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Samacheer Class 8 English - Cyber Safety

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Sections in this chapter
Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 180) 30Listening (Text Book Page No. 190) 5Speaking (Text Book Page No. 190) 1Writing (Text Book Page No. 191) 27
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1Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 180)30 questions
Q.1I was really scared .v
  1. A. bold
  2. B. frightened
  3. C. timid
Answer:

b) frightened

Q.2Let us browse about it.v
  1. A. surf
  2. B. read
  3. C. glance
Answer:

a) surf

Q.3There is a chance to get addicted .v
  1. A. accustomed
  2. B. known
  3. C. inclined
Answer:

a) accustomed

Q.4We can’t ignore the benefits of internet.v
  1. A. favorable
  2. B. harm
  3. C. popularity
Answer:

a) favorable

Q.5She gathered the information from the internet.v
  1. A. disburse
  2. B. collect
  3. C. amass
Answer:

b) collect
B. Choose the correct ANTONYMS from the options given below:

Q.1The explosion had weakened the building’s foundations.v
  1. A. dreary
  2. B. dull
  3. C. strengthen
  4. D. weak
Answer:

c) strengthen

Q.2A stranger was roaming around the street.v
  1. A. well known
  2. B. newcomer
  3. C. unknown
  4. D. foreigner
Answer:

a) well known

Q.3Vairavan is having a spot of bother with law.v
  1. A. worry
  2. B. annoy
  3. C. pester
  4. D. pleasing
Answer:

a) worry

Q.4He asked the manager to improve the facility in the hall.v
  1. A. amenity
  2. B. comfort
  3. C. uneasy
  4. D. short coming
Answer:

b) comfort

Q.5A good diet is beneficial to health.v
  1. A. benefit
  2. B. helpful
  3. C. harmful
  4. D. useful
Answer:

c) harmful
C. Fill in the blanks:

Q.1Internet is a great tool where, One can gather …………………… .v
Answer:

Information

Q.2Gladin is gathering information for his …………………… .v
Answer:

Science project

Q.3Children should use internet …………………… .v
Answer:

wisely

Q.4We should keep our personal details …………………… in the internet.v
Answer:

very private

Q.5We should not get addicted to …………………… .v
Answer:

Mobile phones
D. Say true or false.

Q.1Gladin’s mom knew how screw guage works.v
Answer:

False

Q.2We use internet to gather information and gain knowledge.v
Answer:

True

Q.3Rani was frightened of an online predator.v
Answer:

True

Q.4Strangers don’t misuse your information.v
Answer:

False

Q.5Do not give your name, address, telephone number to the strangers.v
Answer:

True

Q.6Too much of anything is good for nothing.v
Answer:

True
E. Answer the following questions in a sentence or tw o.

Q.1Why did Gladin’s mom ask him to browse?v
Answer:

Gladin’s mom asked Gladin to browse to know about the working of a screw gauge.

Q.2Why do we use the internet?v
Answer:

Internet helps us to connect with people around the world, allows us to watch movies, listen to music, play games and enjoy various other activities.

Q.3What was Rani afraid of?v
Answer:

Rani was afraid of a stranger chatting with her every day, using bad words.

Q.5Who is an online predator?v
Answer:

An online predator is a person who sexually exploits a child over the internet.

Q.6What was the father’s instruction to Gladin and Rani?v
Answer:

Father advised Rani and Gladin never to chat with anybody until they know them like classmates, friends, family members etc.

Q.7What do strangers do with our personal information?v
Answer:

Strangers may use our profile and misuse our information, without our knowledge.

Q.8What are the benefits of the computer?v
Answer:

Computer and the internet are helpful to us socially and educationally. They provide us entertainment and also an e-shopping facility.
F. Answer the following in about 100 words.

Q.2What happens if someone is addicted to a mobile phone?v
Answer:

Mobile addiction causes several serious problems such as headaches, weakened eyesight, sleep disorders, depression, stress, social isolation, aggressive behavior, financial problems, ruined relationships, and no or low professional growth. Too much of anything is good for nothing.

Q.3“We can’t ignore the benefits of internet and mobile phone” – Justify.v
Answer:

We can’t ignore the benefits of internet and mobile phones to our life, educationally and socially. They help us to connect with people around the world. They allow us to watch movies, listen to music, play games and enjoy various other activities.
Internet helps us to gather information and gain knowledge, Online facilities are for sharing knowledge and information among known members. We should never chat with anybody until we know them like classmates, friends, and family members. We should also limit the usage of the internet and mobile phones to take charge of our lives.

2Listening (Text Book Page No. 190)5 questions
Q.1A mobile phone is like a world in our pockets asv
Answer:

it can connect us to the rest of the world

Q.2Parents do not have to remain in tension if their sons and daughters are late becausev
Answer:

they can connect to their children at any time

Q.3Some of the negative effects of a mobile phone are:v
Answer:

(a) accidents
(b) social pollution
(c) health issues
(d) privacy problems

Q.4Excessive use of mobile phones can be hazardous to one’s health asv
Answer:

headache, earache, blurring vision, etc.

Q.5A mobile phone is a threat to one’s privacy as.v
Answer:

a hidden camera to take pictures and videos.

3Speaking (Text Book Page No. 190)1 questions
Q.G2G. Imagine a world with no books, but only e-books. How would you find such a world? Deliver a two-minute talk.v
Answer:

World without books would be, like feast without salt. Books are the treasure house of knowledge. In olden days there was no current in houses. There was no computer or mobile phone. Even in those days, books helped people to educate themselves. Books can be used at any time. Leisurely we can read books. We can take notes also. Reading books does not give much stress to the eyes. Reading books does not need internet. Using internet excessively might create health issues such as headaches, earache, blurring vision, etc.

4Writing (Text Book Page No. 191)27 questions
Q.G3F. Write a formal email to the young scientist Mr Sundar Pitchai CEO, of Google, requesting him for an appointment to interview him.v
Answer:

Use Grammar
Question Tags
a) Fill in the blanks with suitable tags. (Text Book Page No. 195)

Q.1She is collecting stickers, ……………………..?v
Answer:

isn’t she?

Q.2We often watch TV in the afternoon, …………………….?v
Answer:

don’t we?

Q.3You have cleaned your bike, …………………….?v
Answer:

aren’t you?

Q.5Peter played handball yesterday, ……………………?v
Answer:

didn’t he?

Q.7Mary didn’t do her homework last Monday, ……………………….?v
Answer:

did she?

Q.8He could have bought a new car, ………………….?v
Answer:

could he?

Q.9Kevin will come tonight, ……………………?v
Answer:

won’t he?

Q.1He is still sleeping,v
  1. A. is not he?
  2. B. isn’t he
  3. C. wasn’t he?
Answer:

b) isn’t he?

Q.2You go to school,v
  1. A. do you?
  2. B. aren’t you?
  3. C. don’t you
Answer:

c) don’t you?

Q.3Let’s go for a walk,v
  1. A. shall we?
  2. B. shan’t we?
  3. C. will we?
Answer:

a) shall we?

Q.4We won’t be late,v
  1. A. won’t we?
  2. B. will we?
  3. C. are we?
Answer:

b) will we?

Q.5Nobody called,v
  1. A. do they?
  2. B. didn’t they?
  3. C. did they?
Answer:

c) did they?

Q.6They will wash the car,v
  1. A. will it?
  2. B. won’t they?
  3. C. wouldn’t they?
Answer:

b) won’t they?

Q.7We must lock the doors,v
  1. A. mustn’t they?
  2. B. shouldn’t we?
  3. C. mustn’t we
Answer:

c) mustn’t we?

Q.8I’m right?v
  1. A. amn’t I?
  2. B. am not I?
  3. C. aren’t I?
Answer:

c) aren’t I?

Q.9So you bought a car,v
  1. A. didn’t you?
  2. B. haven’t you?
  3. C. weren’t you?
Answer:

a) didn’t you?

Q.10You wouldn’t like to invite my Dad,v
  1. A. did you?
  2. B. would you?
  3. C. won’t you?
Answer:

b) would you?
Simple Compound and Complex
A) State which of the following sentences are Compound, and which are Complex. (Text Book Page No. 198)

Q.2I went because I was invited.v
Answer:

complex

Q.3Jancy returned home because she was tired.v
Answer:

complex

Q.4Whatever you do, do well.v
Answer:

complex

Q.5Listen carefully and take notes.v
Answer:

compound

Q.6I called him, but he gave me no answer.v
Answer:

compound

Q.7The town in which I live is very large.v
Answer:

complex

Q.8They always talk who never think.v
Answer:

complex

Q.9We must eat to live, but we should not live to eat.v
Answer:

compound

Q.10Govern your passions or they will govern you.v
Answer:

compound
Cyber Safety Summary in English
Cyber safety is a lesson given with pictures. There are a few characters with pictures. There are a few characters as a father, mother and two children, Gladin and Rani. Rani is scared an of an online predator. Her father advises both the children about the wise usage of the internet.
Cyber Safety Summary in Tamil
கணினி பாதுகாப்பு என்ற பாடம் படக்கதையாக கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இக்கதையில் சில கதாப்பாத்திரங்கள் உள்ளன. அப்பா, அம்மா கிளாடின், ராணி என்ற குழந்தைகள் கதாப்பாத்திரங்கள் உள்ளன. ராணி இணையத்தின் மூலம் பாலியல் தொந்தரவு கொடுக்கும் ஒரு தீயவனை நினைத்து அச்சம் அடைகிறாள். அவள் தந்தை, கணினி இணையம் இவற்றை பாதுகாப்பாக பயன்படுத்துவது எப்படி என்று விபரமாய் சொல்லித் தருகிறார்.
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