Volt
General Knowledge
The World in a Nutshell
Class 8
(Answer Key)
Unit 1
1. Avian World
1. moulting 2. oology
3. brood parasitism 4. falconry
5. tailorbird 6. Australian pelican
7. emu 8. Atlantic puffin
9. red-billed hornbill 10. Arctic tern
2. Good English
Answers are given in the chapter itself.
3. Football Fever
1. E 2. C 3. D 4. F 5. A
6. G 7. H 8. I 9. B
4. Crime Detection
1. E 2. D 3. F 4. H
5. A 6. B 7. C 8. G
Unit 2
1. Martha Graham
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
2. The Northeast
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
3. The Internet of Things
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
4. First Aid – CPR
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
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Unit 3
1. Concepts from World Politics
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
2. Wildlife Quiz
1. ichthyology 2. keratin 3. by fluttering its wings
4. ungulates 5. triceratops 6. Nilgai
7. baboon 8. newt 9. capybara
10. brown recluse 11. hyrax 12. ibis
3. Autobiographies
1. i 2. c 3. g 4. f 5. l 6. a
7. h 8. d 9. e 10. b 11. k 12. j
4. IQ Test
A: 1. 8¾ 2. PQT 3. GHW 4. IM
B: 1. bees 2. mint 3. eagle 4. philatelist
5. orphanage 6. Milkha Singh 7. trees
C: 1. lime 2. oven 3. New Year’s Eve 4. dance 5. saree
D: 1. c 2. b 3. c
E: 1. b 2. a 3. The letter ‘e’ 4. The letter ‘m’
F: (b)
5. Formula One
1. F 2. L 3. A 4. G 5. B 6. E
7. I 8. H 9. J 10. K 11. D 12. C
Unit 4
1. Animal Bites
Down:
1. KORI BUSTARD 2. NUMBAT 3. DROMEDARY
5. SEA SNAKE 7. ORANGUTAN 9. PEA CRAB
10. LAMMERGEIER 13. COYPU 14. WALLABY
Across:
4. VAQUITA 6. BUMBLEBEE BAT 8. KAKAPO
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11. ADDAX 12. PUMA 13. CASSOWARY
15. BISON 16. ORYX 17. GRIZZLY BEAR
2. Chandrayaan-3
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
3. Marvels of Modern Engineering
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
4. Don’t be Judgemental
A. 1. c 2. c 3. b 4. c
5. New Horizons: Generative AI
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
Unit 5
1. Helmeted Hornbill
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
2. Electric Vehicles: The Future of Mobility
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
3. Visuospatial
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (a)
7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (c)
4. Sports Organizations
1. Archery, World Archery Federation
2. Football, Fédération Internationale de Football Association
3. Cricket, International Cricket Council
4. Volleyball, Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
5. Cycling, Union Cycliste Internationale
6. Chess, Fédération Internationale des Échecs
7. Tennis, International Tennis Federation
8. Athletics, World Athletics
9. Swimming, World Aquatics
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5. Renewable Energy
1. clean 2. dirty 3. sustainable 4. biomass
5. carbon footprint 6. osmotic power 7. carbon sequestration
Unit 6
1. Panini
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
2. Famous Music Bands
1. b 2. b 3. d 4. b
5. c 6. c 7. a
3. A History of Reading
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
4. Be Your Protector
1. b 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. b
5. Sporting Festivals
1. Bravio delle Botti 2. Naadam 3. Vallam Kali
4. Dragon Boat Festival 5. Uttarayan 6. Palio di Siena (Il Palio)
7. Juldarigi
Unit 7
1. Forts of India
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
2. Animals with Shells
1. armadillo 2. lobster 3. turtles
4. crab 5. barnacle 6. giant clams
3. Space Tourism
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
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4. Verbal Pyramid
A N
A N T
B E A N
H U M A N
N U A N C E
A R T I S A N
C A R D I G A N
G E N T L E M A N
S A N I T A T I O N
E L E C T R I C I A N
H U M A N I T A R I A N
P A E D I A T R I C I A N
A N T H R O P O L O G I S T
5. Outstanding Women
1. Giorgia Meloni 2. Piyali Basak 3. Wangarĩ Maathai
4. Jacinda Ardern 5. Susanne Bier 6. Dr Soumya Swaminathan
Unit 8
1. Sports as Business
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
2. Giant Statues
1. I 2. H 3. J 4. B 5. G
6. F 7. C 8. E 9. D 10. A
3. Modern Writers in Indian Literature
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
4. Famous Literary Awards
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
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5. Overcoming Disabilities
1. Ludwig van Beethoven 2. Louis Braille
3. Horatio Nelson 4. Franklin D. Roosevelt
5. Helen Keller 6. Stevie Wonder
7. Terry Fox 8. Arunima Sinha
Unit 9
1. Aquatic Plants
1. water hyacinth 2. water caltrop 3. phytoplankton
4. waterwheel plant 5. bladderwort
2. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
3. Haruki Murakami
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
4. Project the Leader Within You
1. Personal response question
2. Personal response question
3. b
4. c
5. a
6. c
5. Staying Safe Online
Descriptive/Informative Chapter
Unit 10
1. Bridges
1. San Francisco, USA 2. Sydney, Australia 3. Florence, Italy
4. New York City, USA 5. Gateshead, England 6. Klosters, Switzerland
7. Kobe-Naruto, Japan 8. Zhejiang, China 9. London, England
10. Cañon City, USA 11. Shanghai, China 12. Sanjiang County, China
13. Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina 14. Isfahan, Iran
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2. Brain Buzz
A: 1. a 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. c
B: 1. a 2. d 3. b 4. c 5. b
C: 1. b 2. b
3. Children’s Literature
1. Nancy Drew 2. R.K. Narayan 3. Rubeus Hagrid
4. Louisa May Alcott 5. Frodo Baggins
4. Peer Pressure
A: 1. b 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. a, d
B: Personal response question
C. Personal response question
5. Gita Gopinath
Descriptive/Informative Chapter