1.
Write
an essay on any one of the following in about 150-200 words :-[8 Marks]
Answer: A coronavirus is a kind of common
virus that causes an infection in your nose, sinuses, or upper throat. Most of
corona viruses aren’t dangerous.
In early 2020, after a December 201 outbreak in China, the World Health
Organization (WHO) identified SARS-Cov-2 as a new type of corona virus.
Covid-19 is a disease caused by SARS-Cov-2 that can trigger what doctors call a
respiratory tract infection.
Symptoms of Covid-19
Symptoms of corona virus are:
Most Common Symptoms:
a)Fever
b)Dry cough
c)Tiredness
Less Common Symptoms
a)Headache
b)loss of smell or taste
c)Sore throat
Serious Symptoms
a)Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
b)Chest pain
c)loss of speech
How does the Corona virus Spread
Most of time, it spreads when a sick person cough or sneezes. They can spray
droplets as far as 6 feet away. If you breathe them in or swallow them, the
virus can get into your body. Some people who have the virus don’t have
symptoms, but they can still spread the virus.
2.
Explain
any one of the following: [1x4=4]
And when I crumble, who will remember
This lady of the West Country ?
Answer- The given stanza has been taken from the
poem “An Epitaph” which is written by Walter de la Mare. He was born in 1873 in
the village of Charlton in Kent.
In this stanza poet says that he knows a beautiful lady who lies in the
Epitaph. She is there in the memory of her beloved. The poet finds her to be
most beautiful lady in West Country. But he feels that beauty is short lived
and vanishes very fast. And when he dies who will remember her.
Note- जिस poem
line में old meaning (जैसे: goe,
thee, mee, dye, tis, sunne, bee, wee, kinde, winde, hee, etc.) रहे तो वह line Sweetest Love I do not का होगा)
Ex-‘They who
one another keepe
Alive, ne’r parted bee.
Note- जिस poem line में myself, age, hazard, loafe,
creeds, atom, thirty seven, etc रहे तो वह line song of myself का होगा|
I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume.
Note- जिस poem line में White,
mountain, nurse, false left right, food, freeze, cold, nightingale, wooden,
reprove रहे तो वह line Now
the leaves are falling fast का
होगा |
Now
the leaves are falling fast
Nurse’s flower will not last
Nurses to the graves are gone
And the proms go rolling on
Note- जिस poem
Ine में Season, conspiring,
twitter, cottage trees, plump, cease, granary, hook, breast रहे तो वह lines Ode to Autumn का होगा.
Season of
mists and mellow fruitfulness,
Close bosom
friend of the maturing sun.
Note-जिस poem
line में beautiful lady, west country, crumble, vanishes रहे तो वह line An Epitaph का होगा |
Here
lies a most beautiful lady.
Light of step and heart was she.
I think she was the most beautiful lady.
Note- जिस poem
line में foreign
field, England, English air, flowers, pulse, gentleness लगा रहे तो वह line The
Soldier का होगा
If I should
die, think only this of me
That there’s some corner of a foreign field
Note- जिस poem
line में water, trough, snake, kill, voice, earth, pyjama लगा रहे तो वह line The
Soldier का होगा
A snake came to my water-trough
Note- जिस poem line में sin, fire, swore, ghat, child, ash, twenty years लगा रहे तो वह poem line Fire-hymn का होगा|
It
never forgot, and twenty years since as I consigned my first born to the flames
the nearest tower of silence was a thousand miles.
Note- जिस poem
line में grandmother,
house, moon, receive love, strangers, door लगा रहे तो वह line
My Grandmother’s House का होगा
Ex-There
is a house now for away where once
I received love. That woman died
3.
Explain
any one of the following: [1x4=4]
We
can't be satisfied as long as the Nigro’s basic
mobility is from a smaller Ghetto to a larger one.
Answer- The given
sentence has been taken from “I Have A Dream” which is written by Martin Luther
King Jr. He was born in 1929 and got Nobel Prize in 1964.
Here the orator Martin Luther King Jr wants some change in the life of Negros
slave are leading hard life. According to him they must go to the large place
from the small Ghetto.
Mother’s announcement shook me. “Nanukaka is
coming.” She said.
Answer- The given stanza has been taken from
“A Pinch of Snuff” which is written by Manohar Malgaonkar. He was born in 1913.
The author was shocked when his mother told him that his brother Nanukaka was
coming to visit them. the author was aware of the whimsical nature of his
maternal uncle, therefore he wanted to make some exurses to stop his uncle from
coming to home but his mother stopped him from doing that.
I believe
that the civilization India has
evolved is not to be beaten in the world . Nothing can equal the seed sown by
our ancestors.
Answer- The given stanza has been taken
from “Indian Civilization and Culture” which is written by Mahatma Gandhi. He
was born in 1869. He is known as father of Nation.
Gandhiji explains that India civilization is unbeatable when compared to the
other civilizations of the world. Moral values taught by our ancestors is the
base of our civilization and cannot be equated.
4.
Write
a letter to the principal of your school asking for leave due to illness.[5
marks]
Answer:
To
The Principal
Middle School
Naka-5 Darbhanga
Subject : Application for leave
Sir,
Most respectfully I beg to say that I
could not attend the class due to illness. I was suffering from cough and cold.
Therefore, I request you to grant me 3 days leave from 10 to 13th November
2017. I shall be grateful to you for this.
Yours faithfully
Suman Kumar
Class-std 8
Roll no-05
5.
Answer
any five of the following in about 40-50 words : [5x2=10]
a)What is civilization in the real sense of the term?
Ans. Civilization, in the real sense of the term is the deliberate and
voluntary restriction of wants. This alone increases and promotes contentment,
real happiness and capacity for service.
b)Why is Zakir Hussain overwhelmed?
Ans. He is overwhelmed by the trust his people have placed in him by electing
him to the highest office in the country.
c)In what
dress did the writer go to the minister along with Nanukaka?
Ans. Writer went there in Jodharpur coat with a huge orange turban tied round
his head.
d)What does Martin Luther say about the life of the Negroes?
Ans. He says that the life of the Negroes is still sadly crippled by the
manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. They still live on a
lonely island of poverty.
e)What are the dramatic structures of a tragedy?
Answer- the dramatic structures of a tragedy are- exposition,
complication, crisis, denouement, and catastrophe.
f)Name two works of Shakespeare.
Answer- The two works of Shakespeare are Macbeth and Merchant of Venice.
g)Why had it
come out its hole near the trough?
It had come out of its hole because it was thirsty and it wanted to drink
water.
h)Why is Macavity termed a criminal?
Macavity is termed a criminal because he commits all sorts of crimes. He
plunders larders, ransacks jewel cases, satifles pet dogs, breaks glass-panes,
steal important documents from Foreign office or plans and drawings from the
Admiralty.
6.
(A) Write the
summary of any one of the following poems:
Sweetest
Love I do Not Goe
This poem
“Sweetest Love I do Not Goe” is written by John Donne. In this poem he
described the impulse of love. Poet had a girlfriend whom he loved very much.
He is afraid of aparting from his beloved.
Once poet told his beloved, dear I want to
go somewhere far and feel loneliness because if in the future any time it
happens that I have to live without you, how will I feel without you. He says
to his beloved not to bemoan nor weeping because he will come back again in her
life as the sun sets in the evening and rise in the morning. He says his
beloved it does not mean I feel boring with you or I do not like you. Actually
I love you more than I so in my absence please don’t weep because if you weep and
your tears come out you feel that is my blood coming out. He says his beloved
that we both are made for each other and we can’t live without each other.
Song
of Myself
This
poem “Song of Myself” is composed by an American poet Walt Whitman. He is known
as an individualistic poet.
In this poem poet has presented the life of American people. He has presented
his concept of life and says that he enjoys himself and sings alone. He thinks
that the feeling all the American people are same. He also says that there is
similarity between man and in their opinion. Poet says that the atom of the
blood of every individual is same.
He is thirty seven years old and is in sound health. He hopes to stay healthy
till his death. The poet says that we should not harm the nature. It can be
dangerous if we harm the nature. Nature always looks beautiful in its original.
Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast
“Now the leaves are
falling fast” is one of the finest lyric poems which has been composed by
the modern poet W.H Auden. The title of this poem suggests us about the death
of human beings like the falling fast of leaves.
Human beings are going to their grave very fast due
to suffering and diseases. In this poem, the poet tries to expose the
frustration and crisis in modern life. The poet says that all fake love to one
another. The messenger of death is present to snatch the real delight of
people.
People who are alive today will die tomorrow. This
expression suggests that human life is no better than death. The underlying
idea in this poem is that death is certain. Like tree man also has to meet his
end someday.
Ode
to Autumn
This
poem is written by John Keats. In this poem John Keats describes the beauty and
characteristics of autumn season. He says that autumn season is good season
because in this season people are happy. They feel very good because this
season is neither hot nor very cool. Wind blows very friendly. In this season
new leaves and fruits grow on the trees. In this season nature looks very
beautiful because there is greenery everywhere. All people feel to work in this
season even the birds also sing. The sun rays of this season make the fruit
fleshy, fat and tasty. In this season nature remains calm and cool.
(D) Indian Civilization and Culture Mahatma Gandhi
Bharat is My Home Zakir
Hussain
A Pinch of Snuff Manohar
Malgaonkar
I have a Dream Martin
Luther King Jr.
Ideas that have Helped Mankind Bertrand Russell
The Artist Shiga
Naoya
A Child is Born Germaine
Greer
How Free is the Press Dorothy L. Sayers
The Earth H.E.
Bates
India Through a Traveller’s Eyes Pearl S. Buck
A Marriage Proposal Anton
Chekhov
(F)Sweetest Love, I do not Goe John
Donne
Song of Myself Walt Whitman
Now the Leaves are Falling Fast W.H. Auden
Ode to Autumn John
Keats
An Epitaph Walter
de la Mare
The Soldier Rupert
Brooke
Macavity : The Mystery Cat T.S. Eliot
Fire-Hymn Keki
N. Daruwalla
Snake D.H.
Lawrence
My Grandmother’s House Kamala Das
7. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow-
Discipline is the necessity of life. A man without discipline can achieve
nothing worthwhile in life. Discipline is the very important condition of
progress, stability and strength. Discipline is necessary in all walks of life.
Without discipline, there will be disorder and lawlessness. It costs nothing
but wins a lot.
Questions
i) What must we have if we want to achieve something worthwhile in life?
Ans-We must have discipline if we want to achieve something worthwhile in life.
ii) What will happen if there is no discipline?
Ans- If there is no discipline there will be disorder and lawlessness in the
world.
iii)Why is discipline important?
Discipline is important to help us to safeguard our interest and retains us
from misusing our liberties.
iv)Make sentences with: Discipline, strength.
Discipline- Discipline is the necessity of life.
Strength- Disciple is the very important of strength.
