Kerala Syllabus 9th Standard Maths Solutions Chapter 5 Circles

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Kerala Syllabus 9th Standard Maths Circles Text Book Questions and Answers

Textbook Page No. 68

Question 1.
Prove that the line joining the centres of two intersecting circles is the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points of intersection.
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Answer:
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AC = AD (Radii of the same circle)
AE = AE (Common side)
BC = BD (Radii of the same circle)
ΔABC = ΔABD (Three sides are equal)
In equal triangles, angles opposite to equal sides are equal.
So, ∠CAE = ∠DAE
Consider ΔCAE and ΔEAD.
∠CAE = ∠DAE
AC = AD (Radii of the same circle)
AE = AE (Common side)
ΔAEC = ΔAED (Two sides and the angle between them)
In equal triangles, sides opposite to equal angles are equal.
So, CE = DE (∠CAE = ∠DAE)
CE = DE ………(1)
In equal triangles, angles opposite to equal sides are equal. So, ∠AEC = ∠AED
∠AEC + ∠AED = 180° (Linear pair)
∠AEC = ∠AED = 90° ………(2)
From equation (1) and (2)
The line joining the centres of the circles is the perpendicular bisector of the chord.

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Question 2.
The picture on the right shows two circles centred on the same point and a line intersecting them. Prove that the parts of the line between the circles on either side are equal.
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Answer:
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AD and BC are chords.
OE bisects the chords perpendicularly AD and BC
BE = CE
AE = DE
AE – BE = DE – CE
AB = CD

Question 3.
The figure shows two chords drawn on either sides of a diameter: What is the length of the other chord?
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Answer:
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PO is the perpendicular bisector of AB, OQ is the perpendicular bisector of AC.
∠OAQ = ∠OAP = 30° (Given)
∠OQA = ∠OPA = 90° (Right angles)
∴ ∠AOQ = ∠AOP (Third angle also equal)
AO = AO (Common side)
ΔOQA = ΔOPA
In equal triangles, sides opposite to equal angles are equal. So AP = AQ.
AP = ½AB (Perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord)
AQ = ½AC
Since AP = AQ
½AB = ½AC
AB = AC
So length of AC = 3 cm

Question 4.
A chord and the diameter through one of its ends are drawn in a circle. A chord of the same inclination is drawn on the other side of the diameter.
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Prove that the chords are of the same length.
Answer:
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AB is the diameter
AC and AD are the chords
Given that ∠OAC = ∠OAD
In triangle OAC,
∠OAC = ∠OCA
In triangle OAD,
∠OAD = ∠ODA
Consider the ΔOAC and ΔOAD
∠OAC = ∠OAD; ∠OCA = ∠ODA
∠AOC = ∠AOD; AO = AO
Triangles are equal.
Sides opposite to equal angles are also equal.
∴ AC = AD

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Question 5.
The figure shows two chords drawn on either sides of a diameter. How much is the angle the other chord makes with the diameter?
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Answer:
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AD is the diameter and O is the centre of the circle.
∠OAB = 40°
Consider ΔOAB and ΔOAC
AB = AC = 3cm
OC = OB (Radius of the circle)
OA = OA (Common side)
Three sides ΔOAB of are equal to three sides of ΔOAC
In equal triangles, angle opposite to equal sides are equal.
∴ ∠OAB = ∠OAC
∴ ∠OAC = 40°

Question 6.
Prove that the angle made by two equal chords drawn from a point on the circle is bisected by the diameter through that point.
Answer:
AB, AC are the chords of same length AD is the diameter of the circle.
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When we consider ΔAOB, ΔAOC
AB = AC (Given)
OB = OC (Radius)
OA = OA (Common side)
Three sides ΔOAB of are equal to three sides of ΔOAC.
In equal triangles, angle opposite to equal sides are equal.
∠BAO = ∠CAO
∴ the diameter AD bisects ∠A.

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Question 7.
Draw a square and a circle through all four vertices. Draw diameters parallel to the sides of the square and draw a polygon joining the end points of these diameters and the vertices of the square.
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Prove that this polygon is a regular octagon.
Answer:
The diameters are parallel to the sides
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∠ADC = ∠BDC = 90°
Consider ΔADC & ΔBDC
AD = BD (Perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord)
DC = DC (Common side)
∠ADC = ∠BDC (90° each)
Two sides and the angle between them of ΔADC are equal to two sides and the angle between them of ΔBDC.
So ΔADC & ΔBDC are equal.
∴ AC = BC
In the same way we can see that other sides of the octagon are also equal.
So it is a regular octagon.

Textbook Page No. 72

Question 1.
Prove that chords of the same length in a circle are at the same distance from the centre.
Answer:
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AB, CD are the chords of same length.
AB = CD
AP = ½AB (Perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord)
Similarly CQ = ½CD
AP = CQ [Since AB = CD]
Consider the right angled triangle ΔAOP and ΔCOQ
OP² = OA² – AP²
OP² = OB² – CQ² [Since OA = OB, AP = CQ]
OP² = OQ²
∴ OP = OQ
So, the chords of the same length in a circle are at the same distance from the centre.

Question 2.
Two chords intersect at a point on a circle and the diameter through this point bisects the angle between the chords. Prove that the chords have the same length.
Answer:
OA = OC (radius of the same circle)
OB = OB (common side)
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∠OBA = ∠OBC (given)
∠BAO = ∠BCO [Base angle of isosceless triangle ΔOCB & ΔOCA]
∠AOB = ∠BOC;
∴ ΔAOB = ΔBOC
So the sides AB and BC opposite to equal angles are also equal.

Question 3.
In the picture on the right, the angles between the radii and the chords are equal. Prove that the chords are of the same length.
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Answer:
Perpendiculars are drawn from the centre of the circle to the chords.
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Consider ΔAOM, ΔCON;
OM = ON
OA = OC (radii)
∠AMO = ∠CNO = 90°
∠A = ∠C (given)
ΔAOM ≅ ΔCON (A.A.S)
In equal triangles, angle opposite to equal sides are equal.
AM = CN
½AB = ½CD
∴ AB = CD

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Textbook Page No. 73

Question 1.
In a circle, a chord I cm away from the centre is 6 cm long. What is the length of a chord 2 cm away from the centre?
Answer:
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Radius of the circle =
\(\sqrt{3^{2} + 1^{2}} = \sqrt{9 + 1} = \sqrt{10}\)
AB = \(\sqrt{\sqrt{10}^{2} – 2^{2}} = \sqrt{10 – 4} = \sqrt{6}\)
Length of the chord \(\sqrt 6 + \sqrt 6 = 2\sqrt 6\)

Question 2.
In a circle of radius 5cm, two parallel chords of lengths 6cm and 8cm are drawn on either side of a diameter. What is the distance between them? If parallel chords of these lengths are drawn on the same side of a diameter, what would be the distance between them?
Answer:
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OM = \(\sqrt{5^{2} – 3^{2}}\)
= \(\sqrt{25 – 9}\)
=\(\sqrt {16}\) = 4 cm
ON = \(\sqrt{5^{2} – 4^{2}}\)
= \(\sqrt{25 – 16}\)
=\(\sqrt 9\) = 3 cm
The distance between the chords = 4 + 3 = 7cm
If the chords are on same side = 4 – 3 = 1cm

Question 3.
The bottom side of the quadrilateral in the picture is a diameter of the circle and the top side is a chord parallel to it. Calculate the area of the quadrilateral.
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Answer:
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AB = \(\sqrt{2.5^{2} – 1.5^{2}}\)
= \(\sqrt{6.25 – 2.25}\)
=\(\sqrt 4\) = 2 cm
The quadrilateral is a trapezium.
The distance between the parallel sides = 2 cm
Area = \(\frac{1}{2}\) × 2 × (5 + 3) = 8cm²

Question 4.
In a circle, two parallel chords of lengths 4 and 6 centimetres are 5 centimetres apart. What is the radius of the circle?
Answer:
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MN = 5
ON = x
OM = 5 – x
x² + 3² = (5 – x)² + 2²
x² + 9 = 25 – 10x + x² + 4
9 = 25 – 10x + 4
10x = 25 + 4 – 9
10x = 20
x = 20/10 = 2
Radius = \(\sqrt{2^{2} + 3^{2}}\) = \(\sqrt {4 + 9}\) = \(\sqrt {13}\)cm

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Textbook Page No. 78

Question 1.
Draw three triangles with lengths of two sides 4 cm and 5 cm and angle between them 60°, 90° and 120°. Draw the circumcircle of each . (Note how the position of the circumcentre changes).
Answer:
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In this triangle all the angles are less than 90°. The circum centre ‘O’ is inside the triangle.
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In the triangle with one angle is 90°. The circum centre is the midpoint of the hypotenuse.
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In this triangle with an angle greater than 90°. The circumcentre ‘O’ is outside the triangle.

Question 2.
The equal sides of an isosceles triangle are 8 cm long and the radius of its circumcircle is 5 cm. Calculate the length of its third side.
Answer:
ΔABC is an isosceles triangle The bisector of ∠A bisects BC
OM = x; BM = \(\sqrt{5^{2} – x^{2}}\)
When we consider ΔAMB,
AB² = AM² + BM²
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82 = (5 + r)² + \((\sqrt {5^{2} – x^{2}})^{2}\)
64 = 25 + 10x + x² + 25 – x²
64 = 10x + 50
14 = 10x
x = 14/10
= 1.4
BM = \((\sqrt {5^{2} – 1.4^{2}}\)
BC = \(2(\sqrt {5^{2} – 1.4^{2}} = 2\sqrt {23.04} = \sqrt {92.16}\)
= 9.6 cm

Question 3.
Find the relation between the length of a side and the circumradius of an equilateral triangle.
Answer:
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In ΔABC,
AB = BC + AC (sides of an equilateral triangle)
∠DAO = 30°, ∠ADO = 90°
∴ ∠AOD = 60°
By using the properties of angles 30°, 60°, 90°.
If OA = r
OD = \(\frac{r}{2}\)
AD = \(\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}\)r
AB = 2 × \(\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}\)r = \(\sqrt 3\)r
One side of an equilateral triangle is \(\sqrt 3\) times its circumradius.

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Kerala Syllabus 9th Standard Maths Circles Exam Oriented Text Book Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Draw a circle which passes through the points A, B and radius 5 cm.
Answer:
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The 5 cm line drawn from A meet the perpendicular bisector of AB at point O. The a circle drawn with O as centre and OA as radius will pass through A and B.

Question 2.
The distance between the points A and B is 3 cm. Find out the radius of the smallest circle which passes through these points? What is AB about this circle?
Answer:
1.5 cm. Diameter.

Question 3.
Draw circles which passes through the points A and B and radius 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm.
Answer:
Centres of the circle lie on the same straight line.

Question 4.
Two circles in the diagram have same radius. Prove that AC = BD.
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Answer:
OP is drawn perpendicular to the chord. OP bisect CD and AB.
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Question 5.
A and B are the centres of two circles in the diagram. Circles meet at points O and P. MN || AB. Then prove that MN = 2 × AB.
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Answer:
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Draw perpendicular lines AX, BY
∴ XM = XO similarly YN = YO
MN = MX + XY + YN
= OX + XY + OY = XY + XY
= 2XY = 2AB

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Question 6.
AB is he diameter of the circle with centre C. PQ || AB, AB = 50cm, PQ = 14cm. Find BQ.
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Answer:
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Draw CM perpendicular PQ.
PQ = 14cm,
∴ MQ = 7 cm, CN = 7;
CB = 25 cm
CQ = 25 cm
NB = 25 – 7 = 18
CM = \(\sqrt{25^{2} – 7^{2}} = \sqrt{625 – 49}\)
=\(\sqrt{576}\) = 24
∴ NQ = 24
BQ = \(\sqrt{NQ^{2} – NB^{2}} = \sqrt{24^{2} + 18^{2}}\)
= \(\sqrt {576 + 524} = \sqrt {900}\) = 30 cm

Question 7.
AB, AC are two chords of a circle and the bisector of ∠BAC is a diameter of the circle. Prove that AB = AC.
Answer:
OA = OA (common side)
∠OPA = ∠OQA = 90°
(OP ⊥ AB, OQ ⊥ AC) ∠PAO
= ∠QAO (AE bisector)
∴ ΔOAP = ΔOAQ
OP = OQ therefore AB = AC (Equal chords of a circle are equidistant from the centre).
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Question 8.
In the question above instead of assuming ∠OAB = ∠OCD assuming that AB = CD and then prove that ∠OAB = ∠OCD.
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Answer:
∠OAB = ∠OCD (Given)
OA = OC (radius).
∠P = ∠Q = 90°
∴ (OP ⊥ AB, OQ ⊥ CD ) ∴ ΔOAP ≅ ΔOCQ;
∴ OP = OQ, Therefore AB = CD
[Equal chords of a circle are equidistant from die centre]

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Question 9.
What is the distance from the centre of a circle of a circle of radius 5 cm to a chord of length 8 cm.
Answer:
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Distance from the centre = cp = \(\sqrt{5^{2} – 4^{2}}\)
= \(\sqrt{25 – 16} = \sqrt{9}\) = 3cm

Kerala Syllabus 8th Standard Maths Solutions Chapter 1 Equal Triangles

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Equal Triangles Text Book Questions and Answers

Textbook Page No. 11

Question 1.
In each pair of triangles below, find all pair of matching angles and write them down.
Kerala Syllabus 8th Standard Maths Solutions Part 1 Chapter 1 Equal Triangles 1
Solution:
(i) ∠A = ∠R (The angles opposite to 5cm sides)
∠B = ∠P (The angles opposite to the sides of length 4 cm)
∠C = ∠Q (The angles opposite to the sides of length 6 cm)

(ii) ∠L = ∠Y (The angles opposite to the sides of length 10cm)
∠M = ∠Z (The angles opposite to the side of length 4 cm)
∠N = ∠X (The angles opposite to the side of length 8cm)

Question 2.
In the triangles below AB = QR, BC = RP, CA = PQ
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Compute ∠C of ∆ABC and all angle of ∆PQR.
Solution: C = 80° (Use the property that the sum of three angles of a triangle is 180°)
AB = QR
∴ ∠C = ∠P
∠C = 80°
∴ ∠P = 80°

BC = RP
∴ ∠A = ∠Q
∠A = 40°
∴ ∠Q = 40°

CA = PQ
∴ ∠B = ∠R
∠B = 60°
∴ ∠R = 60°
(The angle opposite to equal sides are equal)

Question 3.
In the triangle below.
AB = QR BC = PQ CA = RP
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Compute the remaining angles of both the triangles.
Solution:
AB = QR ∴ ∠C = ∠P
BC = PQ ∴ ∠A = ∠R
CA = RP ∴ ∠B= ∠Q
∠A = 60° ∴ ∠R = 6o°
∠Q = 70° ∴ ∠B = 70°
∠A = 60, ∠B = 70° then ∠C = 180 – (60° + 70°)
∴ ∠C = 50° ∴ ∠P = 50°

Question 4.
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Are the angles of ∆ABC and ∆ABDequal in the figure above? Why?
Solution:
The side AB is common to both the triangles in the figure.
The side of ∆ABC are equal to the sides of ∆ABD. So the angles of ∆ABC are equal to the sides of ∆ABC.

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Question 5.
In the quadrilateral ABCD shown below, AB = AD, BC = CD
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Compute all the angles of the quadrilateral?
Solution:
AB = AD, BC = CD
AC is the common side
The sides of the triangles ABC and ADC are equal. So their angles are also equal. AB = DC
∴ ∠ACD = ∠ACB = 50° (Angles opposite to equal sides of a triangle are equal)
BC = CD
∴ ∠BAC = ∠DAC = 30° (Angles opposite to equal sides are equal in a triangle )
∴ ∠D = ∠B = 100°

Textbook Page No. 15

Question 1.
In each pair of triangles below find the pairs of matching angles and write them down.
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Solution:
(i) BC = PR (If two sides of a triangle and the angle made by them are equal to two sides of another triangle and the angle made by them, then the third sides of the triangle are also equal.)
∴ ∠B = ∠R
∴ ∠C = ∠P
∴ ∠A = ∠Q (The opposite angles of equal sides of two triangles are also equal)

(ii) MN = XY (If two sides of triangle and the angle made by then are equal to two sides of another triangle and the angle made by them, then the third sides of the triangle are also equal)
∴ ∠L = ∠Z
∠M = ∠Y
∠N = ∠X (If two sides of a triangle are equal, the angles opposite to these sides are also equal)

Question 2.
In the figure below, AC and BE are parallel lines.
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(i) Are the lengths of BC and DE equal. Why?
(ii) Are BC and DE parallel? Why?
Solution:
(i) Given AC and BE are parallel lines.
∴ ∠CAB = ∠EBD
When we consider the triangles ∆CAB, ∆EBD (Corresponding angles)
BC = DE (The two sides of ∆ CAB and the angle made by them are equal to the two sides of ∆ EBD and the angle made by them. So the thirif side of triangle are also equal.)

(ii) Yes, they are parallel.
∠ABC = ∠BDE (The angles opposite to the equal sides of equal triangles are equal) But they are corresponding angles. BC and DE are parallel.

Question 3.
Is ABCD in the figure, a parallelo¬gram? Why?
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Solution:
AC = BD
AB is the common side.
The angles between the sides AC, AB and BD, AB are equal.
∴ BC = AD
The opposite sides of quadrilateral ∆CBD are equal. The angles opposite to equal sides of triangles ∆ABC and ∆ABD are equal. So the opposite angles in quadrilateral ACBD are also equal.
∴ ACBD is a parallelogram.

Question 4.
In the figure below, M is the midpoint of the line AB. Compute the other two angles of ∆ABC
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Solution:
AM = BM (Given M is the mid point of AB)
CM = CM (common)
∠AMC = 90° = ∠BMC
∴ The two sides in ∆AMC and ∆BMC and the angle made by them are equal.
So the third side and other angles are equal.
∠A = 50° ∴ ∠B = 50°
∠ACM = 40° ∴ ∠BCM = 40°
∴ ∠C = 80°

Question 5.
In the figure below, the lines AB and CD are parallel and M is the mid point of AB.
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(i) Compute the angle of ∆AMD, ∆MBC and ∆DCM?
(ii) What is special about the quadrilateral AMCD and MBCD?
Solution:
Given AB = 12 cm and M is the mid-point of AB.
∴ AM = MB = 6 cm
In quadrilateral AMCD,
AM = CD
AB||CD ∴ AM||CD
∴ AMCD is a parallelogram.
∴ ∠AMD = ∠CDM (Alternate interior angles)
∠ADM = ∠CMD (Alternate interior angles)
∠A = ∠DCM = 40° = ∠CMB
∴ ∠MCB = 80° [180 – (60 + 40)]
(i) The angles of ∆AMD, ∆MBC and ∆DCM are 40°, 60° and 80° respectively.
(ii) Both of them are parallelograms.

Textbook Page No. 21

Question 1.
In each pair of triangles below, find matching pairs of sides and write their names.
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Solution:
(i) BC = PQ
AC = PR (The two angles and the side in between them in ∆ ABC are equal to the two angles and the side in between them in ∆PQR. So the third angles of the triangles ∠C and ∠R are also equal. Also BC and PQ, opposite to the 50° angle are also equal. The sides AC and PR opposite to the 70° angle are also equal.

(ii) ∠N = 70°
∠Z= 80°
MN = XZ
∠M = ∠Z(Sides opposite to equal angles are also equal)

Question 2.
In the figure, AP and BQ equal and parallel are lines drawn at the ends of the line AB. The point of inter section of PQ and AB is marked as M.
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(i) Are the sides of ∆AMP equal to the sides of ∆BMQ? Why?
(ii) What is special about the position of M on AB.
(iii) Draw a line 5.5 cm long. Using a set square, locate the midpoint of this line.
Solution:
(i) Yes, they are equal
∠P = ∠Q
∠A = ∠B (alternate angles formed by cutting the parallel lines AP and QB by PQ and AB.)
AP = QB
∴ The third angle of ∆APM and ∆BMQ and opposite sides of equal angles are equal.
(ii) AM = BM. So M is the midpoint of AB.
(iii) Draw a line segment of length 5.5 cm. Draw perpendiculars of equal lengths upward at one end of the line and downwards at the other end. Join the ends. This line divides the first one equally.
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Question 3.
In the figure, ABCDE is a pentagon with all sides of the same length and all angles of the same size. The sides AB and AE extended, meet the side CD extended at Px and Q.
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(i) Are the sides of ∆BPC equal to the sides of ∆EQD? Why?
(ii) Are the sides of AP and AQ of ∆ APQ equal? Why?
Solution:
(i) Yes, this are equal the sides and angles of a pentagon are equal.
∴ BC = DE
∠PBC = ∠PCB (Exterior angles of a regular pentagon)
∠QDE = ∠QED (Exterior angles of a regular pentagon)
∆QDE = ∆QED (If two angles and side of one triangle are equal are equal to two angles and corresponding side of the other triangle then their sides are equal.
BP = EQ and PC = DQ

(ii) AB = AE sides of regular pentagon.
BP = EQ
∴ AP = AQ [AB + BP = AC + EQ]

Question 4.
In ∆ABC and ∆PQR shown below.
AB = QR BC = RP CA = PQ
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(i) Are CD and PS equal? Why?
(ii) What is the relation between the areas of ∆ABC and ∆PQR?
Solution:
(i) AB = QR
BC = RP
∠A = ∠Q
∴ ∆ABC and ∆QRP are equal triangles. Given all sides of ∆ABC are equal to the sides of ∆QRP
∴ CD and PS are equal. (Opposite sides of equal angles

(ii) AB = QR and CD = PS
⇒ 1/2 AB × CD = 1/2QR × PS
∴ The areas of ∆ABC and ∆PQR are equal.

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Question 5.
In the quadrilateral ABCD shown below the sides AB and CD are parallel. M is midpoint of the side BC. The lines DM and AB extended meet at N.
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(i) Are the areas of ∆DCM and ∆BMN equal? Why?
(ii) What is the relation between the areas of the quadrilateral ABCD and the triangle ADN.
Solution:
(i) M is the midpoint of the line BC.
∴ CM = MB; BN || DC
∴ ∠DCM = ∠NBM (Alternate angles)
∠DMC = ∠NMB (Vertically opposite angles)
∴ ∆DCM and ∆BMN are equal triangles. So their areas are equal.

(ii) The areas of ∆DCM and ∆BMN are equal and quadrilateral AB, MD common
∴ The area of the quadrilateral
ABCD and the area of ∆ADN are equal.

Question 6.
Are the two diagonals of a rectangle equal. Why?
Solution:
ABCD is a rectangle.
Consider the ∆ABD and ∆ABC
AB = AB, common AD = BC (opposite sides of rectangle); ∠A = ∠B =90°
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Both sides of ∆ABD and ∆ABC and the angle formed by them are equal. So the third sides BD and AC are equal. So the diagonals of the rectangle are equal.

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Question 1.
Some are equal isosceles triangles are drawn below, In each, one angle is given. Find the other angles.
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Solution:
(i) 30°, 75°, 75°
(ii) 40°, 70°, 70°
(iii) 20°, 8o°, 8o°
(iv) 100°, 40°, 40°

Question 2.
One angle of an isosceles triangle is 90°. What are the other two angles?
Solution:
The other two angles are equal. So they are 45°, 45°

Question 3.
One angle of an isosceles triangle is 6o°. What are the other two angles.
Solution:
The other two angles are equal. So they are 60°, 60°

Question 4.
In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle and A, B are points on the circle.
Compute ∠A and ∠B?
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Solution:
OA = OB (radius of circle)
∆AOB is a isosceles triangle; ∴ ∠A = ∠B
∠O = 60°
∴ ∠A = ∠B = 60°

Question 5.
In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle and A, B, C are points on the circle.
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What are the angles of ∆ABC?
Solution:
∆AOB, ∆AOC, ∆BOC are isosceles triangles. Each triangles are with angles 120°, 30° and 30°.
∴ ∠A = ∠B = ∠C = 30° + 30° = 60°

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Question 1.
Draw a line of 6.5 centimetres long and draw its perpendicular bisector.
Solution:
Draw a line segment AB of length 6.5 c.m with A and B as centres draw arcs on both sides of AB with equal radii. The radius of each of these arcs must be more the half the length of AB. Let these arcs cut each other at points C and D. Join CD which cuts AB at M
Then AM = BM. Also ∠AMC = 90°
Hence, the line segment CD is the perpendicular bisector of AB as it bisects AB at M and is also perpendicular to AB.
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Question 2.
Draw a square, each side 3.75 centimetres long?
Solution:
Draw AB = 3. 75 cm at. A Construct ∠PAB = 90° from AP, cut AD = 3.75 cm
Taking D as centre, draw an arc of radius 3.75 cm and taking B as centre, draw one more are of radius 3.75 cm.
Let the two arcs intersect at point C. Join BC and DC.
Then ABCD is the required square.
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Question 3.
Draw an angle of 750 and draw its bisector?
Solution:
Draw a line segment AB of any suitable length with A as centre. Draw an arc of any size to cut AB at D. With D as centre. Draw another arcs of some size to cut the previous arc at C.
Now ∠CAD = 60°. Draw ∠EAB = 90° and bisect ∠EAC.
∴∠PAC = 150 ∠DAC + ∠CAP = 60 + 15 = 75°
∴ ∠BAP = 75°
Then bisect
∠BAP AQ to the bisectors of ∠PAB
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Question 4.
Draw a circle of radius 2.25 centimetres.
Solution:
Draw a line of length 4.5 cm. Draw its perpendicular bisector it meet at point ‘O’.
‘O’ is the centre of the circle and radius = 2.25 cm. Then complete the circle.
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Question 5.
Draw ∆ ABC, with AB = 6 cm,
∠A = 22\(\frac{1}{2}\)°, ∠B = 67\(\frac{1}{2}\)°
Solution:
Draw the line AB in 6 cm length. Draw angle A at 45° and draw its bisector. Draw angle 135° at B and draw its bisector. Mark the point as C where bi-sectors meet.
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Question 6.
Draw a triangle and perpendicular bisectors of all three sides. Do all these three bisectors intersect at the same point?
Solution:
Draw a triangle ABC. By using compass mark the arcs on both sides from each ends.
Draw the same for all sides. They intersect at same point
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Question 7.
Draw a triangle and the bisectors of the three angles. Do all three bisectors intersect at the same point.
Solution:
Draw a triangle PQR and by using com-pass draw the bisectors of angles. All three bisectors meet at the same point.
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Question 8.
Prove that if both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are equal, then it is a parallelogram.
Solution:
When the diagonal of a quadrilateral with equal opposite sides is drawn, we get two equal triangles. The angels opposite to the diagonal in the triangles are equal. That is the opposite sides and angles in the quadrilateral are equal. So the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

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Question 9.
In the figure, ABCD is parallelogram and AP = CQ
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Prove that PBQD is a parallelogram
Solution:
DC = AB ………. (1)
AD = CB
QC = AP ……. (2) (as ABCD is a parallelogram)
(1) – (2) ⇒ DC – QC = AB – AP; ∴ DQ = PB
When, ∆ APD, ∆ CQB are considered.
AD = CB
AP = QC
∠A = ∠C, The two sides and angle formed by them in these triangles are equal. So the third sides PD and BQ are equal.
∴ Two pairs of opposite sides in the quadrilateral PBQD are equal. So PBQD is a parallelogram.

Question 10.
Prove that if all sides of a parallelogram are equal, them each diagonal is the perpendicular bisector of the other.
Solution:
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The diagonal BD divides the parallelogram into two isosceles triangles. [The angles opposite to the equal sides in an isosceles triangles are equal.] So the diagonal DB bisect ∠D and ∠B.
Similarly the diagonal AC bisect A and ∠C. 4x +4y = 360° ⇒ x + y = 90°
The four triangles formed by intersec¬ting the diagonals are equal triangles. Each one 90 angle. So each diagonal is the perpendicular bisector of the other. In ∆AMD ∠AMD = 180 – (x – y) = 180 – 90 = 90° ⇒ BD ⊥ AC

Question 11.
In the figure below O is the centre of the circle and AB is the diameter. C is the point on the circle.
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(i) Compute ∠CAB
(ii) Draw another figure like this with a different number for the size of ∠COB. Calculate ∠CAB
Solution:
(i) ∠BOC = 50°
∴ ∠COA = 180° – 50°= 130° (straight angle)
OA = OC (radii)
∴ AOC is an isosceles triangle.
∴ ∠A = ∠C = \(\frac{180-130}{2}\) = 25°

(ii) ∠O = 70°
∴ ∠COA = 180 – 30 = 150°
OA = OC
∴ ∠CAB = ∠ACO =\(\frac{180-150}{2}=\frac{30}{2}\) = 15°
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Question 12.
In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle and AB is a diameter. C is a point on the circle.
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(i) Compute ∠ACB
(ii) Draw another figure like this, changing the size of ∠COB and calculate ∠ACB.
Solution:
(i) ∠BOC = 50°
∠AOC = 130°
∆ AOC and ∆ BOC are isosceles triangles.
∠OAC = ∠OCA = \(\frac{180-130}{2}\) = 25°
∠OBC = ∠OCR = \(\frac{180-50}{2}\) = 65°
∠ACB = ∠OCA+ ∠OCB
25° + 65° = 90°

(ii) ∠AOC = 180 – 80 = 100°
∠OAC + ∠OCA = 180 – 100 = 8o°
∴ ∠OAC = ∠OCA = 80 ÷ 2 = 40°
∆ OBC
∠OBC + ∠OCB = 180 – 80 = 100°
∠OBC =∠OCB = 100 ÷ 2 = 50°
∠ACB = ∠OCA + ∠OCB
40° + 50° = 90°

Question 13.
How many different isosceles triangles be drawn with one angle 50° and any one side 7 centimetres.
Solution:
An isosceles triangle can be drawn with one angle 50° as angles either 50°, 50°, 8o° or 50°, 65°, 65°. In both the cases, 7 cm can be taken as equal sides or can be without 7 cm one as side. So there can be 4 ways of drawing diagram.

Question 14.
Draw ∆ ABC with AB = 7 cm, ∠A = 67\(\frac{1}{2}\), ∠B = 15° without using protector.
Solution:
Draw AB with length 7 cm. Extend both the sides. Draw the perpendicular from A. Draw the bisector through the left 90° angle among the 90° angles obtained. Draw an angle as 90° + 45° = 135°, Draw its bisector.
Now ∠A = 67\(\frac{1}{2}\). Draw an angle 60° in B to construct an equilateral triangle. Draw the bisector of its bisector. Then ∠B = 15°. We get ∆ ABC.
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Equal Triangles Additional Questions & Answers

Question 1.
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O is the centre of the circle in the diagram. If AB = BC,
(a) Then prove that ∠AOB = ∠BOC
(b) If OA = AB = BC, then find the values of ∠AOB and ∠BOC?
(c) Find out how many equilate¬ral triangles can be drawn in a circle with length of its side is radius.
Solution:
(a) OA = OB = OC, AB = BC
∆ OAB and ∆ OBC are equal triangles.
∴ ∠AOB and ∠BOC are equal which are opposite to the equal sides AB and BC.
(b) If OA = AB then ∆ OAB is an equilateral triangle.
If OB = BC, ∆ OBC is equilateral triangle.
∴ ∠AOB = ∠BOC = 60°
(c) Each angle at O is 60°. The angle at the centimeter is O is 360° and 6 triangles can be drawn.

Question 2.
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If AB = AD, BC = CD in the diagram, then prove that ∠ABC = ∠ADC
Solution:
The three sides of triangles ∆ ABC are equal. The angles opposite to the sides are also equal.
AB = AD, BC = DC, AC = AC
AC is the common side. So the angles opposite to this side ∠ADC and ∠ABC are also equal,
i e ∠ABC = ∠ADC

Question 3.
Draw a rhombus with sides and a diagonal as 5 cm.
Solution:
Draw a line of length 5 cm. Draw equilateral triangles on both ends of the line with length 5 cm and line as one side.

Question 4.
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In the figure, AB = DE, BC = EF and AC = DF. Can ∠BPD = ∠C? Prove it?
Solution:
The sides of ∆ DEF and ∆ ABC are equal. The angles opposite to equal sides are equal.
∠E = ∠B, ∠F = ∠C, ∠D = ∠A
But ∠C = 180 – (∠B + ∠A)
∠P = 180 – (∠B + ∠D)
∴ ∠D = ∠A
∴ ∠C = ∠P = 180 – (∠B + ∠A)
∴ ∠C = ∠P

Question 5.
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In the figure, AB = PQ, AC = PR, BC = QR. PQ is parallel to AB.
(a) Then show that BC is parallel to QR.
(b) Also show that PR is parallel to AC
Solution:
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AB = PQ, AC = PR, BC = QR
∴ The angles of ∆ ABC and ∆ PQR are equal.
∠A = ∠P, ∠B =∠Q, ∠C = ∠R
(a) AB||PQ, ∴ ∠B = ∠PMN (corresponding angle);
∴ ∠PMN = ∠Q
∴ MN||QR
∴ BC||QR

(b) BC||QR
∠R = ∠MNP = ∠C
∴ NP||AC, PR||AC

Question 6.
Diagonals of three parallelograms with equal areas are given. Draw the parallelograms.
(i) length of diagonal 7 cm
(ii) length of diagonal 6 cm
(iii) length of diagonal 5 cm.
Solution:
(i) Draw a line of length 7 cm. Draw triangles of sides 7 cm, 6 cm, 5 cm at both the ends of the line to get a parallelogram by joining both the triangles.
(ii) Draw a line of length 6 cm and follow the above method.
(iii) Draw a line of length 5 cm and follow the above method.

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Question 7.
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O is the centre of circle and AC, BD are diameters in the figure. Prove that AB = CD
Solution:
Consider ∆ODC and ∆OAB.
OD = OC = OA = OB (radi ∠AOB = ∠DOC; Two triangles are equal So the third sides of the triangles AB and CD are equal.)

Question 8.
Kerala Syllabus 8th Standard Maths Solutions Part 1 Chapter 1 Equal Triangles 38
ABCD in the figure is a parallelogram. P, Q, R and S are the mid points of the sides of the parallelogram. The prove that PQ = RS, and QR = PS.
Solution:
Consider the triangles ∆APS and ∆CRQ
AP = CR, (half of the equal lines AB and CD)
AS = CQ (half of the lines with equal lengths AD and BC.)
∠A = ∠C (opposite angles of the parallelogram are equal)
When two sides and the angle made by them, in a triangle are equal then the third sides are also equal.
∴ QR = PS
Similarly if ∆ DSR and ∆ BQP are considered, PQ = RS is obtained.

Question 9.
Kerala Syllabus 8th Standard Maths Solutions Part 1 Chapter 1 Equal Triangles 39
P is the midpoint of the sides AB and DF in the figure.
(a) Prove that BD = AF
(b) Is EF parallel to BC? Why?
(c) If D is the midpoint of BC, A is the midpoint of EF and Q is the mid point of DE then can Q be the midpoint of AC? Why?
Solution:
(a) Consider ∆APF and ∆DBP
FP = DP and AP = PB
∠APF = ∠DPB. The sides and the angle made by them in the triangles are equal. So the third sides BD and AF are equal.

(b) FP = PD. So the angles opposite to them are also equal.
∠FAP and ∠DBP are equal.
∴ FA||BD andBC|| EF.

(c) Consider BD = AF, in Question (a)
∴ BC = EF, Consider ∆ AEQ and ∆ DCQ
AE = DC, QE = DQ
∠AEQ = ∠CDQ
Two sides of a triangle and the angle made by them are equal. So the third sides are also equal, ie AQ = QC.
∴ So Q is the midpoint of AC

Question 10.
Draw a parallelogram if one of its diagonal is 8 cm length and one side is 6 cm. and the angle formed by the side and the diagonal is 40.
Solution:
Draw a diagonal of length 8 cm. Draw a line of 6 cm with 40 angle at its one end. Draw the same in its opposite direction.
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Question 11.
One angle of an isosceles triangle is 80. Find the other possible angles of the triangle.
Solution:
8o°, 8o°, 20°
8o°, 50°, 50°

Question 12.
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O is the centre of the circle in the diagram. Radiaus is 3 cm and ∠AOB = 60°. Find the perimeter of ∆ AOB?
Solution:
∆ OAB is an isosceles triangle.
∴ ∠A =∠B
∠O = 60
∴ ∠OAB is an equilateral triangle so perimeter = 3 + 3 + 3 = 9 cm.

Question 13.
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OM is perpendicular to AB in the diagram. Prove that M is the mid point of AB.
Solution:
OA = OB
∴ ∆ OAB is an isosceles triangle.
∴ ∠A = ∠B
When ∆ OMA and ∆ OMB are considered, OM is the common side
∠AMO = ∠BMO = 90 ∠AOM = ∠BOM
One side of the triangle and angles at the ends of sides are equal. So the other two sides are also equal.
∴ AM = MB
∴ M is the midpoint of AB.

Question 14.
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In the figure ∠ABC = ∠ADC and AB = AD. Prove that A BCD is an isosceles triangle?
Solution:
AB = AD
∴ ∆ ABD is an isosceles triangle.
∴ ∠ABD = ∠ADB
It is given that ∠ABC = ∠ADC
∴ ∠CBD = ∠CDB
∴ CD = CB
∴ ∆ BCD is an isosceles triangle.

Question 15.
In ∆ ABC, AB = AC = 10 cm. M is the midpoint of BC. If BC = 12 cm, Find AM? Also find the area of ∆ ABC?
Solution:
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Question 16.
Show that, the triangle obtained by joining the mid points of the sides of an isosceles triangle is also an isosceles triangle.
Can we get an equilateral triangle by joining the mid points of the sides of an equilateral triangle?
Solution:
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∆ ABC is an isosceles triangle. P, Q, R are the mid points of the sides of the triangle. Consider ∆ PBR and ∆ QRC.
PB = QC
BR = CR
∠B = ∠C
Two sides and the angle made by them are equal. The third sides PR and QR also equal.
∴ ∆ PQR is an isosceles triangle. Similarly the triangle obtained by joining the mid points of the sides of an equilateral triangle is an equilateral triangle.

Question 17.
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In the figure ∠B = ∠C = 90. If AB = CE and BE = CD, then find angles of ∆AED?
Solution:
If ∆ ABE and ∆ ECD are considered, AB = EC, BF = DC and ∠B = ∠C. Two sides of the triangle and the angle made by them are equal. The third sides AE and DE are also equal. ∆ADE is an isosceles triangle.
∆BAE = ∆DEC
∠BEA = ∠EDC (Angles opposite to the equal sides are also equal)
∠BAE + ∠BEA = 90
∴ ∠BEA + ∠+ BEA = 90
∴ ∠AED = 90°
∴ ∆AED is an isosceles triangle.
∴ ∠EAD = ∠EDA = 45°

Question 18.
Construct the following triangles by using only scale and compass.
(a) In ∆ ABC, AB = 6 cm, ∠A = 45°, ∠B = 75°
(b) In ∆ PQR, PQ = 7 cm,
∠P = 52\( \frac{1}{2}\)° , ∠ Q = 82\( \frac{1}{2}\)° 2
Solution:
(a) Draw AB = 6 cm
Draw AP making angle 45° with AB.
Draw BQ making angle 75° with AB.
Let AP and BQ intersect at C.
∴ ABC is the required triangle.
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Kerala Syllabus 8th Standard Maths Solutions Chapter 2 Equations

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Equations Text Book Questions and Answers

Textbook Page No. 34

Question 1.
“Six more marks and I would’ve got full hundred marks in the maths test.” Rajan was sad. How much mark did he actually get? the num¬ber.
Solution:
The marks Rajan got is six less from 100
∴ 100 – 6 = 94

Question 2.
Mother gave Rs.6o to Lissy for buying hooks. She gave back the 13 rupees left. For how much money did she buy books?
Solution:
Money Lissy got from mother = Rs. 6o
Amount she returned = Rs. 13
Amount Lissy used to buy books = 60 – 13 = Rs. 47

Question 3.
Gopalan bought a bunch of bananas. 7 of them were rotten which he threw away. Now there are 46. How many bananas were there in the bench?
Solution:
No. of rotten bananas = 7
No. of bananas left =46
∴ Total number of bananas
= 46 + 7 = 53

Question 4.
Vimala spent 163 rupees shopping and now she has 217 rupees. How much money did she have at first?
Solution:
Amount spent by Vimala for shopping = Rs. 163
Amount left with her after shopping Rs. 217
Total amount = 163 + 217 = Rs. 380

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Question 5.
264 added to a number makes it 452. What is the number?
Solution:
Number = 452 – 264 = 188

Question 6.
198 subtracted from a number makes it 163. What is the number.
Solution:
Number = 198 + 163 = 361

Textbook Page No. 35

Question 1.
In a company the manager’s salary in five times that of a peon. The manager gets Rs, 40,000 a month. How much does a peon get a month?
Solution:
Salary of the manager = Rs.40,000.
\(\frac{1}{5}\) th salary of the manager in the salary of the peon.
∴ Salary of the peon = \(\frac{40000}{5}\)
= 8000

Question 2.
The travellers of a picnic split equally the 5200 rupees spent. Each gave 1300 rupees. How many travellers were there?
Solution:
Total amount spent = Rs. 5200
Share of one = Rs.1300
∴ Members in the group = \(\frac{5200}{1300}\) = 4

Question 3.
A number multiplied by 12 gives 756. What is the number?
Solution:
Number = \(\frac{756}{12}\) = 63

Question 4.
A number divided by 21 gives 756. What is the number
Solution:
Number 756 × 21 = 15,876

Textbook Page No. 37

Question 1.
Anita and her friends bought pens. For five pens bought toge¬ther, they got a discount of three rupees and it cost them 32 rupees. Had they bought the pens separately, how much would each have to spend?
Solution:
Cost for 5 pens = Rs. 32
discount = Rs.3
Real cost = 32 + 3 = 35
∴ Real cost of 1 pen = \(\frac{35}{5}\) = 7
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Question 2.
The perimeter of a rectangle is 25 metres and one of its side is 5m. How many metres is the other side?
Solution:
Perimeter of the rectangle = 25m
One side = 5m
Double of the sum of length and breadth is perimeter = \(\frac{25}{2}\) – 5 = 7.5
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Question 3.
In each of the problems below, the result of doing some operations on a number is given. Find the number?
(i) Three added to double is 101
(ii) Two added to triple is 101
(iii) Three substracted from double is 101
(iv) Two substracted from triple is 101
Solution:
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Question 4.
Half a number added to the number gived III. What is the number?
Solution:
1\(\frac{1}{2}\) of the numbers = 111
ie \(\frac{3}{2}\) of the number = 111
number = 111 × \(\frac{2}{3}\) = 74

Question 5.
A piece of folk maths. A child asked a flock of birds, ‘How many are you”? A bird replied
“We and us again
with half of us
And half of that
with one more.
would make hundred” How many birds were there?
Solution:
We and us ⇒ double (2 times)
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Textbook Page No. 41

Question 1.
The perimeter of a rectangle is 80 metre and its length is one metre more than twice the breadth. What are its length and breadth?
Solution:
If x be the breadth, Then length
= 2x + 1
2 (x + 2x + 1) = 80
2(3x + 1) = 80
6x + 2 = 80
6x = 80 – 2
x = \(\frac{80-2}{6}\) = 13.
breadth = 13 metre
Length = 2 × 13 + 1 = 27 metre

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Question 2.
From a point on a line another line is to be drawn such that the angle on one side is 50° more than the angle on the other side. How much is the smaller angle?
Solution:
Let one angle is x, the second angle = x + 50
Sum of two angles on a line = 180°
ie x + x + 50 = 180°
2x + 50 = 180°, 2x = 180 – 50
x = \(\frac{180-50}{2}\) = 65
The angles are 65°, 115°

Question 3.
The price of a book is 4 rupees more than the price of a pen. The price of a pencil is 2 rupees less than the price of the pen. The total price of 5 books, 2 pens and 3 pencils is 74 rupees. What is the price of each?
Solution:
Let the cost of a pen = x
cost of a book = x + 4
Cost of a pencil = x – 2
ie.5(x + 4) + 2x + 3(x – 2) = 74
5x + 20 + 2x + 3x – 6 = 74
10 x + 14 = 74, 10x = 74 – 14
x = \(\frac{74-14}{10}\) = 6
Cost of pen = Rs. 6
Cost of book = Rs. 10
Cost of pencil = Rs. 4

Question 4.
(i) The sum of three consecutive natural numbers is 36. What are the numbers
(ii) The sum of three consecutive even numbes is 36. What are the numbers?
(iii) Can the sum of three consecutive odd numbers be 36. Why?
(iv) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is What are the numbers?
(v) The sum of three consecutive natural numbers is 33. What are the numbers?
Solution:
x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 36
3x + 3 = 36
x = \(\frac{36-3}{3}\) = 11
∴ Numbers are 11, 12, 13
x – 1 + x + x + 1 = 36
3x = 36
x = 12
Or
∴ Numbers are 11, 12, 13

(ii) (x – 2) + x + (x + 2) = 36
3x = 36
x = 12
∴ The numbers are 10, 12, 14

(iii) The sum of three odd numbers is odd.
∴ It is not possible to get 36 as the sum of three odd numbers.

(iv) (x – 2) + x + (x + 2) = 33
3x = 33
x = 11
∴ Numbers are 9, 11, 13

(v) (x – 1)+ x + (x + 1) = 33
3x = 33
x = 11
The numbers are 10, 11, 12

Question 5.
(i) In a calender, a square of four numbers is marked. The sum of the numbers is 80. What are the numbers?
(ii) A square of nine numbers is marked in a calendar. The sum of all there numbers is 90. What are the numbers?
Solution:
(i) Let,
x x + 1
x + 7 x + 8
four numbers in the square of 4 numbers.
Sum of the numbers = x + (x + 1) + (x + 7) + (x + 8) = 80
4x + 16 = 80, 4x = 80 – 16
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Textbook Page No. 44

Question 1.
Ticket rate for the science exhibition is rupees 10 for a child and 25 rupees for the adult. Rs. 740 was got from 50 persons. How many children among them?
Solution:
Let the numbers of children be x
Then the number of adult = 50 – x
∴ 10 x + 25 (50 – x) = 740
10 x + 1250 – 25 x = 740
1250 – 15 x = 740
15 x = 1250 – 740
x = \(\frac{1250-740}{15}\) = 34
Number of adults = 50 – 34 = 16

Question 2.
A class has the same numbers of girls and boys. Only 8 boys were absent on a particular day and then the number of girls was double the number of boys and girls?
Solution:
Let the number of boys =number of girls = x
2 (x – 8) = x
2x – 16 = x, 2x – x = 16
x – 16 = 0
∴ x = 16
∴ The number of boys = No. of girls = 16

Question 3.
Ajayan is ten years older than Vijayan. Next year Ajayan’s age would be double that of Vijayan. What are their ages now?
Solution:
Let the age of Vijayan = x
Age of Ajayan = x + 10
Age of Vijayan after an year = x + 1
Age of Ajayan after an year = x + 11
2 (x + 1) = x + 11
2x + 2 = x + 11
2x – x = 11 – 2
x = 9
∴ Age of Vijayan = 9
Age of Ajayan = 19

Question 4.
Five times a number is equal to three times the sum of the number and 4. What is the number?
Solution:
Let the number = x
Five times number = 5x
4 more than the number = x + 4
Three times of it = 3(x + 4)
ie. 5 x = 3 (x + 4)
5 x = 3x + 12
5 x – 3 x = 12
2 x = 12
x = 6

Question 5.
In a co-operative society, the number of men is thrice the number of women 29 women and 16 men more joined the society and now the number of men is double the number of women. How many women were there in the society at first?
Solution:
Let the number of women = x
No of men = 3 x
No. of women when 29 more were joined = x + 29
No. of men when 16 more were joined = 3x + 16
3 x + 16 = 2 (x + 29)
3x + 16 = 2x + 58
3x – 2x = 58 – 16
x = 42
No. of women = 42;
No. of men = 3 × 42 = 126

Equations Additional Questions & Answers

Question 1.
“If you give rupees 5 to me both of us have equal amounts with us”. Ajay told to Vineeth. Then Vineeth told to Ajay “ If you give rupees 5 to me I will have 5 times more money than yours. Find out the amount both of them have?
Solution:
Let Ajay has Rs.x with him and when Vineeth gives Rs. 5, both of them have x + 5 rupees with them. If Vineeth gets RS.5 he has 5 times more than Ajay.
x + 5 + 5 = 5x
4 x = 10
x = \(\frac{10}{4}=\frac{5}{2}\) = 2.5 Rupees
Amount with Ajay = Rs. 2.50
Amount with Vineeth = Rs.12.50

Question 2.
The perimeter of a triangle is 49 cm. One side is 7 cm more than the second side and 5 cm less than the third side. Find out the lengths of three sides?
Solution:
Let the second side = xcm
First side = x + 7 cm
Third side = x + 12 cm
Perimeter = x + x + 7 + x + 12 = 49
= 3x = 49 – 19 = 30
3x = 20, x = 10 cm
The sides are = 10 cm, 17 cm, 22 cm

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Question 3.
The sum of two numbers is 9, 8 times the smaller number is 2 more than 6 times the bigger number. Write an equation to find the numbers?
Solution:
Let the smaller number = x
Bigger number = 9 – x
Equation is, 8 x = 6 (9 – x) + 2

Question 4.
Anitha and friends bought pens. When they bought a packet of 5 pens they got a discount of rupees 2. They paid rupees 18. Find the cost of each one buys separately?
Solution:
Total cost in including discount = Rs. 20
Cost of 5 pens = Rs.20
Cost of 1 pen = \(\frac{20}{5}\) = 4

Question 5.
The cost of a chair and a table is Rs. 1500. The cost of table is 4 times the cost of chair. Find the expense of each?
Solution:
Let the cost of chair = x
Cost of table = 4x
x + 4 x = 1500
5x = 1500
x = 300
cost of chair = Rs. 300
Cost of table = Rs. 1200

Question 6.
There were 25 questions in the examination written by Jafar. Each correct answer gets 2 marks. There is a loss of mark for each wrong answer. Jafar answered all the questions. He got 35 marks. Find^ut the number of correct answers?
Solution:
Let the number of correct answers = x
Total number of questions = 25
No. of wrong answers = 25 – x
Marks for correct answers = 2x
marks losses for wrong answers = 25
ie. 2x – (25 – x) = 25
2x – 25 + x = 35
3x = 60
x = \(\frac{60}{3}\) = 20, ∴ number of correct answers = 20.

From A Railway Carriage Questions and Answers Class 8 English Unit 2 Chapter 2 Kerala Syllabus Solutions

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Std 8 English Textbook From A Railway Carriage Questions and Answers

From a Railway Carriage Questions and answers Question 1.
Does the train move through a village or city? Justify your answer.
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Answer:
The train moves through a village. We can see the bridges, houses, hedges, ditches, meadows, horses, cattle, etc. which are the common scenes of a village.

From a Railway Carriage Questions and answers for Class 8 Question 2.
What are the expressions used by the poet to show the amaz¬ing speed of the train?
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Answer:
a. faster than fairies faster than witches.
b. Fly as thick as driving rain.
c. Each a glimpse and gone forever.

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Question and answers of the Poem from a Railway Carriage Question 3.
How does the poet bring out the locomotive rhythm in the poem?
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Answer:
The words like fast, fairies, witches, ditches have a repetition of particular sounds which give the sound of a moving train. They also give the feeling of a train journey.

From A Railway Carriage Textbook Activities And Answers

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Answer the following questions by selecting appropriate options.

From a Railway Carriage Question 1.
What is the poem about?
a. The invention of the steam engine.
b. A scary journey in a fast train.
c. A runaway cart in the road.
d. A fast-moving train and the people, places and things seen from it.
Answer:
d. A fast-moving train and the people, places and things seen from it.

From a Railway Carriage Question answer Question 2.
What was the aim of the poet while writing the poem ‘From A Railway Carriage’?
a. To entertain readers with an exciting description of a train ride.
b. To teach the readers how the train engines operate.
c. To tell readers about his experience on a train.
d. To warn readers never to ride on fast trains.
Answer:
c. To tell readers about his experience on a train.

The Man on the Train Class 8 Questions and answers Question 3.
Read the line from the poem. ‘Here is a beggar who stands and gazes’. Which word has almost the same meaning as gazes?
a. sits
b. looks
c. screams
d. ignores
Answer:
b. looks

Question answer on from a Railway Carriage Question 4.
What is similar about the words Switches’ and ‘ditches’?
a. Both are in the middle of the line and rhyme with each other.
b. Both are at the end of a line and rhyme with each other.
c. Both are at the end of a line and do not rhyme with each other.
d. Both are at the beginning of the line and rhyme with ea¬ch other.
Answer:
c. Both are at the end of a line and rhyme with each other.

From a Railway Carriage Poem Question answer Question 5.
How do the troops resemble the train?
a. They are faster than fairies and witches
b. They stand and gaze
c. They charge along
d. They climb and scramble
Answer:
a. They charge along

Question 6.
In what ways are the child and the tramp different?
a. The child is standing and gazing and the tramp is gathering brambles
b. The child is clambering and scrambling and the tramp is standing and gazing
c. The child is clambering and scrambling and the tramp is gathering brambles
d. The child is charging along and the tramp is gathering brambles
Answer:
b. The child is clambering and scra¬mbling and the tramp is standing and gazing.

Question 7.
What are the last two things seen from the railway carriage?
a. A mill and a cart.
b. A man and a cart
c. A man and a river
d. A mill and a river
Answer:
d. A mill and a river

Question 8.
In what order are the people and things seen from the railway carriage?
a. A beggar, a child, a cart, a mill, and a river
b. A cart, a child, a beggar, a river and a mill
c. A child, a beggar, a cart, a mi 11 and a river
d. A river, a mill, a cart, a beggar and a child
Answer:
c. A child, a beggar, a cart, a mill, and a river.

Question 9.
Read these lines from the poem. ‘And ever again, in the wink of an eye, Painted stations whistle by’ Why does it seem that the painted stations appear and disappear in the wink of an eye?
a. As they are seen from the window of a horse-drawn carriage.
b. As they are seen from the window of a slow railway carriage.
c. As they are seen from the side of a hill.
d. As they are seen from the window of a fast-moving railway carriage
Answer:
a. As they are seen from the window of a fast-moving railway carriage.

Question 10.
Read the last line of the poem. ‘Each a glimpse and gone forever!’ What does the poet mean by this line?
a. You only get a quick look at something as you pass by, but you can see it again.
b. You look at something for a long time as you pass by, never to see it again.
c. You only get a quick look at something as you pass by, never to see it again.
d. You can look at something many times as you pass by, over and over again.
Answer:
b. You only get a quick look at something as you pass by, never to see it again.

Question 11.
In the poem, certain words and clusters of letters (‘-es’) are repeated. Can you list out the repeated words and the truster of letters from the poem?
Do you think repetition enhances the musical quality of poem?
Answer:
a.Fairies, witches, houses, hedges, ditches, troops, meadows, horses, sights, stations, clambers, scrambles, brambles, stands, gazes, daisies. The repeated sounds in the poem give a locomotive rhythm. It makes the poem more musical.

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Question 12.
Imagine that you are on a train, passing through a number of places/stations. Name any five scenes you would see through the window. Do you have the same feeling of joy if you travel by bus?
Answer:
Accept any logical answers like fishing boats, lakes and backwater rivers, paddy fields, farmers. Etc. No, because the bus is slower than a train. A railway track often passes through suburban areas.

Activity 1.

In the poem, there are a number of words that describe movement and sound. Complete the following table selecting appropriate words/ expressions from the words in the box below.
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Answer:

Words that describe movement Words that describe sound
Faster Whistle
Fly Driving rain
Stringing
Clambers
Scramble
Charging along
Battle

Activity 2.

Look at the words from the poem. Don’t they sound similar?
witches – ditches cattle – battle
These are rhyming words. They make the poem more musical. Find out pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Answer:
Battle- cattle, plain-rain, eye-bye, scrambles-brambles, road-load, river forever.

Activity 3.

In this poem, the poet uses two similes. Pick out these similes from the poem.
…………………………..
…………………………..
Answer:

  • And charging along like troops in a battle. All through the meadows the horses and cattle.
  • All of the sights of the hill and the plain. Fly as thick as driving rain.

Activity 4.

Underline the initial sounds of words repeated in the given lines.
a. Faster than fairies, faster than witches
b. Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;
Now, underline the vowel sounds repeated in each line.
Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds of words in a line.
Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds in a line.
Identify the lines having alliteration.
…………………………………………….
Identify the lines having assonance.
…………………………………………….
What effect do the repeated sounds bring to the poem?
…………………………………………….
Answer:
Alliterating Lines:
Faster than fairies, faster than witches. Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches
Assonance:
Fly as thick as driving rain. Here is a child who clambers and scrambles. All by himself and gathering brambles. Here is a tramp who stands and gazes. And here is a hill and there is a river. They lend a rhythmic quality to the poem.

Activity 5.

Consider the first two lines of the poem. Can you find out any pattern?
Fast-er than fair-ies. fast-er than wit-ches Brid-ges and hous-es. hed-ges and ditches
Read the poem aloud giving stress to the underlined parts. The poem follows a stressed and unstressed pattern. This pattern is repeated, but not exactly the same in every line. Read the poem again. Doesn’t it sound like the beats of a drum? The poem has the rhythm of a moving train.
How does this rhythm contribute to the meaning of the poem?
Answer:
The rhythm gives a feel of the moving train.

Activity 6.

List down the rhyming words of each line in the first stanza. Name the words according to the similarity of ending sound. Begin the naming with ‘a’. Words with similar endings should be named using the same letter.
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Rhyme scheme of the stanza: aabb, Find out the rhyme scheme for the second stanza of the poem.
………………………………………….
………………………………………….
………………………………………….
Answer:

Ending word of each line Naming pattern
Plain a
Rain a
Eye b
By b

Activity 7.

In this poem, the poet uses words to make pictures just as you might use a camera to take pictures. Word pictures created by poets are called images. Such pictures may appeal to our eyes (visual), ears (auditory), touch (tactile), smell (olfactory) and taste (gustatory). Can you pick out the images from the poem? Complete the following word web by selecting appropriate images from the poem.
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Answer:
a. Painted stations whistling – Auditory
b. Charging along like troops – Visual
c. Hill and the plain – Visual
d. A child who clambers and scrambles – Auditory.
e. A cart running away in the road – Auditory
f. Mill and river – Visual

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Activity 8.

You have enjoyed the locomotive rhythm of the poem, haven’t you? Recite the poem individually and in groups. List out the pictures that come to your mind when you read the poem. Can you present the pictures in the form of stills in the class? Attempt to choreograph the poem in your class.
Answer:
Do it yourself

From A Railway Carriage  Additional Questions & Answers

Questions 1 – 4. Read the lines from the poem ‘ From A Railway Carriage’ and answer the questions that follow.
Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,
All by himself and gathering brambles;
Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;
And here is the green for stringing the daisies!
Here is a cart runaway in the road Lumping along with man and load;
And here is a mill, and there is a river:
Each a glimpse and gone forever!
1. How does the speaker describe the tramp and the child?
2. Which line indicates the movement of the cart? ‘
3. Why do the sights appear as ‘a glimpse’ to the speaker?
4. Pick out a set of rhyming words from the above lines.
Answer:
1. The tramp who stands and gazes, and the child who clamber a scramble.
2. The line ‘ lumping along with man and load’
3. The train is moving very fast so the the sights appear as a glimpse to the speaker.
4. road – load, river – forever

Questions 5 to 8. Read the lines from the poem ‘From a Railway Carriage’ and answer the following questions.
Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches:
And charging along like troops in a battle All through the meadows the horses and cattle:
All of the sights of the hill and the plain Fly as thick as driving rain;
And ever again, in the wink of an eye,
Painted stations whistle by
5. What is faster than fairies and faster than witches?
6. Pick out two pairs of rhyming words.
7. What idea is expressed in the lines ‘…. in the wink of and eye, painted stations whistle by?
8. Write down an instance of simile used in the poem.
Answer :
5. Train
6. Witches – ditches, battle- cattle, plain- rain
7. Sudden movement of the train/ The train passed the stations so quickly.
8. Fly as thick as

From a Railway Carriage Comprehension Questions and answers Question 9.
Prepare a short profile of R.L. Stevenson using the hints given
Name: R L Stevenson
Born: November 13, 1850, Edinburgh, Scotland
Education: University of Edinburgh
Famous as: Novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer
Notable works: Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Died: December 3, 1894
Answer:
R.L Stevenson:
R.L Stevenson was born on November 13 in 1850 in Edinburgh in Scotland. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh. He was famous as a novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. The notable works of R.L. Stevenson include Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He passed away on December 3 in 1894.

From A Railway Carriage Summary in English

[Children like train journey very much. The rhythm of the train, the scenes around and the experience of the journey are fascinating to children.]
Trains travel very fast. They travel faster than fairies and witches. Trains travel like troops in a battle through different places. As the train moves through hills, plains, and painted stations quickly. There are many scenes around. A Child’s play the gazing of cattles, the daisies, a cart run away in the road with the luggage, the river and a mill are the main scenes narrated in the poem.

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From A Railway Carriage  Glossary

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From The Merchant of Venice Questions and Answers Class 8 English Unit 5 Chapter 2 Kerala Syllabus Solutions

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Merchant of Venice Question 1. Why did Bassanio approach Antonio?
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Answer:
Bassanio approached Antonio to borrow money as he wanted to dress himself up as a suitor to Portia, the rich heiress.

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Question 2.
Who was Shylock and how did he become rich?
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Answer:
Shylock was a money lender. He became rich by lending money at a very high interest to the merchants.

Question 3.
Why did Shylock hate Antonio?
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Merchant of Venice Questions and Answer:
Because Antonio used to lend money to the needy without taking any interest.

Question 4.
What was Antonio’s attitude towards Shylock?
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Answer:
Antonio disliked Shylock.

Question 5.
What were the conditions in the bond signed between Antonio and Shylock?
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Answer:
If he didn’t repay the money in time, he would forfeit a pound of flesh, to be cut off from any part of his body.

Question 6.
‘No’, cried Bassanio, ‘you shall run no such risk for me’. What is the risk referred to here?
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Answer:
The risk is that Antonio may lose his life if they are unable to pay the debt.

Question 7.
What were the caskets made of?
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Answer:
The first casket was made of gold, the second one silver and third one was made of lead.

Question 8.
Why did Portia arrive in Venice disguised as a lawyer?
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Answer:
To help Antonio

Question 9.
Why did Shylock insist on having the pound of flesh?
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Answer:
He wanted to take revenge on Antonio whom he hated.

Question 10.
Why did Shylock refuse the money offered by Bassanio?
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Answer:
Because he wanted to see Antonio dead.

Question 11.
‘Hearing this, Shylock was totally confused’. Why was Shy-lock confused?
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Answer:
It was utterly impossible for Shylock to cut off the pound of flesh without shedding Anotonio’s blood.

Question 12.
Why was Shylock ready to take the money?
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Answer:
Because he was cornered. He had defeated himself in his cruel intent.

Question 13.
What did the young lawyer ask as reward?
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Answer:
The young lawyer wanted Bassa nio’s ring that was presented to him by his wife, Portia.

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Question 14.
How does the play become a comical adventure at the end?
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Answer:
The play becomes a comical adventure when Bassanio realizes that the young lawyer was his wife Portia in disguise

The Merchant of Venice Textbook Activities And Answers

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Activity 1.

The following events are in a jumbled order. Put them in the correct order as a paragraph.

Question 1.
A. 1. Shylock lends Antonio three thousand ducats.
2. Portia married Bassanio.
3. Antonio failed to pay the debt.
4. Shylock hated Antonio because he used to lend money without interest.
5. Shylock wanted Antonio’s flesh.
6. Portia rescued Antonio from the punishment.

B. 1. Portia arrived disguised as a young lawyer.
2. Shylock was not ready to be merciful.
3. The young lawyer saved the life of Antonio.
4. The day of the trial arrived.
5. Antonio was prepared to die.
6. The Duke pleaded with him to be kind.
Answer:
A. 1. Shylock hated Antonio because he used to lend money without interest.
2. Shylock lends Antonio three thousand ducats.
3. Portia married Bassanio.
4. Antonio failed to pay the debt.
5. Shylock wanted Antonio’s flesh.
6. Portia rescued Antonio from the punishment

B. 1. The day of the trial arrived.
2. The Duke pleaded with him to be kind.
3. Shylock was not ready to be merciful.
4. Antonio was prepared to die.
5. Portia arrived disguised as a young lawyer.
6. The young lawyer saved the life of Antonio.

The Merchant of Venice Additional Questions and Answer

Questions 1 to 5. Read the excerpt from the story ‘ The Merchant of Venice’ and answer the questions that follow.

Bassanio loved a girl named Portia, a very wealthy lady living in Belmont. Her father died some time ago and she was the only heiress to a large estate. Portia too loved Bassanio. Now he thought of improving his fortune by marrying her. One day Bassanio came to Antonio and told him about his love for Portia and that he must go very soon to Belmont as a suitor to Portia. But he did not have any money even to dress himself suitably as the lover of so rich an heiress. So he asked Antonio to help him. Bassanio wanted his friend to lend him three thousand ducats. But it so happened that Antonio had spent all his money on his ships and so had no money with him.

But he expected some of his ships to come home soon laden with merchandise. Hence, he decided to borrow the amount from Shylock who was a money lender. Shylock had become very rich by lending money at a very high interest to merchants. He was a hard-hearted man and was very severe with his customers. So, he was much disliked by all good men. Antonio also disliked Shylock for being so ambitious and greedy for money. He used to lend money to the needy people without taking any interest. Therefore there was great enmity between the greedy Shylock and Antonio.
1. What was the name of Bassanio’s lover?
2. Why did all the good men dislike Shylock?
3. What did Bassanio ask Antonio to lend him?
4. Why couldn’t Antonio help Bassanio?
5. Pick out a word from the passage that means ‘rich’.
Answer:
1. Portia
2. Shylock was a hard-hearted man and was very’ severe with his customers. So he was disliked by all good men.
3. Three thousand ducats
4. Antonio had spent all his money on ships and so had money with him.
5. Wealthy

Question 6.
The English Club of your school has decided to stage the play ‘ The Merchant of Venice’ by William Shakespeare. Prepare a notice to inform the staff and the students, giving the relevant details.
Answer:

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
A play presented by English club of XYZ School

Dear Friends,
The English Club of XYZ School has decided to stage the one-act play based on the story ‘The Merchant of Venice’ by William Shakespeare as a part of the Annual day celebrations of the school. The members of the English Club have prepared the script and directed the play. Sri Kavalam Narayana Panicker, the renowned poet and theatre personality has consented to inaugurate the staging of the play.

All are Welcome

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Question 7.
Complete the passage using the words given in the bracket.
(with, across, is, allows, an)
It is still drizzling. The boy ….(a) seen running after a woman who has ……. (b)……… with her. He reaches her, holds the balloon under her umbrella and walks with her. Then the boy walks up to two nuns ……….. (c) ……… umbrellas. One of them ………. (d) ……… him to hold the balloon under the umbrella. After that the boy is seen walking with a man ………… (e) ……….. a bridge holding the balloon under the man’s umbrella.
Answer:
a. is
b. an
c. with
d. allowed
e. across

The Merchant of Venice Summary in English

The young Venetian Bassanio needs a loan of three thousand ducats to marry his lover Portia a wealthy lady in Belmont. He approaches his friend Antonio, a merchant but he is in short of money because he spent all his money on his ships and so he had no money with him. So Antonio goes to a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, who hates him because Antonio used to lend money to the needy without taking any interest. Shylock nevertheless agrees to make the short-term loan, but, he makes a condition – the loan must be repaid in three months or Shylock will cut a pound of flesh from Antonio. Antonio agrees, confident that his ships will return in time. Because of the terms of Portia’s father’s will, all suitors must choose from among three caskets, one of which contains a portrait of her. Bassanio chooses the lead casket, which contains her picture, and Portia happily agrees to marry him immediately. Meanwhile, two of Antonio’s ships have been wrecked and Shylock pressurized him for repayment.

Word comes to Bassanio about Antonio’s predicament, and he hurries back to Venice, leaving Portia behind. Portia follows him, accompanied by her maid, Nerissa. They are disguised as a male lawyer and his clerk. When Bassanio arrives the date for the repayment to Shylock has passed and Shylock is demanding his pound of flesh. Even when Bassanio offers much more than the amount in repayment, Shylock does not agree. Portia arrives in her disguise to defend Antonio. Given the authority of judgment by the Duke, Portia decides that Shylock can have the pound of flesh as long as he doesn’t shed a drop of blood. At last half of Shylock’s wealth was given to Antonio and other half went to the state. Antonio was released and Shylock was humiliated. Portia tells Bassanio that she came disguised as the young counselor. Antonio’s ships finally arrive.

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The Merchant of Venice Glossary

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From The Light on the Hills Questions and Answers Class 8 English Unit 3 Chapter 1 Kerala Syllabus Solutions

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The Light On The Hills Questions and Answers Question 1.
Have you ever painted a picture? What are the things you will do to make your painting beautiful?
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Answer:
a. Let the learners say what makes a painting beautiful.
b. Select a beautiful scenery
c. Drawing it truthfully
d. Using appropriate colors
e. Highlighting the important aspects.

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The Light On The Hills Character Sketch Of Boy Question 2.
How, according to the girl, can the boy make people feel happy while looking at his picture?
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Answer:
When people look at the picture of the fields painted by the boy they will feel as if they are in the field and this will make them happy.

Character Sketch Of The Boy In The Story The Light On The Hills  Question 3.
‘It is a beautiful world.’ What makes the little girl say so?
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Answer:
The sight of the trees and fields the deep shadows and hills beyond, the glimmering sunlight along with the rustling leaves and rippling stream make the world beautiful.

The Light On The Hills Question Answers  Question 4.
What is described as a ‘sin’ by the boy?
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Answer:
To do anything which might represent the world badly or imperfectly

The Light on The Hills  Question 5.
What, according to the girl, should we do when we want to give our best?
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Answer:
According to the girl if we want to give our best we should do it for the people we love.

The Light On The Hills Character Sketch  Question 6.
‘…a big tragedy struck the family.’ What was the tragedy?
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Answer:
The death of the little girl

The Light On The Hills Question Answer  Question 7.
Why was the boy reluctant to go to the same field once again?
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Answer:
The boy was so filled with grief at the loss of his little sister that he could not gather enough courage to see the same field without her.

The Light on the Hills Character Sketch of Boy Question 8.
What was the desire in the boy’s heart?
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Answer:
To put into the world something which should make the meanest, humblest citizen, a little happier or better.

The Light on the Hills Summary Question 9.
What was the comment made by the audience on seeing the picture?
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Answer:
This is better than all he has done before. It is surely beautiful for it makes one happy to look at it.

The Light on the Hills Question 10.
Why did the boy say that his heart ached as he did the picture?

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Answer:
The memories of his sister made his heartache.

The Light on the Hills Activities Question 11.
How can one find happiness for one’s own self?
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Answer:
One can find happiness for oneself by seeking it for others.

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The Light on the Hills Short Story Summary Question 12.
‘Ah, then it is called Heaven.’ What does the statement mean?
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Answer:
Love helps one to live one’s life. When that love helps to bring happiness to others as well as oneself, it becomes heavenly.

The Light on the Hills Textbook Activities And Answers

Let’s revisit

The Light On The Hills Activity 1.

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Answer:
Setting: On the plains overlooking the hills
Characters: a little boy and a little girl Characterisation :

  • Nervous, lacks confidence, loving gains confidence as he grows up: Boy
  • Loving, mature, encouraging, think positively: Sister

Theme: Ardent love and dedication to one’s work can bring forth success in one’s life.
Tone: Touched to read about the loving relationship between the boy and his sister. The story inculcates optimistic views in us.
Imagery: The glimmering sunlight, rustling leaves, rippling stream with the light shining upon the hills.

  • The wonderful picture of a brother and sister at work trying to paint a picture
  • The little boy growing up to be a great artist one day

Point of view: The little boy’s Conflict :
Internal: The desire to paint a picture lack of confidence to paint it.
External: The desire to paint a picture vs society’s response to an imperfect work.

Activity 2.

A few of the major incidents of the story are given below. Complete the following flow-chart.
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Answer:

  • The little sister watched her brother painting the portrait.
  • The boy was unable to draw the picture
  • She tries to build up his confidence.
  • A big tragedy struck their family
  • The little boy is filled with grief at the | death of his sister.
  • Sorrow gives him power and he draws the picture which wins recognition.
  • Perfect love helps one to work and to wait. It also gives happiness.
  • Ah, then it is called Heaven.

Let’s enrich our vocabulary

Activity 1.

Complete the following by choosing appropriate words from the box given below.
The little girl asked the boy to do his work with great ………… She asked him to see the ………… of the sunlight. In nature, we could listen to the ……… of the leaves. In nature, we could also hear the ………….. of streams. It is a great ………… for artists to capture the beauty of nature. It is definitely a ………… to represent nature imperfectly. The little boy was in great …………. when he learned about the death of his sister. The boy felt that happiness is something difficult to……………

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Answer:
dedication, glimmer, rustling, rippling, honor, sin, grief, seize.

Activity 2.

You have studied how to use prefixes and suffixes in the previous units.
Now, identify eight words from the story which have different suffixes such as ‘-ed’, ‘-ly’, ‘-s/-es’, ‘-fuT, ‘-ness’, ‘-ing’, ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ separating the root word and the suffix. One is done for you.
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Activity 3.

Look at the following sentences from the story.
If I do it badly, it will make them unhappy.
It is a sin to do anything which might represent the world imperfectly.
The underlined words take the prefixes ‘un-’ and ‘im-’ respectively to form words opposite in meaning to the root words.

Other prefixes that are often used to form the antonym of the root words are ‘in-’ and ‘dis—
Prepare a list of root words and their antonyms using the prefixes mentioned above. Write at least five words with each
Answer:
Un – unimportant, unfair, unusual, uninteresting, unlucky
Im – immature, impossible, immortal, immobile, impatient
In – insecure, inappropriate, incorrect, indirect, incredible
Dis- disqualify, disable, disapprove, disagree, disconnect

Activity 4.

Look at the following sentence from the story.
The little sister went too and stood by him watching while he painted.
The underlined words in the above 1 sentences are action words and they are in the past tense form.
Read the text and find out how the action j words make their past forms from the root word.
Do you see any fixed pattern in forming the past in the case of a majority of words?
What do you call such words?
………………………….
Give five examples for such verbs from the text.
1. ………………………
2. ……………………..
3. ……………………..
4. ……………………..
5. ……………………..
What do you call verbs which do not follow this pattern?
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………………………..
Now, prepare a list of such verbs from the story.
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Answer:
1. Once more they looked at the hills that seemed to rise up out the deep shadow into the light, and then together they went home.
2. But after many years as he sat and worked, a strange power come to him
3. I thought of her all-time I worked
4. Son, your little sister wandered into another world and journeyed on so far that she lost the clue to earth, and could not be back anymore.
5. It was the sorrow that gave me power.
Yes, majority of verbs from the past by adding – ‘ed’ at their end. These are called regular verbs.
Verbs which don’t follow this pattern are called irregular verbs.
go — went — gone
stand — stood — stood
come — came — come
feel — felt — felt
make — made — made
know — knew — known
do — did — done

Let’s write

Activity 1.

And yet my heart ached as I did it,’ the boy said, as he went back to the field. ‘I thought of her all the time I worked.’ Many thoughts must have passed through his mind while painting the pictures. What would those thoughts be? Attempt a diary entry based on the boy’s thoughts.
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The Light on the Hills Question Answer:
October 12 Thursday
A memorable day! My promise to her has been fulfilled. But, I miss my little sister a lot. How happy she would be if she were alive! She was the one who wished the most to see me successful. It was her words of love and encouragement that kept me going. I am really indebted to her. How I wish she were with me! In fact, it is her memories that gave me the strength to complete our dream picture. I was so pleased when I saw the happiness on the face of the people who came to see my picture. All the appreciation and happiness, I dedicate to my dearest sister. My sister still continues to inspire me.

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Activity 2.

The boy finally came up with a wonderful painting appreciated by everyone. His little sister’s words were the real inspiration behind his achievement. Having heard of the achievement of the boy, you have decided to send a letter of appreciation to him. Write the letter.
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Answer:
New Delhi
12 October 2017
Dear Harry,
Hope you are doing well. I’m writing this to express my happiness on hearing about your achievement. Hearty congratulations! I read all the details of your art exhibition in the papers today. I must say it is indeed spectacular. Harry, I read about your growth as an artist. I was really touched to learn about the wonderful way in which you were inspired by your sister. You are truly dedicated to art. Moreover, you, have worked very hard to groom yourself as an artist. Now, the result is here for the whole world to see and for you to feel proud of. I am sure, you will bloom as a renowned painter in the coming years. I wish you luck in all your future endeavors. Congratulations once again!

Lovingly,
Mike

Activity 3.

Study the word-web given below. The web shows some clues related to the boy and his character. Now, prepare a character sketch of the boy using the expressions in the word web.
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Now, construct a similar word web about the little girl in the story.
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Attempt a character sketch of the little girl using the web.
Answer:
The little girl plays a dominant role in the story ‘The Light on the Hills’ written by Mrs. Lucy Clifford. In spite of being the younger of the two siblings, the girl is portrayed as a very mature person with a comprehensive and positive outlook towards life. The girl encourages her brother to paint the picture saying, ‘it will make people happy to look at it’ She tries to build up his confidence by pointing out to him that ‘If you do your work with dedication and honesty, people will know how hard you have tried’. Not only does she display a rare strength of character and confidence but tries to instill it in her brother also. She tells him that if he wants to do his best j then he has to do it for the people whom he loves. That will help him endure everything and enable him to move forward. She shares a strong and loving relationship with her brother and remains as a constant source of inspiration even after her death.

Let’s speak

Activity 1.

The boy in the story says; ‘If I do it badly, will it make them unhappy?’ Every day we engage ourselves in many j activities. Some of them make the people around us happy while some others may make them unhappy. Sit in groups and discuss the kinds of things you have done that made your parents, friends, and teachers happy or unhappy.
You may use the following expressions
1. My parents were happy when I ……………………
2. They got annoyed when I …………………………….
3. ………………………………………………………………………
4. ………………………………………………………………………
Answer:
My parents were happy when I got full A+.
They got annoyed when I began to shout.
Our teacher was very happy when our team won the match.
My friend became sad when I refuged his invitation.

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Activity 2.

Visit www.youtube.com and watch Severn Suzuki’s speech delivered in the UN Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro. Severn Cullis-Suzuki was a 12-year-old girl who spoke at the UN Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Her speech is touching and encouraging.

Listen to her speech and find out what makes her speech inspiring. You may also visit www.ted.org for watching more inspiring speeches. Let the learners list down the features of a speech. Conduct a discussion based on the features of a speech. Which of the following do you think are the features of a good speech? A good speech:
a. begins with a salutation addressing the audience
b. includes quotations
c. includes stories, anecdotes, etc.
d. uses humor
e. will have a beginning, a middle and an end
f. will have properly organized ideas
g. will have ideas supported with details and examples
h. is one in which the speaker uses appropriate body language, eye contact, and voice modulation
Prepare a speech to be presented in the school assembly highlighting the importance of motivation and hard work to attain success in life. You are free to include examples from the life of the boy depicted in the story, ‘The Light on the Hills’.
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Answer:
Respected teachers and my dear friends, Today we live in a highly competitive world. We all strongly desire to become a successful person in life. In my view, motivation and hard work are the two important factors that enable us to achieve our goals.

I think, as a student, we need motivation from parents and teachers alike. Inspiring words and support from parents and teachers will strengthen your determination and self-confidence to achieve your goals. If we carefully study the success mantra behind eminent personalities like Abdul Kalam, we can see it is nothing other than hard work.

I would like to quote Lucy Clifford’s story “The Light on the Hills” as a best example for how motivation of a young girl played to bring out the best creation of an artist. It tells the story of a boy who wanted to paint a beautiful picture. His little sister accompanied him in the field. Even- though she was young, her words motivated her brother. Her visions and views were based on virtues. She also said when you do a work with dedication for people whom you love, will bring out your best talents. These words touched the boy deeply and he said that he would draw a picture for her. But suddenly she died in her sleep. The boy became sad because of the untimely death of his sister. But even after her death, the little sister motivated the boy to draw a beautiful picture and become a successful artist.

I conclude my words with this stuff Even though you are a student you can motivate others. It has a power to transform others. You can motivate others and at the same time, you can receive motivation from others.

Let’s discover how grammer works

Activity 1.

Look at the following sentences used in the story.
1) If you do your work with dedication and honesty, people will know how hard you have tried.
2) If I want to do my very, very best I will do it for the people I love.
These sentences deal with a likely situation in the present or future.
The situations we describe may not have happened yet. But they are likely to happen because we can easily imagine them happening. These are examples of the first conditional.
Now, identify the features of the conditional clauses.
a. How do the sentences begin?
b. Can you move the clauses at the beginning of the sentences to the end, without a change in meaning?
c. How many verb phrases do you notice in each of the sentences?
d. Do they follow a fixed pattern?
e. Can you use any other modal verb instead of ‘will’ in the main clause?
f. What changes occur in the meaning and form, if you change the verbs in the ‘if-clause’ to past and past perfect tense?
Answer:
a. The sentences begin with ‘if – conditional clause.
b. People will know how hard you have tried if you do your work with dedication and honesty. I will do it for the people I love if I want to do my very best.
c. Phrases: with dedication and honesty for the people.
d. Yes, they follow a fixed pattern
e. If you do your work with dedication and honesty people would know how hard you have tried.
If I want to do my very very best I would do it for the people I love.
f. If you did your work with dedication and honesty, people would know how hard you have tried.
If I wanted to do my very, very best I would try.
If I had wanted to do my very, very best I would have done it for the people I love

Activity 2.

In the first two units, you have learned about noun phrases. Norm phrases usually appear right at the beginning of sentences. They can last/come towards the end of sentences. Underline the noun phrases in the subject position in the following sentences. You may also identify the head nouns in each.
a. The little girl in the story supports him.
b. Her brother who became a painter got inspiration from her.
c. The girl advised her brother to paint pictures.
d. The hills which they visited together appeared misty.
e. The boy became a professional artist in the end.
Which class of words are added before the head noun?
Which are the wards added after the head nouns?
Identify the classes of words that are added before and after the head nouns in the noun phrases? Write your observations.
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Answer:
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Activity 3.

Read the following signboards. Circle the head nouns in the noun phrases used in the signboards and write them in the space provided
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Answer:
Baby, Road, Bridge, Clothing, Parking

Let’s edit

Read the following passage.There are some errors in it. They are underlined. Edit the errors.
A pet dog swam three rivers, walked 13 kilometers and then keep a week’s vigil outside a jail where his master was imprison.
When Sohrab was arrested, his dog swam behind the boat that ferried him across the first river to prison. The boatman trying to drive away, hit him on the head with an oar but he kept on swim. At the prison, the dog waited until his owner was release from a one-week sentence.
The dog often used to cry outside the gate, but it would wag its tail in joy when his

Let’s play with language

Read the following sentence from the story.
‘ It is surely beautiful, for it makes one happy to look at it.’
The underlined word expresses an
master would send it half his prison food. Ali was, jail. for critically wounding a neighbour in his remote villagef^The neighbour is still suffer from injuries in the district hospital.
Now, rewrite the edited version of the paragraph
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………………………………….
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Answer:
A pet dog swam three rivers, walked 13 kilometres and then kept a week’s vigil outside a jail where his master was imprisoned.
When Sohrab was arrested, his dog swam behind the boat that ferried him across the first river to prison. The boatman trying to drive away, hit him on the head with an oar but he kept on swimming. At the prison, the dog waited unil his owner was released from a one – week sentence.
The dog often used to cry outside the gate, but it would wag its tail in joy when his master would send it half his prison food.
Ali was jailed for critically wounding a neighbour in his remote village. The neighbour is still suffering from injuries in the district hospital.
or
emotion. Words like happy, sad, angry, excited,pride,envy,lonely,shame,surprised, etc. are words related to emotions. A few emotions are hidden in the word puzzle given below. Find them out and circle them. One is done for you.
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Answer:
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Question 1.
Here’s another game that you can attempt. Some words are given in a jumbled order. They are words functioning as verbs. Identify the word and write it in the space provided.Now, write the encircled letters in the boxes given below. If you get the title of the story, you win.
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Answer:
1.TERS: REST
2. NTIKH: THINK
3. ELEF: FEEL
4. ESPLE: SLEEP
5. ITPAN: PAINT
6. LUGAH : LAUGH
7. HOCE : ECHO
8.WHTOR: THROW
9. WNKO: KNOW
10. EDRONW: WONDER
11. TELSA: STEAL
12. RAHE: HEAR
13. EPKSA: SPEAK
14. EGHATR: GATHER
15. MSIEPOR: PROMISE
16. LNSIET : LISTEN
17. LKOO : LOOK
18. WSANRE: ANSWER

The Light on the Hills Additional Questions & Answers

Questions 1-4. Read the excerpt given below from the story ‘ The Light on the Hills’ and answer the questions that follow.

‘It is a beautiful world.’ The boy echoed sadly. ‘It is a sin to do anything which might represent the world badly or imperfectly.’
‘ But will you always do things well?’ asked the little sister.
‘I get so tired,’ he said, ‘ and long to leave off so much. What do you do when you want to do your best, your very, very’ best?’ he asked, suddenly.
‘ I think if I want to do my very, very best then I’ll do it for the people I love,’ she answered. ‘ It makes you very strong if you think of them; you can bear pain, and walk far, and do all kind of things, and you do not get tired so soon.’
He thought for a moment. ‘Then I shall paint my picture for you,’ he said; ‘I shall think of you all the time I am doing it.
1. Why does the girl say that ‘ It is a beautiful world’?
2. According to the girl what should we do when we want to give our best?
3. What is described as a ‘sin’ by the boy?
4. Pick out the word from the passage that means ‘ repetition of sound’.
Answer:
1. The sight of the trees and fields, the deep shadows and hills beyond, the glimmering sunlight along with rustling leaves and rippling stream make the world beautiful.
2. According to the girl if we want to give our best we should do it for the people we love.
3. To do anything which might represent the world badly or imperfectly.
4. Echo

Question 5.
The boy in the story ‘ The Light on the Hills’ was appreciated by everyone for his painting. Their appreciation reminded him of his sister. Later, he writes his thoughts and feelings in his diary. Write the likely diary entry.
Answer:
November 13

Monday

A memorable day! My promise to her has been fulfilled. But, I miss my little sister a lot. She is the reason for all the appreciation I am receiving today. How happy she would be if she were alive. She was the one who wished the most to see me successful. It was her words of love and encouragement that kept me going. How I wish she were there with me. In fact it is her memories that gave me the strength to complete our dream picture. I was so pleased when I saw the happiness on the face of the people who came to see my picture. All the appreciation! and happiness is dedicated to my sister.

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Question 6.
The boy in the story ‘ The Light on the Hills’ is awarded the best painter award for his painting. At the award function, he delivers a speech on how his sister inspired him. Write the likely speech.
(Hints: went to the field to paint- not satisfied- sister expressed her views – how to make people happy- sister passed away-sad-not confident enough to paint- strange power- painted masterpiece)
Answer:
A very warm good morning to all seated here. Today I am very happy as I stand before you. On this occasion I remember my dear little sister. She is the person behind my success. She was the one who wished the most to see me successful. It was her words of love and encouragement that kept me going. I wish she were here with me. In fact, it is her memories that inspired me to complete our dream picture. I dedicate all the appreciation and happiness to my dear sister. She still continues to inspire me. My dear friends, before I conclude I would like to tell you that you must motivate others at the same time you can receive motivation from others.

Question 7.
Prepare a short profile of Lucy Clifford using the hints given below.
Born: August 2, 1846, London
Known as: W.K Clifford
Famous as: English Novelist and Journalist
Spouse: William Kingdon Clifford
Notable Works: Mrs. Keith’s Crime, A Woman Alone
Died: April 21, 1929
Answer:
Lucy Clifford:
Lucy Clifford was born on August 2 in 1846 in London. She was known as W.K Clifford. She was a famous English Novel and journalist. Her spouse was William Kingdon Clifford. Mrs. Keith’s Crime and A Woman Alone were her notable works. She passed away on April 21 in 1929.

Question 8.
Construct two meaningful sentences using the words given in the box below. One is done as an example for you.
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a. Varsha runs fast.
b. ……………………
c. ……………………
Answer:
b. Children are playing cricket.
c. This bag is new.

Question 9.
Read the conversation and complete it choosing the appropriate words/ phrases from those given in brackets.
Sister: What are you drawing?
Boy: I ….(a)… (draw/ am drawing/ was drawing) the picture of that field. Will it make people happy?
Sister: Yes of course! Art …(b)… (made/makes/is making) people happy. You had better do it well.
Boy: That means, if I (c) (do/does/is doing) it badly, I will make unhappy.
Sister: Be positive. You are a good painter. Go ahead.
Answer:
a. am drawing
b. makes
c. do

The Light on the Hills Summary in English

‘Light on the Hills’ is a short story which shows how the words of a person can influence another person. A boy was painting scenes from nature. His little sister stood watching him. She pointed out some of the defects of his painting. She remarked that people who saw that painting would be glad and they would feel that it was real. Then the boy asked her if he painted it badly would the people be unhappy. To this the girl answered that if he was doing his work with dedication and honesty, they would understand how much effort he took to paint it, and would certainly like his picture. The girl pointed out to the boy the light from the hills. Both of them enjoyed watching it.

He tried to paint trees, field and the dark shades and the faraway hills with light on them. As the sunlight began to dim, he stopped his painting. The girl said that the world was very beautiful. The boy repeated these words with a pinch of sorrow. The boy asked her when she wanted to do something great, what would she do. The girl answered that she would think that she was doing it for the person whom she loved best. This would make her strong and she could forget all her sorrow. Thus she would be able to go forward and would never get bored. The boy thought for a moment and said that in that case, he would paint his picture for her. Then they both returned home.

A tragedy happened in the family that night. The girl died in her sleep. The sorrowful mother told the boy that his little sister would never come back for this world again. The sorrow of the boy was beyond words. He thought about the words she had spoken before she had got an extraordinary strength. He completed the picture. Everyone appreciated the picture. It was whispering in his ears that it was love, true love, from which all virtues came. If it gave happiness, it could be called heaven.

The Light on the Hills Summary in Malayalam

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From First Showers Questions and Answers Class 8 English Unit 4 Chapter 2 Kerala Syllabus Solutions

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Std 8 English Textbook From First Showers Questions and Answers

First Showers By Nalini Sharma

First Showers PoemQuestion 1.
How does the rain soothe the poet’s nerves?
Answer:
The rain soothes the poet by getting rid of heat and fatigue.

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Question 2.
Why do the trees look magnificent?
Answer:
The rain washes the leaves of the trees and the trees look magnificent and shining.

First Showers Meaning Question 3.
What do the travelers feel when it rains?
Answer:
They feel relieved.

The Shower Poem Appreciation Question 4. Comment on the expression drenched me on the sly.
Answer:
The poet is .completely drenched by the mischievous raindrops.

First Showers Textbook Activities And Answers

Activity 1.

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Answer:

Explanations Expressions/lines from the text
The poet’s face was dry. parched face
She got soaked in the rain. soaked in rain
She was tired. Weary lines… daylong heat & fatigue
The heat and fatigue made her weary. Weary lines… daylong heat & fatigue
The trees were wet and beautiful. dressed in washed green looked magnificent
The poet stood in wonder. Marveling at this wonder­ful gift of nature
The poet returned home. I hurried home through the gurgling water

Activity 2.

Read the lines:
‘Wet clothes clung to my body like an infant
To its mother’s bosom;………..
Here, the clinging of the ‘wet clothes’ is compared to ‘an infant clinging to its mother’s bosom………
This is an example for a simile. Now, develop similes from the fol¬lowing hints.
1. The tree stands like ………………
2. The moon looked at me ………….
3. The flower smiles ………………..
4. The thunder roared like …………….
Answer:
1. a giant
2. like a queen
3. like an infant
4. a lion

Go through the following sentences that contain similes and metaphors. Classify them.

1. Manu is as hungry as a horse.
2. The car was a jet when it passed by us.
3. The cat’s fur was blanket of warmth
4. There were fireworks lanterns in sky.
5. You are as brave as a lion.
6. Ian Thorpe is a fish when he swims.
7. She is as pretty as a picture.
8. The moon was a misty shadow.
Answer:
Simile:
1. Manu is as hungry as a horse
2. You are as brave as a lion
3. She is as pretty as a picture
Metaphors:
4. The car was a jet when it passed by us
5. The cat’s fur was a blanket of warmth
6. There were fireworks lantern in the sky
7. Ian Thorpe is a fish when he swims
8. The moon was a misty shadow

First Showers Additional Questions and Answers

First Showers Question 1.
Read the lines from the poem ‘ First Showers’ and answer the questions that follow.

As I returned from my workplace
cool drops kissed my parched face
soon the first showers caught me unawares
and soaked me, soothing my frayed nerves
The weary lines did it promptly erase
Of daylong heat and fatigue from my visage
Wet clothes clung to my body like an infant
To its mother bosom; unsteady my gait
The dusty trees stood bathed in an instant
Dressed in washed green looked magnificent
The scented earth resplendent in dampened glory
sucked in dust giving respite to the travelers weary
To thank the rain God I looked up in the sky
More drops drenched me on the sly
Marveling at this wonderful gift of nature
I hurried home wading through the gurgling water
a. Pick out the line from the poem which means ‘ the face of a person’.
b. Comment on the expression ‘ drenched me on the sly’
c. Why do the trees look magnificent?
d. How did the rain soothe the frayed nerves of the poet?
Answer:
a. Visage
b. The poet is completely drenched by the mischievous raindrops.
c. The rain washes the leaves of the trees and the trees look magnificent and shining.
d. The rain soothes the poet by getting rid of the heat and fatigue.

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First Showers Poem Lines Question 2. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Jagadananda Roy was one of the teachers at the Santiniketan school. He was known for his strictness and fiery temper. Once, Rabindranath Tagore had decided to stage a play at Santiniketan. A young boy was chosen for a particular role in the play. Tagore sent for the boy to be fetched from the class. Jagadananda Roy was then taking the boy’s mathematics class. Visibly annoyed by the student’s performance he sent back the messenger with the terse reply, “Tell Gurudev that during my class boys don’t go dancing and performing’. Tagore’s colleagues were visibly embarrassed at Jagadananda’s reply but Tagore was unmoved. Smiling he replied, “ The teacher is angry. The only way he’s going to release the boy now is to ask him to be a part of the play”. That year Jagadananda performed in the play himself. He never dis-agreed to release one of his students for a rehearsal later!’
a. What was the subject taught by Jagadananda Roy at the Santiniketan school?
b. On what occasion did Jagadananda Roy refuse to obey Tagore’s instruction?
c. How did Tagore solve the issue of fetching the boy from Jagadananda Roy’s class?
d. Why were the teachers of Santiniketan embarrassed?
e. Pick out the word from the passage that means, ‘someone that you work with’.
Answer:
a. Mathematics
b. He was annoyed by the student’s performance in the class.
c. By making Jagadananda Roy also a part of the play.
d. Because of the terse reply to Gurudev.
e. Colleague

First Showers Summary in English

The poet tells about how the cool raindrops embraced her face when she was returning from her work. She explains how she was soaked and though it was surprising she felt very comforted. It wiped out the lines of a daylong tiredness from her face. The rain held tightly to her like a baby clinging on to its mother’s breast. Then she describes how her steps became unsteady.

The rain washed off all the dust on the trees making them look beautiful in their green color. The smell of the earth was very appealing and it sucked all the dust in, giving a calm surroundings for travelers who are tired. Then she looked up in the sky to thank God when more raindrops kept falling on her. Very amazed at this wonderful gift of nature she quickly walked back home.

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First Showers Glossary

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From Marvellous Travel Questions and Answers Class 8 English Unit 2 Chapter 3 Kerala Syllabus Solutions

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Marvellous Travel Question 1.
Why does the poet say that he travels with his ‘eyes’ and ‘thoughts’?

Answer:
The poet keenly observes and explores everything that comes along and enjoys them.
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Marvellous Travel Question Answers Question 2.
What does the poet mean by ‘I travel with my pen’?
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Answer:
He records his travel experience to write travelogues.

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Marvellous Travel Poem Question 3.
That something new, would spring into my horoscope…’ What does this line mean?
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Answer:
This line means that the poet hopes to have new experiences that would change his life.

Question 4.
Who are the different types of people the poet meets during his journey?
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Answer:
Children, women, men, tribesmen and little girls.

Question 5.
‘Every experience is worth life’s journey.’ What does the poet mean by this?
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Travel Poem Questions and Answer:
Life is a journey from birth till death. The journey of life offers a mixture of good and bad experience which is true about travelling too. Such experiences may help the individual in facing the challenges that life throws to him.

Marvellous Travel Additional Questions And Answers

Marvellous Travel Theme Question 1.
Read the lines from the poem ‘ Marvellous Travel’ and answer the following questions.
I travel with my eyes
Watching those silently cry
Asking themselves the question why
Someone left them without saying goodbye
I travel with my thoughts
I travel with my pen
To write about children, women and men
I travel with my voice,
I travel with my hope,
That something new would spring into my horoscope,
Whether in Asia, America or Europe,
There’ll always be something interesting to scope;
a. What does the poet mean by saying 1 travel with my eyes’?
b. Why does the poet say that he travels with his pen?
c. Pick out an instance of alliteration from the above stanzas.
d. What does the poet hope for?
e. Pick out a pair of rhyming words.
Answer:
a. The poet keenly observes everything
b. He records his travel experiences to write travelogues.
c. something, scope/ something, spring
d. The poet hopes that something new would spring into his horoscope.
e. pen-men / cry-why

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Question 2.
Prepare a short profile of Joshua Fernandez using the hints given below.
Name: Joshua Fernandez
Born : 19 April 1974, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Famous as: Popular Malaysian Film director and designer
Major Works: Clock on the wall, Where Am I, Choices, Granted All That has Happen.
Answer:
Joshua Fernandez:
Joshua Fernandez was born on 19 April 1974 in Kaula Lumpur in Malaysia. He was a popular Malaysian film director and designer. His major works are Clock on the wall, Where Am I, Choices, Granted All that has happened.

Marvellous Travel Summary in English

[Travelling is a method to know the world around us. By travelling we can find new people and their lives.]
I watch people who are crying. I see people who went away without saying good-bye. As I travel I meet women, men and children whose stories are written with my pen. While travelling I hope to see new things around. Irrespective of the places everywhere I find interesting things. When I am travelling I find girls, tribesmen and. different types of people. I do not take money with me during my journey. Life as a journey is with full of good, bad and ugly people. Each and every experience in life is valuable.

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The Mysterious Picture Questions and Answers Class 8 English Unit 1 Chapter 1 Kerala Syllabus Solutions

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Std 8 English Textbook The Mysterious Picture Questions and Answers

The Mysterious Picture Summary in English Question 1.
Where do the events in the story take place?
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Answer:
The events of the story took place in the palace of the Archduke of Batt- Orenburg

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The Mysterious Picture Short Summary in English Question 2.
Mention the two central char-acters you identify at this point?
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Answer:
Tyi Ulenspiegel and the Captain of the Guards are the characters at this point.

Summary of the Mysterious Picture Question 3.
What do you understand about the character of Tyl? Is he a serious man or one with a sense of humor? How do you know this?
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Answer:
Tyl is person who wanders from court to court. He is a man with a good sense of humor. His appearance and mannerisms make us think so.

Mysterious Picture Question 4.
Is there a change in the attitude of the Captain? What is the reason behind it?
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Answer:
Yes, because the Captain of the Guards understood that Tyl was a Flemish painter.

The Mysterious Picture Story Summary in English Question 5.
The language used by Tyl when he speaks to the Archduke shows his respect for him. Pick out a few instances which show this.
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Answer:
The words, “May, Your Highness pardon me. I might lay it at your noble feet.” shows Tyl’s respect for the Archduke.

The Mysterious Picture Question 6.
What does Tyl wish to become?
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Answer:
Tyi wished to become the court painter.

The Mysterious Picture Questions and Answers Question 7.
Do you think Tyl and his donkey are hungry? Give reasons for your answer.
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Answer:
The donkey was not hungry as it was fed fairly well all along the way. But Tyl had nothing to eat for the last three days.

Question 8.
What does the Archduke want Tyl to do?
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Answer:
The Archduke wanted Tyl to paint his portrait so as to leave his memory to his descendants.

Mysterious Picture Story Question 9.
What does the sentence, ‘We do not know when God will think fit to summon us,’ mean?
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Answer:
lt means we do not know when we will die.

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Question 10.
Why does Tyl feel unhappy?
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Answer:
Tyl was unhappy because the Arch-duke asked him to paint him alone without the courtiers in the portrait.

Question 11.
Who are compared to the moon and the lanterns?
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Answer:
The Lord and the Lady are com-pared to the moon and the courtiers are compared to the lanterns.

Kerala English Picture Question 12.
What were the demands of the Archduke and the courtiers in painting their pictures?
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Answer:
The Archduke demanded Tyl to paint all the courtiers as such. But the courtiers demanded that he should make them more attractive than they actually were.

Question 13.
Why did Tyl think that if he painted the picture, he would definitely be killed?
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Answer:
If he painted the picture as directed by the Archduke, he might be killed by the courtiers. If his picture satisfied the whims of the courtiers, he might be killed by the Archduke.

Character Sketch of Tyl Question 14.
What will Tyl do to save himself from being killed?
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Answer:
Elicit free responses
Not to paint the picture.
Paint the picture as the courtiers had demanded.
Paint the picture as the Archduke had instructed.

Question 15.
How did Tyl manage to stay in the court for long? How many days did he finally get to complete the picture?
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Answer:
He kept on saying that the picture was nearing completion and he needed some more days to complete.

Question 16.
What is special about the picture?
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Answer:
Elicit free responses. There is no picture at all. Tyl lied to the courtiers that only those who have noble blood can see the picture.

Question 17.
Is the jester a mere fool? Why do you think so?
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Answer:
No, he is not. He is the only one who told the truth.

The Mysterious Picture Textbook Activites and Answers

Let’s revisit

Activity 1.

You have read the story of Tyl, haven’t you? Now, fill in the story map suitably.
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Answer:
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Activity 2.

The courtiers did not want to be portrayed in the picture in the manner they really looked like. Complete the following table by revisiting the story.
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Answer:

Courtier Real appearance The way they wanted to be portrayed
Commander h- Chief Short, fat, bald man with an enormous paaraeSi’ He wanted to make his stomach look flat and make him more handsome
Elderly lady Large hump on her back Remove the hump on her back and supply what she tacked in beauty.
Young lady She had lost three of her front teeth She wanted to see herself smiling with a perfect set of pearly teeth

Activity 3.

The following are the major events in the story. Some of them are false ‘ while some others are true. Mark I them as True or False by a tick in the appropriate column.
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Correct the statements that are marked false and rewrite them below.
Answer:
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  • He shows the picture of Our Lady, the Virgin to the Archduke.
  • Captain of the guards does not allow Tyl to meet the Archduke at once.
  • The Archduke’s jester says that he could see no paint but only a blank wall.
  • The Archduke said that he would be delighted to appoint Tyl as the court painter.
  • The courtiers ask Tyl to make them look more attractive and handsome.

Let’s Enrich Our Vocabulary

Activity 1.

Look at this sentence from the story. ‘The Captain of the Guards was a tall, well-built, red-haired man of about twenty-five.” Here the word, ‘well-built’ means’ with a strong physique’.
Now, find out the meaning of the words given below with Svell’ as the headword. You may refer to a dictionary, if necessary.
Well-off:………………….
Well-known:…………………..
Well-informed: ………………
Well-wisher:…………………..
Well-read:……………………..
Now write down five more words with ’well’ as the headword, giving their meanings.
Answer:
Well – off: In a good position or situation
Well – known: Famous
Well – wisher: someone who wants another person to be happy.
Well – read: having gained a lot of knowledge by reading.
Well – informed: having a lot of knowledge about a particular topic

Words with ‘well’ as headword, giving their meanings.
Well – being: the state of being comfortable.
Well-bred: having or showing good manners.
Well – done: carried out successfully.
Well-groomed: clean, tidy,
smart well-knit: strongly knit.

Activity 2.

Look at some of the words used in the first three paragraphs of the story.
How does Tyl address the Archduke, the Queen, the painter and
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Here, the words in column 1 have – ‘s’ attached to their root forms toln column 2 -‘ed’ is used with the root words to get the past forms of the verbs. ‘-ly’ is used in column 3 to show how something is done. These are examples for suffixes in English. Now, fill in the following table picking up suffixed words like those above, from the rest of the paragraphs of the story.
Answer:

1 2 3
Captains Painted Lonely
Animals Seemed Certainly
Pieces Surrounded calmly

Activity 3.

How does Tyl address the Archduke, the Queen, the painter and the Captain of Guards? Pick out the words used by him to address them. Complete the following table choosing appropriate words from those given below.
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Which of the above words of address do we commonly use in our day-to-day conversation? Which are the words of address that we do not normally use?
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Answer:

Character Words used to address
Archduke Your Highness
Queen Her Highness
Captain of Guards Sir
Painter My dear fellow

Words we commonly use:
Mrs, Madam, Ma’am, Sir, Mr, Miss
Words we do not use in common:
Your Highness, My lord, Her Highness, Your Lordship, My dear fellow

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Let’s write

Activity 1.

Does the story remind you of any stories that you have read or heard before? Narrate the story briefly.
Answer :
Many years ago there lived an emperor who loved beautiful new clothes so much that he spent all his money on being finely dressed. His only interest was going to the theatre or riding about in his carriage where he could show off the new clothes. He had a different costume for every hour of the day. Indeed, where it was said of other kings that they were at court, it could only be said of him that he was in his dressing room!

One day two swindlers came to the emperor’s city, they said that they were weavers, claiming that they knew how to make the finest clothes imaginable. Not only were the colors and the patterns were extraordinarily beautiful, but also, this material had an amazing property that it was to be invisible to anyone who was incompetent or stupid.

“It would be wonderful to have clothes made from that cloth,” thought the emperor. “Then I would know which of my men are unfit for their positions, and I’d also be able to tell clever people from stupid ones.” So he immediately gave the two swindlers a great sum of money to weave their clothes for him.

They set up their looms and pretended to go on working, although there was nothing at all on the looms. They asked for the finest silk and the purest gold, all of which they hid away, continuing to work on the empty looms, often late into the night.

‘I would really like to know how they are coming with the clothes!’ thought the emperor, but he was a bit uneasy when he recalled that anyone who was unfit for his position or stupid would not be able to see the material. Of course, he himself had nothing to fear, but still, he decided to send someone else to see how the work was progressing.

‘I’ll send my honest old minister to the weavers,’ thought the emperor. He’s the best one to see how the material is coming. He is very sensible, and no one is more worthy of his position than he.

where the two swindlers sat working at their empty looms. ‘Goodness’! thought the old minister, opening his eyes wide. ‘I cannot see a thing’ but he did not say so.

The two swindlers invited him to step closer, asking him if it wasn’t a beautiful design and if the colors weren’t magnificent. They pointed to the empty loom, and the poor old minister opened his eyes wider and wider. He still could see nothing, for nothing was there. ‘Gracious’ he thought. “Is it possible that I am stupid? I have never thought so. Am I unfit for my position? No one must know this. No, it will never do for me to say that I was unable to see the material.”

You aren’t saying anything!’ said one of the weavers. ‘Oh, it is magnificent! The very best’ said the old minister, peering through his glasses. ‘This pattern and these colors! Yes, I’ll tell the emperor that I am very satisfied with it!

That makes us happy’ said the two weavers, and they called the colors and the unusual pattern by name. The old minister listened closely so that he would be able to say the same things when he reported to the emperor, and that is exactly what he did.

The swindlers now asked for more money, more silk, and more gold, all of which they hid away. Then they continued to weave away as before on the empty looms. The emperor sent other officials as well to observe the weavers’ progress. They too were startled when they saw nothing,

and they too reported to him how wonderful the material was, advising him to have it made into clothes that he could wear in a grand procession. The entire city was alive in praise of the cloth. Magnifique Nysseligt! Excellent!’ they said, in all languages. The emperor awarded the swindlers with medals of honor, bestowing on each of them the title Lord Weaver.

The swindlers stayed up the entire night before the procession was to take place, burning more than sixteen candles. Everyone could see that they were in a great rush to finish the emperor’s new clothes. They pretended to take the material from the looms. They cut in the air with large scissors. They sewed with needles but without any thread. Finally, they announced, ‘Behold the clothes are finished!’

The emperor came to them with his most distinguished cavaliers. The two swindlers raised their arms as though they were holding something and said, just look at these trousers! Here is the jacket! This is the cloak!’ and so forth. They are as light as spider webs! You might think that you didn’t have a thing on, but that is the good thing about them?

Yes, said the Cavaliers, but they couldn’t see a thing, for nothing was there. ‘Would his imperial majesty, if it pleases his grace, kindly remove his clothes said the swindlers. ‘Then we will fit you with the new ones, here in front of the large mirror. The emperor took off all his clothes, and the swindlers pretended to dress him up, 1 piece by piece, with the new ones. They

took hold of his waist and pretended to tie something about him. It was the train. Then the emperor turned and looked into the mirror.
Goodness, they suit you well what a wonderful fit!” they all said. “What a pattern! What colors! Such luxurious clothes!’ ‘The canopy to be carried above your majesty awaits outside,” said the grandmaster of ceremonies.

‘Yes, I am ready!’ said the emperor. Don’t they fit well? He turned once again towards the mirror because it had to appear as though he was admiring himself in all his glory.

The chamberlains who were to carry the train held their hands just above the floor as if they were picking up the train. As they walked they pretended to hold the train high, for they could not let anyone notice that they could see nothing.

The emperor walked beneath the beautiful canopy in the procession, and all the people in the street and in their windows said, ‘Goodness, the emperor’s new clothes are incomparable! What a beautiful design on his jacket. What a perfect fit!’ No one wanted it to be noticed that he could see nothing, for then it would be said that he was unfit for his position or that he was stupid. None of the emperors’ clothes have received such praise before. But he doesn’t have anything on! said a small child.

‘Good Lord, let’s listen to an innocent child said the father, and whispered to another what the child had said. ‘A small child says that he doesn’t have anything on!’ Finally everyone was saying, He doesn’t have anything on!” The emperor shuddered, for he knew that they were right, but he thought, ‘The procession must go on!” He carried himself even more proudly, and the chamberlains walked along carrying the train that wasn’t there.

Activity 2.

Imagine you were one of the courtiers present while Tyl invited the courtiers to have a look at his picture. What would be the likely conversation between Tyl and you?
Answer:
Tyl: Good Morning, Madam.
I : Good Morning, Mr. Tyl.
Tyl: I’ve finished my picture. Please have a look at it.
I : Oh! Tyl this is a fantastic picture
Tyl: Thank you, Madam
I : You have taken great pains haven’t you?
Tyl: Really
I : The Archduke looks excellent.
Tyl: Thank you
I : What’s your next work, Mr. Tyl?
Tyl: Not yet decided, Madam.
I : His Highness would surely appreciate your effort, I’m sure.
Tyl: Thank you, Madam.
I : Mr. Tyl, what will you do if the Archduke doesn’t appreciate your work?
Tyl: I don’t know madam.
I : Don’t be bothered, Mr. Tyl. I’m simply joking. OK

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Activity 3.

Read the following script. It is based on the first event in the story, Tyl’s arrival at the palace gate.

The main entrance of the Archduke Battenburg. The Captain and another officer are playing a game of chess. The Captain’s sytord is in the sheath. The guards have spears close to them! placed against the wall. Tyl Ulens spiegel enters from the left, mounted on his donkey. He wears attractive dress j arid has a cap with three bright | feathers on it. He makes a eoinical ! appearance.

Captain: Hey there! You fellow on the | donkey! We don’t allow any loafers here. You and your donkey already look like skeletons. (Tyl dismounts from his I donkey.) .
Tyl (bowing): May God bless you. May God bless you, Sir Captain! If I look j like a skeleton, it is not my fault,
Captain: Why are you here?
Tyl: I’m very hungry. I’ve come here because I’m forced to. If you will be so good as to give me a piece of the gold cord that you wear on your coat, I’ll go and hang myself by the teeth on that large leg of mutton that I see hanging in that butcher’s shop.
Captain: (looks at Tyl curiously): Where do you come from?
Tyl: From Flanders
Captain: What do you want?
Tyl: 1 should like to show His Highness, the Archduke, one of my pictures. I’m a painter.
Captain: WeB, if you are a painter and if you come from Flanders, you may come in. (The Captain opens the gate and lets Tyl in.)
Read the script again.

How is the script different from the story?
The script has
1. a setting
2. Stage directions
3. Dialogues
4. Costumes
5. Gestures and actions
The following are some of the major events in the story, ‘The Mysterious Picture’.
1. The meeting between Tyl and the Archduke and his appointment as the court painter.
2. The meeting between Tyl and the courtiers.
3. The progress of Tyl’s painting.
4. The exhibition of Tyl’s painting and the reaction of others.
Work in four groups. Each group may take up one of the events for developing the script.
Rehearse the script in groups and perform the skit before the class.
Answer:
Script: Group No. 1

Topic: The meeting between Archduke and Tyl.
(Scene at the palace)
Tyl: May God bless you! May God bless your Highness! (bows before the Archduke) I have brought a picture of Our Lady the Virgin in her royal robes. Give permission to show it before you, your Highness!
Archduke: Yes, you may. (Tyl shows the picture)
Archduke: Oh! It is wonderful!
Tyl: Your majesty, I see that the court painter’s seat is empty there, Please appoint me as your court painte^Tyl) Yes, you are appointed as the court painter. Please come. (Archduke gives him the chair) You are a talkative fellow. Tyl : Sir, My donkey Jeff is very happy because his stomach is full. But I am very hungry. I’ve only my dreams to eat. Archduke : But where is your donkey?
Tyl: He is outside.
Archduke : (Calls the soldier and orders)
Give Tyl a feast as supper. Give the | ’
donkey food and shelter.
Soldier: Yes my Lord.

Script: Group No. 2

The meeting between Tyl and courtiers : (Scene at Tyl’s room in the palace)
Tyl: Come in sir, please.
(Commander in chief of army comes in. He is a short, fat, bald man)
Army Chief: Painter, I am the chief of the army, am I handsome?
Tyl : (Keeps silent, looks at him)
Chief: Can you see me or not?
Tyl: I can see you sir. You are not very handsome.
Chief: I may not be handsome. But in the picture you should paint me as a handsome man.
Tyl: How sir?
Chief: you should make my stomach flat or else I will kill you. (He leaves)
(An elderly lady comes in; she has a hump on her back)
Lady: Sir, you should paint me as a young lady with a beautiful look.
Tyl: But how?
Lady: You remove my hump and draw I me in the picture as a beautiful lady or | else I will kill you. (She leaves)
(Another pretty lady comes in)
Tyl: Who are you?
Lady: I am a companion of the Duchess. You should paint me with a good smile.
Tyl: How is it possible? You don’t have your front teeth?
Lady: You should paint me beautifully or else I will destroy you with the help of the captain of guards who is my lover. (She leaves)

Script: Group No. 3

Topic: The progress of painting (Archduke’s palace)
(Archduke and Tyl are talking)
Archduke: How are you Tyl? Did you start painting the picture?
Tyl: Not yet sir.
Archduke: You should paint all the
courtiers as we see them.
Tyl: Yes your majesty.
(Tyl stands thoughtfully)
Tyl (to himself silently) : If I paint truly
the Archduke may like it but the courtiers
will not. If I paint the courtiers beautifully
Archduke will punish me. What to do? (Next day)
Archduke: Here is the wall to be painted. Is it good?
Tyl: Yes sir, Please hang curtains and give me some assistance.
Archduke: Who is there? Bring thick curtains and arrange some assistants too! (The soldiers bring curtains and assistants enter)
(After 30 days)
Archduke: How is the drawing? Is it over?
Tyl: Not yet sir I need a week more Archduke: Okay
(After a fortnight)
Archduke: Tyl, Is your work over?
Tyl: Not yet sir
Archduke: I want the picture within fifteen days, or show me the unfinished picture within that time.
Tyl: Yes your majesty

Script: Group No. 4

Topic: The exhibition and reaction of others
(Scene: Inside the palace)
(Archduke, Tyl, and courtiers enter)
Tyl: The picture is ready, my Lord.
Archduke: Why don’t you remove the curtains?
Tyl: Please order all the courtiers to assemble in the room.
Archduke: Bring all the courtiers immediately.
(All the courtiers come in)
Tyl: Ladies and gentlemen, the picture will be seen only to those who have royal blood. (Tyl moves the curtain aside)
AH, the courtiers and the Archduke: How marvelous! What a beauty?
(Jester comes in)
Jester: I cannot see anything. The wall is completely empty.
Tyl: It is time for the wise to walk out because the fools start talking.
(Tyl goes out)

Activity 4.

What are the words that the author uses to describe the Captain of the Guards?

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Now, prepare character maps of Tyl and the Archduke.

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Now using the concept maps prepare character sketches of Tyl and the Archduke. You may begin like this:
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Answer:
Character map of Archduke
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Character map of Tyl
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Character sketch of Tyl :
Tyl was a painter. He wandered from court to court on his donkey Jeff. He was slim and looked like a skeleton. He always wore a cap with three bright feathers. He is cunning and tricky. He has a good sense of humor and values his own freedom and creativity.

Character sketch of Archduke :
The Archduke was the ruler of Battenburg. He loved paintings and artists. He was a stout, middle-aged man. In his royal uniform, he looked majestic. Though a little pompous he was sincere and just. He loves painting and favors artists.

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Let’s speak

Activity 1.

Which character did you like the most? Share your views with the class. Here is what Athira, a student like you, said when she was asked this question

Dear friends,
I This is indeed an interesting question. Of course, we all like Tyl very much for his intelligence and ability to speak cleverly. Still, I like the Duke’s jester the most. Without him, the folly of the courtiers would never have been revealed. His ! honesty and intelligence helped them to understand the foolishness of their reaction. We think that just like a circus clown, he showed the real wisdom. And the others who were the honorable
members of the illustrious court proved to be mere fools. For all these reasons I like the jester the most.
Now, you may present your views before the class
Answer:
Dear friends,
There are many interesting characters in this story. Tyl, Captain of Guards Archduke, Commander in chief of the army, the elderly lady, etc. But I like the jester the best because he is very wise and honest. He is courageous too. He tells the truth before the Archduke without any hesitation. For all these reasons I like the jester the best.

Activity 2.

Did the story make you feel: happy, angry, tired, bored? Why?
Share your feeling with your friends.
Answer:
This story made me very happy. It has many interesting characters such as Tyl, the Captain of Guards, Archduke, Chief of the army, an elderly lady, the Jester, etc. Each character is unique. Tyl is a funny character. His appearance and jovial behavior are well-narrated? The whole story is divided into many scenes like that of a drama. The progress of Tyl’s painting in the story is very interesting. So I am very happy to read this story

Let’s discover how grammar works

Activity 1.

Look at the sentence from the story, You are a very talkative fellow, aren’t you?’ A short question put at the end of a sentence is a question tag. A question tag is generally used in a conversation to confirm a statement made.
The following ten sentences are about a friend of yours in the class. You may seek her confirmation on the statements made. Some hints are provided for you.
1. You ……….. Sandra, aren’t you?
2. Venu and Reshma …………. their parents, ………..?
3. Your father works in a bank………….?
4. Your mother is a housewife …………..?
5. Syam and Sayanth ………………?
6. Your hobby ………….?
7. You wake up …………..?
8. You have been studying …………..?
9. You studied at ……………. before coming here………….?
10………………………?

Choose a friend of yours and present ten statements about him/her and seek his/her confirmation. You may do this as a pair activity. Don’t forget to reverse your roles.
Answer:
1. Are
2. Visited, didn’t they?
3. Doesn’t he?
4. Isn’t she?
5. Are your brothers aren’t they?
6. Is collecting stamps, isn’t it?
7. At 50’ clock, don’t you?
8. For three hours, haven’t you?
9. Kollam, didn’t you?
10. You will invite me to your house, won’t you?

Activity 2.

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Now, write the sentences you have matched in the space below.
1. May, Your Highness pardon major my rashness in thinking that one of my paintings will please Your Highness.
Please pardon me for thinking that one of my paintings will please you.
2. …………………………
3. …………………………
4. …………………………
5. ………………………..
6. ………………………..
7. ………………………..
Answer:
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Activity 3.

The following is a write-up by a student of Class 8 after reading the story, ‘The Mysterious Picture’. Some words are missing in it. Select appropriate words from the box below and complete the write-up.
I have read the ……………. ‘The Mysterious Picture’. I like the character …………. in the story very much. He is a ……………….. One day he visited ………….of ……………. the Archduke of …………….. He was stopped at ……………..to the palace by the Captain of the Guards. Later ………….. was allowed to meet the Archduke. Tyl and his companions enjoyed their life in the palace. Everybody praised his …………… But ……………. could see only…………..

the duke’s jester, painting, a blank wall, the palace, Battenburg. an interesting character, the entrance, painter, Tyl. he, the story I
Tire word/words you have used to fill in the above write – up are either nouns/ pronouns or noun phrases. A noun phrase is a word or group of words containing a noun. In the above example, ‘the duke’s jester’, jester is the headword or head noun. Nouns/ pronouns have the following properties:
1. Most of them have singular and plural forms (story- stories, I – we).
2. They can express gender (duke – duchess, he – she).
3. They can Ire used as the subject (Tyl, I, he. it) of a sentence and the object of a sentence (the story, me, him, it).
4. They have possessive forms (duke’s, my, his, her).
5. They show if someone/something is speaking (I, we) or being spoken to (you) or is being spoken about (hbf she, they, it).
Answer:
the story, Tyl, painter, the palace, Battenburg, the entrance, he, painting the Duke’s jester, a blank wall

Activity 4.

Read the following paragraph and fill in the table below.
The Archduke ordered all the courtiers to assemble in the hall. Tyl addressed them, ‘My Lord, ladies and gentlemen, the picture is ready. You will now be able to see how well I have done my work. You can all admire my work. But I must warn you that there is something very special about this picture. Only those among you who have noble blood in your veins wall be able to see this painting.
A.
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B. Now, write down your observations on how plural forms are derived from singular nouns. Can you classify them into different categories? Which are they?
C. Classify the nouns in the passage as nouns/noun phrases in the subject position and nouns/noun phrases in the object position and fill in the table. One is done for you.
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Answer:
A.
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B.
Adding ‘s’ to get plurals
Adding ‘es’ to get plurals
Irregular plural forms
C.

Noun phrases in the subject posit­ion Noun phrases in the object position
The Archduke all the courtiers
Tyl them
You my work

Let’s edit

Read the paragraph written by! Sunil, a student of Class 8. There I are some errors in it which are underlined. Help Sunil to edit the errors.
Tyl reaches (a) the palace of the Archduke of Battenburg. He had to wait there for some time, the (b) Captain of the Guards (c) was play (d) chess with his friends. He stopped Tyl on (e) the gate and asked why he came over there. Tyl showed the captain a picture (f) he had drawn and asked to let him into the palace.
……………………………………..
……………………………………..
Answer:
a. reached
b. The
c. Guards
d. was playing
e. at
f. picture

Let’s play with language

Here are a few funny questions. Try to answer them. If you cannot, guess the answer from the jumbled word given against each of them.
What can you catch but not throw? odlc
What kind of room has no doors or windows? smomurho
What is orange in color and sounds like a parrot? rtraoc
What has four fingers and a thumb, but is not living? elogv
What loses its head in the morning and gets it back at night? lopwil
Answer:
cold, mushroom, carrot, glove, pillow

The Mysterious Picture Additional Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Read the excerpt given below from the story ‘ The Mysterious Picture’ and answer the questions that follow.
‘Your Highness, may it please you to remember me and my donkey, Jeff, for just one more minute,’ Tyl replied. ‘ My donkey has been feeding himself fairly well along the way on the thorns in the hedges and the grass on the roadside. But I have had nothing to eat for the past three days. My stomach has been complaining very’ loudly. Perhaps Your Highness can even hear it now. I have been feeding myself with dreams of good food and drink at your royal table.’ The Archduke smiled and said, ‘Well, my dear fellow, you will certainly have something more solid to feed on. But where is your donkey?’ ‘I left him outside, opposite the palace. I shall be most grateful if Jeff is looked after. He needs a little fodder and lodging at night,’ said Tyl. The Archduke immediately ordered the donkey to be taken care of and he added. ‘Treat it like one of my own animals.’
a. Why is Jeff, the donkey not hungry?
b. Pick out the word from the passage that means ‘ food for animals’.
c. ‘I have been feeding myself with dreams.’ What did Tyl dream of?
d. What expression does Tyl use to show that he is extremely hungry?
e. What does Archduke mean by saying, ‘something more solid than dreams’?
Answer:
a. Jeff, the donkey was not hungry because he had been feeding himself fairly well along the way on the thorn in the hedges and the grass on the roadside.
b. Fodder
c. Tyl dreamt of the good food and drink at the Archduke’s royal table.
d. The expression ‘My stomach has been complaining very loudly’.
e. Delicious food on the royal table.

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Question 2.
2. Read the excerpt from the story ‘ The Mysterious Picture’ and answer the questions that follow.
The Captain knew Flemish painters and their pictures were in great demand all over Europe. Tyl was presented to the Archduke. He saluted the Archduke three times and stood before him with his head bowed. “ May your Highness pardon me for my rashness is thinking that one of my paintings will please your High ness. I have brought a picture of Our Lady, the Virgin, in her royal robes. I have painted it specially so that I might lay it at your noble feet’. Tyl paused a few moments for his words to sink in. Then he continued, ‘You must forgive me, Your Highness, if I’ve dared to hope that this picture will please you. Perhaps Your Highness might wish to offer me the chair of your court painter who died recently. I can see the empty velvet chair waiting to be filled.
a. What is the speciality of Flemish paintings?
b. Pick out a line which shows Tyl’s smartness in presenting things.
c. What is the intention of Tyl?
d. Find out from the passage a word which means to ‘forgive someone’
e. According to Tyl what is it that may please the Archduke?
Answer:
a. Flemish paintings had great demand all over Europe
b. He saluted the Archduke three times and stood before him with his head bowed/ May your Highness pardon me for my rashness in thinking.
c. To become the court painter
d. Pardon
e. The picture of our Lady in royal robes.

Question 3.
3. Read the passage from the story’ The Mysterious Picture’ and answer the questions that follow.
The Captain of the Guards was a tall, well- built, red haired man of about twenty- five. He was handsomely dressed in his gold- braided uniform. Tyl looked at him coolly and then dismounted from his donkey. He bowed low and said,’May God bless you ,Sir Captain!. If I look like a skeleton, It is not my fault. I ‘m very hungry. I’ve come here because I’m forced to. If you will be so good as to give me a piece of the gold cord that you wear on your coat, I’ll go and hang myself by the teeth on that large leg of mutton that I see hanging in that butcher’s shop.’ The Captain was playing a game of chess with another officer. He looked curi-ously at Tyl.
‘ Where do you come from? he asked.
‘ From Flanders,’ replied Tyl.
a. Describe the appearance of ‘ The Captain of the Guards’.
b. Name the game The Captain of the Guards played?
c. What did Tyl demand to the Captain of the Guards?
d. Find out a polite expression used by Tyl.
e. Pick out one word for ‘ To get off a horse’; bicycle or motorcycle.
(Looked; bowed; dismounted; forced )
Answer:
a. Captain of Guards was a tall, well- built, red-haired man of about twenty-five. He was handsomely dressed in his gold-braided uniform.
b. Chess
c. A piece of gold cord
d. May God bless you Sir Captain e. Dismounted

Language Elements

Phrasal Verbs
A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the meaning different from the meaning of the original verb.
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Let us familiarise with phrasal verbs from the following example

Question 4.
One morning, Raju …………… (a) ………………. his uniform and started to school. On his way a stray dog ……………… (b) …………… him. Raju ran very fast calling out for help. The people around could not ………… (c) …………… what he was shouting for.
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Answer:
a. put on
b. went after
c. make out

Editing

Question 5.
Edit the following passage.
Tyl reach (a) the palace of Archduke of Battenburg. He had to wait there for some time, die (b) Captain of the guards (c) was play (d) chess with his friends.
He stopped Tyl on (e) the gate and asked why he came over there.
Answer:
a. reached
b. The
c. guards
d. was playing
e. at

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Question 6.
Tyl leaves the place and on the way, he meets a boy. The conversation between them is given below. But it is not complete. Complete it suitably.
Boy: You are the court painter, …………. (a) ……………..?
Tyl: Yes, I am.
Boy:……………. (b) …………….?
Tyl: I painted a beautiful picture.
Boy: Will you please teach me the art of painting?
Tyl: Sure. If you come with me, ……………. (c) …………..
Boy:…………….. (d) ………………?
Tyl: You may come at any time.
Boy: We shall meet tomorrow morning.
Tyl : ……………..(e) ……………..
Answer:
a. Aren’t you?
b. What did you paint?
c. I will teach you.
d. When shall I come?
e. Oh Sure. See you.

The Mysterious Picture  Discourse Based Questions

Conversation
Conversation is a talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered or news and information are exchanged.
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Tips to remember

  • Give a good initiation
  • Try to convey the message/ content clearly.
  • Include apt expressions
  • Use short forms, short questions, broken expressions, etc.
  • Create a feeling of completion as the conversation ends.

Question 7.
Tyl asks Archduke for more time to complete his paintings. He talks to his friend about his plans. Prepare the likely conversation between them.
Answer:
Tyl: Ey, Luke How are you?
Friend: Hi Tyl. I am doing good. I heard that you are the new painter at the court of the Archduke.
Tyl Yes, but I am in great trouble now.
Friend: What happened?
Tyl: It is a long story. The Archduke wants me to paint his portrait so as to leave his memory to his descendants.
Friend: Oh Great.
Tyl: The Archduke demanded me to paint all the courtiers as such but the courtier demanded that I should make them more attractive than they actually were. If I paint the picture as directed by the Archduke, I will be killed by the courtiers. If my picture satisfies the whims of the courtiers I will be killed by the Archduke.
Friend: Oh my God! So sad. What will you do again?
Tyl: I have thought of an idea. I am going to tell them that only those who have noble blood in their veins can see the painting. All the rest would only see a blank wall. This is the only way I found to escape from them. Yesterday I had asked the Archduke more time to finish the painting and he gave me two more days.
Friend: That’s a good idea hut be careful. If anyone finds out you will be in more trouble. 1
Tyl: Yes I must be alert.

Character Sketch
Character sketch is a brief written description of a person’s character.
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Tips to remember

  • Describe the role and significance of the character in the story.
  • Note the physical features including the dress code.
  • Write about the character’s relationship with the other characters in the story.
  • Check the errors and appropriateness of language.

Question 8.
Prepare a character sketch of Tyl Ulenspiegel, the protagonist of the story ‘The Mysterious Picture’.
Answer:
Tyl was a Flemish painter. He was slim and looked like a skeleton. He always wore a cap with three feathers on it. He has a donkey named Jeff. He was cunning and tricky. He had a good sense of humor and valued his own freedom and creativity.

Announcement
An announcement is a public statement that’s usually formal and has a specific purpose.
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Tips to remember

  • There should be a suitable salutation.
  • You may present a gist of the subject in the content part.

Question 9.
After showing the mysterious picture, Tyl fled from the palace. The Archduke assigns his senior guard to make an announcement to the public to find Tyl. Prepare the text for the announcement.
Answer:
Dear Citizens of Battenburg,
It is saddening to tell you that a cunning painter from Flanders has cheated our Archduke. His name is Tyl Ulenspigel. He had received a hundred pieces of gold to draw a portrait of the Archduke accompanied by the others who adorned the court. All the required materials were provided for the painter to complete the painting. But he tricked everybody and left the place. The painter named Tyl was seen accompanied with donkey called Jeff. He is thin as a skeleton and wore a cap with three bright feathers on it. Anyone which finds him and brings him to the palace will be rewarded two hundred pieces of gold

Narrative
Narrative is a spoken or written account of connected events.
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Tips to remember

  • Recall the events in order
  • Portray the characters well
  • Narrate the events appropriately keeping the context.

Question 10.
Imagine that you are one among the courtiers who witnessed the whole events till Tyl revealed the picture in front of the courtiers. Narrate the happenings at the court to one of your friends.

(Hints: Tyl – a smart painter- very talkative- wishes to be court painter- secures food and luxury for his team and his donkey- flatters the Archduke – Tyl in danger – invents a trick – plays it on all courtiers – leaves with all fortune)
Answer:
Tyl wanted to become the painter at court of the Archduke. He had a good sense of humor and valued his own freedom and creativity. He had a donkey called Jeff along with him. He showed the painting of Our Lady, The Virgin’ to the Archduke. The Archduke was flattered by the painting and gave Tyl the position of the court painter. One day the Archduke wanted his portrait to be drawn by Tyl. Tyl being clever convinced the Archduke that he wouldn’t feel happy about the painting without the others in it. The Archduke accepted his idea and commanded him to draw a portrait which included her highness, the noble generals and the captains.

Tyl was granted hundred gold pieces in advance. The next day as per Tyl’s wish all the courtiers who were to painted came to see him one by one. The Commander in chief of the army was a pleasant-looking fellow. But he wanted himself to be painted handsome and threatened to hang Tyl otherwise. Threats like these followed. But the King commanded that the painting should be very I real and if Tyl missed anything in it, he would be slaughtered like a pig. Tyl understood that he was in danger. So he invented a trick. When everybody came to see 1 the painting he told them that only those who had noble blood in their veins would be able to see the painting. All the rest would only see a blank wall. All started to admire the painting. Suddenly the Duke’s jester came and told that he was a fool and he had no blue blood in his veins but even then he couldn’t see the picture. Hearing this Tyl calmly paced away from the hall and ran for hisdffe on his donkey.

Profile
A profile is an information about a person’s life, work, interests etc.
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Tips to remember

  • Read the information/details of the person.
  • Sequence the given details
  • Use proper linkers to connect ideas
  • Give a title

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Question 11.
Prepare a short profile of Charles De Coster using the hints given below.
Name: Charles De Coster
Birth: 1827
Place of Birth: Munich
Famous as: Father of Belgian literature
Notable works: The Legend of Tyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak
Death: 1879
Answer:
Charles De Coster:
Charles De Coster was born in 1827 in Munich. He was famous as the Father of Belgian Literature. The Legend of Tyl and Lamme Goedzak are his notable works. He passed away in 1879.

Question 12.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs choosing the right options from the brackets.
[ bring up, carry away, into, go over, sympathize with, look into]
a. I find it difficult to …………… him.
b. We shall have to ………….. this matter at the meeting.
c. They have …………….. the first prize.
d. How do you convert gallons ……………. liters?
e. We should …………. the plan again.
Answer:
a. sympathize with
b. go over
c. carried away
d. into
e. go over

The Mysterious Picture Summary in English

This chapter is based on the events that occur upon the arrival of Tyl Ulenspiegel at the court of the Archduke. He wanted to become the court painter. Impressed by his painting ‘Our Lady, the Virgin’ the Archduke accepted his wish and gave him the position. One day, the Archduke wanted his portrait to be drawn by Tyl. Tyl being clever convinced the Archduke that he wouldn’t feel happy about the painting without others in it. The Archduke accepted his idea and commanded him to draw a portrait which included Her Highness, the noble generals and the captains who adored him. Tyl was granted a hundred gold pieces in advance. The next day as per Tyl’s wish all the courtiers who were to be painted came to see him one by one.

The Commander-in-Chief of the army wasn’t a pleasant-looking fellow. But he wanted himself to be painted handsome and threatened to hang Tyl otherwise. Threats like these followed. But the King commanded that the painting should be very real and if Tyl if issued anything in it, he would be slaughtered like a pig. The picture was finished. Everyone came to see this wonderful piece, of art. Suddenly Tyl said that only those who had noble blood in their veins would be able to see the painting. All the rest would only see a blank canvas. It turned out to be that the courtiers started to show more admiration to the painting than the others. Suddenly, the Duke’s Jester came and told that he was a fool and he had no blue blood in his veins but even then he couldn’t see the picture. Hearing all this, Tyl calmly paced away from the hall and ran for his life on his donkey!

The Mysterious Picture Summary in Malayalam

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The Mysterious Picture Glossary

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From The Little Round Red House Questions and Answers Class 8 English Unit 2 Chapter 4 Kerala Syllabus Solutions

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Std 8 English Textbook From The Little Round Red House Questions and Answers

The Little Round Red House Question 1.
What did the little boy always complain about?
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Answer:
The little boy always complained about his boredom.

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The Little Round Red House Questions and Answers Question 2.
What activities did the mother suggest to engage the little boy?
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Answer:
The mother asked the boy to engage himself by drawing pictures with his new crayons, reading new library books or playing with his toys.

Question 3.
What did the boy’s grandmother ask his mother to do to avoid boredom when she was a child?
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Answer:
When the boy’s mother was a child,’ his grandmother asked his mother to search for the strangest little house to overcome boredom.

Little Round Red House Question 4.
What did the mother ask the little boy to search for?
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Answer:
The mother asked the little boy to search for a little round red house with no windows and doors, a chimney on top and a star in the middle.

Question 5.
How was the boy dressed?
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Answer:
The boy put on his raincoat, hat, scarf, mittens, and his boots.

Question 6.
What were the features of the first red house that the boy found?
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Answer:
lt was a square house. It had a chimney, but lots and lots of windows. It had a door too.

Question 7.
Why did the mail carrier ask the boy, ‘Are you lost?’
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Answer:
The little boy was standing on the sidewalk feeling puzzled. So the mail carrier asked if he was lost.

Question 8.
Could the mail carrier help the boy? Why?
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Answer:
The little boy asked Mr. Fetzer to help him to find out a little round red house with no windows and doors, a chimney at the top and a star in the middle.

Question 9.
What did the police officer tell the boy about the house?
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Answer:
The police officer told the boy that he was familiar with every house in that town but had never seen a house as described by the little boy.

Question 10.
Why did the little boy feel discouraged?
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Answer:
The little boy was getting discouraged because in spite of his continuous search he could not find the house he was looking for.

Question 11.
Who is Mr. Fetzer?
Answer:
A farmer

Question 12.
Why did the little boy go to Mr. Fetzer’s barn?
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Answer:
The little boy went to Mr. Fetzer’s barn to ask him about the house he was searching for.

The Little Round Red House Activities Question 13.
What help did the little boy ask from Mr. Fetzer?
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Answer:
The little boy asked Mr. Fetzer to help him to find out a little round red house with no windows and doors, a chimney at the top and a star in the middle.

Question 14.
What advice did Mr. Fetzer give to the little boy?
Answer:
Mr. Fetzer advised the little boy to run up to his orchards and take a look around to find what he was looking for.

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Question 15.
Where did the little boy find the ‘little round red house’ with a star in it?
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Answer:
The little boy found the little round red house beneath one of the apple trees in Mr.Fetzer’s orchard up the hill.

Question 16.
Why did the boy’s mother cut the apple into half right through its middle?
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Answer:
To show the boy ‘the star’ inside.

Question 17.
What did the little boy see inside the apple?
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Answer:
The little boy saw a star holding five brown seeds in the middle of the apple.

The Little Round Red House Additional Questions & Answers

Questions 1-4. Read the excerpt given below from the story ‘The Little Round Red House’ and answer the questions that follow.

On a cold, rainy, and windy Saturday in October, a little boy was bored. He went down to the kitchen where his mother was reading the newspaper and he said, ‘Mom, I don’t know what to do. I’m bored, bored.’
His mother looked up from her paper and smiled. ‘Why don’t you draw a picture with your new crayons?’
‘ I already drew a hundred‘pictures,’ he said.‘I’m bored, bored, BORED.’ , ‘Well, why don’t you read one of your new library books?’ She suggested/ I al¬ready read all of my books a thousand times. I’m bored, BORED, BORED!’ He said.
‘ How about playing with your toys?’ She said.
‘ I already played with a million toys. I’m BORED, BORED, BORED,!
1. What did the little boy complain about?
2. What was the boy’s mother doing?
3. Pick out a word from the passage which means ‘ put forward’.
4. What are the activities the mother suggested the little boy to do?
Answer:
1. The little boy complained that he was bored.
2. The boy’s mother was reading the newspaper in the kitchen.
3. Suggested
4. The mother asked the little boy to engage himself by drawing pictures with his new crayons, reading new library books or to play with his toys.

Question 5.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate words from those given in the brackets.
Mr. Fetzer poured …………….. cup of apple cider and handed it ………….. the little boy.
( an, a, to)
Answer:
Mr. Fetzer poured a cup of apple cider and handed it to the little boy.

The Little Red House with no doors Question 6.
Complete the following passage using‘a’or‘the’
…………. wind was blowing ………… dancing breeze and it blew …………….. red apple right off ……….. tree. Thank …………. apple landed at his feet.
Answer:
The wind was blowing a dancing breeze and it blew a red apple right off the tree. Thank. The apple landed at his feet.

Question 7.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words/ phrases from those given in the brackets.
‘ How about playing …………. (with/by) your toys?’ ‘ I already …………… (was played/ played) with a million toys. I’m BORED, BORED, BORED. I remember one day when I …………. (were/was) your age and I was bored.
Answer:
‘ How about playing with your toys?’ ‘I already played with a million toys. I’m BORED, BORED, BORED. I remember one day when I was vour age and I was bored.

Question 8.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate words from those given in the brackets.
He bundled up …………… his raincoat and his hat, his scarf and his mittens, and his boots too, and set out ………… find the little round red house.
(in, at, to)
Answer:
He bundled up in his raincoat and his hat, his scarf and his mittens, and his boots too, and set out to find the little round red house.

Red House on the Hill Question 9.
Imagine you are the young boy in the story ‘ The Little Round Red House’ who goes in search of the house. After reaching home, you narrate the incidents to your mother. Narrate the story in your awn words.
Answer:
I walked down the long block, all the way to the comer. There I saw a red house, but the house was square, not round. It had a chimney and lots of lots of windows. I saw many other coloured houses but none of them was a found red house with no windows and no doors, a chimney on the top and a star in the middle, As I stood on the sidewalk feeling puzzled, a little white mail truck pulled up and a mail carrier poked out of the window. He thought I was lost. But I told him I was searching for a little round red house with no doors, a chimney on the top and a star in the middle. The mail carrier told me that he hadn’t seen a house like that before. Waving me goodbye he drove off down the roads.

I tromped around the next comer and down the block. None of them was a little round red house with no windows and no doors. I stopped again to think and looked up to see a police car. It pulled up alongside me and a police officer poked her head out of the window and asked me whether I was lost. I asked the officer about the round red house but she also hadn’t seen such a house before. Waving goodbye she drove off to the road. I had one more house to check and that was Mr. Fetzer’s house at the end of the block. I went to Mr. Fetzer’s bam and saw him picking apples into the boxes. He looked up and saw me . I told him that I was looking for a house and I described the house to him.

He smiled and told me that he remembered you searching for a similar house when you were just a little girl. He walked outside and pointed to his orchards, upon a little hill. He showed me the trees and asked me to run up there and take a look around and I could find what I was looking for. I stood under one of the apple trees and looked all around. Suddenly thgAvind blew a red apple right off the tree. The apple landed at my feet. After picking it up I realised that this was the house I was looking for.

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The Little Red Round House Question 10.
The boy in the story ‘The Little Round Red House’ writes a letter to his friend describing his experiences. Write the likely letter.
Answer:
Jake
New York
7/10/17
Dear Sam,
How are you? Hope you are doing good. How are all at home? I am writing this letter to tell you an important incident that occurred last month. One day I was feeling very bored. I went down to the kitchen to tell my mother about this. She suggested some activities which I could engage but still I was bored. My mother told me that she too was very bored when she was my age. Grandmother had sent her out to search for the strangest little house. So she told me to do the same. She told me to put on my raincoat, hat, scarf, mittens and boots and walk around the block to look for that little house. The house was a little round red house with no windows and no doors, a chimney on the top and a star in the middle. I found it interesting as I hadn’t seen such a house before. I walked down the long block and saw many houses. At last, I saw a red house but it had doors and windows. On the way I met a mail carrier and a police officer, they too hadn’t seen such an house. At last, I had one more house to check.

It was Mr Fetzer’s house. I walked slowly to Mr. Fetzer’s bam and peered inside. He was packing apples into boxes. He looked up and saw me and gave me a cup of apple cider to taste. I told him about the strange little house. He smiled and told me that he remembered my mother when she was just a little girl. She too was looking for the same house. He walked outside and pointed to his orchards and showed me some trees. I ran across the field and up the hill and stood under one of the apple trees and looked all around. The wind blew a red apple right off the tree and it landed at my feet. I picked it up and took a closer look. This was the house I had been looking for but I couldn’t find the star in the middle. I reached home and showed mother the apple. She smiled and cut the apple through its middle. There in the center was a star. How’s my story? Didn’t you find it interesting? Hope you enjoyed it. Convey my regards to all at home.

Lovingly your friend,
Jake

Question 11.
The mother in the story ‘ The Little Round House’ writes a letter to her friend describing the’ things she did to keep the boy engaged. Draft the letter.
Answer:
Mary
New York
8/10/17
Dear Rachel,
Hope you are in good health. It’s been long since heard from you. Last week my son had complained to me about his boredom. I suggested to him many ways to get rid of his boredom. But he was not satisfied. At last, I thought of a plan. When I was a child I too was bored. My mother asked me to search for the strangest little house to overcome boredom. I asked him to search for a little round red house with no windows and doors, a chimney on the top and a star in the middle. He put on his raincoat, hat scarf, mittens, and his boots and set out to search for the house. He met a mail carrier and a policeman on the way and asked them about the round red house hut they told him that they hadn’t seen such an house.

At last, he went to Mr. Fetzer’s house. He was a farmer. My son asked Mr. Fetzer to help him to find out the little round red house with no windows and doors, a chimney at the top and a star in the middle. Mr. Fetzer understood what the house was. He advised the boy to run up his orchards and take a look around to find what he was looking for. He found the house beneath the apple trees. He reached home and showed me an apple. But still, he had a doubt. He didn’t know where the star was. I cut the apple in the middle to show him the star holding five brown seeds in the middle of the apple. I was happy that he found the house. I hope that he got rid of his boredom. Hope that you will reply me when you receive this letter.

With Love Your Friend,
Mary

Question 12.
Prepare a short profile of Carolyn Sherwin Bailey using the hints given below.
Born: October 25, 1875, United States
Awards: Newbery Medal, 1947
Education: Teachers College, Columbia University
Notable works: Boys and Girls of Colonial Days, Broad Stripes and Bright Stars, The Story of a Trial
Died: December 23, 1961
Answer:
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey:
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey was born on October 25 in 1875 in United States. in 1947 she was awarded the Newbery medal. She was educated at the Teachers College in Columbia University. Boys and Girls of Colonial Days, Broad Stripes and Bright Stars and The Story of a Trial are her notable works. He passed away on December 23 in 1961.

Question 13.
A filled-in cheque leaf is given below. Read it carefully and answer the questions given below.
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1. Name the city where the bank is situated.
2. Name the person to whom the cheque was issued.
3. When is the cheque due?
4. Is the cheque payable at all branches of Canara Bank?
5. How much amount can be withdrawn using this cheque
Answer:
1. Bangalore
2. Mr. Aran
3. 20/11/17
4. Yes
5. 20,000/-

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Question 14.
Complete the following passage using suitable phrasal verbs given in brackets.
The King could not ………….. (a) ………. the loud cry for food from the begar. The beggar …………. (b) ……….. crying in a horrible voice. The King ordered the servant to ………… (c) …………. the cry by driving the beggar away. The wise servant ………….. (d) ………. a plan to stop the beggar’s cry.
(put forward, put up with, went on, put an end to, put in)
Answer:
a. put up with
b. went on
c. put an end to
d. put forward

The Little Round Red House Summary in English

This is the story of a little boy who complains to his mother about his boredom. On a cold rainy and windy Saturday in October he went down to the kitchen where his mother was reading a newspaper and told her that he was bored. The mother asked him to draw a picture with his new crayons or to read one of his new library books or to play with his new toys. But the boy had done all of these activities and was still bored. At last, the mother asked the boy to search for a little round red house with no windows and doors, a chimney on the top and a star in the middle. When the boy’s mother was a child, his grandmother asked his mother to search for this strangest little house.

The boy put on his raincoat, hat, scarf, mittens, and his boots and set out to search for the little round red house. On the way, he met a mail carrier and a police officer but both of them had never seen a house as described by the little boy. At last the boy wnt to Mr. Fetzer’s barn to ask him about the house he was searching for. Mr. Fetzer advised the little boy to run up to his orchards and take a look around to find out what he was looking for. The little boy found out what he was looking for. He found the little round red house beneath one of the apple trees in Mr Fetzer’s orchard up the hill. He put the apple in the raincoat pocket and ran all the way home and showed the apple to his mother. His mother cut the apple into half right through middle to show the star inside.

The Little Round Red House Summary in Malayalam

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The Little Round Red House Glossary

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