1 SANSKAR SCHOOL HOME ASSIGNMENT SUBJECT – ENGLISH CLASS - VIII Marshlands Understanding the poem https://youtu.be/MMHbpvzCsLs Answer these questions - 1. The speaker refers to the edge of the sky as its ‘lip’. a. Why has she described the lip as ‘sun-lost’? How has it lost the sun? Ans a) It means the sun is vanished from the sky. b. What does the ‘sun-lost lip’ meeting the ‘brim’ of the marsh look likes? Ans b) It looks as if the sun has vanished from the sky and it appears as if a storm is about to drench the land. 2. What in the marsh look like ‘large cups of gold’? Can you explain why they have been described like that? Ans 2. The rays of the sun falling on mildews leaves and the way it shines is compared as large cups of gold. 3. Why has the wild goose come to the marsh? Where is it going? Ans 3) The wild goose has come to marshes looking for shelter a place to rest in the long grass and oozing lichens.
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SANSKAR SCHOOL HOME ASSIGNMENT
SUBJECT – ENGLISH
CLASS - VIII Marshlands
Understanding the poem
https://youtu.be/MMHbpvzCsLs
Answer these questions -
1. The speaker refers to the edge of the sky as its ‘lip’.
a. Why has she described the lip as ‘sun-lost’? How has it lost the sun? Ans a) It means the sun is vanished from the sky.
b. What does the ‘sun-lost lip’ meeting the ‘brim’ of the marsh look likes? Ans b) It looks as if the sun has vanished from the sky and it appears as if a storm is about to drench the land.
2. What in the marsh look like ‘large cups of gold’? Can you explain why they have been described like that?
Ans 2. The rays of the sun falling on mildews leaves and the way it shines is compared as large cups of gold.
3. Why has the wild goose come to the marsh? Where is it going?
Ans 3) The wild goose has come to marshes looking for shelter a place to rest in the long grass and oozing lichens.
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4. Which words from the poem tell us how big the crane is and fast it is flying?
Ans 4) The following words from the poem talk about the size of the crane – “ heavy wings”, the cranes are flying lazily taking their own sweet time.
5. How is the fog that comes over the marshes described? Do we know what time of day it is when the fog arrives?
Ans 5) The fog is described as ‘thick, grey and humid’, we come to know as she describes the marshes which are sleeping then in the next line talks about the morning. It means she is talking about night time when the fog arrives.
6. The poem describes what the marshlands are like during a shift in time in the day. What shift is this?
Ans 6) A shift in the time of the day is the twilight that the poet describes.
7. What breaks the silence of the marshlands? What do you think is the effect of one lone sound in the expanding stillness of the marshes?
Ans 7. The shrill tune of the lizards breaks the silence of the marshlands. It makes the reader feel real and add to the ecosystem of the marshlands.
8. Have the marshlands changed from the first stanza to the last? Compare how different they look and feel?
Ans 8.
Yes, they have changed from the first stanza to the last stanza, as in the first stanza the poet is talking about day time when everything is yellow and bright and then the poet talks about night that is approaching and everything becomes dull and grey and sleepy.
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Appreciating the poem
1. There is contrast of darkness and light in the description of pools and water in the marsh. What words bring out each of these characteristics? Ans 1. The words that bring out each of these characteristics are – “yellow at the rim”, “glint”, “nearing night”, steals twighlight”
2. Hushed lie the sedges, and the vapors creep.
Can the words ‘appear’ or ‘move’ be used as replacements for ‘creep’ in this line? Why do you think the poet has used ‘creep ‘instead of these other options? What effect does it give to the image of the vapors and the poem?
Ans 2) They can be used, however it will not bring a dramatic effect that the poet wanted to bring. Creep makes the read feel and experience dramatic effect in the poem like a movie. One can experience the movement of vapour when one reads the poem.
3. And like a spirit, swathed in some soft veil, steals twilight and its shadows o’er the swale.
In these lines, the poet has given movement, life and action to twilight.
a. Which word describes the movement of twilight? What kind of movement is it? Ans a) The words that describe are “swathed in some soft veil, steals twilight”, it is a slow movement.
b. What creature has twilight been compared to? In what way does twilight look or behave like it? Ans b) Twilight has been compared to a spirit, it looks soft and disappearing.
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4. Now, look at the last stanza and describe how the poet has brought the marsh alive.
a. Would you describe the images created in the poem as beautiful? Or are they unpleasant? Or does the beauty exist side by side with the unpleasant? Give examples of images from the poem to support your answer.
Ans a) The poet has painted a beautiful picture of the marshlands as if the they were real deliberately using certain words such as –
“cups of gold, lizard shrills his tune, lazy flight, vapours creep” etc.
b.Do you think the poet is saying something about nature or the world using her choice of images?
Ans b. Yes, the poets is describing the raw, untouched beauty of nature and making the reader experience and feel the marshlands as if they were human.
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CLASS – VIII
SUBJECT – HINDI
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संस्कार स्कूल
कक्षा – 8 विषय – ह दंी प्रकरण – अव्यय या अविकारी शब्द
काययपत्रक – 1
प्र० 1 क्रियाविशेषण की परिभाषा लिखें –
प्र० 2 संबंधबोधक अव्यय क्रकसे कहते हैं ?
प्र० 3 समुच्याबोधक या योजक अव्यय का प्रयोग कहााँ क्रकया जाता है ?
प्र० 4 विस्मयादिबोधक अव्यय क्रकसे कहते हैं ?
प्र० 5 निपात का प्रयोग िाक्य में कहााँ क्रकया जाता है ?
प्र० 6 इि संबंधबोधकों का िाक्यों में प्रयोग किें –
क) के पीछे – ख) के किण – ग) से पूिव -
SANSKAR SCHOOL
CLASS-VIII
SUBJECT -SANSKRIT
WORKSHEET –‘इदम’् सर्वनाम शब्दरूप
प्रश्न-1 नीचे लिखे इदम ्के शब्द रूप (तीनों लििंगो में)अपनी सिंस्कृत उत्तर पुस्स्तका में लिखखए और याद कीस्िए|
CLASS – VIII
SUBJECT - MATHEMATICS
WORK SHEET (2)
Chapter 17 CONSTRUCTION OF QUADRILATERALS
Q1. Construct a quadrilateral PQRS in which PQ=5.4cm, QR=4.6cm, RS=4.3cm, SP= 3.5cm and diagonal
PR=4cm.
Q2. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB=3.6cm, BC=3.3cm, AD=2.7cm, diagonal AC=4.6cm and
diagonal BD=4cm.
Q3. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB=3.4cm, CD= 3cm, DA=5.7cm, AC=8cm and BD=4cm.
Q4. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB=2.9cm, BD=3.2cm, CD=2.7cm, DA=3.4cm and ∠A =
70°.
Q5. Construct a quadrilateral PQRS in which PQ=6cm, QR=5.6cm, RS=2.7cm, ∠Q = 45° and ∠R = 90°.
Q6. Construct a quadrilateral PQRS in which PQ=5cm, QR=6.5cm, ∠P = ∠R = 100° and ∠S = 75° .
Q7. Construct a parallelogram ABCD in which AB=4.3cm, AD=4cm and BD=6.8cm.
Q8. Construct a parallelogram ABCD in which BC=5cm, ∠BCD = 120° and CD=4.8cm.
Q9. Construct a parallelogram ABCD in which AB=6.5cm, AC=3.4cm and the altitude AL from A is 2.5 cm.
Draw the altitude from C and measure it.
Q10. Construct a rectangle ABCD whose adjacent sides are 11 cm and 8.5 cm.
Q11. Construct a square, each of whose diagonals measures 5.8 cm.
Q12. Construct a rhombus the lengths of whose diagonals are 6 cm and 8 cm.
Q13. Draw a rhombus whose side is 7.2 cm and one angle is 60°.
CLASS – VIII
SUBJECT – COMPUTER SCIENCE
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WORKSHEET CLASS-VIII COMPUTER SCIENCE
LESSON-10 IMAGES, LINKS, & FRAMES IN HTML 5 (PART-2)
Q1. Fill in the blanks:
a. _____________is the process to link various web pages together.
b. When one part of a web page is linked to another section of the same page,
it is called ______________ linking.
Q2. State True or False:
a. <H> is used to mark the text as a hypertext link.
b. Any image can be used as a hyperlink to another document.
Q3. Multiple Choice Questions:
a. ____________ attribute of <A> tag defines the document to which the link
leads.
i. href ii. src iii. ref
b. A ___________URL points to a file within a web site.
i. Absolute ii. Relative iii. Internal
Q4. Answer in one word:
a. The tag which marks the text as a hyperlink. ___________
b. The attribute of <a> tag that defines the document to which the link
leads.__________.
Q5 Answer the following:
a. How can we link webpages in HTML? What are the different types of
linking?
Worksheet 2
CHEMICAL EFFECTS OF CURRENT
1. Who discovered the process of electrolysis?
2. What is electroplating? Give its two applications.
3. Why is chrome plating popular in the industry?
4. Write a short note on LED.
5. Mention the main applications of electrolysis.
6. List two main reasons for electroplating the objects.
7. How is electrolysis conducted? Explain.
8. State the factors on which the amount of metal deposited
during electroplating on the cathode depends.
9. With the help of a diagram, explain the process of
electroplating an iron nail with copper.
10. Why is iron used for manufacturing window frames and
grills?
Class VIII - History Chap. 11 - The National Movement
Part - 1 (Full chapter)
A. Answer the following questions briefly : 1. Who formed the Indian National Congress, when and where? 2. Explain the terms Swadeshi and Boycott. 3. Who formed All India Muslim League and when? 4. When and where did moderates and radicals split and came together?
B. Answer the following questions detail : 1. Enumerate the steps taken by the British from 1876 - 1884 which sowed the seeds for
Indian nationalism. 2. Who were moderates? What were their demands? 3. Who were extremist ? What were their policies? 4. Who ordered the partition of Bengal and when? How was the reason given by the British
different from its actual purpose? 5. How was India affected by the First World War?
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