Chapter 8 The Moon
MP Board Class 8 English Reader Chapter 8 The Moon
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Read and Learn
Ans : Do yourself.
Word Power
A. Pick the odd word out.
1. moon, earth, rocket, sun
2. nap, sleep, awake, siesta
3. glow, dark, shine, illumine
4. evening, week, afternoon, morning
5. leaves, flowers, fields, trees.
Answer :
1. rocket
2. awake
3. dark
4. week
5. fields.
B. Find at least names of six animals/birds from the letters given in the circle and write them in the space provided.
Answer:
Frog
lamb
hen
cat
rat
bear
eagle
parrot
elephant.
C. Write the sounds of the animals given in the picture with the help of the clues given in the box.
mewing cats
barking dogs
howling wolfs
buzzing bees
trumpeting elephants
Roaring tigers
Crowing cocks
neighing horses
braying assės.
Comprehension
A. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the shape of the moon according to the poem ?
Answer: The shape of the moon according to the poem is round like a clock.
2. Where do the birdies sleep?
Answer: Birdies sleep in the forks of the trees:
3. What is the dog doing?
Answer: The dog is howling by the door of the house.
4. Where is the bat ?
Answer : The bat is in the bed at noon.
5. What do the flowers and children do till morning ?
Answer : Flowers and children sleep till morning.
6. What do the things belong to the day when the moon is out of night?
Answer : Flowers and children belong to the day when the moon is out of night.
7. In the last stanza the poet says, 'Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way' Cuddle' means:
(i) lie down
(ii) rest
(iii) hug
(iv) close.
Answer:
(iv) close.
(B) Fill in the blanks with the words given below:
squilling sqeaking trunpeting howling
i. ........................... elephant
ii. ........................... dog
iii. ........................... cat
iv. ........................... mouse.
Answer :
i. trumpeting elephant
ii. howling dog
iii. squalling cat
iv. squeaking mouse.
Let’s Read
Read the given poem carefully and answer the questions:
What shall you buy?
A kite that will fly
up to the moon.
All through the sky!
But if, when it gets there,
It should stay in the air,
Or the man in the moon
Should open the door,
And take it in with his long, long paw-
We should sing to another tune, oh!
Now answer the questions given below:
1) Write down the missing words in the lines given below:
What ......... you ..........?
A ................... that will ..........
................. to the .............
All .............. the .........!
Answer :
What shall you buy?
A kite that will fly
up to the moon.
All through the sky
2) Is there man on the moon?
Answer :
Yes, there is a man on the moon
3) What do you mean by the word, 'paw' in the poem?
Answer :
The word “paw” means hands of the man.
4) The poet says, “when it gets,” what does ‘gets’ here mean?
Answer:
The word “gets’ here mean ‘reaches’.
Let’s Learn
Write dialogues between the earth and the moon with the help of the clues given:
Answer:
Moon: I have a charming personality and ever body loves me.
Earth: I am unhappy because of the population problem and pollution.
Moon: The children are fond of me and call me “Mama”.
Earth: I am getting hotter.