What the chapter does
A tour of seven places in India.
The chapter is a tour of seven natural phenomena in India, each one strange until somebody explains it.
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Spectacular Wonders · Class 8 English · Poorvi
English 3 topics 105 leveled MCQs 51 flashcards 5 games Free
Shared by a Veda teacher · Generated with Veda AI · Oct 2026
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Valley of Flowers
Around 600 exotic species.
The Valley of Flowers, in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, holds around 600 species of exotic flowers.
And its wildlife
Snow leopard, red fox, grey langur.
Its rare wildlife includes the grey langur, the flying squirrel, the red fox, the lime butterfly and the snow leopard.
Kumbalangi: where
15 km from Kochi, in Kerala.
Kumbalangi is a village about 15 kilometres from Kochi, with vast green vegetation and serene backwaters.
Kumbalangi: what
The backwaters glow at night.
In those still backwaters the water glows at night, which is why locals and tourists come to see it.
Kumbalangi: why
Bioluminescence from micro-planktons.
The cause is bioluminescence: light made by a high concentration of micro-planktons in the water.
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1
Four Wonders: Flowers, Roots, a Crater and a Hill
The first four of the seven places in this chapter. A valley of six hundred flowers, bridges grown from roots, a lake inside a meteorite crater, and a road where parked vehicles seem to roll uphill.
- The Valley of Flowers lies in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- It holds around 600 species of exotic flowers, among them orchids, poppies, primulas, marigold, daisies and anemones.
- Its rare wildlife includes the grey langur, the flying squirrel, the red fox, the lime butterfly and the snow leopard.
~32 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
2
Three More Wonders, and How the Chapter Argues
Glowing water in Kerala, a forest standing in the sea in Bengal, and a beach in Odisha where the sea walks away twice a day. Then the closing paragraph, and the way the writer builds each entry.
- Kumbalangi village lies fifteen kilometres from Kochi in Kerala, among serene backwaters.
- Its night-time glow is bioluminescence, caused by a high concentration of micro-planktons in the water.
- The sight has made Kumbalangi an eco-tourism village, where visitors meet village life, cuisine and culture.
~34 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
3
The Language of Wonder: Participles, Gerunds and Word Pairs
One verb form that works as an adjective and another that works as a noun. Then the fixed word pairs joined by and, or by or, the set phrases the chapter lifts from its own text, and five useful synonyms.
- A participle is a verb form used as an adjective, so it describes a noun.
- Present participles usually end in -ing, as in a living bridge or a striking contrast.
- Past participles usually end in -ed, -d, -t, -en or -n, as in rugged terrain or a parked vehicle.
~34 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
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105 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
The chapter’s first wonder is a high meadow in Uttarakhand that UNESCO has placed on its list. In which district does the Valley of Flowers lie?
Beginner
A Buldhana
B Chamoli
C Balasore
D Leh
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Chamoli
Chamoli is in Uttarakhand, below the Himalayan ranges.
The valley’s draw is the sheer number of flowering kinds packed into one high meadow. The valley holds around ______ species of exotic flowers.
Beginner
A sixty
B six thousand
C two hundred
D six hundred
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six hundred
All of them exotic, meaning uncommon.
Three of these do not appear anywhere in the chapter’s list of the valley’s blooms, and one of them does. Which is named as a flower of the valley?
Intermediate
A Anemones
B Sunflowers
C Lotuses
D Jasmine
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Anemones
The list runs orchids, poppies, primulas, marigold, daisies and anemones.
Which animal of the valley is a large cat?
Beginner
A The grey langur
B The flying squirrel
C The snow leopard
D The red fox
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The snow leopard
It shares the valley with the langur and the fox.
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