CLASS 8 ENGLISH INTEGRATED EXERCISES ON UNIT -1

Wit & Wisdom – Unit 1

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Class 9 & 10 | English Grammar

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Integrated Paragraph with Blanks

A person who uses wit is often very (1)

a) clever

b) lazy

c) confused

Such a person stays sharply (2) , noticing details that others ignore.

a) observant

b) stubborn

c) silent

Their comments are usually (3) , making people smile even in serious moments.

a) humorous

b) dull

c) boring

At times, they may look (4) , but inside they are full of ideas.

a) serious

b) weak

c) shy

Because they think in new ways, they are often very (5) .

a) creative

b) frightened

c) careless

They speak with (6) , which makes others listen to them.

a) confidence

b) doubt

c) fear

Their lively nature shows how (7) they are in every situation.

a) energetic

b) slow

c) tired

Answer Key

1. clever 2. observant 3. humorous 4. serious 5. creative 6. confidence 7. energetic

Conversation (for Speech Conversion)

Teacher: “Why do you think wit is important in life?”
Ravi: “Because it helps us solve problems quickly, ma’am.”
Teacher: “Good. But remember, wit must be used wisely.”
Anita: “Ma’am, can wit hurt others if used wrongly?”
Teacher: “Yes, Anita. That is why I always tell my students to think before they speak.”
Ravi: “Ma’am, I understood. I will try to be more observant.”
Teacher: “Excellent. When you observe more, your ideas become sharper.”
Anita: “Ma’am, can you give us an example?”
Teacher: “Sure. Yesterday, I said to the class, ‘A humorous mind can make tough moments easier.’”
    

A. Convert to Indirect Speech

1. The teacher said, “Why do you think wit is important in life?”
   → The teacher asked Ravi why he thought wit was important in life.


2. Ravi said, “Because it helps us solve problems quickly, ma’am.”
   → Ravi replied that it helped them solve problems quickly.


3. The teacher said, “Wit must be used wisely.”
   → The teacher said that wit must be used wisely.


4. Anita said, “Ma’am, can wit hurt others if used wrongly?”
   → Anita asked the teacher if wit could hurt others if used wrongly.


5. The teacher said, “Think before you speak.”
   → The teacher advised the students to think before they speak.

B. Convert to Direct Speech

6. The teacher told Anita that wit could hurt others.
   → The teacher said to Anita, “Wit can hurt others.”


7. Ravi said that he would try to be more observant.
   → Ravi said, “I will try to be more observant.”


8. The teacher told them that observing more would make their ideas sharper.
   → The teacher said, “Observing more will make your ideas sharper.”

C. Fill in the Blanks

9. Anita asked the teacher if wit ______ hurt others.
   
   (a) can

   (b) could

   (c) will
10. The teacher advised the students ______ before they speak.
    
    (a) thought

    (b) thinking

    (c) to think
11. Ravi said that he ______ be more observant.
    
    (a) will

    (b) would

    (c) can
12. The teacher said that a humorous mind ______ make tough moments easier.
    
    (a) can

    (b) could

    (c) might

Answer Key

9. (b) could 10. (c) to think 11. (b) would 12. (a) can

Editing Paragraph – 1

Wit is a quality that (1) ___ a person powerful in conversation. A witty person are always quick to notice things and (2) ___ react instantly. But sometime wit can hurt people if it is (3) ___ wrongly. The teacher in the lesson (4) ___ the students to think before they speak. She also said that a humorous mind (5) ___ difficult moments easier.

1. (1) a) make b) makes c) making
2. (2) a) can b) could c) is
3. (3) a) use b) used c) uses
4. (4) a) tell b) told c) telling
5. (5) a) make b) makes c) made

1. b 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. b

Editing Paragraph – 2

In the lesson, the teacher (1) ___ the class why wit was important. Ravi (2) ___ that wit (3) ___ people solve problems quickly. Anita wanted to (4) ___ if wit could hurt others. The teacher (5) ___ that wit must be used wisely. She (6) ___ that when students (7) ___ more, their ideas become (8) ___.

1. (1) a) asked b) asking c) asks
2. (2) a) says b) said c) saying
3. (3) a) helps b) help c) helping
4. (4) a) know b) known c) knowed
5. (5) a) replied b) replies c) replying
6. (6) a) added b) adding c) add
7. (7) a) observe b) observes c) observing
8. (8) a) sharper b) sharpest c) sharpers

1. a 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. a

Editing Paragraph – 3

A witty person is someone who (1) ___ fast and speak wisely. In the story, the teacher (2) ___ the students that wit is like a tool. If it is (3) ___ carefully, it (4) ___ joy, but if it is (5) ___ wrongly, it (6) ___ pain. Ravi and Anita (7) ___ listening carefully because they want to understand how wit (8) ___ in daily life.

1. (1) a) thinks b) think c) thinking
2. (2) a) told b) telling c) tells
3. (3) a) used b) use c) uses
4. (4) a) brings b) bring c) bringing
5. (5) a) used b) use c) using
6. (6) a) brings b) bringing c) bring
7. (7) a) were b) was c) are
8. (8) a) works b) working c) work

1. a 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. a

Jumbled Sentences – Set 3

10. wisdom / experience / from / often / comes / true
    → True wisdom often comes from experience.


11. quick / answers / give / sometimes / witty / people
    → Witty people sometimes give quick answers.


12. strength / than / wit / sometimes / is / greater / anger
    → Wit is sometimes greater than anger in strength.


13. important / life / in / is / thinking / before / speaking
    → Thinking before speaking is important in life.

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