Chhattisgarh State Class 8 English Chapter 7 Solution
Chhattisgarh State Board Class 8 English Textbook Solution Chapter 7 Everyday Heroes Exercise Questions and Answers.
Everyday Heroes Chapter Solution – Lesson 7 – CG Board
CG SCERT Chhattisgarh State Board Class 8 English Chapter 7 Everyday Heroes Exercises Questions and Answers.
Everyday Heroes
Reading comprehension
A.) Answer the following questions:
1.) Why is Naranbhai Karangia called the “Peacock Doctor”?
Ans – Because he treated our National bird even if it was 200km away. And after treatment he brings the bird to his home.
2.) What is the Advanced Locality Management Programme?
Ans – It’s a Mumbai Municipality Beautification Programme. Where all the residents of a street or colony collect their garbage separately.
3.) How has Sharma helped clean up his street?
Ans – Sharma helped clean up his street through a programme called Advanced Locality Management Programme. Where all the residents separate their garbage. Where the wet garbage turned into compost to grow plants and rag pickers were hired to take away the dry variety.
4.) How did the singer ‘Abhijeet’ help the couple and the accident victim?
Ans – He told his driver to take the couple to the nearest hospital and carefully placed the victim in the couple’s car and drove to the same hospital.
5.) What message do you get from the story “The Noteworthy Singer”?
Ans – “We should not waste time to help road accidents, maybe we can save a life! ”
6.) Why does Vasant Kalbag promote ‘kindness’ among people?
Ans – Because he believes that kindness not only helps others, it also boosts our health and longevity.
7.) How was Amala Mary able to prevent the rail tragedy?
Ans – She was running through a muddy pathaway to the railway tracks. Lucky she was wearing red sari. She lifted it’s pallu and start weaving It as she ran. When the train slowed down, she shouted ” land – slide” the driver applied emergency brakes, and the train stopped.
8.) What is the Kalpana Chawla award given for?
Ans – The Kalpana Chawla award given for ” Courage and Daring Enterprise.”
B.) Some acts of the ‘heroes’ in the lesson are given below. Explain the result of their timely action:
Sl no | Step taken | Result |
1
2
3
4
5 |
Setup centres in villages for birds
Instructed driver to take the injured man to hospital
Encouraged people to be kind
Implementation of Area Locality Management
Stopped the train |
They always get food
A life is saved
Helping others and boosts our health and longevity
The streets are clean now.
Hundreds of people’s life saved |
Vocabulary
A.) Complete the following sentences:
(1) When Karangia learnt that a peacock was ill or injured,
he rushed to the bird on his motorcycle. (learnt/rushed)
(2) Abhijeet was returning home when he saw people gathered around a man.
(gathered/returning)
(3) After making sure that the man was being attendedto he took leave for home at 1 am. (attended/leave)
(4) If only people were kind to one another, the world would be a better place. Inspired by this simple but powerful idea, he started his own organisation.
(inspired/better)
(5) The garbage bins overflowed, street lights never worked, the lane was full of potholes on Sharmas street. (overflowed/worked)
(6) Amala started running on the embankment towards the train. Then, scrambled down a muddy path onto the tracks, she continued to run. (running/scrambled)
B.) Write one word that describes the profession after reading the clues:
(1) One who heals is a doctor.
(2) One who runs a business businessman.
(3) One who takes care of a business manager.
(4) One who sings for films playback singer.
(5) One who designs an internet site webmaster.
(6) One who cooks in a hotel chief.
(7) One who collects waste ragpickers.
Writing
A.) Work in groups and write a story based on the details given below and give a Title to the Story.
Ans – Charu and Chinmay Sharma are brother and sister. Their age is 10 and 6. And their mother is Neha Sharma. One day they were boarding in Ladies compartment in mumbai local train. Two stations later two men entered the compartment and one of the men threatened their mother for the handbag he has a knife in his hand. Charu and chinmoy learn karate and do not allow the thief to take away the bag. Charu baisa thief and The thief also injured chinmoy in her face. And when the train slowed down both jumped out of the train Without the bag. Charu and Chinmoy received the bravery award. Mother thinks the children needs to be cautions. Children feel inspired if the incidents happen again they would repeat karate.
Activity
B.) Read sentence aloud. Use clues given and speak in a sentence:
(i) White colour, long tail,
Eats mice
What am I?
Ans – Cat.
(ii) Tallest mountain, very cold
Situated in Nepal
Who am I?
Ans – Himalaya.
(iii) Ship of the desert, can
live without water for up to a month
Who am I?
Ans – Camel.
(iv) Small in size, music comes out of it.
Children like listening to it.
What is it?
Ans – Music player.
(v) I go from house to house
and deliver letters.
Who am I?
Ans – peon.
(vi) Cure animals, wear a white coat,
Work in a Hospital.
Who am I?
Ans – Animal Doctor.
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