Class 8 English Assessment: Unit 1 - Bonds of Life

Teacher: [Your Name]

Subject: English
Total Questions: 100

Instructions: Answer all questions based on your reading of Unit 1.

Section A: General and Introductory (Questions 1-5)

(Based on Pages 4-5)

1. What is the title of Unit 1 in your textbook?

2. According ride back home, what was one of the "most wonderful" things Granny saw that she hadn't seen in a long time?

Inference, Analysis, and Vocabulary

1. What does Granny's determination to walk to Nain and Mussoorie reveal about her character?
2. How does Mani show that he is a responsible and caring grandson throughout the journey?
3. The story is titled 'A Long Walk with Granny'. Is the title just about a physical journey? Explain and "entrances" represent in a
person's life?
4. What is the first stage of a man's life described in the poem?
5. How is the school-boy described? ("creeping like...")
6. What is the lover doing in the third stage?
7. A soldier is "Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, / Seeking the bubble reputation". What does "bubble reputation"
mean?
8. How to the quote by Mahatma Gandhi on page 4, what is the mark of true humanity?
9. In the comic strip your view.
10. The book says, 'A shoulder to rest on is a blessing indeed.' How does the end 'Pickles', who are the two main characters?
11. According to the grandfather in the comic, what dangerous things did children play on when he was a kid?
12. Why is the grandfather's final statement, "When I was your age, I was eight and a half," considered humorous?

Section B: "A Long Walk with Granny" by Ruskin Bond (Questions 6-35)

*(Based on Pages 6- is the "justice" (the judge) described in the fifth age?
44. What is a "pantaloon," as mentioned in the sixth stage?
45. What happens to the man's powerful voice in the sixth stage of life?
46. What is the final stage of life called in the poem?
47. The word sans is used repeatedly in the last line. What does it mean?
48. List the of the story illustrate this?
30. The author uses vivid descriptions of nature, like "flashes of red and green against the sombre sky." What effect do these
descriptions have on the story's mood?
31. The bus to Mussoorie was old and rickety. What does 'rickety' mean?
32. Granny did not slacken her pace. What does this mean?
33. What does it mean to be *jost14)

Reading Comprehension (Factual)

1. Why couldn't Granny see the riverled** in a crowd?

 2. The story mentions they stayed in a dharamsala. What is it?
3. The eye-specialist is described as portly. What does this word mean?

four things a man is "sans" (without) in the last stage of life.

49. This poem is an extract from which famous play by William Shakespeare?
50. Who is known as the 'Bard of Avon'?

**Liter or the trees clearly at the beginning of the story?

7. For how long had Granny been wearing her old pair of glasses?
8. Why was Granny initially hesitant to go to the eye hospital in Mussoorie?
Section C: "The Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare (Questions 36-5ary Devices and Analysis

1. "All the world's a stage" is an example of which figure of speech9. Who is Nani, and what role did she play in Mani's life?
10.5)**
(Based on Pages 15-19)

Poem Comprehension

36.? (Simile or Metaphor)

52. "Sighing like furnace" is an example of which figure of speech According to the poet, what is the world compared to?
37. In the poem, who are referred to as "mer Why did Mani’s father call Granny's potential trip a "shopping trip"?
11. What made Granny finally? (Simile or Metaphor)
53. What is the central theme of the poem "The Seven Agesely players"?
38. What do "their exits and their entrances" symbolize in a person's life? agree to the journey?
12. What did Mani carry, and what did Granny carry on their walk to Nain?
of Man"?
54. Why do you think the last stage is called "second childishness"?
55.
39. How many ages or stages of a man's life are described in the poem?
40. What are From the glossary, what does the word mewling mean?

**Section D: "Little Things13. Why couldn't Mani keep up with Granny's pace at one point on the walk?

1 the two actions of the infant in the first stage of life?

41. A simile is used to describe the school-boy Matter" by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Questions 56-80)**
(Based on4. What natural disaster blocked the bus's path to Mussoorie?
15. What does the word: "creeping like...". Complete the simile.
42. How does the lover sigh, according to the poem?
Pages 20-28)

Reading Comprehension (Factual)

1. In his childhood, what was debris, used to describe the landslide, mean?
2. After the landslide, what did most of the passengers decide43. What is the "bubble reputation" that the soldier seeks even in
the "cannon's mouth"?
4 the only source of information about the outside world for Kalam?
3. Who were the two people who were a big influence in4. Describe the physical appearance of the "justice" in the fifth age.
4. What is a "pantaloon to do?
5. What did Mani and Granny decide to do?
 6. On their journey on" as described in the sixth stage?
7. In the sixth age, what happens to the man's Kalam's early life?
8. Why was the way newspapers reached Rameswaram "quite unique"?
5 foot to Mussoorie, what food did Granny have from Uncle's house?
9. How did Granny make "big manly voice"?
10. The last stage of life is described as "second childishness". What does9. How did World War II affect the newspaper delivery
business in Rameswaram?
11. What job did sure she didn't lose Mani in the brightly lit bazaar?
12. Where did Granny and Mani spend the night this imply?
13. What does the word sans mean?
14. List the four things that man is Samsuddin offer to eight-year-old Kalam?
15. What did Kalam's mathematics teacher require students "sans" (without) in the final stage of life.
16. This poem is an extract from which famous play in Mussoorie because they couldn't find a cheap hotel?
17. What was the eye specialist's reaction to do before coming for tuition at dawn?
18. Describe Kalam's daily morning routine in the correct order.
by William Shakespeare?

Literary Devices and Analysis

1. "All the world's a stage" upon seeing Granny's old glasses?

2. What did the doctor mean when he said he would send Granny'63. How did Kalam's mother support his demanding
schedule?
3. How did Kalam organize the newspapers for distribution?
4. What task did Kalam perform in the evening for Samsuddin?
5. What would Kalam, Jalalluddin, and Samsuddin do together near the sea?
6. Kalam says he grew "taller and browner" in one year. What does this suggest about his experience?
7. What did is an example of which figure of speech?
8. "Sighing like furnace" is an example of which figure of speech?
9. What is the central theme or main idea of this poem?
10. From the glossary, what does "woeful ballad" mean?
11. From the glossary, what does "capon lined (belly)" imply about the justice's lifestyle?

Section D: "Little Things Matter" by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Questions 56-80)

*(Based on Pages s glasses to a museum?

23. What was Granny's first comment to Mani after getting her new glasses and seeing him clearly?
24. Name two items that they purchased in the bazaar before heading home.
25. On the bus journey home, what was the "most wonderful of all" things that Granny saw, which she hadn't seen in a long time?

Inference and Analysis

1. Granny says, "I may be going blind Kalam learn about being a "working man"?
2. Why did Kalam have to be at the station at the "20-28)*

Reading Comprehension (Factual)

1. How did A.Pcorrect time and at the correct point"?

 2. What thought kept Kalam "going with a smile" despite the tiredness?, but there's nothing wrong with my legs!" What does this
tell you about her character?
27..J. Abdul Kalam stay in touch with news from India during his travels abroad?
3. Who ran the only

Inference and Analysis

1. Kalam says his "enthusiasm knew no bounds." Why was he so excited about the job?
2. The women in Kalam's family made sure the children were fed first, often How does Mani prove to be a caring and
responsible grandson? Provide two examples from the story.
3. The story highlights the bond between generations. How is this bond shown between Mani and his grandmother?
4. "A shoulder to rest on is a blessing indeed." How does the end of the story, with Mani sleeping on Granny's shoulder
newspaper agency in Rameswaram during Kalam's childhood?
5. How did World War II affect the newspaper delivery to Rameswaram station?
6. What job did Samsuddin offer to young Kalam?
7. How old was Kalam when he took on the responsibility of distributing newspapers?
8. Why did young Kalam say his "enthusiasm knew compromising on their own portions. What does this show about the family's
values?
9. "My mother no bounds" when offered the job?
10. What condition did the mathematics teacher set for giving tuitions? often fretted... but I shook my head and smiled at her."
What does this interaction reveal about the relationship between Kalam, reflect this idea?
11. The author uses vivid descriptions of nature. What mood or feeling do these descriptions create in
12. Describe Kalam's daily morning routine after he started his new job, starting from when his mother woke him and his mother?
13. How did the job of delivering newspapers contribute to Kalam becoming a responsible person?
75 the story?

Vocabulary

1. What does the word sombre mean in the phrase "som.

2. How did Kalam's mother support him in his daily routine?
3. After collecting the newspapers from. The memoir is titled "Little Things Matter". How does Kalam's story of his first job
illustrate this title?

Vocabulary

1. The Independence Movement was heading towards a crescendo. What does 'crescendo' mean?
2. The British government placed sanctions and rations on goods. What does 'sanctions' mean inbre sky"?
3. Find a word from the story that means "to slow down or become less active."
4. The bus was old and rickety. What does 'rickety' mean?
5. The doctor is described as a portly man. What does this word suggest about his appearance?
6. What the moving train, how did Kalam go about the work of distribution?
7. Besides delivering papers, what other task related to the newspaper business did Kalam do for Samsuddin in the evening?
8. Kalam says he grew "taller and browner" in a year. What does this suggest about the work he was doing?
9. What important this context?
10. Kalam would sprint to the railway station. What does it mean to sprint?
11. Kalam would pore over the newspaper. What does "pore over" mean?
80 is a dharamsala, where they spent the night?
Section C: "The Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare (Questions 36-55)

(Based on Pages 15-19)

Poem Comprehension

1. According to Shakespeare, what is the world compared to?

2. What roles do "all the men and women" play in this world?
3. What skill did Kalam develop by having to be at the station at the correct time and point every day? (Referenced on page 28)
4. According to Kalam, what was the biggest challenge he faced as a newspaper delivery boy? (Choose from options on page
28)
5. How was Kalam able to ignore the intense tiredness at the end. What is the meaning of the word fallout as used in the text?

Section E: Grammar and Language Activities (Questions 81-100)

(Based on Pages 26-37)

1. According to the format on page 26, what information should be included in the 'Sender's address do "their exits and their
entrances" represent in a person's life?
2. What are the actions of each day?

Inference, Analysis, and Vocabulary

1. What does the memoir "Little Things Matter"'?

2. What is the purpose of writing a formal letter?
3. What is the meaning of the idiom " of the infant in the first stage of life?
4. Complete the simile: "creeping like _______".keep an eye out"?
5. Use the idiom "stay in touch" in a meaningful sentence.
8 teach us about responsibility at a young age?
6. How did the women in Kalam's family, his
7. In the third stage, the lover sighs like a what?
8. What is the "bubble reputation"5. In the sentence, "World War II broke out in 1939," what does the phrasal mother and
grandmother, show their sacrifice?
9. What role did Jalalluddin and Samsuddin play in Kalam's early that the soldier seeks?
10. How is the "justice" (the judge) in the fifth age described?
4 verb 'broke out' mean?
11. Identify the two parts of a conditional sentence.
87.6. What happens to the man's "big manly voice" in the sixth age?
12. The life?
13. The evening ritual of poring over the newspaper shows the family's interest in what?
"If we plant more trees, we can reduce pollution." Is this a Type 1 (probable) or Type 75. What does the
word crescendo mean in the context of the Independence Movement?
14. What last stage of life is called "second childishness." What does this phrase imply?
15. What does the French2 (improbable) conditional?
16. Complete the Type 2 conditional sentence: "If I were a bird, I __________."
17. What is the difference between a Wh-question and a Yes/No question?
18. Frame a Wh-question to get the underlined part as the answer: "Kalam went **to the railway station does fallout mean when
the story says, "One fallout of the conditions was that the rail stop... had been done away with"?
19. The British government placed sanctions and rations on goods. What are sanctions?
20. Kalam would sprint to the railway station. What does 'sprint' mean word sans mean?
21. List the four things that a man is "sans" (without) in the final stage of life.
22. This poem is an extract from which famous play by William Shakespeare?

Literary Devices and Analysis

1. "All the world's a stage" is an example of which figure of**."

2. Frame a Yes/No question for the statement: "They were on the bus again."
3. What is a tag question used for?
4. Add a suitable tag question: "Mani couldn't walk?
5. What does the phrase notwithstanding the intense tiredness mean?
6. What was Kalam’ speech?
7. "Sighing like furnace" is an example of which figure of speech?
8. What is the central theme or main idea of this poem?
9. What does the phrase "woeful ballad made as fast as his Granny, __________?"
10. Add a suitable tag question: "Sharing and caring are the valuess mother's initial reaction to him taking up the additional work?

**Section E: Grammar, to his mistress' eyebrow" suggest about the lover?

1. From the glossary, what does "capon lined ( we need to develop, __________?"
2. Correct the error in the following sentence: "So, let's get ready Vocabulary, and Language Activities (Questions 81-100)**
*(Based on Pages 26-3belly)" imply about the justice's diet and lifestyle?

*Section D: "Little Things Matter" by7)

1. An idiom is a phrase with a figurative meaning. What is the meaning of the idiom **a, should he?"
2. What is an appropriate greeting to use when you meet your teacher in the afternoon?
97 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Questions 56-80)**
(Based on Pages 2 guiding light*?
3. Match the idiom "Keep an eye out" with its correct meaning: (a) stay. Provide a positive response to the greeting "How are
you?"
4. From the glossary, what does *0-28)

Reading Comprehension (Factual)

1. Who were the two people who were connected, (b) to watch carefully for something, (c) to do what one promised.
2. What is the meaning of the phrasal verb broke out in the sentence, "World War II broke out"?
8 a big influence in Kalam's early life?
3. What event affected the regular delivery of newspapers to Rblare** mean?
4. From the glossary, what is the meaning of the word stern?
5. From the glossary, give the meaning of the word prevail.