ACTIVITY TASK II
CLASS VIII
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
Refreshed, he looked around. An old man sat on a wall by the Persian wheel. He looked at the old man, wanting to say something but hesitated. Finally he asked, " Did the clouds come here ?" The old man looked closely at him and said , "Son, when the clouds come , the earth and the sky know of their coming." "But the clouds were here last night and no one got to know." The old man said, " It is not enough for the clouds to come. I once lived in a place where it hadn't rained for ten years." "Ten years ?" He was open mouthed. He sat there listening to his tales. Suddenly, he realized how late it was. He walked for miles in the sun and the dust. He went back by the same dirt track he had taken to come there. The sun was still fiercely hot but when he reached the mud hut , he felt a nip in the air and the earth was damp underfoot.
ACTIVITY 1
Write T for the True sentences and F for False sentences. Quote supporting phrases/sentences for your answers:
i) The boy sat on a wall by the Persian wheel. F(False)
Supporting Phrases/Sentences :
An old man sat on a wall by the Persian wheel.
ii) According to the boy everybody got to know that the clouds were there last night. F(False)
Supporting Phrases/Sentences :
But the clouds were here last night and no one got to know.
iii) The boy went back using the same dirt track that he had taken to come to the Persian wheel. T(True)
Supporting Phrases/Sentences :
He went back by the same dirt track he had taken to come there.
ACTIVITY 2
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the List given below. One extra word is given:
In the last summer vacation I went on a trekking with my parents. On the way heavy snowfall started. We spent some anxious moments under a tree. Our guide offered us hot coffee from his thermos flask.
List : thermos , together, anxious
ACTIVITY 3
Imagine yourself in an express train. It is midnight . One of your co passengers who is travelling alone suddenly has got high fever. Now write in about 80 words on what you should do at this moment :
AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE
One day I was travelling in a train from Krishnagar to Kolkata. It was midnight. Like me one of my co-passengers was travelling alone. He was sitting on just my front berth. I noticed that he was feeling uneasy and was shivering at times. Enquiry revealed that suddenly he got high fever. I thought I should try to bring down his temperature. So I put a wet towel on her forehead so that it could absorb the heat. I asked everyone if any doctor was present among the passengers. I also called the railway staffs and requested them to arrange a doctor. Before long a doctor came and some medicines were also provided. Gradually he felt better than before. When the train reached at the last station he thanked me a lot. I also thanked the Almighty for giving me the golden opportunity of helping others.
