A Day in the Country Class 8 Worksheet English

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1. Between ________ and ________ o'clock in the morning, a dark leaden-coloured mass is creeping over the sky towards the Sun.

2. Fyokla, a little girl of ________, is running through the village, looking for Terenty the cobbler.

3. Terenty, the tall old man, is standing near the vegetable plots, looking at the ________ storm cloud.

4. Danilka stuck his hand into a hole in a tree while trying to retrieve a ________ egg.

5. Terenty explains to Fyokla that the thunder does not happen out of ________.

True/False

1. Terenty walks slowly, stopping and looking from side to side.

2. The rain has already begun when Fyokla and Terenty start walking towards the count's copse.

3. Terenty believes that the grass and trees are fed by the rain just like humans are fed by bread.

4. Terenty and Fyokla's feet become covered with lumps of heavy, wet clay as they walk.

5. Terenty explains to the children that one cloud runs against the other, causing thunder.

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MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

Q1: What does Fyokla ask Terenty to do?
(a) Save her from the storm
(b) Fix her shoes
(c) Help her find her brother
(d) Buy her a new dress

Q2: What does Terenty say is the cause of thunder?
(a) One cloud running against the other
(b) Lightning striking the ground
(c) Angels playing drums in the sky
(d) Wind blowing through the trees

Q3: What does Terenty say is the lesson the ants should learn from their flooded ant heap?
(a) To build their ant heap on higher ground
(b) To swim better
(c) To gather more food
(d) To cooperate with other insects

Q4: How do the children cross the railway line?
(a) They climb over the wagons
(b) They wait for the train to pass
(c) They use a nearby bridge
(d) They walk across the tracks

Q5: What does Danilka see swimming in the river?
(a) Fish
(b) Ducks
(c) Frogs
(d) Turtles