English Worksheet
Class –VIII
Month – November 2016
Q1. Rearrange the following words and phrases to make
meaningful sentences.
a) has an/ development/economic/India / and/industrial
growth.
b) on human/ it is/behind/ index/but/ development/
falling.
c) is impressively/ the education / dismal/ scenario.
Q2. Read the following conversation and complete the
passage given below:
Raghav
Yogesh
Raghav
Yogesh
: Yogesh, when did the guests leave your house?
: Most of the guests left in the afternoon.
: Are some of them still staying with you?
: Yes.
Raghav asked Yogesh (a)………………………………………… . Yogesh
replied (b)……………………………………………………….. . Then
Raghav enquired (c)…………………………………………………….. .
Yogesh replied in affirmative.
Q3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate Conjunctions:
a) She is beautiful,…………….not vain.
b) Many new things have happened……………………. I came
here.
c) I would rather be a good scholar………………….a wealthy
prince.
d) He had scarcely reached the school…………….it began to
rain.
e) He is neither an idler……………..a gambler.
f) The train had left……………. he reached the station.
g) Though he was poor……………….he was happy.
Q4. Combine the following pairs of sentences by using
infinitives :
a) I speak the truth. I am not afraid of it.
b) He has a large family. He must support it.
c) She wants to win the first prize. She works very hard for
that purpose.
d) He is very honorable.He will not break his word.
e) She collects old stamps. This is her favourite hobby.
Q5. Describe how a foreign friend of yours stayed at your
house during his visit to India. Note down your experience
in a diary in about 80-100 words.
Q6. In the chapter ‘Coming home to Delhi’, the children
throw coins in the Yamuna river, but generally people
throw other things in it as well. What is your opinion about
the growing level of pollution. Elaborate in your own
words.