Question

CLASS- VIII
ASSIGNMENT- 14
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Most of the people on this planet feel that being successful is a good thing. When they think of success, they usually think of material benefits, happiness and accomplishments. Certainly, success can include all of these things and much more.
Who do you think is the most successful person on earth? Who do you think is the least successful? In order to answer these questions, we need to define what success means. Everyone has a different definition to explain the concept of success. Many of us place great value on performance, on achievements or on reaching various goals. They term these as success. Others associate success with a big bank balance, gauging it by how much one has acquired. Some measure success by how much they can contribute to the well-being of their families, or to the community and society in general. There are many other definitions, but mostly, success is associated with becoming rich, famous and respected at work. Yet, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Being successful could mean simply being satisfied with oneself and one’s career. For many people, a successful person is someone who feels that his or her work and life in general offer an exceptionally high degree of satisfaction. Great examples are Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa. But how does one get from here to there? How does one reach this feeling of satisfaction with life and career? It seems that successful people consistently do two things—they use their natural abilities in their work, and they set career and life goals.
In other words, successful people choose careers where they can use their natural abilities, or do what comes naturally to them. For example, successful teachers are people who instinctively know how to help children learn and who are not impatient with children, and the best doctors are those who know how to listen to people carefully. Successful people know where they have to start from, and which direction they have to go in their lives and careers, even if it is something as simple and wonderful as raising a happy family. What are your natural abilities? What are your career and life goals? If you can answer these questions, you are on your way to a successful career and prosperous life.



On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.
What, according to the passage, is success for most people?
What is success for you?
What do successful people do to win in life?
Do you think people who do social work in NGOs and earn small salaries are not successful? Give reason in support of your answer.

2. There are ten words given below and there are ten sentences. Place these words in those sentences (one each).
( heavy , few, several, neither, every, live, that, tall, fine, long)
There are ___ boys in the field.
I like a ___ pen.
It’s a ___ tree.
The ship sustained ___ damage.
It is a book ___ you gave me.
He is a man of ___ words.
This is a ____ wire.
She has ___ hair.
I have read ___ book.
She is _____ Mohini nor Sheela. ​

Answer 1

Answer :

Q.2

1. Few

2. Several

3. Tall

4. Heavy

5. That

6. Live

7. Long

8. Fine

9. Every

10. Neither

Answer 2

Answer:

2a.few

b every

c tall

d heavy

e that

f live

g fine

h long

i several

j neither