Solution of Class Eight (VIII) English | Unit- Three | An interview with a local businessperson

UNIT: THREE

An interview with a local businessperson

Ways with words

Match the words with their meanings.

1. local- of a particular place


2. snacks – tiffin


3. sports - games


4. profit - benefit from a business


5. household - related to home

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1. Answer the following questions.

a. Why did the students interview the businessperson?

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Answer:
The students interviewed the businessperson for their school magazine.

b. Were the businessperson's parents educated?

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Answer:
No, they weren’t. They were farmers.

c. What was the game he most liked at school?

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Answer:
Table tennis was the game he most liked at school.

d. How does hard-work help a business make progress?

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Answer:
Hard-work helps a business make progress with profits.

e. What happens when you try to manage business without education?

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Answer:
When we try to manage business without education, we are likely to get loss in a business due to the lack of business strategies and etiquette.

2. Write 'True' or 'False' against the following statements.

a. Three students went to see the businessperson.

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Answer:
False

b. The parents of the businessperson were also in business.

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Answer:
False

c. The businessperson studied in a poorly facilitated school.

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Answer:
False

d. Every business activity is for profit making.

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Answer:
True

e. Education helps a businessperson to be successful.

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Answer:
True

Grammar

Rewrite the following sentences supplying the suitable form of the verbs in the brackets. Use only the present tense.

a. She (go) to school everyday.

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Answer:
She goes to school everyday.

b. The earth (move) around the Sun.

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Answer:
The earth moves around the Sun.

c. We (learn) English now.

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Answer:
We are learning English now.

d. Good students always (work) hard.

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Answer:
Good students always work hard.

e. Games (keep) our body alert, active, youthful and energetic.

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Answer:
Games keep our body alert, active, youthful and energetic.

f. I (study) English for five years.

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Answer:
I have been studying English for five years.

g. Asmita already (answer) this question.

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Answer:
Asmita has already answered this question.

h. Januka (not answer) this question yet.

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Answer:
Januka has not answered this question yet.

i. They (live) in the city for 10 years.

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Answer:
They have been living in the city for 10 years.

j. Whenever he needs money, he (come) to me.

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Answer:
Whenever he needs money, he comes to me.