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5. You are Somya / Somesh. You feel quite disturbed to see the modern<br />
youngsters going away from age old traditions and forgetting the basic<br />
moral values. You decide to deliver a speech in the morning assembly of<br />
your school highlighting your views on 'Tradition against Modernity'.<br />
Taking ideas from the unit 'Changing Times, and using your own ideas,<br />
write the speech in about 100-150 words.<br />
6. You are Parth / Tanvi living at 79, Sec.-9, Karnal. You visited New Delhi<br />
along with your friends to watch the Independence Day celebrations at<br />
Red Fort. After coming back, you decided to write a letter to your cousin<br />
Nishtha / Raghav sharing your excitement and describing all that you<br />
saw there. Write the letter in about 100-150 words. You can take help from<br />
the visual given below.<br />
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<strong>VIII</strong>-<strong>ENGLISH</strong> <strong>COURSE</strong> - "A"<br />
SECTION-C (GRAMMAR) (15 MARKS)<br />
7. Use the notes given below to complete the following summary. Write<br />
your answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. 6×½=3<br />
Orissa ____________ land of Oriyas ____________ known as Kalinga in ancient<br />
days ____________ situated in north-eastern part of Indian peninsula<br />
____________ had many rulers ____________ British took over in 1803<br />
____________ declared separate province in 1936 ____________ princely states<br />
merged in 1949 ____________ famous as land of Lord Jagannath.<br />
Orissa, the land of Oriyas, (a) _____________________ as Kalinga in ancient<br />
days. It (b) _____________________ in the north-eastern part of the Indian<br />
peninsula. It was ruled by various rulers before the British<br />
(c) _____________________ in 1803. Orissa (d) _____________________ a<br />
separate province on April 1, 1936. After Independence, the princely states<br />
of Orissa (e) _____________________ with the state of Orissa in January<br />
1949. Although the state of Orissa had many ancient names like Utkal,<br />
Udra and Kalinga, it (f) _____________________ as the land of Lord Jagannath.<br />
8. In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line.<br />
Write the missing word with the words that come before and after it.<br />
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