worksheet (sa2) on grammar class viii

WORKSHEET ON GRAMMAR

CLASS VIII

Q1. The following passage has not been edited . A word has been omitted in each line . Rewrite the passage supplying the missing  words.

     A boy drowning in a river                      ---------------------------------------

     And he shouted help. A                        ----------------------------------------

     Man passing jumped into the               ----------------------------------------

     River and saved his life . As man        ----------------------------------------

     Was leaving , the boy him.                    ----------------------------------------

     The man asked him reason                  ----------------------------------------

     The boy him for saving his life .           ---------------------------------------

      The man replied , “ Make it sure that you  ---------------------------------

      Grow up your was worth saving. “      ---------------------------------------

Q 2. Given below is a set of instructions tro be followed by a person suffering from influenza. Complete the paragraph that follows:

a.    Make a decoction of about ten mint leaves in a cup of water .

b.    Add a teaspoon of honey before drinking it at bedtime .

c.    Keep a cut onion by the side of the bed to inhale .

d.    Take a salad prepared from radish twice a day.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

A decoction of about ten mint leaves (a) --------- in a cup of water . A teaspoon of honey (b) ---------- before it is drunk at bedtime . A cut onion (c) ------ so that it can be inhaled . A salad prepared from radish (d) ---------- twice a day .

Q 3. . Rearrange the words and phrases below to form meaningful sentences :

i)              Is an important/ celebrated on / every year / Republic Day / National festival / January 26/ The

ii)             In 1950/ it is on this day / that India became / a democratic Republic

iii)            The National Flag / on this day / hoisted / of India / the President

iv)                     The Republic Day Celebration / a parade of / is an important of / the armed forces .

Q 4.Choose  the  appropriate verb from the options given below to complete the following passage :

Education in schools suffers from (a) ---------  ( so/ little/ a little/ many) drawbacks . It does not lead to (b) ---------  ( a/ an / the / any )  all -round development of personality . Physical education in schools (c) -------  ( had/ has / will / have ) not received its due attention and importance . Education is confined to the Humanities , Science and Commerce .        The result is disastrous . It is really a matter of great shame that a country of more than 100 crore people (d) --------( had/ has/ had had / will have )  not produced an athlete (e) --------- ( which / who / why / which ) can win a gold medal at the Olympics . On the other hand , a tiny country like Cuba runs away (f) --------  ( at / in / with / on ) a dozen medals at the Olympics .