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Samacheer Class 8 English - A Thing of Beauty

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Q.1Do you admire the beauty of nature, animals, people, places, or things? Discuss with your partner. (Text Book Page No. 108)v
Solution

Yes, we all admire the beauty of nature, animals, places, and things. Nature provides us trees. Trees provide us oxygen, shade, rainfall. Medicinal plants and herbs are helpful in the medical field. We admire animals. We have pet dogs and pet cats. They are lovely and beautiful. Places like Kuttrallam are very pleasant to visit. Dolls, toys, and play materials are very interesting to the children.
8th English Guide A Thing of Beauty Textual Exercise Questions and Answers
B. Choose the correct answers. (Text Book Page No. 110)

Answer:

Yes, we all admire the beauty of nature, animals, places, and things. Nature provides us trees. Trees provide us oxygen, shade, rainfall. Medicinal plants and herbs are helpful in the medical field. We admire animals. We have pet dogs and pet cats. They are lovely and beautiful. Places like Kuttrallam are very pleasant to visit. Dolls, toys, and play materials are very interesting to the children.
8th English Guide A Thing of Beauty Textual Exercise Questions and Answers
B. Choose the correct answers. (Text Book Page No. 110)

Q.1According to the poet, a thing of beauty is …………….v
  1. A. a joy forever
  2. B. a pain forever
  3. C. suffering forever
  4. D. neglected
Solution

a) a joy forever
Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore

Answer:

a) a joy forever
Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore

Q.2Beautiful things never “pass into nothingness ” means that they ……………..v
  1. A. Never increases
  2. B. create unpleasantness between friends
  3. C. never fade away
  4. D. always bring unhappiness
Solution

c) never fade away

Answer:

c) never fade away

Q.3“Will keep a bower quiet for us” means ……………..v
  1. A. Will give us peace and calm
  2. B. will stop unpleasant sound
  3. C. make our beds fit sleep
  4. D. reduces noise
Solution

a) will give up the peace and calm

Answer:

a) will give up the peace and calm

Q.4Of all the unhealthy means ……………..v
  1. A. Pain
  2. B. neglect
  3. C. suffering
  4. D. ill-health
Solution

d) ill-health
Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore
5.The sun moon, trees, old and young are the things that ……………..
a) Depress us
b) remove the pall of gloom from our lives
c) makes us laugh
d) give us oxygen
d) give us oxygen
C. Answer the following. (Text Book Page. 84)

Answer:

d) ill-health
Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore
5.The sun moon, trees, old and young are the things that ……………..
a) Depress us
b) remove the pall of gloom from our lives
c) makes us laugh
d) give us oxygen
d) give us oxygen
C. Answer the following. (Text Book Page. 84)

Q.1How is a thing of beauty joy forever?v
Solution

A thing of beauty is a joy forever because it is a source of endless joy and its eternal beauty never fades away.

Answer:

A thing of beauty is a joy forever because it is a source of endless joy and its eternal beauty never fades away.

Q.2Why do we suffer?v
Solution

We suffer because some shape of beauty moves away from the pall From our dark spirits.

Answer:

We suffer because some shape of beauty moves away from the pall From our dark spirits.

Q.3According to the poet, mention the evil things we possess?v
Solution

The evil things we possess are hatred, greed, and negativity.
8th English Guide A Thing of Beauty Additional Appreciation Questions and Answers

Answer:

The evil things we possess are hatred, greed, and negativity.
8th English Guide A Thing of Beauty Additional Appreciation Questions and Answers