Click 👉 Questions and Answers: Unit-5: The Story: A long walk to water
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Use of English/Grammar Exercise
Unit 5:
" Literature and Poetry"
(National Book Foundation - New Book/New Syllabus Based on Single National Curriculum Pakistan 2023-2024 and Onwards)
(Class 8 English Notes for 8th Centralized Exam 2023 and onward, FDE, Islamabad)
The Story: “A long walk to water"
Vocabulary
Q- Give the synonyms and antonyms of the following words and use them in your own sentences:
Words Synonyms Antonyms
1. Befriends patronize block
2. Contaminated deteriorated clean
3. Exhausting tiresome easy
4. Reunited collected dispersed
5. Wandered roamed stayed
6. Mercilessly fiercely kindly
7. Betterment progress decline
Words Sentences
1. Befriends We are willing to befriend the weak and poor.
2. Contaminated The water we drank, was contaminated.
3. Exhausting It had been an exhausting day.
4. Reunited The children were finally reunited with their families.
5. Wandered He wandered aimlessly in the streets.
6. Mercilessly He teased his sister mercilessly.
7. Betterment We should work together for the betterment of society.
Q- Read the paragraph below and underline the pronoun.
The group finally reached the Nile River and attempted to cross it. Everyone can cross to an island of fishermen by building boats out of reeds. The refugees enjoyed more food here after the mind-numbing hunger they had for months. Afterward, they proceed on their journey to Ethiopia. The next phase of Salva's, journey was the hardest of all. The group must cross the Akobo desert, which will take approximately three days. Midway through their journey they encountered some people who were near death from dehydration. Some of the men from the group gave their water to them, hence saving their lives. Salva was amazed at their generosity.
Q- Identify and write the type of pronoun used in the paragraph
Pronouns Types
1. It object pronoun
2 They subject pronoun
3. Their possessive pronoun
4. Everyone indefinite pronoun
5. Which relative pronoun
6. Who relative pronoun
7. Some indefinite pronoun
8. All indefinite pronoun
Q- Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.
a. She goes far away to fetch water for her family from the large pond, which is located miles away from her village.
b. It is exhausting but her family depends on her, moreover, the water is contaminated which is a source of illness for people.
c. One day she witnessed the villagers start clearing land in the center of the village for construction.
d. At first she doesn’t understand what the men are building.
e. As the months go by, she learns that it is a well that will provide clean water to the village people.
Q- Write down the correct pronouns using the reference and rewrite the sentences.
1. I like him but he doesn’t like me.
2. He gave her a rose and she gave him a tulip.
3. They visited us but we couldn’t host them.
4. I don’t like him but he is my brother in law
5. Anna is our friend.
Q- Make sentences of the following pronouns as subjective, objective or possessive.
Pronouns Sentences
1 Them(objective) You should teach them to respect elders.
2. Hers (possessive) Do you have any letters of hers?
3. This(subjective) This is the most interesting thing I have ever seen.
4. Me (objective) This bag belongs to me.
5. Those( subjective) Those monkeys were naughty.
Q- Write a dialogue between two friends discussing about the recent cricket match. Use all types of pronouns accordingly.
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WRITING:
Character sketch:
Write a character sketch. Create a strong mental image of the character including how the person talks, acts, and thinks. The steps below will guide you in writing.
Step 1: Write as many adjectives as you can to describe the character.
Intelligent, good, smart, pretty, positive, loving, caring, courageous, bold, trustworthy, confident, sincere.
Step 2: Consider the following about your character as you prepare to write the character sketch.
● Gender: female
● Age and name: Amna, 11 years
● Appearance: Dark and skinny
● Physical and personal strengths and weaknesses: Strong and resolute
● Like and dislikes: Likes to help others, dislikes lying
● Feelings and behaviors toward the characters: positive, loving, and caring.
● Feelings of other characters towards the character: She is liked by most people.
● Feelings of character towards himself/herself: She is confident and feels strong, and doesn’t pity herself.
● Personality at the beginning of the novel: Simple, kind, and positive girl with a dream to make a change in the world.
● Changes in personality as the story progresses: Becomes brave and stronger after facing different challenges and becomes more steadfast in fulfilling her dream.
● Your opinion about the character: She is the main character of the novel who does not surrender and faces every difficulty bravely and courageously.
Step 3: Start your writing.
Amna is an 11-year-old girl living in a small town near Lahore. She is a very intelligent and strong girl. She is smart and good in her studies. She thinks positively about others and herself too. She never hurts anyone’s feelings and takes care of people around her. She is loved by her family and friends because of her nature and kind attitude. She is very courageous, bold, and always willing to help others. She is determined, focused, and trustworthy. She has a dream of making education accessible for every kid in her small town. She goes through a lot of challenges and difficulties to make this dream come true. She believed in her dream and never lost hope. Her steadfastness and courage made a very difficult task possible and her dream finally came true when an NGO agreed on opening up a school in her village. She is a very confident and sincere girl.
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Source: English Book (National Book Foundation, Pakistan)
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