STAR ENGLISH BOARDING SCHOOL 2. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

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One evening, a father and a son went for a walk. While walking,
First Terminal Examination 2081 they reached a field where they found a pair of shoes lying on the
Class: Eight (8) Full Marks: 50 path.
Subject: C. English Time: 2 hours The shoes looked as if they belonged to a poor farmer working
nearby. Seeing them, the son thought for a while and said, "Papa,
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions. 5 why not make this evening memorable with a little mischief?"
Talking about the engine, the steam engine was invented in 1765 by The father was confused. The son continued, "Let's hide these shoes
James Watt who lived in England. While he was still a boy, he somewhere and watch from behind the bushes. When the farmer
observed the lid of a kettle rising due to the pressure of steam from comes, he will not find his shoes and will be troubled. He will try to
the boiling water. He realized that the power of steam engine can be find them and it will be a lot of fun to watch that." The son waited
used to drive engines. And, one day his dream came true. The first for his father to reply.
application of the steam engine was made by Stephenson in 1829 to Listening to the son's words, the father became serious and said,
drive a railway train. Stephenson is thus, the father of the "Son, never make fun of a poor and weak person with the things
locomotive engine which pulls the train. By means of the railway they need. These things have no value in your eyes but they are
train, we can travel long distances and send our goods from one precious to the poor. If you want to make your evening memorable,
place to another. then let's do another thing."
The motor car was invented in 1885 by Daimler, a German engineer. A. Underline the words in column B which are similar in
The motor car is a swift and cheap means of transportation. It serves meaning to the words in column A.
the same purpose as the railway train, but it has expelled the train in Column A Column B
the transportation of goods over short distances. It is easier and a. Mischief misconduct, mishap, misbehave
cheaper to run motor cars over roads than to construct railway tracks b. Precious common, valuable, expensive
and run trains. c. Evening dusk, morning, night
Today, we use so much of electricity in everyday life that we cannot d. Happy lively, depressed, cheerful
think of the world without it. It gives us light at night, heat in winter, e. Poor rich, well to do, none of them
it drives trains and other vehicles, and it runs factories and mills. In
addition, electricity helps us to send email via computers. Water is 3. Read the passage and answer the following questions. 5
used to generate electricity, so it is called white coal, Michael It was told throughout the kingdom of Granada that the king was
Faraday, who invented electricity, is called the father of electricity. ready to marry. He would marry the most worthy girl of the land.
A. Read the text again and answer these questions. First, the news was told to the court barber, then to the night
a. Why is electricity called 'white coal'? watchmen, and then to all old women sold fruits and cloths at the
b. Who invented the steam engine and when? market. The king also announced that he would give a good sum of
c. What is the advantage of car? money to anyone who found a suitable bride for him.
d. What incident inspired James Watt to invent the steam The night watchmen shouted the news in such a loud voice, that all
engine? the young ladies were woken up, hearing the exciting news. The old
e. Mention a benefit of motor car compared to train. women constantly reminded the young ladies that the king had
decided to marry. Everyone asked, "How will the king choose a
 wife?" The barber replied, "I am afraid I will have great trouble c. Level wise ……….is required for applying for the job.
finding a worthy lady for the king." C. Answer the following questions. 5
"What, you?" they questioned. "What have you got to do with a. What is this advertisement for?
helping the king find a wife?" "I am the only one man closed to the b. Who would you write the application to and to what
king, " said the barber. "And, I have a magic mirror. If any dishonest advertise?
girl looks in my mirror, spots of her dishonesty will appear in her c. What essential things are to be submitted with the
reflection. application?
A. Put these sentences in the order they appear in the story. d. Why is phone number a must?
a. The night watchmen shouted the news in such a loud voice. e. Where is the school located?
b. Many girls wanted to be the queen, but none dared to look
into the mirror. 5. Punctuate the following paragraph. 5
c. The king promised to give a good amount of money to those he said that he would soon return to his work and went to the river
who would find him a bride. stranger took him to the river bank there he pointed at a big stone
d. The barber said that he was the closest to the king. and said lift the stone and dig the ground beneath it
e. The king was ready to marry.
6. Make a readable story with the help of the given clues. 5
4. Read the passage and answer the following questions. 7.5 a boy………lazy…….goes door to door……..and asks food to
Teacher Wanted eat…….people scold………asks to work and earn
Vacancies are announced for the following posts. livelihood….starts working in someone's house ……get food and
Primary level: English, Math, Nepali become happy ……moral.
Qualification: candidates should be at least SLC passed
(Intermediated in related subjects is preferred). Preference will be 7. The internet has significantly changed the way we live. Write an
given to experienced ones. Apply within ten days of the publication essay comparing and contrasting the ways of people's living
date with photocopies of certificates and bio-data with contact phone before and after the invention of the internet.
number (is must_ to the address given below. 10
Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview. 8. Rewrite the following sentence as indicated in the box. 5
The Principal, a. I eat rice. (change into Past Perfect Tense)
Mt. Kailash English Boarding School b. He went to the temple, ………..? (Insert question tag)
GPO Box 6062 c. My daddy said to me, "I will come soon." (Change into Indirect
Koteshower, Kathmandu speech)
A. Find the words from the passage as indicated in the d. Columbus discovered America. (Change into Passive Voice)
brackets. 1 e. He always becomes first. (Change into Negative)
a) Applicant (similar) b) failed (opposite) 9. Choose and copy the best answer for the numbered blanks below.
B. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the Rewriting is not compulsory. (0.5×5=2.5)
advertisement. 1.5 Can you guess why people migrate? Of course, there are various
a. ………is system of written communication. reasons; mainly there are pull and push factors. One of the basic
b. All the details of the applicant are given in her/his……. reasons behind people’s migration (a)……………… (is, has, are)
the availability of facilities in the destination. (b)……………… (A,
An, The) place from where people move to another place is called
the place of origin. This is the place where migration starts and the
place where they settle down is called the destination. Lack of
facilities, drought, landslides, war, etc. are the push factors. In
Nepal, people are migrating massively (c) ……………… (by, at, to)
the cities and especially to the Terai region. That’s why resources in
these areas are used much (d) ………………, (in spite of, however,
because) the resources in the hills and mountains are not utilized
properly. If migration is not checked in time, Nepal (e)
……………… (would face, will face, would have faced) a lot of
problems in the future.

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