CBSE Class 8 English — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: Wit refers to quick, clever, and humorous thinking or speech. Wisdom refers to deep knowledge, good judgment, and the ability to make sound decisions based on experience and understanding. Wit is abou

A: Tenali Ramakrishna was one of the Ashtadiggajas (eight celebrated poets) in King Krishnadeva Raya's court. He was famous for his quick wit, humor, and clever solutions to seemingly impossible problems

A: The king wrote a poem with vague expressions about sun, moon, and stars. When he recited it to the queen in the evening, she was tired and yawned several times. The king thought she was disrespecting

A: The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military award for exceptional bravery in the presence of the enemy. It signifies the 'Wheel of the Ultimate Brave'. Major Somnath Sharma was the first re

A: Operation Gulmarg was Pakistan's plan launched in August 1947 to annex the Kashmir Valley. It involved training and equipping around 1000 invaders to capture strategic locations including Srinagar air

A: His last words were: 'The enemy is only 50 yards from us. We are heavily outnumbered. We are under devastating fire. I shall not withdraw an inch but will fight to the last man and the last round.' Th

A: An anagram is a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase in a different order to make a new word or phrase. Example: 'Neat' is an anagram of 'a net'.

A: Encyclopedia Brown is a young boy who lives in Idaville, USA. His real name is Leroy. He is called Encyclopedia because his head is filled with facts from A to Z, like an encyclopedia. He helps his fa

A: Encyclopedia realized the four words were a code written on a calendar sheet. They represented days of the week with 'd-a-y' removed: Nom = Monday, Utes = Tuesday, Sweden = Wednesday, Hurts = Thursday