Chhattisgarh State Class 8 English Chapter 10 Solution
Chhattisgarh State Board Class 8 English Textbook Solution Chapter 10 A Place Fit for Gods to Marry Exercise Questions and Answers.
A Place Fit for Gods to Marry Chapter Solution – Lesson 10 – CG Board
CG SCERT Chhattisgarh State Board Class 8 English Chapter 10 A Place Fit for Gods to Marry Exercises Questions and Answers.
A Place Fit for Gods to Marry
Reading comprehension
A.) Answer the following questions:
1.) What was Madurai earlier known as?
Ans – Madurai earlier known as ‘The city of Nectar’ or Madhurapuri.
2.) Why is Madurai called the city of nectar?
Ans – It is believed that some poison fallen on Madurai from Lord Shiva’s snake. So he put some necter from his crescent moon to neutralize the poison.
3.) Why did Shiva put nectar on Madurai?
Ans – To neutralize the poison from his snake that fallen on Madurai.
4.) How many legends about Madurai have you read in the lesson?
Ans – I read 2 legends about Madurai in the lesson.
5.) Which of the legends about Madurai do you find the most interesting? Why?
Ans- The first legends when poison fallen into Madurai.
I find it more interesting because when the poison fallen on Madurai then how was the life in there? And how Lord Shiva save Madurai from the poison. That’s really feels interesting to me.
6.) What do you like most about Madurai?
Ans – I like most about Madurai is the melodious sound of Madurai, the sweet-smelling jasmine strands, the windy entrances to huge temples, the politeness of the people.
B.) Fill in the blanks:
1.) After the wedding Meenakshi is taken on a palanquin.
2.) Lord Sundareshwara is carried on a silver elephant.
3.) Goddess Meenakshi’s husband is Lord Sundareswara.
4.) The people of Madurai speak tamil language.
5.) Madurai is in Tamil Nadu state.
6.) The moon on Shiva’s head is crescent shaped.
Vocabulary
A.) Given below are words followed by four meanings. Tick the meaning used in the text:
1.) melodious
(a) sad (b) musical
(c) merry (d) happy
2.) neutralize
(a) to be filled with nectar
(b) to make something harmless
(c) finish the value
(d) to make something look beautiful
3.) venom
(a) poison (b) blessing
(c) money (d) honey
4.) nectar
(a) beauty
(b) bright light from heaven
(c) poison
(d) drink of Gods
5.) attack
(a) to harm some one
(b) to argue with some one
(c) to be friendly with some one
(d) to be angry with some one
6.) ancient
(a) attractive
(b) huge
(c) new
(d) old
7.) summon
(a) tell someone to come
(b) tell someone to salute
(c) tell someone to speak
(d) tell someone to sum up
8.) magnificient
(a) grand (b) interesting
(c) ordinary (d) bright
9.) sculpture
(a) statue (b) tombs
(c) design (d) pillars
Grammar
Study the price tags carefully and ask each other the following questions and answer them as in the example:
Example: Which item is cheaper than the chess-board?
Answer: A Ludo is cheaper than the chess-board.
1.) Which item is the cheapest ?
Ans – Ludo board is the cheapest item.
2.) Which is the costliest item?
Ans – Cricket bat is the costliest item.
3.) Which items are cheaper than the bat?
Ans – Hockey bat, Ludo, racquet, football, chess board are cheaper than the bat.
4.) Which items are as costly as the racquet?
Ans – Football and hockey are as costly as the racquet.
Writing
A.) Create an imaginary City. Write a proper noun next to each common noun:
City – Alipurduar.
Famous building – Dooars Konna.
River – Nonai River.
Park – Evening Park.
mountain – Joyanti.
temple – Durga bari.
B.) Use the words given in the box to describe the city you have created:
You can add more words.
Begin your sentences as given.
The name of the city is Alipurduar.
It has a big playground.
The playground is very famous in Alipurduar.
It has a beautiful park.
Dooars konna is the tallest building in Alipurduar.
It has a magnificent view of mountains.
It has an old forest.
Activity
1.) Listen to the announcement and complete the chart.
Madai mela programme
Date | Name of the Programme | Time | Group which will perform |
16th August | Chhattisgarhi folk songs | 7.00 pm | D.K Orchestra |
17th August | Dance Program | 8.00 pm | Sweeta Group |
18th August | Pandavani | 9.00 pm | Kavita Pandavani Music Mandali. |
2.) Tick the right option:
(i) Visitors at the mela should use dustbins for :
(a) keeping the venue neat
(b) throwing the waste
(c) (a) and (b)
(d) only (a)
(ii) The vehicles should be parked at the:
(a) parking street
(b) shed
(c) parking space
(d) outside the mela ground
B.) Work in pairs:
See the following pictures. Choose your words from the table given below to describe the pictures:
i) How tall the monument is.
ii) wow! how wonderful the Taj Mahal is.
iii) How strange the fish is.
iv) How huge the mountains are.
v) How angry the bull is.
vi) How huge the hippo is.