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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 8 English Prose Chapter 6 All The World Her Stage

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Tireless Life

(Listening passage L-6)

Fill in the columns after listening twice or thrice.

Desirable qualities	Undesirable qualities

Answer:

Desirable qualities	Undesirable qualities
1. Kamala is friendly and polite.	1. Maya is always late to school.
2. Naina is social and generous.	2. Mridula is jealous and lazy.
3. Kamini helps the poor.	3. Sowmya does not respect elders.
4.Nandini works hard.	4. Sudha talks and talks but never listens to others
5. Preeti is calm and quiet.
6. Janaki has sympathy for the poor.

IRA – Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Medha Patkar is a well-known name all over India. She was born on 1 December, 1954 in Mumbai. All her life has been devoted to social service,, particularly for the upliftment of tribals. She started Narmada Bachao Andolan in 1985, to protest against the construction of the Narmada Dam across the river. Medha Patkar has won awards at the national level for her social work. These include ‘Right to Livelihood Award’ also called the Alternative Nobel Prize [Sweden, 1992], Goldman Environment Prize [USA 1993] and Green Ribbon Award [By BBC – 1995]

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate alternative.

Question 1.
Medha is primarily a _________________
a) a political activist
b) a social worker
c) an organizer to fight gender discrimination.
Answer:
(b) a social worker.

Questions:

Question 1.
Why did Medha Patkar start the Narmada Bachao Andolan?
Answer:
Medha Patkar started the Narmada Bachao Andolan to protest against the construction of the Narmada Dam across the river.

Question 2.
Name at least two countries other than India that recognized her service.
Answer:
Sweden and U.S.A.

Question 3.
Give a suitable title to the passage.
Answer:
Medha Patkar, the social activist.

Textbook Questions and Answers:

C1 Answer the following questions and share your responses with your partner.

Question 1.
Who was usually a playing companion for Sai in her childhood?
Answer:
Sai’s playing companion was Sir R.P. Paranjpye, her grandfather.

Question 2.
Who was affectionately called Appa?
Answer:
Sir R.P. Paranjpye was fondly called Appa.

Question 3.
When was the grandfather very much impressed with Sai‘s ability
Answer:
Once Sai told a fairy tale with a dragon princess, talking parrots, and hidden gold., etc, to her grandfather while walking. By hearing this story he was very much impressed with her ability.

Question 4.
What was Sai’s first published book?
Answer:
It was a book of fairy tales called ‘Mulancha Mera’.

Question 5.
“Sai froze’’. When did this happen?
Answer:
Once Sai stepped on a book by mistake. Her grandfather ordered her to stop right there. Then Sai froze.

C2 Answer the following questions and share your responses with your partner.

Question 1.
How could Sai draw the attention of her playmates while they made fun of her?
Answer:
Sai told her friends about a lovely game. That is a magic island full of hidden treasure…All were attracted to hear the story. Like this Sai drew the attention of her playmates while they made fun of her.

Question 2.
What fascinated Sai as a child?
Answer:
As a child Sai was fascinated by Doll’s Wedding

Question 3.
Why is the word ‘mother’ given within inverted commas in the sixteenth and seventeenth paragraphs?
Answer:
Here ‘mother’ means the bride’s Mother. It is not real only in the play. Sai acted as bride’s mother. So it is written within the inverted commas.

C3 Some statements are given below. Some are true and some are false. Tick ‘T’ or ‘F’. Also indicate in the box the paragraph number in which you

1. Sai looked very athletic.
2. Sai used to tell fantastic stories to her friends.
3. Even as a child, Sai had published a book.
4. Her grandfather did not take it seriously when she stepped on a book.
5. R.P. Paranjpye was a ‘Senior Wrangler’.
6. One of the Maharashtrian children’s games is ‘marriage of dolls’.
7. Sai told a story to her grandfather.
8. Sai learnt to regard books with respect.

Answers:

1. Sai looked very athletic.
2. Sai used to tell fantastic stories to her friends.
3. Even as a child, Sai had published a book.
4. Her grandfather did not take it seriously when she stepped on a book.
5. R.P. Paranjpye was a ‘Senior Wrangler’.
6. One of the Maharashtrian children’s games is ‘marriage of dolls’.
7. Sai told a story to her grandfather.
8. Sai learnt to regard books with respect.

C4 Some important events in the story are given in a jumbled order. Put them in the order in which they are given in the text.

1. Sai’s drawing the attention of the playmates.
2. A grandfather telling her to treat books with respect.
3. The usual sight of grandpa and Sai playing together.
4. The wedding of dolls.
5. Sai’s telling a story to her grandfather.

Answer:

1. The usual sight of grandpa and Sai playing together.
2. Sai’s telling a story to her grandfather.
3. A grandfather telling her to treat books with respect.
4. Sai’s drawing the attention of the playmates.
5. The wedding of dolls.

Read and Write:

C5 Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then write.

Question 1.
Describe how grandfather and Sai enjoyed each other’s company.
Answer:
Sai and grandfather used to skip and play together. They laughed, talked and had a great time. During their walks Appa would tell her fairy tales, Arabian Nights and Birbal’s stories. Appa would put simple mathematical questions to her. Sometimes, Sai would tell her grandfather a story. In this way, they enjoyed each other’s company very much.

Question 2.
Why was grandfather very much impressed by Sai’s story?
Answer:
Sai told her grandfather a fairy tale. It was quite interesting. Appa asked her where she had read it. She replied that she had made it up. Her grandfather was very much impressed by Sai’s creative capacity.

Question 3.
What do you think was the great achievement of Sai as a child?
Answer:
She published her first book of fairy tales called ‘Mulancha Mera’. She was only eight years old then. That was a great achievement.

Question 4.
Describe the incident in the library.
Answer:
There was great respect for books in Paranjpy pe family. Once Sai stepped on a book by mistake as she rushed into the library. Grandfather ordered her to stop there, Sai froze. He told her to ask forgiveness of the book. She bent and did namaskar to the book. This was the incident that happened in the library.

Question 5.
How was Sai able to win over her friends?
Answer:
Sai’s friends criticized her because of her plumpy physique and said she is not fit for games. When they were all laughing and playing she simply watched them. A brilliant idea flashed in her mind. She called them taught a lovely game of magic island full of hidden treasure. All of them were attracted by her story and ready to take roles and act as she directed. Like this Sai was able to win over her friends.

Question 6.
What surprise awaited Sai one day as she came back from school?
Answer:
One day when Sai came back from school, her mother had arranged for doll’s wedding ceremony in their house. Sai was dressed as the bride’s mother. All the children of the locality took part in it. This was one of the memorable incidents of her childhood. This was the surprise awaited that her.

C6. Write a paragraph on each of the following topics:

Question 1.
Sai’s talents even as a child.
Answer:
Sai told a story to her grandfather which was a fairy tale full of fun with dragons, princess, talking parrots and hidden gold. This story was her imagination. She was very much talented from her childhood. At the age of eight she had published her first book of fairy tales called ‘Mulancha Mera’She has attracted her classmates by telling stories. They not only listened to the fantastic story but were ready to enact the roles and act as she directed. All the shows that Sai was a talented girl from her childhood.

Question 2.
Lessons she learned from her grandfather.
Answer:
Sai’s grandfather was her good companion. She was inspired by him and developed her imaginative power to construct the stories. She learned to respect the books and to keep the books without dog-ears from his grandfather.

Question 3.
The incident of the wedding of dolls.
Answer:
Sai was fascinated by wedding of dolls.One day when Sai came back from school, the whole house looked like a marriage hall. She was dressed as a bride’s mother. The band arrived, the bridegroom rode on a real steed All the children of the locality took part.

Comprehension:

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:

1. It was a familiar sight to the residents of Pune.

Questions:

• What was a familiar sight to the residents of Pune?
• Who was the plump little girl?
• What did she grow up to become?

Answers:

• The sight of a plump little girl skipping along with an elderly gentleman.
• Sai Paranjpye.
• She grew up to become one of India’s leading filmmakers and theatre personalities.

2. I didn’t. I made it up!

Questions:

• Who made this statement?
• To whom was this said?
• What did she make up?

Answers:

• Sai Paranjpye.
• She said so to her grandfather Sir R.P. Paranjpye.
• She made up a fairy tale instantly.

3. You kicked knowledge Now ask forgiveness of this book.

Questions:

• Who made this statement?
• To whom was it said?
• Why was she asked to seek forgiveness of the.book?

Answers:

• Sir R.P. Paranjpye.
• To Sai Paranjpye.
• Books were revered objects in the Paranjpye household and she stepped on a book by mistake.

Vocabulary:

V1. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words chosen from among the ones given in brackets.

Sai was _____ of telling stories. Her grandfather was _______ by this talent of hers. Though she was not _______ at sports, she used to _______ her friends with her ______ of fancy. Even as a child she had ________ a book of fairy _______.
(impressed, good, published, fond, flights, tales, entertain)
Answer:
Sai was fond of telling stories. Her grandfather was impressed by this talent of hers. Though she was not good at sports, she used to entertain her friends with her flights of fancy. Even as a child she had published a book of fairy tales.

V2. Some terms that describe people are given below. Classify them under ‘desirable’ and ‘not so desirable’ categories. You may consult a good dictionary to help you in doing this.

complaining, creative, imaginative, short-tempered, lazy, spirited, social, glum, jovial, innovative, lethargic, double-tongued, lax, jealous, creative.
eg.

desirable	not so desirable
creative	jealous

Answer:

desirable	not so desirable
Creative, imaginative, social, jovial, innovative	Complaining, jealous, short-tempered, lazy, glum, lethargic, double-tongued, lax

V3. Give the antonyms of the following and use them in the blanks appropriately.

(short, fast, dim, beginning, young)

A ______ man appeared on the stage walking ________ at the ________ of the play, just before the close of the show. Soon, the audience stood up as the lights were switched on. In that _______ light, they could see the director, an _______ man with an imposing figure.
Answer:
A tall man appeared on the stage walking slowly at the end of the play, just before the close of the show. Soon, the audience stood up as the lights were switched on. In that bright light, they could see the director, an old man with an imposing figure.

V4. Give the negative forms of these words using a prefix. Change the article if necessary.
e.g:

• a familiar sight
• a used towel
• a prepared speech
• an attentive soldier
• a successful attempt
• an organized show
• a satisfied person
• an unfamiliar sight
• an unused towel

Answer:

• a familiar sight
• a used towel
• a prepared speech
• an attentive soldier
• a successful attempt
• an organized show
• a satisfied person
• an unfamiliar sight
• an unused towel
• an unprepared speech
• an inattentive soldier
• an unsuccessful attempt
• a disorganized show
• a dissatisfied person.

A. Listen and Speak:

Diphthongs/eI/ aI/ oI/

Task 1. The teacher says the following words aloud. Repeat after the teacher. Write them in the appropriate columns.

void, sky, late, flight, made, choice, nine, train, play, moisture, boy, shine, place, plane, loiter.

Answer:

Task 2. What vowel sound do these diphthongs, that is, /aI/eI/ and /oI/ end with?

Can you give more examples? Work in pairs and check the pronunciation referring to a dictionary.
Answer:
[aI] is the sound generally affiliated with words like bye, pie, my, and might. It’s a combination of [a] and [I].
[eI] is usually produced by a combination of [e] and [I]. It’s the vowel sound we hear in the words bait, stay, take, and way. This sound quickly moves from the mid [e] to the more closed [I].
[oI] is the vowel sound of boy. This is a combination of sounds of vowels [o] and [I] as in toy, join, coin.

C. Reading:

Reading for Information:

Task 1. Read the following piece of news and answer the questions.

Jahangir Khan, the legendary squash-player from Pakistan, is considered to be the greatest player in the history of squash. He won the World Open six times and the British Open a record ten times. Between 1981 and 1986, he won 555 matches consecutively. This was not only the longest winning streak in squash history but also one of the longest unbeaten runs by any athlete in any top-level professional sports.

Questions:

1. Who is Jahangir Khan?
2. Which country does he belong to?
3. Which game is he known for?
4. How many times did he win the World Open?
5. Which Open did he win ten times?
6. What was Jahangir’s achievement between 1981 and 1986?

Answers:

1. Jahangir Khan is a legendary squash player.
2. He belongs to Pakistan.
3. He is known for the game of squash.
4. He. won the World Open six times.
5. He won the British Open ten times.
6. Between 1981 and 1986, he won 555 matches consecutively and set the record for not only the longest winning streak in squash history but also the longest unbeaten run by any athlete in any top-level professional sports.

D. Grammar:

Degrees of Comparison:

Task 2. Write the correct adjectives of comparison in the blanks below:

Answer:

Task 3. Compare the given sets of nouns in pairs. Use the adjectives given in the box. Two are done for you.

Note: You have got to add appropriate article in some cases.

1. Aluminium is cheaper than gold.
2. Gold is not as cheap as aluminium.

Answer:

1. The masala puri is spicier than rice.
2. Rice is not so spicy as the masala puri.
3. Mt. Everest is taller than the Chamundi hills.
4. The Chamundi hills are not so tall as Mt. Everest.
5. ice is cooler than water.
6. Water is not so cool as ice.
7. An elephant is bigger than a mouse.
8. A mouse is not so big as an elephant.

Task 4. Complete the following sentences using the given adjectives or their comparative/superlative form:

1. great – Who, according to you, is the _______ living poet of India?
2. useful – Iron is the ______ of all metals.
3. useful – Iron is ________ than any other metal.
4. dry – Rajasthan is the _____ part of India.
5. good – Health is always ________than wealth.
6. good – Honesty is the ________ policy.
7. sharp – Your knife is not so ________ as mine.
8. tall – Ramesh is as ________ as his father.
9. old – My sister is three years ________ than me.
10. heavy – May I help you? Your bag is _______.

Answer:

1. greatest
2. most useful
3. more useful
4. driest
5. better
6. best
7. sharp
8. tall
9. older
10. heavier

E. Writing:

Descriptive Writing:

Task 1. Describe the peacock in about ten sentences using the words given below:

(bird, national, beautiful, body blue, golden eyes, long green feathers, dance, blue eyes, eats — germs, worms, tender shoots of plants, lives close to villages)

Answer:
The peacock is the national bird of India. It is a beautiful bird with a blue body, golden eyes and long green feathers. It is a beautiful sight when it opens its feathers and dances. Each feather has a pattern that looks like a blue eye. The peacock feeds on germs, worms and shoots of plants. It is a harmless, friendly bird which lives close to villages.

Task 2. Given below is a picture and some sentences describing it. Correct the description and rewrite the sentences so that they match the picture.

At the market, I saw an old woman sitting in a chair. She was selling eggs. She was wearing shirt and trousers. It was raining.
Answer:
At the market, I saw a young woman sitting on the floor. She was selling pots. She was in a saree and a blouse. The sun was shining brightly.

All The World Her Stage Additional Questions and Answers

Question 1.
What was a familiar sight to the residents of Pune?
Answer:
A plump little girl of about six. or seven, skipping along with an elderly gentleman was a familiar sight to the residents of Pune.

Question 2.
Who did Sai play with?
Answer:
Sai played with her grandfather.

Question 3.
What was Sai’s grandfather?
Answer:
Sai’s grandfather Sir R.P. Paranjpye, was a famous educationist and mathematician.

Question 4.
What was Sai’s grandfather lovingly called?
Answer:
He was fondly called ‘Appa’.

Question 5.
What did Appa tell Sai during their walks?
Answer:
Appa put simple mathematical questions to her and told her a number of fables such as fairy tales, Arabian Nights and Birbal’s stories.

Question 6.
What did Sai prefer – Fairy tales or mathematical problems?
Answer:
Sai preferred fairy tales to mathematical problems.

Question 7.
What kind of a story did Sai tell her grandfather?
Answer:
Sai told him a fairy tale which was full of dragons, princess, talking parrots and hidden gold. She herself had made it up.

Question 8.
What were revered objects to the Paranjpye family?
Answer:
Books were revered objects to all the members of Paranjpye’s family.

Question 9.
How did Appa punish Sai for stepping on a book?
Answer:
Appa ordered her to ask forgiveness of the book.

Question 10.
Why was Sai unhappy when she was with her friends?
Answer:
Sai was a plump girl. She was not very active. Her friends made fun of her. They did not allow her to play with them. So, she used to sit sadly and watch them play.

Multiple Choice Questions

Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions/ incomplete statements. Choose the most appropriate one.

Question 1.
Sai Paranjpye is a famous theatre personality from
A) Pune
B) Mumbai
C) Calcutta
D) Ahmedabad
Answer:
A) Pune

Question 2.
Sir H.P. Paranjpye was
A) a mathematician
B) a scientist
C) a theatre personality
D) an actor
Answer:
A) a mathematician

Question 3.
A traditional same played by Maharashtrian sirls is
A) chanting of mantras
B) sharing of gud and poha
C) story telling
D) doll’s wedding
Answer:
D) doll’s wedding

Question 4.
What award did Sai Paranjpye win for the best documentary with a social purpose?
A) The Oscar
B) Theatre Guild Award
C) National Award
D) Padma Bhushan
Answer:
C) National Award

All The World Her Stage Summary in English

In this lesson a brief biographical sketch is given about Sai Paranjpye, a well-known theatre personality from India. She has directed a number of television serials. She got the National Award for the Best Documentary film with a social message.

When Sai was a little girl she used to play with her grandfather, Sir R.P. Paranjpye, who was a famous educationist and mathematician. He was India’s first senior wrangler at Cambridge University. He was fondly called Appa. Sai and Appa skipping and playing was a familiar sight in Pune. Appa was Sai’s playmate and companion. During their walks, Appa used to put simple mathematical problems and tell her fairy tales, Arabian Nights and Birbal’s stories. Sai loved the fairy tales more than the problems. In this way she was initiated into the world of fables and fairy tales.

Once she asked her grandfather to tell her a story. For a change, he said that she should tell him a story. Sai told him’ a story which was full of dragons, princess, talking parrots and hidden gold. Appa asked her where she had read that story, because it was an interesting one. Sai said she had made it up then and there. Appa was greatly impressed with her creative abilities. When she was about eight years old, she published her first book of fairy tales called ‘Mulancha Mera’. This was her great achievement as a child.

Sai’s family members regarded books as sacred objects. Sai stepped on a book one day by mistake when she entered the library. Her grandfather scolded her for kicking knowledge. He told her to ask forgiveness of the book. Sai bent and did namaskar to the book. He punished her in the same way whenever he found any dog-eared book. Sai learned to rever books in this way.

As a child, Sai was plump and stout. So, her friends made fun of her. Sai used to get depressed. She would sit dejectedly and watch her friends play happily. One day, a brilliant thought came to her mind. She said that she would tell them a fantastic story and they could play a lovely game. Her friends gathered round her. She cast a spell of magic by telling them a fairy tale. Her friends not only listened to the story but also actively took part in enacting the roles as she directed. This went on for a whole week.

Sai was fascinated by a number of things. She liked the marriage of dolls. The children celebrated the marriage of a bride doll and a bridegroom doll to the chanting of mantras. Later, God and Poha were shared among children. Sai, once, complained to her mother that she was not having any fun. On that day, her mother arranged a wedding of dolls on a grand scale. Sai was dressed like a bride’s mother and took part in the wedding of dolls. All this playacting helped her to become one of India’s leading filmmakers and theatre personalities.

All The World Her Stage Summary in Kannada