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Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Guide Pdf Term 1 Prose Chapter 3 A Prayer to the Teacher Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Solutions Term 1 Prose Chapter 3 A Prayer to the Teacher

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

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 138)

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


Answer:

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

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

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

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 144)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Textual Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IV. Answer the following questions in detail.

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

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

Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 145)

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

Answer:

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

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

Listening

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

USE GRAMMAR (Text Book Page No. 150)

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

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

G. Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WRITING

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

Answer:

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

CREATIVE WRITING (Text Book Page No. 153)

K. Fill in the template given for limerick.

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

A Prayer to the Teacher Summary in English

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

A Prayer to the Teacher Summary in Tamil

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

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Guide Pdf Term 1 Prose Chapter 2 The Wind on Haunted Hill Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Solutions Term 1 Prose Chapter 2 The Wind on Haunted Hill

7th English Guide The Wind on Haunted Hill Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up

1. Find the hidden words in the pictures. One has been done for you.

1. Cat
2. Vase
3. Bag
4. Table
5 . Mirror

2. Solve these riddles.

Answer:

S.NO	Question (Who am I?)	Answer
1.	I have a face but no eyes, hands but no arms.	Clock
2.	I sit in a comer while travelling around the world.	Stamp
3.	I go up when rain comes down.	Umbrella
4.	I have a head and a tail but no body.	Coin

Section – I

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 112)

Work in pairs. Read the story above and find the answers to these questions.
1. What were the children doing beside the stone wall?
Answer:
The children were spreading the clothes out to dry beside the stone wall.

2. What did Suresh ask Usha? Why?
Answer:
Suresh asked Usha that won’t she be afraid of coming back to the village all alone. Because there were ghosts on the haunted hill.

3. Who told the children the story about the ghosts on Haunted Hill?
Answer:
The grandfather told the children the story about the ghosts on Haunted Hill.

4. What did Usha see while walking to the bazaar?
Answer:
Usha saw wild flowers, a wild plum tree, lizards, and a whistling-thrush while walking to the bazaar.

Section – II

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 115)

Two scary events from this section are listed here. Write the events that take place in between in the correct order.

Answer:

Section – III

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 118)

Discuss with your partner and complete the table.

Answer:

Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 119)

A. Choose the most appropriate option.
1. The wind hurried and passed through the
a) apples and mangoes
b) pines and deodars
c) berries and cherries
Answer:
b) pines and deodars

2. The market was away from the village.
a) 3 miles
b) 7 miles
c) 11 miles
Answer:
a) 3 miles

3. Usha went to visit her house after shopping in the market.
a) grandfather’s
b) aunt’s
c) cousin’s
Answer:
b) aunt’s

4. Usha took shelter in the
a) ruins
b) caves
c) dens
Answer:
a) ruins

5. At dawn, the began to sing.
a) cuckoo
b) linnet
c) thrush
Answer:
c) thrush

B. Think and answer.

1. Why was it a struggle for the children to dry their clothes?
Answer:
It was a struggle for the children to dry their clothes because there was always a wind – which blew away the clothes.

2. What story did grandfather tell them about the haunted hill?
Answer:
The grandfather told them about the story of the ghosts on the haunted hill.

3. What did Usha buy in the market? List them.
Answer:
Usha bought soap, matches, spices, sugar, a new pipe stem for grandfather’s hookah, an exercise book and marbles for Suresh, and a necklace for herself.

4. What scared Usha during the dark rainy night?
Answer:
When Usha moved against the stones sideways she touched a soft and furry cat. Meanwhile, she gave a frightened cry and took her hand away. This made Usha to scare in the dark rainy night.

5. How did the children react when they met each other at the ruins?
Answer:
When the children met each other at the ruins they fell into each other’s arms, they were surprised and relieved, that all they could do was laugh and giggle and repeat each other’s names.

C. Discuss in class.

“Was it just the wind?”- What do you think Usha thought it was? Why?
Answer:
Usha did not believe that it was not just the wind because she had already heard about the story of the ghosts in the haunted hill from her grandfather. While returning to the village from the bazaar, she saw two small children in ghostly figures at the disused fireplace. And even she was stared by those ghostly figures staring behind her. In the opinion of Usha it was not just the wind, but the disembodied voice of those ghostly figures.

Vocabulary

D. Unscramble the sound – describing words from the text. One has been done for you. (Text Book Page No. 120)

E.g.igeglg – giggle

1. noam – moan
2. mureb – rumble
3. lowh – howl
4. mobo – boom
5. cohe – echo
6. nogra – groan

E. The Detective’s Dictionary
Choose the correct word from the box and fill in the blanks.

1. A ……………. is someone who investigates a crime.
Answer:
detective

2. A ……………. is someone who suffers the effect of a crime.
Answer:
victim

3. Someone who might have committed a crime is a ……………..
Answer:
suspect

4. A ……………. is an idea or fact that helps us solve a mystery.
Answer:
clue

5. An ……………. is the information we have that proves us that something is true.
Answer:
evidence

Listening (Text Book Page No. 121)

F. Listen to the news report carefully and complete the following.

1. Name of the place
Answer:
Gollamudi in Andhra Pradesh

2. What happened?
Answer:
It rained heavily

3. What time of day did it happen?
Answer:
Morning

4. What did the people say?
Answer:
It was not a usual fish found there

5. What do strong winds and gales carry?
Answer:
It carried fish and sea animals

Speaking (Text Book Page No. 121)

G. Work in pairs.
Have you ever been scared? What happened? How did you feel? Talk about it in one or two sentences with your friend. Repeat it to the class.
Answer:
Yes, I have been scared. I am scared of clowns. Although they are very funny their painted face is very creepy and scary to me.

USE GRAMMAR (Text Book Page No. 123)

H. Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”

Eg. Have you ever written a story?

1. Have you ever visited the Tajmahal?

2. Have you ever cooked biryani?

3. Have you ever watched a horror film?

4. Have you ever played Ten-pin bowling?

5. Have you ever gone swimming?

I. Fill in the blanks with the past perfect tense with the help of the words given in the brackets.

1. When Usha looked out of the window dark clouds …………………… (gather) over the mountains.
Answer:
had gathered

2. She had no umbrella with her; the weather …………………… (seem) so fine just a few hours ago.
Answer:
had seemed

3. All was dark again. Night …………………… (fall).
Answer:
had fallen

4. She ran towards the big gap in the wall through which she …………………… (enter).
Answer:
had entered

5. Usha looked back at the ruins. The sun …………………… (come) up and was touching the top of the walls.
Answer:
had come

J. Read this text and fill in the blanks with future tenses.

India moves to Chennai to join an IAS coaching class. Tomorrow by this time, she will have joined (join) the class. She will be undergoing (undergo) training till next year. She will have worked (work)very hard by the time she comes home. Her parents will be worrying (worry) about her health all the time. They will have written (write)many letters by the time she comes home. They will be very happy when Iniya becomes an IAS officer.

Writing (Text Book Page No. 125)

K. Nalan’s grandfather showed him an old treasure trunk. A road map was stuck on the trunk. It showed the spot where a key was hidden. Look at the road map and write five directions to reach the spot where the key is hidden. Discuss with your partner and compare your directions with those of your classmates.

Answer:

1. Go straight and turn left and reach the hills.
2. Turn right and walk across the hills.
3. Then you will reach a pond and take right and walk along the road.
4. Turn left and walk straight and again turn right.
5. Walk down the road and you will find the keys between the rocks.

Creative Writing (Text Book Page No. 125)

Venba was walking along the beach. When she saw a beautiful green perfume bottle that had been washed up on the shore she bent down and picked it up. There was something inside the bottle and it was calling her. When she opened the bottle….?!!!

L. Imagine you are Venba and act the situations in the class. Then conclude this mysterious story in your own words. Write at least five or six sentences with the help of the words given in the box.

Venba was walking along the beach. When she saw a beautiful green perfume bottle that had been washed up on the shore she bent down and picked it up. There was something inside the bottle and it was calling her. When she opened the bottle she found a tiny bird. The bird had the magical power to talk and sing. The bird requested Venba to free it from the bottle. Venba freed the bird as the bird requested her. The bird flew happily out from the bottle. The little bird gifted a boon to Venba as a note of thank for free from the bottle.

The Wind on Haunted Hill Summary in English

In the Himalayan region, there is a hill, with heavy wind. There was a village nearby. Two children Usha and Suresh lived in the village with their grandfather. Binya was their friend Usha wanted to go bazaar at two in the afternoon. She bought things and then visited her aunt Lakshmi in her house. She repaired the slippers at Mochi’s shop. She set out for the village when it was dark.

The Wind on Haunted Hill Summary in Tamil

இமயமலைப் பகுதியில் ஒரு குன்று உள்ளது. எப்போதும் இப்பகுதியில் பலத்த காற்று வீசும். அருகே ஒரு கிராமமும் உண்டு. இரண்டு குழந்தைகள் உஷா மற்றும் சுரேஷ், பின்யா அவர்களின் தோழி ஆவாள். தங்கள் தாத்தாவுடன் வசித்து வந்தனர். மூத்தவள் உஷா கடைத்தெருவுக்கு செல்ல விரும்பினாள். மதியம் இரண்டு மணிக்கு கடைத்தெரு சென்றாள். பொருட்கள் வாங்கினாள். அத்தை லட்சுமி வீட்டுக்கு சென்று பேசிக் கொண்டிருந்தாள். மோச்சி கடையில் செருப்புகளை சரிசெய்து கொண்டு தன் கிராமத்துக்கு திரும்பினாள். இருட்டத் தொடங்கி விட்டது.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Guide Pdf Term 1 Prose Chapter 1 Eidgah Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Solutions Term 1 Prose Chapter 1 Eidgah

7th English Guide Eidgah Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up
Observe the pictures and write the names of the festivals in the blanks. One is done for you.

Discuss in pairs.

1. Which is your favourite festival?
Answer:
My favourite festival is Pongal.

2. When do you celebrate it?
Answer:
I celebrate it in the month of January.

3. Do you celebrate with your family or friends?
Answer:
I celebrate it with my family.

4. Why do you celebrate it?
Answer:
I celebrate it to get the blessings of the Sun God. and to enrich the agriculture.

Section – I

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 87)

Choose the correct answers and fill in the blanks.

1. ‘Finally the day had come’. Here the day refers to
a. Pongal
b. Christmas
c. Eid
Answer:
c) Eid

2. With their treasure, the boys would buy in Eidgah.
a) pens and pencils
b) toys and rubber balls
c) chocolates and cakes
Answer:
b) toys and rubber balls

3. Hamid’s friends are
a) Mahmood, Mohsin, Noorey and Sammi.
b) Raghul, Preethi, Sam and Mufeed.
c) Rani, Verghese, Sita and Zahir.
Answer:
a) Mahmood, Mohsin, Noorey and Sammi

4. ‘If only her son were there, it would have been a different kind of Eid’! What had happened to her son?
a) Her son had died.
b) Her son had gone abroad.
c) Her son had gone on a tour.
Answer:
a) Her son had died

5. Hamid was like one with wings on his feet. This means
a) He ran fast.
b) He ran slowly.
c) He was an angel.
Answer:
a) He ran fast

Section – II

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 89)

Work in pairs and answer the following questions.
There were many toys in the stall. Three of Hamid’s friends had bought some toys.

1. Write the names of Hamid’s friends in column A and the toys they bought in column B.

A	B
Mahmood	a policeman in Khaki
Mohsin	a water-carrier
Noorey	a lawyer

2. Write the names of the toys against each picture.

Think and Answer.
‘They’ descended on the sweet and toy-vendors’ stores like an army moving to attack.

1. Whom do they refer to? Did they move one by one in a line or in a big group?
Answer:
They refer to the men. They moved in a big group.

2. Hamid’s friends enjoyed the ride in the merry-go-round. But Hamid didn’t go on it. Why?
Answer:
As Hamid had only three paisas with him, he did not enjoy the ride in the merry-go-round.’

3. How did Hamid’s friends show that they enjoyed eating the sweets?
Answer:
Hamid’s friends showed their enjoyment on eating the sweets by smacking their lips with relishment.

Section – III

Textual Exercise

Tick the correct answer. (Text Book Page No. 92)

1. Hamid thought that his grandma would be pleased if he bought ………………………..
a) a pair of tongs
b) sweets for himself
c) toys
Answer:
a) a pair of tongs

2. Hamid’s heart sank because the price of the tongs was ………………………. for him.
a) too high
b) too low
c) affordable
Answer:
a) too high

3. ‘My tongs are like a tiger among toys.’ It means ………………………..
a) Hamid valued his toy
b) Hamid bought a tiger toy
c) Hamid wanted to exchange his toy
Answer:
a) Hamid valued his toy

4. Hamid’s granny scolded him for buying iron tongs. Then she understood that Hamid had bought it ………………………..
a) out of compulsion
b) out of love and concern
c) out of interest
Answer:
b) out of love and concern

Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 92)

A. Answer the following questions.

1. What did Granny say about Hamid’s parents?
Answer:
Hamid was a happy, four-year-old, poor, and thin boy. His parents had died. He lived with his granny.

2. Write about Hamid in one or two sentences.
Answer:
Hamid is a thin, poorly dressed, four years old boy. He lives with his Granny as his parents were passed away. He is the happiest of the boys in the village.

3. How did Hamid’s friends enjoy the games at the fair?
Answer:
Hamid’s friends mounted on the wooden horses and camels in the merry-go-round and enjoyed twenty-five rounds of fun in the fair.

4. What did Hamid buy at the fair? And for whom?
Answer:
Hamid bought a pair of tongs for his Granny at the fair.

5. Why did Granny scold Hamid?
Answer:
Granny scolded Hamid for not eating or drinking anything till almost noon.

B. Rearrange the jumbled sentences and write them in the correct order.

• But Hamid bought a pair of tongs.
• Granny Ameena felt proud of her grandson.
• Hamid’s friends bought different toys of their choice.
• Hamid proudly compared his tongs with a brave tiger.
• Hamid had less money than his friends.

Granny Ameena was worried as he had to go to the Eidgah alone.
Answer:
Granny Ameena was worried as he had to go to the Eidgah alone. Hamid had less money than his friends.
Hamid’s friends bought different toys of their choice.
But Hamid bought a pair of tongs.
Hamid proudly compared his tongs with a brave tiger.
Granny Ameena felt proud of her grandson.

Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 93)

C. Fill in the blanks with the help of the picture clues.

D. Who am I? (Use a pair of…)

1. We wear this on our face to see better
Answer:
a pair of spectacles

2. We wear this on our ears
Answer:
a pair of earrings

3. We wear this on our face when it is sunny
Answer:
a pair of sunglasses

4. We cut things with
Answer:
a pair of scissors

5. We wear this on our feet
Answer:
a pair of shoes

E. Add a suitable prefix or suffix and make new words. (Text Book Page No. 94)

Childhood	wonderful
afternoon	countless
relationship	impatient
unhappy	excitement
dangerous	perfection

F. Match the following and write them in Column C.

A	B	C
a cupful of	money.	a cupful of coffee
a bagful of	sugar	a bagful of silver
a spoonful of	coffee	a spoonful of sugar
a pocketful of	silver	a pocketful of money

G. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box.

1. The thieves came out of the house with a …………………. of gold and silver.
Answer:
bagful

2. My mother throws a …………………. of grains for the parrots every day.
Answer:
handful

3. He took a …………………. of the cake.
Answer:
mouthful

4. Ram takes a …………………. of soup before food.
Answer:
cupful

5. John added a …………………. of sugar to the lemon juice.
Answer:
spoonful

6. The child was happy with his …………………. of chocolates.
Answer:
pocketful

Listening (Text Book Page No. 95)

H. Listen to the teacher read the passage. Read the questions given below. Then listen to the passage again and tick the correct answers.

1. The three boys went bathing /swimming in the sea.
Answer:
swimming

2. They watched the waves/dolphins tumbling towards the shore.
Answer:
waves

3. The gulls were flying over the sea /oyster catchers.
Answer:
oyster catchers

4. When the sea was calm /rough they would skim stones.
Answer:
calm

5. Twenty six/thirty six was Gopal’s record.
Answer:
Twenty six

Speaking (Text Book Page No. 95)

I. Talk about yourself using the clues given. You may start like this.

1. When I was a little boy, ………………..
Answer:
I had a red bicycle.

2. On the first day of school ……………………
Answer:
I went by my bicycle

3. As a child I spent my free time …………………..
Answer:
riding it

4. I used to admire ……………………
Answer:
at many varieties of bicycles

5. Last year at this time I …………………..
Answer:
was enjoying cycling with my friends

6. Now I really enjoy …………………..
Answer:
cycling

7. While I was …………………..
Answer:
going for a long trip, I miss my bicycle

8. I have never visited ……………………
Answer:
any bicycle races

J. Tick the correct option. (Text Book Page No. 96, 97)

1. There are ………………… (many/much) apples in the basket.
Answer:
many
Only ………………… (some/a few) are green.
Answer:
a few

2. There isn’t ………………… (many/much) traffic on Sundays.
Answer:
much

3. There isn’t ………………… (some/any) water in the glass.
Answer:
any

4. There aren’t ………………… (some/any) eggs in the basket.
Answer:
any
But there are ………………… (much/a few) near to it.
Answer:
a few

K. Fill in the blanks with some/ any/ much/ many. Some options can be used more than once.

1. There is ………………. coffee left in the pot. Do you want to?
Answer:
some

2. Do you have ………………. coins with you? I need some.
Answer:
any

3. She asked me for ………………. magazines, but I could not find
Answer:
some, much

4. I can’t carry the luggage ………………. more. I need ………………. help.
Answer:
any, some

5. There are ………………. places to visit but we don’t have ………………. time to visit them.
Answer:
many, much

Writing (Text Book Page No. 97)

L. Describe Kandan’s family in about 60 words using the pictures and clues given. One is done for you.

M. Read the telephonic conversation between Malar and Selvi. Malar needs to leave a message for her father. (Text Book Page No. 98)

Message 14.04.2020                                                                                                                                        7.00 a.m. Dear Mr. Rao, I had to leave for Madurai all of a sudden since my father is ill. So I will not be able to come to work for few days. It will be nice if you inform the office.

Creative Writing (Text Book Page No. 99)

N. Describe the picture in 50 words and give a suitable title. Make use of the words given below.

Grandparents
World Grandparents Day is celebrated every year on October 1st. But in this modem world grandparents are left alone and we are busy with electronic gadgets such as cell phones. They are ignored by us. And so they feel alone. The grandparents are nowadays suffering from loneliness and sad feeling.

O. Here are some words that express feelings. Read the situations and write a suitable one in the blanks.

1. Your mom made your favourite dinner
Answer:
joyous

2. You lost your geometry box, and some one returns it to you
Answer:
thankful

3. You are waiting for your exam results
Answer:
anxious

4. It is very late at night and your father hasn’t returned from the office.
Answer:
worried

5. You have won the first prize in the essay writing competition
Answer:
proud

6. The first day at school
Answer:
excited

7. You find it tough to leam a new language
Answer:
dejected

Eidgah Summary in English

Hamid, a boy of 4 years old lived with his poor grandma. His parents were dead. It was the morning of Eid. Ameena did not have ever a handful of grains at home. Hamid ran out with his friends. Stores were full of sweets.

Eidgah Summary in Tamil

ஹமீது 4 வயது பையன் ஆவான். அவன் தன் ஏழை பாட்டியுடன் வசித்து வந்தான். அவன் பெற்றோர் இறந்து விட்டனர். அன்று ஈத் பெருநாள். பாட்டி அமீனாவிடம் ஒரு கைப்பிடி அளவு தானியம் கூட இல்லை. ஹமீது தன் நண்பர்களுடன் வெளியே ஓடினான். கடைகளில் இனிப்பு பலகாரங்கள் நிறைந்து வழிந்த து.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 7 The Mystery of the Cyber Friend Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Supplementary Chapter 6 The Mystery of the Cyber Friend

8th English Guide The Mystery of the Cyber Friend Text book Back Questions and Answers

The Mystery of the Cyber Friend Textual Exercise Questions and Answers

A. Fill in the blanks. (Text Book Page No. 210)

1. Shree lives in …………….. town.
Answer:
Katpadi junction

2. Shree celebrated her …………….. birthday.
Answer:
13th

3. Madhoo was ……………..
Answer:
film actress

4. Chaitra finally asked her to come ……………..
Answer:
to the railway station

5. Akka went to …………….. to get a help for them.
Answer:
station master

B. Say whether the following are ‘True’ or ‘False’.

1. Shree spends most of the time on T.V.
Answer:
False

2. Shree’s aunt stays with them.
Answer:
True

3. Chaitra is Shree’s school friend.
Answer:
False

4. Chaitra gifted Shree a new camera phone.
Answer:
False

5. Shree went alone to the train station to meet Chaitra.
Answer:
False

6. A fraud middle-aged man pretended to be Chaitra.
Answer:
True

C. Name the speaker. (Text Book Page No. 211)

Answer:

Lines from the lesson	Speaker
1. “Do you do anything other than eating?”	an online friend of Shree
2. “Are you feeling unwell?”	Akka
3. “I don’t have a camera phone “	Shree
4. “I told you I am thirteen, the same age as you”.	Imposter in the name of Chaitra
5. “You are a brave pair!”	Police woman

D. Based on your reading of the text list out the merits and demerits of using computers.

Answer:

S.No.	Merits	Demerits
1.	connection with people	headache, weak eyesight
2.	watching movies	sleep disorders
3.	listening to music	depression, stress
4.	playing games	social isolation, aggressive behavior
5.	enjoying other activities	financial problems, ruined relationships

E. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below. (Text Book Page No. 212)
Just then train moves. He runs towards a bogey door. The station manager rushes forward to catch the man. But he disappears into the crowded train. They all go to the police station. “You are a brave pair” says a policewoman. “Thank you for informing us about this imposter. Shree, you were clever to confide in a trusted adult! Will you put up this poster about cyber security in your school, please? We would also like to conduct a cybercrime cell will need to take a look at Shree’s computer. The next day, a cybercrime officer goes through Shree’s computer. Within hours, the police find the man who pretended to be Chaitra.

1. Whom did the station master try to catch?
Answer:
The station master tried to catch the man who an imposter.

2. Where did they all go?
Answer:
They all went to the police station.

3. Who are the brave pair in the story?
Shree and Akka are the brane pair.

4. Was the man honest or not?
No. He was a dishonest man.

5. How did the police find out the criminal?
Answer:
The police found the criminal through his computer identity address.

F. Answer the following questions. (Text Book Page No. 212)

1. Why did Shree’s parents buy her a computer?
Answer:
Shrees parents bought her a computer because they wanted her to learn computers.

2. How did Shree make friends through computer?
Answer:
Shree made friends online.

3. What were the online activities given in this story?
Answer:
Chaitra tells lies to Shree, saying that she is studying in a school near to Shree’s school. She used a film stars picture as her profile. She asked Shree to come to the railway station all alone.

4. How did Shree’s aunt save Shree from the man who pretended to be Chaitra?
Answer:
Shree’s aunt informed and sought the help of the station master. When they saw the imposter standing in front of Shree, Shree’s aunt hit the man with her bag. The imposter ran towards the train. The man escaped on the train. So, Shree and her aunt went and gave a complaint to the police station.

5. How did the police find the man who pretended to be Chaitra?
Answer:
A Cybercrime officer went through Shree’s computer within hours he found the man, who pretended to be Chaitra.

Step to Success (Text Book Page No. 212)

1. The following series is provided and you need to answer the question accordingly.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMN || OPRSTUVWXYZ
In this series find the letter which is fifth to the left from the thirteenth letter from your right
1) M
2) I
3) H
4) J
Answer:
2) I

2. Based on the above series of English alphabet, if every alternate alphabet starting from C is deleted than which of the following alphabet will seventh from the left side of the series?
1) H
2) J
3) I
4) G
Answer:
3) I

3. If the above series is written in reverse order than what will be the eleventh letter of the fifteenth letter from your left?
1)V
2) W
3) D
4) X
Answer: (A)
Note: Answer is (A). The correct Answer is not given in the options from the text book.

The Mystery of the Cyber Friend Summary in English

SECTION – I
Shree, a girl of thirteen befriends a new girl named Chaitra through the internet. Chaitra sends a photo of a film star. Chaitra speaks nicely to Shree. Still, she tells some other lies. She asks Shree to come to the railway station all alone. Shree is confused.

SECTION – II
The next day she and her aunt reach the railway station at a particular time. Instead of Chaitra, a middle-aged man comes to meet Shree. He introduces himself as the uncle of Chaitra. Shree gets shocked and shouts. Aunt and the station master try to catch the imposter. Still, he escapes. The next day, the officer of the cybercrime inspects the computer of Shree and the police nabs the imposter.

The Mystery of the Cyber Friend Summary in Tamil

SECTION – I
ஸ்ரீ என்ற 13 வயதுப் பெண் இணையத்தின் வழியாய் சைத்ரா என்ற சமவயதுப் பெண்ணைத் தோழியாக பெறுகிறாள். இணையத்தின் மூலமாய் சைத்ரா ஒரு சினிமா நடிகை புகைப்படத்தை தன் புகைப்படம் என்று பொய் சொல்கிறாள். அவள் ஸ்ரீயிடம் நன்றாய் பேசினாலும் வேறு சில பொய்கள் பேசுகிறாள். ஸ்ரீ ரயில் நிலையத்துக்கு தனியாக தன்னை சந்திக்க வர வேண்டும் என செய்தி அனுப்புகிறாள். ஸ்ரீ குழப்பம் அடைகிறாள்.

SECTION – II
அடுத்த நாள் ஸ்ரீ அவளது அத்தை இருவரும் குறிப்பிட்ட நேரத்தில் ரயில் நிலையத்தை அடைகிறார்கள். சைத்ராவுக்குப் பதிலாக, ஒரு நடுத்தர வயது மனிதன் ஸ்ரீயை நோக்கி வந்து, தன்னை ஸ்ரீயின் மாமா என அறிமுகப்படுத்திக் கொள்கிறான். ஸ்ரீ அதிர்ச்சி அடைகிறாள். கத்துகிறாள். அத்தையும், ஸ்டேசன் மாஸ்டரும் அந்த ஆள் மாறாட்டக்காரனை பிடிக்க முயல்கிறார்கள். இருப்பினும் அவள் கூட்டத்தில் ஓடி தப்பித்துக் கொள்கிறாள். மறுநாள் ஒரு அதிகாரி, கணிணி பாதுகாப்பு துறையை சேர்ந்தவர். ஸ்ரீயின் கணிணியை பார்வையிடுகிறார். பின்னர் காவல்துறையினர் அந்த ஆள் மாறாட்டக்காரனை கண்டுபிடித்து விட்டனர்.

The Mystery of the Cyber Friend About the Author in English

Zac O’Yeah has published altogether fifteen books in Swedish, many of them important bestsellers – including the Gandhi – biography Mahatma! which was short-listed for the August Prize 2008- for best non-fiction book of the year. His most recent books include the popular comic thriller, Mr. Majestic! In 2018, he also published the acclaimed travelogue. A walk through Barygaza and the popular children’s thriller. The Mystery of the Cyber Friend. He is also a literary critic and columnist, also contributing now and then to the travel magazines National Geographic and Outlook Traveller. He is also a translator specializing in introducing Indian writing – such as Pankaj Mishra, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Bama, and others – to Swedish readers. He has had a long involvement with theatre as a playwright, director, designer, producer, and occasional performer.

The Mystery of the Cyber Friend About the Author in Tamil

சாக் ஓ யுஹ் 15 புத்தகங்கள் ஸ்வீடிஷ் மொழியில் எழுதியுள்ளார். அவற்றில் பல நன்கு பிரபலமானவை. காந்தி வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு அதில் ஒன்று. இப்புத்தகம் ஆகஸ்டு பரிசு 2008க்கு கதை அல்லாத புத்தகவரிசையில் தேர்ந்து எடுக்கப்பட்டது. அவரது சமீபத்திய புத்தகம், மிஸ்டர். மெஜஸ்டிக் என்ற பிரபல காமிக் திரில்லர். 2018ல் அவர் பயணநூல் ஒன்று எழுதியுள்ளார். பாரி காசாவின் வழியாக ஒரு பயணம் என்று தலைப்பில் எழுதியது பயணநூல். குழந்தைகட்கான திரில்லர் நாவல், கணிணி நண்பரின் மர்மம் என்பதாகும். அவர் ஒரு விமர்சகர். பத்திரிக்கையாளர். பயண பத்திரிக்கையாளர். ‘National Geographic, out look Traveller’ போன்ற பத்திரிக்கைகளில் எழுதுபவர். பங்கஜ் மிஸ்ரா, பங்கிம் சந்திர சட்டர்ஜி, பாமா போன்ற எழுத்தாளர்களின் படைப்புகளை, ஸ்வீடிஷ் மொழியில் மொழி பெயர்த்துள்ளார். அவருக்கு நாடக துறையில் நீண்ட நாள் பரிச்சயம் உள்ளது. அவரே ஒரு நாடக ஆசிரியர், தயாரிப்பாளர், திட்டமிடுபவர், சில சமயம் நடிகரும் கூட.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 6 Homeless Man and his Friends: A True Story Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Supplementary Chapter 6 Homeless Man and his Friends: A True Story

8th English Guide Homeless Man and his Friends: A True Story Text book Back Questions and Answers

Homeless Man and his Friends: A True Story Textual Exercise Questions and Answers

A. Comprehension Questions (Text Book Page No. 177)

1. What is the name of the hero of this story?
Answer:
“The name of the hero of this story is Cesar

2. Where did this story happen?
Answer:
This story happened at the hospital in Rio do Sul, in Brazil.

3. When was he admitted in the hospital?
Answer:
Cesar was admitted to the emergency room of the hospital at about 3 a.m.

4. Where is the hospital?
Answer:
The hospital is in Rio do Sul, South Brazil.

5. Who accompanied him to the hospital?
Answer:
A gang of dogs accompanied him to the hospital.

B. Write the answers to the following questions in 100 words.

1. Where did the nurse post this story?
Answer:
A nurse named Cris Mamprim, worked at a hospital to look after the patients. One day a man came to the hospital to seek treatment and medication for his ailment. The nurse knew neither his condition nor his background. Soon she and her colleagues realized that he had a gang of four dogs to accompany him. When she witnessed the unbelievable loyalty of the dogs, she snapped a photo of the touching scene and later she posted it on Facebook. She writes that” I came across this today, at the hospital where I work at 3 A.M. while their master being treated, his companions waited at the door”.

2. What did Cesar do when he was offered food by the nurses?
Answer:
Cesar is the hero of the story. One day he went to a hospital to seek treatment and medication for his illness. Meanwhile, a miraculous event happened there. None of his relatives came to look after Ceasar, but he was accompanied by four dogs. When the nurses offered him some food to eat he did not eat the whole but saved something to give the dogs later.

3. How many dogs accompanied him when he left the hospital?
Answer:
When the treatment was over, Cesar was about to leave the hospital. At that time four dogs came there to accompany him. An hour later, Cesar left the hospital with the four dogs, as happily wagging their tails.

4. How many people followed Mamprim’s post?
Answer:
Mamprim worked as a nurse at the hospital. She witnessed the loyalty of the dogs. She snapped a photo of the touching scene and posted it on Facebook. It was followed by 1,36,000 people and commented by 24,000 people when she posted it.

C. Can you guess the meaning of the following words after understanding the story?

Answer:

homeless	a person without home
boomerang	a weapon that returns to the originators
canine	dog
stray	wandering – street dog
health facility	hospital
colleague	co-worker
accompany	go with someone as a companion
trailing	following
wagging	moving / shaking
reciprocal	mutual
possession	property
mistreatment	treatment is given wrongly

Step to Success (Text Book Page No. 178)

Coding-Decoding

Number the alphabet according to their position to decode the following:

1. In a certain code language, if BUG = 30 and ALMS = 45 then CADET:
a) 70
b) 24
c) 33
d) 37
Answer:
c) 33

2. In a certain code language, if INFER = 25 and JERSEY = 28, then CHOICE =?
a) 43
b) 34
c) 89
d) 52
Answer:
a) 43

3. In a certain code language, EGG is 577 and ICE is 935 then what is 8945?
a) HIDE
b) FEAR
c) DEED
d) HIGH
Answer:
a) HIDE

4. In a certain code language, YSMIR is TNHDM and VPJHN is QKECI then GKTZO is ………………. ?
a) TEFMD
b) BFOUJ
c) IPBVR
d) ZOAFQ
Answer:
b) BFOUJ

Connecting to Self

Tick the boxes that you have done and check yourself whether you are a good friend.

Answer:

Homeless Man and his Friends: A True Story Summary in English

Cesar, a homeless, Poorman was admitted to the hospital, at Rio do Sul in South Brazil. He had been feeding the stray dogs. Those four dogs came to the hospital to see him. When he was discharged he went with him happily. The use of the hospital took notice of it and posted the above incident on her Facebook accounts. Though Cesar was homeless he was not friendless.

Homeless Man and his Friends: A True Story Summary in Tamil

சீசர் என்ற ஏழை மனிதன் வீடற்றவர். அவன் நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டு தெற்கு பிரேசில் நாட்டில் உள்ள ரியே டோ சுல் என்ற இடத்தில் உள்ள மருத்துவமனையில் சேர்ந்தார். அவன் தன் உணவை தெருநாய்களுடன் பகிர்ந்து கொள்வது வழக்கம். எனவே அந்த நான்கு நாய்கள் வந்து மருத்துவமனையில் காத்து இருந்தன. சீசர் வெளியே சென்றதும் நாய்கள் அவனை மகிழ்வுடன் பின் தொடர்ந்தன. சீசர் வீடற்றவன்தான். ஆனால் நண்பர்கள் இல்லாதவன் அல்ல.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 5 When Instinct Works Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Supplementary Chapter 5 When Instinct Works

8th English Guide When Instinct Works Text book Back Questions and Answers

8th English When Instinct Works Textual Exercise Questions and Answers

A. Comprehension:

I. Choose the best option.

1. The season mentioned in the story is ……………… .
a) spring
b) autumn
c) summer
d) winter.
Answer:
b) summer

2. In one low part of the road the ……………… was halfway up to black beauty’s knees.
a) the river
b) dust
c) water
d) leaves
Answer:
c) water

3. The bridge was broken in the ……………… .
a) front
b) rear
c) middle
d) up
Answer:
c) middle

4. The instinct in ……………… had often saved the lives of men.
a) girls
b) animals
c) birds
d) boys
Answer:
b) animals

5. Black beauty dared not move even to the sharp snap of the ……………… .
a) stick
b) thread
c) whip
d) kick.
Answer:
c) thread

II. Match the following:

Answer:

1. Man at the toll gate.	d) flashing a torch
2. Bridge	e) sturdy rails
3. John	a) had many stories to tell.
4. Black beauty	b) wise
5. Animals	c) have special knowledge

III. Fill in the blanks. (Text Book Page No. 147)

1. Just then, the man at the ……………… on the other side ran out,. ……………… a torch.
Answer:
tollgate, flashing

2. Even when John tried to ……………… him forward Beauty did not move.
Answer:
lean

3. We were saved because Beauty had known that something was ……………… with the bridge
Answer:
wrong

4. Suddenly an ……………… tree came crashing down and fell right in front of us.
Answer:
oak

5. He told that the bridge had just broken due to the ……………… .
Answer:
flood

6. As we went through the wood, the of the trees were swaying and making a ……………… rushing sound.
Answer:
branches, terrible

7. A little later, when we reached the bridge Beauty came to a ……………… .
Answer:
sudden stop

8. When we started back from the town, it was late in the ……………… . The wind was much ……………… .
Answer:
afternoon, stronger

9. John said we must go back to the ………………, find another way to the wooden
Answer:
crossways, bridge

10. Oh! What a good ……………… he gave me that night. And then a really thick ……………… .
Answer:
supper, bed of stra

IV. Based on your understanding of the story write the answers for the following questions in a sentence or two.

1. Did Black Beauty like to pull the cart?
Answer:
Yes, Black Beauty liked to pull the cart, as it was very light and the high wheels rolled along so smoothly.

2. How was the weather?
Answer:
The weather was rainy and windy.

3. Describe the bridge?
Answer:
The low wooden bridge had sturdy rails on both sides. As the river banks were fairly high, the bridge went across just level.

4. What was the alternate plan suggested by John to reach the wooden bridge?
Answer:
They must go back to four crossways. It would be about six miles before reaching the wooden bridge. This was the alternate plan suggested by John.

5. Why was Black Beauty reluctant to cross the bridge?
Answer:
The moment Black Beauty’s feet touched the ground which was the first part of the bridge, the horse sensed something was wrong. So it was reluctant to cross the

V. Write the answers to the following questions in 100 words.

1. What did the man at the toll gate on the other side tell them?
Answer:
The man at the toll gate on the other side told them that the river was rising fast.

2. Was Black Beauty afraid to cross the bridge?
Answer:
No, Black Beauty was not afraid to cross the bridge. But it knew that there was some problem and the bridge was not safe to cross.

3. What did John think about human’s attitude toward animals?
Answer:
God has given animals special knowledge to sense dangers.

4. What would have happened to all the three if Black Beauty had not been wiser?
Answer:
If Black beauty had not been wiser, all the three would have been drowned at the wooden bridge.

VI. How will you take care of your pet? Write about in fifty words.

I will look after my pet as I treat myself. 1 will clean my pet and its residing place also regularly. I will give healthy food daily to my pet to eat. I will teach good manners to my pet every day. If I want to go out I will take my pet out with me. I’ll never allow my pet to eat useless food items.! will pay much attention to its health. I will take it to the veterinary doctor to know about its health condition every month.

Step to Success

Coding-Decoding verbal reasoning.

1. In a certain code language, if Violet is called as Green, Green is called as Red, Red is called as Brown, Brown is called as Orange, Orange is called as Yellow, Yellow is called as Blue, and Blue is called as Indigo, then what is the colour of human blood in that language?
a) Red
b) Blue
c) Green
d) Violet
e) Brown
Answer:
e) Brown

2. In a certain code language, if Pen means Eraser, Eraser means Book, Book means Scale, Scale means Sharpener, Sharpener means Duster and Duster means Table, then what is the name of the object that is used to clean the blackboard in that language?
a) Duster
b) Sharpener
c) Table
d) Scale
e) Book
Answer:
c) Table

3. In a certain code language, if Bread is called Butter, Butter is called Milk, Milk is called Shirt, Shirt is called Shoe, Shoe is called Bicycle, Bicycle is called Watch, Watch is called Aeroplane and Aeroplane is called Ship, then which of the following indicates the time in that language?
a) Watch
b) Bicycle
c) Milk
d) Ship
e) Aeroplane
Answer:
e) Aeroplane

Connecting to Self (Text Book Page No. 149)

Put a ✓ for the do’s and put a ✗ for dont’s

Picture – 1 We should stop and carefully cross. ✓

Picture – 2 Taking self! in front of a running train is dangerous. ✗

Picture – 3 Talking over the cellphone while drawing is dangerous. ✗

Picture – 4 Putting on the seat belt is correct. ✓

Picture – 5 Standing on the foot board and hanging on the bus is dangerous. ✗

Picture – 6 Playing on the road is dangerous. ✗

When Instinct Works Summary in English

The horse was harnessed to the new cart. On a rainy day, the horse was taken out. The river was in spate. The horse was taken on the wooden bridge. Suddenly the horse stopped. It refused to go forward. At that time man shouted them to stop. The bridge was broken in the middle. Part of the bridge had been carried away by the flood. The instinct of the horse saved the lives of men.

When Instinct Works Summary in Tamil

குதிரை வண்டியில் பூட்டப்பட்டது. ஒரு மழை நாளில், குதிரை வெளியே அழைத்துச் செல்லப்படுகிறது. நதி வெள்ளத்தில் பொங்கி கொண்டிருந்தது. குதிரை மரப்பாலத்தில் மீது சென்று கொண்டு இருந்தது. திடீரென குதிரை நின்றது. முன்னேறிச் செல்ல குதிரை மறுத்தது. அப்போது நிற்கும்படி ஒரு மனிதன் கத்தினான். மரப்பாலம் நடுவழியில் உடைந்து விட்டது. பாலத்தின் ஒரு பகுதி வெள்ளத்தில் அடித்து செல்லப்பட்டது. குதிரையின் உள்ளுணர்வு, மனிதர்கள் உயிரை காப்பாற்றியது.

When Instinct Works About the Author in English

Anna Sewell was an English writer of children’s classic ‘Black Beauty. Although it has to be treated as a children’s book, it was originally meant for those who took care of horses. She talks about kindness, sympathy and understanding in the treatment of horses.

When Instinct Works About the Author in Tamil

அன்னா சீயுல் குழந்தைகளுக்கான புத்தகம் எழுதும் எழுத்தாளர் ஆவாார். “Black Beauty” அவரது சிறந்த புத்தகம் ஆகும். ஆரம்பத்தில் இந்த கதை, குதிரையின் காப்பாளர்களுக்கு உரியது என்று நினைக்கப்பட்டது. அன்னா, குதிரைகளை கையாளும்போது நாம் காட்ட வேண்டிய அன்பு, கருணை, புரிதல் போன்ற நற்குணங்கள் பற்றிச் சொல்லுகிறார்.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 4 Crossing the River Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Supplementary Chapter 4 Crossing the River

8th English Guide Crossing the River Textbook Back Questions and Answers

8th English Crossing the River Textual Exercise Questions and Answers
Read and Understand: (Text Book Page No. 116)

A. Match the following.

A	B
ritual	spell bound
pundit	to cross the river easily
Moti	eloquent discourse
ferry	faithful
audience	vow
secret	passenger boat

Answer:

A	B
ritual	vow
pundit	eloquent discourse
Moti	faithful
ferry	passenger boat
audience	spellbound
secret	to cross the river easily

B. Fill in the blanks: (Text Book Page No. 117)

1. Pundit have many ………………. and ……………….
Answer:
disciples, admirers

2. Moti is a poor ……………….
Answer:
milkmaid

3. The milkmaid discharged her duties ………………..
Answer:
faithfully

4. Moti feels it as a ………………. to serve the great pundit.
Answer:
privilege

5. The pundit was an ………………. speaker.
Answer:
eloquent

6. Moti assured to give the milk at the dawn ………………..
Answer:
before sunrise

C. Answer the following:

1. What was the pundit’s discourse about?
Answer:
The pundit’s discourse was about God and Truth and similar tough and complex matters.

2. Why did Moti, the milkmaid, feel happy?
Answer:
The milkmaid, Moti thought it a great privilege it to serve a great pundit. So, Moti was happy.

3. What was the resolution of Moti?
Answer:
Moti’s resolution was that even if the landlord failed to pay her for the milk and her labour, she would not fail in her duty.

4. Give a reason for the pundit to ask for the milk at dawn.
Answer:
The pundit was under a vow for performing a certain ritual for which he needed the milk at dawn.

5. Why did Moti come late on the first day of the ritual?
Answer:
She came late on the first day of the ritual because the boatman did not turn up that early even though Moti informed him of the need for her to cross the river.

6. Mention an incident that shows the naivety of Moti.
Answer:
Moti believed the words of the pundit about crossing the river uttering the name of Lord Vishnu. This incident shows the naivety of Moti.

7. How did the milkmaid cross the river?
Answer:
She just uttered the name of Vishnu and walked across the river.

8. What was the secret shared by pundit to milkmaid?
Answer:
Jocularly, the pundit told Moti, that one could cross even the ocean of life by uttering the name of Lord Vishnu. This was the secret shared by pundit to the milkmaid.

9. How did the pundit appreciate the milkmaid? Who else did he convey his thanks for?
Answer:
He appreciated the pain she had taken in getting up early, milking the cow, and delivering the milk to him at dawn. He also asked the milkmaid to convey his thanks to the boatman.

10. Why did the pundit faint at the end of the story?
Answer:
Seeing Moti, the milkmaid crossing the river walking with ease the pundit almost fainted.

D. Identify the speaker:

1. “But I apply the secret?”
Answer:
Moti

2. “Tell the boatman how pleased I am with him.”
Answer:
Pundit

Step to Success (Text Book Page No. 117)

A. Select the correct option to fill in the blanks.

1. As I ……………… in the rain for the bus to arrive, it appeared as ……………… it would not arrive, ……………… it took all my patience.
a) weighted, though, so
b) wetted, if, so
c) waited, though, till
Answer:
(c) waited, though, till

B. Select an option that correctly forms the 2nd pair similar to the 1st.

1. Bread : Yeast: : Curd : ?
a) Germs
b) Bacteria
c) Fungi
d) Virus
Answer:
b) bacteria

2. Fungi: Fungus : : Species : ?
a) Specey
b) Specy
c) Specie
d) Species
Answer:
d) species

3. Throw : Worth :: Tide : ?
a) Water
b) Ocean
c) Edit
d) Sea
Answer:
c) Edit

4. Lion: Forest: : Otter : ?
a) Cage
b) Water
c) The Alps
d) Burrow
Answer:
b) Water

Connecting to Self (Text Book Page No. 118)

Answer:

Crossing the River Summary in English

Moti, a poor milkmaid used to supply milk to the household of a celebrated Pundit. Usually, she would cross the river with the help of a ferry boat. When the Pundit wanted milk for a certain ritual, he needed milk before dawn. Since the boatman could not come that early, Moti was puzzled. Jocularly, the Pundit told her that she could cross even the ocean by uttering the name of Lord Vishnu. Moti believed it and also crossed the river on foot without a boat. The Pundit looked at her with surprise.

Crossing the River Summary in Tamil

மோதி என்ற எளிய பால்காரி, புகழ் பெற்ற பண்டிதர் இல்லத்திற்கு வழக்கமாய் பால் கொணர்வாள். ஆற்றை படகில் கடந்து வருவாள். பண்டிதர் ஒரு விசேஷ பூஜை செய்வதற்காக அதிகாலையிலேயே பால் வேண்டும் என்றார். படகுகாரன் அதிகாலையில் வரமாட்டான் என்பதை பண்டிதரிடம் கூறினாள். அதைக் கேட்ட பண்டிதர், விளையாட்டாக விஷ்ணுவின் நாமத்தைச் சொல்லிக்கொண்டு கடலையும் கடக்கலாம் என்றார். மோதி, அதனை நம்பி ஏற்று அதேபோல் விஷ்ணுவின் நாமத்தைக் கூறிக்கொண்டு படகு இல்லாது நடந்தே ஆற்றைக் கடந்தாள். அதை அப்பண்டிதர் ஆச்சரியத்துடன் கண்டு வியந்தார்.

Crossing the River About the Author in English

Manoj Das (bom 1934) is an award-winning Indian author who writes irr Odia and English. In 2000, Manoj Das was awarded Saraswati Samman. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2001, the fourth highest Civilian Award in India for his contribution in the field of Literature and Education. Kendra Sahitya Akademi has bestowed its highest award i.e. Sahitya Akademi Award Fellowship. His deeper quest led him to mysticism and he has been an inmate of Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry since 1963.

Crossing the River About the Author in Tamil

மனோஜ் தாஸ் 1934ல் பிறந்தார். விருது பெறும் இந்திய எழுத்தாளர். ஒரிய மொழியிலும் ஆங்கிலத்திலும் எழுதக்கூடியவர். 2000ஆம் ஆண்டு, மனோஜ் தாஸ் சரஸ்வதி சமான் என்ற விருதினைப் பெற்றார். 2001ஆம் ஆண்டு, பத்ம ஸ்ரீ விருது பெற்றார். இந்த விருது இந்திய குடிமக்களுக்குரிய விருதுகளில் நான்காம் இடத்தில் உள்ள உயரிய விருதாகும். இலக்கியம் மற்றும் கல்வி போன்ற துறைகளில் இவரது பங்களிப்புகளுக்காக வழங்கப்பட்டது. கேந்திரிய சாகித்ய அகாடமியின் உயர்ந்த விருதான சாகித்திய அகாடெமியின் தோழமை விருது வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இவரது ஆழ்ந்த தேடல் இவரை ஆன்மீகத்தில் கண்டறியப்படாத விஷயங்களை நோக்கி இவரை உந்தியுள்ளது. எனவே இவர் புதுச்சேரியில் உள்ள ஸ்ரீ அரபிந்தோ ஆசிரமம் சென்று 1963 முதல் தங்கியுள்ளார்.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 3 The Three Questions Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Supplementary Chapter 3 The Three Questions

8th English Guide The Three Questions Text book Back Questions and Answers

Section I

8th English Guide The Three Questions Textual Exercise Questions and Answers

A. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. (Text Book Page No. 86)

1. The king wanted to know the answers for …………… questions.
a) three
b) five
c) nine
Answer:
a) three

2. The hermit lived in a …………….. .
a) cottage
b) palace
c) wood
Answer:
c) wood

3. ………………. widely renowned for his wisdom.
a) hermit
b) messengers
c) warriors
Answer:
a) hermit

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. The answer for the first question was to have a ………………. to fix the proper time for everything.
Answer:
council of wisemen

2. ………………. were referred to know the right time for every action.
Answer:
The magicians

3. The king decided to consult a ………………. .
Answer:
hermit

C. Who said these words?

1. “They all answered his questions differently.”
Answer:
The learned men

2. How can I learn to do the right thing at the right time?
Answer:
The king

3. “Now rest awhile – and let me work a bit”?
Answer:
Hermit

D. Answer the following questions:

1. What were the king’s questions?
Answer:
The king’s questions were :
What was the right time for every action?
Who were the most necessary people?
How to know what was the most important thing to do?

2. Was the king satisfied with the answers? Why?
Answer:
The king was not satisfied with his answers because everyone gave different answers.

3. Why was the king advised to go to the magicians?
Answer:
The king was advised to go to the magicians in order to know the right time for every action.

4. Whose advice did the people say would be important to the king in answer to the second question?
Answer:
People said the most necessary people to the king were councilors, others, the priests, doctors and warriors.

Section II

8th English Guide The Three Questions Textual Exercise Questions and Answers

A. Write ‘True or False’ for the following statement. (Text Book Page No. 89)

1. The bearded man was an enemy of the king.
Answer:
True

2. The king and the hermit refused to help the wounded man.
Answer:
False

3. The wounded man asked for the king’s forgiveness.
Answer:
True

4. The king promised to restore the property of the bearded man.
Answer:
True

B. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’.

Answer:

C. Answers the following questions, (Text Book Page No. 90)

1. Who came running out of the wood? What happened to him?
Answer:
A bearded man came running out of the wood. He was wounded in his stomach. He was bleeding due to the large wound.

2. How did the king and the hermit restore the life of a wounded man?
Answer:
The king and the hermit washed the wound again and again. They bandaged and re-bandaged the wound and stopped bleeding. They gave him water to drink. They kept him on the bed.

3. Why did the king sleep through the night?
Answer:
The king was tired from his walk and from the work he had done in digging the earth to help the hermit. So, he fell asleep. He slept soundly all through the night.

4. What were the changes in the behaviour of the wounded man at the end?
Answer:
The bearded man asked for the forgiveness of the king. He confessed that he came to kill the king. He wished to serve the king throughout his life. The king was glad to have made peace with his enemy.

D. Answer the following in 100 words.

1. What were the answers to the three questions? What is the message of the hermit?
Answer:

• The only important time is now at present. Because we have power only in the present, not in the past or future.
• The most necessary person is the one who is with us at present.
• The most important business is to do good to others.
• Only for this purpose man is sent into this life.
• These were the answers of the hermit to the king.

2. Why did the bearded man ask for the king’s forgiveness? What did the king do to show his forgiveness?
Answer:
The bearded man confessed to the king that he had been an enemy of the king. He came there to kill the king. He was recognized by the bodyguard and got wounded. The king had killed his brother and seized his property. So he wanted to take revenge on the king. Since the king nursed his wound and saved his life he changed his mind. He asked for the forgiveness of the king.

He wanted to be a faithful slave to the king for the rest of his life. He also said that his sons also would serve the king. The king forgave the bearded man. He promised to restore his property. He also said that he would send his physician and servants to cure the bearded man. The king felt that he had gained a new friend. The king was glad to have made peace with his enemy so easily.

Step to Success

Read the English folk tale given below and fill up the blank spaces with suitable words.

There were once three tortoises – a father, a mother, and a baby. On one fine morning during the spring, they decided that they would like to go for a picnic. They picked the place where they would go a nice wood at some distance, and they began to put their things together. They got tins of cheese, vegetables, meat, and fruits. They were ready for the picnic. They set out Carrying their baskets. After eighteen months they sat down for rest. They enjoyed the picnic very much.
that, and, and, on, after, where

The Three Questions Summary in English

The king had three important questions in his mind. He wanted to get proper answers for them. He tried but could not get any answer. He met a wise hermit in the wood. He helped the hermit in his work. Still, the hermit gave no answer. Suddenly a stranger rushed to that spot. A wounded man came and fell fainting on the ground. The king and the hermit nursed and gave him water and bed in the night. The stranger asked for the king’s forgiveness. He was a killer who came to kill the king. He confessed and made peace with the king. The king asked answers to the three questions again. The hermit said that doing good is the most important business. The most important time is the current time when we have any power. The most important person is the one with whom we are.

The Three Questions Summary in Tamil

அரசன் ஒருவர் அவரது மனதிலிருந்த மூன்று கேள்விகளுக்கு பதில் பெற விரும்பினார். ஆனால் முடியவில்லை . ஒரு அறிவார்ந்த சந்நியாசியை சந்தித்து விடை பெற விரும்பினார். அவர் பதில் அளிக்கவில்லை. அவரது பள்ளம் தோண்டும் வேலையில் மன்னர் உதவி செய்தார். மீண்டும் கேள்விகளுக்கு பதிலை வேண்டிக் கேட்டார். அப்போதும் சந்நியாசி பதில் அளிக்கவில்லை . அப்போது அங்கே ஒரு புதிய மனிதன் ஓடி வந்தார். காயங்களுடன் அவன் வந்து மயங்கி விழுந்தான். அரசரும் துறவியும் அவனுக்கு பணிவிடை செய்து உதவினர். காயத்தைக் கவனித்தனர். நீரும் புகலிடமும் கொடுத்து உதவினர். அவன் காலையில் மன்னரிடம் மன்னிப்புக் கேட்டான். ஏனென்றால் அவன் மன்னரைக் கொல்ல வந்ததவன். தன் தவறை வெளிப்படுத்தி மன்னிப்பும் கேட்டாதால் மன்னரும் சமாதானமானார். அரசர் துறவியிடம் மீண்டும் தன் மூன்று கேள்விகளுக்கு பதில் என்னவென்று கேட்டார். மிக முக்கியமான காரியம் பிறர்க்கு நன்மை செய்வதாகும். மிக முக்கியமான நேரம் தற்சமயம் தான். ஏனெனில் அதுதான் நம்மிடம் சக்தி இருக்கும் நேரம். மிக முக்கிய மனிதர் உன்னோடு இருக்கும் நபர் தான் என்று பதில் அளித்தார் துறவி.

The Three Questions About the Author in English

Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910) was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He is best known for the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877).

The Three Questions About the Author in Tamil

லியோ டால்ஸ்டாய் (1828-1910) எல்லா காலங்களிலும் போற்றப்படும் எழுத்தாளர்களில் ஒருவராவார். அவர் ஒரு ரஷ்ய எழுத்தாளர். போரும் சமாதானமும் (1869) மற்றும் அன்ன கரேன்னியா (1877) ஆகிய நாவல்களுக்காக மிகவும் அறியப்பட்டவர்.

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

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

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

A. Fill in the blanks:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C. Answer the following in one or two words:

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

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

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

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

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

D. Answer the following in 100 words.

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

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

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

Step to Success (Text Book Page No. 61)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connecting to Self

Try to know whether your hobby makes things easy.

Answer:

Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist Summary in English

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

Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist Summary in Tamil

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

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 1 The Woman on Platform 8 Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

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8th English Guide The Woman on Platform 8 Text book Back Questions and Answers

8th English Guide The Woman on Platform 8 Textual Exercise Questions and Answers

A. Choose the best answer. (Text Book Page No. 31)

1. Satish’s mother handed to her son …………….
a) bag of pencil
b) bag of vegetables
c) big box of chocolates
d) cricket ball
Answer:
c) big box of chocolates

2. The train would come at …………….
a) one o’clock
b) twelve o’clock
c) two o’clock
d) eleven o’clock
Answer:
b) twelve O’clock

3. The strange lady gave ……………. to Arun.
a) coffee and vada
b) tea and bajji
c) samosas and jalebis
d) black tea and cake
Answer:
c) samosas and jalebis

4. Arun was sitting on platform ……………. .
a) no. 7
b) no. 8
c) no. 4
d) no. 3
Answer:
b) no. 8

5. Satish and Arun were ……………. years old boys.
a) 12
b) 11
c) 13
d) 10
Answer:
a) 12

B. Match the following. (Text Book Page No. 32)

1. woman in white	mother of Satish
2. train	boy of same age
3. bowler	dressed simply
4. Satish	waves of stream
5. spectacles	Arun

Answer:

1. woman in white	dressed simply
2. train	waves of stream
3. bowler	Arun
4. Satish	boy of same age
5. spectacles	mother of Satish

C. Identify the character.

1. I am glad to know that.
Answer:
Mother of Satish

2. Are you all alone, my son?
Answer:
strange lady

3. Yes, I am going to school.
Answer:
Arun

4. He is one of my friends.
Answer:
Satish

5. Goodbye mother.
Answer:
Arun

D. Answer the following questions.

1. Where was arun sitting?
Answer:
Arun was sitting on platform no. 8 at Ambala station.

2. What was the expected time of train’s arrival?
Answer:
The train would arrive at the midnight.

3. What was the sight Arun had seen on the platform?
Answer:
Arun saw a tide of people, the cries of various vendors and the newspaper boy.

4. What did the vendors sell?
Answer:
The vendors were selling curds and lemon, the sweet meet, the newspaper.

5. How did the woman appear?
Answer:
The woman had a pale face and dark kind eyes. She wore no jewels and was dressed very simply in a white saree.

6. Where was Arun travelling to?
Answer:
Arun was traveling to his boarding school.

7. What did the woman buy for him?
Answer:
The woman bought samosas and jalebis. She also ordered tea for Arun.

8. What was the advice of Sathish’s mother?
Answer:
The mother of Sathish advised him not to talk to the strangers.

9. What were Arun’s last words?
Answer:
Aruns last words were “Goodbye – mother”.

10. What was the reaction of the woman at the end?
Answer:
The strange woman held the hand of Arun and she smiled in a gentle understanding way.

Step to Success (Text Book Page No. 33)

Sentence Rearrangement Common Example:
A. Miss Sullivan arrived at the Keller home when Helen was seven.
B. The deaf and blind Helen learned to communicate verbally.
C. But, eventually, Miss Sullivan’s effort was rewarded.
D. Before Helen Keller was two years old, she lost her sight and her hearing.
E. Miss Sullivan worked closely with Helen, her new student.
F. At times the teacher became frustrated.
a) DEFACB
b) DAEFCB
c) ACFDEB
d) CFDABE
e) FDACEB
Answer:
b) DAEFCB

Connecting to Self (Text Book Page No. 33)

Think you are in the following situation and write what would you do and why?

Will you ignore/take and give to its owner/ take and keep it yourself.
Answer:
I will take the purse and give it to the owner of the purse. It is the duty of an honest citizen.

Will you ignore/go and help him/ stand watching him feeling shy to help
Answer:
I will go and help him. I will try to free him of heavy luggage. I will also help him in carrying his heavy luggage.

Will you ignore/try to stop them fighting/be afraid and go away from there.
Answer:
I will try to stop them from fighting. If I am not able to stop them, I will inform the police.

The Woman on Platform 8 Summary in English

A schoolboy waits on platform no. 8 at Ambala station for the train. He meets a stranger. A dignified but simply dressed woman. She is kind to the boy and gets him tiffin. She gives him company till he gets into the train. Though she is a stranger she introduces herself to be the mother of Arun, to the mother of Sathish. Sathish is the classmate of Arun. Aran, the schoolboy bids farewell to the stranger with a loving kiss. He watches her till she is lost in the crowd.

The Woman on Platform 8 Summary in Tamil

பள்ளியில் படிக்கும் பையன் அருண், அம்பாலா ரயில் நிலையத்தில் நடைமேடை 8இல் ரயிலுக்கு காத்து இருக்கிறான். ஒரு புதிய பெண்ணைச் சந்திக்கிறான். அன்பான அந்தப் பெண், பையனை அழைத்துச் சென்று உணவளிக்கிறாள். ரயில் வரும் வரை அவன் பக்கத்தில் அமர்ந்து பேச்சுத் துணையாய் இருக்கிறாள். சதீஷ், அருணின் வகுப்புத் தோழன் தன் அம்மாவுடன் வரும்போது அந்தப் பெண் தன்னை அருணின் அம்மா என்று அறிமுகப்படுத்திக் கொள்கிறாள். அருண் மனம் இளகுகிறது. அந்தப் புதிய பெண்ணை முத்தமிட்டு தன் அன்பை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறான். அவள் கூட்டத்தில் மறையும்வரை அந்தப் பெண்ணையே உற்றுநோக்குகிறான்.

The Woman on Platform 8 About the Author in English

Ruskin Bond, short story writer, novelist, and poet, the favourite writer of Indian children. His first novel, Room on the Roof, was published when he was still in his teens. This novel won him the John Rhys Memorial Award in 1957. He also writes about children and the simple hill folk of Uttarakhand. Simplicity and fluency of language and an insight into human nature are hallmarks of his style. His major writings include An Island of Trees, A Bond with the Mountains and The India I Love. He has also been honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award for his contribution to Indian literature.

The Woman on Platform 8 About the Author in Tamil

ரஸ்கின் பான்ட், சிறுகதை எழுத்தாளர், நாவலாசிரியர், கவிஞர், இந்திய குழந்தைகளின் அபிமான எழுத்தாளர். கூரையின் மேல் உள்ள அறை அவரது முதல் புத்தகம். இப்புத்தகம் அவர் சிறுவனாய் இருக்கும்போதே எழுதப்பட்டது. இப்புத்தகம் 1957இல் ஜான்ரிஸ் மெமோரியல் பரிசு பெற்றது. உத்தரகாண்ட் மலைமீது உள்ள எளிய மக்களின் குழந்தைகள் பற்றி எழுதுபவர். எளிமை, வளமை, ஆத்மாவை ஊடுறுவும் பார்வை இவையே இவரது முத்திரைகள். மரங்களின் தீவு, மலைகளோடு பிணைப்பு, நான் விரும்பும் இந்தியா (An Island of Trees, A Bond with the Mountains, The India I Love) இவையே அவரது முதன்மையான புத்தகங்கள். இந்திய இலக்கியத்திற்கான சாகித்ய அகாடமி பரிசு அவரது படைப்புகளுக்கு அளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.