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Tuesday 24 September 2024

Std 8, Thoothukudi Dt English, Quarterly exam Answer key 24

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Std 8

Quarterly Exam Answer key 2024

Thoothukudi District

1.       Egostic

2.       Portray

3.       Owned

4.       Common

5.       Unskilled

6.       Shouting

7.       (1) seen     (2) blew

8.       (1) able      (2) mis

9.       (1) tea-cher     (2) school(1)

10.   Sunlight

11.   State Bank of India

12.   Furniture

13.   On

14.   (i) could you    (ii) would you

PART-II

SECTION A

15.   When Ramayya’s wife found the nose stud, she put away the diamond nose stud in her box.

16.   In 2004, Ajay was awarded a national award of accomplishment by the Indian president, Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam.

17.   Issac manufactured many curious articles at a young age.

18.   Asha Devi taught Ajay the old and dying technique of ‘Traditional Indian Miniature Painting’.

SECTION-B

19.   (I) I refer to the child.

(ii) The father holds the child’s arm in his hand.

20.   (i) It refers to the hobby, reading.

(ii) ‘Cackle’ means ‘laughing loudly’.

21.   (i) Every soul touches us.

(ii) It refers to the soul.

22.   (i) The child looked into its father’s eye.

(ii) The child saw the love in his father’s eye.

SECTION -C

23.   (I) Better              (ii) biggest          (iii) more beautiful         (iv) tall

24.   (i) May                  (ii) Shall

25.   (i) flock of birds                (ii) choir of singers          iii) shower of rain            iv) bunch of grapes

26.   “Yes, I am going to school”, I said.

27.   A) My aunt lives in Trichy but she often comes to visit my family.

b) Neil Armstrong was born in 1930. He landed on moon in 1969.

PART-III

SECTION A

35. I. Rhyming words: love-above

      ii. Rhyming scheme: abcb

      iii. Alliterated words: something – special, seems-sent

      iv. Alliteration

 

Section-C

37.Coherent Order:

 

(ONE SENTENCE IS GIVEN IN TWO OPTIONS)

 

i) The bearded man wished to kill the king.

 ii) So the bearded man asked for the king’s forgiveness.

iii) The king felt very happy and made peace with his enemy.

iv) He not only forgave him but also promised to restore his property.

 

38. i) She took the boy into the station dining room.

      ii) She ordered tea and samosas and jalebis to the boy.

     iii) The woman was watching him eating the food pleasurably.

    iv) The boy thought that the food strengthened the bond between them.

    v) He told about his school, his friends, his likes and dislikes.

 

PART-IV

 

47.A)  I) Gardening is a delightful past time. One can grow useful vegetable, fruits and flowers in one’s garden.

      ii) Stamp collection is called as philately.

      iii) The horticulture society of Tamil Nadu gives us seeds to promote our garden.

     iv) Painting can help unleash our creative side. Painting allows us to tap into thoughts, desires and feelings in our head and translate them into something beautiful.

 

B. i) The mule sat on the milking stool.

    Ii ) He was trying to write a letter to his father.

  iii) He couldn’t find the ink.

 iv) This writing letters to home was bothering him too much.