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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew (Poem) Chapter 6 The Duck and the Kangaroo are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Poem Chapter 6 The Duck and the Kangaroo.

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew (Poem) Chapter 6 The Duck and the Kangaroo

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

I. Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
‘Good gracious ! how you hop !
Over the fields and the water too,
As if you never would stop ! (Page 97)

हिंदी अनुवाद- बत्तख कंगारू से बोली कि कंगारू की कूद लगाने की क्षमता पर वह चकित है। यह पानी को भी ऐसे ही लांघ जाता है जैसे कि मैदानों को। कंगारू को फुदकते देखकर ऐसा लगता है मानो यह कभी रूकेगा ही नहीं।

Paraphrase. The Duck said to the Kangaroo that he was surprised at his capacity to hop. Kangaroo jumps as easily over the water as it does over the fields. Seeing, a Kangaroo hop, one feels that he would never stop.

Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was it that couldn’t hop ?
(a) the Duck
(b) the Kangaroo
(c) the frog
(d) some other animal.

2. The phrase ‘Good gracious’ here, shows
(a) shock
(b) fear
(c) anger
(d) surprise.

3. The one which moves easily over the fields and water too’ is
(a) the Duck
(b) the Kangaroo
(c) the deer
(d) the lion.

4. The word ‘gracious’ means
(a) decent
(b) good-looking
(c) kind
(d) happy.

Answers
1. (a) the Duck
2. (d) surprise
3. (b) the Kangaroo
4. (c) kind

II. My life is a bore in this nasty pond,
And I long to go out in the world beyond !
I wish I could hop like you !
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo. (Page 97)

हिंदी अनुवाद- बत्तख ने कंगारू को कहा कि उसका (बत्तख का) जीवन उबाऊ है। उसे सारा समय तालाब के गंदे पानी में बिताना पड़ता है। बत्तख की इच्छा थी कि वह तालाब के बाहर के संसार की यात्रा करे। उसे बड़ी इच्छा थी कि वह कंगारू की तरह उछला करे।

Paraphrase. The Duck said to the Kangaroo that he led a dull life. He lived all the time in the dirty water of the pond. The Duck desired to travel to the world beyond that pond. He very much wished to hop like a Kangaroo.

Questions
1. Where does the Duck live ?
2. What does the Duck feel about his life?
3. What does the Duck want to do?

Answers
1. The Duck lives in a pond.
2. He (The Duck) feels that he is leading a very dull life in a nasty pond.
3. The Duck wants to hop like the Kangaroo.

III. Please give me a ride on your back !
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
‘I would sit quite still, and say nothing but “Quack,”
The whole of the long day through ! (Pages 97-98)

| हिंदी अनुवाद-बत्तख ने कंगारू से विनती की कि वह उसे अपनी पीठ पर सवार करके घुमाये ! उसने बिल्कुल निश्चल रहने का वचन दिया। वह टर्राने के अतिरिक्त कोई शब्द नहीं बोलेगा। इसी प्रकार वह पूरा, सारा दिन बिता देगा !

Paraphrase. The Duck requested the Kangaroo to give him a ride on his back. He promised to sit very quiet. He would say nothing but only quack. Thus, he would remain quite still all through the long day.

Multiple Choice Questions
1. The Duck desired to
(a) say ‘Quack’
(b) stay still
(c) ride on Kangaroo’s back
(d) say nothing.

2. Quack’ is a sound made by
(a) the Duck
(b) the Kangaroo
(c) a rider
(d) every animal.

3. It promised to sit still and be quiet because
(a) it pleased him
(b) it was his habit
(c) it was trying to persuade Kangaroo
(d) it had to go a long way.

4. The word ‘quite’ means the same as
(a) quiet
(b) silent
(c) noisy
(d) utterly.

Answers
1. (c) ride on Kangaroo’s back
2. (a) the duck
3. (c) it was trying to persuade Kangaroo
4. (d) utterly

IV. And we’d go to the Dee, and the Jelly Bo Lee,
Over the land, and over the sea ; —
Please take me on a ride ! O do !’
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo. (Page 98)

| हिंदी अनुवाद-बत्तख का इरादा डी और पहाड़ी-स्थल जेली बो ली पर जाने का था। वह पृथ्वी और समुद्र के ऊपर सैर करना चाहता था। वह कंगारू से बड़ी गर्मजोशी से कहता है कि वह उसकी विनती मानकर उसे सवारी दे।

Paraphrase. The Duck proposed to go to the Dee and to the mountain side called “Jelly Bo Lee’. He wanted to travel over the land and sea. He makes a fervent appeal to the Kangaroo to accede to his request and take him on a ride.

Questions
1. Who are ‘we’ in the first passage ?
2. What did the Duck want ?
3. Where did they want to go ?
4. What does the phrase ‘O do !’ indicate ?

Answers:
1. The word ‘we’ refers to the Duck and the Kangaroo.
2. The Duck wanted to ride on Kangaroo’s back and go about the world.
3. They wanted to travel everywhere-over the land and over the sea.
4. The phrase ‘O do !’ indicates the intense desire of the Duck to get the ride.

V. Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
“This requires a little reflection ;
Perhaps on the whole it might bring me luck,
And there seems but one objection. (Page 98)

| हिंदी अनुवाद – कंगारू ने उत्तर दिया कि बत्तख के प्रस्ताव पर कुछ विचार करने की आवश्यकता थी। कुल मिलाकर शायद इस योजना से कंगारू का भी भाग्योदय हो जाए। पर फिर भी एक कठिनाई थी।

Paraphrase. The Kangaroo said that the Duck’s proposal needed some thought. Considering all aspects of it, the proposal might even be lucky for the Kangaroo. However, there was just one difficulty.

Multiple Choice Questions
1. “This’ in the passage refers to
(a) the Kangaroo
(b) the Duck
(c) the coming to Kangaroo
(d) the proposal of Duck.

2. What was expected to bring luck ?
(a) the Duck
(b) the Kangaroo
(c) the objection he is thinking of
(d) the travel with the Duck.

3. ‘Me’ refers to
(a) the Kangaroo
(b) the Duck
(c) the poet
(d) the objection.

4. ‘Reflection’ means the same as
(a) work
(b) thought
(c) action
(d) attention.

Answers
1. (d) the proposal of Duck
2. (d) the travel with the Duck
3. (a) the Kangaroo
4. (b) thought

VI. Which is, if you’ll let me speak so bold,
Your feet are unpleasantly wet and cold,
And would probably give me the roo
Matiz !’ said the Kangaroo. (Page 98)

हिंदी अनुवाद-कंगारू ने कहा कि अगर बत्तख उसे साफ-साफ बोलने की अनुमति दे तो बस एक ऐतराज (कठिनाई) है। वह यह कि बत्तख के पैर कंगारू के लिए कष्ट का कारण बनेंगे। वे बहुत गीले और ठंडे हैं। कंगारू के शरीर को जब वे छुएँगे तब उसे गठिया हो सकता है।

Paraphrase. The Kangaroo said that if the duck allowed him to speak frankly there was just one objection. It was that the Duck’s feet would cause the Kangaroo some discomfort. They were very wet and cold. Their touch on the Kangaroo’s body could cause him rheumatism.

Questions
1. What does the word ‘which’ refer to ?
2. What is Kangaroo’s fear?
3. What is roo-Matiz ?
4. Whose feet are these?

Answers
1. The word ‘which’ refers to the ‘objection’ raised by Kangaroo.
2. Kangaroo fears that he might suffer from rheumatism.
3. The word ‘roo-Matiz’ is actually ‘rheumatism’. It is a disease that makes the muscles and joints painful, stiff and swollen.
4. These are the feet of the Duck.

VII. Said the Duck, ‘As I sat on the rocks,
I have thought over that completely,
And I bought four pairs of worsted socks
Which fit my web-feet neatly. (Page 98)

हिंदी अनुवाद-बत्तख बोला कि वह इस समस्या के प्रति पहले से सजग था। चट्टान पर बैठे हुए उसने इस पर विचार किया। इस समस्या के निराकरण के लिए उसने चार जोड़े ऊनी जुराबें खरीद लिए हैं। ये जुराबें उसे बिलकुल फिट आते हैं।

Paraphrase. The Duck said that he was already aware of that problem. Sitting on the rock he had pondered over it. To overcome the problem, he had bought four pairs of worsted socks. These socks fitted him well.

Multiple Choice Questions
1. The Duck sat on the rock thinking
(a) about the ride
(b) about Kangaroo
(c) of the objection raised by Kangaroo
(d) how to get out of the pond.

2. The Duck bought the socks
(a) to comfort himself
(b) to make the feet look better
(c) to cause no trouble to Kangaroo
(d) to be fashionable.

3. Web-feet’ refers to the feet of
(a) the Duck
(b) the Kangaroo
(c) the poet
(d) the rocks.

4. The word ‘neatly’ means the same as
(a) well
(b) trimly
(c) badly
(d) beautifully.

Answers
1. (c) of the objection raised by Kangaroo
2. (c) to cause no trouble to Kangaroo
3. (a) the Duck
4. (b) trimly

VIII. And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak,
And every day a cigar I’ll smoke,
All to follow my own dear true
Love of a ‘Kangaroo ! (Page 98)

हिंदी अनुवाद-बत्तख बोला कि उसने सर्दी से बचने के अन्य उपाय भी किए हैं। उसने एक लबादा खरीदा था। इसी कारण से उसने प्रतिदिन एक सिगार पीने का निश्चय भी किया था। यह सब उसने अपने सच्चे प्रिय कंगारू के साथ रहने के लिए ही किया था।

Paraphrase. The Duck said that he had taken other measures too, to keep out the cold. He had bought a cloak. He had also decided to smoke a cigar everyday for the same reason. He had done so much only for the sake of following his true beloved, the Kangaroo.

Questions
1. Who bought a cloak and why ?
2. Why did he smoke a cigar ?
3. What does the speaker really want to do?
4. Name the poet.

Answers
1. The Duck bought a cloak to keep away the cold.
2. He smoked a cigar also to keep the cold away.
3. The speaker really wants to travel around the world riding on the back of the Kangaroo.
4. The poet’s name is ‘Edward Lear’.

IX. Said the Kangaroo, ‘I’m ready!
All in the moonlight pale,
But to balance me well, dear Duck, sit steady!
And quite at the end of my tail ! (Page 98)

हिंदी अनुवाद – कंगारू ने बत्तख से कहा कि वह उसे सवार करने के लिए तैयार है। पीली चाँदनी में कंगारू ने अपने प्रिय मित्र बत्तख से कहा कि वह बिल्कुल स्थिर होकर बैठे। कंगारू अपना संतुलन रख सके, इसलिए ऐसा करना आवश्यक था। उसने उससे कहा कि वह (बत्तख) बिल्कुल पूँछ के किनारे पर ही बैठे।

Paraphrase. Kangaroo said to the Duck that he was ready to give him a ride. In the pale moonlight the Kangaroo asked his dear friend Duck to sit motionless. It was necessary for the Kangaroo to balance himself. He asked him to sit at the very end of his tail.

Multiple Choice Questions
1. Kangaroo was ready
(a) to marry the Duck
(b) to take the Duck for a ride
(c) to give the Duck a cloak
(d) to give the Duck a cigar.

2. It was a pale moonlight when
(a) the Kangaroo agreed
(b) the Kangaroo refused
(c) the Kangaroo prepared himself and the duck for a ride
(d) the Kangaroo and the Duck quarrelled with each other.

3. The Duck was asked to sit
(a) comfortably
(b) quietly
(c) noisily
(d) still

4. ‘Quite’ in the passage means
(a) exactly
(b) freely
(c) quietly
(d) comfortably

Answers
1. (b) to take the Duck for a ride
2. (c) the Kangaroo prepared himself and the duck for a ride
3. (d) still
4. (a) exactly

X. So away they went with a hop and a bound,
And they hopped the whole world three times round;
And who so happy, — O who,
As the Duck and the Kangaroo ? (Page 98)

हिंदी अनुवाद-इस प्रकार बत्तख और कंगारू उछलते-कूदते अपनी यात्रा पर निकल पड़े। उन्होंने तीन बार संसार का चक्कर लगाया। बत्तख और कंगारू से अधिक प्रसन्न कोई न था।

Paraphrase. Thus the Duck and the Kangaroo started their journey jumping and leaping. They travelled round the world thrice. There was no one happier than the Duck and the Kangaroo

Questions
1. Who went away?
2. What did they do?
3. Why did they have to hop ?
4. Find the phrase in the passage which means “jumping and leaping’.

Answers
1. The Duck and the Kangaroo went away.
2. They travelled three times around the world.
3. Kangaroos hop as they move and the Duck was on the Kangaroo’s back.
4. ‘a hop and a bound’.

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

WORKING WITH THE POEM (Page 99)

Question. 1.
Taking words that come at the end of lines, write five pairs of rhyming words. Read each pair aloud
For example, pond—beyond

Answer:
(i) You—Kangaroo
(ii) back—Quack
(iii) Lee—sea
(iv) Duck—luck
(v) Reflection—objection

Question. 2.
Complete the dialogue.
Duck : Dear Kangaroo ! Why don’t you
___________
Kangaroo : With pleasure, my dear Duck,
though _________
Duck : That won’t be a problem. I will
___________

Answer:
Duck : Dear Kangaroo ! Why don’t you give me a ride on your back ?
Kangaroo : With pleasure, my dear Duck, though your cold and wet feet cause a problem.
Duck : That won’t be a problem, I will cover them with four pairs of worsted socks which fit my feet neatly.

Question. 3.
The Kangaroo does not want to catch ‘rheumatism’. Spot this word in stanza 3 and say why it is spelt differently. Why is it in two parts ? Why does the second part begin with a capital letter ?

Answer:
The words are : “… are unpleasantly wet and cold. And would probably give me the roo-Matiz. It is spelt differently because ‘roo’ reminds the readers of Kangaroos. So ‘roo-Matiz’ seems to be a disease concerned with the Kangaroos. It is interesting because the Kangaroos hop as if they could never suffer from rheumatism. For, if they did, they would not hop ?

Question. 4.
Do you find the poem humorous ? Read aloud lines that make you laugh.

Answer:
The poem is humorous. Look at the following lines :
“And everyday a cigar I’ll smoke,”
“But to balance me well, dear Duck, sit steady !
And quite at the end of my tail.”

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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew (Poem) Chapter 8 On the Grasshopper and Cricket

IMPORTANT PASSAGES FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow choosing the correct options among the given ones :

I Through the mist Bijju is calling to his sister. I can hear him running about on the hillside but I cannot see him. (Page 113)

Multiple Choice Questions
1. The scene being described here is
(a) the first day of monsoon
(b) the last day of monsoon
(c) an ordinary day on the hills
(d) a winter day.

2. The author cannot see Bijju because
(a) he is not in the line of his eyes
(b) it is misty
(c) it is night
(d) he is blind

3. The passage is written by
(a) Satyajit Ray
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Nathaniel Hawthorne Answers
(d) Ruskin Bond.

Answers:
1. (a) the first day of monsoon
2. (b) it is misty
3. (d) Ruskin Bond

II In the evening it attacked one of Bijju’s cows but fled at the approach of Bijju’s mother, who came screaming imprecations.
As for the leeches, I shall soon get used to a little bloodletting every day. (Page 114)

Questions
1. What does ‘it’ in the first line refer to ?
2. What causes the bloodletting ?
3. What did Bijju’s mother do ?
4. Find a word in the passage which means ‘curses’. Answers

Answers:
1. ‘It’ refers to the leopard.
2. The leeches cause the bloodletting.
3. Bijju’s mother chased the leopard away.
4. Imprecations.

III It is a good sound to read by—the rain outside, the quiet within—and, although tin roofs are given to springing unaccountable leaks, there is a feeling of being untouched leaks, there is a feeling of being untouched by, and yet in touch with, the rain. (page 115)

Multiple Choice Questions
1. Here, the author is praising
(a) tin roofs
(b) rain
(c) springing
(d) leaks.

2. The ‘good sound’ is produced by
(a) rain only
(b) tin roofs only
(c) rain and tin roofs
(d) rain and leaks.

3. The word ‘springing’ here means
(a) jumping
(b) creating
(c) a season
(d) finishing.

Answers
1. (a) tin roofs
2. (c) rain and tin roofs
3. (b) creating

IV The blackest cloud I’ve ever seen squatted over Mussoorie, and then it hailed marbles for half an hour. Nothing like a hailstorm to clear the sky. Even as I write, I see a rainbow forming. (Page 117)

Questions
1. What season is being described ?
2. What do the ‘marbles’ refer to ?
3. What does the author mean by ‘clear sky’ ?

Answers
1. Rainy season is being described here.
2. The marbles refer to ‘hails’.
3. A clear sky means ‘a sky free of clouds’.

TEXTUAL EXERCISES

COMPREHENSION CHECK (Page 115)
1. Why is the author not able to see Bijju ?
2. What are the two ways in which the hills appear to change when the mist comes up ?

Answers
1. The author is not able to see Bijju because of the mist. The mist has blocked the vision.
2. The mist covers the hills and all the atmosphere. So they cannot be seen. The second change is that the birds stop singing. This makes the hills suddenly silent.

COMPREHENSION CHECK (Page 117)
1. When does the monsoon season begin and when does it end ? How do you prepare to face the
monsoon ?
2. Which hill-station does the author describe in this diary entry ?
3. For how many days does it rain without stopping ? What does the author do on these days ?
4. Where do the snakes and rodents take shelter ? Why ?
5. What did the author receive in the mail ?

Answers
1. The monsoon generally begins in the end of June. It generally ends in the end of August or in the beginning of September. We buy raincoats or umbrellas to face the monsoon.
2. Mussoorie.
3. It has rained for eight or nine days without stopping. During these the author has been pacing the room or looking out of the window.
4. The snakes and rodents take shelter in roofs, attics and godowns. They do so because their holes are flooded with water. Out of the holes, these are the convenient places for them.
5. The author received a cheque in the mail.

WORKING WITH THE TEXT (Page 118)
Question 1.
Look carefully at the diary entries for June 24-25, August 2 and March 23. Now write down the changes that happen as the rains progress from June to March.

Answer:
Monsoon arrives on June 24. The first real monsoon shower comes on June 25. The whole nature welcomes it. The author feels the joy himself and in everything around him.
By August 2, the people become weary of the monsoon. It is so because the movement in the open has become difficult. There is no sunshine for more than a week.
March 23 heralds the end of winter. After a hailstorm, there is a rainbow in the sky. It shows the beauty of nature.

Question 2.
Why did the grandmother ask the children not to kill the Chuchundar ?

Answer:
Grandmother believed that Chuchundars are lucky. She thought that with them came money. So she asked the children not to kill it.

Question 3.
What signs do we find in Nature which show that the monsoons are about to end ?

Answer:
At the end of the monsoon, the lush monsoon growth reaches its peak. The seeds of the cobra lily turn red. These things show that the monsoons are about to end.

Question 4.
Complete the following sentences.
(i) Bijju is not seen but his voice is heard because …….. .
(ii) The writer describes the hill station and valley as …….. .
(iii) The leopard was successful in but had to flee when …….. .
(iv) The minivets are easily noticed because …….. .
(v) It looks like a fashion display on the slopes when ……. .
(vi) During the monsoon season, snakes and rodents are found in roofs and attics because ……. .

Answers:
(i) the mist obstructs the author’s vision.
(ii) ‘A paradise that might have been’.
(iii) killing a dog but had to flee when Bijju’s mother arrived crying curses.
(iv) of their bright colours.
(v) they are covered by a variety of flowers.
(vi) their holes are flooded with water and these things provide them convenient shelters.

Question 5.
‘Although tin roofs are given to springing unaccountable leaks, there is a feeling of being untouched by, and yet in touch with, the rain.’
(i) Why has the writer used the word, ‘springing* ?
(ii) How is the writer untouched by the rain ?
(iii) How is the writer in touch with the rain at the same time ?

Answer:
(i) The word ‘springing’ gives the idea of suddenness.
(ii) The author is untouched by the rain because he is in a room. The room pro-tects him from rain.
(iii) The writer hears the sound of rainfall on his tin-roof. So he is in touch with the rain.

Question 6.
Mention a few things that can happen when there is endless rain for days together.

Answer:
When there is endless rain for days together, the life becomes difficult. To go out becomes difficult. One gets bored living in the room all the time. Everything becomes damp and soggy. The washed clothes do not get dried. Constant rainfall is an invitation for many insects, rodents and snakes to enter the house.
It can also cause diseases. The sun is the source of life. If sunlight doesn’t reach people for a long time, they fall ill.

Question 7.
What is the significance of cobra lily in relation to the monsoon season, its beginning and end ?

Answer:
The first cobra lily is seen with the arrival of the monsoon. When its seeds begin to turn red, it is an indication that the rains are over.

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE (Page 118)
Question 1.
Here are some words that are associated with the monsoon. Add as many words as you can to this list. Can you find words for these in your languages ?

• downpour
• floods
• mist
• cloudy
• powercuts
• cold
• umbrella

Answers
rainwater, fog, overcast, damp, soggy, raincoat, darkness, leaks.
Hindi words for those given in the question are :
वर्ष्रा, बाढ़, कोहरा, बादलों से आच्छादित, बिजली – कटौती, सद्रू , छतरी .

Question 2.
Look at the sentences below.
(i) Bijju wandered into the garden in the evening.
(ii) The trees were ringing with birdsong.
Notice the highlighted verbs.

The verb wandered tells us what Bijju did that evening. But the verb was ringing tells us what was happening continually at same time in the past (the birds were chirping in the trees).

Now look at the sentences below. They tell us about something that happened in the past. They also tell us about other things that happened continually at the same time in the past.

Put the verbs in the brackets into their proper forms. The first one is done for you.
(i) We (get out) of the school bus. The bell (ring) and everyone (rush) to class.
We got out of the school bus. The bell was ringing and everyone was rushing to class.
(ii) The traffic (stop). Some people (sit) on the road and they (shout) slogans.
(iii) I (wear) my raincoat. It (rain) and people (get) wet.
(iv) She (see) a film. She (narrate) it to her friends who (listen) carefully.
(v) We (go) to the exhibition. Some people (buy) clothes while others (play) games.
(vi) The class (is) quiet. Some children (read) books and the rest (draw).

Answers:
(ii) The traffic stopped. Some people were sitting on the road and they were shouting slogans.
(iii) I was wearing my raincoat. It was raining and people were getting wet.
(iv) She had seen a film. She was narrating it to her friends who were listening carefully.
(v) We went to the exhibition. Some people were buying clothes while others were playing games.
(vi) The class was quiet. Some children were reading books and the rest were drawing.

Question 3.
Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.

• drum
• swish
• tinkle
• caw
• drip

(i) Match these words with their correct meanings.
(a) to fall in small drops
(b) to make a sound by hitting a surface repeatedly
(c) to move quickly through the air, making a soft sound
(d) harsh sound made by birds
(e) ringing sound (of a bell or breaking glass, etc.)

(ii) Now fill in the blanks using the correct form of the words given above.
(a) Ramesh ……. on his desk in impatience.
(b) Rain water ……. from the umbrella all over the carpet.
(c) The ……… pony its tail.
(d) The ……… of breaking glass woke me up.
(e) The …….. of the raven disturbed the child’s sleep.

Answers
(i) (a) → drip
(b) → drum
(c) → swish
(d) → caw
(e) → tinkle

(ii) (a) Ramesh drummed on his desk in impatience.
(b) Rain water dripped from the umbrella all over the carpet.
(c) The pony swished its tail.
(d) The tinkle of the breaking glass woke me up.
(e) The caw of the raven disturbed the child’s sleep.

Question 4.
And sure enough, I received a cheque in the mail.
Complete each sentence below by using appropriate phrase from the ones given below.

• sure enough
• colourful enough
• serious enough
• kind enough
• big enough
• fair enough
• brave enough
• foolish enough
• anxious enough

(i) I saw thick black clouds in the sky. And ……… it soon raining heavily.
(ii) The blue umbrella was ……… for the brother and sister.
(iii) The butterflies are …….. to get noticed.
(iv) The lady was ……….to chance the leopard
(v) The boy was ………. to call out to his sister.
(vi) The man was ………. to offer help.
(vii) The victim’s injury was ………. for him to get admitted in hospital.
(viii) That person was ………. to repeat the same mistake again.
(ix) He told me he was sorry and he would compensate for the loss. I said, ……… .

Answers:
(i) sure enough
(ii) big enough
(iii) colourful enough
(iv) brave enough
(v) anxious enough
(vi) kind enough
(vii) serious enough
(viii) foolish enough
(ix) “Fair enough”

SPEAKING (Page 120)
Question 1.
Do you believe in superstitions ? Why, or why not ? Working with your partner, write down three superstitious beliefs that you are familiar with.

Answer:
No. I don’t believe in superstitions. However there is one snag in this statement. One man’s belief may be superstitious to the other and vice versa.
Three common superstitions are :

• No. 13 is ominous
• Stop if a black cat crosses your path.
• Do not sleep with your feet pointing towards south.

Question 2.
How many different kinds of birds do you come across in the lesson ? How many varieties do you see in your neighbourhood ? Are there any birds that you used to see earlier in your neighbourhood but not now ? In groups discuss why you think this is happening.

Answer:
We come across five kinds of birds in this lesson. These are: minivets, drongos, crow, whistling thrush and ‘shrew’. We do not see many varieties in our neighbourhood. There are two birds which used to be seen in our neighbourhood but have now disap-peared. These are peacocks and vultures. Poaching, felling of trees and pollution of the environment are three important reasons for its happening.

WRITING (Page 121)
Question 1.
The monsoons are a time of great fun and even a few adventures: playing in the rain and getting wet, wading through knee-deep water on your way to school, water flooding the house or the classroom, powercuts and so on.
Write a paragraph describing an incident that occurred during the rains which you can never forget.
Or
Write a poem of your own about the season of spring when trees are in full bloom.

Answers
A rainy day in summer is a great blessing. Last Friday, I had not yet left for school, when it began to rain. It rained heavily. Going to school was out of question. So I placed my books on the table and stood near the window. Water had collected everywhere. People were wading through water with raincoats on. Some had umbrellas in their hands. But these gave them little shelter. Children absented themselves from schools. They played in rain-water and cared little for their mothers who got angry. The roads became slippery. Some persons who slipped on the road, spoiled their clothes. The children had a hearty laugh.
Or
Spring is the season of joy
When Nature becomes a toy.
The trees are in full bloom
Some flowers are in my room.
In spring comes Holi
Let’s play with colour and roli.
There is summer in the air
How lovely the birds and hare !

Spring is the season of joy
When Nature becomes a toy
The trees are in full bloom
I have roses in my room.

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प्रश्न-अभ्यास
(पाठ्यपुस्तक से)

पाठ से

प्रश्न 1. पत्र जैसा संतोष फोन या एसएमएस का संदेश क्यों नहीं दे सकता ?
उत्तर :
पत्र जैसा संतोष फोन या एसएमएस का संदेश नहीं दे सकता है क्योंकि
(क) पत्रों का आकार बड़ा तथा उनका अस्तित्व स्थाई होता है, जिन्हें भविष्य के लिए संभालकर रखा जा सकता है
(ख) पत्रों में आत्मीयता, प्रेम तथा गहरा लगाव समायी रहता है
(ग) पत्रों को संग्रहित कर पुस्तक का आकार दिया जा सकता है जबकि एसएमएस को नहीं
(घ) पत्र संदेश भेजने का सस्ता साधन है जबकि एसएमएस महँगा साधन है
(ङ) पत्र पाने वाले के पास कोई साधन होना आवश्यक नहीं है पर एसएमएस पाने के लिए मोबाइल फोन होना आवश्यक होता है

प्रश्न 2. पत्र को खत, कागद, उत्तरम्, जाबू, लेख, कडिद, पाती, चिट्ठी इत्यादि कहा जाता हैइन शब्दों से संबंधित भाषाओं के नाम बताइए
उत्तर :
पत्र को विभिन्न भाषाओं में भिन्न-भिन्न नामों से जाना जाता है, जो निम्नलिखित

पत्र के विभिन्न नाम           भाषा
पत्र                                 संस्कृत
कागद                             कन्नड़
कडिद                             तमिल
खत                                  उर्दू
उत्तरम्, जाबू, लेख              तेलुगु

प्रश्न 3. पत्र-लेखन की कला के विकास के लिए क्या-क्या प्रयास हुए ? लिखिए
उत्तर :
पत्र-लेखन की कला का विकास हो इसके लिए स्कूली पाठ्यक्रम में पत्र लेखन को विषय के रूप में शामिल किया गयाभारत के अलावा अन्य देशों तथा विश्व डाक संघ की ओर से पत्र-लेखन को बढ़ावा दिया गयाइसके अलावा विश्व डाक संघ ने 1972 से 16 वर्ष से कम आयु के बच्चों के लिए पत्र-लेखन प्रतियोगिताएँ आयोजित करने का कार्यक्रम शुरू किया

प्रश्न 4. पत्र धरोहर हो सकते हैं लेकिन एसएमएस क्यों नहीं ? तर्क सहित अपना विचार लिखिए
उत्तर :
पत्र लिखित रूप में होते हैंइन्हें भविष्य के लिए सँभालकर रखा जा सकता हैउपयोगी एवं शिक्षाप्रद पत्रों को पुस्तक के रूप में रखा जा सकता हैमहान हस्तियों के पत्र संग्रहालय एवं पुस्तकालयों से प्राप्त किया जा सकता हैएसएमएस संक्षिप्त तथा मोबाइल फोन पर होते हैंउन्हें सहेजकर भविष्य के लिए रखना संभव नहीं है

प्रश्न 5. क्या चिट्ठियों की जगह कभी फैक्स, ई-मेल, टेलीफोन तथा मोबाइल ले सकते हैं ?
उत्तर :
संचार के बढ़ते साधनों-फैक्स, ई-मेल, टेलीफोन तथा मोबाइल आदि का प्रचार-प्रसार तथा लोकप्रियता बढ़ती जा रही हैलोग अपनी सुविधानुसार उनका प्रयोग भी करते हैं और इनसे पत्रों की संख्या में कमी आई है पर ये साधन पत्र का स्थान कभी भी नहीं ले सकते हैंव्यापारिक तथा विभागीय कार्यों को पत्रों के माध्यम से किया जाता था, किया जाता है और किया जाता रहेगाइसके अलावा पत्रों से जो आत्मीयता, प्रेम तथा लगाव मिल जाता हैवह संचार के इन साधनों द्वारा नहीं मिल सकती है।

पाठ से आगे

प्रश्न 1. किसी के लिए बिना टिकट सादे लिफाफे पर सही पता लिखकर पत्र बेरंग भेजने पर कौन-सी कठिनाई आ सकती है? पता कीजिए
उत्तर :
बिना टिकट के यदि पत्र भेज दिया जाए तो निम्नलिखित कठिनाइयाँ आ सकती हैं
(क) संभवत: पत्र गंतव्य तक पहुचे ही न।
(ख) प्राप्तकर्ता को निश्चित टिकट के मूल्य का दूना दाम चुकाना पड़ सकता है
(ग) प्राप्तकर्ता के पास उस समय पैसे न होने पर अनावश्यक परेशानी का सामना करना पड़ सकता है
(घ) पत्र के लिए उचित राशि न दिए जाने पर पत्र वापस आ सकता है और हमारा संदेश बिना पहुँचे रह जाएगा

प्रश्न 2. पिन कोड भी संख्याओं में लिखा गया एक पता है, कैसे?
उत्तर :
सुनने में संक्षिप्त-सा लगने वाला पिन कोड शब्द का पूरा नाम ‘पोस्टल इन्डेक्स नंबर’ हैयह छ: अंकों का होता हैइसके हर अंक अपने में कुछन-कुछ छिपाए हुए हैंइसका पहला अंक राज्य को, अगले दो अंक उपक्षेत्र को तथा अंतिम तीन अंक संबंधित डाकघर को सूचित करते हैं इस आधार पर कह सकते हैं कि पिन कोड संख्याओं के रूप में लिखा गया एक पता ही होता है।

प्रश्न 3. ऐसा क्यों होता था कि महात्मा गांधी को दुनिया भर से पत्र ‘महात्मा गांधी इंडिया’ पता लिखकर आते थे ?
उत्तर :
महात्मा गांधी भारत में ही नहीं, विश्व के चर्चित व्यक्ति थेहालाँकि भारत में वे सर्वाधिक लोकप्रिय थेवे देश में कहाँ होते थे, लोगों को पता होता थावास्तव में वे कहीं भी रहें, पत्र उन तक पहुँचा दिया जाता था और उन्हें मिल जाता था वे किसी एक परिवार या स्थान के न होकर पूरे भारत के प्रतिनिधि थे, इसलिए महात्मा गांधी-इंडिया पता लिखकर उन्हें पत्र भेजा जाता था

अनुमान और कल्पना

प्रश्न 1. रामधारी सिंह ‘दिनकर’ की कविता ‘ भगवान के डाकिए’ आपकी पाठ्यपुस्तक में हैउसके आधार पर पक्षी और बादल को डाकिए की भाँति मानकर अपनी कल्पना से लेख लिखिए
उत्तर :
मनुष्य जिज्ञासु प्राणी हैवह अपनों के बारे में जानने को इच्छुक रहता हैउसकी इसी इच्छा के फलस्वरूप शायद पत्र अस्तित्व में आए होंगेपत्रों के आदान-प्रदान का यह सिलसिला कबूतरों से शुरू होकर आज मोबाइल, फैक्स तथा ई-मेल तक पहुँच गया हैयद्यपि संचार के इन आधुनिकतम साधनों ने पत्रों की आवाजाही को प्रभावित भी किया है, परंतु इन सबके बाद भी पत्र अपना अस्तित्व बनाए हुए है और वह लोकप्रिय भी हैग्रामीणजीवन में पत्रों की गहरी पैठ हैवहाँ की अनेक क्रियाएँ डाक विभाग की मदद से ही चलती हैंवहाँ डाकिए को देवदूत के रूप में देखा जाता हैइसी प्रकार पक्षी और बादल भी डाकिए हैं, पर ये भगवान के डाकिए हैंये भगवान के संदेश को हम तक पहुँचाते हैंइन प्राकृतिक डाकियों की लाई चिट्ठियों को हम भले न पढ़ पाएँ पर उनमें प्रेम, सद्भाव और विश्वबंधुत्व का संदेश छिपा होता हैये प्राकृतिक डाकिए किसी स्थान विशेष की सीमा में बँधकर काम नहीं करते हैंये डाकिए लोगों के साथ कोई भेदभाव नहीं करते हैं और सबको समान रूप से लाभान्वित करते हैं

प्रश्न 2. संस्कृत साहित्य के महाकवि कालिदास ने बादल को संदेशवाहक बनाकर ‘मेघदूत’ नाम का काव्य लिखा है’मेघदूत’ के विषय में जानकारी प्राप्त कीजिए
उत्तर :
मेघदूत विश्व प्रसिद्ध कवि एवं नाटककार कालिदास की रचना हैयह काव्य संस्कृत भाषा में रचित हैइसका कथ्य इस प्रकार हैकुबेर अलकापुरी नरेश थे, जिनके दरबार में अनेक यक्ष रहते थेये यक्ष कुबेर की सेवा किया करते थेइन्हीं यक्षों में एक यक्ष की नई-नई शादी हुई थीवह अपनी पत्नी को बहुत चाहता थावह अपनी नवविवाहिता पत्नी की यादों में खोया रहता तथा राजदरबार के कार्य में प्रमाद दिखाता थाकुबेर को यह अच्छा नहीं लगा और उन्होंने उसे अपनी नवविवाहिता पत्नी से अलग रामगिरि पर्वत पर रहने का श्राप दे दियाश्रापित यक्ष रामगिरि पर्वत पर रहने लगासमय बीतने के साथ ही वर्षा ऋतु का आगमन हुआ और आकाश में उमड़ते, घुमड़ते काले बादलों को देखकर यक्ष अपनी पत्नी के विरह से विकल हो उठता हैवह जड़-चेतन का भेद भूलकर इन्हीं काले बादलों अर्थात् मेघ को दूत बनाकर अपनी पत्नी के पास भेजता हैवह मेघ को रास्ता, रास्ते में पड़ने वाले विशिष्ट स्थान तथा मार्ग में आने वाली कठिनाइयों को समझाता हैकुबेर से यक्ष की विरह व्यथा नहीं देखी जाती हैवह यक्ष को श्रापमुक्त कर देते हैंयक्ष खुशी-खुशी अपनी पत्नी के साथ अलकापुरी में रहने लगाइसी कथा का ‘मेघदूत’ नामक काव्य में सुंदर वर्णन है।

प्रश्न 3. पक्षी को संदेशवाहक बनाकर अनेक कविताएँ एवं गीत लिखे गए हैंएक गीत है-‘जा-जा रे कागा विदेशवा, मेरे पिया से कहियो संदेशवा’इस तरह के तीन गीतों का संग्रह कीजिएप्रशिक्षित पक्षी के गले में पत्र बाँधकर निर्धारित स्थान तक पत्र भेजने का उल्लेख मिलता हैमान लीजिए आपको एक पक्षी को संदेशवाहक बनाकर पत्र भेजना हो तो आप वह पत्र किसे भेजना चाहेंगे और उसमें क्या लिखना चाहेंगे
उत्तर :
प्रश्न के आधार पर तीन गीतों का संग्रह

• जारे कारे बदरा, बलमू के पास, वो हैं ऐसे बुद्धू न समझे ये प्यार
• कबूतर जा, जा, जा पहले प्यार की पहली चिट्ठी साजन को दे आ
• उड़ जा काले कागा, तेरे मुँह बिच खंड पावा

यदि मुझे किसी पक्षी को संदेशवाहक बनाकर पत्र भेजना पड़े तो मैं यह पत्र ‘ईश्वर’ को भेजना चाहँगाइस पत्र में मैं लिखेंगा कि हे ईश्वर लोगों को ऐसी सुबुधि प्रदान करें; जिससे सर्वत्र प्रेम, सद्भाव, त्याग जैसे मानवीय गुणों का विकास हो तथा घृणा, छुआछूत, ऊँच-नीच आदि की भावना समाप्त हो जाए

प्रश्न 4. केवल पढ़ने के लिए दी गई रामदरश मिश्र की कविता ‘चिट्ठियाँ’ को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए और विचार कीजिए कि क्या यह कविता केवल लेटर बॉक्स में पड़ी निर्धारित पते पर जाने के लिए तैयार चिट्ठियों के बारे में है ? या रेल के डिब्बे में बैठी सवारी भी उन्हीं चिट्ठियों की तरह हैं जिनके पास उनके गंतव्य तक का टिकट हैपत्र के पते की तरह और क्या विद्यालय भी एक लेटर बाक्स की भाँति नहीं है जहाँ से उत्तीर्ण होकर विद्यार्थी अनेक क्षेत्रों में चले जाते हैं ? अपनी कल्पना को पंख लगाइए और मुक्त मन से इस विषय में विचार-विमर्श कीजिए
उत्तर :
इस विषय पर छात्र स्वयं विचार-विमर्श करें

भाषा की बात

प्रश्न 1. किसी प्रयोजन विशेष से संबंधित शब्दों के साथ पत्र शब्द जोड़ने से कुछ नए शब्द बनते हैं, जैसे-प्रशस्ति पत्र, समाचार पत्र आप भ पत्र के योग से बननेवाले दस शब्द लिखिए
उत्तर :
पत्र जोड़ने से बनने वाले दस शब्द निम्नलिखित हैं

• प्रमाण पत्र
• संधि पत्र
• मान पत्र
• प्रेम पत्र
• प्रार्थना पत्र
• आवेदन पत्र
• बधाई पत्र
• त्याग पत्र
• निमंत्रण पत्र
• शिकायती पत्र

प्रश्न 2. व्यापारिक’ शब्द व्यापार के साथ ‘इक’ प्रत्यय के योग से बना हैइक प्रत्यय के योग से बननेवाले शब्दों को अपनी पाठ्यपुस्तक से खोजकर लिखिए
उत्तर :
पाठ्यपुस्तक से खोजे गए ‘इक’ प्रत्यय युक्त शब्द


प्रश्न 3. दो स्वरों के मेल से होनेवाले परिवर्तन को स्वर संधि कहते हैं, जैसे-रवीन्द्र = रवि + इन्द्र। इस संधि में इ + इ = ई हुआ है। इसे दीर्घ संधि कहते हैं। दीर्घ स्वर संधि के और उदाहरण खोजकर लिखिए। मुख्य रूप से स्वर संधियाँ चार प्रकार की मानी गई हैं-दीर्घ, गुण, वृधि और यण।। ह्रस्व या दीर्घ अ, इ, उ के बाद ह्रस्व या दीर्घ अ, इ, उ, आ आए तो ये आपस में मिलकर क्रमशः दीर्घ आ, ई, ऊ हो जाते हैं, इसी कारण इस संधि को दीर्घ संधि कहते हैं; जैसे-संग्रह + आलय = संग्रहालय, महा + आत्मा = महात्मा।
इस प्रकार के कम-से-कम दो उदाहरण खोजकर लिखिए और अपनी शिक्षिका शिक्षक को दिखाइए।
उत्तर :
संधि के चार प्रकार और उनके उदाहरण

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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Chapter 2 The Tsunami

IMPORTANT PASSAGES FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow choosing the correct options from, among the given ones :

I. In the chaos and confusion, two of his children caught hold of the hands of their mother’s father and mother’s brother, and rushed in the opposite direction. He never saw them again. His wife was also swept away. Only the three other children who came with him were saved. – (Page 25)

Multiple Choice Questions
1. These lines have been taken from the lesson named
(a) Tsunami
(b) The best Christmas present in the world
(c) The Summit Within
(d) This is Jody’s Fawn.

2. Whose children were they
(a) Javed’s
(b) Ignesious
(c) Sanjeev’s
(d) Almas’s.

3. They ran in the opposite direction because of
(a) chaos
(b) Tsunami
(c) confusion
(d) his parents.

Answers
1. (a) Tsunami
2. (b) Ignesious’
3. (c) confusion

II. Almas Javed was ten years old. She was a student of Carmel Convent in Port Blair where her father had a petrol pump. Her mother Rahila’s home was in Nancowry island. The family had gone there to celebrate Christmas. (Page 26)

Questions
1. Who was Almas Javed ?
2. What was his father ?
3. Where had Javed’s family gone and why ?

Answers
1. Almas Javed was a ten year old student of Carmel Convent in Port Blair.
2. Javed’s father owned a petrol pump.
3. Javed’s family had gone to Andaman and Nicobar to celebrate Christmas.

III. “The water was swelling and kept coming in,” Penny Smith remembered. “The beach was getting smaller and smaller. I didn’t know what was happening.” (Page 27)

Multiple Choice Questions
1. The water referred to in the above lines is
(a) the boiling water in a pot
(b) the water of a river
(c) the sea water
(d) none of the above.

2. Penny Smith was
(a) an iron-smith
(b) Tilly’s mother
(c) a teacher
(d) an American woman.

3. Penny is describing a scene from
(a) India
(b) England
(c) America
(d) Thailand.

Answers
1. (c) the sea water
2. (b) Tilly’s mother
3. (d) Thailand.

IV. The family took refuge in the third floor of the hotel. The building withstood the surge of three tsunami waves. If they had stayed on the beach, they would not have been alive. (Page 28)

Questions
1. Which family is being talked of here ?
2. What was threatening their lives ?
3. Where were they before coming to this building ?

Answers
1. It was a family of Smiths.
2. Tsunami was threatening their lives.
3. They were at the sea-beach.

V. Many people believe that animals possess a sixth sense and know when the earth is going to shake. Some experts believe that animals’ more acute hearing helps them to hear or feel the earth’s vibration. They can sense an approaching disaster long before humans realise what’s going on. (Page 29)

Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many senses do the humans have ?
(a) seven
(b) eight
(c) four
(d) five.

2. Animals’ sense of hearing—as compared to human beings—is
(a) better
(b) worse
(c) same
(d) negligible.

3. The word ‘acute’ in the passage means
(a)sharp
(b) small
(c) good
(d) bad.

Answers
1. (d) five
2. (a) better
3. (a) sharp

TEXTUAL EXERCISES

BEFORE YOU READ (Page 24)
Look at the map of the Andaman and Nicobar islands given here.

Now read the sentences below. Rewrite the incorrect ones after correcting the mistakes.
1. Katchall is an island
2. It is part of the Andaman group of islands.
3. Nancowry is an island in the Nicobar group.
4. Katchall and Nancowry are more than a hundred miles apart. (Hint: the scale of the map is given.)
5. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are to the west of India.
6. The Nicobar islands are to the north of the Andaman Islands.

Answers
1. It is correct statement.
2. It is part of Nicobar group of islands.
3. It is correct statement.
4. Katchall and Nancowry are less than a hundred miles apart.
5. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are to the east of India.
6. The Nicobar Islands are to the south of the Andaman Islands.

COMPREHENSION CHECK (Page 27)
Say whether the following are True or False.
1. Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law in the tsunami.
2. Sanjeev made it to safety after the tsunami.
3. Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter.
4. Almas’s father realised that a tsunami was going to hit the island.
5. Her mother and aunts were washed away with the tree that they were holding on to.

Answers
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True

COMPREHENSION CHECK (Pages 28-29)
Answer the following in a phrase or sentence.
1. Why did Tilly’s family come to Thailand ?
2. What were the warning signs that both Tilly and her mother saw ?
3. Do you think Tilly’s mother was alarmed by them ?
4. Where had Tilly seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion ?
5. Where did the Smith family and the others on the beach go to escape from the tsunami ?
6. How do you think her geography teacher felt when he heard about what Tilly had done in Phuket ?

Answers
1. Tilly’s family came to Thailand to celebrate Christmas.
2. Both of them saw the sea rise and start to foam, bubble and form whirlpools.
3. No, Tilly’s mother was not alarmed by them.
4. In the video which her geography teacher had shown to the class.
5. They went to the third floor of the hotel to escape from the tsunami.
6. The geography teacher must have felt very pleased and satisfied.

COMPREHENSION CHECK (Page 30)
Answer using a phrase or a sentence.
1. In the tsunami 1,50,000 people died. How many animals died ?
2. How many people and animals died in Yala National Park ?
3. What do people say about the elephants of Yala National Park ?
4. What did the dogs in Galle do ?

Answers
1. Only a few.
2. 60 people and two animals.
3. They say that they saw them running from the beach. The elephants had sensed it an hour before the tsunami hit the coast.
4. They refused to go to the beach for their daily runs.

WORKING WITH THE TEXT (Page 30)
Discuss the following questions in class. Then write your own answers.

Question. 1.
When he felt the earthquake, do you think Ignesious immediately worried about a tsunami ? Give reasons for your answer. Which sentence in the text tells you that the Ignesious family did not have any time to discuss and plan their course of action after the tsunami struck ?

Answer:
No. When he felt the earthquake, Ignesious did not think about the tsunami. He thought only of the tremors. That was why he took his television off the table and put it on the ground. Ignesious family did not have any time to discuss and plan their course of action. That was why, there was only chaos and confusion. The following sentence tells it clearly.

“In the chaos and confusion, two of his children caught hold of the hands of their mother’s father and mother’s brother and rushed in the opposite directions.” (Page 14)

Question. 2.
Which words in the list below describe Sanjeev, in your opinion ?
(Look up the dictionary for words that you are not sure of.)

Use words from the list to complete the three sentences below.
(i) I don’t know if Sanjeev was cheerful,___or___
(ii) I think that he was very brave,__and___.
(iii) Sanjeev was not heartless,___or___.

Answer:
The words ‘brave’, ‘heroic’ and ‘selfless’ describe Sanjeev, as I feel.
(i) ambitious or brash
(ii) heroic and selfless
(iii) careless or humorous

Question. 3.
How are Meghna and Almas’s stories similar ?

Answer:
Meghna and Almas were both lucky survivors. Meghna was swept away with her parents and seventy seven other people. All but Meghna died. She floated on a wooden door for two days. Relief helicopters did not see her but a wave brought her back to the shore.

Similarly, all the members of the family of Almas Javed were swept away by the tsunami. She climbed a log of wood. She fainted but remained on it for a long time. She was ultimately saved.

Question. 4.
What are the different ways in which Tilly’s parents could have reacted to her behaviour ? What would you have done if you were in their place ?

Answer:
Instead of heeding to Tilly as they did, Tilly’s parents could have ignored her. Alternatively they could have scolded her and asked her to behave. In either case, they would have all died.

There is no doubt that they made the best move. In their place, I am afraid, I might not have been so wise. I might have asked her not to be panicky or make a scene.

Question. 5.
If Tilly’s award was to be shared, who do you think she should share it with—her parents or her geography teacher ?

Answer:
Tilly’s award should be shared with her geography teacher. It was because of him that Tilly could see the coming tsunami before anyone else.

Question. 6.
What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in the tsunami ? Which idea do you find more believable ?

Answer:
The first idea is that the animals have a sixth sense. They know when the earth is going to shake. The second idea is that the animals have a more acute sense of hearing. This helps them to hear or feel the earth’s vibration. In this way they sense the coming disaster much before the human beings. So they run away to safer places.

To me the first idea seems more believable. It is so because many animals get an idea of the coming rains. Now rain has nothing to do with the sense of hearing. So it is more sensible to think that nature has provided them some sixth sense. This helps them get over the crises.

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE (Page 31)

Question 1.
Go through Part-I carefully, and make a list of as many words as you can find that indicate movement of different kinds. (There is one word that occurs repeatedly—count how many times !) Put them into three categories.

• fast movement
• slow movement
• neither slow nor fast

Can you explain why there are many words in one column and not in the others ?

Answer

There are more words in column no. 1. The reason is the description of tsunami. Tsunami swept away everything very fast. The other word is ‘rushed’. The people who wanted to escape tsunami had to move very fast. So their movement is described by the word ‘rush’.

Question 2.
Fill in the blanks in the sentences below (the verbs given in brackets will give you a clue).
(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the___. (tremble)
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of___and many animals escaped into the countryside, (confuse)
(iii) We heard with__that the lion had been recaptured, (relieve)
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his___was filmed by the TV crew, (rescue)
( v ) There was much__in the village when the snake charmer came visiting, (excite)

Answer
(i) tremors
(ii) confusion
(iii) relief
(iv) rescue
(v) excitement

3. Study the sentences in the columns A and B.

Compare the sentences in A to the ones in B. Who is the ‘doer’ of the action in every case ? Is the ‘doer’ mentioned in A, or in B ?

Notice the verbs in A : ‘was swept away’, ‘was hit’, ‘were washed away’, ‘were found’. They are in the passive form. The sentences are in the Passive Voice. In these sentences, the focus is not on the person who does the action. ,

In B, the ‘doer’ of the action is named. The verbs are in the active form. The sentences are in the Active Voice.

• Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after each sentence as shown in the first sentence.
  (i) Someone stole my bicycle. A
  (ii) The tyres were deflated by the traffic police. ___
  (iii) I found it last night in a ditch near my house.___
  (iv) It had been thrown there.___
  (v) My father gave it to the mechanic.___
  (vi) The mechanic repaired it for me.___

Answers
(ii) Passive Voice P
(iii) Active Voice A
(iv) Passive Voice P
(v) Active Voice A
(vi) Active Voice A

SPEAKING AND WRITING (Page 32)

Question 1.
Suppose you are one of the volunteers who went to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for relief work after the Tsunami. You work in the relief camps, distributing food, water and medicine among the victims. You listen to the various stories of bravery of ordinary people even as they fight against odds to bring about some semblance of normalcy in their lives. You admire their grit and determination. Write a diary entry.
You may start in this way.
31 December, 2016
The killer Tsunami struck these islands five days ago. But the victims are being brought in even now. Each one has a story to tell…

Answer
… All of them rouse our pity. But a few inspire me too. There is an old woman of about 65. She has survived along with her 8 year-old granddaughter. The people in the camp suggest that the granddaughter be sent to an orphanage. The old lady refuses to listen. She says that she will not let her daughter go away from her. In fact she wants no charity. She is willing to do some useful work to help her granddaughter.

Question 2.
The story shows how a little girl saved the lives of many tourists when a tsunami struck the beach, thanks to the geography lesson that she had learnt at school. She remembered the visuals of a tsunami and warned her parents.

Do you remember any incident when something that you learnt in the classroom helped you in some way outside the classroom ?

Write your experiences in a paragraph of about 90-100 words or narrate it to the whole class like an anecdote.

Answer
The other day I was walking back from school. Suddenly my eyes fell on a cyclist. He seemed to be losing balance. Before I could think of helping him, he had somehow got down the cycle. However, he just left the cycle and lay on the side of the road. He was perspiring and breathing with difficulty. Soon a crowd gathered. I immediately remembered the lesson my biology teacher had taught me. I requested the people to stay away and sent one of them to call a doctor. In the meantime I fanned him to help him get a lot of fresh air. Then very tenderly, I massaged his heart. That was what my teacher had advised me to do. The man felt relief and was breathing easily when the doctor arrived.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew (Poem) Chapter 2 Geography Lesson

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

I. When the jet sprang into the sky,
it was clear why the city
had developed the way it had,
seeing it scaled six inches to the mile. (Page 34)

हिंदी अनुवाद- जब जेट प्लेन तेज़ी से आसमान में उठा, कवि ने अपने नीचे की ओर देखा। वह समझ गया कि नगर क्यों बेतरतीव ढंग से विकसित हुआ था। उसे शहर बहुत छोटा लग रहा था। एक मील छः इंच के बराबर नज़र आता था।

Paraphrase. When the jet rose fast into the sky, the poet saw below him. He could understand why the city had grown into haphazard way. He saw the city look small. A mile of the ground looked as small as six inches.

Multiple Choice Questions
1. The “jet’ in the passage refers to :
(a) jet black
(b) jet engine
(c) jet liner
(d) jet stream.

2. The poet realised why
(a) he was in the sky
(b) the city had developed
(c) there were new ways in the city
(d) the city had taken the shape it had.

3. The city appeared from the sky
(a) very big
(b) very small
(c) very wide
(d) very beautiful.

4. The word ‘scaled’ in the passage means :
(a) measured
(b) spotted
(c) climbed
(d) like a scale.

Answers
1. (c) jet liner
2. (d) the city had taken the shape it had
3. (b) very small
4. (a) measured

II. There seemed an inevitability
about what on ground had looked haphazard,
unplanned and without style
When the jet sprang into the sky. (Page 34)

Paraphrase. The jet went up into the sky. Looking below, one could see the inevitable way in which the city had developed. It certainly had a logic. On the earth it seemed ugly and without a method.

Questions
1. What did the poet see from the jet ?
2. What seemed inevitable ?
3. Why is logic not seen on the earth ?

Answers
1. From the jet the poet saw how his city had developed.
2. The way the city had developed seemed inevitable.
3. On the earth one cannot have the whole view. One can see only a part at a time. So the logic of geography is not seen on the earth.

III. When the jet reached ten thousand feet,
it was clear why the country
had cities where the rivers ran
and why the valleys were populated. (Page 34)

हिंदी अनुवाद-जेट-प्लेन आकाश में और ऊँचा दस हज़ार फीट तक गया। वहाँ से नीचे देश की ओर देखकर यह स्पष्ट रूप से समझा जा सकता था कि देश के नगर नदियों के किनारे क्यों विकसित हुए थे। ऐसा स्वाभाविक था क्योंकि मनुष्यों को जल की आवश्यकता होती है। उसी प्रकार उस ऊँचाई से कवि देख सका कि घाटियों में क्यों लोग बस गए थे।

Paraphrase. The jet plane went higher upto ten thousand feet in the sky. Looking below at the country, one could clearly see why the cities in the country had developed along the rivers. It was natural because people need water. In the same way from that height the poet could see why people had settled in valleys.

Multiple Choice Questions
1. From the height of ten thousand feet the poet was observing
(a) his city
(b) his country
(c) the earth
(d) the sky

2. The cities are developed
(a) in the open space
(b) on the hill-side
(c) by the river-side
(d) in the deserts.

3. The valleys are populated because
(a) the climate is good
(b) people love the hills
(c) the life is safe there
(d) the water is easily available.

4. The word ‘valley’ means the same as
(a) vale
(b) valet
(c) valour
(d) value.

Answers
1. (b) his country
2. (c) by the river-side
3. (d) the water is easily available
4. (a) vale

IV. The logic of geography,
that land and water attracted man
was clearly delineated
When the jet reached ten thousand feet. (Page 34)

हिंदी अनुवाद-जेट प्लेन में बैठकर 10 हजार फुट की ऊँचाई से कवि ने देश को देखा। उसे भूगोल के तर्क समझ आए। वह समझ गया कि लोग वहाँ जाकर बसे जहाँ भूमि और जल सहज उपलब्ध थे। यह पाठ स्पष्ट लिखा दिखाई देता था।

Paraphrase. From the height of ten thousand feet in the jet plane the poet observed the country. He understood the contentions of geography. It was that people settled where land and water were easily available. This lesson seemed clearly written.

Questions
1. What did the poet see from the height of ten thousand feet?
2. Where did man settle ?
3. Name the poet.
4. What does the word ‘delineated’ mean?

Answers
1. From the height of ten thousand feet man saw the logic of geography.
2. Man settled on the land which was close to the water.
3. The poet is “Zulfikar Ghose’.
4. The word ‘delineated’ means ‘drawn’.

V. When the jet rose six miles high,
it was clear the earth was round
and that it had more sea than land.
But it was difficult to understand (Pages 34–35)

हिंदी अनुवाद- कवि का जेट प्लेन आकाश में और ऊँचा उठा। यह ज़मीन से 6 मील ऊपर उठ गया। अब पृथ्वी गोल दिखाई देती थी जैसा कि उसने भूगोल में पढ़ा था। यह भी दिखाई दिया कि जल पृथ्वी के अधिक भाग को आच्छादित किए है। अतः समुद्र का क्षेत्रफल भूमि से अधिक था। पर कुछ ऐसा था जिसे वह समझ नहीं पाता था।

Paraphrase. The poet’s jet plane went higher into the sky. It rose six miles up the ground. Now the earth seemed round as he had learnt in geography. It was also shown that water covers the better part of the earth. So sea had an area larger than the land. However, there was something which he could not understand.

Multiple Choice Questions
1. The passage has been taken from :
(a) Geography Lesson
(b) The Ant and the Cricket
(c) The Last Bargains
(d) Macavity : The Mystery Cat.

2. From that height the poet saw that
(a) the earth is full of people
(b) the earth has hills and deserts
(c) the earth has much water
(d) the earth has much land.

3. From the height of the jet, the earth looked
(a) flat
(b) round
(c) rectangular
(d) triangular.

4. The noun form of ‘difficult is
(a) difference
(b) diffident
(c) diffract
(d) difficulty.

Answers
1. (a) Geography Lesson
2. (c) the earth has much water
3. (b) round
4. (d) difficulty

VI. that the men on the earth found
causes to hate each other, to build
walls across cities and to kill.
From that height, it was not clear why. (Page 35)

हिंदी अनुवाद-ऊपर आसमान में पहुँच कर कवि को भूगोल की बातें समझ आ गयीं। पर वह मानव की आपसी घृणा को नहीं समझ सका। वह नहीं समझ पाया कि क्यों उन्होंने एक-दूसरे से अलग रहने का निश्चय किया है। क्यों लोग एक-दूसरे को मारना चाहते हैं ? उस ऊँचाई पर यह एक ऐसी उलझन थी जिसे कवि सुलझा नहीं पाता था।

Paraphrase. From high in the sky, the poet understood logic of geography. However, he could not understand the logic of human hatred for each other. He could not understand why they have decided to live separately. Why are there walls across the cities ? Why do people want to kill each other ? It was one puzzle which the poet could not answer from that height.

Questions
1. What did the poet understand from ‘that height?
2. What did he not understand ?
3. What does the phrase ‘building walls’ mean?
4. Give the adjective form of ‘heighť.

Answers
1. From that height, the poet could understand how the cities developed.
2. The poet could not understand why people on the earth quarrelled. He could also not understand why they separate themselves from their fellow beings.
3. The phrase ‘building walls’ indicates man’s desire to segregate.
4. high.

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

WORKING WITH THE POEM (Page 35)

Question. 1.
Find three or four phrases in stanzas one and two which are likely to occur in a geography lesson.

Answer:
The following phrases are likely to occur in a geography lesson :
(a) scaled six inches to the mile (stanza 1)
(b) why valleys were populated (stanza 2)
(c) land and water attracted man (stanza 2)
(d) clearly delineated (stanza 2)

Question. 2.
Seen from the window of an aeroplane, the city appears
(i) as haphazard as on ground.
(ii) as neat as a map.
(iii) as developed as necessary.
Mark the right answer.

Answer:
(iii) as developed as necessary

Question. 3.
Which of the following statements are examples of “the logic of geography.”
(i) There are cities where there are rivers.
(ii) Cities appear as they are not from six miles above the ground.
(iii) It is easy to understand why valleys are populated.
(iv) It is difficult to understand why humans hate and kill one another.
(v) The earth is round, and it has more sea than land.

Answer:
(i), (iii), and (v) are the correct statements.

Question. 4.
Mention two things that are
(i) clear from the height.
(ii) not clear from the height.

Answer:
(i) The earth is round and that it has more sea than land. These two things are clear from the height.
(ii) Men hate each other and build walls across the cities to kill each other. It is not clear why they do so.

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