8th Hindi Annual Examination (2018-19) School Name: Venkateshwar Global School, Sector 13, Rohini, Delhi 110085 India समय: 3 घंटे पूर्णांक: 80 विषय: हिंदी कक्षा: 8 दिनांक: 22/02/2019 निर्देश: चारों खंडों के प्रश्नों के उत्तर देना अनिवार्य है। उत्तर पुस्तिका में उत्तर के साथ वही प्रश्न संख्या लिखिए जो प्रश्न पत्र में दी गई है। उत्तर सुंदर …

8th English Annual Examination (2018-19) School Name: Venkateshwar Global School, Sector 13, Rohini, Delhi 110085 India Time: 3 hours M.M: 80 Subject: English Class: 8 Date: 27/02/2019 General Instructions: The question paper is divided into three sections. Section A: Reading (20 marks) Section B: Grammar & Writing Skills (30 marks) Section C: Literature (30 marks) …

The author of “Woe is I” Patricia T. O’Conner described semicolon by saying “If a comma is a yield sign and a period is a stop sign, the semicolon is a flashing red – one of those lights you drive through after a brief pause.” It was first established by …

Tautology is one of the key figures of speech and hence, it is important to know what the word signifies. Tautology is the redundant or pointless use of words, which effectually delivers the same meaning. In other words, it can be defined as the term used for retelling the same …

Synecdoche Examples:  The term ‘synecdoche’ might seem unfamiliar but you would’ve surely come across such words or sentences in written text. It can be defined as a figure of speech where part of a sentence describes the entirety. The usage of synecdoche, thus, emphasizes a sentence delivering the right context …

Symbolism Examples: If you have watched the movie ‘Angels and Demons‘ then you are probably keen on understanding the meaning of symbols and symbolism! The film is based on an enthralling journey of deciphering symbols, either by association or by resemblance. Normally, the signs are material objects but they may …

Stereotypes Examples: Whenever we don’t have a good understanding of a subject, say, of people or countries, then we tend to make assumptions about them. Stereotype is nothing but those assumptions that have become common knowledge. Whenever you make judgement about people without knowing them, you are stereotyping them. Stereotyping …

Rhetorical Questions Examples: “Is the Pope Catholic?” It is easy not to see any sense when someone asks you a question like this. You might have come across many such questions in your casual conversation. However, these questions are recognized by English language and are grouped under the category of …

Pun Examples: “Diet slogan: Are you going the wrong weigh?” Do you identify the twist on the word, weigh, which was originally supposed to be spelt ‘way’? Well, words which sound the same but have different meanings are called puns. A better way to describe it would be ‘a play …

Polysyndeton Examples: Polysyndeton is used to achieve a variety of effects in poetry and literature. The overuse of conjunctions in close succession helps achieve rhythm, mainly by introducing continuation and slowing it. This rhetoric figure of speech can convey solemnity or even exhibit a childlike spirit. Having a Greek etymology, …