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 ACHIEVEMENT TEST QUESTION PAPER - SEM IV


 UNIT TEST, August 2023

G H S S & V H S S KALANJOOR

ENGLISH


Class: VIII                                                                                                   

  Time: 45mins     

Score: 25     


(Questions 1-4)  Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:


The Captain knew that Flemish painters and their pictures were in great demand all over Europe. Tyl was presented to the Archduke. He saluted the Archduke three times and stood before him with his head bowed. ‘May, your Highness pardon me for my rashness in thinking that one of my paintings will please your Highness. I have brought a picture of Our Lady, the Virgin, in her royal robes. I have painted it specially so that I might lay it at your noble feet.’ Tyl paused a few moments for his words to sink in. Then he continued, ‘You must forgive me, Your Highness, if I’ve dared to hope that this picture will please you. Perhaps Your Highness might wish to offer me the chair of your court painter who died recently. I can see the empty velvet chair waiting to be filled.’


  1. What is the speciality of Flemish paintings? (1)

  2. Pick out a word from the passage that means to 'forgive someone'.           (1)

  3. What do you think was the real intention of Tyl while visiting the Archduke? (1)

  4. "Tyl was presented to the Archduke. He saluted the Archduke three times and

stood before him with his head bowed." (2)

Write a brief description about the character Tyl based on the story 'The Mysterious Picture'.


(Questions 5-9) Read the lines from the poem ‘Taj Mahal’ and answer the questions that follow.



You knew, Emperor of India, Shah Jahan,

That life, youth, wealth, renown

All float away down the stream of time.

Your only dream

Was to preserve forever your heart's pain.

The harsh thunder of imperial power

Would fade into sleep

Like a sunset's crimson splendour,

But it was your hope

That at least a single, eternally-heaved sigh would stay

To grieve the sky.


  1. Who does the poet address as you in the poem? (1)

  2. Pick out an instance of simile from the above lines.    (1)

  3. Pick out the word that gives the idea of 'reputation'. (1)

  4. Why is imperial power compared to the splendour of sunset? (1)

  5. Art transcends time.

Elaborate your views on how art withstands time based on the poem (1)

 'Taj Mahal'.


  1. A conversation between Tyl and a man is given. Complete the conversation (2)

 suitably.

Man: You are the court painter,____________?

Tyl: Yes I am.

Man: Have you seen the Duchess in the court?

Tyl: She never comes, ____________? 


  1. What would be the likely conversation between the boy and his father, when the father gets to know about the death of the Goblin rat. (4)


  1. Prepare a short profile of Michael Jackson using the hints given below. (4)

Name: Michael Joseph Jackson

Born:   29 August 1958

Place of birth: Gary, Indiana, US

Profession: Singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer

Awards: Grammy Award, American Music Award

Died: 25 June 2009


  1. Read the following extract from ‘The Boy Who Drew Cats’. There are certain errors in it that are underlined. Edit them and rewrite the passage. (2)


Whenever he found himself alone, he drawed cats. He drew them on the margins of the priests books, and on all the screens of the temple, and on the walls, and on the pliers. Several times the priest tell him this was not right; but he did not stop drawing cats.


  1. Look at the following word pyramid. (3)

                           Flowers

                        The flowers

                The beautiful flowers

             The beautiful red flowers


Now, construct a similar word pyramid using the word ‘painter’.




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