Class:8-Unit 6 - Prose - Friendship

Unit 6 - Prose - Friendship

Section -I

Fill in the blanks

1.Vetri’s constructions was once a leading company.

2. He took a loan to run his company.

3. Vetri’s friend is Asif

Section II

Say True or False.

1. Vetri lived in Keelakudi. True

2. There was a middle school in the middle of the village Keelakudi. False

3. Vetri and Asif were not so good in studies. False

4. Vetri never visited Chennai. True

5. Asif was a businessman. True

Section III

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. Vetri went to Asif’s _________.

a) home b) office c) room

2. Vetri came to Chennai to visit his _______.

a) father b) friend c) brother

3. Asif saw his friend on the ________.

a) CCTV b) window c) glass

B. Choose correct synonyms for the italic word.

1. Vetri constructed a bungalow.

a) designed b) built c) demolished d) destroyed

2. Asif consoled Vetri with the choclate.

a) comforted b) upset c) distress d) troubled

3. I am living in the outskirts of the village.

a) border b) amidst c) center d) among

4. Asif quarreled with his friend.

a) fought b) amicable c) peace d) pleased

5. He stood astounded.

a) casual b) excited c) shocked d) usual

C. Choose correct antonyms for the italic word.

1. Verti's wife replied angrily.

a) calmly b) annoyed c) irritated

2. The vegetables look fresh.

a) modern b) dull c) new

3. Vetri had a strong will to start a new business.

a) compelling b) powerful c) weak

4. Vetri was surprised by his friend.

a) unsurprised b) expected c) predictable

5. He spoke nervously.

a) agitated b) confident c) anxious

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

1. What was the name of Vetri’s company?

   Vetri construction was the name of the company

2. Why did he sell his properties?

  He took loans to run the company. But he could not repay the loan. So he sold his properties.

3. Where did Vetri and Asif meet?

  Vetri and Asif met in Keelakudi middle school.

4. When did Vetri receive a call from Asif’s office?

  Two days after meeting Asif , he received a call from Asif’s office.

E. Answer the following questions in 100 words.

1. How did Vetri lose his properties?

Vetri was once a successful business man in Coimbatore. Vetri Constructions, was once a leading construction company. The company constructed many shopping complexes, houses and a few apartments in and around Coimbatore. Everything went well, until his father died. After his father’s death, his brothers demanded to split the wealth as they wanted to start their business.

Vetri could not run his company. So he took loans to run his company, but he could not pay the loan. So, he sold all his properties and paid the loans.

2. What did Vetri do after he lost all his property?

Vetri though found a job did not live a great life. Therefore, he wanted to start his own new construction firm. But, he did not know where to get money from to start a company. No one was ready to lend him money. One day, as he was discussing with his wife. His wife suggested to ask help from his friend Asif, who was in Chennai.

3. How did Asif react on seeing his old friend Vetri?

Vetri went straight to Asif’s office. As he reached the gate, the security enquired about him. He replied that Asif was his friend. He was asked to enquire in the reception. As he was talking to the receptionist, The door behind Vetri opened, Vetri got a pat on his back. It was Asif who explained that he saw him in the CCTV camera. Vetri was surprised to meet his friend.

Vocabulary

Complete the following sentences using appropriate confusable words.

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

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

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

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

5. The war had no______ on oil prices. (affect / effect)

Anagram :

Exercise:

bowl – blow     march – charm        study – dusty      snail – nails         plum – lump           chin – inch      flow – wolf       eat – tea

Antigram :

earliest – Arise late  festival – Evil fast    funeral – real fun     violence – nice love

Listen carefully to the passage and answer the following questions

Questions:

1. Who is giving the speech?

 It is Rahim’s speech.

2. What did Rahul engrave in his heart?

Rahul engraved Rahim’s help in his heart.

3. Who is lucky?

He who finds a person who listens and inspires .

4. Who bagged the 'all-rounder' award?

Rahul  bagged the all rounder award.

5. Who was throwing a birthday party?

It was Rahul’s birthday party.

Picture description

Describe the things in the picture using the descriptive words given below.

Descriptive words

Large Small Good Happy Big Enormous Gigantic Huge Massive Tremendous Little Miniature Minute Petite Tiny Slight Great Fantastic Excellent Amazing Wonderful Marvellous Joyful Delighted Thrilled Glad Pleased Satisfied

It is a large class room.

There are small chairs.

There are enormous pictures in the wall.

The pictures are amazing.

A white small cupboard is there in the room.

It is an excellent classroom for the children.

Fantastic colours are painted in the tiny chairs.

A) C hange the following into Indirect Speech:-

1. “What do you want?” he said to her.

He enquired to her what she wanted

2. He said, “How's your father?”

He asked how was his father.

3. “Are you coming home with me?” he asked.

He asked if he was coming home with him.

4. The poor man exclaimed, “Will none of you help me?”

The poor man exclaimed that none of them would help him.

5. “Don't you know the way home?” asked I.

I asked whether he knew the way home.

Commands and Requests:

B) C hange the following into Indirect Speech:-

1. “Bring me a glass of milk,” said the sage to the villagers.

The sage asked the villagers to bring him a glass of milk.

2. “Sit down, boys,” said the teacher.

The teacher instructed the boys to sit down.

3. “Halt!” shouted the officer to his men.

The officer commanded his men to halt.

4. “Take off your hat,” the king said to the Hatter.

The king said to the Hatter to take off his hat.

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

The teacher advised him not to read so fast.

6. He said to me, “Wait until I come.”

He asked him to wait until he came.

7. “Hurry up,” he said to his servant, “Do not waste time.”

He instructed his servant to hurry up and not to waste time.

8. “Run away, children,” said their mother.

Their mother 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.

D) 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 order as the actual words.

1. Punitha asked Pushpa what she was reading.

(b) "What are you reading, Pushpa?" asked Punitha.

2. Pushpa told her that he was reading Robinson Crusoe.

(g) "I am reading Robinson Crusoe, Pushpa told her.

3. Punitha asked her what it was all about.

(f) "What is it all about?" Punitha asked.

4. Pushpa said it was about a man wrecked on an island.

(C) "It is about a man wrecked on an island," Pushpa said.

5. Punitha then asked her friend who had given her the book.

(h) "Who gave you the book, Pushpa?" Punitha then asked.

6. Pushpa answered that her uncle had given it to her at Christmas.

(e) "My uncle gave it to me at Christmas,' answered Pushpa.

7. Finally Punitha inquired if she could borrow it.

(a) "May I borrow it?" inquired Punitha.

8. Pushpa replied that she would certainly lend it to her.

(d) "Of course I will lend it to you," replied Pushpa.

 

E) 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, "Do you have anything to say?"

5. An old mouse asked who would bell the cat.

An old mouse said, "Who will bell 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 that 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?"  

F) Sherlyn receives a postcard from her friend Pushpa who is holidaying in Sri Lanka. She calls her friend Galen and tells him what Pushpa has written. Help her by filling in the blanks, using reported speech.

9 March 2020

Dear Sherlyn,

Yesterday we visited Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. It has 84 elephants. It is the biggest herd of elephants in the world that is living under human supervision. I am glad we came here because I am learning a lot. The Elephant Orphanage is truly worth visiting. Tomorrow, we are going to the national park. I will be returning next week. I'm looking forward to meeting you then.

Cheers!

Pushpa

To

Sherlyn

5/75 Trunk Road,

Poonamallee,

Chennai - 600 056

Hello, Galen, today I received a postcard from Pushpa. Remember I had told you that she has gone to Sri Lanka on a holiday? Well, she has written from Colombo. She has written that the previous day they  had visited   Pinnawala elephant Orphanage. It had 84 elephants. She said that it is the biggest herd of elephants in the world that is living under human supervision. She also added that she was glad they had come there because she was learning a lot. The Elephant Orphanage was truly worth visiting. She said that the next day they were visiting national park. She would be returning next week and added that she was looking forward to meeting me then.