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1. Sarus is the largest bird found in India, being almost as tall as an average sized person. It is also the biggest flying bird in the world. Sarus usually move about in pairs. When they are with the young ones; they may be seen in groups of three to four. In summer, four or five of them may group together, especially near water bodies.
2. The featherless head of the Sarus is ash-coloured. The upper portion of the neck is red. The legs are pink and the beak is coloured slightly with green. The rest of the body is grey. The neck, legs and beak are long. When the wings are closed, their feathers hang over the tail. The male and female Sarus are alike. Sarus is one of the few birds in India which tradition does not allow to be killed. The male and female have great affection for one another. Once they have paired, they stay together for a lifetime.
3. The Sarus is not a shy bird. It lives on the ground itself to get its food – mainly water plants, grain, frogs and other living things. It builds nests too on the ground. Its voice is loud and ringing but at the same time sweet and pleasant to hear. Its flight is slow with methodical, uniform wing beats. Generally it does not fly very high from the ground. With the rains, the breeding season of the Sarus begins.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, choose the correct option:
Q. Give the opposite of the following:
Old (Para 1)
  • a)
      largest
  • b)
    young
  • c)
    tall
  • d)
    none
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Afruyash answered
Young

Who was starving?
  • a)
    Ant
  • b)
    Cricket
  • c)
    Grasshopper
  • d)
    None of the above
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

The Starving Cricket

The correct answer is option 'B' - Cricket.

Explanation:

The story "The Ant and The Cricket" by Aesop's Fables features an ant who works hard all summer to store food for the winter, while the cricket sings and enjoys himself. When winter comes, the ant has enough food to survive, but the cricket finds himself starving. Therefore, the cricket was the one who was starving.

In the story, the cricket had not prepared for the winter, unlike the ant who had worked hard and saved food. The cricket's lack of preparation led to his starvation in the winter when there was no food available. This teaches us the importance of hard work and planning for the future.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, the starving character in the story "The Ant and The Cricket" is the cricket. The story teaches us the importance of being prepared for the future and working hard to achieve our goals.

The tsunami waves were triggered by a massive earthquake
  • a)
    off northern Sumatra
  • b)
    off Thailand
  • c)
    off Andamans islands
  • d)
    off the Nicobar islands
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Malavika Yadav answered
1. off northern Sumatra
Explanation:
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was triggered by a massive undersea earthquake with a magnitude of around 9.1–9.3. The epicenter of the earthquake was located off the coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. This earthquake caused the devastating tsunami that affected many countries around the Indian Ocean, including Thailand, India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), and others.
2. Off Thailand:
  • Thailand was heavily impacted by the tsunami waves, but the earthquake that triggered the tsunami did not originate off the coast of Thailand. The tsunami waves traveled from the epicenter off the coast of northern Sumatra and reached Thailand, causing significant devastation.
3. Off Andaman Islands:
  • The Andaman Islands were also affected by the tsunami, but the earthquake did not originate there. The waves that hit the Andaman Islands were generated by the earthquake off northern Sumatra.
4. Off the Nicobar Islands:
  • Similar to the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands were impacted by the tsunami, but the earthquake's epicenter was not located there. The earthquake's epicenter was closer to northern Sumatra, and the waves propagated toward the Nicobar Islands.
Conclusion:
The epicenter of the earthquake that triggered the tsunami was off northern Sumatra, making Option 1 the correct one. The other locations (Thailand, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands) were affected by the tsunami, but the earthquake did not originate there.

1. There was once a poor old woman who lived in a village. She bought some beans and was getting ready to cook them. So she made a fire, and to make the fire burn better she put in a handful of straw. As she was putting the beans into the pot, one of them escaped unnoticed and fell to the floor, where it landed beside a piece of straw. A little while later, a burning piece of coal jumped from a fire and landed not too far from the other two.
2. The straw spoke up and said, “Dear friend where have you come from?” The coal replied, “Luckily for me I jumped out of the fire. It took a great deal of effort, but if I hadn’t done it, death  would have been certain; I’d have burnt to ashes.” The bean said, “I’ve come off with whole skin too, but if the old lady had got me into the pot, I’d have been cooked like my friends.”
3. “What do you think would have happened to me?” said the straw. “The old women had sent all my brothers up in fire and smoke; she took sixty at a time and did them to death. Luckily I slipped through her fingers.”
4. “But what are we to do now?” asked the coal. “Since we’ve been lucky enough to escape death”, said the bean, “I think we should get together like good friends and set out for foreign lands before anything dangerous happens again.”
5. The other liked the idea, and they stared out together. Soon they came to a brook. There was no bridge and there seemed to be no way of getting to the other side. The straw had a good idea. He said, “I’ll lie down across the brook and you too can walk over me as if were a bridge.” So the straw lay down from bank to bank, and the coal, who was very excited and thoughtless, walked onto the newly built straw bridge.
6. But when he got to the middle and saw the water below, he got scared and he didn’t have the courage to go any farther. The straw caught fire, broke in the middle, and fell into the brook. The coal slipped in after him, hit the water, and was dead. The bean, who was careful, had stayed on the bank. He couldn’t help laughing when he saw what had happened. He laughed and laughed until finally he burst. He would have died as well, if a travelling tailor hadn’t stopped to rest by the brook. The tailor took pity on the bean, took out his needle and thread and stitched up the bean. The bean thanked him kindly, but as the tailor had used black thread, bean has had a black seam ever since.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, choose the correct option:
Find words from the options given in brackets that mean the following?
Q. Without being seen (Para 1) 
  • a)
    unnoticed
  • b)
    invisible
  • c)
    unseen
  • d)
    none
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

C K Academy answered
The correct option is:
a) unnoticed

What is the first thing that he notices from a height of six miles in the sky?
  • a)
    The earth is beautiful
  • b)
    The earth is round
  • c)
    The earth is covered with forests
  • d)
    The earth is covered with sand.
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Poulomi Yadav answered
Introduction:
When observing the Earth from a height of six miles in the sky, one of the first things that can be noticed is that the Earth appears round. This observation provides evidence for the shape of our planet and contradicts the notion of a flat Earth.

Explanation:
1. Earth's curvature:
The primary reason for observing the roundness of the Earth from a high altitude is due to the curvature of the planet. As one ascends higher into the atmosphere, the horizon begins to curve away from the observer, creating the perception of a rounded Earth. This curvature is a result of the Earth's spherical shape.

2. Horizon:
From a height of six miles, the observer can see a noticeable curvature of the horizon. Instead of the horizon appearing as a straight line, it appears to be slightly curved. This curved horizon is a clear indication that the Earth is not flat.

3. Similar observations from space:
Astronauts who have traveled to space or observed the Earth from the International Space Station have consistently reported seeing a round Earth. The photographs and videos taken from space clearly show the spherical shape of our planet. These visual observations from space further support the conclusion that the Earth is round.

4. Scientific evidence:
In addition to visual observations, there is a wealth of scientific evidence supporting the round Earth theory. Measurements of the Earth's circumference, conducted through various methods such as triangulation and satellite technology, have provided accurate estimates of the planet's size and shape. These measurements confirm the roundness of the Earth.

Conclusion:
Observing the Earth from a height of six miles in the sky provides evidence of the Earth's roundness. The curved horizon and the consistent observations from space and scientific measurements all support the conclusion that the Earth is indeed round. This understanding of the Earth's shape has significant implications for various fields of science and our overall understanding of the world we live in.

Nobody knows why we sleep, but we all need to. There are no rules about how much sleep is necessary but on an average an adult sleeps for 7 hours 20 minutes. About 8% of adults are happy with 5 hours or less and 4% want 10 hours or more. Babies need between 14 to 18 hours whereas the elderly need less than they did when young but often take a nap during the day.
If you miss a couple of hours of sleep, no harm is done. You may feel tired and irritable the next day but the body soon makes up for the loss if you try to stay awake night after night, however, you soon begin to behave strangely. You lose the ability to concentrate and your judgment is impaired. You begin to imagine strange things and your behaviour becomes deranged.
There are a number of causes for sleeplessness. Worry and depression are the most common. All kinds of things in the environment can affect sleep—noise, light, cold, new surroundings, etc. Pain in illness can also keep people awake. Many people become addicted to their sleeping pills but sleeping pills do not deal with the causes of insomnia and it is better to avoid them if you can. It is much better to identify the problem and remove it.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, choose the correct option:
Q. If some hours of sleep are missed, no harm is done. What harm is being talked about?
  • a)
    Physical harm
  • b)
    Psychological harm
  • c)
    Both (1) and (2)
  • d)
    Neither (1) nor (2)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Mikasi Ambade answered
Here both the physical and psychological harm is being talked about. This is because when we try to be awake night after night we can have these harms but when we just try to be awake for couple of ours a single day no harm would rather happen.

1. Sarus is the largest bird found in India, being almost as tall as an average sized person. It is also the biggest flying bird in the world. Sarus usually move about in pairs. When they are with the young ones; they may be seen in groups of three to four. In summer, four or five of them may group together, especially near water bodies.
2. The featherless head of the Sarus is ash-coloured. The upper portion of the neck is red. The legs are pink and the beak is coloured slightly with green. The rest of the body is grey. The neck, legs and beak are long. When the wings are closed, their feathers hang over the tail. The male and female Sarus are alike. Sarus is one of the few birds in India which tradition does not allow to be killed. The male and female have great affection for one another. Once they have paired, they stay together for a lifetime.
3. The Sarus is not a shy bird. It lives on the ground itself to get its food – mainly water plants, grain, frogs and other living things. It builds nests too on the ground. Its voice is loud and ringing but at the same time sweet and pleasant to hear. Its flight is slow with methodical, uniform wing beats. Generally it does not fly very high from the ground. With the rains, the breeding season of the Sarus begins.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, choose the correct option:
Q. What is noteworthy about the affection of the Sarus?
  • a)
    It cannot be killed according to Indian tradition.
  • b)
    The male and female Sarus are alike.
  • c)
    Once paired they stay together for lifetime.
  • d)
    They are seen in groups.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Nidhi------- answered
I think u should do it on ur own

What will spoil their childhood?
  • a)
    Cares and sorrow
  • b)
    Excess love
  • c)
    Strict discipline
  • d)
    Too much freedom.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Shreya Baheti answered
Option A As it is there is last paragraph of Poem in reader the line is ' By Sorrow and cares dismay ' So the option A is correct

Janice was on cloud nine. Starting from today, she would be going fishing with her father every Saturday. Janice had always wanted to go fishing. She liked to feel the cool breeze blowing on her face. She was always in awe of the many colourful fish that made their home in the sea.
Janice checked her fishing equipment again. Everything she needed was in her haversack, neatly packed as they had been three days ago.
Hearing her father call her, she dashed down the stairs and into his car. Janice could not stop talking about the fishing trip on their way there. She wanted to catch a big fish for dinner that night. She also wanted to compete with her father to see who could catch up on her other favourite activity – reading. Janice’s brother did not like fishing. Not only did he feel that it was too time-consuming, he also felt that little skill was needed for the activity. “It’s all a matter of luck,” he always said. “You just leave the rod at one stop and wait for the fish to bite” Janice disagreed with her brother’s point of view. She knew that different types of fish needed different types of bait. She also knew that experienced fisherman would know exactly which part of the ocean contained the species of fish that they were interested in, the fisherman had extensive knowledge of marine life. They had knowledge of the food chain which they used to determine where the fish were located. Knowing that dolphins ate tuna, they knew that they would be able to find tuna where the dolphins usually lived.
When Janice reached the pier, she took out her equipment and ran towards the boat her father owned. She could not wait for the day to start.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, choose the correct option:
Q. According to Janice’s brother a fishing trip would be successful if the person fishing _______.
  • a)
    was lucky
  • b)
    was skilful
  • c)
    knew which type of bait to use
  • d)
    knew when the fish would bite 
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Was lucky

The narrator found a shallow space below a secret drawer when he
  • a)
    pulled out the first drawer
  • b)
    began to mend the desk
  • c)
    pulled out the last drawer
  • d)
    had finished working
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Aditya Datta answered
The author found a shallow space underneath the roll-top desk drawer which was a secret drawer. There was a small black tin box that had a piece of lined notepaper that was sello-taped to its top.

What did the cricket want from the ant?
  • a)
    Shelter from rain
  • b)
    Food to survive
  • c)
    Both a and b
  • d)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Nidhi Mehta answered
Explanation:

The story of the ant and the cricket is a popular fable that teaches us the importance of hard work and saving for the future. In the story, the cricket spends his summer singing and playing while the ant works hard to store food for the winter. As winter arrives, the cricket finds himself hungry and cold, while the ant is warm and well-fed.

The cricket wanted both shelter from the rain and food to survive from the ant. Let us discuss both in detail.

Shelter from rain:
When winter comes, the cricket finds himself in trouble as he did not save anything for the winter. He did not plan for the future and spent all his time singing and playing. He finds himself hungry and cold. The cricket then goes to the ant and asks for shelter from the rain. The cricket realizes that he needs to stay dry to avoid catching a cold. The ant, who had planned for the winter, had a warm and cozy home to protect himself from the cold. The ant welcomes the cricket into his home and offers him a shelter from the rain.

Food to survive:
After getting shelter from the ant, the cricket realizes that he is hungry and has no food to eat. He then asks the ant for some food to survive. The ant, who had worked hard during the summer and saved enough food for the winter, had enough food to feed himself and the cricket. Thus, the cricket gets both shelter from rain and food to survive from the ant.

Conclusion:
In conclusion, the cricket wanted both shelter from the rain and food to survive from the ant. However, the cricket should have worked hard during the summer and saved enough food and shelter for the winter, just like the ant did. The story teaches us the importance of hard work, planning, and saving for the future.

What made the cricket bold?
  • a)
    Acute hunger.
  • b)
    Extreme cold
  • c)
    His loneliness.
  • d)
    His experience
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

EduRev Class 8 answered
Famine(Acute hunger) drove the cricket to approach the ant for help. Despite being aware that the ants were known for their hard work and not lending to those who were lazy, his extreme hunger made him bold enough to seek help.

Velu had run away from home because
  • a)
    there was no food at home
  • b)
    there was no work in the village
  • c)
    he was an orphan
  • d)
    he could not stand his father’s beatings
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Amit Kumar answered
Velu ran away from the home because he could not stand his father’s beatings. His father would snatch the money he and his sister earned for his drinks.

Which word in the above stanza means ‘shone’?
  • a)
    Raised
  • b)
    Seemed
  • c)
    Glistened
  • d)
    Struck.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Ananya Pillai answered
There is no specific stanza provided in the question. Please provide the stanza so that I can assist you with determining the meaning of a word.

Nobody knows why we sleep, but we all need to. There are no rules about how much sleep is necessary but on an average an adult sleeps for 7 hours 20 minutes. About 8% of adults are happy with 5 hours or less and 4% want 10 hours or more. Babies need between 14 to 18 hours whereas the elderly need less than they did when young but often take a nap during the day.
If you miss a couple of hours of sleep, no harm is done. You may feel tired and irritable the next day but the body soon makes up for the loss if you try to stay awake night after night, however, you soon begin to behave strangely. You lose the ability to concentrate and your judgment is impaired. You begin to imagine strange things and your behaviour becomes deranged.
There are a number of causes for sleeplessness. Worry and depression are the most common. All kinds of things in the environment can affect sleep—noise, light, cold, new surroundings, etc. Pain in illness can also keep people awake. Many people become addicted to their sleeping pills but sleeping pills do not deal with the causes of insomnia and it is better to avoid them if you can. It is much better to identify the problem and remove it.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, choose the correct option:
Q. Mark the following statement as True or False.
1. On an average an adult sleeps for 7 hours and 20 minutes.
2 . If not slept properly even for a day one is unable to concentrate and starts behaving peculiarly.
3. If one stays awake night after night, he soon begins to imagine strange things.
4. Worry and depression are not the causes of sleeplessness rather they are results of sleeplessness.
  • a)
    ,(1), (2), (3) are true and (4) is false
  • b)
    All are true
  • c)
    All are false
  • d)
    (1) and (3) are true but (2) and (4) are false.
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Vp Classes answered
The correct option is Option D.
There are no rules about how much sleep is necessary but on an average an adult sleeps for 7 hours 20 minutes. About 8% of adults are happy with 5 hours or less and 4% want 10 hours or more. Babies need between 14 to 18 hours whereas the elderly need less than they did when young but often take a nap during the day.
If you try to stay awake night after night, you soon begin to behave strangely. You lose the ability to concentrate and your judgment is impaired. You begin to imagine strange things and your behaviour becomes deranged.

Which season has been described here?
  • a)
    Summer.
  • b)
    Spring.
  • c)
    Autumn.
  • d)
    Extreme winter
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

EduRev Class 8 answered
The poem is set during extreme winter, where the cricket is facing starvation and cold because he failed to prepare for the harsh season, unlike the ants who stored food during the summer.

1. Somewhere in Siberia 40 million years ago the Sabre toothed tiger flourished. It became extinct only about 10,000 years ago, and its descendants, the true tigers, began to extend their range, moving southward in search of more suitable habitats as successive phases of the Ice Age made Northern Asia uninhabitable.
2. Today, deep in the snow of the Soviet Far East, 200 tigers still roam, and a few thousands of its relatives patrol surviving pocket of forest from India to Indonesia. Wherever, the tiger lived, it exercised a deep and lasting effect on the indigenous people, who traditionally revered it as God and protector of the forest and coexisted with it in an atmosphere of mutual harmony and respect.
3. But the western civilization has taken its toll on the tiger. Thousands were shot for sport, and much of their habitat has been destroyed to make way for the demands of industry and increasing populations. The tigers have now reached a crisis. It faces extinction if we do not recognize that recent conservation efforts have failed, and that the future of tiger lies in the hands of the people whose land it shares.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, choose the correct option:
Q. According to the writer, the tigers have reached their extinction due to ______________.
  • a)
    the western civilization which shoots the tigers for sport
  • b)
    ecological imbalance 
  • c)
    the treatment of the indigenous people 
  • d)
    carelessness of man.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

The western civilization has taken its toll on the tiger. Thousands were shot for sport, and much of their habitat has been destroyed to make way for the demands of industry and increasing populations.

The earth has more _____ than _____.
  • a)
    Land, sea
  • b)
    Water, forest
  • c)
    Life, land
  • d)
    Sea, land
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Vivek Rana answered
The Earth has more sea (water) than land. About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, with the remaining 29% being land.

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