Enfant India English school
STD: 8th marks: 60
Q.1)Do as directed. (10)
(1) Pick out the infinitives from the following sentence.
He knew who were the right people to listen to and who to avoid.
(2) Write two compound words.
(3) Find out 2 hidden words of minimum 4 letters from –
‘tracheotomy’
(4) Punctuate the following sentence.
i made some money yesterday he explained
(5) Identify the type of sentence.
Why don’t you follow my example and just eat one thing ?
(6) Complete the following word-chain of adjectives.
Technical, I___________, ___________, __________, __________
Q.2) Read the following passage and complete the following activities.(10 marks)
A1) Say whether the following statements are true or false.
(a) Fibreglass kites led to creating power - driven aeroplanes.
(b) In Gujarat, the kite - festival is celebrated to welcome the Spring.
Years ago, the harassed mother would often say
to her restless son, who needed to be kept busy during
his holidays, “Why don’t you go fly a kite ?” And the
little boy would happily pick up his kite and run out
into the field.
That, of course, was in the past when the only kites
available were made of kite paper and thin wooden
frames. Kite -flying has come a long way since then
with the invention of motorised and even fibreglass
kites to compete with the old-fashioned kites. Today,
kite -flyers can be found in different parts of the world,
carrying different types of kites - waiting for the right
winds!
Kite -flying has a long history. There are many
Greek, Indian and other mythological stories which tell
us about human beings wanting to or trying to fly.
Over a period of time, this desire of humans and
their imagination probably led to the invention of kites.
And it is likely that the box- kites, designed more than
a hundred years ago, later inspired others to create
power- driven aeroplanes.
In India, however, the tradition of kite -flying has
not changed. Be it during the coming of Spring which
is celebrated as Basant or during the festival of Makar
Sankranti, people of all ages go out into the open to try
their luck with their kites. In towns and cities, where
open spaces are difficult to find, terraces and rooftops
are often used for this traditional sport.
In Gujarat, Makar Sankranti is kite -flying day.
Traditionally celebrated on January 13 or 14, it is
a holiday when people meet outdoors, ‘to cut’ each
other’s kites.
A2) complete the following.
1)______ makar sankranti is kite flying day.
2) it during the coming of Spring which __________.
A3) Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph
(a) Different types of kites.
A4) Add a Question tag.
1) Kite -flying has a long history.
2) It can be found in different parts of the world.
A5) write your favourite festival in your own words.
Q.3) Read the following poem and complete the following activities.10 marks
The bees
So work the honey- bees, creatures that by a rule in
nature teach
The art of order to a peopled kingdom,
They have a king and officers of sorts;
Where some, like magistrates, correct at home;
Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad;
Others, like soldiers, armed in their stings;
Make boot upon the summer’s velvet buds;
Which pillage they with merry march bring home
To the tent royal of their emperor ;
Who, busied in his magesty, surveys,
The singing masons building roofs of gold,
The civil citizens kneading up the honey,
The poor mechanic porters crowding in
Their heavy burdens at his narrowgate,
The sad eyed Justice, with his surly hum,
Delivering over to executors pale
The lazy yawning drone
- William Shakespeare
1)Complete the following choosing the appropriate option.
(a) Human beings can learn from honey bees .........
(i) How too make food (ii) how to live joyfully
(iii) how to lead an organised nation
(b) The soldier-bees carry home .............
(i) the velvet buds (ii) nector, looted from flowers
(iii) their weapons
(c) The emperor-bee supervises the building of ............
(i) the bee hive (ii) bridges (iii) a tower
(d) The ................ bees make honey from nectar
(i) officers (ii) civilian citizens (iii) magistrate
2 (A) Complete the phrases using words from the poem.
(i) ......... march (iv) ......... porters
(ii) ......... tent (v) ....... burdens
(iii) ..... masons (vi) .......... executors.
3)Write the Rhyming words.
4) write the appreciation on this poem.
A) title
B) poet
C) theme and central idea
D) figure of speech
E) rhymes scheme
Q.3) Read the following passage and write the summary give suitable title.5 marks
It is obvious from the visible garbage around us that solid wastes are not
being managed properly. However, housing colonies are the most disorganized
sector as far as garbage is concerned. As a result, the legal garbage dumps are
overflowing and the number of illegal garbage dumps in the by-lanes, parks and
roadsides are on the increase in most colonies of Delhi and for that matter in
all Indian cities.
At present five percent of Delhi’s land mass is being choked by the garbage.
This five percent has become a wasteland, its utility is steadily declining and soil
quality is deteriorating. Besides being eyesores, these garbage dumps pose health
and environment hazard for the ten million people who live in Delhi. They are
breeding grounds for the germs of infectious disease like plague, tuberculosis,
dysentery, diarrhea, eye-infections and numerous skin ailments.
Scientific management of garbage thus is one of the most important services
that needs to be regularized in all residential colonies. After exploring all viable
solutions to this problem, I have successfully launched an indigenous scheme
– Cleaning Brigades – in many colonies of Delhi. The cleaning Brigades are
managing solid wastes for at least 25 thousand Delhites. A year and a half back
the first cleaning brigade was launched during the Asiad. Since then it has been
constantly expending.
Q.4) write a letter to the members of your housing society inviting them to attend a lecture on save water.
Or
You participated in an inter school music competition.write a letter to your friend describing this experience.
Q.4(A) Draft a speech to be delivered before 9th STD students on the ‘importance of reading newspaper.
Q.5) your school magazine is going to publish an interview with Saina nehwal in its sport section.write down 10 questions you will ask her.
Q.5)(A)
Verbal to Non-verbal : 05
Read the information given below and represent it in the form of
table given below. Give a suitable title to it.
Storms are given many different names depending on their nature and where
they take place. If it is air alone, it is called a wind storm. If it has picked
up dust along the way, it is called a dust storm. Hurricanes are storms that
start in the tropics. When the same kind of storm takes place in the East
Indies and the China Sea, it is called a Typhoon. In a Hurricane, the storm
area is usually from one to four hundred miles in diameter. Another type of
circular storm is the Tornado. Tornadoes are formed most often in the Central
Mississippi Valley of the United States.
Title:
Name of the
storm
Features of the storm
(If mentioned)
Places where they
Q.6) Expand the following ideas
Work hard , work smart.
Q.6(A) Develop the stories
It was a dark and stormy night.A man was riding a horse-----------
