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

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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.

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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.

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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?

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Answer:

homelessa person without home
boomeranga weapon that returns to the originators
caninedog
straywandering – street dog
health facilityhospital
colleagueco-worker
accompanygo with someone as a companion
trailingfollowing
waggingmoving / shaking
reciprocalmutual
possessionproperty
mistreatmenttreatment is given wrongly

Step to Success (Text Book Page No. 178)

Coding-Decoding

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

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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.
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Answer:
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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.

Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Supplementary Chapter 5 When Instinct Works

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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

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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:
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Answer:

1. Man at the toll gate.d) flashing a torch
2. Bridgee) sturdy rails
3. Johna) had many stories to tell.
4. Black beautyb) wise
5. Animalsc) have special knowledge

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.
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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

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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

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Picture – 1 We should stop and carefully cross. ✓

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

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

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

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

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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.

Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Supplementary Chapter 4 Crossing the River

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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.

AB
ritualspell bound
punditto cross the river easily
Motieloquent discourse
ferryfaithful
audiencevow
secretpassenger boat

Answer:

AB
ritualvow
punditeloquent discourse
Motifaithful
ferrypassenger boat
audiencespellbound
secretto 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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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)
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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.

Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Supplementary Chapter 3 The Three Questions

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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’.
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Answer:
Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Supplementary Chapter 3 The Three Questions 2

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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.
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Answer:
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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.

Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Supplementary Chapter 1 The Woman on Platform 8

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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

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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

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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 whitemother of Satish
2. trainboy of same age
3. bowlerdressed simply
4. Satishwaves of stream
5. spectaclesArun

Answer:

1. woman in whitedressed simply
2. trainwaves of stream
3. bowlerArun
4. Satishboy of same age
5. spectaclesmother 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

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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
The Envious Neighbour About the Author

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.

Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Poem 7 My Computer Needs A Break

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8th English Guide My Computer Needs A Break Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 199)

In pairs, tell each other how computer plays a vital role in all fields. (Text Book Page No. 199)
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  1. A computer helps students to learn new things.
  2. We learn current news.
  3. We can book our tickets.
  4. We can have online shopping.
  5. We can read e-books.

8th English Guide My Computer Needs A Break Textual Exercise Questions and Answers

A) Answer the following:

1. How does the poet describe her computer?
Answer:
The poet describes her computer as very intelligent and smart. The computer seems to know a lot of information by heart.

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2. What happened to the computer?
Answer:
The computer is absent-minded. It forgets to save her files. Sometimes the files vanish in the most dreadful way.

3. List four things that the computer could not do after it became absent-minded
Answer:

  1. The computer forgets to save the poet s work.
  2. It doesn’t check her spelling.
  3. It hides all her files.
  4. It makes her work vanish in the most dreadful way.

4. What made the poet squirm?
Answer:
The naughty computer of the poetess gobbled a worm. The computer behaved so erratically that it made the poetess squirm.

5. Why did the poet call the doctor?
Answer:
The computer caught a virus and fell very sick. So the poet had to call a doctor.

B) Fill in the blanks. (Text Book Page No. 201)

1) Computers are ……………. and ……………..
Answer:
brainy, smart

2) We get answers for questions by a ……………..
Answer:
click of the mouse

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3) The computer forgot to ……………. the poet’s work.
Answer:
save

4) The computer actually gobbled a ……………..
Answer:
worm

5) The poet feels that his computer needs ……………..
Answer:
holiday

C) Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.

Smart – heart
click – quick
right – sight
sick – quick.

D) Match the poetic lines with Figures of speech.

1. So brainypersonification
2. Mountainspersonification
3. It’s so absent-mindedhyperbole
4. Computer gobbled a wormmetaphor
5. Very sick.metaphor

Answer:

1. So brainypersonification
2. Mountainsmetaphor
3. It’s so absent-mindedpersonification
4. Computer gobbled a wormhyperbole
5. Very sick.metaphor

E) Find the alliterating words from the poem.

1) Save – store
2) Doctor – double
3) Virus – very
4) makes – most
5) Gobbled –

8th English Guide My Computer Needs A Break Additional appreciation Questions and Answers

1. ‘My computer always gives me the answer really quick! ’
How does the computer give you an answer?
Answer:
If we type in a question and gives the mouse a click, the computer gives the answer really quick.

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2. ‘And hides my files so that they vanish from sight’.
What does a computer hide?
Answer:
The computer hides the files.

3. ‘My computer doesn’t check that my spellings are right ’
What does the computer fail to do?
Answer:
The computer does not check the spelling.

4. ‘My computer has always been so brainy and smart’
What are the qualities of a computer given in the above line?
Answer:
The computer is brainy and smart. These are the qualities of the computer.

5. ‘And one day. my naughty computer actually gobbled a worm.’
What did the computer do in a naughty way?
The naughty computer gobbled a worm.

6. ‘Then my computer caught a virus, and fell, very sick.’
Why did the computer fell sick?
Answer:
The computer caught a virus and fell sick.

My Computer Needs A Break Summary in English

The computer is brainy and smart. It gives us quick answers to our questions. It has an absent-mindedness. It hides my files. Once it became a virus stricken. The computer falls sick. It is tiring. It needs a holiday.

My Computer Needs A Break Summary in Tamil

கணினி அறிவானது. சுறுசுறுப்பானது. மிக விரைவாய் பதில் சொல்லக் கூடியது. அதற்கு ஞாபக மறதியும் உண்டு. அது என் கோப்புக்களை மறைத்து விடும். வைரஸ் தாக்குதலுக்கு உள்ளாகி நோயுற்று விடும். சில சமயம் களைத்துவிடும். அதற்கும் கூட விடுமுறை தேவை.

My Computer Needs A Break About the Author in English
My Computer Needs A Break About the Author

Shanthini Govindan is a widely published, award-winning author of children’s literature in English in India, who has written over 50 books for children including poetry, picture books, and short stories for children of all ages.

My Computer Needs A Break About the Author in Tamil

சாந்தினி கோவிந்தன், பிரசித்தி பெற்றவர். விருதுகள் வாங்கியவர். குழந்தை இலக்கியத்தில் எழுத்தாளர் ஆக புகழ் பெற்றவர். 50 புத்தகங்களுக்கு மேல் எழுதியுள்ளார். இவற்றில் படக்கதைகள், கவிதைகள் அடங்கும். எல்லா வயது குழந்தைகளுக்கும் ஏற்றவாறு சிறுகதைகள் எழுதியுள்ளார்.

Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Poem 6 Lessons in Life

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8th English Guide Lessons in Life Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm-Up (Text Book Page No. 171)

1. What do you feel when you meet your friend after a long time?
Answer:
I felt very happy and shed tears when I met my friend after a long time.

2. Building a friendship with someone is easy or difficult? Why?
Answer:
Building a friendship with others is somehow difficult. Because, we have to build a friendship with qualities like loyalty, similarity, and selflessness.

8th English Guide Lessons in Life Textual Questions and Answers

A. Comprehension Questions:

1. What is planting a flower is compared to?
Answer:
Planting a flower is compared to the blossoming of a friendship.

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2. What does the tiniest creature need?
Answer:
The tiniest creature needs room.

3. What do the smallest gifts deserve?
Answer:
Even the smallest gifts deserve a warm thank you.

4. What will happen if you fail to give importance to others?
Answer:
Everything is really important on earth. If we fail to give importance to others, they will forget us. It will make us feel bad in the future.

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5. What do you learn from your lessons in life?
Answer:
I express my friendship with others by respecting them.

6. Pick and write the rhyming words from the third stanza.
Answer:
Sad – bad.

7. “Having a friend is like planting a flower.” Explain.
What is the figure of speech used in the line?
Answer:
The figure of speech used in this line is “simile”.

Lessons in Life Answer the following: (Text Book Page No. 173)

Exercise:

1. Write a sentence using ‘as fast as the wind’.
Answer:
He always runs “as fast as the wind”

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2. Write a simile using the word ‘like’.
Answer:
He fought ‘like’ a lion in the battle.

3. Create a simile using the word ‘as’.
Answer:
Her hair is ‘as black as coal’.

4. What does ‘smart as a fox’ mean?
Answer:
It means that ‘looking as foolish outwardly but really very clever’.

Exercise:

1. Which of the given options is a Metaphor?
a) Life is like a chocolate box.
b) Raj is like his twin brother
c) His words are pearls of wisdom.
d) The bus is slow as a snail
Answer:
c) His words are pearls of wisdom

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2. What does “The world is a stage” mean?
Answer:
The world is a stage is a Metaphor.

3. Identify the metaphor in the sentence:
Answer:
Her hai is always a rat’s nest in the morning, rat’s nest – is the metaphor.

4. Write a sentence on your own that includes a Metaphor:
Answer:
My mother is the queen of my family.

8th English Guide Lessons in Life Additional Appreciation Questions  and Answers

Read the passage and answer the following questions:
1. Let’s be aware as we walk on this planet Even the tiniest creature needs room.
a) What does ‘this planet’ refer to?
Answer:
‘This planet’ refers to our earth.

b) Who is the speaker?
Answer:
The poet is the speaker.

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2. Nothing you’re given will ever come free Even the smallest of gifs deserves “thankyou ”
a) Is anything given free to you?
Answer:
No, nothing is given free to me.

b) Which one deserves ‘thank you’?
Answer:
Even the smallest gifts deserve thank you.

Lessons in Life Summary in English

This poem tells the nobility of friendship. If you show love and kindness, respect, and remembrance to others, you will be repaid, Respect others. Think of others. Remember everyone is important. Nothing is free. Say ‘thank you’ even for the smallest things. The lessons we leam in life are not simple. Even the tiniest creatures need room on the planet. In the same way even the simple things of kindness matter and make a difference.

Lessons in Life Summary in Tamil

இந்த கவிதை நாம் நட்புடன் பிறருடன் பழக வேண்டும் என்பது பற்றியது ஆகும். நாம் பிறரிடம் அன்பு, கருணை, மரியாதை அவர்களது அடையாளத்தை நினைவில் வைத்து பழகுதல் போன்ற பண்புகளோடு பழகினால், நாமும் அன்பையும் மதிப்பையும் பெறுவோம். மற்றவரை மதிக்க வேண்டும். அடுத்தவர் பற்றி நினைக்க வேண்டும். வாழ்வில் எதுவும் இலவசம் இல்லை. சிறிய காரியங்களுக்கு கூட நன்றி கூற வேண்டும். வாழ்வில் நாம் கற்றுக்கொள்ளும் பாடங்கள் எளியவை அல்ல. சிறிய உயிருக்கும் அதேபோல் சிறிய அன்பான காரியங்களுக்கும் முக்கியமானவை ஆகும்.

Lessons in Life About the Author in English

Bridgette Bryant had been in the VP developing and Alumni Relations, Arcadia University U.S. She had her bachelor’s degree in Derklee college of Music.
Daniel Ho is an American musical composer and producer. Some of his albums have been nominated for the Grammy award. He has specialised in innovative approaches to music.

Lessons in Life About the Author in Tamil

பிரிட்ஜெட் ப்ரையண்ட் என்பவர் அமெரிக்காவில் உள்ள ஆர்கேடியா பல்கலைகழகத்தின் பழைய மாணவர் கழகத்தின் விரிவாக்கப் பொறுப்பில் இருந்தவர். மேலும் அவர் பெர்க்லீ இசைக் கல்லூரியில் இளநிலை பட்டதாரி பட்டம் பெற்றவர் ஆவார்.
டேனியல் ஹோ இவர் ஒரு அமெரிக்க இசை இயலாளர் ஆவார். புதிய முறை இசை உருவாக்க வல்லவர். கிராமி அவார்டுக்கு பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்ட பல இசை ஆல்பங்களை இவர் வெளியிட்டுள்ளார்.

Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Poem 5 Fire Work Night

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8th English Guide Fire Work Night Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 139)

Old Age Home
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Old people, my be sick. They can not endure, loud noise. It might give them headache. So using loud speaker during festivals marriages and election complain must be controlled so that old people are not disturbed.

Animals
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Dog barks at the sound of erackers at the time of Diwali. It goes under the furniture and hides itself. Animals like elephants, monkeys also are scared of loud noise.

Birds
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Many kinds of birds from foreign countries migrate to India to avoid severe winter in their own places. Even from Australia birds migrate and come to India. We have bird sancturies at Tamil Nadu. Birds also are scared of loud house.

8th English Guide Fire Work Night Textual Questions and Answers

a. Answer the following questions.

1. Why was the dog frightened?
Answer:
The dog was frightened by the fireworks on a bonfire night.

2. Whom did the dog ask for help?
Answer:
The dog asked its master and his mistress for help.

3. What did the dog do when the door is opened?
Answer:
The dog rushed in when the door was opened.

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4. Where did the dog hide?
Answer:
The dog hide behind the couch.

5. Where will the dog go when the firework stops?
Answer:
He will go to his kennel when the firework stops

b. Literary appreciation:

1. Mistress, Master, hear me yelp,
I’m out-of-doors, I want your help.
Let me in-oh, LET ME IN Before those fireworks begin
Write the rhyme scheme of the above poetic lines.
(aa, bb)

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b. To shoot again I can’t bear that;
My tall is down, my ears are flat,
I’m trembling here outside the door,
Oh, don’t you love me anymore?
Pick out the rhyming words from the above poetic lines.
that, flat, door, anymore

C. Rhyming Words:

Match the rhyming words from the poem.

Harkdo
Toofright
Yelpdark
Grandcrouch
Couchhelp
Nighthand

Answer:

Harkdark
Toodo
Yelphelp
Grandhand
Couchcrouch
Nightfright

Figure of Speech: (Text Book PageNo. 142)

Examples:

I. Explain the personification in the following examples.

1. The sun smiled
Answer:
The sun is imagined to be a smiling person.

2. Justice is blind
Justice, an abstract quality is imagined to be a blind fairy.

3. The wind howled
Answer:
The wind, an inanimate thing is imagined to be a person who howls.

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4. The moon played hide and seek.
Answer:
The moon, an inanimate thing is imagined to be a playing child.

5. The city never sleeps at night.
Answer:
The city an inanimate thing is imagined to be a human being who could sleep.

6. The boat danced in the puddle.
Answer:
The boat, an inanimate object is imagined to be a dancer.

7. The flowers nodded their heads.
Answer:
The flowers which are things are given a human touch as if they could not their heads.

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8. The thunder grumbled force is given the
Answer:
The thunder an inanimate force is given the human quality of grumbling.

Exercises: (Text Book Page No. 144)

1. What is being personified in the sentence- ‘The full moon peeped through partial clouds’?
Answer:
The moon

2. Which of the following is an example of personification?
a) The chocolates smelled like a delicious cake.
b) The chocolates smell delicious.
c) The delicious smell of chocolates invited me to eat them.
d) I dreamt of delicious chocolates.
Answer:
c) The delicious smell of chocolates invited me to eat them.

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3. Personification is ………………
a) giving human attributes to human beings.
b) comparing unrelated things.
c) giving human attributes to non-human objects.
d) talking about the negative aspects of a person.
Answer:
c) giving human attributes to non-human objects.

Fire Work Night Summary in English

The fear of dogs on the day of fireworks is described in this poem. The dog cannot hear the sound of fireworks. It wants to come inside the home. When the dog is in it runs to its kennel happily and gratefully.

Fire Work Night Summary in Tamil

பட்டாசு சப்தம் கேட்ட நாய் எப்படி அஞ்சி நடுங்கி, வீட்டுக்குள் வந்து ஒளிந்து கொள்ள விரும்புகிறது என்பதை இக்கவிதை விளக்குகிறது. நாய் கதவு திறந்ததும் உள்ளே வந்து மகிழ்வாய் நன்றியுணர்வோடு சுருண்டு கொள்கிறது.

Fire Work Night About the Author in English

Enid Blyton (1897-1968) with his pen name Mary Pollock, and short story writer. He lived in Golders Green crematorium and had two children. His notable works are “The famous five and The Secret seven noddy.

Fire Work Night About the Author in Tamil

க ஈனிட் பிளைட்டன் (1897-1968) மேரி பொல்லாக் என்ற புனைப்பெயர் கொண்ட ஆங்கில * நாவலாசிரியர் ஆவார். அவர் ஒரு புலவர், ஆசிரியர் மற்றும் சிறுகதை எழுத்தாளர். அவருக்கு இரண்டு குழந்தைகள். அவருடைய படைப்புகளில் புகழ்பெற்ற ஐவர் மற்றும் இரகசிய ஏழு முக்கியமானவையாகும்.

Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Poem 4 A Thing of Beauty

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Poem 4 A Thing of Beauty Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Poem 4 A Thing of Beauty

8th English Guide A Thing of Beauty Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm-Up (Text Book Page No. 108)

1. Do you admire the beauty of nature, animals, people, places, or things? Discuss with your partner. (Text Book Page No. 108)
Answer:
Yes, we all admire the beauty of nature, animals, places, and things. Nature provides us trees. Trees provide us oxygen, shade, rainfall. Medicinal plants and herbs are helpful in the medical field. We admire animals. We have pet dogs and pet cats. They are lovely and beautiful. Places like Kuttrallam are very pleasant to visit. Dolls, toys, and play materials are very interesting to the children.

8th English Guide A Thing of Beauty Textual Exercise Questions and Answers

B. Choose the correct answers. (Text Book Page No. 110)

1. According to the poet, a thing of beauty is …………….
a) a joy forever
b) a pain forever
c) suffering forever
d) neglected
Answer:
a) a joy forever

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2. Beautiful things never “pass into nothingness ” means that they ……………..
a) Never increases
b) create unpleasantness between friends
c) never fade away
d) always bring unhappiness
Answer:
c) never fade away

3. “Will keep a bower quiet for us” means ……………..
a) Will give us peace and calm
b) will stop unpleasant sound
c) make our beds fit sleep
d) reduces noise
Answer:
a) will give up the peace and calm

4. Of all the unhealthy means ……………..
a) Pain
b) neglect
c) suffering
d) ill-health
Answer:
d) ill-health

Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore

5.The sun moon, trees, old and young are the things that ……………..
a) Depress us
b) remove the pall of gloom from our lives
c) makes us laugh
d) give us oxygen
Answer:
d) give us oxygen

C. Answer the following. (Text Book Page. 84)

1. How is a thing of beauty joy forever?
Answer:
A thing of beauty is a joy forever because it is a source of endless joy and its eternal beauty never fades away.

2. Why do we suffer?
Answer:
We suffer because some shape of beauty moves away from the pall From our dark spirits.

3. According to the poet, mention the evil things we possess?
Answer:
The evil things we possess are hatred, greed, and negativity.

8th English Guide A Thing of Beauty Additional Appreciation Questions and Answers

1. Mention the natural objects mentioned in the poem.
Answer:
The sun, the moon, trees, sheep, flowers, clear rills, forest, and fountain are the natural objects mentioned in the poem.

2. Write down the name of the poet?
Answer:
John Keats, a British romantic poet was the author of this poem.

Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore

3. Write down the name of the poem from which the except has been taken.
Answer:
Endymion is the poem from which this excerpt has been taken.

4. Who was Endymion?
Answer:
Endymion was the name of a young shepherd.

5. Why did Endymion wander?
Answer:
Endymion had a vision of cynthia, the Moon goddess. He wanted to seek her out. So he wandered away.

6. What does the fountain pour?
Answer:
The fountain pours the immortal drink.

7. Where does the immortal drink come from?
Answer:
The immortal drink comes from heaven.

8. What do you know about the fountain?
Answer:
The fountain is an endless fountain.

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9. What kind of sleep is provided by the thing of beauty?
Answer:
A thing of beauty provides us a sleep full of sweet dreams, health and quiet breathing.

10. What is the effect of this ‘immortal drink’ on us?
Answer:
The immortal drink gives us immense joy, a joy that is everlasting, one that will never come to an end.

11. Explain “Some shape of beauty.”
Answer:
Beauty is an abstract idea and has no specific shape. The poet here means beauty in some form or some beautiful object which pleases us.

A Thing of Beauty Summary in English

The poem is based on a Greek legend, in which Endymion, a beautiful young shepherd and poet who lived cm Mount Latmos, had a vision of Cynthia, the Moon Goddess. The enchanted youth resolved to seek her out and so wandered away through the forest and down under the sea.

A Thing of Beauty Summary in Tamil

இந்தக் கவிதை அழகின் வல்லமையைக் கூறுகிறது. அழகு நிரந்தரமானது. நமக்கு ஆரோக்கியத்தையும் மகிழ்வையும் அளிக்கிறது. தீய உணர்வுகளை விரட்டுகிறது. மலர்கள், ஓடைகள், காடுகள், நீருற்றுக்கள், மலைகள் யாவும் நமக்கு சாகாத வரம் தரும் ஜீவ நீரை சொர்க்கத்திலிருந்து வழங்குகிறது.

A Thing of Beauty About the Author in English
A Thing of Beauty About the Author

John Keats (1795 – 1821) was a British Romantic poet. Although trained to be a surgeon, Keats decided to devote himself wholly to poetry. Keats’ secret, his power to sway and delight the readers, lies primarily in his gift for perceiving the world and living his moods and aspirations in terms of language. A thing of beauty is an excerpt from his poem ‘Endymion: A Poetic Romance’. The poem is based on a Greek legend, in which Endymion, a beautiful young shepherd, and poet who lived on Mount Latmos, had a vision of Cynthia, the Moon Goddess. The enchanted youth resolved to seek her out and so wandered away through the forest and down
under the sea.

A Thing of Beauty About the Author in Tamil

ஜான் கீட்ஸ் (1795 – 1821) வரை வாழ்ந்த பிரிட்டிஷ் ரொமான்டிக் காலப்புலவர். மருத்துவராக இருந்த போதிலும் தன்னை கவிதைக்கு அர்ப்பணித்தார். கீட்ஸின் ரகசியம், என்னவென்றால், நேயர்களை மகிழ்விப்பார். தன் மொழிவளத்தால் தன் மனநிலை ஆசைகள் இவற்றை நேயர்களும் கண்டு மகிழுமாறு செய்வார். ‘என்டிமியான்’ என்ற புத்தகத்தில் உள்ள ஒரு சிறு பகுதி இங்கு தரப்பட்டுள்ளது. இது கிரேக்க புராணத்தை தழுவியது. இந்தக் கவிதை ஒரு கிரேக்க புராணத்தை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டது. அதில் லாட்மோஸ் என்ற மலையில் வாழ்ந்த ஓர் அழகான இளம் மேய்ப்பரும் கவிஞருமான எண்டிமியான், சிந்தியா என்னும் சந்திர தேவி மீது பார்வை கொண்டிருந்தார். மந்திரித்த இளைஞர்கள் அவளைத் தேடத் தீர்மானித்தார்கள். அதனால் காடு வழியாகவும் கடலுக்கு அடியிலும் அலைந்து திரிந்தார்கள்.