Gulf Pakistan English School

Mid Term Revision Worksheet 2023-2024

Class: VIII Subject: English

UNIT-3 The Adventure of the Dying Detective

I. Word and meanings
1) Black Formosa Corruption: a fictional disease by Conan Doyle
2) Contagious: (of a disease) spread by one person to another by direct contact
3) Gaunt: lean and looking unwell , due to age, suffering, or hunger
4) Cab: a horse drawn carriage for hire
5) Grudge: a persistent bad feeling towards someone caused by past insult or injury
6) Incessantly: constantly; without stopping
7) Infallibly: incapable of failing
8) Listlessly: lacking enthusiasm and energy
9) Malicious: with intended harm

II. Make the sentences

1) Profusely: He had been working hard and was perspiring profusely.
2) Grudge: She still has a grudge against him for the way he treated her in the party
3) Spasmodic: There was spasmodic fighting in the area yesterday.
4) laboured: For seven years he labored mightily.
5) Malicious: He is always putting about malicious rumours

III. Answer the following

1) Who told Dr. Watson that Holmes was ill?
Ans: Sherlock Holmes’s landlady.
2) Where does Culverton Smith usually live?
Ans: Sumatra
3) Who had sent Holmes the ivory box and what was in it? (Long)
Ans: The box had come by anonymous post but it was from Mr. Culverton Smith. It
had a spring inside that was designed to draw blood and infect anyone who
opened it.
4) Why did Mr. Culverton Smith want to kill Holmes?
Ans: Mr. Culverton Smith wanted to kill Holmes because Holmes had guessed that
Mr. Culverton Smith had murdered his nephew, Victor Savage.
5) Who was waiting outside Holmes’ house and what signal was he waiting for?
Ans: Inspector Morton was waiting outside Holmes’ house. He was waiting for the
lights to be turned on.
6) What clues are there in the story that Holmes was not really ill?
Ans: He shows a gleam of recognition when Watson arrives; he leaps out of bed to
stop Watson from leaving to fetch Dr Ainstree; he shouts to Watson to leave the
 box on the mantelpiece alone; he is very clear in the orders he gives Watson;
Inspector Morton seems to smile when Watson tells him Holmes is very ill; he
speaks in his normal voice as soon as he has had some water and heard Mr
Culverton Smith’s confession.

IV. Change the following into reported speech.

1) ‘ I hope you don’t mind,’ she said.
Ans: She hoped he didn’t mind.
2) ‘Where have you been?’ the man asked her.
Ans: He asked her where she had been.
3) Shad asked the boy: ‘If you never try a new thing, how can you know what it’s like? Ans:
Shad asked the boy how he could know what a thing was like if he never tried it.
4) ‘I didn’t find out whether they had seen the film,’said Javed to his wife, when they
returned home.
Ans: When they returned home, Javed told his wife he hadn’t found out whether
they had seen the film.
5) ’Father, have you any idea at all of what’s going on?’ John asked in a hushed voice. Ans:
In a hushed voice John asked his father if he had any idea what was going on.
6) ‘I don’t know what’s happening, John, but we are finding out,’ replied the father.
Ans: The father told John that he didn’t know what was happening but they were
finding out.
7) ‘And you paid for the house with all this gold and all these diamonds!’ exclaimed the boy.
( to the old woman)
Ans: The boy exclaimed to the old woman that she had paid for the house with all
that gold and all those diamonds.

Workbook page 25, 28, 29

UNIT 4: Extreme Weather
I. Words and meanings
1) Accumulate: gather together, build up
2) Adversely: negatively
3) Constitute: combine to form
4) Contend: to struggle to overcome
5) Devastation: great destruction or damage
6) Drastic: extreme
7) Drenched: wet thoroughly; soaked
8) Hostile: unfriendly
9) Inaccessible: unable to reach
10) Sparsely: thinly distributed or scattered
 II. Make Sentences:
1) Venture: The investor would not put his money into any venture that would not
triple his investment.
2) Drastic: The effects of drought were so drastic that everyone was left without clean
water.
3) Fascinating: Hong Kong is a vibrant, fascinating city.
4) Innumerable: The innumerable stars in the sky are too far from us.
5) Thrive: a business cannot thrive without investment.

III. Answer the following questions:-

1) What are the three ways that humans have created to shield themselves from the
weather?
Ans: Humans have develop many ways of protecting and shielding themselves
from the weather such as, umbrellas, sunscreen, air conditioning, heaters and
thermal clothing, etc.
2) In what ways are parts of the world ‘hostile’ to humans?
Ans: Some parts of the world are ‘hostile’ to humans because they have extreme
temperatures or weather conditions that make it difficult or impossible to live
there.
3) What are weather stations?
Ans: Weather stations are places where equipment is set up to measure
temperature, rainfall, and other weather conditions. This data helps scientists to
analyze, understand, and attempt to predict the weather.
4) What are some of the ways we can find relief from very hot weather?
Ans: Some ways in which we can find relief from very hot weather: taking cool
baths, drinking iced drinks, staying in air-conditioned buildings, or resting in the
shade.
5) Where and when was the hottest temperature recorded?
Ans: In 2005, in the Dasht-e-Lut desert in Iran, scientists measured the highest
surface temperature ever of 70.7°C (159.3°F)!
6) What is unusual about the weather in UK?
Ans: The weather in the UK is unusual because it is unpredictable and it is
completely normal to have a range of weather in any one day.
IV. Answer the following questions with reference to context:-
“The landscape is so arid that scientists are very interested in studying it—because it is the place
on Earth that is most similar to the conditions on the planet Mars.”
1) What does arid mean?
Ans: Dry, with little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.
2) Which place is being described here?
Ans: The Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
 3) Why might it surprise people to learn that there is a desert here?
Ans: People think of Antarctica as full of snow and ice (frozen water).

V. Read the sentences below and then match the idioms in bold with the correct
meaning.
1) Anna isn’t coming with us because she feels a little under the weather. (not feeling well)
2) Don’t worry about me, I’m as right as rain after my knee operation. (to feel fine and
healthy)
3) He has his head in the clouds if he seriously think he’s going to get an award today.-
(to be out of touch of reality; to have ideas that may not be sensible or practical)
4) I thought my cake would win the bake –off until Jo turned up with a triple chocolate
gateaux and stole my thunder (when someone takes attention away from someone
else )
5) I’m snowed under at work right now because two of my colleagues are on holiday.. (to
have so much to do that you are having trouble doing it all )
6) It was awkward in my new class until Arshan broke the ice – (to say or do something to
make someone feel relaxed or at ease in a social setting )
7) Our science exam was a breeze. I’m sure I’ll get top marks – (to be very easy to do)
8) Thanks for inviting me to play tennis but I can’t this week. Can I take a rain check –
(decline something now but offer to do it at a later date)

VI. Add suitable adjectives to the following nouns.

1) artificial/frozen/giant/pretty waterfalls
2) dry/arid/vast/sandy desert
3) sheer/towering/white cliffs
4) painful/severe frostbite
5) deep/dark/damp/huge caves
6) high/plummeting/soaring temperatures
7) never-ending/smooth/bleak plateau
8) melting/extensive/barren ice-sheet
9) undulating/bumpy terrain
10) harsh/hostile/welcoming environment
11) lush/fertile/great fields
12) crazy/intrepid/unwelcome explorers

Workbook pages 36,37, 38, 39

Unit 4: Children Understand Him

I. Answer the following questions;-

1) To what is the old man compared in the second stanza? Why?
 Ans The old man is compared to the’ dry stream- bed’ because he is considered as a
useless as a dry stream-bed.

2) Why is the old man sent to his room when there are guests in the house?
Ans The old man is usually sent to his room to control the grand children from
mischief and naughtiness.
3) Who gives ’friendly punches to the chest’? To whom? Who gives the damp kisses? Who
has scrubbed cheeks? Why?
Ans The grand children give friendly punches to the chest of the old man and in
return, he gives them damp kisses. The old man had the scrubbed cheeks because of
his old age.
4) What do you think is meant by phrase ‘living on memories’?
AnsIt means that the old man has no other activity or any job to spend his free time.
So he is always lost in the happy memories of his glorious past and tries to live his
present old age days.
II. Answer the following with reference to context
And only this has kept intact
His pride and self-respect.
1) What does intact mean?
Ans ‘Intact’ mean complete and has not been damaged or changed.
2) What has kept his pride and self-respect intact?
AnsThe friendly attitude of the grand children kept his pride and self-respect intact.
3) What metaphor is used to describe what he might have been without this?
AnsThe metaphor ‘dry stream-bed’ is used to describe what might have been without
this.
They sail to the harbour of his knees
1) Who are they?
Ans They are the grand children of the old man.
2) When do they sail to his knees and why?
AnsThey sail to his knees when there are guest in home. They sail because they love
him.

III. Write a summary of the poem ‘Children Understand Him.’

A Summary Of The Poem Children Understand Him
 Toufiq Rafat is regarded as the founding father of English in Pakistan. Rafat’s poetry summarizes
profoundly the essence and reality of Pakistani culture and life. ‘Children understand him’ is a
perfect example of the ease with which Toufiq Rafat manipulates the English language to express
Pakistani life, atmosphere and culture.
In ‘Children Understand Him’ Rafat depicts the true emotion of an old man who has lost in his
memories because he has no other job or activity to spend his old age days. The poet compares
the old man to a dry stream-bed because he is regarded as an insignificant person in home.
Instead of giving him love, affection and attention, his children ignore him. When there are
guests in the house, they usually send him to his room to control the young grand children from
mischief and naughtiness.
His pride and self respect keeps intact through the love and warmth which he gets from his grand
children. In the end, the poet concludes that only grand children understand him because they
give him respect, damp kisses on his wrinkled face and sail to the harbor of his knees.

IV. Find out what is meant by each of the following phrases

1) again and again — repeatedly
2) on and on — continued
3) far and wide — covering a large area
4) round and round — moving in circles
5) in and out — inside and outside
6) to and fro — to and from; moving forward and backward
7) by and by — in time, soon
8) far and away — absolutely
9) over and over — continually
10) here and there — in this place and that
11) off and on – stopping and starting
12) now and again — sometimes
13) by and large — mostly
14) out and out —completete
15) first and foremost — at the begining

V. Fill in the blanks with ‘may’ or ‘might’.

1) If we watch TV too long, we may get into trouble. (Possibility)
2) If she saves enough, she might just make it to college. (Weak possibility)
3) May you live a long life and have many children. (Wishes)
4) Might I have some sugar in my tea, if you have any in the house? (A polite question)
5) They asked if they might borrow our car. (Asking for permission)
6) Rashid may not come to the play this evening as he is busy. (Probably not)
7) May you have a long and prosperous life! (Wishes)
VI. Reconstruct the following pairs of sentences.
1) The children came to the school. They were like tiny dolls.
The children who came to the school were like tiny dolls.
2) The guests brought presents. The presents made us very happy.
The guests brought presents which made us very happy.
3) My friend was bitten by a mouse. He jumped up and down shouting.
My friend, who was bitten by a mouse, jumped up and down shouting.
4) My father was a doctor and surgeon. He worked in the poorest areas of the city.
My father, who was a doctor and surgeon, worked in the poorest areas of the city.
5) I watched the moon rising high into the sky. The moon was bathing the earth with its
light.
I watched the moon which was rising high into the sky, bathing the earth with its
light.
6) The children sat around the teacher. Her bag was full of colourful pens.
The children sat around the teacher whose bag was full of colourful pens.

Workbook pages 41,42, 44,45

Unit 5 Dreaming of the Dawn Wall
I. Words Meanings
1) Agile to be able to move quickly and easily
2) Attributes features or qualities of a person or thing
3) Endure to patiently put up with something painful or difficult
4) Excel to be exceptionally good at something
5) Fertile soil or land that is capable of producing good crop growth
6) Granite a very hard igneous rock, often used in building
7) Monolith a single massive stone or rock
8) Notorious well known or famous for something bad
9) Belay a rock, bush, or other object, such as metal loops, that a running rope
10) Matterhorn a mountain in the Alps that spans the border between Switzerland
and Italy.

II. Make Sentences:-

1) Equipment: Sailors have special equipment to help them navigate.
2) Endure: She cannot endure the thought of enduring.
3) Physical hardships: The work was carried out under medical supervision and no
physical hardships.
4) Calm and focused: He was calm and focused during studying for the exam.
5) Disaster: The church bell used to be rung to signify disaster.
6) Hostage: The boy was kept as hostage for 2 weeks by the terrorists.
 7) Managed to overpower: Police finally managed to overpower and arrest the
gunman.
8) Trekked down: He had trekked down the mountain fast to reach before his friend.
9) Notorious: he was caught for his notorious activities
10)Agile: she is known to have agile and quick mind.
III. Answer the following questions;-
1) What are the names of two climbers?
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson
2) How old was Tommy Caldwell when he achieved his dream of climbing the Dawn Wall?
Tommy Caldwell was 36 years old when he achieved his dream of climbing the
Dawn Wall.
3) What is a monolith?
A monolith is single massive rock or stone.
4) Why did Caldwell ask the doctors to take off the top of his finger?
Caldwell asked the doctors to take off the top of his finger because, after an
accident, they said it would never fully recover. He knew that he would not be able
to climb properly if one of his fingers could not grip well.
5) What skills you need to be a successful climber?
To be a successful climber you need to be ‘fit and strong’, and ‘flexible and agile’.
‘They must be able to endure pain and physical hardship while keeping calm and
focused.’
6) What are main differences between free climbing and aid climbing?
Aid climbers use special equipment such as ropes, ladders, metal clips (called
carabiners), and belays to help them climb. Free climbers use very little
equipment preferring to only use the body to work out a route up or across the
rock face. Free climbers use a safety rope that is attached below them to save
them if they fall off.

IV. Write the meanings of the idioms:

1) to be at hand – to be very clear
2) to take something in hand – to take charge of it; manage it
3) to get out of hand – to become out of control
4) to have time/money in hand – to have it spare, left over to be used
5) to keep one’s hand in – to keep in practice
6) to have one’s hands full – to have a lot of work
7) to give someone a good hand-to applaud someone for a good performance
8) to be a handful – to be difficult
9) to be an old hand – to be experienced at something
10) to get the upper hand of something/someone –to win an advantage over it/him
 V. Make negatives of the following adjectives by adding in im, ir, il:-
1) Practical impractical
2) Regular irregular
3) Responsible irresponsible
4) Legal illegal
5) Mortal immortal
6) Possible impossible
7) Consistent inconsistent
8) Religious irreligious
9) Sufficient insufficient
10) Flexible inflexible
11) Legible illegible
12) Partial impartial

Workbook pages 53, 54

Last Lesson Of The Afternoon

I. Answer the following questions:

1) Which idea does the poem begin and end with?
When will the bell ring.
2) Why does the poet thinks his pupils as a pack of unruly hounds?
They are not interested in the quest or ‘hunt’ for knowledge and are unruly in
their behaviour.
3) In stanza 5, Lawerence says: ‘ And yet I’m supposed to care, with all my might’. What is
the poet’s final decision or resolve?
Lawrence was supposed to care because at the time he was a teacher; but he felt
his time at school was futile.

II. Reference to the context.

“What is the point? To us both, it’s all my aunt.”
1) What is the point that the speaker is referring to?
The ‘point’ is whether they can write a description of a dog, or if they can’t.
2) What does the expression “It’s all my aunt” means? What does this show about the
speaker’s feelings about his profession?
Its all the same to me ,Iam indifferent to it .

III. Join these sentences using a present participle.

1) She noticed a snake .It was sliding into a hole.
She noticed a snake sliding into a hole.
2) They heard a peacock. It was shrieking out loud.
They heard a peacock shrieking out loud.
 3) The man spied a ship. It was sailing into the harbour.
The man spied a ship sailing into the harbour.
4) The boys watched the bees. They were flying into the hive.
The boys watched the bees flying into the hive.

Workbook pages-60,61,64
UNIT: 6 THE ANT-LION
I. Word Meanings:
1) Arena- Central part of a stadium, in which contests take place.
2) Treacherously- Deceptively
3) Dexterous- Deft; clever
4) Enraptured- Delighted
5) Obstinate- Stubborn
6) Persistently- Continuing determinedly
7) Ruthlessly- In a pitiless way
8) Clenched- to hold tightly
9) Thrust – To push forcibly
10) Gingerly- With extreme caution so as to avoid making noice.

II. Make Sentences:

1) Arena - - The circus animals were led into the arena
2) Treacherously –the bonds of brotherhood are treacherously betrayed by
selfishness and egotism
3) Obstinate –I don’t wish to be obstinate on the matter.
4) Persistently –they have persistently denied claims of illegal dealing.
5) Ruthlessly –the hero was portrayed as a ruthlessly ambitious and manipulative
6) dexterous- by his dexterous stroke he gained anew and wealthy kingdom.
7) thrust- he thrust his hand into his pockets.
8) Enraptured- seema listened ,enraptured by the tale
9) clenched- she was angry and spke quietly through clenched teeth.
10) Gingerly- she gingerly untangled herself from some thorny vines and tried to
stand

III. Answer the following questions:

1) In the first paragraph of the story, what are the two children trying to do?
Ans: In the first paragraph of the story, Morvenna tries to push the ant up the
slope away from the ant-lion and Max blows it down to the ant-lion.
2) How do we know that Morvenna is not too keen on continuing the activity that she and
her brother are engaged in?
 Ans. We know that Morvenna is not too keen on continuing the activity that she
and her brother are engaged in because she tells Max not to get any more ants; she
says she won’t watch any more and covers her eyes.
3) What difficulties did the meat-ant have to contend with in trying to get out of the reach
of the ant-lion?
Ans. In trying to get out of the reach of the ant-lion, the meat ant had to contain
with the sand slope, and with maz using his stick to push it down.
4) Which words and expressions are used to describe the movements of the ant-lion?
Ans: Quick, Dexterous, thrust, jerk, seized, hung on, …
5) Discuss Max change of heart? Does he feel guilty, repulsed, ashamed? Would he like to
forget about it? (long)
Ans. Max felt guilty for the act they had done. max’s red face perhaps suggested
embarrassment. Yes ,he felt like forgetting the whole incident as he felt sorry for
the meat ant

IV. Reference To Context:

‘Morvenna gave a scream. ‘If you do, Maxie, I’ll kill the lion.’
1) What made Morvenna scream?
Ans: Morvenna screams because Max goes to get a meat-ant.
2) What is the ‘lion’she refers to?
Ans: The ant-lion
3) Why does she threaten to kill the lion?
Ans. She threatens to kill the lion because she does not want to watch it eat any
more ants.
4) Does she carry out her threat? And if not, how does she react to what Maxie does
subsequently?
Ans. No. She is fascinated and watches closely (although she tries not to by
covering her eyes with her hands).

‘The golden air should have been full of their shrieks and groaning.’
1) What time of day was it?
Ans. Afternoon.
2) What sounds were there in the air, if any?
Ans. The water flowing from the creak makes a noise.
3) Whose shrieks and groaning would these have been?
Ans. Those of the ant-lion and the meat – lion.
4) Why should there have been any shrieking?
Ans. The ant-lion is attacking the meat-ant.
 5) What happened immediately after this?
Ans. The meat-ant dies.

Working With Words:

V. Complete the following adverbs:
1) Slowly
2) frenziedly
3) Frantically
4) Truly
5) Treacherously
6) Ruthless
7) Gingerly
8) Persistently
9) Uncertainly
10) Finally

VI. The letters are jumbled below, unscramble the letters:

1) SPOC IS MAD - spasmodic
2) DRY FEZ LINE – frenziedly
3) LENS IS PRETTY - persistenly
4) ORS TUXEDO - dexterous
5) MONSOON OUT - monotonous
6) DEMON IS SIN – dimensions

Learning About Language:

VII. Say whether the verbs in the following are in the active or passive voice.
1) Kabir wrote some fine poems in Sindhi. (active).
2) A long poem was planned by Kabir. (passive).
3) Kabir was inspired by many poets. (passive).
4) His mother shared his love of poetry. (active).
5) His first book of poems was published last year. (passive).
6) His parents were thrilled by this publication. (passive).
7) Kabir’s poems were loved and (were) read widely. (passive).
8) His companions have written to congratulate him. (active)

UNIT 7 - ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET

I. Answer The Following Questions

 1) Which line in the poem is similar to the first, and expresses the same idea?
Ans: The poetry of earth is ceasing never
2) Whose voice will run from hedge to hedge? Why do you think the voice sounds in the
hedges?
Ans: The grasshopper’s voice will run from hedge to hedge. This is where the
grasshopper sits – perhaps after escaping the mowing of the meadow.
3) Where do the birds hide and why?
Ans: The birds hide in the cool trees because the hot sun has made them feel
weak: they are ‘faint with the hot sun’
4) Does the grasshopper tire, and how does he then behave?
Ans: Yes, the grasshopper tires. When that happens he rest ‘beneath some
pleasant weed.’
5) What time of day is described in the second part of the poem?
Ans: Evening.
II. Answer The Following Questions With Reference To Context
….he has never done with his delights

1) To whom is the poet referring?

The grasshopper.
2) What delights these have been?
Hopping about in the hedge, making his music.
3) What does he do after this?
Rest under a pleasant weed.

….when the frost has wrought a silence

1) When does the frost do this?

In winter.
2) What does ‘wrought’ mean, and how might the frost have ‘wrought a silence’?
‘Wrought’ means formed or fashioned (in a specified way). The frost might have
‘wrought a silence’ because a frost covers everything in ice and most creatures
become silent.
3) What effect does this have on the cricket and the poet?
the cricket sings and the poet drowses.

Working With Words

III. Find synonyms in the poem for the following.
1) Heat- Warmth
2) Appears- Shrills
3) Meadow- Mead
 4) Agreeable- Pleasant
5) Sleepiness- Drowsiness

IV. Similes: Complete these well-known similes. Use the list below.
Pupils can come up with plausible alternatives. Example: as brave as a lion
1) as bright as a button
2) as fat as a hippo
3) as brittle as glass
4) as fierce as a lion
5) as brown as a berry
6) as fit as a fiddle
7) as changeable as the weather
8) as happy as a clam
9) as dead as a doornail

10) as gaudy as a peacock

Workbook Page 73
V. Use the idiomatic expressions in sentences.
Examples:
1) Aunt had been so difficult we were glad to see the back of her.
2) Because they were late home, Hashim sent his younger brother into the house first to
see how the land lay.
3) When the teacher explained it again, I suddenly saw the light.
4) Mr. Ahmed thought he could see his way clear to help launch the boat by Saturday.

VI. What do you think the following abbreviations stand for? Alternatives are possible.
Here are some examples.
1) care of c/o
2) Automobile Association department AA
3) Her/His Royal Highness HRH
4) Justice of Peace JP
5) General office GO
6) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children SPCC
7) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals SPCA
8) United Nations UN
9) Telephone Tel
10) Greenwich Mean Time GMT
11) verb V
12) Through videlicet (meaning namely) VIZ
 A BOY’S BEST FRIEND
I. Word Meanings:
1) Crater – A large bowl- shaped cavity
2) Faker- someone who fakes or pretends.
3) Spindly – tall and slender
4) Agile- quick and well coordinated in movement.
5) Squeaked- a short ,sharp,shrill cry.

II. Make Sentences:

1) Crater– flames blazed out from the crater of the volcano.
2) Faker- anyone realize faker in our competition please report to us.
3) Spindly – the trunks often contort into spindly curves and twists .
4) Agile- he was lean and agile.
5) Squeaked- his chair squeaked as he leaned forward.

III. Answer the following questions.

1) Who is Mrs. Anderson referring to when she asks ‘did he arrive’?
When Mrs Anderson asks: ‘Did he arrive?’ she is referring to the Scotch terrier
puppy.
2) How was it possible for Jimmy to ‘handle the lunar gravity’ easily?
Jimmy is to ‘handle the lunar gravity’ easily because he is moonborn and agile.
3) How do we know that Jimmy had been in the crater many times before?
We know that Jimmy had been in the crater many times before because he is
confident there and knows it well
4) How did Robot get his name?
Robot got his name because he is a robot mutt and these two words were merged
into his name.

Working with words

IV. Have these words been spelt correctly?
rocket crator spacesuite non-existant
gravaty squeak exmcercise quivering
immitation mechine mechanical programmed
difference wireing alarm realy

rocket crater spacesuit non-existent

gravity squeak exercise quivering
imitation machine mechanical programmed
 difference wiring alarm really

V. Make adjectives from the following by adding the suffix –ic. (Watch the spelling
changes!)
Cycle Acid Anaemia Patriot Nationalist
Mania Paranoia Philosophy Romance Atom

i. cyclic ii. acidic iii. anaemic iv. patriotic

v. nationalistic vi. Manic vii. paranoiac (paranoic)
viii. philosophic ix. geographic x. atomic

VI. Join the following pairs of sentences together.

1) he arrived at the station. The train had left.
He arrived at the station after the train had left.
2) Shabbir decided to go home early. He was very tired.
Shabbir decided to go home early because he was very tired.
3) The men cannot do the work. They have no tools.
The men cannot do the work as they have no tools.
4) The children came home. They had their dinner.
When they had had their dinner the children came home.

5) The teacher came into the room. The students stood up smartly.
The students stood up smartly as soon as the teacher came into the room.
6) He visited his parents. He took them presents.
Whenever he visited his parents he took them presents.
7) The shopkeeper went home. There were no customers.
The shopkeeper went home because there were no customers.
8) The problem was difficult to solve. The clever boy had the answer very soon..
Although the problem was difficult to solve, the clever boy had the answer very
soon.
9) The shopkeeper kept the shop open. The last customer left..
The shopkeeper kept the shop open till the last customer left.
10) You don’t like chocolates. Don’t buy any.
 If you don’t like chocolates, don’t buy any.

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VII. Join the following sentences to form compound sentences.
1) She shouted to her friends but they did not hear her.
2) The man could neither see (us) nor hear us.
3) Not only did he take the children to the theatre but he also paid for their tickets.
4) Aamir is very tired for he has been working very hard.
5) We don’t have any food in the house, therefore we cannot give you a meal.
6) She is rich and beautiful, yet she is not happy.
7) It was raining hard so we decided to stay at home and play some games.
8) You may either stay with us or stay at a hotel.
9) Noman, you must finish your work soon or your teacher will be angry.
10) He knows he is not welcome here, nevertheless he comes and tries to talk to us.
11) He failed the examination; still he was given a place in that college.

NOTE:
** Unseen Reading Comprehension Passage

I. Letter Writing
1. Write a letter to a book seller requesting him send you some books by post.
Examination Hall
City A.B.C15TH October,2020.

To,
The Manager
X.Y.Z Publishers

Subject: Ordering some books by post.

Dear Sir,
I am in need of the following books urgently. I shall be very thankful if you send the latest
addition of these books to me by post.
1. English Grammar and Composition for class VIII.
2. Everyday English Grammar for class VIII.
3. Tenses made easy.
I am therefore attaching herewith a draft of KD 20/- as per the cost of the books. Kindly release
the balance and send the books at your earliest possible.
 Yours Sincerely,
X.Y.Z

Write an email to your friend thanking her/him for hospitality during your visit to
her/his house

From: [email protected]
To:[email protected]
Date : 07-10-20
Subject : hospitality

Dear_________________,
I reached home last Sunday. I had a comfortable journey and reached home safe. I miss you
very much. I spent very good time with you. I enjoyed your company. I shall never forget the
taste of pizza and pasta you cooked one day .I must thank you for the trip to Murreethat you
specially arranged for me.
Convey my thanks to aunt and uncle for their kindness and love. They really made me feel at
home.
With love.
Yours sincerely
______________________

II. Essay Writing

1. Write the essay on the “Importance of English”.
Importance of English
Nobody can deny the importance of English language in the present time as global language. It
is clear that the English language has become more dominant around the world. In some
countries it is used as the mother tongue and in other countries it is taught as a second language
in their schools. This makes English widespread. In addition, it is used for communication
between people around the world, as well as, it is a language of modern times. On the other
hand, English is the language of science and technology. There is no doubt that, the English is
language of communication between the people around the world through internet technology
and e-mail.

Races, nationalities and countries speak English in both the hemispheres especially in those
non-European countries where the British sun never set once upon a time. English is very
prominent channel of communication in the fields of medicine, technology, architecture, and
business.
 Today in Pakistan, English is the link language of different semi-educated and educated groups.
It is the language of opportunities. Most jobs require knowledge of English. In most of the
interviews, a candidate is questioned in English as he might be required to work anywhere in
our multilingual country or could even be posted in foreign country.
Hence the place of English language as a communicating language is well established, whose
speakers are found all over the world.

2. Write the essay on “Global Warming”.

Global Warming
Global warming refers to the gradual rise in the overall temperature of the atmosphere
of the earth. There are various activities taking place which have been increasing the
temperature gradually. Global warming is melting our ice glaciers rapidly. This ie
extremely harmful to the earth as well as humans.

Global warming has become a grave problem which needs undivided attention. It is not
happening because of a single cause but several cause. These causes are both natural as
well as man-made. The natural causes include the release of greenhouse gases which are
not able to escape from Erath, causing the temperature to increase.

The excessive use of automobiles and fossil fuels results in increased level of carbon
dioxide. In addition, activities like mining and cattle rearing are very harmful to the
environment. One of the most common issues that are taking place rapidly is
deforestation.
Global warming can be stopped when combined efforts are put in. we must begin with
the reduction of greenhouse. Furthermore, there is need to monitor the consumption of
gasoline. Switch to hybrid car and reduce the release of carbon dioxide. Moreover,
citizens can choose public transport or carpool together. Subsequently, recycling must
also be encouraged.

In short, all of us must realize the fact that our Earth is not ell. It needs treatment and we
can help it heal. The present generation must take up the responsibility of stopping
global warming in order to prevent the suffering of future generations.