Solved Board Paper For CBSE Class 8 English

(a) The Amazon River is made up of over 1,100 tributaries, 17 of which are longer than 1000 miles. This makes it the world’s largest river.

(b) The Andes were formed fifteen million years ago by the collision of the South American plate with the Nazca plate.

(c) The rise of the Andes and the linkage of the Brazilian and Guyana bedrock shields blocked the river and caused the Amazon to become a vast inland sea.

(d) When Amazon became an inland sea, gradually the marine inhabitants adapted to a fresh water life in it.

(e) About ten million years ago, waters worked through the sandstone to the west and the Amazon began to flow eastward, which gave birth to the Amazon rainforest.

(f) During the Ice Age, sea levels dropped and the great Amazon Lake rapidly drained and became a river.

(g) When the ice ages ended, the forest was joined again resulting in the increased diversity of the region with different species.

(h) About 6000 years ago, sea levels rose about 130 meters, once again causing the river to be inundated like a long, giant freshwater lake.

2.1 (a) The most common fear in toddlers is being separated from their parents. This fear is due to them being left at the babysitters, nursery or school.

(b) The fear of the dark is usually difficult to conquer in children.

(c) One can overcome fearif one finds that he is constantly afraid of events that haven’t happened yet.

(d) Panic affects both the emotional and physical well-being of a person, as well as the ability to reach one’s full potential.

2.2 (a) (iv) Escalate

(b) (ii) Apprehension

(c) (i) Resonate

(d) (iii) Adaptive

From,

Anubhuti Shrivastava

F-73A, Sector-20

Noida – 201301

27^th March 2016

63 I, Gomti Nagar

Lucknow 226010

Dear Father

I received your letter two days ago and we came to know of the news at your end. We were all sad to know that you are missing us. We too miss you a lot, Dad.

We all are fine and I am glad to inform you that I have passed my annual examination withan aggregate score of 95%. Mummy celebrated my achievement with a small party, calling relatives and family friends. However, we all missed you a lot that day.

We are looking forward to your homecoming and hope to see you very soon.

Yours loving daughter,

Anu

Earthquake – A Natural Calamity

Nature is a blessing to the mankind and it has sustained life on earth since its inception. But for all the resources and blessings, there are certain negative sides too that cause disaster and destruction, sometimes beyond human imagination. One such calamity is earthquake. It occurs when the unfixed solid rock flakes in its crust clash with each other and separate. This natural calamity is a very serious challenge for people’s lives. It is sad that this wrath of nature cannot be prevented; however, warning systems can be used for waning people about an earthquake, so that they can at least save their lives, if possible.

30 H, Sector 10

Noida - 201301

15th September, 2016

To

The Editor

The Times

New Delhi - 110001

Sub: Child labour

Sir

Through the columns of your esteemed daily, I wish to voice my deep concern about child labour that seems to plague our country slowly but steadily.

There is a glass factory in the vicinity of my residence and I can see a number of children between ages 11 and 16 working there. The factory owner makes these children do menial jobs at cheap labour. Needless to say that the work environment at a factory is perilous and it plays a pivotal role in scarring theirinnocent lives. These children are deprived of a normal childhood, let alone the nutrition and the care that they deserve. These young children are helpless and are unable to raise their voice against the act of barbarity that forces them to work in spite of the Indian government’s ban on child labour.

I urgethe concerned authorities to take some stringent measures that ensure the regularisation of laws. Also, punitive action should be taken against the perpetrators of child abuse of any kind.

Thanking you,

Yours truly,

Rahul Sharma

(a)(iii) the

(b) (i) does

(c)(ii) but

(a) It is important to observe traffic rules.

(b) Children below the age of eighteen years must not drive.

(c) Traffic police is making efforts to increase safety on the roads.

(a) The Ant is the speaker of the lines.

(b) The Ant is talking to the Cricket.

(c) It is winter season.

(d) The Cricket was lazy and he kept playing in the summer, so hecouldn’t prepare for winter.

(a) The person described in this extract isVelu.

(b) He is eleven years old.

(c) He has run away from his home and doesn’t know where to go or what to do. So, he is sitting on a bench on platform.

(d) Bundle.

(a) Hans Wolf was a musician who played cello in the orchestra and Jim was a school teacher when they were not soldiers. In the early 20th century, during the time of war, it was common for people to get enrolled in the army.

(b) The ant is sarcastic when he tells the cricket to 'dance the winter away’. During summer, the cricket spent all his time singing. So, the ant advises him to dance during the winter to while away his time.

(c) Not many animals seemed to have died in the tsunami. Although no data is given in the story, it said that the number of dead animals was far less compared to human casualties.

(d) A few phrases are as follows:

Stanza one: 'Scaled six inches to the mile.'

Stanza two: "Country had cities where the rivers ran, valleys were populated, land and water attracted man."

Velu had run away from his home and came to Chennai because he couldn’t stand his father’s beating for one more day. In his village, he used to work on farms and take cows out to graze, but his father would snatch away the money earned by Velu and his sisters and spend it on drinking. As the only work that he knew was weeding in the farms and taking cows out to graze, he was not happy to work as a rag-picker and collect garbage.

Both Meghna’s and Almas’ families were washed away. Both of them kept floating in the sea for days. Meghna floated in the sea for two days holding onto a wooden door. She was brought to the shore by a wave. Similarly, Almas climbed onto a log of wood and fainted. She woke up in a hospital. Both the girls were traumatised after the incident. While Meghna was seen walking on the seashore in daze, Almas didn’t talk about the incident to anyone.

It was after a long interval that the Giant and the little boy had met the second time. By their second meeting, the Giant had grown old. It was a winter morning when he saw the little boy standing underneath the tree covered with lovely white blossoms at the corner. He was overjoyed to meet the boy. However, when he saw wounds on the boy’s hands and feet, he became restless out of anger. The little boy calmed him down by telling him that those were the wounds of love. It made the Giant kneel before the little boy andgaze in awe at him.

The Camel was very lazy and when anyone spoke to him he responded with, “Humph”. Annoyed with his behaviour, the otherthree animals that used to work for the Man went away and told him. At the end of the day, the Man called the Three animals together and declared that since Camel was not ready to work, the three would have to work harder in order to compensate for his work. This made the three very angry andthey asked the Djinn, who was in-charge of the desert, to help them. The Djinn said that he would set the camel right. He met the Camel and asked him to work like other animals.However, the Camel showed no willingness to workand responded, “Humph”. This made the Djinn angry and he warned the Camel.As soon as the Camel responded with “humph” again, a huge hump grew on his back.