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Samacheer Class 8 English - My Reminiscence

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Textual Exercise 7Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 96) 10Listening (Text Book Page No. 99) 4Grammar 19
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1Textual Exercise7 questions
Q.1The author speaks about the river ……………. .v
Answer:

Ganges

Q.2The author’s brother’s name is ……………. .v
Answer:

Jyotirindra

Q.3The ……………. glimmered over the smooth flowing stream.v
Answer:

moonlight

Q.2In what ways the river and its bank have changed?v
Answer:

The surrounding greenery has been replaced by mills. The noise and smoke of the mills are referred to as changes.

Q.3How were the rooms arranged in his house?v
Answer:

A flight of stone-flagged steps led to a long broad verandah. The rooms were not regularly arranged. All the rooms were not on the same level. Some rooms had to be reached by short flights of stairs. The big sitting room faced the landing steps.
C. Answer the following in a paragraph.

Q.1How does the author spend his afternoon? Explainv
Answer:

On rainy afternoons, the author spends his time singing old Vaishnava songs to his own tunes, with the harmonium. On other afternoons, he goes boating with his brother. His brother plays the violin. They engage themselves in music. When the sun sets they return home.

Q.2Describe how the river looks when he rows back.v
Answer:

On the west side of the river, the sun rays declined. On the east side of the river, the moon rises over the fringe of trees. A silver streak was formed where the land and water met. Boats were hardly seen. The trees bordering the river banks appeared like a dark shadow and the moonlight glowed over the smooth flowing stream.

2Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 96)10 questions
Q.1take five _________v
Answer:

for a break

Q.2pieces of eight _________v
Answer:

treasure

Q.3black and blue _________v
Answer:

severely

Q.4wild goose chase _________v
Answer:

wasteful

Q.5seventh heaven _________v
Answer:

very happy

Q.6a couch potato _________v
Answer:

lazy person

Q.7the lion’s share _________v
Answer:

biggest share

Q.8in black and white _________v
Answer:

written

Q.9drop the ball _________v
Answer:

making a mistake

Q.10cat’s meow _________v
Answer:

excellent

3Listening (Text Book Page No. 99)4 questions
Q.1The Nobel Committee has been called a conservative body becausev
  1. A. it is conservative in the choice of subjects.
  2. B. its members believe in conservative ideology
  3. C. its members are old fashioned
  4. D. it awards prizes only to those people who adopt a conservative approach.
Answer:

a) it is conservative in the choice of subjects

Q.2In the beginning, the Nobel Committee ignored the great advances in theoretical physics becausev
  1. A. they were different from other branches of physics.
  2. B. they were concerned with the theory and did not suggest its application.
  3. C. the Committee felt that the discovery and invention in the field did not contribute to the benefit of mankind.
  4. D. they proved to be merchants of death and hence dangerous to mankind.
Answer:

c) the Committee felt that the discovery and invention in the field did not contribute to the benefit of mankind.

Q.3The noble prize would not be given tov
  1. A. a diplomat who negotiated a peace settlement
  2. B. a doctor who discovered a vaccine
  3. C. a composer who composed a symphony
  4. D. an author who wrote a novel
Answer:

c) a composer who composed a symphony

Q.4Alfred Nobel left his colossal fortune to the cause of progress in human knowledge because hev
  1. A. was Europe’s richest vagabond
  2. B. were a chemist, engineer, and an aspiring poet
  3. C. felt guilty for having invented highly destructive things
  4. D. felt guilty for having earned so much money
Answer:

c) felt guilty for having invented highly destructive things

4Grammar19 questions
Q.1Revathy and Rohini are friends.v
Answer:

And

Q.2If you say so I will believe it.v
Answer:

so

Q.3Shekar is intelligent but careless.v
Answer:

but

Q.4The bus was overcrowded so Arun avoided travelling in it.v
Answer:

so

Q.5Though Vinay is ill, he doesn’t skip the class.v
Answer:

Though
b. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with suitable conjunctions from the box:
after, unless, until, and, fill, although, so, because, but.

Q.1I returned home ………….. the bus had started.v
Answer:

after

Q.2I respect him ………….. he is very strict.v
Answer:

although

Q.3Sudharshan will succeed ………….. he works hard.v
Answer:

because

Q.4Aravinth ………….. Arun is classmates from their childhood.v
Answer:

and

Q.1Everyone likes him ………….. he is very helpful, (because/for)v
Answer:

because

Q.2………….. it was cloudy, we decided to take an umbrella, (so/as)v
Answer:

as

Q.3Rathi found her watch ………….. she had left it. (wherever/where)v
Answer:

where

Q.4I don’t know ………….. I can afford to buy a new dress or not. (whether/why)v
Answer:

whether

Q.5………….. he was ill, he did not go to the doctor, (as/though)v
Answer:

though
Sentence Pattern: (Text Book Page No. 107)

Q.1The wall collapsed.v
  1. A. SV
  2. B. SVO
  3. C. SVIODO
Answer:

a) SV

Q.2During the war, many people lost their homes.v
  1. A. SVO
  2. B. SVIODO
  3. C. ASVO
Answer:

c)ASVDO

Q.3I promised the children a trip to the zoo.v
  1. A. SVO
  2. B. SVDOIO
  3. C. SVIODO
Answer:

c) SVIODO

Q.4In 1998, Frank moved to London.v
  1. A. ASVA
  2. B. ASVO
  3. C. SVIODO
Answer:

a)ASVA

Q.5Pooja hired a bicycle.v
  1. A. SV
  2. B. SVO
  3. C. SVA
Answer:

b) SVO