Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Guide Pdf Prose Chapter 4 My Reminiscence Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

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8th English Guide My Reminiscence Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 92)

Read the quote and observe the picture.
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Complete this graphic organiser.
Remember to use suitable adjectives.

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Textual Exercise

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. The author speaks about the river ……………. .
Answer:
Ganges

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

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

4. The beauty of Bengal and the Ganges served as ……………. and ……………. to the author.
Answer:
food, drink

B. Answer the following in one or two sentences. (Text Book Page No. 95)

1. Quote the expressions from the text when the author sees the Ganges again.
Answer:
“The Ganges again! Again those ineffable days and nights, languid with joy, sad with longing, attuned to the plaintive babbling of the river along with the cool shade of its wooded banks”.

2. In what ways the river and its bank have changed?
Answer:
The surrounding greenery has been replaced by mills. The noise and smoke of the mills are referred to as changes.

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

C. Answer the following in a paragraph.

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

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

3. Draw the images in the box after reading the text carefully.
Answer:
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Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 96)

Clipped Words:
Find out the clipped words for the following. (Text Book Page No. 96)

  1. aeroplane – plane
  2. microphone – mike
  3. exhibition – exhibit
  4. kilogram – kilo
  5. cafeteria – cafe

b. Find and use the clipped words in your own sentence.

1. photograph – photo
I showed my mother’s photo with my friend.

2. gymnasium – gym
I used to go to the gym every day to get a well-built body.

3. luncheon – lunch
I share my lunch with my friends.

4. advertisement – ad
It is a common ad we see in between the serials.

5. zoological park – zoo
We went to the zoo last week.

Blends:
a. Find out the blended words for the following. (Text Book Page No. 97)

1. international + police – Interpol
2. helicopter + pad – helipad
3. motor+hotel – motel
4. education + satellite – educate
5. electronic + commerce – e-commerce

b. Use the blended words in your own sentences.

1. electrocute
Electrocution is the mode of the death penalty in foreign countries.

2. Spanglish
Spaniards employed in ships speak Spanglish.

3. moped
Moped is a vehicle liked by many women in our country.

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4. brunch
I took my brunch at 11.00 a.m. today.

5. smog
Due to the smog, the plane was canceled yesterday.

Idioms:

Match with the meanings for the following Idioms. (Text Book Page No. 99)

1. a piece of cake – a) Moving very slowly
2. on cloud nine b) easy
3. perfect ten c) Blissfully happy
4. at a snail’s pace d) someone who is cherished above all others
5. apple of my eye e) completely perfect

Answer:

1. a piece of cake b) easy
2. on cloud nine c) Blissfully happy
3. perfect ten e) completely perfect
4. at a snail’s pace a) Moving very slowly
5. apple of my eye d) someone who is cherished above all others

Fill in the blanks with the meanings for the following Idioms.

1. take five _________
Answer:
for a break

2. pieces of eight _________
Answer:
treasure

3. black and blue _________
Answer:
severely

4. wild goose chase _________
Answer:
wasteful

5. seventh heaven _________
Answer:
very happy

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6. a couch potato _________
Answer:
lazy person

7. the lion’s share _________
Answer:
biggest share

8. in black and white _________
Answer:
written

9. drop the ball _________
Answer:
making a mistake

10. cat’s meow _________
Answer:
excellent

Listening (Text Book Page No. 99)

Listen to the passage carefully and answers the following
Note: The listening passage is given on page no. 228

Questions.
1. The Nobel Committee has been called a conservative body because
a) it is conservative in the choice of subjects.
b) its members believe in conservative ideology
c) its members are old fashioned
d) it awards prizes only to those people who adopt a conservative approach.
Answer:
a) it is conservative in the choice of subjects

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2. In the beginning, the Nobel Committee ignored the great advances in theoretical physics because
a) they were different from other branches of physics.
b) they were concerned with the theory and did not suggest its application.
c) the Committee felt that the discovery and invention in the field did not contribute to the benefit of mankind.
d) they proved to be merchants of death and hence dangerous to mankind.
Answer:
c) the Committee felt that the discovery and invention in the field did not contribute to the benefit of mankind.

3. The noble prize would not be given to
a) a diplomat who negotiated a peace settlement
b) a doctor who discovered a vaccine
c) a composer who composed a symphony
d) an author who wrote a novel
Answer:
c) a composer who composed a symphony

4. Alfred Nobel left his colossal fortune to the cause of progress in human knowledge because he
a) was Europe’s richest vagabond
b) were a chemist, engineer, and an aspiring poet
c) felt guilty for having invented highly destructive things
d) felt guilty for having earned so much money
Answer:
c) felt guilty for having invented highly destructive things

Writing (Text Book Page No. 101)

Exercise: (Text Book Page No. 102)

1. Your school is going to organize an inter-school dance competition. Write a notice for your school notice board inviting all the interested students.

HOLY ANGELS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, Palani.
NOTICE

September 8, 2019

INTERSCHOOL DANCE COMPETITION

Our school is hosting the Inter-School Dancing Competition for classes 6 to 12 on September 30, 2019, at school auditorium.

All the talented students in dancing may appear for the audition to be conducted in the presence of famous cine dancer on October 1, 2019, at 9 a.m.

For further detail s, contact the undersigned.

Bamila,
Secretary, (Cultural in-charge).

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2. You are Santhosh, Secretary, Housing Board, Officer’s colony, Thiruvarur. Water supply will be suspended for ten hours (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) on 5th 0f October for cleaning of the water tank. Write a notice in about 50 words advising the residents to store water for a day.

HOUSING BOARD, Officer’s Colony, Thiruvarur.
NOTICE

September 10, 2019.

SUSPENSION OF WATER SUPPLY

Water supply will be suspended for ten hours between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on September 18, 2019, in our colony, due to the cleaning of the water tank. The residents are kindly asked to store water on September 17, 2019, itself. For further details, contact the undersigned.

Santhosh,
Secretary,
Housing board. Officer’s Colony,
Thiruvarur.

3. You are the head girl/boy of a Govt. High School. Your school is soon going to publish the annual magazine next month. Write a notice for the notice board of your school inviting students to submit write-ups.

GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, Nagapattinam.
NOTICE

September 18, 2019

PUBLICATION OF THE ANNUAL MAGAZINE

Our school will be publishing an annual magazine next month. All the students are invited to contribute your own write-ups for the annual magazine. For further details, contact the undersigned.

S. Prabhu,
Secretary,
(Magazine in-charge).

Grammar

Conjunction: (Text Book Page No. 105)

a. Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences:

1. Revathy and Rohini are friends.
Answer:
And

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

3. Shekar is intelligent but careless.
Answer:
but

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

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

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

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

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

3. Sudharshan will succeed ………….. he works hard.
Answer:
because

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

5. You can’t have your fruits ………….. you take your food.
Answer:
until

C. Choose the correct conjunctions from the options given in the brackets:

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

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

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

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

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

Sentence Pattern: (Text Book Page No. 107)

1. Choose the right pattern.

1. The wall collapsed.
a) SV
b) SVO
c) SVIODO
Answer:
a) SV

2. During the war, many people lost their homes.
a) SVO
b) SVIODO
c) ASVO
Answer:
c)ASVDO

3. I promised the children a trip to the zoo.
a) SVO
b) SVDOIO
c) SVIODO
Answer:
c) SVIODO

4. In 1998, Frank moved to London.
a) ASVA
b) ASVO
c) SVIODO
Answer:
a)ASVA

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5. Pooja hired a bicycle.
a) SV
b) SVO
c) SVA
Answer:
b) SVO

2. Write two sentences for each pattern.
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Answer:

SV Birds fly. They returned.
SVO I bought a pen. She gave a bale.
SVC She is a dancer. He is a painter.
SVA They came here. They will come now.
SVOC Raju wrote a letter neatly. I wrote the exam well.
SVIODO They gave him a shock. The teacher taught him a lesson.
ASV Tomorrow she leaves. Yesterday I came.
SVAA My dog swam in the pool yesterday. I went to Ooty by bus last week.

My Reminiscence Summary in English

The author returned from England. He visited his brother Jyotirindra and his wife at Chandemagore. The lovely days he spent with them in boating, singing, and writing poems from the villa called Moran’s Garden had been memorable days. He describes his stay there in this lesson.

My Reminiscence Summary in Tamil

ஆசிரியர் இங்கிலாந்திலிருந்து திரும்பினார். தன் சகோதரர் ஜியோதிந்ரா மற்றும் அவரது மனைவி தங்கியிருந்த சந்திரநாகூர் என்ற இடத்தில் சென்று தங்கினார். அந்த நாட்களை படகில் ஏறிச் செல்வதும், மோரன்ஸ் கார்டன் என்ற அவர்கள் வீட்டில் பாடுவதிலும் கவிதை எழுதுவதிலும் செலவழித்த நாட்கள் எப்போதும் தன் நினைவில் நிற்க கூடிய நாட்கள் என்று கூறுகிறார்.

My Reminiscence About the Author in English
My Reminiscence About the Author in English

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Nobel prize-winning Bengali poet, author, philosopher, artist, and educator wrote “Gitanjali” (1912); “My Reminiscences” was written and published in his fiftieth year, shortly before he started on a trip to Europe and America for his failing health in 1912. It was in the course of this trip that he wrote for the first time in the English language for publication.

My Reminiscence About the Author in Tamil

ரவிந்திரநாத் தாகூர் (1861-1941) நோபல் பரிசு பெற்ற பெங்காலி புலவர், எழுத்தாளர், தத்துவஞானி, கலைஞர் மற்றும் கல்வியாளர் ஆவார். கீதாஞ்சலி எழுதியது 1912ம் ஆண்டு ஆகும். அவர் ஐரோப்பா, அமெரிக்கா நாடுகளுக்கு உடல் நலக்குறைவு இருந்ததை சீர் செய்ய சென்று வந்தார். திரும்பி வந்ததும் தனது 50ஆம் வயதில் கடந்த காலத்தின் கதை என்ற புத்தகத்தை வெளியிட்டார். இந்தப் பயணத்தின் போதுதான் இவர் முதன் முதலாக, தம் புத்தகத்தை ஆங்கிலத்தில் வெளியிட்டார்.