CBSE Class 8 English Reading Writing Worksheet

CBSE Class 8 English Worksheet - Reading Writing

Q.1. Read the poem carefully and answer the questions that follow :- THE TEASE

You’re a nuisance, I declare;

You tease me so, it isn’t fair;

You pounce on me from everywhere,

And seize my hat, and clutch my hair,

And tie my clothes in knots, and tear

The leaves and blossom from the pear;

I wish that I could set a snare

To catch you-but I shouldn’t dare,

For, though you tease me, I declare,

O Wind, if you were never there,

I don’t think I could manage, quite,

To sail my boat or fly my kite.

- Lilian Holmes

Q.1.1. Write any two pairs of rhyming words from the poem :-

Q.1.2. Based on the reading of the poem, answer the following questions :-

The poetess is talking about _______________ . She calls it a ________________ because she says it teases her in many ways. It __________________ upon her from everywhere. At times it _________________ her hat and ______________ her hair and ties her clothes in knots. She wishes she had a ______________ to catch it but then _________________ not do that because if the wind was not there, she couldn’t ever _______________ her boat or fly her kite !

Q.2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows :- MIGRATION

One of the greatest mysteries of bird life is migration or travelling. Every year, during autumn and early winter, birds travel from their breeding places in the northern regions of Asia, Europe and America to the warmer southern lands. They make the return journey again during spring and early summer. They are very punctual too, unless they are delayed by bad weather.

The brave little voyagers face many dangers and hardships while travelling long distances over hills, forests, plains and over large stretches of water. Sometimes sudden storms arise and drive them far off their course. Often they are blown right out to sea and they drown in the wild waves. Then at night bright lights attract and confuse the birds.

Migrating birds do not fly at their fastest. The migration speed is usually from 48 – 64 kmph and rarely exceeds 80 kmph. They do not generally fly very high; they fly at under 900 meters, but some travellers have been found at greater heights. Some birds make the long journey in easy