Class 8 english chapter 6 question answer Bihar board
LET’S COMPRHENED
B.1 . THINK AND TELL
Q.1 . Who was sick ?
Ans . Andrew was sick .
Q. 2. How did Tess know that her brother was sick ?
Ans . She overheard her parents talking about this .
Q. 3. Who operated on her brother ?
Ans . Dr. Armstrong , a neuro surgeon .
- 4. Which words , in your opinion , describe the character of Tess ?
Ans . ” The faith of a little child.
B.1.1 . Say whether the following statements are ‘ True ‘ or ‘ False ‘ .
1. Tess’s parents were very hopeful that their son would recover from his illness .– False
2. Tess believed that miracles are things that one can buy .
3 . Tess didn’t want to use her own money to buy a miracle to save her brother .
4 . Tess’s brother needed a surgical operation .
5. The chemist’s brother wanted to help Tess .
6. Dr. Armstrong made Tess believe that it was possible for her to buy the miracle she needed .
7. Tess’s parents had to spend a lot of money on Andrew’s operation .
8. Dr. Armstrong was not a kind and sympathetic man .
9. Tess’s parents saved Andrew’s life .
Ans .
1. ( F ) . 2. ( T ) . 3. ( F ) . 4. ( I ) , 5. ( T ) , 6. ( T ) .7 . ( F ) , 8. ( F ) .9 . ( F ) .
B.2 . THINK AND WRITE
Tick ( the right answer .
1. Tess went to the drugstore
( a ) to buy a miracle
( b ) to meet the chemist
( c ) to meet the chemist’s brother
2. The doctor was impressed by
( a ) Tess’s concern for her brother
( b ) Tess’s way of speaking
( c ) Tess’s love for her parents
3. Only a miracle could save Andrew’s life because
( a ) the disease was incurable
( b ) his parents hadn’t enough money to bear the cost of his treatment
( c ) there were no good doctors available at that place
Ans . 1. ( a ) . 2. ( a ) , 3. ( b ) .
B.2.1 . Answer the following questions .
Q. 1. How much money did Tess have ? How do you think she got this money ?
Ans . Tess had one dollar and eleven cents . She had saved this money from her parents as her pocket money .
Q. 2. Did Tess know what a miracle is ? Give reasons for your answer .
Ans . No she went to drugstore to buy a miracle . It proves that she didn’t know what a miracle meant .
Q. 3. What is your opinion about Dr. Armstrong ?
Ans . Dr. Armstrong was a kind and sympathetic man .
Q.4 . How did Tess come to know that her brother was sick ?
Ans . She knew it from her parents . They talked each other about this .
Q.5 . What did Tess want to know from the chemist ?
Ans . Tess wanted to know from the chemist , how much a miracle costs .
- 6. Who in your opinion , helped Andrew recover from his illness ?
Ans . Dr. Armstrong , a neuro surgeon , helped Andrew to recover from his illness in a hospital . - WORD STUDY
C.1 . Fill in the blanks with the suitable words from the box .
drugstore , Chicago , miracle , operated , coins , back
1. Within a few weeks Andrew was …………. at home .
2. My brother has just arrived from …………
3. Dr. Armstrong ………….. on her brother .
4. Tess made her way to …………..
5. Only a ……….. can save him .
6. There were few …………… in the jar . Ans .
1. back , 2. Chicago , 3. operated , 4. drugstore , 5. miracle , 6. coins .
C.2 . Word ending in ‘ -ist ‘ .
Words that end in ‘ -ist ‘ such as guitarist , artist and receptionist indicas people’s profession or their specialised area of work .
Study the words in column A indicating professions and match them with what they do given in column B.
A. B
1 . Dentist a . a person who grows or sells flowers .
2. Physicist. b . a person who is qualified to treat people’s teeth .
3 Florist c . a person who studies science
4 Scientist d . a person whostudies physics .
5. Biologist e . a person who
prepares and sells
medicines ,
6 . Chemist f. a person who
studies different types of
food and advises people on
what they should eat in order to
stay healthy and fit .
- Economist g . a person who
carries out a scientific study of
the life and structure of plants and
ani mals . - Nutritionist h. a person who
studies economics , a field
which deals with how a society
organises its money , trade ,
industry and other re sources ,
Ans . A B
1.Dentist b . a person who is
qualified to treat people’s teeth .
- Physicist. d . a person who
studies physics . - Florist a , a. person who grows
or sell flowers .
4. Scientist. c . a person who
studies science .
- Biologist. g . a person who
carries out a scientific study of
the life and structure of plants
and ani mals .
6 . Chemist. e . a person who
prepares and sells medicines .
- Economist. h . a person who
studies economics , a field
which deals with how a society
organises its honey , trade ,
industry and other re sources.
8.Nutritionist f . a person who
studies different types of food
and advises people on what they
should eat in order to stay healthy
and fit .
C.3 . Given below are groups of words . Identify and encircle in each group the word that does not belong to the rest . One has been done for you .
- disease , doctor , treatment , confident , diagnosis .
2. medicine , cupboard , table , chair , stool .
3. annoyed , irritated , loving , angry , cross .
4. wife , husband , daughter , son , friend .
5. well dressed , smart , elegant , unkempt , well – known .
Ans .
1. confident , 2. medicine , 3. loving , 4. friend , 5. well – known .
- GRAMMAR
Direct and Indirect Speech
You can speak or write the words or sentences of another person in two ways :
a . By repeating the words or sentences of the other person as they were .
b . By stating the meaning of the words or sentences of the other person in your own words .
Suppose Amrita speaks the words , ” I am tired . ” Any person other than Amrita can express her words in the following ways :
( a ) Amrita said , ” I am tired . ”
OR
( b ) Amrita said that she was tired .
In sentence ( a ) , the exact words of the speaker , that is , ” I am tired . ” are quoted within the quotation marks . This is called the direct speech .
In sentence ( b ) , we have reported what Amrita ( the speaker ) said , that is , she was tired without quoting the exact words . This is called the indirect speech .
Here , you will also observe the following facts .
The first sentence gives Amrita’s words as they were spoken by her . So they have been kept within double inverted commas or quotation marks .
The second sentence uses the relative word that in order to connect Amrita’s words with those of the reporting person .
We use reported speech when we want to repeat what someone had previ ously said .
Let’s look at the difference between direct speech and reported speech : Direct Paras said ‘ I am tired ‘ Reported Speech Paras said ( that )
he was tired .
Indirect speech ( sometimes called reported speech ) , doesn’t use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn’t have to be word for word .
When reporting speech , the tense usually changes . This is because when we use reported speech , we are usually talking about at time in the past ( becauise obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past ) . The verbs there fore usually have to be in the past too . In reported speech , we need to use the past tense form of the verb . In direct speech the present tense is used . As you can see , in the above sentence ‘ am ‘ changes to ‘ was ‘ when we use reported speech .
Tense change
Direct speech
Present simple She said , ” It’s cold . ”
Present continuous She said , ” I’m teaching English . ”
Present perfect simple He said , ” I’ve done all my work . ”
Present perfect continuous She said , ” I’ve been teaching English for seven years .
Past simple She said , ” I taught Hindi yesterday . ”
Past continuous She said , ” I was teaching earlier . ”
Past perfect She said , ” The lesson had already started when he arrived . ” Past perfect continuous She said , ‘ I’d already been teaching for five minutes . ”
Indirect speech
Past simple She said ( that ) it was cold .
Past continuous She said ( that ) she was teaching English .
Past perfect simple He said ( that ) he had done all his work .
Past perfect continuous She said ( that ) she had been teaching English for seven years .
Past perfect She said ( that ) she had taught Hindi the previous day .
Past perfect continuous She said ( that ) she had been teaching earlier . Past perfect NO CHANGE She said ( that ) the lesson had already strated when he arrived .
Past perfect continuous NO CHANGE – She said ( that ) she’d already been teaching for five minutes.
Modal verbs forms also sometimes change:-
Direct speech
will
She said , ” T’ll teach English tomorrow
can
She said , ” I can teach English . ”
must She said , ” I must have a computer to teach English . ”
shall
She said , ” What shall we learn today ? may She said , ”
May
I open a new browser.
Indirect speech
would
She said ( that ) she would teach English the next day .
could
She said ( that ) she could teach English.
had to
She said she had to have a computer to teach English .
should
She asked what we should learn that day .
might She asked if she might open a new browser .
Note : There is no change to could , would , should , might and ought to . You can use the present tense in the reported speech if you want to say that something i still true . For example , my name has always been and will always be Aniket so :
Direct speech Indirect
( Continue ) speech ( Continue)
” My name is Aniket. He said
( that ) his name was
Aniket
or
He said ( that ) his
name is Aniket .
You can also use the present tense if you are talking about a future event .
Direct speech Indirect
( Continue ). speech
( Continue )
” Next week’s lesson
is on reported She said ( that )
speech ” , she said . next week’s
lesson is on reported
speech .
Time change:
If the reported sentence contains an expression of time , you must change it to fit in with the time of reporting . For example , we need to change words like here and yesterday if they have different meanings at the time and place of reporting.
Expression of time if reported on a different day
this ( evening ) that evening today that day
these ( days ) those days
now. then
( a week ) ago ( a week ) before last weekend the weekend before
last / the previous weekend here there
next ( week ) the following ( week ) tomorrow. the next / following day
In addition , if you report something that someone said in a different place to where you heard it you must change the place ( here ) to the place ( there ) .
” How long have you worked here ? ” . She asked me how long I’d worked there .
Pronoun change
In the reported speech , the pronoun often changes ;
* Pronouns of the first person change according to the person of the subject of the reporting verb .
* Pronouns of the second person change according to the person of the object of the reporting verb .
* Pronouns of the third person never change .
He said , ” I am a teacher . ”
= He said ( that ) he was a teacher .
She said to me , ” Where are you going ? ”
=She asked me where I was going .
He said to you , ” Are you a student ? ” = He asked you if you were a student . They said to me . ” He must help her . ” = They told me that he must help her .
Reporting Verbs.
- Said , told and asked are the most common verbs used in indirect speech .
2. We use asked to report questions ; I asked Anil what time the lesson started .
3. We use told with an object : Anil told me he felt tired .
4. We usually use said without an object : Anwesha said she was going to teach English.
5. If said is used with an object we must include to : Anwesha said to me that she had never been to Patna .
Note : We usually use told : Anwesha told me that she had never been to Patna .
There are many other verbs we can use apart from said , told and asked . These include : accused , admitted , advised , alleged , agreed , apologised , begged , boasted , complained , denied , explained , implied , invited , offered , ordered , promised , replied , suggested and thought .
Using them properly can make what you say much more interesting and informative .
He asked me to come to the party may be changed into :
He invited me to the party .
He begged me to come to the party . He ordered me to come to the party . He advised me to come to the party . He suggested I should come to the party .
D.1 . Rewrite the following sentences into indirect speech :
1 . Father said , ” Only a miracle can save him now . ”
2 . ” My brother is really sick , ” said Tess .
3 . Mother said to her husband , ” I wonder how much Andrew’s surgery cost . ”
4 . The chemist said to Tess , What do you want ? I am talking to my brother who has just come from Chicago ” .
5. The chemist’s brother said to Tess , ” What kind of miracle does your brother need ? ”
6 . ” How much do you have ? ” asked the well dressed man .
7. She said to me , ” How is your brother now ? ”
8. He said to her , ” What do you want ? ”
9 Tess replied , ” He is really sick and he needs an operation ” .
Ans .
1. Father said that only a miracle could save him then .
2. Tess said that her brother was really sick .
3. Mother told to her husband that she wondered how much Andrew’s sur gery costed .
4. The Chemist asked Tess what did she want . Tess answered she was talking about her brother who had just come from Chicago .
5. The Chemist’s brother asked Tess what kind of miracle did her brother need .
6. The well dressed man asked how much had he .
7. She asked me how was my brother then .
8. He asked her what she wanted .
9. Tess replied that he was really sick and he needed an operation .
D.2 . Report the following in direct speech .
1 . The shopkeeper asked me what I wanted .
2. I requested my brother to help me in Chemistry .
3 . The old woman told us that she could not see clearly .
4. They say that they are very thirsty . 5 . She will say that the letter is to come tomorrow .
6. He says that we will reach there early morning .
7. She said that she had been learning Hindi for about two years .
8. Ayesha said that she would leave for her village the following day .
9. Anil said that he had not seen her for a long time .
Ans . 1 . The shopkeeper said to me , ” What do you want ? ”
2 . I said to my brother , ” Please help me in Chemistry . ”
3 . The old woman said to us , ” I can not see clearly ” .
4. They said , ” We are very thirsty . ”
5. She will say , ” The letter will come tomorrow ” .
6 . He says , ” We will reach there early morning . ”
7 . She said , ” She was learning Hindi for about two years ” .
8. Ayesha said , ” I will leave for my village the next day ” .
9. Anil said , ” I did not see her for a long time ” .
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