SUBJECT: ENGLISH
CLASS VIlI
READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS GIVEN BELOW:
On 16th January, 1941, Sisir finished his dinner early and drove to Elgin Road around 8.30 p.m. He parked the Wanderer at the back of the house. Sisir and Subhas had maintained total secrecy about the plan of escape. None of the family members knew anything except Subhas's niece lla and a male cousin, Dwijen. Subhas and Sisir waited until the rest of the Bose family had fallen asleep. Subhas had changed into his disguise as Muhammad Ziauddin. He was dressed in a long, brown coat, baggy shalwars and a black fez. He wore gold wire-rimmed spectacles.
ACTIVITY 1
Write ‘T' for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes. Write supporting statements for your answers:
I. IT WAS AROUND 8.30P.M. WHEN DWIJEN REACHED THEIR HOUSE AT ELGIN ROAD.
Ans:- F
Supporting statement: Sisir finished his dinner early and drove to Elgin Road around 8.30 p.m.
II. SISIR WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO KNEW ABOUT THE PLAN OF ESCAPE.
Ans:- F
Supporting statement: Sisir and Subhas had maintained total secrecy about the plan of escape.
III. MUHAMMAD ZIAUDDIN WAS SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE IN DISGUISE.
Ans:- T
Supporting statement: Subhas had changed into his disguise as Muhammad Ziauddin
ACTIVITY 2
Answer the following questions:
A) WHAT IS THE WANDERER?
Ans:- Wanderer is a car by which Subhas Chandra Bose escaped.
B) WHICH PERSONS OF THE BOSE FAMILY KNEW ABOUT THE GREAT ESCAPE OF SUBHAS?
Ans:- Sisir, Ila and Dwijen of the Bose family knew about the great escape of Subhas.
C) HOW DID SUBHAS DISGUISE HIMSELF?
Ans:- Dressed in long brown coat, baggy shalwars and a black fez, Subhas disguised himself as Muhammad Ziauddin.
ACTIVITY 3
Classify the Noun phrase, Adjective phrase and Adverb phrase of the following sentences and fill in the table given below:
a) Those houses are very expensive.
b) I will never do that, never in a million years.
c) She is rather fond of singing.
d) The spotted puppy is up for adoption.
e) It was cold, bleak, biting weather.
f) Meet me at the mall later in the evening.
Noun Phrase:- Those houses, The spotted puppy,
Adverb Phrase:- fond of singing, biting weather
Adjective Phrase:- in a million years, later in the evening
ACTIVITY 4
Write a letter to your friend (in about 80 words), who stays far away, describing about a festival of West Bengal. You may use the following points:
Hints: time when the festival took place-how long it lasted- number of people participated description of the festival-your enjoyment
Answer:-
Berhampore,
Murshidabad,
Date.....
My dear Jon,
I hope this letter finds you in the best of health. I am very excited now as Durga Puja has just ended. Now, let me share my experience with you.
Durga Puja is held in the season of autumn every year. It is the greatest festival of Bengal. This year I enjoyed it in Berhampore. Thousands of people participated in the festival. The whole town looked beautiful and you could feel the festivity in the air. I loved the sound of dhak that was played in every pandal. The puja is usually for four days including Saptami, Ashtami, Navami and Dashami. On Ashtami, people wear traditional clothes and give their divine offerings to goddess Durga. They also have traditional Bengali food on all four days. On the day of Dashami, they have a ritual called Sindur Khela which is played by married women. It was indeed an extremely charming experience. Not more today. With love and best wishes,
Yours ever,
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