The Woman on Platform 8: Step to Success & Connecting to Self Exercises | 8th English Unit 1

The Woman on Platform 8

Unit 1: Supplementary by Ruskin Bond | 8th English

Step to Success

Sentence Rearrangement

Arrange the following sentences in the correct logical order.

• A. Miss Sullivan arrived at the Keller home when Helen was seven.
• B. The deaf and blind Helen learned to communicate verbally.
• C. But, eventually, Miss Sullivan's effort was rewarded.
• D. Before Helen Keller was two years old, she lost her sight and her hearing.
• E. Miss Sullivan worked closely with Helen, her new student.
• F. At times the teacher became frustrated.

Choose the correct sequence:

1. 1. DEFACB
2. 2. DAEFCB
3. 3. ACFDEB
4. 4. CFDABE
5. 5. FDACEB

Correct Order

[Answer: 2. DAEFCB]

1. D. Before Helen Keller was two years old, she lost her sight and her hearing.
2. A. Miss Sullivan arrived at the Keller home when Helen was seven.
3. E. Miss Sullivan worked closely with Helen, her new student.
4. F. At times the teacher became frustrated.
5. C. But, eventually, Miss Sullivan’s effort was rewarded.
6. B. The deaf and blind Helen learned to communicate verbally.

Connecting to Self

Think you are in the following situation and write what would you do and why.

1. Will you ignore/take and give to its owner/take and keep it yourself.

I will take it and see the address of the owner.

I will hand it over to him.

If not, I’ll hand it in the police station.

This is an act of a good person.

2. Will you ignore/go and help him/stand watching him feeling shy to help.

I will go and help him to carry his things till he reaches his destination.

Helping an elderly person is a good quality of a youngster.

3. Will you ignore/try to stop them fighting / be afraid and go away from there.

Even though I am afraid, I would like to stop them, if I can.

It is a human nature.

ICT CORNER

GRAMMAR – NOUN

To learn the parts of speech and also about the Nouns and its kind.

STEPS TO PLAY THE GAME:

1. Type the URL link given below in the browser or scan the QR code.
2. Click the arrow button to know about nouns with examples.
3. Click QUIZZES at the bottom and answer the questions.
4. Click GAMES to play a game related with noun.
5. Continue the same with the remaining parts of speech to strengthen your learning.

** Images are indicatives only.