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Class 8 English Q1. Read The Following Passage and Answer The Questions Given Below

The passage discusses how talent can flourish in any environment. It provides examples of talented individuals from humble beginnings who succeeded through hard work like Parthiv Patel and the Pathan brothers in sports. It also describes Mr. Sharma who grew up in difficult circumstances but worked hard and had his research stolen. In contrast, it mentions talented individuals from wealthy families like Vikram Sarabhai, Homi Bhaba and Rabindranath Tagore who contributed greatly to society before Indian independence. The key point is that talent needs an appropriate environment and support to discover and allow it to flourish to benefit the country.

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Class 8 English Q1. Read The Following Passage and Answer The Questions Given Below

The passage discusses how talent can flourish in any environment. It provides examples of talented individuals from humble beginnings who succeeded through hard work like Parthiv Patel and the Pathan brothers in sports. It also describes Mr. Sharma who grew up in difficult circumstances but worked hard and had his research stolen. In contrast, it mentions talented individuals from wealthy families like Vikram Sarabhai, Homi Bhaba and Rabindranath Tagore who contributed greatly to society before Indian independence. The key point is that talent needs an appropriate environment and support to discover and allow it to flourish to benefit the country.

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CLASS 8

ENGLISH

Q1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below .

Great people are often born in the commonest of surroundings and rise above their
circumstances through their hard work and perseverance. Parthiv Patel grew up in a very
small house in the city area of Ahmedabad. He never had a room of his own growing up. His
dream was to play for the Indian cricket team. Years of practice, constant sacrifice of small
and large pleasures and single minded devotion to the game gave him an opportunity to play
for the country. The Pathan brothers are another example of grit and determination.
The field of sports at least cannot deny its greats their due. The field of research and writing
is however quite another story. Mr. Sharma worked at a theory in physics and presented his
findings in a paper after 10 years of research. Mr. Sharma is the son of displaced Kashmiri
pandits and grew up in a refugee camp in Delhi. He has worked hard to put himself through
school and college and support his younger siblings after his father's demise. However, the
book and paper were published in the another scientist's name. This left him depressed and
dejected. It took Mr. Sharma a long time to recover from this trauma. This incident also killed
the desire to research and publish in him. He became just another government employee,
going through the motions of his daily job. The country lost another of its brains, forever.
On the other hand, there are great people like Vikram Sarabhai, Homi Bhaba and
Rabindranath Tagore who came from well to do families and added greatly to their family
prestige by becoming icons in society, did not have to worry about their daily bread and
could choose the profession of their choice. It would be worthy to note that all these people
lived and worked before Independence! Society encouraged and built them up as icons and in
return they gave judiciously back to the people of the country even though the rulers did not.
Great talent can never be suppressed. It will express itself in any surroundings and
circumstances. The important thing is to discover it in time and allow it to flourish.
Now answer the questions given below.
1. The main idea of the passage is to
a) collect money for the poor talented people
b) emphasize the importance of being rich for talent to flourish
c) the British encouraged Indians more than the government of India does
d) show that talent needs an appropriate environment
2. The difference between the field of science and sports is
a) you don't need to work hard to succeed in sports
b) more people succeed in sports than in science
c) everyone sees your performance in sports and can't steal it from you
d) you will be recognized even if you dont do anything
3. The words that best describe Mr. Sharma's state after his work was stolen are

a) unhappy and crestfallen

b) joyous and happy c) gleeful and cheery d) sad and sober

4. '...gave judiciously back to the people of the country' in the passage would mean
a) shared their wealth with their neighbours

b) distributed wealth to the poor

c) set up institutions which helped in India's development d) set up industries and made
huge profits
5. 'well to do' is an expression used to describe
a) poor

b) middle class

c) educated

d) rich

1. The difference between the Pathan brothers and Mr. Sharma emphasized in the passage is
a) they were successful

b) that they were poor c) they played sports d) they were brothers

2. The similarity between the field of science and sports is


a) anyone can be successful in both at the same time b) it is easy to succeed
c) there is talent in both fields

d) you get recognized easily

3. The proverb that best fits the main theme of the passage is
a) Stars are born.

b) Patience and persistence are useless.

b) Genius is 1%inspiration and 99% perspiration


suceed

d) Try, try, try again and you will never

4. '...to recover from this trauma' in the passage would mean


a) to get over his feeling of depression b) to be unhappy
c) he was ill for a long time

d) he recovered his discovery

5. What are the contrasting situations described in the passage? (40 words)
Section B
Q2. Write a message for your friend telling him/her of the instructions given by your
teachers on the day that he/she was absent. The instructions are given below
English teacher : Bring your Literature textbook and compete the grammar exercises for
homework.
Science teacher : Answer questions 4 and 5 of lesson 5 in your notebook.
Art and Craft : Complete the object drawing exercise for submission of FA4.
Section C
Q3. Combine the following sentences using conditionals and rewrite them making
appropriate changes where necessary.
1.

He will win the race. He practices daily.

2.
3.
4.
5.

There are no winners. Distribute the prizes among the participants.


You would have seen him. You were late.
My grandfather likes biscuits. They must be crisp.
Life is good. Live it to the fullest.

Q3. Use appropriate sentence linkers to make a single sentence.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

There are no good wars. All wars result in destruction.


He worked hard. He failed.
Sheela is young. She is talented.
Sheela is young. Meera is old.
He tried to save the cat by climbing the tree several times. Each time he failed.
Section D

Q4. Who were Ernests constant companions as a child? Justify with reference to Great Stone
Face I.
Q5. Who was the Great Stone Face? How can you say so?
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