8th English - Book Back Answers - Prose Unit 6

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Tamil Nadu Board 8th Standard English - Prose Unit 6: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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1 Mark Questions: Choose the correct answer, Fill in the blanks, Identify the correct statement, Match the following
2 Mark Questions: Answer briefly
3, 4, and 5 Mark Questions: Answer in detail

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Unit 6: Friendship

Section I.

Fill in the blanks.

1. __________ Constructions was once a leading company.
2. He took a __________ to run his company.
3. Vetri's friend is __________.
Answer Key:
1. Vetri
2. loan
3. Asif

Section II.

Say True or False.

1. Vetri lived in Keelakudi.
2. There was a middle school in the middle of the village Keelakudi.
3. Vetri and Asif were not so good in studies.
4. Vetri never visited Chennai.
5. Asif was a businessman.
Answer Key:
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

Section III.

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. Vetri went to Asif's _________.
a) home
b) office
c) room
Answer Key:
b) office

2. Vetri came to Chennai to visit his _______.
a) father
b) friend
c) brother
Answer Key:
b) friend

3. Asif saw his friend on the ________.
a) CCTV
b) window
c) glass
Answer Key:
a) CCTV

B. Choose the correct synonyms for the italic word.

1. Vetri constructed a bungalow.
   b) built

2. Asif consoled Vetri with the chocolate.
   a) comforted

3. I am living in the outskirts of the village.
   a) border

4. Asif quarreled with his friend.
   a) fought

5. He stood astounded.
   b) surprised

C. Choose the correct antonyms for the italic word.

1.Vetri's wife replied angrily.
   a) calmly

2.The vegetables look fresh.
   b) dull

3.Vetri had a strong will to start a new business.
   c) weak

4.Vetri was surprised by his friend.
   a) unsurprised

5.He spoke nervously.
   b) confident

D. Answer the following question in one or two sentence.

1. What was the name of Vetri's company?
       Vetri constructions was the name of Vetri's company.

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

3. Where did Vetri and Asif meet?
       Vetri and Asif met at the middle school in Keelakudi near Coimbatore .

4. When did Vetri receive a call from Asif's office?
       Vetri received a call from Asif's office two days after his visit to Chennai.

E. Answer the following question in 100 words.

1. How did Vetri lose his properties?
Vetri and Asif were childhood friends. Vetri moved to Coimbatore to start a construction company, while Asif stayed in Chennai to start a business.

Vetri's company went bankrupt, and he went to Chennai to ask Asif for help. Asif gave Vetri a project and helped him to rebuild his life. Vetri and Asif's friendship grew stronger through this difficult time.

Vocabulary.

Commonly Confused words.

Complete the following sentences using appropriate confusable words.

1. The sugar had a negative __________ on the science experiment . (effect / affect)
   effect

2. I am going to __________ down for an hour (lie / lay)
   lie

3. The gas prices continue to __________ (raise / rise)
   rise

4. She always gives me good __________ (advice / advise)
   advice

5. The war had no __________ on oil prices. (affect / effect)
   effect

Anagram Exercise.

1. bowl    – blow
2. march – charm
3. study   – dusty
4. snail    – nails
5. plum – lump
6. chin    – inch
7. flow   – wolf
8. eat      – tea

Antigram Exercise.

1. earliest   – arise late
2. festival    – evil fast
3. funeral    – Real fun
4. violence – nice love

Picto Grammar

Reported Speech

A. Change the following into Indirect Speech.

1. “What do you want?” he said to her.
   He asked her what she wanted

2. He said, “How's your father?”
   He asked how his / her / my father was.

3. “Are you coming home with me?” he asked.
   He asked if / whether / he / she / I / was coming home with him

4. The poor man exclaimed, “Will none of you help me?”
   The poor man said if / whether none would help him.

5. “Don't you know the way home?” asked I.
   I asked if / whether he / she didn't know the way home.

Commands and Requests

B. Change the following into Indirect Speech.

1. “Bring me a glass of milk,” said the sage to the villagers.
   The sage ordered / asked the villagers to bring him a glass of milk

2. “Sit down, boys,” said the teacher.
   The teacher ordered / asked the boys to sit down.

3. “Halt!” shouted the officer to his men.
   The officer ordered / asked his men to halt.

4. “Take off your hat,” the king said to the Hatter.
   The king ordered / asked the hatter to take off his hat.

5. The teacher said to him, “Do not read so fast.”
   The teacher advised / asked him not to read so fast.

6. He said to me, “Wait until I come.”
   He asked me to wait until he came.

7. “Hurry up,” he said to his servant, “do not waste time.”
   He advised / asked his servant to hurry up and not to waste time.

8. “Run away, children,” said their mother.
   The mother ordered / asked the children to run away.

9. He said, “Daughter, take my golden jug, and fetch me some water from the Well.”
   He asked his daughter to take his golden jug and fetch him some water from the well.

10. “Go down to the bazaar. Bring me some oil and a lump of ice.” ordered his master.
   His master ordered to go down to the bazaar and bring him some oil and a lump of ice

C. What were the actual words used in each instance below? The sentences containing the actual words are jumbled in the box. Write them out in the same as the actual words.

1. Punitha asked Pushpa what she was reading.
   “What are you reading, Pushpa”? asked Punitha.

2. Pushpa told her that he was reading Robinson Crusoe.
   “I am reading Robinson Crusoe”, Pushpa told her.

3. Punitha asked her what it was all about.
   “What is it all about”? Punitha asked.

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

5. Punitha then asked her friend who gave her the book.
   “Who gave you the book, Pushpa?” Punitha then asked.

6. Pushpa answered that her uncle gave it to her at Christmas.
   “Uncle gave it to me at Christmas,” answered Pushpa.

7. Finally Punitha inquired if she could borrow it.
   “May I borrow it?” inquired Punitha.

8. Pushpa replied that she would certainly lend it to her.
   “Of course I will lend it to you,” replied Pushpa.

D. Change the following into Direct Speech.

1. Nevin asked his father when the next letter would come.
   Nevin said to his father, " When will the next letter come?"

2. I wrote that I would visit him next day.
   I wrote, " I will visit him tomorrow"

3. I told them to be quiet.
   I said to them, " Be quiet."

4. Lakshan asked me if I had anything to say.
   Lakshan said to me, " Have you anything to say?"

5. An old mouse asked who would bell the cat.
   An old mouse said, " Who will bell to the cat?"

6. Mervin said that he wanted to be a soldier.
   Mervin said, "I want to be a soldier."

7. Ebin asked me what I wanted.
   Ebin said to me, "What do you want?"

8. Bhagya said that she had seen that picture.
   Bhagya said, " I have seen this picture."

9. The stranger asked Nasrin where she lived.
   "The stranger said to Nasrin, "Where do you live?"

10. I asked Mary if she would lend me a pencil.
   I said to mary, " Will you lend me a pencil?"