Tamilnadu Board Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Supplementary Solutions Chapter 4: Tamilnadu State Board Solution Class 8 English Chapter 4 Supplementary – Crossing the River.
Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Supplementary Solutions Chapter 4: Overview
Board |
Samacheer Kalvi |
Class |
8 |
Subject |
English |
Unit |
(4) Supplementary |
Chapter Name |
Crossing the River |
Samacheer Kalvi Class 8th Supplementary Crossing the River Question Answer Solution
Chapter 4
Supplementary
Crossing the River
A.) Match the following:
A | B-Answer |
ritual | vow |
pundit | eloquent discourse |
Moti | faithful |
ferry | passenger boat |
audience | spell bound |
secret | to cross the river easily |
B.) Fill in the blanks:
1.) Pundit have many disciples and admirers.
2.) Moti is a poor milk maid.
3.) The milkmaid discharged her duties faithfully.
4.) Moti feels it as a privilege to serve the great pundit.
5.) The pundit was an eloquent speaker.
6.) Moti assured to give the milk at the dawn for a month.
C.) Answer the following:
1.) What was the pundit’s discourse about?
Answer: The pundit’s discourse was about God, truth and similar tough and complex matters
2.) Why did Moti, the milkmaid, feel happy?
Answer: Moti the milk maid felt happy because she made a humble contribution towards the pundit physical well-being regularly supplying him with pure milk.
3.) What was the resolution of Moti?
Answer: The resolution of Moti was that even if the landlord failed to pay her for the milk and her labor she would not fail in her duty.
4.) Give reason for the pundit to ask for the milk at dawn.
Answer: The pundit was under the vow of performing a certain ritual for which he needed the milk at dawn.
5.) Why did Moti come late on the first day of the ritual?
Answer: The boat man did not turn up that early even though she had informed him of the need for her to cross the river while it was still dark. The boatman said that since the river was in spate it would not be possible for him to ply the boat in darkness, so Moti came late on the first day of the ritual.
6.) Mention an incident that show the naivety of Moti.
Answer: When the pundit told that one could cross the ocean of life by uttering the name of Vishnu, Moti thanked him for sharing such a secret. This incident shows the quality of Moti.
7.) How did the milkmaid cross the river?
Answer: Moti utters the name of Vishnu and walked across the river. The water remains ankle deep for her.
8.) What was the secret shared by pundit to milkmaid?
Answer: The secret shared by pundit to milkmaid was that one could cross even the ocean of life by uttering the name of Vishnu.
9.) How did the pundit appreciate the milkmaid? Who else did he convey his thanks for?
Answer: The pundit appreciated the pain Moti took in getting up the small hours and milking the cow and delivering the milk to him at dawn. He also conveyed his thanks for the boat man.
10.) Why did the pundit faint at the end of the story?
Answer: Moti reached the river bank. She put her empty pot down and with folded hands paid obeisance to the river then she picked up the pot and stepped into the water the Pandit saw her crossing the river walking with ease. On seeing this the Pandit fainted.
D.) Identify the Speaker:
1.) “But I apply the secret?”
Answer: Moti the milk maid
2.) “Tell the boatman how pleased I am with him”.
Answer: Pundit
Step to Success
A.) Select the correct option and fill in the blanks.
1.) As I waited in the rain for the bus to arrive, it appeared as though it would not arrive, till
it took all my patience.
a.) weighted, though, so
b.) wetted, if, so
c.) waited, though, till
Answer: c.) waited, though, till
B.) Select the option that correctly forms the 2nd pair similar to the 1st.
1.) Bread: Yeast: Curd?
a) germs b) bacteria c) fungi d) virus
Answer:bacteria
2.) Fungi: Fungus: Species?
a) specey b) specy c) specie d) species
Answer: species
3.) Throw: Worth: Tide?
a) water b) ocean c) edit d) sea
Answer: edit
4.) Lion: Forest: Otter?
a) cage b) water c) the alps d) burrow
Answer: water
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