NCERT Class 8 English It So Happened Ancient Education System of India
INTRODUCTION You must have heard or read that travellers from various regions having different climates and cultures began to visit parts of India from early times. To them, India was a land of wonder! The fame of Indian culture, wealth, religions, philosophies, art,…
NCERT Class 8 English This is Jodys Fawn
This is Jody's Farm Before you read Often, instead of rushing to the doctor to treat a small cut or burn, we find quick and effective cures using things available at home. Can you think of some such ‘home remedies’ for a cut on your knee? a burn on your arm? a bee sting? In…
NCERT Class 8 English The Tsunami
The Tsunami Before you read Look at the map of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands given here. Now read the sentences below. Rewrite the incorrect ones after correcting the mistakes. 1. Katchall is an island. 2. It is part of the Andaman group of islands. 3. Nancowry is an island…
NCERT Class 8 English The treasure within
The treasure within Before you read • Every child is a potential achiever and is different from other children in her/his style of learning and area of interest. • Read the interview that follows. It is based on a conversation between Ms Bela Raja, editor of Sparsh, a…
NCERT Class 8 English The Summit Within
The Summit Within Before you read Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia was a member of the first successful Indian expedition to Mount Everest in 1965. How did he feel when he stood on the highest point in the world? Let us hear his story in his words — climbing the summit and, then, the…
NCERT Class 8 English The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant EVERY afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s garden. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-…
NCERT Class 8 English The open window
The open window “MY aunt will be down presently, Mr Nuttel,” said a very selfpossessed young lady of fifteen. “In the meantime you must try and put up with me.” Framton Nuttel endeavoured to say something which should duly flatter the niece of the moment without unduly…
NCERT Class 8 English The Great Stone Face 2
The Great Stone Face 2 Before you read Many years passed. Ernest was now a man of middle age. To his neighbours, who never suspected that he was anything more than an ordinary and familiar face, he was only a humble and hardworking, though thoughtful, person. But what about…
NCERT Class 8 English The Great Stone Face 1
The Great Stone Face 1 Before you read Seen from a distance, hilltops and huge rocks seem to assume various shapes. They may resemble an animalor a human figure. People attribute stories to these shapes. Some stories come true; others don’t. The Great Stone Face is one such…
NCERT Class 8 English The fight
The fight RANJI had been less than a month in Rajpur when he discovered the pool in the forest. It was the height of summer, and his school had not yet opened, and, having as yet made no friends in this semi-hill station, he wandered about a good deal by himself into the hills…
NCERT Class 8 English The comet II
The comet – II BY the time they finished their deliberations and Sir John dropped him at his hotel off Regent Street, it was 1 a.m. There was hardly any crowd on the street but when James looked up from his window a star-studded night sky greeted him. Somewhere amongst these…
NCERT Class 8 English The comet I
The comet – I Before you read A new comet has appeared in the sky and is heading straight for the earth. A head-on collision, which is nearly unavoidable, will mean the end of life on this planet. Scientists and religious leaders react to this situation in two different ways.…
NCERT Class 8 English The Best Christmas Present
The Best Christmas Present in the world Before you read There are some dates or periods of time in the history of the world that are so significant that everyone knows and remembers them. The story you will read mentions one such date and event: a war between the British and…
NCERT Class 8 English Princess September
Princess September THE King and Queen of Siam had many daughters, and the Queen said that it confused her to have to remember so many names. One day the King decided to call them January, February, March (though of course in Siamese) till he came to the youngest whom he …