School Based Assessment 2021 Grade 8 English: Total Marks: 50 (Multiple Choice Questions) Total Time: 1 Hour

SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT 2021
GRADE 8
English
__________________________________________________________:School Name (EMIS code )
:Tehsil: ________________________ District
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___________________________ :Student Name: ________________________________ Section
_____________________________ :Roll Number : ________________________________ Date
General Instructions for students:

1) Use mask & keep at least 3 ft. distance from each other.
2) Read carefully and attempt all questions.
3) Encircle the correct option of each of the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) as shown in the
example given below.
Example: I am _____ my homework.
a) does b) do
c) doing d) did
4) If more than one options are encircled in a question, no mark will be given.
1) Marks: 50
Total (Multiple Choice Questions) Total Time: 1 Hour
Instructions: - Twenty five (25) questions are given in this part. Each question carries 2 marks.
Q.No.1. Which of the following shows expression of gratitude?

a) He helped the poor with money.
b) Would you please repeat your sentence?
c) I am thankful to you for saving me from danger.
d) Let’s play cricket together.
Q.No.1. “Your teacher has helped you in your problems”. Identify the expression of gratitude.
a) You have done a great job.
b) I am grateful for this favour.
c) You met a wonderful person.
d) I was not expecting this from you.
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a) Can I go outside?
b) Open the door.
c) I appreciate your kindness.
d) I am not fine.

a) We should keep silent in the library.
b) May I leave the classroom early today?
c) I am really thankful for your kindness.
d) Can I borrow your bike for a week?
Q.No.2. The word having the same singular and plural form of noun is:
a) window b) woman
c) flower d) species
Q.No.2. Identify the pair of nouns which has the same singular and plural form.
a) Deer, Sheep b) Lion, Women
c) Men, Teeth d) School, College
Q.No.2. Identify the pair of nouns which has the same singular and plural form.
a) Table, Chair b) Deer, Teeth
c) Book, Scenery d) Fish, Series
Q.No.2. The word having the same singular and plural form of noun is:
a) dozen b) family
c) burger d) picture
Q.No.3. How many syllables the word “Helicopter” has?

a) Two b) Three
c) Four d) Five
Q.No.3. How many syllables the word “Importance” has?

a) Two b) Three
c) Four d) Five
Q.No.3. How many syllables the word “Silver” has?

a) Three b) Four
c) Two d) Five
Q.No.3. How many syllables the word “Adventure” has?

a) Two b) Three
c) Four d) Five

Q.No.4. “The players are playing for victory of the team.” Select a collective noun.
a) Players b) Team
c) Victory d) Working
Q.No.4. Identify the group of collective nouns.

a) Class, Army b) Spoon, Crowd
c) Herd, Paper d) Mouse, Panel
Q.No.4. A group of collective nouns is:

a) foot, crowd b) country, tribe
c) team, bundle d) friend, match
Q.No.4. Choose the group of collected nouns.

a) Book, Bunch b) Table, Flour
c) Mice, Bench d) Committee, Jury
Q.No.5. Which of the following is an abstract noun?

a) Bird b) Love
c) Sugar d) Head
Q.No.5. Identify the abstract noun.

a) Patient b) Calendar
c) Patience d) Author
Q.No.5. Identify the abstract noun.

a) Mirror b) Beauty
c) Table d) Glass
Q.No.5. Which of the following words is an abstract noun?

a) Trophy b) Computer
c) Delight d) Fielder
Q.No.6. Rubab is so friendly. ___________ can make friends with her.

a) Something b) Anything
c) Anyone d) Someone
Q.No.6. This game is so easy. ___________ can play it.

a) Something b) Anything
c) Anyone d) Someone
Q.No.6. Let’s go _________to enjoy holidays.

a) somewhat b) something
c) somewhere d) somebody

Q.No.6. __________ from my class fellows helped me in my homework.
a) Somewhat b) Sometimes
c) Someone d) Somewhere
Q.No.7. The adjective of the word “Act” is:

a) action b) active
c) actively d) activity
Q.No.7. The adjective of word “Create” is:

a) creator b) created
c) creation d) creative
Q.No.7. Change the word “Length” into adjective.

a) Lengths b) Longed
c) Long d) Line
Q.No.7. Change the word “Power” into adjective.

a) Powers b) Powered
c) Powerful d) Powering
Q.No.8. “How good to lie a little while
And look up through the tree!
The sky is like a kind big smile
Bent sweetly over me.”
The simile used in the above stanza is:

a) how good to lie b) sky is like a smile
c) look up through. d) bent sweetly over
Q.No.8. “A family is like a circle,
The connection never ends,
And even if at it breaks,
In time it always mends.”

a) A family is like a circle b) The connection never ends
c) And even if at it breaks d) In time it always mends
Q.No.8. “The Spring inside me

Is like a never ending
Whirl wind, constant
And unexpected.”
a) Like a never ending Whirl wind b) The Spring inside me
c) Whirl wind, constant d) Constant and unexpected

Q.No.8. “There are bridges on the rivers,
As pretty as you please;
But the bow that bridges heaven
And overlooks the trees.”

a) But the bow that bridges heaven b) And overlooks the trees
c) As pretty as you please; d) There are bridges on the rivers
Q.No.9. “My car broke down on the way to office.” The underlined word is:
a) proverb b) phrasal verb
c) metaphor d) preposition
Q.No.9. “I bought some flowers to cheer up my friend.” The underlined word is:
a) simile b) phrasal verb
c) proverb d) metaphor
Q.No.9. “The students should keep away from bad people.”
Identify the underlined word.
a) Metaphor b) Phrasal verb

c) Proverb d) Preposition
Q.No.9. “I set off to the airport early in the morning.” The underlined word is:
a) metaphor b) phrasal verb
c) proverb d) preposition
Q.No.10. “I wanted to forgive the thief and my friend also advised me to __________ him.”
Use the synonym of forgive in the blank.

a) leave b) let
c) punish d) pardon
Q.No.10. The synonym of the word “fundamental” is:

a) party b) basic
c) answer d) welcome
Q.No.10. The synonym of the word “invite” is:

a) party b) card
c) answer d) request
Q.No.10. The synonym of the word “firmly” is:

a) nicely b) politely
c) strongly d) loudly

Q.No.11. “A _________ of people gathered in the stadium.”
a) bunch b) team
c) flock d) crowd
Q.No.11. “I was excited to see a________ of stars.”

a) bunch b) crowd
c) group d) galaxy
Q.No.11. “A___________ of honey bees attacked the man.”

a) swarm b) flock
c) bunch d) crowd
Q.No.11. “The vendor was selling ________ of flowers in the market.”

a) bunch b) team
c) flock d) crowd
Q.No.12. The group of adverb of place is:

a) bravely, never b) here, nearby
c) backward, frequently d) honestly, above
Q.No.12. Identify the group of adverb of place.

a) Actively, Forever b) Inside, Nearby
c) Upwards, Often d) Slowly, Down
Q.No.12. “He takes exercise daily.”
Identify the underlined word as the kind of adverb.

a) Manner b) Time
c) Frequency d) Place
Q.No.12. “I am living happily with my parents.”
Identify “happily” as a kind of adverb.

a) Frequency b) Time
c) Manner d) Place
Q.No.13. Identify the sentence with past perfect tense.

a) He waters the plants in his lawn.
b) He watered the plants in his lawn.
c) He had watered the plants in his lawn.
d) He is watering the plants in his lawn.

a) She washed her clothes yesterday.
b) He is completing his homework.
c) We have visited zoo several times.
d) I had never seen such a nice picture.
Q.No.13. “The cat had already drunk the milk.” Select the tense of the sentence.
a) Past Indefinite
b) Present Perfect
c) Past Perfect Continuous
d) Past Perfect

a) She visited the museum.
b) She has been visited the museum.
c) She had already visited the museum.
d) She has visited the museum.
Q.No.14. “You ___ waste any more time.”

a) does not b) were not
c) should not d) is not
Q.No.14. “It is raining heavily. We ____________ go outside.”

a) have not b) are not
c) should not d) were not
Q.No.14. “We______ shout at children.”

a) have not b) are not
c) should not d) were not
Q.No.14. “Today is too hot outside. You __________ bring your umbrella with you.”
a) does b) would
c) did d) should
Q.No.15. “Amina’s brother _________ reached yet.”

a) has not b) are not
c) were not d) should not
Q.No.15. “Have they_______________ their work?”

a) finish b) finished
c) finishes d) finishing

Q.No.15. “I _________ not seen him since long.”
a) have been b) am
c) had been d) have
Q.No.15. “Have you been ______ your room for two hours?”
a) cleaned b) cleaning
c) cleans d) clean
Q.No.16. Identify the type of the sentence. “What a great man he is!”
a) Declarative b) Exclamatory
c) Interrogative d) Imperative
Q.No.16. Identify the type of the sentence. “Alas! We could not take care of our father.”
Q.No.16. “Open your books.” Choose the kind of sentence.

Q.No.16. “It is not blowing hard at present.” Identify the kind of sentence.
c) Negative d) Imperative
Q.No.17. “British soldiers brought hockey________ the subcontinent.”

a) to b) off
c) on d) at
Q.No.17. “They have been planting trees _______ many days.”

a) until b) for
c) since d) from
Q.No.17. “Who is standing _______ the main gate?”

a) up b) over
c) at d) above
Q.No.17. “Put the plates ___________ the shelf.”

a) of b) on
c) from d) to

Q.No.18. Choose the sentence with correct use of “article”.
a) Someone is knocking at the door.
b) He is riding an new motor bike.
c) There is any desk in classroom.
d) She is reading a interesting book.
Q.No.18. Choose the sentence with correct use of article.

a) You are the loyal to the nation.
b) The Ali is the fittest of his friends.
c) He is an man who won.
d) The prize was given to the winner.
Q.No.18. Choose the sentence with the correct use of definite article.
a) He is an best boy in a class.
b) He is the best boy in an class.
c) He is a best boy in a class.
d) He is the best boy in the class.
Q.No.18. Choose the sentence with the correct use of definite article.
a) Dr. Abdul Qadir is an real national hero.
b) Dr. Abdul Qadir is a real national hero.
c) Dr. Abdul Qadir is the real national hero.
d) Dr. Abdul Qadir is any real national hero.
Q.No.19. “My sister loves coins. She has been collecting unique coins ______ three years.”
a) until b) for
c) since d) from
Q.No.19. “I have lived in China _____ten years.”

a) until b) for
c) since d) from
Q.No.19. “My brother has been playing cricket ______ many years.”
a) until b) for
c) since d) from
Q.No.19. “We have been living here _____ 2015.”

a) until b) for
c) since d) from

Q.No.20. The antonym of the word “disappear” is:
a) enters b) fade
c) reappear d) come in
Q.No.20. “Little kids are safe at home but they are ________ outside.”
Use the antonym of safe in the blank.

a) guarded b) all right
c) secure d) at risk
Q.No.20. The antonym of the word “strange” is:

a) normal b) similar
c) different d) strong
Q.No.20. The antonym of the word “beautiful” is:

a) lovely b) ugly
c) active d) aged
Paragraph: Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below.
Bicycle is an interesting ride. The first bicycle was developed about many hundred years ago. Early
bicycles did not look like today’s bikes. It was made of wood. People rode by pushing their feet along on
the ground. Later, a bicycle that had pedals and metal tires was invented. It was not comfortable. It was
called the boneshaker. Inventors kept working to make bicycles more comfortable. Next, the high wheeler
was developed. It had a very big wheel in the front. This bicycle was not easy to ride because the rider sat
high up on the bike. The rider could be badly hurt in a fall. Then two wheels that were of same size were
used. Those bikes looked more like bicycles today. Later, rubber tires filled with air were used. That was a
solution to the problem of a bumpy ride. The new tires made riding smoother. Today, children’s bicycles
and racing bikes are popular. People ride bikes to get exercise. Bicycling is safer, too. Now people wear
helmets and bikes have reflectors on them.
Q.No.21. What type of bicycle was first developed?

a) The bicycle with one wheel
b) The first bicycle was without pedals
c) The bicycle with rubber tires
d) The high wheel bicycle
Q.No.22. Early bicycles were very different from today’s bicycles. Which line from the text supports
this idea?
a) The new tires made riding smoother.
b) The first bicycle was developed more than two hundred years ago.
c) People today ride bicycles to do exercise and wear helmets as they ride.
d) The hobby horse was made of wood and people rode it by pushing their feet on the ground.

Q.No.23. “The bicycle with pedals and metal tires was called the boneshaker.”
What can you infer about the bicycle based on this name?
a) It was bumpy, shaky and not comfortable to ride.
b) It was smooth to ride but the seat made people’s bones hurt.
c) People liked riding this bicycle more than earlier bicycles.
d) People wanted to make it comfortable with rubber tires.
Q.No.24. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

a) The first bicycle was developed about many hundred years ago.
b) Bicycles have become better in many ways since they were first developed.
c) Rubber tires are very important to bicycles today because they make riding smoother.
d) Today, we use the same bicycles as developed more than two hundred years ago.
Q.No.25. What does the word “developed” mean?

a) Created b) Found
c) Broken d) Apart
Earth is a giant rock-making machine. Rocks form, break apart and then form again. There are three
basic groups of rocks. Sedimentary, a group of rocks; is made of small pieces of sand, clay and shells. The
weight of water presses down on the sediment until it becomes hard. Igneous rocks are created by heat
which are another type of rocks. They start off as magma which is hot, melted rock deep within a volcano.
When magma cools and hardens, igneous rock forms. Igneous rock also forms when lava cools. Lava is
magma that erupts from a volcano. Metamorphic rocks start as igneous or sedimentary rocks. Heat and
heavy pressure cause the rock to undergo a metamorphosis or a change. The new rock often has a
different colour. Rocks also change from one form to another and differ from one region to another
because of the rock cycle. These changes usually take thousands or millions of years.
Q.No.21. How many groups of rocks are mentioned in the paragraph?

a) Two b) Three
c) Four d) Five
Q.No.22. Which line shows that Metamorphic rocks are previously a different type of rock?
a) The new rock often has a different colour.
b) Examples of metamorphic rocks are slate and marble.
c) Metamorphic rocks start as igneous or sedimentary rocks.
d) A metamorphosis is a kind of change that something undergoes.
Q.No.23. Identify the topic sentence of the paragraph.

a) Earth is a giant rock-making machine.
b) Lava is magma that erupts from a volcano.
c) The new rock often has a different colour.
d) These changes usually take thousands or millions of years.

Q.No.24. The phrase “break apart” means:
a) joining parts b) getting separate
c) connect together d) send away
Q.No.25. Choose the option that completes the sentence correctly.
“Metamorphic rocks form ___________ heat and heavy pressure cause igneous or
sedimentary rocks to undergo metamorphosis.”
a) but b) because
c) so d) then
Many people are scared of honeybee’s stings. But honeybees are not scary pests. In fact, they are
actually very important insects. You may have seen it by some flowers. Honeybees go from flower to
flower. They collect nectar and pollen from the flowers for food. They can use this to make honey to eat.
This is the honey that people eat too. But honeybees aren’t just important because of the honey they make.
They are important because of how they help plants. When they go from flower to flower, they move the
pollen from flower to flower, too. This is called pollination. This is how lets plants grow new seeds. Those
new seeds can grow into new plants. So without honeybees, a lot of plants couldn’t exist. Apples, nuts and
berries are just some of the plants that need honeybees to help them make new seeds. Many people are
worried because a lot of honeybees have been dying. Some people think the chemicals used on farms may
be hurting them. Honeybees are also being hurt by diseases that we don’t understand well yet. But people
are working to find ways to save the bees.
Q.No.21 What do honeybees make that people eat?

a) Nectar b) Pollen
c) Honey d) Seeds
Q.No.22. What does moving pollen do for plants?

a) It helps plants in making honey.
b) It helps plants in growing new seeds.
c) It helps plants in stopping chemicals.
d) It helps plants in producing more nectar.
Q.No.23. What can you infer from these sentences? “But honeybees aren’t just important because
of the honey they make. They’re important because of how they help plants.”
a) Honeybees are not very important.
b) Honey bees are important to plants only.
c) Honeybees are important to people and plants.
d) Honeybees are important to plants but not to people.
Q.No.24. What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a) Honeybees collect nectar and pollen from flowers and they can make honey that people eat.
b) Honeybees are important for people and plants but many honeybees have been dying.
c) Honeybees have been dying because of some diseases and the chemicals used on farms.
d) Honeybees produce honey and transfer pollen but this is less important for environment.

Q.No.25. The word “worried” means:
a) troubled b) relaxed
c) concerned d) pleased
A hurricane is the most powerful storm that forms on the Earth. A hurricane forms over warm ocean
water. As it grows in size and intensity, its powerful winds begin rotating around a center, like water going
down a drain. Because of the physics phenomenon known as the Coriolis effect, hurricanes that form in the
Northern Hemisphere feature winds that move counter clockwise, while those that form in the Southern
Hemisphere feature winds that move clockwise. In the center of a powerful hurricane (called the eye), air
may sink rather than rise, which suppresses cloud formation, leading to calm skies and wind. The eye of a
hurricane can be up to 240 miles in diameter but is normally between 20 and 40 miles in diameter. The
clouds on the edge of the eye form the eye wall of the hurricane. These clouds typically feature the
hurricane’s strongest winds, highest clouds and fiercest rainfall. When hurricanes hit land, they cause
massive damage, storm surges, major wind damage, rogue waves, and flooding. Once they hit land,
however, they quickly weaken as they are no longer being powered by warm ocean water.
Q.No.21. What does "suppresses" mean in the following sentence. “Air may sink rather than rise,
which suppresses cloud formation”.

a) Increase b) Hold back
c) Heightens d) Circle
Q.No.22. What does the following sentence show? “As it grows in size and intensity, its powerful
winds begin rotating around a center, like water going down a drain.”
a) The cause of a hurricane is being told.
b) How hurricane moves in particular way.
c) Sizes of hurricane and how it forms an eye.
d) Massive damages cause due to powerful hurricanes.
Q.No.23. The main idea of the paragraph is:

a) how tornadoes strike
b) the science behind hurricane formation
c) the power of a hurricane
d) flooding caused by hurricanes
Q.No.24. Because of the Coriolis effect, winds from a hurricane…

a) move in one direction.
b) move in different directions depending on the season.
c) move in different directions depending on the hemisphere.
d) are very powerful.
Q.No.25. The suitable title for the paragraph is:

a) Wind Speeds of Hurricanes b) Hurricane Katrina

c) Why Hurricanes Weaken d) The Basics About Hurricanes

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SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT 2021

:Tehsil: ________________________ District

___________________________ :Student Name: ________________________________ Section

_____________________________ :Roll Number : ________________________________ Date

General Instructions for students:

Q.No.1. Which of the following shows expression of gratitude?

Grade-8, English Paper (SBA) Page 1 of 14

Q.No.1. Which of the following shows expression of gratitude?

Q.No.3. How many syllables the word “Helicopter” has?

Q.No.3. How many syllables the word “Importance” has?

Q.No.3. How many syllables the word “Silver” has?

Q.No.3. How many syllables the word “Adventure” has?

Grade-8, English Paper (SBA) Page 2 of 14

Q.No.4. Identify the group of collective nouns.

Q.No.4. A group of collective nouns is:

Q.No.4. Choose the group of collected nouns.

Q.No.5. Which of the following is an abstract noun?

Q.No.5. Identify the abstract noun.

Q.No.5. Identify the abstract noun.

Q.No.5. Which of the following words is an abstract noun?

Q.No.6. Rubab is so friendly. ___________ can make friends with her.

Q.No.6. This game is so easy. ___________ can play it.

Q.No.6. Let’s go _________to enjoy holidays.

Grade-8, English Paper (SBA) Page 3 of 14

Q.No.7. The adjective of the word “Act” is:

Q.No.7. The adjective of word “Create” is:

Q.No.7. Change the word “Length” into adjective.

Q.No.7. Change the word “Power” into adjective.

The simile used in the above stanza is:

The simile used in the above stanza is:

Q.No.8. “The Spring inside me

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The simile used in the above stanza is:

Identify the underlined word.

a) Metaphor b) Phrasal verb

Use the synonym of forgive in the blank.

Q.No.10. The synonym of the word “fundamental” is:

Q.No.10. The synonym of the word “invite” is:

Q.No.10. The synonym of the word “firmly” is:

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Q.No.11. “I was excited to see a________ of stars.”

Q.No.11. “A___________ of honey bees attacked the man.”

Q.No.11. “The vendor was selling ________ of flowers in the market.”

Q.No.12. The group of adverb of place is:

Q.No.12. Identify the group of adverb of place.

Q.No.12. “He takes exercise daily.”

Identify the underlined word as the kind of adverb.

Q.No.12. “I am living happily with my parents.”

Identify “happily” as a kind of adverb.

Q.No.13. Identify the sentence with past perfect tense.

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Q.No.13. Identify the sentence with past perfect tense.

Q.No.14. “You ___ waste any more time.”

Q.No.14. “It is raining heavily. We ____________ go outside.”

Q.No.14. “We______ shout at children.”

Q.No.15. “Amina’s brother _________ reached yet.”

Q.No.15. “Have they_______________ their work?”

Grade-8, English Paper (SBA) Page 7 of 14

Q.No.16. “Open your books.” Choose the kind of sentence.

_ :Student Name: ______ Section

_ :Roll Number : ____ Date