SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT - II : MARCH - 2014

CLASS: VIII

SUBJECT: ENGLISH

Time: 2¹/, Hours

MM: 60

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:-

This paper consists of four sections:

Section A - Reading (15 marks)

Section B – Writing (15 marks)

Section C - Grammar (10 marks)

Section D - Literature (20 marks)

1. All the questions are compulsory.
2. There may be options within the question itself.
3. Attempt all the questions section wise.

Section-A (Reading)

1. Read the following passage and answers the following question by choosing the most appropriate option:

(5) Men who skip breakfast on a regular basis face a 27 percent higher risk of heart attack or death from coronary artery disease than those who are more consistent about eating their morning meal. That's according to a 16- year study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. There are several theories to explain why skipping breakfast presents such a risk. Researchers suggested, for example, that going longer without new calories sources puts greater long- term stress on the body, which can, in turn, lead to higher levels of fasting insulin, triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholestral. [1]

Researchers found that the man who skipped breakfast tended to be smokers ,had lower level of physical activity, and drank more alcohol, though even when such factors were accounted for in the study, men who skipped breakfast still had higher heart health than those who didn't skip breakfast.

1). When men skip breakfast:

1. They suffer from lung disease
2. They suffer from heart attack
3. FIRM DOC
4. Their energy exhaust
5. They have lower level of glucose

2). The passage suggests that we should:

1. Take regular exercise
2. Take breakfast regularly
3. Take glucose daily
4. Not take exercise

3). Researchers conclude that skipping breakfast means leading to:

1. Working in fields
2. Working in office
3. Lower level of physical activity
4. Higher level of physical activity

4). Not taking breakfast leads to:

1. Stress (b) Typhoid

1. Fever (d) Cholera

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