Std 8 English Unit 1: Q for Question - Exercises

Me: Hello, Rohan. Welcome.

Rohan: Hello! Nice to meet you.

Me: What is your father's name?

Rohan: My father's name is Mr. Mukeshbhai.

Me: What is your date of birth?

Rohan: It's 15th June, 2011.

Me: What is your favourite subject?

Rohan: My favourite subject is Science.

Me: Who is your favourite movie star?

Rohan: My favourite movie star is Akshay Kumar.

1. Sunita Williams stayed in the space for 36 days.

• (A) Where did she stay? [ ✔ ]
• (B) Who stayed in the space? [ ✔ ]
• (C) For how many days did she stay in the space? [ ✔ ]

2. The theatre was first developed in Greece as a part of religious view.

• (A) What was developed in Greece? [ ✔ ]
• (B) Why was the theatre developed? [ ✔ ]
• (C) Where did the first theatre develop? [ ✔ ]

3. The first newspaper advertisement appeared on the back page of a 'London' newspaper in 1625.

• (A) When did the first newspaper advertisement appear? [ ✔ ]
• (B) Who gave the first advertisement in 1625? [ ]
• (C) Where did advertisement appear in the 'London' newspaper? [ ✔ ]

4. Kiran Bedi is the first woman IPS officer of India.

• (A) Who is the first woman IPS officer of India? [ ✔ ]
• (B) What is Kiran Bedi? [ ✔ ]
• (C) When was Kiran Bedi selected as an IPS officer? [ ]

5. Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar on 2nd October, 1869.

• (A) When did Mahatma Gandhi go to Delhi? [ ]
• (B) Where was Mahatma Gandhi born? [ ✔ ]
• (C) What is the birthdate of Mahatma Gandhi? [ ✔ ]

1. My friends visited Amit's village last vacation.

1. Who visited Amit's village last vacation?
2. Whose village did my friends visit last vacation?
3. When did my friends visit Amit's village?

2. Kanaiyalal Munshi wrote 'Patan ni Prabhuta' in 1916.

1. Who wrote 'Patan ni Prabhuta' in 1916?
2. What did Kanaiyalal Munshi write in 1916?
3. When did Kanaiyalal Munshi write 'Patan ni Prabhuta'?

3. Sunita Williams was born on 19th September, 1965 in Ohio.

1. Who was born on 19th September, 1965 in Ohio?
2. When was Sunita Williams born?
3. Where was Sunita Williams born?

4. Munna made mango juice in the morning.

1. Who made mango juice in the morning?
2. What did Munna make in the morning?
3. When did Munna make mango juice?

5. Maya attended the special classes to learn English.

1. Who attended the special classes to learn English?
2. What did Maya attend to learn English?
3. Why did Maya attend the special classes?

(A) It begins just where it ends. And your lovely house, there it stands. What is it?
Ans. road

(B) No tongue, no ear; I can speak and sing, and hear. Who am I?
Ans. tape-recorder

(C) It runs night and day; But it never runs away. What is it?
Ans. clock

(D) This house on wheels runs a race; It takes people from place to place. What is this?
Ans. train

Match 'A' with 'B'.

Answer the following questions.

1. 1. Who is the host of the contest?
   Mr. Parmar is the host of the contest.
2. 2. What is the name of Vikas' school?
   The name of Vikas' school is 'Smit Vidyalaya'.
3. 3. Who is Mr. Bright? What does he do?
   Mr. Bright is Mr. Parmar's laptop. It works as the scorer.
4. 4. Who is Miss Tick Tick?
   Miss Tick Tick is the clock/timer.
5. 5. How many questions did Nandita answer correctly?
   Nandita answered three questions correctly.

Say whether the following are true or false.

1. 1. After three questions a contestant will be free from Miss tick tick. - True
2. 2. There is a help line through which we can talk to a person. - True
3. 3. The expert is an English teacher. - False
4. 4. Mr. Bright gives one minute's time to the contestants. - False
5. 5. Meerabai wrote the Gujarati Poem 'Grammata'. - False

1. 1. Sir, which of your books is your personal favourite?
2. 2. What inspired you to write 'Patan ni Prabhuta'?
3. 3. How do you manage to be a writer and a politician at the same time?
4. 4. What is your message for the young writers of Gujarat?
5. 5. What was the idea behind founding 'Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan'?
6. 6. How was your experience as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh?

1. 1. Make a group of three to five friends.
2. 2. Give a name to each group.
3. 3. Select a scorer and a quiz master.
4. 4. List questions and their answers.
5. 5. Categorize the questions to each round.
6. 6. Give a unique name to each round.
7. 7. Decide questions for each round.
8. 8. Decide the point for each question.
9. 9. Fix the time for each answer.
10. 10. Play the quiz.

1. Who is the writer of 'The Mahabharat'?
(A) Valmiki (B) Tulsidas (C) Ved Vyas (D) Kalidas

2. Who discovered America?
(A) Vasco da Gama (B) Christopher Columbus (C) James Cook (D) Marco Polo

3. When did the battle of Plassey take place?
(A) 1857 (B) 1757 (C) 1947 (D) 1600

1. 1. (A) The Tapi (B) The Mahisagar (C) The Narmada (D) The Vatrak
   → Which is the longest river in Gujarat?
2. 2. (A) Kalpana Chawla (B) Sunita Williams (C) Rakesh Sharma (D) Yuri Gagarin
   → Who was the first Indian woman to go to space?
3. 3. (A) Computer (B) Laptop (C) Tablets (D) Mobile
   → Which of these is generally not portable?
4. 4. (A) Premanand (B) Narsinh Mehta (C) Kanaiyalal Munshi (D) Umashankar Joshi
   → Who wrote the book 'Prithvivallabh'?
5. 5. (A) Solar Energy (B) Oil (C) Petrol (D) Coal
   → Which of these is a renewable source of energy?
6. 6. (A) CNG (B) PNG (C) LPG (D) Petrol
   → Which gas is commonly used in vehicles?
7. 7. (A) Porbandar (B) Ahmedabad (C) Karamsad (D) Nadiad
   → In which city was Mahatma Gandhi born?
8. 8. (A) Junagadh (B) Ahmedabad (C) Surat (D) Kutch
   → Where is the Girnar mountain located?