Class 8 English Grammar Exercise- Unit 2: Peaceful Co-existence

Click 👉 Questions and Answers: Unit-2: The Lesson “Friend can change a life”

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Use of English/Grammar Exercise

Unit 2:

" Peaceful Co-existence "

The Lesson “Friend can change a life"

(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 )

Vocabulary

Q. Rearrange the jumbled-up words and write them properly and find their meaning from the dictionary. (Page-21)

Jumbled up word

Words

Meaning

Gvniohtre

overnight

during the night

rmacepd

cramped

Sharp abdominal pain

ptmnetar

apartment

Flat, Family suit, Home unit

dgsursronuoin

surroundings

something that surrounds, Environment.

labeyr

barely

Hardly.

rgenfoie

foreigner

Outsider.

poinxemocl

complexion

The appearance of a person’s skin or face

adeterspa

desperate

Hopeless

raetatcncon

recontact

to communicate with someone again

esisonpred

depression

Dejection

efar

fear

Anxiety, bother

dnasseds

sadness

unhappy

Use of English:

Demonstrative and indefinite Pronouns: (Page-23)

Demonstrative pronouns point out a specific person or thing. For example, this, that, these and those

Examples:

Please listen to the interview. Please listen to this.
Remember this: If you can speak another language, it has great benefits

Demonstrative pronouns also express the contrast between:
People and things that are far away. For example, that, those.
People and things that are near. For example, this, these.

Q. Identify the demonstrative pronouns in these sentences. (Page-23)

a) This is not the way I used to live in my country.
b) Put that away - you don't need it.
c) The languages I wanted to learn are these: Sindhi, Balochi, Spanish, German, and English.
d) Which of those do you want?

Q. Add the correct demonstrative pronouns to these sentences. chose them from That, These, Those, This (Page-23)

a) Take this to your grandmother; she has been looking for it.
b) Being able to speak fluently- That is all I want!
c) This is a story we tell in our family, about my grandfather.
d) Those are not good translations. Here let me help you.

Reflexive Pronouns: (Page-24)

Reflexive pronouns e.g. itself, have two different uses:
To provide an object that is the same as the subject. e.g. " I saw myself in the mirror."
To refer back to and intensify a preceding noun, e.g. " I saw the man himself."

Q. Read the dialogue between Omer and his friend Oliver. Change the underlined nouns to pronouns and fill in the blanks with the reflexive pronouns. Rewrite the paragraph for clarity. (Page-24)

Omer: Hello Oliver! Can Oliver show Omer where the Science lab is?

Oliver: Hi! Of course, Oliver can. The Science lab is on the first floor, next to the computer room, on the right.

Omer: Can Omer and Oliver walk there together or shall Omer go ________________.

Oliver: Yes! Let Oliver get Oliver books and Omer and Oliver can go.

Omer: Thank you! Omer is hungry too. Oliver can get his books and Omer can get a sandwich for himself. Will Oliver get his or shall Omer get it for Oliver.

Ans.

Omer: Hello Oliver! Can you show me where the Science lab is?

Oliver: Hi! Of course, I can. The Science lab is on the first floor, next to the computer room, on the right.

Omer: Can I and you walk there together or shall I go myself.

Oliver: Yes! Let me get my books and we can go.

Omer: Thank you! I am hungry too. You can get your books and I can get a sandwich for myself. Will you get yours or I get it for you?

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Class 8 English Notes (Main page)

Summary of poems:
Unit-2: The poem “A Time to Talk”
Unit-2: The Lesson “Everyday it Happens”
Unit-2: The poem “Do it anyway”

Central Ideas of poems:
Unit-2: The poem “A Time to Talk”
Unit-2: The Lesson “Everyday it Happens”
Unit-2: The poem “Do it anyway”
Unit-5: The poem “A Far Away Village”

Paraphrasing of poems:
Unit-2: The poem “A Time to Talk”
Unit-2: The Lesson “Everyday it Happens”
Unit-2: The poem “Do it anyway”
Unit-5: The poem “A Far Away Village”

Source: English Book (National Book Foundation, Pakistan)

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Jumbled up word	Words	Meaning
Gvniohtre	overnight	during the night
rmacepd	cramped	Sharp abdominal pain
ptmnetar	apartment	Flat, Family suit, Home unit
dgsursronuoin	surroundings	something that surrounds, Environment.
labeyr	barely	Hardly.
rgenfoie	foreigner	Outsider.
poinxemocl	complexion	The appearance of a person’s skin or face
adeterspa	desperate	Hopeless
raetatcncon	recontact	to communicate with someone again
esisonpred	depression	Dejection
efar	fear	Anxiety, bother
dnasseds	sadness	unhappy