(Though these kinds of exercises are designed for the students of high school in students in Telangana, India, they are also very useful students in Andhra Pradesh, and in general for those appearing for competitive examinations. On the whole, they are useful for the aspirants of learning English)
TEACHING AND LEARNING
WORKSHEET - 1
LEVEL – V-II
SUBJECT:
ENGLISH
CLASS: VIII
UNIT-3:
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
There are 20 MCQs in section I and II (Vocabulary and Grammar)
SECTION I (GERUNDS/VERBS)
Read the following explanation about gerunds.
Read the following sentences.
1. He is swimming in a pool.
2. Swimming is good for health.
In the above two sentences you notice that verbs are used with
‘-ing’. Do you notice any difference between them?
In the first sentence the verb + ing is preceded by is. The verb
is in progressive form.
In the second sentence you don’t find is, are, was or were before
verb + ing.
Such verbs with ‘-ing’ and without helping verbs are known as ‘Gerunds’. They are normally in the subject position or object position.
Identify the gerunds in the following sentences.
1. The North Wind ceased roaring. (gerund: roaring)
2. The Child did not see the giant coming. (verb: coming)
3. I heard the children whispering outside the wall on their way
to school. (verb: whispering)
4. Why is the Spring so late in coming? (gerund: coming)
5. Walking makes you healthy. (gerund: walking)
(Q. No.
1-10) Now, choose the RIGHT OPTION.
1. The
children were late in coming from school.
A) coming (gerund)
B) coming
(verb)
2. He saw the school girl crossing the road.
A) crossing (verb)
B) crossing (gerund)
3. Playing cricket is my
hobby.
A) Playing (gerund)
B) Playing (verb)
4. Smoking is injurious to
health.
A) Smoking (verb)
B)
Smoking (gerund)
5. Are
the children doing homework?
A) doing (gerund)
B) doing
(verb)
6. Is doing homework helpful to children.
A) doing (gerund)
B) doing (verb)
7. Reading books is a good habit?
A) Reading (gerund)
B) Reading (verb)
8. She is learning music.
A) learning (gerund)
B) learning (verb)
9. The teacher noticed the children making noise.
A) making (verb)
B) making
(gerund)
10. My father’s coming home made me happy.
A) coming (gerund)
B) coming
(verb)
SECTION – II (GERUNDS/VERBS)
(Q. No. 11-20) Fill in the
blanks with the verb/gerund, using the verb given in the brackets.
11. The
attender is ______ (ring) the bell.
12. It is
______ (rain) now.
13. I like
_______ (sing) songs.
14. He hates
______ (get) up in the morning.
15. She was
_____ (watch) a movie.
16. I shall be _____ (wait) at this time tomorrow.
17. He saw the dog _____ (run) on the road.
18. The boy was _____ (rub) the blackboard.
19. The police started _____ (fire).
20. You must avoid _____ (touch) your face with your hands.
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VIII CLASS ENGLISH WORKSHEET #V2-1
TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHEET - 5
LEVEL – V-II
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
CLASS:
VIII
UNIT-6
: A Reading (THE STORY OF
IKAT) Segment 1
There are 20 MCQs in section I, II and III (Reading
Comprehension, Vocabulary and Grammar)
Section –IV is for Home Assignment (Creative
Writing)
SECTION I (READING COMPREHENSION)
(Q.
No. 1-10) Read the following passage from the lesson, “ The Journey”.
Bell
rang for the next class. The small break before the next class was enough for
the children. They moved around and started chatting. The mandatory five
minutes was over and the teacher did not come. The Children started wondering.
“Ramya! Do you think Janaki teacher is absent? Ramya looking out of the
classroom said, “How do I know?”. A few students were grinning. Everyone knew
Ramya loved Janaki teacher who taught them Social Studies.
Suddenly
they noticed the teacher carrying bundles of cloth walking towards the class. A
few of them dashed to help her. They all liked her as she was fair to everyone
and was never partial to one student. The brilliant red and black checked
rumals, shawls with black and blue geometric patterns caught the attention of the
class as the teacher handed over the material to the eager helpers.
She
pinned them neatly on the soft board and the drab class suddenly looked
vibrant. “Teacher! What are these fabrics? Why did you bring them?”Children
pelted her with questions. She smiled and wrote on the blackboard “Textiles of
India- “Ikat” of Andhra Pradesh. No one could spell “Ikat”, someone yelled
“Ikat!” and a few children giggled. Janaki teacher said it is pronounced. ‘I’
as in it ‘ka’ as in Kamala and ‘t’ as ‘th’ in both. “Ikat” is an Indonesian
term meaning “to bind” or “knot”. The class fell silent. Ramya asked,
“Teacher!
Are these fabrics from Indonesia?” Teacher shook her head and said, “Children!
can anyone remember seeing designs like this?” Raghav said, “Teacher, the pattern
on the rumal is similar to the one on my mother’s sari, though the colors are
not the same.” Janaki was pleased.
She
persisted, “Can anyone tell me the name of the place? It is close to our state
capital. There! I gave you a clue.” The children started shouting names of all
the towns in the State. In the midst of the babble, someone said “Nalgonda” and
the teacher said “Correct! It is ‘Pochampally’ village in Nalgonda district.”
Everyone immediately connected to the name. “Teacher, we forgot, we could not
link. We all know Pochampally”. Teacher said, “Quiet! Let me tell you the story
of Ikat, it is a story of our handlooms”. “What are handlooms?” Ahmed was the
first to voice the question in everyone’s mind.
Now,
choose the answer
1.
What did the children do in the small break?
A)
They pelted questions.
B)
They heard the bell ring..
C)
They moved around and started chatting.
D)
The teacher came to the class.
2.
Why did the children start wondering?
A)
Becayuse the mandatory fiv minuts was over.
B)
Because Ramya teacher did not come.
C)
Because the children moved around.
D)
The teacher did not come.
3.
Why did the children ask Ramya about Janaki teacher?
A)
Because Janaki teacher loved Ramya.
B)
Because The children loved Janaki teacher.
C)
Because Ramya loved Janaki teacher.
D)
Bothe A and B.
4.
“A few of them dashed to help her.”- Why?
A)
She liked them.
B)
She was fair to everyone.
C)
They noticed the teacher carrying bundles.
D)
They liked Ramya.
5.
What caught the attention of the class?
A)
The brilliant red and black checked rumals.
B)
shawls with black and blue geometric patterns.
C)
Janaki teacher.
D)
Both A and B.
6.
What fabrics did the teacher bring?
A)
Textiles of India.
B)
Bundles of cloth.
C)
Rumals and shawls.
D)
Brilliant red rumals.
7.
The meaning of Ikat is...
A)
Indonesian term.
B)
The textiles of India.
C)
To bind or knot
D)
None of the above.
8.
What was the clue the teacher gave?
A)
The state capital.
B)
A place close to the state capital.
C)
Name of the place.
D)
Raghav’s mother’s sari.
9.
What was everyone connected to?
.
A)
The state capital.
B)
Nalgonda.
C)
Pochampally.
D)
None of the above.
10.
What was the story of Ikat about?
.
A)
It was about handlooms.
B)
It was about power looms
C)
It was about Pochampally.
D)
All the above.
SECTION – II (VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR)
(Q.
No. 11-15) some words or phrases in the given passage are underlined. Follow
the direction for each question and choose the correct answer.
Teacher
gazing (11) around the class and said “A hand operated loom who
(12)weaves and has been weaving fabrics for centuries. In the race with the
machine, we have forgotten (13) our heritage”. She fell silent and the
children recognized her pensive mood and kept silent.
Someone
hesitating (14) asked, “Teacher, you mentioned the story of Ikat….”.
Janaki began, “It is called “chitiki” in Telugu, “Patola” in Gujarati and
simply “Ikat” in Oria”. Children’s attention was divided to (15) her
words and the fabrics, as she opened a silk patola sari from Patan, Gujarat. It
had a red design on a black background with rows of flowers in the border. The
simple leaf design repeated across the body and the flowers in the border
created a mesmerising effect.
11.
Choose the correct form of the underlined word (gazing).
A. gazes.
B.
gazed.
C.
gaze
D. engage
12.
Choose the correct word to replace the underlined word. (who)
A. whose.
B.
which.
C.
what.
D. Where.
13.
Choose the antonym of the underlined word (forgotten).
A. forgetfulness.
B.
forgetting.
C.
remembered.
D. remembrance.
14.
Choose the correct form (hesitating).
A. hesitantly.
B.
hesitate.
C.
hesitated.
D. hesitates.
15.
Choose the correct word to replace the underlined word (to).
A. among.
B.
between.
C.
about.
D. above.
SECTION - III (EDITING)
(Q. No. 16-20) Read the following passage, each
of the numbered sentences from 16- 20 has an error. Choose the right answers to
make the correct sentence.
The teacher said, “(16) Are you thinking about
the word ‘Ikat’ or ‘tie and dye’, when you are looking at the fabrics? What can
be the origin of this word?” (17) No one answered and looked expectantly as she
continued, “In hand weaving, we have threads stretched lengthwise called “warp”
and threads intersecting them widthwise called ''weft”. (18) Imagining the
graph sheet and the X- axis and the Y-axis and how they criss-cross to form
square motifs.” (19) Ahmed was exciting, “Teacher, warp is stretched along
Y-axis and weft along X- axis.” (20) The class was thrilled as a new
understanding came.
16. Are you thinking about the word ‘Ikat’ or
‘tie and dye’, when you are looking at the fabrics?
A) Are you thinking about a word ‘Ikat’ or ‘tie
and dye’, when you are looking at the fabric?
B) Are you thinking about the word ‘Ikat’ or
‘tie and dye’, when you are looking at the fabric?
C) Are you thinking about the word ‘Ikat’ or
‘tie and dye’, while you are looking the fabrics?
D) Are you thinking about the word ‘Ikat’ or
‘tie and dye’, while you are looking at the fabrics?
17. No one answered and looked expectantly as
she continued,
A) No one answered whether looked expectantly as
she continued,
B) No one answered that looked expectantly as
she continued,
C) No one answered but looked expectantly as she
continued,
D) No one answered when looked expectantly as
she continued,
18. Imagining the graph sheet and the X- axis
and the Y-axis and how they criss-cross to form square motifs.
A) Imagining the graph sheet but the X- axis and
the Y-axis and how they criss-cross to form square motifs.
B) Imagine the graph sheet and the X- axis and
the Y-axis and how they criss-cross to form square motifs.
C) Imagining the graph sheet and the X- axis but
the Y-axis and how they criss-cross to form square motifs.
D) Imagine the graph sheet and the X- axis and
the Y-axis and how to they criss-cross to form square motifs.
19. Ahmed was exciting, “Teacher, warp is
stretched along Y-axis and weft along X- axis.”
A) Ahmed is excited, “Teacher, warp is stretched
along Y-axis and weft along X- axis.”
B) Ahmed was exciting, “Teacher, warp is
stretched along Y-axis and weft along X- axis.”
C) Ahmed was exciting, “Teacher, warp was
stretched along Y-axis and weft along X- axis.”
D) Ahmed was excited, “Teacher, warp is
stretched along Y-axis and weft along X- axis.”
20. The class was thrilled as a new
understanding coming.
A) The class was thrilling as a new
understanding coming.
B) The class was thrilled as a new understanding
comes
C) The class was thrilling as a new
understanding comes.
D) The class was thrilled as a new understanding
came.
SECTION – IV
HOME ASSIGNMENT CREATIVE WRITING (DISCOURSES)
The answer to this question is to be submitted
to your teacher on whatsapp or in a notebook.
Write an essay on “Textiles of Sircilla”.
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TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHEET - 6
LEVEL – V-II
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
CLASS:
VIII
UNIT-6
: A Reading (THE STORY
OF IKAT) Segment 2
There are 20 MCQs in section I, II and III
(Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary and Grammar)
Section –IV is for Home
Assignment (Creative Writing)
SECTION I (READING COMPREHENSION)
(Q. No. 1-10) Read the following passage from
the lesson, “ THE STORY OF IKAT”.
Janaki said, “In ‘Ikat’ the threads are
carefully sorted, warp and weft divided into bundles, then tied with locally
available water proof materials like plastic sheets, rubber strips from car and
bicycle tyres, then dropped into colour. Once you untie the knots, you can see
white threads dotted with colour at intervals”. Ravi said, “Teacher, how do
they know where to tie the knots?” Janaki smiled, “The ties indicate the design
we want. We can look at a design or a motif and a tie.” Ravi looked puzzled, it
did not seem simple.
“Ravi, You are absolutely right” the teacher
said. “It is not easy. First you count the threads, measure the distance,
calculate when to repeat a pattern. Only then you can tie the knots.”
“Teacher, it seems like difficult maths,” Ramya
said.
“Correct. Weavers may not be formally educated
but have complex calculations at their fingertips. They draw patterns on the
graphs and copy them on the threads.” Janaki continued, “Just close your eyes
and imagine! Threads stretched out long with dots of different colours shining.
I have seen such a sight in the villages of Nalgonda.” Someone said, “Teacher,
the dots are like raindrops, ‘chukka’, that is how the name ‘chitiki rumal’.
This was the favourite headgear of fishermen and other labourers. It was also the
towel on the shoulders of traders in Gujarat”.
She suddenly thought of another explanation. She
asked, “Children, when you have to measure a small quantity of a material you
use a specific word in Telugu”. This time Ramya answered promptly, “chitikedu,”
and before she completed, comprehension was written large on every child’s
face. “Teacher, chitiki means small and small dots of colour which are
characteristic of Ikat”, they chorused. The class was jubilant. They were able
to come up with an original explanation for a historical phrase.
Now, choose the answer
1. What are divided into bundles?
A) the threads.
B) warp and weft.
C) Ikat.
D) waterproof materials.
2. What are dropped into colour?
A) plastic sheets.
B) rubber strips.
C) warp and weft.
D) A and B.
3. How do the white threads get colour dots?
A) They are tied with coloured rubber
strips.
B) The colour is painted on threads.
C) They are dropped into colour.
D) They are tied with coloured plastic
sheets.
4. What is not easy?
A) puzzle.
B) counting the threads.
C) the desired knot.
D) the desired design.
5. Weavers are ……...
A) formally educated..
B) not formally educated.
C) highly educated.
D) not highly educated.
6. What should students imagine?
A) stretched threads.
B) drawing patterns and copying them on threads.
C) complex calculations at
fingertips.
D) All the above.
7. What was the headgear of fishermen?
A) the dots.
B) raindrops.
C) chitiki rumal.
D) chukka.
8. What word do we use to measure a small
quantity?
A) chitikedu.
B) chukka.
C) chitiki.
D) drop.
9. “It was also the towel on the shoulders of
traders in Gujarat.” “It” refers to...?
A)
chukka.
B) the towel.
C) chitiki rumal.
D) chitiki.
10. Why was the class jubilant?
.
A) Because Ramya answered promptly.
B) Because they chorussed.
C) Because small dots are not characteristic of
Ikat.
D) Because they understood the original meaning
of Ikat.
SECTION – II (VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR)
(Q. No. 11-15) some words or phrases in the
given passage are underlined. Follow the direction for each question and choose
the correct answer.
“In (11) raksha bandhan, the tying of the
knot was doing (12) by yellow and red Ikat die (13) threads. In
our tradition, tying the knot is sacred (14). Maybe this has a relation
to the tying and dyeing process. But in parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra and
Deccan, designs in Ikat were very much influenced by Muslim culture.” The bell
was ringing but the class was lost in a period where vibrant (15)colours
and compelling stories were woven into beautiful fabrics.
11. Choose the correct preposition in
place of the underlined word.
A.
Into.
B.
At.
C.
For.
D.
About.
12. Choose the correct form of the underlined
word.
A.
done.
B.
does.
C.
did.
D.
do.
13. The correct word word to be used in place of
the underlined word.
A.
dead
B.
died.
C.
dye.
D.
dyed.
14. Choose the antonym of the underlined
word.(sacred)
A.
revered.
B.
cursed.
C.
blessed.
D.
holy.
15. The word “Vibrant” is a/an …...
A.
Noun.
B.
Adverb.
C.
Adjective.
D.
Preposition.
SECTION - III (EDITING)
(Q. No. 16-20) Read the following passage, each
of the numbered sentences from 16- 20 has an error. Choose the right answers to
make the correct sentence.
“(16)When trade was vigor with other nations in
South – East Asia, “tie and dye” or chitiki, as lengths of fabric was a
favourite export item, both in silk and cotton.” She said, “(17)There is other
interesting stories on Ikat. (18)Different regions fight about it’s origin. Did
it travel from Gujarat to the South or vice versa? (19)Did it first origin in
the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh and travel to Nalgonda? There is no
systematic historical documentation to resolve this dispute”. (20)The class was
fully attention now.
16. When trade was vigor with other nations in
South – East Asia,
A) When trade was vigor with other nations at
South – East Asia,
B) When trade was vigorous with other nations in
South – East Asia,
C) When trade was vigorous with other nations of
South – East Asia,
D) When trade was vigor with other nations of
South – East Asia,
17. There is other interesting stories on Ikat.
A) There is other interesting stories of Ikat.
B) There is other interestingly stories on Ikat.
C) There are other interesting stories on Ikat.
D) There are other interesting stories at Ikat.
18. Different regions fight about it’s origin.
A) Difference regions fight about its origin.
B) Different region fight about its origins.
C) Different regions fights about its origin.
D) Different regions fight about its origin.
19. Did it first origin in the coastal belt of
Andhra Pradesh and travel to Nalgonda?
A) Did it first originate in the coastal belt of
Andhra Pradesh and travel to Nalgonda?
B) Did it first origin in the coastal belt of
Andhra Pradesh but travel to Nalgonda?
C) Did it first origin in the coastal belt of
Andhra Pradesh and travel for Nalgonda?
D) Did it first originate in coastal belt of
Andhra Pradesh and travel to Nalgonda?
20. The class was fully attention now.
A) The class was fully attentive now.
B) The class was full attentive now.
C) The class were full attentive now.
D) The class were fully attention now.
SECTION – IV
HOME ASSIGNMENT CREATIVE WRITING (DISCOURSES)
The answer to this question is to be submitted
to your teacher on whatsapp or in a notebook.
Write an essay on Indian cinema and its impact
on society.
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