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KSEEB 8th English All The World Her Stage Lesson Notes Summary Questions and Answers

ILA. Fill in the columns after listening twice or thrice.
Answer:

Desirable qualities	Undesirable qualities
1. Kamala is friendly and polite.	1. Maya is always late to school.
2. Naina is social and generous.	2. Mridula is jealous and lazy.
3. Kamini helps the poor.	3. Sowmya does not respect elders.
4. Nandini works hard.	4. Sudha talks and talks but never listens to others.
5. Preeti is calm and quiet.
6. Janaki has sympathy for the poor.

IRA. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Medha Patkar is a well-known name all over India, She was born on 1 December, ‘ 1954 in Mumbai. All her life has been devoted to social service, particularly for the upliftment of tribals. She started Narmada Bachao Andolan in 1985, to protest against the construction of the Narmada Dam across the river. Medha Patkar has won awards at the International level for her social work. These include ‘Right to Livelihood Award’ also called the Alternative Nobel Prize [Sweden, 1992], Goldman Environment Prize [USA 1993] and Green Ribbon Award [By BBC – 1995].

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate alternative.

Question 1.
Medha is primarily a ………………
(a) a political activist.
(b) a social worker
(c) an organizer to fight gender discrimination.
Answer:
(b) social worker

Question 1.
Why did Medha Patkar set up Narmada Bachao Andolan?
Answer:
Medha Patkar set up the Narmada Bachao Andolan to protest against the construction of Narmada Dam across the river.

Question 2.
Name at least two countries other than India that recognised her service.
Answer:
Sweden and USA have recognised her services by awarding ‘Right to Livelihood award’ and ‘Goldman Environment Prize’.

Question 3.
Give a suitable title to the passage.
Answer:
The Lady who devoted her life to social services.

Textbook Questions and Answers

l. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Who was usually a playing companion for Sai in her childhood?
Answer:
Her grandfather was usually a playing companion for Sai in her childhood.

Question 2.
Who was affectionately called Appa?
Answer:
Her grandfather, R.P. Paranjpye was affectionately called as Appa by Sai.

Question 3.
When was the grandfather very much impressed by Sai’s ability?
Answer:
The grandfather was very much inpressed by Sai’s ability when she told her own fairy t tale to him. It was replete with dragons and princess, talking parrots and hidden gold.

Question 4.
What was Sai’s first published book?
Answer:
Mulancha Mera, a book of fairy tales was her first published book.

Question 5.
‘Sai froze’. When did this happen?
Answer:
One day, Sai stepped on a book by mistake as she rushed into the library. Her i grandfather ordered her to stop. ‘ Sai froze’ immediately.

II. Answer the following Questions:

Question 1.
How could Sai draw the attention of her playmates while they made fun of her?
Answer:
Sai drew the attention of her playmates by telling them a fantastic story.

Question 2.
What fascinated Sai as a child?
Answer:
Sai was always fascinated by many things. Doll’s wedding, a traditional game played by maharashtrian girls fascinated her the most.

Question 3.
Why is the word ‘mother’ given within the inverted commas in the sixteenth and seventeenth paragraphs?
Answer:
Sai played a role of a bride’s mother when she was young. She was fond of drama – and grew up to become one of India’s leading film makers and theatre personalities. She was not a real mother. She played a mother’s role and grew up to mother’s level in fdm making and drama. Hence the word mother is given within inverted commas.

III. Some Statements are given below. Some are true and some are false. Tick off ‘T’ or v ‘F’. Also, indicate in the box the paragraph number in which you can find your answer. Two examples are done for you.

Answer:

IV. Some important events in the story are given in a jumbled order. Put them in the order in which they are given in the text.

• Sai’s drawing the attention of the playmates,
• Grandfather telling her to treat books with respect.
• The usual sight of grandpa and Sai playing together.
• The wedding of dolls.
• Sai’s telling a story to her grandfather.

Answer:
The usual sight of grandpa and Sai playing together.

• Sai’s telling a story to her grandfather.
• Grandfather telling her to treat books with respect.
• Sai’s drawing the attention of the playmates.
• The wedding of dolls.

Read and Write.

V. Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then write.

Question 1.
Describe how grandfather and Sai enjoyed each other’s company.
Answer:
Sai used to skip along with her grandfather every day. They laughed, talked and had a great time. As they walked, grandfather put simple mathematical questions, and also related fables to Sai. These included fairy tales, Arabian nights and Birbal’s stories. Sai naturally preferred the fairy tales to mathematical problems.

Question 2.
Why was grandfather very much impressed by Sai’s story?
Answer:
Sai told her own imaginative story to grandfather. It was a fairy tale, replete with dragons and princess, talking parrots and hidden gold. It was quite interesting. Hence, grandfather was very much impressed by Sai’s story.

Question 3.
What do you think was the great achievement of Sai as a child?
Answer:
At the age of eight Sai had published her first book of ‘Fairy tales’ called ‘Miilancha Mera’. It was her greatest achievement as a child.

Question 4.
Describe the incident in the library.
Answer:
Books were ‘revered’ objects in the Paranjpye household. One day, Sai stepped on a book by mistake as she rushed into the library. Her grandfather ordered her to stop. Sai froze. He told her that she had kicked knowledge and asked her to ask forgiveness of the book. Sai bent 1 meekly and did namaskar to the book.

Question 5.
How was Sai able to win over her friends?
Answer:
Sai was a bit plump and her friends used to make fun of her. They did not allow her to join them for the games. One day Sai sat and watching her friends laughing and playing happily. Soon, her face brightened. She cried out that she knew a lovely game, It was a ‘Magic island full of hidden treasure’. The playmates who were playing, gathered around her to listen to her story. In no time, she cast a spell of magic. They not only listened to the fantastic story, but were also ready to take roles and act as she directed. Like this, Sai was able to win over her friends.

Question 6.
What surprise awaited Sai one day as she came back from school?
Answer:
One day, Sai complained to her mother that she was not allowing her to have any fun. Her mother promised her to have fun that she could never forget.

On that day, when she came back from school, the whole house was decorated. It looked like a marriage hall. Before she could say anything, she was dressed like a bride’s ‘mother’. The band arrived, the, groom rode on a real horse. All the children of the locality took part. The ‘bride’ was brought with all religious chartings.

VI. Write a paragraph on each of the following topics. Do it in pairs. Prepare first, and final drafts. Then compare them with those of your partner.

Question 1.
Sai’s talents even as a child.
Answer:
Sai’ was a highly talented girl. She had the talent in telling her own imaginative stories. She had the capacity to create interest in others to listen to her stories. She told a fairy tale to her grand father. He was quite interested in her story and was very much impressed. She had the flight of fancy and wonderful world of creativity. At the age of eight she lad published her first book of fairy tales, called ‘Mulancha Mera’. She had the capacity to draw the attention of her playmates by telling fantastic stories. She was talented in directing her own imaginative stories which were being enacted.

Question 2.
Lessons she learnt from her grandfather.
Answer:
Books were ‘revered’ objects in the Paranjpye household. One day, Sai stepped on a book by mistake as she rushed into the library. Her grandfather ordered her to stop. Sai ‘froze’. He told her that she had kicked knowledge and ordered her to ask forgiveness of the book. Sai bent meekly and did namaskar to the book. The same punishment was given when he discovered any dog-eared book. With this, Sai learnt to respect books early in life. She got the power of imagination by listening to her grandfather’s stories.

Question 3.
The incident of the wedding of dolls.
Answer:
Sai was always fascinated by many things. One of them was doll’s wedding. This is a traditional game played by Maharashtrian girls. Children conduct ‘marriage’ of a bride doll and a groom doll. Mantras are chanted. (Gud-jaggery) and poha (beaten rice) are shared.

All The World Her Stage Lesson Vocabulary in English

VI. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word chosen from among the ones given in brackets.

Sai was   1   of telling stories. Her grandfather was   2    by this talent of hers. Though she was not   3    at sports, she used to   4    her friends with her   5    of fancy. Even as a child she had   6   a book of fairy   7  
Answer:
(impressed, good, published, fond, flights, tales, entertain)

1. fond,
2. impressed
3. good
4. entertain
5. flights
6. published
7. tales

V2. Some terms that describe people have been given below. Classify them under desirable and not so desirable categories. You may consult a good dictionary to help you doing this.

complaining, creative, imaginative, short- tempered, lazy, spirited, social, glum, jovial, innovative, lethargic, double-tongued, lax, jealous.
Answer:

Desirable	not so desirable
Creative	jealous
imaginative	Short-tempered
spirited	Lazy
social	Lethargic
Innovative	Double-tongued
jovial	Complaining
	lax
	glum

V3. Give the antonyms of the following and use them in the blanks appropriately,
(short, fast, dim, beginning, young)
An   1   man appeared on the stage walking   2   at the   3   of the play, just before the close of the show. Soon, the audience stood up as the lights were switched on. In that   4   light, they could see the director, a   5   man with an imposing figure.
Answer:
short × tall
fast × slow
dim × bright
beginning × end
young × old.

1. old,
2. slowly
3. end
4. bright
5. tall.

V4. Give the negative forms of these words using a prefix. Change the article if necessary.

e.g.,

a familiar sight	an unfamiliar sight
a used towel	an unused towel
a prepared speech	an unprepared speech
an attentive soldier	an inattentive soldier
a successful attempt	an unsuccessful attempt
an organized show	a disorganized show
a satisfied person	a dissatisfied person

A. Listen and speak

Diphthongs / el   / al /   /ɔɪ/
/al/                      /el/                     /ɔɪ/
high                   day                      voice
why                    shape                 _______
_______                _______                _______

Task 1. Teacher says the following words aloud. Repeat after the teacher. Write them in the appropriate columns.
void, sky, late, flight, made,
choice, nine, train, play, moisture,
boy, shine, place, plane, loiter.
Note: / al // el / and /ol / are called diphthongs, that is, combinations of two vowel sounds. You will learn more about diphthongs in your future lessons.
Answer:

/al/	/el/	/ɔɪ/
Sky	Late	Void
Flight	Made	Choice
Mine	Play	Moisture
shine	Place	Boy
	plane	Loiter
		train

Task 2. What vowel sound do these diphthongs, that is, / al // el / and /ɔɪ/ end with?
Answer:
These diphthongs end with the vowel sound of / I / :

Can you give more examples?
Work in pairs and check the pronunciation referring to a dictionary.
Answer:
/ al / : ice, sigh, mind, find, buy
/ el / : day, fate, age, page, say, way
/ɔɪ/  : toy, oil, poise, poison

B. Spoken English
Seeking Information
Situation-1 (Malik is a stranger in the city of Meerut. He seeks help first from Ramesh ” and then Chaturvedi)
Malik: Could you tell me where the Railway station is?
Ramesh: Sorry. I’m a stranger myself here.
Malik: That’s all right. Don’t worry, (he meets another person) Sorry for troubling you. Will you please tell me how to get to the railway station?
Chaturvedi: Well, can you see that? It’s Subhash circle.
Malik: Yes.
Chaturvedi: Go straight there. Take the first road on your left. Go past the post-office for about a hundred yards. You can see the station on your left.
Malik: Thank you very much.
Chaturvedi: Welcome.

Note: Seeking information can be done in several ways, depending on the situation and people whom you are requesting. Some patterns are:

1. Can you help me __________ please?
2. Do you happen to know __________ ?
3. Could you please tell me __________ ?
4. Do you mind if I __________ ?
5. I should be thankful to you if you could __________ ?

C. Reading

Reading for Information Task. Read the following piece of news and answer the questions.
Jahangir Khan, the legendary squash-player from Pakistan is considered to be the greatest player in the history of Squash. He won the World Open six times, and the British Open a record ten times. Between 1981 and 1986, he won 555 matches consecutively. This was not only the longest winning streak in squash history, but also one of the longest unbeaten runs by any athlete in any top-level professional sports.
Questions:

Question 1.
Who is Jahangir Khan?
Answer:
Jahangir Khan is the greatest squash player.

Question 2.
Which country does he belong to?
Answer:
He belongs to Pakistan.

Question 3.
Which game is he known for?
Answer:
He is known for squash.

Question 4.
How many times did he win the World Open?
Answer:
He won the World Open six times.

Question 5.
Which Open did he win ten times?
Answer:
He won the British Open ten times.

Question 6.
What was Jahangir’s achievement between 1981 and 1986?
Answer:
Between 1981 and 1986, he won 555 matches consecutively. This was the longest winning streak in squash history and one of the longest unbeaten runs by any athlete in any top level professional sports.

D. Grammar

Degrees of Comparison
Task 1. Read the sentences below the picture.

Task 2. Write the correct adjectives of comparison in the blanks below.

Task 3. Compare the given sets of nouns in pairs. Use the adjectives given in the box. Two are done for you.
Note: You have got to add appropriate articles in some cases.

Nouns	Adjectives
gold,	cheap
masala puri, elephant	spicy
ice, water
Chamundi hills, Mt. Everest tall
mouse, white, rice	cool
aluminium	big

 

1. Aluminium is cheaper than gold.
2. Gold is not as cheap as aluminium.
3. Masala puri is spicier than white rice.
4. White rice is not as spicy as masala puri.
5. Elephant is bigger than mouse.
6. Mouse is not as big as an elephant.
7. Ice is cooler than water.
8. Water is not as cool as ice.
9. Water is not as cool as ice.
10. Mount everest is taller than Chamundi hills.
11. Chamundi hills is not as tall as Mt. Everest.

Task 4. Complete the following sentences using the given adjectives or their comparative/superlative forms.

Question 1.
great – Who, according to you, is the ________________ living poet of India?
Answer:
greatest

Question 2.
useful – Iron is the of all ________________ metals.
Answer:
most useful

Question 3.
useful – Iron is ________________ than any other metal.
Answer:
more useful

Question 4.
dry – Rajasthan is the _______________ part of India.
Answer:
driest

Question 5.
good – Health is always ________________ than wealth.
Answer:
better

Question 6.
good – Honesty is the ________________ policy.
Answer:
best

Question 7.
sharp – Your knife is not so ________________ as mine.
Answer:
sharp

Question 8.
tall – Ramesh is as ________________ as his father.
Answer:
tall

Question 9.
old – My sister is three years ________________ than me.
Answer:
older

Question 10.
heavy – May I help you? Your bag is ________________
Answer:
heavy

E. Writing

Descriptive Writing
Task 1. Describe the peacock in about ten sentences using the words given below.
(bird, national, beautiful, body blue, golden eyes, long green feathers, dance, blue eyes, eats – germs, worms, tender shoots of plants, live close to villages)

Answer:
Peacock is one of the most beautiful birds. It is our national bird. The body of the peacock is greenish blue in colour. It has golden eyes. It has long green feathers with blue eyes. When the peacock spreads its tail, the tail looks like a big colourful fan. The female peacock called a peahen and it is small and not so attractive without much. colourful feathers. Peacock dancing during rainy season is very beautiful. It eats – germs, worms and tender shoots of plants. It lives close to villages.

Task 2. Given below is a picture and some sentences describing it. Correct the description and rewrite the sentences so that they match the picture.

At the market, I saw an old woman sitting in a chair. She was selling eggs. She was wearing shirt and trousers. It was raining.
Answer:
At the market, I saw an old woman sitting on the ground. She was selling pots. She was wearing a saree. It was a sunny day.

Additional Questions with Answers

I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions/incomplete statement. Choose the correct alternative:

Question 1.
Sai Paranjpye was a famous:
a. Singer
b. dancer
c. theatre personality
d. player
Answer:
c. theatre personality

Question 2.
Sai’s Grandfather was a famous:
a. Doctor
b. Engineer
c. Astronomer
d. Mathematician
Answer:
d. Mathematician

Question 3.
Sai was calling her grandfather affectionately as :
a. dad
b. grandpa
c. Appa
d. Ajja
Answer:
c. Appa

Question 4.
Her grandfather was impressed by Sai’s
a. skipping
b. running
c. stories
d. Mathematical ability.
Answer:
c. stories

Question 5.
Sai had published her first book of fairy tales, called “Mulancha Mera” at the age of :
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 12
Answer:
c. 8

Question 6.
Sai’s playmates used to make fun of her and not allow her to join with them for the game because:
a. She was thin and weak
b. She was lazy
c. She was bit plump
d. She was very arrogant
Answer:
c. She was bit plump

Question 7.
Sai could draw attention of her playmates by:
a. Singing
b. Dancing
c. Telling fantastic stories
d. Telling jokes
Answer:
c. Telling fantastic stories

Question 8.
One of the things that fascinated Sai was:
a. horse’s wedding
b. Doll’s wedding
c. skipping
d. Mathematics
Answer:
b. Doll’s wedding

Question 9.
In the play of “wedding”. Sai played the role of:
a. groom’s mother
b. bride’s sister
c. bride’s mother
d. groom’s sister
Answer:
c. bride’s mother

Question 10.
Sai was always fascinated many things
a. on
b. to
c. by
d. of
Answer:
c. by

II. Answer the followings:

Question 1.
Who was Sir R.P. Paranjpye?
Answer:
R.P. Paranjpye Was a famous educationist and a mathematician. He was India’s first senior wrangler. He was Sai’s grandfather also.

Question 2.
Why did Sai’s playmates make fun of her?
Answer:
Sai’s playmates used to make fun of her because she was a bit plump.

Question 3.
What complaint did Sai make against her mother?
Answer:
Sal made a complaint that her mother was not allowing her to have fun.

Question 4.
What was shared among the children when they played the game of Doll’s wedding.
Answer:
Gud (Jaggery) and Poha (beaton rice) were shared.

Question 5.
Who was Sai Paranjpye?
Answer:
Sai panjaphye was one of the India’s leading filmmakers and theatre personalities.

III. Read the Extracts and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1.
“No, today you tell me one:
a. Who is the ‘me’ here?
Answer:
‘Me’ is R. P. Paranjpye, Sai’s grandfather.

b. Who is the ‘you’?
Answer:
‘You’ is Sai Paranjpye.

c. What did he want her to tell?
Answer:
He wanted her to tell him a story.

Question 2.
“Stop right there, Do you know what you Just did”?
a. Who Said this?
Answer:
Sai’s grandfather said this.

b. Who was it said to?
Answer:
It was said to Sai.

c. Why did he order her to stop?
Answer:
Sal had stepped on a book by mistake as she rushed into the library. So he ordered her to stop.

Question 3.
“You can’t run with us, you make our team weak”.
a. Who does ‘us’ refer?
Answer:
‘Us’ refers to Sai’s playmates.

b. Who does ‘you’ refer?
Answer:
‘You’ refers to Sai Paranjpye.

c. Why did they say so?
Answer:
Sai’s friends used to make fun of her because she was a bit plump.

Question 4.
“All right, you want a wedding? Well, you’ll’ have one that you can never forget”.
a. Who said this?
Answer:
Sai’s mother said this.

b. Why did she say?
Answer:
She said that because Sai was complaining that her mother was not allowing her to have fun.

c. What did she arrange later?
Answer:
Sai’s mother decorated the whole house like a marriage hall to play the drama “wedding”.

IV. Identify the parts of speech of the underlined words.

Question 1.
Sai’s grandfather was a famous mathematician.
Answer:
Adjective

Question 2.
“you can’t run with us, Sai”.
Answer:
Pronoun

Question 3.
Sai’s love for books grew with her.
Answer:
noun

Question 4.
Sai published her first book of fairy tale.
Answer:
verb

Question 5.
It was a fairy tale, replete with dragons and princess.
Answer:
preposition.

All The World Her Stage Lesson Summary in English

This is a short life sketch of Sai Paranjpye, a famous theatre personality from Pune, Maharashtra.

As a little girl, Sai used to call her grand father as Appa. Her grandfather was Sir R.P. Paranjpye. He was a famous educationist, and mathematician. He was India’s first Senior Wrangler. Every day young Sai used to skip along with her grandfather when he was on his walks. It was a common sight to the residents of Pune. In his walk, he used to ask her simple mathematical questions and tell her fables and fairy tales as well. Sai naturally preferred the fairy tales.

One day, Sai’s grandfather refused to tell her a story. But instead, he asked her to tell story. She told her own imaginative story. It was a fairy tale, replete with dragons and princes, talking parrots and hidden gold. Her grandfather was very much impressed with her story. That was perhaps her first flight of fancy, and it was the beginning of a wonderful world of creativity. At the age of eight, she had published her first book of fairy tales, called ‘Mulancha Mera’.

Sai’s love for books grew with her. Book were revered objects in the Paranjpye household. She learnt to respect the feelings about books early in life, from her grandfather.

Sai was a bit plump and so her playmates used to make fun of her. They did not allow her to join with them for games. But she used to draw their attention by telling them fantastic stories and made them to take roles and act as she directed.

Sai was always fascinated by many things. One of them was doll’s wedding. This is a traditional game played by Maharashtrian girls.

One day, she complained to her mother that she never allowed her to have any fun. That day, when she came back from school, the whole house looked like a marriage hall. A drama of ‘marriage’ was being arranged by her mother for fun. Sai played the role of Bride’s mother. The ‘mother’ that day, so fond of drama, grew up to become one of the India’s leading film makers and a theatre personality.

All The World Her Stage Lesson Summary in Kannada

All The World Her Stage Lesson Word in English

• plump = round and fat
• fables = short stories not based on fact
• grimly = harshly
• replete with = full of, well stocked
• dragons = winged reptiles
• flights of fancy = wings of imagination
• publish = print in book farm and put into circulation
• grow = develop
• revered = treated with respect
• froze = p.t. of freeze – turned to ice
• fun = sport, amusement, jest
• jeered = mocked laughed at
• crumpled = press crushed
• glumly = gloomly with a sad face
• treasure = wealth
• fascinate = attract
• steed = riding horse
• bride = woman about to be married
• cast a spell of magic = told a story in such a way that listeners are attracted.
• traditional = being part of the customers of a particular group of people that has not changed for a long time ‘my favourite child’ or my dream child.
• Mulancha mera = a Marathi phrase meaning
• dog – eared = corners of pages of a book turned down or folded / tom due to a lot of handling
• senior wrangles = a person who tops in maths examination from Cambridge University.
• meekly = mildly; without protesting
• sidelines = areas just outside the playing area or arena.
• hidden = covered, not revealed

 8th Standard English Notes

KSEEB 8th English The Axe in the Wood Poem Notes Summary Questions and Answers

ILA. Your teacher will recite a poem for you. Listen to your teacher carefully and answer the questions given below.

Question 1.
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this poem?
Answer:
I refers to the tree.

Question 2.
How is the speaker a source of joy to children?
Answer:
The tree has many branches. They give company for the children to play. Like this, the speaker (tree) is a source of joy to children.

Question 3.
Name any two creatures that find comfort from the speaker.
Answer:
worms, birds

Question 4.
What do you think will happen to the speaker in the end?
Answer:
People cut the trees. The speaker (tree) dies in the end.

Textbook Questions and Answers

l. Answer the following questions and share your responses with your partner.

Question 1.
What words in stanzas 1 and 2 mean [a] 100 year [b] scene?
Answer:
(a) centuries
(b) sight.

Question 2.
Make a list of all the words that are used in the poem to describe the ‘axe’
Answer:
quick, sharp, glittering, bright are some of the words used in the poem to describe the ‘axe’.

Question 3.
Read the following words : trunk, axe, wood, timber, tree.
Which word does not fit in the above list?
Answer:
‘Axe’

II. Answer the following questions, picking up the most appropriate one from those given in brackets.

Question 1.
What did the man strike the tree with? [knife, axe, sickle, saw]
Answer:
axe,

Question 2.
Who were watching the sight of the man cutting the tree?
[women, people, woodcutters, children]
Answer:
people,

Question 3.
What did the tree look like?
[small, strong, weak, dry]
Answer:
strong.

Read and Write:

III. Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then write.

Question 1.
Who do you think ‘I’ refers to in this poem?
Answer:
I refers to the poet.

Question 2.
Why do you think the poet stopped?
Answer:
The poet stopped of watch the scene of a man cutting a tree.

Question 3.
Which line tells us that the tree is aged?
Answer:
The line, “of a tree grown strong through many centuries” tells us that the tree is aged.

Question 4.
Does the poem mean that cutting a tree is a huge loss for human beings? Which line supports your answer?
Answer:
Yes, the poem means that cutting a tree is a huge loss for human beings. We can sup-port the answer by these lines, “Had more good in it than a growing tree, but I saw death cut down a thousand men”

Question 5.
Do you think the poet wrote this poem while the tree was being cut? Support your answer picking up the relevant line / lines from the poem.
Answer:
No, Poet did not write this poem while the tree was being cut “I stopped to watch a man strike at the trunk, “And I remember how I liked the sight”. These lines tell us that poet did not write the poem while the tree was being cut. He remembers the scene which he had watched of a man cutting a tree. He wrote it later.

Question 6.
Do you think the poet has made his intention clear to the reader at the end? Which lines support your answer?
Answer:
Yes, poet has made his intention clear to the reader at the end. Poet’s intention was to tell the effect of indiscriminate cutting of trees. The last line clears his intention to the reader. “But I saw death cut down a thousand man In that tall lovely legacy of wood”.

Question 7.
What message does the poem give us?
Answer:
The Poem gives the message of the harmful effects of indiscriminate cutting of trees. Cutting of one tree is equal to killing of thousands people. This means that one tree helps the survival the thousand of living beings, So we should not cut the trees.

Question 8.
What do you learn about the trees from this poem?
Answer:
Cutting of trees carelessly by man is a huge loss for human beings. So, we should not cut the trees, we have to grow and protect the trees.

Question 9.
‘But I saw death cut down a thousand men’ explain. What does the poet mean by ‘Lovely legacy of wood?’
Answer:
The poet had seen the scene of a man cutting a tree. The man was cutting one tree. But, poet had seen death cutting a thousand men. He saw the killing of men in each cut. One tree could help the survival of a thousand men.

“Lovely legacy of wood” means that some-thing handed down by predecessors or a gift left by will. Our predecessors had not cut that tree. They left it to as for our sur-vival. But we are cutting the trees carelessly.

Question 10.
A sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines. Usually a sonnet has a rhyme scheme. Is this poem a sonnet? Check whether this poem has a rhyme scheme or not.
Answer:
Yes, this poem is a sonnet but, this poem has no rhyme scheme.

Question 11.
Do you find any expressions of irony in this poem?
Answer:
Yes I find a expression of irony in this poem. Poet saw the scene of a man cutting a tree. He knows the ill effects of indiscriminate cutting of trees. Poet says that he liked the scene of cutting a tree. People gathered their to watch the man cutting tree. And they praised the man and his axe.

Poet liked the cutting of trees. People praised the man and his axe are really opposite in meanings to the fact that poet knows about the ill effects of indiscriminate cutting of trees.

IV. Death lays his icy hands on kings. The tree raised his hands to pray.

Question 1.
The above lines are instances of personification where human qualities are attributed to inanimate objects
like ‘death’ and ‘tree’. What is personified in the last stanza?
Answer:
“Death’ is personification in the last stanza.

Additional Questions with Answers

I. Choose the correct answer:

Question 1.
Poet had stopped to:
a. watch a man cutting a tree.
b. watch a man hunting a deer.
C. watch a man planting a seedling,
d. watch the people.
Answer:
b. watch a man hunting a deer.

Question 2.
Poet had liked:
a. The sight of cutting a tree
b. The man
c. The axe
d. The people
Answer:
a. The sight of cutting a tree

Question 3.
People gathered there to:
a. avoid cutting the tree.
b. plant the seedling.
c. take the timber.
d. watch the cutting of a tree.
Answer:
d. watch the cutting of a tree.

Question 4.
Cutting of the tree was praised by:
a. poet
b. people
c. a man
d. death
Answer:
a. poet

Question 5.
“But I saw death cut down a thousand men” the figure of speech mentioned in the line is
a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
d. irony
Answer:
b. personification

Question 6.
Which word does not fit in the following list:
a. trunk
b. axe
c. wood
d. timber
Answer:
b. axe

Question 7.
A poem that consists of fourteen lines is called:
a. lyric
b. sonnet
c. ballad
d. song
Answer:
b. sonnet

II. Read the following extracts and answer the following questions.

Question 1.
“I stopped to watch a man strike at the trunk”.
a. Who is T here?
Answer:
The poet is the T mentioned here.

b. Why did he stop?
Answer:
The stopped to watch a man cutting a tree.

c. Who was cutting a tree?
Answer:
A man was cutting a tree.

Question 2.
“And I remember how I liked the sight”
a. Who does ‘I’ refer?
Answer:
‘I’ refers to the poet.

b. What does the poet remember?
Answer:
The poet remembers the sight of a man cutting a tree.

c. What is the meaning of ‘sight’?
Answer:
Sight means ‘scene’ or ‘view’.

Question 3.
“But I saw death cut down a thousand men”.
a. Who is the ‘I’?
Answer:
The poet is the ‘I’ mentioned here.

b. Who cut down a thousand men?
Answer:
“Death” cut down a thousand men.

c. Name the figure of speech mentioned in the line.
Answer:
Personification.

The Axe in the Wood Poem Summary in English

The poem is about the harmful effects of poaching, and indiscriminate cutting of trees.

Poet stopped to watch the scene of a man cutting a centuries old strong tree. The axe was very sharp and glittering. The man was very quick in cutting deep into the tree. The yellow chips of the tree went spinning in the air when he had cut the tree.

The poet remembers the scene of cutting trees. He liked to watch the sight which had a prose and rhythm as the bright axe swung. People had gathered there, to watch the tree being cut. They praised the man and his axe. Poet makes an irony here.

Poet knows the answer to the possible blame. The tree is very old and it is dangerous. It might fall. So the tree should be cut and the timber used.

Cutting the tree and its timber is not better than a growing tree. Poet sees death cut down a thousand men, in that tall lovely legacy of wood. Cutting of a tree is a huge loss for human beings.

The Axe in the Wood Poem Summary in Kannada

The Axe in the Wood Poem Word in English

• strike = deliver or inflict a blow on
• trunk = The main stem of a tree as distinct from its branches
• glittering = shining
• spin = turn or cause [a person or thing] to turn round
• sight = view, scene
• poise = stable and balanced state
• swing = move or cause to move with a curving motion
• glory = fame, praise
• reproach = blame
• timber = wood prepared for use in building, carpentry etc :
• stack = a pile or heap
• legacy = something handed down by predecessors, a gift left by will
• wood tree = did
• chance = casual
• to crowd upon = to favour, to eulogize
• rhythm = movement with a regular succession of beats
• chance reproach = a possible blame
• eulogize = to praise very highly

 8th Standard English Notes

KSEEB 8th English Luther Burbank Notes Summary Questions and Answers

ILA. Your teacher reads a passage. Listen to it. Then answer these questions.

Question 1.
Name any one trick which the magician says he can perform?
Answer:
Magician can change a piece of paper into a hundred rupee note.

Question 2.
Usually how does a magician play a trick?
Answer:
Magicians hypnotise people, that means they capture their attention.

Question 3.
Do you think a magician can grow many kinds of mangoes on a single tree?
Answer:
No, I don’t think that a magician can grow many kinds of mangoes on a single tree.

IRA. Read the following and answer the questions given below.

1. In the photo you see Haj i Kalimullah Khan from Mallihabad, U.P. He has grown 300 different kinds of Mangoes on a single tree. Recently he won the Padmashri award for this and he also finds his name in the Limca Book of Records. He talks so lovingly about his orchard and his trees as if he were talking about his own children.

2. Khan’s prized tree is about 100 years old. He has been growing different varieties of mangoes on it since 1987. Recently he has developed 5 more new varieties of mangoes on the same tree.

3. The craft developed by him has become a mystery for researchers and agriculturists alike. They are immensely surprised by his work. One of his previous creations is a tree in the Moghal Garden at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, flowering 54 kinds of mangoes. The ten feet tall tree was brought from his garden to Delhi in 1999 as a present to the then President.

Questions with Answers

Question 1.
What is Haji Kalimulla Khan’s main achievement?
Answer:
Haji Kalimullah Khan has grown 300 different kinds of mangoes on a single treee. It is his main achievement.

Question 2.
How has the Government recognised his achievements?
Answer:
Indian Government has recognised his achievements by awarding him Padmashri Award.

Question 3.
Say which words are used to mean the following.

1. greatly
2. unbelievable event
3. of late
4. kinds
5. technique

Answer:

1. immensely
2. mystery
3. recently
4. varieties
5. craft

Textbook Questions and Answers

I. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Name the fields in which Luther Burbank’s influence prevails.
Answer:
Luther Burbank’s influence prevai Is in the scientific community among those who work in the fields of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and livestock.

Question 2.
When was Luther Burbank born?
Answer:
Luther Burbank was born on March 7, 1849.

Question 3.
What was Luther Burbank’s goal in life?
Answer:
Luther Burbank’s goal was to grow new varieties flower, fruits and vegetable plants.

Question 4.
Name the book that helped Burbank to decide on his goal of life?
Answer:
Darwin’s Book “Variation of animals and plants under domestication” that helped Burbank to decide on his goal of life.

Question 5.
How was the weather in the State of California?
Answer:
In- California, the weather was mild and the soil was rich and varied.

Question 6.
How many varieties of fruits did Burbank grow on an arce of his farm?
Answer:
Several thousand varieties of fruits Burbank had grown on an acre of his farm. He had grown 526 different types of apples on the same tree by grafting.

Question 7.
How was the weather in the State of California?
Answer:
In- California, the weather was mild and the soil was rich and varied.

Question 8.
What is grafting?
Ans.
Grafting is cutting a living twig of plant and fixing it in a cut made in another plant, to form a new growth.

II. Which of the following things was Burbank able to do because of his experimentation? [Tick off [✓] [against the true statements, and a [×] against others].

a) Growing hundreds of varieties of apples.
Answer:
[✓]

b) Spending 15 years for a tree to bear fruit.
Answer:
[×]

c) Making a young plant yield fruit in a year or two. [V]
Answer:
[✓]

d) Growing about 526 varieties of apples in an acre of his farm.[V]
Answer:
[✓]

III. Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then write:

Question 1.
How did Burbank’s genius benefit the life of a common man?
Answer:
The products of Burbank’s genius continue to play a part in the day-to-day lives of the people throughout the world. His influence prevails in the scientific community among those who work in the fields of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and livestock. His most important contribution is a lovely flower that never existed before. He developed a fruit and vegetable, the taste of which was improved with his experiment.

Question 2.
Why did Burbank move from Massachusetts to California?
Answer:
Burbank found that the climate of his native place was not suitable for his work. So he moved to the state of California at the age of 26. In California, the weather was mild and the soil was fertile and varied. It was a suitable place for his work.

Question 3.
What did Burbank call his new home? and why?
Answer:
Burbank called his new home as ‘The chosen spot’, because he considered that place to be best suited for his work, when compared to other places on the earth.

Question 4.
How did grafting help Burbank in his experimentation?
Answer:
Grafting helped him to get several thousand different varieties of fruits in one arce of his farm. He had grown 526 different types of apples on the same tree, by grafting. It helped him not only to save space, but also to speed up his experiments. Instead of waiting for 15 years for a tree to give fruits, he would graft (a twig from a young plant to a fruit bearing tree) and get fruits in just two or three years. It increased his efficiency of experimentation

Question 5.
In what way did Burbank save space and speed up his experiments?
Answer:
Burbank was able to grow several thousand different varieties of fruits by grafting. He grafted many twigs on a single tree. He had grown 526 different types of apples on the same tree. It was possible for him not only to save space but also to speed up his experiments.

Question 6.
What were Burbank’s experiments on cherry, blackberry, cactus and shasta daisy?
Answer:
He developed an improved cherry, a thornless Blackberry, a cactus without thorns that is largely used as food for livestock, a peach tree that could withstand freezing weather and a new flower ‘ Shasta Daisy’.

IV. Write a paragraph on each of the following.

Question 1.
Write a note on Burbank’s early life?
Answer:
Burbank was born on March 7, 1849. He was brought up on a farm in the state of Massachusetts. He was attracted towards the wonders of nature and learned the techniques of growing various crops and plants during his early years. But when he read Darwin’s book “Variation of animals and plants under Domestication’, he decided to devote his life to grow new varieties of plants. He started market gardening and became successful.

Question 2.
Describe the three techniques on which Burbank’s experiments were based.
Answer:
Burbank made the experiments on three basic techniques. He had grown a variety of domestic and foreign plants under different conditions. They would prove strong, plentiful and showed other desirable qualities.

Secondly, he had grown many varieties of fruits, flowers and vegetables by changing water, food supply, temperature, light or space. He had grown very dissimilar qualities of plants by crossing the plants.
In the final step, he could recognize and select the plants which showed desirable changes and selected them for further experiments.

Question 3.
How did Burbank react when some of his efforts ended in failure?
Answer:
Burbank was not disappoined when his efforts ended in failure. At one time, he crossed a tomato with a potato. Though a vegetable was produced, it had no commerical value. But his devotion was so deep and strong that nothing could disappoint him.

Luther Burbank Lesson Vocabulary in English

VI. Look at the following phrase and see how the two words go together. They are collocative words.

1. sunny weather
2. smiling face
3. hard-working scientist
4. improved cherry

Now fill in the blanks with the most appropriate describing words given in the box below. For a few, you may have more than one combination.

1. _____________ community
2. _____________ soil
3. _____________ black berry
4. _____________ cactus
5. _____________ attempt
6. _____________ value

Answer:

1. Scientific
2. rich
3. white/thornless
4. desert/thornless
5. successfull
6. commercial

V2. Given below are some names. Classify them into categories of flowers, fruits and vegetables. You may consult a dictionary/ encyclopaedia if you need.

Orange, plum, neem, mango, desert cactus, black berry, banana, brinjal, potato, cherry, lemon, apple, grapes, jasmine, lotus, shasta daisy, marigold, rose, tomato, peach, carrot, watermelon.
Answer:

A. Listen and Speak

Diphthongs / au / and / əʊ / task 1 and task 2 Drunken Monkey Kung Fu scares Villagers.

1. Chikkanayakanahalli: A monkey, addicted to alcohol and often attacking people, is scaring the wits out of the residents of Shettykere, a village here.

2. The monkey was first noticed in the village a month ago. It has taken a liking for alcohol, perhaps due to some mischievous alcohol addicts in the villages, initiating it into drinking. It is now addicted to the brew and often gets high. It has also become indiscriminate in its eating habits and has put on weight and become aggressive.

3. Once inebriated, the monkey begins harassing passersby and even attacking them. The aggressive monkey scares even a large crowd. So far, it has attacked at least 30 persons, and injured many of them. Even dogs are among its victims.

4. The monkey, which has made the bus terminal its home, snatches travellers’ bags and their belongings. Anyone resisting it is attacked.

5. But pious, if not cowardly they are, the residents see it as an incarnation of Hanuman, the monkey god, and worship it, but their piety is wearing thin, and they want someone to get rid of the rowdy Simian.

Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Where and when was the drunken monkey noticed first?
Answer:
The drunken monkey was first noticed in Shettykere village a month ago.

Question 2.
How did addiction affect the monkey? (See paragraph 2)
Answer:
Monkey got addicted to alcohol and often got high. It became indiscriminate in its eating habits and had put on weight and became aggressive.

Question 3.
You may have come across new words in this news report. Meaning of the words used, and the paragraph numbers where they appear are given.
Find out the words and write them in the blanks provided.
eg: attacking _________________ (P3) _________________
Answer:
aggressive

takes away _________________ (P4) _________________
Answer:
Snatches

Avatar _________________ (P5) _________________
Answer:
incarnation

troubling _________________ (P5) _________________
Answer:
rowdy

monkey (P5) _________________ (P3) _________________
Answer:
simian

Question 4.
Match the phrases with their meanings

A	B
1. scaring the wits out of	a. avoiding ( )
2. getting high	b. vanishing ( )
3. wearing thin	c. making one very much afraid ( )
4. getting rid of	d. going up the hill ( )
5. feeling very difficult to do something	e. being overdrunk ( )
	f. cowardly ( )

Answer:

1. – c,
2. – e,
3. – b,
4. – a,
5. – f.

B. Grammar

The Passive Voice
Task. Match the names in the left hand column with the discoveries / inventions / compositions etc. in the right-hand column. Then write sentences in both active and passive voices using the agent and appropriate verbs.

1. Kalidasa	a. Geeta Govinda
2. Jayadeva	b. Shakuntala
3. Tagore	c.  Film‘Tare Zameen Par’
4. Amir Khan	d. Jai Ho
5. Gulzar	e. Harry Potter
6. J.K. Rowling	f. Geethanjali
7. Galileo	g. telescope

Answer:

1. – b,
2. – a,
3. – f,
4. – c,
5. – d,
6. – e,
7. – g.

e.g., Galileo invented the telescope.
The telescope was invented by Galileo.

1. Kalidasa wrote Shakuntala.
Shakuntala was written by Kalidasa.

2. Jayadeva wrote Geeta Govinda.
Geeta Govinda was written by Jayadeva.

3. Tagore wrote Geethanjali.
Geethanjali was written by Tagore,

4. Amirkhan directed the film ‘Tare Zameen Par’.
The film ‘Tare Zameen Par’ was directed by Amir Khan.

5. Gulzar wrote the song Jai Ho
The song Jai Ho was written by Gulzar.

6. J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter series.
Harry Potter series was written by J.K. Rowling.

7. Galileo invented the telescope.
The telescope was invented by Galileo.

C. Writing

Task 1. An outline of a story is given below. Complete the story supplying the required words and phrases.

A cap seller on his way to market _________________ very hot _________________ the cool shade of a huge tree _________________ takes a nap beside his basket of caps. _________________ wakes up _________________ basket empty. _________________ thinks they are stolen. _________________ noises above _________________ monkeys with caps on _________________ desperate efforts to recover the caps _________________ at last snatches his own cap off his head and throws it down. _________________ monkeys do the same _________________ he picks up the caps _________________ happy.
Answer:
A cap seller on his way to market is tired. It is a very hot summer day. He sits r under the cool shade of a huge tree and takes a nap beside his basket of caps. When he wakes up he finds his basket empty. He thinks they are stolen He looks hither and tither. He hears some noises above the trees. He sees the monkeys with caps on their beads. He makes desperate efforts to recover the caps from the monkeys. At last, he snatches his own cap off his head and throws it down. Seeing this, all the monkeys do the same. They throw their caps down. He picks up the caps and goes away feeling happy.

Task 2. Expand any one of following proverbs into 5 or 6 sentences of your own.

1. A stitch in time saves nine.
2. Jack of all trades, master of none.
3. Prevention is better than cure.
4. Where there is a will, there is a way.
5. All that glitters is not gold.

Group activity under guidance Suggested Reading:

Additional Questions with Answers

I. Choose the best answer:

Question 1.
Burbank was brought up on a farm in the state of :
(a) California
(b) Massachusetts
(c) Philadelphia
(d) Sanfrancisco.
Answer:
(b) Massachusetts

Question 2.
Burbank was influenced by
(a) Newton
(b) Einstein
(c) Copemicus
(d) Darwin
Answer:
(d) Darwin

Question 3.
Burbank started market gardening at the age of:
(a) 29
(b) 26
(c) 21
(d) 31
Answer:
(c) 21

Question 4.
Superior quality of ‘Idaho potato’ is grown on the thousands of acres in.
(a) North Western part of US
(b) North Eastern part of US
(c) South Western part of US
(d) North Western Europe.
Answer:
(a) North Western part of US

Question 5.
Burbank left his native place at the age of 26 because:
(a) of study
(b) climate was not suitable for his work.
(c) he could not get market for his produce.
(d) he could not get encouragement.
Answer:
(b) climate was not suitable for his work.

Question 6.
Burbank carried on his experiments and original work on plants for more than half a century on :
(a) Santa Claus
(b) Santa Rosa
(c) Santa Flower
(d) Santa apple.
Answer:
(b) Santa Rosa

Question 7.
At the end of his successful attempt to produce a white black – berry, Burbank set fire to all the ________________ seedlings.
(a) rejected
(b) dead
(c) dried
(d) new.
Answer:
(a) rejected

Question 8.
Burbank was able to produce several thousand different varieties of fruits by:
(a) crossing
(b) grefting
(c) grafting
(d) supplying more water.
Answer:
(c) grafting

Question 9.
By grafting Burbank produced 526 different types of ________________ on the same tree :
(a) mangoes
(b) cherries
(c) blackberries
(d) apples.
Answer:
(d) apples.

Question 10.
By grafting a twig from young plant to a fruit bearing tree, burbank got fruits in just:
(a) one year
(b) two or three years
(c) four to six years
(d) 8 years.
Answer:
(b) two or three years

Question 11.
Burbank developed ________________ new flowers:
(a) 63
(b) 53
(c) 73
(d) 83
Answer:
(c) 73

Question 12.
The new flower that was developed by Burbank which bears his name is
(a) Jasmine
(b) Rose
(c) Lotus
(d) Marigold.
Answer:
(b) Rose

Question 13.
The efforts of Burbank that ended in failure was :
(a) grafting tomato
(b) grafting potato
(c) Crossing a tomato with potato
(d) grafting of apple.
Answer:
(c) Crossing a tomato with potato

Question 14.
Plum is a kind of
(a) fruit
(b) flower
(c) vegetable
(d) animal.
Answer:
(a) fruit

II. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Who was Burbank?
Answer:
Burbank was a great horticulture scientist. He developed varieties of fruits, flowers and vegetables.

Question 2.
Where was he brought up?
Answer:
He was brought up on a farm in the state of Massachusetts.

Question 3.
Name the potato that is grown more in North Western part of US.
Answer:
‘Idaho potato’ is grown more in the North Western part of US.

Question 4.
How many years did he carry on with his experiments?
Answer:
He carried on with his experiments for more the half a century.

Question 5.
Where did he carry out his experiments?
Answer:
He carried out his experiments on his farm ‘Santha Rosa’, near the city of San Francisco.

Question 6.
How did he grow several varieties of fruits? ,
Answer:
He had grown several variety of fruits by grafting.

Question 7.
How many types of new flowers had he developed? Name the important flowers.
Answer:
He developed 73 types of new flowers. Shasta Daisy and Burbank Rose are the important ones.

Question 8.
Why did his efforts of crossing a tomato with a potato fail?
Answer:
He crossed a tomato with a potato. Though a vegetable was produced, it had no commercial value. So his efforts failed.

III. Match the following with their meanings:

A	B
1. bring up	a. tough
2. rich	b. produce
3. hard	c. fertile
4. bear	d. to make grow
5. effort	e. poor
	f. attempt

Answer:

1. – d,
2. – c,
3. – a,
4. – b,
5. – f.

Luther Burbank Lesson Summary in English

This write -up describes how Luther Burbank achieved his ambition of growing and grafting varieties of fruits and vegetables.

Series of questions are posed to the reader in the first paragraph such as who turned a yellow flower into red? who made the seeds to plum disappear? who grew 500 different kind of cherries on one tree? – what does the world call a man who made this achievement? was he a master of gardens, a skilled plant grower or a miracle working magician? These questions create a curiosity among the reader.

The man responsible for controlling nature in these ways was the hard working scientist named Luther Burbank.

Though Luther Burbank is no more, the products of his genius continue to play in the day to day lives of people throughout the world. We can find his influence in the field of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and livestock. His most important contributions was the development of lovely flowers, tastiest fruits and vegetables.

Burban was bora on 7th March, 1849. He was brought up on a farm in the state of Massachusetts. He was attracted towards the wonders of nature and learned the techniques of growing various crops and plants during his early years. He was influenced by Darwin’s theory and devote his life to grow new varieties of plants.

He started market gardening at the age of 21. He planted 29 seeds forms an early rose potato plant. He produced a new variety of seed. This potato was called “Idaho potato”. It became popular among local framers and later through out the world.

At the age of 26, Burbank left his native place and moved to the state of California where the climate and soil was suitable for his experiment. He carried on his experimental work on plants for more than fifty years on “Santa Rosa” near the city of San Frabcisco. He described his new home as “The chosen spot”.

He made the experiments on three basic techniques. He had grown the variety of domestic and foreign plants under different conditions. They would prove strong, plentiful, and showed other desirable qualities.

He made the experiments on three basic techniques. He had grown the variety of domestic and foreign plants under different conditions. They would prove strong, plentiful, and showed other desirable qualities.

Secondly, He grew many varieties of fruits, flowers and vegetables by changing water, food supply, temperature etc. He grew dissimilar plants by crossing the plants.

In the final step he could recognize and select the plants which showed desirable changes and select them for further experiments.

Burbank had the great patience in his work. At the end of his successful attempt to produce a white blackberry he set fire to all the rejected seedlings. That pile was 12 feet high, 14 feet wide, 22 feet long and contained 65000 berry bushes. He retained less than two dozen bushes for further study. Throughout his efforts to force nature to obey his orders, he had grown several thousand different varieties of fruits by grafting many twigs on a single tree. He was able to grow 526 different types of apples on the same tree. By grafting a twig from a young to a fruit bearing tree, he was able to get fruits in just two to three years.

Burbank carried out more than 10,000 separate experiments with 600 different kinds of plants. He developed an improved cherry, a thorn less Blackberry, a cactus without thorns, peach tree that, could withstand freezing weather, 73 variety of new flower including the Shasta Daisy and the Burbank Rose.

Many of his efforts ended in failures. He crossed tomato with potato. Though a vegetable was produced, it had no commercial value. He was not disappointed. Burbank worked with the simple elements of nature to produce effects that were remarkable as in other fields.

Luther Burbank Lesson Summary in Kannada

Luther Burbank Lesson Word in English

• plums = An oval shaped fleshy fruit, usually purple or yellow when ripe
• desert cactus = thorny desert cactus
• blackberries = a black fleshy edible fruit
• breeder = producer of new and better kind of animals and plants
• miracle = extraordinary event attributed to a supernatural agency
• horticulture = art of growing fruits, flowers and vegetables
• livestock = farm animals
• devote = give over oneself to a particular purpose
• bring up = to make grow; to raise
• early rose potato = a variety of potato plant
• rich = fertile
• hesitate = show indecision or uncertainty
• pursuit = The act of continuing or processing a course of action
• plentiful = abundant, sufficient quantity or number
• hardy = tough
• variation = a thing that differs from one type
• variety = different plant of a species
• seedling = a young plants especially raised from a seed and not from a cutting
• pile = heap of things laid up one another
• efficiency = the quality of being capable:
• graft = take a piece of living material from one plant or animal and grow it on another plant or animal
• thorn = a stiff sharp pointed projection on a plant
• bear = produce, yield
• commercial = related to market
• cross = an intermixture of varieties of plants
• shiny = having a shine
• tunnel = a way underground
• automobile = related to vehicles
• remarkable = uncommon
• freezing weather = very cold weather at temperatures below 0°C
• delighted = felt happy
• Shasta daisy = a kind of flower
• twig = small shoot on or at the end of a branch of a tree
• Santa Rosa = a place near San Franciso.

 8th Standard English Notes

KSEEB 8th English Machine Poem Notes Summary Questions and Answers

Textbook Questions and Answers

l. Answer the following questions and share your responses with your partner.

Question 1.
Look at the first stanza. See how a machine made of a metal goes through a process in the making. Fill in the empty boxes with the appropriate steps.

Answer:

Question 2.
What do simple machines need, to start working?
Answer:
Simply machines need some water, coal, oil or power to start.

Question 3.
Name atleast five machines or mechanical devices, and write how they are useful to man.
e. g. an iron box – for ironing clothes.
Answer:

• Pump set: to lift the water
• Generator: for producing electricity / light
• Train: for travel and transport
• Crane: for pulling or lifting things or goods etc.
• Gun: Shooting
• Scooter, bike: for travelling.

Question 4.
What can a machine not do? [stanza 4]
Answer:
Machines can not comprehend the situation and work. They cannot love, show pity or forgiveness.

Question 5.
What is the risk, if the machine is mishandled? [stanza 4]
Answer:
There is a danger and death to humans if they mishandle the machine.

Read and write:

II. Read and discuss with your partner. Then write.

Question 1.
How are machines and human beings different? Study the last stanza and write.
Answer:
Man can work on his own. He has the capacity to comprehend. He has feelings. He can love, show pity or mercy. But machines cannot work of their own. They work when they are operated. They work on guided principles. They cannot ’ comprehend the situation. They can neither love nor pity nor forgive. Either machines or man can misunderstand themselves of their strength. It is temporary. Man is controlled by God, the creator. Machines are controlled by man, its creator.

Question 2.
Do you observe any rhyme scheme in each stanza? If you do, write the words that rhyme together.
eg. ask-task, play-day [second stanza]
Answer:
Ask – task, play – day, (Second stanza), mine-design, pit-tit (First stanza), Drive – dive, light – write. (Third stanza), Live – forgive, lie – die (Fourth stanza) again – brain – (fifth stanza).

Question 3.
List all the words that suggest motion,
eg. pull, jump
Answer:
Pull, jump, haul, push, lift, drive, print, plough, weave, run, swim, fly, dive.

Question 4.
Note how the words like ‘and’ are used in the poem. Also, identify other words t and phrases that are repeated. What is the effect of such repetition?
Answer:
We were, we can, to and nor are used repeatedly. The idea of the poem is stressed and heightened by these repetition of words and phrases.

Additional Questions with Answers

I. Choose the correct answer:

Question 1.
Mineral are melted in
a. ore-bed
b. furnace
c. water
d.oil
Answer:
b. furnace

Question 2.
Some water, coal and oil are needed for the machines to:
a. wash them
b. to keep them in good condition
c. to start them working
d. to transport the machines
Answer:
c. to start them working

Question 3.
Machines are not able to:
a. pull
b. plough
c. comprehend
d. read
Answer:
c. comprehend

Question 4.
There may be danger and death of the man, if man:
a. handling the machines carefully.
b. make a slip in handling them.
c. maintain them properly.
d. not supply water, coal, oil.
Answer:
b. make a slip in handling them.

Question 5.
Machines have power, weight, and big size but they are nothing more than the:
a. man’s brain
b. Elephant
c. power of coal
d. force of water.
Answer:
a. man’s brain

Question 6.
The writer of the poem ‘Machines’ is.
a. SarojiniNaidu
b. Rudyard Kipling
c. Rabindranath Tagore
d. James Kirkup
Answer:
b. Rudyard Kipling

Question 7.
The word that does not rhyme with ‘play’ is
a. day
b. say
c. pay
d. high
Answer:
d. high

II. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1.
“we were melted in the furnace and the pit”.
a. Who does ‘we’ refer?
Answer:
We refers to machines.

b. Where were they melted?
Answer:
The were melted in the furnace and in the pit.

c. Why were they melted?
Answer:
They were melted to make metal and then to make machines.

Question 2.
“Some water, coal and oil all we ask”,
a. Who does “we” refer here?
Answer:
We refers to machines.

b. Who do they ask?
Answer:
They ask the humans.

c. Why do they need water, coal, oil?
Answer:
They needed water, coal, and oil to start work.

Question 3.
But remember, please, the law by which we live. We are not built to comprehend a lie
a. Who does ‘we’ refer?
Answer:
‘we’ refers to machines.

b. What they cannot do?
Answer:
They cannot comprehend a lie.

c. Who is it said to? why?
Answer:
It is a warning to man. Because if he make a slip in handling them, there may be death of the man.

Question 4.
Though our smoke may hide the Heavens from our eyes.
a. Who does ‘our’ refer to?
Answer:
‘our’ refers to machines.

b. What does “heavens” refer here.
Answer:
Heavens refers to sky, but here it could also means supreme power, God.

c. What happens to their smoke?
Answer:
Smoke would vanish.

Question 5.
“we are nothing more than children your brain”.
a. Who does ‘children’ refer?
Answer:
Machines are referred to as children.

b. Who does ‘your’ refer?
Answer:
‘Your’ refers to man (humans).

c. What is not more than man’s mind?
Answer:
Machine’s power, weight and size are not more than the man’s mind.

III. Answer the following:

Question 1.
Why minerals are taken from the ore- bed?
Answer:
Minerals are taken from the ore-bed to melt them in the furnace, to make metal and ultimately to make machines.

Question 2.
Why were the minerals melted, casted and hammered?
Answer:
Mineral were melted, casted and hammered to make machines.

Question 3.
What do machines need to work?
Answer:
Machines need some water, coal, and oil to start work.

Question 4.
What works can machines do?
Answer:
Machines can do the work of pulling, hauling, pushing, lifting, driving, printing, ploughing, weaving, heating, lighting, running jumping, flying, swimming, diving, seeing, hearing, counting, reading and writing.

Question 5.
What is the comparison made in the last stanza?
Answer:
We misunderstand the strength of machines and man. Machines’ smoke may hide the sky. It means that machines may overshadow the strength of man. But it is temporary because man is the creator of machines and he controls them. In the same way, man can not overshadow God. Because god is the creator of man and controls him.

Machine Poem Summary in English

In this poem, machines are imagined to have recited. They draw our attention to their giant strength as well as to their limitations.

Minerals are mined from ore-beds and melted in the furnaces. They were moulded, shaped and hammered into designs. Then, they were filed, cut and shaped, tooled and gauged to fit and made into machines.

Machines require some water, coal and oil to run. If we set them to their work, they serve man for twenty four hours of a day.

Machines can do all kinds of work like pulling, pushing, lifting, driving, printing, ploughing, weaving, heating, lighting. They can run, jump, swim, fly, and dive. They can also see, hear, count, read and write.
Machines run or work on guided principles. They cannot understand like humans. They cannot feel like humans. They cannot feel love, pity, and forgiveness. If we make a mistake or error, that may lead to the death of humans.

Man’s achievements and task are countable and unimaginable. But, the creator, God controls man. In the same way, machines seems to be more powerful than man. They seem to overshadow man just like clouds that hide the sky, but, later they vanish and stars will appear. In the same way, overshadowing of machines is temporary. Because man controls them. For all their power, weight and size become nothing before the man’s intelligence. Machine say that they are the children of man’s mind.

Machine Poem Summary in Kannada

Machine Poem Word in English

• ore-bed = rock, metals are mined from ore-bed
• melt = turn to liquid by heat
• mine (n) = places underground from where minerals are dug out
• cast = mould, like cast-iron
• wrought = shaped
• file = to cut or to shape something
• gauged = measured
• to give us play = to make us run, work
• haul = pull with force
• comprehend = understand
• make a slip = make a mistake, or make an error
• heavens = sky, here it also means supreme power, God
• smoke = cloud, here it also means misunderstanding
• vanish = disappear

 8th Standard English Notes

KSEEB 8th English The Emperor’s New Clothes Lesson Notes Summary Questions and Answers

ILA. Your teacher reads a passage. Listen to it. Then answer these questions.

Question 1.
Why did the king feel proud of himself?
Answer:
King was very handsome. So he felt proud of himself.

Question 2.
Who felt angry with the king? Why?
Answer:
Gods in the heavens felt angry with the king. Once King bragged to his ministers, that he was more attractive than the Gods, so they felt angry with the king.

Question 3.
How did the tree come to know about the king’s horns?
Answer:
Due to God’s curse the king woke up with horns on his head. He ordered his ministers to get him a barber. The barber came and dressed up his head hiding the horns. The king threatened him not to tell the matter to anybody. He promised but could not keep the secret. He came to a tree near the palace and uttered “The king has two horns on his head”. Thus, the tree came to know about the king’s horns.

Question 4.
The Ministers praised the king. Which phrase is to mean praised. Interact with teacher.
Answer:
The phrase ‘compliments’ is used to mean ‘praised’.

IRA. Observe the following pictures carefully. What expressions each picture indicates? The expressions are given in the box. Two examples are given.

Answer:

1. Angry
2. Loving
3. malicious
4. sad/hurt
5. happy
6. sleepy/tired
7. puzzled
8. thoughtful
9. dismayed
10. frightened
11. curious
12. determined

Textbook Questions and Answers

I. Some statements are given below. Some are true and some are false. Tick off ‘T’ or ‘F’ before them. Also indicate the scene number in your answer is True. Two examples are done for you.

Question 1.
I want tailors who will make me magic clothes. T[S – 1]
Answer:
-T(S-I)

Question 2.
We require a large quantity of the finest silk and the purest gold thread. T [S – 1]
Answer:
– T(S – I)

Question 3.
I shall wear the new clothes in the coronation that I am expected to lead. [S-]
Answer:
-F

Question 4.
Only the gentlemen who are fit for their jobs can see the clothes. [S- ]
Answer:
-F

Question 5.
I must send my special assistant to see what really is happening here. [S-]
Answer:
– T(S – II)

Question 6.
The courtiers showed great surprise to see the Emperor. [S-]
Answer:
– T(S – III)

Question 7.
When the Emperor reached the balcony, there was pin-drop silence.
Answer:
– T(S – III)

II. Some important events in the play are given in a jumbled order. Put them in the order in which they are in the text.

1. The Emperor wears the new clothes and walks towards the balcony.
2. The Chief Adviser visits the looms to inspect the weaving.
3. The Special Assistant pays a visit to see how the weavers are preparing the new clothes.
4. The Emperor wants a different set of clothes.
5. He orders to find a new tailor to stitch his clothes.
6. The Emperor is fond of wearing new clothes.
7. The two tailors visit the palace.
8. A little child cries out that the Emperor has no clothes on and he is as naked as a baby.
Answer:
6, 4, 5, 7, 2, 3, 1, 8.

III. Four alternatives are given below each question. /Incomplete statement. Choose the most appropriate one.

Question 1.
The Emperor was fond of ……………….
(a) hunting the wild animals
(b) attending meetings
(c) wearing new clothes
(d) weaving new clothes
Answer:
(c) wearing new clothes

Question 2.
The tailors who came to the Emperor’s palace claimed that they were:
(a) great tailors
(b) ordinary tailors
(c) special tailors
(d) magic tailors
Answer:
(d) magic tailors

Question 3.
The weavers told the Emperor that they required
(a) the finest silk and the purest gold thread.
(b) the finest cotton and silver thread.
(c) the costliest diamond and muslin cloth.
(d) gems and copper thread.
Answer:
(a) the finest silk and the purest gold thread.

Question 4.
According to the weavers, the clothes made by them could not be seen by
(a) gentlemen fit for their jobs.
(b) fools unfit for their jobs.
(c) wise men fit for their jobs.
(d) people fit for wearing them.
Answer:
(b) fools unfit for their jobs.

Question 5.
Who cried out with laughter that the king was as naked as a baby?
(a) the Chief Adviser
(b) the first weaver
(c) a child
(d) the special assistant.
Answer:
(c) a child

IV. Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then write.

Question 1.
Why was the Emperor not able to give much time to the business of his kingdom?
Answer:
Emperor spent many hours every day in his dressing room trying out new clothes. Hence he was not table to give much time to the business of his kingdom.

Question 2.
Why did the Emperor want a new set of clothes every day?
Answer:
Emperor was fond of wearing new clothes. To him, new clothes meant more than anything else in the world. So he wanted a new set of clothes everyday.

Question 3.
What did the Chief Adviser tell the Emperor about the two weavers?
Answer:
Chief Advisor told the emperor that the weavers had found a secret way of weaving the finest silk cloth and making the most beautiful clothes from the cloth that they wove. They claimed to be magic tailors.

Question 4.
What did the two weavers say about the magic way of making beautiful silk cloth?
Answer:
The two weavers said that the beautiful silk cloth would be finely woven. The cloth would have so many rich colours and also such attractive patterns that only a great Emperor like him could wear clothes made from such a cloth.

Question 5.
How would the clothes made of the magic cloth be different from the ordinary clothes that people wear?
Answer:
Only wise men could see what one had worn but fools would not be able to see the clothes at all. This was the speciality of their cloth.

Question 6.
Why did the Emperor think that the weavers had given him an excellent idea?
Answer:
Weavers told the Emperor that those who were clever and fit for their jobs could see what he had worn. Those who were foolish and unfit for their work would not see anything. So by this, he could judge his minister and officers who are fit to manage the affairs of his kingdom and who are unfit. So he thought, that the weavers had given him an excellent idea.

Question 7.
What conditions did the weavers lay down for starting the work?
Answer:
Weavers laid down a condition for starting the work that they required a large quantity of the finest silk, the purest gold thread, and several jewels.

Question 8.
How did the two weavers start their work on the two looms?
Answer:
The two weavers started their work on the two looms pretending to weave. They had put away in their bags all the fine silk, the gold thread and jewels which were given to them for making the new clothes.

Question 9.
Why was the Chief Adviser greatly surprised when he first saw them working?
Answer:
The Chief advisor entered the room to inspect the weavers work. They seemed to be working very hard. But no cloth could be seen on the looms. So he was greatly surprised when he first saw them working.

Question 10.
How did the weavers try to confuse the Chief Adviser?
Answer:
They pointed to the loom and pretended to handle the cloth they were supposed to be wearing. They told him about the pattern, design, circles, flowing lines and colours. But chief advisor could not see anything. By describing cloth in this manner, they tried to confuse the Chief Advisor.

Question 11.
What made the Chief Adviser feel worried about his own fitness for the post he was holding?
Answer:
The weavers had said that only wise men could see the clothes that they make. Those who could not see them were fools or unfit for their jobs. As he could not see anything on their looms, the Chief adviser was worried about his own fitness for the post he was holding.

Question 12.
What was the terrible experience of the adviser’s special assistant?
Answer:
Special Assistant entered the room and was surprised when he saw the two weavers working on the two looms with no trace of any cloth or thread on it. But they showed and told him about the beautiful circles, flowing lines, colours patterns and designing of the cloth. He simply nodded for whatever they said. Hence, he considered his experience to be terrible.

Question 13.
How did the two weavers pretend to make the Emperor’s new clothes and help him to wear them?
Answer:
Weavers came forward to the emperor, pretending to hold the invisible clothes in their hands and bowing to him. They said to emperor that they were his coat and trousers which he would wear in the procession. They requested the Emperor to come to the dressing room so that they could help him to wear the new clothes. Like this, the weavers pretended to make the Emperor’s new clothes and help him wear them.

Question 14.
Why did the Chief Adviser request the Emperor to show himself on the balcony?
Answer:
Chief adviser requested the Emperor to show himself on the balcony because the people were eagerly waiting outside to see him in his new clothes. It would please them very much if he showed himself to them before the procession set out.

Question 15.
What was the Emperor’s reply to his request?
Answer:
Emperor replied that he had just put on the most wonderful clothes those tailors had made for him. He promised to come to the balcony as soon as he was ready.

Question 16.
How did the courtiers behave when the Emperor walked towards the balcony almost naked?
Answer:
The courtiers showed great surprise to see the Emperor having little clothes on his body. But no one said anything because they had been told that only wise men would be able to see the emperors new clothes but fools would not see them.

Question 17.
What happened when the Emperor reached the balcony?
Answer:
Loud cheers were heard from the crowd standing on the road outside when the Emperor reached the balcony. The cheering stopped all of a sudden and there was pin-drop silence. Then, a little child cried out laughing “Look Daddy, the Emperor has no clothes on at all. Has the . king become very poor? Doesn’t he have money to buy clothes?”.

V. Answer each of the following question in a paragraph.

Question 1.
The Emperor has been described as proud and foolish. But he has another serious weakness which is shown in his behaviour towards his Chief Adviser. Write a paragraph describing the Emperor’s character.
Answer:
The emperor was not only a proud and foolish person but also weak in judging others. He trusted and believed others blindly. The Chief Adviser told him that two weavers who had come from distant place were waiting outside to visit him. He said that they claimed to be magic tailors. Without thinking, king asked Chief advisor to bring them to the court.

The weavers visited the emperor and said that they had discovered a magic way of making the most beautiful silk cloth from which they could make beautiful clothes for Emperor. They requested the emperor to provide them with the finest silk, pure gold thread and several jewels. The emperor promised to provide them all that was required.

Again they told that when he wore a suit made out of that cloth, only wise men can could see that he was wearing but fools would not be able to see it at all. The king believed them blindly.

After two days, weavers came to the Emperor pretending to hold the invisible clothes in their hands and told the Emperor that those were his coat and trousers. He believed them and nodded his head. Really there were no clothes in their hands. Weavers pretended to help the Emperor to wear new clothes in the dressing room. He came to the balcony to show his new beautiful dress to people. But he was almost naked. The weavers had tricked the Emperor and made a fool of him.

Emperor did not trust the Chief adviser in the beginning. He rejected the clothes specially made for him for special days. But the same emperor believed and trusted Chief adviser and weavers blindly though they made a fool of him. He had a mixed character.

Question 2.
Imagine you are the child who laughed at the king at the end of the story. Narrate the scene to your friends, and write the narration.
Answer:
Dear friend, my father told me about our Emperor. Our Emperor is fond of wearing new clothes every day. Three days back, two magic tailors came to the court and made new clothes to the Emperor. People were eager to see the beautiful magic clothes of Emperor.

The Emperor should appear on the balcony with the new clothes before the procession. I also went there with my father. Many people had gathered there. We were waiting for the Emperor’s arrival in the balcony. There were loud cheers from the crowd standing on either side of the road.

When the Emperor came out to the balcony, cheers stopped all of a sudden and there was pin-drop silence. I was surprised and could not believe my eyes.

The Emperor was not wearing any magic dress. I thought that the Emperor might have become poor. I blurted out to my father that the Emperor was not wearing anything and that maybe he has become poor.

Question 3.
The weavers tricked the Emperor, Do you think what they did was right?
Answer:
Yes, I think that weavers tricking the emperor was right.

Emperor was very fond by wearing new clothes. It is acceptable. But he spent so many hours every day in his dressing room trying out new clothes that he had very little time to attend to the affairs of his kingdom. He had forgotten his duties and responsibility as a emperor he did not believe his trusted chief advisor though he provide him new clothes specially made for him.

He believed unknown weavers blindly. He should have judged the weavers when they told him about their invisible magic clothes. Foolishness, on the part of the Emperor, allowed the weavers to trick him. So l agree that the weavers taught a good lesson to the Emperor.

The Emperor’s New Clothes Lesson Vocabulary in English

VI. Look at the following opposites.

Question 1.
useful × ______________
Answer:
useless

Question 2.
powerful × ______________
Answer:
powerless

Question 3.
hopeful × ______________
Answer:
hopeless

Question 4.
helpful × ______________
Answer:
helpless

Question 5.
worthy × ______________
Answer:
worthless

Question 6.
Careful × ______________
Answer:
careless

Note: The suffix – less mean ‘without’ as in – noiseless [without noise]: purposeless [withoug purpose].

Now make as many phrases as possible and use them in sentences of your own. one example is done for you.

V2. Read the following phrases given in the web diagram.

From the web-diagram frame phrases like set up… First, match them with their meanings given in brackets. Then fill in the blanks.

[Start on a journey, to be put down in writing, be opposed to, trigger, begin, established]

Use the correct farm of the phrasal verbs given in the web diagram and fill in the blanks Appropriately.

Question 1.
Why don’t you ______________ your ideas on paper?
Answer:
set down

Question 2.
Ravi and Raju have ______________ on a journey round the world.
Answer:
set out

Question 3.
How long will you take to ______________ this machine?
Answer:
set up

Question 4.
Suma ______________ herself going to University.
Answer:
set against

Question 5.
If we all ______________ we can finish the cleaning in an hour.
Answer:
set off

Question 6.
I have to buy some woollens before the cold weather ______________ .
Answer:
sets in

V3. Read the sentences and match them with their meanings.

1. take a day off, Kavya	a. angry, unfriendly
2. Mysore is still five miles off	b. starting on a journey
3. Asha is off to Mangaluru tomorrow	c. away, distant in time.
4. Shoes are on sale with 20% off.	d. away, distant in space.
5. The bullet went off the target.	e. away from work or duty:
6. The holidays are not so far off now.	f. reduced in price, cheaper.
7. Veena was a bit off with me this morning.	g. away from the aim.

Answer:

1. – e
2. – d
3. – b
4. – f
5. – g
6. – c
7. – a

V4. Read the table and study the example. Different forms of the words are given below. Different forms of words

Now frame sentences using each of these word forms
e.g. The Scientist was sucessful in his efforts.
Answer:
Success: The race ended in the success of the Mysore Maharaja’s horse.
I haven’t had much success in my application for jobs.

1. Succeed: If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.

2. Succeeded: I succeeded in climbing Mount Everest.
When the king died, his eldest run succeeded him.
The British succeeded in capturing Srirangapatana.

3. Successful: My father is a successful businessman.

4. Successfully: I completed my High School education successfully.

5. Successor: The successors of Aurangzeb were weak and inefficient.

6. Unsuccessful: Alexander made an unsuccessful attempt to fulfill his ambition to conquor the whole world.

7. Unsuccessfully: Testing of a missile by the scientist failed unsuccessfully.

8. Succeeding: Eldest son of the ruler was succeeding to the throne.

V5. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets. One example has been given for you. Write different forms of words and frame one example for each form of word.

Question 1.
The dog was ………………… [name] Tommy.
Answer:
Named
Name: My friend’s name is Bhushan.
Nameless: We have a beautiful cow.
It is nameless.

Question 2.
I’m ………………… [hope] that you’ll succeed this time.
Answer:
hopeful
hope: I hope to win ₹ one crore in Kannadada Kotyadipati competition.
hopeless: He is hopeless at maths.
hopelessly: I saw a hopelessly ill patient.

Question 3.
His love was only a ………………… [pretend] to cheat me.
Answer:
Pretention
Pretend: My friend pretended that he was not at home when we rang the bell.

Question 4.
The child was ………………… [health] and good-looking.
Answer:
healthy
health: Doctors checkup our health,
healthful: Ooty is a healthful hill station.
Healthiness: We should feel proud of , the healthiness of our grand parents.

Question 5.
It is our duty to ………………… [service] our parents in their old age.
Answer:
Serve:
Service: He had made some very good services to the nation.
Serviceable: The tyres are worn out but still serviceable.

Question 6.
Parents should ………………… [education] their children to behave well.
Answer:
Educate
Education: We have to get a good education.
Educational: There are many good Educational Institutions in Bengaluru.
Educationally: In many villages, people are still educationally backward.

V6. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate form of words given in brackets.

We had a ………………. [wonder] holiday at Ooty last summer. The weather was ……………… [cool] most of the time. We had ……………… [please] showers almost daily. The food was ……………… [delicious], but father thought it was rather ……………… [spice]. The people were ……………… [friend] and the scenery was extremely ……………… [attract]! We took a lot of ……………… [beauty] photographs of the hills and valleys. One night we watched a show of folk dance and music. Oh, it was so ……………… (entertain)! On our last day, we went to the State Emporium and bought some ……………… [art] things made out of wood.
Answer:

1. wonderful
2. cool
3. pleasant
4. delicious
5. spicy
6. friendly
7. attractive
8. beautiful
9. entertaining
10. art

V7. Rewrite the following sentences after making necessary corrections.

1. The News are very good.
2. There are 26 letters of the alphabets in English.
3. Please give me some informations.
4. I have bought some furnitures last week.
5. Politics are the last resort of scoundrels.
6. There are more sceneries in the paintings.

Answer:

1. The News is very good.
2. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
3. Please give me some information.
4. I have bought some furniture last week.
5. Politics is the last resort of scoundrels.
6. There are many scenery in the paintings.

A. Listen and Speak
B. Spoken English
C. Reading

Task 1. Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Man – The enemy
Man is an enemy of many animals.
Baby seals are clubbed to death for their skins. Crocodiles are tracked down and their skins are used for hand bags and shoes. Elephants are destroyed for their ivory which is used for Jewellery.
Whales are hunted for their oil.
The whole species is being endangered to satisfy man’s love for fashion.

Questions: Make a list of the animals mentioned above and for what use they are killed.
Animals                 Use
Elephant               Jewellery
_____________          _____________
_____________          _____________
_____________          _____________
The above passage deals with man as an enemy of animals.
Answer:

animals	use
elephant	jewellery
Baby seals	Skins
crocodiles	Skin-hand bags and shoes
whales	oil

Task 2. Read the passage and fill in the table with facts about cats and dogs. One is done for you.
Inferential comprehension

Domestic cats belong to the family of tigers, whereas domestic dogs belong to the family of wolves. Cats are very familiar with the area they live in. It helps them to find the best place to hunt. Hence a domestic cat remains faithful to its home area and it hunts alone. Wild dogs hunt in groups: share their food and co-operate with one another. Hence domestic dogs are faithful to their masters. Their body language too is unique in many ways.

Cats arch their back and try to look large when they are angry, whereas dogs pull their lips back and show their teeth when they are angry. Cats and dogs do have some special skills. A cat can fall from a significant height but still survive without much injury. A dog guards the property as it is faithful to its master. It can sense any smell in to time.

Answer:

D. Grammar

Task 1. Read the conversation between Alladin and a stranger.
Stranger: Are you Mustafa’s son?
Alladin: Yes Sir, I am, but my father is dead.
Strange: Don’t worry, my son! This is indeed a sad news. I am your father’s brother. Go and tell your mother. (Now Alladin went to his mother)
Alladin: Mother, there is a gentleman at the door. He says he is my uncle. Should I bring him in? Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below using the clues given:
Note: The above conversation changed into indirect speech.

Alladin met a strange who asked him   1    Alladin told him   2   dead. The stranger consoled him saying   3   and told him   4    He further informed him   5   brother and asked him   6   Alladin went and told his mother that there was a stranger at the door who said he was his uncle He further asked her   7 

Clues

1. that he was, but his father was
2. not to worry
3. if he should bring the stranger in
4. to go and tell that to his mother
5. if he was Mustafa’s son
6. that he was his father’s
7. that it was indeed a sad news.

Note: (The two ways of expressing.)
Answer:

1. if he was Mustafa’s son.
2. that he was, but his father was
3. not to worry
4. that it was indeed a sad news.
5. that he was his father’s
6. to go and tell that to his mother
7. if he should bring the stranger in

Task 2. Now express the following sentences in the reported speech:

Question 1.
Kiran said to Reshma, “I’m enjoying my new job.”
Answer:
Kiran told Reshma that he was enjoying his new job.

Question 2.
“Renu has invited us to the party,” said Reshma.
Answer:
Reshma said that Renu had invited them to the party.

Question 3.
Kiran said, “We must attend the party. Let’s plan for it.”
Answer:
Kiran said that they must attend the party and further said that they had to plan for that.

Question 4.
Kiran’s father said, “You must visit your grandmother more often”.
Answer:
Kiran’s father asked him to visit his ‘ grandmother more often.

Question 5.
Reshma said, “We are planning to visit her coming Sunday”.
Answer:
Reshma said that they were planning to l visit her the next Sunday / coming Sunday.

Question 6.
“Last month you were busy. So you dropped the idea,” said Kiran’s k mother.
Answer:
Kiran’s mother reminded him that he was busy the previous month and so had dropped the idea at that time.

E. Writing

Punctuation.
Task 1. Look at the following sentences, and observe how the commas are used.
1. Sarojini Naidu, the Nightingale of India, was born in Hyderabad in 1879.
2. Indira Priyadarshini, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, became as famous as her father.
Note: A comma is used in writing to denote a pause.

Task 2. Insert commas wherever necessary:

Question 1.
Sir John Smith the Vice Chancellor arrived just now.
Answer:
Sir John Smith, the Vice Chanceller, arrived just now.

Question 2.
As the teacher entered all the students stood up.
Answer:
As the teacher entered, all the students stood up.

Question 3.
“John when will you come?” said Prema.
Answer:
“John, when will you come?”, said Prema.

Question 4.
Not knowing whom to address he kept silent.
Answer:
Not knowing whom to address, he kept silent.

Question 5.
If you do not know the answer ask the teacher.
Answer:
If you do not know the answer, ask the teacher.

Task 3. Read the following sentences. Observe the use of apostrophe (‘).

1. We celebrate Children’s Day on November 14th every year.
2. Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5th every year.
3. This is men’s wear and that is women’s wear.
4. “The Emperor’s New Clothes” is a play.
5. A Nation’s Strength is a meaningful poem.
Note: Apostrophe (’) is used to show possession.
Usually they are used with living beings.

Task 4. Use apostrophe (’) wherever necessary in the following paragraph.

Aristotle was born in Stagira, a Greek outpost on the Macedonian coast. His father was a doctor in the court of Philip II of Macedon. When Aristotle was about 17, he left for Athens where he became a pupil of Plato. He stayed in Platos Academy in Athens for 20 years, first as a student and later as a teacher. Then he was invited back to Macedon to tutor Alexander, Philips son.

Aristotles enthusiasm for wisdom and for free expression of ideas greatly influenced the young prince, and clearly played a role in eventually making him Alexander the Great.

Interestingly, Socrates disciple was Plato, Platos disciple was Aristotle, and Aristotles disciple was Alexander the Great.
Answer:
Aristotle was born in Stagira, a Greek outpost on the Macedonian coast. His father was a doctor in the court of Philip II of Macedon. When Aristotle was about 17, he left for Athens where he became a pupil of Plato. He stayed in Plato’s Academy in Athens for 20 years, first as a student and later as a teacher. Then he was invited back to Macedon to tutor Alexander, Philip’s son.

Aristotle’s enthusiasm for wisdom and for free expression of ideas greatly influenced the young prince, and clearly played a role in eventually making him Alexander the Great.

Interestingly, Socrates’ disciple was Plato, Plato’s disciple was Aristotle, and Aristotle’s disciple Was Alexander the Great.

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Additional Questions with Answers

I. Each of the following statements has four choices for the answer. Choose the appropriate one.

Question 1.
The Emperor was spending most of his time.
(a) to attend to the affairs of his kingdom.
(b) to conquer other states.
(c) in his dressing room trying out new clothes.
(d) to go round the state.
Answer:
(c) in his dressing room trying out new clothes.

Question 2.
Emperor was fond of
(a) wearing old clothes
(b) Eating sweets
(c) listeming to stories
(d) wearing new clothes
Answer:
(d) wearing new clothes.

Question 3.
Emperor ordered the Chief adviser to.
(a) kill all the tailors
(b) Imprison all the tailors
(c) banish all the tailors
(d) bring all the tailors to the court
Answer:
(c) banish all the tailors.

Question 4.
The weavers came from :
(a) Village
(b) Town
(c) neighbouring kingdom
(d) a distant place
Answer:
(d) a distant place.

Question 5.
Weavers claimed to be :
(a) wonderful tailors
(b) magic tailors
(c) skilled tailors
(d) special tailors

Question 6.
Emperor wanted the new clothes to wear:
(a) during the festival
(b) in the procession
(c) to visit the people
(d) to go to neighouring state
Answer:
(b) in the procession

Question 7.
By wearing magic clothes the Emperor could judge:
(a) people
(b) weavers
(c) his minister and officers
(d) tailors
Answer:
(c) his minister and officers.

Question 8.
Chief advisor visited the looms:
(a) to give silk and gold thread
(b) to bring clothes
(c) to inspect the weaving
(d) to give suggestion to weavers.
Answer:
(c) to inspect the weaving.

Question 9.
Chief advisor doubted whether he was a fool because.
(a) weaver did not follow his advice
(b) he could not understand what weavers said
(c) he had not seen anything on the loom.
(d) weaves asked him for more silk and gold thread.
Answer:
(c) he had not seen anything on the loom

Question 10.
People were waiting outside because:
(a) to visit the Emperor.
(b) to say their problems to king.
(c) to see the Emperor in his new clothes.
(d) to honour him.
Answer:
(c) to see the Emperor in his new clothes.

Question 11.
When the Emperor reached the balcony, cheering stop all of a sudden and there was a pin drop silence because:
(a) Emperor ordered to imprison them
(b) Emperor had worn very beautiful clothes
(c) Emperor was almost naked
(d) they were afraid of the emperor.
Answer:
(c) Emperor was almost naked

Question 12.
Loud cheers were heard … the crowd standing the road: The correct prepositions is to be filled:
(a) on, in
(b) from, on
(c) by, along
(d) over, across
Answer:
(b) from, on

II. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow :

Question 1.
your majesty, these are the best that I could get for you today”
a. Who is the ‘I’
Answer:
‘I’ refers to Chief advisor.

b. Who is it said to?
Answer:
It is said to the Emperor.

c. What does ‘these’ refer?
Answer:
“These” refer to the clothes.

Question 2.
“Banish them all, send them one and all out of the country”
a. Who said this?
Answer:
The Emperor said this

b. Who was it said to?
Answer:
It was said to Chief adviser.

c. Who does ‘them’ refer?
Answer:
Them refer to the tailors.

d. What is the meaning of ‘banish’
Answer:
Banish means send one out of the country as punishment.

Question 3.
“We require a large quantity of the finest silk and the purest gold thread”
a. Who does ‘we’ refer?
Answer:
We refer to the weavers.

b. Who was it said to?
Answer:
It was said to the Emperor.

c. Why did they require silk and gold thread?
Answer:
They required silk and golden thread to weave cloth and make the clothes for the Emperor.

Question 4.
Only wise men can see what you are wearing, but fools will not be able to see it all.
a. Who said this?
Answer:
The first weaver said this.

b. Who does ‘you’ refer?
Answer:
‘you’ refers to the Emperor.

c. Why did they say?
Answer:
They wanted to trick the Emperor.

Question 5.
“And by wearing these clothes, you will be able to judge your minister and your officers very easily”.
a. Who said this?
Answer:
The second weaver said this.

b. Who does ‘you’ refer?
Answer:
‘You’ refers to the Emperor.

c. Why did he said so?
Answer:
He wanted the Emperor to believe the weavers, so that they could trick him.

Question 6.
“We were expecting you, step this way, step this way, if you please”
a. Who does ‘we’ refer?
Answer:
We refers to the weavers.

b. Who is ‘you’?
Answer:
‘You’ is the chief advisor

c. Why did the Chief advisor go there?
Answer:
He went their to inspect their weaving.

Question 7.
Good Heavens? What are these weavers doing? I don’t see any cloth anywhere.
a. Who is the ‘I’?
Answer:
T is the special Assistant.

b. What were they doing?
Answer:
They were pretending to weave the cloth.

c. Why did the special assistant go there?
Answer:
He went there to inspect the work of the weavers.

Question 8.
“Here, your majesty, are the coat and trousers, which you will wear in the procession”.
a. Who said this?
Answer:
First weaver said this.

b. Who was it said to?
Answer:
It was said to the Emperor.

c. Was he really holding the clothes?
Answer:
No, he was pretending to be holding the cloth.

Question 9.
“Your majesty, the people are waiting outside to see you in your new clothes”
a. Who said this?
Answer:
Chief advisor said this.

b. Who is ‘you’ here?
Answer:
‘You’ is the Emperor.

c. Why were the people waiting outside?
Answer:
To see the Emperor in his new clothes.

Question 10.
Look, look Daddy, the Emperor has no clothes on at all. Has the king became very poor?”
a. Who said this?
Answer:
A child in the crowd said this.

b. Who was it said to?
Answer:
It was said to his father.

c. Why did he say?
Answer:
He said that because the Emperor had worn very little clothes. King was almost naked.

III. Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Why was the Emperor in an angry mood?
Answer:
The Emperor was in an angry mood because he considered all the clothes provided for him were useless. Not one of the suits could be worn by him.

Question 2.
What did he order the Chief advisor?
Answer:
He ordered the Chief advisor to banish all the tailors from his empire and to come to him only when he had found a new tailor.

Question 3.
What was the speciality of the two weavers?
Answer:
The two weavers claimed to have found a secret way of weaving the finest silk cloth and making the most beautiful clothes from the cloth that they wove. They claimed to be magic tailors.

Question 4.
Why did Chief advisor visit the looms?
Answer:
The Chief advisor visited the looms to inspect the weaving.

Question 5.
What did the weavers say to the Chief advisor about the colour of the cloth?
Answer:
They said that the clothes were in dark red and blue colours on the gold background.

Question 6.
Why did Chief advisor decide to send special assistant to weavers room?
Answer:
He sent the special assistant to see what really was happening with the weavers.

Question 7.
Why did Special Assistant pay a visit to the looms?
Answer:
He paid the visit to loom to see how the weavers were preparing the new clothes.

Question 8.
Do you think weavers really prepared any clothes?
Answer:
No. They had not prepared any clothes They were pretending to be weaving.

Question 9.
What do you think about the Emperor?
Answer:
Emperor was weak in judging others. He believed the weavers blindly. He nodded his head when the weavers pretending to hold the invisible clothes in their hand and discovered the beauty of the cloth. Really, there was no cloth in their hands. Emperor was a fool to believe them.

Question 10.
Why did the cheering of the crowd stop all of a sudden?
Answer:
The cheers from the crowd stopped and there was pin drop silence when the Emperor came to the balcony, because was almost naked.

IV. Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions:

Question 1.
Emperor was spending so many hours every day ………………………… his dressing room.
Answer:
in

Question 2.
The Emperor entered the Hall followed ………………………… the Chief Advisor.
Answer:
by

Question 3.
When the Emperor gets up ………………………… his chair and all the courtiers also stand up.
Answer:
from

Question 4.
The Emperor is seen coming ………………………… of the dressing room.
Answer:
out

Question 5.
The Emperor wears the new clothes and walks ………………………… the balcony.
Answer:
towards

V. Match the opposites: following with their

1. foolish	a. naked
2. clothed	b. humble
3. beautiful	e. small
4. proud	d. ugly
5. large	e. wise
	f. big

Answer:
1. – e
2. – a
3. – d
4. – b
5. – c

VI. Match the following with their meanings

1. banish	a. find out
2. discover	b. like something
3. pattern	c. improve
4. fond of	d. send out
5. Progress	e. design
	f. colours

Answer:
1. – d
2. – a
3. – e
4. – b
5.-c

Write the opposites (with suffix / prefix)

Question 1.
useful × ___________
Answer:
useless

Question 2.
worthy × ___________
Answer:
worthless

Question 3.
pure × ___________
Answer:
impure

Question 4.
fit × ___________
Answer:
unfit

Question 5.
expected × ___________
Answer:
unexpected

Question 6.
please × ___________
Answer:
displease

Question 7.
colourful × ___________
Answer:
colourless

Question 8.
visible × ___________
invisible.

The Emperor’s New Clothes Lesson Summary in English

This play is about a proud and foolish Emperor. He was very fond of wearing new clothes. He spent so many hours every day in his dressing room trying out new clothes, that he had very little time to attend to the affairs of his kingdom. Two weavers, visited the emperor and told him that they’d weave a magic cloth for him. But they really made fool of the Emperor.

Scene – I
One day the Emperor was in a very angry mood. He was dissatisfied with the new suits. He said to his chief advisor that not one of the suits could be worn by him. He ordered him to bring a tailor who
could make him a different set of clothes every day.

The chief advisor told the emperor that since the previous day, two weavers from a distant place were waiting outside the palace to see the Emperor. They had found a secret way of weaving the finest silk cloth and making the most beautiful clothes from the cloth that they weave. They claimed to be magic tailors. Emperor ordered the chief advisor to bring them.

They approached the Emperor and requested him to provide them a large quantity’ of the finest silk, the purest gold thread for weaving the cloth and several Jewels to sew on the new clothes. Emperor told them that his chief advisor would provide whatever they wanted. He wanted new clothes to wear in the procession that he was expected to lead two days later.

The weavers told the Emperor that they had discovered a magic way making the most beautiful silk cloth. First they said that when he wore a suit, fools would not be able to see that at all. By wearing those clothes emperor would be able to judge his ministers and officers easily. Only those who were clever and fit for their jobs will see what the Emperor wore.

Those who were foolish and unfit for their work would not see anything. Emperor was happy for he was not only about to get new dress but also able to judge his ministers and officers whether they were fit or unfit to manage the affairs of his kingdom.

Scene – II
The two weavers were working on the looms pretending to weave. They put away in their bags all the fine silk, the gold thread and the jewels which were given to them for making the new clothes. The chief advisor came there to find out how the weavers were getting on with their work.

They seem to working very hard. But he could not see anything on the looms. Weavers pointed to the loom and pretended to handle the cloth they were supposed to be weaving. They asked the chief advisor whether we liked the pattern like circles and flowing lines and colours like dark red and blue on the gold background.

They demanded more silk and gold thread to complete the work. Chief advisor could not see anything. He was puzzled and confused. He thought to himself whether he was fool and unfit for his post. But, he decided to send his special assistant to check what was happening there. After the chief advisor goes, the two weavers danced round at the success of their trick.

Scene – III
The special assistant entered the room to inspect their work. He too was surprised when he saw the two weavers working on the two looms with no trace of any cloth or thread on it. The weavers showed the cloth and told about the pattern and colours and that clothes will be ready the next day. The special assistant could not see anything and was confused. He went out and spoke to himself that whether he was a fool and unfit for the job. He could not understand anything.

Scene IV
The two weavers came in bowing to the Emperor, and pretending to hold the invisible clothes in their hands. They showed the coat, trousers and suits to the emperor. The emperor nodded his head. They requested the emperor to come to the dressing room so that they might help him to wear the new clothes. The emperor went in to the dressing room.

There was some noise made by the rustling of the clothes and the low voices of the two weavers were heard for some time. The chief advisor went near the dressing room and told the Emperor that people were waiting outside to see him in his new clothes. It would please them very much if he showed himself on the balcony before the procession started.

The Emperor is seen coming out of the dressing room almost naked and walked through the hall towards the balcony. The courtiers showed great surprise to see the emperor having little clothes on his body. But no one said anything because they had been told that only wise men will be able to see the emperor’s new clothes and fools and unfit people for their post would not see them.

People were gathered outside and cheering. When emperor reached balcony, the cheering stopped all of a sudden, and there was pin drop silence. Then a child in the crowd cried out laughing telling his father that the emperor had no clothes at all and asked whether the Emperor had become poor.

Really the emperor had not worn any dress. The weavers had made a fool of him.

The Emperor’s New Clothes Lesson Summary in Kannada

The Emperor’s New Clothes Lesson Word in English

• banish = Send someone away permanently from one’s country or area as an official punishment
• claim = To state that something is true even though it has not been proved yet.
• indeed = Used to emphasize a statement or answer, infact, really
• expect = Look forward, regard as likely
• pardon = Word used to say sorry
• discover = Find out something new
• flatter = Praise someone insincerely in order to get something for personal gain
• compliment = Words expressing praise
• affairs = Public or political events and activities
• excellent = extremely good
• puzzle = to confuse someone
• pattern = design
• jewels = valuable objects used for decoration
• progress = improve, Develop
• trace = find someone / something that has disappeared
• tack = to fasten piece of cloth together with long loose stitch before sewing
• a pair of trousers = Pants,
• nod = move one’s head up and down to say that one agrees
• rustle = noise produced when leaves, papers and clothes rub against one another
• naked = not wearing anything
• cheer = shout as a way of showing happiness
• procession = ceremonious train of persons
• magic = witchcraft
• weave = unite thread so as to form a cloth
• fool = simpleton
• heaven = place where god is believed to live
• good heavens = interjection used to express surprise.
• of course = used as a polite and friendly way of agreeing to something,
• fond of = like something / someone very much.
• pretend = Behave as if something is true, act.
• try out = A period of time spent trying a new method, tool, machine etc., to see if it is useful.
• suit = A set of clothes made of the same material.
• ‘your majesty’= Address used when talking to royalty.
• tone = The way your voice sounds which shows how you are feeling or what you mean.

 8th Standard English Notes

KSEEB 8th English Beauty Poem Notes Summary Questions and Answers

Text Book Questions and Answers

I. Answer the following questions. Share your response with others:

Question 1.
List out the things where beauty can be seen during the day.
Answer:
Beauty can be seen during the day in the trees, in the birds, at com growing, at people working or dancing for their harvest.

Question 2.
The poet says ‘beauty is heard in the night’. Pick out any two things of beauty from the poem that are heard at night.
Answer:
Beauty heard at night are wind sighing, rain falling or a singer chanting in earnest.

Question 3.
Read the first and second stanzas of the poem again. Note the following phrases. Corn growing, people working or dancing, wind sighing, rain falling, a singer chanting…. These could be written as

• Corn that is growing
• People who are working or dancing.

Can you rewrite the other phrases like this? Why do you think the poet uses the shorter phrases?
Answer:
Wind that is sighing Rain that is falling A singer who is chanting If these sentences were written in full, they will sound like prose and uninteresting. This way they are more imaginative and interesting.

Question 4.
The poet says ‘Beauty is seen’ and ‘Beauty is heard.’ List out the beautiful things you have seen or heard.
Answer:
Beautiful things we have seen or heard are laughing child, dancing peacock, full moon, tree blossoms, flowers, rising sun, birds chirping.

Question 5.
The poet says ‘Beauty is in yourself.’ What things does she mention here? When does she want us to follow them?
Answer:
Poet mentions that beauty is in our good deeds and happy thoughts. Poet wants us to repeat them in our dreams and then execute them in our work and even in rest.

Question 6.
Write a paragraph about beauty. You can use your own ideas along with the ideas in the poem. (You may discuss with your partner.)
Answer:
John keats a famous English poet, writes these lines in his poem.
“A thing of beauty is a Joy for ever’. These words are full of meaning. They are important because they convey the truth of life.

When we look at a beautiful thing such as a flower, a rainbow or a cloud, we feel very happy. Our mind feels refreshed. The sight of a beautiful object conveys an everlasting sense of joy to us. It passes into our memory and into our subconscious mind.

The sight of dew drops on the blades of grass and the different colours displayed by them as the rays of the sun touch them are very beautiful. The golden light of the rising sun is also a delightful one. The beauty of tree blossoms, dancing peacock, swimming fish in the stream all these attract us. During the day, beauty can be seen in the trees, the birds, corn growing, people working or dancing for their harvest.

In the night, we can hear the beauty in wind sighing, rain falling or a singer chanting with determination.
Poet says that beauty can be seen in our good deeds, happy thoughts that repeat themselves in our dreams, in our work and even in our rest.

Question 7.
The phrase ‘wind sighing’ is personification. Give two more examples of personification. You may take the help of your teacher.
Answer:
Example for personifications:

• rain falling,
• dancing clouds
• whispering waves
• sleeping city.

Beauty Poem Summary in English

In this poem the poet describes things in which we can see and hear the beauty.

During the day, beauty can be seen in the trees, the birds, com growing, people working or dancing for their harvest.

In the night, we can hear the beauty in wind sighing, rain falling or a singer chanting with determination.

Poet says that beauty can be seen in our good deeds, happy thoughts that repeat themselves in our dreams, in our work and even in our rest.

Beauty Poem Summary in Kannada

Beauty Poem Word in English

• harvest = the time of the year when the crops are gathered from farms.
• sigh = take a long breath when tired.
• Earnest = serious and sincere.
• Chant = sing, recite.
• Deeds = something that is done deliberately.

 8th Standard English Notes

KSEEB 8th English Somebody’s Mother Poem Notes Summary Questions and Answers

Textbook Questions and Answers

l. Answer the following questions and share your responses with your partner.

Question 1.
What kind of a woman do you find in this poem?
Answer:
We find an old, ragged, grey and kind Ans woman in this poem.

Question 2.
Where was the woman standing? Why was she standing there?
Answer:
She was standing at the crossing. The . street was busy. She needed somebody’s help to cross the road. So, she was standing there.

Question 3.
Why was the woman very anxious?
Answer:
The street was very busy, it was difficult for her to cross the road. No one took care of her. So she was anxious for somebody’s help.

Question 4.
What are the children compared to?
Answer:
Children are compared to a flock of sheep.

Question 5.
Did the boys lend the old woman a helping hand?
Answer:
No, the boys did not lend the old woman a helping hand.

Question 6.
Why was the old woman hesitating to
Answer:
The street was full of people, carriages and horses riders. Street was slippery too. The old woman was so meek and timid. Hence, she was hesitating to cross the street.

Read and write

II. Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then wrIte.

Question 1.
How did the boy help the old woman?
Answer:
The boy told her that he would help her if she so wished. He held her hand so gently, and guided her to cross the road.

Question 2.
What made the boy happy?
Answer:
The boy had helped an old woman to cross the street. This made him feel happy and content.

Question 3.
What did the boy tell his friends?
Answer:
The boy told his friends that she could be sombody’s mother. She was poor, old and slow. He hoped that some one would help his own mother also whenever she was in need of help and he was far away.

Question 4.
What did the old woman say in her prayers that night? Why?
Answer:
The old woman said in her prayer, ‘God be kind to the noble boy who is sombody’s son and pride and Joy’, because, the boy had helped her to cross the street. She felt happy with the kindness of the boy.

III. Answer the following as directed

Question 1.
Pick out the rhyming words in the poem, and read them aloud.
Rhyming Words
Answer:
table

Question 2.
Name the figure of speech in this line
a. ‘…………’ came the boys ………… like a flock of sheep’. What are the boys compared to?
Answer:
Simile : The boys are compared to a flock of sheep.

b. Her aged hand on his strong young arm.
Answer:
Metaphor.

Additional Questions and Answers

Question 1.
The woman was walking slowly because
a. she was old.
b. she was suffering from fever.
c. street was over crowded.
d. it was her practice to walk slowly.
Answer:
a. she was old.

Question 2.
The woman stood at :
a. a shop
b. road crossing
c. circle
d. a Hotel
Answer:
b. road crossing

Question 3.
The woman was very
a. angry
b. happy
c. anxious
d. unhappy
Answer:
c. anxious

Question 4.
The boys were compared to :
a. A swarm of bees
b. a flock of sheep
c. a flock of wolfs
d. a herd of cows
Answer:
b. a flock of sheep

Question 5.
Boys were welcoming
a. rainfall
b. snowfall
c. sunrise
d. old woman
Answer:
b. snowfall

Question 6.
The old woman was ;
a. strong
b. stout
c. meek and timid
d. weak
Answer:
c. meek and timid

Question 7.
The young boy was happy and content because:
a. he had helped his friends.
b. he had helped his mother.
c. he had helped an old woman.
d. he had helped an old man.
Answer:
c. he had helped an old woman.

Question 8.
The old woman prayed to God to be kind to the noble boy because:
a he had helped her to cross the street.
b. he gave her money.
c. he helped her to go home.
d. he treated her with medicine.
Answer:
a he had helped her to cross the street.

Question 9.
This poem praises the kindness shown by _______ towards a poor woman
a. poet
b. an old man
c. a boy
d. a woman
Answer:
c. a boy

II. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follows:

Question 1.
“I will help you across. If you wish to go”
a. Who is the ‘I’?
Answer:
The word ‘I’ refers to the boy.

b. Who is the ‘you’?
Answer:
The word ‘you’ refers to the old woman.

c. How did he help her?
Answer:
He helped her to cross the street by holding her hand very gently.

Question 2.
‘She is somebody’s mother, you know”
a. Who said this?
Answer:
The boy who helped an old woman, said this.

b. Who was it said to?
Answer:
The boy said this to his friends.

c. Who was she?
Answer:
She was an old woman.

Question 3.
The prayer she said “God be kind to the noble boy”
a. Who prayed to God?
Answer:
The old woman prayed to God.

b. What did she pray?
Answer:
She prayed to God to be kind to the noble boy.

c. Why did she pray?
Answer:
She prayed because the boy had shown kindness to her and helped her to cross the street.

Somebody’s Mother Poem Summary in English

This narrative poem praises the kindness shown by a boy towards a poor woman.

An old woman was walking slowly along the road. She was bent because of the chill of the winter’s day. The street was wet with the recent snowfall.

She stopped at the crossing to cross the road. It was a crowded street. Nobody cared for her. No one helped her to cross the road.

After the school was over, a group of school boys came into the street like a flock of sheep. They were laughing, shouting and were happy.

They passed the old woman hurriedly on their way home. They did not offer a helping hand to her to cross the road. She was afraid to move on her own because of movement of the crowd, carriages and horses, and the slippery street. Another group of happy boys came there.

One of the boys paused beside her and asked her if she wanted any help to cross the road. He held her hand very gently. He guided her across the road and returned to his friends. He was very – happy and satisfied with his work.

The boy told his friends about the old woman. He said that she could be somebody’s mother. She was poor and old. He hoped that some one would help his mother also whenever she was in, need of help and her son was far away.

The old lady felt proud of that boy. She prayed to God to be kind to the noble boy, who was somebody’s son.

Somebody’s Mother Poem Summary in Kannada

Somebody’s Mother Poem Word in English

• ragged = clothes badly torn
• grey = mixture of black and white, old;
• chill = unpleasantly cold
• heeded = paid attention
• throng = crowd
• glance = snatch a momentary view
• anxious = feeling worried
• glad = pleased, happy
• flock of sheep= group of sheep
• piled = put one on another
• hastened = moved with speed
• meek = mild
• timid = lacking courage
• stir = move slightly
• troop = group, military force
• gayest = happiest
• laddie = a boy
• paused = waited, stopped for a while
• whisper = Speak with rustling breath
• hurt = injure, damage, harm
• firm = solid, fixed
• content = satisfied with, pleased
• hailing = welcoming

 8th Standard English Notes

KSEEB 8th English The Swan and the Princes Lesson Notes Summary Questions and Answers

ILA. Your teacher reads a passage. Listen to it. Then answer these questions.

Question 1.
What did each woman claim?
Answer:
Two women came to the court of a King with a baby, seeking justice. Each of them claimed that she was the real mother and so she alone had the right to own and look after it.

Question 2.
What did the minister suggest?
Answer:
Minister suggested that the baby should be split into two, and each woman will have a half of the baby.

Question 3.
Why do you think the second woman offered the baby to the first woman, after she heard the minister?
Answer:
The second woman was the real mother of the child. She was not for the cutting of the baby into two, which means killing it. Hence, she offered the baby to the first woman.

Question 4.
How did the minister come to the correct conclusion? What was the reason for his judgement?
Answer:
The first woman readily agreed to the suggestion of minister to split the child into two. She had no mercy, love and affection to the child as she was not real mother. But the second woman did not agree to split the child into two, as she was real mother. Observing the behavior and words of the two women, the minister came to the correct conclusion and ordered that the baby be handed over to the second woman.

Had the first woman been the real mother, she would not have agreed readily to split the child. Her intention was either she should possess the child or kill it. Minister knew that a real mother would not be ready to kill her child at any cost. Hence, he decided that the second woman was the real mother. He ordered to punish the first woman.

Textbook Questions and Answers

I. Answer the following questions and share your responses with your partner.

Question 1.
What was the complaint of Dev Datt against prince Siddhartha?
Answer:
Dev Datt made a complaint against Siddhartha that the prince would not return his swan to him and he wanted justice.

Question 2.
Why did Siddhartha claim that the swam was his?
Answer:
Siddhartha said that Dev Datt had shot the swan but he had saved its life and also a Kshatriya could not give up a suppliant. So, Siddhartha claimed that the swan must belong to him.

Question 3.
How did the bird react to Dev Datt’s call?
Answer:
The Swan trembled and cried with fear when Dev Datt called it.

Question 4.
What did Siddhartha say to the swan? What did the bird do?
Answer:
Siddhartha went near the swan and called it with kind words. He called it dear swan, and asked it not to be afraid, but to come and sit on his arms. The swan at once flew onto Siddhartha’s arms.

Question 5.
What made Dev Datt and Siddhartha approach the king?
Answer:
Once Dev Datt shot a swan with an arrow. But, it fell near Siddhartha. Siddhartha saved it’s life. Dev Datt aksed Siddhartha to give the swan to him, but Siddhartha refused to return the swan as he had given it, his protection. So, he claimed that the swan belonged to him. This made Dev Datt and Siddhartha to approach the king, for justice.

Question 6.
How did each of them defend their actions?
Answer:
Dev Datt said to the king that he had shot the swan with an arrow. So, he claimed that swan must belong to him.
Siddhartha defended that the swan must belong to him because he had saved it’s life.

The King told Siddhartha that a Kshatriya could not give up what he had shot. But Siddhartha countered that argument it by saying that a Kshatriya could not give up a suppliant also.
Like this, each of them defended their actions.

Question 7.
How did the Chief Minister resolve the dispute at the end?
Answer:
The Chief Minister asked Siddhartha to keep the Swan on the table. He then asked Dev Datt to come forward and call the swan to come to him. The Swan did not move. It trembled and cried with fear when Dev Datt called. Later the Chief Minister asked Siddhartha to call the Swan to come to him. Siddhartha went near the swan and called it with polite words. The swan at once flew onto Siddhartha’s arms. The Chief Minister said that the swan had decided the case. The King accepted the decision that the swan must belong to Siddhartha. Like this, the Chief Minister resolved the dispute.

II. Put the following events in the order in which they occur in the play and write them in a paragraph.

1. The swan flew onto Siddhartha’s arms.
2. Dev Datt appealed to the King for justice.
3. Siddhartha nursed the bird with great care.
4. Dev Datt called the swan to him.
5. Siddhartha called the swan lovingly.
6. Dev Datt shot an arrow at the bird.
Answer:
Dev Datt shot an arrow at the bird.
Siddhartha nursed the bird with great care.
Dev Datt appealed to the king for justice.
Dev Datt called the swan to him.
Siddhartha called the swan lovingly.
The swan flew onto Siddhartha’s arms.
Dev Datt had shot an arrow at a swan. It fell down near Siddhartha who nursed the bird with great care. When Dev Datt demanded that the swan be given to him, Siddhartha refused to do so. Each had their own valid reason for their claims. Dev Datt appealed to the king far justice. The king could not resolve the issue. His Chief Minister thought of a plan.

He got the swan placed on a stool. As per his instructions first Dev Datt called the swan to him. It trembled and cried with fear. Then, Siddhartha called the swan lovingly with some assuring words. The swan flew onto Siddhartha’s arms. The Chief Minister declared that the swan had decided the case.

III. After the swan had been saved by Siddhartha, it was very happy and wanted to thank the prince. Write an imaginary dialogue between the swan and prince Siddhartha. The beginning of the dialogue has been given.

Swan: Dear Siddhartha, I want to talk to you.
Prince: Yes my dear. What’s it? Tell me, dont’t fear anyone.
Swan: Dear prince, it’s only because of your kindness, I am still alive today.
Prince: Why …………………………. ?
Swan: Imagine what would ………………………….
Prince: Dont’t you think it was …………………………. ?
Swan: …………………………………………..
Prince: …………………………………………..
Answer:
Prince: Why do you say like this, my dear?
Swan: Imagine what would have happened to my life, If you haven’t saved me.
Prince: Don’t you think it was my duty to save a suppliant?
Swan: I will be grateful to you throughout my life.
Prince: O my dear, don’t say so. Please stay here only, as long as you wish.

The Swan and the Princes Lesson Vocabulary in English

Through prefixes we can understand the meanings of many words. Some frequently used prefixes are given below with their meanings.
anti : against, the opposite of
auto: self, same
bio: life, living organism
hemi: half
inter: between, among
micro: very small, minute
insert: multi : many
non: not, without
pre: earlier, before

V.I Some definitions are given below. Substitute each of them with a single word using any of the prefixes given above. One example is done for you.
e.g.,

Question 1.
Lone’s own signature                                        autograph [ ______________ graph]
Answer:
autograph.

Question 2.
Place of living organisms                                  ______________ [___________ sphere]
Answer:
biosphere.

Question 3.
More than one purpose                                      ______________ [___________ purpose]
Answer:
multipurpose.

Question 4.
Effective against bacteria                                    ______________ [___________ biotic]
Answer:
antibiotic.

Question 5.
Half of the earth’s surface.                               ______________ [___________ sphere]
Answer:
hemisphere.

Question 6.
True, not fiction                                                 ______________ [___________ fiction]
Answer:
nonfiction.

Question 7.
Between nations                                                ______________ [___________ national]
Answer:
international.

Question 8.
To wash before                                                  ______________ [___________ wash]
Answer:
prewash.

Question 9.
Very small, not visible to the naked eye             ______________ [___________ scopic]
Answer:
microscopic.

V.2 1] The suffixes ______ ful, ______ ous, ______ y, mean ‘like’ or ‘full of’.
2] The suffixes ______ ism, and ______ ment, mean‘act’or‘quality of’.
3] The suffixes ______ or, and ______ er, mean ‘one who’.

use the correct endings with the words given in brackets, to complete the sentences.

Ashwin was awakened with a feeling of   1    (excite). It was a   2    (glory) day, not   3   (cloud) at all. His   4   (teach) Mr. Pradeep had a guest   5    morning. Mr. Anil Kumar, the speaker, was the   6    (invent) of a machine and so, was famous throughout the world. By a   7    (continue) study of   8    (magnet) and its forces, he was able to develop a device to generate heat using the Sunrays.
Answer:

1. excitement
2. glorious
3. cloudy
4. teacher
5. speaker
6. inventor
7. continuous
8. magnetism

V3 Add one letter to the given words as prefix and make a new word to mean the word given in brackets.

Question 1.
……………….. onder [surprise]
Answer:
wonder

Question 2.
……………….. omplain [express dissatisfaction]
Answer:
complain

Question 3.
……………….. trange [unusal]
Answer:
strange

Question 4.
……………….. ave [protect]
Answer:
save

Question 5.
……………….. rms [parts of the body]
Answer:
arms

Question 6.
………………..
elong [possess]
Answer:
belong

V4 Fill in the blanks with the given words using the suffixes ‘ful’ or Mess’ appropriately.
e.g., care :

i] Mohan usually drives on the right side of the road. He is a careless driver.
ii] The teacher is very careful while crossing the road. She looks to her right and left and always uses the zebra crossings.

1. cheer
i] Hari’s father died just a few days before
Diwali. It was a ____________ Diwali for Hari.
Answer:
cheerless

ii] My friend has many problems. He has to
support a large family, but he is always smiling. He is a ____________ person.
Answer:
cheerful

2. thought:
i] I was very ill. My neighbour called a doctor.
It was very ____________ of him.
Answer:
thoughtful

ii] Most young people live in the present.
They are often ____________ about the future.
Answer:
thoughtless

3. power :
i] A boy picked up a quarrel with a boxer. The boxer lost his temper and gave him a ____________ blow.
Answer:
powerful

ii] I was going for a walk with my friends. Suddenly a robber pounced on me and held my arms from behind. I felt totally ____________
Answer:
powerless

A. Listen and Speak
Revision Exercise

Task 5. So far, you have been able to identify 12 vowel sounds. Some words are given below. Pronounce them and write them in the respective columns. Note that some words have more than one vowel. For such words a particular vowel is underlined. Put them in the right columns,
Words
shoe, cap, plus, manage, manage whose, fruit, brother, brother, them, mud, spent, above, above, flat, burn, push, ore, pass, scatter, scatter, ease, check, hut, puss, devil, devil, art, salt, mint, board, mast, fish, shock, vast, lock.
Answer:
Classroom activity under teacher’s guidance.

B. Spoken English
Task 1. Think of appropriate requests in these situations.

Question 1.
You’ve missed the last bus to your house, (request a friend)
Answer:
Daya, I am sorry to disturb you at this late hour. I missed the last bus. Could you give me a drop to my house? Mother will be worried.

Question 2.
You’re bored watching TV. (request your mother)
Answer:
Mom, no good programmes on TV. Could you allow me to go out to play with my friends, please?

Question 3.
Your scooter won’t start, (request the mechanic)
Answer:
Shekar Bhaiya, My scooter is not starting. Could you help me to start it? It is getting late for my college.

C. Reading
Scanning: Scanning is a reading skill. It demands a close attention to the specific details in a piece of writing, like a score board or a timetable or a weather chart.

Task 1. The following table gives the minimum and the maximum temperatures of some cities during summer. Read it and complete the sentences given below.

Now we can draw the following inferences:

a) __________________ is the coolest city.
Answer:
Bengaluru

b) Delhi is hotter than ___________and Bengaluru.
Answer:
Mumbai

c) __________is the hottest city in India.
Answer:
Ahmedabad

d) ____is cooler than Delhi and Ahamedabad.
Answer:
Mumbai

D. Grammar
Look at the table. Here, prepositions are categorised into three groups.

Task 1. Now fill in the blanks using the appropriate prepositions from the table. Shanthigrama is a small village ___________ Chikkamagalore district. There lives a boy Nameeth. He is studying ___________ standard. He ¡s very punctual. Everyday he gets up early __________ the morning. His school is three kilometres away ________his village. So, he leaves his honte___________ 8.30 a.m. He goes ________ school _______ foot. He always reaches school ________time. Nameeth participates ______________all the school activities. He listens attentively, recites poems, solves maths sums, plays games and draws beautiful pictures. His classes usually close ____________ 4 p.m. but he stays_________ the school _________ 5 p.m. _________ tite classes, he sits _____________a tree ____________ his friends and practises music __________ an hour. He leaves the school campus __________5’O clock, and reaches home ________ 6 p.m. He refreshes himself and plays ______________ his friends _______ an hour. Then he studies __________ two hours and watches news ____________ the TV. __________ supper he goes ______a walk. 10.30 p.m., he goes to bed.
Answer:

• in,
• in,
• in,
• from,
• at,
• by,
• to,
• by,
• on,
• on,
• at,
• in,
• at,
• in,
• until,
• after,
• under,
• with,
• for,
• at,
• by,
• at,
• with,
• for,
• for,
• on,
• after,
• for,
• at.

Task 2. Study the given map key carefully, and complete the sentences below using appropriate prepositions.

Question 1.
Vidhana Soudha is _______ Bengaluru, _______ Karnataka.
Answer:
in, in

Question 2.
Sri Lanka lies _______ the south of India.
Answer:
to

Question 3.
The Tropic of Cancer divides India _______ wo equal halves.
Answer:
into

Question 4.
82 1/2° E Longitude passes _______ Allahabad _______ Uttar Pradesh.
Answer:
through, in

Question 5.
Delhi is _______ the banks of the river Yamuna.
Answer:
on

Question 6.
The Palk Strait and the Mannar Bay separate India _______ Sri Lanka.
Answer:
from

Question 7.
Madhya Pradesh lies _______ Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
Answer:
between

Question 8.
KRS has been constructed _______ the river Kaveri.
Answer:
across

Question 9.
There are many natural harbours _______ the Western Coast.
Answer:
along

Task 3: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions. If no preposition is needed, leave the space blank.

Question 1.
If Apoorva felt Dinesh was right, she would agree _________him.
Answer:
with

Question 2.
The Economy of India is based ______ farming.
Answer:
on

Question 3.
What time does the bus arrive _______ Mangalore?
Answer:
at

Question 4.
I wish you’d stop shouting ____________ us angrily.
Answer:
at

Question 5.
“Kumar is down here!” she said ___________ a loud voice.
Answer:
in

Question 6.
People differ ______________ one another in their ability to handle stress.
Answer:
from

Question 7.
Amulya applied ______________ a job with the local newspaper.
Answer:
for

Question 8.
Has Harish replied _______________ your letter yet?
Answer:

Question 9.
I apologize _____________ losing my temper.
Answer:
for

Question 10.
Do you believe ______________ God?
Answer:
in

Question 10.
Do you believe __________ God?
Answer:
in

E. Writing
Letter writing:

Task 1. Complete the following letter supposedly written by Hirachand to King Akbar telling him that he is innocent. Use the clues given below.
Dear Sir,
I feel I am   1    for no mistake of mine. You want to execute me because I   2    , but I feel it is not fair. What will   3    me? what wrong have I done? I say I am innocent. I   4    , and request you to free me.
Yours truly,
Hirachand.
a. I have an unlucky face.
b. beg for your mercy.
c. punished.
d. my wife and children do without.
Answer:

1. being punished
2. have an unlucky face
3. my life and children do without
4. beg for your mercy

Additional Questions with Answers

I. Each of the following statement has four choices for answers. Choose the most appropriate ones.

Question 1.
‘The Swan and the Princes’ is a
a. story
b. novel
c. lyric
d. a folk play
Answer:
d. a folk play

Question 2.
Dev Datt shot a swan with a/an
a. stone
b. gun
c. arrow
d. bow
Answer:
c. arrow

Question 3.
According to the second minister, Dev Datt came to the king
a. to kill the king
b. to kill a swan
c. to complain against someone
d. to complain against minister
Answer:
c. to complain against someone

Question 4.
Dev Datt made a complaint against
a. swan
b. minister
c. Siddhartha
d. king
Answer:
c. Siddhartha

Question 5.
Dev Datt claimed that the swan must belong to him because
a. he had nursed the swan.
b. he had saved it’s life.
c. he had shot it with an arrow.
d. he had brought it from forest.
Answer:
c. he had shot it with an arrow.

Question 6.
Siddhartha claimed that swan must belong to him because
a. he had shot it with an arrow.
b. he had saved its life.
c. he had saved it from forest.
d. he had brought it from the forest.
Answer:
b. he had saved its life.

Question 7.
Siddhartha defended himself and said to the king that Kshatriyas could not give up
a. what they had shot
b. a suppliant
c. the swan
d. justice
Answer:
b. a suppliant

Question 8.
The Chief minister asked Siddhartha to put the swan on
a. a table
b. a chair
c. a stool
d. the floor
Answer:
c. a stool

Question 9.
When Dev Datt called the swan to come to him, it
a. started to come to him.
b. at once flew onto his arms.
c. started to tremble and cried with fear.
d. flew away.
Answer:
c. started to tremble and cried with fear.

Question 10.
When Siddhartha called the Swan, it
a. at once flew onto his arms
b. started to tremble and cried with fear.
c. flew away.
d. at once flew onto Dev Datt’s arms.
Answer:
a. at once flew onto his arms

Question 11.
According to the Chief Minister the case was decided by
a. himself
b. the King
c. the Swan
d. Siddhartha
Answer:
c. the Swan

II. Answer the following Questions.

Question 1.
What was the name of the King of Kapilavastu?
Answer:
Suddodhana was the name of the king of Kapilavastu.

Question 2.
Who was Siddhartha?
Answer:
Siddhartha was the son of Suddodhana and the prince of Kapilavastu.

Question 3.
Who was Dev Datt?
Answer:
Dev Datt was the cousin of Siddhartha.

Question 4.
Why did Dev Datt meet the king?
Answer:
Dev Datt met the king to complain against Siddhartha who had not given him, his swan. He came there seeking justice.

Question 5.
Why did Siddhartha refuse to give the swan to Dev Datt?
Answer:
Siddhartha refused to give the swan to Dev Datt because he had saved its life.

Question 6.
Why could not the king give any decision?
Answer:
Dev Datt said that he had shot the swan so, it should belong to him. Siddhartha argued that he had saved its life and a Kshatriya could not give up a suppliant. So he claimed that the swan was his. The king was puzzled and he felt it was a strange case and could not give a decision.

Question 7.
Who helped the king to decide the dispute?
Answer:
The Chief Minister helped the king to decide the dispute.

Question 8.
Why did the swan come to Siddhartha?
Answer:
Siddhartha had saved its life. He went near the swan and called it with kind and polite words. The swan at once flew onto Siddhartha’s arms.

III. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

Question 1.
“Sir, the prince will not give my swan. I want justice from you”
a. Who is the ‘I’
Answer:
I refers to Dev Datt.

b. Who is the Sir?
Answer:
Sir refers to king Suddodhana.

c. Who did not give him his swan?
Answer:
Siddhartha, the prince did not give him his swan.

Question 2.
“No, your Highness, it is not his. It is mine. I shot it with an arrow.
a. Who said this?
Answer:
Dev Datt said this.

b. Who is it said to?
Answer:
It is said to the king.

c. What had he shot with an arrow?
Answer:
He had shot a swan with an arrow.

Question 3.
‘Yes, I do, Sir, but a kshatriya can’t give up a suppliant either.
a. Who is the ‘I’? here?
Answer:
‘I’ refers to Siddartha.

b. Who is it said to?
Answer:
It is said to the king.

c. What is meaning of suppliant?
Answer:
Suppliant means a person seeking humbly, something from a powerful person.

Question 4.
“Well, boys, I am puzzled. It’s a strange case.
a. Who made this statement?
Answer:
King Suddhodhana made this statement.

b. Who are the boys?
Answer:
‘The boys’ refers to Siddhartha and Dev Datt.

c. What was the strange case?
Answer:
‘Claiming of swan’ by both Siddhartha and Dev Datt was the strange case.

Question 5.
“Dear swan, don’t be afraid, I have come to you”.
a. Who is the ‘I’ here?
Answer:
‘I’ refers to Siddhartha.

b. Why did he call the swan?
Answer:
The Chief Minister wanted to decide the case as to whom the swan belonged. He asked Siddhartha to call the swan. So Siddhartha called it.

c. What was the reaction of the swan?
Answer:
The swan at once flew onto the Siddhartha’s arms.

IV. Opposites

Question 1.
King × ______________
Answer:
Queen (Gender)

Question 2.
Prince × ______________
Answer:
Princess (Gender)

Question 3.
against × ______________
Answer:
for

Question 4.
enter × ______________
Answer:
exit

Question 5.
agree × ______________
Answer:
disagree

Question 6.
lie × ______________
Answer:
true

Question 7.
justice × ______________
Answer:
injustice

Question 8.
accept × ______________
Answer:
reject

The Swan and the Princes Lesson Summary in English

Once, Dev Datt shot a swan with an arrow. It fell on the ground near Siddhartha. It was bleeding. Siddhartha showed mercy and took the swan and nursed it. He refused to give it to Dev Datt when he demanded. So, Dev Datt went to the king and complained against Siddhartha.

The King ordered the guards to call Siddhartha. Siddhartha came to court with a white swan and bowed to the king. The King enquired with both of them. Dev Datt told the king that he had shot swan with an arrow, and so he argued that the swan belonged to him. He said that Siddhartha picked it up and was how claiming that the swan belonged to him. He continued that he was right as he had shot the swan.

Siddhartha said that Dev Datt had shot the swan but he had saved its life, so the swan belonged to him. The King told Siddhartha that a Kshatriya could not give up what he had shot.

Siddhartha agreed with what the king said, but he replied that a Kshatriya could not give up a suppliant either. The swan came to him for protection. So, he said that he could not give it up.

King was puzzled. It was a strange case for him. He could not solve the problem. So he requested the Chief Minister to help him. Chief Minister agreed to solve the problem.

The Chief Minister asked Siddhartha to put the swan on a stool. The swan was frightened and kept looking at Siddhartha.

The Chief Minister asked Dev Datt to come forward and to ask the swan to come to him. Dev Datt came forward and called the swan to come to him. But it not move. It trembled and cried with fear. Then Chief Minister asked Siddhartha to call the swan. Siddhartha went near the swan and called the swan with kind words, to sit on his arms. The swan at once flew onto Siddhartha’s arms.

The Chief Minister told the king that swan had decided the case. King accepted the decision and said that swan belonged to prince Siddhartha. All the courtears blessed and praised Siddhartha.

The Swan and the Princes Lesson Summary in Kannada

The Swan and the Princes Lesson Word in English

• throne = special chair or seat used by a king or queen
• complain = make a complaint, informing against
• justice = quality of being just, rightness;
• swan = a large handsome webfooted aquatic bird
• picked up = lifted up (by hands)
• naughty = mischievous
• arm = the forelimb from shoulder to hands
• arrow = a pointed missile shot from a bow
• save = protect
• suppliant = humbly begging
• strange = peculiar
• frighten = terrify into doing
• tremble = shake involuntarily, shiver
• fear = be afraid of, dread
• afraid = frighthened
• accept = agree to
• belong = be connected with
• giveup = surrender, return
• lad = a boy, a young man
• puzzled = surprised

 8th Standard English Notes

KSEEB 8th English For a Five Year Old Poem Notes Summary Questions and Answers

Textbook Questions and Answers

I. Answer the following questions and share your responses with your partner.

Question 1.
Name the creature mentioned in the poem.
Answer:
Snail is mentioned in the poem.

Question 2.
Who do you think is the speaker?
Answer:
Mother of the five year old is the speaker.

Question 3.
Who is the speaker addressing?
Answer:
Speaker is addressing her child.

Question 4.
What does the child want his mother to see?
Answer:
The child wants his mother to see the snail.

Question 5.
What does the mother tell the child?
Answer:
Mother tells the child that it would be unkind to leave it there.

II. Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then write.

Question 1.
Why does the mother say ‘a kind of faith prevails’?
Answer:
Mother says to her son to show kindness to snail. They must take care of snail so that no one would squash it. She asks him to carry the snail outside carefully and to leave it on a daffodil to eat. She moulds in her son the character of gentleness only by words but not by practice. So she says “a kind of faith prevails”.

Question 2.
How has the mother treated other animals?
Answer:
Mother says to her son to show kindness to snail. But she had not practiced it in her life. She had trapped mice and shot wild birds. She had drowned her son’s kittens too.

Question 3.
Do you observe any difference between the mother’s treatment of the snail and her treatment of other animals and her own relatives?
Answer:
Yes, we can observe a lot of difference between the mother’s treatment of the snail and her treatment of other animals and her own relatives.

She shows kindness to the snail. She asks her son to take care of snail so that no one would squash it. Then she asks him to carry the snail outside carefully and leave it on daffodil to eat. But in practice, she had treated other animals in a heartless and cruel manner. She had trapped mice, shot wild birds and drowned his kittens.

She betrayed the closest relatives and purveyed the harshest kind of truth to so many other people.

Question 4.
How does the mother console herself? Read the last two lines and comment.
Answer:
Mother had treated other animals in a cruel way. She had even betrayed her closest relatives and carried on the harshest kind of truth to others.

It is commonly believed that character is built rather by words of advice, than by imitation of what other actually do. Of course, this is not true, it is only a prevailing belief and not based on truth.

Here also, the son does not imitate his mother’s cruel practice. He is very innocent. Mother is everything for him. He follows her words. His character is moulded with gentleness by her kind advice.

Mother repents for her cruel behaviour and consoles herself by being a kind to creatures and to others. Children are innocent. We can mould their character in any form.

Additional Questions with Answers

I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions/incomplete statements. Choose the correct alternative:

Question 1.
The Snail is climbing up :
a. wall
b. threshold
c. window sill
d. roof.
Answer:
c. window sill

Question 2.
The Snail is carried out carefully and left to feed on:
a. rose
b. daffodil
c. fruits
d. olive
Answer:
b. daffodil

Question 3.
Child’s gentleness is moulded still by:
a. snail character
b. mother’s words
c. mother’s practice
d. himself
Answer:
b. mother’s words

Question 4.
“It might crawl to the floor.” Here craWl means:
a. move slowly
b. move fast
c. creature
d. fall
Answer:
a. move slowly

II. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow

Question 1.
“You understand,
And carry it outside, with careful hand
To eat a daffodil.”
a. Who says this?
Answer:
Mother says this.

b. Who is the “you”?
Answer:
You refers to her son.

c. What does ‘it’ refer?
Answer:
‘It’ refers to the snail.

Question 2.
I see, then, that a kind of faith prevails your gentleness it is moulded still by words.
a. Who does ‘I’ refer?
Answer:
I refers to mother.

b. Whose gentleness is moulded?
Answer:
Child’s gentleness is moulded.

c. What is the meaning of “a kind of faith prevails”.
Answer:
It is commonly believed that character is built rather by words of advice, than by imitation of what other actually do. Of course, this is not true, it is only a prevailing belief, not based on truth.

Question 3.
But that is how things are : I am your mother
And we are kind to snails.
a. Who says this?
Answer:
Mother says this.

b. Why does she say so?
Answer:
She wants to forget, and regrets for her past cruel behavior. She consoles herself by being good and showing kindness to the snail.

c. Who does ‘we refer’
Answer:
‘We’ refer to the mother and her son In general ‘we’ refers to the people.

III. Rhyming words:

Question 1.
rain – ______________
Answer:
explain

Question 2.
there – ______________
Answer:
care

Question 3.
understand – ______________
Answer:
hand

Question 4.
windowsill – ______________
Answer:
daffodill

Question 5.
prevails – ______________
Answer:
snails

Question 6.
words – ______________
Answer:
birds

Question 7.
betrayed – ______________
Answer:
purveyed

Question 8.
another – ______________
Answer:
mother

For a Five Year Old Poem Summary in English

The poem ‘For a Five year old’, tells us about the contradictions in our dealings. There is a difference between what we preach and what we really practice.

The five year old child calls in his mother, one rainy night to show a snail climbing up the window sill. The mother explains to him that it is unkind to leave the snail there because it may crawl on to the floor. So they decide to take care of it so that no one squashes it. She asks him to carry the snail outside carefully and leave it on a daffodil, for it to eat.

Child learns gentleness. His character is moulded by his mother’s kind words. He does not oppose his mother advice. He does not imitate his mother behaviour in treating others and other animals.

She had trapped mice, shot wild birds and drowned his kitten. She had betrayed his closest relatives and purveyed the harshest kind of truth to others. But she asks her son to show kindness to snail. She regrets her actions. As a mother, she wanted to teach him kindness. She consoled herself by showing kindness to the snail.

Children are innocent. For them, there is none equal to their mother. They follow their mother’s words. We can mould the character of children by proper guidance.

For a Five Year Old Poem Summary in Kannada

For a Five Year Old Poem Word in English

• windowsill = lower wooden frame of the window, usually flat and broad
• squash = press, crush
• daffodil = a kind of yellow flower with a tall stem
• faith = belief, confidence
• prevails = exists or happens generally
• still = even now
• purveyed = carried on, delivered
• snail = slimy slow – creeping insect with a spiral shell
• climb = creep up
• crawl = creep
• gentleness = mild, quite, noble
• trapped = caught an animal by trick
• drown = submerge in water
• kitten = young cat
• betray = breach of trust
• harsh = rough, serve
• contradiction = inconsistency; at variance to something

 8th Standard English Notes

KSEEB 8th English The Boy Who Asked for More Lesson Notes Summary Questions and Answers

ILA. Your teacher reads a passage. Listen to it. Then answer these questions.

Question 1.
Where was the girl at the beginning of the story?
Answer:
The girl was walking along a lonely deserted road at the beginning of the story.

Question 2.
Why did the girl not want to go home?
Answer:
She had been asked by her father to sell boxes of matches and to bring home the money. But the boxes of matches could not be sold. She did not want to go home, because her father would beat her for not bringing back any money.

Question 3.
What did the grandmother do to the child?
Answer:
Her grandmother took her in her arms and carried her upto the heavens.

Question 4.
What could the passes by see after the incident?
Answer:
The passersby found the frozen girl lying in the ice with a pretty smile on her lips. Her burnt matches lay scattered all around her.

Textbook Questions and Answers

I. Answer the following questions and share your responses with your partner.

Question 1.
Where was Oliver Twist born?
Answer:
Oliver was bom in the poorhouse of a little country town.

Question 2.
Who were present when Oliver was born?
Answer:
A doctor and an old pauper woman were present when Oliver was born.

Question 3.
What happened to the mother as soon as the child was born?
Answer:
She died as soon as the child was born.

Question 4.
What did the mother look like while she was alive?
Answer:
She was a young, good looking woman.

Question 5.
Who was Mr. Bumble?
Ans.
Mr.Bumble was an officer in the town. He had full authority over the people of poor house.

Question 6.
How did Mr. Bumble treat the children?
Answer:
Mr.Bumble starved and ill-treated the children under his care.

Question 7.
What did Oliver’s friends want him to ask the master?
Answer:
Oliver’s friends wanted him to “ask the master for more”.

II. Answer the following questions and share your responses with your partner.

Question 1.
How were the children fed in the house?
Answer:
The children were fed in a large, stone hall, with a big, metal basin at one end. The master stood by the basin and served each child with a small bowl of liquid food.

Question 2.
Why was ‘a council’ held by the boys? What did they decide in it?
Answer:
Boys generally have excellent appetites. Oliver and his companions were always hungry and never given enough to eat. So, the boys held a council to ask for an extra bowl of gruel. Oliver Twist was appointed to go to the master after supper and to ask for more.

Question 3.
What did Oliver ask his master for?
Answer:
Oliver asked his master for more gruel.

Question 4.
How did the master react to the request of Oliver?
Answer:
The Master could not believe his ears. He aimed a blow at Oliver’s head, seized him by arms and shouted for the beadle.

Question 5.
What was the punishment that Oliver got for ‘asking for more’?
Answer:
Oliver was locked in a room to spend the night alone. It was the punishment that Oliver got for asking for more gruel.

Question 6.
What did Mr. Bumble ultimately decide to do with Oliver?
Answer:
Mr.Bumble ultimately decided to offer a reward of five pounds to any man or woman who would take Oliver Twist off the hands of the poor house.

Question 7.
What was Oliver’s crime according to Mr. Bumble?
Answer:
“Asking for more” was Oliver’s crime according to Mr.Bumble.

III. Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then write.

Question 1.
Briefly explain the circumstances under which Oliver Twist was born.
Answer:
Oliver was born in the poor house of a little town on a cold, dark night in the winter. His mother had been found lying in the street at the time of his birth. Nobody knew who she was. The birth was attended by a doctor who was hastily called for the delivery and an old pauper woman who was experienced in such matters.

Question 2.
How can you say that Oliver’s mother was a poor woman?
Answer:
His mother had been found lying in the street. It was clear that she had walked some distance before she died. Her shoes had been tom to pieces. Nohody knew that where she had come from, or where she had been going. By these informations, we can say that Oliver’s mother was a poor woman.

Question 3.
What kind of a man was Mr. Bumble?
Answer:
Mr.Bumble was the town beadle. He was hard hearted man. He thought himself a very great man indeed. He starved and ill-treated the children under his care.

Question 4.
Why were the boys always hungry ?
Answer:
Boys generally have excellent appetites. They were given very little liquid food in a small bowl. The boys were always hungry and were never given enough to eat.

Question 5.
How did the children plan to satisfy their hunger?
Answer:
Children held a Council. They appointed Oliver to go to master and to ask for more.

Question 6.
What was the result of Oliver’s request for more food?
Answer:
The master aimed a blow at his head, seized him by his arms and shouted for the beadle. As a punishment for his greed and boldness, Oliver was immediately locked up in a room to spend the night alone. Early next morning, a notice was pasted on the outside of the gate, offering a reward of five pounds to any man or woman who would take Oliver Twist off the hands of the poorhouse.

Question 7.
Why did Mr. Bumble get a notice pasted outside the gate? Explain.
Answer:
Oliver asked for more food. Mr. Bumble considered his requisition as a crime. Oliver was locked up in a room to spend the night alone. Mr. Bumble made a plan to send Oliver out of the poor house. So, he got a notice pasted outside the gate, offering a reward of five pounds to any man or woman who would take Oliver Twist off the hands of the poorhouse.

Question 8.
Sum up Oliver’s birth and his life in the poorhouse.
Answer:
Oliver was born in the poor house of a little country town on a cold, dark night in the winter of 183 7. His birth was attended by a doctor and a poor woman. His mother was very poor. She died as soon as he was born. Being an orphan he was taken to the poorhouse. Mr.Bumble, the town beadle named him Oliver Twist. Oliver was starved and ill treated in the poorhouse.

He was a pale, thin child at the age of nine. He had never known a kind word or met with a kindly look. His only friends were his companions in misery. But in the end, they brought him trouble. They persuaded him to “ask for more.”

Question 9.
Briefly narrate the events that led to Oliver being locked up in a room
Answer:
Oliver and his companions were always hungry and were never given enough to eat. One evening, one of the bigger boys said that unless he had an extra bowl of gruel, he would eat the boy who slept next to him. He had a wild and hungry eye, so the smaller boys believed him. A council was held. Oliver Twist was appointed to go to the master during supper and to ask for more.

As soon as gruel was served, boys swallowed it quickly. The boys whispered among themselves and forced Oliver to go. He went to the master, in a frightened voice, he asked “Please, sir, I want some more.” The master turned pale at this and said ‘what’? as if he could not believe his ears. Oliver requested again.

The master gave him a blow on his head. He seized Oliver by arms and shouted for the beadle. Mr. Bumble rushed into the room in great excitement. They considered Oliver’s requisition as a crime. As a punishment, for Oliver’s greed and boldness, he was locked in a room to spend the night alone.

IV. Match the descriptive words that go with the characters listed below.
Answer:

V. Look at the following headings. Choose the best among them for the paragraphs indicated. Write them against the numbers.
Paragraph

1. Boys admission to the poorhouse
2. Death of the mother.
3. Punishment
4. Boys holding a Council
5. Mr. Bumble’s reaction
6. Naming of the boy
7. Birth of an orphan
8. Oliver being forced to ask for more.

Answer:
Paragraph:

1. Birth of an orphan.
2. Death of the mother.
3. Boy’s admission to the poorhouse.
4. Naming of the boy.
5. Boys holding a council.
6. Oliver being forced to ask for more.
7. Mr. Bumble’s reaction.
8. Punishment.

The Boy Who Asked for More Lesson Vocabulary in English

VI. Underline the word that does not belong to the group in each case.

1. farmer, former, doctor, teacher
2. ate, swallowed, smelt, gulped
3. miserable, sad, agile, sorrowful
4. stated, said, narrated, heard
5. quickly, hastily, rudely, immediately
6. weak, pale, robust, thin.
Answer:

1. former
2. smelt
3. agile
4. heard
5. rudely
6. robust

Look at the following two words:

[I] appoint [II] appointment
The first is a verb and the second is a noun. We add – ‘ment’ to the verb and get the noun. Given below is a list of nouns. Some are made from verbs e.g., ‘movement’ and some are not e.g., ‘cement’. Pick out those words which are made from verbs.
[a] Movement
[b] cement
[c] amazement
[d] development
[e] instrument
[f] establishment
[g] measurement
[h] regiment
[i] astonishment
[j] government
[k] moment
[l] garment
Answer:

• movement,
• development,
• measurement,
• government,
• amazement,
• establishment,
• astonishment,

V3. Write down the’noun form of the following verbs. They do not take the suffix – ‘ment’ ending, [you many consult a dictionary if you like]
e. g. invent- invention

• born
• suggest
• exist
• grow
• tire
• think

Answer:

• birth,
• suggestion
• existence
• growth
• tiredness
• thought

A. Listen and Speak
B. Spoken English
C. Grammar
Framing questions
Task 1. Frame questions for the following
statements. One is done for you.
A. e.g.: Sujay and Supriya, are Radha’s cousins.
Are Sujay and Supriya Radha’s cousins?

Question 1.
The pet dog is called Rambo.
Answer:
Is the pet dog called Rambo?

Question 2.
The children are happy.
Answer:
Are the children happy?

Question 3.
He is practising yoga.
Answer:
Is he practicing yoga?

B. e.g.: Radha likes sweets.
Does Radha like sweets?

Question 1.
She visits her aunt’s place every summer.
Answer:
Does she visit her aunt’s place every summer?

Question 2.
She loves playing with her cousins.
Answer:
Does she love playing with her Cousins?

Question 3.
He likes reading story books.
Answer:
Does he like reading story books?

C. e.g.: The children love playing with Rambo.
Do the children love playing with Rambo?

Question 1.
The kids practise yoga every morning.
Answer:
Do the kids practice yoga every morning?

Question 2.
Reshma and Rahim like to play with Raghu.
Answer:
Do Reshma and Rahim like to play with Raghu?

Question 3.
They enjoy the vacation.
Answer:
Do they enjoy the vacation?

Question 4.
They enjoyed the vacation.
Answer:
Did they enjoy the vacation?

Task 2. Frame questions for the statements given below using the question words given in brackets. Do not forget to put the question mark. The first question is done for you.

a. This novel was written in 1946. (When)
Answer:
When was this novel written?

b. The briefcase was stolen at the station. (Where)
Answer:
Where was the briefcase stolen?

c. The Auditorium was constructed last year. (When)
Answer:
When was the auditorium constructed?

d. The money was collected by the students. (By whom)
Answer:
By whom was the money collected?

e. They have bought six plants for my garden. (How many)
Answer:
How many plants have they bought for my garden?

f. His house was destroyed by fire. (How)
Answer:
How was his house destroyed?

g. The servant let out the secret. (Who)
Answer:
Who let out the secret?

h. Sunder visits his parents twice a week. (How often)
Answer:
How often Sunder visits his parents?
How often does Sunder visit his parents?

i. You have selected this book. (Which)
Answer:
Which book have you selected?

j. Janaki waited for two hours to consult the doctor. (How long)
Answer:
How long Janaki waited to consult the doctor?
How long did Janaki wait to consult the doctor?

k. It is his fault. (Whose)
Answer:
Whose fault is it?

D. Writing

Task 1. Look at the following table. Some important facts about Ruskin Bond are given. Write a paragraph based on the information provided.
Birthplace – Kasauli, H.P.
Date of birth – 19 May, 1934.
Residence – Mussoorie.
Work-occupation – Novelist, short story writer.
His books – Translated into many European and Indian languages.
Awards – Kendra Sahitya Academy Award in 1992.
Ruskin Bond, a famous novelist and story writer, ……………………………………………. He stays ………………………………… He is the author Ruskin Bond was awarded …………………………….
Answer:
Ruskin Bond, a famous novelist and story writer, was born at Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh, on 19th May, 1934. He stays at Mussoorie. He is the author of many novels and short stories. His books have been translated into many European and Indian Languages. Ruskin Bond was awarded Kendra Sahitya Academy Award in 1992.

Suggested Reading/Activities:

1. Oliver Twist                :      Charles Dickens
2. Poem                          :      The School Boy William Blake
3. ‘Slum Bala                   :      a Kannada movie
4. ‘Chinnari Mutha’         :      a Kannada movie

Additional Questions with Answers

I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions/incomplete statements. Choose the correct alternative:

Question 1.
Oliver was born in the poorhouse of a small town on a dark night in :
a. Summer
b. Winter
c. Spring
d. Autumn
Answer:
b. Winter

Question 2.
Oliver’s mother died:
a. when he attained the age of nine.
b. after two years of his birth.
c. as soon as he was born.
d. as soon as he taken to poorhouse.
Answer:
c. as soon as he was born.

Question 3.
After the death of his mother, Oliver became:
a. rich
b. poor
c. orphan
d. homeless
Answer:
c. orphan

Question 4.
After the death of his mother, Oliver was taken to:
a. hospital
b. home
c. poor house
d. mome of a rich
Answer:
c. poor house

Question 5.
Oliver Twist – a name invented by:
a. old lad
b. companions
c. doctor
d. Mr. Bumble
Answer:
d. Mr. Bumble

Question 6.
Oliver went to the master and said in a little voice.
a. louder
b. frightened
c. dommanding
d. horrified
Answer:
b. frightened

Question 7.
Master considered Oliver’s request for more gruel as a :
a. robbery
b. crime
c. mischief
d. convict
Answer:
b. crime

Question 8.
Mr.Bumble decided to send Oliver out of poorhouse by offering a reward of:
a. five pounds
b. five dollars
c. five hundred pounds
d. five hundred dollars
Answer:
a. five pounds

Question 9.
The descriptive word “good looking” goes with the character of:
a. Oliver Twist
b. Oliver’s mother
c. Master
d. Mr.Bumble
Answer:
b. Oliver’s mother

Question 10.
The Noun form of establish is:
a. established
b. establishes
c. establishing
d. establishment
Answer:
d. establishment

Question 11.
They persuaded him to “ask more.” Here ‘persuade’ means:
a. convince
b. convict
c. crime
d. coined
Answer:
a. convince

Question 12.
The master aimed a blow _______________ his head.
Correct preposition to fill in the blank is:
a. on
b. above
c. of
d. at
Answer:
d. at

II. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Who was the old lady?
Answer:
The old lady assisted the doctor when Oliver’s mother delivered, the baby. She was poor but experienced in such matters.

Question 2.
Where was Oliver’s mother found?
Answer:
She was found lying in the street.

Question 3.
Why was the baby taken to the poorhouse?
Answer:
As soon as Oliver was born, his mother died. He became an orphan. So, he was taken to the poorhouse.

Question 4.
Who suggested the name ‘Oliver Twist’ to the baby?
Answer:
Mr.Bumble, the town beadle suggested the name ‘Oliver Twist’.

Question 5.
Who persuaded Oliver to “ask for more”?
Answer:
His friends persuaded him to ask for more.

Question 6.
Where were the children fed?
Answer:
The Children were feed in a large, stone hall, with a big, metal basin at one end.

Question 7.
Who was serving food to the children?
Answer:
The Master was serving food to the children.

Question 8.
What food was being served to the children?
Answer:
Watery gruel was being served to the children.

Question 9.
What did one of the bigger boys say?
Answer:
One of the bigger boys said clearly that unless he had on extra bowl of gruel, he would most certainly eat the boy who slept next to him.

Question 10.
Who was a fat and healthy man?
Answer:
The Master was a fat and healthy man.

III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:

Question 1.
“Please, Sir, I want some more.”
a. Who is the ‘I’
Answer:
I refers to Oliver.

b. Who was it asked to?
Answer:
It was asked to the Master.

c. What did he want more?
Answer:
He wanted more gruel.

Question 2.
“Asked for more, I never heard of such a thing, this miserable boy will be hung”.
a. Who said this?
Answer:
Mr.Bumble said this.

b. Who was a miserable boy?
Answer:
Oliver was the miserable boy.

c. What he had never heard? V. Write the opposites of :
Answer:
He had never heard any boy asking for cold more.

IV. Match the following:

1. council	a. strong feeling of enthusiasm
2. hardly	b. unhappy
3. watery gruel	c. meeting
4. miserable	d. never
5. excitement	e. liquid
	f. sadly

Answer:
1 – c
2 – d
3 – e
4 – b
5 – a

V. Write the opposites of:

Question 1.
cold × ______________
Answer:
hot

Question 2.
birth × ______________
Answer:
death

Question 3.
day × ______________
Answer:
night

Question 4.
old × ______________
Answer:
young

Question 5.
pauper × ______________
Answer:
rich

Question 6.
thin × ______________
Answer:
fat

Question 7.
kind × ______________
Answer:
unkind

Question 8.
large × ______________
Answer:
small

Question 9.
healthy × ______________
Answer:
unhealthy

The Boy Who Asked for More Lesson Summary in English

Charles Dickens, the greatest Victorian novelist is known for his attacks on social evils like child labour and Institutional cruelty. This extract from ‘Oliver Twist’, tells us how Oliver was forced out of the poor house.

Oliver was born in the poorhouse of a little country town in 1837. The birth was attended by a doctor and an old pauper woman.

His mother died soon after his birth. She was a young, good looking woman who had been found lying in the street. Nobody knew who she was, where she had come from or where she had been going.

The baby became an orphan and was taken into the poorhouse. Novelist humorously adds that had the baby known that he was an orphan of a poorhouse, he would have cried still louder.

Mr. Bumble was a town beadle. He named the baby Oliver Twist. Mr.Bumble had full authority over the people of the poorhouse. He starved and ill-treated the children under his care. Oliver was a pale, thin child. He did not know a kind word or met with a kindly look or care. His companions were also in misery. His friends brought him trouble at the end. They persuaded him to “ask for more”.

The children were fed in a large, stone hall, with a big, metal basin at the end. The master served each child with a small bowl of liquid food. The food was not sufficient to the children. So, one evening, one big boy told other boys if had not get an extra bowl of gruel, he would eat the boy who slept next to him. He had a wild and hungry eye. So, the smaller boys believed him. A council was held. They persuaded Oliver Twist to ask the master for more gruel.

The gruel was served out and was quickly swallowed. All the children swallowed the gruel as soon as it was served. The boys forced Oliver to go to the master to ask for more. Oliver went to the master and requested for more gruel. The strong, healthy master turned pale when Oliver asked for more gruel. Oliver requested the master again for more gruel.

The master became very angry. He hit the boy on his head, seized him by arms, and shouted for the beadle. The master told Mr.Bumble that Oliver had commited a crime by asking for more gruel. He said that he had never heard of such a thing and that the miserable boy should be hanged.

Oliver was punished for asking for more and for his boldness. He was locked in a room to spend the night alone. Mr. Bumble decided to offer a reward of five pounds to any man or woman who would take Oliver Twist off the hands of the poorhouse.

The Boy Who Asked for More Lesson Summary in Kannada

The Boy Who Asked for More Lesson Word in English

• hastily = urgently
• pauper woman = poor woman
• beadle = an officer
• persuade = convince, believe something
• watery gruel = liquid food
• appetites = natural craving for food
• council = meeting
• poorhouse = building where poor people children are maintained at public expense
• hardly known = never known
• excitement = feeling strongly
• horror = feeling of extreme fear
• miserable = very unhappy, wretched
• invented = (here) coined
• starved = to go without food
• purpose = intention
• orphan = Child bereaved of his parents
• Mr. Bumble = The town Beadle
• Oliver twist = The hero of this story
• authority = Legal power of right
• greed = eager, desire, longing
• supper = Last meal of the day
• swallow = to allow food or drink, to go down the throat
• whisper = words spoken softly in a low voice
• reward = recompense

 8th Standard English Notes