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    The document provides a revision for class 8 students covering the topics of Young Poets and Parts of Speech. For Young Poets, it provides objectives, short answer questions, and a long answer question about writing to influence conservation. It also assigns homework on writing letters of complaint.

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    DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, MIYAPUR

    FIRST TERM REVISION: 08.09.2021


    CLASS: VIII
    SUBJECT: ENGLISH (YOUNG POETS, PARTS OF SPEECH) TIME: 30 mints

    YOUNG POETS

    OBJECTIVE : [3m]
    i) The theme of the poem ‘Young Poets’ is
    a. to draw the attention of the world to the environmental crisis through words.
    b. to familiarize the language among young poets.
    c. to praise nature and save them.
    d. to teach how to write poems on humanity.

    ii) Which of the following things have NOT been mentioned in the poem?

    Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4

    a. Image 1
    b. Image 2
    c. Image 3
    d. Image 4

    iii. In the line, 'The world waits to hear your songs still unsung’, what does “songs still unsung”
    refer to?
    1. It refers to the plight of nature.
    2. It refers to the poems the young poets should write to conserve Nature.
    3. It refers to the young poets.

    a. Statement 1 & 3 are correct


    b. Statement 2 is correct
    c. Statement 3 is correct
    d. Statement 2 & 3 are correct

    Very short answer questions (20-30 words)


    1. ‘Your pen is her tongue”
    a. Who is the ‘her’ in this line?

    Ans. ‘Her’ refers to Earth.

    b. What does the poet mean by this line?

    Ans. Earth along with its flora and fauna, rivers, streams, seas suffer silently at the hands of
    humanity. He urges the young poets to be their representatives, to let their poetic lyrics be their
    spokesperson that would communicate the plight of Earth and increase awareness amongst
    mankind to conserve and protect the Earth and its bounties.

    2. “Defenders of Earth choose carefully your words!”


    a. Who are the Defenders of Earth?

    A. The poet refers to the young poets as the defenders of the earth.

    b. In what way will they defend the earth?

    A. Equipped with their pen and the power it yields amongst the readers, the young poets will
    spread the message to save and conserve Earth from further destruction for the betterment of
    mankind.

    Short Answer Questions (30- 40 words)

    1. To whom is the poet speaking through his poem? What, according to the poet, is the main
    responsibility of this group? [3m]
    A. poets- conservation of nature-using the power of words- writing poems- influencing the
    citizens of the earth

    2. ‘Pen is mightier than sword’ reflects the theme of the poem. Give reasons why this quote is apt
    for the poem? [3m]

    A. the poet reminds the young poets of writing poems- the words the poets use- words possess
    power- words influence people- words in the form of poems spread awareness- words to be
    chosen carefully

    Long Answer Question (100-120 words)


    1. The poem YOUNG POETS gives us an account of how a poet can influence other poets for a
    good cause, i.e., conservation of nature. Do you think you will be able to write something on
    nature which will influence people to protect nature? If yes, then what would your writing be
    like? [5m]
    Answer will vary.

    PARTS OF SPEECH
    Solve questions 10-15 from exercise III (Page -8) from Grasping Grammar book.

    HW-LETTER OF COMPLAINT
    i. Write a letter to the dealer complaining about the damaged books you received from
    Flipkart.
    ii. Write a letter to the Health Officer complaining against the unsanitary conditions in
    your locality.

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