SUBJECT-ENGLISH
CLASS-VIII
Q1. Read the following passage carefully:-
Section-A (Reading)
start living independently
2.
Hundreds of years ago, two boys became orphans at a very early age. They were to young too cultivating
brothers were fed by their relatives in rotation. When they grew up they felt rather ashamed of their helpless
land and grow paddy for themselves. As was customary among the Chakhesang Nagas, the two helpless
position of being dependent on their relatives. They, therefore, started thinking seriously as to how they could
Ultimately, they decided to take to trapping animals and birds as a means of livelihood With the help of the
beginning, they became successful trappers, catching enough for their sustenance. In the early stages of
villagers, they constructed a small hut for themselves and started living separately there. Right from the
which they exchanged for their catch with their relatives, neighbors and friends. The catch included deer
their independent living, most of the time they ate meat, maize and vegetables, but later they cooked rice.
porcupine and birds such as pheasants, quails and partridges. In this process, the two brothers grew
3. After a few years of living in this manner, they noticed a peculiar phenomenon in which the heads of the
independent and became inseparable from each other. They were not only brothers, but also friends
some elders and were advised to change the location of their hunt. Accordingly, they shifted to some other
trapped birds were occasionally missing. They could not understand why this happened. So they consulted
forests and started trapping there. For some time, they were very happy, but the phenomenon of the missing
heads recurred. The two brothers were puzzled
(a) Answer the following questions :
i. Who took care the orphaned boys? Why?
ii.
What made them shameful of their dependence on their relatives?
How did they become incident?
What peculiar incident confused them?
Choose the option which you consider most appropriate.
i.
What kind of relation did the two brothers have?
a. Brotherly
b. Friendly
iv.
c. formal
d. casual
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A) brotherly hope it helps
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