PSEB Punjab Board Class 8 English Textbook Solution Chapter 12 Marco Polo Exercise Questions and Answers, Grammar, Composition Writing.
ACTIVITY 3
Read the lesson and answer the following questions.
a) who was Marco Polo?
ANS: Marco polo was a merchant and an adventurer.
b) When and where was Marco Polo born?
ANS: He was born in Venice in 1254.
c) Why did Marco Polo visit so many cities?
ANS: Marco Polo wanted to visit China and it took him 3 years to reach their along the way he visited many cities.
d) Who accompanied Marco Polo during his visits?
ANS: His father and uncle accompanied during his visits.
e) Which features of the Chinese cities impressed Marco Polo?
ANS: The wealth and luxury of the Chinese cities impressed Marco Polo.
f) How did he serve Chinese emperor?
ANS: He served as a messenger and spy for the emperor.
g) After how many years did Marco Polo return to Venice?
ANS: After 24 hours Marco Polo returned to Venice.
h) What was the effect of the war between Venice and Genoa upon Marco Polo?
ANS: Marco was captured and put in a Genoese prison as a effect of war between Venice and Genoa upon Marco Polo.
i) Name the book that contains detailed stories about Marcos journey.
ANS: The Travels of Marco Polo contains detailed stories about Marcos journey.
j) Who carried the book, ‘The Travels of Marco Polo’along with him on his Travels? why?
ANS: Christopher Columbus carried the book ‘The Travels of Marco Polo’ along him.
ACTIVITY 4
Read the story and fill in the blanks.
a) Marco Polo set out on his first voyage at the age of?
ANS: Marco Polo set out on his first voyage at the age of 17.
B) He was visited the holy city of
c) He was released from the Prison in
D) He was married to Donata Badoer.
e) He was passed away on 8 January 1324 at the age of 70.
ACTIVITY 5
Imagine that you are a Traveller. write the experiences of your visit to any place in five sentence.Last month I visited Goa, such a beautiful place it is. Best place for spending holidays. Beaches are so clean. One of the beach name Kalangut becomes my favourate. There is also a zoo I visited. Most famous place is the old goa church. So in short goa is must visit place once in life.
ACTIVITY 6
Change the voice of the following sentences.
a) The leader is making a speech.
ANS: A speech is being made by the leader.
b) They are playing Hockey.
ANS: Hockey is being played by them.
c) Sudhir is telling a story.
ANS: A story is being told by Sudhir.
d) Randhir is cleaning his kitchen.
ANS: His kitchen is being cleaned by Randhir.
e) Girls are making chairs.
ANS: Chairs are being made by the girls.
f) The workers are not repairing the road.
ANS: The road is not being repaired by the workers.
g) We are not taking orders.
ANS: Orders are not being taken by us.
h) I am not favouring you.
ANS:You are not being favoured by me.
i) Are they knocking at the door?
ANS: is the door being knocked by them?
J) Is he serving his country?
ANS: Is country being served by him?
ACTIVITY 7
Change the voice of the following sentences.
a) They were chasing the thief.
ANS: The thief was being chased by them.
b) the boys were making a noise.
ANS: Noise was being made by the boys.
c) I was preparing my lesson.
ANS: Lesson was being prepared by me.
d) We were helping the poor.
ANS: The poor was being helped by us.
e) She purchased a book named ‘The Patriot’.
ANS: A book named ‘The Patriot’ was purchased by her.
f) The children were not reading books.
ANS: Books were not being read by the children.
g) He was not closing his shop.
ANS: His shop was not being closed by him.
h) The servant was not cleaning the room.
ANS: The room was not cleaned by the servant.
i) They were stealing our books.
ANS: Our books were stolen by them.
j) Who was insulting the beggar?
ANS: Was the beggar being insulted by someone?
ACTIVITY 8
Change the voice of the following sentences.
a) She has torn my books.
ANS: My books have been torn by her.
b) You have cheated everybody
ANS: everybody has been cheated by you.
c) we have said our prayers.
ANS: Our prayers have been said by us.
d) Seema has written a poem.
ANS: A poem has been written by Seema.
e) Kavita has missed the bus.
ANS: The bus has been missed by Kavita.
f) She has not stolen my camera.
ANS: Camera has not been stolen by her.
g) teacher has not scolded us.
ANS: We have not been scolded by teacher.
h) I have not told the entire story.
ANS: The entire story has not been told by me.
i) Have you seen a zoo?
ANS) Has a zoo been read by you?
j) Has the teacher mark you are absent?
ANS: Have you been marked absent by the teacher?
ACTIVITY 9
Change voice of the following sentences
a) Abdul had lost hisbag.
ANS: The bag had been lost by Abdul.
b) He had posted the letter.
ANS: The letter had been posted by him.
c) She had made a frock.
ANS: A frock had been made by her.
d) I had learnt my lesson.
ANS: Lesson had been learnt by me.
e) The gardener had water the plants.
ANS: The plants had been watered by the gardener.
f) We had not plugged the flowers.
ANS: The flowers had not been plugged by us.
g) He had not killed the snake.
ANS: The snake had not been killed by him.
h) I had not seen a lion before.
ANS: A lion had not been seen by me.
i) Had you hidden the books?
ANS:Had the books been hidden by you?
j) Had our team won the match?
ANS:Had the match been won by our team?
ACTIVITY 10
Change the voice of the following sentences.
a) Radha will have said her prayers.
ANS: Prayers will have been said by Radha.
b) you will have bought a new house.
ANS: A new house will have been bought by you.
c) Gurpreet will have painted the doors.
ANS: The doors will have beenpainted byGurpreet.
d) They will have caught the train.
ANS: The train will have been caught by them.
e) Nobody will have betrayed you.
ANS: You will have been betrayed by nobody.
f) The tiger will not have killed the deer.
ANS: The deer will not have been killed by the tiger.
g) I shall have taken my lunch.
ANS: My lunch will not have been taken by me.
h) Will the latter have been posted by him?
ANS: Will you have post the letter?
i) Will they have check the accounts?
ANS: Will the accounts have been checked by them?
j) Will you have received the money?
ANS: Will the money have been received by you?
ACTIVITY 11
Listen to the announcement being made on a railway station and fill in the given blanks.
Announcement 1
the announcement was to inform the Travellers going to Jammu that the Patna Jammu Express departing from New Delhi will now depart from platform number 13 at 5:23 pm and not from platform number 10. Thank you!
Announcement 2
a) What is the announcement about?
ANS: the announcement is about safety of luggage and about suspicious items on railway station.
b) How is safety ensured?
ANS: Safety is ensured under 24 hours CCTV recording operation in railway station.
c) Why are the travellers asked not to leave their luggage unattended?
ANS: Because the unattended luggage will be removed without warning or destroyed or damaged by the security services.
d) What will the security service staff do with the unattended luggage?
ANS: Security staff will destroy or damage the unattended luggage.
e) What are the Travellers advice to do on finding a suspicious item?
ANS: If the travellers find a suspicious item then advices them to call the staff of Indian Railways.
f) What are train passengers asked to do while waiting for the train?
ANS: The passengers asked to stand behind the yellow line while waiting for the train.
ACTIVITY 14
You are the monitor of your class and you have to introduce your new teacher to your class fellows. Make a list of questions that you will ask your teacher before you introduce him/her to the class. You can ask question based on the given hints.
Hello my dear friends she is our new teacher Reshma Singh. If anyone wants to ask any question please ask.
- Mam which subject you are going to teach?
- In which subject you have done your education?
- Where do you belong Mam?
- Is it a first time of teaching or you taught before Mam?
- As we can see our city is facing many environmental problems, what is your opinion on that?
- What is your opinion on India’s education system / New Education Policy?
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