of animals [C] house of birds [D] house of men
v) Reading books is a – [A] good habit [B] bad habit [C] no habit [D] boring habit

B. Each of the following statements is True or False. Write T or F (1×5=5)
i) Books are our best friends.
ii) They cheat us.
iii) Good books make us wise.
iv) Library is house of books.
v) Reading is bad habit.

C. Answer the following (2×5=10)
i) Why are books our best friends?
ii) What do good books do?
iii) How can we travel world through books?
iv) What is library?
v) What habit should students make?

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WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-8

SECTION – C: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY – 20 Marks

5. Do as directed (1×10=10)

a) Fill in with articles and prepositions: (1×3)
Books are best friends. They give us knowledge life. We should read books daily.

b) Do as directed: (1×4=4)
i) Books are the best friends. (Change into positive)
ii) He said, “Books are our best friends.” (Change narration)
iii) Good books make us wise. (Change voice)
iv) He is too poor to buy books. (Remove too)

c) Choose the correct phrasal verbs from list: (1×3=3) [give up, look up, put down]
i) Never reading books.
ii) We should new words in dictionary.
iii) your address in the book.

6. Vocabulary (1×4=4)
a) Synonyms: Wise, Pleasure
b) Antonyms: Best, Good
c) Use homophones: ‘write’ and ‘right’ in sentences.

7. Find errors and correct: (1×2=2)
a) Books is our best friend.
b) He have read many books.

8. Transform sentences: (1×4=4)
a) He is poor. He buys books. (Though)
b) He is very intelligent. He reads many books. (So… that – make one negative effect? Use positive: He is so intelligent that he can understand tough books)
c) If you read books, you will be wise. (Unless)
d) To read books is useful. (Complex)

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WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-8

SECTION – D: WRITING SKILL – 30 Marks

9. Writing – Do any TWO, one from each group (10×2=20)

Group A:
A) Write a letter to your friend describing your favourite book. (10)
B) Write a letter to your younger brother advising him to read books and avoid mobile. (10)

Group B:
C) Write a report on “Book Fair” visited by you in Asansol/Kolkata. (Hints: Place, Date, Stalls, Crowd, Your experience) – 10
D) Write a report on “Library Period in your school”. – 10

Group C:
E) Write a precis of the following passage (add title): (10)
Books are best friends… They give knowledge… Good books are like good friends… We should choose good books…

10. Story Writing / Paragraph (10)

A) Write a story using hints: Two cats find a loaf of bread – fight – monkey comes – divides – eats all – cats lose – Moral: Quarrel loses. (10)
OR
B) Write a paragraph on “Importance of Reading Books” (100 words) (10)

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