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Telangana SCERT TS 8th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 7A Bonsai Life Part 1 Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 7A Bonsai Life Part 1

PRE-READING (Motivation/Picture Interaction):

Observe the pictures and discuss the questions that follow.

Question 1.
Who are these people? What do you know about them?
Answer :
The people in the pictures are i) Savitribhai Phule ii) Sarojini Naidu iii) Mother Teresa, iv) Sania Mirza v) Sunita Williams vi) Lata Mangeshkar.

Savitribhai Phule played an important role in improving women’s rights in India during British rule. Sarojini Naidu is known as the Nightingale of India. She was an Indian independence activist and poet. Mother Teresa was a social reformer. Sania Mirza is an Indian professional tennis player who is currently ranked No. 1 in the women’s doubles rankings. Sunitha Williams is an American astronaut. She holds the records for total space walks by a woman and melt most spacewalk time for a woman. Lata Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer, and ccasional music composer. The other pictures include – (1) A girl acting as a doctor. The doctor helps in curing diseases. (2) A girl acting as a teacher. The teacher imparts knowledge to students. (3) A girl displaying a Karate pose. Karate is used for self defence (4) A girl acting as an advocate. The advocate gives us legal help.

Question 2.
What makes a woman to become empowered ?
Answer :
Education makes a woman become empowered.

Oral Discourse :

Debate – Education leads to Empowerment of Women.
Answer :
Education leads to Empowerment of Women
Respected chairperson, honourable judges, teachers and friends.
It’s my privilege to stand before you to speak for the motion. I’m sure you all will agree with me when I present my opinions before you.

I now recollect the words of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru – “If you educate a man you educate an individual, however, if you educate a woman, you educate a whole family. Women empowerment means that mother India is empowered.” I am sure that you agree with me. Women constitute almost half of the population in the world. How can we imagine this world without 50% literacy rate?

Researches say that India is poised to emerge as one of the most developed nations by 2020, more literate, knowledgeable and economical at the forefront. No doubt, women will play a vital role in contributing to the nation’s development. Women power is crucial to the economic growth of any country. In India, however, this is yet to meet the requirements, despite reforms.

In India, women’s education increased after the country got independence in 1947. The government has taken various measures to provide education to all Indian women. As a result, women’s literacy rate has grown over the six decades and the growth of female literacy, in fact, has been higher than that of male literacy rate. While in 2001 only 54.10% of Indian women were literate, by the end of 2011,65.46% of female population become literate. The growth of female literacy rate is 11.30% as compared to 6.29% of that of male literacy rate.

Women education in India plays a very important role in the overall development of the country. It helps not only in the development of half of the human resources, but also in improving the quality of life at home and outside. Educated women not only tend to promote education to their children but also provide better guidance to their children. Moreover, educated women can have better economic stability and freedom.

Thus, I very strongly say that education leads to women empowerment which is essential for the development of any country.
Thank you.

Comprehension :

I. Tick (✓) the statements that are true.

1. The narrator receives letters very frequently. (✓)
2. The letter brought the news of the narrator’s sister and brother-in-law’s arrival. (✓)
3. The narrator’s husband was very happy to hear the news of the visitors. (✓)
4. Akkayya was not interested to continue her studies. (✘)
5. The narrator’s husband likes the traditional food of Andhra Pradesh. (✓)

II. Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
“The moment I see letters….. can’t contain my excitement.” Why does the narrator get excited?
Answer :
The narrator gets excited because she loves to receive letters from some place or the other everyday. She feels as if she is face to face with her near and dear ones. She feels as if they are speaking affectionately to her, while reading a letter. As soon as she sees a letter, she feels that the exhaustion of her office work vanishes and her heart grows light. The very sight of letters gives her the energy and enthusiasm.

Question 2.
What change did the narrator observe in her father’s attitude towards education over a decade?
Answer :
The narrator’s father was of the opinion that there was no use of education for a girl and it was enough if a girl was able to keep the washerman’s accounts. Later he changed his attitude with the times. He did not even hesitate to send his daughter, the narrator to college for higher education.

Question 3.
Why was Akkayya determined to send her daughter to college?
Answer :
Akkayya was determined to send her daughter to college because she did not want her daughter to lead a dependent life like her. She was of the opinion that a woman without proper education would have to live under her husband’s thumb, like a scorpion under a slipper. She was vexed with that sort of life and didn’t want her daughter to be so.

Question 4.
In what way is the narrator more fortunate than her sister?
Answer :
The narrator is more fortunate than her sister because she studied well. She had a job like a man. She was earning very well. She didn’t have to beg anyone for anything. She was able to lead a dignified life unlike her sister who was dependent for everything on her husband.

Question 5.
Can one be independent without a job or earning? Justify your answer.
Answer :
One can never be independent without a job or earning. The person who earns need not depend on others for his / her needs. He / she can enjoy the freedom of life.

Additional Questions :

Question 1.
When and why was the narrator a little apprehensive ?
Answer :
The narrator was a little apprehensive when she was about to read the letter received from her sister. She believed that nobody would bother to write letters, when things were fine. She felt that it might contain some bad news.

Question 2.
“I too was driven by the same desire”…. what does “I” refer ? What was the desire?
Answer :
“I” refers to the narrator. The desire of the narrator was to put her education to good use and achieve something in her life. She wanted to lead an independent life doing a job with good earning.

Question 3.
What makes a woman lead an independent life in your view, after reading this lesson?
Answer :
Higher education makes a woman lead an independent life.

Bonsai Life (Part – 1) Summary in English

The narrator of the story was a well educated woman and an employee. On her returning home from office she was excited to looking at the letters waiting for her. The letter informed her that her elder sister would be visiting the narrator shortly. The elder sister was not much educated. She settled in a village with her husband. The elder sister brought many provisions. The narrator felt very happy.

The elder sister seemed to have been happy with her village life. She asked the narrator how she was able to manage the work in the office as well as the work at home. Further she appreciated her sister for having been well educated and earning money like a man. She praised the narrator’s independent life. She realised that a woman could lead a happy life when she had her own earnings. She even determined to send her daughter to college for higher education. She did not want her daughter to lead a dependent life as she did.

Glossary :

1. exhaustion (n) : extreme tiredness
Usage: He felt ill from exhaustion of working late hours in the office.
2. vanish (v) : disappear
3. mutter (v) : a complaint made privately
4. savour (n) : enjoy eating
5. sumptuous (adj) : grand
Usage: We shouldn’t lead sumptuous life because things will never be flexible.
6. dignified (adj) : deserving respect
7. elated (adj) : very happy, excited
8. wretched (adj) : very unhappy, miserable
9. uphill (adj) : sloping upwards, a difficult job
Additional Meanings
10. humming : making persistent ‘hum’ sound
11. enthusiasm : zeal, passionate interest
12. apprehensive : worried that something bad will happen
13. hesitate : doubt
14. accustomed : habituated or usual
15. console : solace, comfort
16. instantly : immediately
17. decade : ten years
18. achieve : get
19. hesitantly : holdback in doubt
20. giving it up : leaving
21. touchwood : a belief that if you touch wood you don’t lose your luck and remain lucky

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Study Material Telangana Unit 6C Maestro with a Mission Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 6C Maestro with a Mission

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Vempati Chinna Satyam left his house on a purpose. Do you think he was successful at the end?
Answer :
Yes, Vemapati Chinna Satyam was successful at the end. He emerged as a renowned (well-known) artist and earned great name and fame all over the world as a “Maestro with a Mission” in the art form of Kuchipudi.

Question 2.
When the station master asked Satyam “Where are you going, dear?,” he kept silent.
Answer :
Now choose one of the options that is not the reason for the silence.
a. He was determined to achieve something.
b. He was determined and confident about his destiny.
c. He was not determined or confident about his destiny.

Question 3.
If the eighteen year old lad hadn’t left his village, Kuchipudi would not have gained this popularity. Do you agree / disagree? Why?
Answer :
Yes, I agree with that. Being an eighteen year old lad, if Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam hadn’t left his village, Kuchipudi would not have gained this much popularity. He was the person who brought great popularity to Kuchipudi dance out of his strong determination, dedication and mastery over Kuchipudi dance.

Question 4.
Is it appropriate to call him Dr. Vempati? Do you agree? Why (not)?
Answer :
Yes, it is appropriate to call him Dr. Vempati because he was the man who brought the Kuchipudi art up and popularized it. The art form of Kuchipudi was confined to only a small village. He introduced that great art to the world drawing rapt attention to it with his mastery over it.

Writing :

Based on the details of the famous singer, S.P. Bala Subrahmanyam given below, write a biographical sketch of him.
Answer :
Full name : Sripathi Panditaradhyula Bala Subrahmanyam
Date of Birth : 4th June 1946
Place of Birth : Konetammapeta, Nellore District.
State : Andhra Pradesh
Educational qualifications : Engineering
Entry into film field : 1966
First Film : Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna
Entry into Bollywood : In 1980
Total number of songs sung : About 40,000
Other credits : Noted dubbing artist.
Actor : Acted in a number of Telugu films
TV programmes : Leading many TV programmes.

Awards :

1. National Film Award for best male playback singer – 6 times
2. Nandi Awards from the Government of Andhra Pradesh -25 times
3. State Award from Tamil Nadu
4. State Award from Karnataka
5. Padma Shri Award
6. Padma Bhushan

The famous singer S.P. Bala Subramanyam’s full name is “Sripathi Panditaradhyula Bala Subramanyam”. He was born in 1946 on June 4th. His birth place is Konetammapeta in Nellore district. He completed his engineering and in 1966 entered film industry as a singer. The first film in which S.P. Bala Subramanyam exhibited his talent as a singer is “Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna”. S.P. made his entry into Bollywood in 1980. He sang about 40,000 songs in his career. He is not only a singer but also a famous dubbing artist.

He even acted in several films and performed well in his acting. He is also leading many TV programmes which are popularized with his great singing performance. He won many awards like National Film Award for best male playback singer. He won this award 6 times. He also won Nandi Awards from the Government of Andhra Pradesh 25 times. He bagged awards like State Award from Tamil Nadu, State Award from Karnataka. He also bagged Padma Shri Award and Padma Bhushan Awards for his mastery over singing as a profession.

Listening Passage :

(T.Page No: 145)

The News
Listen to a news bulletin read by your teacher and answer the following questions.

This is All India Radio, giving you the news. The headlines. The Government of Telangana state set to declare a new art \& cultural policy. A new cultural programme to be launched to show the Government’s commitment to cultural development of the state. Exhibitions and other activities to mark the new programme.
The news in detail
The Government of Telangana state is set to declare a new art and cultural policy. The policy is expected to stress the development of arts and crafts of the state. The Chief Minister is expected to announce the policy today at Ravindra Bharati, Hyderabad.

As per the Government sources, a drive under this programme will benefit the artists of Dimsa, Burrakatha, Oggukatha and Gangireddulu. Puppet shows would be made compulsory in all the Government organized programmes, they said.

According to the Handicrafts Minister, 51 new cultural centres would be started to boost the sales of Nirmal, and Pembarti. He also stated that handloom weaving would be given due importance. Narayanpet, Pochampalli, Kothakota, Gadwala and Siricilla weavers would get interest free loans :

The headlines once again. The Government of TS all all set to declare a new cultural policy.
That’s the end of this news bulletin.
Have a good day!

Question 1.
What are the highlights of news bulletin?
Answer :
Declaration of a new art and cultural policy, launching a new cultural programme by the government to develop the arts and crafts of the state are the highlights of news bulletin.

Question 2.
Where is the art and culture policy programme going to be announced? Who is going to be benefitted from this policy?
Answer :
The art and cultural policy programme is going to be announced at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad. Artists of Dimsa, Burrakatha, Oggukatha, Gangireddulu and puppet shows are going to be benefited from this policy.

Question 3.
How will the weavers be benefitted from this policy?
Answer :
The weavers will be benefitted by this policy by getting interest free loAnswer :

study Skills :

India is a land of culture and tradition. One aspect of culture is dance. India has six major types of dances: Bharthanatyam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Odissi and Manipuri.
The information can be transformed into a tree diagram.

Here is some information about musical instruments in India:

In India, we have some musical instruments. The shehanai is an Indian wind instrument. This is played during auspicious functions. The harmonium is a wind instrument, having its roots in Europe. The sitar is one of the prime musical instruments of Indian music. It is a stringed instrument.The tampura is another stringed instrument. Among the stringed instruments, the veena is the most ancient stringed instrument. The tabla is a percussion instrument. The flute/ bansuri is a wind instrument. The violin is a stringed instrument played with a bow.

Now, convert the above information into a tree diagram.
The above information converted into a tree diagram.

Project Work :

Identify a performing artist like a singer, a dancer or any other artist in your village or town. He/She might not be a famous person. Go to him/her. Collect the details about him/her.
You can take the help of the following questions for interviewing.

Question 1.
Who are your parents?
Answer :
Ramanamma and Narasaiah.

Question 2.
What is your place of birth?
Answer :
D. Repaka.

Question 3.
Who taught you this art?
Answer :
Parents.

Question 4.
Are there any specific reasons for taking up this art?
Answer :
No. Only interest.

Question 5.
Does the community around you support you?
Answer :
A little support is given.

Question 6.
Does this art make you financially independent?
Answer :
No. It’s been left over only as a hobby.

Question 7.
Would you give any message to the student community?
Answer :
Innate talent should be uplifted with regular practice and support. Parents should encourage children to develop their in – born talents.

Fill the following table based on the information you have collected

Prepare a brief profile and exhibit it in your class room.
Answer :
Name : Satyam
Place of birth : D. Repaka.
Name of the teacher : Parents
Reasons for choosing the art : Interest
Community support : A little
Financial status : Not encouraging
Message : Artist’s talents should be encouraged.
Satyam, a burrakatha artist, was born on 6th, November, 1990 in D. Repaka village. The art of burrakatha is a hereditary tradition in their family. Satyam learnt burrakatha from his parents. Parents did not force him to learn it but he is very much interested in that art. There is neither any support from his community nor any financial back ground. Yet he learnt the art whole heartedly. So it is necessary and the responsibility of everyone to encourage talented artists.

Section – A : Reading Comprehension :

Read the following passage from ‘The Story of Ikat’.

Janaki said, “In ‘Ikat’ the threads are carefully sorted, warp and weft divided into bundles, then tied with locally available water proof materials like plastic sheets, rubber strips from car and bicycle tyres, then dropped into colour. Once you untie the knots, you can see white threads dotted with colour at intervals”. Ravi said, “Teacher, how do they know where to tie the knots?” Janaki smiled, “The ties indicate the design we want. We can look at a design or a motif and a tie.” Ravi looked puzzled, it did not seem simple.

“Ravi, You are absolutely right” the teacher said. “It is not easy. First you count the threads, measure the distance, calculate when to repeat a pattern. Only then you can tie the knots.”
“Teacher, it seems like difficult maths,” Ramya said.
“Correct. Weavers may not be formally educated but have complex calculations at their fingertips. They draw patterns on the graphs and copy them on the threads.” Janaki continued, “Just close youre yes and imagine! Threads stretched out long with dots of different colours shining. I have seen such a sight in villages of Nalgonda.” Someone said, “Teacher, the dots are like raindrops, ‘chukka’, that is how the name ‘chitiki rumal’. This was the favourite headgear of fishermen and other labourers. It was also the towel on the shoulders of traders in Gujarat”.

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions choosing the correct option from (A), (B), (C) or (D) and write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
Who is Janaki ?
A) A lady teacher
B) A girl student
C) A boy student
D) A male teacher
Answer :
A) A lady teacher

Question 2.
What do the ties indicate?
A) The design we don’t want
B) The threads we want
C) The design we want
D) The threads we don’t want
Answer :
C) The design we want

Question 3.
The above given scene took place in ………
A) Gujarat
B) the classroom
C) the meeting hall
D) Nalgonda
Answer :
B) the classroom

Question 4.
Who looked confused?
A) Janaki
B) Ravi
C) Ramya
D) No one
Answer :
B) Ravi

Question 5.
The meaning of the word ‘headgear’ is ………….
A) A piece of cloth worn around the waist
B) A piece of cloth worn under the head
C) A piece of cloth worn on the head
D) A knot on the head
Answer :
C) A piece of cloth worn on the head

(Q. 6- 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
What are the threads tied with ?
Answer :
The threads are tied with locally available water proof materials like plastic sheets, rubber strips from car and bicycle tyres.

Question 7.
Name two examples of water proof materials.
Answer :
Plastic sheets and rubber strips are the two examples of water proof materials.

Question 8.
What can we see when we untie the knots ?
Answer :
We can see white threads dotted with colour at intervals when we untie the knots.

Question 9.
How was chitiki rumal used by different people ?
Answer :
Chitiki rumal was used as the favourite headgear of fishermen and other labourers. It was also used as the towel on the shoulders of traders in Gujarat.

Question 10.
When can the knots be tied ?
Answer :
The knots can be tied after counting the threads, measuring the distance and calculating when to repeat a pattern.

Read the following poem.

STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
Why does the narrator stop by the woods ?
A) To see the woods fill up with snow
B) To see the fires burning
C) To hear the harness bells
D) To see the stars twinkling
Answer :
A) To see the woods fill up with snow

Question 12.
Choose the correct pair of rhyming words
A) here – though
B) near – lake
C) deep – keep
D) sweep – year
Answer :
C) deep – keep

(Q. 13-16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
What is the central idea of the poem ?
Answer :
The beauty of woods on a snowy evening is worth watching. The poet stops to watch the beauty of the scene for some time. Everybody is chanted with its beauty.

Question 14.
What are harness bells? Why does the horse shake his harness bells ?
Answer :
Harness bells are tied to leather straps worn by the horse. The horse shakes his harness bells to ask his master if there is some mistake. The horse cannot think of any reason to stop there.

Question 15.
Why can’t the poet wait to enjoy the beauty of the woods ?
Answer :
The poet wants to enjoy the scene of lovely, dark and deep woods. However, he has to travel a long distance. He is in a hurry so he can’t wait there to enjoy the beauty of the woods.

Question 16.
“And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” What do these lines imply?
Answer :
These lines imply that the narrator has obligations, responsibilities, and duties in his life which he cannot neglect.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar :

(Q. 17 – 21) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Praveen aged fourteen works in a coffee hotel at Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad, where many newspaper distributing offices are situated (17). He supplies coffee, tea and snacks to the nearby offices and collect (18) his money till the night. Around half past six in the morning when all the newspapers are dispatched (19) for distribution and the workers finish their work and return home, Praveen prepares his food and gets ready for his work. He is an orphan who came to Hyderabad from Nalgonda. In fact, Praveen’s father had a shop, but was tricked out of it (20) by his selfish uncle. Despair (21) made him sick and he died of a heartstroke.

Question 17.
The synonym of the underlined word is …………..
A) remained
B) located
C) stayed
D) kept
Answer :
B) located

Question 18.
The right form of the underlined word is ………….
A) collecting
B) collection
C) collected
D)collects
Answer :
D)collects

Question 19.
The meaning of the underlined word is ……………
A) received something from somewhere
B) collected something from somewhere
C) sent something somewhere
D) gathered something from somewhere
Answer :
C) sent something somewhere

Question 20.
The meaning of the underlined expression is …………..
A) tricked someone
B) deceived someone
C) was deceived
D) made a trick
Answer :
C) was deceived

Question 21.
The antonym of the underlined word is ………………
A) hope
B) distress
C) pair
D) happy
Answer :
A) hope

(Q. 22 – 26) Complete the passage choosing right words from those given below it. Each number is blanked, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

The honey bee is a very unusual kind of insect. Unlike other insects which live alone, the honey bee lives as a member of a community. These bees live …………. (22) in what is known as a bee colony. The head of the colony is called the queen bee. She is larger than the rest of the bees. Her main task …………… (23) the colony is to lay eggs. Most of the other bees are worker bees. These bees ……….. (24) nectar and pollen from flowers. The nectar ……………. (25) is carried away by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then converted …………… (26) honey.

Question 22.
A) alone
B) together
C) in pair
D) crowdy
Answer :
B) together

Question 23.
A) in
B) of
C) at
D) by
Answer :
A) in

Question 24.
A) gather
B) collect
C) squeeze
D) drink
Answer :
B) collect

Question 25.
A) which
B) this
C) that
D) they
Answer :
C) that

Question 26.
A) into
B) by
C) as
D) in two
Answer :
A) into

(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your answer booklet. 5 × 2 = 10 M

(27) She suddenly think of another explanation. (28) She asked, “Children, when you have to measure a small quantity of a material you see an specific word in Telugu. (29) This time Ramya answered promptly, “chitikedu,” and before she completed, comprehension is written large on every child’s face. (30) “Teacher, chitki means small and small dots of colour which are characteristic of Ikat,” they chorus. The class was jubilant. (31) They could able to come up with an original explanation for a historical phrase.
Answers :
27. She suddenly thought of
28. you use a specific word
29. comprehension was written
30. they chorused
31. They were able to

Section – C : Conventions of Writing :

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (., ! ? ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5 M

Komodo dragons I said knowing these, the largest of all lizards, to be stritly protected in their island homes by the Indonesian government
Answer :
“Komodo dragons,” I said, knowing these, the largest of all the lizards, to be strictly protected in their island homes by the Indonesian government.

Section – D : Creative Writing :

(Question – 33) : 12 M

A) Imagine your craft teacher has taught you the preparation of toys, greeting cards, rakhis etc. Write a letter to your friend Gopi about your participation in the exhibition and sale of the handicrafts made by the students in your school.
Answer :

Letter to Friend

H.No, 1-8
New Town,
Mahaboobnagar
Dt : XX.XX.XXXX

My dear Gopi,
It’s a long time since I wrote to you. I hope this letter finds you in the pink of health.
In this letter, I’m pleased to share with you my wonderful experience as a participant in a handicrafts exhibition cum sale. People’s Foundation organised a handicrafts exhibition cum sale in our town just two days ago. Our craft teacher has taught all of us the prepartion of toys greeting cards, rakhis etc. He has encouraged all the students to showcase their skills at the exhibition and prove themselves. With his encouragement, I participated enthusiastically in the exhibition. I made some small wooden toys like village girls, wells, bullock carts with bells. All the products exhibited at the exhibition were innovative and original. My friend made very good sales at the exhibition. Every visitor appreciated our talent. I’m eager to know about your participation in such a thing. Do write to me about the same.
Convey my regards to your parents and best wishes to your brother and sister.
Bye!

With lots of love,
Yours ever,
XXXXX

Address on the Envelope To,
Gopi,
S/o Narayana
H.No. 5 – 3,
Arnoor Rond,
Nizamabad.

(OR

B) You might have observed a potter creating pots from clay. Describe how he works to make such wonderful things.
Answer :

The art of making Pots

Making pots is an art. But the potter makes wonderful things effortlessly of course by hardwork. He makes clear and perfect plans and also executes them extremely well. He collects clay and starts squishing it. Then he smacks it into a round ball. He gets the surface dry. Now he places the clay as close to the middle as he can. He pots the clay down into a cone shape. After that, he starts spinning the wheel and wets the clay. He wets his hands and raises the clay into a cone. At this time, the potter sticks his thumb slowly into the middle until it leaves about $1 / 2$ an inch for the bottom. Then he sticks his fingers into the hole, and slowly pulls out until the hole is about as big as he wants the bottom to be. He places his finger on the edge of the newly widened hole. If he wants to shape the clay, he cups the part of it that he wants to be smaller. If he wants the top to be a bit wider than the neck, he slowly pulls it out a bit. When he is finished, he gets a wire and uses it to cut the bottom of the wheel. The potter heats it at high temperatures in a kiln which removes all the water from the clay. This clay body can be decorated before or after heating. Finally, he dries it in air for about two nights. Thus, the potter makes pots.

Question 34.
Suppose that you are the founder of Satyam Dance Academy. You propose to offer an opportunity to the young classical dancers to showcase their dancing skills. In connection with this, design a poster for a dance competition. 8 M
Answer :

(OR)

Imagine that you are the Secretary of the Cultural Club in your school. On the occasion of Children’s Day, a dance competition is going to be organised in your school.

Prepare a notice to display on the School Notice Board. While writing the notice include the following details :
1. Date
2. Venue
3. Occasion
4. Events
5. Last date for registration
6. Contact details
Answer :
Notice Writing.

RAMAN HIGH SCHOOL
NOTICE

Dt: X X . X X . X X X X

DANCE COMPETITION

It would be great pleasure to inform all the students that the school proposes to host a dance competition on the occasion of the upcoming Children’s Day Carnival. Interested students are asked to register their names with the dance master. The last date for registration of names is the 12th of this month. The competition will be held separately for juniors and seniors. Kalyani, a local dancer, will act as the judge.
Date: XX.XX.XXXX
Time : 10: 00 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m.
Venue : Our School Playground
The undersigned may be contacted for further details
Sd/-
Arun
ARUN
(Secretary of Cultural Club)

Additional Exercises :

Section – A : Reading Comprehension
(Questions 1 – 10)

EXERCISE – 1

Read the following passage from “Maestro with a Mission”.
Satyam was too big in his aspiration and too small in his achievements. He faced many hardships in his childhood. He had a strong desire to learn Kuchipudi. In spite of that, he was humiliated by a teacher in his village. The teacher said, “Don’t attempt to learn Kuchipudi again. You are unfit for it”. He made this comment in the presence of his friends! Some ridiculed him. But, some others sympathized with him. And then, died his father. Hehad to feed four sisters and mother. Beyond this Satyam was interested in nothing but his favourite art form with some rudimentary knowledge of it. That is hardly of any use to aperson with a lofty desire!

Tadepalli Peraiah Sastry and Vedantam Lakshminarayana Sastry taught him the difficult aspects of Kuchipudi style and inspired him. Satyam developed a genuine and ardent interest towards the art form. He sometimes sold his meal tickets to watch dance programmes in Chennai. He only wanted to liberate Kuchipudi from the clutches of insignificance and oblivion.

With encouragement from his cousin Vempati Pedda Satyam, Vempati Chinna Satyam tried his luck in Telugu film world. Can the Telugu film lovers forget the dance sequences in “Narthanasala”, “Devadasu”, and “Pandava Vanavasam”? Even now the film admirers become nostalgic when they recollect those sequences. Thus Dr. Vempati has carved a niche in Telugu films as well, as a dance director.

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
Who was determined to learn Kuchipudi?
A) Satyam’s friends
B) Satyam’s teacher
C) Satyam’s father
D) Satyam
Answer :
D) Satyam

Question 2.
Who were the sources of inspiration of Satyam?
A) Satyam’s father
B) Tadepalli Peraiah Sastry
C) Vedantam Lakshminarayana Sastry
D) Tadepalli Peraiah Sastry and Vedantam Lakshminarayana Sastry
Answer :
D) Tadepalli Peraiah Sastry and Vedantam Lakshminarayana Sastry

Question 3.
Why did Satyam sell his meal tickets ?
A) To watch movies
B) To learn dance
C) To learn singing
D) To watch dance programmes
Answer :
D) To watch dance programmes

Question 4.
The meaning of the word ‘ardent’ is ……….
A) Urgent
B) Serious
C) Emergency
D) Funny
Answer :
B) Serious

Question 5.
“Carve a niche” is a / an ………..
A) Noun phrase
B) Phrasal verb
C) Proverb
D) Idiom
Answer :
D) Idiom

(Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
Why was Satyam too big in his aspiration and too small in his achievements ?
Answer :
Satyam was too big in his aspiration and too small in his achievements because he faced many hardships in his childhood.

Question 7.
What did Satyam want to do ?
Answer :
Satyam wanted to liberate Kuchipudi from the clutches of insignificance and oblivion.

Question 8.
Pick out the names of three old Telugu movies from the above passage.
Answer :
The names of three old Telugu movies given in the above passage are : “Narthanasala”, “Devadasu” and “Panadava Vanavasam”.

Question 9.
Who encouraged Vempati Chinna Satyam to try his luck in Telugu film world ?
Answer :
Vempati Chinna Satyam’s cousin Vempati Pedda Satyam encouraged him to try his luck in Telugu film world.

Question 10.
What is the meaning of the expression ‘carve a niche’ ?
Answer :
The meaning of the expression ‘carve a niche’ is build reputation.

EXERCISE – 2

Read the following excerpt from “The Story of Ikat”.

Bell rang for the next class. The small break before the next class was enough for the children. They moved around and started chatting. The mandatory five minutes was over and the teacher did not come. The Children started wondering. “Ramya! Do you think Janaki teacher is absent? Ramya looking out of the classroom said, “How do I know?”. A few students were grinning. Everyone knew Ramya loved Janaki teacher who taught them Social Studies.

Suddenly they noticed the teacher carrying bundles of cloth walking towards the class. A few of them dashed to help her. They all liked her as she was fair to everyone and was never partial to one student. The brilliant red and black checked rumals, shawls with black and blue geometric patterns caught the attention of the class as the teacher handed over the material to the eager helpers.

She pinned them neatly on the soft board and the drab class suddenly looked vibrant. “Teacher! What are these fabrics? Why did you bring them?”Children pelted her with questions. She smiled and wrote on the blackboard “Textiles of India- “Ikat” of Andhra Pradesh. No one could spell “Ikat”, someone yelled “Ikat!” and a few children giggled. Janaki teacher said it is pronounced. ‘ I ‘ as in it ‘ka’ as in Kamala and ‘t’ as ‘th’ in both. “Ikat” is an Indonesian term meaning “to bind” or “knot”. The class fell silent. Ramya asked, “Teacher! Are these fabrics from Indonesia?” Teacher shook her head and said, “Children! can anyone remember seeing designs like this?” Raghav said, “Teacher, the pattern on the rumal is similar to the one on my mother’s sari, though the colours are not the same.” Janaki was pleased.

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
The duration of the short break was of ………
A) Fifty minutes
B) Five seconds
C) Five hours
D) Five minutes
Answer :
D) Five minutes

Question 2.
Who rushed to Janaki ?
A) Everybody
B) Some teachers
C) Some students
D) Nobody
Answer :
C) Some students

Question 3.
The meaning of the word ‘giggle’ is ……….
A) Laugh in a happy way
B) Cry in a silly way
C) Laugh in a silly way
D) Wish to laugh
Answer :
C) Laugh in a silly way

Question 4.
What attracted the children?
A) Janaki
B) Ramya
C) Rumals and shawls
D) Mother’s sari
Answer :
C) Rumals and shawls

Question 5.
“Teacher, the pattern on the rumal is similar not the same.” Who said these words to whom ?
A) Janaki said to Ramya
B) Ramya said to Janaki
C) Raghav said to Janaki
D) Ravi said to himself
Answer :
C) Raghav said to Janaki

(Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
What did the students do during the short break?
Answer :
The students moved around and started chatting during the short break.

Question 7.
Was the teacher on leave on that day?
Answer :
The teacher was not on leave on that day.

Question 8.
What kind of teacher do you think Janaki is ?
Answer :
Janaki is a motivating teacher. She is fair to everyone and never partial to anyone.

Question 9.
What is meant by “Ikat” ?
Answer :
“Ikat” means “to bind” or “knot”.

Question 10.
What made the teacher happy?
Answer :
Ravi told the teacher that the pattern on the rumal was similar to the one on his mother’s sari, though the colours were not the same. This made the teacher happy.

EXERCISE – 3

Read the following stanza from “The Earthen Goblet”.

O silent goblet! Red from head to heel,
How did you feel
When you were being twirled
Upon the potter’s wheel
Before the potter gave you to the world?
‘I felt a conscious impulse in my clay
To break away
From the great potter’s hand that burned so warm,
I felt a vast
Feeling of sorrow to be cast
Into my present form.’
‘Before that fatal hour
That saw me captive on the potter’s wheel
And cast into his crimson goblet-sleep,
I used to feelThe fragrant friendship of a little flower
Whose root was in my bosom buried deep.’
‘The Potter has drawn out the living breath of me
And given me a form which is the death of me,
My past unshapely natural state was best
With just one flower flaming through my breast.’
– Harindranath Chattopadhyaya

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
Who is ‘you’ in the poem?
A) The poet
B) The potter
C) The goblet
D) The wheel
Answer :
C) The goblet

Question 2.
The goblet is red
A) from neck to waist
B) from top to bottom
C) from head to neck
D) from the potter’s wheel
Answer :
B) from top to bottom

Question 3.
Who made the goblet ?
A) The potter
B) The poet
C) The world
D) The Lord God
Answer :
A) The potter

Question 4.
The present form made the goblet
A) sad
B) friendly
C) happy
D) serious
Answer :
A) sad

Question 5.
Pick out the incorrect pair of rhyming words.
A) Wheel – feel
B) Sleep – deep
C) Clay – away
D) Twirled – heel
Answer :
D) Twirled – heel

(Q.6-10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
Who is ‘ I ‘ in the poem? Who is the speaker in the first stanza?
Answer :
The Earthen Goblet is ‘I’ in the poem. The poet is the speaker in the first stanza.

Question 7.
What does the phrase ‘fragrant friendship’ convey about the goblet’s relationship with the flower?
Answer :
The phrase ‘fragrent friendship’ conveys the warm and cordial relationship with the flower.

Question 8.
The poem has the expression ‘burned so warm’. Does the poet have tender feelings towards the goblet or the earth? What is your opinion?
Answer :
The poet has tender feelings towards the earth. We know this from the expression ‘conscious impulse in my clay to break away from the great potter’s hand.” The clay wanted to go back to its natural place.

Question 9.
The goblet has certain feelings towards its present life and past life. Which life does it like? Why ?
Answer :
The goblet likes its past life than its present life because it had lots of freedom and had great friendship with the flower.

Question 10.
What common things do you notice between the expression ‘living breath of me and ‘natural state’ ?
Answer :
The common thing we notice between the expression ‘living breath’ and ‘natural stage’ are life, freedom, happiness and fragrant friendship.

EXERCISE – 4

Read the following excerpt from “Maestro With a Mission”.

For all that he has done to the development and emergence of Kuchipudi to a full fledged dance form,Dr. Vempati was rightly conferred the much coveted”Padma Bhushan” title by the Government ofIndia. Andhra University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1980. Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati,honoured him with an honorary degree, D.Litt. in 1983.

Dr. Satyam was presented with the ‘Golden Key’ by the mayor of Miami, USA, Step hen P Clark in the year 1981. He was chosen for the Sangeet Natak Academy fellowship and the Raja – Lakshmi Foundation, Madras presented the ‘Raja – Lakshmi’ award. These are only a few to mention. There are so many feathers in his cap. In the year 1976, the TTD made Satyam the ‘AsthanaNatyacharya’.

He was born to Venkatachalamaiah and Varalakshmi on 15th 0ct 1929. He led an illustrious life of 83 years and he breathed his last on 29th July 2012. He was survived by his wife Swarajya Lakshmi, two sons and three daughters.

All the Telugu speakers identify themselves with “Kuchipudi”. The rest of the world looks at Kuchipudi and Dr. Vempati’s stupendous work with reverent eyes. Kuchipudi has established itself on a par with other classical dance forms of India like Bharathanatyam,Kathak and Kathakali. Countless people worked for Kuchipudi, but Dr. Vempati remainsthe source of inspiration to such people and he remains at the centre stage of Kuchipudi’s surge as a classical dance form in Modern India. Hence, he can rightly be called “Maestro with a Mission”.

(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
Who were the parents of Dr. Vempati?
A) Venkatachalamaiah
B) Varalakshmi
C) Venkatachalamaiah and Varalakshmi
D) Laxmi
Answer :
C) Venkatachalamaiah and Varalakshmi

Question 2.
The full form of ‘TTD’ is …………
A) Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam
B) Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam
C) Tirupati Devastanam
D) Tirumala Devasthanam
Answer :
B) Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam

Question 3.
The meaning of the expression ‘feathers in cap’ is ………
A) Struggles
B) Achievements
C) Failures
D) Injuries
Answer :
B) Achievements

Question 4.
Who is called “Maestro with a Mission” ?
A) Telugu speakers
B) Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam
C) TTD
D) Raja
Answer :
B) Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam

Question 5.
RLF presented Vempati with
A) Lakshmi – Raja award
B) Lakshmi award
C) Raja award
D) Raja – Lakshmi award
Answer :
D) Raja – Lakshmi award

(6-10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
Why did the Government of India present “Padma Bhushan” title to Dr. Vempati?
Answer :
The Government of India presented Dr. Vempati the “Padma Bhushan” award for his significant contributions to Kuchipudi.

Question 7.
Name a few classical dances.
Answer :
Bharathanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali and Kuchipudi are a few classical dances.

Question 8.
Who awarded Vemptati an honorary doctorate? When?
Answer :
Andhra University awarded Vempati an honorary doctorate in 1980.

Question 9.
According to the above passage, where is Sri Venkateswara University located ?
Answer :
According to the above passage, Sri Venkateswara University is located in Tirupati.

Question 10.
When did Vempati Chinna Satyam pass away?
Answer :
Vempati Chinna Satyam passed away on 29th July 2012.

(Questions 11 – 16)

EXERCISE – 1

Read the following passage.

William Thomson, the ‘Grand Old Man of Victorian Science’ received a multitude of well-deserved honours during his long and productive scientific career. In 1890 this great scientist was elected President of the Royal Society. Two years later he was made Lord Kelvin of Large. Upon his retirement from University of Glasgow as Professor at the age of seventy-five in 1899, he chose to devote himself to writing and to revising his Johns Hopkins University lectures of 1884 on the wave theory of light. They were published in 1904, three years before his death in 1907. Lord Kelvin now rests with Sir Newton and many of the Great Britain’s other greats in Westminister Abbey.

Despite Kelvin’s strong clear mind, outstanding mathematical techniques, powerful personality and unlimited physical stamina, he narrowly missed attaining the very pinnacle reserved for such immortals as Einstein Maxwell, Bohr and Newton. As author A. E. E. Mackenzie stated, “Lord Kelvin’s weakness was his inability to read the work of others.” He tended to reject the theoretical ideas of his contemporaries and lacked the intuitive gift to see clearly beyond the immediate facts. He once said that he could understand only that of which he could make a model. Nonetheless, his very practical and versatile achievements made an enormous impact upon humanity.

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
In which year did William Thomson become Lord Kelvin ?
A) 1884
B) 1890
C) 1892
D) 1899
Answer :
C) 1892

Question 12.
The term ‘weakness’ in the passage refers to
A) Lord Kelvin’s weak physique
B) Lord Kelvin’s continued sickness
C) Lord Kelvin’s inability to write and present his work
D) none of these
Answer :
D) none of these

(Q. 13- 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
Why did Lord Kelvin start writing and revising his Hopkins University lecture?
Answer :
He chose to write and revise it as he had retired from the university and he must have been free.

Question 14.
Who received a multitude of well-deserved honours ?
Answer :
William Thomson, the ‘Great Old Man of Victorian Science’ received a multitude of welldeserved honours.

Question 15.
What did Lord Kelvin do after his retirement ?
Answer :
After the retirement from University of Glasgow as professor at the age of seventy five in 1899, Lord Kelvin chose to devote himself to writing and to revising his Johns Hopkins University lectures of 1884 on the wave theory of light.

Question 16.
What made an enormous impact upon humanity?
Answer :
William Thomson’s very practical and versatile achievements made an enormous impact upon humanity.

EXERCISE -2

Read the following poem.

ALL THINGS AND BEAUTIFUL

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colours,
He made their tiny wings.

The purple headed mountains,
The river running by,
The morning, and the sunset,
That brightens up the sky.
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.

He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell,
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
According to the poet, God is
A) Small
B) Great
C) Proud
D) Partial
Answer :
B) Great

Question 12.
The sky is brightened up by
A) The mountain and the river
B) The river and the morning
C) The sunset and the mountain
D) The morning and the sunset
Answer :
D) The morning and the sunset

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
How are the fruits in the garden?
Answer :
The fruits in the garden are ripe.

Question 14.
What does the Lord God make?
Answer :
The Lord God makes all things bright and beautiful and all creatures wise and wonderful.

Question 15.
How do colours play their role in God’s creation?
Answer :
In God’s creation, colours add beauty to natural things.

Question 16.
Why is the Lord God so great ?
Answer :
The Lord God is so great because He gave us eyes to see and lips to praise His wonderful creation.

EXERCISE – 3

Look carefully at the information provided in the table below

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
number of people estimated to have seen the Indian movies in 2005.
A) 575 million
B) 3.8 billion
C) 3.8 million
D) 23 billion
Answer :
B) 3.8 billion

Question 12.
What was the total estimated sales of tickets at the box office for the Hollywood movies?
A) 23 billion US
B) 23 million US
C) 3.6 billion US
D) 5.75 million US
Answer :
A) 23 billion US

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in or two sentences. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
What does the above table compare ?
Answer :
The above table compares the estimated audience and ticket sales of Indian Movies to Hollywood Movies in 2005.

Question 14.
Which movies claimed the better estimated sales of ticket?
Answer :
Hollywood Movies claimed the better estimated sales of tickets.

Question 15.
When were the ticket sales estimated ?
Answer :
The ticket sales were estimated in 2005.

Question 16.
Did more people watch the Indian or Hollywood Movies in 2 0 0 5} ?
Answer :
More people ( 3.8 billion) watched Indian Movies in 2005.

Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar :

(Questions 17 – 21)

Read the following passages focusing on the underlined parts and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

Sowmya went on a picnic with her friends to the zoo. There were many birds and animals. Of all, the peacock was the most attractive (17) and the most beautiful (18) among the birds. The safari was liked by all and it was the most memorable (19) experience. Sowmya didn’t (20) like the staff of the zoo where they pushed them off (21) at the reptile museum as it was too late.

Question 17.
The synonym of the underlined word is ………
A) repel
B) attraction
C) ugly
D) pleasing
Answer :
D) pleasing

Question 18.
The antonym of the underlined word is ……….
A) attractive
B) ugly
C) neat
D) tidy
Answer :
B) ugly

Question 19.
Rewrite the underlined word after removing its suffix ……..
A) memorise
B) mind
C) immoral
D) memory
Answer :
D) memory

Question 20.
The expanded form of the underlined word is ………
A) don’t
B) do not
C) did not
D) does not
Answer :
C) did not

Question 21.
The meaning of the underlined phrasal verb is ………
A) welcomed
B) punished
C) kept aside
D) pushed away
Answer :
D) pushed away

EXERCISE – 2 

Ramu was not a clever boy. He face (17) many problems to complete his studies when he arrived (18) in the capital city in search of job. Wherever he applied, his apply (19) was accepted (20) because his details were correct (21).

Question 17.
The correct form of the underlined word is ………..
A) facing
B) faces
C) faced
D) pasted
Answer :
C) faced

Question 18.
The meaning of the underlined word is ……….
A) departed
B) arrival
C) reached
D) riches
Answer :
C) reached

Question 19.
The correct form of the underlined word is ……….
A) applicaton
B) applying
C) appeal
D) applied
Answer :
A) applicaton

Question 20.
The antonym of the underlined word is ………
A) appointed
B) rejected
C) terminated
D) observed
Answer :
B) rejected

Question 21.
Add a suitable prefix to the underlined word.
A) correctly
B) correctness
C) incorrect
D) wrong
Answer :
C) incorrect

EXERCISE – 3

Lastly, we visited the Radhanagar beach. It was a beauty (17) place with white sand and thick (18) green forests along the coastline. We saw a man riding on the elephant. He offered rides on payment (19). My sister Amala and I enjoyed a jolly ride on the elephant. We tasted delicious (20) Tandoori fish and other sea foods on the islands. My mouth still waters (21) when I remember those moments.

Question 17.
The right form of the underlined word is …………
A) beautifully
B) beauty
C) beautiful
D) beautifies
Answer :
C) beautiful

Question 18.
The antonym of the underlined word is ………
A) heavy
B) thin
C) lean
D) light
Answer :
B) thin

Question 19.
The statement can be otherwise expressed as ……….
A) Rides is offered on payment by him.
B) Rides are offered on payment by him.
C) Payments are offered by rides.
D) Rides were offered on payment by him.
Answer :
D) Rides were offered on payment by him.

Question 20.
The synonym of the underlined word is ………….
A) tasty
B) sweety
C) rusty
D) dirty
Answer :
A) tasty

Question 21.
The meaning of the underlined expression is ………
A) My mouth is full of water
B) Water fills my mouth
C) Feels the taste of something
D) My mouth is overflown with water
Answer :
C) Feels the taste of something

(Questions 22 – 26)

Complete the following passages choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

Children are loved by all human beings. But. ………… (22) this world of human beings, there is no ………… (23) nuisance than a boy of the age of fourteen. He is neither ornamental ………. (24) useful. It is impossible to ………… (25) affection on him as on a little boy and he is always getting in the way. If he talks with a childish lisp, he is called a bay, and if he answers in a grown up way he is called impertinent. Then he is …………… (26) the unattractive, growing age. He grows out of his clothes, with indecent haste. His voice begins to break and loses its childish charm.

Question 22.
A) of
B) on
C) for
D) in
Answer :
D) in

Question 23.
A) worst
B) bad
C) worse
D) better
Answer :
C) worse

Question 24.
A) and
B) or
C) nor
D) so
Answer :
C) nor

Question 25.
A) show
B) shower
C) repose
D) showering
Answer :
B) shower

Question 26.
A) with
B) on
C) of
D) at
Answer :
D) at

EXERCISE – 2

The cities are (22) up and urban unemployment is steadily growing too. Very probably there is an equal measure of (23) in the countryside. The poorest quarter of the population in developing lands suffers being left almost entirely behind in the vast (24) of the modern technological society. The “marginal men” , the brave struggles for survival on the fringes of farm and city, may number more than two billion. Can we (25) any human order surviving with so gross a mass of (26) piling up at its base?

Question 22.
A) filling
B) piling
C) growing
D) enlarging
Answer :
C) growing

Question 23.
A) diversity
B) imbalance
C) shortage
D) worklessness
Answer :
D) worklessness

Question 24.
A) result
B) struggle
C) surface
D) transformation
Answer :
B) struggle

Question 25.
A) argue
B) hope
C) suspect
D) imagine
Answer :
B) hope

Question 26.
A) misery
B) humility
C) generation
D) population
Answer :
D) population

EXERCISE – 3

Scientific psychology recognises a ……… (22) truth that no two individuals are ………. (23) in this world ………. (24) equality is a fostered norm of civil society, the truth is that men ………. (25) unequals in ……….. (26) hues or degrees.

Question 22.
A) clear
B) real
C) simple
D) direct
Answer :
C) simple

Question 23.
A) alike
B) close
C) liked
D) equal
Answer :
A) alike

Question 24.
A) when
B) since
C) as
D) even though
Answer :
D) even though

Question 25.
A) will
B) are
C) is
D) was
Answer :
B) are

Question 26.
A) high
B) total
C) no
D) varying
Answer :
D) varying

(Questions 27 – 31)

Read the following passages. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your answer booklet. 5 × 2 = 10 M

EXERCISE – 1

(27) The 18 year old lad, a dropout from the school, left his house with just two rupees in order to realized a dream. (28) It was the passion dream he was driven by. (29) He wanted to elevate the status of art form he had learnt from his great gurus. (30) He decided to dedicate her life for the enrichment of that art form. The lad left his house for Madras, now called Chennai about 400 kms away from his place. (31) The place where he started was a village about 50 kms away to Vijayawada in Krishna district.
Answer :
27. in order to realize a dream
28. the passionate dream
29. the status of an art form
30. dedicate his life
31. 50 kms away from Vijayawada

EXERCISE – 2

(27) Before that fatal hours
(28) That saw me captive on the potter wheel
(29) And casted into his crimson goblet-sleep, I used to feel
(30) The fragrant friend of a little flower
(31) Whose root was in my bosom buried deeply.
Answer :
27. Before that fatal hour
28. on the potter’s wheel
29. And cast into
30. The fragrant friendship
31. in my bosom buried deep

EXERCISE – 3

(27) Suddenly they noticed the teacher carried bundles of cloth walking towards the class. (28) A few of them dashed to help him. (29) They all liked her as she was fair for everyone and was never partial to one student. (30) The brilliant red and black checked rumals, shawls with black and blue geometric patterns caught the attention of the class as the teacher handed out the material to the eager helpers.
(31) She pinned them neat on the soft board and the drab class suddenly looked vibrant.
Answer :
27. noticed the teacher carrying bundles
28. dashed to help her
29. she was fair to everyone
30. the teacher handed over the material
31. pinned them neatly on the soft board

EXERCISE – 4

(27) The dance form was originated in the village of Kuchipudi. For a long time, the art was performed at temples at the time of annual festivals and in streets on the demand of the people. (28) Initially, it was a male oriented dance form. Even female roles were played by women. (29) What the surprise! (30) Great gurus liked Vedantam Lakshminarayana, Chinta Krishna Murthy enriched and transformed it and welcomed in to play different roles. (31) They provided many dance dramas and choreographed several solo items.
Answer :
27. The dance form originated
28. Female roles were played by men
29. What a surprise
30. Great gurus like Vedantam Lakshminarayana
31. They produced many

EXERCISE -5

Dr. Vempati was not satisfied with his success in the tinsel world. (27) His desire to popularize Kuchipudi grow stronger. (28) He established Kuchipudi Art Academy for this purpose, in 1963 at Madras. (29) As many as 180 solo items and 15 dance dramas was composed and choreographed by Dr. Vempati. (30) Those have been performed all in the world. He composed his first dance drama ‘Sri Krishna Parijatham’ followed by ‘Ksheera Sagara Madhanam’. (31) Both was received well by the audience all round the world and brought laurels to Vempati.
Answer :
27. to popularize Kuchipudi grew stronger
28. in Madras
29. 15 dance dramas were composed
30. all over the world
31. Both were received

Scetion – C : Conventions of Writing :

(Question 32)

Read the following passages carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ! ?” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spellings of the underlined words. 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

The night receptionist regretfully shrugged his shoulders. It’s all we have available he said. “And at this late hour you won’t find a single anywhere. It’s upto you of course if you want to try other hotels let me tell you, though, even this free bed in a double room will no doubt be gone should you dicide to come back for it later.”
Answer :
The night receptionist regretfully shrugged his shoulders. “It’s all we have available,” he said. “And at this late hour you won’t find a single anywhere. It’s upto you, of course, if you want to try other hotels. Let me tell you, though, even this free bed in a double room will no doubt be gone should you decide to come back for it later.”

EXERCISE – 2

The baby’s dead she cried. “whatever gave you the idea? It’s only that anna’s husband and his family came and took it away. We’re tring to get it back only the circus has moved to mumbai now so it will be a bit difficult. We’re sending Anna off to try though.”
Answer :
“The baby’s dead!” she cried. “Whatever gave you the idea? It’s only that Anna’s husband and his family came and took it away. We’re trying to get it back, only the circus has moved to Mumbai now, so it will be a bit difficult. We’re sending Anna off to try though.”

EXERCISE – 3

“Kick into his muscles” my cousin mourad said. What are you waiting for We’ve got to take him back before everybody in the whorld is up and about.
Answer :
“Kick into his muscles,” my cousin Mourad said. “What are you waiting for? We’ve got to take him back before everybody in the world is up and about.”

Section – D : Creative Writing (Discourses) :

(Question – 33)

A) In the lesson “Maestro with a Mission” you have learnt that Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam became an ultimate Kuchipudi dancer by determination. Now, imagine yourself as a reporter of a local magazine and write an interview with Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam.
Answer :

NETI LEADER INTERVIEWS VEMPATI CHINNA SATYAM

Neti Leader : Good morning, Sir
Vempati : Good morning, Sir
Neti Leader : I am Balavardhan from Neti Leader, a monthly magazine. I want to interview you. Please cooperate with me, Sir.
Vempati : With pleasure.
Neti Leader : Please tell the readers about your back ground.
Vempati : I am Vempati Chinna Satyam. My parents are Venkatachalamaiah and Varalakshmi. I hail from Kuchipudi Village. I am a Kuchipudi dancer.
Neti Leader : When did you dream of becoming a Kuchipudi dancer ? Why ?
Vempati : When I was 18 year old, I left my house with just two rupees to realize my passionate dream. I was determined to learn Kuchipudi to elevate the status of the art form I had learnt from my great gurus.
Neti Leader : What were the difficulties faced by you to achieve success ?
Vempati : My teacher humiliated me. Some of my friends made fun of me. These were the bitter experiences I had just as a boy. I had to leave my parents. I had to suffer from hunger. But I had confidence in myself about my success.
Neti Leader : You have become a popular dance director. Who encouraged you ?
Vempati : My cousin, Vempati Pedda Satyam, encouraged me to reach such a great height. I am always grateful to him.
Neti Leader : Who are your inspirations ?
Vempati : My revered gurus like Tadepalli Peraiah Sastry and Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry are my sources of inspiration. They are my two eyes.
Neti Leader : You must have produced outstanding Kuchipudi dancers.
Vempati : Yes. Now, my disciples are acting in films. Moreover, they are playing their important role in teaching the dance form to a number of Kuchipudi enthusiasts.
Neti Leader : What are your future plans ?
Vempati : To bring greater reputation to Kuchipudi dance. I am already running a dance academy. I will soon extend branches from district to state and finally to the entire world.
Neti Leader : What is your message to the people?
Vempati : Shine and let others shine.
Neti Leader : Thank you for your time, sir.
Vempati : You are welcome.

OR

B. Observe the picture given below. Now, write a story based on the picture.
Use the following points in the story:
1. Suggest a suitable title
2. Express the story in the past tense
3. Divide the story into paragraphs
4. End the story with a moral
Answer :

THE CLEVER FOX

Once there lived a crow. One day he was very hungry. He did not eat for one day. He thought, “If I don’t get anything to eat, I will starve to death.” As the crow was searching for food, his eyes fell on a piece of bread. He quickly swooped down, picked it up and flew off. Far away in a lonely place, he sat on the branch of a tree to enjoy the bread.

Just then a hungry fox saw the crow sitting on the tree holding the bread in his mouth. “Yummy! That bread looks delicious. What I would give to get that piece of bread,” the fox thought. The fox decided to use all his cunning means to get the piece of bread from the mouth of the crow. He sat under the tree. The crow saw him and thought, “I guess this fox wants to eat my bread. I shall hold it carefully.” And he held on to the bread even more tightly.

The clever fox spoke to the crow politely. He said, “Hello, Friend! How are you? But the crow did not say anything. “Crows are such lovely birds. And you are very charming too,” said the fox, flattering the crow. The fox also said, “I have heard that besides being beautiful you also have a sweet voice. Please sing a song for me.” The crow believed the words of the fox and opened his mouth to sing and the bread fell down to the ground from his mouth. The clever fox caught the bread in his mouth and gulped it down his throat. The crow paid a heavy price for his foolishness.
Moral: “Don’t get flattered by other’s words.”

(Question – 34)

A) Imagine your teacher displayed some inspiring video clips of successful personalities. Now, express your feelings in the form of a diary entry. 8 M
Answer :
Dt: X X . X X . X X X X
9 : 30 Pm
Dear Diary,
I am really overjoyed today. Our social studies teacher conducted a projector session today. As a part of it, he displayed some inspiring video clips. Firstly, it started with the Chicago speech of Swamy Vivekananda. His appearance was charming and his voice was dynamic. Then we were shocked to see a disabled man Nick Vujicic doing his activities independently. He has no limbs. But he does everything as a normal person does. Most of my friends and I became his fans. There were some other great personalities. Finally, the teacher displayed a video clip of APJ Abdul Kalam working on the AGNI and the PRITHVI missiles. What a memorable day today is!
Good night!
Yours,
XXXX

OR

B) Imagine that your mother asked you to buy a sari for her when you went to Mysore. But all the shops were closed on that day because of a local festival. Now, write a message to your mother expressing your inability to buy a sari for her.
Answer :
Dt: XX.XX.XXXX
2:00 PM
Dear Mom,
I am really sorry to say that I am unable to buy a sari for you here in Mysore. When I went to a shopping complex, I was amazed because all the shops were closed. Then I enquired of a security personnel and came to know that today is declared a holiday for shops, schools, show rooms etc on the eve of a local festival. I am starting back for our village soon.
Yours,
XXXX

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Study Material Telangana Unit 6B The Earthen Goblet (Poem) Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 6B The Earthen Goblet (Poem)

O silent goblet red from head to heel,
How did you feel
When you were being twirled
Upon the potter’s wheel
Before the potter gave you to the world?
‘I felt a conscious impulse in my clay
To break away
From the Great Potter’s hand that burned so warm,
I felt a vast
Feeling of sorrow to be cast
Into my present form.’
‘Before that fatal hour
That saw me captive on the potter’s wheel
And cast into his crimson goblet-sleep,
I used to feel
The fragrant friendship of a little flower
Whose root was in my bosom buried deep.’
The Potter has drawn out the living breath of me
And given me a form which is the death of me,
My past unshapely natural stage was best
With just one flower flaming through my breast.’
– Harindranath Chattopadhyaya

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Who is ‘I’ in the poem? Who is the speaker in the first stanza?
Answer :
‘I’ in the poem is “The earthen goblet”. The speaker in the first stanza is the poet. The poet himself addresses the goblet to know its feelings in taking different shapes in the hands of the potter.

Question 2.
What does the phrase ‘fragrant friendship’ convey about the goblet’s relationship with the flower?
Answer :
The phrase “fragrant friendship” conveys the true and pure friendship between the soil and the plant. When the goblet was in the form of soil, it could give life to a plant. The plant gives life to beautiful flowers that blossom, spreading fragrance on the earth.

Question 3.
The poem has the expression ‘burned so \mathrm{warm}^{\prime}. Does the poet have tender feelings towards the goblet or the earth? What is your opinion?
Answer :
The poet has tender feelings towards the goblet. Tender feelings mean kind feelings. The goblet is burnt in the fire after taking a shape or form. It becomes hard.

Question 4.
The goblet has certain feelings towards its present life and past life. Which life does it like? Why?
Answer :
The goblet likes its past life. In its past life it was in the form of soil where it could give life to a plant and help it blossom a beautiful flower.

Question 5.
What common things do you notice between the expression ‘living breath’ of me and ‘natural stage’?
Answer :
Living breath expresses the life which is drawn out by the potter while moulding the soil into a goblet.
Natural stage expresses the free living style of the goblet in the form of soil. There it can provide life to the plants that give flowers. It need not undergo the painful experience of burning and moulding by porter.

Literary Devices :

The devices which can be used to recognize or identify the literary text are called literary devices. Literary devices are useful to interpret or analyse the literary texts.
Tone: The implied attitude towards the subject of the poem. Is it hopeful, pessimistic, dreary, worried? A poet conveys tone by combining all the elements listed above to create a precise impression on the reader.

Genre: A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique or
content (e.g., prose, poetry).
Satire: A literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness.
Point of View – Pertains to who tells the story and how it is told. The point of view of a story can sometimes indirectly establish the author’s intentions.

Metaphor vs. Simile : A metaphor is a direct relationship where one thing is implied another (e.g. “Juliet is the sun”). A simile, on the other hand, is indirect and usually only linked to be similar to something else. Similes usually use “like” or “as” (e.g. “Your eyes are like the ocean”).

The Earthen Goblet (Poem) Summary in English

The poem “The Earthen Goblet” depicts the natural living style of the soil and how it is transformed into a goblet in the hands of a potter. It loses its life after becoming a goblet.

The poet asks the goblet what its feelings are while being twirled upon the potter’s wheel and transformed into a goblet from clay.

The goblet says that it has felt the impulse in its clay form, while it has a feeling of sorrow after being transformed into the present form of goblet.

The potter burns the clay and makes a goblet out of it. The potter gives a beautiful shape to the clay by casting it into a goblet, but the goblet loses its soul. The goblet compares its present beautiful form to its past unshapely natural stage. It remembers its happy past life as clay enjoying the friendship of a fragrant flower.
The beauty of the poem:
The potter makes goblets with clay. He gives them beautiful forms. The clay has not so much beauty as that of the goblet. But the soil can give birth to a fragrant flower. A goblet can not do so. The poet has taken the soil and the goblet as examples to express that the beauty got from a good deed is indeed greater than that obtained by a form.

The poet Harindranath Chattopadhyaya was the brother of Sarojini Naidu, the Nightingale of India.

Glossary :

1. twirl (v) : turn something round and round
2. fatal (adj) : causing death
3. captive (n) : prisoner

Additional Meanings :

4. head to heel : top to bottom
5. potter : a person who makes pots
6. wheel : a round frame that turns on a pin
7. impulse : hasty inclination
8. conscious : knowing or aware of
9. vast : immense
10. cast : throw
11. warm : having some heat
12. crimson : red colour tinged with purple
13. flame : hot blowing body
14. fragrant : having good smell
15. bosom : heart
16. unshapely : without form
17. earthen : made of clay
18. goblet : a cup for wine

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Study Material Telangana Unit 6A The Story of Ikat Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 6A The Story of Ikat

Pre – Reading :

Look at the pictures given below and answer the questions that follow:

Question 1.
What do you see in these pictures? Where do you find them?
Answer :
In these pictures I see handicrafts, wooden toys made in Nirmal, beads and pearl necklaces, Ganesh idols in Hyderabad and artistes performing Perini Siva Tandavam.

Question 2.
i) Why did the men make up themselves differently?
ii) Do you find anything unique in the decoration of the men in the picture?
iii) What could be the occasion for this decoration?
Answer :
i) The men were performing a special dance called Perini Siva Tandavam. So, they had traditional Puranic make up.
ii) So they wore attractive ornaments and attire suitable to the performance of puranic characters.
iii) The occasion may be the performance of Perini Siva Tandavam

Question 3.
Are these handicrafts and the make up a part of our culture? Give reasons to your answers.
Answer :
These handicrafts and make up are a part of our culture. These are the articles which enrich our tradition and culture focusing the reputation of our state all over the world.

Oral Discourse Talk on – Art and cultural forms of your area.”
The art and culture of Telangana is a fusion of the Telugu and Persian culture dating back to the Nizams and Mughals. Coming to art Nirmal Arts, Deccani Paintings, Kalamkari Paintings, Cheriyal Scroll Paintings in Telangana are worth watching and also buying. Sculptures made of stone, marble or wood are made in lelangana into various animal and birds forms. Sculptures of deities in various lurms in intricate and aesthetic styles are created by artisAnswer : Examples of fine xulptures can be seen in the Ramappa temple in Warangal and the Alampur It’mples in Mahaboobnagar. Telangana has many museums such as Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad Museum, Nizam Museum, National History Museum (located inside the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad) etc. Banjara needle craft is practised by the Banjaras or tribals of Telangana.The bronze castings of lilangana are world famous.

l’elangana has a music tradition of Carnatic music and folk music. The different forms of folk music are Oggukatha, Sarada Kala etc. The dances include Perini Shivathandavam, Gobbi Dance, Burra Katha, Dandaria Dance, Dhamal Dance, Mathuri Dance. Besides the common festivals celebrated throughout the year, there are many festivals significant to this region. They are Bathukamma , Boddemma, Bonalu, Sadar, Sammakka Saralamma, Bhimanna or Ayak, Yedupayala etc. Our regional goddesses are Pochamma, Maisamma, Gangamma and Yellamma.

Telangana has a rich culture and the art forms made by the artisans are in great demand all over the world. Our historical designs on cloth and the folk and traditional arts are well known and have been passed down to generations of artisans and weavers.

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What is the main theme of the story?
Answer :
The main theme of the story is to show the greatness of our handlooms. It describes the handlooms and hand weaver’s life. It describes the technique and greatness of handlooms in detail.

Question 2.
How was chitiki rumal used by different people?
Answer :
Chitiki rumal was the favourite head gear of fishermen and other labourers. It was also used as the towel on the shoulders of traders in Gujarat.

Question 3.
The teacher became silent when she was discussing handloom? Why?
Answer :
The teacher became silent when she was discussing handloom because she was recollecting the condition of the hand weavers. Hand weavers are in a pitiable condition as machines have taken their place. As the machines replaced handlooms, the weavers are unable to earn their livelihood.

Question 4.
Children’s attention was divided between the teacher’s words and fabrics as she opened silk patola sari. Why?
Answer :
Children’s attention was divided between the teacher’s words and fabrics. As she opened a silk patola sari they were amused at the beauty of patola sari. On one side, children were attracted by the explanation of the teacher about handlooms and on the other side they were amused by the beauty of hand woven patola sari.

Question 5.
The writer described some designs, historical things and the weaving. Which part of the story do you like the most?
Answer :
The writer described some designs, historical things and the weaving very effectively. I like the weaving part of the story very much. Though the weavers are not formally educated, they have complex calculations at their finger tips for weaving. They draw patterns on the graphs and copy them on the threads. I am really astonished at their dexterity in weaving.

Additional Questions :

Question 1.
Why do students like their Janaki teacher very much?
Answer :
Students like Janaki teacher very much because she is fair to everyone and is never partial to any one student.

Question 2.
What are warp and weft called?
Answer :
In hand weaving, we have threads stretched lengthwise called “warp” and threads intersecting them widthwise called “weft”.

Question 3.
What does the word chitiki mean?
Answer :
Chitiki means small and small dots of colour which are characteristics of “Ikat”.

Question 4.
In what way is tying and dyeing process related to our culture and tradition?
Answer :
For raksha bandhan, the tying of the knot is done with yellow and red Ikat dyed threads. In our tradition, tying the knot is sacred.

Vocabulary :

I. Read the following sentences.

V.V.S. Lakshman is a top class batsman.
Sruthi is in class VIII.
We have ten minutes left for the show.
The minutes of every official meeting remains an important document.
The words underlined in the above sentences have the same spelling but they differ in meaning. These words are called Homonyms.

Find the meaning of the following homonyms with the help of a dictionary.

1. a) fair (adj) : ……… beautiful
b) fair (noun) : ……… exhibition
2. a) mind (noun) : ……… (in thoughts) thinking
b) mind (verb) : ……… to be annoyed or worried by something, to be careful or give attention
3. a) quiet (adj) : ……… making very little noise
b) quiet (noun) : ……… the state of being silent

II. Use the above homonyms in your own sentences.

1. a) I attended a science fair which amused me a lot.
b) She has got fair complexion and blue eyes.
2. a) Tell me, what is in your mind.
b) Mind your own business.
3. a) The teacher asked the students to be quiet while teaching a lesson.
b) I want some quiet in the class room.

III. Read the following sentences carefully.

The students have some knowledge about ‘Ikat’. some This sum from chapter III is very tough. sum
The words underlined in the above sentences have the same pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning. Such words are called Homophones.
Read the following passage carefully and replace the underlined words with correct homophones.

One day Janaki teacher said to the class, “We all no that the boy in the blew dress has one the best student price for this year.” She added, “This is the write hour to felicitate him. Here is the gift for the boy but can anyone help me to untie the not of the died ribbon.” One boy came forward and helped her. There was a wonderful gift inside the box!
Answer :
One day Janaki teacher said to the class, “We all know that the boy in the blue dress has won the best student prize for this year.” She added, “This is the right hour to felicitate him. Here is the gift for the boy but can anyone help me to untie the knot of the dyed ribbon. “One boy came forward and helped her. There was a wonderful gift inside the box.

Grammar :

Read the following pair of sentences taken from the narrative “The Story of Ikat”.

1. Ramya asked, “Are these fabrics from Indonesia?”
2. The teacher said, “What can be the origin of the word?”
a. Who are the speakers?
b. What are the exact words spoken by them?
c. If you want to report the above sentences, how would you do?

Let’s analyse the sentences 1 and 2.
The first part of the sentence ‘Ramya asked’ has a subject ‘Ramya’ and a verb ‘asked’.
This clause is called the reporting clause. The verb is called reporting verb.
The part within the quotation marks is called reported clause, which gives the exact words spoken by the speaker.

Let’s look at the answer to the question ‘C’.
1. Ramya asked if / whether those fabrics were from Indonesia.
2. The teacher asked what the origin of the word could be.

Let’s look at the changes that have taken place.
You will find the following changes.
a. Change of the pronoun (these – those)
b. Change of the verb in the reported clause (are – were)
c. Change of question to a statement by adding if / whether
All the above changes are made when the reporting verb is in Past tense.

I. Report the following conversation.

Ramya visits a weaver at Pochampally. She asks him a few questions.
Ramya : Uncle, What are you doing?
Weaver : I’m making a sari. Do you like it?
Ramya : Oh! Yes. What is the price?
Weaver : Five hundred rupees. Do you want to buy it?
Ramya : Oh! Yes. Can you pack it for me?
Weaver : Sure, Here you are.

Ramya enquired of the weaver what he was doing. The weaver answered that he was making a sari and asked her if she liked it. Ramya told him that she liked it and asked what its price was. The weaver answered that it cost five hundred rupees and asked her if she wanted to buy it. Ramya told that she liked to buy it and asked him to pack it. The weaver packed it and gave it to her.

Rules for Changing Direct Speech Into Indirect

1. When the reporting or principal verb is in the Past Tense, all present tenses of the Direct are changed into the corresponding Past Tenses. Thus :

a) A simple present becomes a simple past.
Direct : He said, “I am happy.”
Indirect : He said that he was happy.
b) A present continuous becomes a past continuous.
Direct : He said, ‘My master is painting pictures.’
Indirect : He said that his master was painting pictures.
c) A present perfect becomes a past perfect.
Direct : He said, “I have read the novel.’
Indirect : He said that he had read the novel.

Note: The shall of the Future Tense is changed into should.
The will of the Future Tense is changed into would or should.
As a rule, the simple past in the Direct becomes the past perfect in the indirect.
Direct : He said, “The dog died in the night’.
Indirect : He said that the dog had died in the night.

2. The tenses may not change if the statement is still relevant or if it is a universal truth. We can often choose whether to keep the original tenses or change them.

Direct : ‘I know her details,’ said Gopi.
Indirect : Gopi said that he knows/knew her details.
Direct : The teacher said, ‘The sun rises in the east’.
Indirect : The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.
Direct : ‘French is easy to learn’, she said.
Indirect : She said that French is / was easy to learn.
The past tense is often used when it is uncertain if the statement is true or when we are reporting objectively.

3. If the reporting verb is in the Present Tense, the tenses of the Direct Speech do not change. For example, we may rewrite the above examples, putting the reporting verb in the Present Tense, thus :

He says that he is happy.
He has just said that his master is painting pictures.
He says that he has read the novel.
He says that the dog died in the night.

4. The pronouns of the Direct Speech are changed, where necessary, so that their relations with the reporter and his hearer, rather than with the original speaker, are incident. Observe the following examples.

Direct : He said to me, ‘I don’t agree with you.’
Indirect : He said he didn’t agree with me.
Direct : She said to him, ‘I don’t agree with you.
Indirect : She said she didn’t agree with me.
Direct : I said to him, ‘I don’t agree with you.’
Indirect : I said I didn’t agree with him.
Direct : I said to you, ‘I don’t agree with you.’
Indirect : I said I didn’t agree with you.

5. Words expressing nearness in time or place are generally changed into words expressing distance. Thus :

Look at the following possible changes while reporting

Answer :

Editing :

Read the following passage. Every numbered sentence has an error.Identify and edit it.
(1) Lalitha, a ten-year old girl sowed some tomato seed in the kitchen garden. The seeds grew into little plants after a few days. (2) Lalitha plant them in the middle of the garden. (3) She pulled every weed and never allowed a insect or a worm near her pet plants. (4) When the days was hot, she poured water to the plants at night also. She planted flowers all around her plot to make it beautiful.
(5) The flowers also grew but blossomed.
Answer :
1. some tomato seeds in the kitchen garden
2. Lalitha planted them
3. never allowed an insect or a worm
4. the days were hot
5. grew and blossomed

The Story of Ikat Summary in English

Janaki teacher entered the class room with a bundle of cloth under her arms. All the children rushed towards her to help her. The brilliant red and black checked rumals, shawls with black and blue geometric patterns caught the attention of the class as the teacher handed over the material to the students. The children asked their teacher what those fabrics were. The teacher explained to her students that they were “Textiles of India “Ikat” of Andhra Pradesh”. Children asked several questions and teacher explained what was Ikat. She told that “Ikat” was an Indonesian word meaning “to bind” or “knot”. She explained the whole class about “Ikat”. She told that in the race with the machine, they had forgotten “Ikat” which was our heritage. She told them that “Ikat” was called “Chitiki” in “Telugu” , “Patola” in Gujarati and simply “Ikat” in Oria. All the children

were amused by looking at the silk patola sari from Gujarat in her hand. The simple leaf design across the Zari of the sari made it look beautiful. Again she explained about the art of hand weaving saying that the threads stretched lengthwise are called “warp” and threads intersecting them widthwise are called “weft”. She asked them to imagine in the form of a graph consisting $X$ and $Y$ axis to understand warp and weft. She told them that in “Ikat” threads are carefully sorted, warp and weft divided into bundles. They are tied with locally available water proof materials like plastic sheets, rubber strips from car and bicycle tyres. They are dropped into colour. Once the knots are united, the white threads are dotted with colour at intervals. In making the colour threads with knotting, the teacher also explained the dexterity of the hand weavers. Later she explained to the children the origin of “Ikat” and its historical importance. She emphasized that “Ikat” was popularized in Nalgonda district in Andhra Pradesh.

Glossary : 

1. mandatory (adj) : compulsory
Usage: Discipline is mandatory for any student.
2. wonder (v) : wish to know
3. drab (adj) : dull
Usage : Why are you looking so drab?
4. pelt (v) : throw; shoot
5. giggle (v) : laugh in a silly way
6. babble ( n ) : a talk difficult to understand
7. pensive (a d j): serious
8. hesitant (adj) : unwillingly/ uncertainly
9. expectantly (adv) : hopeful of something
Usage: My son Monish heard the rustle of chocolates from my pocket and looked at me expectantly.
10. intersect (v) : crossing each other at point
Usage: Generally gardens are intersected by gravel paths.
11. head gear (n.phr) : a piece of cloth worn on head
Usage: Kings wear different head gears.
12. jubilant (adj) : very happy; celebrations
Usage: Children are jubilant at the arrival of their favourite teacher.
13. resolve (v) : solve, decide
14. knot (n) : fastening
15. vibrant (a d j): active
Usage: Our Andhra Pradesh is developing into a vibrant commercial centre.
16. compelling (adj) : extremely interesting

Additional Meanings :

17. grin : a broad smile
18. noticed : observed
19. dashed : threw with violence
20. partial : favouring unfairly
21. similar : alike, much the same
22. pattern : design
23. gazed : looked in wonder
24. row : a line of people or things
25. mesmerising : fascinating
26. stretched : extended, drew out
27. thrilled : fine tremor
28. indicate : show
29. motive : theme of intellectual action
30. puzzled : perplexed, confused
31. eager : curious
32. yelled : cried loudly
33. sorted : classified
34. complex : difficult
35. documentation : recording
36. tradition : custom
37. warp : long threads
38. weft : width wide threads
39. persist : continue
40. warp and weft : length wise and breadthwise stretched
41. chorused : in one voice

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Study Material Telangana Unit 5C They Literally Build the Nation Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 5C They Literally Build the Nation

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What are the different constructions planned by civil engineers?
Answer :
Civil engineers are multifaceted, taking on roles and responsibilities that are varied. Environmental engineers focus on all round development of design and construction skill of working in harmony with nature. With focus on environmental issues such as waste water and sewerage disposal, engineers operate as guardians of nature. Structural engineers are involved in the design of small residential buildings, multistoreyed buildings, micro towers, transmission lines for electricity and pipeline for water supply etc.

Question 2.
Draw a tree diagram to represent different branches of civil engineering and the features associated with each.
Answer :

Question 3.
Is the title suitable to the essay? Justify your answer.
Answer :
Yes, the title “They literaily build the Nation” is suitable to the essay because all the engineers are using sophisticated technology. They perform their roles and responsibilites of building the nation through projects and industries, and make the nation strong enough.

Question 4.
How do civil engineers guide the clients?
Answer :
Civil engineers are expected to stay with their clients and guide them through the approval and construction process while offering strategy, advice and their experience.

Question 5.
Do you think civil engineering is a challenging job? Why?
Answer :
Yes, civil engineering is a challenging job because it is involved in various fields and aspects with which it can build the nation in all the fields. And also it has to be adapted with sophisticated knowledge and technology, to meet the needs of the nation. It is a multifaceted organization dealing with the multifaceted challenges in the nation.

Additional Questions :

Question 1.
What is the involvement of civil engineering in various aspects ?
Answer :
Civil engineering involves design, construction and management of infrastructure of highways, railways, airports, harbours, bridges, tunnels ensuring supply of high quality of water, hence this term is used in broader sense.

Question 2.
What is the role of a civil engineer?
Answer :
The role of a civil engineer has been continuously changing. Earlier engineers would focus on production of site, plans, crank out drawings, turn them over to contractors and pretty much be done with it. But things are much more sophisticated these days.

Question 3.
What does development of landscape require?
Answer :
The development of landscape today requires thoughtful planning and an understanding of regulation.

Study Skills :

Observe the following Pie diagram which shows a survey done on 1200 students who have completed class 10 and chosen different career options.

Write a paragraph on the trends in the choice of a career based on the pie diagram.

It is observed that the pie diagram shows a survey done on 1200 students who have completed class 10 and chosen different career points.

After class 10, out of 1200 students 60% students joined Intermediate course according to the pie diagram. 20% students (✓) are confined to manual work whereas 12% students joined polytechnic courses. 5% students are left as dropouts and 3% students took vocational courses. Finally we can ascertain that out of 1200 students 60% students joined in intermediate and 40% students are confined to join various professional courses or others. This shows the trend of education among the students after completion of school education.

Project Work :

Interview any 5-10 intermediate students and get the following information.

Answer :

According to the data given in the above table, most students have the willingness to become Chartered Accountants. The remaining students want to become an engineer, a doctor, a teacher, a sales executive, an agricultural officer or an advocate. It is clear from the data that today’s students are interested in becoming Chartered Accountants. Any way, the other professions like teacher, advocate, doctor etc. are also given preference. But less percentage of students show interest in their being compared with C.A.

They Literally Build the Nation Summary in English

The given essay describes the importance of civil engineering. It emphasizes that civil engineering is one of the oldest disciplines in engineering. It involves all varieties of construction, designing, managing infrastructure, highways, railways, airports, harbours, bridges, tunnels, ensuring supply of high quality water etc.,

Civil engineers today are expected to stay with the clients and guide them all through the approval and construction process. They offer strategy, advice and their experience. This shows the real development of strategy of civil engineers in their field. Civil engineers are multifaceted taking on varied roles and responsibilities. Environmental engineers focus on all round development of design and construction working in harmony with nature. Structural engineers are especially involved in the design of small residential buildings, multistoreyed buildings, microwave towers etc., Construction engineers plan and co-ordinate construction projects. They may perform their duty with different names.

They use most effective, sophisticated estimating and scheduling techniques. These engineers regularly review engineering and architectural drawings and specifications to monitor progress and ensure compliance with plans and schedules. So the students are usually advised to get practical training for a period of time in industries. Another key discipline is quantity surveying. Technical skills are required in areas of estimating, costing and specifications. They must have a good knowledge of various procurement routes, tendering procedure and contracting essentials. Quantity surveyors are an inseparable part of the construction industry. Many job opportunities are provided in design offices, consulting firms, government departments and others in contracting firms. This shows the gradual development of industries catering to the needs of the society.

Glossary :

1. exaggeration (n) : make an overstatement
2. sophisticated (adj) : advanced and complicated in the way they work
Usage: We have sophisticated instruments for surgery.
3. stringent (adj) : strict
Usage: There are stringent rules in that office.
4. client (n) : customer
5. multifaceted (adj) : having many faces or branches
6. offshore (n) : at a distance from the sea shore
7. compliance (n) : conformity in fulfilling official requirements
8. internship ( n ) : training to gain practical experience
9. procurement (n) : obtain the required material
10. proliferation (n) : increase in number
11. contribution : aid
Usage: Our contribution to developmental activities is a must.
12. contractor : a company or individual with a formal contract
13. landscape : an expanse of scenery
14. constrained : compelled
15. sewerage : sewage
16. strategy : technique
17. schedule : programme
18. infrastructure : structural foundation
19. crank out : of different shapes

Section-A : Reading Comprehension :

Read the following passage from ‘They Literally Build the Nation’.

Civil engineering is one of the oldest disciplines of engineering. It involves the design, construction and management of infrastructure, highways, railways, airports, harbours, bridges, tunnels, ensuring supply of high quality water, among others, and hence the term is used in a very broad sense. It may not be an exaggeration to state that almost every major project has a contribution from a civil engineer.

The role of the civil engineer has been continuously changing. Earlier, engineers would focus their efforts on production of site plans, crank out drawings, turn them over to contractors and pretty much be done with it. But things are much more sophisticated these days.

Development of landscape today requires thoughtful planning, and an understanding of regulations. Permit requirements are more stringent and more numerous; schedules are constrained and owners are mindful of their expenditures.

Civil engineers today are expected to stay with the clients and guide them through the approval and construction process while offering strategy, advice and their experience.

Civil engineers are multifaceted, taking on roles and responsibilities that are varied. Environmental civil engineers focus on all round development of design and construction skill of working in harmony with nature. With the focus on environmental issues such as waste-water and sewerage disposal engineers operate as guardians of nature. Structural engineers are responsible for design of buildings, offshore oil platforms etc. Highway engineers are responsible for design of traffic flow planning, roadway geometry design etc.

Structural engineers are involved in the design of small residential buildings, multistoreyed buildings, microwave towers, transmission lines for electricity and pipelines for water supply and oil and gas supply.

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
Who literally build the nation, according to the passage ?
A) Doctors
B) Engineers
C) Advocates
D) Scientists
Answer :
B) Engineers

Question 2.
A civil engineer is not involved in the construction of ………
A) Computers
B) Highways
C) Micro wave towers
D) Bridges
Answer :
A) Computers

Question 3.
General superintendent is a title for ……… engineer.
A) Civil
B) Mechanical
C) Construction
D) Structural
Answer :
C) Construction

Question 4.
Traffic flow planning is done by ………
A) Civil engineers
B) Soft ware engineers
C) Highway engineers
D) Hard ware engineers
Answer :
C) Highway engineers

Question 5.
The role of civil engineer is ever ………
A) Static
B) Dynamic
C) Passive
D) Moderate
Answer :
B) Dynamic

(Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
If you become a civil engineer, how would you contribute to build the nation?
Answer :
If I become a civil engineer, I would contribute to build my nation by devoting myself to complete the projects and discharging my duties faithfully. I will never compromise on quality.

Question 7.
In what way are the civil engineers staying with the clients till the completion of the construction?
Answer :
Civil engineers are staying with the clients till the completion of the construction by guiding them in getting approval and construction process. They offer strategy, advice, and their experience in constructing the projects successfully.

Question 8.
What should the environmental civil engineers plan to combat “Global warming” ?
Answer :
Environmental civil engineers should focus on all round development of design and construction skill of working in harmony with nature to combat “Global warming”. They should be broad-minded.

Question 9.
What is the general work of a civil engineer ?
Answer :
The general work of a civil engineer is to design, construct and manage the infrastructure like highways, railways etc.

Question 10.
How prominent is the role of High way engineer in checking the accidents ?
Answer :
High way engineers are responsible for designing traffic flow planning, road way geometry design etc. Thus they play a major role in checking the accidents.

Read the following story.

Once upon a time there lived an old woman in a village. She had two sons. They were studying in a city. Her husband passed away. She was staying in the village all alone. He house was a completely furnished one. One day she had some pain in her eyes. She neglected her pain. She did not go to any doctor. She did not use any medicine. As a result, she became blind. The neighbours came to her house and convinced her to send for a doctor. The doctor came into the house and he promised to cure her for certain fees. She agreed to pay the amount.

The doctor visited her house daily for the treatment. He was actually an honest man. He saw the costly furniture in her house. It attracted him very much. As the old woman was blind and could not see, he wanted to steal the furniture. Greed overcame his honesty. He delayed her cure. Every day he stole one or two costly articles from her house. Within a few days, he took away most of the articles. At last he cured her. He demanded his fees. She refused to pay the fees saying that her sight was not restored. She said she could not see anything.

As the old woman denied paying the fees, the doctor went to the royal court. He complained that she was not paying the fees for the treatment. When she was asked in the court, she said that she could not see the furniture and some other articles in her house. The court understood what had happened. It found that the doctor was guilty. The doctor also realised and admitted his guilt. He felt ashamed. He said in the court that he would return her furniture to her. The royal court declared that the doctor should forgo his fees for his cheating and he should return all the articles.

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
Who passed away?
A) The doctor
B) The old woman
C) The old woman’s spouse
D) The old woman’s sons
Answer :
C) The old woman’s spouse

Question 12.
Who stole the furniture from the old woman’s house ?
A) The old woman’s neighbours
B) The old woman herself
C) The greedy doctor
D) The old woman’s sons
Answer :
C) The greedy doctor

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
Suggest a suitable title to the story.
Answer :
The suitable title of the story is “Tit for Tat”.

Question 14.
How did the old woman become blind?
Answer :
When the old woman had some pain in her eyes, she neglected it and did not go to any doctor. She did not even use any medicine. As a result, the old woman became blind.

Question 15.
What did the court declare?
Answer :
The court declared that the doctor should forgo his fees for his cheating and he should return all the articles which were stolen from the old woman’s house.

Question 16.
What is the moral of the story?
Answer :
The moral of the story is “We should never try to cheat others”.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar :

(Q. 17 – 21) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions. 5 × 1 = 5 M

“The destiny (17) of India is now being shaped in the classrooms.” This is the opening (18) sentence of the Kothari Education Commission Report (1964 – 1966). In our cultural (19) plural society, education should foster universal and eternal values, oriented towards the unity and integration (20). School plays a vital role to develop values among children (21).

Question 17.
The synonym of the underlined word is ………
A) create
B) issue
C) problem
D) fate
Answer :
D) fate

Question 18.
The antonym of the underlined word is ………
A) first
B) second
C) ending
D) coming
Answer :
C) ending

Question 19.
The right form of the underlined word is ………
A) cultured
B) cultures
C) culturally
D) cultivated
Answer :
C) culturally

Question 20.
The antonym of the underlined word is ………
A) segregation
B) civilisation
C) commonness
D) principle
Answer :
A) segregation

Question 21.
The singular of the underlined word is ………
A) childrens
B) childs
C) child
D) childish
Answer :
C) child

(Q. 22 – 26) Complete the following passage choosing the right words from the alternatives that follow and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

A quiz is a competition in which the participant is put a number of questions to test ……… (22) knowledge. In these days different quiz programmes ……… (23) televised ……… (24) T. V. and big money ……… (25) ensured. Different topics are needed ……… (26) by the student for the purpose.

Question 22.
A) his / her
B) were
C) has
D) have
Answer :
A) his / her

Question 23.
A) are
B) have
C) is
D) was
Answer :
A) are

Question 24.
A) by
B) on
C) with
D) for
Answer :
B) on

Question 25.
A) was
B) is
C) are
D) were
Answer :
B) is

Question 26.
A) to be preparing
B) to be prepared
C) have prepared
D) had prepared
Answer :
B) to be prepared

(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your answer booklet. 5 × 2 = 10 M

(27) I wanted to joined the Army. (28) I got my admission letter but my aunt tore them up. (29) I decide that I wanted to join the police force.
(30) My mother said, “Doesn’t join the police force, just do your graduation!” (31) So I went to Jai Hind College at Bombay.
Answers :
27. to join the Army
28. tore it up
29. I decided that
30. Don’t join the police force
31. Jai Hind College in Bombay

Section-C: Conventions of Writing :

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply necessary punctuation marks (., !?” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5 M
kavya gave a quiet laugh took the book in her hands, turned it over, and hid it in the cuboard, as if to say, Let it be there. May be our grandchildren will have some use for it.
Answer :
Kavya gave a quiet laugh, took the book in her hands, turned it over, and hid it in the cupboard, as if to say, “Let it be there. May be our grandchildren will have some use for it.”

Section – D : Creative Writing :

(Question – 33) : 12 M

A) Students go to school for education. It is essential for everybody especially in the present generation. Man without education is a beast.
Write an essay on “Education and its Uses”.
Answer :

Education means the development of both body and mind. The aim of education is to impart knowledge to others. It also develops one’s talents. Character formation is another goal of education. It should enable young boys and girls to grow into perfect men and women.

Education drives away man’s ignorance. It is the wealth that cannot be taken away by anyone. It is the thing that shows the difference between man and an animal. Man’s views of life change with education. His understanding improves. It also leads man to think high and smart and enables him to realise his dreams. An old proverb says that “King is respected in his country alone, but a scholar is honoured everywhere.” Such is the value of education.

Education should be given to all people. In the past, girls were denied the opportunity of education. But now things have changed dramatically. An educated girl becomes a good housewife and also an ideal mother. She can bring up her children in the righteous way. Education enriches man’s reasoning skills. He understands what is right and what is wrong. He learns how to make himself worthy enough to the society around him. It develops good qualities such as discipline, honesty and mercy. in him.

Educated young men and women understand their rights and responsibilities better than others. They richly deserve to reform the society around them. In India uneducated people have many superstitions and false perceptions. With education these evils can be driven away. A strong nation is built by educated people alone. So education should be made compulsory for all.

(OR)

B) Read the following hints and develop a story.
Farmer owns_donkey and horse_ horse used to carry master and donkey used to carry loads _ farmer takes donkey and horse town _ monthly shopping after shopping _ the donkey overloaded supplies_unable to carry load_donkey asks horse friend help me _ horse replies your duty mine to carry master_donkey manages carry load some distance _ starts fall down _ farmer sees poor state _ shifts load from donkey to horse _ horse thinks_if I accept donkey’s suggestion _ carrying half load_ moral.
Answer :

THE ARROGANT HORSE

A farmer owned a donkey and a horse. The horse used to carry the master and the donkey used to carry his loads.

Once, the farmer took the donkey and the horse to town to do his monthly shopping. After all the shopping was over, the donkey was overloaded with supplies. He was unable to carry the load.

The donkey asked the horse, “Please my dear friend! Help me and share the load.” The horse arrogantly replied, “It is your duty to carry loads. Mine is just to carry the master.” The donkey managed to carry the load for some more distance. But he started falling down. The farmer saw the poor state of the donkey and he shifted the whole load from the donkey to the horse.

Now the horse thought, “If I had accepted the donkey’s suggestion earlier, I woul have been carrying just half of this load.”
Moral : “Arrogance leads to downfall.”

(Question – 34) : 8 M

A) Design a poster on the theme ‘Save Trees’.
Answer :

(OR)

B) Your English teacher issued the answer scripts of SA – 1. You were unable to score respectable marks. So, you approached your teacher for more marks. He got angry with you and complained to the headmaster. Now, make a diary entry of the above mentioned incident.
Answer :
Dt: XX.XX.XXXX
9:00 p.m.
Dear Diary,
How terrible today is! Our English teacher issued the answer scripts of SA – 1. I got the lowest score in the class. I felt ashamed and requested the English teacher toaward me more marks. I asked him again and again. He got angry with me and complained to the headmaster about my misbehaviour. He called me into his chamber and gave a lecture to me. I left the office room crying bitterly.

Yours,
XXXX

Additional Exercises

Section – A : Reading Comprehension :

(Questions 1 – 10)

EXERCISE – 1

Read the following passage from “They Literally Build the Nation”.

Construction managers evaluate and determine appropriate construction methods and the most cost-effective plan and schedule. This may require sophisticated estimating and scheduling techniques. Construction managers regularly review engineering and architectural drawing and specifications to monitor progress and ensure compliance with plans and schedules.

And thus, it would be advisable for students to undergo practical industry experience through internships, cooperative education programmes or work experience in the industry.

Another key discipline is quantity surveying. Technical skills acquired in areas of estimating, costing and specification together with good knowledge of various procurement routes, tendering procedure and contracting essentials make quantity surveyors an inseparable part of the construction industry.

Job opportunities exist in design offices, consulting firms, government departments such as municipalities, environmental agencies as well as with contracting firms.

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
What type of text is the above passage?
A) Speech
B) Description
C) Essay
D) Choreography
Answer :
C) Essay

Question 2.
The meaning of the word ‘internship’ is ………
A) Training to gain money
B) Training to gain casual experience
C) Training to gain practical experiments
D) Training to gain practical experience
Answer :
D) Training to gain practical experience

Question 3.
What type of estimating is required for construction managers ?
A) Forward estimating
B) Advanced estimating
C) Quick estimating
D) Slow estimating
Answer :
B) Advanced estimating

Question 4.
In the passage, the word ‘students’ refer to ………
A) All students
B) Engineering students
C) NCC students
D) Medicine students
Answer :
B) Engineering students

Question 5.
What is the meaning of ‘procurement’ ?
A) Selection
B) Collection
C) Combination
D) Cooperation
Answer :
B) Collection

(Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
What do construction managers evaluate?
Answer :
Construction managers evaluate and determine appropriate construction methods and the most cost-effective plan and schedule.

Question 7.
Why do construction managers regularly review engineering and architectural drawings and specifications?
Answer :
Construction managers regularly review engineering and architectural drawings and specifications to monitor progress and ensure compliance with plans and schedules.

Question 8.
What is another important discipline?
Answer :
Another important discipline is quantity surveying.

Question 9.
What things make quantity surveyors an inseparable part of the construction industry?
Answer :
Technical skills acquired in areas of estimating, costing and specification together with good knowledge of various procurement routes, tendering procedure and contracting essentials make quantity surveyors an inseparable part of the construction industry.

Question 10.
Name the job opportunities available for civil engineers.
Answer :
Civil engineers can get jobs in design offices, consulting firms, government departments such as municipalities, environmental agencies as well as with contracting firms.

EXERCISE – 2

Read the following passage from “The Treasure Within – 1”.

HC : I used to have this terrible nightmare. Only now, over the last four to five years, it seems to have disappeared.
BR : What nightmare are you talking about and why do you think it has disappeared now?
HC : I used to get continuous nightmares about appearing for a maths examination where I did not know anything! Now the psyche must have gotten over it, I don’t have to think about education and there is absolutely no time to get nightmares.
BR : Tell us something about your earliest memories in school.
HC : In the first and second year I was a good student. After I reached the third standard, I simply lost interest and I never studied.
I used to be interested in games, running around, playing jokes and pranks on others. I would copy in class during exam times. I would try to get hold of the examination paper that had been prepared and study it, as I could not remember things that had been taught to me in class.
However, later, one sentence spoken to me by my Principal changed my life.

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
In the above text, ‘I’ refers to ………
A) Bela Raja
B) Editor
C) Hafeez
D) Student
Answer :
C) Hafeez

Question 2.
What seems to have disappeared ?
A) Pleasant nightmare
B) Terrible nightmare
C) Years
D) Four to five
Answer :
B) Terrible nightmare

Question 3.
Hafeez was hopeless in ………
A) Exams
B) Maths
C) English
D) Hindi
Answer :
B) Maths

Question 4.
When did Hafeez lose his interest in his studies?
A) In inter first year
B) In degree second
C) In degree third year
D) In third grade
Answer :
D) In third grade

Question 5.
What changed the life of the interviewee?
A) One beating given by his Principal
B) One word uttered by his Principal
C) One sentence spoken by the interviewer
D) One sentence spoken by his Principal
Answer :
D) One sentence spoken by his Principal

(Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
What nightmare did Hafeez have ?
Answer :
Hafeez was hopeless in Maths. He used to get continuous nightmares about appearing for maths examinations as he failed to recollect whatever was taught in class.

Question 7.
Which words of the Principal influenced Hafeez deeply?
Answer :
The following words of the Principal influenced Hafeez deeply : – “You don’t have your father, your mother has worked so hard to bring you up and paid all your fees all these years but you have only played games. Now you should rise to the occasion and study”

Question 8.
What interested Hafeez?
Answer :
Games, running around, playing jokes and pranks on others interested Hafeez.

Question 9.
Why did Hafeez try to get hold of the exam paper ?
Answer :
Hafeez used to try to get hold of the exam paper because he could not remember things that had been taught to him in class.

Question 10.
Name the interviewer and the interviewee in the above interview.
Answer :
In the above interview, the interviewer is Ms. Bela Raja and the interviewee is Hafeez.

EXERCISE – 3

Read the following passage from “The Treasure Within – 2 “.

BR : Why do you think you did not like studies? Was it because you felt you could not cope, could not deal with the curriculum?
HC : I was very bad at languages. Science and geography I could deal with, miths was very bad. I just was not interested. I was studying for the ulko of studying. What they taught me today, I would forget after two days. I wumld not bother because there was no application of mind there, to begin with
BR : Did you think that what they taught in school was boring or did you fred th, 1 t once you understood the concept of what was being taught, you lost inlell in the rest of the lesson?
HC : Living in a boarding school is difficult. We were just living from day to day. Nowadays, there are so many tests. Back then, whenever we had tesl:, we used to just copy. The teacher thought that we had done our work.
BR : There is a contention that giftedness and learning disabilities go h.md in hand.Do you think this applies to you?
HC : Well, take some students from my class. Those who always stood lirst or second are today doing very ordinary jobs.
BR : I have come across this situation in so many different places where people tell me that their class toppers are doing very ordinarily today.
HC : In school, I think living our lives there made us street smarts. I have ledint more by doing what I did on my own than what academics would have l, mulit me.

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
What type of text is the above passage?
A) Speech
B) Story
C) Interview
D) Report
Answer :
C) Interview

Question 2.
Hafeez was not good at
A) Science
B) Geography
C) Science and geography
D) Languages and maths
Answer :
D) Languages and maths

Question 3.
The word ‘contention’ means
A) Agreement between people
B) Angry agreement between people
C) Angry disagreement between people
D) Peaceful agreement between people
Answer :
C) Angry disagreement between people

Question 4.
Hafeez did his schooling
A) In a new school
B) In a day scholar school
C) In an old school
D) In a residential school
Answer :
D) In a residential school

Question 5.
Hafeez was studying
A) To become an architect
B) To realise his dream
C) For the sake of studying
D) To support his family
Answer :
C) For the sake of studying

(Q.6-10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
Why would Hafeez forget the lessons after two days ?
Answer :
Hafeez would forget the lessons after two days because there was no application of mind.

Question 7.
According to Hafeez, what are the top students doing presently?
Answer :
According to Hafeez, presently the top students are doing very ordinary jobs.

Question 8.
What did the teacher think?
Answer :
The teacher thought that Hafeez and his friends had done their work.

Question 9.
Comment on the statement “giftedness and learning disabilities go hand in hand”. How do Hafeez’s experiences support this statement?
Answer :
Hafeez was gifted with amazing skills in designing sketches. But he was not a brilliant student academically. All his class toppers are doing very ordinary jobs whereas average students have become successful in their career. Hence, we can say that giftedness and learning disabilities go hand in hand.

Question 10.
What is your opinion about ‘boarding schools’?
Answer :
In my opinion, boarding schools are better than non-boarding schools. Boarding schools offer an opportunity to students to concentrate totally on their valuable studies.

(Questions 11 – 16)

EXERCISE – 1

Read the following story.

A farmer lived in a village. He had a hen. It laid a golden egg daily. The farmer sold the eggs and became rich. One day his wife grew greedy. She wanted to have all the eggs at once. She asked her husband to kill the hen and get all the eggs. The farmer took a knife and cut open the hen. But there were no eggs inside the hen. The farmer and his wife felt very sad. But it was too late now.

(Q. 11-12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
Which of these words mean ‘every day’ ?
A) Greedy
B) Daily
C) Inside
D) Golden
Answer :
B) Daily

Question 12.
On cutting the hen, both the farmer and his wife felt
A) happy
B) rich
C) sad
D) greedy
Answer :
C) sad

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
How did the farmer grow rich ?
Answer :
The farmer had a hen which laid a golden egg every day. He sold the eggs and grew rich.

Question 14.
Did the farmer and his wife find eggs inside the hen? Why/why not ?
Answer :
The farmer and his wife did not find eggs inside the hen because there were no eggs inside the hen.

Question 15.
What moral did you learn from the story?
Answer :
The moral of the story is “Greed brings grief”.

Question 16.
If you were the wife of the farmer, what would you do?
Answer :
If I were the farmer’s wife, I would not be greedy and never encourage myself to cut open the hen for getting all the eggs at once.

EXERCISE – 2

Read the following poem.
In the heart of a seed
Buried deep, so deep
A dear little plant
Lay fast asleep
“Wake,” said sunshine
“And creep to the light.”

“Wake,” said the voice
of the rain drops bright
The little plant heard,
And it rose to see
What the wonderful
Outside world might be.

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
The plant is hidden in ………
A) the heart of the ground
B) the sunshine
C) the heart of a seed
D) the world outside
Answer :
C) the heart of a seed

Question 12.
The sunshine and the rain drops were trying to ………
A) bury the seed deep in the ground
B) wake up the plant
C) creep to the light
D) drop it on the ground
Answer :
B) wake up the plant

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
‘And it rose What does ‘it’ refer to? And what did it rise for?
Answer :
‘It’ refers to the little plant. It rose to see the beautiful world outside.

Question 14.
How do you relate ‘the plant’ with human life? According to you, what does the plant represent?
Answer :
As fetus is hidden in the womb of a mother, the plant is hidden in the seed. The plant represents human life.

Question 15.
Who do you think is the mother of the plant?
Answer :
I think the seed is the mother of the plant because it grows from the seed.

Question 16.
What is your opinion about ‘mother’?
Answer :
Mother always deserves the best! If mother does everything for us then it is our responsibility to do something for her. The most important person on earth is a mother.
So, one ought to treat one’s mother with graet respect.

EXERCISE – 3

Observe the following table about the total number of students studying in various colleges over the years.

(Q. 11-12 ) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
What was the enrolment of college D in 2004 ?
A) 900
B) 940
C) 960
D) 970
Answer :
B) 940

Question 12.
How many colleges data is given in the table ?
A) One
B) Three
C) Five
D) Four
Answer :
C) Five

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
What is the table about ?
Answer :
The table is about the total number of students studying in various colleges over the years.

Question 14.
Which two colleges got the same strength in 2004 ?
Answer :
Colleges B and E got the same strength (ie 1000) in 2004.

Question 15.
Which two colleges crossed the strength of 1000 ?
Answer :
Colleges B and E crossed the strength of 1000.

Question 16.
In 2004, how many students joined college B ?
Answer :
In 2004, 1000 students joined college B.

Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar

(Questions 17 – 21)

3. Read the following passages focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

‘Eat my fruit,’ said the kind tree and bent down one of its branch (17). The boy ate the fruits and was happy. The boy grow (18) up. One day, he sat under the tree. He was unhappy (19). “Why are you sad?” asked the tree. I’m (20) going to marry,” said the young man. “But I have no house to live on (21). “Cut down my branches,” said the tree.

Question 17.
The plural form of the underlined word is ………..
A) branches
B) trees
C) fruits
D) kinds
Answer :
A) branches

Question 18.
The appropriate word of the underlined word is ………
A) growing
B) grows
C) grewed
D) grew
Answer :
D) grew

Question 19.
The opposite word in meaning of the underlined word is ………
A) serious
B) angry
C) danger
D) happy
Answer :
D) happy

Question 20.
The expanded form of the underlined word is …………
A) I is
B) I am
C) I was
D) I were
Answer :
B) I am

Question 21.
The appropriate form of the underlined word is ………
A) in
B) of
C) with
D) for
Answer :
A) in

EXERCISE – 2

Our parents (17) deserve our honour and respect (18) for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always make countless sacrifices as they nurture us through our infancy and childhood (19), provide us with the necessities of life, and nurse (20) us through physical illness (21) and the emotional stresses of growing up.

Question 17.
The gender of the underlined word is ………
A) neuter gender
B) masculine gender
C) feminine gender
D) common gender
Answer :
A) neuter gender

Question 18.
The antonym of the underlined word is ………
A) honour
B) unrespect
C) disrespect
D) misrespect
Answer :
C) disrespect

Question 19.
The suffix of the underlined word is ………
A) child
B) children
C) hood
D) good
Answer :
C) hood

Question 20.
The root form of the underlined word is …………
A) nurses
B) nurse
C) nursing
D) nursering
Answer :
B) nurse

Question 21.
The synonym of the underline word is …….
A) sickness
B) vomiting
C) fracture
D) injuries
Answer :
A) sickness

EXERCISE – 3

“I should like to know how those weavers are getting on with my cloth,” thought thr Emperor. “Only wise (17) men can see the cloth. I’ll (18) send my old minister, who ।” the wisest man in the court.” So the good old minister went in (19) the room in which the men were working at the empty looms. “What can be the meaning of this?” thouy’n’ the old man, opening his eyes very wide (20). “I cannot (21) see anything on thr looms!”

Question 17.
The antonym of the underlined word is ……….
A) intelligent
B) clever
C) unwise
D) diswise
Answer :
C) unwise

Question 18.
The full form of the underlined word is ………..
A) I will
B) He will
C) We will
D) I would
Answer :
A) I will

Question 19.
The appropriate word of the underlined word is ……..
A) towards
B) for
C) with
D) into
Answer :
D) into

Question 20.
The opposite of the underlined word is
A) broad
B) big
C) small
D) narrow
Answer :
D) narrow

Question 21.
The contracted form of the underlined word is
A) cant
B) can’t
C) couldn’t
D) couldn’t
Answer :
B) can’t

(Questions 22 – 26)

Complete the following passages choosing the right words from thos given below them. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank for: choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer fro” these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

Good evening ……… (22) all the people present here today. It’s a pleasure to start. ……… (23) occasion by welcoming everybody. I welcome our headmaster to. preside over ……… (24) function. Now I would like to invite the honourablic chef guest, our MLA to come up to the dais. I welcome my teachers, my fellow-friendand schoolmates. Today we all have ……… (25) here for the Annual Day celebrations. I welcome you all ……… (26) hope you enjoy the programme.

Question 22.
A) for
B) in
C) with
D) to
Answer :
D) to

Question 23.
A) this
B) that
C) these
D) those
Answer :
A) this

Question 24.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
Answer :
C) the

Question 25.
A) gather
B) gathering
C) gathered
D) gathers
Answer :
C) gathered

Question 26.
A) or
B) and
C) so
D) but
Answer :
B) and

EXERCISE – 2

Brave soldiers! Today you have taken ……… (22) oath that you will fight the enemy till the last breath of your life, under the national tricolour. From today you are the soldiers of the ……… (23) National Army of free India. You have volunteered to shoulder the ……… (24) of forty crore IndiAnswer : From today your mind, might and money ……… (25) to the Indian Nation. Friends, you have the honour to be the pioneer soldiers of Azad Hind Fauj. Your names will be written in the history of ……… (26) India.

Question 22.
A) a
B) the
C) no article
D) an
Answer :
D) an

Question 23.
A) Indians
B) India
C) Indian
D) Indias
Answer :
C) Indian

Question 24.
A) capability
B) responses
C) responsibility
D) responding
Answer :
C) responsibility

Question 25.
A) belong
B) belonging
C) belonged
D) belongs
Answer :
A) belong

Question 26.
A) freely
B) freed
C) free
D) faithful
Answer :
C) free

EXERCISE – 3

……… (22) the minister of tourism, I would like to mention here that, in our effort to develop and ……… (23) tourism, we have also to keep in ……… (24) the importance of sustainable tourism and the need of ……… (25) our environment. India, a region with the world’s greatest bio-diversity and varied natural locales, is ……… (27) ideal destination for eco-tourism.

Question 22.
A) So
B) Because
C) As
D) And
Answer :
C) As

Question 23.
A) increase
B) decrease
C) promote
D) improve
Answer :
C) promote

Question 24.
A) brain
B) mind
C) order
D) work
Answer :
B) mind

Question 25.
A) protecting
B) protect
C) protected
D) protects
Answer :
A) protecting

Question 26.
A) a
B) an
C) no article
D) the
Answer :
B) an

(Questions 27- 31)

Read the following passages. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

(27) Civil engineering is one of the oldest disciplines in engineering. (28) 11 involving the design, construction and management of infrastructure, highways, railways, airports, harbours, bridges, tunnels, ensuring supply of high qualitv water, among others, and hence the term is used in a very broad sense. (29) II may not been an exaggeration to state that almost every major project has a contribution from a civil engineer. (30) The role of the civil engineer has been continuous changing. (31) Earlier, engineers would focus their efforts in production in sight plans, crank out drawings, turn them over to contractor: and pretty much be done with it. But things are much more sophisticated the:s. days.
Answer :
27. oldest disciplines of engineering
28. It involves the design
29. It may not be an exaggeration
30. civil engineer has been continuously changing
31. production of site plans

EXERCISE – 2

(27) When I approached her eleventh standard, the Principal called me and said. “Look here, Son. (28) I have been seeing you since days one. (29) You are a gin in! student, but you never study. (30) I have taking care of you till today. (31) Now. I can no longer take care of you, as you do it yourself.”
Answer :
27. When I approached my eleventh standard
28. since day one
29. but you never studied
30. I have taken care of you
31. so you do it yourself

EXERCISE – 3

(27) I had a friend called as Behram Divecha. (28) We used to have competitions among us for designing forts, guns and ammunition. (29) Each of us would design something in an effort to be differently.
(30) In school, when I was in the second or third standard, one of my teacher, Mrs Gupta, saw my sketches and told me, “See, you are useless in every thing else but your sketches are good. (31) When you grow up, you will become a ar.hitect.” I did not know at the time but she was right. Later, after I became an architect, I wint back to meet her and told her.
Answer :
27. a friend called Behram Divecha
28. We used to have competitions between us
29. in an effort to be different
30. one of my teachers
31. you will become an architect

EXERCISE – 4

(27) Civil engineers is multifaceted, taking on roles and responsibilities that are varied. (28) Environmental civil engineers focus on all round development of design and construction skill of working in harmony on nature. (29) With the focus on environmental issues such as waste-water and sewerage disposal engineers operate like guardians of nature. (30) Structural engineers are responsibility for design of buildings, offshore oil platforms etc. (31) Highway engineers are responsible for design of traffic flows planning, roadway geometry design etc.
Answer :
27. Civil engineers are multifaceted
28. construction skill of working in harmony with nature
29. disposal engineers operate as guardians of nature
30. Structural engineers are responsible for design of buildings
31. responsible for design of traffic flow planning

EXERCISE – 5

(27) Every Sunday we were allowed to go to town to see a movie. (28) So what I would do was have no lunch and collect money from 40 – 50 student, and run and buy the tickets. (29) On his way back, I would eat to my heart’s content.
(30) I used to be a leader of a gang. We would have gang fights and plan strategies.
(31) This things used to interest me more than any academics.
Answer :
27. to go into town to see a movie
28. collect money from 40 – 50 students
29. On my way back
30. to be the leader of a gang
31. These things used to interest me

Scetion – C : Conventions of Writing

(Question 32)

Read the following passages carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ! ? ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spellings of the underlined words. 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

well don’t just stand there said the king impaciently. do something to cover them up
Answer :
“Well, don’t just stand there,” said the king impatiently. “Do something to cover them up.”

EXERCISE – 2

gandhi murmured Hey, Rama A third shot rang out. The limp body settled to the ground. His spectacles dropped to the earth. The leather sandals sliped from his feet.
Answer :
Gandhi murmured, “Hey, Rama.” A third shot rang out. The limp body settled to the ground. His spectacles dropped to the earth. The leather sandals slipped from his feet.

EXERCISE-3

presently another visitor arrived. he said i am a friend of the man who gave you the duck. Nasrudin fade him as well.
Answer :
Presently another visitor arrived. He said, “I am a friend of the man who gave you the duck.” Nasrudin fed him as well.

Section – D : Creative Writing (Discourses)

(Question – 33)

A) There took place one of the most terrible accidents at Palem in Mahaboobnagar district on 31st October, 2013. 40 passengers were charred to death in this bus accident. Write a report of the accident for publication in your newspaper. You are Neha from The Hindu.
Answer :

40 CHARRED TO DEATH IN BUS ACCIDENT
(Neha)

Palem (Mahaboobnagar), 31/5 October, 2013: A terrible accident took place at Palem in Mahaboobnagar district at the wee hours of the morning. A private Volvo bus was on the way from Bangalore to Hyderabad. It caught fire after hitting a culvert while overtaking a car, killing 40 people and injuring another seven on the spot. The accident took place at $2: 00 \mathrm{a} . \mathrm{m}$.

The bus, which belongs to a local tour operator Jabbar Travels left Bangalore at 6: 00 p.m. on October 30, with 49 passengers on board. The accident occurred when the bus driver tried to overtake a car but hit a culvert damaging the fuel tank which caught fire instantly. However, the bus driver, cleaner and five other passengers managed to escape. 40 passengers were charred to death in this tragic accident. The faces of the deceased were totally disfigured. The bereaved family members were unable to recognise the dead bodies. Some families lost their breadwinners. Some children became orphans. Some wives became widows. The accident made so many people lose their friends, husbands, wives, children etc.

The CM, Ministers and MLAs expressed their grief over the incident. “The government will offer an ex gratia of 1 lakh rupees to the family of each deceased person and 50 thousand rupees to the injured along with the medical treatment.” The district collector said.

(Or)

B) Use the given information and write a bio-sketch of Sudha Chandran.

Points to be covered Details of the person
Date of birth : Born on 21″september, 1964 at Irinjalakuda, Kerala
Parents : K. D. Chandra, an employee of the American Centre in Mumbai; Tangan, a housewife; they were lovers of art, so Sudha got a rich cultural heritage, right from her childhood
Important events in life : At three, started dancing on her own, her parents decided to join her in a dance school, her father wanted to join her at the famous “Kalasadana School”, Mumbai at five; the teachers of the school refused to give admission at first but after watching her performance, gave admission; went to St. Joseph Convent for formal education; she gave her maiden performance at eight; by 17 , she gave 175 stage performances; 2nd May, 1981 she had an accident at Tiruchi and her right leg was amputated, returned to dancing in 1983; she got into the film industry in 1984 with the Telugu movie “Mayuri”.
Awards : won the first prize for her dance performance at St. Joseph Convent, Film Fare, Special Jury Award at the National Film Festival
Answer :

SUDHA CHANDRAN
(An Ace Classical Dancer)

Sudha Chandran was born on 21st September, 1964 at Irinjalakuda, Kerela. She was the only daughter to her parents. Her father, K. D. Chandran, was an employee of the American Centre in Mumbai. Her mother, Tangam, was a housewife. Her parents were lovers of art. So, Sudha got a rich cultural heritage right from her childhood.

At the age of three, Sudha started dancing on her own. Her parents decided to join her at the famous “Kalasadana School”, Mumbai at the age of five. The teachers refused to give admission at first. But after watching her excellent performance, on second thoughts, they gave her admission. Sudha gave her maiden performance at eight. At the age of 17, she had given 175 stage performances. On 2nd May, 1981, she met with an accident at Tiruchi and her right leg was amputated. She returned to dancing in 1983 with strong dedication and determination. She got into the film industry in 1984 with the Telugu movie “Mayuri”.

She won the first prize for her dance performance at St. Joseph Convent. She won Film Fare Awards a number of times. She also won the Special Jury Award at the National Film Festival. She is a symbol of success over adversity.

(Question – 34)

A) The Summative Assessment – 2 is coming up for the high school students. Suppose that you are the Principal of Vamshi Concept School. Now, draft a notice about the upcoming exams. 5 M
Answer :

VAMSHI CONCEPT SCHOOL
NOTICE

Dt : XX.XX.XXXX

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – 2

All the high school students are hereby informed that the Summative Assessment – 2 will be held from X X . X X . X X X X to X X . X X . X X X X. In this regard all the students are instructed to prepare systematically for the upcoming assessment. The timetable will be distributed to each student soon.
Sd/ –
Anil
ANIL
(Headmaster)

(OR)

B) You are planning to celebrate your house warming ceremony. Design an invitation card on this occasion.
Answer :

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Study Material Telangana Unit 5B The Treasure Within Part 2 Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 5B The Treasure Within Part 2

I. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Why couldn’t Hafeez join either the police or the army?
Answer :
Hafeez didn’t join the police force because his mother instructed him not to join it. She asked him to do his graduation. He couldn’t join the army because his aunt tore up his admission letter showing her strong dissent for his joining the army.

Question 2.
What made Hafeez become an architect?
Answer :
Hafeez had to learn French after his German teacher had died. So, he learnt French from his cousin. Her husband was an architect. So, he went to the architect’s office to learn French. There he saw a person drawing window details. Hafeez told him that his drawing was wrong and the window would not open. Indeed the person’s drawing was wrong. His cousin’s husband was surprised and advised him to join architecture immediately, appreciating his genius in it.

Question 3.
Why did Hafeez’s teacher think that he could become an architect?
Answer :
Hafeez’s teacher thought that he could become an architect because she observed his sketches which were extraordinary to look at. She was impressed a lot and predicted that he would become an architect when he grew up.

Question 4.
Why do you think Hafeez was not interested in studies?
Answer :
Hafeez was not interested in studies because he was very poor at languages and mathematics. He was studying for the sake of a ritual. Whatever his teachers taught him, he forgot after two days. And did not even bother to listen because there was no application of mind in studies.

Question 5.
Comment on the statement “giftedness and learning disabilities go hand in hand”. How do Hafeez’s experiences support this statement?
Answer :
Hafeez found many of his (friends) classmates who used to get first or second in his class, doing ordinary jobs. He even stressed that he learned more things by doing them by himself than getting them from the school.

Question 6.
What according to Hafeez is ‘Mathematics’? Do you agree with his view of mathematics? Give reasons.
Answer :
Putting design, construction, psychology and sociology together and making a sketch from all that is called mathematics according to Hafeez. Individually he did not like mathematics as a subject. But he was applying mathematics in his practical work. He felt it was convenient and he enjoyed working with it. He was a man who liked application of mind. He could always enjoy mathematics in his practical work.

Vocabulary :

I. Read the following sentence taken from the text.

‘I used to get continuous nightmares about appearing for a maths examination’.
The word ‘nightmare’ means a frightening dream.
Have you ever had a nightmare? What was it about?
I used to have a nightmare in which snakes were chasing me.
Now, read the following sentences and find the appropriate meaning.

1. Varun is interested in archeology.
= Something that excites to do.
2. I was so much absorbed in the match that I didn’t notice the thief come in. = So interested in one thing that you forget yourself.
3. The students listened raptly to the lecture.
= pay undivided attention.
4. The mysterious story engrossed the readers all the way to a surprise ending. = completely involved.
5. Her painting never fails to fascinate the viewers.
= attract

Now, observe the following table and put a tick (✓) in the grid where the element of meaning relates to the particular words according to the sentences given before.

Answer :

II. Look at the following sentence taken from the text. “I used to have this terrible nightmare.”
The word ‘terrible’ intensifies the meaning of the word ‘nightmare’ in a negative sense.

Can we say ‘terrible flower’ or ‘terrible success’? We cannot, because flower and success are pleasant things.

A. Write a few words that can go with the word ‘terrible’ and use them in your own sentences. One is done for you.
1. terrible experience : We had a terrible experience when we met with an accident.
2. terrible nuisance : She is a problematic parent. Hers is a terrible nuisance.
3. terrible climate : It’s a terrible climate It’s very cold.
4. terrible news : We have received a terrible news. The earthquake may lead to Tsunami.
5. terrible condition : I am in a terrible condition.
I have to fulfil many of my needs.

B. Look at the following words and write the possible word combinations.

1. ugly : dirty, not beautiful ugly face, ugly dress, ugly qualities.
a) My friend has an ugly face.
b) He always wears an ugly dress.
c) She has many ugly qualities.

2. sweet : pleasant, happy sweet voice, sweet smell, sweet memories.
a) She has a sweet voice.
b) The rose has a sweet smell.
c) Sweet memories of my childhood days reign me.

3. difficult : hard, not easy to do difficult sum, difficult job, difficult problem
a) I cannot solve that difficult sum.
b) I am doing a difficult job these days.
c) He cannot solve that difficult problem.

4. funny : entertaining, humorous funny story, funny game, funny action.
a) I read a funny story yesterday.
b) It was really a funny game.
c) He always does funny actions.

5. horrible : fearful, very bad horrible scene, horrible noise, horrible appearance.
a) I saw a horrible scene last night.
b) I cannot bear that horrible noise.
c) He has a horrible appearance.

6. ordinary : usual, not special ordinary life, ordinary occasion, ordinary situation.
a) He leads an ordinary life.
b) On ordinary occasions, I wear a simple dress.
c) Why do you hesitate ? It is an ordinary situation.

C. Use the above combinations in your own sentences and write them in your notebook.

1. It’s an unpleasant experience.
2. There’s a threatening call.
3. The violent storm hit the coast.
4. He is kind hearted.
5. I have a pleasant experience.
6. Writing solutions to grammatical exercises is not an easy task.
7. The joke you played, is an amusing one.
8. It is very bad to hear of the death of ‘NIRBHAYA’
9. I usually go for walking.
10. That is not a special gift.

III. Look at the following word taken from the text.

Does the word ‘board’ have only one meaning or more than one meaning?
Let us now understand the different meanings of ‘board’
a ‘board’ as a noun can be:
1. a piece of wood
2. a group of decision-making people in an organisation/institution
3. an organisation
4. the stage in theatre
5. meals provided during the stay in a hotel.
Similarly, the same word ‘board’ can have the following meanings when it acts as a verb.
1. to get on plane/ship, etc.
2. to pay to eat meals and sleep in someone’s house
3. to arrange for a pet animal temporarily.

A. Read the following paragraph carefully. Write the different meanings of the word ‘present’ in the space provided.

Last Sunday, I attended Lahari’s birthday party. All her family members and friends were present (1) there. In the beginning of the party, Lahari’s father presented (2) Ms.Mrunalini Guptha, the world number one Kathak artist at present (3). Ms. Guptha did present (4) a scintillating show. I enjoyed the party a lot. At the end, I gave Lahari a marvellous present (5).
1. exist / attend (attended)
2. make known or introduced
3. The period of time which is happening now.
4. provided
5. gift

B. Pick out similar words from the text or elsewhere, that can be used as both a noun and a verb. Look them up in a dictionary and write their different meanings.

1. practice (noun) = tradition or custom.
2. practise (verb) = to do or play something regularly.
3. advice (noun) = an opinion someone offers.
4. advise (verb) = to give someone advice.
5. bind (verb) = to tie lightly or to fasten.
6. bind (noun) = a difficult situation in which you are prevented from acting.

Grammar :

I. In the interview, Hafeez Contractor shares his past experiences and habits saying.
“I used to be so interested in playing. I would receive caning every week”.
Both ‘used to’ and ‘would’ are used to talk about habitual actions of the past.
A.
Pick out some more similar expressions from the text having “used to” and “would” and write in your notes.
I would forget after two days
I would not bother
We used to just copy

B. Tell your friends what you did normally when you were in class VII.

1. I used to make noise.
2. I would pinch my friends.
3. I used to complain against other friends.
4. I would help my friends in home work.

Writing :

In the interview, you have read about Hafeez Contractor’s school experiences and career development. Now, imagine that Hafeez Contractor has been invited as the Chief Guest, as a part of the Children’s day. Prepare a script for compering the programme. Make a mock presentation in the class.

Hafeez Contractor was born in 1950. He did his Graduate Diploma in architecture from Mumbai in 1975 and completed his graduation from Columbia University, New York (USA) on a Tata Scholarship. Hafeez Contractor commenced his career with T. Khareghat as an apprentice architect and in 1977 he became the associate partner in the same firm. Between 1977 and 1980 Hafeez was a visiting faculty at the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai. He is a member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New Delhi Lutyens Bunglow Zone Review Committee.

Contractor’s practice had modest beginnings in 1982 with a staff of two. Today the firm has over 350 employees including senior associates, architects, interior designers, draftsmen, a civil engineering team and architectural support staff. The firm has conceptualised, designed and executed a wide range of architectural projects like bungalows, residential developments, hospitals, hotels, corporate offices, banking and financial institutions, recreational and sports facilities, township, airports, railway stations, urban planning and civic redevelopment projects.
Follow the features of a compering given below.

Arrange the programme as required by the context.
Present the background.
Highlight the persons and events.
Give reviews and reflection relevant to the context.
Use polite and entertaining expressions.
Follow the conventions of the stage.
Answer :
Respected famous architect and our chief guest, Mr. Hafeez, our beloved headmaster, dear teachers and my dear co-students.
Good morning to all of you.
Today, we have in our midst, the famous architect and our chief-guest, Mr. Hafeez. We have the honour to invite him to participate in our Independence Day celebrations. He gladly agreed inspite of having some other programme.

Let us now start the programme with a prayer. I request Lalitha to offer the prayer. Thank you Lalitha.

Next, moving to the programme proper, we are proud to have Mr. Hafeez in our midst. Mr. Hafeez is a famous architect. Though he was not much interested in his studies during his childhood days, one advice from his principal changed his life.

I now request Mr. Hafeez to grace the dais. Thank you, sir. I request our beloved headmaster to occupy his seat on the dais.
I now request our headmaster to present a bouquet to Mr. Hafeez.

Thank you, sir. I request Mr. Hafeez to give his valuable advice to us.
Thank you very much, sir for inspiring us with your valuable advice.
Now, a small playlet, will be played by IX class students. The next item is a song by K.Aruna of VIII class.
Excellent ! Let us appreciate them with a clap.
Now, the last item of the programme is vote of thanks. I request our teacher, Miss Sakuntala to propose the vote of thanks. Thank you, madam.

Listening Passage :

Compering

Respected MEO, our beloved headmaster, dear teachers and my fellow students, I wish you a very good morning and welcome you to the programme.
At the outset, I wish all the teachers a very happy Teacher’s Day.
As we all know that 5 th September is celebrated as Teacher’s Day as a mark of tribute to the contributions made by teachers to the society. It is also celebrated to commemorate the birth of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, A great educationist and former President of India.
Let us now start the programme with a prayer.
I invite Kamala and Vimala to offer the prayer.
Thank you, Kamala and Vimala for your wonderful prayer. To move to the next item of the programme, it is a moment of pride and honour for us to have our Mandal Educational Officer, who is an eminent scholar as the chief guest. Now I request him onto come to the dais and grace the occasion.

Next, I would like to invite our headmaster who is an inspiring personality to grace the occasion. I also request him to present a bouquet to our Chief Guest. Now I request our MEO to say a few words on the occasion.
Thank you very much sir, for giving your inspiring words to us.
Now you will watch a skit.

I’m sure you have liked the skit… once again, let us give them a big round of applause.

The next item is a group dance. It will be presented by Latha and her group from class IX. Hope you will enjoy it.

Wow! Fantastic, it is an excellent performance. Let us once again appreciate them by clapping.

Now, the last item of the programme is Vote of Thanks. I take this opportunity to invite Ms. Aparna to propose a vote of thanks. With that the programme has come to an end. Finally, I invite you all to have refreshments outside the hall. I thank one and all to make the event memorable and enjoyable.

Listen to a compering script prepared by a student on the occasion of the Teachers’ Day celebrations and answer the following questions.

Question 1.
How did the student begin compering?
Answer :
The student began compering by welcoming the dignitaries and addressing the audience.

Question 2.
How did she/he arrange the different events of the programme?
Answer :
First she/he invited the dignitaries on to the dais, later invited the chief guest on to the stage, before that he read out the biography of the chief guest in brief.

Question 3.
What were the highlights of the event?
Answer :
The chief guest’s experiences touched the hearts of the audience. All the students were impressed by his address.

Question 4.
How did he/she conclude the programme?
Answer :
The student concluded the programme by thanking all the audience and he told that the chief guest would be an inspiration to all the students. The chief guest would be a “role model” to all of them.

The Treasure Within Part-2 Summary in English

When the interviewer asked Mr. Hafeez Contractor how he was interested in architecture and got into that field, Mr. Hafeez said that he joined in a college where he had to choose either French or German as one of the subjects. He had taken French and succeeded in learning it. Everyday, he used to go to an architect’s office where his cousin was teaching him French. Mr. Hafeez once noticed a person who was drawing window details in the course of his duty. Hafeez immediately told that person that the window details of his drawing were wrong. The man did not accept Hafeez’s words. He challenged Hafeez to prove it. Later the person came to know that he was wrong and Hafeez was right.

All this was observed by his cousin’s husband. He immediately advised Hafeez to stop all his work and urged him to join architecture. But in those days the students who could score marks below 80%-85% would not be given admission in architecture. Hafeez passed with only 50%, but he was given admission, provided Hafeez had to write entrance examination. Then Hafeez scored good marks in the entrance test. He was given admission. After joining in the college of architecture he had become a famous architect. He shared some of his experiences with Ms. Bela Raja in the interview. He said that he prepared buttons to student with the help of chalk and helped them to be in proper uniform. He shared his views saying that he could easily estimate his clients’ needs. He said that he would observe his clients’ face, clothes, talking, pronunciation and the way they eat. Accordingly, he would give them his suitable plan. He said that many merit students who used always to secure first and second positions in his class, settled only in ordinary jobs. He opined that the Education system in most of the schools was making only people street smarts. He finally told that he learned many things out of his own interest striving very hard. He even remembered one of his teachers named Mrs. Gupta who predicted that one day he would become an architect. After becoming an architect, Hafeez himself went to his teacher and told her about his success.

Glossary :

1. architecture (n) : the art and study of designing buildings
2. stumbled on (v) : got into (architecture) by chance
3. offbeat ( adj ) : unusual = Poetry writing is an offbeat ability.
4. calling (n) : work of his choice
Usage: Writing is my calling.
5. cake walk ( n ) : something easy to achieve
6. defied (v) : broke
Usage :Your argument was defied.
7. instinctively (a d v) : naturally
Usage : I have done my job instinctively
8. ammunition (n) : be fired from guns
9. curriculum (n) : the subjects that are included in a course of study
Usage: Curriculum is very important in learning a course.
10. contention (n) : angry disagreement between people
11. spontaneously (a d v) : not planned

Additional Meanings :

12. nightmare : very upsetting and frightening dream
13. incurred : to become burdened
14. outstanding : exceptionally good
15. ammunition : explosives
16. interpretation : explanation

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Study Material Telangana Unit 4C The Computer Game Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 4C The Computer Game

Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Who was the Quiz master?
Answer :
Gary Lopez was the quiz master.

Question 2.
Who won the game at the end?
Answer :
Joan is the winner at the end of the game.

Question 3.
How did the boy counter the computer?
Answer :
The boy countered the computer encouraging Joan as soon as he answered the question. He supported him making a comment that he was the winner compared to the computer.

Question 4.
Why do you think the computer failed to answer the girl’s question?
Answer :
The computer could only answer to the programmed questions. When Joan asked the girl to put the question in command form it failed to answer.

Question 5.
If you were to ask a question, what question would you ask?
Answer :
If I were to ask a question, I would ask the computer to spell a word or pronounce it or peel a real banana and chew it.

Writing :

Imagine you owned a robot that could do anything you wanted. But suddenly there was a problem in it and it started doing something different from what you said. Create a funny situation and write the dailogue between you and the robot, and present it before the class.

Myself : My Dear robot, good morning! How are you?
Robot : Good morning boss. fine !
How are you?
Myself : Fine, thank you.
Robot : Is there anything boss?
Myself : Dear Robot! Remember carefully what I say now.
Robot : Ok, boss! Please tell me.
Myself : You should remember that you shouldn’t punish my student if
he/she does nothing.
Robot : Ok boss! Sure!
Myself : (Next day) Ah! Robot. Why didn’t you punish the boy who
didn’t do the home work given by me. Simply, you left him.
Why?
Robot : Boss, you only told me, that I shouldn’t punish the students who do nothing. He did nothing regarding home work…!

Oral Activity :

Discuss in groups and write a script for a funny situation between you and robot and role play it based on those actions and dailogues.
Answer :
Refer the above ‘Writing’.

Project Work :

Here are four different mobiles and their features. If you want to buy a mobile, which one would you like to buy? Why? Write a paragraph and present it in the class.

I would like to buy Sungsung phone, because first of all I want my expenditure on phone to be economical. At the same time, it must be a quality phone with flexible features. There is high speed internet and it has full touch screen, blue tooth, MP3 and 3.2 MP Camera. These facilities enchant me to buy that phone. I shall buy sungsung, phone.

The Computer Game Summary in English

‘The Computer Game’ is a story written in the form of a play. This play discusses the machine power of expression and man power of expression. It is proved that a machine can never be successful compared to man. A computer is a programmed device. It will act according to the program set in it. It doesn’t have wisdom like human beings to respond to the circumstances. This is beautifully depicted in this play. There are characters Gary Lopez, Computer MT2, and Noisemaker (1), Noisemaker (2) and also a Girl and a Boy from the audience. The computer MT2 has been set to answer the questions posed by the quiz master Gary Lopez. He had given guidelines to all the audience and participants. MT2 failed in answering (3rd) the third question posed by a girl. The girl asked the question changing the tone which was against the programmed version of MT2 computer. MT2 can answer only according to its programmed data. When it was changed, it couldn’t answer. It failed. This proves that man is wiser than the computer.

Meanings :

1. break down : fail
2. blown a fuse : melted the fuse

Section-A : Reading Comprehension :

Read the following passage from ‘The Fun They Had’.

Margie was disappointed. She had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether. They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely.
So she said to Tommy, “Why would anyone write about school?”
Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes. “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.” He added loftily, pronouncing the word carefully, “Centuries ago.”

Margie was hurt. “Well, I don’t know what kind of school they had all that time ago,”She read the book over his shoulder for a while, then said, “Anyway, they had a teacher.”
“Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”
“A man? How could a man be a teacher?”
“Well, he just told the boys and girls things and gave them homework and asked them questions.”
“A man isn’t smart enough.”
“Sure he is. My father knows as much as my teacher.”
“He knows almost as much. I betcha.”
Margie wasn’t prepared to dispute that. She said, “I wouldn’t want a strange man in my house to teach me.”

Tommy screamed with laughter. “You don’t know much, Margie. The teachers didn’t live in the house. They had a special building and all the kids went there.”
“And all the kids learned the same thing?”
“Sure, if they were the same age.”

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
Who does ‘her’ refer to in the line ‘Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes.’
A) Martin
B) Margie’s mother
C) Margi
D) Tommy
Answer :
C) Margi

Question 2.
How long ago did the old kind of school exist ?
A) A century ago
B) A decade ago
C) Centuries ago
D) Decades ago
Answer :
C) Centuries ago

Question 3.
Anyway, they had a teacher. Who had a teacher ?
A) Present students
B) Future students
C) All future students
D) All students
Answer :
A) Present students

Question 4.
What is the meaning of the word ‘dispute’ ?
A) Cooperate with
B) Encourage with
C) Agree with
D) Disagree with
Answer :
D) Disagree with

Question 5.
What does ‘a special building’ refer to ?
A) A school
B) A college
C) A university
D) A house
Answer :
A) A school

(Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 x 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
Why do you think Margie was disappointed ?
Answer :
Margie hoped that they would take away the mechanical teacher altogether but they did not do it. That is the reason why Margie was disappointed.

Question 7.
What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have ?
Answer :
They had mechanical teachers with a big screen on which all the lessons were shown and the questions were asked. It had a slot where they had to put homework and test papers. And they had to write them out in a punch code.

Question 8.
Why do you think Margie was hurt ?
Answer :
Margie was hurt because Tommy called her stupid. And also he found fault with Margie.

Question 9.
What is Margie’s opinion about man ?
Answer :
According to Margie, a man isn’t smart enough.

Question 10.
Why did Tommy scream with laughter?
Answer :
Tommy screamed with laughter because Margie said that she wouldn’t want a strange man in her house to teach her.

Read the following story.

The auctioneer struck the hammer on the table and shouted to the crowd, “Ladies and gentlemen, the next item in the auction is this old, dusty guitar. Who will start the bidding? With that he lifted an old guitar in his hands. Everybody looked at it with disregard. It was not at all attractive and as a result nobody was willing to bid for it. At last someone started the bid. It started from five dollars and reached ten. As the auctioneer was ready to fix the bid on ten dollars, a young man came forward and asked, “Sir, will you please allow me to try this guitar?”

The auctioneer had little hesitation to hand over the guitar to the good-looking young man. He took it in his hands, lovingly dusted it, tightened the strings and then began to play it. Melodious music filled the hall. Everyone remained spellbound, admiring the beauty of the instrument as well as the music it produced. He then returned the guitar. The crowd began to bid for this guitar more actively and at last it was ended in thousands of dollars.

(Q. 11- 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 x 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
What was the next item in the auction?
A) An attractive guitar
B) An old dusty guitar
C) A new guitar
D) A musical instrument
Answer :
B) An old dusty guitar

Question 12.
The guitar was sold out for
A) Five dollars
B) Thousands of dollars
C) Ten dollars
D) Hundreds of dollars
Answer :
B) Thousands of dollars

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 x 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
Suggest a suitable title to the story.
Answer :
The suitable title to the story is ‘A Touch Makes the Difference’.

Question 14.
Describe the guitar.
Answer :
The guitar was old and dusty. It was not at all attractive.

Question 15.
What did the young man do?
Answer :
The young man took the guitar in his hands and lovingly dusted it and tightened the strings. Then he began to play the guitar. Melodious music filled the auction hall.

Question 16.
What is the moral of the story?
Answer :
The moral of the story is “Two men look out through the same bars. One sees the mud, other the stars.”

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar :

(Q. 17 – 21) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M

Sadhu Vishwamurtidas is a famous (17) Indian spiritual leader. In one of his books he refer (18) to an interesting incident in his life. Once as he was walking on the street, he saw a boy moving ahead (19) of him, swinging a cricket bat in his hand. Sadhu asked the boy whether he wanted to be another Sachin Tendulkar and (20) Rahul Dravid when he grew up. The reply of the boy was really praiseworthy (21). He said, “No, I don’t want to be a Sachin or Rahul. But I prefer to be myself, Shyam.”

Question 17.
The antonym of the underlined word is ………
A) well known
B) popular
C) obscure
D) obvious
Answer :
C) obscure

Question 18.
The correct form of the underlined word is ………..
A) refering
B) refers
C) had refer
D) have refer
Answer :
B) refers

Question 19.
The synonym of the underlined word is …………
A) behind
B) in front of
C) back of
D) beside
Answer :
B) in front of

Question 20.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable conjunction.
A) but
B) because
C) or
D) so
Answer :
C) or

Question 21.
The similar meaning of the underlined word is
A) clapping
B) applaudable
C) attractive
D) congratulate
Answer :
B) applaudable

(Q. 22 – 26) Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M

Jill was walking to her class slowly. She was worried (22) the History test she would have to (23) that morning. As she was reaching the classroom, a piece of paper suddenly fluttered down and (24) near her feet. As Jill glanced down at the paper, her heart nearly (25) a beat. It was the History test paper complete (26) answers.

Question 22.
A) of
B) for
C) against
D) about
Answer :
D) about

Question 23.
A) write
B) take
C) present
D) give
Answer :
B) take

Question 24.
A) landing
B) land
C) landed
D) lands
Answer :
C) landed

Question 25.
A) lost
B) missed
C) got
D) thumped
Answer :
B) missed

Question 26.
A) of
B) with
C) in
D) off
Answer :
B) with

(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answers in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M

(27) Tommy looked to her with very superior eyes. (28) “So it’s not our kind of school, stupid. (29) This is the old kind of school that they have hundreds of years ago.” (30) He added loftily, pronounced the word carefully, “centuries ago.” (31) Margie was hurted. “Well, I don’t know what kind of school they had all that time ago.”
Answers :
27. Tommy looked at her
28. Because it’s not our kind
29. they had hundreds of years ago
30. pronouncing the word carefully
31. Margie was hurt

Section-C : Conventions of Writing :

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (., ?” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5M
Answer :
It was winter. the ponds were all frozen. At the court, Akbar asked birbal, Tell me Birbal! Will a man do anything for money Birbal replied, Yes. The emperar ordered him to prove it.

Section – D : Creative Writing :

(Question – 33) : 12M

A) Smoking is the greatest cause of death in the world. Still people do not give it up. Taking ideas given in hints write an essay on the topic “SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH AND HOW TO CONTROL IT”.
Hints :

• Consequences cancer, bronchitis, heart attack
• Starts with fun exploring new things
• leads to other bad habits
• Avoid bad habits
• effective laws

Answer :
SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH AND HOW TO CONTROL IT

‘Cigarette smoking is injurious to health.’ This warning inscribed on the cigarette packets actually does not mean anything for smokers. This age-old addiction still keeps staring at us with its evil eyes wide open.

In the smoke, there are gas elements such as hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, ammonia etc. Besides gas elements, the smoke contains nickel, phenol etc. There are several harmful effects of smoking. It affects the human body in numerous ways. It decreases our immunity and on the contrary, increases the chance of being affected by cancer. Smoking is awfully harmful to the heart and lungs causing asthma, bronchitis etc. Smoking is also responsible for heart attack. Over-smoking may have harmful effect on digestive system. A large number of people die every year due to smoking. But surprisingly, there are people who still prefer to smoke. They are looking away from the need of the hour.

The habit of smoking starts with fun and exploring new things. Those who undergo this habit are called direct smokers whereas those who have to swallow the venomous smoke coming out of the smoker’s mouth are called passive smokers. The latter are as affected as the former. This habit leads to other bad habits.

We have to strongly deal with this issue. The government should ban smoking at public places. Avoiding smoking is not the easiest thing to do, but one can do it. The smoker should realise the dangers and effects of smoking. For this awareness programmes should be organised. The best way to control smoking is, the smoker should know the value of his life. He should think about his wife, children and parents who depend on him as he is the breadwinner of his family.

(Or)

B) Today you celebrated Holi very happily. Your friends also joined you for the celebrations. All of you had lots of fun. Now, describe your happiness and fun in about 150 words. 8 M
Answer :

Colourful Holi

I always look forward to Holi, the festival of colours. Every year I make arrangements for the celebrations well in advance. This morning I got my piston and colours ready and rushed into my neighbour’s house and filled their house with colours. Everybody in the house carried me out and poured cans of colour water on my head. They did this until I begged them to stop it. Finally they stopped it. A bit later I got up and broke egg after egg on the head of my neighbours. Suddenly, my friends came from nowhere and applied colours all over my body. I requested them not to do that. But they went on till their colours finished. They did so because my neighbours encouraged my friends to smear me with colours.

My friends and I went to the nearby stream to have a bath. On the way we brought some snacks. We enjoyed the snacks as we had our bath. When I returned home, my mother scolded me. The reason was I went out to play Holi in new clothes. I was eager to celebrate the festival of colours not knowing that I was wearing new clothes. Anyway, it is a fun-filled day for me

(Question – 34) :

A) Hot summer is ahead. Now only we have been facing severe water problem in our state. Prepare a poster on avoiding the wastage of water. 8 M
Answer :

(Or)

B) You went to your friend’s home for a Spoken English book. But nobody was at home. Now, write a message to your friend asking him to bring the book to school.
Answer :

Dt: XX.XX.XXXX
9: 00 a.m.
Dear Rajesh,
I came to your home this morning, but it was locked. I wanted a Spoken English book from you. Please bring one easy-to-understand book from your mini library to school tomorrow. I will return the book in three days. Hoping for a positive response.

Yours,
XXXX

Additional Exercises :

Section – A : Reading Comprehension
(Questions 1 – 10)

EXERCISE – 1

Read the following passage from ‘The Fun They Had’.

MARGIE even wrote about it that night in her diary. On the page headed 17 May 2157, she wrote, “Today Tommy found a real book!”

It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper.
They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to – on a screen, you know. And then when they turned back to the page before, it had the same words on it that it had had when they read it the first time.

“Gee,” said Tommy, What a waste! When you’re thorough with the book, you just throw it away. I guess. Our television screen must have had a million books on it and it’s good for plenty more. I wouldn’t throw it away.”

“Same with mine,” said Margie. She was eleven and hadn’t seen as many telebooks as Tommy had. He was thirteen.
She said, “Where did you find it?”
“In my house.” He pointed without looking, because he was busy reading.” In the attic.”
“What’s it about?”
“School.” Margie was scornful. “School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school.”

(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
When did Margie make an entry of the very old book in her personal diary ?
A) 17 March 2016
B) 21 April 2015
C) 1 April 2020
D) 17 May 2157
Answer :
D) 17 May 2157

Question 2.
Who found the real book?
A) Margie
B) Tommy
C) Isaac Asimov
D) Margie’s grandfather
Answer :
B) Tommy

Question 3.
The word ‘attic’ means
A) A space just above the roof, used as a storeroom
B) A space just below the ground floor, used as a storeroom
C) A space just below the roof, used as a storeroom
D) A space just below the roof, used as a reading room
Answer :
C) A space just below the roof, used as a storeroom

Question 4.
What does ‘it’ refer to in the line ‘You just throw it.’ ?
A) The missing book
B) Many telebooks
C) Television
D) A real book
Answer :
D) A real book

Question 5.
Who does not love school?
A) Tommy
B) Margie
C) Students
D) Dullards
Answer :
B) Margie

(Q.6-10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 x 2=10 M

Question 6.
What did Margie write in her diary ?
Answer :
Margie wrote in her diary that Tommy had found a real book that day.

Question 7.
What things in the book did Margie find strange ?
Answer :
Unlike the words on the screen which moved as she read them, the words on a page in the real book stood still and continued to remain even after she had moved to the next page. These are the strange things found by Margie about the book.

Question 8.
What did Margie’s father say once ?
Answer :
Gee’s grandfather once said that when he was little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper.

Question 9.
Explain the expression ‘Same with mine’.
Answer :
The expression ‘same with mine’ means Margie wouldn’t throw the book either.

Question 10.
Where exactly did Tommy find the book in his house?
Answer :
Tommy found the book in the attic in his house.

EXERCISE – 2

Read the following passage from ‘The Computer Game’.

Gary Lopez : Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to The Computer Game. Today another human player gets a chance to match wits with our very own computer – MT2!(MT2 blinks its lights and the studio audience claps loudly.)
Gary Lopez : Today’s player is Joan Robinson from the Oak Street School.Feeling smart, Joan?
Joan : Ready!
Gary Lopez : I hope so! May I remind you no one has beaten MT2 yet. Now, here’s how we play the game. I’ll ask a question. The first player to sound a noise maker and give the correct answer scores one point. The first player to earn three points wins the game. Ready,players?
Joan : Ready!
MT2 (in flat voice) : I am prepared to play.
Gary Lopez : First question. How much is 62,415 times 78,921 ?
First Noisemaker : BLEEP!
MT2 : The correct answer is 4,925,854,215.
Gary Lopez : Right! One point for the computer!(The audience claps politely.) Next question. Listen carefully. What date in history did the pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock?
Second Noisemaker : BUZZ!
Joan : 1620 !
Gary Lopez : I’m sorry. That’s not an exact enough answer.
First Noisemaker : BLEEP!
MT2 : The pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on December 21 of the year 1620.
Gary Lopez : Right! Two points for the computer! If MT2 answers the next question correctly, it’s all over, Joan!
Boy in audience : Come on, Joan!
Girl in audience : You can beat that talking tin can!
Gary Lopez : Quiet, please. And here’s the next question –
Joan : Wait!
Gary Lopez : What’s the matter ?
Joan : Could someone else ask the question, please ?
Gary Lopez : What for ?

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
What type of text is the above passage ?
A) Speech
B) An interview
C) A comedy playlet
D) Description
Answer :
C) A comedy playlet

Question 2.
How many points are awarded for one correct answer?
A) Minus one point
B) One point
C) No points
D) Two points
Answer :
B) One point

Question 3.
Who were the players of the game of the quiz ?
A) Joan Robinson
B) Gary Lopez
C) MT2, a computer
D) Joan Robinson and the computer
Answer :
D) Joan Robinson and the computer

Question 4.
In the above text ‘the talking can’ refers to
A) Dustbin
B) The quiz master
C) The robot
D) The computer
Answer :
D) The computer

Question 5.
The first question was based on
A) English
B) History
C) Maths
D) Science
Answer :
C) Maths

(Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 x 2=10 M

Question 6.
Who was the quiz master ?
Answer :
Gary Lopez was the quiz master.

Question 7.
What is the speciality of MT2 ?
Answer :
The speciality of MT2 is that no one has beaten it so far.

Question 8.
Who can win the computer game ?
Answer :
The first player who can score three points can win the computer game.

Question 9.
What date in history did the pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock ?
Answer :
The pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on December 21 of the year 1620.

Question 10.
What will the winner get ?
Answer :
The winner will get a prize.

EXERCISE – 3

Read the following poem.

If school assignments pile sky-high,
I exhale with a weighty sigh.
Like every modern mom who cares,
I simply telephone upstairs.
When chores demand her energies,
I simply text her, asking “Please!”
No alibis or missing word,
Because it’s clear that she has heard.
And if my daughter goes outside
To visit friends, both far and wide,
Her curfew’s easy to enforce
With her new cellular resource.

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
What are pending according to the opening line ?
A) School fees
B) School tasks
C) Phone bills
D) Upstairs
Answer :
B) School tasks

Question 2.
Who does the mother call ?
A) His daughter
B) His son
C) Her daughter
D) Her children
Answer :
C) Her daughter

Question 3.
The meaning of the word ‘alibis’ is ……..
A) Requests
B) Stories
C) Excuses
D) Complaints
Answer :
C) Excuses

Question 4.
The full form of the word ‘e’er’ is ……….
A) Never
B) Fear
C) Near
D) Ever
Answer :
D) Ever

Question 5.
The mobile phone has
A) Only merits
B) Only demerits
C) Either merits or demerits
D) Both merits and demerits
Answer :
D) Both merits and demerits

(Q. 6- 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences. 5 x 2=10 M

Question 6.
In what way are the cell phones useful for us according to the poem?
Answer :
According to the poem, the cell phones are useful for us in many ways. The mother can keep a check on her teenage daughter when she goes outside to visit her friends. The cell phone also helps the mother to connect with her daughter very quickly through speed dial.

Question 7.
What does the mother do when she needs her daughter’s help in work?
Answer :
The mother sends a request sms to her daughter when she needs her daughter’s help in work.

Question 8.
Why does the mother call the little girl when her school assignments are pending?
Answer :
The mother calls the little girl when her school assignments are pending to remind her daughter of the pending work.

Question 9.
Pick out two pairs of rhyming words from the above lines.
Answer :
The two pairs of rhyming words from the above lines are : 1, word – heard and 2. outside – wide

Question 10.
What does the last line of the poem convey to us ?
Answer :
The last line of the poem conveys to us that though mobile phones are very useful and handy, people must interact face to face once. When we meet people personally and share our feelings, it will improve good human relations.

(Questions 11 – 16)

EXERCISE -1

Read the following passage.
Many people who are looking to get a pet dog get a puppy. There are many reasons why people get puppies. After all, puppies are cute, friendly, and playful. But even though puppies make good pets, there are good reasons why you should consider getting an adult dog instead.

When you get a puppy, you have to teach it how to behave. You have to make sure that the puppy is housebroken so that it does not go to the bathroom inside the house. You have to teach the puppy not to jump upon your guests or chew on your shoes. You have to train the puppy to walk on leash. This is a lot of work.

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 x 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
According to the passage, the best example of a dog that is housebroken is
A) A dog that goes outside to use the bathroom.
B) A dog that never jumps on guests.
C) A dog that always breaks things inside the house.
D) A dog that chews on people’s shoes.
Answer :
A) A dog that goes outside to use the bathroom.

Question 12.
A puppy has to be trained
A) To walk on a leash
B) Not to jump on your guests
C) Not to chew on your shoes
D) All of the above
Answer :
D) All of the above

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 x 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
Why do many people like to get a puppy ?
Answer :
Many people like to get a puppy because they are cute, friendly, and playful.

Question 14.
What should we teach a puppy when we get it ?
Answer :
We should teach a puppy how to behave when we get it.

Question 15.
What is a lot of work?
Answer :
Training the puppy to behave well is a lot of work.

Question 16.
Do you like to get a puppy as your pet ? Why ?
Answer :
Yes, I like to have a puppy because it looks cute.

EXERCISE – 2

Read the following poem.

My mother is like the sun
Warm and loving
My mother is like a lion
Brave and courageous
My mother is like a rose
Beautiful and full of life
My mother is as strong as Hercules
My mother means more to me than she will ever know.

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 x 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
The expression ‘like a lion’ is ……….
A) Simile
B) Irony
C) Metaphor
D) Personification
Answer :
A) Simile

Question 12.
Whose mother is like a rose?
A) Your mother
B) The poet
C) The poet’s
D) The sun’s
Answer :
C) The poet’s

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 x 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
Is Hercules strong or weak?
Answer :
Hercules is strong.

Question 14.
Who/what is the mother compared to ?
Answer :
The poet’s mother is compared to : the sun, the lion, the rose and Hercules.

Question 15.
The poet’s mother is very important to him. Yes or No.
Answer :
Yes, the poet’s mother is very important to the poet.

Question 16.
What animal is brave and courageous ?
Answer :
The lion, the king of the forest, is brave and courageous.

EXERCISE – 3

Study Skills :

Observe the following table.

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 x 1=2 M

Question 11.
Who got the lowest score in English ?
A) Pavani
B) Sindhu
C) Sandeep
D) All of the above
Answer :
Sandeep

Question 12.
Who scored the highest marks in Maths ?
A) Hemadri
B) Sindhu
C) Pavani
D) None of the above
Answer :
A) Hemadri

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 x 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
What does the above table display?
Answer :
The above table displays marks obtained by six students in six different Subjects.

Question 14.
How many marks did Kavya score in Telugu ?
Answer :
Kavya scored 56 moarks in Telugu.

Question 15.
Who got the highest score in Hindi ?
Answer :
Hemadri got the highest score in Hindi

Question 16.
Who scored better marks in Social – Sandeep or Hemadri ?
Answer :
Hemadri secured better marks in social.

Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar

(Questions 17 – 21)

Read the following passages focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 x 1=5 M

EXERCISE – 1

The fire spread rapidly (17). It reached out sideways all down the edge of the path, and at the same time it began to crackle forward through the heavy grass and popping (18) thorns, among trees whose leaves curled with the heat and wavered in the wind made by the fire, and finally caught on fire themselves till the hole (19) tree was flying flames and dying _ tree for (20) tree _ till the smoke piled up into a great rolling column that could be seen for miles, and the forest fire was in (21) full roar.

Question 17.
The antonym of the underlined word is ………
A) rapid
b) quick
C) gradually
D) steadily
Answer :
C) gradually

Question 18.
The meaning of the underlined word is ………
A) making no sound
B) making quick, explosive sound
C) silence
D) quiet
Answer :
B) making quick, explosive sound

Question 19.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
A) wholly
B) holes
C) whole
D) wholes
Answer :
C) whole

Question 20.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable word.
A) and
B) or
C) before
D) after
Answer :
D) after

Question 21.
The part of speech of the underlined word is …….
A) noun
B) conjunction
C) pronoun
D) preposition
Answer :
D) preposition

EXERCISE – 2

Then it began (17) to pick its way carefully along the slender stick. It camed (18) very close to his fingers; it would have climbed onto him, actually, if he (19) had not let go his fingers at that moment and held the stick by the other end; the ant suddenly faced an abyss (20). Then it turned round and started walking back towards Gopal (21) fingers. But Gopal repeated the trick; shifted his fingers in time to the other end of the stick.

Question 17.
Write the base form of the underlined word.
A) begin
B) begins
C) beginning
D) begun
Answer :
A) begin

Question 18.
The correct from of the underlined word is ……..
A) come
B) came
C) comes
D) coming
Answer :
B) came

Question 19.
The part of speech of the underlined word is ………
A) noun
B) pronoun
C) adjective
D) preposition
Answer :
B) pronoun

Question 20.
The meaning of the underlined word is ……..
A) boss
B) well
C) borewell
D) a bottomless pit of emptiness
Answer :
D) a bottomless pit of emptiness

Question 21.
Choose the suitable form of the underlined word.
A) Gopi
B) Gopals
C) Gopals’
D) Gopal’s
Answer :
D) Gopal’s

EXERCISE – 3

I founded (17) the villagers were curious about me, and strange as it may seem, I had not anticipated (18) it. It usually showed itself in their asking me direct questions. For instance (19), a few children from the headman’s household watched me eat my first lunch in the village. I had taken my food in a tiffin-carrier and it included a large tomato. The children watched from outer (20) the window, grasping the window bars with their hands while feet rested on a ledge in the wall. They talked to each other as I plunged my teeth (21) into the tomato.

Question 17.
The correct form of the underlined word is ………….
A) find
B) formed
C) finds
D) found
Answer :
D) found

Question 18.
The synonym of the underlined word is ……..
A) delayed
B) started
C) stopped
D) expected
Answer :
D) expected

Question 19.
The meaning of the underlined word is ……….
A) for reality
B) for example
C) for further
D) for sure
Answer :
B) for example

Question 20.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable word.
A) inside
B) interior
C) outside
D) exterior
Answer :
C) outside

Question 21.
The singular form of the underlined word is ……….
A) tooth
B) tooths
C) teeths
D) teethes
Answer :
A) tooth

(Questions 22 – 26)

Complete the following passages choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

A desert is a special region where only certain kind of plants and animals can survive. All deserts have very …………. (22) water. This means that only animals and plants that can …………. (23) without water for long periods of time can exist in the desert. Plants in the desert are particularly adapted …………. (24) the dry and hot environment. …………. (25) well-known desert plant is the cactus. …………. (26) many desert plants, this plant has very tiny leaves.

Question 22.
A) some
B) few
C) large
D) little
Answer :
D) little

Question 23.
A) leave
B) left
C) lived
D) live
Answer :
D) live

Question 24.
A) too
B) to
C) for
D) with
Answer :
B) to

Question 25.
A) Many
B) Some
C) None
D) One
Answer :
D) One

Question 26.
A) Unlike
B) Like
C) So
D) Because
Answer :
B) Like

EXERCISE – 2 

Once upon a time there was a king who loved to wear new clothes. He wanted a new outfit …………. (22) for himself every day, until finally the royal tailor ran out of ideas for his wardrobe.
The tailor …………. (23) his brain and then came up with a plot to teach the vain king a …………. (24). He told the king that he would make him a special robe this
…………. (25). It would be the most beautiful robe in the world, but
…………. (26) intelligent people would be able to see it.

Question 22.
A) put
B) makes
C) make
D) made
Answer :
D) made

Question 23.
A) rubbed
B) used
C) racked
D) reserve
Answer :
C) racked

Question 24.
A) poem
B) lesson
C) fight
D) summary
Answer :
B) lesson

Question 25.
A) week
B) month
C) time
D) year
Answer :
C) time

Question 26.
A) only
B) some
C) few
D) a few
Answer :
A) only

EXERCISE – 3

“I couldn’t go …………. (22),” Mary thought wearily. She had no idea how …………. (23) they had walked, or …………. (24) how long. It seemed like forever. She had protested once or …………. (25) in the beginning that they would be wiser to …………. (26) remain in the jeep or return to the cool shade of the trees around the oasis.

Question 22.
A) on
B) out
C) away
D) off
Answer :
A) on

Question 23.
A) long
B) far
C) distance
D) for
Answer :
B) far

Question 24.
A) for
B) in
C) by
D) on
Answer :
A) for

Question 25.
A) never
B) thrice
C) twice
D) all
Answer :
C) twice

Question 26.
A) whether
B) either
C) neither
D) nor
Answer :
B) either

(Questions 27- 31)

Read the following passages. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your booklet. 5 x 2 = 10 M

EXERCISE – 1

Gary Lopez : (27) Good evening, ladies or gentlemen. (28) Welcome for The Computer Game. (29) Today another human player get a chance to match wits with our very own computer _T2! ((30) MT2 blinks its lights and the studio audience claps loud.)
Gary Lopez : (31) Today player is Joan Robinson from the Oak Street School. Feeling smart, Joan?
Answer :
27. ladies and gentlemen
28. welcome to the Computer Game
29. another human player gets a chance
30. the studio audience claps loudly
31. today’s player

EXERCISE – 2

(27) When chores demand his energies,
(28) I simply text her, warning, “Please!”
No alibis or missing words,
(29) Because it’s clear that she heard.
(30) And if my daughter goes inside
To visit friends, both far and wide
Her curfew’s easy to enforce
(31) With her newly cellular resource.
Answer :
27. demand her energies
28. text her, asking “Please!”
29. she has heard
30. daughter goes outside
31. new cellular resource

EXERCISE – 3

(27) The Inspector had smiled and patted Margie head after he had finished. (28) He said to her mother, “It’s not the little girl’s faults. (29) Mrs. Jones, I think the geography sector was geared a little too quick. (30) Those things happening sometimes. I’ve slowed it up to an average ten – year level. (31) Actually, the overall pattern of her progress is quiet satisfactory.
Answer :
27. patted Margie’s head
28. not the little girl’s fault
29. a little too quickly
30. those things happen sometimes
31. progress is quite satisfactory

EXERCISE – 4

MT2 : (27) I do not followed the question. (28) Please repeat again in the programmed form.
Second Noisemaker : BUZZ!
Joan : chrysanthemum. C-H-R-Y-S-A-N-T-H-E-M-U-M.
Girl : Right! (29) One points for Joan!
Boy : Hurrah!
MT2 : (slowing down): (30) I is MT2, Computer ……… I am MT2 I am MT ……… MT ………… M ……… T ………..
Gary Lopez : (31) The computer’re breaking down!
Answer :
27. I do not follow the question
28. Repeat in the programmed form
29. One point for Joan
30. I ma MT2
31. The computer’s breaking down

EXERCISE – 5

(27) Margie did so by a sigh. (28) She was thinking about the old schools they have when her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy. (29) All the kids from the whole neighbourhood came, laughing and shouting in the schoolyard, sitting together in the schoolroom, going to home together at the end of the day. (30) They learned the same things, so they could help each other with the homework and talk about it.
(31) And the teachers were peoples…
Answer :
27. with a sigh
28. the old schools they had
29. going home together
30. they could help one another
31. the teachers were people

Scetion – C : Conventions of Writing

(Question 32)

Read the following passages carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ! ?” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spellings of the underlined words. 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

i think anxiety and exposure had driven him of his head. he has been running wild on the moor and must have eventualy fallen and broken his neck, I said
Answer :
“I think anxiety and exposure had driven him of his head. He has been running wild on the moor and must have eventually fallen and broken his neck,” I said.

EXERCISE – 2

Now, Mrs. salmon, you must remember that a man’s life may depend on your evidence
I do remember it sir.
Is your eyesite good
Answer :
“Now, Mrs. Salmon, you must remember that a man’s life may depend on your evidence.” “I do remembex it, six.”
“Is your eyesight good?”

EXERCISE – 3

The baby’s dead she cried, Whateve gave you that idea It’s only that anna’s husband and his family came and took it away.
Answer :
“The baby dead!” she cried. “Whatever gave you that idea? It’s only that Anna’s husband and his family came and took it away.”

Section – D : Creative Writing (Discourses) :

(Question – 33)

A) Holi was celebrated across the nation and and also in Telangana very happily. Imagine yourself as a news reporter of an English daily. Now, write a news report on how Telangana CM participated in the celebrations and what he spoke on this occasion.
Answer :

KCR PARTICIPATES IN HOLI FEST
(Our Bureau)

24 March, 20XX, Hyderabad : Telangana Chief Minister KCR took part in the Holi celebrations along with his party members held at the Telangana Bhavnan on Wednesday on a grand scale. He wished the people of Telangana on the occasion. CM, KCR beat drums and shook a leg with Banjara women, who sang traditional Holi songs. He said Holi is the only festival in which people of all castes, religions, regions, poor and rich and children and elders participate with lots of fun.
The Chief Minister said the message of the festival is to minimise the gap between rich and poor in the society, and hoped that poverty would be soon eradicated and people would live happily without any economic inequalities.

Meanwhile, he also interacted with party leaders and enquired about them and their well-being. Several other VIPs participated in the celebrations.

(OR)

B) Write a speech script on the topic “Is Praying Beneficial?”
Answer :
Honourable Chief Guest, respected headmaster, teachers and my dear friends. Good afternoon, everybody.
I am indeed pleased to stand before you and share my thoughts on today’s topic “Is Praying Beneficial?” By all means, praying is beneficial. It benefits us in many ways. If a child wants to become good at studies, he should concentrate on all subjects perfectly. Praying to God makes us concentrate on the activity we do. If a person wants to be free from worries, he should pray for some time. Praying helps a person while he is in bad times. Of course, I don’t say that only prayers fulfil our requirements without any human efforts. But, prayers lead a person to the pious path.

When we participate in prayers, our mind controls our thoughts in the right way. Every person gets two types of thoughts. One is good and the other is bad. Prayers do not allow bad thoughts. They always lead us to think good, say good, be good and do good. We have to work hard to achieve success. I feel God’s grace always enriches the hard work we do. To get the result of the work, we have to pray. Even scientifically, praying is a kind of meditation which provides relief to mind. Praying gives relief from tensions. It also provides mental relief and good health. Praying increases lifespan as well. For all age groups, small children to old people, praying is a natural medicine for all problems. With this I close my speech here.

Thank you very much for offering me such a rare opportunity.

(Question – 34)

A) You participated in a quiz contest. Under your leadership your team got the first prize. Now, express your feeling of pride in the form of a diary entry. 8 M
Answer :
Dt: XX.XX.XXXX
9: 00 p.m.

Dear Diary,
Today is a successful day for me and also for my team. I participated in a quiz contest today organised by Geetanjali School. Five teams participated in the contest in total. There were five rounds. Our team did well in the very first three rounds. But in the fourth round one of our opponents performed better than us and stood at the first place. Being the leader of the team, I asked all my team members to stay cool and confident and rise to the occasion. We excelled in the final round and won the first prize. I am really very proud of myself.

XXXX

(OR)

B) Prepare an invitation card on the bitter-sweet occasion of the Farewell Party to outgoing 10th class students.
Answer :

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Study Material Telangana Unit 4B Preteen Pretext (Poem) Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 4B Preteen Pretext (Poem)

My teeny bopper has a phone;
She really never is alone.
It beeps and jitters day and night,
Emitting tiny bluish light.
Her ring tone is the latest rage,
As other preteens text and page.
One- liner messages appear
That make her grin from ear to ear.
The latest crisis, who likes whom,
The rock star with the best perfume;
Such weight matters cause her thrill
And elevate our monthly bill.
And yet, the silver lining glows,
For we have never come to blows.
I never have to raise my voice,
Because I have a high-tech choice.
If school assignments pile sky-high,
I exhale with a weighty sigh.

Like every modern mom who cares,
I simply telephone upstairs.
When chores demand her energies,
I simply text her, asking “Please!”
No alibis or missing word,
Because it’s clear that she has heard.
And if my daughter goes outside
To visit friends, both far and wide,
Her curfew’s easy to enforce
With her new cellular resource.
This beeping tether holds her close,
While helping her feel grandiose.
If separation e’er occurs,
My speed-dial links my heart to hers.
Our handy cell phones help us out,
Convenient, easy, with no doubt.
Yes, certainly, they have their place.
But can’t we talk once, face to face?
– Linda Ann Nickerson

I. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Who do you think is the speaker of the lines?
Answer :
I think the speaker of the lines is a woman (a mother).

Question 2.
What attitude of the speaker is conveyed through the last two lines of the first stanza?
Answer :
The last two lines of the first stanza depict that the days have become so busy with the cell phone. It always beeps and jitters day and night making people i.e. teeny bopper and the lady attending the cell phone regularly.

Question 3.
In what ways are cell phones useful for us according to the poem?
Answer :
Cell phones help us in many ways. They are very convenient, easy to attend at anytime. We can share our ideas with the people who are even far away from us. If we want to get things done by others, simple text or call is enough. It alerts the other people to respond to our instructions immediately.

Question 4.
What does the last line of the poem convey to us?
Answer :
We are very much confined to cell-phone. We use cell-phone to fulfil many of our jobs. At the same time we should remember that human relations are compulsory. Technology shouldn’t widen the gap between any two persons. We people will have to meet and talk face-to-face keeping aside modern devices. Otherwise our lives will become monotonous and will be mechanized losing valuable human relations.

Preteen Pretext (Poem) Summary in English

The poet explains how the atmosphere in a home changes with the arrival of the cellphone. She describes the child psycology of pre-teenagers and how they would become busy being amused by the cell-phone.

The poet says that her teeny bopper has become busy with the phone. She says that her teeny bopper is never alone. She is always in the company of the phone. The cell phone beeps and jitters day and night, emitting bluish light. The child becomes busy playing and involving in giving voting to select the best rock star. But that elevates monthly bill. She never has to raise her voice for her needs. She can use the high-tech choice i.e. cell phone.

If school assignments are piled up sky high, the poet makes a call to her daughter who is upstairs using the cell phone.

Whenever she needs her daughter’s help in routine work, she simply makes a call or sends a message to get the work done. Despite living in the same house, they talk on phone. The poet sarcastically suggests that cell phone is the root cause for disturbing human relations. The poet asserts that, if she is separated from her child, she can easily contact her by phone. She can make her heart move closer to her daughter through talking on phone. The poet says that no doubt, there is a lot of use of cell phone. It is very convenient, easy and helpful to us. However, cell phone is hindering human relations. The cell-phone has in fact made lives mechanical. The poet reminds us that people are supposed to meet and talk face-to-face to maintain human relations and bond.

Glossary :

1. jitters (v) : makes nervous
2. emitting (v): sending out light
3. bluish (adj) : bright
4. grin (v) : smile broadly
5. elevate (v) : raise to a higher level
6. pile (v) : things lying one on top of another
7. exhale (v) : breathe out
8. chores (n) routine tasks
9. alibis (n) : excuses
10. tether (n) : a rope for tying an animal
11. grandiose (adj) : planned on a large scale

Additional Meanings :

12. curfew : the time decided by a parent by which a child must be home or a sleep in the night.
12. patted : stroke lightly
13. fun : a time of feeling amused
14. beneath : below
15. tuck : fold of a cloth
16. probably : more likely than not
17. teeny bopper : a teen-age girl (teen-age : age between thirteen to nineteen years)
18. preteen : girl in early teen age

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Study Material Telangana Unit 4A The Fun They Had Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 4A The Fun They Had

Pre – Reading :

Look at the pictures given below and answer the questions that follow:

Question 1.
What do you see in these pictures?
Answer :
I see a robot, a rocket launcher, e – class room and an Astronaut.

Question 2.
What do they tell us?
Answer :
They tell us about the development of Science and Technology in the modern age.

Oral Discourse Debate :

“Development in Science and Technology will always lead to disasters”.
Answer :
“Development in Science and Technology will always lead to disasters.”
Speaker – 1 : Respected Chairperson, honourable Judges and dear friends! I stand here to express my views for the motion, “Development in Science and Technology will always lead to disasters.” There is no doubt that science and technology are developing rapidly. At the same time, disasters are also increasing to a great extent. Terrorists are killing innocent people with deadly bombs. College students are attacking girls with acid. So, I strongly feel that development in Science and Technology will always lead to disasters.

Speaker – 2: Respected Chairperson, honourable Judges and dear friends! My knowledgeable opponent might have forgotten the fact that we, human beings, are misusing Science and Technology and we are responsible for all these disasters. But why to blame Science and Technology ? Now-a-days Science and Technology play a major role in almost every field. People depend on Science and Technology for many purposes. That is why I strongly oppose the motion.

Speaker – 1 : When my opponent feels that man is responsible for all these disasters, then why can’t he control himself and use Science and Technology in the right way? Youth is not on the right track today. Why? It is just because of Science and Technology. People indulge in playing games on mobiles and computers. What a waste of time and energy! When we can’t use time well, we can’t rise and shine in our lives. Science and Technology is doing more bad and than good. Through this, it is clear that Science and Technology is misguiding us.

Speaker – 2 : My friend has said that man is uncontrollable and is creating all these disasters. All men are not alike. Thoughts differ from person to person. It is better to look at the other side of the coin. With the help of internet, we can communicate with any person anywhere in this world. Science and Technology can foretell the occurrence of natural calamities like earthquakes, tsunamis etc. Science and Technology has both merits and demerits. Let’s drive benefits from the merits and minimise demerits. I hope man will realise his fault and use Science and Technology only for the well-being of mankind in future.

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What did Margie write in her diary?
Answer :
Margie wrote in her diary that Tommy found a real book. It means she did not see the physical shape of a book.

Question 2.
What things in the book did Margie find strange?
Answer :
The things Margie found strange are : It was a very old book. When they read the book they felt strange. The letters on the book were without any movement unlike on the TV screen. Margie felt funny on reading it.

Question 3.
Why do you think Margie was disappointed ?
Answer :
Margie was disappointed because she hated school very much. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography. She had been doing worse and worse. Margie’s mother was very worried looking at her daughter’s performance. She sent for the County Inspector.
Margie hoped that they would take her mechanical teacher away from the computer, but it was not done.

Question 4.
Why did she think the old kind of school must have been a fun ?
Answer :
Margie thought that the old kind of school must have been fun because in old schools teachers were human beings and not machines. The children would learn, things reading printed books. All the kids from the neighbours would roam laughing and shouting, sit together in the school room and go home together at the end of the day. It was unlike her study room where she sat alone. They learnt the same things so they could help one another with the homework and talk about it. All these things made Margie feel fun which were quite opposite to her present experience.

Question 5.
Margie says old school was better than the future school!…. Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons.
Answer :
Yes, I agree with this statement because in future, only mechanical teachers teach through TV screens. There children never feel a human touch. In old schools, there was live teaching by human teachers. There they could share and exchange their ideas with one another.

Question 6.
What kind of school do you wish to have after 30 years ?
Answer :
I wish to have a school where live teaching would take place with the involvement of human teachers. I also wish, the teaching process isn’t mechanized in schools in the future. Teachers and children should be exchanging their ideas and views in a democratic way so as to strengthen the knowledge and wisdom of the students.

Question 7.
‘And the teachers were people.’ What do you understand by this expression ?
Answer :
I understand by this expression that there were human teachers and not the mechanical teachers who would be teaching students in class rooms. Mechanical teacher means the teacher who is present on computers. He is not a human teacher.

Vocabulary :

I. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
slots, loftily, dispute, screamed, scornful

1. We look …………… when we show something useless. (scornful)
2. Your workbook does not have ……….. for writing. (slots)
3. Why do you always ……….. your younger brother’s statements? (dispute)
4. The commander ordered ……….. to the soldiers, “Open fire”. (loftily)
5. All the boys ……….. when they saw a snake in their class room. (screamed)

II. Pick out the opposites for the following words from the story and use them in your own sentences.

1. serious × trivial – Achieving something is not a trivial matter.
2. scarce × abundant – Natural resources are abundant in India.
3. idle × busy, industrious – Don’t idle away your time; Be busy like a bee.
4. agree × refuse, decline; disagree = He refused my offer. He disagreed with me.
5. create × destroy – You have to create your own path. Destroy old ideas and construct new ideas!
6. knowingly × unknowingly – We shouldn’t commit mistakes knowingly or unknowingly.

III. Look at the underlined words in the following sentence taken from the text.

He was a round little man with a red face.
As you can see, there are two adjectives that precede the noun ‘ $m a n$ ‘. The adjective ’round’ and ‘little’ appear in a certain order. The adjective ‘little’ refers to the ‘size’ and ’round’ indicates the ‘shape’.

Think of two adjectives of size and shape for the following objects and put them before the nouns.

Answer :
1. a small round table.
2. a long pointed pencil.
3. a big square room.
4. a small round chapathi.
5 a thin big cat.

Gramanar :

I. Read the sentence taken from the text.
He added loftily pronouncing the word carefully “Centuries ago”.
In this sentence the words ‘carefully’ and ‘loftily’ are adverbs of manner, because they tell us about how the action is done.

1. Pick out some more verbs and the adverbs that go with them from the story or elsewhere. Use them in your own sentences.

1. She shook her head sorrowfully.
2. The geography sector was geared quickly.
3. History sector had blanked out completely.
4. He agreed to my proposal readily.
5. She prepared carefully for the examination.

2. Now look at the adverbs given in the box and fill in the blanks.
nonchalantly, quickly, completely, sorrowfully, awfully, carefully, differently

1. We all behave ………. when we don’t have any anxiety.(nonchalantly)
2. I ……….. forgot about it. (completely)
3. The report must be read ……….. then the action will be taken. (carefully)
4. The teacher shook her head ……….. when her student lied to her. (sorrowfully)
5. The two teams played ………… (differently)

II. Read the following sentences and notice the underlined part in each sentence.

1. They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly.
2. It was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to – on a screen.

What, according to you, is the function of the underlined clause? Which part in the sentence does it modify? The underlined parts in these sentences are Relative Clauses.

A Relative Clause gives extra informaton about or identifies a person, place, time or thing. It normally begins with a relative pronoun such as who, where, when, what or that. It functions like an adjective. They are known as adjective clauses.

Now, read the following sentences and underline the relative clauses.
a) The part Margie hated most was the slot where she had to put homework and test papers.
b) This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.
c) My mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that each kid has to be taught differently.

III. Combine the sentences using where, who, which and that.

1. Mahi always tells funny stories. We all like them.
Mahi always tells funny stories that we all like.
2. Dolly ate all the biscuits. I bought them for Chandu.
Dolly ate all the biscuits which I bought for Chandu.
3. An old man visited us last night. He was my grandfather.
An old man who visited us last night was my grandfather.
4. We should remember the place. We used to meet often.
We should remember the place where we used to meet often.
5. Divija gave me a camera. It was not working.
The camera, which Divija gave me, was not working.

IV. Complete the following sentences using with suitable relative clauses.

1. I know the boy who is intelligent as well as wise.
2. I visited the place which I had never visited earlier.
3. He told me the time when to attend the meeting.
4. This is the book which I bought yesterday in Book Exhibition held in P.W.D. Grounds.

V. Editing :
Read the following passage. Every numbered sentence has an error. Identify and edit it.

(1) In Siripuram village it did not rain at three years. (2) Men, women and children looked at the sky anxious for signs of clouds. (3) The pond were now a wide stretch of caked earth. Thirsty animals crowded around puddles of dirty water. (4) Women went very far on search of water. (5) They returned with pots of water balanced over their head and some fodder of the cattle tucked under their arms.
Answer :
1. it did not rain for three years
2. Looked at the sky anxiously
3. The pond was now
4. went very far in search of water
5. some fodder for the cattle

Writing :

I. Mary is a girl studying in class eight. Read the following letter that she wrote to her friend Candy.

Wonderland,
Computer Town.
20th Sept. 2016.

Dear Candy,
I am very glad to say that I have established a computer teaching lab, which gives me full information with the help of a mechanical teacher. It’s an up to date lab. Technology is growing fast, isn’t it? Imagine our classroom in 30 years. Reply soon.
With warm regards,

Your loving friend,
Mary.

To
Candy,
Winterland,
Technical Country.

Write a reply imagining how our future classrooms will be in the next 30 years. You may use the following hints while writing.

Winterland,
Technical Country.
5th December, 2016.

Dear Mary,
I am very glad to receive your letter and being enlightened with the contents describing the enrichment of computer lab. I would also throw light on our future class rooms and how they are going to be in the next 30 years.

Our future class rooms may be fully equipped with e-library, e-screen and e-mail facilities. They could make our learning easy and fruitful in surpassing the challenges thrown by the advancing world. I also imagine that there would be robot teachers who would be teaching us online. There the evaluation of our progress would take place through technology using advanced devices. That’s the class room in my dream in the next 30 years, Mary ! How do you feel ?
Reply soon.
With warm regards.

Your loving friend,
Candy

To
Mary,
Wonderland,
Computer Town.

Listening Passage :

Message from Space

Sunitha Williams sent out warm wishes on the occasion of Diwali from the International Space Station.

“I just want to wish everybody in India and people of Indian origin around the world a “Happy Diwali”. It’s a wonderful festival and I am happy we are part of it up here at the International Space Station. I did bring a couple of things that have to do with India from my father, particularly a peaceful ‘om’ that stays outside my crew quarters where I sleep, and the Upanishads. So I can read it while I am up. It is a small version (of the Upanishads) but it definitely brings the wisdom to us while we are here and allows us to think of the true meaning of life and what we are doing. Heartfelt feelings for the work we are doing up here and how we are doing and for our safe return home.

Listen to a message from space by Sunitha Williams and answer the following questions.

Question 1.
What is the text about?
Answer :
The text is about ‘Sunitha Williams’ wishes from the International Space Station to every Indian on the occasion of Diwali.

Question 2.
Where was Sunita Williams when she sent the message?
Answer :
She was in the International Space Station.

Question 3.
On which occasion did she send the message ?
Answer :
She sent the message on the occasion of Diwali.

Question 4.
What are the two things Sunita received from her father ?
Answer :
The two things Sunita received from her father are ‘ $\mathrm{Om}$ ‘ and ‘Upanishads’.

Question 5.
In what way did the Upanishads help Sunita?
Answer :
Upanishads made Sunita feel that she got wisdom. Upanishads gave her the true meaning of life and what she was doing. They enlightened her to have heart felt feelings for her work, and for their safe return home.

Study Skills :

Here are posters about two schools. Read them carefully.

Every one of you have an aspiration. Some one wants to become a sportsperson, a software engineer etc., As a student in which school do you want to join? Why? Write your opinion here.
Answer :
I am also an aspirant of a bright career. But as an aspirant, I prefer to join the school which can expand my spheres of knowledge in all aspects. They add to my bright future. As I have gone through the posters in the newspapers, I prefer to join the school, that enhances all-round development of the child. The school must be located in the midst of nature and there should be individual attention. It should focus, on social values in addition to education. I like to acquire all the skills, which can make me a complete man, useful to the nation.

For the harmonious development of the child there should be games, dance and all cultural activities. The school should make children, wonderful citizens. In my view majority of the children are being made technicians rather than good citizens. But there are schools which are providing facilities to the children to become wonderful citizens.

So I prefer those schools, which can impart education in Science and Technology in addition to games, music, dance, Indian heritage, moral education giving focus on social values. They are very essential for the all round development of the child as well as the development of the nation. I prefer to join that kind of school for bright future. I hope all the students are wise in choosing the best school which can provide a bright future for them.

The Fun They Had Summary in English

(In the lesson, Mechanical teacher means an image produced on the screen.
This teacher image is a part of computer programme meant for teaching)
This is an interesting conversation between two characters Margie and Tommy in this science fiction. Both are students in the year 2157 almost a century from today. Imagine that, at that time, science and technology has develop fully using electronic gadgets.

Margie looks at the old book in the hands of Tommy. There are printed letters which are not moving. Such printed books were in vogue at the time of their grand father’s grand father. Tommy says that such books are read and thrown away. But on the computer through which both Tommy and Margie are being educated, millions of books can be preserved.

Margie is impressed by the system of old education in those days. The students in those days came from their neighbourhood laughing and shouting. They used to sit together, and help one another. It was funny and enjoyable. Margie does not like the mechanical teacher. There is neither interest nor fun in such a learning.

The author emphasises that mechanized teaching should not be imparted. It should not involve in human life.

About the Autor :

Isaac Asimov (1920 – 1992) was an American author best known for his science fiction. He was the professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He is considered the master of science fiction. Most of his works explain scientific concepts in a historical way. He worked as the president of AHA (American Humanist Association). He earned a credit on ‘Star Trek’, a movie on science fiction. His famous works are ‘The Foundation Series’, ‘The Robot Series’ and ‘The Galactic Empire Series’.

Glossary :

1. crinkly (adj) : with many folds or lines
2. awful (adj, adv) : very bad, unpleasant
3. million (n) : ten lakhs
4. telebooks (n) : books seen or read on a television or computer screen
5. attic (n) : a space just below the roof, used as a storeroom
6. scornful (adj) : contemptuous; think something is worthless
Usage : There was a scornful look on Sharmila’s face, when she was not given the thing she wanted.
7. slot (n) : a given space, time or position
8. geared (v) : adjusted to a particular standard or level
Usage : Mr. Sona geared up to start a new work on the instruction of Ratna.
9. loftily (a d v) : in a superior way
10. regular teacher (n p h r) : a mechanical teacher (here)
11. betcha (exp) : (bet you) I’m sure
12. dispute (v) : disagree with
13. screamed (v) : gave a loud cry
Usage : She screamed on seeing the snake.
14. nonchalantly (adv) : not showing much interest
Usage: He replied non chalantly to my question.
15. beneath (prep.) : below
16. mechanical (adj) : connected with machines operated by power

Additional Meanings :

17. patted (v) : hit repeatedly
18. disappointed (adj) : upset
19. probably (adv) : likely to happen
20. blanked out (adv) : empty
21. tucked : held

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Guide Telangana State Unit 3C The Garden Within (Poem) Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 3C The Garden Within (Poem)

There is a garden
in my heart
where beauty grows
in fits and starts.

Where smiles are petals
from the flowers
bestowed by others
from their bowers

Nutritious hope
reaps seeds to feed
my spirit
for its every need

With gratitude
I’ll reach my goal
To touch the island
of my soul.

Questions And Answers:

Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
What is the central idea of the poem ?
Answer :
Spirituality is depicted in this poem. It assertains that every individual’s heart looks like a beautiful garden full of flowers and bowers with a nutritious hope. One should be positive in one’s outlook. A positive attitude and nutritious hope leads us towards success. Everything lies within us. If we are able to see, our soul will be a garden, which makes our life beautiful.

Question 2.
What features of the garden in the poet’s heart are mentioned in stanza 1 ?
Answer :
He says it is the garden where beauty grows in fits and starts. It is the garden where smiles look like petals.

Question 3.
What is the mood of the poet? Put a tick (✓) mark.
a. sad
b. hopeful
c. thankful
Answer:
(b) hopeful

Question 4.
Explain the word ‘gratitude’ in the poem.
Answer :
The word gratitude expresses the mood of the person to be thankful towards the people who help him in need. Being thankful towards others is gratitude. SIMILE, METAPHOR AND PERSONIFICATION :

Observe the following sentences.

1. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars.
In this sentence “flowers are compared to stars” such comparison using ‘like’ and ‘as’ is called ‘simile’.
e.g.: a. He roared like a lion.
b. Her face is as white as snow.

2. Life is a journey. Enjoy the ride.
In the above sentence the word ‘journey’ is used to describe/compare the word ‘life’. Such words are called ‘metaphor’. They are used to show that two things have same qualities. They make the description more powerful.
e.g.: a. Rudramadevi was a lioness in the battle.
b. Her home was a prison.

3. Spring has forgotten his garden.
Here, though ‘spring’ is a season, it is represented as a human being and given the qualities of forgetting etc. Such usage in literature is called ‘personification’.
e.g.: a. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
b. The snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak.

Project Work:

A Garden of Qualities:

The poem ‘The Garden Within’ talks about out spirit and goals. Our qualities are an important part of who we are. All of us, girls and boys, men and women, have all human qualities. Some are better developed than others. Here are a list of few qualities. Circle the ones you think are more developed in you. Make a similar table in your book. Talk to 5 family members and $\mathbf{5}$ friends. Ask each one to tick their qualities. If you happen to come across more qualities, add them to the list.
Ans.
I talked to five of our family members. They circled like this. (Here, one is shown)

i. Circled by my niece, Priyanka.

ii. Circled by my friend, Tarun.

Students can prepare like the above collecting information from relatives and friends.

The Garden Within (Poem) Summary in English

The poet says that there is a garden in his heart. In that garden, beauty grows [like plants grow in a garden]. Smiles are grown in that garden like petals of flowers. The smiles are signs of the respect given by others. [Whenever some one respects us, we keep a smiling face in return]. His spirit is fed with seeds of hope. It means he is always positive in thoughts. He says the goal is to touch the soul and he is confident to reach it with gratitude.

Glossary:

1. in fits and starts (phr) : in a sudden and irregular manner
2. bowers (n) : a pleasant place in the shade of tree
3. bestowed (v) : gave, showed respect
4. nutritious (adj) : good
5. reaps (n) : gives
6. gratitude (n) : thankfulness
7. petal (n) : a delicate coloured part of a flower
8. spirit (n) : inner feeling or mood
9. goal (n) : something that you hope to achieve

Additional Meanings :

10. feed : to provide food
11. island : an area of land surrounded by water ; isolated thing
12. soul : inner mind = consciousness

Section – A : Reading Comprehension :

Read the following excerpt from ‘ The Selfish Giant – I’.

Tall Girl : Now we have nowhere to play.
Short Boy : We can play on the road.
Square Girl : But the road is very dusty.
Graceful Girl : And full of hard stones.
Round Boy : I don’t like it.
Graceful Girl : Let’s walk around the wall when our lessons are over. At least we can talk about the beautiful garden inside.
Tall Girl : How happy we were there!
Round Boy : He is a very selfish Giant.
(The Giant opens a door in the wall and shouts at the children.)
The Giant : AAAGH! My own garden is my own garden; any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself. (The children scatter.)
Old Giant : Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds. Only in my garden it was still Winter. The birds did not come to sing, and the trees forgot to blossom. The people who were pleased best were the Snow and the Frost.
Snow and Frost : Spring has forgotten this garden; so now we can live here all the year round!
Old Giant : The Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak, and the Frost painted all the trees silver. Then they invited the North Wind to stay with them. When he came, he was wrapped in heavy furs. He roared all day about the garden and rejoiced in blowing the chimney-pots over.
North Wind : This is a delightful spot; we must ask the Hail to come on a visit.
Old Giant : So the old Hail came. Every day for three hours he rattled on the roof of the castle till he broke most of the slates, and then he ran round and round the garden as fast as he could go. He was dressed in grey, and his breath was like ice. I sat at the window and looked out at my cold white garden.

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
Where did the children play ?
A) In their school garden
B) Outside The Giant’s garden
C) In The Giant’s castle
D) Inside The Giant’s garden
Answer:
D) Inside The Giant’s garden

Question 2.
The road was ……….
A) stony
B) susty
C) stony and dusty
D) stony or dusty
Answer:
C) stony and dusty

Question 3.
When did the children feel very happy ?
A) When they were at home
B) When they were at school
C) When they played in the garden
D) When they played on the road
Answer:
C) When they played in the garden

Question 4.
What is the meaning of the word ‘scatter’ ?
A) collect
B) disperse
C) gather
D) divert
Answer:
B) disperse

Question 5.
Who lived in the garden all the year around ?
A) The Giant
B) Old Giant
C) Spring
D) Children
Answer:
D) Children

(Q.6-10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
Why do you think children have been named as ‘tall girl’, ’round boy’, ‘square girl’ etc. ?
Answer:
The Giant described the children’s conversations. As the giant did not know their names, he gave them names depending on their physical appearances.

Question 7.
How can you say that The Giant is selfish ?
Answer:
The Giant did not want to share his garden with others. He always said ‘My garden’. He put up a board saying trespassers would be prosecuted. He also built a high wall around his garden in order to prevent the children from entering the garden. Thus, I can say that the Giant is selfish.

Question 8.
Explain the word ‘cloak’.
Answer:
The word ‘cloak’ means a type of coat that has no sleeves.

Question 9.
Why was it still winter in The Giant’s garden ?
Answer:
It was still winter in the Giant’s garden because he was very selfish. God punished him for his selfishness.

Question 10.
What did the North Wind do ?
Answer:
The North Wind roared all day about the garden and rejoiced in blowing the chimneypots over.

Read the following passage.

There is an incident which occurred at the examination during my first year at the high school, and which is worth recording. Mr. Giles, the Education Inspector, had come on a visit for inspection. He had set us five words to write as spelling exercise. One of the words was ‘kettle’. I had mis-spelt it. The teacher tried to prompt me with the point of his boot, but I would not be prompted. It was beyond me to see that he wanted me to copy the spelling from my neighbour’s slate, for I had thought that the teacher was there to supervise us against copying. The result that all the boys except myself were found to have spelt every word correctly. Only I had been stupid. They tried later to bring this stupidity home to me, but without effect. I never could learn the ‘art of copying’.

Yet the incident did not in the least diminish my respect for my teacher. I was, by nature, blind to the faults of elders. Later I came to know many other failings of this teacher, but my regard for him remained the same. For I had learnt to carry out the orders of elders, not to scan their actions.

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
Who came to the high school on a visit for inspection ?
A) Neighbour
B) Teacher
C) Education officer
D) Gandhiji
Answer:
C) Education officer

Question 12.
Gandhiji had learnt …………
A) art of copying.
B) carrying out the orders of elders.
C) finding fault with the teacher
D) scanning the actions of elders
Answer:
B) carrying out the orders of elders.

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
Why did the copying incident not lessen Gandhiji’s respect for his teacher?
Answer:
The copying incident did not lessen Gandhiji’s respect for his teacher because he did not find fault with elders.

Question 14.
What did the teacher prompt Gandhiji to do?
Answer:
The teacher prompted Gandhiji to copy the spelling of the word ‘kettle’ from his neighbour’s slate.

Question 15.
What is your opinion about the art of copying?
Answer:
One should not encourage copying because one dollar earned is of more value than ten dollars found.

Question 16.
What do you learn as a student, from this account of Gandhiji’s school days?
Answer:
From this account of Gandhiji’s school days, as a student I learn two things – one is I should not learn the art of copying and the other is not to find fault with elders.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar :

(Q. 17 – 21) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

The king was surprising (17), and argued with the fisherman, but in the end (18) he said, ‘I promised to gave (19) you whatever you wanted, and I suppose (20) that I must keep my promise.’

After the king had hit him ten times, the fisherman jumped away and said, “That is enough for me. I promised the other ten to your minister.”

The king understood everything. He gave the minister the ten hits with the rod and removed him from the service (21).

Question 17.
Rewrite the underlined word with a suitable one.
A) surprise
B) surprised
C) surprises
D) surprisesed
Answer:
B) surprised

Question 18.
The antonym of the underlined word is …………
A) late
B) last
C) beginning
D) final
Answer:
C) beginning

Question 19.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable word.
A) giving
B) gives
C) give
D) given
Answer:
C) give

Question 20.
The synonym of the underlined word is …………
A) think
B) support
C) sign
D) certainly
Answer:
A) think

Question 21.
Rewrite the underlined sentence using ‘not only but also’.
A) He gave the minister the ten hits with the rod not only removed him from the service.
B) He gave the minister the ten hits with the rod but also removed him from the service.
C) He not only gave the minister the ten hits with the rod but also removed him from service.
D) He gave the minister not only the ten hits with the rod but also removed him from the service.
Answer:
C) He not only gave the minister the ten hits with the rod but also removed him from service.

(Q. 22 – 26) Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

You have spent a day at the seaside. At the ………… (22) of the day, everyone tells you how ………… (23) darker you look. You are proud of your tan; it makes you ………… (24) healthy. However, studies have ………… (25) that too much sunlight can be damaging to your skin. Sunlight ………… (26) harmful rays known as ultraviolet rays.

Question 22.
A) ending
B) ends
C) end
D) ended
Answer:
C) end

Question 23.
A) many
B) much
C) most
D) more
Answer:
B) much

Question 24.
A) see
B) show
C) come
D) look
Answer:
D) look

Question 25.
A) show
B) showed
C) shows
D) shown
Answer:
D) shown

Question 26.
A) consists
B) continue
C) contains
D) calculates
Answer:
C) contains

(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

(27) Every afternoon, when school was over, the childrens came and played with me. (28) But I never saw again the little boy which I loved. (29) 0h, I would like to seeing him again! (30) I’ve grown old or feeble, waiting. (31) I cannot play about with the children anymore, so I sit here in my armchair, and watch the children at their games, and admire his garden. I have many beautiful flowers, but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all.
Answer:
27. the children came
28. the little boy whom I loved
29. like to see him again
30. grown old and feeble
31. and admire my garden

Section – C: Conventions of Writing :

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ? ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5 M
Answer:
I won’t do it for anything in the world I thought when finally I was able to understand how their crazy system worked. “Not even if i knew that the best shot on earth was nearby, ready to fire a perfect bulet after the first two minutes”

Section – D : & Creative Writing

(Question – 33) :

A) Read the following poem. 12 M

Said the Duck to the kangaroo,
“Good gracious! How you hop!
Over the fields and water too,
As if you never would stop!
My life is a bore in this nasty pond,
And I long to go out in the world beyond!
I wish I could hop like you!”
Said the Duck to the kangaroo.
“Please give me a ride on your back!”
Said the Duck to the kangaroo.
“I would sit quite still, and say nothing but ‘Quack’,
The whole of the long day through!
And we’d go to the Dee and the Jelly Bo Lee,
Over the land, and over the sea;
Please take me a ride! O do!”
Said the Duck to the kangaroo.

Write a choreography script on the above poem.
While writing the choreography script, keep the following details.

• Title
• Theme
• Instances of the theme
• Locations
• Characters involved
• Sequence of actions

Answer:

Sequence of actions :

Scene – 1

• The chorustenters the stage and creates the visual image of the pond.
• The Duck calls out to the kangaroo and admires him for hopping.
• The Duck adds that its life in the pond is not at all interesting.
• The Duck wished it could hop like the kangaroo.

Scene -2

• The chorus enters the stage and creates the atmosphere of a forest with a small pond.
• The Duck requests the kangaroo to allow him to ride on his back.
• He promises that while he is on his back he will remain quiet and only say ‘quack’.
• The Duck urges the kangaroo to carry him to beautiful places such as the Dee and the Jelly Bo Lee (These are imaginary beautiful places created by the poet).

(OR)

B) Chief Minister KCR and other VIPs offered prayers to the presiding deity of the Mahankali temple in Secunderabad. Now, write a news report about the visit of the VIPs.
Answer :

Bonalu Festival
(Our Bureau)

3rd August, 20XX, Hyderabad : Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and a host of VIPs, including Union Ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu and Bandaru Dattatreya, visited the Mahankali temple in Secunderabad and offered prayers.

The Chief Minister, accompanied by his wife Shobha, visited the temple in the morning and offered silk clothes and special pujas to the presiding deity. KCR said that he had prayed to the goddess to shower blessings and help in the development of Telangana State and ensure property and health of the people. He prayed to the goddess to bless the state with adequate rains and crops. He said the blessings of the goddess would always be there for the people of the state.

On arrival at the temple, the temple committee members gave him a grand reception and at the end of the prayers, they offered “theertha prasadams” to him.

Earlier, Commercial Taxes Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav presented silk clothes to the Goddess Mahankali on behalf of the state government. Yadav said the TRS government had declared Bonalu as the state festival last year and released adequate funds for the celebrations. He also said at the instance of the Chief Minister all the Ammavaru temples in Secunderabad were illuminated for the occasion.

Among other dignitaries, who visited temple, included state BJP President G. Kishen Reddy, Nizamabad MP Kavitha, Deputy Speaker Padma Devendar, Telangana Council Chairman K. Swamy Goud, Telangana political JAC Convenor Prof. Kodandaram, Srinivas Goud and others. The Endowments Department made elaborate arrangements for the Bonalu festival. The devotees started queuing up at the temple from 2o’ clock onwards. The police made elaborate security arrangements.

(Question – 34) :

A) Imagine that you are the captain of your school cricket team. An inter-school cricket tournament is going to be organised next week. Draft a notice inviting the players for the team selections. 8 M
Answer :

TAGORE TALENT SCHOOL
NOTICE

Dt : XX.XX.XXXX

TEAM SELECTIONS

It would be great pleasure to intimate the school cricket team that the Lions Club is organizing an inter-school cricket tournament next week. So all the players are instructed to gather at the school playground tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. The head coach will select the wellbalanced team. Practice sessions will start soon after the selections.
For further details, you may contact the head coach.
Sd/-
Vijay
VIJAY
(Captain)

(OR)

B) Suppose that your sister’s son is going to celebrate his birthday next week. Now, design an invitation card on this occasion.
Answer :

Additional Exercises :

Section – A : Reading Comprehension

(Questions 1 – 10)

Exercise – 1

Read the excerpt from “The Selfish Giant – I”.
The Giant : It is your garden now, little children.
Old Giant : I took a great axe and knocked down the wall. And when the people were going to market at Twelve 0 ‘ clock they found me, yes me, playing with the children in the most beautiful garden they had ever seen. All day long we played, and in the evening the children came to bid me good-bye.
Tall Girl : Now we have somewhere to play.
Short Boy : This is much better than the road.
Square Girl : Yes, the road is so dusty, and the dust makes me sneeze.
Graceful Girl : And the grass is so much nicer than all those hard stones.
Round Boy : I like all the flowers.
Graceful Girl : And the trees.
Tall Girl : How happy we are all here! Thank you, Mr. Giant.
Round Boy : Yes, thank you. You are a very very nice Giant.
The Giant : But where is your little companion? The boy I put into the tree.
Graceful Girl : I don’t know.
Round Boy : He has gone away.
The Giant : You must tell him to be sure to come here tomorrow.
Tall Girl : I don’t know where he lives.
Square Girl : I have never seen him before.
The Giant : But I wanted to thank him. When he kissed me on the cheek I felt as though a great weight had been lifted from my heart.

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
“It is your garden, little children” is said by …………
A) Tall Girl
B) The Giant
C) Round Boy
D) Square Girl
Answer:
B) The Giant

Question 2.
When did the children leave the garden?
A) In the morning
B) During holidays
C) At twelve O clock
D) In the evening
Answer:
D) In the evening

Question 3.
What is better than the road ?
A) The school
B) The playground
C) The village
D) The garden
Answer:
D) The garden

Question 4.
Who do you think the little companion is ?
A) A little boy
B) God
C) The Giant
D) Angel
Answer:
B) God

Question 5.
What type of text is this passage ?
A) Choreography
B) Speech
C) Conversation
D) Play
Answer:
D) Play

(Q.6- 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
Who knocked down the wall? Why?
Answer:
The old Giant knocked down the wall in order to allow the children into the garden once again.

Question 7.
Why are the children happy in the garden?
Answer:
The children are happy in the garden because it is a very good and beautiful place for them to play.

Question 8.
Why did the children thank the old Giant?
Answer:
The children thanked the old Giant because he knocked down the wall and once again allowed the children to play in his garden.

Question 9.
How did the old Giant feel when the little boy kissed him?
Answer:
When the little boy kissed the old Giant on the cheek, he felt as though a great weight had been lifted from his heart.

Question 10.
What is the central theme of the play?
Answer:
The central theme of the play is that real happiness and joy comes from loving, caring and sharing. As long as a person is selfish, he cannot get true happiness. When we don’t share what we have with others, we feel lonely.

Exercise-2 

Read the excerpt from ‘The selfish Giant – II’.

Old Giant : I once owned a large, lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach trees that in the springtime broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl and in the autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them…
Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in MY garden… but one day I came back.

I had been to visit my friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years. After the seven years were over, I had said all that I had to say, and I determined to return to my own castle. When I arrived, I saw children playing in MY garden.
The Giant : What are you doing here? (The children run away.)
The Giant : My own garden is my own garden; any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.
(The old giant points out the younger giant working on a wall, putting up a sign and then listening at the wall.)

Old Giant : So I built a high wall all round and put up a notice-board: TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED

(1-5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
In spring, plants …………
A) begin to grow
B) begin to destroy
C) begin to fall down
D) stop growing
Answer:
A) begin to grow

Question 2.
What sang the songs sweetly ?
A) Animals
B) Birds
C) Children
D) The Giant
Answer:
B) Birds

Question 3.
How long did the Giant stay with his friend?
A) For several years
B) For a short time
C) For seven years
D) For a very long time
Answer:
C) For seven years

Question 4.
What kind of man was the Giant?
A) Kind
B) Selfish
C) Helpful
D) Caring
Answer:
B) Selfish

Question 5.
What type of text is the above passage ?
A) Interview
B) Speech
C) Drama
D) Skit
Answer:
C) Drama

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
Describe the garden.
Answer:
The garden was large and lovely with soft green grass.

Question 7.
Why did the children run away?
Answer:
The children ran away because the Giant shouted at them asking what they were doing in the garden.

Question 8.
Why will ‘the Giant’ not allow anybody to play in the garden?
Answer:
‘The Giant’ will not allow anybody to play in the garden because he thought that it was his own garden. Moreover, he was selfish.

Question 9.
What was built all around the garden? Why?
Answer:
A high wall was built all around the garden in order to prevent the children from entering the garden.

Question 10.
Explain the line ‘TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED’.
Answer:
The line ‘TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED’ means persons who enter the premises without permission will be sued.

Exercise – 3
Read the poem from “The Garden Within”

There is a garden
in my heart
where beauty grows
in fits and starts.
Where smiles are petals
from the flowers
bestowed by others
from their bowers.

Nutritious hope
reaps seeds to feed
my spirit
for its every need.
With gratitude
I’ll reach my goal
To touch the island
of my soul.

– Celia Berrell

(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
What is in the poet’s heart ?
A) A hut
B) A garden
C) A flower
D) A tree
Answer:
B) A garden

Question 2.
The phrase ‘in fits and starts’ means
A) In a relaxed way
B) In a planned manner
C) In a better way
D) In a sudden and irregular manner
Answer:
D) In a sudden and irregular manner

Question 3.
The poet compared human soul to …………
A) River
B) Sea
C) Island
D) Ocean
Answer:
C) Island

Question 4.
The word ‘bestowed’ means …………
A) helped
B) gave
C) saved
D) fought
Answer:
B) gave

Question 5.
The title of the poem suggests that …………
A) the result of our work depends on our spirit.
B) the result of our work does not depend on our spirit.
C) our spirit is less.
D) our aim is not high.
Answer:
A) the result of our work depends on our spirit.

(6-10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
What is the central idea of the poem ?
Answer:
The central idea of the poem is that the heart can be like a beautiful garden if the person has purity of thought to live in peace and harmony.

Question 7.
What features of the garden in the poet’s heart are mentioned in stanza 1 ?
Answer:
The beauty of the garden is mentioned in stanza 1 .

Question 8.
Explain the word ‘gratitude’ as used in the poem.
Answer:
Gratitude means the feeling of being grateful. The poet says that she is thankful for all that she has and it is this gratitude which will help her to reach her goal.

Question 9.
Pick out two pairs of rhyming words from the above poem.
Answer:
Two pairs of rhyming words from the above poem are : 1 . feed – need and 2. goal- soul

Question 10.
Why should we be grateful to others for their help ?
Answer:
We should be grateful to others for their help because it is a sign of culture to convey thanks to others for the help they have offered to us.

(Questions 11 – 16)

Exercise – 1

Read the following passage.

Mountaineering is now looked upon as the king of sports. But men have lived amongst the mountains since pre-historic times and in some parts of the world, as in the Andes and Himalayas, difficult mountain journeys have inevitably been part of their everyday life. However, some of the peaks were easily accessible from most of the cities of Europe. It is quite interesting that while modern mountaineers prefer difficult routes for the easiest ones, for the summit was the prize they all set their eyes.

In the risky sport of mountaineering the element of competition between either individuals or teams is totally absent. Rather one can say that the competition is between the team and the peaks themselves. The individuals making up a party must climb together as a team, for they depend upon one another for their safety.

(Q. 11- 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
People living in the Andes and Himalayas made mountain journeys …
A) as they lived in pre-historic time.
B) because of the challenge offered by the difficult journeys.
C) as it was a kind of sport.
D) because it was part of their day-to-day life.
Answer:
D) because it was part of their day-to-day life.

Question 12.
Mountaineering is different from other sports because the competition is between ….
A) Teams
B) Individuals
C) Teams and individuals
D) Teams and peaks
Answer :
D) Teams and peaks

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
Why should mountaineers climb as a team ?
Answer:
Mountaineers should climb as a team because they have to rely on each other for safety.

Question 14.
According to the author, what is quite interesting ?
Answer:
According to the author, the interesting thing is that while modern mountaineers prefer difficult routes for the greater enjoyment of sport, the early climbers looked for the easiest ones, for the summit was the prize they all set their eyes.

Question 15.
Why do you think mountaineering is one of the risky sports ?
Answer:
In my view, mountaineering is one of the risky sports because even though every safety measure is taken by the mountaineer no safety is assured as anything may go wrong while scaling the mountain.

Question 16.
How is mountaineering treated now ?
Answer:
Now, mountaineering is treated as the king of sports.

Exercise – 2

Read the following poem.

I hear a sudden cry of pain!
There is a rabbit in a snare;
Now, I hear the cry again,
But I cannot tell you from where.
But I cannot tell you from where,
He is calling out for aid!
Crying on the frightened air,
Making everything afraid!

Making everything afraid,
Wrinkling up his little face,
As he cries again for aid;
And I cannot find the place!
And I cannot find the place
Where his paw is in the snare,
Little one! Oh, little one!
I am searching everywhere!
– James Stephens

(Q. 11- 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
‘A snare’ means …………
A) A well
B) A trap
C) A hill
D) A pin
Answer:
B) A trap

Question 12.
Who is the ‘little one’ referred to here?
A) A snare
B) The rabbit
C) The poet
D) Air
Answer:
B) The rabbit

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
Why was the rabbit crying ?
Answer:
The rabbit was crying because it was caught in a trap.

Question 14.
What does the poet hear? What is his reaction ?
Answer:
The poet hears the sudden cry of pain made by the rabbit. He searches for the rabbit everywhere to rescue it.

Question 15.
How will you help the rabbit if you find its place?
Answer:
If I find the rabbit’s place, I will help it by opening the door of the trap.

Question 16.
Who is searching everywhere for whom ?
Answer:
The poet is searching everywhere for the rabbit.

Exercise -3

Observe the following advertisement.

(Q. 11- 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.
2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
According to the above advertisement, Geethanjali Junior College is located in …
A) Hyderabad
B) Delhi
C) Mysore
D) Nagarkurnool
Answer:
D) Nagarkurnool

Question 12.
What type of food is available in Geethanjali Junior College ?
A) Wonderful food
B) Delicious food
C) well-experienced food
D) Hot food
Answer:
B) Delicious food

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
What courses are offered in Geethanjali Junior College ?
Answer:
Courses such as IIT – JEE, AIEEE \& EAMCET in MPC, EAMCET in BiPC and CA-CPT in MEC are offered in Geethanjali Junior College.

Question 14.
How is the environment in Geethanjali Junior College ?
Answer:
In Geethanjali Junior College, the environment is homely.

Question 15.
What type of college is Geethanjali Junior College ?
Answer:
Geethajali Junior College is a complete corporate junior college.

Question 16.
Whose success is the success of the college ?
Answer :
Students’ success is the success of the college.

Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar

(Questions 17 – 21)

Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Exercise – 1

There was a farmer in Africa who was happy but (17) content. He was happy (18) because he was content. He was content (19) because he was happy. One day a wise (20) man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds and the power that goes along with them. The wise man said, “If you had a diamond the size of your thumb, you could have your own city. If you had a diamond the size of your fist, you could probably own your own country.” And then he went away. That night the farmer couldn’t (21) sleep.

Question 17.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable word.
A) or
B) unless
C) if
D) and
Answer:
D) and

Question 18.
The antonym of the underlined word is …………
A) happier
B) joyful
C) unhappy
D) very happy
Answer:
C) unhappy

Question 19.
The synonym of the underlined word is ………
A) supported
B) satisfied
C) soft
D) sorry
Answer:
B) satisfied

Question 20.
The opposite of the underlined word is …….
A) miswise
B) diswise
C) irwise
D) unwise
Answer:
D) unwise

Question 21.
The full form of the underlined part is …………
A) could not
B) cannot
C) have not
D) had not
Answer:
A) could not

Exercise – 2

There he watched films (17). Film and (18) film. He liked the film ‘Bicycle Thieves (19). That kindled interest for (20) Young Ray in film-making. Slowly his interest led him to a world of creativity. That was the birth of a great film maker. And Ray become (21) a film maker.

Question 17.
The synonym of the underlined word is …………
A) images
B) creativity
C) movies
D) novels
Answer:
C) movies

Question 18.
Replace the underlined with a suitable connector.
A) before
B) after
C) or
D) for
Answer:
B) after

Question 19.
The singular form of the underlined word is …………
A) thiev
B) thiefes
C) thief
D) theft
Answer:
C) thief

Question 20.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable preposition.
A) in
B) on
C) at
D) of
Answer:
A) in

Question 21.
Replace the underlined word with its correct form.
A) became
B) becomes
C) becoming
D) have become
Answer:
A) became

Exercise – 3

Do you know how the moment (17) got its name? The name (Chipko) came from a word meaning ’embrace (18)’. In the movement, the people of the village (19) hugged the trees and thus saved them by put (20) their bodies in the way of the contractors’ axes (21).

Question 17.
Replace the underlined word with the correct one.
A) moments
B) movement
C) movements
D) monument
Answer:
B) movement

Question 18.
The synonym of the underlined word is ………
A) embraced
B) hug
C) dear
D) stared
Answer:
B) hug

Question 19.
Replace the underlined part with a single word.
A) peoples
B) villager
C) village head
D) villagers
Answer:
D) villagers

Question 20.
Rewrite the underlined word with its correct from.
A) putting
B) puts
C) keeping
D) keep
Answer:
A) putting

Question 21.
The singular form of the underlined word is …………
A) axis
B) axe
C) axeses
D) tool
Answer:
B) axe

(Questions 22 – 26)

Complete the following passages choosing the right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Exercise – 1

It was the time of the year for physical fitness tests again. The girls of Secondary 1B were lining up to ……….. (22) their height and weight measured.
“Kate, it’s your turn to ……….. (23) yourself,” Susie said.
“Let’s ……….. (24) she does not spoil the machine!” somebody shouted. There was a roar of laughter. Kate, ……….. (25) embarrassed, stepped onto the weighing machine.
“Sixty-two kilograms,” said Miss Murphy as she ……….. (26) Kate’s weight in the register.

Question 22.
A) has
B) had
C) having
D) have
Answer:
D) have

Question 23.
A) weight
B) weigh
C) weighs
D) weights
Answer:
B) weigh

Question 24.
A) feel
B) hoped
C) hope
D) imagine
Answer:
C) hope

Question 25.
A) felt
B) feeling
C) falling
D) filling
Answer:
B) feeling

Question 26.
A) listed
B) recorded
C) removed
D) relaxed
Answer:
B) recorded

Exercise – 2

The skunk is a creature which you probably do not want to go ……….. (22). What makes this animal unpopular ……….. (23) the terrible odour it gives ……….. (24). The skunk has two scent glands under its tail. These glands ……….. (25) a smelly fluid called musk. When it meets an enemy, the skunk squirts ……….. (26) musk in a spray.

Question 22.
A) far
B) long
C) end
D) near
Answer :
D) near

Question 23.
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) were
Answer :
A) is

Question 24.
A) of
B) off
C) on
d) in
Answer :
B) off

Question 25.
A) make
B) prepare
C) produce
D) absorb
Answer :
C) produce

Question 26.
A) out
B) in
C) sideways
D) everywhere
Answer :
A) out

Exercise – 3

In the beautiful country of Scotland, there is a lake called the Loch Ness. ………… (22) these peaceful surroundings, a sea monster known as the ‘Loch Ness Monster’ is ………… (23) to be living in the lake. This creature, affectionately ………… (24) as ‘Nessie’, has been reported to be seen by many people ………… (25) the lake. According to these ………… (26), Nessie looked like a dinosaur. It had a huge body, a small reptilian head and a long neck.

Question 22.
A) around
B) in
C) on
D) for
Answer :
B) in

Question 23.
A) say
B) said
C) says
D) saying
Answer :
B) said

Question 24.
A) called
B) known
C) calling
D) know
Answer :
B) known

Question 25.
A) on
B) under
C) around
D) away
Answer :
C) around

Question 26.
A) sayings
B) reports
C) performances
D) explanations
Answer :
B) reports

(Questions 27-31)

Read the following passages. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Exercise – 1

(27) In every trees I could see a little child. (28) The trees was so glad to have the children back again that they had covered themselves with blossoms, and were waving their arms gently above the children’s heads. (29) The birds were flying about and twittering with delight, and the flowers were looking up through the green grass but laughing. (30) It was a loving scene, only in one corner it was still Winter. (31) It was the farthest corners of the garden, and in it was standing a little boy.
Answer :
27. In every tree
28. The trees were so glad
29. through the green grass and laughing
30. It was ajovely scene
31. It was the farthest corner of the garden

Exercise – 2

Tall Girl : (27) Now we have somewhere to play.
Short Boy : (28) We can play in the road.
Square Girl : (29) But the road are very dusty.
Graceful Girl : And full of hard stones.
Round Boy : (30) I don’t liked it.
Graceful Girl : Let’s walk around the wall when our lessons are over. (31) At least they can talk about the beautiful garden inside.
Answer :
27. we have nowhere to play
28. on the road
29. the road is very dusty
30. I don’t like it
31. At least we can talk about

Exercise – 3

(27) What a marvelous sight is this! (28) In the farthest corner of the garden … an tree covered with lovely white blossoms. (29) Its branches are all golden, and silver fruit hangs down from them, and what are this? (30) Can it been? Oh! Can it be?
(31) He have come back! He has come back!
Answer :
27. What a marvelous sight this is
28. a tree covered with lovely white blossoms
29. What is this
30. Can it be
31. He has come back

Exercise – 4

(27) There is a garden
In my heart
(28) when beauty grows
In fits and starts.
(29) Where smiles is petals
From the flowers
(30) Bestowed with others
(31) from his bowers.
Answer :
27. There is a garden
28. where beauty grows
29. Where smiles are petals
30. Bestowed by others
31. from their bowers

Exercise – 5

Old Giant : (27) So the old Hail come. (28) Every day of three hours he rattled on the roof of the castle till he broke most of the slates, and then ran round and round the garden as fast as he could go. (29) He is dressed in grey, and his breath was like ice. (30) I sat at the window and looked out at my cool white garden.

The Giant : I cannot understand why the Spring is so late in coming. (31) I hope there will be a change in the whether.
Answer :
27. So the old Hail came
28. Every day for three hours
29. He was dressed in grey
30. looked out at my cold white garden
31. there will be a change in the weather

Scetion – C: Conventions of Writing

(Question 32)

Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks ( . , ? ” ” ) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spellings of the underlined words. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Exercise – 1

Now I thought “the bull will give a signel. all the herd will turn round, rush back and charge”
Answer :
“Now,” I thought, “the bull will give a signal. All the herd will turn round, rush back and charge.”

Exercise – 2

She was an intresting girl I said. “can you tell me did she keep her hair long or short ”
Answer :
“She was an interesting girl,” I said. “Can you tell me did she keep her hair long or short?”

Exercise – 3

I want my photograph taken, I said. The photographer looked at me without enthusiasm. He was an old man in grey suit with the dim eye of a scientist But their is no need to describe him. everybody knows what a photographer is like.
Answer :
“I want my photograph taken,” I said. The photographer looked at me without enthusiasm. He was an old man in grey suit, with the dim eye of a scientist. But there is no need to describe him. Everybody knows what a photographer is like.

Section – D : Creative Writing (Discourses)

(Question – 33)

A) In the lesson, “The Selfish Giant’ the Giant did not allow the children to play in his beautiful garden. The children were disappointed. Now, narrate the incident in your own words.
Answer:

Trespassers will be Prosecuted

The Giant had a beautiful garden with soft green grass. But he was very selfish. Some children enjoyed playing in the garden in his absence. The owner of the garden who went to visit his friend came back to his place. Just at the same time, the children were playing in the garden as ustal. The selfish Giant was surprised to see the children playing in his garden. He roared at the children. Out of fear, they ran away in different directions. The Giant did not want the children to play in his garden. So, he built a high wall all around the garden. He also put a notice board with the words, ‘TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED’. The children did not like the attitude of the Giant. They were bitterly disappointed. They were also upset because there was no other place for the children to play games happily. Finally, the Giant brought sadness to the children by means of his selfish attitude.

(Or)

B) Imagine you are a resident of Sai Nagar Colony, Shadhnagar. The residents of your colony are suffering due to the lack of medical facilities in your locality. Now, write a letter to the municipal commissioner of your town requesting him to set up dispensary in your locality.
Answer :

D. No. 3-7,
Sai Nagar Colony,
Shadhnagar.
Dt : XX.XX.XXXX

To
The Commissioner,
Municipal Corporation of Shadhnagar,
Shadhnagar.
Sub : Request for setting up a dispensary.
Sir,
On behalf of the residents of Sai Nagar Colony, Shadhnagar, I would like to draw your attention to the lack of medical facilities in our locality.

Getting medical aid at the appropriate time is a reason for concern in this area as the nearest dispensary is about four kilometres away. Though there are private clinics, these are beyond the reach of common man as they are very expensive.

Considering the problem faced by us on a regular basis, I request you to make necessary arrangements for setting up a dispensary in our locality at the earliest. Your efforts would be much appreciated.
Thanking you,

Yours truly,
XXXX

(Question – 34)

A) Read the following information about Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space. 8 M
Answer :

Rakesh Sharma

Rakesh Sharma was born on 13 January, 1949, Patiala. He was the first Indian who landed in space. He was married to Madhu, an expert interior decorator. His son’s name is Kapil. He worked in the Air Force. He got his commission in 1971. He received training at the Space Centre in Star City, near Moscow. This extraordinary and amazing individual went into space in the Soyuz T-11 on April 3, 1984 and returned to the earth on 11 April, 1984.

Now, write a short profile of Rakesh Sharma in a paragraph based on the information above.

(Or)

B) Imagine you are an eye specialist. Now design a poster conveying the idea of “Eye Donation”.
Answer :

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Guide Telangana State Unit 3B The Selfish Giant Part 2 Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 3B The Selfish Giant Part 2

I. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
How is the ‘child’ different from the other children ?
Answer :
The child was so small that he could not climb the tree to play like other children. He was wandering all around it crying bitterly. He was the smallest boy in the garden.
When the Old Giant put the boy up into the tree, he kissed the Old Giant with love whereas other boys ran away.

Question 2.
How does the narrator explain the idea of Spring time? Pick out some expressions.
Answer :
The narrator explains the idea of spring time with his personal attachment to nature by beautiful expressions.
a) the Hail stopped dancing
b) North wind ceased roaring,
c) a delicious smell coming.
All these showed the idea of Spring time.
With the arrival of children into the garden
a) the trees had covered themselves with blossoms,
b) the trees were waving their arms gently above the children’s heads.
c) the birds were flying about and twittering with delight and
d) the flowers were looking up through the green grass and laughing.
All the above explain the idea of Spring time.

Question 3.
What are the figurative expressions used in the play ? List them and mention their significance.
Answer :
The figurative expressions in the poem are :
1. The linnet bird’s song is the most beautiful music in the world.
2. The Hail has stopped dancing over head.
3. North Wind had ceased his roaring.
4. The trees had covered themselves with blossoms and were waving their arms gently over the children’s heads.
5. The birds were flying about and twittering with delight.
6. The grass had beautiful flowers like stars.
7. The peach trees broke into blossoms.
8. The flowers were looking up through the green grass and laughing. All these expressions listed above have given a human touch to the play. They draw the attention of all the (audience) readers to feel empathetic with the characters in the story.

Question 4.
What is the central theme of the play?
Answer :
The central theme of the play is:
One shouldn’t be selfish in enjoying the fruits of nature. Nature is a gift of God. It is for the pleasure of all. The fruits of nature should be enjoyed by all living beings in nature equally. Nature cannot be owned by a single person. Particularly children are most welcome to enjoy nature because they represent God. In this story, when the children come into the garden and start playing, with the very touch of children all the trees in the garden turn green as in the spring, full of flowers and fruits. It is explained symbolically that nature means God. God is happy when children are happy.

II. Complete the following sentences choosing the correct answers from the choices given below.

Question 1.
Both ‘Over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars’ and ‘the peach-trees broke into blossoms’ refer to …………..
a) autumn
b) spring
c) winter
Answer :
b) spring

Question 2.
The Giant observed the children …………..
a) hiding in the garden
b) playing in the garden
c) dancing in the garden
Answer :
b) playing in the garden

Question 3.
The Giant knew the Spring had arrived from …………..
a) song of a linnet bird
b) sounds made by the children
c) blossoms in the garden
Answer :
a) song of a linnet bird

Question 4.
The Little Boy …………..
a) called The Giant by gesturing
b) flung hands around the neck
c) ran towards The Giant
Answer :
b) flung hands around the neck

Question 5.
‘What a marvellous sight is this?’ is said by …………
a) the children
b) the Little Boy
c) The Giant
Answer :
c) The Giant

Vocabulary :

I. Look at the following underlined phrase taken from the text and know the meanings.

1. Peach-trees that in the spring time broke out into delicate blossom. In the above sentence, the phrase ‘broke out’ means ‘to come out’.

A) Refer to a dictionary and find out phrasal verbs beginning with ‘break’. Use them in your own sentences.
1. Our car broke down on the road, we had to push it off.
2. The burglar broke into our neighbour’s home yesterday.
3. He suddenly broke down during his speech.
4. They were very close friends previously. They broke up these days.

B) Pick out some more phrasal verbs from the play ‘The Selfish Giant’.

1. looked up : The flowers were looking up through the greengrass
2. looked out : I sat at the window and looked out of my cold white garden 101
3. points out : The Old Giant points out at the younger Giant
4. knocked down : I took an axe and knocked down the wall
5. put up : I built a high wall all round and put up a notice board
put into : I put the boy into the tree
6. covered up : The snow covered up the grass
7. danced about : The snow danced about through the trees.
8. dance over : The Hail stopped dancing over my head
9. reach up : He could not reach up to the branches.
10. come on : We must ask the Hail to come on a visit
11. ran away : They all ran away
12. stole up : I stole up behind him
13. stretched out : The little boy stretched out his two arms
14. running back : She came running back
15. gone away : He has gone away
16. looks around : He rubs his eyes and looks around.
17. walk into : They walk into an ever expanding garden.

II. Read the underlined part of the sentence taken from the text.

This is a delightful spot.
In the above sentence ‘delightful’ means ‘pleasant’, the opposite (antonym) of it’s ‘gloomy’.
Pick out antonyms of the underlined words from the play and use them in your own sentences.

Question 1.
Nobody likes to be in hell. hell × heaven
Answer :
Everybody wants to be in Heaven.

Question 2.
You should beware of your foe. friend × foe
Answer :
You should be helpful to your friend.

Question 3.
It started raining cats and dogs. started × stopped
Answer :
It stopped raining hails.

Question 4.
She uncovered her head after she came out of the temple. uncovered × covered
Answer :
She covered her head with scarf.

Question 5.
This is the nearest shop to my house. nearest × farthest
Answer :
That is the farthest place to my school.

III. Look at the following sentence taken from the text.
Eg : I heard the children whispering outside the wall on their way to school. In the above sentence the underlined word indicates the children ‘speaking quietly’ outside the wall so that nobody else could hear.

Now match the words in column $A$ with those in column B with similar meaning.

Answer:

IV. Choose the correct meaning for the underlined word.

Question 1.
The Giant put a notice board, trespassers will be prosecuted
a) someone who enters a premises without permission
b) someone who forcibly enters a premises
c) someone who officially enters a premises
Answer :
a) someone who enters a premises without permission

Question 2.
The Giant was wrapped in furs and roared all day about the garden.
a) made a loud noise with anger
b) felt frustrated
c) looked pleased
Answer :
a) made a loud noise with anger

Question 3.
There are twelve peach-trees that in spring-time broke out into delicate blossoms.
a) leaves
b) flowers
c) fruits
Answer :
b) flowers

Question 4.
He rattled on the roof the whole day.
a) made series of sounds
b) shouted
c) tapped
Answer :
a) made series of sounds

Grammar :

Read the following sentences.

1. He is swimming in a pool.
2. Swimming is good for health.
In two sentences you notice that verbs are used with ‘-ing’. Do you notice any difference in them ?

In the first sentence the verb+ing is preceded by ‘is’. The verb is in progressive form.

In the second sentence you don’t find ‘is, are, was or were’ with verb+ing. Such verbs with ‘-ing’ without helping verbs are known as ‘Gerunds’. They are normally in the subject position or object position.

I. Identify gerunds in the following sentences and underline them.

1. The north wind ceased roaring.
2. The Child did not see the giant coming.
3. I heard the children whispering outside the wall on their way to school.
4. Why is the spring so late in coming?
5. Walking makes you healthy.

Writing :

Read the following notice taken from the play.

TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED

Write a similar one – line notice each that you may find in the following places.
1. Hospitals : Keep silent
Hush! silence : Visitors are allowed only in the specified timings
2. Banks : Check your belongings before you leave
3. Public places : Smoking is prohibited in public places
4. Schools : Parents are not allowed into the class rooms
5. At home : Beware of dog

Listening Passage :

Lal Bagh

Dear Students; now we are in Lal Bagh Garden, Bangalore. It means “The Red Garden” in English. It is one of the famous gardens in India. It is located to the south of the city.

Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore commissioned the building of the garden in 1760. His son Tipu Sultan, completed it by importing trees and plants from several countries. The garden has over 1,000 species of flora. The garden is spread over 240 acres. The Glass House is the main attraction in this garden, modeled on London Crystal Palace.

Look there, you can see a 300 year old “Christmas Tree”. There are many such old trees we can find in the garden. Children, look there, you can find the scientific name tag to each tree.

Now we are moving towards the Rose Garden, which is another highlight of Lal Bagh. It has almost all the species of roses available worldwide.

Now we are at the giant Electronic Quartz Flower clock built by HMT. In this garden flower shows are conducted every year to educate people about different flora and help to cultivate the habit of growing plants among the public.

Listen to a description and answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Where is the garden located ?
Answer :
Lal Bagh Garden is located to the south of the city centre and is Bangalore’s main attraction.

Question 2.
What is so special about it ?
Answer :
Lal Bagh Garden has over 1000 species of flora, spread over 240 acres. The Glass House is the main attraction. There are many old trees which are 300 years old.

Oral Activity :

Talk about any garden you have visited.
A. I have recently visited a rose garden. It is very beautiful. There are a number of colourful rose plants. Beautiful butterflies fly over them. A delicious smell comes from the flowers. There are big trees also. Some birds sit on the trees and sing very sweetly. I am pleased and amused a lot.

Study skills :

Read the play ‘The Selfish Giant’ once again and summarize it.
Remember to follow the points given below.
1. Identify the main and subordinate ideas, section wise / part wise.
2. Separate the main idea from the subordinate ideas.
3. Identify the words / phrases which carry ideas.
4. Link your ideas properly with appropriate linkers.
5. Use the words / phrases that express the essence of the text.
6. Present the ideas briefly.

Summary :

Once there lived an Old Giant who owned a large, lovely beautiful garden with soft green grass. Children on their way home used to play in ‘the garden’. Once the Giant went to meet his friend. When he returned, he saw children playing in his garden. He decided not to allow anybody into his garden to play.

He constructed a wall around the garden, and kept a notice board – “Trespassers would be prosecuted”.

Time passed over. Spring came and it brought greenery in all the gardens in that locality except to the Old Giant’s garden. Meanwhile Snow and Frost came to the garden and settled on the branches. They started dancing on the branches and thought that they would never leave that garden. Snow covered all the trees, whereas frost painted all the trees with silver. Winter lingered in the garden without welcoming the Spring. The Old Giant could not understand why Spring did not enter his garden.

In one corner there was still winter, one small boy stood crying because he couldn’t reach upto the branch of the tree. The Giant learned why the Spring did not enter his garden. He went upto the boy to help him in climbing the tree. Then Spring came over all of his garden.
From then onwards he allowed children to play in his garden.
Moral: ‘One should not be selfish in enjoying the fruits of nature’.

The Selfish Giant Part-2 Summary in English

Days passed by. One morning, The Giant heard some lovely music. A delicious smell came from the window. He saw many boys who were playing in the garden. He observed a boy in a farther end of the garden. The small boy was standing there. He was unable to climb the tree to play on it. The Giant’s heart melted seeing the small boy’s helpless situation.

The Giant gently lifted him. He kept the boy on the branches of the tree. At once the tree was full of blossoms, and fruits. The boy stretched out his two arms and flung them around the giants’s neck and kissed him. When the other children saw that, they all came running and started playing. The whole garden turned into a beautiful spring.
Finally the Giant realized how selfish he was in not allowing the children into the garden. He started enjoying with the children. But he couldn’t see the small boy again.
He grew older and became feeble. Suddenly to his surprise, one day the small boy appeared in the garden. The Giant went closer to the boy. The boy had wounds on his body, The Giant got angry and enquired of the boy who had wounded him. The boy replied that those wounds on his body were “the wounds of love”. The Giant was surprised and asked the boy who he was. The boy simply smiled and invited the Giant to his own garden in paradise to play with him, as he was once invited by the Giant to play in The Giant’s garden.
(It means the child is none other than God!)

About the Autor :

Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880 s, he became one of London’s most popular play wrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams and plays. Oscar Wilde is best known for the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and the play The Importance of Being Earnest. The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of children’s stories written by Oscar Wilde.

Glossary :

1. linnet bird (n) : a small brown and grey bird
2. hail (n) : small balls of ice that fall like rain
3. cease (v) : stop happening
Usage : The fire department officials ceased the fire within a few minutes.
4. twittering (v) : making a series of short high sounds
Usage : We enjoy the twittering of the birds in the countryside.
5. sneeze (v) : suddenly expel air from the nose and mouth due to irritation in one’s nostrils
6. feeble (adj) : lacking strength, weak
Usage: He looks feeble as he has only recovered recently.
7. hath (v) : has (old usage)
8. thee (pronoun) : you (old usage)
Usage: Pray to thee oh! my friend.
9. slay (v): kill
Usage: Rusthum slays Sohrab foolishly.
10. thou (pro) : you (poetic usage)
Usage: Thou art the real matter.

Additional Meanings :

11. roar : to make a loud noise
12. crept in : crawled inside
13. bitterly : in a bitter way
14. stretch out : to open arms
15. tiny : small
16. melt : to soften
17. knock down : to break
18. bid : say
19. companion : friend
20. admire : to praise
21. merely : just
22. farthest: last one
23. dared : took risk
24. wound : injury
25. stole up : came secretly
26. nay : no
27. art thou : are you
28. art : are

Telangana SCERT Class 8 English Solutions – TS 8th Class English Guide Study Material Telangana

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Solutions Unit 1 Family

• A. The Tattered Blanket
• B. My Mother (Poem)
• C. A Letter to a Friend

8th Class English Guide Pdf Telangana Unit 2 Social Issues

• A. Oliver Asks for More
• B. The Cry of Children (Poem)
• C. Reaching the Unreached

Telangana 8th Class English Workbook Answers Unit 3 Humanityz

• A. The Selfish Giant Part 1
• B. The Selfish Giant Part 2
• C. The Garden Within (Poem)

Telangana SCERT Class 8 English Solutions Unit 4 Science and Technology

• A. The Fun They Had
• B. Preteen Pretext (Poem)
• C. The Computer Game

TS 8th Class English Study Material Unit 5 Education and Career

• A. The Treasure Within Part 1
• B. The Treasure Within Part 2
• C. They Literally Build the Nation

8th Class English Guide Pdf TS Unit 6 Art and Culture

• A. The Story of Ikat
• B. The Earthen Goblet (Poem)
• C. Maestro with a Mission

8th Class English Guide Telangana State Unit 7 Women Empowerment

• A. Bonsai Life Part 1
• B. Bonsai Life Part 2
• C. I Can Take Care of Myself

8th Class English Textbook Pdf with Answers Telangana Unit 8 Gratitude

• A. Dr. Dwarakanath Kotnis
• B. Be Thankful (Poem)
• C. The Dead Rat

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