Model Activity Task

 

MODEL ACTIVITY TASK

English

CLASS-VIII

Full Marks: 20

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

Now the boy whose name was Jon, had always obeyed his mother. So he went about his farm work with a heavy heart but did not again mention the sea.

One day, he had been walking behind the plough. He all but ran over a tiny green turtle on a clod of dirt. He picked the turtle up and set it on his head where he knew it would be safe. When he was done with ploughing. Jon plucked the turtle from his head. To his utter surprise he found that it had turned into a tiny green fairy man that stood upon his palm and bowed.

Activity-1

A. Tick the correct answer:

(i) Jon was engaged in  (a) domestic work     (b) motor work       (c) farm work

(ii) The tiny turtle was found on the   (a) plough      (b) clod of dirt       (e) seaside

B. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for your answers:

(i) Jon had never obeyed his mother.                                                         F

Supporting Statement: Jon, had always obeyed his mother.

(ii) The little turtle that Jon found was green in colour.                           T

Supporting Statement: He all but ran over a tiny green turtle on a clod of dirt.

(iii) The little turtle converted into a beautiful mermaid.                          F

Supporting Statement: Jon found that it had turned into a tiny green fairy man.

Activity-2

Match the following words with their antonyms:

	Countable Nouns	Uncountable Nouns
(i)	tiny	disobey	(iii)
(ii)	safe	light	(iv)
(iii)	obey	huge	(i)
(iv)	heavy	unsafe	(ii)

Activity-3

Write a paragraph in about 80 words on ‘Protection of Wild Life’. You may use the following points:

Points: disturbance of ecological balance - man's greed and selfishness causing gradual extinction of wild life - deforestation, less space for accommodation of wild life - urgent need for protection of wild animals conclusion.

Ans.: Wildlife is also a domestic asset that not only helps to maintain the ecological balance but also benefits from financial, recreational, and aesthetic points of perspective. There was a time when the number of wild animals was quite large when human interference was minimum and there was no issue with their safety or conservation. But, with the development of farming, settlement, industrial and other development activities, and primarily due to man’s greed, the number of wild animals gradually decreased and decreased. Therefore, several animal species have become extinct, and several are on the brink of being so. Deforestation is also a major cause of wildlife loss. Mass murders of wild animals are taking place all over the globe for their meat, bones, fur, teeth, hair, skin, etc. The need for conservation of wildlife has now become a necessity. Wildlife conservation is necessary for sustainable development and there is an absolute urgent need to stop hunting or killing of wild animals.