Tamilnadu Board Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Prose Solutions Chapter 4: Tamilnadu State Board Solution Class 8 English Chapter 4 Prose – My Reminiscence.
Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Prose Solutions Chapter 4: Overview
Board |
Samacheer Kalvi |
Class |
8 |
Subject |
English |
Unit |
(4) Prose |
Chapter Name |
My Reminiscence |
Samacheer Kalvi Class 8th Prose My Reminiscence Question Answer Solution
Chapter 4
Prose
My Reminiscence
A.) Fill in the blanks
1.) The author speaks about the river Ganges
2.) The author’s brother’s name is Jyotirindra.
3.) The Moonlight glimmered over the smooth flowing stream.
4.) The beauty of Bengal and the Ganges served as food and drink to the author.
B.) Answer the following in one or two sentences
1.) Quote the expressions from the text when the author sees the Ganges again.
Answer: When the author sees at the Ganges again he felt languid with joy and at the same time sad with longing and was attuned to the plaintive babbling of the watercourse on the cool shade of its woodsy banks
2.) In what ways the river and its bank have changed?
Answer: The Little river side nests. It has clusters under the surrounding greenery. They have been replaced by mills dragon like rear their hissing heads.
3.) How were the rooms arranged in his house?
Answer: The rooms were not regularly arranged. Nor on the same level. Some rooms had to be reached by snort flight of stairs. The big sitting room overlooking the landing steps had stained glass windows with colored pictures
C.) Answer the following in a paragraph
1.) How does the author spend his afternoon? Explain.
Answer: The authors paint a rainy afternoon in a veritable frenzy. He sang old Vaishnava songs to his own tunes accompanied himself with harmonium. On other afternoons the author would drift in a boat along with his brother. They sang songs with violin. They went on varying the mode of their music with the declining day. On reaching the Behaga, they saw the western sky close the doors of its factory of golden toys.
2.) Describe how the river looks when he rows back.
Answer: The Little river side nests. The river clusters under the surrounding greenery have been replaced by mills. They are now dragon like, rear their hissing heads, belching forth black smoke.
Vocabulary
Clipped Words
a.) Find out the clipped words for the following.
1.) aeroplane – Plane
2.) microphone – Mic
3.) exhibition – Expo
4.) kilogram – Kilo
5.) cafeteria – Cafe
b.) Find and use the clipped words in your own sentence.
1.) photograph – I took this photo
2.) gymnasium – I went to the gym yesterday
3.) luncheon – I am having my lunch
4.) advertisement – I saw an ad
5.) zoological park –I went to the zoo
Blends
a.) Find out the clipped words for the following.
1.) international + police -Interpol
2.) helicopter + pad -Helipad
3.) motor + hotel -Motel
4.) education + satellite -Edusat
5.) electronic + commerce –E-commerce
b.) Use the blended words in your own sentence.
1.) electrocute -If you touch the live wire you will be electrocuted
2.) Spanglish -My friend knows spanenglish
3.) moped –I bought a Moped
4.) brunch -I have my brunch at 11 am
5.) smog –We can see smog in Ooty or Kodaikanal
Idioms
Match with the meanings for the following Idioms.
1.) a piece of cake – Easy
2.) on cloud nine – Blissfully happy
3.) perfect ten – Completely perfect
4.) at a snail’s pace – Moving very slowly
5.) apple of my eye – Someone who is cherished above all others
Fill in the blanks with the meanings for the following Idioms.
1.) take five Take break for a short while.
2.) pieces of eight Unable to think clearly and control your emotions.
3.) black and blue Hit repeatedly.
4.) wild goose chase Useless effort.
5.) seventh heaven Intense happiness.
6.) a couch potato Lazy person
7.) the lion’s share Major parts
8.) in black and white in print
9.) drop the ball Make a mistake
10.) cat’s meow Highly impressive
Listening
Listen to the Passage carefully and answers the following Questions: –
1.) The Nobel Committee has been called a conservative body because
(a) it is conservative in the choice of subjects.
(b) its members believe in conservative ideology.
(c) its members are old fashioned.
(d) it awards prizes only to those people who adopt a conservative approach.
Answer: it is conservative in the choice of subjects.
2.) In the beginning, the Nobel Committee ignored the great advances in theoretical physics because
(a) they were different from other branches of physics.
(b) they were concerned with the theory and did not suggest its application.
(c) the Committee felt that the discovery and invention in the field did not contribute to the benefit of mankind.
(d) they proved to be merchants of death and hence dangerous to mankind.
Answer: they proved to be merchants of death and hence dangerous to mankind.
3.) The noble prize would not be given to
(a) a diplomat who negotiated a peace settlement
(b) a doctor who discovered a vaccine
(c) a composer who composed a symphony
(d) an author who wrote a novel
Answer: a composer who composed a symphony
4.) Alfred Nobel left his colossal fortune to the cause of progress in human knowledge because he
(a) was ‘Europe’s richest vagabond’
(b) were a chemist, engineer and an aspiring poet
(c) felt guilty for having invented highly destructive things
(d) felt guilty for having earned so much money
Answer: felt guilty for having invented highly destructive things
Grammar
a.) Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences.
1.) Revathy and Rohini are friends.
2.) If you say so, I will believe it.
3.) Shekar is intelligent but careless.
4.) The bus was overcrowded so Arun avoided travelling in it.
5.) Though Vinay is ill, he doesn’t skip the class.
b.) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with suitable conjunctions from the box:
(if, after, unless, until, and, till, although, so, because, but)
1.) I returned homebecause the bus had started.
2.) I respect him although he is very strict.
3.) Sudharshan will succeedif he works hard.
4.) Aravinth and Arun are classmates from their childhood.
5.) You can’t have your fruitsuntil you take your food.
c.) Choose the correct conjunctions from the options given in the brackets.
1.) Everyone likes him because he is very helpful. (because/for)
2.) As it was cloudy, we decided to take an umbrella. (so/as)
3.) Rathi found her watch where she had left it. (wherever/where)
4.) I don’t know whether I can afford to buy a new dress or not. (whether/why)
5.) As he was ill; he went to the doctor. (as/though)
Sentence Pattern
a.) Choose the right pattern.
1.) The wall collapsed.
A.) SV B.) SVO C.) SVIODO
Answer: SV
2.) During the war, many people lost their homes.
A. SVO B. SVIODO C. ASVO
Answer: ASVO
3.) I promised the children a trip to the zoo.
A. SVO B. SVDOIO C. SVIODO
Answer: SVIODO
4.) In 1998, Frank moved to London.
A. ASVA B. ASVO C. SVIODO
Answer: ASVA
5.) Pooja hired a bicycle.
A. SV B. SVO C. SVA
Answer: SVO
b.) Write two sentences for each pattern.
SV | The birds flew.
The boy jumped |
SVO | He bought a pen
She wrote a letter |
SVC | Chandru became the captain.
Gita was my teacher. |
SVA | The birds flew over the trees.
The boys jumped into the well. |
SVOC | They made him the captain.
Parents named him Jim. |
SVIODO | She gave me the pen.
My uncle sent my mother a parcel. |
ASV | Yesterday the birds flew.
In summer the war broke out. |
SVAA | He jumped into the pond to find out the lost ring.
The birds flew here and there to find food. |
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