8 Lower English unit 2 Textbook questions
Here are the answers to all the questions from Unit 2 of the "My English Book Eight" textbook.
Unit 2.1: Try Again
Margin Questions (Page 28)
Question: What should you do when you fail, at first?
Answer: When you fail at first, you should not give up; you should try again.
Question: When do we generally feel ashamed?
Answer: We generally feel ashamed when we fail, even after trying once or twice. But the poet says that it is not a disgrace if we continue to try again.
Question: What rules must always be kept in mind?
Answer: We must always keep the rule in mind that we should never give up and always try again, especially if a task is hard. We should also be patient.
English Workshop (Page 29)
1. The following Anagrams contain words/phrases from the poem. Guess and write what they are.
(2) our cage = courage
(3) vet sir = strive
(4) red raw = reward
(5) tap niece = patience
(6) serve peer = persevere
2. Pick out lines that convey the following from the poem.
(a) If you keep trying, without a doubt, you shall win. - "If you will persevere, / You will conquer, never fear,"
(b) It is not shameful to struggle hard. - "If we strive ’tis no disgrace / Though we do not win the race;"
(c) When others can do the work, so can you, if you keep trying patiently. - "All that other folk can do, / Why, with patience, may not you?"
(d) When you fail in your first attempt, make another one. - "If at first you don’t succeed, / Try again;"
3. Find from the poem the Antonyms (opposite words) for the following.
(2) punishment × reward
(3) courage × fear
(4) stop/quit × persevere/strive
(5) lose × win/conquer
4. Answer in your own words.
(a) What lesson should always be kept in mind?
Answer: - The lesson that we should always keep trying and never give up should always be kept in mind.
(b) What should someone who loses a race do?
Answer: - Someone who loses a race should not feel disgraced but should continue to strive and try again.
(c) What quality is important when you are struggling for success?
Answer: - Perseverance and patience are important qualities when you are struggling for success.
(d) When can success have a greater value - when you get it easily or with difficulty?
Answer: - Success has a greater value when you get it with difficulty, after failing and persevering.
5. Read the poem and fill in the web, choosing points from it.
(Points can include: Heed the lesson, persevere, have courage, have patience, strive)
6. Most lines from the poem can serve as a Truth or a Proverb.
(1) If at first you don’t succeed, Try again. (2) You will conquer, never fear. (3) If we strive, ’tis no disgrace. (4) Time will bring you your reward.
Unit 2.2: The House-builder
Margin Questions (Page 41-42)
Question: Why was the mason a very good workman?
Answer: The mason was a very good workman because he always strove to do his work with perfection, took great interest, used the best materials, and gave an excellent finish to every house he built.
Question: What sudden decision did the mason take?
Answer: The mason suddenly decided to retire and spend time with his grandchildren.
Question: What was the contrast in the workmanship of the last house?
Answer: The contrast was stark. Unlike his previous work, which was done with full dedication and perfection, the last house was built very roughly and carelessly, with low-quality materials and a poor finish.
Question: What shock awaited the mason?
Answer: The shock that awaited the mason was that the contractor handed over the new house to him as a gift. The poorly built house was now his own.
English Workshop (Page 42-43)
1. Find from the story the Noun forms of the following. (1) dedicate: dedication (2) measure: measurement (3) decide: decision (4) perfect: perfection (5) own: owner/ownership (6) give: gift (7) responsible: responsibility (8) persist: persistence
2. Choose the proper phrase/expression to complete the sentence meaningfully.
(2) One should make up one's mind to help others when needed.
(3) As Mr. Jadhav was transferred to Chennai, he had to hand over his responsibilities to his assistant.
(4) The labourer’s income was not sufficient to meet the needs of his family.
(5) Because of a fault in the wiring, they will have to send for an electrician.
(6) Mother tried hard to change her son’s habits, but to no avail.
(7) Mangoes from Ratnagiri are always in great demand.
3. Read the story and answer in your own words.
(a) The owners of the new houses built by the mason would be extremely pleased. WHY?
Answer: - Because the mason built the houses with perfection, using high-quality material and giving an excellent, appealing finish.
(b) The contractor compensated for the mason’s good work. HOW?
Answer: - The contractor paid the mason a very good salary (handsomely), which was sufficient to meet his family's needs.
(c) The mason made a firm decision to retire. WHEN?
Answer: - The mason made a firm decision to retire after he became a grandfather, having worked with great devotion for many years.
4. Read the following words from the story aloud and fill them in the proper columns.
One Syllable- work, full, door, way, great
Two Syllable- story, leave, building, ready, broad, happy
Three Syllable- perfection, architect, quality, material, complete, ownership
More than three- responsibility, measurement, excellent, sufficiently, subsequently
5. Pick out from the lesson the Homophones of the following words.
(1) waist - waste (2) knew - new (3) lose - loose (4) maid - made (5) grate - great (6) won - one (7) sight - site (8) week - weak (9) would - wood (10) sea - see
Unit 2.3: The Little River
Margin Questions (Page 37)
Question: How do we know that the river is just knee-deep?
Answer: We know the river is just knee-deep because the poem mentions that in summer, cows and carts can cross it with ease.
Question: What does one see along the banks of the river?
Answer: Along one bank, one sees tall kash grass fields with white blossoms. Across the river, there are groves of mango and palm trees.
Question: How do the young children enjoy in the river?
Answer: The young children (girls and boys) enjoy bathing close to the bank, splashing with their thin cotton towels (gamchhas) as they wade in the water.
Question: How does the river change in ‘Ashadh’?
Answer: In the month of Ashadh (monsoon), the river changes completely. The waters rise, it floods ("in spate"), the current grows strong, the water becomes muddy, and the air is filled with the babbling sounds of the flowing torrent.
English Workshop (Page 38-39)
1. (A) Name the following from the poem.
(2) Two animals: cows and jackals
(3) Two seasons: summer and monsoon (Ashadh)
(4) Two non-English words: gamchhas, kash
(5) Two different timings of the day: dusk and dawn
(B) Pick from the poem words that describe sounds. (1) Chirping (2) howl (3) babbling (4) splashing
(C) Pick out words that describe the flow of the river water. (1) meanders (2) in spate (3) torrent (4) swirls
2. (A) Find out five lines from the poem that contain the Figure of Speech – Alliteration.
(1) No sign of slime, the sands shine bright, (2) To their household tasks the wives return, (3) Having used river-sand to scour each dish. (4) The air is rife with babbling sounds, (5) As the muddy torrent swirls along.
(B) Pick out 4 lines that contain the Figure of Speech ‘Onomatopoeia’. (1) Chirping mynahs through that site, (2) The jackal’s howl is heard there at night. (3) Splashing with their gamchhas as they wade. (4) The air is rife with babbling sounds,
3. Rearrange the words in Alphabetical order.
(2) babbling, banks, bathe, blossom, boys
(3) their, there, these, they, though, throng, too, trap, torrent
4. What aspects of the poem do the following phrases describe?
(b) only knee deep - the shallowness of the river in summer.
(c) not too steep - the gentle slope of the river banks.
(d) housework on the riverbank - wives returning to their household tasks after bathing.
(e) in spate - the river flooding during the monsoon.
(f) rife with sounds - the noisy atmosphere created by the flowing monsoon river.
5. Write down four points of contrast in the changing scene of the river.
In Summer
1. Water is only knee-deep.
2. Current is gentle.
3. Sands shine bright, and there's no slime.
4. The river is quiet and peaceful.
In Monsoon
1. The waters rise and the river is in spate (flooded).
2. Current grows strong.
3. The water becomes a muddy torrent.
4. The air is filled with babbling sounds.
Unit 2.4: Excuses! (A Skit)
Margin Questions (Pages 51-53)
Question: In what sense was Ritesh ‘early’? (p. 51)
Answer: Ritesh was 'early' in an ironic sense. He had arrived for the second period, so the teacher taunted and remarked that he was too early for the second period.
Question: What was the first reason why Ritesh was delayed? (p. 51)
Answer: The first reason Ritesh gave was that he stopped to investigate a scream and found a person lying on the pavement, groaning with pain.
Question: What made Ritesh go back to the shop? (p. 52)
Answer: Ritesh went back to the shop because, in the "mad rush" of chasing the thief and the groaning man, he realised that he had left his school bag there.
Question: When did the dog finally leave the school bag? (p. 52)
Answer: The dog finally left the school bag when the shopkeeper gave Ritesh some biscuits, which he offered to the dog and lured it away.
Question: How did Ritesh describe the same dog, the second time? (p. 53)
Answer: The second time, Ritesh described the dog as a small, lonely puppy that looked lost, not a "huge, hairy, brown dog" as he had claimed earlier.
Question: Why did Ritesh refuse to take part in the story-writing competition? Can you believe his last excuse for refusing to take part? (p. 53)
Answer: Ritesh refused to take part because he claimed he wasn't good at making up stories. His excuse is unbelievable and ironic because he had just told his teacher a series of very creative and elaborate made-up stories to explain his lateness.
English Workshop (Pages 53-54)
1. Complete the following by inserting the correct words from the skit.
(2) The police arrived to investigate the crime.
(3) My friend lured me to eat chocolates in the classroom.
(4) I was relieved to find my lost notebooks.
(5) The injured child kept groaning with pain.
(6) He stole the cash and vanished into the dark night.
2. Rearrange the order of the following events as per the narrator.
(2) The groaning man joined the thief and ran away.
(3) A huge dog was sitting on Ritesh’s school bag.
(1) The dog began to follow Ritesh to school.
3. Discuss and write the answers in your own words.
(1) Were the excuses given by Ritesh for his late arrival true?
- No, the excuses were not true. The way he kept adding more and more dramatic events one after another, and how he changed the description of the dog, shows that he was making up a story.
(2) Did the teacher believe Ritesh’s stories? How do you know that?
- No, the teacher did not believe his stories. She knew he was making them up, which is why she sarcastically suggested he enter the story-writing competition, saying he was good at "making up stories."
(3) Why did the teacher suggest that Ritesh should enter the story-writing contest?
- The teacher suggested it sarcastically because Ritesh had just told a series of very creative and unbelievable excuses. She was ironically pointing out his talent for inventing stories.
(4) What, according to you, is the best way to correct children who are regularly late to school?
- The best way is to talk to them calmly to understand the real reason for their lateness. One could also explain the importance of punctuality and set clear consequences for being late, while also rewarding them for being on time.
4. Report the following in Indirect Speech.
(1) Ritesh: May I come in, Madam?
- Ritesh respectfully asked the teacher if he could come in.
(2) Mrs Sen: Ritesh, you are too early for the second period.
- Mrs. Sen sarcastically told Ritesh that he was too early for the second period.
(3) Ritesh: I had left my bag at the shop.
- Ritesh told the teacher that he had left his bag at the shop.
(4) Ritesh: I am sorry, Ma’am!
- Ritesh apologised to the teacher.
(5) Mrs Sen: There’s a story-writing competition.
- Mrs. Sen told Ritesh that there was a story-writing competition.
Unit 2.5: A Heroine of the Sea
Margin Questions (Pages 56-58)
Question: What role did the lighthouse play? (p. 56)
Answer: The lighthouse served as a guide and protector for sailors. Its lights shone across the sea to warn sailors at night of dangerous rocks.
Question: What efforts did Grace’s father take to educate his children? (p. 56)
Answer: Grace's father was a wise and educated man who taught all his children to read and write. He also taught them to be honest, brave, and unselfish.
Question: What was Grace always unhappy about? (p. 56)
Answer: During a storm, Grace was always unhappy about the poor sailors who were out at sea in danger.
Question: What did Grace notice from her window? (p. 57)
Answer: From her window, Grace noticed people clinging to the distant rocks, half-submerged under the sea.
Question: How did Grace and her father come to the rocks? (p. 58)
Answer: They came to the rocks by rowing a small boat together. They pulled with all their strength on the oars, going up and down over waves as high as hills.
Question: At the most, how many could the boat carry? (p. 58)
The boat was small. It could carry Grace, her father, and the nine survivors, but not all at once. They had to make two trips.
Question: How did the Darling family become famous? (p. 58)
Answer: The rescued passengers returned to their homes in England and told the story of the brave girl and her father to their families and friends. The story of their heroism was then reported in the newspapers, making them famous.
English Workshop (Pages 59-60)
1. Find from the story the antonyms of :
carelessly × carefully / cautiously
selfish × unselfish
happy × unhappy/sad
rare × common
disagreed × agreed
enemies × friends
forgot × remembered
2. Pick out words from the story, and make a list of 8 words related to sea travel.
(1) lighthouse (2) sailors (3) ships (4) shipwreck (5) coast (6) island (7) storm (8) waves
3. Write any two dialogues from the story that prove the following:
(1) ‘We must rescue them before they are drowned!’
(2) ‘I can help you, Father,’ cried Grace. ‘I can row a boat as well as any man, can’t I?'
*William Darling was unwilling to take a risk:
(1) ‘It is hopeless,’ he said. "We can do nothing."
(2) How can I row a boat by myself through these waves?
*Mrs Darling discouraged them from trying to rescue:
(1) ‘No, no!’ she exclaimed. ‘How will it help those poor people if you are drowned?
(2) A girl like you, Grace, cannot do a man’s job.
4. Answer in short in your own words.
- Grace Darling
(b) A ship was wrecked that night. WHY?
- Because a fierce and terrible storm was blowing, which drove the ship onto the dangerous rocks.
(c) Nine men and women did not drown. WHY NOT?
- Because they were able to climb onto a rock after the ship was wrecked.
(d) Grace said she would help her father rescue. HOW?
- By rowing the boat with him, as she was strong and had often rowed with him before.
(e) Using all their strength to row, they came there. WHERE?
- They came to the rocks where the survivors were clinging.
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