EVALUTION-4 GRADE-8(ENGLISH PAPER-2) Chapter: SOUND SENSATIONS FROM EVELYN GLENNIE Give meaning of: 1. Jostled : rushed 2. Daunting : Frightening. 3.

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1 EVALUTION-4 GRADE-8(ENGLISH PAPER-2) Chapter: SOUND SENSATIONS FROM EVELYN GLENNIE Give meaning of: 1. Jostled : rushed 2. Daunting : Frightening. 3. Aspiring : Having a strong desire to do something. 4. Profoundly : greatly 5. Gradual : slow, steady 6. Conceal : hide 7. Deteriorated : Become worse. 8. Surely : Extremely. 9. Impaired : Damaged. 10. Pursue : follow 11. Potential : On ability which someone has. Which may not be fully developed yet. 12. Sheer : total 13. Hectic : Busy. 14. Intriguing : Fascinating & curious. 15. Flawlessly : Without mistake. 16. Lilt : Way of speaking. 17. Tingles : Feels a slight pricking or stinging sensation. 18. Resonances : Echoing of sounds. 19. Workaholic : Addicted to work. 20. Enormous : Huge. 21. Priority : Importance. 22. Accomplished : Achieved. Question & Answers: Give reasons for each of the following. 1. Evelyn was nervous on her first day at the Royal Academy of music in London. Evelyn was nervous on her first day at the royal academy because it was not only daunting for any teenager fresh from a Scottish farm, but this inspiring musician faced a bigger challenge than most, she was profoundly deal. 2. Evelyn s marks in school deteriorated. Evelyn had managed to conceal her growing deafness from friends and teachers, for quite a while. But by the time she was eleven her marks had deteriorated and her headmistress urged her parents to take her to a specialist. It was then discovered that her hearing was severely impaired as a result of gradual nerve damage. 3. Evelyn felt indebted to Ron Forbes. One day Evelyn noticed a girl playing a xyphone and decided that she wanted to play it too. Most of the teachers discovered her but percussionist Ron Forbes spotted her potential. He began by tuning two large drums to different notes. He asked her not to listen through ears. He implored her to try to sense it in some other way. Evelyn suddenly realized that lower one from the waist down Forbes repeated the exercise, and soon Evelyn discovered that she could sense certain notes in the different parts of her body. This is why she felt indebted to Ron Forbes. 4. Men with bushy beards trouble Evelyn. Evelyn functions effortlessly without hearing. In the discussion with the author, she never missed a word. She said men with bushy beards gave her trouble because it is not just watching the lips, it s the whole face, and especially the eyes, which helped her lip-read.

2 5. She needs to remove her shoes/lean against the drums during performance. By learning against the drums, she can feel the resonances flowing into her body. On a wooden platform she removes her shoes so that the vibration can pass through her bare feel and up her legs. Chapter: FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT Give meaning of: 1. Crutch : Support. 2. Destiny : Fate. 3. Poised : In a state of readiness to act. 4. Dignity : Respect. 5. Neo-literate : Those who have recently leaved to read & write. 6. Overwhelms : Completely overcomes. 7. Tedium : Tiring feeling. 8. Perpetual : Ever lasting. Question & Answers: 1. A) Kong Cecilia says she used to think that illiteracy was I. Nothing unusual. II. Something to be ashamed off. III. The source of all her difficulties. IV. An autobiography. B) The passage is probably an extract from I. A short story. II. A biography. III. A report. IV. An autobiography. 2. Give a reason for each of them. A) Life is terrifying. Life was terrifying before for Kong Cecilia because there were letters and numbers everywhere, on every signboard and in every newspaper and since she was literate she couldn t understand any of them. B) It was a life of dependency. It was a life of dependency for Kong Cecilia who had to use her children as a support, a time when they probably should have depended on her more than her on them. Looking back on that time, she felt that it was unfair on her part, but there was nothing she could have done to help that situation. She was helpers and illiterate. C) It was a time when my thumb was my best friend. Kong Cecilia s thumb was her best friend because she put thumb impression for paying rents and other things. This could so easily have been by the pen. D) I was underpaid and cheated. Many a time, Kong Cecilia was underpaid and cheated because the only way she could keep track of the money that was owed to her was by identifying people by a beard they kept, a moustache they sported or their hair slyer. E) I blushed with embarrassment. Before she knew how to read and write, Kong Cecilia would be lost because she could not read signboard and used to blush in embarrassment. 3. A) What was the golden opportunity that Kong Cecilia got? When a group of people came in pursuit of spreading literacy, Kong Cecilia was motivated even at her age because she thought that that was a golden opportunity for her to learn how to read write and more than that to hold her head high in dignity and self respect in the secure knowledge that she had gained entry into the ranks of the neo-literate. B) Who provided it to her? A group of conscious people held literacy classes.

3 C) When were the classes held? The literacy classes were held in the evening. D) What were the problems she had with studies? Even though Kong Cecilia was very happy to be able to attend the literacy classes, she experience feelings of tedium and laziness. 4. Make a list of at least four things that Kong Cecilia can do now that she can read and write. a) She is able to help her grandchildren in their studies. b) She is now able to maintain calculations, and to draw up a rough and ready budget for her daily expenses. c) Even at home, she is able to calculate her savings, put it in the bank and make estimates. d) She can read signboards. Chapter: TANGERINE THE WASP Give meanings of : 1. Boles : Trunks.(Of trees) 2. Folklore : myths 3. Ardour : Very strong feeling. 4. Messy : Dirty. 5. Pompous : self-important 6. Accomplish : Achieve. 7. Blank : The side of an animal between the ribs and hip. 8. Instantaneous : Immediate 9. Cavalry : a group of soldiers 10. Disheartened : Demotivated. 11. Demoralised : Demotivated. 12. Modestly : Soberly, decently. Question & Answer: 1. A) The story about the battle of Bakerloo brings out. I. The intelligence of the wasp. II. The fact that wars are a waste. III. The false nations about wasps. IV. The stupidity of humans. B) The qualities of Tangerine reflected in this story are his. I. Wisdom. II. Intelligence. III. Birds. IV. Modestly. V. Fear of humans. 2. Give reasons: A) The wasp was named Tangerine. The wasp was named Tangerine because marmalade made from Tangerine oranges was his favourite food. B) Tangerine thought that the man on the hill was a very important individual. When Tangerine went to see the centre of the valley, he saw a man on horseback up on one of the hills who seemed to be highly important individual messengers were arriving and departing all the time bringing him news from every quarter. So, Tangerine decided that that man must have been the famous general himself. C) The general stood on the high point on the hill. It was clear that the general had come up to this high point in order to get a good view of the fight. Also according to Tangerine, there was no doubt because he wanted to stay in a safe place himself. D) Tangerine wanted to apologies to the horse. Tangerine thought if he could sting the general s horse, he might possibly accomplish something to mess up the battle planes. Tangerine hopped on to the horse behind the general and sting the poor fellow on the flank. After having done

4 this, Tangerine felt that it was a dirty trick to have played on the horse and he wanted to apologies to him afterwards. E) The bombasteronians took to their heels. When Tangerine stung the horse, he gave one bound and shot off down the hill with Tangerine and the general as fast as he could go. By that time the armies were on their way towards the centre of the valley. Tangerine crawled along the horses flank and stung him in another place. Then he went further still. When they reached the level in the bottom of the valley where the cavalry were already charging, Tangerine stung him a third time. On and on he went straight across the flat and up the other slope. Seeing their famous general in full flight leaving the battlefield at great speed, the bombasteronians were completely disheartened and demoralised and they took to their heels too, bringing an end to the battle. F) Tangerine says it was he who won the battle. The general of the smitherneenians got no end of decorations and honours for the victory of Bakerloo. But, according to Tangerine it was actually he who had won the battle and hence he wanted a little more marmalade as a treat. 3. List all the reasons why Tangerine disapproves of wars. A) To Tangerine and the other wasps, all wars seemed like a stupid waste. From neither end of the beautiful valley, armies would come with cannons and horses. For hours, they would shoot off evil smelling gun powder blowing some of the trees right out of the ground by the roots and destroying a lot of wasp s nests. B) Even abler they had fought for hours. They would go away again, leaving hundreds of dead men and horses on the ground. And that too wasn t the end of the war. C) In a year or two, they would be back again for another battle ruin the landscape some more. Chapter: KALINGA: THE TURNING POINT Word meaning: 1. Horrific : Terrible. 2. Carnage : The violent killing of a large number of people. 3. Wrought : Caused to happen. 4. Edict : An official order or statement given by someone in authority. 5. Banishment : The punishment of being made to go away from a place. 6. Acquaintances: Near and dear ones. 7. Remorse : The feeling of being extremely sorry for something wrong or bad that you have done. 8. Futility : Purposelessness 9. Endured : remembered 10. Triumphantly : Successfully 11. Equable : Calm and steady Question & answer. 1. After his glorious conquest of Kalinga, Ashoka experienced a deep sense of A) Exuberance B) Compunction C) Liberation D) Apathy 2. Complete the following sentences: A) Ashoka went to war against Kalinga in the eighth years of his reign around 262 BCE. B) Though the Kalinga army was smaller, their soldiers fought courageously and would not surrender. C) Ashoka won the war only because there were no more soldiers to fight. D) The details of the number of people who died in the battle are recorded in his thirteenth addict. E) Ashoka realised that the tragedy also affected the lives of those who were connected with the dead soldiers such as the lives of the dead man s friends, acquaintances, companions and relatives. F) He regretted the conquest of Kalinga and the death of thousands of people.

5 G) His message endures even today because he carved his words on stone. 3. What was Ashoka s first resolution after the victory of Kalinga? A) After the battle of Kalinga. Ashoka admitted to feeling remorse at having conquest Kalinga and declared that even one hundred or one thousands part of those who were slain, died or were captured in Kalinga was considered regrettable by the beloved of the gods. Ashoka gave up conquests forever and never went to war again. This was the resolution. B) Why is Ashoka described as a unique ruler? Generally kings would have triumphantly celebrated their victory and soon begun planning their next military campaign, however Ashoka did not do this he gave up conquest forever and never went to war begun. No other king is known to have given up war after winning a tough battle as Ashoka did he is unique in this extraordinary decision. C) What was his second resolution? Ashoka s second resolution was to dedicate his life and the huge wealth of his empire towards building a new kind of society where people lived by the rules of virtue and understood moral behaviour. So that they could enjoy the blessings of non-injury self control equable conduct and gentleness. Ashoka called these principals dhamma, the laws of good conduct and moral living. D) What was his new campaign in support of? Ashoka was leading a new army to fight for goodness, kindness, tolerance and gentle living he was trying to lay the foundation of a real civilization. E) How did he reach out to the many illiterate people in his kingdom? Officials in Ashoka s empire were instructed to regularly read out the royal orders carved on pillars and rocks to the people who were mostly illiterate. Poem: A PRAYER FOR HEALING Question and Answer. 1. Write the number of stanza. Which expresses this theme? A) Promoting the well being of all human beings. B) Developing on attitude of appreciation. C) Looking after the flora and fauna. D) Protecting the elements of the earth. E) Aligning with the entire creation for its conservation and care. 2. Describe the damage that man has done to the land, air and plants etc. Which are mentioned in the first two stanzas. Land - exploited its resources. Air - Polluted it. Plants - Destroyed them. Animals - Caused them to become rare or extinct. 3. Discus the injustices that we are doing to one another. Oppress people who are in different ways disadvantage: E.g. certain castes, the poorer sections of society, certain communities, children, women, etc. 4. What do you think the poet means by one loving mystery? The whole of creation is one and they have all been created by the love of the maker. How and why nature has made so many different varieties of life is a matter which fills us with wonder. Poem: FREEDOM Word meaning: 1. Fostered : Encouraged it to develop. 2. Wither : Fade away. 3. Wearisome : tiresome. 4. Righteousness : truth 5. Self-forged : Created by oneself.

6 6. Revered : holy 7. Cerements : Couture 8. Grovel : To behave in a very humble way towards someone. 9. Usurpers : People who take others position and power without having the light to do so. 10. Deceit : Cunningness. 11. Lament : mourn 12. Writhe : To twist your body because you are in great pain. 13. Supplications : Acts of asking for things with very humble requests or prayers. 14. Ere : Before. Question And Answer: 1. What are the other two metaphors? The other two metaphors used in the poem are that of a lamp which was oiled with ghee and securing this jewel after waiting for it endlessly. 2. How does the poet describe the suffering of: A) The leaders of the freedom struggle? B) The common people who were following them? C) The youth? A) The poet talks about the country s revered leaders suffering torments in prisons. B) The people says that the common people who were following the leaders, have lost their hope and are frustrated he says that they are feeling perplexed like blind men they have lost their sense of direction. C) The youth according to the poet were being tortured by separation from their spouses and children. Due to lack of attention and love, they were losing their beauty and charm. 3. Fill in the blanks with words or phrases to complete the paraphrase. O lord! We kneel before you in our sorrow. Only you can help us to achieve our freedom. Surely you will not allow other to snatch away this priceless gift from us. Freedom is like rain which sustains all living things. Lord our suffering both mental and physical is genuine and our plea is made with a blameless heart. You have always shown your goodness to our ancestors we pray that you have mercy on us and grant us our freedom before it is too late so that the rule of justice which is eternal may be established. Poem: THE HERO Word meaning: 1. Palanquin : Box like vehicle with a seat or bed inside, carried on poles. 2. Ajar : Open. 3. Canters : Moves at a medium speed. 4. Hooves : moves 5. Fright : Scare. 6. Cover : To bend low and draw back in bear. 7. Spurred : a movement showing action 8. Sabres : Heavy swords with curved blades. 9. Shudder : Shake with bear. 10. Stunned : Shocked. 11. Deed : Work. 12. Puny : Little. Question and Answer: 1. Who is narrating this poem?

7 In this poem a little boy is the narrator. Who describes his heroism in loving his mother from the bandits. 2. Are the doors of the palanquin closed or open? The doors of the palanquin were slightly open. 3. Describe the horse that the narrator was ridding. The horse which the narrator was riding was a great chestnut horse it was cantering by the palanquins side. Its hooves set up a swirling cloud of red dust, as they rode on. 4. Give two reasons for his mother s fear. in the evening the sun was low and there was nobody in the vicinity. The narrator s mother was afraid that she was being led towards unsafe places. She was also afraid when she thought she had seen spark and heard some people cry out loudly. 5. Describe the people who attack the party. The people waved their sticks and tossed their mops of hair. Each of them had a red hibiscus in his ear. 6. What was the clash between them and the narrator? The narrator spurred his horse into their midst. Light ensured between him and the people with shields and sabres. It was a fearsome light in which many men were scared and they bled and many who fought had their heads severed from their bodies. 7. How would the narrator s brother react it he heard about this incident? The narrator s brother would have been shocked had he heard about this incident. That his frail and weak little brother could fight off bandits. 8. Would the neighbours react in the same way? No according to the narrator, the neighbours would not have reacted like his brother; they would deem it lucky for the boy to have accompanied his mother or else would not have been safe. 9. Is this a real happening? Pick out words and phrases to support your answer. No, it isn t a real happening. The lines each day we hear all kinds of news. Why can t something like this really come true? The poetry starts with the word Imagine