Unit Test -8 _ Class 8
Subject: Second Language English Unit – 8: Luther Burbank & The Axe in the Wood Time: 45 Minute. Marks: 20 I. Choose the correct answer. (1 × 4 = 4) 1.Luther Burbank was a pioneer in _______. a) Physics b) Agriculture Science c) Literature d) Medicine 2. Burbank developed more than ______ varieties of plants. a) 200 b) 400 c) 600 d) 1000 3. The men struck the tree with a ______. a) knife b) axe c) sickle d) saw 4. The tree looked ______. a) small b) strong c) weak d) dry II. Answer the following in 2-3 sentences. (2 × 4= 8) 5. What are some of Luther Burbank’s famous plant creations? 6. What innovative techniques did Burbank use in his experiments? 7. How was Luther Burbank inspired to grow new varieties of plants? 8. What message does the poem The Axe in the Wood give us? III. Answer the following in 4-5 sentences. (4 × 1 = 4...