Sankardev School Assam Class 8 English Lesson 4 The Wasp and the Bee Solution
Sankardev Sishu Niketan School Class 8 English Lesson 4 The Wasp and the Bee all Question and Solution by Expert English Teacher. Students of class 8 will get all their textbook questions solution.
Book name |
Bharati English Reader |
Class |
VIII |
Subject |
English |
State |
Assam |
Topic |
Solution |
Comprehension
Answer each question briefly :
1.) What did the wasp want to know from the bee?
Answer: The wasp wanted to know from bee that why the bee is loved so much better by people than the wasp.
2.) What do the wasp and the bee say about their appearance?
Answer: Wasp says that its back is bright like yellow gold and shape is most elegant. Bee also says that it is homely and also have small sting.
3.) Why is the wasp not liked by people?
Answer: The wasp sting people for every trifling pretence hence the wasp is not liked by the people.
4.) Which one do you think is more handsome – the bee or the wasp? Why?
Answer: I think bee is more handsome because with being equally handsome as wasp the bee doesn’t harm and also makes honey.
OR
I think the wasp is more handsome than bee because Ithas delicate and soft wings and I think the Wasp having strong leg than bee and also having strong self-defence instinct.
5.) Bring out the points of similarity and dissimilarity between the wasp and the bee.
Answer: Wasp and Bee are similar in many ways like both have delicate wings and good shaped body but Wasp is having angry attitude and Bee is loving in nature. Apart from this Bee makes sweet honey.
6.) The bee has a sting, yet it is liked and loved. Why?
Answer: Bee doesn’t hurt anyone that much even though it has sting. Bee also makes natural sweet, honey.
7.) Do you think the wasp will accept the bee’s advice? Give your reason
Answer: I think the wasp has its own nature hence it will be tough to accept Bee’s advice.
8.) What lesson can we learn from this poem?
Answer: This poem teaches us to be like Bee and soft and simple in nature. This poem also teaches us to be good in manner.
9.) (a) Rewrite the following passage, using the correct form of the wordsgiven in brackets
A person is judged not from his appearance but from hisbehaviour. Handsome is that handsome does. This is the truth ofall living things – men, birds and animals. A snake has a glossybody, but it is hated because of its poison. A dog, a foxand a wolf belong to the same family. They look almost thesame. But while a dog is loved, a fox is hated and a wolf isfeared. Both the bee and the wasp have a bright body. But we hatethe wasp and love the bee. Why? It is one’snature that makesone hated or loved.
b). Match these birds/animals/insects with the cries that they make:
Animals/birds/insects Cries of Animals/birds/insects
cats mew
apes gibber
cows low
cocks trumpet
camels grunt
flies hum
lions roar
birds chirp
crows crow
jackals howl
hens cackle
mice squeak
frogs croak
doves coo
parrots twitter
bees buzz
owls hoot
goats bleat
horses neigh
serpents hiss
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