Class - 8 Revision Lesson (Page - 1 to 5)

Class - 8

Revision Lesson

(Page - 1 to 5)

Activity - 1

Underline the participle adjectives in the following sentence :

(a) The printed house looks beautiful.

(b) A barking dog seldom bites.

(c) They submitted a written answer.

(d) The tattered shirt was lying on the mud.

(e) The cracking sound of the door awakened the baby.

Activity - 2

filling the blinks with suitable articles and prepositions:

Once __________ poor Weaver lived __________ a village. He was well-known as __________ artist. His beautiful designs __________ cloth were much appreciated. The waiver earned his livelihood __________working hard all day. 

Activity - 3

Identify the adverb in each set. Put a tick mark (√ ) on that verb :

(i) tall/sweetly/child/run

(ii) wait/walk/slowly/full

(iii) happy/friendship/wise/quietly

(iv) make/here/incident/quick

Activity - 3 (b)

Classify the underlined adverbs according to their functions in the chart given below :

(i) It is good habit to rise early.

(ii) He often comes to our house.

(iii) The nightingale sings sweetly.

(iv) My pet dog follows me everywhere.

Functions of Adverbs

Manner	Time	Place	Frequency

 Activity - 4

Choose the correct alternative from the verbs given in brackets and fill in the blanks :

(a) I ____________ a book now. (read/am read/was reading).

(b) Tintin __________ home just now. (is returning/was returning/has returning)

(c) When we reached the hall, the film __________. (starts/started/had started)

(d) The young man boarded the bus while it __________ . (is moving/was moving/had moved)

(e) The Satabdi Express __________ Puri at the scheduled time, yet it failed to reach Howrah on time. (is leaving/has left/had left)

Activity - 5 (a)

Write the positive, comparative and superlative form of the adjectives and fill in the chart given below :

Positive	Comparative	Superlative

 Activity - 5(b)

(i) No other mountain peak is so __________(high) as Everest.

(ii) Darjeeling is _________ (cool) than Lava.

(iii) Rashmi is the __________ (tall) girl in the class.

(iv) Very few Indian cities are as _________ (big) as Kolkata.

(v) The Rajdhani Express runs __________ (faster) than most other Indians trains.

modals : may, will, should, can, must 

Activity - 7

The words in brackerts are homophones. Choose the correct option and fill in the blanks :

(a) __________are two coconut trees in __________ garden. (there/their)

(b) Last Sunday, I __________Munni at the bus-stop. She is my close __________ . (mate/met)

(c) I __________why you often __________about in the woods. (wander/woder)

(d) My mother is __________ weak _____ walk. (to/too)

(e) The little _________has ________this bouquet. (made/maid)

Activity - 8

Solve the crossword puzle with the help of the given cues :

Across :

1 : hobby of collecting postage stamps

2 : study of stars and planets

Down :

3 : house where books are kept and read

4 : a person who makes pots

							4
			3
1
		2

 

Activity - 9 (a)

Match the words in column 'A' with their synonyms in column 'B' :

A	B
(i)castle	(a) wild
(ii) rustic	(b) flower
(iii) savage	(c) fort
(iv) blossom	(d) tired
(v) weary	(e) rural

Activity - 9(b) 

Make sentences with the words given in column 'A' of Activity 9 (a)

Activity - 9 (c)

Add preffix or suffix to the following words to form opposites :

Secure, patient, hope, appear, bound

let's talk :

Suppose you have been selected to represent your school in a district-level sprot event. Describe your feelings to the class.

Let's do :

Activity - 10

Write A paragraph in about seventy words on the famous Bengali writer Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhyay. Use the following hints : 

Hints :

born on 12th September 1894--father Mahananda Bandyopadhyay and mother mrinalini devi -- early education at Bangaon High School -- intermediate and graduation from Ripon College, now known as Surendranath College of Kolkata -- worked as Headmaser at Jangipara High School and later at Harinavi Anglo-Sanskrit institution -- famous novels are Pother Panchali, Aparajito, Aranyak, Debjan , Icchamati , Chander Pahar etc. -- died on 1st November, 1950.

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