8th English Term 2 Online Test – Old Book

1. Which is called as first war of Indian Independence?

2. Who was the brave woman who fought against British in Sepoy mutiny?

3. Match the correct synonyms
i) Perils – Useless
ii) Futile – Danger
iii) Lapsed into – Disturbance
iv) Disruption – Transferred without a rule of law

4. When did Jhansi Rani participate in the Sepoy Munity?

5. Word “Heir” implies _________?

6. Under who did father of Jhansi Rani Work?

7. Who was adopted son of BajiRao II?

8. What was the title given to Maratha ruler?

9. Soldiers of __________ deserted their own king and supported Jhansi Rani

10. Rani of Jhansi was fondly called as

11. After Marraige Manikarnika was given a new name by Gangadhar rao as?

12. Identify the “Active voice sentence” among the below

13. Who was the adopted son of Gangadhar Rao and RaniLakshmibhai?

14. Clever way of acquiring the Indian kingdoms that do not have a natural heir in order to expand the British Empire is known as _________

15. Who was the British Governor general who took over Jhansi by Doctrine of Lapse?

16. Who are called as Mutineers_________?

17. Who was assigned and given task to suppress Rani Lakshmibhai?

18. In which place Sepoy mutiny started first?

19. What did the British want Lakshmibhai to do?

20. What is used as grease in riffles in order to fire the bullets smoothly?

21. Who was Manu’s friend in Bithur?

22. After which river Jhansi Rani was named as Manikarnika by her parents?

23. To whom did Rani Lakshmibhai seek support?

24. Whose parting words are “give my jewels to my soldiers”?

25. Manikarnika learnt to ride horse, shoot, read and write along with boys. This shows her _______

26. The parting words of Jhansi Rani Lakshmibhai reveal her_______

27. A _____ is called as a parable

28. Identify the voice in the below sentence. Active or Passive voice

“The road is being re-laid”

29. Convert passive voice into active voice
“All our doubts have been clarified by the teacher”

30. The doctor attends his patients with devotion.
Convert to other voice:

31. What relationship does Moropant Tambe and Bhagirathibhai share with Manikarnika?

32. After death of Manu’s mother, to which place Moropant Tambe move to?

33. Why 1857 revolt is called as “First war of Indian Independence”?

34. What was the immediate reason for the 1857 revolt?

35. India is a _________ country

36. Which of the following statements are true about Rani Lakshmibhai
i. She had set up two factories to manufacture rifles and sword
ii. She had a strong, loyal army headed by both men and women
iii. She is not a strongest and toughest ruler of Jhansi
iv. She was caught and defeated by sir Thomas Munro

37. When did Peshawar army lose hope and sepoy mutiny came to an end?

Jhansi Rani Lakshmibhai fough with ________ in her last battle.

38. Fill the blank with suitable word:

39. Match the antonyms:

1. Defy –         Accept
2. Charm –         Common
3. Strange –         Ugly
4. Smoothen –         Roughen

40) Match the facts of Jhansi Rani with places
i. Birth of Manu – Jhansi
ii. A skilled learner – Benaras
iii. Rani Lakshmibhai – Gwalior
iv. Rebellious leader – Bithur

41) Rani Lakshmibhai said “I will not give up Jhansi”. This shows her

42. Who is the poet of the poem “Land of our birth, we pledge to thee”?

43. Who is/are addressed in the poem “Land of our birth, we pledge to thee”?

44. Who is the famous Indian born, British poet?

45. Who was the Indian born British poet, awarded Nobel Prize in literature in 1907?

46. Fill in the blank:-
__________ to evil done; __________ to all men under the sun.

47. Match the Synonyms:
i. Toil – Happiness
ii. Distress – Pure
iii. Mirth – Hard work
iv. Undefiled – Sorrow

48.  What do the children promise to give to Motherland?

49. Who is the author of famous works such as- “Jungle book”, “Just so stories”, Gunga Din?

50. For whose sake our forefathers died?

51. One should not use strength to do what?-says Rudyard Kipling

52. What does the poet pray that the children should do for the nation?

53. Repetition of similar sound in two or more neighbouring words or syllables in a series is called ______

54. What made Saruli crawl under the covers and clung to her mother?

55. What lay stretched helplessly on the ground after the storm?

56. Which were the native trees of the hill?

57. Who are responsible for the trees to get weaker and fall down in storm?

58. Who excavated the native trees of hill and planted Pine trees?

59. Why gashes are made on the Pine trees?

60. Match the Antonyms:
i. Thud – Low
ii. Explode – Dull sound
iii. Gleefully – Implode
iv. Lofty – Sadly

61. Fill in the blank:
Oak tree___________ and Pine tree __________

62. Who is the helpless headman of village who grows native tree saplings in his nursery?

63. What did the children do to stop the resin collecting in the tin?

64. After the storm, what did Saruli see the next morning?

65. Why did villagers collect the woods from the forest?

66. Who took efforts to save the forest of pine trees?

67. Who is called as “Bird man of India?”

68. The methodological study and knowledge related to birds is called

69. Who is author of “The book of Indian birds”?

70. Match the following
i. Bharatpur bird sanctuary – Goa
ii. Silent Valley – Kerela
iii. Salim Ali bird sanctuary – Rajasthan

71. Birds play a vital role in environment as they are masters in _________

72. The __________ of birds have inspired great poetry, music and art

73. Many human beings seem to ________ upon the bird’s habitat.
Fill up the correct word

74. The Artic Tern bird travels how many kilometres annually?

75. Match the habitat of birds:
i. Kingfisher – Streams
ii. Tern – Beaches & Oceans
iii. Star Singer – Thick forest
iv. Blue heron – Wet land

76. In earlier days birds were used as?

77. Match the Antonyms:-
i. Host – Bored
ii. Annoyed – Predator
iii. Excited – Defeat
iv. Triumph – Guest
v. Prey – Pleased

78. Identify the speech in the given sentence below
He said, “I am unable to come, because I am ill”

79. Why are birds important to environment and web of life?

80.  Many years ago, the government of which country decided to kill sparrows?

81. The bird found in oceans and beaches that looks like an origami- Japanese art folding paper is

82. Convert the following sentence to direct speech
The mother advised Balu not to touch that live wire.

83. Why are many rare species of birds becoming extinct?

84. What makes the egg shell of birds thinner and breaks the shell even before the chick is ready to hatch?

85.  What would be the catastrophic result when the birds are killed?

86. Change into indirect speech
“We are in some danger”, said Miss.Mebin

87. When was project Tiger introduced by Government of India?

88. Why was Project Tiger introduced by Government of India?

89. Which best describes the nature of Tiger?

90. Match the following
i. Bandipur tiger reserve – Uttarkhand
ii. Jim Corbett national park – Karnataka
iii. Kaziranga national park – Tamilnadu
iv. Mudumalai tiger reserve – Assam

91. According to Chinese calendar which was the year of golden tiger?

92. In order to conserve the ecosystem, what should we do?

93. By 1947, approximately how many tigers were there in India?

94. What does PETA stand for?

95.  Abbreviate SPCA

96. Convert the following sentence into other speech
Vikram said, “Krishna, please lend me your book”

97. Tiger is a symbol of what of an eco system?

98. Name the initiative by Government of India to conserve and prohibit the extinct of tigers

99. The Captain said, “stand at ease”
Convert to other speech

100. What is described in the poem “A Tiger in the zoo”?

101. Who is the poet of the poem “A Tiger in the zoo”?

102. Where does the poet think the tiger should be?

103. What would the tiger do at the jungle’s edge?

104. Match the synonyms
i. Vivid – hiding
ii. Lurking – March
iii. Stalk – Anger
iv. Rage – Bright

105. Who is the famous award winning welsh poet and short story writer?

106. The tiger ignores the visitors because____________

107. What is the last sound the Tiger hears at night at the zoo?

108. Why would a Tiger “lurk in the shadow”?

109. What are the brilliant eyes of Tiger compared to?

110. Where does the tiger described in the poem live?

111. Match the following
i. As strong as – Cheetah
ii. As fast as – Mule
iii. As proud as – Ox
iv. As stubborn as – Peacock

112. According to Tendai’s grandmother, Anteaters are symbol of ________

113. What does the story “The Anteater and the Dassie” convey to the readers?

114. Anteaters are otherwise called as?

115. River Limpopo is located in________

116. When threatened, what would a Pangolin do?

117. African rat – the noisy, social animal breeds among_______

118. Fill up the correct phrases
To shed false tears: ____________; Changing colours: _________

119. Dassie, an African rat is otherwise called as,

120. Match the synonyms
i. Intricate – Breathless
ii. Splendid – Shine bright
iii. Panting – Complicate
iv. Gleam – Wonderful

121. What advice did Pangolin’s father give him?

122. What does the phrase “Cock and bull story” refer to

123. Where did Pangolin and Dassie live?

124. To whom did the grandmother narrate the story?

125. What was the interesting thing between Pangolin and Dassie?

126. How did Pangolin win Dassie in the race?

126. Who supported the act of children and gave hope in saving the forest?

128) Diwan singh’s nursery had the saplings of which trees

129) Who is the speaker of the poem “Land of our  birth, we pledge to thee”? __________