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.