GHS POLIPAKKAM ENGLISH: ENGLISH CLUB ACTIVITIES
8TH STANDARD ENGLISH THIRD TERM QUESTION AND ANSWERS
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. What is dyslexia?
Dislaxia means difficulty in reading and spelling.
2. What problems did Johnny have with learning?
Johnny had problems with reading and writing.
3. What was Johnny's past history?
There was no mention of Johnny’s father. He also neglected by his mother.
4. Why was it not easy for Ms. Davis to help Johnny?
Johnny was easily distracted. So it was not easy for Ms. Davis to help him.
5. Who troubled Johnny? What did they do?
Some boys in his class builled Johnny.
6. Why did they trouble him?
Because they tried to knock some sense into him.
7. What did Ms. Davis do about it?
Ms. David lashed out against the bullies.
8. What did she notice?
She notice that Johnny feared about the bullies.
9. Why did Johnny not hit them back?
Because he did not want them to feel as bad as he did.
10. What was Johnny's reaction, when Ms. Davis presented him a set of clothes?
The new cloths gave Johnny more confidence.
11. In what two ways did Ms. Davis help Johnny?
Ms. Davis spent extra hours after school for coaching him.
She also helping him with his homework.
12. What was the turning point in Johnny's life?
Johnny learnt that Disney was also a dyslexic (டிஸ்க்ஸிக்) and somethin opened out in him.
13. Why did Johnny's mother want his T.C?
Johnny’s mother was leaving town, so she wanted his T.C.
14. How did Johnny's classmates bid him farewell?
Johnny’s classmates arranged a farewell party. It was warm and cordial.
15. What did Johnny do before he left?
Before leaving town Johnny gifted his classmates a bag full of children’s books.
PARAGARAPH WRITING:
What kind of boy was Johnny?
Johnny was a boy of 14. He was wearing old jeans and old shirt. His clothes was stinking. He had a loud, gruff voice. One day he came to school badly beaten. Some bulllies had hit him hard. But Johnny did not hit them back. Because he did not want them to feel as bad as he did. This incident shows his humanity.
1. When does one get a gold medal?
One who comes in the first place gets the gold medal.
2. Who gets a silver medal?
One who comes in the second place gets the silver medal.
3. Where does the described scene take place?
The scene takes place at “The Special Olympics”.
4. How many competitors were there for the event?
There are nine competitors for the event.
5. What happened when the gun was fired?
When the gun was fired, the runners charged ahead.
6. Who gave the standing ovation? Why?
The spectators gave a standing ovation.
7. What would you have done if you were one of the eight runners?
I would to give a helping hand to the runner lying on the track.
Pick out the words that Rhyme:
run - gun
conpete - feet
walk - mark
still - wil
PARAGARAPH WRITING:
How does the poet describe the special event in the Olympics?
There were nine athletes ready to run the 100 yard dash in the Special Olympics. The pistol was fired, the runners ran forward. Suddenly the smallest of the runners stumbled and fell down. All the others came back to lift him up. They joined hands and walked to the finish line. The spectators gave the standing ovation.
1. What learning difficulties does Charles experience?
Charles has disabilities like dysgraphaia and ADD.
2. Why does he say that God would think he didn't have a mind?
His hand writing is very bad. This would make God thing that he didn’t have a mind.
3. How does dysgraphia affect Charles' writing?
Charles couldn’t hold the pencil in aright way. He could not write in the lines.
4. What is he good at? What does he find difficult to do?
Charles is good at dictating. But he finds it difficult to write.
5. What does he want to be? Why?
Charles wants to become a lawyer.
6. Why does he say his teacher is the best?
Because his teacer allowed hijm to do a lot his work on the computer.
7. How does the computer help Charles?
The computer helps Charles to do a lot of work.
8. What do you like the most about Charles?
I likes charles because he is not depressed at his drawbacks.
ANTONYMS :
1. increase × decrease
2. order × disorder
3. connect × disconnect
4. security × insecurity
5. effective × ineffective
6. like × unlike
7. expected × unexpected
8. usual × unusual
9. safe × unsafe
10. know × unknown
SYNONYMS:
1. explosion - sudden burst
2. galaxy - collection of stars
3. swarming - flooded with
4. denuding - removing
5. segregate - to separate
Fill In The Blanks With Suitable Words From The Lesson:
1. Human beings have made life unlivable.
2. Cycling is good because it reduces pollution.
3. Most people depend on natural resources for their food, shelter, livelihood, etc.
4. Waste can be divided into bio – degradable and non-bio-degradable
5. The alternatives to electric power are solar energy and wind.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. How are galaxies formed?
Galaxies are formed when newly born stars are drawn together by gravity.
2. What makes the earth look beautiful?
The mountains and valleys, rivers and oceans make the earth look beautiful.
3. Why did dinosaurs go extinct?
A massive rock slammed into the earth. So the dinosaurs went to extinct.
4. What have human beings done to the earth?
Human beings have made the earth unlivable by deforestation, killing animals and causing pollution.
5. What is global warming?
Global warming means the increase in temparature around the world.
6. Why is the temperature around the world increasing?
We use fuels like oil, coal and gas extensively. They give out carbon dioxide. So the temperture increases around the world.
7. What is a carbon footprint?
Carbon footprint means emission of carbon-dioxide by an individual.
PARAGARAPH WRITING:
Describe the global warming.
Global warming means the increase in temparature around the world. We use fuels like oil, coal and gas extensively. They give out carbon dioxide. So the temperture increases around the world. As a result of global warming sea-levels rise. Floods, famines are the effects of global warming.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. What was the mood of the poet when she went for the walk?
The poet went in with small worries of her future.
2. What changed her mood?
All the pleasant things of nature changed her mood.
3. How was she able to throw away her fears?
She was able to throw away her fears by plunging herself in the beaty of nature.
4. Do you have fear about our world, our environment? List out them.
Water scarcity
Global warming
Noise pollution
Child labour
5. What can you do to get rid of them?
Save water
Recycle waste
Use solar power
Plant more trees
Avoid using plastics
Let nature live
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. What made the butterfly feel like humming a song?
The crackle of the wind made the butterfly feel like humming a song.
2. What did the butterfly see in the broad shaft of light?
The butterfly saw lots of tiny particles dancing in the broad shaft of light.
3. What does the sunbeam tell the butterfly about the particles?
The sunbeam tells that they are dust particles. They are everywhere. They can be seen only when there is a bright beam.
4. What is the butterfly's question about stillness?
The butterfly wanted to know why the particles couldn’t be still.
8TH STANDARD ENGLISH THIRD TERM QUESTION AND ANSWERS
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. What is dyslexia?
Dislaxia means difficulty in reading and spelling.
2. What problems did Johnny have with learning?
Johnny had problems with reading and writing.
3. What was Johnny's past history?
There was no mention of Johnny’s father. He also neglected by his mother.
4. Why was it not easy for Ms. Davis to help Johnny?
Johnny was easily distracted. So it was not easy for Ms. Davis to help him.
5. Who troubled Johnny? What did they do?
Some boys in his class builled Johnny.
6. Why did they trouble him?
Because they tried to knock some sense into him.
7. What did Ms. Davis do about it?
Ms. David lashed out against the bullies.
8. What did she notice?
She notice that Johnny feared about the bullies.
9. Why did Johnny not hit them back?
Because he did not want them to feel as bad as he did.
10. What was Johnny's reaction, when Ms. Davis presented him a set of clothes?
The new cloths gave Johnny more confidence.
11. In what two ways did Ms. Davis help Johnny?
Ms. Davis spent extra hours after school for coaching him.
She also helping him with his homework.
12. What was the turning point in Johnny's life?
Johnny learnt that Disney was also a dyslexic (டிஸ்க்ஸிக்) and somethin opened out in him.
13. Why did Johnny's mother want his T.C?
Johnny’s mother was leaving town, so she wanted his T.C.
14. How did Johnny's classmates bid him farewell?
Johnny’s classmates arranged a farewell party. It was warm and cordial.
15. What did Johnny do before he left?
Before leaving town Johnny gifted his classmates a bag full of children’s books.
PARAGARAPH WRITING:
What kind of boy was Johnny?
Johnny was a boy of 14. He was wearing old jeans and old shirt. His clothes was stinking. He had a loud, gruff voice. One day he came to school badly beaten. Some bulllies had hit him hard. But Johnny did not hit them back. Because he did not want them to feel as bad as he did. This incident shows his humanity.
1. When does one get a gold medal?
One who comes in the first place gets the gold medal.
2. Who gets a silver medal?
One who comes in the second place gets the silver medal.
3. Where does the described scene take place?
The scene takes place at “The Special Olympics”.
4. How many competitors were there for the event?
There are nine competitors for the event.
5. What happened when the gun was fired?
When the gun was fired, the runners charged ahead.
6. Who gave the standing ovation? Why?
The spectators gave a standing ovation.
7. What would you have done if you were one of the eight runners?
I would to give a helping hand to the runner lying on the track.
Pick out the words that Rhyme:
run - gun
conpete - feet
walk - mark
still - wil
PARAGARAPH WRITING:
How does the poet describe the special event in the Olympics?
There were nine athletes ready to run the 100 yard dash in the Special Olympics. The pistol was fired, the runners ran forward. Suddenly the smallest of the runners stumbled and fell down. All the others came back to lift him up. They joined hands and walked to the finish line. The spectators gave the standing ovation.
1. What learning difficulties does Charles experience?
Charles has disabilities like dysgraphaia and ADD.
2. Why does he say that God would think he didn't have a mind?
His hand writing is very bad. This would make God thing that he didn’t have a mind.
3. How does dysgraphia affect Charles' writing?
Charles couldn’t hold the pencil in aright way. He could not write in the lines.
4. What is he good at? What does he find difficult to do?
Charles is good at dictating. But he finds it difficult to write.
5. What does he want to be? Why?
Charles wants to become a lawyer.
6. Why does he say his teacher is the best?
Because his teacer allowed hijm to do a lot his work on the computer.
7. How does the computer help Charles?
The computer helps Charles to do a lot of work.
8. What do you like the most about Charles?
I likes charles because he is not depressed at his drawbacks.
ANTONYMS :
1. increase × decrease
2. order × disorder
3. connect × disconnect
4. security × insecurity
5. effective × ineffective
6. like × unlike
7. expected × unexpected
8. usual × unusual
9. safe × unsafe
10. know × unknown
SYNONYMS:
1. explosion - sudden burst
2. galaxy - collection of stars
3. swarming - flooded with
4. denuding - removing
5. segregate - to separate
Fill In The Blanks With Suitable Words From The Lesson:
1. Human beings have made life unlivable.
2. Cycling is good because it reduces pollution.
3. Most people depend on natural resources for their food, shelter, livelihood, etc.
4. Waste can be divided into bio – degradable and non-bio-degradable
5. The alternatives to electric power are solar energy and wind.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. How are galaxies formed?
Galaxies are formed when newly born stars are drawn together by gravity.
2. What makes the earth look beautiful?
The mountains and valleys, rivers and oceans make the earth look beautiful.
3. Why did dinosaurs go extinct?
A massive rock slammed into the earth. So the dinosaurs went to extinct.
4. What have human beings done to the earth?
Human beings have made the earth unlivable by deforestation, killing animals and causing pollution.
5. What is global warming?
Global warming means the increase in temparature around the world.
6. Why is the temperature around the world increasing?
We use fuels like oil, coal and gas extensively. They give out carbon dioxide. So the temperture increases around the world.
7. What is a carbon footprint?
Carbon footprint means emission of carbon-dioxide by an individual.
PARAGARAPH WRITING:
Describe the global warming.
Global warming means the increase in temparature around the world. We use fuels like oil, coal and gas extensively. They give out carbon dioxide. So the temperture increases around the world. As a result of global warming sea-levels rise. Floods, famines are the effects of global warming.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. What was the mood of the poet when she went for the walk?
The poet went in with small worries of her future.
2. What changed her mood?
All the pleasant things of nature changed her mood.
3. How was she able to throw away her fears?
She was able to throw away her fears by plunging herself in the beaty of nature.
4. Do you have fear about our world, our environment? List out them.
Water scarcity
Global warming
Noise pollution
Child labour
5. What can you do to get rid of them?
Save water
Recycle waste
Use solar power
Plant more trees
Avoid using plastics
Let nature live
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. What made the butterfly feel like humming a song?
The crackle of the wind made the butterfly feel like humming a song.
2. What did the butterfly see in the broad shaft of light?
The butterfly saw lots of tiny particles dancing in the broad shaft of light.
3. What does the sunbeam tell the butterfly about the particles?
The sunbeam tells that they are dust particles. They are everywhere. They can be seen only when there is a bright beam.
4. What is the butterfly's question about stillness?
The butterfly wanted to know why the particles couldn’t be still.