Class 8 - Monthly test June

VIII – STD TIME : 45 MTS MONTHLY TEST – JUNE 2026 MARKS : 25 ENGLISH

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I. CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE SYNONYMS FOR THE ITALICIZED WORD: 3x1=3

1. Nice fun indeed! {a. infact b. doubtedly c. fine}
2. The poor woman is in a panic. {a. fear b. grid c. crash}
3. The mother consoled her little girl. {a. pretended b. comforted c. left}

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II. FIND THE ANTONYMS FOR THE FOLLOWING WORDS: 3x1=3

4. delight x __________
5. disgrace x __________
6. careless x __________

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III. FILL IN THE BLANKS: 3x1=3

7. Ramayya and his wife lived with the fear of ____.
8. The diamond jewel was lying in the ____.
9. The diamond jewel belonged to ____.

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IV. SAY WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE: 3x1=3

10. Two sparrows built a nest on a tree top -
11. Kuppayi swept out the diamond jewel -
12. Ramayya gave the diamond jewel to the magistrate -

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V. PICK OUT THE CORRECT HOMOPHONE: 3x1=3

13. I am not __ to drink soda. (aloud, allowed)
14. The wind __ the leaves. (blue, blew)
15. I will ____ my friend. (meat, meet)

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VI. ANSWER ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 2x2=4

16. Where did the sparrows build the nest?
17. Why did the bird drop the diamond stud?
18. Who was suspected of stealing the diamond nose stud?

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VII. READ THE FOLLOWING STANZA AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS GIVEN BELOW: 3x1=3

19. There is something special about a father's love. Seems it was sent to me from someplace up above.

a) Identify the rhyming words from the given lines. b) Who is the speaker? c) Who is the special hero mentioned in the poem?

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VIII. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: 1x3=3

20. How many parts of speech are there? What are they?

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