CLASS : VIII ENGLISH (COURSE-'A')

13. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Write the correct option in your answer sheets.
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My Mother!
You come to me like heaven's caring arms,
I remember the war days when life was challenge and toil –
Miles to walk hours before sunrise.
(a) Who are 'you' and 'me' in the above lines
(i) Poet's mother; poet (ii) Poet; poet's mother
(iii) Poet; poet's grandmother (iv) Poet's mother; poet's brother
(b) What does 'war days' refer to here
(i) I world war (ii) II world war
(iii) War between India and Pakistan (iv) War between India and China
(c) Why did the poet have to walk so much early in the morning
(i) to learn Arabic
(ii) to take lessons from the saintly teacher
(iii) to bring milk from the market
(iv) both (i) and (ii)
(d) Name the poem and the poet.
(i) 'My Mother' by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(ii) 'My Mother' by Ruskin Bond
(iii) 'My Mother' by Joseph Rudyard Kipling
(iv) 'My Mother' by Alexander Pope
14. Answer any four of the following questions. (30-40 words)
(4×2=8)
(a) Why did the hermit not answer the king's questions immediately
(b) Why had Margie started hating her school more than ever
(c) On his way to the school, why did Swami feel that he was the worst
perjurer on earth
(d) What idea do you get about the children who are singing "The
Children's Song"
(e) At what age did the grandmother learn climbing trees Who taught
her the art of climbing
15. 'What a waste!' What is Tommy referring to as a waste Do you think it is
really a waste (40-50 words)
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16. You are Samuel. You felt quite surprised at Swami's strange behaviour in
the class. You decided to write a page in your diary describing your feelings
at caning him. Write the diary entry in about 80-90 words.
OR
You are the king. You were quite exited and satisfied after getting the
answers to your three questions. You decided to write a letter of thanks to
the hermit expressing your feelings of gratitude for his words of wisdom.
(80-90 words)
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VIII-ENGLISH COURSE - "A"
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