Assam Jatiya Bidyalay Class 8 English Solution Chapter 12 The Black Pearl
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Chapter 12 – The Black Pearl
Comprehension
1.) Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1×10=10
a.) How did Pele’s father earn his livelihood?
Ans: Pele’s father Dondinho was a professional soccer player and that was their only source of income.
b.) Why did Pele’s father leave playing soccer?
Ans: Pele’s father, Dondinho had to retire from playing soccer due to a knee injury.
c.) Who first offered Pele money to play soccer?
Ans: One of the premier players of Brazil, Waldemar de Brito, offered Pele money to play soccer.
d.) What is the full name of Pele?
Ans: Pele’s full name is Edson Arantes Do Nascimento.
e.) When and where was Pele born?
Ans: On 23 October 1940,Pele was born to a family in Tres Coracoes, Brazil.
f.) How many goals did Pele score during his career?
Ans: During Pele’s career, he scored 1280 goals in 1363 matches. He holds the world record for hat tricks and the number of goals at the international level.
g.) When did Pele receive the International Peace Award?
Ans: In 1978, Pele received the International Peace Award.
h.) What is the meaning of ‘O Milesimo’?
Ans: ‘O Milesimo’ meant “thousandth.”
i.) To whom did Pele dedicate his 1000th goal?
Ans: Pele was vocal for the cause of the poor and when he scored his 1000th goal, he dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil.
j.) What did Pele say about himself?
Ans: Pele said about himself that, it seemed that God brought him to Earth with the mission to play soccer.
2.) Give brief answers to the following questions.
a.) What did Pele do when his father had to leave playing a soccer ?
Ans: The poor young boy had to search for a way to get ridof poverty and he regarded soccer as the only way out. He started playing soccer regularly. As he could not afford a proper football to play, he either used a sock stuffed with newspapers, tied with a string or used a grapefruit. When he was playing soccer he earned extra money by shining shoes at the Bauru Athletic Club on not match days.
b.) How did Pele remember Brazil’s 100th World Cup goal scored in the 1970 World Cup?
Ans: In the 1970 World Cup final Pele scored Brazil’s 100th World Cup goal. Remembering the goal he said that, he had a special feeling for that goal because he scored it with his head, he further stated that, hisfather was a soccer player and his father once scored five goals in a game, all with his head. That was one record he would never able to break.
c.) Why did Pele sign a contract with New York Cosmos to play NASL?
Ans: Pele’s appearance in NASL made soccer popular among the Americans. Explaining why he had played in NASL after his retirement, Pele remarked that he did it not for money but to make soccer truly popular in the United States.
d.) What were the qualities of Pele as an athlete?
Ans: Pele was a real athlete. He could play in any position on the field. He had a remarkable ability to anticipate other player’s moves. He was blessed with great balance and the ability to shoot powerfully with either foot and with his head.
e.) Why do the people call Pele the ‘Black Pearl’?
Ans: Pele is a person of dark complexion. But for his great accomplishment in soccer, people compare him to the valuable pearl. So, he is better known as the Black Pearl’.
3.) What were the other activities that Pele did besides playing soccer?
Ans: Pele excelled in other areas too apart from soccer. He published several bestselling autobiographies. Pele starred in several documentaries and composed numerous musical pieces, including the entire sound track for the film Pele’. Pele was very humane from the core of his heart and he had a soft corner for the children. He did extensive work for the cause of the children through UNICEF. Pele was equally vocal for the cause of the p0or and when he scored his 1000th goal, he dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil.
4.) Describe the last match of Pele.4
Ans: On October 1, 1977 Pele’s mission In the NASL came to an end. He ended his legendary career in an exhibition match between the Cosmos and Santos. He went out and played the first half for the Cosmos and scored a goal and played the second half for Santos. After the match Pele was embraced by the players and then ran around the field holding an American flag in his left hand and the Brazilian flag in his right hand
5.) Write a note on Pele’s childhood. 5
Ans: he grew up in poverty he learned to love and enjoy soccer in the sporty atmosphere of his home. Unfortunately, the boy’s father Dondinho had to retire from playing soccer due to a knee injury. This incident worsened the financial support of the family. The poor young boy had to search for a way to get ridof poverty and he regarded soccer as the only way out. He started playing soccer regularly. As he could not afford a proper football to play, he either used a sock stuffed with newspapers, tied with a string or used a grapefruit. When he was playing soccer he earned extra money by shining shoes at the Bauru Athletic Club on not match days. He even formed a ‘Shoeless Team’ with his street kids and participated in a youth tournament.
6.) Write true or false.
a.) The name of Pele’s father was Dondinho.
Ans: True
b.) Pele belonged to a well-to-do family.
Ans: False
c.) In 1969 Pele scored his 1000th goal.
Ans: True
d.) Pele joined New York Cosmos for money.
Ans: False
e.) In the last match Pele played for the Santos.
Ans: True
Grammar and usage
7.) Fill in the blanks adding the prefixes given in the box to thewords in brackets.
(super, multi, un, vice, in, trans, mis)
a) My sister was __(happy) to see the kitten suffering.
Ans: un
b) He was the first __(chancellor) of this University.
Ans: vice
c) She is wearing a __(coloured) dress.
Ans: multi
d) He is very __(attentive) in the class.
Ans: in
e) The magician __(formed) the dog into a beautiful princess.
Ans: trans
f) Please don’t__ (understand) me.
Ans: mis
g) He behaves as if he were a __(man)
Ans: super
8.) Add a suffix to the following words from the ones given in the box. Make the necessary spelling changes if needed.
For example, beauty + ful = beautiful
Answers:
Powerful, Excitement,Airy, Government, Peaceful, Brightness, Rusty, Happiness, Useful, Meaningless, Attractive, Foolish.
Vocabulary
9.) Listed in the table below are some words picked up from the lesson. Some are in their noun forms and the others are in their adjective forms. Complete the table with the words in required form.
Answers:
Noun |
Adjective |
Profession | Professional |
Poverty | Poor |
Sport | Sporty |
Injury | Injurious |
Glory | Glorious |
Excellence | Excellent |
Retirement | Retired |
Success | Successful |
10.) Match the following.
Answers:
Epilogue: last part of a literary work.
Blasphemy: Words uttered impiously about God.
Drought: extreme dry weather without any rainfall.
Skeptic: Person who doubts the truth of religious doctrine.
Posthumous: Occurring after death.
Oratory: art of speaking.
Pseudonym: a fictitious name used by an author.
Unanimous: being all of one opinion.
Soliloquy: Speaking one’s thoughts aloud to oneself.
Obituary: notice of a person’s death, especially in anewspaper.
Composition
11.) Read the following information and write a biographical note within 50-75 words.
Answer:
Nareen Chowdhury, was born on 15th February, 1935, and brought up in Lakhimpur. He did his MA in Assamese Literature, and worked as a Teacher and writer. He had a wife, two daughters and one son. During his span of life, he wrote two novels, three collections of short stories, articles in magazines and newspapers and many story books for children. He was also a social worker, editor of a local magazine. He received many literary awards and died on 25th April, 2007.