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INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, RIYADH

SUMMATIVE II WORKSHEET – 2014-15

CLASS VIII - ENGLISH

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Section-A

READING

Camps to Tap Creativity As the dreaded examinations crawl to a halt, students look forward to the much awaited “creative outlets”, the summer camps, to let off steam and spend their holidays. A summer camps is conducted over a short period of four to five weeks involving interesting and fun-filled activities. The colorful spectrum of summer 5.camps provides a wide variety of activities which include artistic skills such as painting origami, art, music, craft and also spoken English, cookery and computer courses. Not only this, the summer camps keep the child “fit as a fiddle” by imparting lessons in yoga, cricket, tennis and swimming. With changing times and trends parents have become productivity oriented. They 10.want their children to learn through productivity play unlike in the past when play was just play. Today, the parents want to tap the potential of their children to the fullest. To achieve this aim, the summer camps afford an ideal opening for children to develop their hobbies and talents. The importance of creative play is often underestimated whereas the fact is that art and craft projects can excite even 15.a young child’s imagination and promote a sense of great achievement. The little things that children make and take home give them a sense of achievement and pride when they show them their parents. Summer camps develop a child’s confidence and his ideas. They also encourage children to do things on their won. The camps are beneficial for hyper-active and 20.aggressive children as they help channel their energies fruitfully by drawing out the best in them. They also promote mutual understanding not only among teachers and children but also bring about interaction between the taught. This 23.provide a good experience for a better future—a future of confidence. On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions as briefly as possible. Write your answers in the space provided. a) Activity in summer camps are----------------------------------------------and ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b) Summer camps keep the children healthy since----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


c) Nowadays parents think play should be------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ d) “To achieve this aim” (line12). What aim is the writer referring to here?

e) “ They also promote mutual understanding.” ‘They’ refers to ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- f) Summer camps are particularly helpful for problem children who are-----------------------------------------and---------------------------------------------------------------- Complete the list of qualities which summer camps help to develop in children: Confidence Creativity Talents g-------------------------- h----------------------------

Conservation Piece

The countryside must be preserved (Preferably miles away from me.) Neat hectares of the stuff reserved For those in need of flower or tree. I’ll make do with landscape painting Film documentaries on TV And when I need to escape, panting, Then open-mouthed I’ll head for the sea. Let others stroll and take their leisure, In grasses wade upto their knees. For I derive no earthly pleasure From the green rash that makes me sneeze. Roger-Mc Gough Based on your reading of the poem complete the following: a) The poet feels that the countryside should be preserved for


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------b) When the poet feels the need fro fresh air he would prefer to--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c) The poet would rather watch------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------than------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d) the poet doesn’t like countryside because-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on your reading of the poem answer the following questions.

a) Why do people go the countryside, according to the poet? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

b) How does the poet give the impression of the countryside full of tall grass?

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C) What does ‘of the stuff’ refer to?

Read the following passage carefully:

Helping other in Real Kindness

1. To feel for others and to do righteous acts of help to living creatures is indeed real kindness. If one can stop a heart from breaking, if one can ease the aching in one’s life or cool one’s pain, he has not lived in vain.

2. To come, helping others is matter of faith. An elderly stranger went to a hospital in Peter Brough. New Hampshire and performed countless tasks. Sweeping, dusting, building ramps, removing limit from the place where clothes are washed etc. for four months. He never revealed his identity. Only after he had left the place, the hospital staff realized that he was former Vice President of the Peninsular Rail Road, a private railway company in the USA.

3. All along the route of the funeral procession of Lord Shaftesbury, a well known social reformer of England, stood groups of people (whom he had helped in one way or the other) to pay homage to him. Thousands of people hailing from all classes of society held a loft banners with the words that he had helped them in their hour of suffering substances of this type are many.


4. In India, Saints and sages throughout the ages have preached the gospel of service to the sick and the suffering, the distressed and the downtrodden. In every town in India, there are a few sympathizers to the suffering who pay the tuition fees of poor students, give them books and stationary, pay substance allowances to needy, widows and arrange their daughter’s marriages, give blankets in winter and umbrellas in monsoons. Added to them are many persons who have given up their everything for the service of humanity and join service organization.

Complete the following:- 1. According to the authors, real kindness is (i) ----------------- and (ii) ---------------

2. The life of a person is not in vain if ------------------------

3. The hospital staff could identify the elderly gentleman -----------------

4. Groups of people paid their homage to Lord Shaftesbury because ---------------

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5. In India, saint and sages have rendered their service to

(a) ------------------------------------ and (ii) ---------------------------

6. In India everywhere there are people who help other by (i) -----------------------

---------, (ii) -------------------------------, (iii) --------------------------.

II) Find words from the above passage which have the same meaning as the

following:-

a) Virtuous, holy (para 1)

b) a group of people (para 3)

c) delivered sermons (para 4)

d) troubled, afflicted (para 4)


Section- B WRITING TASKS Portion covered:

1. Poster Writing 2. Informal Letter 3. Formal Letter 4. Article Writing for Newspaper 5. Report Writing for School Magazine 6. News Feature Writing 7. Summarizing the Report for School Magazine

1. Poster Writing 1. Jaya Academy Rishitesh is organizing a fete to raise funds for its new

Auditorium. Draft an attractive poster inviting people to make the fete a grand success. Give all the necessary details.

2. Lack of clean surroundings not only promotes spread of diseases but also maligns such national image. Design a poster promoting cleanliness. Give all the necessary details.

3. The fitness Health Club is organizing a fair on various fitness equipments. Design a poster for the same by using the guidelines given below:-

create awareness about health issues to the public.

Public about the benefits provided by the fitness equipments.

have slogans which are catchy.

mention the place, date, entry ticket, things sold etc.

mention the person to the contacted for details.

make the poster attractive by using colours, drawings and different writing styles 2. Informal Letter

A. You are Yogesh/Sania living in the school hostel. Your annual examination is going to be over in a couple of days. The school authorities have declared that they will be holding hobby classes like painting, clay-modelling, yoga and karate. You are interested in joining these classes which will run for a fortnight. Write a letter to your father, informing him that now you will come after the hobby classes.

B. Your friend has been having some problems in adjusting at his new school. Given below is an excerpt from his letter to you.


…How are Khaled and Reema? I miss you all very much. I have joined Modern Public School here and although the teachers are very helpful and concerned I haven’t really settled down. One reason is that the syllabus is different. In Delhi we followed the CBSE syllabus while the school here offers the ICSE syllabus. Also I haven’t made any friends as yet...

Write a letter offering him/her advice on tackling his problems. Do not

exceed 150 words. 3. Formal Letter

A. Imagine you are Ramesh/Reshma living in 23/c, D Block, Gagan Apartments, M.G. Road Shahpur-4400005. Every day on your way to school and back, you find many big trees either totally dried up or on the verge of withering away due to the pavement being too closed to the roots of these trees. As a keen lover of trees, you write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper, The Diar, expressing your anguish at this chocking of the trees due to indiscriminate building of pavements and suggest ways in which one can save the trees.

Hints: 1. Trees need mud to let water percolate into ground. 2. Tiling and cementing of road side have ensured the slow but sure death of

trees. 3. Trees, shrubs and grass reduce levels of air pollution, dust and noise. 4. Existing tiles on the pavements should be dug up. 5. Local residents can act as environment police or watch dogs to same precious

trees in their area. B. You are Prem/Rani a great sports enthusiast of Model Town, Rewari. You are

unhappy that there is no sports complex in your town. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper appealing to the authorities to provide this facility to the residents of Rewari.

C. Write a letter to the editor of “National Herald’, New Delhi, about water scarcity in your locality suggesting ways to improve the position of water supply. You are Khaled/Reema of New Friends Colony. 4. Report Writing for School Magazine

A. “Each One Plant One” campaign was organized by you to celebrate Vanmahotsava Day on 10th November. As Secretary of your school, Armada Public School, Delhi, write a report in 150 words for your school magazine. You are Khaled/Reema of Delhi.

B. 31st May is observed as ‘WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY’. You are the secretary of you school. Write a report for a school magazine about the health hazards due to smoking. Use the hints given below:


- 10 lakh people in India die every years due to smoking - Lung, throat, mouth cancer, chronic bronchitis. - Passive smoking – more harmful. - --------------------------------------------------- for children’s education. Banned and fined – motivated to get rid of addiction.

C. Read the following summary of a study conducted titled The Impact of Television Advertizing on Children. Then based on the information in the summary and your own ideas on the subject, write a report for the school magazine titled Children and T.V. Advertizing. You are Mohan/Maria of Delhi Public School, New Delhi.

ONE YEAR OUT OF TEN IS SPENT WATCHING T.V.

On an average, children in Delhi watch 17 hours of TV every week. Children spend more time in front of the small screen than on hobbies and other activities, including homework and meals.

The average 5-year-old spends about 68 hours every month, 30 days (of 24 hours each) every year, and one entire year out of 10 exclusive on watching television.

Seventy-five per cent of children said they loved watching ads on TV.

Children below eight like advertisements better than the programmes and see them as pictures with storylines. Only older children understand the ad’s intention to sell.

Source: The Impact of Advertising on Children by Namita Unnikrishnan and Shailaja Bajpai 5. Article Writing for Newspaper

A. You are Malik/Reema. Mobile phone has become a toy in the hands of the young and the old. You hear it in the place of worship and in the classrooms when the lesson is going on. Write an article for the newspaper, the Daily Herald on this advancement in technology, which is misused as a status symbol. (word limit: 200 words)

B. Write an article for the newspaper, the Hindustan Times, New Delhi on the ‘Aim of Education’. You are Ramu/Rohani living in New Friends Colony, New Delhi (word limit: 200 words). Hints:- Harmonious development of all facilities, not passing exams--------development of minds------------enriches mind. Present education-------failure in solving bread problem-----developing talent----no root in our culture and tradition---------students---intimate----no


knowledge of practical things----present generation should be educated------make better citizens. System should be evaluated and overhauled-----should be treated as means to attain desired objectives.

C. Using the note given below, write an article for a national newspaper about “Life in a Big City”. Don’t use more than 150-200 words.

Life in a big city: Charming, Glamorous…………………all facilities available…………………..good roads, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions…………………… Disadvantages of living: mechanical life……………………….pollution…………………..traffic jams……………..artificial behaviour of people.

6. News Feature Writing

A. Given below is some information on the achievements of Prasanta Karmakar who is an equally courageous, physically disabled swimmer. Read the information and write a short news feature on him for the ‘Young Views’ supplement of your local newspaper.

Name: Prasanta Karmakar

Nationality: India

Born: Deceber 8, 1980 (33)

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Present Address=Bhymani, Haryana.

Sport: Swimming

In 2003 the first disabled swimmer to represent India and win a medal

at the World Swimming Championships in Argentina.

Won over a dozen medals at the World events

The most decorated Indian swimmer at the 2009 World Games held

in Bangalore winning 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medal

Competitor for India

Commonwealth Games

Bronze : 2010 Delhi 50m freestyle S9

Asian Para Games

Silver : 2010 Guangzhou 50m Freestyle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWAS_World_Games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore


Bronze : 2010 Guangzhou 200m Individual Medley

o Asian record holder in 50m Butterfly, 50m Breaststroke and 50m Backstroke

o National Record holder in four events – 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke and 200m Individual Medley.

o coached by Pradeep Kumar in Bangalore.

o supported by Go Sports Foundation, a sports non profit organization that aims to promote sporting excellence in India

o honored with the prestigious Arjuna award for 2010 in the disabled sports category.

o opted out of the Paralympics in London to make way for young Sharath Gayakwad.

Section- C GRAMMAR

Portion covered: 1) Conjunctions 2) Active and Passive Voice 3) Direct and Indirect Speech 4) Tenses 5) Pronouns

Conjunctions 1. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the

lines. Choose the incorrect word in your answer sheet against the correct number as given below: You are free to choose your friends and not (a)……..but/so/or neighbours. A good neighbor is a blessing and a (b)…….so/but/or bad one is a curse. I am lucky so I have got (c) ……and/but/that a nice neighbor. Although he is old but he (d) ……and/yet/so likes the company of the young if he says that (e) …..but/and/so you are young unless you are in the company of (f)……if/and/but the young. Smiles come to his face as naturally so fragrance (g)…….or/so/as to a rose. He seems to be a born entertainer if he (h) ……….as/and/but always entertains others. He is neither sad or serious. (i)……and/but/nor He never says ‘no’ unless somebody comes for his help. (j)……until/if/though

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Asian_Para_Games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoSports_Foundation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India


2. Combine the following sentences with appropriate conjunctions: 1. Our team played well. They lost the match.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. You cannot pass. Only if you work hard.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The police arrived. The crowd dispersed.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. Mother is at home. Father is at home.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Samia is slim. Her sister is equally slim.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions from the given options: Once there lived a farmer. He had four sons (a)……………. (and/so/but) none of them was hardworking. The farmer did his best to teach them (b)…………. (and/so/but) all in vain. One day (c)……………..(when/and/so) he was lying on his death bed, he called his sons to come near him. He told them (d)……………………….(if/that/this) there was a treasure lying hidden in one of his fields, and (e)………………..(whether/if/but) they dug up that field very deep, the treasure could be found. They rushed to their fields (f)………………….(before/unless/after) the father’s death. They dug up all the field (g)……………………..(and/but/so) could not find that hidden treasure. A wise man happened to pass by them. He told them that the hidden treasure was nothing else (h)……………….(and/or/but) hardwork. He asked them to sow the seeds in fields (i) (and/but/that) reap a rich crop. 4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions.

1. Please make haste,--------------you will be late. 2. Ravi is slow----------------sure. 3. Man proposes-----------------God disposes. 4. Her ambition was inordinate---------------she is jealous of every woman of

ability. 5. My elder brother smokes-------------I don’t.


Active and Passive Voice

I. Change the sentences into ACTIVE VOICE :- 1. Is coffee liked by you?

_____________________________________________________________ 2. Let the lamp be put out.

_____________________________________________________________ 3. We were surprised at your conduct.

_____________________________________________________________ 4. My teachers are respected by me.

_____________________________________________________________ 5. The game had been won by us easily.

II. Complete the following paragraph using the PASSIVE Voice form of the verbs in the brackets to fill in the blanks:-

Diwali ----------------- (celebrate) twenty days after Dusshera, Houses and shops ---

-------- (white-wash) before it. On the day of the festival, they ------- (decorate)

nicely. Gifts --------- (exchange) with friends, relatives and neighbours. Thus joy

--------- (share). Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth -------(worship) at night.

III) Given below is the set of instructions to prepare a cup of tea. Using the instructions, complete the paragraph that follows. (PASSIVE VOICE) Preparing ‘A cup of Tea’ Boil a cup of water in a kettle. pour the boiling water, into a tea cup. Add milk to taste. put a tea-bag into the cup, and shake it. The tea is ready to take.

A cup of water is boiled in a kettle. The boiling water ________into a tea cup. One or two sugar cubes ________ into it. Milk, to taste _________. A tea bag _________ into the cup and it is shaken. The tea is ready to be taken.

IV. Rewrite the sentences into Passive Voice. 1. Neha’s father praised her. 2. Children love the rainbow. 3. Reshma made special Kashmiri tea for everyone. 4. Hanif drank the bitter medicine in one gulp. 5. Your mother taught us mathematics.


Direct and Indirect Speech I) Change the following sentences into Indirect speech :- 1. Ram said, “I am very busy now.” 2. He said, ‘I have passed the examination.’ 3. The policeman said to us, ‘where are you going’? 4. ‘Do you really come from China? Said the prince. 5. He said, ‘what a lazy boy you are! How badly have you done your work! 6. He said to his wife, ‘I saw that blind beggar long ago.’ 7. The trade union leader said to the workers, ‘Let us call off this strike.” 8. ‘Go down to the bazaar. Bring me some oil and a lump of ice,’ ordered his

master. 9. He asked his friend, ’you are alright, aren’t you?’ 10. He says, ‘I am glad to be here this evening.’ II) Change the following sentences to direct speech :- 1. Reena said she was getting late for school and had no time for breakfast. 2. Mother told Anuj that he would be late for the school if he did not hurry.’ 3. Mother told Hari that he was a good boy. 4. He said that he had gone to cinema the previous day. 5. The rebel begged the kind to pardon his fault. III) Read the following conversation and complete the paragraph given in

reported speech:- 1. Sanju: I have lost my lucky bat with which I made all my runs. Tomorrow

we are playing a Delhi school and I will be act for a duck. Father: You can still make all the runs you want. Sanju: What do you mean? It is the batsman and not the bat that matters. What you need is confidence not a bat. 2. Mother: I have washed the car for you today.

Daughter: Thank you, Mam. Mother: Now do not drive fast, dear. Daughter: I need to, as I have to blow dry the car.

Tenses (A) Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verb given in brackets:

My father and I usually go for a walk in the evening. Yesterday, while we (a)----------(go/are going/ were going/gone) on the road, we (b)-----------------(saw/sees/see/seen) a young boy whose neck was (c)----------------(bends/bent/bend/bending). He was (d)…………………..(drives/driven/drive/driving) a bike. I (e)--------------(think/thought/thinks/thinking) that he was a handicapped person. But in


reality he (f)------------------(were listening/was listening/listen/listened) to a mobile phone. He rushed past us. After sometime the same boy (g)................meets/met/meet/meeting) with a accident and his mobile phone was still(h)…………………(go/goes/going/went) on.

(B) Use the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets. 1. Tedulkar…………………….(scored/had scored/scores/was scored) a century

before he (get/got/gets/was got)out. 2. His father……………(saves/saved/had saved/saving) enough money before

he ……………..(retired/retires/retire/retirement). 3. We………….(did not go/not went/had not gone/are not go) far when

it…………(starts/started/start/to be started) raining. 4. She………..(gives/gave/give/given) her husband the shirt

she……..(bought/buys/had bought/buying)

5. His father……….(had suffered/suffers/suffers/suffering) a heart attack before he (breathes/breathed/breathe/will breathe) his last.

(C) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets. 1. Bad students never ………………………………..hard. (work) 2. She usually ………………………French. (speak) 3. Mother always ………………….food in the kitchen. (cook) 4. A vegetarian is a person who never ………………………….meat. (eat) 5. We ……………………to the hills for a month in summer. (go) 6. An honest man always ………………………….the truth. (tell)

D) Fill in the blanks with present perfect or past simple forms of verbs given in brackets.

1. His Friend………with an accident and is in hospital. (meet) 2. Look how the colour of this shirt…………………….after the very first wash. (fade) 3. His brother………….ten lottery tickets last week and just now he……………..ten more. (buy,buy) 4. Mr. Seth…………several books. He …………….his tenth book last week only. (write, finish) 5. I cannot go out because I ………………my work. (not finish)

Pronouns A) Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentences:

1) There is understanding between ----------------and ----------------------. (a) he and I (b) I, he (c) him, me (d) me, his 2) ----------is my book. (a) His (b)This (c)Those (d) These 3) Bombay mangoes are better than-------------of Bangalore.

(a) that (b) these (c) those (d)this 4) Either khaled or Julia has lost--------------watch.


(a) its (b)his (c)her(d) their 5) The jury were divided in -------------opinion.

(a) it (b) his (c)its (d) their 6) I have done this work----------------.

(a) me (b) my (c) mine (d) myself 6) Sheela absented ……………from office.

(a) himself (b) him (c) his (d) herself 7) ………… boy was a good player.

(a) Either (b) Every (c) Each (d) Neither 8) Explain the situation to the person------------------comes first.

(a) who (b) whom (c) whoever (d)whomsoever 10) -------------is going to participate in the seminar?

(a) Who (b) What (c) Which (d) Whom 11) This is the book about--------------I was talking.

(who) (b) what (c) when(d)which 12) The two sisters love………………………….

(a) each other (b) one other (c) one another (d) each another B) Fill in the blanks with a relative pronoun where necessary. The first one has been done for you. 1. Mathematics,………which…is his favourite subject, is taught by Mr Ghai. 2. Beethoven, ……………we have just been listening to, was one of the world’s finest composers. 3. The fish…………….he brought back yesterday was not good. 4. The teacher……………..takes history is ill: so we are going to the library. 5. Chess, about ……………I know nothing, seems difficult to play. C) Tick the correct type of pronoun used for the highlighted words. 1. Everyone knows this. a) Reflexive pronoun b) Possessive pronoun c) Indefinite pronoun 2. Who is going to participate in the essay competition? a) Emphatic Pronoun b) Personal Pronoun c) Interrogative Pronoun 3. This pen is mine. a) Relative Pronoun b) Demonstrative Pronoun c) Possessive Pronoun 4. These are your books. a) Reciprocal Pronoun b) Demonstrative Pronoun c) Personal pronoun 5) You are very active. a) Personal Pronoun b) Relative Pronoun c) Distribute Pronoun


Section- D LITERATURE

I. Answer the following Extracts:

1. “He wanted to lay firm foundation for that edifice.”

(a)Whom does he refer to?

(b)What does the word edifice mean?

(c ) Why did he want to lay a firm foundation?

2. “My pleasure of passing was reduced to half.”

(a)Whose pleasure was reduced to half?

(b)Why was the speaker’s pleasure reduced to half?

(c ) Name the lesson.

3. “But I violently rejected the unworthy idea.”

(a)What was the unworthy idea?

(b)Why did the speaker reject it?

(c ) Name the author?

4. “It was so absurd.”

(a)What is the meaning of the word absurd?

(b)What was absurd?

(c ) Name the poem.

5. “Harry never had a childhood like me.”

(a)Why did Harry not have a normal childhood?

(b)How old was Harry?

(c ) Name the poet?

6. “He did not care for people, especially cricketers.”

(a) Whom does he refer to?

(b) Why did he not care for cricketers?

(c) Name the lesson.

7. “Sunder has them.”

(a) What did Sunder have?

(b) Who is the speaker?

(c )To which team did Sunder belong?

8. “Sheroo opened the bowling for the village team.”

(a) Who was bowled out by Sheroo?

(b)With whom did Sheroo tossed a coin?

(c) Name the author?


9. ‘“Help”, he shouted.’

(a)Who shouted for help?

(b)Why does the speaker say so?

(c ) From whom did he shout for help?

10. “I’m the guardian of this house.”

(a)Who is the speaker in the above line?

(b)Who were the people living in the house?

(c )To whom was this said?

11. “Lovely! Just the place for me.”

(a) Did the mosquito like the place he landed on?

(b)Why did he like it?

(c )Name the poet?

12. “I’ve been bitten! Search the bed!”

(a)Who was bitten?

(b)To whom was the order given?

(c) What was the result of the search?

13. “The mosquito almost died from excitement, shock and sweat.”

(a)Why was the mosquito excited?

(b) When did the mosquito get excited?

(c ) Name the poem.

14. “O noble Judge! O excellent young man.”

(a)Whom does Shylock call a noble judge?

(b)Why does he say so?

(c )Name the Lesson.

15. “Is that the law?”

(a)Who is the speaker in the above line?

(b)What is the law?

(c ) Name the author.

16. “I cannot find it. It is not in the bond.”

(a)What could Shylock not find in the bond?

(b)Why does Shylock not agree to Portia’s request?

(c )What was Antonio’s reaction to Shylock’s reply?

17. “What mercy can you render him, Antonio?”

(a)What mercy does Antonio show to Shylock?

(b)Is Shylock happy with the decision of Antonio?


II. Answer in brief:

1. Do you think the louse and her family deserved the kind of death they met

with? Why?

2. Do you think the boys were right in disturbing the crocodile while basking in

the soft warm sunlight? Why?

3. In the lesson ‘My Elder Brother’, how is the elder brother different from the

younger brother?

4. Bassanio is the true friend of Antonio. Was it wise of Bassanio to hold Antonio

in high esteem than his wife Portia? Why?

III. Write the CHARACTER SKETCH of the following:

1. Portia. 2.Elder brother. 3.Ranji.

IV. Write the summary of the poem ‘The louse and the Mosquito’.

V. In the lesson ‘Cricket for the Crocodile’, the bank manager had a terribly

frightening experience with Nakoo the crocodile. Imagine you are the bank

manager, make a diary entry about your experience about the incident with the

crocodile.

VI. Imagine you are the younger brother in the lesson ‘My Elder Brother’. Write

in two paragraphs on how you felt when your elder brother failed and you passed

in the exam.

VII. Read the extracts below and answer the questions that follows:-

1. “ You might need match to work out yours batting average. And as for history, wouldn’t you like to be a point of history?”

a. Why does the speaker make such a comment? _____________________________________________________________

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b. Explain the phrase “to be a part of history”, what does it mean?

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2. ‘Revenge was sweet. And the ball tasted good too. The combination of leather and cork was just right.

a. Explain the phrase ‘Revenge was sweet’. _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

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b. Who tasted the ball and why was it tasted? _____________________________________________________________

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3. “O noble Judge! O excellent young man.” a. Whom does Shylock calls a noble judge?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

b. Why does he say so? _____________________________________________________________

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c. Name the lesson. ____________________________________________________________

VIII- Answer in brief:- 1. Do you think the boys were right in disturbing the crocodile while basking in

the soft warm sunlight? Why? 2. Bassanio is the true friend of Antonio. Was it wise of Bassanio to hold

Antonio in high esteem than his wife Portia? Why? 3. In the lesson ‘Cricket for the Crocodile’, was Nakoo a dangerous man – eating

crocodile. What kind of relationship did he share with the children? 4. Study Portia’s opening lines beginning with “The quality of mercy is not

shared………”. What are the different qualities of mercy that she talks about? Do they have any effect on Shylock?


5. Imagine yourself to be Portia in the play. The ‘quality of Mercy’ and write how you helped Antonio from Shylock and what logic you used to trap Shylock in about 100 words.

6. In the lesson “The Quality of Mercy” do you think the punishment Shylock receives is fair?

1. “You have got to wear and your own eyes nothing and night and use every once of energy, then perhaps you will learn the subject.”

a) Who spoke these words and to whom? b) Which subject is being referred in the above lines? c) What is the intention of the speaker?

2. “I was thoroughly ashamed by this new approach of his.“ a) What is the ‘new approach’ referred in the above line? b) Why was the speaker ashamed? c) Name the lesson and the author.

3. “As a result, even the little, I used to study earlier because of my brother ceased. “ a) Who is the speaker? b) Give the meaning of ceased? c) Why does the speaker make such a comment?

4. ‘ Who may you be, lady louse ? I’m the guardian of this house.’ a) Who is the speaker ? b) What is referred as “this house”? c) Name ‘the poem and the poet.’

5. “You, I fear would cause all these I can’t rise my family.” a) Who spoke these words and to whom? b) What are the ‘three causes’ referred by the speaker? c) Give the meaning of the second line in the extract.

6. “Keep your state advice.” a) Who is the speaker? b) Give the meaning of state advice c) What is the state advice mentioned by the speaker?

Note :- Revise all the Questions and Answers, Exercises, meanings, extracts , the poems and lessons for the exam. Practice the writing tasks in the form of ------

Diary Entry

Summary of the poem

Imagine yourself as ------- any character Character sketch should be written using suitable adjectives.

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