GSEB Std 8 English Sem 1 Unit 1 Q for Question Solution | ધોરણ 8 અંગ્રેજી

UNIT 1: Q for Question

GLOSSARY (Important 50 Words)

Word (અંગ્રેજી)	Meaning (ગુજરાતી)	Synonym (સમાનાર્થી)	Antonym (વિરોધી)
advice	સલાહ	suggestion	-
amount	જથ્થો / રકમ	quantity	-
anchor	કાર્યક્રમનું સંચાલન કરનાર	host	guest
annual	વાર્ષિક	yearly	-
appear	દેખાવું / પ્રગટ થવું	show	disappear
astronaut	અવકાશયાત્રી	spaceman	-
audience	પ્રેક્ષકો	spectators	performers
awaiting	રાહ જોઈ રહ્યા છે	waiting	-
award	ઇનામ / પુરસ્કાર	prize	penalty
back	પાછળ	rear	front
battle	યુદ્ધ	war / fight	peace
believe	માનવું	trust	doubt
breathe	શ્વાસ લેવો	inhale	-
chance	તક	opportunity	-
choose	પસંદ કરવું	select	reject
competition	સ્પર્ધા	contest	cooperation
confused	મૂંઝવણમાં	puzzled	clear
contest	સ્પર્ધા	competition	-
contestant	સ્પર્ધક	participant	-
correct	સાચું	right	wrong
develop	વિકસાવવું	grow	decline
dial	નંબર લગાડવો	call	-
die	મૃત્યુ પામવું	pass away	live
discover	શોધવું	find	hide
eagerly	આતુરતાથી	keenly	indifferently
expert	નિષ્ણાત	specialist	beginner
famous	પ્રખ્યાત	popular	unknown
final	અંતિમ	last	first
founded	સ્થાપના કરી	established	destroyed
graduation	સ્નાતક કક્ષાનો અભ્યાસ	degree	-
great	મહાન	excellent	ordinary
hard	સખત / મુશ્કેલ	difficult	easy
host	યજમાન	presenter	guest
idol	મૂર્તિ	statue	-
imaginary	કાલ્પનિક	unreal	real
inspire	પ્રેરણા આપવી	motivate	discourage
knowledgeable	જ્ઞાની	educated	ignorant
lucky	નસીબદાર	fortunate	unlucky
maximum	વધુમાં વધુ	highest	minimum
order	ક્રમ / હુકમ	sequence	disorder
origin	મૂળ	root / source	end
participant	ભાગ લેનાર	competitor	-
quickest	સૌથી ઝડપી	fastest	slowest
religious	ધાર્મિક	spiritual	secular
right	સાચું / જમણું	correct	wrong / left
rule	નિયમ	law	-
scholarship	શિષ્યવૃત્તિ	grant	-
space	અવકાશ	universe	earth
stress	ભાર મૂકવો	emphasize	-
unique	અજોડ	rare	common

ACTIVITY - 1

Work in Pairs: Interview your friend. Write it below.

Example of an interview with a friend:

You: Hello! Welcome to our school programme.
Friend: Hello! Nice to meet you.
You: Where were you born?
Friend: I was born in Ahmedabad.
You: What is your date of birth?
Friend: 12th August, 2010.
You: What are your hobbies?
Friend: I like reading books and playing cricket.
You: Who is your favorite sports person?
Friend: Virat Kohli.

ACTIVITY - 2 (A)

Read the sentences carefully. Read the questions and mark (✔) for all the questions that are answered in the statements.

1. Sunita Williams stayed in the space for 36 days.
(A) Where did she stay?
(B) Who stayed in the space?
(C) For how many days did she stay in the space?

(A) ✔
(B) ✔
(C) ✔

2. The theatre was first developed in Greece as a part of religious view.
(A) What was developed in Greece?
(B) Why was the theatre developed?
(C) Where did the first theatre develop?

(A) ✔
(B) ✔
(C) ✔

3. The first newspaper advertisement appeared on the back page of a 'London' newspaper in 1625.
(A) When did the first newspaper advertisement appear?
(B) Who gave the first advertisement in 1625?
(C) Where did advertisement appear in the 'London' newspaper?

(A) ✔
(B)
(C) ✔

4. Kiran Bedi is the first woman IPS officer of India.
(A) Who is the first woman IPS officer of India?
(B) What is Kiran Bedi?
(C) When was Kiran Bedi selected as an IPS officer?

(A) ✔
(B) ✔
(C)

5. Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar on 2nd October, 1869.
(A) When did Mahatma Gandhi go to Delhi?
(B) Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?
(C) What is the birthdate of Mahatma Gandhi?

(A)
(B) ✔
(C) ✔

ACTIVITY - 2 (B)

Frame question to get the underlined words as an answer.

1. My friends visited Amit's village last vacation.

1. Who visited Amit's village last vacation?
2. What did my friends visit last vacation?
3. When did my friends visit Amit's village?

2. Kanaiyalal Munshi wrote 'Patan ni Prabhuta' in 1916.

1. Who wrote 'Patan ni Prabhuta' in 1916?
2. What did Kanaiyalal Munshi write in 1916?
3. When did Kanaiyalal Munshi write 'Patan ni Prabhuta'?

3. Sunita Williams was born on 19th September, 1965 in Ohio.

1. Who was born on 19th September, 1965 in Ohio?
2. When was Sunita Williams born?
3. Where was Sunita Williams born?

4. Munna made mango juice in the morning.

1. Who made mango juice in the morning?
2. What did Munna make in the morning?
3. When did Munna make mango juice?

5. Maya attended the special classes to learn English.

1. Who attended the special classes to learn English?
2. Why did Maya attend the special classes?

ACTIVITY - 3

Solve the riddles. Options: [clock, tape-recorder, train, road]

(A) It begins just where it ends. And your lovely house, there it stands. What is it?

road

(B) No tongue, no ear; I can speak and sing, and hear. Who am I?

tape-recorder

(C) It runs night and day; But it never runs away. What is it?

clock

(D) This house on wheels runs a race; It takes people from place to place. What is this?

train

ACTIVITY - 4 : Fast Finger First

Answer the following questions.

1. Who is the host of the contest?

The English teacher Mr. Parmar is the host of the contest.

2. What is the name of Vikas' school?

The name of Vikas' school is Smit Vidyalaya.

3. Who is Mr. Bright? What does he do?

Mr. Bright is a laptop. He is the scorer of the contest.

4. Who is Miss Tick Tick?

Miss Tick Tick is a clock.

5. How many questions did Nandita answer correctly?

Nandita answered three questions correctly.

Say whether the following are true or false.

1. After three questions a contestant will be free from Miss tick tick.

True

2. There is a help line through which we can talk to a person.

True

3. The expert is an English teacher.

False

4. Mr. Bright gives one minute's time to the contestants.

False

5. Meerabai wrote the Gujarati Poem ' Grammata'.

False

ACTIVITY - 5

Suppose you met Kanaiyalal Munshi when he was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, What questions would you ask him?

Questions to ask:

1. Sir, how did you feel when you founded the 'Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan'?
2. Which book is your personal favorite among the ones you've written?
3. How do you manage your time between writing and politics?
4. What challenges did you face as the Home Minister of Mumbai State?
5. What is your vision for the education system in India?
6. How was your experience as the Agent General of India in Hyderabad state?

ACTIVITY - 6 (A)

Arrange the steps to plan a quiz in proper order.

Proper Order:

1. Make a group of three to five friends.
2. Give a name to each group.
3. Select a scorer and a quiz master.
4. Decide questions for each round.
5. Categorize the questions to each round.
6. Give a unique name to each round.
7. List questions and their answers.
8. Decide the point for each question.
9. Fix the time for each answer.
10. Play the quiz.

ACTIVITY - 6 (C)

નીચેના પ્રશ્નોના ઉત્તરો માટે વિકલ્પો બનાવો.

1. Who is the writer of 'The Mahabharat'?

(A) Valmiki (B) Ved Vyas (C) Tulsidas (D) Dronacharya
Answer: (B) Ved Vyas

2. Who discovered America?

(A) Vasco da Gama (B) Christopher Columbus (C) Alexander (D) Obama
Answer: (B) Christopher Columbus

3. When did the battle of Plassi take place?

(A) 1757 (B) 1857 (C) 1947 (D) 1657
Answer: (A) 1757

ACTIVITY - 6 (D)

Now, frame questions for the options given below.

1. (A) The Tapi (B) The Mahisagar (C) The Narmada (D) The Vatrak

Which is the longest river in Gujarat? (Answer: C)

2. (A) Kalpana Chawla (B) Sunita Williams (C) Rakesh Sharma (D) Yuri Gagarin

Who was the first Indian woman to go into space? (Answer: A)

3. (A) Computer (B) Laptop (C) Tablets (D) Mobile

What is Mr. Bright in the 'Fast Finger First' contest? (Answer: B)

4. (A) Premanand (B) Narsinh Mehta (C) Kanaiyalal Munshi (D) Umashankar Joshi

Who wrote 'Patan ni Prabhuta'? (Answer: C)

5. (A) Solar Energy (B) Oil (C) Petrol (D) Coal

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy? (Answer: A)

6. (A) CNG (B) PNG (C) LPG (D) Petrol

Which gas is used for cooking in our homes? (Answer: C)

7. (A) Porbandar (B) Ahmedabad (C) Karamsad (D) Nadiad

Where was Mahatma Gandhi born? (Answer: A)

8. (A) Junagadh (B) Ahmedabad (C) Surat (D) Kutch

Which city is known as the Diamond City of Gujarat? (Answer: C)