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ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2020-21)

CLASS – VIII

ENGLISH (SET – B)

M.M. 80

TIME- 3 HOURS

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

✓ All questions are compulsory. Marks are indicated against each

question.

✓ This paper is divided into two sections.

o SECTION – A (READING) 40 Marks

o SECTION – B (WRITING) 40 Marks

✓ Do your work neatly and systematically.

SECTION – A (READING)

Q1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

(1×10=10)

(1)The hopping kangaroo is a familiar sight in every snapshot relating

to Australia. Member of the kangaroo family can be as small as a

rat or as big as a man. Kangaroos are found mainly in Australia,

Tasmania and New Guinea. Kangaroos which are big-footed

marsupials that evolved in Australia use their short front legs like

arms. The man-sized kangaroos of Australia are capable of

speeding up to 88 km/hr for short distances, their means of

locomotion being their powerful hind legs, which carry them over

the ground in jumps of 9 in or more at a time.

(2)Weighing around 70 kg they have an average lifespan of around

six to eight years and a maximum lifetime of 20 years. When

bothered by predators kangaroos often head for the water,

standing submerged to the chest, and attempting to drown the

attacker by holding him under water. Another defensive technique

is to get their back to a tree and kick their adversary with their

clawed hind feet, sometimes with sufficient force to kill a man.

Normally shy animals, they alert other kangaroos to danger by

beating on the ground with their hind feet. This loud alarm signal

carries over a long distance.

(3)The tail is important for kangaroos. It holds them in balance and

supports them when they sit or fight against other kangaroos. The kangaroo uses its short legs as arms. With them, it scratches itself,

cleans its fur and holds branches when it eats leaves. Kangaroos

are marsupials and the females carry newborns in a pouch in front

of their abdomens. The babies are born small and climb up into the

safety of the pouch. Therefore the next 225 days or so, they eat,

sleep, and grow. Once they reach full development they leave the

pouch. A young kangaroo that leaves the pouch is called a ‘Joey’.

To keep from getting too hot the kangaroos take naps in the

afternoon and do most of their gazing at night. But the best staycool secret of these creatures is the spit bath! Kangaroos drool

and lick saliva all over their faces and bodies to cool down.

1. When followed by predators, kangaroos___________ in water.

A. Submerge to the chest

B. Paddle till the shore

C. Swim by covering themselves

D. Play with joe

2. Kangaroos attempt to drown the attackers by:

A. Attacking on them

B. Holding them under water

C. Putting them in their pockets

D. Throwing them forcefully in water

3. The powerful hind legs help kangaroos to:

A. Take jumps of 9 m or more at a time

B. Sleep well

C. Swim comfortably in water

D. They don’t have hind legs

4. Kangaroos are mainly found in:

A. Japan

B. Nepal

C. Australia

D. Austria

5. Kangaroos are ___________ marsupials.

A. Small – footed

B. Hind – footed

C. Big – footed

D. Front – footed
6. What a kangaroo can’t do using its Front Legs?

A. Scratch themselves

B. Clean their fur

C. Hold branches

D. Kill predator

7. Kangaroos warn others of danger by:

A. Beating the ground with their hind feet

B. Beating the ground with their fore feet

C. Beating each other with their hind feet

D. Beating each other with their fore feet

8. The kangaroos stay cool by:

A. Swimming

B. Spit bath

C. Hiding in the pouch

D. They carry ice in their pouch

9. A tail CAN”T HELP a kangaroo to :

A. Hold balance

B. Support

C. Kill the predator

D. Both A and B

10. Before becoming ‘keys’ the young ones stay in the pouch for

_______ days.

A. 225

B. 212

C. 222

D. 220
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