KSEEB 8th English Sir C.V. Raman Lesson Notes Summary Questions and Answers

ILA. Your teacher reads a passage. listen to it. Then answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Where was Bhaskara born?
Answer:
Bhaskara was born at Bijapur.

Question 2.
Who was his father?
Answer:
Maheshwaropadhyaya was his father.

Question 3.
Why do we, Kannadigas, feel proud of Bhaskara?
Answer:
Bhaskara was a great scientist, mathematician and poet. He was a 1 kannadiga. So we feel proud of Bhaskara.

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Question 4.
Who taught him mathematics first?
Answer:
His father was the one who first taught him mathematics.

Question 5.
What is Bhaskara’s invention?
Answer:
Kala Chakra, a time clock is his invention.

IRA. 1. Look at the picture of great scientists given below. Identify them and mention at least one 1 contribution of each of them in the field of science.
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Answer:

  1. Sir Issac Newton: A Mathematician, astronomer and physicist.
  2. Marie Curie: Physicist and chemist.
  3. Homi Jehangir Bhabha: Indian nuclear physicist.
  4. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai: Indian Scientist and innovator widely regarded as the father of India’s space programme.
  5. Jagadish Chandra Bose: Physicist, biologist, biophysicist, botanist.
  6. James Watt: Scotish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist.

IRA 2. Match the names of Scientists from Column ‘A’ with their field of work from Column ‘B’:

A B
1. Homi Jehangir Bhabha Radioactivity a.
2. Sir. Isaac Newton Steam engine b.
3. James Watt Laws of motion c.
4. Marie Curie Space Science d.
5. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Plant Science e.
6. J.C. Bose Nuclear Physics f.

Answer:

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

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Textbook Questions and Answers

I. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Who were Raman’s parents?
Answer:
Chandrashekara Iyer and Parvathi Ammal were the parents of Raman.

Question 2.
Why was Raman not able to attend the school regularly?
Answer:
Raman used to fall sick every now and then. So, he was not able to attend school regularly.

Question 3.
Where did he complete his Inter¬mediate examination?
Answer:
He passed the intermediate examination from Hindu College – High School in Vishakapatna.

Question 4.
What subjects did his relatives advise him to take for B.A?
Answer:
His relatives advised him to take History and Economics as his special subjects for B.A.

Question 5.
Why could not Raman go to the United Kingdom for higher studies?
Answer:
Raman could not go to the United Kingdom for higher studies because his health broke down again.

II. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
How long did he work at Calcutta University?
Answer:
Raman worked at Calcutta University for fifteen years.

Question 2.
What made Raman give up the highly paid post of Special Accountant General?
Answer:
Raman had a great interest in science. He felt like a fish out of water while he was working as Special Accountant General. So, he gave up the highly paid post of Special Accountant General for the sake of Science and accepted professorship at Calcutta University.

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Question 3.
How did the Soviet Union honour him?
Answer:
Soviet Union honoured him by awarding the International Lenin Prize.

III. Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
What makes you think that Raman, even as a boy, had great interest in science?
Answer:
Even as a boy, he had made the model of a dynamo. During his school days, he borrowed science books from college students and read them. This make us think that Raman had great interest in science.

Question 2.
Why did Raman’s relatives ask Raman to take up Arts subjects? How did Raman react to it?
Answer:
Raman used to fall sick every now and then, and he was not able to attend school or college regularly. So his relatives wanted him to give up science and take History and Economics as his special subjects for B.A. Since Raman had made up his mind to study science, he took physics.

Question 3.
What was Raman’s first disappointment in life?
Answer:
After his M.A., Raman wanted to go to the . United Kingdom for higher studies in science. But his health broke down again, and he could not go. This was the greatest disappointment in his life.

Question 4.
Why was Raman not happy with the post of Deputy Accountant General?
Answer:
Raman had a keen interest in Science. It was not possible for a scientist like Raman to put up with the life of a Deputy Accountant General. He felt like a fish out of water in his new post. So, he was not happy.

Question 5.
How can you say that Raman had not lost interest in science when he was the Deputy Accountant General?
Answer:
One day, while returning from his office, Raman saw a banner outside a building on which was printed – The Indian Association of Scientists. At the sight of that banner, Raman got off the moving tram and went to meet the scientists who had gathered in that building.

Sometime later, when he was in Rangoon, Raman learnt that an institution had bought a piece of modern scientific apparatus. He hurriedly put on his clothes and went to have a look at it. This shows that Raman had not lost interest in science when he was the Deputy Accountant General.

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Sir C.V. Raman Lesson Vocabulary in English

VI. Fill in the blanks with the words opposite in meaning to the words underlined.

Question 1.
We should neither borrow or ________________
Answer:
lend

Question 2.
Why do you feel old? Feel ________________
Answer:
young

Question 3.
Don’t stand outside. Come ________________
Answer:
inside

Question 4.
Are wealthy people really happy or ________________
Answer:
sad, unhappy

Question 5.
Eat less but work ________________
Answer:
more

V2. The pronunciation of the following pairs of words are almost the same but they differ in meaning. Use each word in the pair in meaningful sentences.

1. break separate or part by force.
She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces.
brake Device for reducing the speed of a wheel.
The driver applied the brake hard as the child ran onto the road in front of him.
2. knew to be informed of.
Every child knows that two and two makes four.
new Fresh, recent
We buy new clothes during festivals.
3. sight View: Opportunity of seeing
The sight of sunset in Augumbe is glorious to see.
site Place where a building is or will be situated.
We can construct a good house in a 30 × 40 feet site.
My father had purchased a site at his native place.
4. some indefinite quantity or number.
If you save some money each month, you can go on a holiday.
sum Arithmetical calculation, total amount
The sum of 5 and 3 is 8.
My father violated the traffic rules, police caught him and fined a sum of ₹. 100/-
Plays Dramas
Shakespeare wrote many plays.
place rank or position
My sister got the first place in the IAS Examination.

V3. Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs or idioms, choosing from the ones given in brackets.
(make up, put up with, give up, put on, a fish out of water, make out, break down)

Question 1.
We usually _____________ cotton clothes during summer.
Answer:
put on

Question 2.
One day, a villager came to me and asked me to read a letter. I tried my best, but could not _____________ what the person had written.
Answer:
make out

Question 3.
Great people/persons have an ocean of patience. They have learnt to _____________ difficulties.
Answer:
put up with

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Question 4.
Raju’s health used to _____________ now and then, so, he had to _____________ the highly paid post as Accountant in an office. At first he felt like _____________ .
Answer:
breakdown, give up, a fish out of water

Question 5.
People should _____________ their minds to fight against corruption.
Answer:
make up

V4. Make compound words with the words given in column ‘A’ and ‘B’ and use the same in meaningful sentences of your own:

A B
1. boy a. class
2. time b. post
3. first c.  male
4. road d. table.
5. speed e. map
6. class f. fast
g. hood

Answer:

  1. boyhood: Ambedkar faced a lot of difficulties in his boyhood days.
  2. time table: All the railway stations have their own time table of arrival and departure of trains.
    Teachers follow their time table to go to the class.
  3. first-class: I passed seventh standard in first class.
  4. road map: We have to study a road map before going on a tour.
  5. speed post: We can send the letters by speed post.
  6. classmate: One of my classmate is very poor, but he studies well.

V5. Which words/phrases in the text mean more or less the same as the following? Paragraph numbers are given in brackets.
Answer:

1. boyhood (PI) early days.
2. uncomfortable (P3) a fish out of water
3. chance (P3) hopes
4. happily (P5) gladly
5. not remember (P6) forget
6. morning food (P6) breakfast
7. money permitted to be drawn for the expense (P7) allowance
8. sympathy (P7) pity

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V6. Give the negative form of the underlined words: Using a prefix like in, un, dis, im
E.g.: a popular poem an unpopular poem
Answer:

1. an interesting story an uninteresting story
2. a fortunate thing an unfortunate thing
3.  a correct answer an incorrect answer
4. a pure heart an impure heart
5. a happy day an unhappy day
6. an honest person a dishonest person

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V7. Fill in the blanks with noun forms of the underlined words:

Question 1.
The Teacher dictates notes.
The Teacher gave us ________________
Answer:
dictation

Question 2.
Admit Suresh to VIII Standard.
Let Suresh get ________________ to VIU Standard.
Answer:
admission

Question 3.
Literates should educate villagers.
Literate should give ________________ to villagers.
Answer:
education

Question 4.
Appoint him.
Give him an ________________
Answer:
appointment

Question 5.
Have you decided where to go?
Have you taken the ________________ where to go?
Answer:
decision

V8. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words given in brackets:
e.g: Please give your ______________ (accept) within a week.
Please give your acceptance within a week.

Question 1.
The speaker accepted the ______________ (resign) of the legislators.
Answer:
resignation

Question 2.
We should not have too much ______________ (attach) to anything.
Answer:
attachment

Question 3.
The ______________ (discover) of the sea route to India was made by Vasco-da Gama.
Answer:
discovery

Question 4.
The teacher admired the ______________(honest) of Manjula.
Answer:
honesty

Question 5.
Have a ______________ (science) outlook.
Answer:
Scientific

Question 6.
Please don’t cause ______________ (inconvenient) to travellers.
Answer:
inconvenience

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Question 7.
Make ______________ (meaning) sentences.
Answer:
meaningful

Question 8.
Why are you afraid of the______________ (examine)?
Answer:
examination

Question 9.
Chemistry is an ______________ (interest) subject.
Answer:
interesting

A. Lisen and speak

Task 2. Your teacher will say and write the following words. Identify the vowel sounds in them and write them in the appropriate column.

flee, catch, tense, spin, sleep, fan, left, mad, scratch, bid, speed, mean, span, dream, sent, please, trim, hid, hatch, split, fresh, den, sea, drench, free, mint, sketch, click.
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Answer:
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C. Reading Reading Maps:

Task: Look at the map of Srilanka which shows the distribution of Tamilians living there.
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Read the map and the information given carefully. Based on them, say whether the following statements are true or false. Write‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false in the boxes accordingly.

Question 1.
Tamilians are over 50% in the northernmost part of Srilanka.
Answer:
True

Question 2.
In Batticola the Tamilians are less than 50%.
Answer:
False

Question 3.
The east coast of Sri Lanka has more Tamilians than its we coast.
Answer:
True

Question 4.
More than 50% of the people in Colombo are Tamilians.
Answer:
False

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Question 5.
Only Sinhalese live in Jafna.
Answer:
False

Question 6.
The central part of Srilanka is dense with Tamilians.
Answer:
False

Question 7.
Kandy does not have any sea coast.
Answer:
True

D. Grammar

Task 2. Match the words in column ‘A’ with the words in column ‘B’. Using the appropriate form of verbs, frame sentences. One example is given.
Note: The verbs are given in brackets.
e.g., Vendors sell things on the streets.

A B
A ship Sweets
The doctor Downwards
A dog In the sky
Birds at 9:00 in the morning
Vendors The ball
Children A cat
A carpenter On water
Water Things on the street
Our school Stools from wood
The goal keeper The patient

(like, chase, begin, sail, stop, treat, make, sell, fly, flow)
Answer:

  • A ship sails on water.
  • The doctor treats the patient.
  • A dog chases a cat.
  • Birds fly in the sky.
  • Vendors sell things on the street.
  • Children like sweets.
  • A carpenter makes stoods from wood.
  • Water flows downwards.
  • Our school begins at 9.00 in the morning.
  • The goal keeper stops the ball.

The Present Continuous or The Present Progressive Form.
Task 3. Look at these pictures. Write what they are doing.
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a boy – running (field)
a student – reading (a book)
a girl – eating (a fruit)
a mother – lighting the lamp
a farmer – carrying a bundle.
e.g. Picture 1. A mother is lighting the lamp.
Answer:

  • A boy is running in the field.
  • A student is reading a book.
  • A girl is eating a fruit.
  • A mother is lighting the lamp.
  • A farmer is carrying a bundle

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E. Writing

Framing sentences

Task 1. Frame appropriate phrases with the words from the table given below. Also, build
sentences using the phrase in context.
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e.g. Phrase – Slave to money.
Context: Pradeep is a slave to money.
He has become inhuman.
Answer:
1. Phrase: faith in science, faith in you.
Context: I have faith in science. We will find a cure for concern.
I have faith in you. You will do well in the exam.

2. Phrase: Interest to you, interest in dancing.
Context: The subject may be full of interest l to you, but it holds no interest for me.
Kamala has interest in dancing, but no interest in cooking.

3. Phrase: sympathy for the poor.
Context: Many rich people have sympathy for the poor and they help them in their difficulties.

4. Phrase: slave to money:
Context Pradeep is a slave to money.

5. Phrase: passion for dancing, science.
Context: Apoorva has a passion for dancing and wants to become a famous dancer.

Task 2. Rearrange the words into meaningful sentences.
1) from / learn / a little /1 /incident / every.
2) youngster / a / of the two / the bigger / sturdy / was.
3) no shoes / they / and / wore / muddy / their / were / feet.
4) Mahatma Gandhiji / weapon / his / non violence / opted / as far.
5) subject / deeply/ that /1 / the / thought / evening / on.
e.g., 1. I learn a little from every incident.
Answer:

  1. I learn a little from every incident.
  2. The bigger of the two was a sturdy youngster.
  3. They wore no shoes and their feet were muddy.
  4. Mahatma Gandhiji opted for nonviolence as his weapon.
  5. That evening, I thought deeply on the subject.

Additional Questions with Answers

I. Four alternatives are given below each questions. Choose the correct one:

Question 1.
Chandrashekara Iyer was a professor of:
(a) Physics
(b) History
(c) Economics
(d) Social Science
Answer:
(a) Physics

Question 2.
Raman had his early education in:
(a) Trichy
(b) Madras
(c) Vishakhapatnam
(d) Bengaluru
Answer:
(c) Vishakhapatnam

Question 3.
Raman could not go to England because:
(a) He had no money.
(b) His health broke down again
(c) His father refused to send him.
(d) His relatives asked him to take competitive Exam only.
Answer:
(b) His health broke down again

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Question 4.
Raman took a Competitive Examination in Calcutta, in ____________
(a) Physics and Chemistry
(b) History and Economics
(c) Physics
(d) History
Answer:
(b) History and Economics

Question 5.
Raman became the Director of Indian Institute of Science in:
(a) Trichy
(b) Vishakapatna
(c) Bangalore
(d) Madras
Answer:
(c) Bangalore

Question 6.
Raman was awarded for his discovery of the Raman Effect in 1930:
(a) Bharatha Ratna
(b) Knighthood
(c) Nobel Prize
(d) International Lenin Prize
Answer:
(c) Nobel Prize

Question 7.
“Fish out of water” means
(a) Feel uncomfortable
(b) Feels comfortable
(c) Fish coming out of water
(d) Catching the fish
Answer:
(a) Feel uncomfortable

Question 8.
Raman was awarded International Lenin Prize by:
(a) England
(b) India
(c) Soviet Union
(d) America
Answer:
(c) Soviet Union

Question 9.
The word that takes the prefix ‘un’ is
(a) popular
(b) honest
(c) correct
(d) pure
Answer:
(a) popular

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Question 10.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the word given in bracket:
We should not have too much ______________ (attach) to anything.
(a) attaching
(b) attaches
(c) attachment
(d) attached.
Answer:
(c) attachment

Question 11.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate prepositions:
Raman died ______________ November 21, 1970 ______________ the age of 82.
(a) on, at
(b) in, at
(c) on, of
(d) in in
Answer:
(a) on, at

Question 12.
The meaning of the phrase the ‘put up with’ is
(a) stop
(b) tolerate
(c) wear
(d) uncomfortable
Answer:
(b) tolerate

Question 13.
Raman was a great scientist in :
(a) Physics
(b) Chemistry
(c) History
(d) Botany
Answer:
(a) Physics

II. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
What made Raman to discover “Raman effect.”?
Answer:
Raman had a lot of curiosity in science. Earlier in his life, while on a voyage to Europe, he saw the wonderful blue of the Mediterranean Sea. This led to his work on the Laws of Light scattering in liquids and it ended in his discovery of the Raman Effect.

Question 2.
How can you say that Raman was kind and sympathetic?
Answer:
When Raman was working as the Deputy accountant General, a villager came to ‘ Raman with some badly burnt hundred rupee notes. Any other person, would have turned the villager away. But Raman took pity on the villager, examined the notes himself and allowed the villager to exchange the burnt note for new ones. This shows that Raman was kind and sympathetic person.

Question 3.
Why did Raman take physics for his higher education?
Answer:
Raman had a keen interest in science. Hence he took physics for his higher studies.

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Question 4.
What did Raman’s relatives ask him?
Answer:
Raman’s relatives asked him to give up his study of science, and take a competitive examination in Calcutta, in History and Economics.

Question 5.
Name the posts that Raman served in Calcutta?
Answer:
Raman served as Deputy Accountant General, Special Accountant General for Posts and Telegraphs and Professor at Calcutta University.

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

1. “I have admitted you to the Institute because of your character.”
a. Who said this?
Answer:
Raman said this.

b. To whom it was said?
Answer:
It was said to a candidate who was not given admission as he did not do well in the test.

c. Why did Raman gave admission to the Candidate?
Answer:
Raman gave admission to the candidate because of his honesty. That candidate had been given more traveling allowance than what he was eligible for. But he returned the excess amount.

IV. Match the following:

1. sight Journey by sea
2. secure Concede
3, give up Obtain
4. put on Scene
5. voyage Wear
seen

Answer:

  1. scene
  2. obtain
  3. concede
  4. wear
  5. journey by sea

V. Write the opposites of the following:

Question 1.
borrow × _____________
Answer:
lend

Question 2.
fortunate × _____________
Answer:
unfortunate

Question 3.
regular × _____________
Answer:
irregular

Question 4.
happy × _____________
Answer:
unhappy, sad

Question 5.
accept × _____________
Answer:
reject

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Question 6.
forget × _____________
Answer:
remember

Question 7.
liquid × _____________
Answer:
solid

Question 8.
difficult × _____________
Answer:
easy

Question 9.
kind × _____________
Answer:
unkind

Question 10.
honest × _____________
Answer:
dishonest

Sir C.V. Raman Lesson Summary in English

This lesson gives the information about the early life, education and achievements of Sir C. V. Raman, a great scientist. Sir C. Y. Raman was born on 7th Nov, 1888 in Trichy. Chandrashekara Iyer and Parvathi Ammal were his parents. Raman had his early education at the Hindu College High School, Vishakapatnam. He was very much interested in science. Unfortunately, he used to fall sick every now and then. So he was not able to attend school regularly.

He passed Matriculation Examination in I class and passed the Intermediate Exam from Hindu College and joined Presidency college at Madras for his B.A.

His relatives asked him to study History and Economics but Raman took physics and passed his B.A. in first rank. He passed his M.A. (Physics) in January 1907.

Raman could not go to United Kingdom for higher studies because of his ill health. His relatives advised him to give up study of science and take a competitive Exam in History and Economics. He did so and got the first place in the Exam. He was appointed as Deputy Accountant General in 1907 at Calcutta. He was not happy. He felt like a fish out of water in his new post. But he still had hopes of becoming a scientist. Even as Deputy Accountant General, Raman mixed with scientists and took interest in science. He used to meet scientist gatherings and went to the institutions where he could see modem scientific apparatus.

Raman left the job of Special Accountant General for Post and Telegraph when he was offered the post of professor at Calcutta University. He worked for fifteen years in Calcutta University. Later, he became the Director of the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. The Raman’Research Institute was started in 1948. He became the Director of the Research Institute. He conducted his research in Physics until his death.

Raman was a great scientist. Throughout his life he was intensely attached to science. Like all great scientists, he had a lot of curiosity. This led to his work on the Laws of Light scattering in Liquids and it ended in his discovery of the “Raman Effect.” He was awarded the Nobel Prize for this in 1930.

Raman was a kind man and helped people when they were in difficulty. He showed pity on the poor and respect the honest persons.

Raman received a number of honours and medals like Knighthood, Doctorates, Bharatha Rathna award and International Lenin Prize.

He died on November 21, 1970 at the age of 82.

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Sir C.V. Raman Lesson Summary in Kannada

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Sir C.V. Raman Lesson Word in Meanings

  • borrow = to take or use something that belongs to someone else, usually with their permission:
  • secure = obtain :
  • in spite of = despite, even though
  • put up with = bear, tolerate
  • give up = leave, stop, surrender
  • history = record of past events
  • economics = study of wealth
  • hope = expectation, desire
  • modern = recent times
  • offer = proposal
  • accept = agree, receive
  • curiosity = desire to know, eagerness
  • voyage = Journey by water, A long journey especially by sea or in space
  • sight = scene
  • liquid = A substance that flows freely. Eg: water, milk or oil:
  • put on = wear
  • pity = sympathy for another’s distress
  • kind = showing concern about the happiness and feelings of others in a gentle manner
  • honesty = truthfulness
  • character = moral qualities
  • honour = high respect
  • fish out of water = a person who feels uncomfortable or awkward because he/she feels he/she does not belong to the company he/she is in matriculation equivalent to today’s I year PUC.
  • banner = a long piece of cloth with a message on it that is carried between two poles, hung in public places.

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