Standard 8

  1.       Choose the correct option. a)       Which of the following frequency can be heard by humans? iii. 3000 Hz b)      Which of the following is used to hear sounds generated by the internal body organs of humans as a heartbeat? ii. Stethoscope c)       The voice box is also called as: iii. larynx d)      Pitch of sound is determined by: i.frequency 2.       Name the following a)       A sound with a low pitch. bass b)      The maximum distance moved by a vibrating body from its mean position    amplitude c)       A sound with a high pitch or frequency. shrill sound d)      The type of musical instruments that produce sounds by vibration of a tightly stretched membrane. Membranophones 3.    ...

 

  A FISHY STORY Jerome K Jerome Word Galaxy ( To be done from T.B. only) 1. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. When I have caught………………………at least not in fish. a) What was the young man’s initial plan regarding exaggerating his fishing hauls?  Ans. ii) He would add twenty - five percent to his actual catch. b) Complete the analogy. Integrity: dishonesty::virtuous: honesty c) Select the reason why the young man’s plan of adding some percent to his catch did not work well? Ans. iv)He could not add twenty-five percent to the number three. d) The young man’s initial moral concern about lying about his fishing hauls was that he would not add more than twenty-five per cent. e) Give the synonym of the word ‘lie’ Ans. exaggerate b) At this point, …… better view of it. i . What does it refer to in the above extract? Ans.    ‘It’ refers to the trout in the glass case. ii.    Why did George climb up on the back of the chair? Ans.Geo...