Class-8 English Chapter-4 THE NARMADA :THE LIFELINE OF MADHYAPRADESH

Chapter 4

The Narmada: The Lifeline of Madhya Pradesh

 

A.Dictation words

1.Narmada

2. Worship

3.Krishna

4.Purified

5.Vindyanchal

6.Satpura

7.Soothing

8.Depicted

9.Meditation

10.Khambat

11. Amarkantak

12.Dindore

13.Irrigation

14.Vimleshwar

15.Achievement

 
B.Make words by adding suffixes as given in the example.

a)(i) grace – gracefully
furious – furiously

(ii) pure – purity
serene – serenity

(iii) meditate – meditation
create – creation

(iv) consider – consideration
specific – specification

b) Rearrange the jumbled letters to form words:

dorna a - adorn
slebs - bless
hylo - holy
wob - bow
girion - origin.

 

C. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.Name some of the holy rivers of the country mentioned in the lesson.
Answer:The Ganga, the Yamuna, the Brahmaputra, the Sindhu, the Godawari, the Kavari, the Krishna, the Satluj.

 Question 2.Why does the Narmada say that she feels proud ?

Answer:The Narmada say that she feels proud because she flows in India where a river is considered as a living being and is worshipped as goddess.

Question 3.Why do we call the Narmada the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh ?
Answer:The Narmada irrigates the major part of the state with her abundant water. Hence we call her the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh.

Question 4.What is the meaning of ‘Narmada’?
Answer:The word ‘Narmada’ means one who soothes and gives pleasures to all.

Question 5.What blessing did Lord Shiva give to Narmada?
Answer:Lord Shiva granted Narmada’s wishes. He blessed her that she would remain maiden and would flow free and pure forever.

Question 6.What are the places the Narmada flows through ?
Answer:Narsinghpur, Raisen, Hoshangabad, Handia and Nemawar.

Question 7.What is Maheshwar famous for ?
Answer:The humble palace of Devi Ahilya Bai is located at the ghat of Maheshwar.

Question 8.What do people from all over the world, come to see at Bheraghat near Jabalpur ?
Answer:People from all over the world come to see how the Narmada flows gracefully through the colourful marble rocks at Bheraghat near Jabalpur.

D. Fill in the blanks with between or among:

1.We distributed sweets among the children.

2.Rani is standing between Shreya and Sonal.

3.Everest is one among the mountains of the Himalayas.

4.Nepal lies between  India and China.

5.Wild animals live among.the words.

CLASS-4 ENGLISH CHAPTER-8 WHEN MAN STEPPED AT THE MOON

                  EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS-4
CHAPTER-8
WHEN MAN STEPPED AT THE MOON

 

 

A.Dictation Word

1. Courageous

2. Astronauts

3. Satellite

4. Mountains

5. Cylinder

6. Requires

7. Direction

8. Spacecraft

9. Module

10. Breathed

11. Weightlessness

12. Exploring

13. Launched

14. Attraction

15. Universe

 

B.Answer the following questions:-

Que-1 How does the beauty of the moon attract everyone?

Ans-1 The moon attract everyone due to the shiny appearance of moon which it get light from the sun.

 

Que-2 Compare the size and weight if the moon with the earth?

Ans-2 The moon is only about a quarter of the size of the earth. Were as in weight the earth is 81 times heavier than the moon.

 

Que-3 If your weight is 30kilogram on earth, what would be it on the moon?

Ans-3 A man weighing 30 kilograms on earth would be only 5 kilograms on the moon.

 

Que-4 Why is there no life on moon?

Ans-4 The moon weak atmosphere and its lack of liquid water cannot support life. The moon has no light, very high mountains and very deep water.

 

Que-5 Who was the first man who stepped on the moon?

Ans-5 Neil Armstrong was the first man who stepped on the moon.

CLASS-3 ENGLISH CHAPTER-1 THE WORSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE

 

EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS-3
CHAPTER-1
THE WORSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE

 

 

A. Dictation Word

1. Celebrations

2. Hindrances

3. Entrance

4. Knowledge

5. Representative

6. Preparations

7. Potters

8. Glory

9. Strung

10. Ceremony

11. Prepared

12. Decorate

13. Occasion

14. Procession

15. Devotees

16. Immerse

17. Except

18. Loudspeakers

19. Distributed

20. Attraction

 

B.Answer the following questions:-

Que-1 Why is shri Ganesh worship in India?

Ans-1 Sri ganesh worship in India because the worship of a new venture remove all hindrences.

Que-2 Why are teachers thought as a representative of sri  ganesh?

Ans-2 Teacher thought as a representative of sri ganesh as knowledge giver.

Que-3 What are ganeshji idols are made of?

Ans-3 Ganeshji idols are made of clay and coconut.

Que-4 How many times the aarti of sri ganeshji takes place a day?

Ans-4 The arti of sri ganeshji takes place twice a day, morning and evening.

Que-5How is the idol of sri ganeshji immersed into the water?

Ans-5 Just before sunset the devotees immerse the idol into the water with great ceremony.

CLASS-2 SUBJECT ENGLISH CHAPTER-1 COCKS CROW IN THE MORNING

EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS-2
CHAPTER-1
COCKS CROW IN THE MORNING

 

 

A. Dictation Word

1. Chicken

2. Female

3. Comb

4. Wattles

5. Feather

6. Fighting

7. Meshes

8. Swallow

9. Grits

10. Muscles

11. Stomach

12. Portion

13. Hatches

14. Diseases

15. Albumin

 

A   B.Answer the following questions:-
Que-1 Who fights better, a cock or a hen?

Ans-1 Cock fights better.

Que-2 What do chickens feed on?

Ans-2 Chicken feed on grains and meshes.

Que-3 Why do chickens swallow grits or stones?

Ans-3 Food is ground up with stones and grits by the muscles.

Ques-4 Who crows in the early morning? a cock or a hen.

Ans-4 Crocks crow in the early morning.

Que-5 How many days does it take to hatch an egg?

Ans-5 The egg hatches on completing of 21 days.

CLASS-5 SUB-ENGLISH Chapter-8 ALLADIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP

EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL 
ALLADIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP
CHAPTER-8

A.     A.Dictation words

    1. Playmates

    2. Possesses

    3. Mention

    4. Arrange

    5. Burning

    6. Stitching

    7. Needle

    8. Thunder

    9. Treasure

    10. Pocket

    11. Genie

    12. Magician

    13. Exchange

    14. Appears

    15. Faints

    16. Aware

    17. Disguise

    18. Delicious

 

B.     B.Answer the following questions:-

    Que-1 What did the magician give alladin for his mother?

    Ans-1 The magician gave ten gold coins to alladin for his mother.

    Que-2 What job did the magician promise for alladin to his mother?

    Ans-2 The magician promised that he helped his mother.

    Que-3 What did the magician do after he lit the fire?

    Ans-3 The magician chants some words sh-sh-mu-mu-hum-hum-hoo-hoo-haa after lit the fire.

    Que-4 Why did the magician shut alladin in the cave ?

    Ans-4 The magician shut alladin in the cave because he wanted burning lamp.

    Que-5 What happened when alladin’s mother rubbed the lamp with sand?

    Ans-5 When alladin’s mother rubbed the lamp the genie appears.