CLASS 8 Birju's Annual Paper (23-24)
CLASS 8 Birju's Annual Paper (23-24)
CLASS 8 Birju's Annual Paper (23-24)
SECTION-A (Reading)
I. Read the passage bellow and answer the following questions: 1x10 = 10
Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the
audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical
theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented
using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or
libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small
instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.
4. I do all the work with happiness. (Transform the following sentence into complex sentence by choosing the
correct option)
a. I feel happy whatever the work I do.
b. I do all the work happily.
5. Never leave any work undone. (Choose the correct phrasal verb)
a. go through b. give up
6. The ball is ------- the table
a. in b. on c. under d. with
7. Maya said to Meera, “ I play daily.” (Change the narration)
a. Maya told Meera that she played daily.
b. Maya told Meera that she plays daily.
8. I go to music class to sing . (Mention which type of sentence)
a. simple b. complex c. compound
9. We use ‘if’ as conjunction for Interrogative sentence while changing from direct to indirect speech.
The above statement is True / False
10. Do not ---------- the poor people. (Choose the phrasal verb)
a. look upon b. look down upon c. look into
IV. Read the following extract and answer the following based on that: 1x5=5
‘Where the mind is without fear
And the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not
Broken into fragments
By a narrow domestic walls’
1. From which poem has the extract been taken?
a. ‘Where the Mind Is Without Fear’ b. ‘The Ballad Of the Tempest’
2. Who is the poet?
a. Walt Whitman b. Rabindranath Tagore
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