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Class: VIII Date: 28.07.2021
Literature Chapter 5 : Abraham Lincoln
Grammar Unit – 5: Infinitives
A. Answer these questions.
1. What is the Gettysburg Address?
2. What happened on April 14, 1965?
3. Why does Lincoln want his son to learn to have sublime faith in himself?
B. Answer these questions with reference to context.
‘ He had very little formal schooling and was mostly self-educated.’
a. Who is referred as ‘He’ in the given line?
b. What nickname did ‘He’ earn?
c. How did ‘He’ become a great leader?
C. Complete the following table:
Sr. No. Word Synonym Antonym
1. Abolish
2. Despair
3. Glory
4. Tragedy
5. Perish
D. Complete the following sentences using the to-infinitive of purpose. (No.1 is done for
you.)
1. I went to the post office to get some stamps.
2. I went to the bakery _____________________________________.
3. She went to the restaurant __________________________________________.
4. We stopped at the petrol pump ______________________________________.
5. He stood up __________________________________________.