Answer Paper :
MODEL ACTIVITY TASK
CLASS -VITI
ENGLISH
(September)
ACTIVITY I
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
King Arthure could gift peace and prosperity to England. The greedy barons were unhappy with King Arthur because he was gentle and just. He married the beautiful Lady Guinevere, daughter of the king of Cornwall. On the wedding day, Merlin took him to a richly gilded pavilion, painted crimson and dark blue. The floor was marbled. In the middle of the room was a huge, round, oak table, richly carved, capable of seating fifty people. This was the famous round table around which gathered King Arthure's devoted knights. These knights promised that they would help the helpless, be gentle to the weak and punish the wicked. To keep their vows, the knights undertook countless hazardous adventures. The stories of their goodness and kindness spread throughout the country.
A. Complete the following sentences with information from the passage :
(i) The reign of King Arthur gifted England peace and prosperity.
(ii) Lady Guinevere was the daughter of the king of Cornwall.
(iii) The richly gilded pavilion was painted in crimson and dark blue.
B. Answer the following questions:
(i) Why were the barons unhappy?
Ans.> The greedy barons were unhappy with King Arthur because he was gentle and just.
(ii) Give a brief description of the pavilion where Merlin took King Arthur.
Ans.> The pavilion was painted in crimson and dark blue. The floor was marbled. In the middle of the room was a huge, round, oak table, richly carved, capable of seating fifty people. This was the famous round table around which gathered King Arthure's devoted knights.
(ii) What did the knights promise King Arthur?
Ans.> The knights promised that they would help the helpless, be gentle to the weak and punish the wicked.
ACTIVITY 2
Change into Indirect speech:
(i) My father said to me, "May God bless you."
Ans.> My father prayed that God might bless me.
(ii) The police officer said, "Don't go there."
Ans.> The police officer ordered not to go there.
(iii) Ravi said, ''The earth revolves round the sun."
Ans.> Ravi said that the earth revolves round the sun.
(iv) The Headmaster said to me, "Where do you live?"
Ans.> The Headmaster asked me Where I lived.
ACTIVITY 3
Classify the Principal clause and the Subordinate clause of the following sentences and write them in the table given below:
(i) As it is raining I will not go out.
(ii) It is certain that a barking dog does not bite.
(iii) This is the place where Rabindranath was born.
(iv) What he says is not true.
(v) If you meet Jarin, give her this book.
| Principal Clause | Dependent Clause |
(i) | I will not go out | As it is raining |
(ii) | It is certain | that a barking dog does not bite |
(iii) | This is the place | where Rabindranath was born |
(iv) | (it) is not true | What he says |
(v) | give her this book | If you meet Jarin |
ACTIVITY 4
Write a paragraph in about 80 words on the life of the famous painter and writer Abanindranath Tagore. You may use the following points:
Birth: 7 August 1871 at Jorasanko, Calcutta
Parents : Gunendranath Tagore and Saudamini Devi
Siblings : Gagenendranath Tagore and Sunayani Devi
Education: Government College of Art and Craft, Sanskrit College, University of Calcutta
Famous for: Drawing, painting, and writing
Notable work of art: Bharat Mala, The passing of Shah Jehan
Important books: Khirer Putul, Raj Kahini, Buro Angla etc. Death: 5 December I951
Abanindranath Tagore
Abanindranath Tagore was one of the famous painters and also a great writer of West Bengal. He was born in Jorasanko in Calcutta on 7 August 1871. His father was Gunendranath Tagore and his mother was Saudamini Devi. He had a brother named Gagenendranath Tagoreand and a sister named Sunayani Devi. After completing his early education, he was admitted to a Government College of Art and Craft. Then he studied at Sanskrit College and the University of Calcutta. He was famous for his drawing, painting, and writings. His notable works of art are Bharat Mala, The passing of Shah Jehan, etc. He wrote some important books like Khirer Putul, Raj Kahini, Buro Angla, etc. This great man breathed his last on 5th December in the year 1951. He is no more with us but he will last forever for his contribution in paintings and writings.
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