Chapter 5 The Miser and his Gold
MP Board Class 8 English Reader Chapter 5 The Miser and his Gold
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Word — Meaning
Miser - कंजूस (Kanjus)
Chance - अवसर (Avasar)
Clatter - गड़गड़ाहट (Gadgadahat)
Kneel (v) - घुटने टेकना (Ghutne Tekna)
Neighbour - पड़ोसी (Padosi)
Pleasure - आनंद (Anand)
Terrible - à¤à¤¯ंकर (Bhayankar)
Treasure - खजाना (Khazana)
Hole - छेद (Chhed)
Robber - डकैत (Dakait)
Bold - साहसी (Sahasi)
Matter - मामला (Mamla)
Read and Learn
hole treasure gold clatter
role pleasure bold matter
sole measure hold batter
Ans (Do Yourself)
Word Power
(A) Two meanings are given against each word. Underline the meaning you think correct.
Answer:
Pleasure → Feeling of happiness
Terrible → Very unpleasant
Treasure → Collection of valuable things
Chanced → Happened
Miser → One who hates to spend money
Robber → One who steals.
(B) Fill in the blanks with suitable antonyms.
1. hardluck - .... luck
2. hard sum - ... sum
3. light weight - ... weight
4. light colour - ......... colour
5. fair work - ...... work
6. fair complexion - ... complexion
7. harsh voice - .... voice
8. harsh punishment - .... punishment
Answer:
1. hardluck - good luck
2. hard sum - easy sum
3. light weight - heavy weight
4. light colour - heavy colour
5. fair work - unfair work
6. fair complexion - dark complexion
7. harsh voice - soft voice
8. harsh punishment - soft punishment
(C) Pick out the silent letters in the following words:
- Wednesday
- Sign
- Comb
- Knife
- Walk
- Hour.
Answer:
1. d
2. g
3. b
4. k
5. i
6. h.
(D) Write at least five more words with silent letters and underline the silent letter:
- Know
- Honor
- Kitchen
- Honest
- Talk.
Comprehension
(A) Tick the correct answer:
1. What do you think the poem is about? The poem is about –
(a) a king
(b) a miser
(c)a teacher
(d) a thief.
Answer:
(b) a miser.
2. The miser came to the hole to see his –
(a) hens
(b) coins
(c) treasure
(d) pots.
Answer:
(c) treasure.
3. The neighbors who came running did not know -
(a) Who the miser was
(b) Why the miser was shouting
(c) What the miser was doing.
Answer:
(b) Why the miser was shouting
(B) Answer the following questions:
1. What was the only pleasure of the miser?
Ans- His only pleasure was to see his treasure everyday.
2. What did the robber do with the gold?
Answer- Robber took away the gold.
3. Why did the miser make a terrible clatter?
Answer- The miser made a terrible clatter because his treasure was gone.
4. What did the neighbors ask the miser ?
Answer- The neighbors asked the miser what was the “matter.
5. What did the miser say in reply ?
Answer- The miser said that the robber had run away with his gold.
Let’s Read
Read the poem given in the book carefully. Now complete the following:
1. Three most valuable things in one’s life
Answer:
Love, self – confidence and friends.
2. Three things that can destroy one’s future
Answer:
Wine, pride and anger.
3. Three things that can make one’s life
Answer:
Hard work, sincerity and commitment.
Let’s Read
Read the poem ‘The Miser and his Gold’ carefully. Complete the message that the poem gives us:
1. We should not be greedy in our life because wealth is very short lived.
2. We should always help our neighbors because when in trouble neighbors are the first ones to come and everyone needs help.
Let’s do it
1. Try to collect some more poems which give us values and read them in the class.
Answer:
Do yourself.
2. Ask your grandparents to tell you some old stories like the poem you have read. Listen to them carefully and narrate them in the Balsabha.
Answer:
Do yourself.
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