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Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Poem 2 My Hobby: Reading Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Poem 2 My Hobby: Reading

8th English Guide My Hobby: Reading Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm-Up

What are your Leisure time activities?
Answer:
Drawing, painting and coin collecting are my leisure time activities.

Why do you do them?
Answer:
I do them because they give me creativity and self-confidence. Also, they reduce my stress.

Do you read the book? What type of books do you read?
Answer:
Yes, I read books. I read the books of scientific invention.

My Hobby: Reading Textual Questions and Answers

1. Comprehension Questions

1. What is the hobby of the poet?
Answer:
Reading is the hobby of the poet.

2. What does “ajar” mean?
Answer:
The word ‘ajar’ means opening the door slightly.

3. Can the poet fly without wings?
Answer:
No, the poet cannot fly without wings, but- his thoughts and imaginations can fly everywhere without wings.

4. What can the children do to society if they read?
Answer:
If all the children read the books, it can construct a powerful society.

5. What is the theme of the poem?
Answer:
The theme of the poem is, ‘Reading hobby’.

2. On the basis of your understanding of the poem, tick the most suitable option to complete the statements.

3. Complete the table given below in order to understand the poem better: (Text Book Page No. 55)

Answer the following: (Text Book Page No. 56)

1. List the rhyming words in the first three lines.
Answer:
Seed, deep, asleep

2. Which line in the poem rhymes with ‘Down crept its light’?
Answer:
“Down crept its light’?
Into the seed, too bright.

Answer the following:

a. Identify the rhyme scheme of the given short poem.
Answer:
My dog likes bones,- a He eats them up,- b He’s very sweet,- a He’s just a pup.- a
The rhyme scheme is “abab”

b. Complete this rhyme on your own with a abab rhyme scheme.
Answer:
Peas porridge hot
Peas porridge cold
It is in the pot
My mother told

8th English Guide My Hobby: Reading Additional Appreciation Questions and Answers

1. “It takes me to places Near and far”
Answer:
a) What takes you to various places?
Reading takes me to various places.
b) How does it take to far and near places?
While reading a book, I go to places, mentioned in it through my imagination.

2. “I wish
Answer:
If all the children could read”
a) Whose wish is mentioned here?
The poet’s wish is mentioned here.
b) What does he wish?
He wishes that all the children must-read books.

3. “My hobby is reading
Answer:
It helps me thought breeding”

a) What is the hobby of the poet?
The hobby of the poet is reading.

b) How does it help him?
Reading habits helps the poet to get different ideas.

4. “It teaches me to cackle and cry.
Answer:
Without wings
It lets me fly”
a) Why does the poet cackle and cry?
When he reads happy things, the poet cackles. When he reads sad things, the poet cries.

My Hobby: Reading Summary in English

My hobby reading helps me a lot Reading takes me to far off places. It opens many doors. It gives me a lot of freedom. If all the children read, we will get a successful society.

My Hobby: Reading Summary in Tamil

எனது பொழுதுபோக்கான வாசித்தல் எனக்கு உதவிகரமாய் உள்ளது. என்னை தூரமான இடங்கட்கு அழைத்துச் செல்கிறது. அது பல அறிவுக் கதவுகளைத் திறக்கிறது. எனக்கு மிகுந்த சுதந்திரம் தருகிறது. எல்லா குழந்தைகளும் வாசிக்க ஆரம்பித்தால் நாம் ஒரு வெற்றிகரமான சமுதாயத்தை அமைக்கலாம்.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 2 Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Supplementary Chapter 2 Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist

8th English Guide Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist Text book Back Questions and Answers

8th English Guide Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist Textual Exercise Questions and Answers

A. Fill in the blanks:

1. Jim Corbett died on ……………… .
Answer:
19th April, 1955

2. Corbett shot wild animals in his …………………… .
Answer:
cine film camera

3. …………………. was the first man-eater shot by Corbett.
Answer:
The Champawat Tiger

4. Corbett shot the tigress dead, near the ……………….. .
Answer:
Chataar Bridge

B. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

Jim Corbett played a key role in establishing, India’s first national park in the Kumaon Hills, the Hailey National Park, in Uttarakhand, India. It was initially named after, Lord Malcolm Hailey. Jim Corbett died on 19 April 1955. The park was renamed in 1957 as, The Jim Corbett National Park. It was named after him to honour his role in establishing this protected area in 1930s.

1. Who played a key role in establishing the national park?
Answer:
Corbett played a key role in establishing the India’s first National Park in the Kumaon Hills.

2. Why was the park named Hailey National Park?
Answer:
The park was named Hailey National Park in memory of “Lord Malcolm Hailey”.

3. When was it renamed Jim Corbett National Park?
Answer:
The park was renamed in 1957 as the Jim Corbett National Park to honour his role in establishing the protected area in 1930s.

C. Answer the following in one or two words:

1. What was the birth name of Jim Corbett?
Answer:
Edward James Corbett was his birth name.

2. What was the name of Corbett’s dog?
Answer:
The name of Jim Corbett’s dog was Robin.

3. How many kills did the Champawat Tiger recorded?
Answer:
The Tiger recorded 436 deaths.

4. Who was the last kill of the Champawat Tiger?
Answer:
The last person to be killed by the Champawat Tiger was a 16-year-old girl in a village near Champawat.

5. When did Jim Corbett die?
Answer:
He died on 19th April in 1955.

D. Answer the following in 100 words.

1. According to Corbett, why a tiger turns into a man-eater?
Answer:
According to Corbett’s theory, a tiger starts eating humans, when they grow old or got hurt. As they cannot run fast, they start killing humans. People cannot run as fast as animals. So they become easy prey. After eating human flesh once, a tiger will not eat any other flesh. These tigers are called man-eaters. Join Corbett’s first man-eating tiger hunt was the Champawat Tiger. It was a Bengal tigress. It was responsible for nearly 436 deaths in Nepal and the Kumaon area of India.

2. How was the Champawat Tiger killed?
Answer:
Jim Corbett camped in the Kumaon district, and started tracking the tigress. After several unsuccessful attempts, Corbett managed to kill, the tiger when it killed 16 years old girl. He followed a trail of blood left there. After a whole day of pursuit, Corbett had to abandon the hunt, decided to use villagers and to organize a bait the next day near the Champa river. The tigress got caught in the bait. With the help of the tahsildar of Champawat, the bait was organized with about 300 villagers. The next day, Corbett shot the tigress dead, near the Chataar Bridge, in Champawat.

3. What were the findings of the postmortem?
Answer:
A post-mortem was done on the Bengal Tigress. It showed that the upper and lower ’ canine teeth on the right side of her mouth were broken. The upper one was broken in half and the lower one broke right down to the bone. This injury was a result of an old gunshot from the game hunter who failed to track and kill it. According to Jim Corbett this injury prevented her from hunting her natural prey and so she started to hunt humans.

Step to Success (Text Book Page No. 61)

Analogy – verbal reasoning questions.
There is a certain relation between two given words, find the relation to find the missing word:

1. Reading : Knowledge, Work : ?
a) Experience
b) Engagement
c) Experiment
d) Employment
Answer:
a) Experience

2. Cricket: Bat, Hockey : ?
a) Field
b) Stick
c) Player
d) Ball
Answer:
b) Stick

3. Dog : Rabies, Mosquito : ?
a) Plague
b) Death
c) Malaria
d) Sting
Answer:
c) Malaria

4. Man : Biography, Nation : ?
a) Leader
b) People
c) Geography
d) History
Answer:
d) History

5. Bread : Bakery, Brick : ?
a) Mint
b) Kiln
c) Furnace
d) Mine
Answer:
b) Kiln

6. Doctor : Diagnosis, Judge : ?
a) Court
b) Punishment
c) Lawyer
d) Judgement
Answer:
d) Judgement

Connecting to Self

Try to know whether your hobby makes things easy.

Answer:

Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist Summary in English

Tim Carbett, hunter, writer and naturalist hunted the man-eaters on the request of the government. A Bengal tiger that caused 43 6 deaths was shot by Jim, at the request of the British government, in the Kumaon district. Jim was not for game hunting. He was for the conservation of forests and the protection of wildlife. India’s first national port at Uttharakand was named after Jim Corbett after his death.

Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist Summary in Tamil

ஜிம் கார்பெட், வேட்டையாளர், எழுத்தாளர், இயற்கை ஆர்வலர் ஆவார். அரசு வேண்டுகோள் விடுத்தால், மனிதர்களை கொல்லும் விலங்குகளை அவர் கொல்வார். வங்காள புலி 436 இறப்புகளுக்கு காரணமாய் இருந்தது. ஆங்கில அரசு வேண்டுகோளின்படி ஜிம் கூமான் மாவட்டத்தில் அப்புலியை வேட்டையாடினார். காடுகளை பாதுகாக்க வேண்டும். விலங்குகளை பாதுகாக்க வேண்டும் என்பது அவரது விருப்பம். உத்தரகான்ட் மாநிலத்தில் உள்ள தேசிய பூங்கா ஜிம் கார்பெட் இறப்புக்குப் பின் அவர் பெயர் சூட்டப்பட்டு உள்ளது.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Guide Pdf Term 1 Prose Chapter 2 When the Trees Walked Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 1 Prose Chapter 2 When the Trees Walked

6th English Guide When the Trees Walked Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 108)

B. Discuss the Answer.

1. What are the children doing? Describe their activities.
Answer:
The children were playing and spending time happily under the banyan tree. They were playing, swinging, climbing the tree.

2. Would you like to be in their place? If so what would you enjoy the most?
Answer:
Yes, I like to be in the place and enjoy the pleasant nature and play with my friends.

Section – I

Discuss and Answer (Text Book Page No. 112)

Answer the following questions:

1. When did the garden become a happy place for the author?
Answer:
The garden became a happy place for the author when his grandfather joined him.

2. What are the two reasons the author gives for the plants moving towards grandfather?
Answer:
One reason the author gives for the plants moving towards grandfather may be light and warmth. The other reason may be that the plants wanted to be near grandfather.

3. Why does the writer think that the peepul tree is a great show off?
Answer:
Even when there is no breeze, their road-chested, slim-waisted leave will spin like tops determined to attract your attention and invite you into the shade.

Section -II

Discuss and Answer (Text Book Page No. 114)

1. Why do we need trees? List four reasons that Grandfather gives.
Answer:
We are planting trees for the forest and for the animals and birds. They live there and need more food and shelter. So the trees help them. Besides men need trees. We need trees to keep the desert away, to attract rain, to prevent the banks of the river from being washed away, for fruit and flowers, leaf and seed. We need timber too.

2. Why did the author help his Grandfather plant trees?
Answer:
The thought of a world without trees became a sort of nightmare to the author and so he helped his Grandfather in his tree-planting with greater enthusiasm.

3. What made Grandfather plant saplings on the rocky island?
Answer:
Grandfather saw a dry river-bed on a small rocky island. The river-beds are completely dry in summer but flooded during the monsoon rains. To make that rocky island a forest he planted saplings and cuttings.

Section – III

Discuss and Answer (Text Book Page No. 116)

1. What did Grandmother feel about trees growing in the house?
Answer:
Grandmother felt that trees growing in the house made it look like a roof brought down by jungle.

2. Why did the author leave town?
Answer:
The Second World War came and so the author left the town.

3. How did my Grandfather’s dream come true?
Answer:
The island became a small green paradise.

4. Describe what the author saw when he went back to the island.
Answer:
When the author went back to the island, it was like a small green paradise. He saw red blooms of the coral blossom. Then he saw squirrels living in the trees and a koel, a crow pheasant, etc, The trees seem to know the author. They seemed to beckon him nearer. So he saw a green forest on that island.

Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 117)

A. Tick the most appropriate option.

1. According to the author the tendril was moving towards grandfather because of it ………………………….
a) needed light and warmth.
b) did not like light and warmth.
c) wanted to be near Grandfather.
d) wanted to escape from the winter.
Answer:
c) wanted to be near Grandfather

2. Grandmother had wanted the peepul tree cut down because of …………………………
a) she did not like trees.
b) she wanted to grow flowers.
c) it was an old tree.
d) it was knocking down the bricks of the outhouse.
Answer:
d) it was knocking down the bricks of the outhouse

3. Grandfather helped grandma out with the gardening because he ………………………….
a) liked gardening.
b) wanted to grow flowers to attract butterflies.
c) wanted to beautify the garden.
d) wanted to make the house green.
Answer:
b) wanted to grow flowers to attract butterflies

4. The author did not want to plant saplings in the forest because ………………………….
a) no one would come to see them.
b) it was dangerous to enter the forest.
c) it would not be of any use to them.
d) no one would appreciate them.
Answer:
a) no one would come to see them

5. Grandfather felt planting trees would help the forest because ………………………….
a) he wanted to make the view beautiful.
b) the river-bed was dry.
c) animals and birds in the forest would love him.
d) the animals and birds would find it easier to live.
Answer:
d) the animals and birds would find it easier to live

6. When the author returned from England to Dehradun, he found Grandfather’s dream had come true because of the ………………………….
a) old house had changed
b) river was full.
c) trees had red flowers
d) forest covered the island.
Answer:
d) forest covered the island

B. Read the story on your own. Discuss in a group and complete the story map below. (Text Book Page No. 118)

Answer:

C. Work in groups of five. Tell the story in ten sentences.

You can begin the story like this:
The author’s Grandfather served in the Indian Forest Service.
After his retirement he built
Now continue the story. Each one should say one sentence.
Answer:

• Grandfather built a bungalow and planted trees around it.
• During the rains grandfather walked into the jungle and planted cuttings and saplings.
• They found a small rocky island and grandfather planted plants to improve the view.
• During the second world war, the author was sent to a boarding school.
• Some years later, the author returned and saw the island.
• He looked around and noticed a beautiful small green paradise.

D. Write a summary based on the story map.

Grandfather built a bungalow and planted trees around it. During the rains grandfather walked into the jungle and planted cuttings and saplings. They found a small rocky island and grandfather planted plants to improve the view. During the second world war, the author was sent to a boarding school. Some years later, the author returned and saw the Island. He looked around and noticed a beautiful small green paradise.

Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 119)

E. Look at the words in the boxes. Match the words to make as many new words as possible. One is done for you. Eg. outhouse.

Answer:

		New Words
out	root	outhouse
river	wall	river bed
water	garden	waterfall
flower	body	flower garden
sun	hill	sunshine
aerial	bed	aerial root
busy	sill	busy body
window	house	window sill
foot	shine	foothill
compound	fall	compound wall

F. Look at the words in the box. Make new words by adding ‘ly’ wherever possible. It will not be possible with all the words.

Answer:
lonely, vigorously, constantly, completely, strongly, unlikely, greatly, immediately, broadly

G. Look at the words in the box. Fill the wheel with their antonyms. All the words begin with ‘S’ and are from the text.

Answer”

• hard × soft
• fat × slim
• weak × strong
• big × small
• fast × slow
• hide × show
• rough × smooth
• dull × smart

Listening

H. Listen to your teacher read out what happened to Nandhu. Some of the statements given below are correct. Tick them (0). (Listening text is on page -157)

• The truck went over a stone. (✗)
• The box fell out of a truck. (✓)
• The brass lamp was in the truck. (✗)
• Nandhu wanted to play with the lamp. (✓)
• It was like the lamp Nandhu had at home. (✗)
• Nandhu pressed a button. (✓)

Speaking

I. Take something from your school bag. Describe it in three sentences. Ask the class to find out the thing you have described. (Text Book Page No. 120)

I take something from your school bag
I took out a hard device.
It was handy.
We use it for contacting others immediately.
Answer:
Computer

J. Discuss in groups of five. Make a story about the comic strip. Then share it in the class.

Answer:
A boy and girl are planting a tree.
It started growing and became a tree.
The girl and the boy used to swing in the tree.
They took rest sitting under the tree.
One day a young man cut the tree.
When he grew old, he left very sorry for his foolishness about cutting.

Use Grammar (Text Book Page No. 121)

K. Tick the right option to fill in the blanks.

1. …………………. a beautiful flower!
a) How
b) Wow
c) What
d) Hurrah
Answer:
c) What

2. …………………. play football?
a) You can
b) Can you
c) Have you
d) You could
Answer:
b) Can you

3. …………………. did you go yesterday?
a) Which
b) Where
c) What
d) Who
Answer:
b) Where

4. …………………. us go for a walk.
a) Shall
b) May
c) Let
d) Can
Answer:
c) Let

5. …………………. like to play hide and seek.
a) He
b) She
c) I
d) Muthu
Answer:
c) I

L. Look at the punctuation of these sentences. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.

1. One always felt like drawing close to him.
Answer:
Statement

2. But no one ever comes here!
Answer:
Exclamatory

3. Who’s going to see them?
Answer:
Question

4. Come here.
Answer:
Statement

M. Work in pairs and say the sentences to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.

1. This is a banyan tree.
Answer:
It is a statement. It says that the tree is a banyan tree.

2. Is this a banyan tree?
Answer:
It is a question about the tree. It asks if the tree is a banyan tree.

3. What a beautiful banyan tree!
Answer:
It is an exclamation about the tree. It expresses that it is a beautiful banyan tree.

4. Look at this banyan tree.
Answer:
It is an imperative sentence asking the person to look at this banyan tree.

N. Read these sentences from the story carefully. Do they give commands or requests or make statements? Write ‘C’ for command and ‘R’ for request and ‘S’ for a statement.

1. The tendril moved towards grandfather.
Answer:
(S)

2. I want a roof over my head.
Answer:
(S)

3. Please do not cut trees.
Answer:
(R)

4. We spent the whole day planting saplings.
Answer:
(S)

5. Will you please remove the trees growing on the wall?
Answer:
(R)

6. There was a forest on the Island.
Answer:
(S)

7. Go to the river bed.
Answer:
(C)

8. The Island was a green paradise.
Answer:
(S)

9. Grow more trees to protect nature.
Answer:
(C)

10. Grandfather’s dream had come true.
Answer:
(S)

Writing

O. Look at the picture and write a paragraph using the clues in the picture.

GROW AND PROTECT TREES

Trees help man, birds, and animals in many ways. They are home to different birds and insects. They give us medicine. They give fruits and provide shade. They help us build houses. Trees bring rain and prevent soil erosion and landslides. Trees take in carbon dioxide and give out Oxygen. So we get pure air to live. The trees keep the temperature.

Creative Writing

Look at the picture and write a story.
If you cut down trees Your children will pay the fees

This picture tells us the importance of growing trees. Man cuts trees not knowing about its consequences in the future. Once a man lived near the forest. He began cutting the trees one by one. Finally, there were no trees. He passed away. His children found no trees and no birds. The atmosphere was very hot. Without trees, there won’t be any life. So they realized the foolishness of their parents. They started planting the trees.

When the Trees Walked Summary in English

The story is about how the author’s grandfather was very much interested in planting a number of trees. The author’s grandfather along with the others, plants many trees on a small island. During the Second World War, the author was sent away to a boarding school and later his grandparents shifted to England. The author too shifted England. The author returned back to that Island near Dehradun, He actually finds that Island turned out to be green. So, he understands the meaning of walking trees which actually means that the trees they planted got multiplied and serve a great purpose for the living beings.

When the Trees Walked Summary in Tamil

எழுத்தாளரின் தாத்தா பல மரங்களை வளர்ப்பதில் எவ்வளவு ஆர்வமாக இருந்தார் என்பது தான் கதை. ஆசிரியரின் தாத்தா மற்றொருவருடன் ஒரு சிறிய தீவில் பல மரங்களை நட்டுள்ளார். இரண்டாவது உலகப்போரின்போது ஆசிரியர் பள்ளிக்கூடத்திற்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டார். பின்னர் அவரது பெரிய பெற்றோர் இங்கிலாந்திற்கு மாற்றப்பட்டனர். ஆசிரியரும் இங்கிலாந்திற்கு மாற்றப்பட்டார். ஆசிரியர் மீண்டும் டெஹ்ராடனுக்கு அருகில் உள்ள அந்த தீவுக்குத் திரும்பினார். தீவு பசுமையாக மாறியதை அவர் உண்மையில் காண்கிறார். எனவே, நடைபயிற்சி மரங்களின் அர்த்தத்தை அவர் புரிந்து கொள்கிறார். அதாவது உண்மையில் அவர்கள் நடப்பட்ட மரங்கள் பெருகின. மேலும் உயிரினங்களுக்கு பெரும் பங்காற்றி சேவை செய்கின்றன.

When the Trees Walked About the Author in English

Ruskin Bond is an award-winning Indian author of more than 500 books, short stories, essays, and novels. He writes poetry and books for children as well as adults. He lives with his adopted family in Landour, in Mussoorie, India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014

When the Trees Walked About the Author in Tamil

ரஸ்கின் பாண்ட் 500க்கும் மேற்பட்ட புத்தகங்கள், சிறுகதைகள், கட்டுரைகள் மற்றும் நாவல்களை எழுதி, இந்திய விருது பெற்றவர். அவர் குழந்தைகள் மற்றும் பெரியவர்களுக்கு கவிதை மற்றும் புத்தகங்களை எழுதியுள்ளார். அவர் தனது வளர்ப்பு குடும்பத்துடன் இந்தியாவின் முசோரியில் உள்ள லேண்டூரில் வசித்து வருகிறார். அவருக்கு 1999இல் பத்மஸ்ரீ விருதும், 2014இல் பத்மபூஷண் விருதும் வழங்கப்பட்டது.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Guide Pdf Term 1 Poem 3 Your Space Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Solutions Term 1 Poem 3 Your Space

7th English Guide Your Space Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 154)

Look at the pictures given below. Fill in the blanks according to the cules given.


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Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 157)

A. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.

1. Why should we speak gently?
Answer:
We should speak gently because soft and kind words leave a deep and lasting impression. We can win people’s hearts by love and God too likes it and rewards us for eternity.

2. What do you infer about speaking with others from this poem?
Answer:
From this poem, I infer to speak gently with others.

3. What are the disadvantages of speaking harshly?
Answer:
Speaking harshly to people will deprive us of all the good we do here. It is far better to rule by love than fear. Harsh speakers will have more enemies than friends.

4. Why does the poet tell us to speak gently to young children?
Answer:
Speaking gently with the young children, because they have the ability to tolerate anything.

5. How should you speak with old people?
Answer:
We should use kind, gentle, loving, and caring words with the old people because their days are numbered. Harsh words will make them sad but gentle words will keep them happy and they will die in peace.

B. Read the poem and fill in the blanks with the correct option.

1. It is better far To rule by ………………….. than ……………………
Answer:
love, fear

2. Teach it in accents ………………….. and ……………………
Answer:
soft, mild

3. Let no ………………….. tone be ……………………
Answer:
harsh, heard

4. They may have ………………….. in ……………………
Answer:
toiled, vain

5. The ………………….., the ………………….., which it may bring.
Answer:
good, joy

6. The ………………….. of ………………….. are nearly run.
Answer:
sands, life

C. Pick out the words which rhyme with the given words and write similar rhyming words on your own.

Answer:

D. Take a stanza from the poem. Write it in the blanks and find the rhyme scheme.

Answer:

Lines from the poem	Rhyme scheme (a/b/c/d)
Speak gently! It is better far	a
To rule by love, than fear	b
Speak gently – let not harsh words mar	a
The good we might do here!	b

7th English Guide Your Space Additional Appreciation Questions

1) “Speak gently – let not harsh words mar The good we might do here”
a) What does the poet ask the reader generally?
Answer:
He generally asks the reader to speak gently.

b) What can the harsh words do?
Answer:
The harsh words may spoil the good that we do on earth.

2) “Teach it in accents soft and mild:
It may not long remain ”
a) What does the word “it” refer to?
Answer:
The word ‘it’ refers to the way of speaking gently.

b) What may not long remain?
Answer:
The art of speaking gently may not remain for a long time. We need to teach them continuously

3) “Speak gently to the erring – know,
They may have toiled in vain;
Perchance unkindness made them so; oh, win them back again!”
a) Who have toiled in vain?
Answer:
The erring have worked hard vainly

b) What made them become sinful?
Answer:
Because of unkindness, they remained fallible.

c) Write- down the rhyming words.
Answer:
“Know, So”, “Vain – again”.

4) “Speak gently! – It’s a little thing Dropped in the heart’s deep well;
The good, the joy, which it may bring Eternity shall tell”.
a) What is a little thing?
Answer:
Speaking gently is a little thing.

b) What does it bring in our life?
Answer:
It brings the good, the joy in our life.

c) Write down the rhyming scheme.
Answer:
abab

Your Space Summary in English

Let us not use harsh words and a loud voice. The voice of love is mild and soft speak gently to the children, youngsters, old people, poor people, erring people, and the people who sacrifice their lives to improve humanity.

Your Space Summary in Tamil

கடினமான வார்த்தைகளையும், சப்தமான தொனியும் நாம் பயன்படுத்த வேண்டாம். ஏனெனில், அன்பின் குரல் மென்மையானது. மிருதுவானது. குழந்தைகளிடம், இளைஞரிடம், ஏழைகளிடம் தவறு செய்பவரிடம், மனிதகுல மேன்மைக்காக தியாகம் செய்யும் உழைப்பாளர்களிடம் நாம் எப்போதும் மென்மையாக பேசுவோம்.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Prose Chapter 1 The Nose-Jewel Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Prose Chapter 1 The Nose-Jewel

8th English GuideThe Nose-Jewel Text Book Back Questions and Answers

WARM UP (Text Book Page No. 1)

What are the life lessons that you can learn form the birds? Match the birds with the characters given in the box and fill in the blanks.

Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 6)

A) Choose the correct synonyms for the italicized words.

1. Nice fun indeed.
a) infact
b) doubtedly
c) fine
Answer:
a) infact

2. The poor woman is in a panic.
a) fear
b) grid
c) crash
Answer:
a) fear

3. The mother consoled her little girl.
a) pretended
b) comforted
c) left
Answer:
b) comforted

4. You are always self-centered.
a) egoistic
b) generous
c) heroic
Answer:
a) egoistic

5. What is the secret you are whispering?
a) rumour
b) murmur
c) louder
Answer:
b) murmur

B) Find the antonym for the following words.

1. Delight x sorrow
2. Disgrace x honour
3. Careless x careful
4. Secret x open
5. Confine x free

C) Fill in the blanks.

1. The sparrows built their nest in the __________
Answer:
roof

2. The diamond jewel was lying in the ___________
Answer:
muck heap

3. The diamond jewel belonged to ____________
Answer:
Meenakshi Ammal

4. ___________ was the servant maid of Meenakshi Ammal.
Answer:
Kuppayi

5. Ramayya and his wife lived with the fear of __________
Answer:
getting caught

D) Say the following statements are True or False:

1. Two sparrows built a nest on a treetop.
Answer:
False

2. Kuppayi swept out the diamond jewel.
Answer:
True

3. Ramayya gave the diamond jewel to the magistrate.
Answer:
False

4. Ramayya’s wife put the stud away in her box.
Answer:
True

5. The Police searched Ramayya’s home.
Answer:
False

E) Answer the following questions: (Text Book Page No. 7)

1. Where did the sparrows build the nest?
Answer:
The sparrows built the nest in a nice spot on the roof of Ramayya’s house.

2. Why did the bird drop the diamond stud?
Answer:
The female sparrow did not want the diamond stud. So the male sparrow dropped the diamond stud on the floor and went out.

3. What were the words of Meenakshi Ammal to her daughter?
Answer:
Meenakshi Ammal told her daughter not to tell her father about the lost diamond nose-stud.

4. Who was suspected of stealing the diamond nose stud?
Answer:
Kuppayi, the servant’s, maid was suspected of stealing the diamond nose stud.

5. What did Ramayya’s wife do with the stud?
Answer:
Ramayya’s wife put the stud away in her box.

6. What happened to Ramayya’s wife at the end?
Answer:
Ramayya’s wife fell sick with a fever. She became bedridden. Her rest of the life was spent in fear of being caught by the police.

F) Answer the following in about 100 words.

1. Why did the sparrow throw the nose jewel into Ramayya’s house?
Answer:
One day, the male sparrow found a diamond nose-jewel in a heap. He picked it up and came to the nest with the shining stud in his beak and informed his wife about it. The female bird shouted at him and told him that the diamond jewel was not of any use to her. She asked the male sparrow to search for food for their young ones. So the bird dropped the diamond stud on the floor and went out in search of little worms for the young ones.

2. Explain how Ramayya’s wife reacted when she saw the nose jewel?
Answer:
When Ramayya’s wife noticed the jewel as she was sweeping the floor, She picked it up with delight and wore it. Ramayya questioned her angrily how she got hold of the diamond stud. She replied that she found the jewel lying on the floor and she took it. That was all. Ramayya wanted to deliver the jewel to the village magistrate. If the police searched their house, it would be a disgrace. Police searched the house of Kuppayi, the servant-maid but they could find nothing in her hut. Wife of Ramayya got scared. She soon developed a severe fever and was confined to her bed. Ramayya and his wife spent the rest of their lives in fear of being caught.

Vocabulary (Text Book Page No.7)

a. Pick out the correct homophone.

1. I am not …………….. to drink soda, (aloud, allowed)
Answer:
allowed

2. The wind …………….. the leaves, (blue, blew)
Answer:
blow

3. I will …………….. my friend, (meat, meet)
Answer:
meet

4. He will play the in the second play, (role, roll)
Answer:
role

5. I have …………….. movie before, (scene, seen)
Answer:
seen

b. Choose the correct homophone. (Text Book Page No. 8)

1. Every morning my father likes to look at the …………….. on the grass.
a) due
b) dew
Answer:
a) dew

2. Chennai is the …………….. of Tamilnadu.
a) capitol
b) capital
Answer:
a) capital

3. I was very …………….. last weekend because my friends made plans that did
a) bored
b) board
Answer:
a) bored

4. The cat caught the …………….. of a mouse.
a) scent
b) cent
Answer:
a) scent

5. The …………….. rises in the east.
a) son
b) sun
Answer:
b) sun

Expand the following: (Text Book Page No. 9)

ECG	Electro Cardio Gram
ILO	International Labor Organisation
SCERT	State Council of Education Research and Training
IIT	Indian Space Research Organisation
ISRO	Indian Space Research Organisation
FIR	First Information Report
UNESCO	United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNICEF	United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
AIDS	Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Syndrome
UFO	Unidentified Flying Object
FAQ	Frequently asked Question

 Listening (Text Book Page No. 10)

C) Listen to the passage carefully and choose the right answer:
Note: The listening passage is given at page no. 226

1. Why do birds sing?
a) To locate one another
b) To warn other birds
c) To find a mate
d) All of the above
Answer:
d) All of the above

2. Birds perch very high so that …………….
a) other birds can hear them
b) other birds can see them
c) they can hide there
d) Both A and B are correct
Answer:
d) Both A and B are correct

3. The health of a bird can be determined …………
a) by the length of its song
b) by the complexity of its song
c) by the volume of its song
d) Both A and B are correct.
Answer:
d) Both A and B are correct

4. Young birds perfect their songs by ………….
a) territorial songs
b) mating songs
c) warnings
d) None of the above
Answer:
c) warnings

5. Young birds perfect their songs by ………………
a) natural instinct
b) listening and interaction
c) practice
d) Both B and C are correct
Answer:
b) listening and interaction

6. Fitness is ………………
a) health
b) danger
c) a song
d) a warning
Answer:
a) health

7. How do variations in the basic song help the birds?
a) recognize other members
b) Maintain health
c) increase the length of their song
d) Communicate with one another
Answer:
a) recognize other members

Note: The Listening passage is given on page no. 226.

Writing (Text Book Page No. 14)

Using the given letter as a model, write a complaining letter on any one of the topics given below: (Text Book Page No. 15)

a) To the Police commissioner about the noise caused by the loudspeaker in a music shop near your school.

Date: XXXX From M. Kanishk, S/ o. Manoj, Nehru Nagar, Salem – 5. To The Commissioner of Police, Commissioner Office, Salem – 5. Respected Sir, I am writing to notify you that I am studying standard 10th at Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School, Salem. Our school consists of 2,000 students. There is a music shop near to our school. They play the songs at the top of the voice during the class hours. It really disturbs and distracts our concentration away from studies: We have given many complaints to the authority, but no severe action has been taken by them till now. I kindly request you to take action on them immediately for the betterment of all the students. Yours faithfully, M. Kanishk

b) To the Postmaster General on non-receipt of book parcel.

From M. Vinith, 13, Nehru Road, Rajendrapuram, Trichy-621 019. To The Postmaster General, Head Post Office, Trichy-621 001. Respected Sir, This is to inform you that I have sent a registered parcel to my niece Mr. R. Pravin at 132, Netha Colony, Faripur, Andhrapradesh, on 16th January 2020. My receipt no. is 3001. But the parcel has not been received by my niece so far. Ten days have passed ever since 1 sent the parcel. 1 kindly request you to look into the matter and inform us about the condition of my parcel as soon as possible. Yours faithfully, M. Vinith

c) To the Transport Manager, TNSTC on non-stopping of buses near your school bus stop.

From P. Arun Kumar, S/o. Palanichamy, No. 6, Ukarthey Nagar, Kodaikanal, Dindigul. To The Transport Manager, TNSTC office, Kodaikanal, Dindigul. Respected Sir, I am writing to inform you that, I am studying a higher secondary first year at St.Xavier School, Kodaikanal. Our school provides education for 1500 students. Most of the students come to school from nearby towns and villages. As the buses do not stop at our school bus stop the students suffer severely every day. It causes them to come to class very late daily. We have given complaints to the transport office much time, but they failed to act on our complaint. I hope that you will do the needful for the goodness of the students and their education. Yours faithfully, P. Arunkumar

Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on any one of the topics given below. (Text Book Page No. 16)

a) Write letter to your father asking permission to go on an educational tour.

10, Babu Sankar Hostel, New Colony, Madurai – 8 Dear Father, My class teacher has planned to go on an education tour to Tuticorin. There we will be learning details on fish culture. Everyone should attend. The fees to be paid to Rs. 500 only, it will be of two days trip. I need your permission to go on the tour. Kindly grant me permission. Send me the money too. I will let you know the other details later. With love and regards. Your loving daughter K. Kamala Address on the Envelope: To Mr. Kathiravan, 7, Kottam Patti Main Road, Kottam Patti, Madurai District.

b) Write letter to you friend about your summer holidays.

10, Teachers Colony Madurai – 10 10.1.XXXX Dear Sankar, I am fine. I hope and pray that you are enjoying the pink of your health. For the summer holidays, I had been to Trivandram. I visited the zoo, aquarium, Seashores, Kovalam beach, Sangu Mugam beach, etc. It was cool there. I really enjoyed my holidays. For the next summer vacation, I have planned to visit Ooty. With love and regards. Your loving friend K. Bala Address on the Envelope: To K. Sankar, 10, Haily road, Barath Nagar Salem.

c) Write a letter to your sister advising her to take part in cultural programs in school’s annual day celebration.

8, St. Marys’ hostel, Holy Cross College Nagercoil, 10.01.XXXX My Dear Jovina, I was happy to know that you have a cultural program in your school annual day celebration which will be held on 30.3.XXXX at your school. You can participate in singing, dancing, drama, recitation of poems, and rangoli decorations. It will be fun. Apart from fun, it will be a chance for you to develop your talents. Your confidence will get boost up when you are appreciated for your talent. So kindly put forth maximum participation in the cultural program. With regards. Your loving sister, R. Kamala Address on the Envelope: To M. Jovina, 1, Babu new road, Theni main road, Kambam.

The Nose-Jewel Grammar (Text Book Page No. 17)

a. Pick out the words from the list and put them appropriately on the table. (Text Book Page No. 18)

David, Madurai, parrot, happiness, book, thought, green, tiger, Trichy, computer, Narayanan, fan, sister, Kalam, woman, pencil, Bharathi, problem, brother, Mumbai, swan, elephant, Vijay, solution, success, school, convent.

b. Read the following paragraph and pick out the different types of nouns and put them in the table.

Hobby is an activity we enjoy doing in our free time. It keeps us busy in our leisure time. People choose their hobby on the basis of their interests and personality. Do you know what Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s hobby was?

c. Fill in the blanks with a suitable collective noun.
choir, shower, bowl, flock, cup, pair, swarm, bunch, herd, bottle

1. a …………. of cows.
Answer:
herd
2. a …………. of birds.
Answer:
fleet

3. a …………. of singers.
Answer:
choir

4. a …………. of milk.
Answer:
bottle

5. a …………. of tea.
Answer:
cup

6. a …………. of ants.
Answer:
swarm

7. a …………. of grapes.
Answer:
bunch

8. a …………. of rice.
Answer:
bowl

9. a …………. of shoes.
Answer:
pair

10. a …………. of rain.
Answer:
shower

Pronoun

a. Change the underlined words with a correct pronoun: (Text Book Page No. 20)
(they, he, him, it, she )
1. I saw Mr. Balu this morning and gave Mr. Balu my homework.
Answer:
him

2. Muthu likes computer games but he doesn’t play computer games very often.
Answer:
it

3. My aunt lives in Trichy but, my aunt often comes to visit my family.
Answer:
she

4. Neil Armstrong was born in 1930. Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969.
Answer:
He

b. Change the possessive adjective into possessive pronoun:

1. This is my pen.
Answer:
This pen is mine

2. She missed her purse.
Answer:
The missed purse is hers

3. Her speech is nice.
Answer:
Nice speech is hers

4. My book is new.
Answer:
The new book is mine

5. My bike is costly.
Answer:
The costly bike is mine

C) VERB
The verb is a word used to express an action or state.
Transitive verbs
Transitive verbs are verbs that express
action with an object.
The object of a transitive verb can be a
noun, pronoun, or a noun clause or phrase.
Examples:
I threw the ball. (Noun as object)
We beat them. (Pronoun as object)
I think that you are correct. (Noun clause as object)

Intransitive verbs
Intransitive verbs are verbs that
express action without an object.
Examples:
I ran.
I ran swiftly.
I ran in the race

List out the transitive and intransitive verbs in the following words. (Text Book Page No. 21)

come – intransitive
buy – transitive
teach – transitive
learn – transitive
arrive – intransitive
sing – transitive
run – intransitive
draw – transitive
jump – intransitive
write – transitive

The Nose-Jewel Summary in English

Ramayya, a simple man, lived with his greedy wife. In his house, there was a sparrow nest. The male sparrow in the nest picked up a nose-jewel and dropped it on the floor. The wife of Ramayya noticed the jewel and took it. Meenakshi Ammal, the owner of the nose-jewel, gave a police complaint. She suspected Kupayi, the maid. The police came and searched for her hut. The wife of Ramayya fell sick. Ramayya and his wife lived in fear for ever.

The Nose-Jewel Summary in Tamil

ராமையா என்ற எளிய மனிதன், தன் பேராசைப் பிடித்த மனைவியுடன் வாழ்ந்து வந்தான். அவன் வீட்டில் ஒரு குருவி கூடு இருந்தது. அதில் உள்ள ஆண் குருவி, குப்பையில் கிடந்த மூக்குத்தியை தூக்கி வந்தது. பின் தரையில் எறிந்து விட்டது. ராமையாவின் மனைவி தரையில் கிடந்த மூக்குத்தியை கவனித்து எடுத்து வைத்துக் கொண்டாள். மூக்குத்திக்கு சொந்தக்காரியான மீனாட்சி அம்மாள் தன் வேலைக்காரி குப்பாயியை சந்தேகப்பட்டு போலிசிடம் புகார் அளித்தார். காவல்துறை அவள் குடிசையை சோதனையிட்டது. ராமையா மனைவி சுகவீனமாய் படுத்துவிட்டாள். அதன்பிறகு ராமையாவும் அவரின் மனைவியும் எப்பொழுதும் பயத்திலேயே வாழ்ந்து வந்தனர்.

The Nose-Jewel About the Author in English

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1878-1972) informally called Rajaji, was an Indian politician, independence activist, lawyer, writer, historian, and statesman. Rajagopalachari was born in the village of Thorapalli in the Krishnagiri district. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, as India soon became a Republic in 1950. Furthermore, he was the first Indian-born Governor-General, since before him the posts were held by British nationals. He also served as leader of the Indian National Congress, Premier of the Madras Presidency, Governor of West Bengal, Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian Union, and Chief Minister of Madras state. He was one of the first recipients of India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.

The Nose-Jewel About the Author in Tamil

சக்கரவர்த்தி ராஜகோபாலச்சாரி சுருக்கமாய் ராஜாஜி என்பார் இந்திய அரசியல்வாதி, சுதந்திர போராட்ட வீரர், வக்கீல், எழுத்தாளர், வரலாற்று ஆசிரியர், – ஆட்சிப்பணியில் இருந்தவர் ஆவார். கிருஷ்ணகிரி மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள தொரப்பள்ளி என்ற கிராமத்தில் 1878இல் பிறந்தார். இந்தியாவின் கடைசி கவர்னர் ஜெனரல் ஆவார். 1950இல் இந்தியா குடியரசு நாடு ஆகிவிட்டது. இவருக்கு முன்னால் ஆங்கிலேயர்களே இந்த பதவியை வகித்து வந்தனர். இவரே முதல் இந்திய கவர்னர் ஜெனரல் ஆவார். சென்னை மாகாணத்தின் இந்திய தேசிய காங்கிரஸ் தலைவராக இருந்தார். மேற்கு வங்கத்தின் கவர்னர் ஆகவும், உள்துறை அமைச்சராகவும், தமிழ்நாட்டின் முதல் மந்திரியாகவும் இருந்தார். இவருக்கு இந்தியாவின் மிக உயரிய விருதான பாரத ரத்னா விருது அளிக்கப்பட்டது.

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• Chapter 1 His First Flight
• Chapter 2 The Night the Ghost Got in
• Chapter 3 Empowered Women Navigating The World
• Chapter 4 The Attic
• Chapter 5 Tech Bloomers
• Chapter 6 The Last Lesson
• Chapter 7 The Dying Detective

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• Chapter 1 Life
• Chapter 2 The Grumble Family
• Chapter 3 I am Every Woman
• Chapter 4 The Ant and the Cricket
• Chapter 5 The Secret of the Machines
• Chapter 6 No Men Are Foreign
• Chapter 7 The House on Elm Street

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• Chapter 1 The Tempest
• Chapter 2 Zigzag
• Chapter 3 The Story of Mulan
• Chapter 4 The Aged Mother
• Chapter 5 A Day in 2889 of an American Journalist
• Chapter 6 The Little Hero of Holland
• Chapter 7 A Dilemma

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• Chapter 1 Learning the Game
• Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore
• Chapter 3 Old Man River
• Chapter 4 Seventeen Oranges
• Chapter 5 Water – The Elixir of Life
• Chapter 6 From Zero to Infinity
• Chapter 7 A Birthday Letter

Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Book Solutions Poem

• Chapter 1 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
• Chapter 2 A Poison Tree
• Chapter 3 On Killing a Tree
• Chapter 4 The Spider and the Fly
• Chapter 5 The River
• Chapter 6 The Comet
• Chapter 7 The Stick-together families

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• Chapter 1 The Envious Neighbour
• Chapter 2 The Fun They Had
• Chapter 3 Earthquake
• Chapter 4 The Cat and the Pain-killer
• Chapter 5 Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub
• Chapter 6 Mother’s Voice
• Chapter 7 The Christmas Truce

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7th English Guide A Prayer to the Teacher Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 138)

Read the clues, guess the profession and fill in the crossword puzzle.


Answer:

Across	Down
2. Teaches students – Teacher	1. Gives Treatment to animals – Veterinary Doctor
4. Helps doctors and patients – Nurse	3. Grows crops – Farmer
6. Builds houses according to a plan – Engineers	5. Flies an aircraft – Pilot
9. Protects the country – Soldier	7. Plays a musical instrument – Musician
10. Gives ticket to passengers – Conductor	8. Stitches clothes – Tailor

Which is the role of a farmer in society? Discuss and answer.
Answer:
Farmer has a major role in the society. He grows crops and provides food to the entire country.

When you grow up, what do you want to become? Why?
Answer:
When I grow up, I want to become a soldier. Because serving our mother country is a best service.

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 144)

I. Which of these statements do you find in the speech?

1. Inclusion is essential for us to do well in life.
2. We should neglect others.
3. Communicate politely with the less privileged.
4. Teachers teach us to communicate well.
5. Effective Communication is inessential to excel in life.
Answer:
1, 3, 4

II. Read the statements. Tick the correct words. You can tick more than one.

1. We should develop the ability to learn from
a) self
b) others
c) books
Answer:
a) self

2. Teachers help me to learn things.
a) new
b) bad
c) difficult
Answer:
c) difficult

3. Teach me to appreciate
a) nature
b) destruction
c) small creatures
Answer:
a) nature

4. We should learn to questions.
a) ask
b) answer
c) discard
Answer:
b) answer

Textual Questions

III. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.

1. What is inclusion? Why is it important?
Answer:
Inclusion is to value everyone beyond the boundaries irrespective of their differences. Inclusion is important to be successful in life.

2. What is good or effective communication?
Answer:
Good or effective communication teaches or helps us speak and write what we feel to convey.

3. What should we learn from our teachers?
Answer:
We should learn newer and more difficult things from our teachers.

4. What kind of learning brings joy to you?
Answer:
The process of learning newer and more difficult things, more than what we can learn which brings joy to us.

5. In what ways are we doing injustice to nature?
Answer:
We do injustice to nature by felling trees, killing small creatures and causing urban decay.

6. What do you need to learn to live a good life in this world?
Answer:
The power of humility is needed to leam to live a good life in this world.

7. How does the ability to question help us?
Answer:
The ability to question helps us to get answers, to establish better order of things, to be accountable and in the end it helps us to see the truth emerge.

8. What do you think are the two most important lessons that the speaker mentions?
Answer:
The power of humility and the power of silence are the two most important lessons that the speaker mentions.

IV. Answer the following questions in detail.

1. What are the skills/values a teacher should teach their students to live in this competitive world?
Answer:
To live in this competitive world, our teachers should teach their students important skills and values like, the value of inclusion, the ability to communicate both written and verbal, the ability to learn newer and more difficult things.

2. What kind of a life do you want to lead in this world?
Answer:
I want to live in this world with the power of inclusion, good communication, appreciating nature, with the power of humility, silence, and tolerance.

Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 145)

A. Match the suitable prefix and suffix to create new words of your own. One has been done for you.

Answer:

B. Refer to your dictionary. Add a prefix or suffix to the following words and find their antonyms.

1. privileged – unprivileged
2. animate – inanimate
3. discriminate – discrimination
4. empty – emptiness
5. communicate – communication
6. leam – learned

Listening

C. Listen to the story and fill in the blanks by selecting the right option. Text for listening is in (Text Book Page No. 146)

1. Raj was upset as he had done ………………. (well/poorly) in his English test.
Answer:
poorly

2. His grandmother gave him a ………………. .(pen/pencil)
Answer:
pencil

3. Granny compared ………………. (Raj/Ravi) with a pencil.
Answer:
Raj

4. Raj’s pain of not doing well in his test was compared with ………………. of pencils. (sharpening/writing)
Answer:
sharpening

5. Raj understood that failures are stepping stones to ………………. (success/climbing)
Answer:
success

E. Look at the pictures. Pick out the right preposition and fill in the speech bubbles given below.

USE GRAMMAR (Text Book Page No. 150)

F. Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.

1. Julian placed her lunchbox inside her bag.
2. Vinothini left the house before sunrise.
3. Ben saw Daisy playing across the road.
4. Hema keeps all her teddy bears on top of her wardrobe.
5. Divya hid the sweets behind her back.
6. Sudha fell over during the basketball match.
7. Madhusudhan checked to see if his keys had fallen underneath his chair.
8. Mrs. Meena asked the children to go into her classroom.
9. After lunch, the children were allowed to play.
10. Saravanan climbed onto the horse.

G. Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

1. Is your mother home?
a) in
b) at
c) on
Answer:
b) at

2. There is unity in the diversity of the people.
a) among
b) between
c) within
Answer:
a) among

3. He discussed the problem with his parents.
a) with
b) to
c) for
Answer:
a) with

4. Lithisha was praised by her father.
a) with
b) for
c) by
Answer:
c) by

5. Can you finish work tomorrow?
a) by
b) in
c) within
Answer:
a) by

6. He has been absent last week.
a) since
b) for
c) by
Answer:
a) since

H. Fill in the blanks using suitable prepositions from the box. Some options can be used more than once.

1. What do you do …………….. weekends?
Answer:
during

2. I am going to my village …………….. Sunday.
Answer:
on

3. I haven’t met my friends …………….. December.
Answer:
since

4. Run …………….. the street and get me the ribbon.
Answer:
to

5. He told me in detail …………….. the incident.
Answer:
about

6. This picture was drawn the girl …………….. charcoal.
Answer:
by, with

7. The car was travelling …………….. a great speed.
Answer:
at

8. The ball fell …………….. the lake.
Answer:
into

9. There is a bridge …………….. the river.
Answer:
across

10. The conference will be held at…………….. 10 a.m …………….. 5 p.m.
Answer:
from, to

I. Fill up the blanks using suitable prepositions on your own.

1. The soldier climbed …………….. a horse and rode away.
Answer:
onto

2. They have been here …………….. a long time.
Answer:
for

3. Kumaravel has lived in this city …………….. 2012.
Answer:
since

4. The paper was published …………….. an International journal.
Answer:
in

5. When will you return …………….. home?
Answer:
to

6. One …………….. the four students wrote the answers correctly.
Answer:
of

7. This fruit is …………….. the Mexican capital.
Answer:
from

8. The head office is …………….. Nungambakkam. It is …………….. College Road. As you go …………….. the station, the office is …………….. the right side.
Answer:
in, at, to, at

9. The sailors were taken …………….. the forest and made to walk …………….. 10 miles.
Answer:
to, for

10. The girl standing …………….. me was sneezing.
Answer:
beside

WRITING

J. Fill in the value trees with the best qualities you like to follow in your life from the given list. Write a few lines about your favourite quality in the box.

Answer:

My favourite quality is to remain as brave as always. Because things happen in our life. Bravery enables us to be positive and energetic during a critical time in our life.

CREATIVE WRITING (Text Book Page No. 153)

K. Fill in the template given for limerick.

There once was a boy named Ben
Who sat in his den with a pen?
He plays this video game
That is very lame
The game he plays is called Ben Ten

A Prayer to the Teacher Summary in English

To live a useful life, we must learn certain things. We must inherit certain virtues such as inclusion effective communication, continuous learning in life, appreciation of nature, ability to question, humility, knowing the power of silence, having a world of things, appreciating diversity, and tolerance.

A Prayer to the Teacher Summary in Tamil

பயனுள்ள வாழ்க்கை வாழ்வதற்கு நாம் சில காரியங்களை கற்க வேண்டும். சில மதிப்பீடுகளை பெற்றுக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். அந்த மதிப்பீடுகள் பின்வருமாறு எல்லோரையும் சேர்த்துக் கொள்தல் பயனுள்ள பேச்சு, தொடர் கற்றல், இயற்கையை நேசித்தல், கேள்வி கேட்கும் திறன், அமைதியின் சக்தியை உணர்தல், உலகளாவிய பார்வை, வேற்றுமையில் ஒற்றுமை, உணர்வு, சகிப்புத்தன்மை.

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8th English Guide Making Life Worth While Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up

Observe the pictures and write the moral values. Share your experience. (Text Book Page No. 79)

Answer:
1. Taking care of the animals.
2. Helping the weaker person.
3. Supporting the differently abled person.
4. Helping the old people.

8th English Guide Making Life Worth While Textual Exercise Questions and Answers

1. Comprehension questions. (Text Book Page. 81)

1. What should we learn from every soul?
Answer:
We should learn the good from every soul.

2. What qualities will help us to brave the thickening ills of life?
Answer:
We must pass on good thoughts, kindness, aspiration, courage, and faith to brave the thickening ills of life.

3. Why should we make this life worthwhile?
Answer:
We should make this life worthwhile to have a glimpse of the brighter skies.

4. What does the poet assure us if we make our life worthwhile?
Answer:
The poet assures the inheritance of heaven for the people who live a purposeful life in this world.

2. Fill in the blanks:

1. We should have a ……………. in life.
Answer:
aspiration

2. A ……………. is needed for the darkening sky.
Answer:
a bit of courage

3. One must have a ……………. of brighter skies to make life worthwhile.
Answer:
glimpse

3. Figure of speech.

Pick out any two lines of repetition from the poem. (Text Book Page No. 81)

On page 81, we have four lines of a poem written by Robert Frost. He repeats the line

And miles to go before. I sleep,
and miles to go before I sleep,

He uses this literary device called repetition to make the idea clearer and more memorable. It is used to emphasize a feeling or idea. Repetition creates rhythm and brings attention to the idea focussed.

8th English Guide Making Life Worth While Additional Appreciation Questions and Answers

1. One bit of courage For the darkening sky;
Answer:
What is needed for the darkening sky?
One bit of courage is needed for the darkening sky.

2. One gleam of faith
Answer:
To brave the thickening ills of life;
What is needed to brave the thickening ills of life?
One gleam of faith is needed to brave the thickening ills of life.

3. One glimpse of brighter skies – To make this life worthwhile
Answer:
What is needed to make the life worthwhile?
One glimpse of a bright sky is needed to make this life worthwhile.

4. One aspiration yet unfelt One bit of courage
Answer:
What is unfelt yet?
One aspiration is yet unfelt.

Poetic Devices

Repetition:
The word ‘one’ is found to be repeated throughout the poem.

Rhyming words:
contact – thought

Alliteration:
And heaven a surer heritage.
The consonant ‘h’ is repeated twice in the above line and henceforth it is an alliterated line of this poem.

Basic idea of the poem:
Love your neighbor as you love yourself.

Making Life Worth While Summary in English

Everyone who comes in contact with, us must be influenced by us. They must get something good from us. That kindly act will make our life purposeful. Even little grace, kindly thought, bit of courage, one gleam of faith, one glimpse of brightness can make our life to fight with the ills of life.

Making Life Worth While Summary in Tamil

நம்மை அணுகி வரும் எவரும் நம்மிடமிருந்து ஏதோ ஒரு நன்மையைப் பெற்றுக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். நம்மிடமிருந்து அவர்கள் பெறும் நன்மையே நம் வாழ்வைக் குறிக்கோள் உள்ளதாக இப்பூமியில் ஆக்குகிறது. சிறிது கருணை, அன்பான எண்ணம், சிறிது தைரியம், ஒரு கீற்று நம்பிக்கை, வெளிச்சத்தின் ஒரு சிறிய பார்வை, நாம் இந்த உலக வாழ்வின் தீமைகளை எதிர்த்துப் போராட உதவுகிறது.

Making Life Worth While About the Author in English

George Eliot – Mary Ann Evans (1819 – 1880), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels.

Making Life Worth While About the Author in Tamil

ஜார்ஜ் எலியட் – மேரி ஆன் ஈவன்ஸ் (1819 – 1880), தன் புனைப்பெயரான ஜார்ஜ் எலியட் என்பதன் மூலம் அனைவராலும் அறியப்பட்டார். அவர் ஓர் ஆங்கில நாவலாசிரியர், கவிஞர், பத்திரிக்கை எழுத்தாளர், மொழிபெயர்ப்பாளர் மற்றும் விக்டோரியன் சகாப்தத்தின் முன்னணி எழுத்தாளர்களுள் ஒருவராவார். இவர் ஏழு நாவல்களை எழுதியுள்ளார்.

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• Chapter 1 Sea Turtles
• Chapter 2 When the Trees Walked
• Chapter 3 A Visitor from Distant Lands

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• Chapter 1 The Crocodile
• Chapter 2 Trees
• Chapter 3 I Dream of Spices

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• Chapter 1 Owlie
• Chapter 2 The Apple Tree and The Farmer
• Chapter 3 Spices of India

Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Book Solutions Term 2

Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Prose

• Chapter 1 Sports Stars
• Chapter 2 Trip to Ooty

Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Poem

• Chapter 1 Team Work
• Chapter 2 From a Railway Carriage

Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Supplementary

• Chapter 1 Think to Win
• Chapter 2 Gulliver’s Travel

Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Book Solutions Term 3

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• Chapter 1 Who Owns the Water?
• Chapter 2 That Sunday Morning

Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Poem

• Chapter 1 Indian Seasons
• Chapter 2 A Tragic Story

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• Chapter 1 A Childhood in Malabar: A Memoir
• Chapter 2 Brought to Book

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• Chapter 1 The Jungle Book

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