GRADE: VIII SUBJECT: English

1. Read the following text and note important information about Ghale Gaun.

A memorable journey from Terai to the Hill

I had heard that Ghale Gaun was a really beautiful place for homestay. I was keen to go there. My luck

favoured me. My parents made a plan to take me to the place for five days during my vacation. As I was

born in Birgunj, I had never seen the hilly region before. My first visit to Ghale Gaun made a lasting

impression on me. I reached there passing many hills through green countryside. The beautiful scenery

on the way appealed to me. It still flashes in my memory.

After spending a night at a hotel in Besishahar, early next morning we started our journey on foot. I felt

it difficult to walk the hills. My father immediately realized it. We broke our journey in Baglung Pani.

He told us to have a rest at Chautara. He took out a bottle of cold drink from his bag. We drank it.

"Are you enjoying the scenery?" my mother asked me.

"Isn't it an exciting experience to see such a picturesque village?" My father pointed to the village with

clustered houses. I looked at the village. I couldn't help saying, "Yes". That picturesque scenery thrilled

me. I forgot all the tiredness that I had felt before.

Mummy, I 'm ready to move ahead. I'm not exhausted. Let's go!" I got up and walked towards the

village. As we were walking, we got lost. So, my father asked a stranger, "Excuse me, I wonder if you

could tell me the way to Ghale Gaun".

The man greeted my father and said, "I 'm also going there. If you like, I'll guide you to get there."

"Thank you", my mother replied.

The man said, "The village with clustered houses is Ghale Gaun. It is situated at the northwest of

Besishahar in Lamjung. It takes about a five-hour walk to reach there on foot from Besishahar. We can

get there by bus too. People who cannot walk can take a bus to go there. Almost all the inhabitants of

Ghale Gaun are Ghyabre Gurungs.

We enjoyed the journey with that man very much. After about a five-hour walk we reached our

destination.

"Why are they taking marigold garland with Tika?" I asked my mother.

"This is how they welcome their guests", my mother replied.

We were treated with proper hospitality. We were served with fresh and delicious organic food.

We ate dal, bhat, tarkari, achar with a Gurung family. We were the paying guests there. They

performed their cultural dances. Mainly, we observed the Ghantu Dance, Krishna Charitra,

Jhankri Dance and Lama Dance. In the end we observed some typical round houses there. We

also looked at the Annapurna Himalayan range from the village. Thus we spent five days in a

homely environment in Lamjung and returned home.

Countryside, homestay, picturesque, exhausted , organic, cultural dances

(a) We can live with a Gurung family in a ……….. and learn their culture.

(b) We can stay a night in this ………..village. It reminds us of our culture.

(c) ………..foods are produced without using chemicals.

(d) During the school vacation, many city people like to visit the ……….. .

(e) Ghantu Dance, Krishna Charitra, Jhankri Dance and Lama Dance are the common ……….. of

the Gurungs in Ghale Gaun.

(f) I was ……….. from the day's continuous walk.

Activity Section

a. unforgettable b. trip c. helped d. holiday e. at once f. overjoyed

g. tired h. located

1. Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the list below.

2. Find the words that are similar in meaning to the following from the text:

a. Ugly b. easier c. fail d. detested e. urban f. villagers

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

a. Travelogue 1. Having a very pleasant taste or smell

b. Exciting 2 connected with art, literature, music, etc

c. Delicious 3. A piece of writing, film or movie about travel

d. Destination 4. Causing great interest

e. Cultural 5. A place to where sb/sth is going

a. The writer was from Besishahar.

b. The scenery on the way attracted the writer.

c. The village with clustered houses is Ghale Gaun.

d. The writer felt exhausted while walking to Ghale Gaun.

3. Find the words that are opposite in meaning to the following from the text:

4. Match the following:

5. Write T after true and F after false to the following from the text:

(a) Where did the writer go on holiday?

(b) How many members were there on the journey? Who were they?

(c) Where was the writer from?

(d) Did the writer like Ghale Gaun? How do you know?

(e) How were the writer and her parents treated in Ghale Gaun?

(f) Describe Ghale Gaun in five sentence

(a) They stayed at a hotel in Besishahar.

(b) People in Ghale Gaun welcomed them.

(c) The writer's father asked a stranger the way to Ghale Gaun.

(d) The writer and her parents started their journey from Birgunj.

(e) The writer got exhausted while walking to Ghale Gaun.

(f) They observed different dances there.

(h) After five days, they returned home

6. Read the text again and answer these questions:

7. Read the text again and reorder these sentences.

a. Stranger b. picturesque c. clustered d. vague e. relevant f. ideology

9. Write a couple of paragraphs about Ghale Gau using your own words.

8. Write the meaning of the following words and make sentences using your own

words as well as pronounce them accurately. You can consult dictionary.

GRAMMAR ARTICLES

The adjectives A or An and The are generally called articles.

They are mostly used as determiners. Types of Articles:

'Definite' and 'Indefinite' Articles

A and An are called indefinite and article The is

called definite.

A or An is called the indefinite article as it

indicates the people or things in general sense.

2. I saw 'a man' lying on the road. (Anyone, does not matter who)

A policeman came and took 'the man' to hospital. (Now the same man who is referred to in the

previous example.)

Eamples: 1. a teacher (that is, any teacher) an umbrella (that is, any umbrella)

The is called the definite article, because it points out a particular person or thing.

Where to use ‘a’ or ‘an’?

The choice between 'a' or 'an' is determined by

sound.

The article 'a' is used before a countable noun

that begins with a consonant sound

The article 'an' is used before a countable noun

that starts with a vowel sound.

Example 1:

an orange, an apple, an ink-pot, an ass,

an enemy, an umbrella, an hour, an

honest man, an heir, an M.A. etc.

Note: You can easily notice that the

words 'hour', 'honest' and 'heir' begin

with a vowel sound, as the initial letter

'h' is silent.

Example:2

a donkey, a monkey, a ruler, a woman, a yard, a hole, a university, a union, a European, a ewe, a

useful person, a unicorn, a B.A. etc.

Note:

The words such as university, union, European, ewe, useful, unicorn, etc. begin with a consonant

sound, i.e. /j/ 'o', we use the article 'a' before all these words.

Likewise, we say:

a one-rupee note, a one-eyed person, a one-man show, etc.

Note: You can notice that in the above phrases 'one' begins with a consonant sound, i.e. /w/.

Therefore, we should always use the article 'a' before one.

When we speak of a particular person

or thing, or one already referred to

The cow is a useful animal.

The rose is the sweetest of all flowers

Example: Rule : 2

With Superlatives.

Prerana is the best student in her class.

Prashant is the tallest boy in his group.

This is the best book I have ever read.

Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in

the world.

Example:

Rule : 3

Where to use ‘the’?

The definite article 'the' is normally used

when we speak of a particular person or

thing, or one already referred to.

The book on the table is mine.

The girl with a long nose is my sister.

I helped the man who came to me.

Example: Rule : 1

Before the unique nouns The earth The Earth

The sky,

The universe, The sun, The moon, etc.

Example: Rule : 4

With names of gulfs, rivers, seas,

oceans, groups of islands, and mountain

ranges.

The Persian Gulf, The Himalayas, etc.

The Ganges is a sacred river.

The Red Sea

The Indian Ocean

The Alps

London is situated on the river Thames.

Example:

Rule : 5

Before the names of certain books

The Ramayan The Mahabharat

The Geeta The Bible

The Kuran The Vedas, etc.

Example: Rule : 6

Before the musical instruments The madal, The piano, The guitar,

The flute, etc.

Example: Rule : 7

With names of gulfs, rivers, seas,

oceans, groups of islands, and mountain

ranges.

The Persian Gulf, The Himalayas, etc.

The Ganges is a sacred river.

The Red Sea

The Indian Ocean

The Alps

London is situated on the river Thames.

Example:

Rule : 8

Before the names of certain books

The Ramayan

The Mahabharat

The Geeta The Bible

The Kuran The Vedas, etc.

Example: Rule : 9

Before the names of newspapers The Kathmandu Post

The Rising Nepal

The Himalayan Times, etc.

Example: Rule : 10

Before plural nouns of countries The USA

The UK

The Netherlands, etc.

Example:

Rule : 11

Before the names of ships The Titanic

The Mary Celeste, etc.

Example: Rule : 12

Before the parts of day in the morning, in the evening

in the afternoon

Example: Rule : 13

When something is mentioned second

time,

He bought a bicycle.

The bicycle was made in China.

Example: Rule : 14

Before the names of direction and poles,

the west

the east

the North pole

the south pole

Example:

Rule : 15

the Victorian age

The Renaissance, the modern age

Rule : 16

Before names of the periods of history Example:

Before names of nationalities / religious/

races/ positions or posts

the Nepalese

the Hindus

the Black

the Prime minister

the President

Example:

Rule : 17

Before the names of scientific

innovations the computer

the telephone

Example:

Rule : 18

Before proper and abstract nouns to

make them common

Bal Krishna Sum is the Shakespeare of

Nepal.

She is the beauty of the town.

Example: Rule : 19

No Article:

If plural nouns, uncountable nouns are definite

we use the article 'the', if they are not definite, we

use no article.

Milk is white. The milk in this glass

is hot.

Horses are animals. The horses in

that stable run fast.

Examples: Rule : 1

We use no article with proper nouns. If they are

compared, we use the article 'the'.

Rule : 2

Shakespeare is a great English poet.

Balkrishna Sama is 'the' Shakespeare

of Nepal.

Examples:

We use no article with abstract nouns if it is not

specified in the context.

Rule : 3

Honesty is the best policy.

Example:

We generally use no article with the names of

languages, subjects, games, days, months,

diseases. We use no article with these

expressions:

Rule : 4

by bus, by air

by mistake, at first sight

on foot, on duty

at once, in time

Examples:

Before the names of the metals,

Rule : 5

Gold is a very expensive metal.

Example:

Before names of seasons

Rule : 6

Summer, Winter etc.

Examples:

Before names of relation

Rule : 7

father, mother , brother

Examples:

Before school, college, university, temple,

mosque, church, hospital, when these places are

visited for their primary purpose

Rule : 8

He goes to college every day.

She goes to temple every morning

Examples:

1. Amrita is ………useful member in our club. (a, an, the)

2. This is ……..place which I like to visit most. (a, an, the)

3. He plays ……. guitar well. (a, an, the)

4. Nile is ……..longest river in the world (a, an, the)

5. It is ….one rupee note. (a, an, the)

6. That is ………..book I like most. (a, an, the)

7. She is ……………..MBBS doctor (a, an, the)

8. Mr. Joshi is …….honorable person. (a, an, the)

9. We played ……football yesterday. (a, an, the, no article)

10. New zealand is …..island. (a, an, the)

11. There is …..ewe beside him, (a, an, the)

12. John is from ……village. (a, an, the)

13. Peter is from……USA. (a, an, the)

Activity Section

14. I like……computer. (a, an, the)

15. Who invented……telephone? (a, an, the)

16. She went to……..school as usual. (a, an, the, no article)

17. They went to………temple to observe its architecture. (a, an, the, no article)

18. …………milk in the bottle is fresh. (A, An, The)

19. Don't hate………….poor. (a, an, the)

20. …………….honesty is the best policy. (a, an, the, no article

21. Ram is …….Christian. (a, an, the, no article)

22. Who is ….second person to climb the mountain? (a, an, the, no article)

23. The hotel is situated by ……..sea. (a, an, the, no article)

24. It is very hard to gain ……..popularity. (a, an, the, no article)

25. I waited for ……….hour.(a, an, the, no article)

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