JSC Model Question Examination – 2014
Class - Viii
Subject : English 1st Paper
Time: 3 hours
Full marks: 100
(N.B.-the figures in the right
margin indicate full marks.)
Section A: Reading (60 marks)
Read the text and answer questions 1, 2 and 3.
Communication
of ideas is at the centre of civilization. It needs written records. Most of
our records in the modern age are on paper. Though writing was invented very
early, paper is a more modern invention.
For long
in history, people transferred ideas through speaking and listening. Then there
came the art of writing. But to record thoughts in writing was difficult.
Writing material was not available. People used surface of stone, metal, wood,
bark, leaves etc. for writing. Those things were not easy to carry. Then for
ages, people looked for easy writing materials. Finally, paper was invented in
China in 105 AD.
Before
paper age, knowledge was very restricted. Can you think of that time? There
were very few books in the world. Maybe, they were written on stone or on heavy
wood plunks or on metal sheets. Suppose, one page was a heavy stone block. So
think of a hundred page book! In our age, you can carry the entire world of
knowledge in a digital form in your laptop bag. You can even carry a huge
volume of paper encyclopedia. But who could produce and carry tons of heavy
stone books and documents in those paperless days? In fact, paper has made
publication and the spread of knowledge and information easy. So, you can see
how paper has changed our life.
