8th Class English Sample Paper English Sample Paper - 5

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    Read the following passage carefully:
    On a very hot sunny day, an ant was very thirsty. He went to a pond to drink water. The poor ant almost lost balance while drinking water and it fell inside the water. A dove was watching all, from a nearby tree. The ant was struggling for life in the water. The dove felt very sad for the ant. It plucked a leaf from that tree and dropped it in to the pond. The leaf fell near the ant. The ant got over the leaf and then reached the shore. The ant thanked the dove for his kind help. Days passed by/ and one day the ant was going near the pond, he saw a hunter with a gun. The hunter was targeting the dove sitting on the tree. The dove didn't know about the hunter. Just when the hunter was about to shoot the dove, the little ant got over his leg and bit him. The hunter shouted in pain and also missed the focus.
    Hearing this loud sound, dove realized the danger he was about to face. The dove flew away from the tree and escaped. Later he thanked the ant for the help. They both understood that every good deed we do for others will surely come back to us.
    (i) On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following questions:            
    (a) Where did the ant go to drink water?
    (b) What did the dove do to save the ant?
    (c) How did the ant react on the dove's help?
    (d) How did the ant save the dove's life?
    (e) What is the moral of the story?

    Answer:

    (i) (a) The ant went to a pond to drink water.                                             
    (b) The dove plucked a leaf from the tree and dropped it into the pond.                                                         
    (c) The ant thanked the dove for his kind help.                                           
    (d) Just when the hunter was about to shoot the dove/ the ant got over his leg and bit him.                  
    (e) The moral of the story is that every good deed we do for others will surely come back to us.
    Read the following passage carefully:
    On a very hot sunny day, an ant was very thirsty. He went to a pond to drink water. The poor ant almost lost balance while drinking water and it fell inside the water. A dove was watching all, from a nearby tree. The ant was struggling for life in the water. The dove felt very sad for the ant. It plucked a leaf from that tree and dropped it in to the pond. The leaf fell near the ant. The ant got over the leaf and then reached the shore. The ant thanked the dove for his kind help. Days passed by/ and one day the ant was going near the pond, he saw a hunter with a gun. The hunter was targeting the dove sitting on the tree. The dove didn't know about the hunter. Just when the hunter was about to shoot the dove, the little ant got over his leg and bit him. The hunter shouted in pain and also missed the focus.
    Hearing this loud sound, dove realized the danger he was about to face. The dove flew away from the tree and escaped. Later he thanked the ant for the help. They both understood that every good deed we do for others will surely come back to us.


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