Andhra Pradesh Board Class 8 English My Mother Question and Answers
Andhra Pradesh SCERT 8th Class English Solutions Unit 1 Chapter 1B My Mother Question and answers. Students who are searching for Andhra Pradesh Class 8 English Chapter 1B can find here Solution of this chapter.
| Board | Andhra Pradesh (AP Board) |
| Class | 8th |
| Subject | English |
| Unit | 1 (1B) |
| Topic | Solution |
UNIT-1
MY MOTHER
COMPREHENSION
Answer the following questions.
Answer:
1.) The poet has a deep connection to his playthings and sense his mother’s presence when interacting with them. He hears a melody that makes him think of his mother and smells the autumnal fragrance of shiuli flowers. looking out the bedroom window at the blue sky, he senses his mother’s comforting presence.
2.) When the poet was still a child, his mother passed away. He is therefore unable to remember his mother.
3.) Yes, there is sadness present in this poem. This is implied by the phrase “I cannot remember my mother.” The poet’s mother died while he was a little child, therefore he is unable to recall her.
4.) Stanza 2:
Images – The poet smelling the scent of the shiuli flowers which is like the scent of his mother.
Sense it appeals – smell/ nose
Stanza 3:
Images – The poet sending his eyes into the blue sky to feel mother’s gaze.
Sense it appeals – sight/ vision/ eyes.
5.) Questions related to Stanza 1,2,3
a.) Who are the persons involved?
b.) Where does the action take place?
c.) What is the mother associated with?
d.) What is the theme?
Answers –
Stanza 1
a.) Mother and the child.
b.) In the baby’s room.
c.) rocking the cradle of the baby.
d.) Mother humming songs while rocking the baby as a symbol of care.
Stanza 2
a.) Mother and the child
b.) The Temple and The Garden
c.) The smell of shiuli flowers.
d.) Mother attending prayer services in the temple.
Stanza 3
a.) Poet.
b.) Bedroom of the poet.
c.) The distant blue sky.
d.) Mother gazing towards her son.
6.) Qualities of my mother:
a.) Source of love and affection.
b.) Problem solver.
c.) Patient and humble.
d.) Takes proper decisions for our well-being.
e.) Takes care of us and the whole family.
7.)
| Stanza | Action of the main character | Action of the supporting team/characters |
| 1 | Mother is the main character and is humming a song for her child. | Child is in the cradle, playing with his toys. |
| 2 | Poet is the main character and is smelling the shiuli flower. | Mother is at the temple. |
| 3 | Poet is the main character and is looking outside his bedroom through a window. | Mother is gazing towards him from the sky above. |
