Bal Bharati Public School, Pusa Road Campus, New Delhi

Session 2012-2013
Worksheet No. 8 Subject : ENGLISH

Name …………………………………………….……………………………… Date :…….……………… Class/Sec: II, ………..

1. Read the following passage.

In winter, the days are short. But the nights are long and cold. The big bears sleep all winter in
their caves. The birds leave their homes and fly to warm places. The busy squirrels play less and
sleep more.

Rohan and Sania love to play in the warm sunshine. But they don’t like the cold evenings. They
wear woollen clothes. Rohan has a green coat and Sania has a yellow sweater. They sleep in
cosy blankets. They eat carrots, peas, beans and many green vegetables. They have hot milk or
soup.

A) Answer the questions.

 How long do bears sleep in winter?

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 Where do the birds fly to?

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 What do Rohan and Sania wear?

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 What do they eat and drink?

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B) Write the describing word for each noun from the passage.

………………….. nights ……….……………..bears ………………... squirrels

………………….coat …………………….. sweater ………………... blankets

…………………. milk ……………………. evenings ………………... Sunshine

 C) Change the sentences into past tense.

a) Rohan and Sania love to play in the warm sunshine.

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b) The birds leave their homes and fly to warm places.

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2. Read the passage and answer the questions.

Seema was in the garden with her mother. She was helping her to plant some seeds in a
pot. Seema enjoyed helping her mother. There was a huge mango tree in the garden.
Seema loved the mango tree for the shade it provided in the hot summer months.

 What did Seema enjoy doing?

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 Why did Seema love the mango tree?

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3. Read the poem.

This is the elephant’s tail so thin,

Swish, swish, swish.
These are the elephant’s feet so huge,
Stomp, stomp, stomp.
This is the elephant’s nose so long,
Blow, blow, blow.

Write the words that describe the elephant and also draw an elephant.

......................... tail

………………………….. feet

………………………..…. nose