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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Term 1 Prose Chapter 2 Friendship

Read And Understand

A. Choose the correct answer.

Friendship 8th Std Prose Question 1.
Vetri went to Asif ‘s _______
(a) home
(b) office
(c) room
Answer:
(b) office

Friendship Prose In 8th Standard Summary Question 2.
Vetri came to Chennai to visit his _______
(a) father
(b) friend
(c) brother
Answer:
(b) friend

Friendship Lesson For 8th Standard Question 3.
Asif saw his friend through the _______
(a) camera
(b) window
(c) glass
Answer:
(a) camera

B. Choose correct synonyms for the italic word.

Friendship Lesson 8th Standard Question 1.
Vetri constructed a bungalow.
(a) design
(b) build
(c) foundation
(d) destroy
Answer:
(b) build

Friendship 8th Std Prose Summary Question 2.
The brothers started a business, separately.
(a) apart
(b) alone
(c) united
(d) combined
Answer:
(a) apart

Friendship Prose In 8th Standard Question 3.
I am living in the outskirts of the village.
(a) border
(b) outpost
(c) center
(d) region
Answer:
(b) outpost

8th Standard English Friendship Lesson Question 4.
Asif quarreled with his friend.
(a) fight
(b) differ
(c) peace
(d) fun
Answer:
(a) fight

Friendship Prose Summary Question 5.
He stood astounded.
(a) happy
(b) surprised
(c) shocked
(d) excited
Answer:
(c) shocked

C. Choose correct Antonyms for the italic word.

Friendship Lesson Question Answer Question 1.
The wife replied angrily.
(a) calm
(b) annoyed
(c) irritate
Answer:
(a) calm

8th English Prose Friendship Question 2.
The vegetables look fresh.
(a) rotten
(b) dull
(c) new
Answer:
(a) rotten

8th Friendship Question 3.
Vetri had a strong will to start a new business.
(a) desire
(b) thin
(c) weak
Answer:
(c) weak

Friendship Prose Question 4.
Vetri was surprised by his friend.
(a) unsurprised
(b) expected
(c) shocked
Answer:
unsurprised

Question 5.
He spoke nervously
(a) Scared
(b) confident
(c) anxious
(b) confident
Answer:
(b) confident

D. Answer the following questions in one or two words.

Question 1.
What was the name of Vetri’s company?
Answer:
The name of Vetri’s company was ‘Vetri Constructions’.

Question 2.
Why did he sell his properties?
Answer:
He sold his properties to pay his loans.

Question 3.
Which was the home town of Vetri and Asif ?
Answer:
The home town of Vetri and Asif was Keelakudi village.

Question 4.
When was the school established?
Answer:
The school was in the outskirts of Keelakudi village. It was a middle school.

Question 5.
When did Vetri receive a call from Asif’s office?
Answer:
Two days later after reaching his home, Vetri received a call from Asif’s office.

E. Answer the following questions in 100 words.

Question 1.
How Vetri lost his properties?
Answer:
Vetri was once a successful businessman in Coimbatore. His Vetri constructions was a leading construction company. After his father’s death, his brothers demanded to split the wealth, as they wanted to start their business separately. From then on, Vetri found it difficult to establish his business. He took loans to run his company, but he could not pay the loan. So he sold all his properties and paid the loans. His family then moved to a very small house. He found a job and started to lead a normal life.

Question 2.
What happened when Vetri met Asif?
Answer:
Vetri boarded the train and went straight to Asif’s office. When Vetri was enquiring about Asif, he got a pat on his back. It was Asif, who came to receive Vetri, after seeing him through the CCTV camera. Vetri was speechless. He apologized to Asif saying that he never got a chance to visit Chennai. So he couldn’t meet him at all. They spoke about their school days and the fun they had. They also discussed about their business. Asif took Vetri to his home for lunch. Vetri was surprised to see that everyone knows him. In the evening, Asif dropped him at the station.

Question 3.
How did Asif show his friendship?
Answer:
Asif was a true friend of Vetri. When Vetri came to his office, he came to receive him, as he saw through the CCTV camera. He gave Vetri a pat on his back. Vetri was speechless on seeing him. He took to his cabin. They spoke about their school days and the fun they had. They discussed about their business. Asif took Vetri to his home for lunch. Vetri was surprised to see that everyone knows him. Vetri stayed there till evening. Asif dropped him in the railway station. After two days, he invited Vetri to his office and assigned him a project.

Vocabulary

Compound Words

A. Match the following compound words and write them:
Answer:

B. Choose the best answer to make a compound word.

Question 1.
Which can be placed after ‘soft’?
(a) play
(b) ware
(c) run
(d) cycle
Answer:
(b) software

Question 2.
Which can be placed before ‘light’?
(a) try
(b) sun
(c) horse
(d) cat
Answer:
(b) sunlight

Question 3.
Which can be placed after ‘safe’?
(a) chair
(b) guard
(c) shop
(d) van
Answer:
(b) safeguard

Question 4.
Which can be placed after ‘blue’?
(a) cane
(b) print
(c) see
(d) land
Answer:
(b) blueprint

Question 5.
Which can be placed after ‘water’?
(a) food
(b) stick
(c) fall
(d) out
Answer:
(c) waterfall

Singular, Plural

Write the plural form of the given words :
Answer:

Listening
Listen carefully to the passage given in QR code and answer the following questions.

Questions:

Question 1.
Whose speech is it?
Answer:
It is Rahim’s speech.

Question 2.
What did Rahul engrave?
Answer:
Rahul engraved Rahim’s help in his heart.

Question 3.
Who is lucky?
Answer:
Rahim is lucky.

Question 4.
Who bagged ‘all-rounder’ award?
Answer:
Rahul bagged all-rounder medal in school.

Question 5.
Whose birthday party is it?
Answer:
It was Rahul’s birthday party.

Writing
Arrange the picture in order by writing the numbers 1,2,3 and 4 in the given boxes and write this familiar story in about 100 words.
Make use of the words given below.

(thirsty, village, pitcher, disappointment, pebbles, water level )

Answer:
One hot day, a thirsty crow in a village, searched for water everywhere. At last, it found . a pitcher. But there was a disappointment for the crow, as the water level in the pitcher was very low. The crow got an idea. It saw some pebbles nearby. It started putting pebbles in the pitcher. Slowly, the water level raised. The crow drank the water and flew away happily.

Grammar

Degrees Of Comparison

a. Fill in the blanks:
Answer:

Let’s compare two things.

Question 1.
Which is faster a train or a plane?
Answer:
plane is faster than a train.

Question 2.
Which is cheaper gold or silver?
Answer:
Silver is cheaper than gold.

Question 3.
Which is larger, city or village?
Answer:
A city is larger than a village.

Question 4.
Which is bigger, a sea or an ocean?
Answer:
An ocean is bigger than a sea.

Question 5.
Which is taller, a giraffe or a camel?
Answer:
A giraffe is taller than a camel.

Let’s compare three things.

EG: Donkey, horse and elephant (strong)
A donkey is strong.
The horse is stronger than a donkey.
An elephant is the strongest.

Question 1.
Town – city – village (quiet)
Answer:
A city is quiet.
Town is quieter than the city.
The village is the quietest.

Question 2.
Istanbul – Moscow – London (populated)
Answer:
Istanbul is populated.
Moscow is more populated than Istanbul.
London is the most populated.

Question 3.
Windy weather – warm weather – rainy weather (good)
Answer:
Windy weather is good.
Warm weather is better than windy weather.
Rainy weather is the best.

Question 4.
Ocean – river – lake (deep)
Answer:
River is deep.
Lake is deeper than the river.
Ocean is the deepest.

Question 5.
The USA – Russia – Spain (large)
Answer:
Hitl Spain is a large country.
The USA is larger than Spain.
Russia is the largest country.

Question 6.
The Mahanadi – The Cauvery – The Ganga (long)
Answer:
The cauvery is a long river.
The Mahanadi is longer than the Cauvery.
The Ganga is the longest river in our country.

Question 7.
Chennai – Hyderabad – Bangaluru (modern)
Answer:
Chennai is a modern city.
Hyderabad is more modern than Chennai.
Bengaluru is the most modern city.

Friendship Additional Questions

I. Choose the correct Synonyms for the italic word

Question 1.
After his fathers death, his brothers demanded to split the wealth.
(a) break up
(b) brush
(c) open
(d) close
Answer:
(a) break up

Question 2.
But he always long to start a new construction company.
(a) fabrication
(b) devastation
(c) real estate
(d) building formation
Answer:
(d) building formation

Question 3.
He told his wife about his decision.
(a) hesitation
(b) delay
(c) judgement
(a) Abnormal
Answer:
(c) judgement

Question 4.
They lived in the beautiful village Keelakudi.
(a) ugly
(b) awful
(c) vile
(d) Pretty
Answer:
(d) Pretty

Question 5.
Their friendship grew stronger with time.
(a) weaker
(b) slender
(c) firmer
(d) Punier
Answer:
(c) firmer

Question 6.
Asif consoled him with a chocolate.
(a) comforted
(b) distressed
(c) troubled
(d) annoyed
Answer:
(a) comforted

Question 7.
I don’t know if you will get an appointment.
(a) employment
(b) dismissal
(c) arrangement for meeting
(d) discharge
Answer:
(c) arrangement for meeting

Question 8.
Vetri was dumbfounded.
(a) speechless
(b) mindful
(c) conscious
(d) Casual
Answer:
(a) speechless

Question 9.
Our MD Mr. Asif, has assigned a project to you.
(a) refused
(b) cancelled
(c) given
(d) relieved
Answer:
(c) given

Question 10.
The security was astounded.
(a) annoyed
(b) irked
(c) upset
(d) surprised
Answer:
(d) surprised

II. Choose the correct Antonyms for the italic word.

Question 1.
Vetri was once a successful businessman in Coimbatore.
(a) powerful
(b) unsuccessful
(c) wonderful
(d) awful
Answer:
(b) unsuccessful

Question 2.
Vetri found it difficult to establish his business.
(a) abolish
(b) setup
(c) deal
(d) offer
Answer:
(a) abolish

Question 3.
He started to lead a normal life.
(a) usual
(b) same
(c) ordinary
(d) abnormal
Answer:
(d) abnormal

Question 4.
His brothers demanded to split the wealth.
(a) offered
(b) searched
(c) rushed
(d) ordered
Answer:
(a) offered

Question 5.
One day he discussed with his wife.
(a) ignored
(b) considered
(c) examined
(d) argued
Answer:
(a) ignored

Question 6.
To everyone’s surprise, they continued to be good friends.
(a) lingered
(b) extended
(c) discontinued
(d) lasted
Answer:
(a) lingered

Question 7.
One day there was a quarrel between Vetri and Asif’s families.
(a) row
(b) fight
(c) contest
(d) agreement
Answer:
(d) agreement

Question 8.
The results and marks never affected their friendship.
(a) moved
(b) stirred
(c) unaffected
(d) pretended
Answer:
(c) unaffected

Question 9.
Two days later, Vetri received a call.
(a) paid
(b) gave
(c) lived
(d) took
Answer:
(b) gave

Question 10.
Vetri told his wife everything in detail.
(a) same
(b) anything
(c) nothing
(d) all
Answer:
(c) nothing

III. Choose the Correct Answer [MCQ]

Question 1.
Vetri’s constructions was once a ________ construction company.
(a) small
(b) leading
(c) dull
(d) vague
Answer:
(b) leading

Question 2.
Everything went well, until his ________ died
(a) father
(b) sister
(c) uncle
(d) brother
Answer:
(a) father

Question 3.
They were alwavs together in learning and ________
(a) writing
(b) reading
(c) studying
(d) playing
Answer:
(d) playing

Question 4.
They also helped others with their ________
(a) homework
(b) lessons
(c) projects
(d) assignment
Answer:
(b) lessons

Question 5.
The security was ________
(a) surprised
(b) astounded
(c) arrogant
(d) bold
Answer:
(b) astounded

Question 6.
They spoke about their school days and the ________ they had.
(a) boring
(b) lethargic
(c) fun
(d) indolent
Answer:
(c) fun

Question 7.
Then thev discussed about their ________
(a) business
(b) children
(c) relatives
(d) plans
Answer:
(a) business

Question 8.
Asif dropped him in the ________ station.
(a) police
(b) railway
(c) bus
(d) fire
Answer:
(b) railway

IV. Short Questions with Answers.

Question 1.
What did Vetri’s Constructions construct? ‘
Answer:
Vetri’s constructions constructed many shopping complexes, houses and a few apartments in and around Coimbatore.

Question 2.
What happened after his father’s death?
Answer:
After his father’s death, his brothers demanded to split the wealth, as they wanted to start their business separately.

Question 3.
Whom did Vetri decide to meet? Why?
Answer:
Vetri decided to meet his friend Asif in Chennai for help.

Question 4.
How strong was their friendship?
Answer:
Vetri and Asif studied in the same school at Keelakudi village. They were always together in learning and playing. They continued to be good friends till their X Std. After that, Asif had to move to Chennai.

Question 5.
Who stopped Vetri at the gate of Asif’s office?
Answer:
The security stopped Vetri at the gate and asked whom does he wants to meet.

Question 6.
How did Asif know that Vetri had come to his office?
Answer:
Asif saw him through the CCTV camera and came to receive him.

V. Paragraph Questions with Answers.

Question 1.
How did Vetri and Asif’s friendship start?
Answer:
Their friendship started on the first day of school. When Vetri’s parents dropped him at the school, he started crying. Asif consoled him with a chocolate and asked him not to cry. From that day, they stayed together, played together and even exchanged their food. Their friendship grew stronger with time. They were always good in studies and helped each other in lessons. There was always a healthy competition between them. Surprisingly, the exams, results and marks never affected their friendship. Their friendship continued till tenth standard. Then Asif moved to Chennai

Friendship Grammer Additional

Degrees of Comparison

I. Fill in the blanks.

Question 1.

Answer:

Question 2.

Answer:

Question 3.

Answer:

II. Change the following sentences into comparative degree sentences.

Question 1.
India is not as large as China.
Answer:
China is larger than India.

Question 2.
Water is not as light as air.
Answer:
Air is lighter than water.

Question 3.
My brother is not as tall as I am.
Answer:
I am taller than my brother.

Question 4.
Ravi is not as intelligent as Magesh.
Answer:
Magesh is more intelligent than Ravi.

Question 5.
No other problem facing our country is as serious as unemployment.
Answer:
Unemployment is more serious than any other problem facing our country.

III. Change the following sentences into Superlative degree sentences.

Question 1.
Chandrasekar is richer than any other man in this town.
Answer:
Chandrasekar is the richest man in this town.

Question 2.
Vijay is taller than any other student in this class.
Answer:
Vijay is the tallest student in this class.

Question 3.
Shakespeare is greater than any other English poet.
Answer:
Shakespeare is the greatest of English Poets.

Question 4.
Greenland is larger than any other island.
Answer:
Greenland is the largest island.

Question 5.
Anita is prettier than any other girl in my class.
Answer:
Anita is the prettiest girl in my class.

Friendship Summary

Section – I

This is a story on the Friendship between Vetri and Asif. Vetri was a successful businessman in Coimbatore. His Vetri construction company constructed many shopping complexes, houses and a few apartments in and around Coimbatore. After his father’s death, he was forced to split the wealth to his brothers. From then on, Vetri found it difficult to establish his business. He could not pay the loans taken to run his company. So he sold all his properties and paid the loans. He moved to a very small house with his family.

He found a job and led a normal life. But he desired to start a company again. No one was ready to lend him money. One day, his wife suggested him to ask his friend Asif for help. But Vetri hesitated to ask him for help, as he had not seen him for a long time. After deep thought, he decided to meet his friend Asif who was in Chennai.

Fill in the blanks :

1. _________ constructions was once a leading company
2. He took a_________to run his company.
3. Vetri’s friend is_________

Answers:

1. Vetri
2. loan
3. Asif

Section – II

Vetri boarded the train to Chennai. His memory went back to his school days. They lived in the beautiful village Keelakudi near Coimbatore. Vetri and Asif studied in a school in the outskirts of the village Keelakudi. The teachers and the students would never forget Vetri and Asif and their friendship. They were always together in learning and playing.

Their friendship started on the first day of school. On the first day, when Vetri started crying, Asif consoled him with a chocolate and told him not to cry. After that day, they stayed together played together and even exchanged their food. They were always good in studies and helped each other in lessons.

One day, there was a quarrel between Vetri and Asif’s families. But this did not affect their friendship. Their exams, results and the marks never affected their friendship. After their tenth standard, Asif moved to Chennai and Vetri settled in Coimbatore.

Say True or False.

1. Keelakudi was the native of Vetri.
2. The school was a middle school.
3. Vetri and Asif were good in studies.
4. Vetri never visited Chennai.
5. Asif was a businessman.

Answer:

1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True

Section – III

When Vetri went to Asif’s office, he was stopped by the security. Vetri told him that he wanted to meet his friend Asif. He directed Vetri to the Receptionist. When Vetri was asking the receptionist whether he could meet Asif his friend, Vetri got a pat on his back. It was Asif his friend. Asif saw him through the CCTV camera and came down to receive him. Vetri was speechless and apologized to Asif that he did not get a chance to visit Chennai till then. He said that since he had come to attend his friend’s wedding he thought that he could meet him.

They spoke about their school days, the fun they had. They discussed about their business. Asif took Vetri to his home to lunch. Vetri was surprised to see that everyone knows him. In the evening, Asif dropped him in the railway station. Vetri reached home and told his wife everything in detail. Two days later, he received a call from Asif’s office stating that Asif, their M.D. had assigned a project to Vetri.

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Solutions Poem Chapter 1 The Castle

Warm Up:

The Castle Poem Question And Answer Question (a)
What thoughts come to your mind when or/you think about a castle? Add your ideas to the list.
Answer:
moat, huge buildings, soldiers, weapons gatehouse, look outs.

12th English The Castle Poem Paragraph Question (b)
Have you ever visited a fort or a castle?
Answer:
Yes I have visited the red Fort in Delhi

The Castle Poem Question (c)
Fill in the following empty boxes.

Answer:

Samacheer Kalvi 12th English The Castle Textual Questions

1. Based on your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

12th English Reference To The Context Question (a)
Who is the narrator in the poem?
Answer:
A soldier is the narrator in the poem.

12th English Poem Appreciation Questions And Answers Question (b)
How long had the soldiers been in the castle?
Answer:
The soldiers had been in the castle all through the summer.

The Castle Poem Summary Question (c)
Why were the soldiers in the castle fearless?
Answer:
They were fearless because they were behind a well-guarded castle headed by a brave captain. Allies were close at hand and they had adequate arms to fight and foodgrains to sustain them under a siege.

12th English Poem Appreciation Questions Question (d)
Where were the enemies?
Answer:
Of course yes. There were enemies.

The Castle Poem 12th Question (e)
Why does the narrator say that the enemy was no threat at all?
Answer:
Soldiers behind the turret wall were ready to shoot the enemy at sight. The castle was surrounded by a deadly moat. The captain was brave and the soldiers loyal. Allies were close at hand. Hence, the enemy was no threat at all.

The Castle Poem Summary Pdf Question (f)
Did the soldiers fight with the enemies face to face?
Answer:
No, the soldiers did not fight with their enemies face to face.

12th English The Castle Poem Summary Question (g)
Who had let the enemies in?
Answer:
The aged greedy wicket gate keeper had let the enemy in.

The Castle Poem Appreciation Questions Question (h)
How did the enemies enter the castle?
Answer:
The enemies bribed the warder with gold coins. He opened the wicket gate and the castle was captured without bloodshed and fight.

Question (i)
Why were the secret galleries bare?
Answer:
The secret galleries were looted by the cunning enemies. So, they were bare.

Question (f)
What was the ‘shameful act’?
Answer:
Being sold to an enemy and losing the castle without heroic fight is a ‘shameful act’.

Question (k)
Why didn’t the narrator want to tell the tale to anybody?
Answer:
The narrator did not want to tell the shameful act because it will expose the greed of the aged warder. He had sold them all for a bag of gold. They did not have any weapon to fight the invisible enemy within.

Question (l)
Why did the narrator feel helpless?
Answer:
The narrator felt helpless because they could not fight gold. The greed for gold is an invisible and internal enemy and they had no weapon to fight it with. So, they felt helpless.

Question (m)
Who was the real enemy?
Answer:
“The gold” was their real enemy.

2. Read the poem again and complete the summary using the words given in box.
Stanzas 1-3

The Castle ’ by Edwin Muir is a moving poem on the (1) _____ of a well-guarded (2) _____ The soldiers of the castle were totally stress-free and relaxed. They were (3) _____ of theircastle’s physical strength. Through the turrets they were able to watch the mowers and noenemy was found up to the distance of (4) _____ and so they seemed no threat to the castle.They had (5) _____ of weapons to protect them and a large quantity of (6) _____ in stock to take care of the well-being of the soldiers inside the castle. The soldiers stood one above theother on the towering (7) _____ to shoot the enemy at sight. They believed that the castle was absolutely safe because their captain was (8) _____ and the soldiers were loyal.

Answers

1. capture
2. castle
3. confident
4. half-a-kilometre
5. plenty
6. ration
7. watching
8. brave

Stanzas 4-6

Even by a trick no one but the birds could enter. The enemy could not use a (9) ______ for their entry inside the castle. But there was a wicket gate guarded by a (10) ______ He (11) ______ in the enemies confident inside the famous citadel that had been known for its secret gallery and intricate path. The strong castle became (12) ______ and thin because of the greedy disloyal warder. The (13) ______ was captured by the enemies for (14) ______ The narrator (15) ______ over the (16) ______ of the useless warder and also decided not to disclose this (17) ______ story to anyone. He was (18) ______ and wondered how he would keep this truth to himself. He regretted not finding any (19) ______ to fight with the (20) ______ called ‘gold’.

Answer:

9.weapon
10. wicked guard
11. let
12. weak
13. citadel
14. gold
15. lamented
16. disloyalty
17. shameful
18. helpless
19. enemy
20. bait

3. Read the poem and answer the following in a short paragraph of 8-10 sentences each.

Question (a)
How safe was the castle? How was it conquered?
Answer:
The castle was fortified by a deep moat very difficult for an enemy to cross. They had a stock pile of arms. Their captain was brave and the soldiers loyal. They had a huge stock of foodgrains to last any siege of the castle. Allies were ready to pitch in at a short notice. From the turret wall, soldiers were ready to shoot down the enemy at sight. Not a single enemy was spotted all through the summer. The soldiers were relaxed and spent time gazing at the mowers in the distant fields. But the castle’s wicket gate was guarded by an aged greedy gatekeeper. The warder collected gold from the enemy and let the enemies in. Their enemy was gold against which they had no weapon. Their castle fell to the greed of an aged warder.

Question (b)
Bring out the contrasting picture of the castle as depicted in stanzas 3 and 5.
Answer:
The gates of the castle were very strong. The walls were high and smooth. No enemy could ever enter it by trick. The soldiers were quite alert to the movement of the enemies. They were proud that only a bird could venture to scale over the castle. But the enemies entered through the wicket gate. The tunnelled stone walls became thin and treacherous. The famous citadel ‘ was overthrown without a fight. The cunning enemies, having bribed the aged warder, looted the treasures in the secret galleries. The citadel was lost without a fight and a groan of protest.

Question (c)
Human greed led to the mighty fall of the citadel. Explain.
Answer:
The loyal soldiers and their brave captain expected enemies from outside the castle. Their arms and army was ready to fight them. But they could not identify the enemy within. The soldiers were proud that no might would tear their castle down. But they were unaware of the • invisible soul-dead enemy within. The ingredients of personal downfall went unnoticed by them. If a person never looks within, the faults that can be their doom go overlooked. Their reality could crumble while they gaze outward and pride themselves on their sureness. This is what happened precisely with the soldiers of the castle. They only focused on the strength of their physical surroundings and what was beyond the castle. Human greed-propelled betrayal from within caused the castle’s downfall.

Additional Questions

Question (a)
Why did the narrator say that their “only enemy was gold”?
Answer:
The narrator was very proud of the awe-inspiring castle. The soldiers were least bothered about the enemy who was just half a mile away. They had a well -guarded, tall, smooth and insurmountable fort. They were led by a brave captain. The soldiers were loyal and ready to lay down their lives for protecting the castle and the trusting citizens of their country. There was constant vigil from the turret wall to shoot down the enemy at sight. They were proud that only a bird could have the temerity to scale over the fortified castle. They were even prepared for a siege as they had well-stocked granaries. In the event of the outbreak of a war, allies were ready to rush with their assured forces in support of them.

But the soldiers were unaware of the truth, “the strength of the strongest chain lies in its weakest link”. An aged warder of a wicked wicket gate had a cancerous growth of greed. As the enemy was hidden within the soul of their own citizen, they had no weapon to fight it. Gold was ultimately their enemy. Jesus Christ was betrayed for “thirteen pieces of silver by his own disciple”. Similarly, the wicked gate keeper betrayed his country for a bag full of gold. The great citadel fell without even a groan of protest and without shedding “a jot of blood.”

Appreciate The Poem

4. Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow in a line or two.

(a) “All through the summer at ease we lay,
And daily from the turret wall
We watched the mowers in the hay”

Question (i)
Who does ‘we’ refer to?
Answer:
“We” refers to the brave and loyal soldiers in the castle.

Question (ii)
How did the soldiers spend the summer days?
Answer:
They spent the summer days gazing out of the castle. They were ready to shoot the enemy at sight who were at half-a kilometer distance. But none came near. So, they were relaxed.

Question (iii)
What could they watch from the turret wall?
Answer:
They could watch the farmers mowing at a distance from inside their turret walls.

(b) “Our gates were strong, our walls were thick,
So smooth and high, no man could win. ”

Question (i)
How safe was the castle?
Answer:
The castle had high and smooth walls. No enemy could think of climbing it as soldiers were ready to shoot the enemy at sight. The moat was deadly and deep.

Question (ii)
What was the firm belief of the soldiers?
Answer:
The soldiers had the firm belief that their castle was invincible. They felt safe and secure behind the castle.

(c) “A foothold there, no clever trick
Could take us dead or quick,
Only a bird could have got in.”

Question (i)
What was challenging?
Answer:
Scaling over the castle’s smooth and high walls was challenging.

Question (ii)
Which aspect of the castle’s strength is conveyed by the above line?
Answer:
The physical strength of the castle (i.e.) its brave and loyal soldiers, the stockpile of arms and well stocked granary, is conveyed here.

(d) “Oh then our maze of tunneled stone
Grew thin and treacherous as air.
The castle was lost without a groan,
The famous citadel overthrown

Question (i)
Bring out the contrast in the first two lines.
Answer:
The maze of tunnelled stone walls instead of intriguing the enemies, gave passage to them. So, the poet says the secret tunnelled path became thin and treacherous as air.

Question (ii)
What happened to the castle?
Answer:
The castle was captured by the enemies.

(e) “We could do nothing, being sold.”

Question (i)
Why couldn’t they do anything?
Answer:
The enemies had entered through the wicket gate stealthily and easily occupied their castle.

Question (ii)
Why did they feel helpless?
Answer:
They felt helpless because they had no weapon to fight “Gold” their invisible enemy. Their castle fell due to the unnoticed greed of their warder, an aged man.

Additional Questions

(a) “And the enemy half a mile away
They seemed no threat to us at all ”

Question (i)
What were the soldiers expecting?
Answer:
The soldiers were expecting a war.

Question (ii)
Where were the enemies?
Answer:
The enemies were half a mile away.

Question (iii)
Were they afraid? Why?
Answer:
No, they were not afraid because they had a huge army, strong fort and loyal soldiers.

(b) “For what, we thought, had we to fear
With our arms and provender, load on load,”

Question (i)
What was the mood of the soldiers?
Answer:
The soldiers were confident of winning the war.

Question (ii)
What made the soldiers confident?
Answer:
They had enough grains to survive a siege and plenty of arms to fight the war. These things made them confident.

(c) “ What could they offer us for bait?
Our captain was brave and we were true. ”

Question (i)
What do you mean by bait?
Answer:
Bait means something intended to entice someone to do something usually dishonourable.

Question (ii)
Why did the soldiers believe that they were invincible?
Answer:
The soldiers believed that they were invincible because their captain was brave and they were loyal.

5. Explain the following with reference to the context in about 50-60 words each.

Question (a)
They seemed no threat to us at all.
Answer:
Reference: This line is from Edwin Muir’s poem “The Castle”.
Context and Explanation: The poet says these words while flaunting the invincibility of their strong castle. They could watch the movement of enemies from the turret wall and shoot down the enemy at a distance of half-a-kilometer. They had a stock pile of arms. Their granary was full to sustain the people in the event of a siege. Only a bird could have got into the castle. So, the enemies did not seem to be a threat at all to the soldiers.

Question (b)
How can this shameful tale be told?
Answer:
Reference: This line is from Edwin Muir’s poem “The Castle”.
Context and Explanation: The narrator feels disgraced that their strong castle was overtaken without a groan. There was no fight. They were helpless because under the cover of darkness, they were sold for gold by the aged warder. It was a shameful and treacherous act of betrayal. The castle had fallen due to the greed of an aged warder. The narrator is hesitant to disclose the shameful betrayal to outsiders.

Question (c)
I will maintain until my death
Answer:
Reference: This line is from Edwin Muir’s poem “The Castle”.
Context and Explanation: The poet says this while recounting the shameful act of betrayal by the aged warder of the wicket gate. The narrator was overconfident of the invincibility of their castle, their stock piled arms and well-stocked granary. They had a brave captain and loyal soldiers. In an open war, they need not fear defeat as their friendly neighbours were also willing to join them during a war against any invader. But their enemy was within their fortified castle. They were sold for a bag of gold. Without a groan the citadel was captured. It was a shameful way to lose one’s side. So, the narrator prefers not to recount this shameful secret to anyone so long as he is alive.

Question (d)
Our only enemy was gold
Answer:
Reference: This line is from Edwin Muir’s poem “The Castle”.
Context and Explanation: The helpless soldier says this while being surprised by the enemies who bribed the wicked wicket gate keeper. The soldier was initially proud of their fortified castle, brave and loyal soldiers and pile of arms and the well-stocked granary to last a siege. There was vigil behind the turret wall. But he was not aware of the enemy within the human soul: the greed. Gold was their enemy for which they had no weapon. The wizened warder had let the enemy in through the wicket gate by taking “gold”. The weakness of the gatekeeper for gold made the strong castle weak.

Additional Questions

Question (a)
Our gates were strong, our walls were thick,
So smooth and high, no man could win
Answer:
Reference : These lines are from Edwin Muir’s poem “The Castle”.
Context and Explanation : The poet says these words while describing the confidence level of the soldiers about the might of the castle. The gates of the castle were strong. The walls were high and smooth. It appeared very formidable for any enemy to conquer.

Question (b)
A little wicked wicket gate.
The wizened warder let them through.
Answer:
Reference : These lines are from Edwin Muir’s poem “The Castle”.
Context and Explanation : The poet says these words while describing the circumstances that led to the conquest of the castle without any bloodshed. A greedy aged warden let the enemies in through a little wicket gate.

Question (c)
Oh then our maze of tunneled stone
Grew thin and treacherous as air.
Answer:
Reference : These lines are from Edwin Muir’s poem “The Castle”.
Context and Explanation : The poet says these words while describing the betrayal of the wizened warden. His betrayal resulted in weakening the tunneled maze into thin walls exposing the treachery and breach of trust by the warder.

Question (d)
The famous citadel overthrown,
And all its secret galleries bare.
Answer:
Reference : These lines are from Edwin Muir’s poem “The Castle”.
Context and Explanation : The poet says these words while describing the evil impact of cunning invasion of the castle. The enemies ransacked the rare treasures of art and culture guarded in secret galleries in the castle.

Question (e)
How can this shameful tale be told?
Answer:
Reference : This line is from Edwin Muir’s poem “The Castle”.
Context and Explanation : The poet says these words while describing the treacherous betrayal of the aged warden. He had taken gold and let the enemy in. The soldiers who were ready to lay down their lives to protect their castle were shamefully overpowered by the trick of the enemy and the greed of the warder. The soldier is reluctant to relate this shameful tale.

Question (f)
And we had no arms to fight it with.
Answer:
Reference : This line is from Edwin Muir’s poem “The Castle”.
Context and Explanation : The poet says these words about the helplessness of the soldiers. They were taken by surprise by the enemies at night. The enemies had won them with gold against which they had no weapon. Human greed has destroyed the brave and loyal soldiers and the castle is captured by foes.

6. Read the poem and complete the table with suitable rhyming words

All through that summer at ease we lay,
And daily from the turret wall
We watched the mowers in the hay
And the enemy half a mile away
They seemed no threat to us at all.

For what, we thought, had we to fear
With our arms and provender, load on load,
Our towering battlements, tier on tier,
And friendly allies drawing near
On every leafy summer road.

Our gates were strong, our walls were thick,
So smooth and high, no man could win
A foothold there, no clever trick
Could take us dead or quick,
Only a bird could have got in.

What could they offer us for bait?
Our captain was brave and we were true…
There was a little private gate,
A little wicked wicket gate.
The wizened warder let them through.

Oh then our maze of tunneled stone
Grew thin and treacherous as air.
The cause was lost without a groan,
The famous citadel overthrown,
And all its secret galleries bare.

How can this shameful tale be told?
I will maintain until my death
We could do nothing, being sold:
Our only enemy was gold,
And we had no arms to fight it with.

Answer:

7. Underline the alliterated words in the following lines.

Question (a)
With our arms and provender, load on load.
Answer:
With our arms and provender, load on load.

Question (b)
A little wicked wicket gate.
Answer:
A little wicked wicket gate.

Question (c)
The wizened warder let them through.
Answer:
The wizened warder let them through.

8. Identify the figure of speech used in the following lines.

Question (a)
A little wicked wicket gate.
Answer:
Personification

Question (b)
Oh then our maze of tunneled stone
Answer:
Metaphor

Question (c)
Grew thin and treacherous as air.
Answer:
Simile

Question (d)
How can this shameful tale be told?
Answer:
Personification

Question (e)
Our only.enemy was gold.
Answer:
Personification

Question 9.
Can you call ‘The Castle’ an allegorical poem? Discuss.
Answer:
The castle is doubtless an allegorical poem. The outward strength of the castle is matchless. It is fortified well. It has brave soldiers and large quantity of arms are stockpiled. The castle houses well stocked granary also. But the castle also conceals the ingredients of personal downfall within. If a person does not look within, their doom may be unstoppable. It is very difficult to protect oneself against greed, particularly the love of gold, instilled deep in the psyche of human beings. People say, “everything is fair in love and war.” People resort to anything to win in a war. Gandhi said, “the end never justifies the means.” But in times of war people stoop down to any betrayal to win. Thus, the castle is an allegorical poem.

Listening Activity

Following is one of the most celebrated poems of Rupert Brooke. It describes the noble sacrifice of an English soldier.

The Soldier
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there’s some comer of a foreign field
That is forever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of England’s, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.

Some phrases have been left out in the poem below. Fill in the missing phrases on listening to the reading or the audio played by the teacher. You may listen again, if required. Soldier

If I should die, (1)_____ That there’s some comer (2)_____ That is (3)_____ There shall beIn that rich earth a richer (4)_____ A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,Gave, (5)_____ roam;A body (6)_____ air,Washed (7)_____ suns of home.And think, (8)_____ away,A pulse in the (9)_____ , no less Gives somewhere back (10) given;Her (11)_____ ; dreams happy as her day;And laughter, (12)_____ ; and gentleness,In hearts (13)_____ English heaven.

Answer:

1. think only this of me
2. of a foreign field
3. forever England
4. dust concealed
5. once, her flowers to love, her ways to
6. of England’s breathing English
7. by the rivers, blest by
8. this heart, all evil shed
9. eternal mind
10. the thoughts by England
11. sights and sounds
12. learnt of friends
13. at peace, under an

The Castle About the Poet

Edwin Muir (1887-1959), a renowned Scottish poet, novelist, translator and critic is remembered for his vivid poetry. He began writing poetry at a relatively old age, and over the course of several years worked out an individual, philosophical style for which he gained”recognition later in his life. First Poems and Chorus of the Newly Dead contain Muir’s initial attempts. Muir’s later collections include Variations on a Time Theme, The Narrow Place, The Voyage and Other Poems, The Labyrinth, and One Foot in Eden.

The Castle Summary in English

Edwin Muir’s ‘The Castle’ describes the capture of a castle through the eyes of a helpless soldier who witnessed the fall. Throughout the poem, the poet employs a constant ABAAB rhyme building the confidence of the readers about the strength of the castle and the invincibility of their status in the event of a war. Being confident of the strength of the fort, depth of the moat, and quantum of weapons, access to the allies, readiness to shoot the enemies from the turret walls of the fort, the soldiers were relaxed watching the mowers in the fields at work. There was no doubt about the valour of their captain and the loyalty of the soldiers.

They were confident of the sufficiency of the stockpile of food grains even if the castle came under siege. Citizens slept in peace. The soldiers were proud of the fact that in an armed combat they will surely win. But there was a wicket wicked gate guarded by an old man. The enemy bribed the aged gate keeper and the castle fell into the hands of the enemies. The brave soldiers had no weapon to fight human greed for “gold”.

The Castle Summary in Tamil

எட்வின் மூர் ‘கோட்டை’ எனும் கவிதை அந்த நாடு எதிரிகள் கைப்பற்றியதைக் கண்டு செய்வதறியாது திகைத்த சிப்பாயின் துயரக் கதையை விவரிக்கிறது. கவிதை முழுவதுமான ABAAB எனும் இசை நயத்தைக் கவிஞர் கையாண்டு போரின் போது நாட்டின் பலத்தையும். தோற்கடிக்க முடியாத அவர்களின் தகுதியையும் வாசகர்கள் நம்பிக்கைக்கு உகந்த வண்ணம் கையாண்டுள்ளார். கோடை காலத்தில் இளைப்பாறிக் கொண்டு கோபுரத்தின் வழியாக சிப்பாய்கள் அறுவடை செய்பவர்களை வயலிலும் மற்றும் எதிரிகளை அரை மைல் தொலைவிலும் கண்ட போது அவர்கள் அபாயகரமானவர்களாகத் தோன்றவில்லை. ஒவ்வொரு இலையுதிர் கோடைக் காலத்திலும் படை பலமும், தானியக் குவியலும் அபரிமிதமாக இருக்க, கம்பீரத் தோற்றமுடைய சிப்பாய்கள் மற்றும் நேச நாடுகளும் அருகாமையில் இருக்க அவர்கள் எதற்குப் பயப்படவேண்டும் என்றே கருதினார்கள்.

ஒரு பறவை மட்டுமே பறந்து கடக்கவல்ல வலிமை மிக்க கதவுகளும், கடினமான, வளவளப்பான சுவர்களும் இருக்க எந்த சூழ்ச்சியும், சிப்பாய்களைப் பிணமாகவோ அல்லது உயிருடனோ பிடிக்க இயலாது. சிப்பாய்கள் நம்பிக்கைக்கு உகந்தவர்களாக இருக்க, தளபதி வீரனாக இருக்க சிப்பாய்களை சபலப்படுத்துவதற்கு எதிரிகளிடம் எதுவும் இல்லை . ஆனால், அந்த வாயிற்கதவின் வயது முதிர்ந்த – காலாளி எதிரிகளை உள்ளே நுழையவிட நாடு சத்தமின்றி எதிரிகள் வசமானது. இந்த அவலநிலை தன் உயிர் உள்ள மட்டும் மறவா வண்ணம் இருக்கும் என சிப்பாய் கூறினார். மனிதனின் பொருள் வேட்கையால் தாம் அடிமையாக்கப்பட்டதை எதிர்த்துப் போரிட எந்த ஆயுதமும் இல்லாமல் போயிற்று, தங்கம் எதிரியால் பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டதால், வயதான வாயிற்காப்போனின் மனதில் மறைந்திருந்த பேராசை அவர்களது பலமான கோட்டையும், நாட்டையும் காவு வாங்கியது.

The Castle Glossary

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 1 Prose Chapter 2 When the Trees Walked

Reading

Listen to your teacher read the first part of the story. Many things described in the story can be seen in the picture. Find and name them.

Answer:

1. Mango Tree
2. Bungalow
3. Author
4. Grandpa
5. Plants
6. Butterflies

Discuss and answer.

When The Trees Walked Questions And Answers Question 1.
When did the garden become a happy place for the author?
Answer:
The garden became a happy place for the author when his grandfather joined him.

When The Trees Walked Question 2.
What are the two reasons the author gives for the plants moving towards grandfather?
Answer:
The two reasons the author gives for the plants moving towards grandfather are:

1. Light & Warmth
2. They liked to be near grandpa.

When The Trees Walked Lesson Question Answer Question 3.
Why does the writer think that the peepul tree is a great show off?
Answer:
Even when there is no breeze, their road-chested, slim-waisted leave will spin like tops determined to attract your attention and invite you into the shade.

Discuss and answer.

When The Trees Walked Summary Question 1.
Why do we need trees? List four reasons that Grandfather gives.
Answer:

1. We need trees to keep the desert away.
2. To attract rain.
3. To prevent banks of rivers being washed away.
4. For fruits and flowers
5. For timber.

When The Trees Walked Book Back Answers Question 2.
Why did the author help his Grandfather plant trees?
Answer:
The thought of a world without trees became a sort of nightmare to the author and so he helped his Grandfather in his tree-planting with greater enthusiasm.

When The Trees Walked 6th Standard Question 3.
What made Grandfather plant saplings on the rocky island?
Answer:
There was a mango tree on the island. So grandfather planted saplings there.

Discuss and answer.

When The Trees Walked Lesson Question 1.
What did grandmother feel about trees growing in the house?
Answer:
Grandmother felt that trees growing in the house made it look like a roof brought down by jungle.

Question 2.
Why did the author leave town?
Answer:
The author left town to live with his father.

Question 3.
How did grandfather’s dream come true?
Answer:
The island became a small green paradise.

Question 4.
Describe what the author saw when he went back to the Island.
Answer:
When he went back to the island, the author noticed smaller trees, wild plants and grasses had sprung up under their protection. The trees they had planted long ago had multiplied.

Read and Understand

A. Tick the most appropriate option.

Question 1.
According to the author the tendril was moving towards grandfather because it
(a) needed light and warmth .
(b) did not like the light and warmth,
(c) wanted to be near Grandfather. (✓)
(d) wanted to escape from the winter

2. Grandmother had wanted the peepul tree cut down because
(a) she did not like trees.
(b) she wanted to grow flowers.
(c) it was an old tree.
(d) it was knocking down the bricks of the outhouse. (✓)

3. Grandfather helped grandma out with the gardening because he
(a) liked gardening.
(b) wanted to grow flowers to attract butterflies. (✓)
(c) wanted to beautify the garden.
(d) wanted to make the house green.

4. The author did not want to plant saplings in the forest because
(a) no one would come to see them (✓)
(b) it was dangerous to enter the forest.
(c) it would not be of any use to them.
(d) no one would appreciate them.

5. Grandfather felt planting trees would help the forest because
(a) he wanted to make the view beautiful.
(b) the river-bed was dry.
(c) animals and birds in the forest would love him.
(d) the animals and birds would find it easier to live. (✓)

6. When the author returned from England to Dehradun, he found Grandfather’s dream had come true because the
(a) old house had changed.
(b) river was full.
(c) trees had red flowers.
(d) forest covered the island. (✓)

B. Read the story on your own. Discuss in a group and complete the story map below.

Answer:
story map is the main events of the story given in a flow chart.

C. Work in groups of five. Tell the story in ten sentences.

You can begin the story like this :
The author’s Grandfather served in the Indian Forest Service.
After his retirement he built ________
Now continue the story. Each one should say one sentence.
Answer:

1. Grandfather built a bungalow.
2. He planted trees around it.
3. During the rains Grandfather walked into the jungle.
4. He planted cuttings & saplings.
5. They found a small rocky island.
6. Grandfather planted a number of tamarind, laburnum and coral tree saplings.
7. During the second world war, the author was sent to a boarding school.
8. Two or three years later he went to England.
9. Some years later, the author returned and saw the island.
10. He looked around and noticed a beautiful small green paradise.

D. Write a summary based on the story map.
Answer:
Grandfather built a bungalow and planted trees around it. During the rains grandfather walked into the jungle. He planted cuttings & saplings. They found a small rocky island and grandfather planted a number of tamarind, laburnum and coral tree saplings. During the second world war, the author was sent to a boarding school. Two or three years later he went to England. Some years later, the author returned and saw the island. He looked around and noticed a beautiful small green paradise.

Vocabulary

E. Look at the words in the boxes. Match the words to make as many new words as possible. One is done for you. Eg. out house.

1. Out – a. root
2. river – b. wall
3. water – c. garden
4. flower – d. body
5. sun – e. hill
6. aerial – f. bed
7. busy – g- sill
8. window – h. house
9. foot – i. shine
10. compound – j fall

Answer:

1. (h)
2. (f)
3. (j)
4. (c)
5. (i)
6. (a)
7. (d)
8. (g)
9. (e)
10. (b)

F. Look at the words in the box. Make new words by adding ‘ly’ wherever possible, it will not be possible until all the words.
lone
blossom
fertile
vigorous
place
constant complete
strong
unlike
great
cross
immediate
broad

Answers:

lonely
vigorously
constantly
completely
strongly
unlikely
greatly
immediately
broadly

G. Look at the words in the box. Fill the wheel with their antonyms.

All the words begin with ‘S’ and are from the text.

hard, fat, weak, big, fast, hide, rough, dull

Answer:

hard × soft
fat × slim
weak × strong
big × small
fast × slow
hide × seek
rough × soft/still
dull × smart

Listening

H. Listen to you r teacher read out what happened to Nandhu. Some of the statements given beiow are correct. Tick them (✓).

• The truck went over a stone. (x)
• The box fell out of a truck. (✓)
• The brass lamp was in the truck. (x)
• Nandhu wanted to play with the lamp. (✓)
• It was like the lamp Nandhu had at home. (x)
• Nandhu pressed a button. (✓)

Speaking

I. Take something from your school bag. Describe it in three sentences. Ask the class to find out the thing you have described.

• I have a thin wooden piece.
• It has graphite in it.

J. Discuss in groups of five. Make a story about the comic strip. Then share it in the doss.
(To be done by the students)

Use Grammar

K. Tick the right option to fill in the blanks.

Question 1.
a beautiful flower!
(a) How
(b) Wow
(c) What
(d) Hurrah
Answer:
(c) What

Question 2.
play football?
(a) You can
(b) Can you
(c) Have you
(d) You could
Amswer:
(b) Can you

Question 3.
did you go yesterday?
(a) Which
(b) Where
(c) What
(d) Who
Answer:
(b) Where

Question 4.
us go for a walk.
(a) Shall
(b) May
(c) Let
(d) Can
Answer:
(c) Let

Question 5.
like to play hide and seek.
(a) He
(b) She
(c) I
(d) Muthu
Answer:
(c) I

L. Look at the punctuation of these sentences. Why are they punctuated differently ? Discuss in class.

Question 1.
One always felt like drawing close to Him.
Answer:.
This sentence is a statement. So, we end it with a full stop.

Question 2.
But no one ever comes here
Answer:
This sentence expresses surprise. So, we end it with an exclamation mark.

Question 3.
Who’s going to see them?
Answer:
This sentence asks a question. So, we end it with aquestion mark.

Question 4.
Come here.
Answer:
This sentence gives a command. So, we end it with a full stop.

M. Work in pairs and say the sentences to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentences.

Question 1.
This is a banyan tree.
Answer:
Statement / Declarative Sentence.

Question 2.
Is this a banyan tree?
Answer:
Question / Interrogative Sentence.

Question 3.
What a beautiful banyan tree
Answer:
Exclamation / Exclamatory Sentence.

Question 4.
Look at this banyan tree.
Answer:
Command / Imperative Sentence.

N. Read these sentences from the story carefully. Do they give commands or requests or make statements? Write ‘C’ for command and ‘R’ for request and ‘S’ for statement,

1. The tendril moved towards grandfather. [S]
2. I want a roof over my head. [S]
3. Please do not cut trees. [R]
4. We spent the whole day planting saplings. [S]
5. Will you please remove the trees growing on the [R]
6. There was a forest on the island. [S]
7. Go to the river bed. [C]
8. The island was a green paradise. [S]
9. Grow more trees to protect nature. [C]
10. Grandfather’s dream had come true. [S]

writing

O. Look at the picture and write a paragraph using the dues in the picture.
Grow and protect trees

Answer:
Trees are most essential. They are the homes to different birds & insects. They give us medicine. They give fruits and provide shade. They prevent soil erosion & landslides. Trees bring rain and keep the temperature cool.

Creative Writing

Look at the Picture and write a story

Answer:
Man needs oxygen to live. A man cuts trees for his needs but one day he realises that there is no good air to survive. The man needs oxygen cylinder. He pays the fees of cutting down trees.

When the Trees Walked Additional Questions

I. Select The Suitable Synonyms.

1. beside
(a) above
(b) next to
(c) below
Answer:
(b) next to

2. creeping
(a) crawling
(b) summing
(c) moving
Answer:
(a) crawling

3. beneath
(a) above
(b) under
(c) front
Answer:
(b) under

4. fertile
(a) barren
(b) worthy
(c) productive
Answer:
(c) productive

5. trailing
(a) making
(b) tracking
(c) stopping
Answer:
(b) tracking

6. abandoned
(a) deserted
(b) habited
(c) occupied
Answer:
(a) deserted

7. vigorous
(a) quick
(b) slow
(c) energetic
Answer:
(c) energetic

8. invite
(a) refuse
(b) welcome
(c) decline
Answer:
(b) welcome

9. determined
(a) confused
(b) set
(c) done
Answer:
(b) set

10. constantly
(a) rare
(b) never
(c) always
Answer:
(c) always

11. content
(a) plenty
(b) satisfied
(c) few
Answer:
(b) satisfied

12. protested
(a) opposed
(b) dispose
(c) destroy
Answer
(a) opposed

13. prevent
(a) stop
(b) allow
(c) send
Answer:
(a) stop

14. nightmare
(a) interesting dream
(b) terrific dream
(c) pleasant dream
Answer:
(b) terrific dream

15. enthusiasm
(a) fast
(b) dull
(c) excited
Answer:
(c) excited

16. spare
(a) pull
(b) leave
(c) change
Answer:
(b) leave

17. sheltered
(a) protected
(b) demolished
(c) cut
Answer:
(a) protected

18. interfering
(a) putting
(b) stopping
(c) letting
Answer:
(b) stopping

19. completely
(a) moderately
(b) partially
(c) totally
Answer:
(c) totally

20. rambling
(a) walking
(b) running
(c) wanderiftg
Answer:
(c) wandering

21. sprang
(a) rose
(b) jumped
(c) fall
Answer:
(a) rose

22. spectacular
(a) eye-catching
(b) wonderful
(c) unpleasant
Answer:
(a) eye-catching

23. beckon
(a) to chase
(b) to follow
(c) to call
Answer:
(c) to call

24. paradise
(a) hell
(b) forest
(c) heaven
Answer:
(c) heaven

25. contrast
(a) variation
(b) liken
(c) same
Answer:
(a) variation

II. Select The Suitable Antonyms.

1. slowly
(a) lazily
(b) fast
(c) moderately
Answer:
(b) fast

2. soft
(a) cozy
(b) smooth
(c) hard
Answer:
(c) hard

3. lonely
(a) accompanied
(b) isolated
(c) destitute
Answer:
(a) accompanied

4. broad
(a) large
(b) narrow
(c) extensive
Answer:
(b) narrow

5. including
(a) containing
(b) along with
(c) excluding
Answer:
(c) excluding

6. attract
(a) repel
(b) entice
(c) bring
Answer:
(a) repel

7. happy
(a) elated
(b) sad
(c) merry
Answer:
(b) sad

8. comer
(a) edge
(b) rim
(c) centre
Answer:
(c) centre

9. small
(a) big
(b) tiny
(c) paltry
Answer:
(a) big

10. prevent
(a) avoid
(b) let
(c) hinder.
Answer:
(b) let

11. beyond
(a) further
(b) farther
(c) nearby
Answer:
(c) nearby

12. protested
(a) accepted
(b) revolted
(c) objected
Answer:
(a) accepted

13. improve
(a) deteriorate
(b) mend
(c) develop
Answer:
(a) deteriorate

14. enthusiasm
(a) passion
(b) excitement
(c) disinterest
Answer:
(c) disinterest

15. many
(a) lot
(b) few
(c) any
Answer:
(b) few

16. dry
(a) arid
(b) wet
(c) barren
Answer:
(b) wet

17. crossly
(a) madly
(b) angrily
(c) calmly
Answer:
(c) calmly

18. bought
(a) sold
(b) acquired
(c) procured
Ans.
(a) sold

19. falling
(a) sliding
(b) raising
(c) dropping
Answer:.
(b) raising

20. several
(a) various
(b) lot of
(c) none
Answer:
(c) none

21. across
(a) forward
(b) beyond
(c) over
Answer:
(a) forward

22. whispered
(a) murmured
(b) roar
(c) muttered
Answer:
(b) roar

23. nearer
(a) closer
(b) beside
(c) furtherer
Answer:
(c) furtherer

24. multiplied
(a) divided
(b) augmented
(c) added
Answer:
(a) divided

III. State True or False.

1. Grandfather had served many years in the Indian Forest Service
2. During the holidays, I went to live with my father in Dehradun.
3. My grandparents sold the house and went to Delhi.
4. My grandfather taught me a poem by George Morris.
5. In the fertile Doon Valley, plants and trees did not grow tall and strong.

Answers:

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

IV. Choose the Correct Answer

Question 1.
_______ minutes later, it had crossed the step and was touching his
(a) Two
(b) Twenty
(c) Ten
(d) Five
Answer:
(b) Twenty

Question 2.
In the fertile Doon Valley, plants and trees grew tall and _______
(a) weak
(b) sturdy
(c) strong
(d) big
Answer:
(c) strong

Question 3.
Peepul. trees are great _______
(a) trees
(b) boons
(c) show offs
(d) gifts
Answer:
(c) show offs

Question 4.
But men are cutting down without
(a) growing
(b) replacing
(c) looking at
(d) plantini
Answer:
(b) replacing

Question 5.
Grandfather helped her out with the
(a) watering
(b) cutting
(c) planting
(d) gardening
Answer:
(d) gardening

Question 6.
We’re planting them for the _______
(a) garden
(b) prize
(c) forest
(d) award
Answer:
(c) forest

Question 7.
One day, the trees will _______ again
(a) run
(b) jump
(c) come
(d) move
Answer:
(d) move

Question 8.
We found a small _______ island
(a) stony
(b) pretty
(c) rocky
(d) award
Answer:
(c) rocky

Question 9.
At every turn, there was _______ new to see.
(d) always
(b) something
(c) rarely
Answer:
(b) something

Question 10.
When I went up to the trees, I noticed that some _______ were living in them.
(a) monkeys
(b) bats
(c) squirrels
(d) birds
Answer:
(c) squirrels

V. Very Short Answer Questions.

Question 1.
What did the author notice, white he was sitting beside his Grandfather?
Answer:
He noticed a tendril of a creeping vine trailing nearby

Question 2.
Where had Ms grandfather served many years?
Ans:
His Grandfather served many years in the Indian Forest Service.

Question 3.
What did his grandfather do, after his retirement?
Answer:
After his retirement, he built a bungalow on the outskirts of Dehradun, planting trees all around.

Question 4.
Name some of thetreespiantedby his grandfather.
Answer:
Lime, Mango, Orange, Guava, Eucalyptus, Jacaranda and Persian lilacs.

Question 5.
What did his grandmother prefer doing?
Answer:
His grandmother preferred growing flowers and was constantly ordering Catalogues and seeds.

VI. Short Answer Questions.

Question 1.
Who wanted to cut down the peepul tree?
Answer:
Grandmother wanted to cut down the peepul tree but grandfather decided not to cut it down, as he thought he could build another outhouse.

Question 2.
What was the reason behind Grandfather helpinc his wife in gardening?
Answer:
His Grandfather helped her not because he liked the flower gardens but because he liked watching butterflies being attracted towards the flowers.

Question 3.
Was Grandfather content with growing trees in his compound? Why?
Answer:
No, he was not content with growing trees only in his compound because he desired to plant saplings and cuttings in the forest for animals, birds for more food and shelter.

Question 4.
What did his grandfather teach the author, wt»Be they were tree-planting?
Answer:
While the author helped his grandfather, in his tree – planting with greater enthusiasm, his grandfather taught him a poem on trees by George Morris.

Question 5.
What brought Hie and greenness to the plants and trees?
Answer:
Out of the earth and rock and leafless boughs, the magic touch of the rains had bought life and greenness to the trees. Plants sprang up in the most unlikely of place.

VII. Paragraph Questions.

Question 1.
Describe the oM peepul tree In the compound of grandfathers house.
Answer:
An old peepul tree broke through the walls of an abandoned outhouse, knocking the bricks down with its vigorous growth. Peepul trees are great show-offs. Even when there is no breeze, their broad-chested, slim waisted leaves will spin like tops determined to attract our attention and invite us into the shade. Though the author’s grandmother wanted to cut down the tree, his grandfather decided to keep it, as he thought he could build another outhouse.

Question 2.
What did the narrator and his grandfather do in an island?
Answer:
The narrator and his grandfather saw an island, a small rocky one in a dry river-bed. It was one of those river-beds so common in the foothills, which are completely dry in summer, but flooded during the monsoon rains. A small mango tree was growing on the island. Seeing this, they decided to plant other trees. As soon as the rains set in and while rivers could still be crossed, they set out with a number of tamarind, laburnum, coral tree saplings and cuttings. They spent the day planting them on the island.

Question 3.
What did the narrator see on the island, after several years?
Answer:
The author went to live with his father in Delhi. After two or three years he left for England. When he returned to Dehradun after many years, he walked towards the / river bed. He was surprised to see the amazing view of the island, where they had planted coral tree saplings. He could hear squirrels and koels asking him who he was. The narrator could see that the trees recognized him and came nearer to him. The trees, they had planted long ago, had multiplied. They were walking again. He remembered his grandfather’s words and his dream had come true.

Question 4.
How did grandfather’s drawn come true?
Answer:
The author’s grandfather planted trees all around his bungalow. He told that trees would give food and shelter to the birds and animals. In a small rocky island, he planted a number of tree saplings. After some years, the author went to the island. The island looked like a small green paradise. Birds were living there. The trees had multiplied. It was because of his grandfather’s effort. Thus grandfather’s dream came true.

Picto Grammar

The Sentence

Kinds of Sentences
There are four kinds of sentences.

1. Assertive
2. Interrogative
3. Imperative
4. Exclamatory

1. Assertive (or declarative) sentences : These sentences assert, state or declare something. An assertive sentence either makes an affirmative (positive) or a negative statement. In assertive sentences the object mostly comes before the verb. For example :

1. The moon shines during the night, (affirmative)
2. He was never interested in sports, (negative)

2. Interrogative sentences: These sentences ask questions. In such sentences, the verb or a part of the verb comes before the subject. For example :

1. Where is the golf club?
2. Do you like to play cricket?
3. What is the matter?
   Interrogative sentences end with a question mark. (?)

3. Imperative sentences : These sentences express command, request, entreaty, suggestion or wish. The subject is generally omitted in these sentences. For example :

1. Never tease animals, (command)
2. Bring me a loaf of bread, please, (request)
3. Could you please show me the way to the airport? (suggestion)
4. It is better for you to consult a lawyer, (suggestion)
5. Bless me, Oh God. (entreaty)
6. God save my country, (wish)
   Imperative sentences also end with a full stop (.).

4. Exclamatory sentences: These sentences express strong and sudden feelings. For example :

1. How good the painting is!
2. What a beautiful woman you are!
3. How hot it is!
4. What a horrible man!
   Exclamatory sentences end with an exclamation mark (!).

Declarative or Interrogative?

Write whether the sentence is declarative or interrogative.

1. _______ The wind blows hard in a hurricane. [Declarative]
2. _______ How are you? [Interrogative]
3. _______ Who has seen the magic show? [Interrogative]
4. _______ Do you like white bread or wheat bread the best? [Interrogative]
5. _______ Fifteen boys and twelve girls ride my bus. [Declarative]
6. _______ Evan and Gary made a kite. [Declarative]
7. _______ The clowns made me laugh. [Declarative]
8. _______ Those three girls are my best friends. [Declarative]
9. _______ May I look at your pictures? [Interrogative]
10. _______ Can you tell time? [Interrogative]
11. _______ Who knows why dogs can’t write? [Interrogative]
12. _______ Mac can jump on a skateboard. [Declarative]

Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, or Exclamatory?

I. Write whether the sentence is declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory.

1. _______ The little kittens feel so soft and warm. [Declarative]
2. _______ Wow! That was cool. [Exclamatory]
3. _______ Stop hitting me! [Imperative]
4. _______ Quit crying [Imperative]
5. _______ Can you see the bottom of the pond? [Interrogative]
6. _______ When will you be home? [Interrogative]
7. _______ Who has read this book? [Interrogative]
8. _______ The wind blows hard in a hurricane. [Declarative]
9. _______ Do not eat so much cake. [Imperative]
10. _______ Show Mom your report card. [Imperative]
11. _______ Kick the ball harder. [Imperative]
12. _______ Belinda has on a blue dress today. [Declarative]

II. Add the correct ending punctuation. Then write whether declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory.

1. _______ be careful ___ [. / Imperative]
2. _______ Mr. Vader wrote a note to my mother and father ___ [. / Declarative]
3. _______ Stop yelling at me ___ [. / Imperative]
4. _______ This shirt is not his ___ [. / Declarative]
5. _______ How fast can Ken run ___ [? / Interrogative]
6. _______ Show Mom your report card ___ [. / Imperative]
7. _______ Get out of my house ___ [. / Imperative]
8. _______ Lay this book on the table ___ [. / Imperative]
9. _______ Have you seen my baby brother ___ [? / Interrogative]
10. _______ Josh plays the drums in a band ___ [. / Declarative]
11. _______ Show me your homework ___ [. / Imperative]
12. _______ Does Ali have a sister ___ [? / Interrogative]

III. Tick the right option to fill in the blanks

Question 1.
_______ likes to play hide and seek.
(a) We
(b) Raju
(c) They
Answer:
(b) Raju

Question 2.
Wait a minute. _______ ?
(a) are you
(b) were you
(c) will you
Answer:
(c) will you

Question 3.
_______ you like tea?
(a) Could
(b) Would
(c) Should
Answer:
(b) Would

Question 4.
_______ big eyes you have!
(a) Which
(b) Where
(c) What
Answer:
(c) What

When the Trees Walked Summary

Section I

The story starts with the narrator and his Grandfather sitting on the veranda steps when the narrator notices a tendril (a climbing plant) creeping towards the Grandfather. After twenty minutes the tendril crosses the step and touches Grandfather’s feet.

The narrator believes there is a scientific explanation to the plant’s behavior. Whenever Grandfather joined the narrator in the garden, the garden became a happy place. The Grandfather served many years in the Indian Forest Service so he liked trees and plants. After his retirement he built a bungalow on the outer area of Dehradun. He planted trees like lime, mango, orange and guava around the house. The Doon valley was fertile, so all the trees grew tall and strong.

An old peepul tree broke through the walls of an abandoned outhouse. Peepul trees have broad-chested trunk and slim-waisted leaves that spin like tops which attract our attention and invites us into their shade. Grandmother wanted to cut down the peepul tree but Grandfather decided not to as he thought he could build another outhouse.

Grandmother was not against trees but fond of growing flowers. She ordered seeds and Grandfather helped her out in gardening. Grandfather helped her not because he liked flower garden but he liked watching butterflies attracted towards the flowers.

Section II

Grandfather, during the rains, would walk into the jungle beyond the river-bed with saplings and cuttings, which he would plant in the forest. The Narrator questioned Grandfather that no one would come there. Grandfather replied that he was planting them for the forest and for the animals and birds for more food and shelter. He also explained that trees are required to keep the desert away, to attract rain, to prevent the banks of rivers from being washed away, for fruits and flowers.

The Narrator helped Grandfather with enthusiasm while Grandfather taught the narrator a George Morris poem. Grandfather said trees would start to walk again like they did earlier until some busybody (a mischief) cast a spell on them.

The narrator and Grandfather saw an island that was dry in summer but flooded during rains. Grandfather saw a small mango tree growing there and decided to plant tamarind, laburnum and coral tree saplings on the island.

Section III

The narrator spent the monsoon season with his Grandparents, where he saw life and greenness brought by the rains. He also saw broad-leaved vines, peepul trees taking root in the ceiling, a mango sprout on the window-sill. During Second World War , the narrator went to live with his father in Delhi. After two or three years he left for England and returned to India after several years. When he returned to Dehradun after many years, he walked towards the river bed. He was surprised to see the spectacular (amazing) view of the island where they had planted coral tree saplings. He could hear squirrels and koel asking him who he was ?. The narrator could see that the trees recognized him and came nearer. He thought of what his Grandfather had said, “Trees are walking again”.

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Sea Turtle Questions And Answers Question 1.
Have you seen turtles? Where do they live?
Answer:
Yes, I have seen turtles. They live in the Oceans.

Sea Turtle Lesson 6th Standard In English Question 2.
What do you know about turtles?
Answer:
I know that turtles live long.

Sea Turtles Come To The Shore To Answers Question 3.
Why do you think the turtles in the picture have names such as Leatherback and Hawksbill?
Answer:
I think that the shells of the turtles are like leather and hawksbill.

Put (✓) for the correct and a (×) for the incorrect statements.

1. Turtles are different from tortoises. (✓)
2. Turtles are sea animals. (✓)
3. There are seven kinds of sea turtles in the world. (✓)
4. Sea turtles are very small. (×)
5. Turtles come ashore to lay eggs. (✓)
6. Sea turtles come to rest on land. (×)
7. Olive Ridleys are the only sea turtles seen on Indian shores. (✓)

Are these statements right? Discuss with your partner and (✓) them if they are correct. Correct them if they are wrong. Share your answers in class.

1. Female Olive Ridleys come ashore at night to lay eggs. (✓)
2. The eggs of an Olive Ridley are in the shape and size of a cricket ball. (×)
3. Ridleys come to lay their eggs in the month of January. (✓)
4. The turtles use their flippers and make a hollow for their nests. (✓)
5. The hatchlings use a tiny egg-tooth to come out of the eggs. (✓)

Fill in the table given below

Answer:

Read and Understand

A. Choose the correct answers. You may choose more than one answer If needed.

6th English Sea Turtles Answers Question 1.
The _______ is a biological relative of tortoises.
(a) sea turtle
(b) fish
(c) reptile
Answer.
(a) sea turtle

Sea Turtle Lesson Questions And Answers Question 2.
In India’s coastal waters we can see a species of _______
(a) tortoises
(b) sea turtles
(c) dolphin
Answer:
(b) sea turtles

Sea Turtles Lesson Question 3.
Sea turtles come to the shore to
(a) visit their birth place
(b) lay eggs
(c) go back to sea
Answer:
(b) lay eggs

Sea Turtles Come To The Shore To Question 4.
It is a problem for sea turtles to come ashore because _______
(a) they find it difficult to walk on sand
(b) they don’t know their way to the shore
(c) animals and people hunt them
Answer:
(a) they find it difficult to walk on sand

Sea Turtle Lesson 6th Standard Question 5.
A turtle’s flippers help it to _______
(a) swim
(b) dig a nest
(c) climb
Answer:
(a) swim

A Turtle Flippers Help It To Question 6.
A sea turtle camouflages its nest by tossing sand on it to _______
(a) hide its eggs from predators
(b) incubate eggs in the warmth of the sun
(c) keep the hatchlings safe
Answer:
(b) incubate eggs in the warmth of the sun

Vocabulary

B. Find any five words related to sea from the text (Sections I & II). Write them below. Then use the words to frame sentences of your own.

eg: beach – We like to play In the sandy beach.
Swimming – I like swimming
Motorboat – We went on a motorboat
Crabs – People eat crabs as sea food
Sand – Children play on sand
Cavity – There are cavities in beach

C. Fill in the blanks with words that convey correct meaning of the sentences.

1. Tiny hatchlings fall _______ (pray / prey) to many predators.
2. Sea turtles live their (hole / whole) life in the sea.
3. The turtles come ashore only during the _______ (night/knight).
4. The predators follow the _______ (sent / scent) of the turtles to eat their eggs.
5. The female turtles lay eggs and go back to the _______ (see / sea)

Answers:

1. prey
2. whole
3. night
4. scent
5. sea

D. Use the dues and fill In the crossword puzzle.

1. This word rhymes with seen.
2. This animal has two horns and a spotted coat.
3. This is a huge sea animal.
4. Sounds like hair
5. Shines brightly
6. Rhymes with load

Answer:

Listening

E. Listen to the flash news. Read the questions given below, then listen to the flash news again and complete the responses.

Answer:

Speaking

F. Look at the picture. Work in groups and give a short Wk about it using the words given below.

Good morning to one and all. I am going to speak about the Students’ Sea Turtle Conservation Network and its activities. This voluntary group protects the Olive Ridley turtles. The boys collect many eggs and incubate in a hatchery. Thus they enjoy doing this service. As soon as the hatchlings come out, they safely take them in a basket of sand. After that they leave them near the sea at night. The little turtles rush into the sea waves. However, rough sea conditions affect the turtles.

Grammar

G. Make meaningful sentences from the table given below.

A turtle – is huge.
– has flippers to swim.

Turtles – live in the sea.
– have a connection with the land.
– are found in coastal waters.
– are wonderful creatures.

H. Write a suitable sentence for the pictures given below.

Answer:

I. Match the two halves of the sentences and read them.

1. Sea turtles – a. threaten the survival of sea turtles.
2. Hatchlings – b. uses its front flippers to swim.
3. A turtle – c. come ashore to lay eggs.
4. Many factors – a. cut open the leathery egg shell.

Answer:

1. c
2. d
3. b
4. a

Writing

J. Tortoises and Turtles are not the same. Read the facts given below.
List the similarities and differences between them.

Answer:

K. Write a paragraph from the contents of the table given above. Frame sentences with these words – but as well as, whereas.
eg. A turtle as well as a tortoise belongs to the reptile family.
Answer:
A turtle as well as a tortoise belongs to the reptile family. A tortoise is a land animal whereas a turtle is a sea animal. Both a tortoise and a turtle lives long for many years. A tortoise uses its tiny feet to walk but a turtle uses flippers to swim. A tortoise feeds on grass, weeds and flowers but a turtle eats insects and bugs.

Creative Writing

L. Describe the picture in about fifty words and give a suitable title. Make use of the words/phrases given below.

Answer:
There are many sea animals in the ocean. They are beautiful and wonderful in varied sizes, shape and structure. The fishes are in different colours and are of different varieties. Many rare species of fishes are found in deep sea. Most corals and exotic species are under the sea.

Sea Turtles Additional Questions

I. Select the Suitable Synonyms.

1. entire
(a) small
(b) partial
(c) whole
Answer:
(c) whole

2. huge
(a) large
(b) little
(c) dwarfed
Answer
(a) large

3. connection
(a) separation
(b) link
(c) division
Answer.
(b) link

4. extremely
(a) majorly
(b) initially
(c) slowly
Answer
(a) majorly

5. commonly
(a) individually
(b) usually
(c) urgently
Answer:
(b) usually

6. haul
(a) pull force
(b) push force
(c) twist force
Answer:
(a) pull force

7. slash
(a) join
(b) cut
(c) merge
Answer:
(b) cut

8. emerge
(a) disperse
(b) submerge
(c) come out
Answer:
(c) come out

9. camouflage
(a) seek
(b) colour
(c) hide
Answer:
(c) hide

10. scent
(a) stink
(b) perfume
(c) heat
Answer
(b) perfume

11. aspect
(a) characteristic
(b) respect
(c) perfect
Answer
(a) characteristic

12. prey
(a) winner
(b) victim
(c) survivor
Answer:
(b) victim

13. tiny
(a) large
(b) huge
(c) small
Answer:.
(c) small

14. estimate
(a) calculate
(b) exact
(c) appropriate
Answer:
(a) calculate

15. adult
(a) young
(b) pre-mature
(c) matured
Answer:
(c) matured

16. survive
(a) die
(b) exist
(c) kill
Answer:
(b) exist

17. fascinating
(a) interesting
(b) surprising
(c) enjoying
Answer:
(a) interesting

18. mystery
(a) interesting
(b) story
(c) puzzle
Answer
(c) puzzle

19. wonderful
(a) amazing
(b) ordinary
(c) casual
Answer:
(a) amazing

20. accidentally
(a) wantedly
(b) deliberately
(c) unintentionally
Answer:
(c) unintentionally

21. construction
(a) destruction
(b) creation
(c) confusion
Answer:
(b) creation

II. Select the Suitable Antonyms.

1. entire
(a) absolute
(b) integral
(c) partial
Answer:
(c) partial

2. largest
(a) biggest
(b) smallest
(c) tallest
Answer:
(b) smallest

3. commonly
(a) rarely
(b) frequently
(c) regularly
Answer:
(a) rarely

4. after
(a) later
(b) next
(c) before
Answer:
(c) before

5. life
(a) soul
(b) death
(c) spirit
Answer:
(b) depth

6. tiny
(a) big
(b) small
(c) little
Answer:
(a) big

7. predators
(a) hunters
(b) killers
(c) rescuers
Answer:
(c) rescuers

8. cavity
(a) crater
(b) bulge
(c) dent
Answer:
(b) bulge

9. camouflage
(a) expose
(b) mask
(c) cover
Answer:
(a) expose

10. scent
(a) aroma
(b) fragrance
(c) stink
Answer:
(c) stink

11. emerge
(a) arise
(b) submerge
(c) appear
Answer:
(b) submerge

12. haul
(a) push
(b) lift
(c) pull
Answer:
(a) push

13. natural
(a) normal
(b) common
(c) artificial
Answer:
(c) artificial

14. accidentally
(a) unintentionally
(b) deliberately
(c) unwittingly
Answer:
(b) deliberately

15. sadly
(a) happily
(b) gloomily
(c) cheerlessly
Answer:
(a) happily

16. interested
(a) keen
(b) concerned
(c) uninterested
Answer:
(c) uninterested

17. conservation
(a) preservation
(b) depletion
(c) control
Answer:
(b) depletion

18. famous
(a) infamous
(b) acclaimed
(c) eminent
Answer:
(a) infamous

19. estimate
(a) guess
(b) appraise
(c) exact
Answer:
(c) exact

20. own
(a) possess
(b) rent
(c) dominate
Answer:
(b) rent

21. adult
(a) juvenile
(b) grown-up
(c) mature
Answer:
(a) juvenile

III. State True or False.

1. Turtles and tortoises are the same. [False]
2. The Leatherback is the largest sea turtle. [True]
3. Jackals, dogs and pigs will not eat the eggs of Olive Ridley. [False]
4. Crabs and birds will eat the tiny hatchlings. [True]
5. Human activities have put the turtles in grave danger. [True]

IV. Fill in the Blanks Using the Homophones.

1. The eggs are left to incubate under the warmth of the _______ (sun/son).
2. Most of us have _______ (scene/seen) a tortoise in a zoo or a reptile park.
3. This is _______ (quiet/quite) a problem for female Olive Ridleys for moving on land.
4. Human activities during the _______ (lost/last) few decades have put sea turtles in grave danger.
5. The Olive Ridley weighs up to 35 kg when fully _______ (grown/groan).

Answers:

1. sun
2. seen
3. quite
4. last
5. grown

V. Choose the Correct Answers (mcq).

Sea Turtle 6th Standard Question 1.
The hatchlings open the egg shell using their _______
(a) egg-tooth
(b) flippers
(c) body
Answer:
(a) egg-tooth

Sea Turtle Lesson Question 2.
It is estimated by scientists that only one in every _______ hatchlings become an adult
(a) 5000
(b) 1000
(c) 500
Answer:
(b) 1000

Sea Turtles Questions And Answers Question 3.
Female hatchlings that have become adults _______
(a) find a new beach to lay their eggs
(b) return to the same beach to lay their eggs
(c) lay their eggs in the ocean
Answer:
(b) return to the same beach to lay their eggs

A Turtles Flippers Help It To Answer Question 4.
Sea Turtles are _______ species
(a) endangered
(b) out of danger
(c) extinct
Answer:
(a) endangered

Sea Turtles Come To Rest On Land True Or False Question 5.
The only way to solve the problems faced by Sea Turtles is _______
(a) to not allow the sea turtles to come ashore
(b) to systematically tackle the problems and removing threats
(c) to dig the eggs laid on shore and put it back into the sea.
Answer:
(b) to systematically tackle the problems and removing threats

VI. Very short Answer Questions.

Question 1.
Where do ths reptiles spend, almost their entire life?
Answer:
Ammamma asked the children to sit upstairs in the middle room and gave. The Reptiles spend almost their entire life in the sea.

Question 2.
How many species of marine or sea turtles are there?
Answer:
There are seven species of marine or sea turtles in the world.

Question 3.
Name the five sea-turtles found in India’s coastal waters.
Answer:
The Oliver Ridley, the Hawksbill, the Green sea turtle, the Loggerhead and the Leatherback.

Question 4.
Where do they go to lay eggs?
Answer:
They must come ashore to lay their eggs.

Question 5.
How much does an Olive Ridley weight?
Answer:
It weighs up to 35kg, when fully grown.

VII. Short Answer Questions.

Question 1.
How do the local people jackles and domestic dogs identify the turtle’s eggs?
Answer:
Jackals, domestic dogs and pigs dig up and eat the eggs by following the scent left by the turtle. Even the local people follow the tracks of the turtle to its nest and collect the eggs for eating.

Question 2.
What happens to the eggs, that escape front the people and predators?
Answer:
The eggs that escape from the people and predators hatch 45 – 60 days later. The hatchlings slash open the leathery eggshell with the help of a tiny egg – tooth.

Question 3.
How do the hatchlings read) the shore?
Answer:
When most of the eggs have hatched, the hatchlings push themselves upwards through the sand and emerge on the surface of the beach. From there, they make a hurried dash to the sea.

Question 4.
Where does nesting takes place?
Answer:
Mass nesting takes place on the shore. Odisha is one of the only three places in the world, where a phenomenon known as mass nesting or Arribada takes place. Thousands of female turtles come ashore simultaneously to lay their eggs on particular beaches.

Question 5.
How can we ensure that the sea turtles wfl continue to exist in die yean to come?
Answer:
Only by systematically tackling the problems faced by the sea turtles and removing the threats subjected to them, can we ensure that sea turtles will continue to exist in the years to come.

VIII. Paragraph Questions.

Question 1.
What problems are faced by the female turtles, when they come ashore to lay their eggs?
Answer:
Between the months of January and March, female Olive Ridleys come ashore at night to lay their eggs. This is quite a problem for them, as a turtle’s front flippers enable it to swim gracefully and effortlessly, but are not very useful for moving on land. The turtle has to haul itself laboriously onto the beach. Then it chooses a spot well away from the high tide line. There, it scoops out a nest cavity, 45 cms deep, into which it lays about 100 eggs. Then it fills the cavity and hides the nest with the sand. Finally, it returns to the sea, leaving the eggs to incubate under the warmth of the sun.

Question 2.
Describe one of the many mysterious of these fascinating reptiles
Answer:
After many years of swimming in the open ocean, the female hatchlings that have become adults return to the same beach, they were bom. They come there to lay their own eggs. How they manage to find the place after so many years in the sea is one of the many mysteries of these fascinating reptiles. It is also a wonder that they have survived natural dangers for millions of years.

Question 3.
What are the problems that affect the survival of turtles?
Answer:
People hunt the sea turtles for their meat. They collect their eggs. Some times the turtles are trapped in the nets of motorboats. Pollution and dumping of plastics into the ocean affect their survival. Construction activities on nestling beaches also hurt their survival.

Picto Grammar

Subjects and Predicate

Identify the subject and the predicate in the following sentences.

Question 1.
The sun was shining brightly.
Answer:
The sun (subject) / was shining brightly (predicate).

Question 2.
The dogs were barking loudly.
Answer:
The dogs (subject) / were barking loudly (predicate).

Question 3.
The pretty girl was wearing a blue frock.
Answer:
The pretty girl (subject) / was wearing a blue frock (predicate).

Question 4.
My younger brother serves in the army.
Answer:
My younger brother (subject) / serves in the army (predicate).

Question 5.
The man and his wife were working in their garden.
Answer:
The man and his wife (subject) / were working in their garden (predicate).

Question 6.
My mother and my aunt are trained classical dancers.
Answer:
My mother and my aunt (subject) / are trained classical dancers (predicate).

Question 7.
You don’t have to wait for me.
Answer:
You (subject) / don’t have to wait for me (predicate).

Question 8.
We will no longer tolerate this.
Answer:
We (subject) / will no longer tolerate this (predicate).

Question 9.
The little tree was covered with needles instead of leaves.
Answer:
The little tree (subject) / was covered with needles instead of leaves (predicate).

Question 10.
A rich merchant was passing by the shoemaker’s window.
Answer:
A rich merchant (subject) /was passing by the shoemaker’s window (predicate).

For each sentence given below, underline the subject once and the predicate twice.

Example : John went to the movies with his friends.
Answer:
John went to the movies with his friends.

1. The horse appeared at the starting line.
Answer:
The horse appeared at the starting line.

2. The student arrived late to class because he woke up late.
Answer:
The student arrived late to class because he woke up late.

3. John looked out of the window to check the sky.
Answer:
John looked out of the window to check the sky.

4. The audience grew very restless waiting for the play to start.
Answer:
The audience grew very restless waiting for the play to start.

5. The air in the classroom smelled fresh.
Answer:
The air in the classroom smelled fresh.

6. I felt exhausted from the anticipation.
Answer:
I felt exhausted from the anticipation.

7. The owners grew flowers all around their house.
Answer:
The owners grew flowers all around their house.

Underline the simple subjects In the following sentences.

1. I want a new car.
Answer:
I want a new car.

2. James is nice.
Answer:
James is nice.

3. The sun is moving.
Answer:
The sun is moving.

4. Max wrote the letter.
Answer:
Max wrote the letter.

5. The letter was written by Max.
Answer:
The letter was written by Max.

The simple predicate is the main verb in the sentence.

Example: Mary plays the piano.
Answer:
Plays the piano.
In this example, the verb phrase “plays the piano” is the predicate.

Example : Josephine is having a nice day.
In this example, the verb phrase “is having a nice day” is the predicate.

Underline the simple predicates in the following sentences.

1. I run with my dog.
Answer:
I run with my dog.

2. We made a cake.
Answer:
We made a cake.

3. The cake was made by us.
Answer:
The cake was made by us.

4. Jessica and Rebecca are playing the piano and singing.
Answer:
Jessica and Rebecca are playing the piano and singing.

5. We will be running in the race this Sunday.
Answer:
We will be running in the race this Sunday.

Underline the simple subjects and draw a box around the simple predicates In the following sentences.

Example : Elise is going to sing in the concert tomorrow

1. The dentist charges $6200 for an office visit.
Answer:
The dentist charges $6200 for an offce visit.

2. The baby weighed 7.2 pounds at birth.
Answer:
The baby weighed 7.2 pounds at birth.

3. We need to make a new plan.
Answer:
We need to make a new plan.

4. I want to go to the concert, but I don’t have enough money.
Answer:
I want to go to the concert, but I don’t have enough money

5. My friend and I are going to the movies tonight.
Answer:
My friend and I are going to the movies tonight.

Now try to write three complete sentences of your own.
Try to underline the simple subjects and circle the simple predicates.

Choose a subject from the box to complete each sentence.

A big spider, A buzzing bee, My notebook, A gray dolphin, My mother, My closet, The houseplant, The eye doctor, The space alien

1. _________ looked for nectar in the flower.
2. _________ has lots of clothes in it.
3. _________ checked my vision.
4. _________ needs soil, water, and sunlight.
5. _________ landed the UFO.
6. _________ jumped in the sea.
7. _________ was upset because I broke her favorite vase.
8. _________ is filled with stories that I wrote.
9. _________ spun a web in the doorway.

Answers:

1. A buzzing bee
2. My closet
3. The eye doctor
4. The houseplant
5. The space alien
6. A gray dolphin
7. My mother
8. My notebook
9. A big spider

Choose a predicate from the box to complete each sentence.

watered her flowers, barked all night long, drove me to school, blew in the wind, ate crickets, cut the boy’s hair, fixed the sink, slept in her crib, flew the airplane.

1. The gardener _________
2. The pilot _________
3. The little puppy _________
4. The barber _________
5. James’ baby sister _________
6. The flag _________
7. The lizard _________
8. The plumber _________
9. The bus driver _________

Answers:

1. watered her flowers
2. flew the airplane
3. barked all night long
4. cut the boy’s hair
5. slept in her crib
6. blew in the wind
7. ate crickets
8. fixed the sink
9. drove me to school

Creative Writing

I. Make sentence of your own

1. Beach
2. Breeze
3. Swimming
Answer:
1. We like to the play in the sandy beach.
2. The trees swayed in the breeze.
3. I like swimming.

II. Picture Composition:

Question 1.
Describe the picture in about fifty words and give a suitable title. Make use of the words / phrases given below.
children
playing park
boy
hand in hand
colourful
flowers wheel
girls
performed

Answer:
Theme park
There are children playing in a theme park. Two girls are playing by the swing each hand in hand. A boy is playing with a colourful boy. Some children are playing on the giant wheel. A circus show is also being performed there. The park is full of trees and flowers.

Question 2.
Describe the picture in about fifty words and give a suitable title. Make use of the words / phrases given below.
activities
classroom
student
building
discussing
Everyone
useful
answers
skit

Answer:
Drawing Class
These children are doing various activities with enthusiasm outside their classroom. A student is drawing and two other students are playing with the building blocks. Three children are enacting a skit. There are four children sitting and discussing about their activity. Everyone is busy doing something useful answers.

Question 3.
Describe the picture in about fifty words and give a suitable title. Make use of the words / phrases given below.
monkey
picture
entrance
snakes
people
animals
welcome
bears
lions

Answer:
Zoo
This is a zoo. There are plenty of ammals seen in the picture. I can see monkey, elephants, lions, rabbits, giraffe, snakes, bears, tigers and birds. They are all at the entrance of the zoo. I can see some animals on top of the board ‘zoo’. It seems that they are all ready to welcome the people, who visit the zoo.

Question 4.
Describe the picture in about fifty words and give a suitable title. Make use of the words / phrases given below.
bird
nest
hungry
mother
food
sitting
near

Answer:
Nest
I see a bird and two nestlings in the picture. The nestlings are seemed to be in hungry. The mother bird has fetched some food. It is sitting near the nestlings. The nestlings eagerly open their beaks for the food.

Sea Turtles Summary

Section I

This lesson is about Sea Turtles which are different from Tortoise that we see in a zoo or a reptile park. There are seven species of sea turtles -out of which five are seen in India – the Olive Ridley, the Hawksbill, the Green Sea Turtle, the Loggerhead and the Leatherback. The turtles are huge and weigh between 35 kg and 700 kg. The largest sea turtle is the Leatherback which is 2.2m long and 700 kg in weight. Sea turtles come to the shore to lay their eggs. Except Olive Ridleys, other species have become rare in India. Mass Nesting or Arribada is a phenomenon that occurs in Odisha and other two places in the world where Olive Ridleys come ashore alone to lay their eggs.

Section II

Between January and March, female Olive Ridleys come ashore and haul (pull with force) using their front flippers onto the beach. They choose a spot away from the high tide and dig 45 cm into which they lay their eggs. They lay about 100 eggs at one time. After covering the nest with sand it returns to the sea. The eggs are left to incubate under the sun. People collect these eggs for eating. Jackals, domestic dogs and pigs eat the eggs. After escaping from the predators, the hatchlings (little ones) come out the egg shell with the help of egg-tooth. After they come out they make a dash into the sea.

Section III

Weighing less than 20 grams, many of these hatchlings fall prey to crabs or birds before they reach the sea. It is estimated that one in a thousand hatchlings become an adult. After swimming for years in the sea, the adult female returns to the same beach where they were born which is an unsolved mystery. Human activities have endangered the survival of sea turtles. Problems like pollution, dumping of plastics in to the ocean and the construction activities on nesting beaches endanger their survival. We have to tackle these problems to save the sea turtles.

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th Science Solutions Chapter 3 Fluids

Samacheer Kalvi 9th Science Fluids Textbook Exercises

I. Choose the correct answer.

Fluids 9th Science Question 1.
The size of an air bubble rising up in water ……………. .
(a) decreases
(b) increases
(c) remains same
(d) may increase or decrease
Answer:
(a) decreases

Fluids Lesson 9th Class Question 2.
Clouds float in atmosphere because of their low ……………. .
(a) density
(b) pressure
(c) velocity
(d) mass
Answer:
(a) density

9th Science Fluids Question 3.
In a pressure cooker, the food is cooked faster because ……………. .
(a) increased pressure lowers the boiling point
(b) increased pressure raises the boiling point
(c) decreased pressure raises the boiling point
(d) increased pressure lowers the melting point
Answer:
(a) increased pressure lowers the boiling point

9th Science Fluids Book Back Answers Question 4.
An empty plastic bottle closed with an airtight stopper is pushed down into a bucket filled
with water. As the bottle is pushed down, there is an increasing force on the bottom as shown in graph. This is because

(a) more volume of liquid is displaced
(b) more weight of liquid is displaced
(c) pressure increases with depth
(d) all the above
Answer:
(d) all the above

II. Fill in the blanks.

1.  The weight of the body immersed in a liquid appears to be ………….. than its actual weight
2.  The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is …………….. .
3.  The magnitude of buoyant force acting on an object immersed in a liquid depends on ………….. of the liquid.
4.  A drinking straw works on the existence of …………….. .

Answer:

1.  less
2.  barometer
3.  density
4. Pressure

III. True or False.

Chapter 3 Fluids Question 1.
The weight of fluid displaced determines the buoyant force on an object.
Answer:
True.

Fluids Class 9 Question 2.
The shape of an object helps to determine whether the object will float.
Answer:
True.

Samacheer Kalvi 9th Science Question 3.
The foundations of high-rise buildings are kept wide so that they may exert more pressure on the ground.
Answer:
True.

Samacheer Kalvi Guru 9th Science Solutions Question 4.
Archimedes’ principle can also be applied to gases.
Answer:
False.
Correct statement: Archimedes’ principle is about fluid displacement which does not involve gases.

Samacheer Kalvi 9th Science Solution Question 5.
Hydraulic press is used in the extraction of oil from oil seeds.
Answer:
True.

IV. Match the following.

Answer:
(a) (iii)
(b) (v)
(c) (iv)
(d) (i)
(e) (ii)

V. Answer in brief.

Science Solution Class 9 Samacheer Kalvi Question 1.
On what factors the pressure exerted by the liquid depends on?
Answer:
Pressure exerted by a liquid at a point is determined by,

•  depth (h)
•  density of the liquid (p)
•  acceleration due to gravity (g).

Samacheer Kalvi 9th Science Solutions Question 2.
Why does a helium balloon float in air?
Answer:
Helium is much less denser than ordinary air which gives them buoyancy and thus float in air.

Samacheerkalvi.Guru 9th Science Question 3.
Why it is easy to swim in river water than in sea water?
Answer:
Due to the presence of dissolved salts in sea water is denser than river water which makes floating easier and hence swimming is easier.

Question 4.
What is meant by atmospheric pressure?
Answer:
The pressure exerted by the atmospheric gases on its surroundings and on the surface of the earth is called atmospheric pressure.

Question 5.
State Pascal’s law.
Answer:
Pascal’s law states that an increase in pressure at any point inside a liquid at rest is transmitted equally and without any change, in all directions to every other point in the liquid.

VI. Answer in detail.

Question 1.
With an appropriate illustration prove that the force acting on a smaller area exerts a greater pressure.
Answer:
Consider standing on loose sand. Your feet go deep into the sand. Now, when you lie down on the sand, you will find that your body will not go that deep into the sand. In both the cases the force exerted on the sand is the weight of your body which is the same. This force acting perpendicular to the surface is called thrust. When you stand on loose sand, the force is acting on an area equal to the area of your feet.

When you lie down, the same force acts on an area of your whole body, which is larger than the area of your feet. Therefore the effect of thrust, that is, pressure depends on the area on which it acts. The effect of thrust on sand is larger while ‘ standing than lying.

Question 2.
Describe the construction and working of mercury barometer.
Answer:

The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is called barometer. A mercury barometer, first designed by an Italian Physicist Torricelli, consists of a long glass tube (closed at one end, open at the other) filled with mercury and turned upside down into a container of mercury. This is done by closing the open end of the mercury filled tube with the thumb and then opening it after immersing it in to a trough of mercury. The barometer works by balancing the mercury in the glass tube against the outside air pressure.

If the air pressure increases, it pushes more of the mercury up into the tub and if the air pressure decreases, more of the mercury drains from the tube. As there is no air trapped in the space between mercury and the closed end, there is vacuum in that space. Vacuum cannot exert any pressure. So the level of mercury in the tube provides a precise measure of air pressure which is called atmospheric pressure. This type of instrument can be used in a lab or weather station.

Question 3.
How does an object’s density determine whether the object will sink or float in water?
Answer:
Whether an object will sink or float in a liquid is determined by the density of the object compared to the density of the liquid. If the density of a substance is less than the density of the liquid it will float. For example, a piece of wood which is less dense than water will float on it. Any substance having more density than water (for example, a stone), will sink into water.

Question 4.
Explain the construction and working of a hydrometer with diagram.
Answer:

A direct-reading instrument used for measuring the density or relative density of the liquid is called hydrometer. Hydrometer is based on the principle of flotation, i.e., the weight of the liquid displaced by the immersed portion of the hydrometer is equal to the weight of the hydrometer.

Hydrometer consists of a cylindrical stem having a spherical bulb at its lower end and a narrow tube at its upper end. The lower spherical bulb is partially filled with lead shots or mercury. This helps hydrometer to float or stand vertically in liquids. The narrow tube has markings so that relative density of a liquid can be read directly.

The liquid to be tested is poured into the glass jar. The hydrometer is gently lowered into the liquid until it floats freely. The reading against the level of liquid touching the tube gives the relative density of the liquid.

Question 5.
State the laws of flotation.
Answer:
Laws of flotation are,

1. The weight of a floating body in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.
2. The centre of gravity of the floating body and the centre of buoyancy are in the same vertical line.

VII. Assertion and Reason.

Mark the correct answer as
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c ) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If assertion is false but reason is true.

Question 1.
Assertion (A): To float, body must displace liquid whose weight is equal to the actual weight.
Reason (R): The body will experience no net downward force in that case.
Answer:
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Question 2.
Assertion (A): Pascal’s law is the working principle of a hydraulic lift.
Reason (R): Pressure is thrust per unit area.
Answer:
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

VIII. Numerical problems.

Question 1.
A block of wood of weight 200 g floats on the surface of water. If the volume of block is 300 cm³ calculate the upthrust due to water.
Answer:
Upthrust of floating object = weight of the water displaced
Weight = mg
= 0.200Kg × \(\frac { 10m }{ s² }\)
= 2N

Question 2.
Density of mercury is 13600 kg m^{– 3}. Calculate the relative density.
Answer:
Relative Density = \(\frac { Density of Mercury }{ Density of water }\) at 4°C
R.D. = 13.6

Question 3.
The density of water is 1 g cm^{– 3}. What is its density in S.I. units?
Answer:
S.I. unit of density of water = \(\frac { 1000kg }{ m³ }\)

Question 4.
Calculate the apparent weight of wood floating on water if it weighs 100g in air.
Answer:
Apparent weight = Weight of the body – Weight of liquid
Since the body is floating the two are equal. So, apparent weight is zero.
100 – 100 = 0

IX. HOTS

Question 1.
How high does the mercury barometer stand on a day when atmospheric pressure is 98.6 kPa?
Answer:
H= \(\frac{P_{\max }}{P_{H_{g}}}\) = 98.6 × 10 × 10 × 10
= \(\frac{(\mathrm{N} / \mathrm{m})^{2}}{13.6 \times 10 \times 10 \times 10 \mathrm{Kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3}}\)
= \(\frac { 9.8m }{ s² }\) = 740mm

Question 2.
How does a fish manage to rise up and move down in water?
Answer:
Fish has an internal swim bladder which is filled with gas. When it needs to rise or descend, it changes the volume and its density by filling this bladder with oxygen collected from the surrounding water through gills. When the bladder is filled with oxygen gas, the fish has a greater volume, with minimal increase in weight. When the bladder is expanded, it displaces more water and so experiences a greater force of buoyancy.

When the bladder is completely inflated, the fish has maximum volume and is pushed to the surface. When the bladder is completely deflated, the fish has minimum volume and sinks to the ocean floor.

Question 3.
If you put one ice cube in a glass of water and another in a glass of alcohol, what would you observe? Explain your observations.
Answer:
Ice floats in water and not in alcohol. This is because the density of ice is \(\frac { 0.917g}{ cc }\) which is lower than that of water which is 1. Whereas, the density of ethanol (alcohol) is only \(\frac { 0.789g}{ cc }\) which is lesser than ice, hence it floats in alcohol.

Question 4.
Why does a boat with a hole in the bottom would eventually sink?
Answer:
A boat with a hole at the bottom allows water to enter it, thus increasing its weight and hence it sinks. As water starts entering the boat through the hole, the boat starts to get heavier, so it starts to sink, trying to displace more water. But the water keeps coming as the hydrostatic pressure at the hole is always higher than the atmospheric pressure pushing down on the surface of the water in the boat.

ACTIVITY

Question 1.
Take two identical flasks and fill one flask with water to 250 cm³ mark and the other with kerosene to the same 250 cm³ mark. Measure them in a balance. The flask filled with water will be heavier than the one filled with kerosene. Why? The answer is in finding the mass per unit volume of kerosene and water in respective flasks.
Answer:

To understand density better, let us assume that the mass of the flask be 80 g. So, the mass of the flask filled with water is 330 g and the mass of flask filled with kerosene is 280 g. Mass of water only is 250 g and kerosene only is 200 g.
Mass per unit volume of water = \(\frac { 250 }{ 250 }\) cm³
= \(\frac { 1 g }{ cm3 }\)
Mass per unit volume of kerosene = 200 g/250cm³
= \(\frac { 0.8 g }{ cm3 }\)
The result \(\frac { 1g }{ cm3 }\) and \(\frac { 0.8 g }{ cm3 }\) are the densities of water and kerosene respectively.
Therefore the density of a substance is the mass per unit volume of a given substance.

Samacheer Kalvi 9th Science Fluids In Text Problems

Question 1.
A man whose mass is 90 kg stands on his feet on a floor. The total area of contact of his two feet with the floor is 0.036 m² (Take, g = 10 ms^{– 2}). How much is the pressure exerted by him on the floor?
Solution:
The weight of the man (thrust),
F = mg = 90 kg × 10 ms^{– 2} = 900 N
Pressure, P = \(\frac{F}{A}=\frac{900 N}{0.036 m^{2}}\) = 25000 Pa

Question 2.
Calculate the pressure exerted by a column of water of height 0.85 m (density of water, p_w = 1000 kg m^{– 3}) and kerosene of same height (density of kerosene, p_k = 800 kg m^{– 3})
Solution:
Pressure due to water = hp_wg = 0.85 m × 1000 kg m^{– 3} × 10 ms^{– 2} = 8500 Pa.
Pressure due to kerosene = hp_kg = 0.85 m × 800 kg m^{– 3} × 10 ms^{– 2} = 6800 Pa.

Question 3.
A mercury barometer in a physics laboratory shows a 732 mm vertical column of mercury. Calculate the atmospheric pressure in pascal.
[Given density of mercury, p = 1.36 × 10⁴kg m^{– 3}, g = 9.8 ms^{– 2}]
Solution:
Atmospheric pressure in the laboratory,
P = hpg = 732 × 10^{– 3} × 1.36 × 1o⁴ × 9.8
= 9.76 × 10⁴ Pa (or) 0.976 × 10⁵ Pa

Question 4.
A hydraulic system is used to lift a 2000 kg vehicle in an auto garage. If the vehicle sits on a piston of area 0.5 m², and a force is applied to a piston of area 0.03 m², what is the minimum force that must be applied to lift the vehicle?
Given: Area covered by the vehicle on the piston A₁ = 0.5 m²
Weight of the vehicle, F₁ = 2000 kg × 9.8 m s^{– 2}
Area on which force F₂ is applied, A₂ = 0.03 m²
Solution:
P₁ = P₂ ;\(\frac{F_{1}}{A_{1}}=\frac{F_{2}}{A_{2}}\)and F₂ = \(\frac{F_{1}}{A_{1}}\)A₂ ;
F₂ = (2000 × 9.8)\(\frac{0.03}{0.5}\) = 1176 N

Question 5.
You have a block of a mystery material, 12 cm long, 11 cm wide and 3.5 cm thick. Its mass is 1155 grams.
(a) What is its density?
(b) Will it float in a tank of water, or sink?
Solution:
(a) Density = \(\frac{\text { Mass }}{\text { Volume }}=\frac{1155 \mathrm{g}}{12 \mathrm{cm} \times 11 \mathrm{cm} \times 3.5 \mathrm{cm}}=\frac{1155 \mathrm{g}}{462 \mathrm{cm}^{3}}\) = 2.5g cm^{– 3}
(b) The mystery material is denser than the water, so it sinks

Samacheer Kalvi 9th Science Fluids Additional Questions

I. Answer the following.

Question 1.
Give reasons why:
a. a single nail pricking the body is painful when compared to lying on a bed of nails.
b. cutting edges of knife and axes are sharpened.
c. heavy trucks are fitted with 6 to 8 wheels
Answer:
a. In a nail bed, the weight is evenly distributed among numerous nails, so that the pressure exerted by each nail is not enough to puncture a person’s skin. If its only a single nail, the entire force created by the weight of the body would be distributed over a very small area presented by the tip of one nail. In this case the force per unit area will be great and can puncture the skin.
b. Knives and axes are sharpened because when the area decreases the pressure increases. Hence a small force is enough to cut an object.
c. As area increases pressure decreases. So weight of the truck exerts less pressure on the road.

Question 2.
Define:

1. Thrust,
2. Pressure

Answer:

1. Force acting on a body perpendicular to the surface is called thrust.
2. The force per unit area acting on an object concerned is called pressure.

Question 3.
In petrol bunks, in what unit is tyre pressure measured?
Answer:
The tyre pressure is measured in units of psi. it stands for pascal per inch.

Question 4.
Stating Pascal’s law, explain its application in a hydraulic press.
Answer:

Pascal’s law states that-the external pressure applied on an incompressible liquid is transmitted uniformly throughout the liquid. Pascal’s law became the basis for one of the important machines ever developed, the hydraulic press. It consists of two cylinders of different cross-sectional areas. They are fitted with pistons of cross-sectional areas “a” and “A”. The object to be compressed is placed over the piston of large cross-sectional area A. The force Fj is applied on the piston of small cross-sectional area a.

The pressure P produced by small piston is transmitted equally to large piston and a force F₂ acts on A which is much larger than F₁ area ‘a’ is given by,
P = \(\frac { F₁}{ A₁}\) …………………….(1)
Applying Pascal’s law, the pressure on large piston of area A will be the same as that on small piston. Therefore, P = \(\frac { F₂ }{ A₂ }\) …………… (2)
Comparing equations (1) and (2),we get
\(\frac { F₁ }{ A₁ }\) = \(\frac { F₂ }{ A₂ }\) or F₂ = F₁ × \(\frac { A₂ }{ A₁ }\)
Since, the ratio \(\frac { A₂ }{ A₁ }\) is greater than 1, the force F₂ that acts on the larger piston is greater than the force F₁ acting on the smaller piston. Hydraulic systems working in this way are known as force multipliers.

Question 5.
What is Artisan aquifer?
Answer:
An artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer (an underground water bearing permeable rocks) containing groundwater that will flow upwards out of a well without the need for pumping. In recharging aquifers, this happens because the water table at its recharge zone is at a higher elevation than the head of the well.

Question 6.
What is relative density? Explain it mathematically.
Answer:
Density of any other substance with respect to the density of water at 4°C is called relative density. Mathematically,

Thus, the ratio of mass of a given volume of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of water at 4°C also denotes relative density.

Question 7.
What is lactometer? Explain its principle and working.
Answer:
One form of hydrometer is a lactometer, an instrument used to check the purity of milk. The lactometer works on the principle of gravity of milk. The lactometer consists of a long graduated test tube with a cylindrical bulb with the graduation ranging from 15 at the top to 45 at the bottom. The test tube is filled with air. This air chamber causes the instrument to float. The spherical bulb is filled with mercury to cause the lactometer to sink up to the proper level and to float in an upright position in the milk.

Inside the lactometer there may be a thermometer extending from the bulb up into the upper part of the test tube where the scale is located. The correct lactometer reading is obtained only at the temperature of 60°C. A lactometer measures the cream content of milk.

More the cream, lower the lactometer floats in the milk. The average reading of normal milk is 32. The lactometers are used highly at milk processing units and at dairies.

Question 8.
Why do petroleum based products float on surface of water?
Answer:
Petroleum based products float on water because their specific gravity is low.

Question 9.
State and explain Archimedes principle. Name the devices based on this principle.
Answer:

Archimedes principle is the consequence of Pascal’s law. It states that a body immersed in a fluid experiences a vertical upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the liquid it displaces.

When a body is partially or completely immersed in a fluid at rest, it experiences an upthrust which is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it. Due to the upthrust acting on the body, it apparently loses a part of its weight and the apparent loss of weight is equal to upthrust.

Thus for a body either partially or completely immersed in a fluid,
upthrust = weight of the fluid displaced
= apparent loss of body weight
Apparent weight of an object = True weight of an object in air – upthrust (weight of water displaced)
Devices based on Archimedes principle are – hydrometers, lactometers, balloons, boats and ships, submarines, etc.

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Solutions Term 2 Chapter 1 Heat

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Heat Textual Evaluation

I. Choose the appropriate answer:

Heat Lesson For Class 6 Question 1.
When an object is heated, the molecules that make up the object
(a) begin to move faster
(b) lose energy
(c) become heavier
(d) become lighter
Answer:
(a) begin to move faster

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Term 2 Question 2.
The unit of heat is
(a) newton
(b) joule
(c) volt
(d) Celsius
Answer:
(b) Joule

6th Standard Science Heat Question 3.
One litre of water at 30°C is mixed with one litre of water at 50°C. The temperature of the mixture will be
(a) 80°C
(b) More than 50°C but less than 80°C
(c) 20°C
(d) around 40°C
Answer:
(d) around 40°C

Science Term 2 Question 4.
An iron ball at 50°C is dropped in a mug containing water at 50°C. The heat will
(a) flow from iron ball to water.
(b) not flow from iron ball to water or from water to iron ball.
(c) flow from water to iron ball.
(d) increase the temperature of both.
Answer:
(b) not flow from iron ball to water or from water to iron ball

II. Fill up the blanks:

1. Heat flows from a ______ body to a ______ body.
2. The hotness of the object is determined by its ______
3. The SI unit of temperature is ______
4. Solids on heating and ______ on cooling.
5. Two bodies are said to be in the state of thermal ______ if there is no transfer of heat taking place.

Answers:

1. higher temperature, lower temperature
2. temperature
3. kelvin
4. expand, contract
5. equilibrium

III. True or False. If False, give the correct statement:

Samacheer Kalvi Guru 6th Science Question 1.
Heat is a kind of energy that flows from a hot body to a cold body.
Answer:
True

6th Science Heat Lesson Question 2.
Steam is formed when heat is released from water.
Answer:
False. Ice is formed when heat is released from water.

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Guide Term 2 Question 3.
Thermal expansion is always a nuisance.
Answer:
False. Thermal expansion is always beneficial.

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Question 4.
Borosilicate glass do not expand much on being heated.
Answer:
True

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Solution Question 5.
The unit of heat and temperature are the same.
Answer:
False. The unit of heat and temperature are different

IV. Give reasons for the following:

6th Science Samacheer Kalvi Question 1.
An ordinary glass bottle cracks when boiling water is poured into it, but a borosilicate glass bottle does not.
Answer:
The reason is that the borosilicate glass do not expand much on being heated and therefore they do not crack.

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Guide Question 2.
The electric wire which sag in summer become straight in winter.
Answer:
In summer the electric wire is expanded by high temperature. So it sags in summer. In winter die electric wire is contracted by low temperature. Hence it becomes straight in winter.

6th Science Term 2 Question 3.
|Rivet is heated before fixing in hole to join two metal plates.
Answer:

1. When we heat rivet expansion takes place and become soft.
2. One end of the rivet is hammered to form a new head.
3. When cooled, rivet will contract and hold tightly.

V. Match the following:

Answer:

VI. Analogy:

Heat Class 6 Question 1.
Heat: Joule :: Temperature : _______
Answer:
kelvin

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Book Solutions Question 2.
Ice cube : 0°C :: Boiling water : _______
Answer:
100°C

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Book Back Answers Question 3.
Total Kinetic Energy of molecules: Heat:: Average Kinetic Energy: _______
Answer:
Temperature

VII. Give Very Short Answer:

Samacheer Kalvi Guru 6 Science Question 1.
Make a list of electrical equipments at home which we get heat from.
Answer:
Water heater, Iron box, Electric kettle, Micro oven.

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Answers Question 2.
What is the temperature?
Answer:

1. The measurement of warmness or coldness of a substance is known as temperature.
2. SI unit is Kelvin.
3. Other units : Celsuis, Fahrenheit

6th Standard Science Term 2 Question 3.
What is thermal expansion?
Answer:
The expansion of a substance on heating is called the thermal expansion.

Kalvi Guru 6th Science Question 4.
What do you understand by thermal equilibrium?
Answer:
Thermal equilibrium exists when two objects in thermal contact no longer affect each other’s temperature (or) Both the objects are in same temperature they are in thermal equilibrium.

VIII. Give Short Answer:

Heat Samacheer Kalvi Question 1.
What difference do you think heating the solid will make in their molecules?
Answer:

1. When we heat solids the vibrations and movement of molecules will increase.
2. The temperature of the object increases.
3. The distance between molecules will increase.

Question 2.
Distinguish between heat and temperature.
Answer:

IX. Answer in detail:

Question 1.
Explain thermal expansion with suitable examples.
Answer:
Thermal expansion:
The expansion of a substance on heating is called, the thermal expansion of that substance.

Fitting the iron rim on the wooden wheel:

1. The diameter of the iron ring is slightly less than that of the wooden wheel.
2. So, it cannot be easily slipped on from the rim of wooden wheel.
3. The iron ring is, therefore, first heated to a higher temperature so that it expands in size and the hot ring is then easily slipped over to the rim of the wooden wheel.
4. Coldwater is now poured on the iron ring so that it contracts in size and holds the wooden wheel tightly.

Rivetting:

1. Rivets are used to join two steel plates together.
2. Hot rivet is driven through the hole in the plates.
3. One end of the rivet is hammered to form a new rivet head.
4. When cooled, the rivet will contract and hold the two plates tightly together.

Cracking of a thick glass tumbler:

1. Glass is a poor conductor of heat.
2. When hot liquid is poured into the tumbler, the inner surface of the tumbler becomes hot and expands while the outer surface remains at the room temperature and does not expand.
3. Due to this unequal expansion, the tumbler cracks.

X. Questions based on Higher Order Thinking Skills:

Question 1.
When a window is accidentally left open on a winter night, will you feel uncomfortable because the cold is getting in, or because the heat is escaping from the room?
Answer:

1. When a window is left open on winter night I will feel uncomfortable because the heat is escaping from the room.
2. Heat will transfer from high temperature to low temperature.
3. During winter cold air enter into room, so room temperature will decrease.

Question 2.
Suppose your normal body temperature were lower than what it is. How would the sensation of hot and cold change?
Answer:
If the normal body temperature, (37°C or 98.6°F) is lower than what it is, then it is called hypothermia.

In such a case, the body feels cold sensation. When we are too cold, our blood vessels narrow. This reduces blood flow to our skin to save body heat. We may start to shiver. When the muscles tremble this way, it helps to make more heat.

Hypothermia can be serious one or even deadly. Low body temperature usually happens from being out in cold weather. But it may also be caused by alcohol or drug use, going into shock, or certain disorders such as diabetes or low thyroid.

A low body temperature may occur with an infection. This is most common in newborns, older adults, or people who are frail. A very bad infection may also cause an abnormal low body temperature.

Question 3.
If you heat a circular disk with a hole, what change do you expect in the diameter of the hole? Remember that the effect of heating increases the separation between any pair of particles.
Answer:

1. If I heat a circular disk with a hole the diameter of the hole will increase.
2. Because thermal expansion takes place when we heat the disk.

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Heat Intext Activities

Activity 1

Question 1.
Take three bowls. Pour very cold water in the first bowl. (you can also add ice cube for cooling). Place luke warm water in the second. Half fill the third with hot water (-not hot enough to burn!)

Set them in a row on the table, with the lukewarm water in the center. Place your right hand in the cold water, and your left hand in the hot water. Keep them in for a few minutes. Then take them out, shake off the water and put both into the middle bowl. How do they feel?
Answer:
I feel that my right hand’s coldness is changed into warm condition, because my right hand’s temperature is increased.
I feel that my left hand’s heat is decreased and it is also in wann condition. Here, my left hand’s temperature is decreased.

Activity 2

Question 1.
The Temperature of Boiling Water.
Take water in a vessel and place the vessel on a stove. Fix the thermometer as shown in figure (Caution: The thermometer should not touch the vessel in which the water is being heated. Otherwise the thermometer will be broken at high temperature.)

All students have to read the temperature of the water and note the reading on the blackboard. Do you notice that the temperature is raising?
What is the temperature of water when it is boiling? _______
Answer:
The temperature of water when boiling is 100°C.

Question 2.
Does the temperature of the boiling water rise further after that?
Answer:
No. the temperature of the boiling water does not rise further after 100°C.

Guess and Write:
(Check your assumption with the help of a thermometer.)
Approximate temperature of the tea when you drink ________
Approximate temperature of cool lemon juice when you drink ________
Answer:
Approximate temperature of the tea when you drink 70°C.
Approximate temperature of cool lemon juice when you drink 20°C.

Question 3.
Is Neela correct?
Beaker A and B has water at 80°C. Then pour the water of A and B to an empty beaker C. Now, What is the A temperature of the water in the beaker C? Neela says it will be 160°C.

What is your opinion? Does Neela say correctly? Make a guess and verify it experimentally.
Answer:
My opinion is that the temperature will not change. Approximately it will be 80°C only. Neela’s answer is wrong.
Beaker A and Beaker B has water at 80°C. So both beaker has 80°C temperature. Two beakers are in thermal equilibrium. So heat is not transfered to other objects.

Activity 3

Question 1.
Take one litre water in a pan, and heat it on a stove. Calculate the time taken to start boiling, (i.e. the time taken to thermometer reading goes up to 100°C). Take five litre water in another pan and heat it on the same stove. Calculate the time taken by the water to start boiling.

In which pan the water starts to boil earlier?
[ ] One litre water
[ ] Five litre water.
Answer:
[✓] One litre water

Question 2.
Both, however, show a temperature of 100°C at the boiling point. Five litre water takes more time to boil i.e. more heat is needed to boil the larger amount of water. So, five litre boiling water has more heat energy than one litre water. Place an open can of lukewarm water in each pan. Observe their temperature to find out which can gets hotter.
In which can water shows quick rise in temperature?
[ ] Can in One litre boiled water
[ ] Can in five litre boiled water.
Answer:
[✓] Can in five litre boiled water.

Question 3.
You can see that, five litre water pan will raise the can of water to a higher temperature. Though, both pans of boiling water have the temperature of 100°C the five litre water can give off more heat energy than one litre water. Because it has more heat energy, and gives more energy to the water in the can.
Which has more heat energy in each pair? Put ✓ mark.

The temperature determines the direction of flow of heat.

Question 1.
You are holding a hot cup of coffee, would the Heat energy transfer from

(a) Your body to the coffee, or
(b) The coffee to your body?
Answer:
(b) The coffee to your body

Question 2.
You are standing outside on a summer day. It is 40°C outside (note that normal body temperature is 37°C). Would the Heat energy transfer from.

(a) Your body to the air particles, or
(b) The air particles to your body?
Answer:
(b) The air particles to your body

Question 3.
You are standing outside on a winter day. It is 23°C outside. Would the heat’ energy transfer from:

(a) Your body to the air particles, or
(b) The air particles to your body?
Answer:
(a) Your body to the air particles

Activity 4
Hammer a nail into a tin can. Ease the nail out. Put it in again to make sure that the hole is large enough for the nail. Then, holding the nail with a pair of pliers, scissors or forceps, heat the nail over a candle, in hot water, or over the stove. Try to put it into the hole in the can.

I see that: ________________________________
Answer:
I will see that, now it is hard to put the nail into the hole. Heat expands solids.
The molecules in the solid move faster, spread apart and occupy more space.

Activity 5

Question 1.

Linear Expansion
Take a bulb, dry cell, candle, cycle spoke, coin (or broad – headed nail) and two wooden blocks.

Place one end of the cycle spoke on a wooden block and connect an electric wire to it. Put a stone over the spoke) to hold it firmly in place on the wooden block, as shown in Figure . The spoke should be parallel to the ground. Place the second wooden block under the free end of the spoke. Wrap some electric wire around the coin (or nail) and place it on the block. You may put a stone over the coin to hold it in place.
Connect a bulb and dry cell to the free ends of the wires connected to the coin and the spoke and make the circuit shown in the figure.

When the tip of the free end of the spoke touches the coin, the circuit is completed and the bulb lights up. Check to ensure this. If the bulb does not light up, it means the circuit is not complete, so check your connections properly. (Note: We will learn about electric circuit elaborately in electricity lesson.) Now slide a page of your book between the coin and spoke and then slide it out. That way you would get a gap between the coin and spoke equal to the thickness of the sheet of paper,

1. Does the bulb light up? If it does not, what could be the reason? ___________________
   You saw that the bulb does not light up when the spoke does not touch the coin. Now light the candle and heat the spoke with it.
2. Did the bulb light up after the spoke was heated for some time?
3. If it did, then explain how the spoke touched the coin after it was heated.
4. Why does the bulb go off some time after the candle is taken away from the spoke?
5. What happens to the length of the spoke when it is heated or cooled?

Answer:

1. The bulbs is not light up, because, the coin and the spoke do not touch it. The circuit is not completed.
2. Yes, the bulb is light up, because the spoke is heated the circuit is completed.
3. When the spoke is heated, it will be expanded. Here, linear expansion takes place. So it touched the coin.
4. After removing the candle, the spoke does not get the heat. The spoke is returned to its original state. So it does not touch the coin once again and the bulb goes off.
5. The length of the spoke is expanded when the spoke is heated.

Activity 6

Question 1.
Cubical Expansion
Take a metal ring and metal ball of such size that the ball just passes through the ring.
Heat the ball and check whether it passes through the ring.

[ ] Passed through
[ ] Not passed through
Answer:
[✓] Not passed through

Question 2.
Now let the ball cool down, and check whether it passes through the ring.
[ ] Passed through
[ ] Not passed through
Answer:
[✓] passed through
Solids expand due to heat and come back to the original state if heat is removed.

Give Reasons for the following

Question 1.
Gaps are left in between rails while laying a railway track.
Answer:

In summer days, the temperature rises and the rails expand. So, in order to allow expansion at the joints of the rails, a small gap is left in between the rails, while laying a railway track. If such a gap is not left at the joints of the rails, the track will get deformed due to thermal expansion. It will cause derailment of trains.

Question 2.
Gaps are left in between two joints of a concrete bridge.
Answer:

The gaps in the concrete bridges are knows as expansion joints, Expansion joints are basically gaps in the bridge that allow the bridge to expand (during summer) and contract (during winter). Without these gaps, the bridge will fall apart.

Question 3.
The photographs below show an expansion joint at the end of a bridge in winter and in summer. Which season is shown in each picture? Explain how do you know?

Answer:
Bridges are made of concrete and steel. These components expand with higher temperature during summer and the gap is minimized in between the joints. So, summer season is shown in Picture B.

During winter, the components (concrete and steel) contract due to lower temperature. Therefore the gap is at maximum in between the joints. So, winter season is shown in Picture A.

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Heat Numerical problems

Question 1.
I put a kettle containing 1 litre of cold water on the gas stove, and it takes 5 minutes to reach the boiling point. My friend puts on a small electric kettle, containing 1/2 litre of cold water, and it takes 5 minutes to get up to boiling point. Which gives more heat in 5 minutes?
a. the gas supply; or
b. the electricity supply? Can you say how many times as much?
Answer:
The gas supply, Two times as much.

Question 2.
One calorie heat energy is needed to raise the temperature of the water from 30°C to 31°C. How much heat energy is needed to raise the temperature of the water from 30°C to 35°C.
Answer:
For 1°C change in temperature, heat energy needed = 1 Calorie
∴ For 5°C change in temperature heat energy needed = 5 Calories.

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Heat Additional Questions

I. Choose, the appropriate answer:

Question 1.
We reduce the heat by adding ________ while preparing fruit juice.
(a) sugar
(b) lime
(d) ice cubes
(d) salt
Answer:
(c) ice cubes

Question 2.
The SI unit of temperature is ………..
(a) Calorie
(b) Joule
(c) Celsius
(d) Kelvin
Answer:
(d) Kelvin

Question 3.
Our normal body temperature is _______
(a) 34°C
(b) 36°C
(c) 35°C
(d) 37°C
Answer:
(d) 37°C

Question 4.
Two tumblers of A and B have water at 50°C temperature. If the water from A and B is poured into tumbler C. The temperature of C is ………….
(a) 100° C
(b) 0° C
(c) 50° C
(d) between 0° C to 100° C
Answer:
(c) 50°

Question 5.
______ exists when two objects In thermal contact no longer affect each other’s temperature.
(a) Thermal expansion
(b) Thermal equilibrium
(c) average temperature
(d) coolness
Answer:
(b) Thermal equilibrium

II. Fill in the blanks:

1. We feel heat on our body when the _______ shines.
2. _______ energy can be generated by the burning of fuels like coal, wood, charcoal, gasoline etc.
3. When _______ flows through a conductor, heat energy is produced.
4. _______ is a form of energy.
5. _______ determines the direction of flow of heat.
6. The coldest temperature in the world was measured in the _______ continent.
7. Temperature measures the _______ kinetic energy of molecules.

Answers:

1. Sun
2. Heat
3. Electric current
4. Heat
5. Temperature
6. Antarctic
7. average

III. True or False. If False, give the correct statement:

Question 1.
The sun give us light and heat.
Answer:
True

Question 2.
We can absorb heat by rubbing two surfaces of some substances .
Answer:
False. We can generate heat by rubbing two surfaces of some substances.

Question 3.
In the past people used to rub two wooden pieces together to light fire.
Answer:
False. In the past people used to rub two stones together to light fire.

Question 4.
When we cool the object the temperature of the object will be increased.
Answer:
False. When we heat the object the temperature of the object will be increased.

Question 5.
Two objects are said to be in thermal contact if they can exchange heat energy.
Answer:
True.

Question 6.
The expansion in volume is called linear expansion.
Answer:
False. The expansion in length is called linear expansion.

IV. Match the following:

Answer:

1. – e
2. – d
3. – a
4. – b
5. – c.

V. Analogy:

Question 1.
Movement of molecules : Heat.
Heat energy: _______
Answer:
calorie

Question 2.
Expansion is length : Linear expansion.
Expansion in volume : _______
Answer:
cubical expansion

Question 3.
Ordinary glass : Glass tumbler.
Pyrex glass: _______
Answer:
Laboratory glassware.

VI. Give Short Answers:

Question 1.
How can heat energy be generated?
Answer:
Heat energy can be generated by the burning of fuels like wood, Kerosene, Coal, charcoal, gasoline/petrol, oil, etc.

Question 2.
What is heat? Give its units.
Answer:

1. Heat is an energy that raises the temperature of a thing by causing the molecules in that thing to move faster.
2. Units are Joule, Calorie.

Question 3.
What are the units of heat used?
Answer:
SI unit of heat is Joule. The unit calorie is also used.

Question 4.
Define one calorie.
Answer:

1. Total heat is measured by calorie.
2. The amount of heat needed to raise one gram of water by one degree centigrade.

Question 5.
Define – Calorie.
Answer:
The amount of heat needed to raise one gram of water by one degree Centigrade.

Question 6.
What is thermal expansion?
Answer:
The expansion of a substance on heating is called the thermal expansion of that substance.

Question 7.
Differentiate linear expansion and cubical expansion.
Answer:
Linear expansion:

1. The expansion is in length.
2. Ex.: Expansion of railway track rod.

Cubical expansion:

1. The expansion is in volume.
2. Ex.: Expansion of metal ball.

Question 8.
How solids are expanded on heating?
Answer:
The molecules in the substance move faster when heating, spread apart and occupy more space. So substances expand when heated.

Question 9.
How heat energy is transferred?
Answer:
Heat energy flows from higher temperature to lower temperature.

Question 10.
What type of glassware is used in laboratories? Why?
Answer:
Pyrex glass is used in Laboratory, because pyrex glass (Borosilicate glass) do not expand much on being heated and therefore they do not crack.

VII. Answer in detail.

Question 1.
List and describe the sources of heat.
Answer:

1. Sun: It is the primary source of light and it gives us light and heat.
2. Combustion: Heat energy can be generated by the burning of fuels like wood, Kerosene, Coal, Charcoal, Petrol etc.
3. Friction: We can generate heat by rubbing two surfaces of some substances. In the past people used to rub two stones together to light fire.
4. Electricity: When Electric current flows through a conductor, heat energy is produced. Ex.: Iron box, Electric kettle.

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The Spider and the Fly Warm Up:

Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Poem Chapter 4 The Spider and the Fly

The Spider And The Fly Question Answer Question 1.
How will you make him or her eat them?
Answer:
I will explain the nutritious value of these vegetables and how ii helps in maintaining good health.

The Spider And The Fly Book Back Answers Question 2.
What are all the flattering or tempting words you might use to convince them?
Answer:
I will say that if they eat these vegetables, it will make them healthy and smart. I will convince them by explaining that eating vegetables is a good habit and that they will be called obedient and disciplined children if they listen to good advice.

3. Work in pairs and enact that moment in front of your classmates.

The Spider and the Fly Textual Questions

A. Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions in a sentence or two.

1. “The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,
And I’ve many curious things to show when you are there ”

Spider And The Fly Question Answer Question (a).
How to reach the spider’s parlour.
Answer:
The spider’s parlour can be reached through a winding stair.

9th English Poem The Spider And The Fly Question (b).
What will the fly get to see in the parlour?
Answer:
The fly will get to see many curious things in the parlour.

2. “Oh no, no, ” said the little Fly, “kind Sir, that cannot be,
I’ve heard what s in your pantry, and I do not wish to see! ”

The Spider And The Fly Samacheer Kalvi Question (a).
Is the fly willing to enter the spider’s pantry?
Answer:
No. The fly is not willing to enter the spider’s pantry.

The Spider And The Fly 9th Std Question (b).
Can you guess what was in the pantry?
Answer:
Only remains of dead flies may be found in the pantry.

3. “Sweet creature! ” said the Spider, “you’re witty and you’re wise,
How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!”

Spider And The Fly Book Back Answers Question (a).
List the words used by the spider to describe the fly.
Answer:
Sweet, witty, wise, handsome, gauzy, brilliant.

The Spider And The Fly Questions And Answers Question (b).
Why does the spider say that the fly is witty?
Answer:
The spider calls the fly witty because the fly is clever to avoid entering the web.

4. The Spider turned him round about, and went into his den,
For well he knew the silly Fly would soon come back again:

The Spider And The Fly Question And Answer Question (a).
Why is the poet using the word ‘den’ to describe the spider’s web?
Answer:
The spider is like a lion in its web. So the poet uses the word.

Spider And The Fly Questions And Answers Question (b).
Why was the spider sure that the fly would come back again?
Answer:
The spider has flattered the fly of its beauty, so he was sure it would come back again.

With buzzy wings, she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew,
Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue-

The Spider And The Fly Summary In Tamil Question (a).
Who does’she’refer to? ON)
Answer:
She refers to the fly.

The Spider And The Fly Poem Questions And Answers Question (b).
What was’she’thinking of? 0
Answer:
She was thinking of her beautiful eyes and the colours of her wings.

6. And now dear little children, who may this story read,
To idle, silly flattering words, I pray you never give heed:

Question (a).
Who does ‘I’ refer to?
Answer:
I refer to the poet.

Question (b).
What is the advice given to the readers?
Answer:
The poet advises us not to fall a prey to flattery and sweet words.

Additional Questions

1. “I’m sure you must be weary, dear, with soaring up so high;
Will you rest upon my little bed?” said the spider to the fly.

Question (a).
Why is the fly weary?
Answer:
The fly is weary because of the fact that it flies high up in the sky.

Question (b).
What does the spider ask the fly?
Answer:
The spider asks the fly if it will rest on his bed.

2. So he wove a subtle web, in a little corner sly,
And set his table ready to dine upon the fly.

Question (a).
What is meant by subtle?
Answer:
Subtle means delicate or faint or mysterious.

Question (b).
Pick out the rhyming words.
Answer:
The rhyming words are ‘sly’ and ‘fly’.

3. “There are pretty curtains drawn around, the sheets are fine and thin,
And if you like to rest awhile, I’ll snugly tuck you in.”

Question (а).
What do you understand by the term, ‘snugly’?
Answer:
‘Snugly’ means to be secured or have a feel of comfort.

Question (b)
Mention the figure of speech in the above lines.
Answer:
Assonance is the figure of speech employed.

For example:
The sound of ‘aw’ in drawn and around.
The vowel sound in snugly and tuck.

4. I have within my pantry good store of all that’s nice;
I’m sure you’re very welcome; will you please to take a slice?”

Question (a).
What is a pantry?
Answer:
A pantry is a storeroom for foods or wines.

Question (b).
Give the rhyming word for nice.
Answer:
The rhyming word for nice is ‘slice’.

5. Alas, alas! how very soon this silly little fly,
Hearing his wily flattering words, came slowly flitting by;

Question (a).
Why is the little fly silly?
Answer:
The little fly is silly because it came back enticed by the spider’s flattering words.

Question (b).
What is ‘wily’?
Answer:
‘Wily’ is cunning.

B. Complete the summary by filling in the spaces with suitable words.

The poem begins with the spider’s (1) …………………. of the fly. He (2) …………….. to the fly to come into its home. The spider describes his parlor as the (3) …………………. one. The spider kindles the curiosity of the fly so that she may enter his home. Fortunately, the fly was (4) ………………… and refused to get into his home. Now the spider pretends to be a (5) …………………. and asks her to come and rest in his home. He offers her (6) ……………………. and a (7) ………………….. to rest. This time also the fly (8) ………………… the spider’s offer very politely. The next weapon that the spider uses is (9) …………………. The spider praises the (10) ……………….. and (11) …………………. of the fly and also praises her (12) …………………….. He invites her to look at herself in the (13) ………………………. which is in his parlour. The fly is (14) …………….. by the words of the spider and she falls a (15) …………………… to her (16) ………………… .
Answers

1. welcoming
2. reaches out
3. prettiest
4. wise/intelligent
5. friend
6. sheets
7. bed
8. declines
9. flattery
10. wings
11. eyes
12. crest
13. looking-glass
14. flattered
15. prey
16. enticement/invitation

C. Answer the following questions in about 80-100 words.

Question 1.
Write a character sketch of the spider.
Answer:
This poem takes us through a spider’s ultimately successful attempts in enticing a fly into its web. The spider is cunning in capturing its victim. It ensnares the fly through the use of seduction and flattery. In stanza one, it does its best to trap the fly into its parlour with the promises of pretty things to see. Next, it tries a different tactics, offering the fly a pretty and a comfortable place to sleep, and lovely food. Finally, it tries to flatter the fly by praising its beauty and traps the fly into his den.

Question 2.
What happens if we fall a prey to flattery? Give instances from the poem ‘The Spider and the Fly’.
Answer:
If we fall a prey to flattery, we have to face evil consequences, just like the fly who falls a prey to the spider’s flattery and seduction. The spider uses different tactics to entice the fly into its web. It invites the fly into its parlour with the promises of pretty things to see. When the fly refuses, it entices him by offering a pretty, comfortable bed and lovely food. When the fly refuses again, finally it flatters the fly for its beautiful appearance. The fly gets flattered and gets trapped into its den. This poem teaches us that we should be cautious against those who use flattery and charm to disguise their true evil intentions.

Question 3.
In your own words, give a detailed description of:
(a) The Spider’s Parlour.
Answer:
The Spider’s Parlour had winding stairs. It is the prettiest parlour that had ever been seen by the fly. It has been filled with many pretty things, which would arouse the curiosity of the fly. There are also pretty curtains, whose sheets are fine and thin. It had a pretty and a comfortable bed.

(b) The Fly’s Appearance
Answer:
The fly had gauzy wings and brilliant eyes. But the spider flattered it saying that it had pearl and silver wings, green and purple body and its antenna is like a crown on him.

Additional Questions:

1. What are the four ways by which the spider lures the fly?
There are four ways by which the spider lures the fly:
(i) The spider invites the fly to his home.
(ii) The spider pretends to be concerned over the weary fly and offers his bed.
(iii) He tries to influence the fly to come and have a look into his pantry.
(iv) He compliments the fly’s intelligence, gauzy wings and bright eyes.
At last, the spider is successful in luring the fly.

Appreciate The Poem
Figures of speech

1. Consonance: Repetition of similar consonant sounds in the neighbouring words.
Ex: “T is the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy;
Pick out one more instance of consonance from the poem.
Hearing his wily, flattering words, came slowly flitting by;
So he wove a subtle web, in a little corner sly.

2. Assonance: Repetition of similar vowel sounds in the neighbouring words.
Ex: “T is the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy;
Pick out one more instance of consonance from the poem.
The spider tuned him round about and went into his den,
“I’m sure you must be weary, dear, with soaring up so high.”

3. Anaphora: Repetition of a word or a phrase at the beginning of a sequence of sentences, paragraphs and lines.
Ex: How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!
Identify the figures of speech.
“Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead! ’’
Simile is the figure of speech.

4. Alliteration: Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Pick out the words in alliteration.
“Sweet creature! ” said the Spider, “you’re witty and you ’re wise,”
Sweet – Spider; and witty – wise are alliterated.

Listening

D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with appropriate answers.

(For listening to the passage refer to our website www.fullcircleeducation.in) Trust is one of the most important things anyone can have in a relationship because trust is what makes the foundation of a relationship. Without trust there is no relationship at all because everything you do or make of the relationship will be based on truth. Trust is a very rare thing to find and if you are able to give it in return, your life is so much better and more fulfilling for everyone involved. Trusting people can hurt sometimes because they betray you, but you learn from the situation and move on to the next adventure in your life. Just don’t let small bumps in the road throw you back to not trusting and being cold. Simply keep moving forward and you will have a wonderfully fulfilling life that will be filled with good people that care and are trustworthy.

1. Without trust there is no………………
2. …………….. is a very rare thing to find in life.
3. When people betray you learn from the………………………
4. Don’t let ……………….. on the road…………………….
5. If we keep moving forward you will have a wonderfully……………………..

Answers

1. relationship
2. Truth
3. situation
4. small bumps; to make you cold
5. fulfilling life

Speaking:

E. The cunning spider was waiting for a chance to pull the fly into its web and it used all the possible ways to trap her. Have you ever been trapped by flattery to do something you did not want to do? Discuss in pairs and share your experience in the class.

A small token of appreciation definitely rejuvenates our energy. But the escalation of mood which flattery brings is quite different. It makes you land in cloud nine. Sadly one realizes the consequences at the end of all turmoil. As in the poem, it may also go to the level of costing one’s life. This kind of flattery has led me to take a wrong decision in my life once. I was born and brought up in a village. When I completed my 6th standard, my parents got an opportunity of moving to Chennai and I was all excited about it.

My cousin, who was not happy with this, came and persuaded me to stay in the village. She said that I was very brilliant and would be a role model to all other students, but in Chennai I wouldn’t be appreciated so much. She said I would be happier, healthier and would have more fun here rather than in the city since all the village people really liked me. Due to her influence, I asked my parents to leave me and go to Chennai.

Before 1 could realize that it was a trap, my parents had left and I had to stay in the village for another 2 years missing my parents and the luxuries of Chennai city. This poem reminded me of that experience from which I have learned my lesson, not to fall prey to flattery.

Writing:

F. The fly gives into flattery and becomes the spider’s prey. If you are asked to give a happy ending to the poem, how will you save the fly? Write in your own words.

Finally, the fly, mesmerized by the words spoken by the spider about her beauty, flies towards the web. But before she could enter it, the fly’s friend arrives and sees what a dreadful trap she is going .to fall into. She immediately comes in front of her and stops her from entering the web. The fly regaining her consciousness, realizes what a foolish thing she was going to do and thanks her friend for saving her life.

The Spider and the Fly by Mary Botham Howitt About The Poet:

Mary Botham Howitt (1799 – 1888) was an English poet. She was born at Coleford, in Gloucestershire. She was home-schooled and read widely. She commenced writing verses at an early age. In 1821, she married William Howitt and began a career of joint authorship with him. William and Mary were associated with many important literary figures of the day including Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In 1837, she started writing her well-known tales for children, a long series of books which met with signal success. She received a silver medal from the Literary Academy of Stockholm. Together with her husband William Howitt she wrote over 180 books.

The Spider and the Fly Summary:

‘The Spider and the Fly’ teaches the reader not to be misled by flattery and be trapped. Here a spider lures a fly to enter its web, upon which he can feast upon her. He invites the little fly to enter its pretty parlour using the winding stairs, since there are so many curious things to see there. The fly refuses by saying that whoever enters the parlour can never be freed.

The spider further persuades the fly saying that she must be tired by flying so high and that she can come and take rest in his bed. For this, the fly replies that she has heard that whoever sleeps in his bed never wakes up again. The spider then tries to tempt the fly asking her to come and see his pantry where all nice things are available for her to taste and see.

The fly answers the spider saying 1 have already heard what is available in your pantry and I am not willing to see them. When all the attempts failed, the spider praises the fly saying that she is very witty and wise, with her gauzy wings and brilliant eyes. He asks her to come and have a look in the mirror that he has in his parlour. For this the fly thanks him and says she will come some other day. The spider knowing that the fly has been flattered, and will surely come to his web, makes ready his table to dine upon the fly.

Then the spider comes out and starts to sing merrily describing the beautiful features of the fly once again comparing it with his. After hearing these words, the fly cannot resist herself from thinking about her beauty and falls into the spider’s web. The spider quickly grabs her and traps her in his den from where she never comes out. The poet now asks the little children not to fall a prey to such silly, flattering words and also, never listen to an evil counselor.

The Spider and the Fly Glossary:

Textual:
counsellor – a person who advises
flattering – to praise or compliment insincerely
pantry – a room where beverages, food, dishes are stored
parlour – a tidy room in a house used for entertaining guests
subtle – delicate or faint and mysterious
weary – very tired, especially from hard work
winding – a twisting movement or course

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Solutions Term 1 Supplementary Chapter 1 On Monday Morning

A. Name the speaker.
Answer:

B. Write True or False against each statement.

1. Tom enjoyed Monday mornings as he had to go to school.
2. Toms first groan woke up Sid from his sound sleep.
3. Tom wanted to give his dog with one eye to the new girl who had come to town.
4. Aunt Polly sent Sid to fetch the dentist.

Answer:

1. False
2. False
3. False
4. False

C. Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Tom lay thinking. Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school. He examined himself. He found no symptoms or sickness, and he investigated again. This time he felt he had a stomach ache, but it soon grew feeble, and presently died wholly away. He reflected further.

Question with Answers:

On Monday Morning Question 1.
Why did Tom wish that he were sick?
Answer:
Tom wished he was sick so that he could stay home from school.

Monday Morning Questions And Answers Question 2.
What was the result of Tom’s self-examination?
Answer:
Tom found no symptoms of sickness after he self-examined himself.

On Monday Morning Supplementary Summary Question 3.
What did he detect?
Answer:
Tom detected that he had a stomach ache.

D. Think and answer.

On Monday Morning Questions And Answers Question 1.
How did Sid show his affection towards Tom?
Answer:
Tom’s groans made Sid’s flesh to crawl. When he thought that Tom was dying, and flew to call Aunt Polly quickly.

On Monday Morning Supplementary Questions And Answers Question 2.
Did Aunt Polly believe Tom’s groaning? Why?
Answer:
No, Aunt Polly did not believe Tom’s groaning because his toe was not sore and he was not in a dying state.

On Monday Morning Question Answer Question 3.
What did Aunt Polly do to relieve Tom’s toothache?
Answer:
Aunt Polly pulled out his loose tooth to relieve his toothache.

E. Choose the correct answer.

On Monday Morning Book Back Answers Question 1.
Tom pretended his toe was dying in order to __________
(a) miss school
(b) scare Sid
(c) make Aunt Polly feel bad
Answer:
(a) miss school

On Monday Morning Supplementary Question 2.
Aunt Polly pulled Tom’s tooth out with __________
(a) her fingers
(b) a pair of pliers
(c) a piece of thread
Answer:
(c) a piece of thread

Monday Morning Questions And Answers Pdf Question 3.
Tom was miserable on Monday morning because __________
(a) he was sick
(b) he hated going to school
(c) Aunt Polly was sick
Answer:
(b) he hated going to school

Project

F. Give instructions to your friend to reach your house from school. Mention some landmarks that your friend should lookout for on his way. Draw a road map with landmarks based on the instructions given to your friend.
Answer:
Dear Kiran, Come to my home today after school.
As you step out of the school, turn right and walk till you reach the signal. Cross the road and walk further passing the Reliance Super Market in the corner. Turn the second right next to the Post office. The third house on the left, beside the park with door number 16 is my house.

Connecting To Self

G. Draw a family tree showing the members of your family and write a sentence about the activities that your whole family does together. How does it help others in a family and what do you learn from this?
Answer:

Step To Success

H. Give a relationship term for the clues given
Answer:

I. Arrange the words according to their degrees of meaning

1. eager, thrilled, excited
2. old, aged, senior
3. small, tiny, minute
4. worried, panicked, anxious

Answer:

1. excited, thrilled, eager
2. fruifar senior, old, aged
3. small, tiny, minute
4. anxious, worried, panicked

J. Think and Answer

Monday Morning Summary Question 1.
X and Y are parents to Z. But Z is not the son of X.
Then what is Z to X?
Answer:
Daughter

On Monday Morning Supplementary In Tamil Question 2.
Meera’s brother is the father of Aakash.
Then how is Aakash related to Meera?
Answer:
Aunt

On Monday Morning Additional Questions

I. Choose the Correct Answers (MCQ)

On Monday Morning 7th Standard Question 1.
It occurred to Tom that he was ______; then he could stay home from school
(a) sick
(b) dead
(c) happy
Answer:
(a) sick

Monday Morning Lesson Summary Question 2.
Tom groaned louder, and fancied that he began to feel pain in the ______
(a) tooth
(b) stomach
(c) toe
Answer:
(c) toe

7th Standard English On Monday Morning Question 3.
“Why, what’s the matter, Tom? I must call ______
(a) Mary
(b) auntie
(c) Sid
Answer:
(b) auntie

Question 4.
The old lady laughed a little, then ______ a little, then did both together.
(a) screamed
(b) cried
(c) clapped
Answer:
(b) cried

Question 5.
So all this row was because you thought you’d get to stay home from school and go ______ ?”
(a) fishing
(b) shopping
(c) playing
Answer:
(a) fishing

II. Identify the Character / Speaker.

1. “Tom, why didn’t you wake me sooner?”
2. “Tom, what a turn you did give me”.
3. “I forgive you for everything, Sid”.
4. “Mary get me a silk thread, and a chunk of fire out of the kitchen”.
5. “Oh, auntie, my sore toe’s dying!”

Answer:

1. Tom’s brother Sid
2. Aunt polly
3. Tom
4. Aunt pollyTom
5. Tom

III. Write True or False against each statement.

1. Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
2. “Sid, you give my window-sash and my dog with one eye to that new girl that’s come to town”.
3. “Open your mouth. Well. Your tooth is loose, but your’e not going to die from that.”
4. “Please don’t, auntie. I don’t want to stay home from school.”
5. “Tom, I love you so, and you try every way you can to break my old hand with your mischief?’

Answer:

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

IV. Very Short Questions with Answers.

Question 1.
What did Tom compared his school to?
Answer:
Tom compared his school to a prison.

Question 2.
Was Tom really sick?
Answer:
No, Tom was not actually sick

Question 3.
What did Sid tell Aunt about Tom?
Answer:
Sid told aunt that Tom was dying.

Question 4.
With whom did Aunt go upstairs to see Tom?
Answer:
Aunt went upstairs with Sid and Mary.

Question 5.
What were the dental instruments?
Answer:
A silk thread and a chunk of fire were the dental instruments.

Question 6.
What did Tom want to do by staying home from school?
Answer:
Tom wanted to stay home from school and go for fishing

V. Short Questions with Answers.

Question 1.
What were the three sickness Tom had planned to suffer from?
Answer:
Tom planned to suffer from stomach ache, sore toe and toothache.

Question 2.
How did Tom try to wake up Sid?
Answer:
Tom made successive loud groans, panted with exertions and snored. When this did not wake up Sid, he called Sid and shook him.

Question 3.
Why did Aunt Polly cried and laughed together?
Answer:
Aunt Polly cried with relief that nothing was wrong with Tom. She laughed thinking of the prank played by Tom once again.

VI. Paragraph Questions with Answers.

Question 1.
How did Aunt Polly extract Tom’s tooth?
Answer:
Aunt Polly fastened one end of the silk thread to Tom’s tooth with a loop and tied the other to the bedpost. Then she caught hold of the chunk of fire and suddenly pushed it almost into Tom’s face. The tooth now was hanging loosely by the bedpost.

Question 2.
Did Sid believe that Tom was sick? Justify.
Answer:
Yes, Sid believed that Tom was very sick. Anxious Sid, called Tom and shook him. He felt bad for not helping Tom who was suffering for hours. He assured Tom that he would not die and rushed to call Aunt Polly to save Tom from dying.

VII. Rearrange the Jumbled Sentences.

1.“What is the matter with you child?”.
2.Tom groaned and fancied to feel pain in the toe.
3.“You seem to try every way you can to break my old heart with your mischief’
4.The tooth was hanging loosely by the bedpost.
5.He wished he was sick to stay home from school.
6.Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
7.”Tom you aren’t dying, are you?”
8.“Oh, Aunt Polly, come! Tom’s dying!”
9.“One of them is loose, and it aches perfectly awful”
10.“I don’t want to stay home from school.”
Answer:
6.Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
5.He wished he was sick to stay home from school.
2.Tom groaned and fancied to feel pain in the toe.
7.”Tom you aren’t dying, are you?”
8.“Oh, Aunt Polly, come! Tom’s dying!”
1.“What is the matter with you child?”
9.“One of them is loose, and it aches perfectly awful”.
10.“I don’t want to stay home from school.”
3.“You seem to try every way you can to break my old heart with your mischief.”
4.The tooth was hanging loosely by the bedpost.

VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions.

A.
Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable. Monday morning always found him so because it began another week’s slow suffering in school. He generally began that day with wishing he had had no holiday in between, he made the going into prison again so much worse.

Question 1.
Why were Monday mornings miserable for Tom?
Answer:
Tom hated to go to school on Monday mornings. So he felt miserable.

Question 2.
How was Tom’s experience about going to school all the week?
Answer:
It was a week long slow suffering in school for Tom.

Question 3.
What was going to school compared to by Tom?
Answer:
Going to school was compared to going into a prison by Tom.

B.
The old lady made one end of the silk thread fast to Tom’s tooth with a loop and tied the other to the bedpost. Then she caught hold of the chunk of fire and suddenly pushed it almost into the boy’s face. The tooth was hanging loosely by the bedpost, now.

1 .The old lady tied one end of the silk thread to Tom’s tooth. Where did she tie the other?
Answer:
She tied the other end to the bedpost.

Question 2.
Did the old lady push the chunk of fire into Tom’s face?
Answer:
No. The old lady almost seem to do it but she did not actually push it.

Question 3.
How was the tooth pulled out?
Answer:
When the old lady went towards Tom with the hot chunk of fire, he feared it would hurt his face and tried to move away. When he moved, his tooth tied to the thread got pulled.

C.
“Tom, why didn’t you wake me sooner? Oh, Tom, DON’T! It makes my flesh crawl to hear you. What is the matter?”
“I forgive you for everything, Sid. (Groan.) Everything you’ve ever done to me. When I’m gone »
“Oh, Tom, you aren’t dying, are you?

Question 1.
Why did Sid feel that Tom should have woken him sooner?
Answer:
Sid felt that if Tom had woken him up earlier, he could had prevented Tom’s condition becoming bad.

Question 2.
Why did Tom ask forgiveness to Sid for everything he had done to him?
Answer:
Tom pretended to ask forgiveness as his death bed confession.

Question 3.
“When I’m gone”. What does Tom mean by these words?
Answer:
Tom’s words mean that he would be dead soon.

On Monday Morning Summary

Tom felt like going to prison on all Monday mornings. Tom wanted to stay home from school so he lay in bed and wished to be sick. First he wanted to complain of stomach ache and later of loose tooth, but he changed his mind as he was afraid that his aunt would pull his teeth and hurt him.

Tom had earlier known that an injured toe can keep one in bed for even three weeks. So he lifted his sore toe up and started to groan loudly in imaginary pain, to wake up Sid sleeping beside him. Finally Sid woke thinking Tom was really suffering for hours. Sid was upset with Toms condition, who started to confess his sins as if he was about to die.

Sid flew down to call Aunt Polly quickly to save Tom. Aunt Polly hurried upstairs trembling. Soon she understood Tom was pretending of‘dying sore toe’. So Tom now told it was awful aching of loose tooth.

When Aunt Polly got ready to pull his tooth with a silk thread and a chunk of fire, Tom panicked and confessed that it doesn’t hurt him anymore and he would go to school and not for fishing.

Old Aunt Polly loved mischievous Tom though he tries to break her heart often. She pulled his tooth in a crude way and relieved his toothache.

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Samacheer Kalvi 7th Social Science Vijayanagar and Bahmani Kingdoms Textual Evaluation

I. Choose the correct answer:

Vijayanagar And Bahmani Kingdom Question And Answer Question 1.
Who was the greatest ruler of Sangama Dynasty? .
(a) Bukka
(b) Devaraya II
(c) Harihara II
(d) Krishna’Devaraya
Answer:
(b) Devaraya II

Vijayanagar And Bahmani Kingdom Question And Answer Pdf Question 2.
Which was the most common animal depicted on the pillars of Vijayanagara style?
(a) Elephant
(b) Horse
(c) Cow
(d) Deer
Answer:
(b) Horse

Vijayanagar And Bahmani Kingdoms Question And Answer Question 3.
Who was the last ruler of the Sangama Dynasty?
(a) Rama Raya
(b) Tirumaladeva Raya
(c) Devaraya II
(d) Virupaksha Raya II
Answer:
(d) Virupaksha Raya II

Vijayanagar And Bahmani Kingdom Question And Answer Pdf In Tamil Question 4.
Who ended the Sultanate in Madurai?
(a) SaluvaNarasimha
(b) Devarayall
(c) Kumara Kampana
(d) Tirumaladeva Raya
Answer:
(c) Kumara Kampana

The Structure Of Governance In Vijayanagara Kingdom Question 5.
Name the Bahmani King who was a linguist and a poet.
(a) Ala-ud-din Hasan Shah
(b) Muhammad I
(c) Sultan Firoz
(d) Mujahid
Answer:
(c) Sultan Firoz

II. Fill in the Blanks

1. ___________ was the capital of Aravidu dynasty.
2. Vijayanagar emperors issued a large number of gold coins called ___________
3. Mahmud Gawan used ___________chemists to teach the preparation and use of gunpowder.
4. In Vijayanagara administration ___________ looked after the affairs of villages.

Answers:

1. Penukonda
2. Varahas
3. Persian
4. Gaudal

III. Match the Following

Vijayanagar And Bahmani Kingdom Class 7 Question 1.

1. Vijayanagara – Ruler of Odisha
2. Prataparudra – Astadiggajas
3. Krishna Devaraya – Pandurangamahatyam
4. Abdur Razzaq – City of victory
5. Tenali Ramakrishna – Persian emissary

Answer:

1. Vijayanagara – City of victory
2. Prataparudra – Ruler of Odisha
3. Krishna Devaraya – Astadiggajas
4. Abdur Razzaq – Persian emissary
5. Tenali Ramakrishna – Pandurangamahatyam

IV.

Vijayanagara Match The Following Question 1.
Assertion (A): The Vijayanagar army was considered one of the feared armies in India.
Reason (R): Vijayanagar armies used both firearm and cavalry.
(a) R is not the correct explanation of A
(b) R is correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct and R is wrong
(d) (A) and (R) are Correct
Answer:
(b) R is correct explanation of A

In Vijayanagar Administration Looked After The Affairs Of Village Question 2.
Find’out the wrong pair
(a) Silk – China
(b) Spices – Arabia
(c) Precious stone – Burma
(d) Madurai Vijayam – Gangadevi
Answer:
(b) Spices – Arabia

Question 3.
Find the odd one out
Harihara II, Muhammad I, Krishnadeva Raya, Devaraya I
Answer:
Muhammad I

Question 4.
Consider the following statements and find out which is/are correct
I. Turquoise throne is one of the bejewelled royal seats of Persian kings described in Firdausi’s Shah Nama.
II. The fertile regions between the rivers Krishna and Tungabhadra and Krishna-Godavari delta were the zones of conflict among the rulers of Vijayanagar, and Bahmani.
III. Muhammad I was educated at Multan.
IV. Mahmud Gawan served with great distinction as the Prime Minister under Muhammad III.
(a) I, II, are correct
(b) I, II, III are correct
(c) II, III, IV are correct
(d) III, IV, are correct
(e) I, II & IV are correct
Answer:
(e) I, II & IV are correct

V. True or False

1. Harihara and Bukka were the founder of Bahmani kingdom.
2. Krishnadeva Raya, who reigned for 20 years, was the most illustrious rulers of Sangama dynasty.
3. Alasani Peddana was the greatest of all Astadiggajas.
4. Kingship of Vijayanagar administration was hereditary, based on the principle of primo geniture.
5. There were 18 monarchs of the Bahmani dynasty.

Answers:

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

VI. Answer in one or two sentences

Question 1.
The four dynasties of Vijayanagara kingdom with reference to prominent rulers of each dynasty.
Answer:
Four dynasties, namely

1. Sangama (1336-1485)
2. Saluva (1485-1505)
3. Tuluva (1505-1570)
4. Aravidu (1570-1646) ruled this kingdom.

Question 2.
Battle of Talikota.
Answer:
The sultans of Deccan kingdoms formed a league to fight the Vijayanagar Empire. The combined forces of the enemies met at Sadasiva Raya Talikota in 1565. In the ensuing battle, known as Rakasa Tangadi (Battle of Talikota), Vijayanagar was defeated.

Question 3.
The structure of governance in Vijayanagar kingdom.
Answer:

1. The empire was divided into different mandalams (provinces), nadus (districts), sthalas (taluks) and finally into gramas (villages).
2. Each province was administered by a governor called Mandalesvara.
3. The lowest unit was the village. Each village had a grama sabha. Gauda, village headman, looked after the affairs of the village.
4. The army consisted of the infantry, cavalry and elephant corps.

Question 4.
five independent kingdoms of Deccan Sultanate.
Answer:
Bidar, Bijapur, Ahmednagar, Berar and Golconda.

Question 5.
The educational reforms of Ala-ud-din Hasan Shah
Answer:
Alaud-din Hasan Shah on his accession, took special care in founding a school to educate his sons and opened institutions for the purpose of educating the children of noble families in the art of soldiery.

VII. Answer in detail

Question 1.
Discuss the career and achievements of Krishna Devaraya.
Answer:
(i) Krishnadevaraya who reigned for 20 years was the most illustrious rulers of the Tuluva dynasty.

(ii) He brought under control the independent chieftains in the Tungabhadra river basin.

(iii) The Bahmani sultan, Mahmud Shah, had been overthrown and kept in imprisonment by his minister. Krishnadevaraya freed the sultan and restored him to the throne. Prataparudra negotiated for peace and offered to marry off his daughter to him.

(iv) Accepting the offer, Krishnadevaraya returned the territory he had conquered from Prataparudra.

(v) Krishnadevaraya, with the assistance of the Portuguese gunners, could easily defeat the Sultan of Golconda and subsequently take over Raichur from the ruler of Bijapur.

A Great Builder:

(i) Krishnadevaraya built huge irrigation tanks and reservoirs for harvesting rainwater.

(ii) He built the famous temples of.Krishnaswamy, Hazara Ramaswamy and Vithalaswamy in the capital city of Hampi.

(iii) He distributed the wealth he gained in wars to all major temples of South India for the purpose of constructing temple gateways (gopura), called ‘Rayagopuram,’ in his honour.

(iv) He had good friendly relationship with the Portuguese and Arabian traders, which increased the Empire’s income through customs.

Patron of Literature, Art and Architecture:
Krishnadevaraya patronised art and literature. Eight eminent luminaries in literature known as astadiggajas adorned his court.

VIII. HOTs

Question 1.
Discuss the causes for the decline of Vijayanagar rule. To what extent the Bahmani sultans contributed to it?
Answer:
The main causes of the decline of the Vijayanagar empire were
(i) The military ambitions of the Vijayanagar rulers and Deccan sultan resulted in shifting alignment.

(ii) In the battle of Talikota, the Vijayanagar empire was completely defeated. Both the Vijaya nagar and Bahamani kingdoms claimed Raichur doab lying between Krishna and Tungabadhra because of its fertile rich land. Both wanted to conquer Golconda because of its gold mines. Both the powers descried to extend their. Kingdom and had religious jealousy. Each considered the other as a danger to its existence.

IX. Map

Question 1.
Highlight the boundaries of Vijayanagar Empire and Bahmani kingdom.
Answer:

X. Answer Grid

Question 1.
Name the kingdom ruled by 18 monarchs which lasted for nearly 180 years.
Answer:
Bahmani

Question 2.
Name the Bahmani Sultan who was restored to the throne by Krishna Devaraya
Answer:
Mahmud Shah

Question 3.
Name the book written by Krishnadevaraya in Sanskrit.
Answer:
Jambavati Kalyanam

Question 4.
Where did Hasan Bahman Shah shift his capital.
Answer:
Gulbarga

XI. Student Activity

Question 1.
Collect information about temples in Tamil Nadu with the influence of Vijayanagara style of art and architecture. Also read the stories of Tenali Ramakrishna in the classroom.
Answer:
Temple architecture received a new impetus and reached to new heights under the patronage of the Vijayanagar rulers. About the architecture of the period. Prof. S.K. Saraswati has observed, “The most frequent design is one in which the shaft becomes either a central core or background for a group of statuary, of substantial proportion and carved practically on the ground. Important features of Vijayanagar style of temple and architecture were: monolithic pillars, ornate brackets, decoration on exterior side of the walls, etc.

A large number of temples were built during this period. Krishnadevaraya built a temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. He renovated several temples. The most important was the temple of Hazara Rama. The royal family worshipped there. Its most interesting features were the four finely polished black stone pillars which support the ‘Mandapa’.

They have beautiful sculptures carved on them. The deities on the pillars represent Vishnu, Lakshminarayana, Krishna, Brahma and others. Scenes from the lipics are depicted on the outer walls of the shrine.

A number of temples were built during the medieval period in the South cities of Vellore, Kumbhakonam, Kalahsti. Srirangam, Conjeevam and Virinchipuram were dotted with magnificent temples.

The temples of Vithala and Pattabhirama also deserve mention. The most important features of the temple of Vithala are the ‘Mahamandappa’ and the ‘garbhagriha’. The Mahamandappa has 56 pillars. The ceilings above these pillars are highly ornamented. Likewise ‘garbhagriha’ is highly ornate:

A ‘rath’ in stone with finely carved wheels adds beauty to Vitthalaswami temple.

‘Gopurams’ – the entrances to the courts of the temples are a unique feature of the south Indian temples, particularly built during the medieval period. These colossal gateways which lend glamour and prestige to the temples were covered by lofty pyramidal tower rising up in storeys and ultimately crowned by a lofty vault. The ‘gopuram’ in the temple of Ekambaranath having ten storeys rising to the height of 188 feet is the most remarkable one.

Samacheer Kalvi 7th Social Science Vijayanagar and Bahmani Kingdoms Additional Questions

I. Choose the correct

Question 1.
The _______ kingdom spread all over the Maharashtra region and partly over karnataka.
(a) Bahmani
(b) Chola
(c) Chera
(d) Vijayanagar
Answer:
(a) Bahmani

Question 2.
Harihara and Bukka belonged to the _______ dynasty.
(a) Saluva
(b) Sangama
(c) Aravidu
(d) Tuglaq
Answer:
(b) Sangama

Question 3.
After _______, the Vijayanagar empire went through a crisis.
(a) Harihara II
(b) Virupaksha Raja II
(c) Devaraya II
(d) Gajapathi
Answer:
(c) Devaraya II

Question 4.
_______ was the Gajapathi ruler of Odisha.
(a) Saluva Narasimha
(b) Bukka
(c) Naras Nayaka
(d) Prataparudra
Answer:
(d) Prataparudra

Question 5.
_______ was the minor who ascended the throne of Vijayanagar.
(a) Achtyuda Raya
(b) Sadasiva Raya
(c) Venkata I
(d) Rama Raya
Answer:
(b) Sadasiva Raya

Question 6.
The site of the city of Vijayanagar on the bank of the river _______.
(a) Krishna
(b) Narmada
(c) Godavari
(d) Tungabhadra
Answer:
(d) Tungabhadra

Question 7.
_______ of the Aravidu dynasty moved to Chandragiri carrying all the treasures and wealth.
(a) Rama Raya
(b) Sadasiva Raya
(c) Tirumaladeva Raya
(d) Achtyda Deva Raya
Answer:
(c) Tirumaladeva Raya

Question 8.
Vijayanagar’s agricultural production was supplemented by humerous _______ industries.
(a) cottage-scale
(b) large-scale
(c) medium-scale
(d) small-scale
Answer:
(a) cottage-scale

Question 9.
_______ succeeded Bahman shah.
(a) Ala-ud-din Hasan
(b) Muhammad bin Tughluq
(c) Muhammad Shah I
(d) Mujahid
Answer:
(c) Muhammad Shah I

Question 10.
_______ was the noteworthy ruler of the Bahmini kingdom who ruled for 19 years.
(a) Muhammad III
(b) Muhammad II
(c) Maljahid
(d) Muhammad shah
Answer:
(a) Muhammad III

II. Fill in the blanks:

1. In 1565, the battle of _________, finally the Deccan kingdoms could crush the Vijayanagar empire.
2. _________, was the head of the Saivitc Sringeri mutt.
3. _________ was the able commander of the Vijayanagar army.
4. Battle of Talikota was also known as _________.
5. Hampi is in ruins and the _________ has declared it a heritage stat
6. In Vijayanagar administration, each province was administrated by a governor called _________.
7. Krishna deva Raya wrote _________ an epic in Telugu
8. _________ was the daughter of Periazhvar.
9. Ala-ud-din Hasan was also known as _________.
10. _________ is a semi-precious stone sky blue in colour.
11. Muhammad shah built two mosques at _________.
12. In his war against the Vijayanagar kings in _________, Gawan used gunpowder.
13. The _________ nobles grew jealous of Gawan’s success and considered him as an obstacle to their rise.
14. _________, son of Alaud-din-Hasan Shah was a patron of learning.
15. Mahmud Gawan’s world famous madrasa was in _________.

Answer:

1. Talikota
2. Vidyaranya
3. Saluva Naraslmha
4. Rakasa Tangadi
5. UNESCO
6. Mandalesvara
7. Amuktamalyada
8. Goda devi (Andal)
9. Hasan Gangu
10. Turquoisel
11. Gulbarga
12. Belgaum
13. Deccan
14. Muhammad I
15. Bidar

III. Match the following

Answer:

1. – e
2. – c
3. – b
4. – a
5. – d

IV.

Question 1.
Assertion (A): The already existing rivalry among nobles such as Deccanis and Pradesis further intensified.
Reason (R): Mahmud Gawan curtailed the powers of the Provincial chief who were mostly Deccanis,
(a) R is not the correct explanation of A
(b) A is correct and R is wrong
(c) R is correct explanation of A
(d) A and R are Correct
Answer:
(c) R is correct explanation of A

Question 2.
Find out the wrong pair
(a) Firdausi – Shah Nama
(b) Bala Hissar – Golconda Fort
(c) Daud – Uncle of Muhammad
(d) Zabar khan – Mahmud Gawan
Answer:
(d) Zabar khan – Mahmud Gawan

Question 3.
Find the odd one out
Mandalams, Peshwa, Sthalas, Gramas.
Answer:
Peshwa

Question 4.
Consider the following statements and find out which is/are correct
I. The repressive measures of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq led to the rise of many independent states.
II. Vijayanagara was called Vidyanagara initially.
III. Saluva Narasimha replaced the Saluva dynasty with Aravidu dynasty.
IV. Muhammad Shah I’s attack on Warangal earned him a large property and wealth,
(a) I, II and III are correct
(b) II and IV ai#€orrect
(c) I, II and IV are correct
(d) II, III and IV are correct
Answer:
(c) I, II and IV are correct

V. True or False

1. Muhammad II’s reign was peaceful.
2. Mahmud Gawan was well versed in Islamic theory.
3. The contribution of Bahmani kings to architecture is evident in Hampi.
4. The Golconda fort is located in eastern Karnataka.
5. Shihab-ud-din Mahmud reigned as the sultan until his death.

Answers:

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

VI. Answer In one or two sentences

Question 1.
Name the Five sultanates into which the Bahmani kingdom split in the sixteenth century.
Answer:
Bijapur, Ahmednagar, Golconda, Bidar and Berar.

Question 2.
What led to the final collapse or the empire about 1646.
Answer:
Internal dissensions and the intrigues of the sultans of Bijapur and Golconda, however, led to the final collapse of the empire about 1646.

Question 3.
Write a short note on the economic condition of Vijayanagar kingdom.
Answer:

1. The Vijayanagar Empire was one of the richest states then known to the world.
2. Several foreign travellers, who visited the empire left behind glowing accounts of its splendour and wealth.
3. The emperors issued a large number of gold coins called Varahas.

Question 4.
Give an account of the irrigation polices of Vijayanagar empire.
Answer:
Ahuge tank was built with the help of Portuguese masons. Channels were constructed to supply water from the tank to different parts of the city. The city was well stocked with a variety of agricultural goods.

Question 5.
Name the cottage scale industries of the Vijayanagar kingdom.
Answer:
Textile, Mining and Metallurgy.

Question 6.
Describe the growth of trade in the Vijayanagar empire.
Answer:
(i) During the Vijayanagar Empire, inland, coastal and overseas trade flourished in goods such as silks from China, spices from the Malabar region and precious stones from Burma (Myanmar).
(ii) Vijayanagar traded with Persia, South Africa, Portugal, Arabia, China, Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka.

Question 7.
What led to frequent wars during Ala-ud-din Hasan’s rule?
Answer:
Ala-ud-din Hasan’s attempt to exact an annual tribute from the state of Warangal, the Reddi kingdoms of Rajahmundry and Kondavidu, led to frequent wars.

Question 8.
Write a short note on the Golconda Fort.
Answer:
The Golconda Fort is located about 11 kilometres from Hyderabad on a hill 120 meters height. The fort is popular for its acoustic architecture. The highest point of the fort is Bala Hissar. It is believed that there is a secret underground tunnel, which leads from the Turbar Hall to one of the palaces at the foot of the hills.

Question 9.
Why did Mahmud Gawan divide the Bahmani sultanate into eight provinces.
Answer:
Gawan divided the existing four provinces of the Bahmani Sultanate into eight provinces so as to limit the area under the rule of each governor and to make the provincial administration more manageable.

Question 10.
Name the places in which schools were founded by the successors of Sultan Firoz.
Answer:
Gulbarga, Bidar, Daulatabad and Kandahar

Question 11.
Mention the salient features of Mahamed Gawan’s madrasa in Bidar.
Answer:
Mahmud Gawan’s world famous madrasa in Bidar, with a large library, containing a collection of3000 manuscripts, is illustrative of the importance given to scholarship and education by Gawan.

VII. Answer in Detail :

Question 1.
Describe the contribution of Vijayanagar rulers to Architecture.
Answer:
(i) The temple building activity of the Vijayanagar rulers produced a new style called the Vijayanagara style.

(ii) Prominence of pillars and piers, in large numbers, and the manner in which they were sculptured are hallmarks of the Vijayanagara style.

(iii) Horse was the most common animal to be depicted on the pillars. The structures have a mandapam (open pavilion) with a raised platform, generally meant for seating the deity on special occasions.

(iv) These temples also have a marriage hall with elaborately carved pillars.

Question 2.
Give an account of the eight ministers of the Bahmani state.
Answer:

VIII. HOTS:

Question 1.
Arrange the names of the following rulers in the chronological order.
(1) Mujahid
(2) Muhammad Shah I
(3) Shinab-ud-din Mahmud
(4) Muhammad III
Answer:
(2) Muhammad Shah I
(1) Mujahid
(4) Muhammad III
(3) Shinab-ud-din Mahmud

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1. Comprehension questions.

Making Life Worthwhile Poem Question 1.
What should we learn from every soul?
Answer:
We should learn the good from every soul.

Making Life Worthwhile Poem Questions And Answers Question 2.
What qualities will help us to brave the thickening ills of life?
Answer:
A little grace, a kind thought, an unfelt aspiration, a bit of courage and a gleam of faith are the qualities that help us to brave the thickening ills of life.

Making Life Worthwhile Question 3.
Why should we make this life worthwhile?
Answer:
We should make this life worthwhile to have a glimpse of the brighter skies.

Making Life Worthwhile Poem Summary Question 4.
What does the poet assure if we make our life worthwhile?
Answer:
Heaven is sure to be our property that may be inherited by us, if we make our life worthwhile.

Making Life Worthwhile Poem Summary In English Question 5.
Pick out any two lines of repetition from the poem.
Answer:
‘One’ is repeated in the poem like in the lines “one aspiration yet unfelt”; “one bit of courage”.

2. Fill in the blanks.

1. We should have an ______ in life.
2. A ______ is needed for the darkening sky.
3. One must have a ______ of brighter skies to make the life worthwhile.

Answers:

1. aspiration
2. bit of courage
3. glimpse

3. Figure of speech.

Repetition:

Repetition is a literary device that repeats the same words of phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable. It is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and bring attention to an idea.

“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep,
and miles to go before I sleep.” – Robert Frost

Making Life Worthwhile Poem Lesson Additional Questions

I. Poem Comprehension – Additional

1. Some little grace; one kindly thought;
One aspiration yet unfelt;
One bit of courage
For the darkening sky;

8th English Poem Making Life Worthwhile Question a.
What qualities are mentioned here?
Answer:
Some Grace, a kind thought, hope and courage.

Making Life Worth While Question b.
What do you mean by the word ‘grace’?
Answer:
‘Grace’ means elegance or charm.

2. One gleam of faith
To brave the thickening ills of life;

Making Life Worthwhile Poem Explanation Question a.
How can we brave the thickening ills of life?
Answer:
We can brave them by a gleam of faith.

Worthwhile Poem Explanation Question b.
Why does the poet say thickening ills of life?
Answer:
The evils and obstacles in life are increasing.

II Poetic Devices

1. “Get there some good”.
What is the poetic device used here?
Answer:
Alliteration is used here. The words get – good are alliterated.

2. “And heaven a surer heritage”
Pick out the alliterated words.
Answer:
heaven – heritage are alliterated.

3. One aspiration yet unfelt;
One bit of courage
What is the literary device used here?
Answer:
Repetition. The word one’ is repeated in these two lines.

III. Making Life Worthwhile Poem Short Questions and Answers.

Making Life Worthwhile Poem Lines Question 1.
What does every soul touch?
Answer:
Every soul touches our heart.

8th Poem Making Life Worthwhile Question 2.
How do we look at the brighter skies?
Answer:
We look at one glimpse at the brighter skies.

Worthwhile Poem Summary Question 3.
What do you mean by ‘heritage’?
Answer:
Heritage means ‘inheritance’. The property inherited from our ancestors.

III. Making Life Worthwhile Poem Paragraph Paragraph Question with Answer.

Making Life Worthwhile Question Answer Question 1.
How can we make our life Worthwhile?
Answer:
We should learn the good from every soul that touches our heart. Some little grace, a kind thought, a hope or an ambition of achieving a desire or wish and a bit of courage is needed to step into the darkening world. We need faith that shines brightly to face the evils and obstacles of life. A quick look at the brighter side of our life will make our life valuable. Only then, heaven would surely be our inherited property.

Making Life Worthwhile Poem Summary In English

The poet talks about how to make our life worthwhile. We should learn the good from every soul that touches our heart. It may be the slightest contact with them. But still, we have to get some, good from them. We need a little grace, one kind thought, a hope or an ambition of achieving our desire or wish. We also need a bit of courage to step into our darkening world. We need a shine of faith to face the evils and obstacles in our life. A quick look at the brighter side of life will make our life valuable and surely, heaven would be our inherited property.