Chapter 3 The Ungrateful Jeweller
MP Board Class 8 English Reader Chapter 3 The Ungrateful Jeweller
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Exercise
Word — Meaning
Several (सेवरल्) = अनेक;
Across (अक्रॉस) = पार;
Peep (पीप) = झाँकना;
Jewell-er (जुअलर) = जौहरी;
Trap ( ट्रैप) = फंसना;
In a fix (इन अफिक्स) = दुविधा में रहना या होना;
Pleasure (प्लेज़र) = आनन्द;
Exhausted (ऐगजॉस्टिड) = थका हुआ;
Content (कण्टेण्ट) = सन्तुष्टि;
Your highness (योर हाइनैस) = राजा को सम्बोधित करने हेतु आदर सूचक शब्द;
Ungrateful (अनग्रेटफुल) = कृतघ्न;
Forehead (फोरहैड) = मस्तक;
Favor (फेवर) = अनुग्रह;
Loomed (लूम्ड) = छा गया।
Release (रिलीज़) = मुक्त करना;
Listen and Repeat
peep trapped in a fix saviour
exhausted at once ungratefulness loom
on foot trap pleasure recover release
to his heart's content
Ans (Do Yourself)
Word Power
(A) Match the Columns:
Answer :
(i) (d) one who cuts wood
(ii) (c) tired
(iii) (b) jewellery
(iv) (e) thankless
(v) (a) to set free
(B) Write what we call them:
(i) one who cuts wood.
(ii) one who makes jewellery.
(iii) one who saves others.
(iv) one who travels.
(v) one who makes sculptures.
Answer:
(i) Woodcutter
(ii) Jeweller
(iii) Savior
(iv) Traveler
(v) Sculptor.
(C) Some adjectives are made by adding 'full' to nouns. Example : tact + full = tactful. (Note that in the derivative on. 'l' is dropped.) In some cases the last letter has to be changed before 'ful' can be added. Now make adjectives of the following by adding 'full':
thank - _______________
grace - _______________
peace - _______________
meaning - _______________
help - _______________
pain - _______________
wonder - _______________
power - _______________
hope - _______________
Answer :
thank – thankful; grace – graceful; peace – peaceful; meaning – meaningful, help – helpful; pain – painful; wonder – wonderful; power – powerful; hope – hopeful:
Comprehension
(A) Answer these questions.
(i) When could the woodcutter not earn any money ?
Ans- The woodcutter could not earn any money during the rainy season.
(ii) Who were trapped in the well?
Answer- A tiger, a monkey, a snake and a jeweler were trapped in the well.
(iii) How did the tiger, the monkey and the snake help the woodcutter ?
Answer- The tiger once gave the woodcutter a set of gold ornaments, the monkey gave him sweet fruits one day when he was very hungry and the snake helped him in coming out of the prison.
(iv) Why was the woodcutter put in prison ?
Answer- The woodcutter was put in the prison because the ornaments which the tiger gave him were the lost ornaments of the queen. So, thinking him to be the thief, he was arrested.
(v) Who among the four, trapped in the well proved ungrateful to the woodcutter ? How?
Answer- Jeweller proved to be ungrateful to the woodcutter among the four trapped in the well as instead of helping the woodcutter he proved the woodcutter to be a thief before the king and woodcutter was sent to the prison.
(vi) What did the snake do to help the woodcutter ?
Answer- Snake bit the queen on her forehead such that she could not recover unless the woodcutter touched her forehead with his axe. Thus the woodcutter gained king’s favor and was freed.
(vii) What happened to the jeweler in the end ?
Answer- The ungrateful jeweler was very much ashamed of his act in the end.
Let’s Learn
(A) Given below is a story. The articles are missing in it. Use appropriate articles to fill in the blanks:
One day ____ cat climbed up ____ tree. Since it was sick, it could not climb down itself. It mewed and mewed. There lived ____ elephant at ____ nearby place. It was ____ good friend of ____cat. It heard ____ cry of ____cat. It ran fast to help ____ cat. Without climbing up ____ tree, ____ elephant caught ____ cat in his trunk and brought her down.
Answer:
One day a cat climbed up a tree. Since it was sick, it could not climb down itself. It mewed and mewed. There lived an elephant at a nearby place. It was a good friend of the cat. It heard the cry of the cat. It ran fast to help the cat. Without climbing up the tree, the elephant caught the cat in his trunk and brought her down.
(B) Fill the missing words with the proper degree of the adjectives:
Answer:
Let’s Talk
Make pairs in the class and talk about the Nobel prize with the help of the clues given. Complete the conversation:
- It is the highest award in the world.
- It is given for a specialized work done in the field of Peace, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Economics, Medicine.
- It is awarded by the Sweden Committee, Bank of Sweden and the Norwegian Parliament.
- Amartya Sen got the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Answer:
First Student : What is the highest award in the world?
Second Student : Nobel Prize is the highest award in the world.
Second Student : Why is it given?
First Student : It is given for a specialized work done in the field of peace, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Economics, Medicine.
First Student : Whom is it awarded by?
Second Student : It is awarded by the Sweden Committee, Bank of Sweden and the Norwegian Parliament.
Second Student : Who got the Nobel Prize in Economics in India ?
First Student: Amartya Sen got the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Let’s Read
Given some newspaper cutting in the book. Read them carefully and answer the questions asked:
Question 1.
There are three news ‘items’ what are they about?
Answer:
- Inauguration of Metro Rail, from, Rajiv, Chowk to Dwarka, New Delhi.
- Woman’s fight with a leopard to save her son.
- Isolated islands have giant species of different animals.
Question 2.
Who is the man – eater ?
Answer:
Leopard is the man – eater.
Question 3.
Why do animals on islands evolve into gigantic versions ?
Answer:
Animals on islands evolve into gigantic versions because of isolation and a lack of competition.
Question 4.
Who is Sue Lieberman ?
Answer:
Sue Lieberman is an evolutionary biologist and director of the Global Species programme for WWF International.
Question 5.
Which is the longest stretch of the Delhi metro rail ?
Answer:
The longest stretch of Delhi metro rail is from Rajiv Chowk to Dwarka. It is 22.8 km long.
Question 6.
What are Komodo dragons ?
Answer:
Komodo dragons are the world’s largest lizards which can be 3 meters long or more and weigh up to 225 kg.
Let’s Write
We have learnt about the use of capital letters, small letters, full stop, comma, semi colon, question mark, sign of exclamation, inverted commas etc.
I Read the following sentences and punctuate them:
Answer:
- Seema says, “They will leave for Mumbai.”
- Have you heard about missiles ?
- What a beautiful building ?
- Ram, Mohan, Sohan, Twinkle are friends.
- Can you put these articles on the rack ?
- Do you know how rum-ours spread ?
- The poem is about the winter season.
- If you came across a helpless man, what would you do?
II. Look at the pictures given in the book and write a story with the help of the clues given:
Let’s do it
Find out some motto’s.
Write them on a chart in Bold letters. Hang the chart in the classroom.
Answer:
Here are some motto’s. Students can write then on a chart themselves.
- TRUTH ALONE WINS
- WORK IS WORSHIP
- A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED.
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