Telangana SCERT Solution Class VIII (8) English Chapter 8
Here in this Page we provided Telangana SCERT Solution Class 8 English Chapter 8 Dr. Dwarakanath Kotnis, Be Thankful (Poem), The Dead Rat
I.) Answer the following questions
1.) Why was Dr. Kotnis sent to China?
Answer:- In 1937, the communist General Zhu De requested Jawaharlal Nehru to send Indian physicians to China during the Second Sino-Japanese War to help the soldiers.Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose accepted the request and made arrangements to send a team of volunteer doctors.
2.) What was Dr.Kotnis’ contribution to the Dr. Bethune International Peace Hospital in China?
Answer:-Dr.Kotnis’worked as a lecturer for sometime in the Military area at the Dr. Bethune Hygiene School. He took over the post of the first president of the Bethune International Peace Hospital after Dr. Norman Bethune passed away.Dr.Kotnis played a major role in controlling a virulent strain of plague that hit Chinese soldiers. he did not fall back from trying out a vaccine on himself.
3.) Why did Dr.Kotnis opt to stay back in China?
Answer:-He dedicated his entire life working as a battlefront doctor in China and rendered his selfless service to the injured Chinese soldiers during the Second Sino-Japanese
4.) How did the Chinese show their gratitude towards Dr.Kotnis?
Answer:-In order to cherish the memory of Dr.Kotnis, the Chinese government built a memorial hall for him in Shijiazhuang city,. Mrs. Kotnis had been an honoured guest at many high-level diplomatic functions between China and India such as the banquet Dalian Mayor Bo Xilai hosted for then Indian
5.) Why was Mrs. Kotnis a regular invitee at the Indian Embassy functions in China?
Answer:-Despite the two premature deaths Mrs. Kotnis never let weeds cover her India connection. She visited the country at least half a dozen times and maintained her links with the Kotnis family.Mrs. Kotnis had been an honoured guest at many high-level diplomatic functions between China and India such as the banquet Dalian Mayor Bo Xilai hosted for then Indian
6.) What sort of person, do you think, was Dr.Kotnis? What are your impressions about him?
Answer:- I think he is persona with humanity and selflessness. He dedicated his entire life working as a battlefront doctor in China and rendered his selfless service to the injured Chinese soldiers during the Second Sino-Japanese War. A major role in controlling a virulent strain of plague that hit Chinese soldiers. he did not fall back from trying out a vaccine on himself.
A.) Read the passage about Dr.Kotnis again and fill in the form given below.
1.) Name :
2.) Year of birth :
3.) Place of birth :
4.) Occupation :
5.) Nationality :
6) Wife’s name :
7.) 0Places of work and the positions held :
8.) Honours given by China and India :
9.) Date of death :
Answer:-
1.) Name : Dr.DwarakanathKotnis
2.) Year of birth : 1910
3.) Place of birth : Sholapur, Maharashtra
4.) Occupation : Doctor
5.) Nationality : Indian
6.) Wife’s name : GuoQinglan
7.) Places of work and the positions held : a.Yan’an – doctor, b. he anti-Japanese base area in North China- physician-in-charge, c. Military area at the Dr. Bethune Hygiene School.- lecturer, d. the Bethune International Peace Hospital- first president.
8.) Honours given by China and India : a.) an honoured guest at many high-level diplomatic functions b.) honoured him with stamps in 1982 and 1993 respectively., c. the Chinese government built a memorial hall for him in Shijiazhuang city,
9.) Date of death :December 9, 1942
Vocabulary
1.): Here are some words that are related to the word ‘doctor
In how many ways can you classify the following words?
Neurologist, MBBS, syringe, treatment, white coat, ambulance, MD, crocin Clinic, hysician, hospital, patient
profession : physician
specialization : neurologist
qualification : MBBS, MD
dress code : white coat
medicines : crocin
place of work : clinic, hospital
service : treatment
tools : syringe
related vehicle : ambulance
target group : hospital
Mapping these meanings through words is called semantic mapping. A set of words related in meaning are said to belong to the same semantic field.
e.g. bus, driver, conductor, ticket etc.
Write four words that belong to and that you can associate with the following words.
1.) Space: space craft space ship
2.) business: sales trade customer
3.) occupation: teacher doctor pilot trainer
4.) travel: bus train aeroplane
II.) Read the sentence given below.
Dr.Kotnis lost his heart to a Chinese woman.
What does the expression ’lose heart’ mean?
‘Lost his heart’ means ‘fell in love’.
Here is one more expression using the word ‘heart’.
‘Eat your heart out’. (suffer from envy or jealousy)
e.g: I am going to New York next week. Eat your heart out!
e.g: When he hears about your promotion he will eat his heart out
III.) Match the following
1.) have a heart a. sadness
2.) broken heart b. no feelings
3.) heavy heart c.a very deep thank you
4.) take to heart d. be merciful
5.) a heart of stone e. lost love
6.) thanks from the bottom f. take seriously of my heart
Answer:- 1-d, 2-a, 3-e, 4-f, 5-b, 6-c
Grammar
Coordination is a grammatical process by which two or more words,phrases or clauses of the same rank are conjoined. A conjunction that joins parts of a sentence (words, phrases or clauses) that are grammatically equal or similar in importance and structure is called a Coordinating Conjunction. e.g: and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so. Coordinate Conjunctions: and, but, or, yet, so, neither..nor, either..or, not only..but also, both etc. Subordinate Conjunctions: when, before, after, since, while, as, till, until, whenever, as long as, as soon as, no sooner..than, scarcely…. then, hardly … when, wherever, because, in order that, so..that, if, though, even though, whereas, as if, whether..or etc.
Compound sentence and Complex sentence Observe the following sentences.
- Dr.Kotnis was a doctor and Guo, a nurse.
- I could not stop laughing when he told jokes.
- What are the main clauses in each sentence?
- How many subordinate clauses are there in sentences 1 and 2?
Dr.Kotnis was a doctor and Guo, a nurse. (two main clauses)
I could not stop laughing when he told jokes. (one main clause and one subordinate clause)
‘I could not stop laughing’ is a main clause, ‘when he told jokes’ is a subordinate clause.
A sentence which consists of two or more main clauses combined with coordinate conjunctions is called a Compound Sentence.
A sentence which consists of one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses combined with subordinate conjunctions is called a Complex Sentence.
Read the following sentences. Identify the clauses and say whether they are main clauses or subordinate clauses
1.) John suffers from Asthma but attends school regularly.
2.) We like songs but they like games.
3.) Japan attacked China in 1937 and wounded many soldiers.
4.) If the rain stops, we will go out.
5.) She was unhappy or she was upset.
6.) The shops were closed because there was a strike.
Answer :-
1.) John suffers from Asthma but attends school regularly- main clause
2.) We like songs but they like games- main clause
3.) Japan attacked China in 1937 and wounded many soldiers- main clause
4.) we will go out- main clause, If the rain stops- subordinate clause
5.) She was unhappy or she was upset- main clause
6.) The shops were closed- main clause, because there was a strike- subordinate clause
Read the following passage. Every numbered sentence has an error. Identify and edit it.
(1)Tenali Rama Krishna was not see in the royal court. (2)The king sent guards to search for him and bring him to the court, but they could not find them. (3)They went to the court and reporting this to the king. (4)The King grew worried and asked the guards to search more careful. (5)After some day, the guards found Tenali Rama Krishna.
Answer:- (1)Tenali Rama Krishna was not seenin the royal court. (2)The king sent guards to search for him and bring him to the court, but they could not find him. (3)They went to the court and reported this to the king. (4)The King grew worried and asked the guards to search more carefully. (5)After some days, the guards found Tenali Rama Krishna.
Editing
Writing
Developing Headlines.
When writing a news report for a newspaper, or your school News Board, the headline is the first and foremost impression you make on your reader. Therefore, writing a headline is a critical and creative art. Most of the people read only the headlines while reading a newspaper, to get the gist of the news.
- Headlines often contain a noun phrase with no verb.
- Head lines may have noun strings (several nouns put together).
- Various changes are made in the headlines.
- The simple tense form is used instead of the continuous or perfect form.
- The infinite form refers to the future.
- The auxiliary verb is dropped in the passive form.
- Articles are dropped; full-stops are not placed after headlines.
- Head lines may contain initials and abbreviations.
e.g: Prime Minster’s advice
e.g: Man snatches woman’s chain
e.g: Andhra Pradesh State Board Examination results declared
e.g: Hyderabad celebrates kite festival
e.g: Chief Minister to inaugurate Craft Bazars
e.g: Passengers injured seriously in Nellore train accident
e.g: India to host SAARC meet in U.
1.) Now write a headline for each of the following news reports. Remember to pick out only the main idea or words from the sentence.
Hyderabad: with an alarming rise in cases of missing people, especially women and children since 2009, the Police have stepped up measures to trace them in coordination with various agencies and police forces.
Answer:- Police stepped up measures to trace missing women and children
The full moon that rises on this Friday night, August 31, 2012, will be a Blue Moon. That’s what it has been dubbed as in modern folklore of the west. But will it actually be blue?
Answer:- Rise of Blue moon on Friday night, August 31 2012
“ If you look at the last three months, I am really practising well. I am looking forward to playing my first game after a year.”
Answer :- I would be playing my first game after a year.
Next time your cell phone runs out of battery, you can charge it by just holding it in your hands as the scientist claims to have developed a new technology that turns body heat into electricity.
Answer:- Cell phone charge by body heat
III.) Now write an article based on the following hints
- What are old age homes?
- Why do old people go there?
- Facilities at old age homes
- Compare facilities at home and old age homes
Answer:-
The old age homes also called as vrudhashram, place where senior citizens can stay. Old age home is for one who is poor and old people who don’t have support of their family members. Earlier people use to stay in joint family, all together son father mother, daughter in law etc but now a days son /daughter don’t look after they parents after they grow up. Few of them are thrown out of the house, as they are seen as burden. Few of them are not traded well in the house, not giving proper food, disrespected in the house. Few of them doesn’t have any one to look after them, they are alone. So such senior citizens prefer to stay at old age home. And Few of them are forced to stay there. In old age home people get shelter to live and proper food to eat, healthy atmosphere to stay.
Listening
Listen to your teacher. She/he will read out an announcement made by the Headmaster of a Govt. High School. Answer the following questions.
1.) What is the announcement about?
2.) Who are the special guests joining their mission?
3.) What are the students asked to do in the programme?
4.) Why does the Headmaster call it a mission?
Reading B: Be Thankful
Comprehension
Answer the following questions.
1.) The poet depicts different situations/aspects of life where we need to be thankful. What are they?
Answer:- The poet depicts different situations of life where we need to be Thankful like when we don’t have everything we desireand don’t know something , it gives us the opportunity to grow.
The difficult times in our life, the limitations of our life, teaches our the lesson to grow and opportunities to improve. New challenges built the strength and character. Our mistakes teaches us the valuable lessons. When we our tired, it means we made a difference. Fulfillment cones from the setbacks. So poets wants to show gratitude towards all these things.
2.) Do you agree to the poet’s ideas? Yes / No? Give reasons.
Answer:- Yes, I agree to the poet’s idea because many people who learnt from their mistakes, who faced the difficulties and made a way from that situation. People who faced new challenges and built their strength and character. People didn’t sit and curse anybody instead go and found a way for the problems.
3.) How do difficulties help us grow? When will troubles become blessings?
Answer:-Difficulties help us grow. Just an example of a girl who lost her both hands in a train accident, she did not sat and cry instead she fought the situation defeated it and completed her education with good score. She learnt writing with her legs with the dedication and hard work.
Thus, some troubles become blessings for us and helps us to grow more.
Reading C: The Dead Rat
Comprehension
Answer the following questions.
1.) What did the mother do to make Madananka normal and settled in life?
Answer:- Mother found a suitable girl for Madananka and they were married to make Madananka normal and settled in life.
2.) What kind of man was Yakshadatta?
Answer:-Yakshadatta was the rich merchant
3.) What did Ratnanka do with the dead rat?
Answer :-
4.) How did the firewood which Ratnanka had collected fetch him a hundred gold coins?
Answer:-
5.) How did Ratnanka show his gratitude to Yakshadatta?
Answer:-Ratnanka show his gratitude to Yakshadattaby giving him the dead rat of made of gold
6.) How did Ratnanka help the woodcutters?
Answer:-Ratnantka help the woodcutters by offering soaked and swollen bengalgram with some salt and pepper and drinking water to the hungry and thirsty woodcutters
Study Skills
Read the biographical write up on Dr.Kotnis again and write the timeline of the events referred to, in your notebook. A few events are shown here.
1910 – Kotnis was born . . .
1976 – Chinese Government built a memorial hall for Dr.Kotnis . . .
Answer :-
1.) 1910- Kotnis was born
2.) 1937- Kotnis went to China during the Second Sino-Japanese War to help the soldiers.
3.) 1938- Kotniswas send to china as a part of Indian Medical Mission Team in September
4.) 1941- Kotnis married Guo
5.) 1942- Kotnisson was born on August 23
6.) 1942- Kotnisdied of epilepsy on December 9
7.) 1945- journalist, Khwaja Abbas Ahmed wrote best-selling biography “One Who Never Returned”
8.) 1946- V.Shantaramdirected classic Bollywood movie “Dr.Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani”
9.) 1976- the Chinese government built a memorial in order to cherish the memory of Dr.Kotnis
10.) 1982- China honoured Kotnos with stamps
11.) 1993- India honoured Kotnis with stamps
Project Work
Visit any five old people of your locality and interview them.
Before you conduct the interview, prepare a questionnaire centred around the following items.
1.) Name
2.) Age
3.) Gender
4.) Social background
5.) Who takes care of them at home
6.) Health conditions
7.) Further support they need
Write a report based on the interview and present it before the class.
Answer:-
1.) Name : Mrs Geetaben patel
2.) Age : 72
3.) Gender : female
4.) Social background : one son and one daughter
5.) Who takes care of them at home : grandson
6.) Health conditions : suffers from diabetes, joint pain
7.) Further support they need :
1.) Name : Mr shashikantmehta
2.) Age : 67
3.) Gender : Male
4.) Social background : 2 son
5.) Who takes care of them at home : lives alone
6.) Health conditions : suffers from high bp
7.) Further support they need :
1.) Name :Shri Shardhadevi
2.) Age : 70
3.) Gender : female
4.) Social background : one adopted son
5.) Who takes care of them at home :maid
6.) Health conditions : joint pain, weak memory
7.) Further support they need :
1.) Name : Mr Sawant
2.) Age : 64
3.) Gender : Male
4.) Social background : one daughter
5.) Who takes care of them at home
6.) Health conditions : weak vision
7.) Further support they need: Proper medical attention
1.) Name: Laxmibaigaikwad
2.) Age : 72
3.) Gender : female
4.) Social background : one younger sister
5.) Who takes care of them at home : stays alone
6.) Health conditions : hearing problem, joint pain
7.) Further support they need : need a hearing machine