8th English Unit 6 Online Test – New Book

Explanation:- Vetri, his brother and their father were running a construction business together and once their father died the property was splint between Vetri and his brother

Explanation:– Asif was friend of Vetri who studied schooling with Vetri in a village

Explanation:- Vetri wanted to start a business but he was not having enough money so his wife asked him to approach his friend Asif who was in Chennai to ask for some financial help to start a business

Explanation:- After his father’s death Vetri started his own business but couldn’t succeed so he had bought many loans but could not repay it. Hence he sold all his properties to repay the loan and clear his debts

Explanation:- Stationary= objects not moving ; Stationery= Pen,pencil, ect.. other items that aids in writing

Explanation: Lie : Use lie when the object is laying itself down.; Lay : Use lay when the object is being laid down

Explanation:- Effect : An effect is a result or a consequence.; Affect : An affect is to have an impression, influence, or effect on something. 

Explanation:- Present tense in direct speech will take past tense in indirect speech

Explanation;- The author says having friendship is like a planting a flower. If we show love and kindness to both it will blossom one day

Explanation;- The author says having friendship is like a planting a flower. If we show love and kindness to both it will blossom one day

Explanation:- One should be aware that every little creature on this planet is important and should respect other lives.

Explanation:- Every little creature deserves a space, room to live on this planet

Explanation:- Nothing comes free of cost so one should thank even for the little gift one deserves in one’s life

Explanation:- A ‘Simile’ is a figure of speech, in which two unlike things are compared, using the words, ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Explanation:- When a person is not recognized it makes him sad like wise when we do not give importance to other life, it is like doing injustice to them

Explanation:- A ‘Metaphor’ is quite similar to a ‘Simile’, as a ‘Metaphor’ also compares two unlike things. But a Metaphor has an implied or a hidden meaning between unrelated things. We can use Metaphors to explain an idea, but its literal meaning should not be taken. It is only to be used as a symbolism.

Explanation:- for a Metaphor we do not use words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’. Unlike Similes which compare two things, Metaphors directly state a comparison to things that are in no way similar. 

Explanation:- Number the alphabet according to their position to decode the following. 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Explanation:- Cesar, is the hero of the story, because he was poor and he had no proper shelter and food. Despite his poverty, he fed the stray dogs even the little food he has got. 

Explanation:- Cesar sacrificed the foods he had got and starved in order to feed the stray dogs. The dogs looked chubby and well fed but he got ill and admitted in hospital for treatment.

Explanation:- Appealed and touched by the act of Cesar’s kindness and the stray dog’s affection in return for their master, the nurse snapped a photo of dogs waiting at hospital and posted it on the facebook social media platform for the viewers

Explanation:- Cesar, was given medication and when he woke up he was given food by the nurse. He ate some and kept the rest for the dogs to feed. Even at the critical situation, he never stopped to feed the dogs he loved.