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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Work Book

Part - 1

English

8th Standard

Name : ...................................................

School : ...................................................

Department of State Educational Research and Training100 Feet Ring Road, Banashankari, 3rd stage,

Bengaluru-85

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WORKBOOK PREPARATION COMMITTEE

Concept and DesignSri AJAY SETH, IAS

Additional chief Secretary Primary and Secondary Education, Government of Karnataka

Bengaluru

Dr.P.C. JAFFAR, IAS Smt SOUJANYA, IAS State Project Director CommissionerSarva Shikshana Abhiyana Department of Public Instruction Bengaluru Bengaluru

Guidance Director, DSERT Managing Director, KTBS Bengaluru Bengaluru Smt PHILOMINA LOBO Sri H.N.GOPALAKRISHNA Director, Secondary Education Joint Director, DSERT Bengaluru Bengaluru

ChairpersonSri SRINATH.P.N

ELT Professional, MysuruMEMBERS

Smt LALITHA.H.Y Sri EKANATH.C.L Retd.Principal Education Co-ordinator(Secondary) Bangaluru BEO’s Office, Chitradurga

Smt SRIVANI.L.N Sri NAGARAJ.S Education Co-ordinator (Secondary) Assistant Teacher, GHS, Mylandla Halli BEO’sOffice,Srinivasapur,Kolar(D) Chinthamani Taluk, Chikkaballapur (D)

Smt. VEDAVATHI.C Sri RAGHAVENDRA.K.B. Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Sheshadripuram High School Amrutha Bharathi Vidyalaya Bangaluru Hebri, Udupi (D)

Programme Co-ordinationSri A. SREEDHAR, Senior Assistant Director, DESRT, Bengaluru.

Smt N. PARVATHI, Technical Assistant, DSERT, Bengaluru.

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FOREWORD

As a sequel to the text, the workbook is intended to come into effect

from the academic year 2017-18. It comprises sections on all the skills of

LSRW, vocabulary and language Use (Grammar).

Each of the textbooks for 8th and 9th has been divided into two volumes

meant to be used on a half-academic yearly basis. Items of LSRW, Language

Use and Vocabulary are spread over keeping in view the ability of diverse

levels of learners at these stages. Whenever and wherever the teacher/facilitator

makes an attempt to go beyond this material like newspapers, magazines, books,

conferences, discussions, it is believed to provide motivation as well as useful

resources.

The activities and exercises are devised to foster all desirable interactions:

student-student, student-teacher, student-material, student-outside world,

leading ultimately to self-learning and self-evaluation. The main principle

behind the frame of the book is guided by Bloom’s Original and Revised

Taxonomy of learning.

The self-learning dominated approach is expected to bring about in

progressively.

The committee thanks everyone who contributed to bring out this self-

learning material.

Srinath.P.N. On behalf of the committee.

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LISTENINGListen and Respond

Listen to the poem carefully. (The teacher recites the poem)

COAT OF MANY COLOURS

My coat of many colors

That my Momma made for me made

Only from rags, but I so proudly,

Although we had no money, I was

rich as I could be in my coat of many

colours, my Momma made for me.

(money, many, proudly, rich, rags, mother)

1. It was a coat of ________________________ colours.

2. Her ________________________ had made it for her.

3. It was made from _____________________________.

4. They had no _________________________________.

5. Yet she wore it _______________________________.

6. She felt very _______________________ in that coat.

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Listen and Write

Teacher recites the following rhyme. Pupils listen carefully and answer the questions. (Repeat the rhyme for 3 times in chorus.)

What are little boys made of?

What are little boys made of?

Sticks and snails and puppy dog tails,

Sticks and snails and puppy dog tails,

That’s what little boys are made of,

What are little girls made of?

What are little girls made of?

Sugar and spice and all that’s nice,

Sugar and spice and all that’s nice,

That’s what little girls are made of.

1. Recite from memory any pair of repeated lines.

2. Which animals are mentioned in the text?

a. Boys are made of ______________, ______________and ___________

b. Girls are made of ______________, ______________and ___________

4. Identify the rhyming words in the lines 3 and 8. Write them.

____________________________________________________________

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Listen and write the right word

the pairs of the right word. Say the spelling and write it.

One day all the children went to a (fair/fare). (Their/There) they saw a

(dear/deer) with a man, It was very (fair/fare) but looked a bit (tyred/tired). The man (new/knew) that it needed (sum/some) rest. So, he decided to end the show and give (some/sum) rest to his

(dear/deer) (deer/dear).

2. Listen to these words. Write another word for each which sounds almost

price lastbuy far

peace piece tale

LISTEN AND MATCHRead the following words aloud and match the words with same sound but different in spelling and meaning. One is done for you. eg. read-reed

one read scene nun

rain pain none side

sight site reed reign

sighed won pane seen

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SPEAKING Look and SpeakSome of the festivals in India are celebrated by all the people irrespective of their religion. Name some of them, and say how these festivals bring our society together. To do so, cut a picture of an Indian festival from a newspaper or a magazine and present it to the class. One is done for you. Diwali or Deepavali is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated every year. One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, it spiritually

over despair. Its celebration includes millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, around temples and other buildings in the communities and countries where it is observed. The festival preparations and rituals

lamps and candles inside and outside their homes, participate in family prayers

follow, then a family feast including sweets and an exchange of gifts between

in nations where it is celebrated.DISCUSSION Discuss with your partner and complete the proverbs using the clues given in brackets. One is done for you.

ending, penny saved, never bites)

1. never bites.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8. Speak on any one of the above proverbs which inspires you.

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RIDDLES

class.1. It is kicked many times, but never cries.

2. It has four legs but cannot walk. It also has a back and two arms.

3. It is a table but you can eat it.

4. It takes many a knock but never cries.

5.It falls in drops or torrents but never gets hurt.

7. It has a trunk but never packs it.

8. It has a head and a tail: it spins, but has no eyes or ears.

treasure hidden inside it.

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Oral Project (Do this project as a team.)Step - 1

Study the following questionnaire and discuss the points in small groups.

A Home is a place where Yes No Don’t Know· you feel secure and happy.· you can be alone.· you can keep all your things.· you can bring up a family.· you can invite friends/relatives.· you can make noise if you want to · you can do whatever you like.· you are at peace.· you can look after your parents.· you receive and give love.

Step - 2

Collect information by contacting people in the school/your locality and put these questions to them. Tick-mark ( ) their answers in the relevant column.

Step - 3

How many people think that home is a place where they feel secure and happy?How many people think that home is not a place where they feel secure and happy?How many people don’t know about it?

Step - 4

Present a brief oral report on the result of your survey, Use phrases such as the following

Most people think that ...A few people think that...Hardly anyone thinks that...No one thinks that...

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VOCABULARY Register Based Words Write the words belonging to the same register. One is done for you.(runs, trains, microwave, runway, aeroplane, gulf, porters, passport, gas stove, take off, ambulance, rivers, cooker, medicines, vendors, cups, patients, platforms, forest, wheel chair, umpire, playground, mountains, spin)

eg., school: principal, teacher, books, classrooms, playground, library

library

Playground

classrooms

books school Airport

Railwaystation

Geography

Kitchen Cricket

Hospital

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Compound WordsNote : Compound words are formed by joining two or more primary words.Match each word in ‘A’ with one appropriate word in ‘B’ Write the words matched in column ‘C’.

A B C

1 rain ground2 gum water3 paper coat4 play boats5 cricket boots6 fur match

During rainy season people take out umbrellas, and from their cupboards. A few people feel uncomfortable

during the rainy season, but children do not. They make

. Ashwini, who is inside the house, likes to curl up in her bed and watch a on a rainy day.

Noun Verb

1 glory 2 describe3 successful4 considerably

5 ease

6 energy

7 horrible

8 attend

9 practice

10 interestingly

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All successful people attribute their to hard work. Take for example: Indian president Dr. Abdul Kalam. He worked as a newspaper to some income. In fact, you may have come across many such in your life. So, it is truly said that work is

former, innumerable, earn, success, luminaries, worship, boy

J E A L O U S Y N A P

U N O W R H I T E N A

N E W O W T B B G B C

C S A P A R U E L I E

P U N C T U A L I T Y

E C G R M T K I O I E

A C E T T H P E E O I

C E R M H H U F B N I

E S J U S T I C E Y I

T S R N E B V L J I N

A D M I R A T I O N G

Abstract Nouns

1. 5.

2. 6.

3. 7.

4. 8.

Jealousy

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Micro Test - 1

I Complete the following with suitable rhyming words :

1. reed, ________ __________ deed.

2. ball, ________ __________ tall.

II Answer the following questions :

1. _______________________ 2. ________________________

2. Name any two festivals which you celebrate in your school :

1. _______________________ 2. ________________________

3. Write two words related to your house :

1. _______________________ 2. ________________________

4. Use the following words in sentences of your own :

5. Fill in the blanks in the following using the words given in the box :

loves, gentleman, respects, attends.

Sham is a _____________, who serves all day in the canteen. He _______________ his customers with a smiling face. Everyone in the hotel ______________ and ______________ him.

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READINGReading a Story

Arjun, the Great Archer

Long, long ago, there lived a king named Pandu. He was the king of

Arjun and his brothers learnt archery from their Guru, Dronacharya. Arjun was Drona’s favourite pupil. He worked day and night to get mastery in archery.

One evening, while Arjuna was having his dinner, the lamp went out and there was darkness all around. Even in the dark, his hand carried his food to his mouth. Arjun was really surprised at this. He thought, “If I can eat in the dark, I can also shoot with my bow in the dark”. From that day, he started practising shooting in the night.

Drona was very happy to know this and he said, “ Arjuna, I will teach you all the skills, you will be the best archer in the whole world.”

1. Arjun was the ___________ son of king ___________ of ___________

2. The Pandava Brothers learnt _____________ from ________________

3. _____________________was Drona’s ______________________ pupil.

4. When the lamp went out, in the dark Arjuna’s hand ___________ his

food to his ___________

5. So he thought of shooting in the ________________________________

6. ___________ was very happy and promised to ___________ him all the

___________ in archery.

7. Arjuna became the _________________________________ in the world.

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Reading Visuals

Rocky to the park. The pictures show you what happened.

A. Complete the story now with the help of the pictures.

They saw some playing with a . The ball went into a . Rocky jumped into the to get the . He brought it out in his . Rocky got . He shook himself dry.

B. Answer these questions.1. How many children were playing?

______________________________________________________________2. What were they playing with?______________________________________________________________3. What happened to the ball?______________________________________________________________4. How did the dog carry it?______________________________________________________________5. What did Rocky do when he got out of water?______________________________________________________________

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Reading a poem

He leaves the nest;

And stops, and struts;And bit by bit,

He makes his way to top of tree;And,

His neck up,His tail up,His foot up,

His comb up,The cock liftsHis voice up,And CROWS.

ANONYMOUS

Students read the poem. Teacher asks these questions.

1. “ nd line)

Tell me: what picture do you imagine when you listen to it?

(Teacher repeats) Act if possible.

2. Read the poem again. Can you imagine some more pictures? If so, what are they? Which line suggests each of them?

3. How does the cock prepare himself for crowing? (Read the last two lines)

4. The meaning of the word ‘comb’ in the poem is.

______________________________________________________

a. a toothed implement for grooming the hair.

5. How is the word ‘comb’ pronounced? With ‘b’ or without ‘b’ sound?

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Reading a table

Rank Name Score Innings Team Opponent Venue

1 ROHIT SHARMA 264 1 INDIA SRI LANKA Eden Gardens,

Kolkata, India

2 MARTIN CUPTILL 237* 1 NEW ZEA-

LANDWEST IN-

DIES

Westpac Stadium,Wellington,

New Zealand

3 VIRENDER SEHWAG 219 1 INDIA WEST

INDIES

Holkar Cricket stadium, Indore,

India

4 CHRIS GAYLE 215 1 WEST

INDIESZIMBA-

BWEManuka Oval,

Canberra

5 ROHIT SHARMA 209 1 INDIA AUSTRA-

LIA

M. Chinnaswamy

India

6SACHIN

TEN-DULKAR

200* 1 INDIA SOUTH AFRICA

Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior

India

Note : * mark denotes ‘not out’.

1. Sachin Tendulkar scored double century against ___________________.

2. The two batsman who remained not out were _________ and ________.

3. The match between New Zealand and West Indies was played at ______.

4. Chris Gayle represents ______________________ country.

5. Rohith Sharma’s highest score was ______________ runs more than

Virender Sehwag’s highest score against the respective opponent teams.

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Reading a time table

-tions based on them.

Timetable- A Mr. Kumar

Timetable- B Mr. Sathish

5.00: wakes up

5.30: takes a walk by the sea

6.30: has a bath

7.00: catches a bus to the city

7.30: arrives in the city

7.45: eats breakfast

8.15: starts work in a supermarket

1.00: has a break for lunch

1.30: starts work again

4.30: stop working

5.00: catches a bus home

6.00: watches news on television

9.00: reads emails and opens the post

10.00: meeting with a manager

10.30: walks around the office and talks to staff

11.00 : has a cup of coffee in the canteen

11.15: replies to e-mails and writes replies

12.15: does the accounts

1.00: stops working and has lunch

1.30: visits the bank

2.30: discusses problems with staff

3.30: goes to pick up his son from school

4.00: returns to the office

5.30: leaves the office and goes the club

e.g. : When does Mr. Kumar stop working?

Answer - at 4.30

When does...?

At what time does...?

How long does.... spend at/doing ...?

Where does ... go at ..?

What does ... do at...?

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‘ENGLISH TODAY’. Read it carefully,

ENGLISH TODAYA new publication of interesting features on learning and teaching English in India for students. It has

crosswords and word gamesplenty of vocabulary practice exercisesa few interesting storiesa special column on children’s books in English

We also welcome contributions in the form of articles, features and write-ups from readers. Write to us at

English Today324, The Raintree Complex

Sector 131, Bengaluru

Annual subscription Rs.300/-

Now answer the following questions.

1. Which word is used to mean ‘words’?

_____________________________________________________________

2. Which word is used to mean the opposite of ‘general’?

_____________________________________________________________

3. A phrase is used to mean ‘a lot of’, Identify and write that phrase.

_____________________________________________________________

4. Identify one compound noun and one compound adjective in this piece of advertisement.

_____________________________________________________________

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Read the following story carefully.

One day Nasreddin went to town to buy new clothes, First he tried on a pair of trousers. He didn’t like the trousers, so he gave them back to the shopkeeper.

Then he tried a robe which had the same price as the trousers. Nasreddin

donkey to ride home, the shopkeeper and the shop-assistant ran out.

‘You didn’t pay for the robe!’ said the shopkeeper,

‘But I gave you the trousers in exchange for the robe, didn’t I?’ replied Nasreddin.

‘Yes, but you didn’t pay for the trousers, either!’ said the shopkeeper.

‘But I didn’t buy the trousers,’ replied Nasreddin, ‘I’m not so stupid as to pay for something which I never bought.’

order in which they occur in the story.

1. He tried on a pair of trousers and then a robe of the same price.

2. He liked the robe and left the shop with it, without paying anything.

3. One day Nasreddin went to a shop to buy some clothes.

4. But the shop keeper asked him to pay the money.

5. Nasreddin said that he was not so stupid as to pay for something which he never bought.

6. Then the shop keeper asked him to pay for the trousers.

7. Nasreddin said that he had exchanged trousers.

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ZEN - TV UBX - TV NOW - TV

6.00 p.m. : National News - join Ritu Ghish for your daily news round. 6.30 p.m. : The Biddles - jerry joins David for a wild adventure in the par.7.00 p.m. : - Watch highlights -

Masters.8.30 p.m. : Shock from the Past - This

Arthur Brown takes a look at the past10.30 p.m. : Nightly News - A revew of the day’s most important events.11.00 p.m.:Art for

- A fascinating documentary on modren art forms

6.00 p.m.: In - Depth News - In depth cover-age of the most import-ant national and interna-tional news stories7.00 p.m.: History

- documentary on World War II - Unsung Heroes7.30 p.m.: Ping - Pong Masters - Live coverage from Peking9.30 p.m.: It’s Your Money - Your favourite game show could make or break you10.30 p.m.: Green Park - Stephen King’s latest monster madness0.30 p.m.: Late Night News - Get a hard start on the upcoming day

6.00 p.m.: Abroad - This week we travel to sunny Italy!6.30 p.m.: Cartoons - Tom and Jerry are at it again7.00 p.m.: Spy - an action packed thriller about Internet espionage9.00 p.m.: Tracking the Beast - ‘The Gentle Giant’ - the story of a wounded elephant10.00 p.m.: Pump Those Weights - a guide

11.30 p.m.: The Three Nincompoops - A fun farce on three friends who don’t know when to call it quits1.00 p.m.: National Anthem

1. Praveen is interested in History. He would like to watch ______________ programme on the ______________ T.V

2. Sunitha suggests ______________ programme on the _____________ T.V for those interested in art forms.

3. If you are interested in Golf you can watch ____________ programme on the ____________ T.V.

4. Children would like to watch __________-

gramme)6. People interested in listening to news rarely switch to _________ T.V.

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Reading a passage

In one of the summer breaks, we started pitching for the highest camp

taken in a place where there was enough air to breathe; but at last we got the tent up and when we crawled in, it was not too bad. There was only a light wind, and inside, it was too cold for us to take off our gloves. At night, most climbers take off their boots; but I prefered to keep them on. Hillary, on the other hand, took his boots off and laid them next to his sleeping bag.1. The narrator of the story is 1. an airline pilot 2. a mountaineer 3. a traveller 4. a tourist2. They crawled into the tent because 1. they felt exhausted 2. the entrance to the tent must have been low 3. they had heavy loads on their back 4. they wanted to hide themselves3. In this passage, ‘we’ refers to 1. the author and his classmate 2. the author and his friend 3. the author and his wife 4. the author alone

1. they were very tired 2. it was very cold 3. there was not enough air to breathe 4. it was very dark5. According to the passage, what really happened was… 1. Hillary took off his gloves 2. Hillary took off his boots 3. Author took off his boots 4. Author took off his gloves

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Reading a graphHEIGHT RECORD LINE GRAPH

Smitha’s family has kept track of her height. Below is a line graph showing how her height has changed as she aged. Use the graph to answer the questions.

Smitha’s height

1. How tall was Smitha when she was 4 years old? ____________________________________________________________2. How tall was she at 6 ?_____________________________________________________________3. How old was Smitha when she stood 30 inches tall?_____________________________________________________________4. How tall might Smitha be when she reaches her 10th year? a. 85 inches b. 55 inches c. 50 inches d. 65 inches_________________________________________________________5. How tall Smitha would have been when she was 5 years old? a. 40 inches b. 43 inches c. 45 inches d. 49 inches_____________________________________________________________

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LANGUAGE IN USE

Nouns: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. A Rabbit called Rikki used to see an owl always sitting on the tree without doing any work. One day it thought of taking rest like an owl and sat the whole day under a tree. A dog named Dolu saw this from its kennel and caught it easily. Rikki lost its life in trying to imitate others.

1. Name the animals mentioned in the story.

1.

2.

3.

Note : The above are naming words.

2. Write the pet names of two animals mentioned in the story.

Note : ‘Rabbit is a common noun, while ‘Rikki’ is a pet name and proper noun.

List at least six common nouns in -

rabbit called

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AdjeRead the story

Froggy’s birthday party

Once there lived a tiny frog and its family. All the toads planned to celebrate mother Froggy’s birthday and decided to invite all those who lived around them. A herd of animals attended the programme with different gifts. The swan sang a song praising froggy. Everyone clapped and cried bravo! Before leaving the party, one among them said “Wow! It’s a great party”! The youngest toad thanked everyone.

you.

tiny y - - - - - - -

d - - - - - - - - g - - - -

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Connecting words (Conjunctions)Read the passage

Two useful kinds of graphs are bar graphs and line graphs. The bar graphs

may run from side to side or they can run up and down. When you are asked to

study a graph look at it carefully. It may take some time before you understand

it, but it does not matter. After you go through the graph many times, you will

be able to interpret ir correctly.

and

w - - -

b - -

b - - - - -

o -

a - - - -

for you.

Positioning Words (Prepositions)Read the following report and identify the preposition. One is done for you. As many as thousand trees were uprooted in Taragan estate near Nagara

hole. About six thousand of them were mango trees. The villagers living beside

have expressed their anger against the authorities.

beside

a - - - -

a - - - - - -

n - - -

o -

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✓you.

‘A’ at to about for

worried ✓

good

bad

surprised

happy

sensitive

puzzled

married

clever

suitable

curious

due

famous

1. I’m really ________________________________ my brother.

2. Anusha is ________________________________ making things.

3. Smoking is ________________________________your health.

4. We were greatly ______________________________the news.

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5. Our team will be ______________________________play the next Match.

6. Latha’s _____________________________________ her weight.

7. Kalavathi seemed ______________________what the question meant.

8. Pavithra is ______________________________________my brother.

10. This house is not really __________________________ a large family.

11. Manju was _____________________ know what happened at the party

13. Shrinivas is ___________________ teach biology at high school level.

14. Dharwad is _______________________________________ its peda.

NUMBERSOne, two, three, four,,,,are called Cardinal Numbers.First, second, third, fourth.... are called Ordinal Numbers.

we use ordinal numbers to say where someone or something is in a sequence.

In English there are different names for the number 0.In counting/weighing, and in mathematics, we say nought.In most sports we say nil.But in tennis and volleyball we say .In talking about temperature we say zero.In talking about phone numbers, we say.We also say 0 for years as, the year 1901(=the year nineteen 0 one)

Read aloud these sentences and decide how you’ll say the 0 in each sen-tence.

1. Multiply 413 by 505

3. Our football team won the match 3-0.

4. It was very cold, The temperature was below 0.

5. Serena Williams was playing at 14-0 when I switched on the TV.

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once, twice, thrice, four times etc.,

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayShoping ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Gardening ✓ ✓Swimming ✓ ✓ ✓Watching Tv Serials

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Going out for dinner

✓

1. Samvid goes shopping a week.

2. He goes to the swimming pool a week.

3. Samvid watches TV serials a week.

4. He goes out for dinner only in a week.

5. He works in his garden a week.

Exclamatory words (Interjections)

is done for you.

A - - - !T - - !T - - !

H - ! FIE !

encour-agement grief contempt

calling someone reproach

B- - -!

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PUZZLE ON PARTS OF SPEECHComplete the puzzle by using the hints below

I

C N

P N

A V B

N N

A

N

Across

1. A word which shows a relationship of noun or a pronoun with the other part/s of the sentence.(11)

2. An action word.(4)

4. A word that joins two words or sentences.(11)

Down

2. A word which is used instead of a noun(7)

3. A word which expresses an emotion. (12)

4. A naming word. (4)

Number which is in brackets denotes the number of letters.

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Micro Test - 02

I Read the poem and complete the sentences given below :

One,

Six, Seven, eight, nine, ten,

Then I let it go again.

2. _______________ I let it go again

4. Six, ______, ______, ______, ten.

II Frame your own study time table. With the clues given below :

from the story :

1. __________________ _____________________

2. __________________ _____________________

3. __________________ _____________________

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Read the story.

Pintu is a parrot, living mostly on guava trees. Its body is green with red beak. It loves to stay on shady trees and enjoy eating sweet fruits, particularly

(Describing action words)

e.g sweet merrily

Noun and its types

one name for all of them?

Group

Particular names of place, person or

objects

Substances with which

made

Quality of action or

state felt or

General NamesName of a person,

animal, place, thing, material and even emotions or

ideas

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MY FAMILY

I am Rohini, living with my parents, grandparents and Pinky, my pet dog. During holidays, grandma used to teach me craft with mud, paper, silk and many more low-cost materials. When grandpa and I go for a walk, we discuss about my class, friends and teachers. He also shares his army experiences like power of honesty, truth and commitment.

My family members appreciate my habit of keeping tables, chairs and the room clean. In the evening all of us sit together for chit-chatting. I feel proud to say that mine is a happy family.

A. Read the story and list out different types of nouns mentioned in it.

Proper noun

Common noun noun

Abstract noun

Material noun

Rohini grandma class truth silk

B. Here is a list of nouns. Go through them carefully. Put each one of them appropriately in the columns shown in A.

parents, chairs, family, power, teachers, Pinky, habit, member, army, mud.

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NOUN-GENDERSRead the story. Shaheena used to visit her uncle’s house during holidays. She always enjoyed it because she was allowed to spend most of the day in the mango grove. This year, Shaheena’s aunt joined her and together they set off for the grove. The branches of the trees were covered with fruits and down with the weight that they almost touched the ground. They spent hours picking fruit, eating a lot of it and then sleeping in the shade.

GENDER

FEMININEeg., Shaheena

COMMONeg., teacher

MASCULINEeg., Uncle

NEUTEReg., house

Read the following Dialogue. Underline the words (nouns and pronouns)which are in singular with one line and plural with two lines. One is done for you.Is it true the students of science are arriving this morning?

Yes, they are coming to conduct some important experiments in our lab.

It’s great then! We too can observe all of them.

True. We are proud that they have selected our lab for the study.

What about the Professor? He may come any time when called. He was busy making arrangements for today’s programme.

Then it’s fine Well. When the bus arrives at the railway station, they may need help to shift their luggage.

OK. It’s our pleasure to help them.

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COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE Seg. student help

DETERMINERS

C T H E M D T H E N P RT H A T O Z T H E R E OY Q F A G I K M Y L U MT H E S E A N T H O S ET H I S X D L O T O F JN B K E Y O U Q H I S RH E R I T S N H E R W TL T T T L E F E W O U RS T H E I R E N O U G HZ F L T H I R T Y N U YO N E D S O M E X T W ON C M O S T L A N Y K P

1. a _____________________

2. few ____________________

3. much _____________________

4. both _____________________

5. another _____________________

6. several _________________

7. some _________________

8. no _________________

9. every _________________

10. little _________________

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VERBS

1

Suma is dancing Rani is reading a book

(Here the words in bold tell us what Suma and Ravi are doing.)

2

Zakir is a doctor. The boys are happy.

(Here the words in bold (A) tell us about his profession and (B) tell about feelings. They are the verbs indicating the ‘state’ of the subject).

3

The chair has four legs, Meera and Mary pens,

A B

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(Here the words in bold tell us what ‘the chair’ and ‘Meera and Mary’ Possess.)

A Verb is used to denote what a person, or a thing or an animal does (action) what a person, or a thing or an animal is (state) what a person, or a thing or an animal has (possession)

Doing Verbs - dance, drink, act, arrange, work, etc.,

Be Verbs - am, is, are, was, were

- has, have, had

Bandy the monkey, lives on a neem tree at the Banana Park in Mysore. He works for the Peanuts Telephone Company. He is the best employee they have because he can climb the telephone poles as fast as everyone else.

Every Sunday, Bandy goes to painting class with a man. He is a famous artist who lives in the same town. Bandy is the only artist in the area who paints with his tail.

Read these group of words. 1. Vimala .

2. Sabiha hits

They are incomplete for they require objects to complete their meaning. Now, read the same group of words along with their objects. 1. Vimala cats. (loves what)

2. Sabiha hits a ball. (hits what)

Now these sentences make complete sense. ‘Cats’ and ‘a ball’ are the objects of ‘loves’ and ‘hits’ in the sentences above.

Verbs which require objects to complete their sense are called transi-

Now read these sentences 1. John laughs. 2. The baby cries.

These sentences are complete and do not require any object to complete their meaning.

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Verbs which do not require objects to complete their sense are called

1. Yesterday night our neighbour talked I the whole night. They laughed

loudly. Our maid was very angry and opened the door. She was

about to scold remained

in my memory for long.

2. Rachita is my friend. She dances very well. She participates in

dance competitions. Her sister is a singer. She sings melodiously. She

attends the music class regularly. In fact, she will give a performance

in the town hall next week.

3. My friend Ravi in Bengaluru. His pet cat always sleeps on

the sofa. But his dog is very active. It does a lot of job for his master.

Ravi likes his dog very much.

Auxiliary Verbs

A. John is our cricket captian. But he is not batting today.

1 2

B. Our parents are in Delhi. They are watching an air-show now.

1 2

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C. I am awfully tired. So, I am going to take rest for some time.

1 2

Verbs numbered (1) indicate the state, verbs numbered (2) indicate the action. Now study how verbs (2) are used in combination with another verb in each case. They are not primary verbs, but helping or auxiliary verbs.

write their numbers in the boxes appropriately. One example for each is

1. My brother is(1) Bharath. He is(2) 28 years old. He is(3) tall and fat. He is(4) playing in the ground now. He is(5) afraid of dogs. Ravi and Raju are(6) his close friends. They are(7) also playing with him now. Bharath’s favourite sports are (8) cricket and football. Now it is(9) getting dark. They are(10) coming back to their homes.

Primary Verbs Auxiliary Verbs2 4

2. Yesterday evening I visited my friend’s home. There were(1) no street lights. It was(2) very dark. My friend Ramu was(3) doing his home work. His parents were(4) watching tele-scripts. His sister Sujatha was(5) drawing a picture. His dog Johny was(6) barking. His favourite pet pussy was(7) sitting on the lap of Ramu.

Primary Verbs Auxiliary Verbs

3. for you.

1. I am tired but I am not hungry. Do not force me to go into that hotel.

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2. Ramesh interested in music. He attends many concerts.

3. Rani at home. She is at work. She comes back in the evening.

4. Those people Indians. They are Americans. They will be back home next week.

5. It is sunny today and the weather chilly. We had better swim now.

6. They sad. They are happy. In fact, I have never seen them looking sad.

Note :

Short form

is is not isn’t

are are not aren’t

was was not wasn’t

were were not weren’t

am am not amn’t

1. I 1 a meeting today. So I 2 prepared myself well.

2. Suma has1 a doll. She has 2 decorated it with new clothes.

3. Rani had1 long fair hair.

4. Last year I was in Delhi. I had very nice time with all the sports persons. But for about two weeks I could not go out as I had2 fallen ill.

Verb numbered 1 indicates, mainly programme and possessions. Here ‘have’ is used independently.

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Verbs numbered 2 are used in combination with another verb in each case.

Verbs 1 are used as primary/ main verbs.

Verbs 2 are helping verbs or auxiliary verbs.

have

breakfast/dinner/a cup of coffee..a bath/ a rest/ a party / holiday / a nice timean experience / a dreama look / a chata baby

‘P’ if the sentence contains H’ if it contains

1. Pramod : I have

Jayantha : Good bye: I wish you will have a nice time.

2. Rajani: Why have you bought so many ‘Baby Names’ books?

Ragini :For, I have a baby and I am searching for a good name.

3. John : Do you want Chapathi for lunch?

Joseph : Oh Yes, I usually have Chapathi for lunch.

4. Vaishak : Have you had your breakfast?

Shashanka : Yes, I had breakfast early in the morning.

5. Nazir: Have you brought a new car?

Maaz : No, I have not (brought). I have a motobike already.

The word in brackets in spoken english it is not said, but understood by the listeners.

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eg.

* I can’t make a phone call (any money).

I have no money / I don’t have any money.

* I couldn’t read the news paper. ( my glasses)

I had no glasses / I didn’t have my glasses.1. She can’t run the race. (Shoes)

2. We couldn’t visit the Palace. (enough time)

3. They can’t get into the house. (any / no key)

4. I could not come to Mysuru.(the ticket)

5. She can’t pay her bills. (any / no money)

6. He can’t do homework. (any / no pen)

a bicycle a mobile a dog a cat a red pena TV a car a motorbike a bag a necklace shoes a hat glasses a camera a ball

NOW 5 YEARS AGO

eg: I have a bicycle I didn’t have bicycle / I had no bicycle

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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Try to help the little elephant ‘Raja’ to describe himself. You can make use of these clues.

small, large, short, fat, big

I have a big body.

e.g

Pramod : Excuse me, Do you have a pen?

Mazz : Yes, Here it is.

1. Ranjan : Why are you clasping your head? any head ache?

Bob : Yes, since morning. I will take rest.

2. : I need a stamp for this letter. one?

Postman : Yes, Please . Here you are.

3. John : a car?

Joseph : Yes, I have. It’s Maruthi 800.

4. Akash : It may rain now. an umbrella?

Kiran : Sorry, I don’t have one. Now I forgot to bring it.

5. Shwetha : Excuse me, today’s news paper?

Shruthi : Yes, It’s on the sofa. Any special news?

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‘Do’ forms

1. We do1 a lot of different things in our free time. We do2 not waste it.

2. Pannaga does1 his homework regularly but he does2 not read many books

3. We did1 a lot work at home yesterday. We did2 not attend the function as we were not able to.

Verbs number 1 indicate an action. They are used not in combination with other verbs.

Verbs number 2 are used in combination with other verbs. (do.... waste, does.... read, did.....go)

Verbs do, does & did in 1 are used as main verbs/principal verbs.

Verbs in 2 are helping verbs or auxiliary verbs in combination with many verbs

RememberDo/does/did can be used as main berbs as shown in 1 above ORDo/does/did can be used as helping verbs in negative sentences and questions.

eg:1. I do not miss my class. (positive :- I miss my class)

Do I miss my class? (question)

2. She does not watch tele-serials. (positive :- She watches tele-serial)

Does she watch tele-serials? (question)

3. I did not attend the meeting yesterday. (positive : I attended the meeting yesterday)

Did I not attend the meeting yesterday? (question)

vo : skip, come, think, look, go, teachvs(-es) : skips, comes, thinks, looks, goes, teaches,ved : skipped, came, thought, looked, went, taught

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‘P’ if the sentence contains do ‘H’ if it contains do

1. Pramod : Do you like ice-creams?

: No, I do not like ice-cream. I like sweets.

2. : What do you do with these colour papers?

Raju : Dont worry. I do not throw them.

3. Ankith : Does Joseph play football?

Aruna : No. He does not like football. He plays chess.

4. Thejas : Did you complete homework yesterday?

Yeshas : Sorry I did not complete it. I did not understand it.

5. Teacher : Does your sister Highlight her home work in the

morning?

Ramya : Of course. She does not go to school without doing it.

6. John : Mary did her part of work in time.

Joseph : Yes. She does it always so.

Where Whatwhen

do does

you your friend

Raviyour parents

workliveplaywash

in the evening?Tennis?

your face?to Delhi?in Bihar?

eg : What does Ravi play in the evening?

1.

2.

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3.

4.

5.

6.

Here is an incomplete dialogue between two persons with some clues. Complete the dialogue . One is done for you.

Where do you work?

I work in a shop.

What time -------- go the shop?

I ------ 9 in the morning.

Well, how -------- go ----- the shop?

Usually, I ---- bus.

-------- --enjoy working in the shop?

Of course, I ----- in the shop.

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1. I buy newspapers everyday but I read all the news. I also have a TV set but I watch all the programmes. My brother has a blue Maruthi car. He wash it everyday, but only twice a week.

2. Pramod, my best friend, lives nearby. But he meet me very often. Because he like to waste time. So I

want to disturb him, either.

One is done for you.

(Where / live / you) in Bellary.

Where do you live?

1. (you / chocolate / eat / everyday?) No, rarely.

2. (you / meet / whom / this morning?) I met Sanju, my friend.

3. (like / you / cricket?) Yes, I do.

4. (your sister / like / music? ) Of course, she does.

5. (What / Ravi / do / in the morning?) He waters the plants.

6. (you / go / usually / to bed / late? ) No, I don’t.

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Test - 03

I Give two examples for the following :

II Complete the following table :

Negative Short formis

are

am

is not

were not

am not

aren’t

weren’t

III Insert don’t/doesn’t in the following sentences :

TV sst but I ____________, watch all the programmes. My sister

IV Identify and shade the common vowel sound in the following words :

Jug man nip

rug van dip

V Circle the verbs in the following :

1. Sunitha is dancing.

3. Suhel is a teacher.

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WRITINGWriting a NoticeRead the following notice. First complete the chart based on the information. Write the notice to be put up on the school notice board.

Government High SchoolYalagodu

The school is organizing a cricket quiz on Friday, 22nd October at 11 am in the school auditorium. Only students of class VIII and IX are allowed to take part in this quiz. Mr. Umesh is the quiz master. Mrs. Shyla is the scorer and Mr. Mahesh is the time keeper. Miss Anushri is the anchor.

Cricket Quiz?

at

Participants of class

on in

Quiz master Scorer Time-keeper

Anchor

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Writing a Story

sip, dip, lips

Note : The common vowel sound in these words is symbolised by /I/.

Mom gave me fries along with soup for breakfast today. When

After that I took a __________ of the juice. Mom was angry as I had juice all

over my ____________

mug, jug, rug, bug

The common vowel sound in these words is symbolised by /^/.

Tony drinks milk in a yellow _______________ . He is sitting on a

___________ . There he saw a __________ in it. Suddenly he

ran to the kitchen, brought a ________ of water and poured on it.

ran, man, can , van

The common vowel sound in these words is symbolised by /a/.

This _____’s name is Shekar . He ________run very fast. One day he

. So he _________ around the

town to look for it.

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pictures as clues. Same words may be repeated. Key:-

grandmother , pumpkins, car,

pumpkin, farmer, scarecrow , Pumpkin Patch

My ___________ and I went to buy some pumpkin patch. We went

in a new blue ____________ . We saw a ___________ at the

_____________ . The ____________ was very funny. We

saw many _____________ at the pumpkin patch. My ____________

got a big orange ____________ just for me. The

____________, who was selling it, put it in my ____________ . We

happily returned from there.

Write appropriate stories to express the following moral each. You may take the help of your teacher.

1. Unity is strength.

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2. A friend in need is a friend in deed

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QUIZRead the following

choose and write the correct answer in the blank.

1. You ‘kill two __________ with one stone’ when you have a single solution

for two problems

a) squirrels b) ants c) birds d) snakes

2. When you haven’t seen someone for a very long time you say you haven’t

seen that person for __________.

a) months b) years c) ages d) centuries

3. If you are very busy, you are as busy as a _________.

a) bat b) bee c) beaver d) butter

4. What goes up but never comes down? __________.

a) the price of a commodity b) your age

c) a stone d) a ball

5. Where does Friday comes before Thursday ? In a ____________.

a) diary b) dictionary c) magazine d) calendar

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Writing a Report

NAMESTHEIR ROLES

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The book that has impressed me a lot is ______________________________

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Sequencing

1. Once upon a time a Sadhu lived in a forest.

2. Mooshak came running to him and said. “Holy man, save me from this cat. [ ]

3. One day the Sadhu was sitting in front of his hut [ ]

4. His name was Mooshak [ ]

5. He was very old, wise and kind [ ]

6. A mouse also lived in the same forest. [ ]

7. “ He is going to eat me”.

2. Write the following sentences in the order of their natural occurrence.

1. He sows the seeds.

2. He reaps the crop.

3. The farmer ploughs the land.

4. Receiving money from the merchant, he returns home.

5. After some days the seeds start budding up.

6. He sells the product.

7. He harvests and takes the grain to the market.

Begin w

The farmer ploughs the land _______________________________________

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3. Imagine Rajesh is a student of 8th standard. What he normally does

the proper order.

1. Rajesh gets up early in the morning.

2. He comes home from school in the evening.

3. After studying, he takes his breakfast.

5. Usually, he takes bath at half past seven in the morning.

6. He brushes his teeth and drinks a cup of milk.

7. In the morning, he studies for an hour after his bath.

8. Then he washes his hands and feet.

9. His night studies begin at eight and last for two hours.

10. He leaves for school at about half - past nine.

11. He goes to bed not later than half - past ten in the night.

Now, write your routine from the time you get up till you go to bed.

1. ____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________________

9. ____________________________________________________________

10. ___________________________________________________________

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Paragraph Writing (Guided)1. Write a short paragraph for your school magazine, telling something

The clues in the boxes below will help you.

Vitamins SourcesVitamin AVitamin BVitamin CVitamin D

milk, butter, eggsmeat, milk and eggsfruits and vegetables

Night blindnessBeri beri

Skin diseaseBone disease

We are healthy if our body contains all vitamins in balance. We get

vitamin A from ________________. Lack of ________________ causes night

blindness. We get ________________ from meat and eggs. Lack of vitamin

B causes ________________. We get vitamin C from ________________.

Lack of ________________ causes skin disease. ________________ vitamin

________________ from sun light and bone

disease.

2.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

Gopi ______________ an auto driver. He is about 30. He hails from

______________. He has no house ______________. He is ______________

and ______________ a child. His earnings are not enough to support his

family. He ______________ to look after his parents. Anyway, his ambition

______________ to ______________ his son an engineer. Therefore, he

______________ his son to study in a good ______________ in the city.

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Read the following information about Ramachandra Kamath who wants to apply for a job.

Ramachandra Kamath lives in Bengaluru at Jayanagara and his mobile number is 9480070088. His email address is ramachandra1980@gmail.com. He was born on 19th October 1990, and has been living in Bengaluru since then. He completed his primary and high school education from National High School, Bengaluru. He scored high marks in the 10th examination. While he was in school, he was the president of the debating society and organized a group called ‘Let’s Debate’. He got his B.A degree from the Bengaluru University. Ramachandra is very interested in football. He enjoys using the internet to

early as possible. application form.

APPLICATION FORMPERSONAL DETAILS

EDUCATION

IF YOU ARE OFFERED THE JOB, CAN YOU START WORK IMMEDIATELY?(PLEASE TICK) YES NO

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SalmaMay I know your friend’s name?

How old is she?

Where is her house?

What is she like?

Is she tall/ short, slim / fat / black?

What are her eyes like?

Which school does she go to?

Is she in a city / town/ village?

What’s her neighbourhood like?

What’s her house like?

Has her house got a garden / balcony?

My friend is Manjula

She is 14 years old.

Her house is in Chitradurga.

She’s friendly with all. She’s hard - working girl.

She’s very tall, fair and slim.

Her eyes are small and black.

She goes to a Government High School

She is in a city.

Her neighbourhood is very nice and calm.

Her house is small. It has two rooms.

She has a garden in front of her house. The house doesn’t have a balcony.

My friend is Manjula. She is 14 years old. Her house is in Chitradurga. She’s friendly with all. She’s a hard - working girl. She’s very tall, fair and slim. Her eyes are small and black. Her hair is long and black. She goes to Government High School. She’s in a city. Her neighbourhood is very nice and calm. Her house is small. It has two rooms. She has a garden in front of her house. There is no balcony for the house.

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Test - 04

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II Write your daily routine from the time you go to school and return home in the evening :

______________________________________________________________

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Date of birth

IV Give instructions to your class mates in the school prayer hall :

1. ___________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________

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QUESTION PAPERSECTION – A

Fill in the gap in each of the following sentences choosing the correct 1X10=10

1. They look like ___________________________ father. a. his b. them c. their d. they2. Earlier, houses _______________________consisted of two or three

rooms. a. were b. usually c. are d. did3. That teacher ___________________________ English since 1990. a. teaches b. taught c. is taught d. has been teaching4. Ramesh ___________________________ a car when he was 16. a. have b. had c. has d. having5. We have to stop at the petrol pump. There _________ petrol left in the tank. a. aren’t many b. isn’t much c. aren’t any d. isn’t many6. One of the ___________________________ is from England. a. English teachers b. Teachers English c. English Teacher d. Teacher English7. He never ___________________________ tea when he was in America. a. have b. had c. has d. having8. Water___________________________ oxygen and hydrogen. a. compose b.composed of c.are composed of d.is composed of9. Ali and his family________________ to several European cities in 1997. a. go b. goes c. have gone d. had beenRead the following announcement and answer the questions that follow. Your attention please! This is for passengers arriving from New Delhi

Mr. Iyer ! you are requested to come to the Information Desk. Your children are waiting for you. Thank you.Questions

2. The children were waiting at the Information Desk. True/ False 3. Who was the message meant for?