When Instinct Works Std 8 Unit 5 Book Back Supplementary Text Book

A. Comprehension 1. Choose the best option 1. The season mentioned in the story is --------. a) spring b) autumn c) summer d) winter 2. In one low part of the road the --------- was halfway up to black beauty’s knees. a) the river b) dust c) water d) leaves 3. The bridge was broken in the ---------. a) front b) rear c) middle d) up 4. The instinct in --------- had often saved the lives of men. a) girls b) animals c) birds d) boys 5. Black beauty dared not move even to the sharp snap of the -----------. a) stick b) thread c) whip d) kick 2. Match the following Man at the toll gate - had many stories to tell. Bridge - wise. John - have special knowledge Black beauty - flashing a torch. Animals - sturdy rail 3. Fill in the blanks. 1. Just then, the man at the ______ on the other side ran out, ______ a torch. 2. Even when John tried to _______ him forward Beauty did not move. 3. We were saved because Beauty had known that something was _______ with the bridge. 4. Suddenly an_______ tree came crashing down and fell right in front of us. 5. He told that the bridge had just broken due to the _______. 4. Based on your understanding of the story write the answers for the following questions in a sentence or two. 1. Did Black Beauty like to pull the cart? 2. How was the weather? 3. Describe the bridge. 4. What was the alternate plan suggested by John to reach the wooden bridge? 5. Why was Black Beauty reluctant to cross the bridge? 5. Write the answers for the following questions in 100 words. 1. What did the man at the toll gate on the other side tell them? 2. Was Black Beauty afraid to cross the bridge? 3. What did John think about human’s attitude on animals? 4. What would have happened to all the three if Black Beauty had not been wiser? 5. Where did John take Black Beauty and what did he give her? 6. How will you take care of your pet? Write about in fifty words. Step to Success Coding – Decoding verbal reasoning. 1. In a certain code language, if Violet is called as Green, Green is called as Red, Red is called as Brown, Brown is called as Orange, Orange is called as Yellow, Yellow is called as Blue and Blue is called as Indigo, then what is the colour of human blood in that language? a. Red b. Blue c. Green d. Violet e. Brown 2. In a certain code language, if Pen means Eraser, Eraser means Book, Book means Scale, Scale means Sharpener, Sharpener means Duster and Duster means Table, then what is the name of the object that is used to clean the black board in that language? a. Duster b. Sharpener c. Table d. Scale e. Book 3. In a certain code language, if Bread is called Butter, Butter is called Milk, Milk is called Shirt, Shirt is called Shoe, Shoe is called Bicycle, Bicycle is called Watch, Watch is called Aeroplane and Aeroplane is called Ship, then which of the following indicates time in that language? a. Watch b. Bicycle c. Milk d. Ship e. Aeroplane