Class 8 English Model Activity Task Part 7 October 2021 Answer Pdf Download

MODEL ACTIVITY TASK PART 7, OCTOBER 2021

CLASS – VIII

ENGLISH (SECOND LANGUAGE)

1. Read the following verse and answer the questions that follow: 

The sea is a hungry dog, 

Giant and grey. 

He rolls on the beach all day 

With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws 

Hour after hour he gnaws 

The rumbling, tumbling stones, 

And ‘bones, bones, bones!’ 

The giant sea-dog moans, licking his greasy paws. 

A. Complete the following sentences: 

(i) The sea appears to be like a ________________________________________________ 

Ans: hungry dog

(ii) The sea gnaws __________________________________________________________ 

Ans: Hour after hour

(iii) Throughout the day the sea moans like a dog by _________________________________ 

Ans: licking his greasy paws. 

B. Answer the following questions:

(i) With whom has the sea been compared? 

Ans: The Sea Has Been Compared To a Hungry Dog

(ii) What does the sea do all day? 

Ans:  The sea rolls on the beach all day 

2. Do as directed:

(i) The coach said to the players, “Bravo! you have played well.” (Change into Indirect speech) 

Ans: The coach said to the players that they had played well

(ii) Every morning he has to go for a walk. (Underline the Infinitive used in the sentence) 

Ans: to go

(iii) Nowadays supply of food grains is abundant. (Replace the underlined word with its antonym)

Ans: Nowadays supply of food grains is scarce

(iv) This is the place where Rabindranath was born. (Underline the Main Clause and circle the Subordinate Clause) 

Ans: This is the place 

•    where Rabindranath was born (Subordinate Clause)

(v) The news that shocked me proved false. (Identify the type of clause used in the sentence) 

Ans:

3. Write a paragraph in about 80 words on ‘The usefulness of regular exercise’. You may use the following points: 

Points: importance of physical exercise– various types of exercise– when it is done –health is wealth – conclusion

Ans:     The Usefulness of Physical Exercise

 Physical exercise is a vital means of making our physical fit and fine . It’s just for good health . Health generally means a sound state of mind and body owning Joy of living . It’s key to happiness . But good health is not achieved without regular exercise. Through practicing exercise our body gets more active than before. The organs become flexible.In the age of toil and stress if we should practice ‘exercise’ we would have composure – a lot. It is beneficial for gaining concentration and accumulating self-energy. If the body is a temple, the exercises are worship we need to perform.

Class 8 Model Activity Task Part 7 October 

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