PSEB Punjab Board Class 8 English Textbook Solution Chapter 5 Don’t’ quit Exercise Questions and Answers, Grammar, Composition Writing.
Activity 1
Look up the following words in a dictionary. Yu should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook.
Adjective- queer faint and fatering ,
Noun- care, twist and turns , blow, victor, golden crown ,tint.
Verb-trudging, stuck out, hardest, after
Activity 2
Make a list of five pairs of rhyming words in the poem.
1) Will-hill
2) High- sigh
3) Bit – quit
4) Slow –blow
5) Down –crown
Activity 3
Answer the following questions
1) What is the poem about?
Ans-The poem is all about determination and willpower to not to give up.
2) What is hard about going uphill?
Ans- It takes double energy, decreases speed and gives lesser results.
3) What is meant by ‘funds are low’?
Ans- ‘funds are low’ means the lack of money.
4) What does the poet mean by ‘twist and turns’?
Ans- twists and turns means unexpected changes in our life.
5) Do you think sudden ‘twists and turns’ in life can be beneficial to us?
Ans- yes, sometimes twist and turns are imp in our life to choose right direction or path. Or if we are on wrong way then sudden twist and turns make yourself hardworking, strong, fill adventures in our life to make our life beautiful and meaningful.
6) Why does the poet say ‘ you have to sigh’?
Ans- You have to sigh because sometimes things are going wrong, difficult not even you think and you have money or financial problems.
7) What does ‘another blow’ mean?
Ans- Another blow means another try or attempt.
8) How long do you try to do something before you turn to do something else?
Ans- I am not loosing hopes and try again and again although I do not find something better than this I will try.
Activity 4
Read the stanzas and answer the questions that follow.
1) Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
a) What is life full of?
Ans-life is gull of twist and turns
b) What does every one of us sometimes learn?
Ans- we learn that life is queer with its twists and turns.
c) Find the synonym of ‘strange’ from the stanza.
Ans- queer
2) And you never can tell just how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar:
So sick to the fight when you’re hardest hit-
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
a) Name the poem and the poet.
Ans-the name of the poem is ‘Don’t Quit’ and the poet name is Edgar A. Guest.
b) What do you understand by ‘sticking to the fight when hardest hit’?
Ans- from ‘sticking to the fight when hardest hit’ I understand you should not quit even you are facing the hardest or difficult time in our life.
c) What should not be done when things seem worst?
Ans-we should not be quit when things seem worst.
Activity 5
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate degree of the adjectives given in the brackets.
1) He is a ——- student. (tall) – tall
2) The Taj is a —– bulding. (beautiful) –beautiful
3) My table is the —- of all.( big) –biggest
4) Her sweatshirt is — than her jeans. (soft) – softer
5) Teena’s hair is —- than leena’s hair. (long)- longer
6) Saumya is —- than vijaya. (funny)- funnier
7) Haridwar is one of the —— places for the hingu.(holy)- holiest
8) Gold is —- than silver. (expensive) – more expensive
9) Ravinder is —-than Paurl. (smart) smarter
10) This is the —– book I have every read. (good)- best
Make comparative froms of the word given in the brackets by adding ‘-er’ or ‘more’ to it.
1) Cats are —- (affectionate) than goats.
Ans- more affectionate
2) Sheena is —- (old) than Gagan
Ans- older
3) China is —- (larger) than Polans.
Ans—larger
4) My hindi class is —- (boaring) than my Maths class.
Ans- more boaring
5) In the UK, the streets are genrally — (narrow) than the USA.
Ans- narrower
6) Delhi is — (busy) than Chandigrah.
Ans- busier
7) Jyoti is —– (quit) than her sister.
Ans- quiter
8) Kiran is —- (ambitious) than her brother.
Ans- more ambitious
9) My garden is a lot —-( colourful) than this park.
Ans- more clourlfull
10) My house is a bit—- (comfortable) than a hotel.
Ans- more comfortable
Activity 7
One student from each group will be given a picture. The student will do it carefully and place it face down so that the rest of the students cannot see the picture card. Describe the picture for other students to draw. The student will speak for two minutes using adjectives. ( the teacher will get some pictures for students so that pictures are unseen for them)
Activity 8
Write a story using the following hints, also give a heading to the story.
A stag— drinking water— saw the reflection — beautiful horns—felt proud— saw reflection of his legs— felt ashamed—heard the braking— hunter’s dog—started running— his horns—entangled in a bush—tried his best to untangle horns—succeeded with great difficulty— dogs reached—used thin legs to escape—understood importance of ugly looking legs.
Ans- a stag and his ugly legs.
once there was a stag. He was drinking a water. He saw his own reflection in water. His horns were beautiful. He felt proud of his beautiful horns. He also saw reflection of his legs and felt ashamed. Suddenly he heard the braking of a hunter’s dog. Then he stared a running. after some time his horns were entangled in a bush. He tried his best to untangle his horns. At last he succeeded with great difficulty. After some time dogs reached there. Then he used his legs to escape. Then he understood the imptoratance of ugly looking legs.
Activity 9
Write a short notes on your positive self talking information from the picture given below. After you have made your notes, talks to your partner (one minute) about yourself.
Ans- positive self talk is a powerful tool for increasing our self confidence rather than depending on others. I belive in myself and my abilities and self dependable. I can control my over happiness. This much I am strong. Today I am a leader of my our life no one controls me. I always start my morning beliving that today is going to be an awesome day and I am strong to facing any problem. I can get though this. I am enough for myself.