The Mountain and The Squirrel Question Answers – Odisha Board – Class 8 English
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Board |
Odisha State Board |
Class |
8 |
Subject |
English |
Book Name |
A New Approach to English |
Lesson |
The Mountain and The Squirrel |
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Question Answers Solution |
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.) What is the poem about?
Ans. The poem is about the mountain and the squirrel.
2.) Who had a quarrel?
Ans. The mountain and the squirrel had a quarrel.
3.) What does ‘the former’ refer to? And ‘the latter’?
Ans. The ‘former’ referred to the mountain and ‘the latter’ referred to the squirrel.
4.) Who started the quarrel?
Ans. The mountain started the quarrel.
5.) Who called whom “Little Prig”?
Ans. The mountain called the squirrel “Little Prig”.
6.) Did the squirrel take it easy?
Ans Yes, the squirrel took it easily.
7.) How did he feel about it?
Ans. He felt no humiliation when he was called “Little Prog”.
8.) What makes up a year?
Ans All types of weather taken together makes up a year.
9.) What makes up the sphere?
Ans. The sphere is the earth and all types of animals, mountains and various other things male up the sphere.
10.) Does the squirrel feel inferior to be a tiny creature? Which line tells this?
Ans. No the squirrel does not feel inferior to be a tiny creature. The line “I think it no disgrace to occupy my place” tells this.
11.) The mountain is big. What can it do and what cannot?
Ans. The mountain is big but it cannot move from its place or crack the nut, it can carry the forests but cannot hide from the different weather.
12.) The squirrel is small. What can it do and what do and what cannot?
Ans. The squirrel is small, it can crack a nut, hide in different weather but cannot carry forests.
13.) Who does ‘I’ in the last two lines refer to?
Ans The “I” in the last two refer to the squirrel.
14.) How are they different from each other?
Ans. They are different from each other in their respective sizes, the mountain is very big and the squirrel is very small.
15.) What do you mean by ‘all is well’?
Ans.” All is well” means that all the creations on the earth are thoughtfully created by the Almighty.
16.) ’Wisely put’ means __________.
Ans. The expression ’wisely’ means that the Almighty has created all things with great understanding and all creations have their important place in the world.
17.) Who talks more in the poem? Do you think he is a little bit quarrelsome?
Ans. The squirrel talks more in the poem, No, I don’t think he is quarrelsome.
18.) Do we find such people among us?
Ans. Yes, we do find people who are quarrelsome among us.
19.) Who of the two do you like more? Why?
Ans. I like the squirrel more as he is humble and happy with his position in the world.
20.) Find the rhyming words in the poem?
Ans. Rhyming words- Former-latter, Weather-Together, Year-Sphere, Place-Disgrace, Track-Back, Squirrel-Quarrel
SESSION -2
2.) COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES:
(a) MCQs: Complete the sentences choosing the correct options.
1.) ‘And I think it no disgrace to occupy my place’ means one should not feel inferior to others.
A.) nothing in the world has any value.
B.) everything in the world has no value.
C.)one should not feel inferior to others.
D.) one should think himself to be superior to others.
2.) The squirrel has the talent to crack a nut.
A.) speakless
B.) crack a nut
C.) carry forest on its back
D.) move a mountain
3.)” Disgrace” means an insult.
A.) an insult
B.) admiring others
C.) saying good of others
D.) being good to others
(b) Match the words under “A” with words under “B”.
Write (1) or (2) in brackets before the words under “B”
A B
(1) Mountain ( 2) small
( 1 ) big
( 2 ) little prig
(1) not active
(2) Squirrel (2 ) can crack a nut
(1) can carry forests
(1) cannot crack a nut
(1) cannot make a squirrel track
SESSION-3
3.) LISTENING:
(a) Fill in the gaps:-
One day a mountain and a had a squirrel had a quarrel. The mountain called the squirrel a “Little Prig”.
In reply the squirrel said to him, “You are very big but I’m very small. I’m very active but you are not. I can crack a nut but you cannot. You can forest on your back I cannot”.
SESSION-4
5.) VOCABULARY:
There are eight words in this word -puzzle. Find them using the clues given.
Clues:
1.)The small creature in this position- SQUIRREL
2.)An angry argument- QUARREL
3.) It can carry forests on its back-MOUNTAIN
4.) The opposite of ‘small’-BIG
5.) It means the earth- SPHERE
6.) It means ‘insult’-DISGRACE
7.) It means ‘abilities’- TALENTS
8.) Without doubt- DOUBTLESS
6.) USAGE:
The poet uses ‘as……as’ with ‘not’ in the poem. They are used to compare the qualities of two objects or persons. Use the same expressions to combine sentences.
i.) The mountain is big.
The squirrel is not so big.
Ans. The squirrel is not as big as the mountain.
ii.) Ramesh is rich.
Hari is not so rich.
Ans. Hari is not as rich as Ramesh.
iii.) Malati is intelligent.
Surabhi is not so intelligent.
Ans. Surabhi is not as rich as Malati.
iv.) Pratik is hardworking.
Naresh is not so hardworking.
Ans. Naresh is not as hardworking as Pratik.
v.) Mani is beautiful.
Priyanka is not so beautiful.
Ans. Priyanka is not as beautiful as Mani.
vi.) Gopal is clever.
Krishna is not so clever.
Ans. Krishna is not as clever as Gopal.
SESSION -5
b.) Write some sentences on your best friend using ‘can or cannot’.
My best friend is Monidipa. She can climb a mountain. She cannot catch a squirrel. She cannot sing a song. She can ride a bike. She can solve a word-puzzle. She can lift a heavy bag. She cannot compose a poem. She can play the guitar. She can play the badminton.
C) Rewrite the pairs of sentences by connecting them with ‘but’
Q.) My friend ,Amrit can sing a song. She cannot ride a bike.
Ans. My friend can sing a song but cannot ride a bike.
Q.) Nandita can do sums. She cannot speak English well.
Ans. Nandita can d sums but cannot speak English well.
Q.) Prabal can dance. He cannot box.
Ans. Prabal can dance but cannot box.
Q.) Rabindra can drive a car. He cannot ride a cycle.
Ans. Rabindra can drive a car but cannot ride a cycle.
Q.) Pratap can speak well. He cannot sing songs.
Ans. Pratap can speak well. He cannot sing songs.
Ans. Pratap can speak well but cannot sing songs.
SESSION-6
7).Writing:
Answer the following questions:
i.) Who had the quarrel?
Ans. The mountain and the squirrel had a quarrel.
ii.) What did the mountain call the squirrel?
Ans. The mountain called the squirrel “Little Prig”.
iii.) What must be taken together to make up a year and a sphere?
Ans. All forms of weather must be taken together to make up a year and a sphere.
iv.) How many times does the mountain talk in the poem?
Ans. The mountain talked in the poem only once.
v.) What can the squirrel do?
Ans. The squirrel can crack a nut.
vi.) What can the mountain do?
Ans. the mountain can carry forests on its back.
vii.) The mountain and the squirrel do not have the same abilities. Do we have people like them?
Ans. Yes, we have people similar to them.
viii.) Who do you like in this poem-the mountain or the squirrel?
Ans. I like the squirrel as he is humble and happy with his position in the world.