Chhattisgarh State Class 8 English Chapter 8 Solution
Chhattisgarh State Board Class 8 English Textbook Solution Chapter 8 At School Exercise Questions and Answers.
At School Chapter Solution – Lesson 8 – CG Board
CG SCERT Chhattisgarh State Board Class 8 English Chapter 8 At School Exercises Questions and Answers.
At School
Reading comprehension
Answer the following questions:
1.) Gandhiji’s sole companions at high school were his books and lessons. Why ?
Ans – Because he was so shy in school and avoided all company.
2.) What made Gandhiji do his lessons though his mind was not on them ?
Ans – He disliked being taken to task by his teacher as much as he deceiving them. This made Gandhiji do his lessons though his mind was not on them .
3.) How did the book and pictures of Shravana affect Gandhiji ?
Ans – The book and the picture left an indelible impression on his mind. He said to himself, “here is example for me to copy.”
4.) Which ideal did the play Harischandra inspire in him ?
Ans – To follow truth and to go through all the ordeal Harishchandra go through was the ideal that inspired him.
5.) Why did Gandhiji weep piteously ?
Ans – The death of Shravana and the agonized lament of Shravana’s parents is still in his memory. The melting tune of moved him deeply that’s why Gandhiji weep piteously.
6.) What was the wrong notion that he had ?
Ans – The wrong notion he had was that gymnastics had nothing to do with education.
7.) What is the importance of good handwriting?
Ans – The importance of good handwriting is the sign of perfect education. It is a necessary part of education.
Vocabulary
A.) Think of the name- ‘Mahatma Gandhi’. As you read his name, some other words come to your mind. List some of those words:
Example: Non-violence
Ans – Agitation, Jail, Non-violence movement, Non-cooperative movements.
B.) Look at the word Recollection in column ‘D’ the word is made up of prefix ‘re’ root word ‘collect’ and suffix ‘ion’. Put prefix in column A, root word in column B, Suffix in column C and the word in the last column D.Use any of the two columns or all three columns. Column B is compulsory.
Prefix | Root word | Suffix | Word |
Re | Register | Ion | Re-registration |
Re | Invent | Ion | Reinvention |
il | logical | Ly | Illogically |
Re | Unite | Ed | Reunited |
C.) Consult a dictionary and frame sentences using the following words:
Suburban, mediocre, pilgrimage, rebuke, indelible, false notion.
Ans –
The suburban towns and city is beautiful.
In spite of being an mediocre, now he made his place in hockey team.
He made a pilgrimage at Kedarnath last year.
Strongly criticized the boy for not playing good in the match.
He write his name on the rock with an indelible pencil.
I had false notion that hand writing had nothing to do with education.
Grammar
A.) Look at the sentences:
1.) Gandhiji used to be shy and avoided all company in his childhood. It means that he was shy in his childhood.
2.) It used to be a hospital before 2000, Now the building is used as the “secretariat.”
This means that before 2000, the place was a hospital. Now the bulding is used as the “secretariat” office instead.
Now think of some things which you used to do in your childhood that you don’t do now. Write sentences with “used to”.
Ans –
i) I used to chase dragonfly every afternoon after school.
ii) I used to climb mango trees to eat mango every summer.
iii) I used to watch ants finding for foods and carry them to their nest.
iv) I used to make small house with mud.
B.) Fill in the blanks using the clues:
1.) Govinda came late to class. (come)
2.) Last year, we played cricket every Saturday. but now we have classes on Saturdays. (play)
3.) In the past years, people went to theatres for watching movies. Now they view movies through CDs. (go)
4.) When I was a child, I never drinked tea or coffee, but now I like both. (drink)
5.) He learned music when he was young. (learn)
C.) Look at the sentences:
1.) Gandhiji enjoyed the affection of his teachers.
2.) He wept piteously.
3.) He never took part in any physical activity.
Now frame questions for each sentence.
Ans –
1.) What did Gadhiji enjoy ?
2.) Why he wept piteously?
3.) Who never took part in any physical activity?
Activity
A.) Listen to the passage carefully and complete the table:
Subhash Chandra Bose
Birth – place : Cuttak (Orissa ) year : 1897
Educated in universities : Calcutta and Cambridge
He returned to India : 1920
Arrested by the British : 1924
Elected the President of Indian National Congress : 1938
Again arrested : 1940
Advanced from Rangoon to India with Japanese support but was defeated believed to be killed in a plane crash popularly known : Subhash Chandra Bose.
Project
Frame some phrases with the help of the given words. An example is given:
Examples: Clear Stream
—– Sky
—– Voice
bright – Be like a sun as bright as it is.
beautiful – Good things come late but it is beautiful.
huge – Honesty comes with a huge heart.
little – To finish faster work little by little.
Make a app
Will think on it Ankit