CLASS VIII
TWISTED TALES
Q1. Read any existing fairytale and add a twist to that tale, (change the story a little). Write it in not more than 200 words. Also, illustrate/draw any one scene of the tale on the cover page.
(All work to be done very neatly in a new/used/old copy. No questions to be copied, only write answers.)
Q2. Fill in any four of the blanks choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given in the box. Write the answers in your answer –sheet against the correct blank numbers.
1. Butterflies are abundant (a) ___________ the Central African Republic.
2. It (b) ___________home to nearly 600 identified species.
3. Many butterflies are brilliantly coloured and small (c) ___________ some are as big as saucers.
4. Farmer Philippe (d) ___________ solace in collecting butterfly wings from his fields and turning them into works of art.
5. My favourite hobby, since my childhood, is (e) ___________ butterflies.
Q3. Rearrange any four of the following word or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
i. enters / millions tons / the/ every year / of / ocean /plastic
ii. are / waters/ sightings / junk – filled /of /common
iii. population / middle-class / increasing / is / coastlines / along
iv. trash/ increase/ has led / waste management/lack/of/in / to
v. close/like/ others/ helping/my/friends
Q4. The following paragraph has not been edited. One word has been omitted in each line. Write the omitted word along with the words that come before and after in your answer sheet. Answer any six of the following.
Before/ Missing word/After
Satyajit Ray was born May 2, 1921. a) …… …… ……
He came a distinguished family of writers b) ….. …… ……
and artists and showed great interest arts c) …… ……… ……
from a very early age. He directed more 36 films d) ……… …… ……
and documentaries. In addition directing movies, e) ……… …… ……
Ray worked a fiction writer, critic and publisher. f) ……… …… ………
He revived children’s magazine, Sandesh. g) …… …… ………
The magazine informative and entertaining. h) ……… ……… ……
Please click on below link to download CBSE Class 8 English Twisted Tales Worksheet Set A
