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D.A.V. POLICE SR. SEC. SCHOOL

Police Lines, Sonipat

(Under the agies of D.A.V. College Managing Committee, New Delhi) CLASS VIII

ENGLISH

PT-1 (2021-22)

MM:20

Time 1 hour

Q1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow- 1X4-4 1. A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world. There are many different species of sparrows, Sparrows are only about four to six inches in length. Many people appreciate their beautiful song. Sparrows prefer to build their nests in low places-usually on the ground, clumps of grass, low trees and low bushes. In cities they build their nests in building nooks or holes. They rarely build their nests in high places. They build their nests out of twigs, grasses and plant fibres. Their nests are usually small and well-built structures.

2. Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time. The eggs are white with reddish brown spots. They hatch. between eleven to fourteen days. Both the male and female parents care for the young. Insects are fed to the young after hatching. The large feet of the sparrows are used for scratching seeds. Adult sparrows mainly eat seeds. Sparrows can be found almost everywhere, where there are humans. Many people throughout the world enjoy these delightful birds.

3. The sparrows are some of the few birds that engage in dust bathing Sparrows first scratch a hole in the ground with their feet, then lie in and fling dirt or sand over their bodies with flicks of their winds They also bathe in water, or in dry or melting snow. Water bathing is similar to dust bathing, with the sparrow standing in shallow water and flicking water over its back with its wings, also ducking its head under the water. Both activities are social, with up to a hundred birds participating at once, and is

followed by preening and sometimes group singing. a )Where do sparrows prefer to build their nest?

b) Describe dust bathing.

c) Find out a word which means "charming' (para2). d) How can we get to know that sparrows are social animals? Discuss.

Q2 Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow-(Any three)

But she held her peace till she felt stronger, Then sat up and said, I 'll lie there no longer!

And she called for my father and told him undaunted That a house in a tree top was what she now wanted.

a) Name the poem and poet.

b) Who is she? Was she happy there?

c) Write the rhyme scheme. d) Why did she call poet's father? Was her desire fulfilled by poet's father?​

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