std 8 english first semester unit 2

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Std 8 LMBB: Learna more be brighter-

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 STD 8 english 

first semester 

unit 2

LMBB: Learn more be brighter

Q-1. Activity: 2 Say whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F) on the basis of the above text. Write T or F in the brackets given against each sentences. :

1. The tallest building in the world is Burj Khalifa.

2. It is the smallest building in Dubai.

3. No other building has so long water supply line as the Burj has.

4. Its lift system is the longest one in the world.

5. Its cost was higher than any other building in the world.

1.True 

2.False

3.True

4.True

5.True

Q-2. Activity: 3 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences using the correct words.

1. (a) Second box is small. 

(b) Third box is smaller than First box. 

(c) Second box is the smallest of all the boxes.

2. (a) The apple tree does not have thick trunk.

 (b) The trunk of the mango tree is thicker than the apple tree. 

(c) The banyan tree has the thickest trunk of all the trees.

3. 

(a) Arnav is short boy. 

(b) Aditya is the shortest boy in class. 

(c) Yuvraj is shorter than Arnav.

Q-3. Activity: 4 Mark True or False for these sentences. Use (T) mark for true and (F) for false.

1. Tansen agreed that he was the best singer.

(F)

2. Sant Haridas lived in a hut.

(F)

3. Sant Haridas came to Akbar's court.

(F)

4. Sant Haridas could not sing well.

(F)

5. Tansen made some mistakes deliberately.

(T)

6. The king agreed that Sant Haridas was a wonderful singer.

(T)

Q-4. Activity: 4 What do these lines from the lesson mean ? Tick mark the correct answer.

1. "There is someone who sings better than I." 

(A) I sing better than someone. 

(B) Someone sings better than I do. 

(C) Someone sings as well as I do.

2. "I'm afraid he will not come, Shahenshah." 

(A) I am afraid that he will come. 

(B) I am not afraid of him. 

(C) I am afraid that he will refuse to come.

3. But Tansen knew how to get round him. 

(A) Tansen knew the way around. 

(B) Tansen knew how to get Sant Haridas to sing. 

(C) Tansen knew that he could go round him.

4. "I sing at your command." 

(A) I sing because you ask me to. 

(B) Your command is musical for me. 

(C) You sing at my command.

5. "Guruji sings for one who is the king of kings." 

(A) Guruji sings for one great king. 

(B) Guruji sings for many kings. 

(C) Guruji sings for God.

Q-5. Activity: 4 Answer these questions.

1. Who sang better than Tansen?

ANS) Sant Haridas sang better than Tansen.

2. Where did Sant Haridas live?

(ANS) Sant Haridas lived in Vrundavan.

3. Why did Akbar decide to go to Sant Haridas' hut?

(ANS) Akbar decided to go to sant Haridas hut because he sang better than Tansen.

4. What condition did Tansen put before the king?

(ANS) Tansen told akbar that he could not go to Sant Haridas as a king.

5. How did Tansen get Sant Haridas to sing ?

(ANS) Tansen sang raag Darbari but he made some mistake again and again. This made Sant Haridas angry. So he sang raag Darbari the right way.

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