REVISION ASSIGNMENT Class VIII 1. Read the passage given below a!e"#ll$% Winston Churchill did it.

. Thomas Edison did it secretly. President Bush indulged more often in it after turning 50. The nap, that brief spell of day-time sleep most commonly associated ith babies and cats, has long been critici!ed by many. "t#s ne$er been something to boast of, especially hen ta%en at or%. That may be changing. &mid an epidemic of sleep depri$ation, a determined fe and more may be follo ing. are napping during business hours

'(ore people are illing to admit pri$ately that they nap,) said William &nthony, author of The &rt of *apping and a professor of Psychology at Boston +ni$ersity. '"t is not yet permitted at or%. That#s hat "#m hoping to change.) "n his boo%, he argues that the +nited ,tates is a -nappist# society, pre.udiced against the siesta because the country belie$es in producti$ity. '/ur culture has de$eloped on the mista%en belief that producti$ity and napping do not go together.) &s a result, the country is filled ith -clappers#, people ho hide their napping from others, and -napaphobics#, people ho try to ma%e nappers feel ashamed of their naps, rites &nthony, hose family is so de$oted to the ritual that they hold napping contests. Churchill made no effort to hide his afternoon siesta. *or did Bush try to %eep his snoo!es a state secret. '0e as or%ing long days and sometimes or%ed till late hours and found a nap as helpful in catching up on sleep hen he needed to,) said deputy White 0ouse press secretary. '0e did it more then, as he had reached the ripe old age of 50, but it as still occasional.) 1e people reali!e ho much sleep they need and ho ad$ersely affected sleep hours. little they get. The popularity of night or% has also

2et if someone loses as little as an hour of sleep a night for a ee% his producti$ity drops by 35 per cent, said (aas, author of a boo% on sleep techni4ues for professionals. 'We are all conscious of the importance of e5ercise and nutrition, but e remain blissfully ignorant of ho sleep affects producti$ity and health,) said (aas, ho often ta%es 30 minutes of shut eye in his office. 1.1 On the basis o" $o#! !eading o" the above passage& "ill in the blan's given below% a6 William &nthony hopes to change the fact that 7777777777777777777777777777. b6 The t o effects of sleeplessness are 8i6 drop in 7777777777 8ii6 decline in 77777777 c6 T o factors affecting sleep ad$ersely are 8i6 7777777777777777 8ii6 7777777777777777 1.( 9i$e t o ords from the passage used as synonyms of sleep. much

3. Read the "ollowing telephoni onve!sation between Sonali and he! )othe!. As Sonali has to go to he! )#si lass& she wo#ld not be able to )eet Rah#l be"o!e evening. So she leaves he! )othe!*s )essage "o! Rah#l. +!ite the )essage in abo#t ,- wo!ds.

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0ello ,onali, Can you as% ;ahul to come on the line for a minute< 0e has already left for his coaching class. /%, tell ;ahul that his friend =unal had called him in the morning to tell him that

the billiards competition that as scheduled for this ,unday has been postponed. The billiards club ould post a notice today e$ening at > pm. 0e should chec% the notice board and also inform =unal about the updates. ,onali (ummy : : /% mummy, " ill pass on the message. &nything else< 2es, " ould be busy for the day and ould reach home only at ? pm. Please con$ey this to ;ahul also. ,onali (ummy ,onali : : : 2es, " ill . /%, ta%e care. Bye. Bye.

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5. Read the e1t!a t given below and answe! the 2#estions that "ollow: -0is ife said it ith the times.# as a dreadful comedo n after being $erger of ,t. Peter#s, but he ans ered that you had to mo$e

a6 What is being referred to as a -dreadful comedo n#< b6 Why is it being referred to in such a ay< c6 What made the person successful<

A. With reference to the chapter, -+nder the 9reen ood Tree#, the singers in$ite those people into the forest ho lo$e to li$e a simple life close to nature. What ould ma%e you really happy B follo ing your ambition or leading a simple life of contentment< Why< 850 ords6 3. In the passage given below& one wo!d has been o)itted in ea h line. +!ite the )issing wo!d along with the wo!d that o)es be"o!e and the wo!d that o)es a"te! it in the spa e p!ovided against the o!!e t blan' n#)be! in $o#! answe! sheet. The "i!st one has been done as an e1a)ple% Word Before Eclipses offer scientists chance to some special e5periments that cannot done other ise. ,cientists often organi!e e5peditions $arious places order to atch eclipses better. (issing Word a 8a6 7777777 8b6 7777777 8c6 7777777 8d6 7777777 Word &fter chance 7777777 7777777 7777777 7777777

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