CLASS - VIII ENGLISH

ENGLISH SOLUTIONS MAJOR TEST - 3

CLASS - VIII (E)  DATE : 10 - 02 - 2018

SECTION-A
READING
1. (a) The white part is called the Sclera.
(b) Vitrous humor gives shape to the eye.
(c) Blinking of the eye is both voluntary and involuntary.
(d) There are no rods or cones in this area and if an image is projected onto this part of the
retina, you cannot see it.
(e) The anterior chamber.
(f) The lens is attached to a muscle called the ciliary muscle.
(g) When you look at something very close to you the lens get thicker.
(h) Retina is made up of very specialized cells called rods and cones.
(i) Eyelid protects our eye by keeping dust and dirt out.
(j) Lacrimal glands secrete tears.
2. (a) Because soft drinks in schools and colleges have been banned so junk food also has come
under the government scanner. The focus has turned towads children's health and their eating
habits.
(b) Wrong food habits, among other things, have been attributed to as one of the main causes of
childhood obesity
(c) The world health report of the World Health Organisation (WHO) lists overweight as the fifth
most serious factor for both developed and developing countries.
(d) Eating foods with high fat and sugar content, expecially between meals, contributes
significantly to children putting on weight. Lack of exercise among children these days and
sitting for hours in front of television is also a reason for children becoming overweight.
(e) very fat or overweight.

SECTION-B
WRITING
3. Answer will vary
4. Answer will vary
5. Answer will vary

SECTION-C
GRAMMAR
6. (a) in
(b) of
(c) into
(d) against
(e) with
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7. (a) Rony is taller than her sister.

(b) I reached half an hour late because my scooter got punctured.
(c) Suman turned on the radio while Ravi was taking shower.
(d) Please wait until I finish my homework.
(e) He went to Delhi as he was asked to do so.
8. (a) is
(b) were
(c) is
(d) has
(e) was
9. (a) should
(b) would
(c) will
(d) will
10. (a) Butterflies will not be caught by the boys.
(b) He was pulled out by the fireman.
(c) Has the Gita been read by you.
(d) By whom Penicillin was discovered?
(e) Let the enemy be shot.
(f) Songs were not being sung by ladies.
11. (a) They told me that I was a good doctor.
(b) The boy said that his teacher had come.
(c) He told me where I was going.
(d) The little girl said, "I have lost my purse."
12. (a) any
(b) many
(c) an
(d) a few
13. (a) (3) calm ; disturbed.
(b) (1) resembles ; respects.
14. Identify the Adjective Clauses in the following sentences: (5 marks)
(a) We're going to the beach that I like the best.
(b) Mr. Jackson is the teacher who helped me with my math problems.
(c) Mia is the person whose family owns a horse.
(d) This is the park where we can walk the dogs.
(e) Max, who is Marissa's older brother, just got back from a trip to Jamaica.

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