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8th - English
8th - English
8th - English
1) Do as directed 10m
1m
A Bring me that file. (ldentify the type of sentence)
na
Mr. Verma is the wisest in the company. (Pick out an adjective 1rn
man
or
state its degree) the
underlined
word is Gerund
whether
for heaitn. (ldentify
Swimming is good
1m
Participle) 1m
in indirect speech)
said, "I know this boy". (Rewrite 1m
4Denzil underlined phrase with
clause)
birth?(Replace the
Do you know his place of the sentencr into Exclamatory)
1m
0. It is a painting. (Change
very beautiful r1m
words: i) silent
i) dustý
Write the anagrams of the following 1m
8. Double the last letter of the words in past participle: ) stop ii rob
1m
9.Remove the Affixes and write the root word: i) unfriend SUCCes,
1m
10. Write two compound words ofyour own.
10m
Q.2) Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
2m
A.1) State whether the following sentences are true or false:
) The young writer was sitting on a table covered with papers.
2 ) The bird took out the prince's eye and flew away to the young man's room.
Far awayacross the city, said the prince, 1 can see a young writer in a little room at the top of
a house.He is sitting ata table that is covered with papers. At his side there are some dead
flowers. He is trying to finish a
the room, and he is weak and hungry
story.But
he is very cold and he cannot write. There is no fire in
I will wait with you for one more night/ said the Swallow kindly. 'What shall I take to him?
Take him one of my eyes,' said the prince. 'They are made of beautiful blue stones. The
young man can sell it and buy wood and food. He can finish his story
Take out your eye, dear prince? said the Swallow. 1 cannot do that!' And he began to cry.
Do it!' said the prince.
So the Swallow took out the prince's eye and flew away to the young man's room. It was easy
to get in because there was a hole in the roof. The young man was sitting with his head in his
hands, so he did not hear the bird's wings. When he looked up, a beautiful blue jewel wac lving
on the dead flowers.
Points:
The title and the poet of the poem 1m
Rhyme scheme 1m
Figures of speech 1m
Central Idea/Theme 2m
below: 10m
Q.4) Read the following passage and answer the questions given
2m
A.1) Complete the web diagram.
Uses of
Water
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(A natural resource is anythinE found in nature that man can use for his benefit. Nature gives us
air, water, soil, plants, animals./we use water for drinking, cleaning, cooking and farming. Air is
oEd TOr
breathing. All these sources are reriewable. Resources like minerals, oll, natura
gas,etc. that make a more extended period to recover are called non-renewableresource
Trees and plants
eings use the oxygen in the air and breathe out carbon dioxide.
absorb carbon dioxide and give out oxygen. In this way air is renewed.
but
renewable,
also
rain. Soil is
Similarly, water clouds that give us
evaporates, Condenses into Trees
r and animals a r e
also
it takes thousands of
years for a centimetre of soil to form. 2Im
renewable, for trees keep on growing and animais
im
A.2) What is a natural resource? What do natu
Plant, 2m
Informal Letter
Formal Letter
friend
Write a letter to your
the Editor,
Write a letter to condition
Mumbai explaining the bad
Times of India, OR
400001 complaining about of roads in your locality.
SUbJEtF
5m
Transfer (verbal to non-verbal)
B) Information
write in the form of Do's and Don'ts (table).
Read the following paragraph and It
makes us look good.
Healthy hair looks beautiful and
take proper care of our hair. the
At same
We must with soap o r shampoo.
hair clean by washing it regularly To have
is important to keep it dry and brittle.
our
make
o u r hair, it
can