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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.

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

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.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Poem 7 My Computer Needs A Break Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

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

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)

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.

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

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 brainy	personification
2. Mountains	personification
3. It’s so absent-minded	hyperbole
4. Computer gobbled a worm	metaphor
5. Very sick.	metaphor

Answer:

1. So brainy	personification
2. Mountains	metaphor
3. It’s so absent-minded	personification
4. Computer gobbled a worm	hyperbole
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.

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

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.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Poem 6 Lessons in Life Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Poem 6 Lessons in Life

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.

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.

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”

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

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.

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.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Poem 5 Fire Work Night Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Poem 5 Fire Work Night

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

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 139)

Old Age Home

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

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

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.

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)

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.

Hark	do
Too	fright
Yelp	dark
Grand	crouch
Couch	help
Night	hand

Answer:

Hark	dark
Too	do
Yelp	help
Grand	hand
Couch	crouch
Night	fright

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Poem 3 Making Life Worth While Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Poem 3 Making Life Worth While

8th English Guide Making Life Worth While Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up

Observe the pictures and write the moral values. Share your experience. (Text Book Page No. 79)

Answer:
1. Taking care of the animals.
2. Helping the weaker person.
3. Supporting the differently abled person.
4. Helping the old people.

8th English Guide Making Life Worth While Textual Exercise Questions and Answers

1. Comprehension questions. (Text Book Page. 81)

1. What should we learn from every soul?
Answer:
We should learn the good from every soul.

2. What qualities will help us to brave the thickening ills of life?
Answer:
We must pass on good thoughts, kindness, aspiration, courage, and faith to brave the thickening ills of life.

3. Why should we make this life worthwhile?
Answer:
We should make this life worthwhile to have a glimpse of the brighter skies.

4. What does the poet assure us if we make our life worthwhile?
Answer:
The poet assures the inheritance of heaven for the people who live a purposeful life in this world.

2. Fill in the blanks:

1. We should have a ……………. in life.
Answer:
aspiration

2. A ……………. is needed for the darkening sky.
Answer:
a bit of courage

3. One must have a ……………. of brighter skies to make life worthwhile.
Answer:
glimpse

3. Figure of speech.

Pick out any two lines of repetition from the poem. (Text Book Page No. 81)

On page 81, we have four lines of a poem written by Robert Frost. He repeats the line

And miles to go before. I sleep,
and miles to go before I sleep,

He uses this literary device called repetition to make the idea clearer and more memorable. It is used to emphasize a feeling or idea. Repetition creates rhythm and brings attention to the idea focussed.

8th English Guide Making Life Worth While Additional Appreciation Questions and Answers

1. One bit of courage For the darkening sky;
Answer:
What is needed for the darkening sky?
One bit of courage is needed for the darkening sky.

2. One gleam of faith
Answer:
To brave the thickening ills of life;
What is needed to brave the thickening ills of life?
One gleam of faith is needed to brave the thickening ills of life.

3. One glimpse of brighter skies – To make this life worthwhile
Answer:
What is needed to make the life worthwhile?
One glimpse of a bright sky is needed to make this life worthwhile.

4. One aspiration yet unfelt One bit of courage
Answer:
What is unfelt yet?
One aspiration is yet unfelt.

Poetic Devices

Repetition:
The word ‘one’ is found to be repeated throughout the poem.

Rhyming words:
contact – thought

Alliteration:
And heaven a surer heritage.
The consonant ‘h’ is repeated twice in the above line and henceforth it is an alliterated line of this poem.

Basic idea of the poem:
Love your neighbor as you love yourself.

Making Life Worth While Summary in English

Everyone who comes in contact with, us must be influenced by us. They must get something good from us. That kindly act will make our life purposeful. Even little grace, kindly thought, bit of courage, one gleam of faith, one glimpse of brightness can make our life to fight with the ills of life.

Making Life Worth While Summary in Tamil

நம்மை அணுகி வரும் எவரும் நம்மிடமிருந்து ஏதோ ஒரு நன்மையைப் பெற்றுக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். நம்மிடமிருந்து அவர்கள் பெறும் நன்மையே நம் வாழ்வைக் குறிக்கோள் உள்ளதாக இப்பூமியில் ஆக்குகிறது. சிறிது கருணை, அன்பான எண்ணம், சிறிது தைரியம், ஒரு கீற்று நம்பிக்கை, வெளிச்சத்தின் ஒரு சிறிய பார்வை, நாம் இந்த உலக வாழ்வின் தீமைகளை எதிர்த்துப் போராட உதவுகிறது.

Making Life Worth While About the Author in English

George Eliot – Mary Ann Evans (1819 – 1880), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels.

Making Life Worth While About the Author in Tamil

ஜார்ஜ் எலியட் – மேரி ஆன் ஈவன்ஸ் (1819 – 1880), தன் புனைப்பெயரான ஜார்ஜ் எலியட் என்பதன் மூலம் அனைவராலும் அறியப்பட்டார். அவர் ஓர் ஆங்கில நாவலாசிரியர், கவிஞர், பத்திரிக்கை எழுத்தாளர், மொழிபெயர்ப்பாளர் மற்றும் விக்டோரியன் சகாப்தத்தின் முன்னணி எழுத்தாளர்களுள் ஒருவராவார். இவர் ஏழு நாவல்களை எழுதியுள்ளார்.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Poem 2 My Hobby: Reading Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Poem 2 My Hobby: Reading

8th English Guide My Hobby: Reading Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm-Up

What are your Leisure time activities?
Answer:
Drawing, painting and coin collecting are my leisure time activities.

Why do you do them?
Answer:
I do them because they give me creativity and self-confidence. Also, they reduce my stress.

Do you read the book? What type of books do you read?
Answer:
Yes, I read books. I read the books of scientific invention.

My Hobby: Reading Textual Questions and Answers

1. Comprehension Questions

1. What is the hobby of the poet?
Answer:
Reading is the hobby of the poet.

2. What does “ajar” mean?
Answer:
The word ‘ajar’ means opening the door slightly.

3. Can the poet fly without wings?
Answer:
No, the poet cannot fly without wings, but- his thoughts and imaginations can fly everywhere without wings.

4. What can the children do to society if they read?
Answer:
If all the children read the books, it can construct a powerful society.

5. What is the theme of the poem?
Answer:
The theme of the poem is, ‘Reading hobby’.

2. On the basis of your understanding of the poem, tick the most suitable option to complete the statements.

3. Complete the table given below in order to understand the poem better: (Text Book Page No. 55)

Answer the following: (Text Book Page No. 56)

1. List the rhyming words in the first three lines.
Answer:
Seed, deep, asleep

2. Which line in the poem rhymes with ‘Down crept its light’?
Answer:
“Down crept its light’?
Into the seed, too bright.

Answer the following:

a. Identify the rhyme scheme of the given short poem.
Answer:
My dog likes bones,- a He eats them up,- b He’s very sweet,- a He’s just a pup.- a
The rhyme scheme is “abab”

b. Complete this rhyme on your own with a abab rhyme scheme.
Answer:
Peas porridge hot
Peas porridge cold
It is in the pot
My mother told

8th English Guide My Hobby: Reading Additional Appreciation Questions and Answers

1. “It takes me to places Near and far”
Answer:
a) What takes you to various places?
Reading takes me to various places.
b) How does it take to far and near places?
While reading a book, I go to places, mentioned in it through my imagination.

2. “I wish
Answer:
If all the children could read”
a) Whose wish is mentioned here?
The poet’s wish is mentioned here.
b) What does he wish?
He wishes that all the children must-read books.

3. “My hobby is reading
Answer:
It helps me thought breeding”

a) What is the hobby of the poet?
The hobby of the poet is reading.

b) How does it help him?
Reading habits helps the poet to get different ideas.

4. “It teaches me to cackle and cry.
Answer:
Without wings
It lets me fly”
a) Why does the poet cackle and cry?
When he reads happy things, the poet cackles. When he reads sad things, the poet cries.

My Hobby: Reading Summary in English

My hobby reading helps me a lot Reading takes me to far off places. It opens many doors. It gives me a lot of freedom. If all the children read, we will get a successful society.

My Hobby: Reading Summary in Tamil

எனது பொழுதுபோக்கான வாசித்தல் எனக்கு உதவிகரமாய் உள்ளது. என்னை தூரமான இடங்கட்கு அழைத்துச் செல்கிறது. அது பல அறிவுக் கதவுகளைத் திறக்கிறது. எனக்கு மிகுந்த சுதந்திரம் தருகிறது. எல்லா குழந்தைகளும் வாசிக்க ஆரம்பித்தால் நாம் ஒரு வெற்றிகரமான சமுதாயத்தை அமைக்கலாம்.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Poem 1 Special Hero Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Poem 1 Special Hero

8th English Guide Special Hero Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up

What are the sacrifices made by your father for your family. (Text Book Page No. 22)

A) Read the poem aloud in pairs.

B) Find a line from the poem to match the statements given below and write it in the blank.

1. He always saves me from harm ………………
Answer:
keeping me safe from harm

2. I am so lucky to get you ………………
Answer:
How did I get so lucky

3. The affection between us has no end ………………
Answer:
our love is everlasting

C) Answer the following questions.

1. Who is the speaker?
Answer:
The poet Christina M. Kerschen is the speaker.

2. Who is the special hero mentioned in the poem?
Answer:
Her father is a special hero mentioned in the poem.

3. How did the child feel when it was held by its dad?
Answer:
The child felt the love and kindness of her father. She felt that she was safe from harm. Seems it was sent to me From someplace up above.

4. What do the above lines mean?
Answer:
These lines mean that the love of a father is heaven-sent.

5. What did the child want to tell its dad?
Answer:
The child wanted to tell her dad that he was her special hero.

D) Work in pairs and answer the questions below.

1. “There is something special about a father’s love”.
Answer:
Identify the alliteration in the given lines.
Something, special – alliteration

2. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
Answer:
see – me; love – above; know – so are the rhyming words.

Writing (Text Book Page No. 24)

E) Write a paragraph on the father’s love as described in the poem.
Answer:
Father holds the baby in his arms. The child feels the love and tenderness of its father. The child feels security from harm when the father holds the baby. When the child looks up at the eyes of a father, the child is able to realise all love in the eyes of its father. The child thinks she is very lucky to have a father. Her father’s love is not an earthly gift. It appears to be a gift sent from heaven. Father’s love is a permanent one. It is an everlasting love. The child considers her father to be her special hero. The child wants her father to know it. The child wants to tell her father that he is the special hero of the child.

8th English Guide Special Hero Additional Appreciation Questions and Answers

1. ‘Keeping me safe from harm ’
Answer:
When does the child feel safe?
When the father holds the child in his arms the child feels safe from harm.

2. How did I get so lucky;
Answer:
Why does the child feel lucky?
The child feels herself to be lucky since the child is gifted with a loving father.

3. ‘There is something special about a father’s love.’
Answer:
What is special about a father’s love?
Father’s love is not an ordinary gift. It appears to be a gift sent by heaven. So there is something special about a father’s love.

4. ‘Seems it was sent to me from someplace up above our love is everlasting’
Answer:
Why does the poetess say, ‘our love is everlasting?
The child loves her father till the end of her life. The father also loves the child till the end of his life. Age does not change the love of the father and daughter so the poetess says that love is everlasting.

5. ‘I felt love and tenderness.’
Answer:
When did the poetess feel close?
When the baby was held in the arms of its father the child felt love and tenderness.

6. ‘I just wanted you to know.’
Answer:
What did the poetess want her father to know?
Father was the child’s special hero. The poetess wanted her father to know.

Special Hero Summary in English

This poem tells about the bond of love between a child and a father. The child feels that it is lucky to have a father. The child also thinks that her father has been a gift sent from heaven. The child thinks that their father is her special hero.

Special Hero Summary in Tamil

இந்த கவிதை மகளுக்கும் தந்தைக்கும் இடையே உள்ள அன்பு பிணைப்பு பற்றிக் கூறுகிறது. குழந்தை தன்னை அதிர்ஷ்டசாலி என்று எண்ணுகிறது. தன் தந்தை சொர்க்கத்திலிருந்து அனுப்பப்பட்ட பரிசு என்று எண்ணுகிறது. தனது விசேஷ கதாநாயகன் தன் தந்தை என்றே குழந்தை எண்ணுகிறது.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Prose Chapter 8 Jack and the Beanstalk Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Prose Chapter 8 Jack and the Beanstalk

8th English Guide Jack and the Beanstalk Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Jack and the Beanstalk Textual Exercises

A) Say True or False.

1. The magic beans grew into a huge beanstalk.
Answer:
True

2. The beanstalk reached high into the sky in the evening.
Answer:
False

3. Everything is so big in the castle.
Answer:
True

4. The hen laid a perfect iron egg.
Answer:
False

5. Jack picked up the Giant’s hen.
Answer:
True

B) Fill in the blanks.

1. The Giant smells the blood of an ………………… .
Answer:
Englishman

2. Jack asked his mom for an ………………… .
Answer:
axe

3. Jack chopped down the ………………… .
Answer:
beanstalk

4. As soon as the giant was full, he fell fast ………………… .
Answer:
asleep

C) Answer the following questions.

1. Why was Jack’s mother angry?
Answer:
Jack’s mother was angry because she thought he was foolish in getting five magic beans for their cow.

2. Why was Jack surprised when reaching the sky?
Answer:
By morning the beanstalk reached high into the sky. Jack was so surprised.

3. What did Jack find when he reached the top?
Answer:
Jack found a huge castle when he reached the top of the beanstalk.

4. What did Jack see in the castle?
Answer:
The castle was very big. Things inside also were very big.

5. What did the Giant eat for a meal?
Answer:
The giant ate five sheep for his meal.

6. Where did Jack hide when he saw the Giant?
Answer:
Jack hid in a cupboard.

7. What did Jack intend to take when the Giant asleep?
Answer:
Jack intended to take away the hen that laid a golden egg, when the giant was asleep.

8. What did the hen do when Jack picked it up?
Answer:
The hen began to squawk and flapped its wings.

9. What did Jack do when the Giant woke up?
Answer:
Jack hurried and climbed down the beanstalk as fast as he could when the giant woke up.

10. Why did Jack ask for an axe?
Answer:
Jack chopped down the beanstalk with the axe.

Use Grammar (Text Book Page No. 220)

Sentence of double meanings: (Text Book Page No. 220)

1. “Let’s eat grandpa”.
Answer:
Let’s eat grandpa,

2. “A woman, without her man is nothing”.
Answer:
A woman without her, man would be nothing.

3. “I love baking my family and my friends”.
Answer:
I love baking, my family and my friends?

4. “Kill him, not leave him”.
Answer:
‘Kill him not, leave him.’

Punctuation:

A) Punctuate the following sentences. (Text Book Page No. 223)

1. I like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer
Answer:
I like playing with my friends, Sandy, Sunny, Sameer.

2. we went through the smoky mountains, near shimla on our way to leh
Answer:
We went through the smoky mountains, near Shimla on our way to Leh.

3. my favourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent
Answer:
My favourite soap is Pear and my favourite toothpaste is Pepsodent.

4. my friend priya speaks german and she is teaching me some words
Answer:
My friend Priya speaks German and she is teaching me some words.

5. he was honest sincere hardworking
Answer:
He was honest, sincere, hard-working.

6. Hindus Muslims Sikhs Christians live together in India
Answer:
Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians live together in India.

7. long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called William
Answer:
Long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called William.

8. Akbar the greatest of the Mughal emperors ruled wisely
Answer:
Akbar, the greatest of the Mughal Emperors, ruled wisely.

9. Tanya said to ilarahul is a nice guy
Answer:
Tanya said to Ilarahul, “Babu is a nice guy.”

10. when is your birthday
Answer:
When is your birday?

[Period (.) Comma (,) Exclamation Mark (!) Question Mark (?) Inverted Commas (“ ”)]

B) Write the correct punctuation mark that best completes each sentence.

1. Where is an exciting place to visit ……….
Answer:
?

2. Make sure to complete all your homework on time ……….
Answer:
.

3. Priya asked when are we going on a vacation ……….
Answer:
.

4. Terry Sam and Jeremy went to the movies together ……….
Answer:
.

5. Wow What a wonderful event ……….
Answer:
!

6. I am so excited to see my family for Christmas ……….
Answer:
.

7. What day of the week is your favourite ……….
Answer:
?

8. You need to do your homework right after dinner
Answer:
.

9. Please take out the trash when you get home ……….
Ans: .

10. My favorite team won the game ……….
Answer:
.

11. What did you want to eat for lunch ……….
Answer:
?

12. I had a great time at your party ……….
Ans: .

13. Do you know what time it is ……….
Answer:
?

14. How do we get to the amusement park ……….
Answer:
?

15.1 can’t wait to go on summer vacation ……….
Answer:
.

Jack and the Beanstalk Summary in English

Jack and his mother lived in poverty. Jack went to market to sell his cow. On his way an old man met Jack. He offered to buy the cow. Instead of money, he gave only five magic beans. Jack’s mother got angry. She threw the beans out of the window in anger. The next morning the beanstalk went and higher. Jack climbed it. He reached a giant’s castle. He took the hen that laid are golden egg a day from the castle and escaped.

Jack and the Beanstalk Summary in Tamil

ஜாக் என்ற சிறுவனும் அவன் அம்மாவும் வறுமையில் வாடினார்கள். ஜாக் தன் பசுமாட்டை விற்க சந்தைக்குப் போனான். வழியில் ஒரு வயதான மனிதர் அவன் மாட்டை வாங்கிக் கொண்டார். பணத்திற்கு பதிலாக ஐந்து மந்திர அவரை விதைகளைத் தந்தார். ஜாக்கின் அம்மா கோபம் அடைந்து, அவரை விதைகளை தூக்கி கீழே ஜன்னலுக்கு வெளியே எறிந்தார். மறுநாள் காலையில், அந்த இடத்தில் பெரிய அவரைக்கொடி மிக உயரமாய் வளர்ந்து சென்றது. ஜாக் அதில் ஏறி ராட்சதனின் கோட்டையை அடைந்தான். ராட்சதனின் பொன்முட்டையிடும் கோழியை எடுத்துக்கொண்டு தப்பித்து விட்டான்.

Jack and the Beanstalk About the Author in English

Steven Kellogg (bom October 26, 1941 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American author and illustrator who has created more than 90 children’s books. On November 12, 2011, Kellogg was given an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Findlay in Ohio.

Jack and the Beanstalk About the Author in Tamil

ஸ்டீவன் கெலாக், அக்டோபர் 26, 1941இல் நார்வாக், கனக்டிகட் மாகாணத்தில் பிறந்த அமெரிக்க எழுத்தாளர். இவர் 90க்கும் அதிகமான குழந்தைகளுக்கான புத்தகங்களை எழுதியுள்ளார். இவர் கௌரவ டாக்டர் பட்டம் வாங்கியுள்ளார். ஓகியோவில் உள்ள பின்லே பல்கலைக்கழகம் இவரது எழுத்துக்களை கௌரவித்து இப்பட்டத்தை வழங்கி உள்ளது.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Prose Chapter 7 Cyber Safety Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Prose Chapter 7 Cyber Safety

8th English Guide Cyber Safety Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 180)
In pairs, identify the types of computer, Choose and write the names from the box. (Text Book Page No. 180)

Textual Exercise
Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 180)

A. Choose the correct SYNONYMS for the italicized words:

1. I was really scared.
a) bold
b) frightened
c) timid
Answer:
b) frightened

2. Let us browse about it.
a) surf
b) read
c) glance
Answer:
a) surf

3. There is a chance to get addicted.
a) accustomed
b) known
c) inclined
Answer:
a) accustomed

4. We can’t ignore the benefits of internet.
a) favorable
b) harm
c) popularity
Answer:
a) favorable

5. She gathered the information from the internet.
a) disburse
b) collect
c) amass
Answer:
b) collect

B. Choose the correct ANTONYMS from the options given below:

1. The explosion had weakened the building’s foundations.
a) dreary
b) dull
c) strengthen
d) weak
Answer:
c) strengthen

2. A stranger was roaming around the street.
a) well known
b) newcomer
c) unknown
d) foreigner
Answer:
a) well known

3. Vairavan is having a spot of bother with law.
a) worry
b) annoy
c) pester
d) pleasing
Answer:
a) worry

4. He asked the manager to improve the facility in the hall.
a) amenity
b) comfort
c) uneasy
d) short coming
Answer:
b) comfort

5. A good diet is beneficial to health.
a) benefit
b) helpful
c) harmful
d) useful
Answer:
c) harmful

C. Fill in the blanks:

1. Internet is a great tool where, One can gather …………………… .
Answer:
Information

2. Gladin is gathering information for his …………………… .
Answer:
Science project

3. Children should use internet …………………… .
Answer:
wisely

4. We should keep our personal details …………………… in the internet.
Answer:
very private

5. We should not get addicted to …………………… .
Answer:
Mobile phones

D. Say true or false.

1. Gladin’s mom knew how screw guage works.
Answer:
False

2. We use internet to gather information and gain knowledge.
Answer:
True

3. Rani was frightened of an online predator.
Answer:
True

4. Strangers don’t misuse your information.
Answer:
False

5. Do not give your name, address, telephone number to the strangers.
Answer:
True

6. Too much of anything is good for nothing.
Answer:
True

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

1. Why did Gladin’s mom ask him to browse?
Answer:
Gladin’s mom asked Gladin to browse to know about the working of a screw gauge.

2. Why do we use the internet?
Answer:
Internet helps us to connect with people around the world, allows us to watch movies, listen to music, play games and enjoy various other activities.

3. What was Rani afraid of?
Answer:
Rani was afraid of a stranger chatting with her every day, using bad words.

4. What was the father’s advice to Rani?
Answer:
Father advised Rani not to respond to the message even if he continuously disturbed her still if he bothered her, the father would take care of the predator.

5. Who is an online predator?
Answer:
An online predator is a person who sexually exploits a child over the internet.

6. What was the father’s instruction to Gladin and Rani?
Answer:
Father advised Rani and Gladin never to chat with anybody until they know them like classmates, friends, family members etc.

7. What do strangers do with our personal information?
Answer:
Strangers may use our profile and misuse our information, without our knowledge.

8. What are the benefits of the computer?
Answer:
Computer and the internet are helpful to us socially and educationally. They provide us entertainment and also an e-shopping facility.

F. Answer the following in about 100 words.

1. How should one use the technology of the present world?
Answer:
One should use the technology of the present world carefully and wisely It is beneficial to all of us. But we face some negative effects while using it Online facilities are for sharing information or knowledge among known members. We should never chat with anybody until we know them. They could be our classmates, friends, and family members, we should keep our personal details very private. Strangers may use our profile and misuse our information without our knowledge. Internet or mobile helps us to connect with people around the world. They allow us to watch various activities. But too much of anything is not good for us.

2. What happens if someone is addicted to a mobile phone?
Answer:
Mobile addiction causes several serious problems such as headaches, weakened eyesight, sleep disorders, depression, stress, social isolation, aggressive behavior, financial problems, ruined relationships, and no or low professional growth. Too much of anything is good for nothing.

3. “We can’t ignore the benefits of internet and mobile phone” – Justify.
Answer:
We can’t ignore the benefits of internet and mobile phones to our life, educationally and socially. They help us to connect with people around the world. They allow us to watch movies, listen to music, play games and enjoy various other activities.

Internet helps us to gather information and gain knowledge, Online facilities are for sharing knowledge and information among known members. We should never chat with anybody until we know them like classmates, friends, and family members. We should also limit the usage of the internet and mobile phones to take charge of our lives.

Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 187)

British and American English:

A) Find the suitable British or American English word and fill in the following.

Spelling Differences:

B) Find the suitable British or American English spelling and fill in the following.

Spelling difference

British Words	American Words
colour	color
honour	honor
favour	favor
organise	organize
realise	realize
recognise	recognize
metre	meter
Mom	mum
maths	math
programme	program

C) Fill in the blanks with the correct Meaning and Eponym for the given words. (Text Book Page No. 189)

Eponymous Words:

I) Fill in the blanks with correct Euphemisms for the given words.

Deaf, or hard of hearing	Answer: hearing impaired
Mentally ill	Answer: psychiatric
Fat	Answer: chunky, plumpy
Blind	Answer: visually challenged
liar	Answer: teller of tall tales

 

Listening (Text Book Page No. 190)

E) Complete the following statements appropriately:
The Listening passage given at page no. 231

1. A mobile phone is like a world in our pockets as
Answer:
it can connect us to the rest of the world

2. Parents do not have to remain in tension if their sons and daughters are late because
Answer:
they can connect to their children at any time

3. Some of the negative effects of a mobile phone are:
Answer:
(a) accidents
(b) social pollution
(c) health issues
(d) privacy problems

4. Excessive use of mobile phones can be hazardous to one’s health as
Answer:
headache, earache, blurring vision, etc.

5. A mobile phone is a threat to one’s privacy as.
Answer:
a hidden camera to take pictures and videos.

Speaking (Text Book Page No. 190)

G. Imagine a world with no books, but only e-books. How would you find such a world? Deliver a two-minute talk.
Answer:
World without books would be, like feast without salt. Books are the treasure house of knowledge. In olden days there was no current in houses. There was no computer or mobile phone. Even in those days, books helped people to educate themselves. Books can be used at any time. Leisurely we can read books. We can take notes also. Reading books does not give much stress to the eyes. Reading books does not need internet. Using internet excessively might create health issues such as headaches, earache, blurring vision, etc.

Writing (Text Book Page No. 191)

F. Write a formal email to the young scientist Mr Sundar Pitchai CEO, of Google, requesting him for an appointment to interview him.
Answer:

Use Grammar

Question Tags
a) Fill in the blanks with suitable tags. (Text Book Page No. 195)

1. She is collecting stickers, ……………………..?
Answer:
isn’t she?

2. We often watch TV in the afternoon, …………………….?
Answer:
don’t we?

3. You have cleaned your bike, …………………….?
Answer:
aren’t you?

4. John and maz don’t like maths, ……………………..?
Ans: do they?

5. Peter played handball yesterday, ……………………?
Answer:
didn’t he?

6. They are going home from school, ………………………?
Ans: aren’t they?

7. Mary didn’t do her homework last Monday, ……………………….?
Answer:
did she?

8. He could have bought a new car, ………………….?
Answer:
could he?

9. Kevin will come tonight, ……………………?
Answer:
won’t he?

10. I’m clever, …………………….?
Answer:
aren’t I?

b) Fill in the blanks with suitable tags (Text Book Page No. 196)

1. He is still sleeping,
a) is not he?
b) isn’t he
c) wasn’t he?
Answer:
b) isn’t he?

2. You go to school,
a) do you?
b) aren’t you?
c) don’t you
Answer:
c) don’t you?

3. Let’s go for a walk,
a) shall we?
b) shan’t we?
c) will we?
Answer:
a) shall we?

4. We won’t be late,
a) won’t we?
b) will we?
c) are we?
Answer:
b) will we?

5. Nobody called,
a) do they?
b) didn’t they?
c) did they?
Answer:
c) did they?

6. They will wash the car,
a) will it?
b) won’t they?
c) wouldn’t they?
Answer:
b) won’t they?

7. We must lock the doors,
a) mustn’t they?
b) shouldn’t we?
c) mustn’t we
Answer:
c) mustn’t we?

8. I’m right?
a) amn’t I?
b) am not I?
c) aren’t I?
Answer:
c) aren’t I?

9. So you bought a car,
a) didn’t you?
b) haven’t you?
c) weren’t you?
Answer:
a) didn’t you?

10. You wouldn’t like to invite my Dad,
a) did you?
b) would you?
c) won’t you?
Answer:
b) would you?

Simple Compound and Complex

A) State which of the following sentences are Compound, and which are Complex. (Text Book Page No. 198)

1. Man proposes, but God disposes.
Answer:
Compound

2. I went because I was invited.
Answer:
complex

3. Jancy returned home because she was tired.
Answer:
complex

4. Whatever you do, do well.
Answer:
complex

5. Listen carefully and take notes.
Answer:
compound

6. I called him, but he gave me no answer.
Answer:
compound

7. The town in which I live is very large.
Answer:
complex

8. They always talk who never think.
Answer:
complex

9. We must eat to live, but we should not live to eat.
Answer:
compound

10. Govern your passions or they will govern you.
Answer:
compound

Cyber Safety Summary in English

Cyber safety is a lesson given with pictures. There are a few characters with pictures. There are a few characters as a father, mother and two children, Gladin and Rani. Rani is scared an of an online predator. Her father advises both the children about the wise usage of the internet.

Cyber Safety Summary in Tamil

கணினி பாதுகாப்பு என்ற பாடம் படக்கதையாக கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இக்கதையில் சில கதாப்பாத்திரங்கள் உள்ளன. அப்பா, அம்மா கிளாடின், ராணி என்ற குழந்தைகள் கதாப்பாத்திரங்கள் உள்ளன. ராணி இணையத்தின் மூலம் பாலியல் தொந்தரவு கொடுக்கும் ஒரு தீயவனை நினைத்து அச்சம் அடைகிறாள். அவள் தந்தை, கணினி இணையம் இவற்றை பாதுகாப்பாக பயன்படுத்துவது எப்படி என்று விபரமாய் சொல்லித் தருகிறார்.