MP Board Class 8th General English Solutions Lesson 5- The Miser and his Gold

The Miser and his Gold Word Meanings

Miser (माइजर) – कंजूस; Chance (चांस) – अवसर / संयोग; Clatter (क्लैटर) – शोर मचाना; Kneel (v) (नीलघुटने के बल बैठा; Neighbor (नेबर) – पड़ोसी; Pleasure (प्लैजर) – सुख, आनन्द; Terrible (टैरिबल) – भद्दा, भयानक; Treasure ( ट्रेजर) – खजाना; Hole (होल) – गड्डा; Robber (रॉबर) – लुटेरा; Bold (बोल्ड) – निडर; Matter (मैटर)बात, – मामला; Instead (इनस्टेड) के – स्थान पर।

Word Power (शब्द सामर्थ्य):

(A) Two meanings are given against each word. Underline the meaning you think correct.
(प्रत्येक शब्द के दो अर्थ दिए गए हैं। सही अर्थ के नीचे लाइन खींचें।)
Answer:

1. Pleasure → Feeling of happiness
2. Terrible → Very unpleasant
3. Treasure → Collection of valuable things
4. Chanced → Happened
5. Miser → One who hates to spend money
6. Robber → One who steals.

(B) Fill in the blanks with suitable antonyms.
(उचित विलोम शब्दों से रिक्त स्थान भरें।)
Answer:

(C) Pick out the silent letters in the following words:
(निम्न शब्दों में मूक अक्षरों को चुनोः)

1. Wednesday
2. Sign
3. Comb
4. Knife
5. Walk
6. Hour.

Answer:

1. d
2. g
3. b
4. k
5. i
6. h.

(D) Write at least five more words with silent letters and underline the silent letter:
(कम से कम पाँच और मूक अक्षरों वाले शब्दों को लिखो और मूक अक्षर के नीचे लाइन खींचोः)
Answer:

1. Know
2. Honor
3. Kitchen
4. Honest
5. Talk.

Comprehension(बोध प्रश्न):

(A) Tick the correct answer: (सही उत्तर चिह्नित करें:)

Question 1.
What do you think the poem is about ? The poem is about –
(a) a king
(b) a miser
(c)a teacher
(d) a thief.
Answer:
(b) a miser.

Question 2.
The miser came to the hole to see his –
(a) hens
(b) coins
(c) treasure
(d) pots.
Answer:
(c) treasure.

Question 3.
The neighbors who came running did not know
(a) Who the miser was
(b) Why the miser was shouting
(c) What the miser was doing.
Answer:
(b) Why the miser was shouting

(B) Answer the following questions: (निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें:)

Question 1.
What was the only pleasure of the miser ?
कंजूस का एकमात्र आनन्द क्या था ?
Answer:
His only pleasure was to see his treasure everyday.
उसे अपने खज़ाने को रोज देखने में आनन्द मिलता था।

Question 2.
What did the robber do with the gold ?
लुटेरे ने सोने का क्या किया ?
Answer:
Robber took away the gold.
लुटेरा सोना ले गया।

Question 3.
Why did the miser make a terrible clatter ?
कंजूस ने भयानक शोर क्यों मचा दिया ?
Answer:
The miser made a terrible clatter because his treasure was gone.
कंजूस ने शोर इसलिए मचा दिया क्योंकि उसका खजाना गायब था।

Question 4.
What did the neighbors ask.the miser ?
पड़ोसियों ने कंजूस से क्या पूछा ?
Answer:
The neighbors asked the miser what was the “matter.
पड़ोसियों ने कंजूस से पूछा कि मामला क्या था ?

Question 5.
What did the miser say in reply ?
कंजूस ने क्या जवाब दिया ?
Answer:
The miser said that the robber had run away with his gold.
कंजूस ने बताया कि लुटेरा उसका सोना लेकर भाग गया।

Let’s Read (आओं पढ़ें):

Read the poem given in the book carefully. Now complete the following:
(पुस्तक में दी गई कविता को पढ़ें। अब नीचे लिखे वाक्यों को पूरा करें:)

Question 1.
Three most valuable things in one’s life
Answer:
Love, self – confidence and friends.

Question 2.
Three things that can destroy one’s future
Answer:
Wine, pride and anger.

Question 3.
Three things that can make one’s life
Answer:
Hard work, sincerity and commitment.

Let’s Write (आओ लिखो):

Read the poem ‘The Miser and his Gold’ carefully. Complete the message that the poem gives us:
(‘The Miser and His Gold’ कविता को पढ़ें। कविता में दिये सन्देश को पूरा करें:)
1. We should not be greedy in our life because wealth is very short lived.
2. We should always help our neighbors because when in trouble neighbors are the first ones to come and everyone needs help.

Let’s do it (आओ इसे करें):

1. Try to collect some more poems which give us values and read them in the class.
(कुछ और कविताएँ इकट्ठा करें जिनसे हमें शिक्षा मिलती है और उन्हें कक्षा में पढ़ें।)
Answer:
Students should do it themselves.

2. Ask your grandparents to tell you some old stories like the poem you have read. Listen to them carefully and narrate them in the Balsabha.
(अपने दादा-दादी से पढ़ी गई कविता जैसी कुछ पुरानी कहानियाँ सुनाने के लिए कहें। उन्हें ध्यान से सुनें और बाल-सभा में उनको बताएँ।)
Answer:
Do Yourself.