MP Board Class 8th General English Solutions Lesson 6- Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure Word Meanings

Patronage (पेट्रोनेज) – संरक्षण; Portrait (पोरट्रेट) – चित्र; Majestic (मेजस्टिंक) – तेजस्वी, आकर्षक; Overwhelm (ओवरद्वैल्म) – ओत – प्रोत होना; Impulse (इमपल्स) – मनोवेग Sumptuous (सम्पच्युअस) – शानदार, वैभवशाली, भव्यः Morsel (मॉर्सल) – ग्रास, कौर, निवाला; Courteously (कर्टिअसली) – विनम्रतापूर्वक Embarrassment ( एमबैरेसमेन्ट) – उलझन; Livid (लिविड) – क्रोधित; Pant (पैन्ट) – हाँफना; Rasp ( रैस्प) – हाँफते हुए आवाज निकालना; Inept (इनैप्ट) – अयोग्य; Error (ऐरर) – गलती; Awkward (ऑकवर्ड) – भद्दा, अकुशल। Spur (स्पर) – उसी क्षण; Chaos (केऑस) – उपद्रव; Courtiers (कोटियस) – दरबारी।

Word Power (शब्द सामर्थ्य):

Replace the underlined words / phrases with correct ones from the text:
(रेखांकित शब्दों / शब्द समूहों को उद्धरण में दिए सही शब्दों से बदलें।)
Answer:

1. When they put the first morsel of food in their mouth, the people began to pant and rasp asking water again and again.
2. We dined in sumptuous surroundings.
3. Raja Varma drew images of prominent characters of men and women from the Purana’s.
4. He played a majestic part in the campaign.
5. I phoned him up on the spur of the moment.
6. Patronage of the art comes mostly from business and private individuals.
7. The king was pleased with the artist when his portrait was ready.

Comprehension (बोध प्रश्न):

Answer the following questions:
(निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें:)

Question 1.
Who was invited to the court to draw the portrait of the King ?
राजसभा में राजा का चित्र बनाने के लिए किसे आमन्त्रित किया गया ?
Answer:
Raja Varma, a fine artist was invited to the court to draw the portrait of the King.
एक कलाकार जिसका नाम राजा वर्मा था, को राजा का चित्र बनाने के लिए राजसभा में बुलाया गया।

Question 2.
Why did Raja Varma become – close and dear to the King?
राजा वर्मा राजा के निकट और प्रिय क्यों हो गया ?
Answer:
Raja Varma made very live portraits of the King and prominent characters from the Puranas. So he became close and dear to the King.
राजा वर्मा ने राजा और पुरानों के महत्वपूर्ण पात्रों के सजीव चित्र बनाए। इसलिए वह राजा के इतने नजदीक और प्रिय बन गया।

Question 3.
Why were the people unhappy with the administration of the chief minister ?
लोग मुख्यमंत्री के प्रबन्धों से नाखुश क्यों थे ?
Answer:
Everything in the state was thrown into disorder and chaos because of Raja Varma’s hasty decisions and bad-management. So the people were unhappy.
राज्य में राजा वर्मा के जल्दी निर्णय व गलत तरीकों से सब अस्त-व्यस्त हो गया। इसलिए लोग नाराज थे।

Question 4.
Who wanted Tenali Raman’s help?
तेनाली रामन की मदद कौन चाहता था ?
Answer:
The elders of the town wanted the help of Tenali Raman.
शहर के बुजुर्ग तेनाली रामन की मदद चाहते थे।

Question 5.
Who was given the job of preparing the food in Tenali raman’s house?
सिवानी रोमन के घर में खाना बनाने का काम निको दिया गया ?
Answer:
A Very good  carpenter given the job of preparing the food in Tenali raman’s house.
एक बहुत अच्छे बढ़ई को तेनाली रामन के घर खाना बनाने का काम दिया गया।

Question 6.
Did the cook prepare very tasty food ? If not, why?
क्या रसोईदार ने बहुत स्वादिष्ट भोजन बनाया ? यदि नहीं, क्यों?
Answer:
No, the cook did not prepare very tasty food because it is not a carpenter’s job to cook.
नहीं, रसोईदार ने खाना ज्यादा स्वादिष्ट नहीं बनाया क्योंकि बढ़ई का काम खाना बनाना नहीं होता।

Question 7.
Why did Tenali Raman invite the king, queen and some courtiers to his house ?
तेनाली रामन ने राजा, रानी और कुछ दरबारियों को अपने घर क्यों बुलाया ?
Answer:
Tenali Raman invited the king, the queen and some courtiers to his house for lunch as: he wanted to execute the plan which he had thought to make the King realise that the artist is not eligible to be a Chief Minister.
तेनाली रामन ने राजा, रानी और दरबारियों को अपने घर खाने पर बुलाया। क्योंकि वह अपनी योजना के अनुसार राजा को अहसास दिलाना चाहता था कि कलाकार मुख्यमंत्री बनने लायक नहीं है।

Question 8.
How did the King realize his mistake ?
राजा को अपनी गलती का अहसास कैसे हुआ ?
Answer:
When Tenali Raman put a good carpenter to prepare food for the king, then the king realized his mistake.
जब तेनाली रामन ने एक बढ़ई को राजा के लिए खाना बनाने का काम दिया तो राजा को अपनी गलती का अहसास हुआ।

Question 9.
When did Raja Varma resign from his post ?
राजा वर्मा ने अपने पद से कब त्यागपत्र दिया ?
Answer:
When Raja Varma came to know about the awkward incident at Raman’s house, he immediately resigned from his post.            जब राजा वर्मा को रामन के घर में हुए भद्दे किस्से के बारे में पता चला तो राजा वर्मा ने तुरन्त त्यागपत्र दे दिया।

Question 10.
Was Raja Varma happy when he was the Chief Minister of the state ? If not, why ?
क्या राजा वर्मा खुश था. जब वह राज्य का मुख्यमंत्री था? यदि नहीं. क्यों ?
Answer:
No, Raja Varma was not happy when he was the Chief Minister of the state because he told Tenali in the end that he was happy to remain an artist.
राजा वर्मा मुख्यमंत्री के पद पर खुश नहीं था क्योंकि उसने तेनाली को अन्त में कहा कि वह कलाकार रहकर ही खुश था।

Question 11.
Select the appropriate words and fill in the blanks:
(a) The King invited ………… to the court and asked him to draw his portrait.
(i) Tenali Raman
(ii) One of the courtiers
(iii) Raja Varma
(iv) One of his Ministers.

Answer: (iii) Raja Varma

(b) Tenali Raman did not invite ………..
(i) The king
(ii) The queen
(iii) The courtiers
(iv) Raja Varma.

Answer: (iii) Raja Varma

Let’s Learn (आओ याद करें):

(A) Frame Yes/No questions for the following situations:
(निम्नलिखित स्थितियों के लिए yes/no प्रश्न बनाइए:)
Answer:

1. Sunita, has Raju ever been to Bhopal ?
2. Sunita and Raju, are you going to Mahesh war ?
3. Suresh, does Mohan play tennis ?
4. Did you enjoy your holiday ?
5. Rakesh shall we both go for a walk ?
6. Ashok, will you be at the zoo today?
7. Is the train on time?
8. Sunita, can I borrow your pen ?
9. Vijay, do you have a motor bike ?

(B) What would you say in these situations:
(इन स्थितियों में आप क्या कहौंगो:)
You are talking to a boy at a party. Ask him:

(1) Name of his school.
Answer:
What is the name of your school ?

(2) His residence.
Answer:
Where do you live?

(3) His age.
Answer:
How old are you?

(4) When the course finishes.
Answer:
When will your course finish?

(5) What the date is today.
Answer:
What is the date today?

(C) Complete the conversation, put in the negative forms of the following words:
(नीचे दिये नकारात्मक शब्दों से वार्तालाप पूरा करें:)
Answer:

1. → doesn’t
2. → didn’t
3. → weren’t
4. → wasn’t
5. → isn’t
6. → don’t
7. → haven’t.

(D) Change the following sentences into Negative and Interrogative sentence:
(निम्नलिखित वाक्यों को नकारात्मक एवं प्रश्नवाचक वाक्यों में बदलें:).

(1) There is a park in-front of my house.
(2) All birds fly in the sky.
(3) They will help her.
(4) We should keep our promises.
(5) The postman was delivering the letters.
(6) Ashok has written this letter.
(7) Meera is cooking the dinner.
(8) Lightning had struck the house.
(9) He has bought a new car.
(10) The farmer has sown the seeds.

Answer:
(1) Negative – There is not a park in front of my house.
Interrogative – Is there a park in front of my house?

(2) Negative – All birds do not fly in the sky.
Interrogative – Do all birds fly in the sky ?

(3) Negative – They will not help her.
Interrogative – Will they help her ?

(4) Negative – We should not keep our promises.
Interrogative – Should we keep our promises?

(5) Negative – The postman was delivering the letters.
Interrogative – Was the postman delivering the letters ?

(6) Negative – Ashok has not written this letter.
Interrogative – Has Ashok written this letter ?

(7) Negative – Meera is not cooking the dinner.
Interrogative – Is Meera cooking the dinner ?

(8) Negative – Lightning had not struck the house.
Interrogative – Had lightning struck the house?

(9) Negative – “He has not bought a new car.
Interrogative – Has he bought a new car?

(10) Negative.- The farmer has not sown the seeds.
Interrogative – Has the farmer sown the seeds ?

Let’s Talk (आओ बात करें):
Answer:
Do Yourself.

Let’s Read (आओ पढ़ें):

(A) Read the flow chart and answer the questions given below:

Question 1.
What do you do if there is a fault in the valve ?
Answer:
If there is a fault in the valve, we replace it.

Question 2.
What do you do after removing the wheel ?
Answer:
After removing the wheel, we remove the tube from the type.

Question 3.
How do you check the tube for leakage ?
Answer:
We pump air from the pressure machine and put the tube in water to check the leakage.

Question 4.
What do you do after you have found the leakage.
Answer:
We mark the place of leakage and take it out.

Question 5.
How do you repair the puncture ?
Answer:
We repair the tube with puncture solution and a piece of rubber.

(B) Read the passage given in the text book and answer the questions given below:

Question 1.
Who is the father of the Green Revolution of India ?
Answer:
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan.

Question 2.
How did Dr. Swaminathan bring the Green Revolution ?
Answer:
He developed seeds of high yielding varieties and brought a revolution in farming 1966.

Question 3.
What is the result of the Green Revolution ?
Answer:
Due to this, our country is now self – sufficient in food grain production especially cereals i.e., wheat, rice and maize.

Question 4.
What two things give us food grain safety ?
Answer:
We have better food grain collection and distribution network that gives us food grain safety.

Question 5.
How do we help other countries fight famine ?
Answer:
We are exporting surplus food grains to other countries and meet and their food needs.

Let’s Write (आओ लिखो):

Use the clues in the correct form and complete the description.
(संकेतों का सही रूप में प्रयोग कर वर्णन को पूरा करें।)
Answer:
A train is coming, now. Don’t worry. This isn’t our train. The engine is making a thunderous noise. People are running here and there. The driver is peeping out. The guard is waving a red flag. The train has stopped now. All the passengers are rushing towards the compartments. They are trying to get on, while those inside the compartment are trying to get off. Some of them are shouting “Coolie ! Coolie”! Some are buying fruits. There’s so much confusion.

Let’s do it (आओ इसे करें):
Answer:
Do Yourself.