BLUE BELLS MODEL SCHOOL

Session 2023-24
English Assignment
Class VIII
LAND OF THE INCAS

1. Choose the correct option.

a) Which airport did the author get out from?
i) Jorge Chavez International Airport
ii) São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
iii) El Dorado International Airport
iv) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

b) Which of these is Peruvian currency?

i) peso
ii) sol
iii) boliviano
iv) real

c) For which place did the author board the bus?

i) Peru
ii) Lima
iii) Machu Picchu
iv) Cuzco

d) When was Peru invaded by Spanish conquerors?

i) fourteenth century
ii) fifteenth century
iii) sixteenth century
iv) seventeenth century

e) Where is Cuzco situated?

i) north-east of Lima
ii) south-east of Lima
iii) north-west of Lima
iv) south-west of Lima

f) When was the author supposed to visit Machu Picchu?

i) on the first day of her trip
ii) on the fifth day of her trip
iii) on the seventh day of her trip
iv) on the ninth day of her trip

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 g) When did Egyptians began mummifying their dead?
i) about 5000 years ago
ii) about 5500 years ago
iii) about 7000 years ago
iv) about 7500 years ago
h) Which is the first largest industry in Peru?
i) fishing
ii) mining
iii) tourism
iv) mummification
i) Where did the author and her group go to after Lima?
i) Chile
ii) Cuzco
iii) Machu Picchu
iv) Back to her home
j) How is the architecture like in Cuzco?
i) predominantly Incan style
ii) predominantly Spanish style
iii) mix of indigenous and Spanish
iv) modern
k) When did the indigenous Incans come to Cuzco?
i) 1000 BCE
ii) 1100 BCE
iii) 1200 BCE
iv) 1300 BCE
l) Which language is spoken by the indigenous people in Cuzco?
i) Quechua
ii) Spanish
iii) Mexican
iv) English
m) What is Peru famous in the world for?

i) cotton clothes
ii) wool clothes
iii) terrace gardens
iv) fish
n) How does the author describe the trek to Machu Picchu?

i) arduous
ii) comfortable

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 iii) picturesque
iv) pleasant
o) What was missing in the houses in Machu Picchu?
i) cooking area
ii) sleeping area
iii) windows for ventilation
iv) bathroom

 SHORT QUESTIONS
Q2. Answer the following in about 35-40 words

i. Why was the writer glad to get into the bus?

ii.Why did the Spanish conquerors make Lima the capital?
iii.Why is tourism taken seriously by the residents of Peru?
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Q3.Peru is on the bucket list of most world travellers. That's essentially because it boasts of one of the
new Seven Wonders of the World, the historic and stunning Machu Picchu. The fully preserved
ancient Incan city had been the main draw when I was deciding where to spend precious vacation
days, and from my conversations with my fellow travellers, this had been primary motivation for
them to pick this destination as well.

i.What does the term ‘bucket list’ mean?

ii.Why is visiting Peru on people’s bucket list?
iii.What was the writer’s reason to visit Peru?
iv.Who is I here?
v.Name the author of this extract.

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