Title VIII English MS.pdf ✅

SECTION D: LITERATURE (30 Marks) Ans 8. (1x4=4 marks) (i) nothing (ii) ‘I’ refers to the ant. (iii) Summer (iv) lend Ans 9. (1x4=4 marks) (i) Tilly saw the sea slowly rise. (ii) That she saw a tsunami video in the class. (iii) A powerful circular current of water. (iv) Earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. Ans 10. (2x4=8 marks) a) The author found an early nineteenth century roll-top desk in a junk shop. It was made of oak wood, but it was in a very bad condition. It was broken in several pieces. b) Sixty visitors and two animals died in Yala National Park. Sixty visitors were washed away; but no animal carcasses were found, except for two water buffaloes. c) They had passed Regulation III. Under it, an Indian could be jailed without trail in a court. The goods manufactured in England were exempted from custom duty. They prospered on the Company’s loot. d) The man stared at Bepin Babu in disbelief because he was sure that he knew him but Bepin Babu did not recognize him. He thought that the man was making a mistake. e) Chunilal was an old friend of Bepin Choudhury. He was facing a hard time and looking for a job. He wanted a favour from Bepin Choudhury in his job. Ans 11. (2x3=6 marks) (a) The world had just begun and the animals were working for humans. The dog was assigned the work of carrying sticks and the ox to plough the field for man. (b) Velu was beaten by his father. His father used to snatch all the money he and his sister earned and spent on drink. So he had run away from the home. (c) The giant is called selfish because he refused the children to play in his garden. He built a high wall around his garden so that the children could not come in and play in his garden. (d) A little boy was standing and weeping under the tree. He was not able to climb the tree. Ans 12. (4 marks) The cricket enjoyed his days by singing and dancing. The ant prepared............storing its food. In ....... Cold and hungry. The cricket ............ looking for food. The ant denied............. The ant............go then and dance the winter away. The moral ......... work hard OR
Address 20th September,2023 Dear Chunilal How are you? Hope you are doing well. I am also fine here. Let me first thank you for you letter. I am really feeling.......... I can understand your resentment........... Hope to see you soon! Yours lovingly Bepin Ans 13. (4 marks) Children are made to work and earn in different ways. There are many reasons why children have to work. Some help................ Others .................. runaway from unhappy homes. Children who have to work....... school. Velu, eleven years............He ran away....... His father used to beat ....... tired and hungry. Then he ...... Jaya. OR Selfish and harsh, built a high wall around the garden to restrict the children from playing. Realized his mistake when the spring denied to enter his garden, knocked down the wall and showed love and affection towards the children, became worried to see the wounds on the palms and feet of the small child.