DAV: Class VIII English Practice Book
CAPITALS
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Worksheet 1
The elderly Iyenger brothers recently hit the
headlines in Mangalore, India, because until a month ago they
had been just next-door neighbours. A
local government official was making enquiries about the need for an old
people's home and after talking to Rathan
and Shekhar about their past, realised
the two were related and introduced them. Born
and brought up by a maternal aunt up to the age of six years in the village
called Iyengarpur, the two separated
when the aunt died. Rathan had
continued to live with a relative in Iyengarpur
while Shekhar had been adopted by an
organisation named Ashiana. Rathan is a businessman while Shekhar works for the newspaper The Times'.
2. Write
down when/where you used a capital letter.
(a) To begin a
sentence.
(b) The
names of people.
(c) The
names of places.
Worksheet 2
1. Imagine your friend is leaving the school. He wants to carry your memories. So he asks you to fill up his slam book. Fill up the page of his slam book using capital letters wherever required:
These are a few of my favourite things.
(a) Name – Sachin
Kohli
(b) Born
at Patna in January 1998
(c) My favourite
T.V. show – Tom and Jerry
(d) My favourite
actor – Rajkumar Rao
(e) The teacher
I like the most – Mrs Namita Sinha
(f) The funniest
movie I've seen – Three Idiots
(g) The book
I've liked the most – Animal Farm
(h) A foreign
country I'd like to visit - Switzerland
(i) A foreign
language that impresses me - English
(j) A mountain
peak I'd love to climb – Mount Everest
(k) A river I'd
like to swim in – The Ganga
Where do you use capital letters to answer the above queries?
Ans. Proper
nouns of persons, places or things.
FULL STOPS
Worksheet
3
1. Read
the letter Sheila wrote .... (For full question, refer to the book.)
Ans.
Dear Mom
I've settled down with my new job thanks to Nicky, my
colleague and friend. She is amazing! It must be
the way she was brought up because I've never known anyone so neat and
organised as she is. If you go into her flat there's never
washing up to be done and everything has been put away in drawers and cupboards. In
fact I feel a bit of a mess when I'm with
her. You know, she has the most beautiful long, jet black hair and
even when she gets up in the morning. It looks perfect! Apart
from feeling incredibly jealous, I like her a lot. Although
she belongs to Pune and is a Maharashtrian, she had her
education at Delhi. She is a graduate from Lady Shri Ram College. How
are things at home? Do take care of your health.
With lots of love,
Your daughter
Sheila
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Worksheet 4
1. Look at the picture .... (For full question, refer to the book.)
DO NOT TOUCH - 9
CAR PARK - 5
FENCE - 2
WORK IN PROGRESS - 3
HOT TEA - 6
DO NOT TRESPASS - 1
HIND PETROLEUM - 4
KEEP OFF THE GRASS - 7
ALEX PARK - 8
2. Fill in the following boxes:
|
a list of your
favourite foods |
|
a good label
from your kitchen |
|
a street name |
|
Pizza,
noodles, momos |
|
Patanjali Atta |
|
Boring Road |
What do you
notice …. (For full question, refer to the book.)
Ans. Signs,
lists, labels and notices do not need a full stop.
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