Date : 07-10-2023 ધોરણ 8 ENGLISH Total Marks : 30

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1. Mr. Parmar : Thank You, Vikas, Hey ! Everyone, welcome again, and all the best to the
participants.
Contestants : Thank You, Sir.
Mr. Parmar : The first round is 'Fast Finger First' Round. Ok, Ready? I will give you a
question on your computer. You will get maximum seven seconds. The contestant with
quickest finger will come to this smart seat. Your time starts now.
Q.1. What is the first round ?
Q. 2. How much time will the contestants get to answer the question ?

Ans : (1) The first round is 'Fast Finger First'.

(2) the contestants will get maximum seven seconds to answer the question.
2. Vikas : Hello, Good morning and welcome everyone. Today, at our Smit Vidyalaya, we
have the 4th annual Smart Student of the school contest. Our English teacher Mr. Parmar
'is the host of this competition and with him, the scorer is Mr. Bright, his own laptop. Out
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principal Mr. Sharma is the expert. Today, we have nine contestants. They have computer
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screens in front of them. All of us are eagerly awaiting the start. So, let's not waste time.
Q.1. What was organized at Smit Vidyalaya ?
Q. 2. What is Mr. Sharma ?
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Ans : (1) The 4th annual contest of Smart Student of the school was organized at
smit Vidyalaya.
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(2) Mr. Sharma is the principal of Smit Vidyalaya.

3. Interviewer : Who inspired you in your life and work ?
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Sunita Williams : Mahatma Gandhi.

Interviewer : What is your country of origin ?
Sunita Williams : India. In fact my father Deepak Pandya is from Gujarat.
Q.1. From where is Sunita Williams father?
Q. 2. What is Sunita William’s father’s name ?

Ans : (1) Her father is from Gujarat.

(2) Her father’s name is Dipak Pandya.
4. Mr. Parmar: Right. You have got a chance. OK. Now let's have the rules. I will ask you six
questions. Each correct answer will bring you a gift and six correct answers will get you a
scholarship. You will get 7200 every month. Here is Miss Tick Tick. It will give you only one
minute for the first three questions. There are three help lines. You can use any two of
them.
Ready!
1. Hello Help 2. Expert Advice 3. Student Support
Q.1. What will Nandita get for each correct answer?

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 Q.2. What will Nandita get for six correct answers?

Ans : 1) Nandita will get a gift for each Correct answer.

2) Nandita will get a scholarship of 200 every month for six correct answers.
5. Nandita : Oh ! I think aunty puts stress on option A.
Mr. Parmar : Miss Tick Tick is going. Give me your final fix.
Nandita : Sir, my final fix is A.
Mr. Parmar : Ok. Let's ask Mr. Bright. (Computer shows answer) And yes, your aunty is
right. You win another gift.
Nandita : Oh ! I can't believe this. Thank you, sir. Thank you aunty.
Mr. Parmar : Ok, Nandita keep it up. Now this is the third question. After this miss Tick
Tuck will not disturb you. Ok, Let’s see.
Mr. Parmar : Yes, you are quite right. Nandita you win another gift. Now you are free from
Miss tick tick. I want to say something about you to the audience. Nandita is a good player
of hockey. She won the player of the match award in the last inter-school hockey
tournament. Let's clap for that.
Q.1. In which question was Nandita confused?
Q. 2. Which game did Nandita play?
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Ans : (1) Nandita was confused in the school question.
(2) Nandita played hockey.
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6. The great ruler of India, Akbar, had nine gems in his court. The nine gems were the
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greatest in their own fields. One of them was Tansen, a great musician. He played different
types of musical notes for the king. He play edraag as like Malkauns, Dipak, Kedar,Malhar,
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etc. Tansen made some innovation in the Malhar Raag and created Miya malhar Raag.
Q.1. How many gems were there in Akbar's court?
Q. 2. Who was Tansen ?
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Ans :
(1) There were nine gems in Akbar's court.
(2) Tansen was a great musician.
7. One evening the king was in his court. He said to Tansen, Ustadji, play some thing
new on your tanpura and make us happy."Tansen agreed. He took his tanpura. He
started Raag Darbari. The court became calm and quiet. People forget every thing
around them. After some time the king looked up, his eyes bright with praise.
Wonderful ! he said.
Q.1. What did the king ask Tansen ?
Q. 2. Which raag did Tansen sing?

Ans :
(1) The king asked Tansen to play something new on his tanpura and make them happy.
(2) Tansen sang Raag Darbari.
8. "Superb! I listen to you everyday, but this was the best.” Tansen bowed before the king.
"I think you have the most wonderfulvoice in the world !" said the king.

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 "Well, my lord, there is someone whosings better than I," said Tansen with a
smile.
“Really?" cried the disbelieving king." Then I must have him sing in my court. Can you
arrange it?" asked the king.
Tansen shook his head. "I'm a fraid he will not come to the court."
Q.1. What did the king say about Tansen's voice ?
Q. 2. Did Tansen agree with the king ?

Ans :
(1) The king said that Tansen had the most wonderful voice in the world.
(2) No, Tansen did not agree with the king. He said there was some one who sang better
than him.
9. However, Tansen knew how to get round him. He offered to sing before his guru. Then, as
Tansen sang, he made some mistake again and again.
“That's not the right note, Tansen ,"cried his guru. “ What has happened to you
?" said the guru.
Tansen pretended not to understand. He made the same mistake again.
SantHaridas became angry. He took the tanpura from Tansen's hand. He sang Raag
Darbari in the right way. He went on to the next and the next !
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Q. 2. What trick did Tansen play?

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(1) Tansen sang Raag Darbari before his guru.

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(2) Tansen made the same mistake again and again while singing Raag Darbari.
10. We went round and saw everything. At the other end of the fair, there were some fast-
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food stalls. My friends ordered pizza and I ordered a glass of lassi. We sat down for a
while and savoured the food. There were a couple of sweet shops, but we did not buy
any sweets.
JAY

Q.1. What was there at the other end of the fair ?

Q.2. What did Tina order ? What did her friends order ?

Ans :
(1) There were fast-food stalls at the other end of the fair.
(2) Tina ordered a glass of lassi. Her friends ordered pizza.
11. We also saw a merry-go-round and a giant-wheel. The merry-go-round was quite small,
but the giant-wheel was really huge. The place was full of noise. There were many loud-
speakers playing film songs. There were many children in the giant-wheel. They were
shouting in excitement. We saw a juggler, too. He was playing with five balls and was
keeping all of them in the air. It was wonderful.
Q.1. What was the juggler doing ?
Q.2. What were the children doing ?

Ans :
(1) The juggler was playing with five balls and was keeping all of the min the air.
(2) The children were shouting in excitement.

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There were many shops - toy shops, sweet shops and a colorful bazaar of household
items. Some children were standing in front of a toy shop. They were looking at a small
plane. The shopkeeper was showing them the plane. The children laughed with joy and
clapped loudly.
Q.1. What did Tina see at the village fair ?
Q.2. What were the children looking at ?

Ans :
(1) Tina saw toy shops, sweet shops and colorful bazaar of house hold items at the village
fair.
(2) The children were looking at a small toy plane.
13. Scientists have generated electricity from he sunrays. In fact, scientists believe that
in a warm country like India, the sun can be a major source of energy. During recent
times, numerous experiments have been conducted in Gujarat to tap this natural
source of energy. The heat from the sunrays is utilized to produce electricity. People
have already started making use of solar cookers, solar heaters, solar batteries, etc.
Q.1. What can be a major source of energy in India ?
Q.2. What have the people of Gujarat started using ?

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(1) The sun can be a major source of energy in India.
(2) The people of Gujarat have started using solar cookers, solar heaters, solar batteries, etc.
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14. In India the sun usually shines very brightly. That is why the Indian summer is
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extremely hot and long. All of us have experienced the hot summer days. We feel
restless during this season. The strong sunrays cause sunstrokes, too. We are forced
to protect ourselves from the harsh rays of the hot summer sun. However, we have
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invented many ways of protecting ourselves from the scorching heat.

Q.1. Why is the Indian summer very hot ?
JAY

Q.2. How do we feel in summer?

Ans :
(1) The Indian summer is very hot because the sun shines very brightly.
(2) We feel restless in summer.
15. In your science books you have read about energy. Do you know what is meant by
solar energy'? Well, it is the energy from the sun. 'Solar' means 'from the sun'. As you
already know, the sun is a bright star. The earth and other planets move around it.
This is our solar system.
Q.1. What is solar energy?
Q.2. What is the sun ?

Ans :
(1) Solar energy is the energy from the sun.
(2) The sun is a bright star.

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