ICSE Class VIII English Solutions

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Q1.

Choose the right options to complete these sentences.

  1. Mythologies are stories about people
    1. living in the present.
    2. who had dies in wars.
    3. living many, many years ago.
    4. who could fly.
  2. Atlas is one of the Titans in 
    1. Greek mythology.
    2. Roman mythology.
    3. Indian mythology.
    4. Japanese mythology.
  3. Atlas was defeated in a battle by
    1. Apollo.
    2. Zelus.
    3. Zeus.
    4. Uranus.
  4. Atlases do not contain
    1. a collection of maps.
    2. statistical information about the culture of a region.
    3. cartographers.
    4. statistical information about the climate of a region.
  5. 'Fictitious' means
    1. not true.
    2. supernatural.
    3. real.
    4. strange.
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  1. (c) living many, many years ago.
  2. (a) Greek mythology.
  3. (c) Zeus.
  4. (c) cartographers.
  5. (a) not true.
Q2.

There are three paragraphs in the passage. Give a suitable title to each paragraph.

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  1. Effect of Mythologies
  2. A Titan Named Atlas
  3. Origin of an Atlas.
Q3.

What does the idiom 'larger than life' mean?

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'larger than life' means that someone or something behaves or appears in a way that seems to be more important and interesting than usual.

Q4.

Choose the most suitable modal verbs to complete these sentences.

  1. You should promise your parents that you ________ (wouldn't/ couldn't) ever do it again.
  2. It's raining in the hills. You ________ (can/ must) carry umbrellas.
  3. My mother ________ (could not/ would not) find the car keys however hard she tried.
  4. You ________ ( may/ should) maintain silence in the library.
  5. ________ (Must/ Would) you pass me some salt?
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  1. wouldn't
  2. must
  3. could not
  4. should
  5. Would
Q5.

Rewrite these sentences by correcting any errors you may find.

  1. She should sing beautifully even as a child.
  2. You would be careful about cheats and liars.
  3. Sara walked very fast but she must not reach her house before dark.
  4. Must I come in?
  5. My dog has been feeling ill for a while. It may not eat anything yesterday.
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