GURU NANAK PUBLIC SCHOOL
ASSIGNMENT –ENGLISH
CLASS –VIII
Q1 Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences.
1. are / reptiles / no / chameleons / ordinary
2. by certain / outstanding features / easily distinguished / the lizards, / they are / from
their nearest relatives,
3. is as long / as its / a chameleon’s tongue / body
4. resemble / its limbs are / and its fingers and toes / long and slender / a parrot’s claws
Q2 Given below are some instructions . Use them to complete the paragraph that
follows:HOW TO USE MOSQUITO MAT
 Put the mat in the machine.
 Close all doors and windows and switch on the machine.
 Keep machine away from fan breeze.
 Place the machine away from the children’s reach.
The mosquito repellent mat (a)___________________ . All door and windows
(b)___________________on. The machine (c)____________________ from fan breeze. It is also
(d)________________from the children’s reach.
Q3.Choose the best word from the options given to complete the following
passages:
Modern food has (a)___________ our enemy. Instead (b) ____________nutritious meals we are
eating too (c)_________________ junk food. We (d)_____________ sacrificed health for
(e)________________ and are now heading (f) ________________many diseases.
(a) (i) becomes
(iii) becoming
(ii) become
(iv) became
(b) (i) of
(iii) at
(ii)for
(iv) with
(c) (i)much
(iii) more
(ii) many
(iv) most
(d) (i) had
(iii) have
(ii) has
(iv) were
(e) (i) tasty
(iii) tastier
(ii) taste
(iv) tastiest
(f)
(i) to
(iii) with
(ii) in
(iv) towards
Q4
In the following passage ,one word has been omitted in each line. Write the
missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after in the
space provided.
The lemming not a very handsome
(a)_________ ___________
animal. It is small looks rather like
(b)_________ ___________
a rat. Once every few years, the lemmings
(c)_________ ___________
leave homes in the mountains
(d)_________ ___________
and start travelling . You never
(e)_________ ___________
see a lemming in countries India
(f)_________ ___________
and Nepal because lives only
(g)_________ ___________
in very cold parts the world.
(h)_________ ___________
Q5 Read the following conversation and fill in the blanks to complete tha passage
Given below :Teacher : Which is farther away, the moon or China?
Student
: China.
Teacher : What makes you think that?
Student
: Sir, we can see the moon every night but not China.
In the science class teacher asked the student (a)________________, the moon or China.
The student replied (b)____________. The teacher wanted to know(c)_________________.
The student replied very respectfully that (d)___________________ but not China.