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Samacheer Class 8 English - Friendship

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Sections in this chapter
Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 151) 2Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 152) 3Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 153) 3Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 153) 16Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 156) 5Listening (Text Book Page No. 158) 2I. Fill in the form given below. 33
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1Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 151)2 questions
Q.1Do you have any childhood friendship that is still strong today?v
Answer:

Yes, I have my childhood friendship which is still strong today.

Q.2Do you make friendship with others easily?v
Answer:

No, I make friendship with others only after a good understanding.

2Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 152)3 questions
Q.1…………………. constructions was once a leading companyv
Answer:

Vetri

Q.2He took a …………………. to run his company.v
Answer:

loan

Q.3Vetri’s friend is ………………….v
Answer:

Asif
Section – II

3Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 153)3 questions
Q.3Vetri and Asif were good in studies.v
Answer:

True

Q.4Vetri never visited Chennai.v
Answer:

True

Q.5Asif was a businessman.v
Answer:

True
Section – III

4Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 153)16 questions
Q.1Vetri went to Asif’sv
  1. A. home
  2. B. office
  3. C. room
Answer:

b) Office

Q.2Vetri came to Chennai to visit his.v
  1. A. father
  2. B. friend
  3. C. brother
Answer:

b) friend

Q.3Asif saw his friend through thev
  1. A. camera
  2. B. window
  3. C. glas
Answer:

a) camera
B. Choose correct synonyms for the italic word.

Q.1Vetri constructed a bungalow.v
  1. A. designed
  2. B. built
  3. C. demolished
  4. D. destroyed
Answer:

b) built

Q.3I am living in the outskirts of the village.v
  1. A. border
  2. B. outpost
  3. C. center
  4. D. region.
Answer:

a) border

Q.4Asif quarreled with his friend.v
  1. A. fought
  2. B. differ
  3. C. peace
  4. D. fun
Answer:

a) fought

Q.5He stood astounded.v
  1. A. happy
  2. B. surprised
  3. C. shocked
  4. D. exicted
Answer:

b) surprised
C. Choose correct Antonyms for the italic word.

Q.1Vetri’s wife replied angrily .v
  1. A. calm
  2. B. annoyed
  3. C. irritate
Answer:

a) calm

Q.2The vegetables look fresh .v
  1. A. rotten
  2. B. dull
  3. C. new
Answer:

a) rotten

Q.3Vetri had a strong will to start a new business.v
  1. A. desire
  2. B. thin
  3. C. weak
Answer:

c) weak

Q.4Vetri was surprised bv his friend.v
  1. A. unsurprised
  2. B. expected
  3. C. shocked
Answer:

a) unsurprised

Q.5He spoke nervously.v
  1. A. scared
  2. B. confident
  3. C. anxious
Answer:

a) confident
D. Answer the following questions in one or two words. (Text Book Page No. 156)

Q.1What was the name of Vetri’s company?v
Answer:

The name of Vetri’s company was ‘Vetri Constructions’.

Q.2Why did he sell his properties?v
Answer:

He took loans to run his company, but he could not pay the loan. So he sold all his properties in order to re- pay the loans.

Q.4When did Vetri receive a call from Asifs office?v
Answer:

Two days later after reaching his home, Vetri received a call from Asif’s office.
E. Answer the following questions in 100 words.

Q.1How did Vetri lose his properties?v
Answer:

Once Vetri was a successful businessman of Vetri constructions. It was a leading company. His company constructed many complexes, houses, and a few apartments in Coimbatore. After the death of his father, his brothers demanded him to divide the wealth because they wanted to start their business personally. Thereafter it was really difficult for him to establish his business. He took loans to run his company, but he could not pay back the loan. So, he sold his properties in order to re-pay the loans.

5Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 156)5 questions
Q.1The sugar had a negative on the science experiment, (effect/affect)v
Answer:

effect

Q.2I am going to down for an hour, (lie/lay)v
Answer:

lie

Q.3The gas prices continue to (raise/rise)v
Answer:

rise

Q.4She always gives me good (advice/advise)v
Answer:

advice

Q.5The war had no on oil prices, (affect/effect)v
Answer:

effect
Anagram (Text Book Page No. 158)
ExerciseAntigram (Text Book Page No. 158)
Exercise

6Listening (Text Book Page No. 158)2 questions
Q.2What did Rahul engrave?v
Answer:

Rahul engraved Rahim’s help in his heart.

Q.4Who bagged the ‘all-rounder’ award?v
Answer:

Rahul bagged an all-rounder award.

7I. Fill in the form given below.33 questions
Q.1“What do you want?” he said to her.v
Answer:

He asked her what she wanted.

Q.2He said, “How’s your father?”v
Answer:

He asked how my father was.

Q.3“Are you coming home with me?” he asked.v
Answer:

He asked whether I was coming home with him.

Q.4The poor man exclaimed, “Will none of you help me?”v
Answer:

The poor man sadly exclaimed that none of us would help him.

Q.5“Don’t you know the way home?” asked I.v
Answer:

I asked if he knew the way home.
B) Change the following into Indirect Speech: (Text Book Page No. 168)

Q.1“Bring me a glass of milk,” said the swami to the villagers.v
Answer:

Swami said to the villagers to bring him a glass of milk.

Q.2“Sit down, boys,” said the teacher.v
Answer:

The teacher told the boys to sit down.

Q.3“Halt!” shouted the officer to his men.v
Answer:

The officer shouted his men to halt.

Q.4“Take off your hat,” the king said to the Hatter.v
Answer:

The king ordered the Hatter to take off his hat.

Q.5The teacher said to him, “Do not read so fast.”v
Answer:

The teacher ordered him not to read so fast.

Q.6He said to me, “Wait until I come.”v
Answer:

He told me to wait until he came.

Q.7“Hurry up,” he said to his servant, “do not waste time.”v
Answer:

He ordered his servant to hurry up and not to waste time. .

Q.8“Runaway, children,” said their mother.v
Answer:

The mother told her children to run away.

Q.9He said, “Daughter, take my golden jug, and fetch me some water from the Well.”v
Answer:

He told his daughter to take his golden jug and fetch him some water from the well.

Q.10“Go down to the bazaar. Bring me some oil and a lump of ice.” ordered his master.v
Answer:

The master ordered to go down to the bazaar and bring him some oil and a lump of ice.
D) What were the actual words used in each instance below? The sentences containing the actual words are jumpled in the box. Write them out in the same order as the actual words. (Text Book Page No. 168)

Q.1Punitha asked Pushpa what she was reading.v
Answer:

“What are you reading, Pushpa”? asked Punitha.

Q.2Pushpa told her that he was reading Robinson Crusoe.v
Answer:

“I am reading Robinson Crusoe”, Pushpa told her.

Q.3Punitha asked her what it was all about.v
Answer:

“What is it all about”? Punitha asked.

Q.4Pushpa said it was about a man wrecked on an island.v
Answer:

“It is about a man wrecked on an island,” said Pushpa.

Q.5Punitha then asked her friend who gave her the book.v
Answer:

“Who gave you the book, Pushpa?” Punitha then asked.

Q.6Pushpa answered that her uncle gave it to her at Christmas.v
Answer:

“Uncle gave it to me at Christmas,” answered Pushpa.

Q.7Finally Punitha inquired if she could borrow it.v
Answer:

“May I borrow it?” inquired Punitha.

Q.8Pushpa replied that she would certainly lend it to her.v
Answer:

“Of course I will lend it to you,” replied Pushpa.
“May I borrow it?” inquired Punitha.
“What are you reading, Pushpa?” asked Punitha.
“It is about a man wrecked on an island,” Pushpa said.
“Of course I will lend it to you,” replied Pushpa.
“Uncle gave it to me at Christmas,” answered Pushpa.
“What is it all about?” Punitha asked.
“I am reading Robinson Crusoe, Pushpa told her.
“Who gave you the book, Pushpa?” Punitha then asked.
E) Change the following into Direct Speech:-

Q.1Nevin asked his father when the next letter would come.v
Answer:

Nevin said to his father,” When will the next letter come?”

Q.2I wrote that I would visit him next day.v
Answer:

I write, ” I will visit you tomorrow.”

Q.3I told them to be quiet.v
Answer:

I said to them, “Be quiet.”

Q.4Lakshan asked me if I had anything to say.v
Answer:

Lakshan said to me, “Do you have anything to say?”

Q.5An old mouse asked who would bell the cat.v
Answer:

An old mouse said, ” Who will bell the cat?”

Q.6Mervin said that he wanted to be a soldier.v
Answer:

Mervin said, “I want to be a soldier.”

Q.7Ebin asked me what I wanted.v
Answer:

Ebin said to me, “What do you want?”

Q.8Bhagya said that she had seen that picture.v
Answer:

Bhagya said, “I have seen that picture.”

Q.9The stranger asked Nasrin where she lived.v
Answer:

The stranger said, “Where do you live?”

Q.10I asked Mary if she would lend me a pencil.v
Answer:

I said to Mary, “Will you lend me a pencil?”
F) Sherlyn receives a postcard from her friend Pushpa who is holidaying in Sri Lanka. She calls her friend Galen and tells him what Pushpa has written. Help her by filling in the blanks, using reported speech. (Text Book Page No. 169)Hello, Galen Today I received a postcard from Pushpa. Remember I had told you that She has gone to Sri Lanka on a holiday? Well, she has written from Colombo. She has written that she had visited Elephant Orphanage. It had 84 elephants. She said that it is the biggest herd of elephants in the world that is living under human supervision. She also added that she was glad that they had come there because she was learning a lot. The Elephant Orphanage was truly worth visiting. She said that the next day. they were going to the national park. She would be returning next week and added that she was looking forward to meeting me. then.
Friendship Summary in English
Vetri a businessman fell in debt. He lost his money. He needed money to start a new company. His wife advised him to ask his school friend Asif a successful business man at Chennai. Vetri was reluctant. Since he had no other alternative, he went to Chennai to meet his friend Asif.
Friendship Summary in Tamil
வெற்றி, வியாபாரம் செய்வதில் கடனாளி ஆனார். தன் பணத்தை இழந்தார். புதிய தொழில் தொடங்க பணம் தேவைப்பட்டது. அவரது மனைவி, அவரது பள்ளி நண்பர் ஆசிப்பிடம் உதவி கேட்க அறிவுரை கூறினார். அதில் வெற்றிக்கு தயக்கம் இருந்தது. இருப்பினும் வேறு வழியின்றி, தன் நண்பன் ஆசிப்பை சந்திக்க சென்னை சென்றார்.
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