শ্রেণি – অষ্টম | বিভাগ – English | (Lesson 8)
অষ্টম শ্রেণির English বিভাগের Lesson 1 – The Wind Cap থেকে রইল Activity প্রশ্নের উত্তর।
A. Tick the correct alternative:
1. The lad had wanted to be a – a) doctor b) sportsman c) sailor
Ans: The lad had wanted to be a c) sailor.
2. Mother told the lad that he knew the smell of the – a) soil b) food c) flower
Ans: Mother told the lad that he knew the smell of the a) soil.
3. Jon put the turtle on his – a) back b) head c) hand
Ans: Jon put the turtle on his b) head.
4. The fairy man wanted to know Jon’s – a) age b) name c) heart’s desire
Ans: The fairy man wanted to know Jon’s c) heart’s desire.
B. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order:
Question
1. Jon met the tiny green turtle. □
2. Mother said Jon was a farmer’s son. □
3. The turtle changed into a tiny green fairy man. □
4. Jon plucked the turtle from his head. □
5. Jon did not express his wish. □
6. Jon bowed back. □
Answer:
1. Jon met the tiny green turtle. (ii)
2. Mother said Jon was a farmer’s son. (i)
3. The turtle changed into a tiny green fairy man. (iv)
4. Jon plucked the turtle from his head. (iii)
5. Jon did not express his wish. (vi)
6. Jon bowed back. (v)
আরো পড়ো → বোঝাপড়া কবিতার প্রশ্ন উত্তর
C. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
1. The cap that sailors most desire …..
Ans: The cap that sailors most desire is a cap full of wind.
2. Seeing a ship anchored near the shore …..
Ans: Seeing a ship anchored near the shore Jon requested the captain to let him sail with them.
3. By twisting the cap, Jon could summon ….
Ans: By twisting the cap, Jon could summon the east wind and the west wind.
4. Jon desired to see the land because ….
Ans: Jon desired to see the land because he had not set foot on land for a year and a day.
D. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements. Give supporting statements for each of your answers.
1. Jon never dreamt about the land.
Ans: False | Supporting statement: Jon could not stop dreaming of the land.
2. The squall was called up because Jon was sleeping.
Ans: False | Supporting statement: It called up a squall from the clear sky that hit the ship without a warning.
3. The captain was angry with Jon.
Ans: True | Supporting statement: In anger, he grabbed him by the tail of his striped cap, twisted him thrice and flung him out to the sea.
4. Jon did not return the wind cap to the fairy man.
Ans: False | Supporting statement: He placed the wind cap under a stone where he knew the fairy man would find it.
E. Answer the following question:
1. Why do you think Jon thought that the turtle would be safe on his head?
Ans: Jon was ploughing the land. While ploughing, the plough might run over the turtle causing its death. Therefore, he thought that the turtle would be safe on his head.
2. Why did the fairy man offer Jon the wind cap?
Ans: The fairy man offered Jon the wind cap because Jon saved his life.
3. What was the condition that was associated with the wind cap?
Ans: No human hand would ever be able to take the wind cap off Jon’s head. This was the condition associated with the wind cap. The fairy man wanted Jon by saying this.
4. Why did Jon become popular with the sailors?
Ans: Jon could supply the wind that sailors called for. Thus, he became very popular with the sailors.
5. Why did the sailors try to rip off the cap from Jon’s head?
Ans: The wind had been whirling about the boat. It had begun to tear the sails and snap the spars. The sailors thought that Jon’s wind cap was responsible for all this. The sailors, therefore, tried to rip off the cap from Jon’s head in anger and fear.
6. How did Jon divide his time between land and sea?
Ans: Jon spent half the year on a ship and half on the shore. In this way, Jon divided his time between land and sea.
7. Do you think Jon was rightly called Captain Turtle? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans: Jon was rightly called Captain Turtle. I think so because Jon was as much at home on the water as he was on the land.
8. Why did Jon want to return the wind cap of the fairy man?
Ans: Jon had been blamed for the storm and thrown into the sea by his ship’s captain. Jon wanted to return the wind cap to the fairy man because he did not want a repetition of his experience.
আরো পড়ো → আঞ্চলিক শক্তির উত্থান অধ্যায়ের প্রশ্ন উত্তর
F. Underline the verbs in the following sentences that suggest actions that began in the past and are still continuing:
1. They have been travelling for ten hours.
Ans: They have been travelling for ten hours.
2. He thanked me for what I have been doing.
Ans: He thanked me for what I have been doing.
3. The baby has been sleeping all day.
Ans: The baby has been sleeping all day.
আরো পড়ো → পৃথিবীর অন্দরমহল অধ্যায়ের প্রশ্ন উত্তর
G. Underline the verbs in the following sentences that suggest actions that began before a certain point in the past and continued up to that time.
1. They had been playing in the field for an hour before mother called them.
Ans: They had been playing in the field for an hour before mother called them.
2. When I visited my uncle, he had been teaching in a school there for five years.
Ans: When I visited my uncle, he had been teaching in a school there for five years.
3. Rita had been studying in our school for the last eight years since I met her.
Ans: Rita had been studying in our school for the last eight years since I met her.
আরো পড়ো → অদ্ভুত আতিথেয়তা গল্পের প্রশ্ন উত্তর
H. Fill in the blanks with either the Present Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous Tense:
1. The rain …………… when I left home. (pour)
Ans: The rain had been pouring when I left home.
2. The engineers ………….. the bridge for the past few months. (build)
Ans: The engineers have been building the bridge for the past few months.
3. The performers …………. since evening. (sing)
Ans: The performers have been singing since evening.
4. At that time. Mr. Roy ………….. poems for one month. (Wirte)
Ans: At that time Mr. Roy had been writing poems for one month.
I. Replace the underlined words with their antonyms:
1. Jon had always obeyed his mother.
Ans: Jon had always disobeyed his mother.
2. Jon began his first ever sea voyage.
Ans: Jon finished his first ever sea voyage.
3. He became very popular with the sailors.
Ans: He became very unpopular with the sailors.
4. In Jon’s dream the seasons turned rapidly.
Ans: In Jon’s dream the seasons turned slowly.
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