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1.

Hobbies are the_____that we do in our spare time. (a) projects (b) tasks (c) activities (d) assignments

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(c) activities

2.

Name any two socially useful hobbies.

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Cooking and Painting.

3.

What was Mani’s problem?

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Mani had difficulty in reading and writing.

4.

Say true or false.1. Mani’s hobby is playing cricket. 2. Hobbies are unique to people. 3. People have hobbies only to pass time.

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1. False 

2. True 

3. False

5.

Write note on Ilavazhagi .

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Ilavazhagi was one among the many to achieve their dream amidst all odds. Her father was a district level champion in carom. He used to put her on the Carom board to listen to the sound of strikers and coins. Her father took her to the local clubs frequently. When Ilavazhagi won her first match against her father, she gained confidence. This confidence led her to win the Asia Cup, SAARC Cup and the world championship. She won a lot of trophies. She won the 2008 Indian National Carom Championship and became a world champion in the women’s singles. Her passion for Carom made her succeed in life.

6.

Mani imagined a world with_______ (a) music and musicians (b) Building and sculptures (c) magic and magicians

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(c) magic and magicians

7.

What did his Grandfather do?

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His grandfather helped him by reading bedtime stories.

8.

Mani feels writing is like_______ (a) painting the voice (b) engraving the voice (c) designing the voice

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(a) painting the voice

9.

When Mani started writing things, he was unable to_______ (a) describe them accurately (b) describe them fluently (c) describe them imaginatively

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(a) describe them accurately

10.

How did Ajay’s father find his son’s talent?

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Ajay Kumar Garg’s childhood was going well, until he suffered an injury at the age of three. Ajay was treated, but that treatment left him permanently deaf. His parents tried many hospitals to cure his disability but it was useless. One day, his father bought him a paint set to play. Ajay started painting happily on the walls and floors. He looked happy, while using the paint set. Soon Ajay father realised that Ajay was talented in painting. When Ajay was five years, a court artist of Dholpur, Shri Sua Lai was impressed with Ajay’s work. He took Ajay with him and started training him.

11.

Is Ajay’s hobby become a successful career? How?

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Yes, Ajay’s hobby has become a successful career because his work became popular all throughout India, the United States and the United Kingdom. He has also become the executive member of the ‘Deaf and Dumb’ Association in Rajasthan

12.

What did Ajay’s current goal?

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Ajay current goal was to re-energies the dying art of traditional Miniature Indian paintings.

13.

Ilavazhaki’s father was a_____level champion in carom (a) world (b) state (c) International (d) district

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(d) district

14.

Choose the correct homophone1. Every morning my father likes to look at the ______ on the grass (a) due (b) dew2. Chennai is the____ of Tamilnadu (a) capitol (b) capital3.  Their words had a negative (a) affect (b) effect4. I was very last weekend because my friends made plans that(a) bored (b) board5. The cat caught the (a) scent (b) cent

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1. (b) dew

2. (b) capital

3. (b) effect

4. (a) bored

5. (a) scent

15.

Why does Mani say that writing is a unique hobby?

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Mani says that writing is unique because most people don’t want to exhaust themselves in their spare time.

16.

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.What did Asha Devi teach Ajay?

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Asha Devi taught Ajay the old and dying technique of ‘Traditional Indian Miniature Painting’.

17.

Fill in the blanks. 1. Mani feels writing is like2. Ajay mastered the techniques of 3. Ilavazhagi won her first match against

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1. Paintaing the voice 

2. Prepare colours and brushes 

3. Her father

18.

Ajay turned his hobby into a _____career. (a) medical (b) successful (c) vocational (d)good

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Correct answer is (b) successful

19.

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.What happened to Ajay at the age of three?

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Ajay suffered an injury at the age of three. He was treated, but that treatment left him permanently deaf.

20.

What did Ajay’s father buy him?

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Ajay’s father bought him a paint set to play.

21.

What was Ajay gifted with?

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Ajay was gifted with the practice of creating images on a grain of rice.

22.

What is philately?

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Stamp collecting hobby is known as philately.

23.

It makes me more_____about mv life. (a) passionate (b) pleasant (c) inquisitive (d) accurate

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(a) passionate

24.

Do you know where the rarest and the most beautiful shells are found?

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The rarest and the most beautiful shells are found in the Indo-Pacific, Caribbean and Mediterranean regions.

25.

Painting can help unleash your creative side. How?

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Painting allows you to tap into the thoughts, desires and feelings in your head and translate them into something beautiful. It relaxes our mind and helps us to focus better.

26.

What is a hobby?

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Hobby is an activity we enjoy doing in our free time.

27.

What is your friend’s hobby? How does it differ from yours? Discuss and write.

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My friend’s hobby is web-browsing. It is different from my hobby of gardening. His hobby is an amazing hobby. We can learn about things that are thousands of kilometres away with just a few clicks. We can also share all the wonderful information with our friends

28.

To the Transport Manager, TNSTC on non- stopping of buses near your school bus stop

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Chennai, 

4th June 2019.

From 

Manisha. K VIII Std ‘B’, 

Anitha Hr. Sec. School, 

Vepery, Chennai – 600 007

To 

The Transport Manager, 

TNSTC, 

Chennai – 600 002

Sir, 

Sub: Non-stopping of buses near the school bus stop – reg. 

This is to bring to your notice that TNSTC buses do not stop near our school bus stop. The students are finding it difficult to commute to school. They had to walk a long distance to come to school and then go home from school. It takes a lot of time for all of us.

We request you to kindly look ‘ into this matter and take necessary action for the benefit of our school students.

Thank you, 

Yours faithfully, 

Manisha. K

Address on the Cover:

To 

The Transport Manager, 

TNSTC, Chennai – 600 002.

29.

To the Police commissioner about the noise caused by the loudspeaker in a music shop near your school.

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Chennai, 

3rd March 2019.

From 

Adiya VIII Std ‘A’,

Government Higher Secondary School, 

Chennai – 600 Oil.

To 

The Police Commissioner, 

Perambur, Chennai – 600 Oil

Sir, 

Sub : Complaint about the noise caused by the loudspeaker regarding. 

We, the students of Government Higher Secondary School, are getting distracted by the noise caused by the loudspeaker in a music shop near our school. We are unable to listen to the lessons taught and concentrate on our studies. The noise from loud speaker is unbearable.

We request you to look into the matter immediately and take necessary action to stop this problem.

Thank you, 

Yours faithfully,

Aditya 

VIII Std ‘A’ Section. 

Address on the Cover:

To 

The Police Commissioner, Perambur, 

Chennai – 600 Oil.

30.

To the Postmaster General on non – receipt of book parcel.

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Tiruchirappalli, 

10th May 2019.

From 

G. Alex 

School Pupil Leader, 

SSR Higher Secondary School, 

Tiruchirappalli – 620 001

To 

The Postmaster General 

Sangiliyandapuram, 

Tiruchirappalli – 620 001.

Sir, 

Sub : Complaint on the non-receipt of a book parcel – reg.

I had ordered some books from a publishing company, two weeks back. When I contacted the publishing company, they told us that they had sent us the books in a registered parcel two days back. But so far, we have not received the parcel.

You are requested to enquire into the matter and do the needful.

Thank you, 

Yours faithfully, 

G. Alex.

Address on the Cover:

To 

The Postmaster General 

Sangiliyandapuram, 

Tiruchirappalli – 620 001,