PSEB Punjab Board Class 8 English Textbook Solution Chapter 7 The Punjab : A Glimpse Exercise Questions and Answers, Grammar, Composition Writing.
ACTIVITY 2
Match the words under the column A with their Antonyms under column B.
S. no | A | B | Antonyms |
1) | Exit | Fail | = entrance |
2) | lead | South | = follow |
3) | rise | Lower | = lower |
4) | order | Follow | = request |
5) | broad | Slavery | = -narrow |
6) | north | Narrow | = south |
7) | famous | Request | = notorious |
8) | succeed | Disperse | = fail |
9) | freedom | Entrance | = slavery |
10) | assemble | Notorious | = disperse |
ACTIVITY 4
Answer each question briefly.
a) What is special about Bhangra?
Bhangra is folk dance of Punjabi’s, is full of energy and shows the great zest for life of them.
b) Why do you think that the Punjabis are self respecting people?
Punjabis are self respecting people.
Anyone will never find them begging in the street.
They are very brave people.
They never show their back in a battlefield.
From above point of discussion we can tell easily that Punjabis are self respecting people.
c) What was Punjab’s role in the struggle for India’s Independence?
Brave sons of Punjab sacrifice their lives for country. LalaLajpatRai ,Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru sacrifice their lives in young age for raising voice against the British cruelties.
d) What did General O’ Dwyer do at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar?
General O’Dwyer blocked all the exit points of Jallianwala Bagh ordered his men to start firing without giving warning to the people and killed almost 1000 innocent people.
e) Which states have benefited from the Bhakra- Nangal project?
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab,Rajasthan, Gujrat and Haryana have benefited from Bhakra-nangal project.
f) What is the religious importance of Anandpur Sahib?
Anandpur Sahib was founded by Sri Guru Teg Bahadur lakhs of Sikhs gather there annually to celebrate the founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh.
g) Where is the Chandigarh situated? what is it known for?
Chandigarh situated at the foot of the Shivalik hills and famous for Rose Garden.
h) What are the Jalandhar and Ludhiana famous for?
Jalandhar and Ludhiyana are famous for manufacturing of sports goods in the India.
i) Who compiled the holy Sri guru Granth Sahib?
The fifth Guru of the Sikhs compiled the holy Guru Granth Sahib.
j) What do you know about the holiest shrine of the Sikhs?
It is the Golden temple of Amritsar. It is surrounded by water and its built in the middle of a square tank. To reach their a 60-meter long marble path have to cross. It has golden dome on the top. Inside it under the dome –shaped roof, lies Shri Guru Granth Sahib.
ACTIVITY 5
write true or false for the following statement in the given space.
a.) General O’Dwyer lived in JallianwalaBagh. – false
b.) Le Corbusier was a great Indian architect. -false
c.) Bhagat Singh was hanged on 13 April 1919. -false
d.) the Golden Temple has a tank all around it. -true
e.) India become an independent country in 1947 .-true
f.) the Punjabis have faced many foreign invasion. -true
g.) Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa in 1669. true
h. LalaLajpat Rai is known as shaheed-e-azam of India. false
i.) The Bhakra Dam is 518 feet height and 740 feet wide. false
j.) 50% off India’s hosiery industry is in Ludhiana. -false
k.) Dr Rajendra Prasad was the president of in 1953. –true
l.) Chandigarh is situated on the left bank of Sutlej river. -false
ACTIVITY 6
Tick the correct option to compete each sentence.
1. The JallianwalaBagh massacre took place on 1919 .
a. 1919 b.1928
C.1947 d. 1926
2) The reorganisation of Punjab took place in 1966.
a. 1947 b. 1950
C.1966 d. 1953
3) Kullu and Manali parts of
a. Haryana b. Himachal Pradesh
C. Jammu and Kashmir d. Punjab
4) Shri Guru Arjun Dev was of the Sikhs.
a. The fifth Guru b. The sixth Guru
C. the fourth Guru d. The tenth Guru
ACTIVITY 7
Select the correct verbs from the brackets to fill in the blanks.
1. The tallest of these boys lives next door to me. ( live, lives)
2. all the players in my team has done well. (has, have)
3. the toys that were bought by Anil are really useful. (are, is0
4. Hewalks regularly. (walk, walks)
5. slow and steady wins the race. (win, wins)
6. Time and tide waitfor none.(wait, waits)
7. oil and water does not mix. (does not, do not)
8. Tobacco and alcohol areinjurious to health. (is , are)
9. either Ashok or Rakeshhave done his mischief.(has, have)
10. Either you or he is mistaken.(is ,are)
11. neither the judge nor the witnesses believes him.( believe,believes)
12. neither the captain nor the soldiers has been arrested. (has, have)
13. Either he or I is wrong.(am, are)
14. He as well as you are innocent.(is ,are)
15. Each day and each hourhave its own importance.(has, have)
16. Either of these two proposals is acceptable to me.(is, are)
17. The jury were divided in their opinion.(was,were)
18. The assembly is in session.(is, are)
19. I am the one who have always stood for justice.(has, have)
20. this is one of the most difficult lesson that has been taught.(has, have)
ACTIVITY 9
Write a paragraph on our school library using the hints given below.
Solution:
School a temple of learning – library the most useful place- a big library in my school- more than 50000 books- kept subject wise- story books and comics- newspapers and magazines-librarian very helpful and kind- enjoy going to the library
School is an important part of everybody’s life as this time develops our interest in subject in which we could study further. We can also called it temple of learning. Not only studies but other things like moral ethics we learned in school. And library plays important role in developing us. My school also have big library and I think its nearly have 50000 books of all subject of interest. every subject has its own compartment so we could find it easily. Also it has own corner for JKG and SKG students, like comic books and story books. Every type of newspaper in English, Hindi, Punjabi are placed everyday on the entry of library. And my favourate librarian sir he is so helpful and kind. We all every goes to the library , we enjoy reading books.
ACTIVITY 10
Write a paragraph on ‘An Indian Farmer’ looking at the hints given below.
Solution:
India is a land of villages and is known mostly for farming as agriculture is a major profession. Agriculture is basis of most of the professions as food grains and raw materials are provided from farming. Agriculture is major supporter of economy it always keeps the Indian economy prospering because India export fruits and grains to other countries. Farmers provides food to everybody by working hard in farms throughout the seasons. Different foods like wheat, rice etc., corn,cotton mango, coconut etc., grown in India. Farming also provides employment and 40% of people of India are farmers. Farmers does lots of hard work in farm from morning to evening. Farming requires lots of patience because product sometimes requires months or sometimes years to grow also climate change affects on farming so good and proper weather is necessary. Agriculture is the only source of their income,and crop is his wealth. Farmer is known as king of our country and has important place in society. Without them our lives will become difficult, he is backbone of India.