Class 8 English Workbook – Baseline Assessment Part-2 (Solved)

Original Questions • Correct Answers • Rules • Hindi Explanation

Q1. Arrange the words in dictionary order

1) Division, Draw, Divine, Direct
2) Cotton, Ant, Seat, Cake

Answer + Rule

1) Direct → Division → Divine → Draw
2) Ant → Cake → Cotton → Seat

Rule: शब्द alphabetical क्रम (A→Z) में रखे जाते हैं।

Q2. Match the opposite gender words

Correct Pairs

Male–Female, Sister–Brother, Girl–Boy, Woman–Man, Uncle–Aunt, Queen–King, Cock–Hen

Q3. Join two words and make new words

Air + bag = ________   |   Basket + ball = ________

Answer + Rule

Airbag, Basketball — (Compound words)

Q4. Choose the correct preposition

1. This song was written ________ A. R. Rehman. (by/with)
2. God is good ________ me. (to/was)
3. He travelled ten km ________ one hour. (in/on)
4. Anu wore a necklace ________ her neck. (around/into)

Answers + Hindi Note

1) by   2) to   3) in   4) around

Note: Passive voice में by, good to (किसी के प्रति अच्छा), अवधि बताने में in, घेरने/चारों ओर के लिए around।

Q5. Rearrange the words to make a sentence

a) afraid / he / of / lion / is     b) truth / we / speak / always / should / the

Answers + Rule

a) He is afraid of lion.   b) We should always speak the truth.

Rule: सामान्य क्रम = Subject → Helping Verb → Main Verb → Object/Complement

Q6. Arrange the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word

a) Brid    b) tover    c) Megan    d) Isoche

Answers

a) Bird   b) Voter (या Trove)   c) Mango (यदि अक्षर Magen हों) / Mange (यदि Megan ही हो)   d) Choice

Note: कृपया b,c के अक्षर एक बार कन्फर्म करा दें; मैं उसी अनुसार फाइनल कर दूँगा।

Q7. Write the opposite words

a) Able    b) Brave    c) Arrival    d) Smooth

Answers

a) Unable / Disabled   b) Coward   c) Departure   d) Rough

Q8. Fill in the blanks using prepositions from the box

1. Can you buy a pen ______ my examination please?
2. Please come to school ______ Friday.
3. I went ______ the shop ______ my family.
4. He lives ______ India.

Answers + Rule

1) for   2) on   3) to, with   4) in

Rule: day के लिए on, देश/शहर के साथ in, उद्देश्य के लिए for, गन्तव्य to, साथ में with।

Q9. Find the correct conjunction

1. He is ______ strong. (and / than / because / as)
2. He could not come ______ he was ill. (and / than / because / as)
3. He will not come ______ it rains heavily. (and / than / because / as)

Answers + Note

1) as (— आमतौर पर “as … as” में आता है)   2) because   3) as (अर्थ: because)

Note: यदि असल प्रश्न में “if/unless” विकल्प हों तो 3) में if सही होगा।

Q10. Write the correct pronoun

1. My son loves sweets. Those sweets are for ______ (him/his/her)
2. Shalini is reading a book. ______ is very intelligent. (he/she/her)
3. Mr. Mathur is a good teacher. ______ teaches us English. (he/she/him)
4. My school is good. ______ is colourful. (it/its/he)

Answers

1) him   2) She   3) He   4) It

Q11. Underline the adjectives

1. My cat has a short tail.
2. He is an honest boy.
3. The elephant has long ears.
4. The Cheetah is a fast runner.

Answers

short, honest, long, fast (ये सब describing words = adjectives)

Q12. Write plural of these words

Army, Knife, Child, Box

Answers + Rule

Armies (y → ies), Knives (f/fe → ves), Children (irregular), Boxes (x + es)

Q13. Give one word

1. The person who flies aeroplanes —
2. The person who repairs cars —
3. The person who puts out fire —
4. Someone who treats patients —

Answers

Pilot, Mechanic, Firefighter (या Fireman), Doctor

Q14. Match the rhyming words

a) Change — ____   b) Right — ____   c) Gave — ____   d) Cook — ____

(Right column दिखाई देता है: Height / Wave / Look / Range)

Answers

a) Change – Range   b) Right – Height   c) Gave – Wave   d) Cook – Look

Q15. Read and answer

Passage (gist from the page): Water covers ~71% of Earth; the biggest water body is the ocean. Five oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic. Pacific is largest; Indian is warmest; Arctic is smallest. Oceans are deep; scientists use submarines to explore deep areas.

1. Name the five oceans around the world.
2. Name the largest and the smallest ocean.
3. Give the opposite of — (a) Largest (b) Deep
4. Why do scientists use submarines?

Answers

1. Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic
2. Largest: Pacific   |   Smallest: Arctic
3. (a) Smallest   (b) Shallow
4. To explore very deep parts of the oceans where humans cannot swim; submarines help scientists reach and study those areas.