RBSE Class 8 English Modal Blueprint 2025 PDF Download

Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan Ajmer - ETA

Pre Board Exam

Class - VIII       Subject – English       M.M. – 80

                                    Part -1

Objective Type Questions Choose the correct option from the given options:-                          [ 7 x 1 = 7]

1. He poured milk ............ a small gourd.

(a) in

(b) into

(c) to

(d) under

2. I bought a table.  ...............  is beautiful.

(a) it

(b)  it's

(c)  he

(d) I

3. Bepin Babu ……… drop at kalicharan’s shop in new market to buy books .

(a) Might

(b)  should

(c) could

(d) would

4. Which of the underlined letters in the following words has a different sound ?

(a) Sing

(b) time

(c) line

(d) hive

5. Which of the following  is not related to forest?

(a) Animals

(b) rivers

(c) trees

(d) computers

6. she is ........... untidy girl.

(a) a

(b) an

(c) the

(d) some

7. The meaning of the word " large " is -

(a) giant

(b) tremor

(c) surge

(d) small

              Part -2

Very Short Answer Type Questions:-

8-11 Complete the passage given below using the correct words from the brackets –           [4×2=8]

         (video , bubble, slowly, seen)

Tilly saw the sea .........(8) rise, and start to form, .....(9)..... and from whirlpools. She remembered that she had ......(10)...... this in class in a  ......(11) ........ of a Tsunami that had hit the Hawaiian Island in 1946.

12. Write the plural form of the following words:-   [1+1=2]

(A) Bookshelf

(B) industry

13. Write the missing letters in the following words :-    

(A) S_cr_t

(B) T_rr_ble

14.(A) .................. I crossed  the stop-line, the police fined.  (As long as /As soon as)   [1]

 (B) .............. we are careful and obey traffic rules, we will be safe from accidents.( while/ as long as)  [1]

15. Arrange the following words in proper order to make meaningful sentences:-   [1+1=2]

(A) capital /Jaipur / of Rajasthan / is/ the.

(B) dress / I / new / have / a.

16. Fill in the blanks with the help of words given in brackets :- [1+1=2]

            (use, follow, drink, walk)

(A) ............ to the left on the footpath.

(B) Always ......... zebra crossing to cross the road.

                      PART-III

Short Answer Type Questions: (A) [Qs. 17-18]

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below :[10]

His (Hans Wolf) favourite writer was Thomas Hardy, his favourite book Far from the Madding Crowd. So out there in no man's land we talked of Bathsheba and Gabriel Oak and Sergeant Troy and Dorset. He had a wife and one son, born just six months ago. As I looked about me there were huddles of khaki and grey everywhere, all over no man's land, smoking, laughing, talking, drinking, eating. Hans Wolf and I shared what was left of your wonderful Christmas cake, Connie. He thought the marzipan was the best he had ever tasted. I agreed. We agreed about everything, and he was my enemy. There never was a Christmas party like it, Connie.

17. (a) What did Hans Wolf and the author share? [2]

      (b) How old was his son? [1]

      (c) Find the opposite of the following words from the given passage: [2]

(i) worst

(ii) friend

18.(a) Which was his favourite book?      [2]

     (b) What did they talk of in no man's land? [2]

    (c) Who was Hans Wolf's favourite writer?     [1]

19-20 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below : [10]

Bepin Babu knew what Chuni had come for. Chunilal had been at school with him. He'd been having a rough time lately and had been coming to see him about a job. Bepin Babu knew it was not possible to do anything for him and, in fact, told him so. But Chuni kept turning up like a bad penny.

Bepin Babu sent word that not only was it not possible for him to see Chuni now, but not in several weeks.

But as soon as the servant stepped out of room, it struck Bepin Babu that Chuni might remember something about the '58 trip. There was no harm in asking him.

19.(a) What had Chuni come to Bepin Babu for? [2]

(b) What did Bepin Babu compare Chunilal to?[2]

(c) What did Bepin Babu want to ask Chunilal? [1]

20.(a) How long would Bepin Babu not see Chunilal? [2]

(b) What struck to Bepin Babu as soon as the servant           stepped out? [2]

(c) Identify and write one word of the following sentence from the above passage-

A short journey to a place and returning.    T...

21 – 22 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below :

An old man was walking slowly along a street. One day he saw a little boy who was trying to reach a doorbell which was too high for him. He was a kind-hearted old man, so he stopped and said, "I will ring the bell for you." Then he pushed the button of the bell so hard that it could be heard all over the house. The little boy looked up at him and said, "Now we will run away. Come on or we shall be caught." Before the old gentleman knew what was happening, the naughty little boy had run away round the corner of the street, leaving the old man to explain to the angry owner of the house, "Why you had rung the bell?"

21.(a) What was the little boy trying to do? [2]

      (b) What did the boy say to the oldman? 

      (c) Identify and write one word of the following sentences from the above 

passage- [1+1=2]

      (i) A device that rings to alert.   B ……

      (ii) A man who is polite and well-behaved.  G…

22.(a) What would the old gentleman have to explain? [2]

(b) Who pushed the button of the bell? [2]

(c) Read the passage and write plural of the given word. Corner [1]

23. Rearrange the following sentences in   correct sequence:- [5×1=5]

(a) The crow had a piece of bread in its beak.(b) He asked the crow to sing.

(c) He saw a crow on the branch of a tree.

(d) Once a fox was very hungry.

(e) He praised the crow for its sweet song.

                         Part- 4

                Esay Type Questions

24. Imagine that you are Neha living in Banswara. Your friend, Lakshmi has sent you  a gift on your birthday. Write a letter to your friend thanking him for the birthday gift. [10]

 You may use the following points -

(a) What is the gift ?

(b) How did you like it?

                                  OR

You are Rukmini / Ramesh reading in Government  Secondary School, Hanspur. Your father has been transferred to Jaipur. Write an application to your  headmaster requesting him to issue you your transfer certificate. [10]

You may use following clues :-

(father has been transferred, go to Jaipur,  need TC, issue )

25. Write a short paragraph on " My School" in 100 words You may use the following words :

(name, building, prayer, staff, teacher, students, classrooms, facilities, playground, peaceful, your class teacher, headmaster )

                                 OR

Write a story in about 70- 80 words with the help of the given outlines:-                                                            [10]

A lion ....... sleeping under tree ........ a mouse comes ......... starts jumping on lion's body ......... wakes up ......... catches ........ gets angry ....... prays for mercy..........leaves ....... hunter ........ caught in a net ........ roars ....... mouse comes .......... cuts the net  ......free ......happy.

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