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8th Class English Chapter 2.3 The Little River Questions and Answers
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You must have been for a family / class picnic to a riverside picnic spot.
Question 1.
What did you notice on the banks of the river?
Answer:
Last September, my family went camping on the banks of the Ulhas River in Neral. The scenic beauty of the place was fascinating. The banks of the river were lush green and filled with flowers.
Question 2.
In which season did you go? Was the river flow gushing or gentle?
Answer:
We went there during just after winter, so the water level was neither too low nor too high. The flow of the water was calm and gentle.
Question 3.
Did you notice other people by the river? What were they doing?
Answer:
Yes, we did notice a few people by the riverside. They seemed to be enjoying the fresh clear waters and the amazing beauty of nature.
Question 4.
What should we do to make sure that rivers do not get polluted?
Answer:
Rivers are a major source of drinking water. Hence, to take care of them the following measures could be undertaken:
a. Fence the area around the river, to prevent people from living and dirtying the place in its vicinity.
b. Charge people a sum of money to spend time near the river and make them responsible for the cleanliness of the place.
c. Use the money collected to maintain and beautify the place by appointing security personnel to guard the place.
d. Disallow people from eating, washing and cleaning on the banks of the river.
[Note: The above answers are for reference.
Students are expected to attempt the above activity on their own.]
8th English 2.3 The Little River Warming Up Answers
Question 1.
(A) Fill up the table of seasons in India.
Answer:
| Time of the year | Season | English Name | |
| i. Mid-February to mid-April | Vasant | Spring | |
| ii. Mid-April to mid-June | Grishma | Summer | |
| iii. Mid-June to mid- August | Varsha | Monsoon | |
| iv. Mid-August to mid-October | Sharad | Autumn | |
| v. Mid-October to mid-December | Hemant | Pre-winter | |
| vi. Mid-December to mid-February | Shishir | Winter | |
(B) Match the weather with the seasons.
| A | B | ||
| i. | Winter | a. | hot |
| ii. | Monsoon | b. | cool |
| iii. | Spring | c. | pleasant |
| iv. | Pre-winter | d. | cold |
| v. | Summer | e. | windy |
| vi. | Autumn | f. | rainy |
Answer:
(i – d),
(ii – f),
(iii – c),
(iv – e),
(v – a),
(vi – b)
Question 2.
(A) Poets make the poems musical and different from prose by using many poetic devices.
One of them is using words that begin with the same sound in the same line.
For example,
- beautiful birds
- sad song
- stepping stone
- city site
- no one knows
The device is called Alliteration and belongs to a set of similar devices, named as Figures of Speech. Figures of Speech add to the beauty of a poem.
(1) …………….
(2) …………….
(3) …………….
(4) …………….
(5) …………….
(Please note : Here, the first sound is important, not the first letter in the spelling.)
(B) Poets also make use of words that resemble a sound. (The words are for example: bang, swish, beep, roar, tweet, etc.)
Such words are called Onomatopoetic words. If they occur in some line of a poem, the Figure of Speech in that line is called Onomatopoeia.
Question 3.
Play a game.
Set a time limit (of 5 minutes. Using letters from the word, ONOMATOPOEIA make as many as four / five / six letter words and write them down. The one who makes maximum number of words, within the time limit is the winner.
- ……………………………………….
- ……………………………………….
- ……………………………………….
- ………………………………………
- ………………………………………
- ………………………………………
Answer:
(i) maneaminoionate
| 4 letter words | 5 letter words | 6 letter words |
| (ii) moon | mania | inmate |
| (iii) name | meant | motion |
| (iv) pen | opine | option |
| (v) poem | point | potion |
| (vi) tame | ||
| (vii) team |
• How do we know that the river is just knee deep?
Answer:
We can know the depth of river by using a wood planks and use it to realise the depth of the river and then we can make sure if it is knee deep or not.
• What does one see along the banks of the river?
Answer:
One could see some silt, rock pieces, soil particles and deposits of sand etc.
• How do the young children enjoy in the river?
Answer:
The young children enjoy in the river in the following manner:
- They bathe in the river.
- They splash their cotton towels as they wade through the waters.
• How does the river change in ‘Ashadh’?
Answer:
The river changes in the following ways during Ashadh:
- The water level rises.
- There is a flood in the river.
- The sound of the water can be heard.
- The river water becomes muddy because of its fierce movement.
2.3 The Little River English Workshop Answers Pdf
Question 1.
(A) Name the following from the poem.
(1) Two trees : …………..
Answer:
mango, palm
(2) Two animals : …………..
Answer:
cows and jackals
(3) Two seasons : …………..
Answer:
summer and rainy season
(4) Two non-English words : …………..
Answer:
kash, gamchhas
(5) Two different timings of the day: …………
Answer:
dusk and dawn
(B) Pick from the poem words that describe sounds.
(1) ……………….
(2) ……………….
(3) ……………….
(4) ……………….
Answer:
(1) chirping
(2) howl
(3) splashing
(4) babbling
(C) Pick out words that describe the flow of the river-water.
(1) ……….
(2) ……….
(3) ………..
(4) ………..
Answer:
(1) meanders
(2) in spate
(3) current
(4) torrent
Question 2.
(A) Find out five lines from the poem that contain the Figure of Speech — Allilteration. Underline the initial sound of words, repeated in each of the lines.
(1) ………………………………………………………….
(2) ………………………………………………………….
(3) ………………………………………………………….
(4) ………………………………………………………….
(5) ………………………………………………………….
[Note: Detailed explanation of the figures of speech in the poem is given under the header A3 of each extract.]
(B) Pick out 4 lines that contain the Figure of Speech ‘Onomatopoeia’.
(1) ………………………………………………………….
(2) ………………………………………………………….
(3) ………………………………………………………….
(4) ………………………………………………………….
[Note: Detailed explanation of the figures of speech in the poem is given under the header A3 of each extract.]
Question 3.
Rearrange the words in Alphabetical order.
(1) summer, sign, slime, sand, shade, stir, scour, sound, swirl, strong
…………………………………………………………
Answer:
sand, scour, shade, sign, slime, sound, stir, strong, summer, swirl
(2) banks, blossom, boys, bathe, babbling
…………………………………………………………
Answer:
babbling, banks, bathe, blossom, boys
(3) these, though, too, throng, there, their, they, trap, torrent
…………………………………………………………
Answer:
their, there, these, they, though, throng, too, torrent, trap
Question 4.
What aspects from the poem do the following phrases describe?
(a) their cool shade ……………………………..
(b) only knee-deep ……………………………..
(c) not too steep ……………………………..
(d) housework on the river bank ……………
(e) in spate ………
(f) rife with sounds …………
Answer:
(a) the thick growth of mango and palm trees on the banks of the river
(b) the depth of the river
(c) the banks of the river
(d) household work of cleaning and washing carried on by the women of the village
(e) the violent nature of the river
(f) the fierceness of the river, when it makes sounds due to swirling
Question 5.
The poem describes two different pictures of the river in summer and in the rainy season. Write down four points of contrast in the changing scene of the river.
Answer:
| In Summer | In Monsoon |
| i. The river flows calmly. | The river flows with a strong current. |
| ii. The water level is only knee-deep. | The water level, is very high. |
| iii. The river flows silently. | The river flows with a babbling sound. |
| iv. Children bathe and play in the river. | Children stay away from the river because it is flooded. |
| v. No slime and the sands shine bright. | Woods stir to life and village celebrates the rain. |
Question 6.
Guess who I am.
I always run, I never walk.
I often murmur, but never talk.
I have a bed, but never sleep.
I have a mouth, but hardly eat.
I love to fall, but can’t climb up.
Guess who I am. Please don’t give up.
Answer:
A river
Encourage students to find different riddles in English. They can use them as a language games.
Question 7.
Imagine you were at a riverside class picnic and slipped and fell into the river, while playing games. Write in about 12 — 15 lines how your classmates saved you.
Answer:
Two years ago, our class went for a picnic to the Neera Resort at Vasai. After a hearty
breakfast, we were all eager to enter the small river by the side of the resort. We entered the river carefully, but after an hour we were all playing and splashing water without a care in the world. All of a sudden, I slipped and fell into the deeper part of the river. I could feel the sand, sinking under my feet. I was scared and screamed for help.
My friends were all frightened. One of my friend, Viren, threw a rope that was lying nearby in my direction, but I was unable to catch it. A few boys ran and informed the lifeguard.
Without wasting any time, the lifeguard came to my rescue. I was almost neck-deep in the waters by the time the guard pulled me out and saved me. I owe my life to the efforts of my classmates and the lifeguard who saved me just in time.
Chapter 2.3 The Little River Question Answer Extra Questions
Question 1.
Now write five pairs of words that begin with the same sound.
Answer:
- cool cucumbers
- fresh fruits
- tangy tomatoes
- music mania
- caring kitten
[Please note: Here, the first sound is important, not the first letter in the spelling.]
Simple Factual
Question 2.
Complete the web diagram by naming the trees that lie across the river.
Answer:
mango, palm
[“Our little river ………
…….. as they wade.”]
Complex Factual
Question 3.
Pick out evidences for the following:
i. The water in the river is just knee-deep.
Answer:
The water in the river is knee-deep since:
a. The cows and carts can cross it easily.
b. The children can bathe close to the river bank.
ii. The river is clean.
Answer:
The river is clean because there is no slime in it and the sands shine brightly.
Question 4.
Complete the table to depict the things that are seen on either banks of the river.
| On one bank of the river lies… | Across the river lies… |
Answer:
| On one bank of the riser lies… | Across the river lies… |
| kash fields blossoming | mango and palm plantations |
| Mynahs, chirping in the fields | village priests resting in the cool shade of the trees |
| Jackals, howling in the night | children playing in the river water |
Vocabulary/Poetic Devices
Question 5.
Identify and explain the Figures of Speech in the following lines from the extract.
i. “Our little river, it meanders along;”
Answer:
a. Consonance – The consonant sound of the letter ‘r’ has been repeated in the line.
ii. “And cows and carts can cross it with ease,”
Answer:
a. Alliteration – Here the sound of the letter ‘k’ is repeated to create poetic effect.
b. Consonance – The consonant sound of the letters ‘s’ and ‘z’ has been repeated in the line.
iii. “For the banks though high are not too steep,”
Answer:
a. Alliteration – Here the sound of the syllable ‘th’ is repeated for poetic effect.
b. Consonance – The consonant sound of the letter ‘t’ has been repeated in the line.
iv. “Chirping mynahs through that site,”
Answer:
a. Onomatopoeia – The word ‘chirping’ denotes the sounds made by birds.
v. “The jackal’s howl is heard there at night.”
Answer:
a. Alliteration – The sound of the letter ‘h’ and the syllable ‘th’ is repeated to create poetic effect.
b. Onomatopoeia – The word ‘howl’ denotes the sounds made by the jackal.
vi. “Splashing with their gamchhas as they wade.”
Answer:
a. Alliteration – The sound of the letters ‘th’ is repeated to create poetic effect.
b. Onomatopoeia – The word ‘splashing’ denotes the sounds made by water as the children walk through it.
Question 6.
Give two examples of Alliteration from the extract
Answer:
- “No sign of slime, the sands shine bright,”
The sound of the letter ‘s’ is repeated to create poetic effect. - “Girls and boys bathe close to the bank,”
The sound of the letter ‘b’ is repeated to create poetic effect.
Question 7.
Give the rhyme scheme of the extract.
Answer:
1st stanza – abcb
2nd stanza – aaaa
3rd stanza – abcb
Simple Factual
Question 8.
Complete the web diagram by naming the two things children do in the river waters.
Answer:
bathe, fish
[“At dusk and dawn ………
……… celebrate the rain.”]
Complex Factual
Question 9.
Complete the following sentences based on the extract.
i. The children dip their washcloths in the river to ……….
ii. Household wives come to the river to ……….
Answer:
i. trap small fish
ii. scrub their dishes with the river-sand
Vocabulary/Poetic Devices
Question 10.
Identify and explain the Figures of Speech in the following lines from the extract.
i. “At dusk and dawn, once their bath is done,”
Answer:
a. Alliteration – The sound of the letter ‘d’ is repeated to create poetic effect.
b. Antithesis – Two opposite words ‘dusk’ and ‘dawn’ have been used in the same line.
c. Consonance – The consonant sound of the letter ‘n’ has been repeated in the line. ‘
ii. “They dip their washcloths to trap small fish.”
Answer:
a. Alliteration – The sound of the syllable ‘th’ and the letter ‘t’ is repeated to create poetic effect.
iii. “To their household tasks the wives return,”
Answer:
a. Alliteration – The sound of the letter ‘t’ is repeated to create poetic effect.
iv. “And our village wakens to celebrate the rain.”
Answer:
a. Alliteration – The sound of the letter V is repeated to create poetic effect.
b. Personification – Here, the village has been given the human quality of ‘waking up’ to celebrate the rainy season.
Question 11.
Give one example each of the following figures of speech from the extract.
i. Onomatopoeia
ii. Personification
Answer:
i. “The air is rife with babbling sounds,”
The word ‘babbling’ denotes the sound made by the water when it is flooded.
ii. “The woods onshore stir to life again,”
Here, the trees on the river bank have been given the human quality of ‘getting up’ again.
Question 12.
Give the rhyme scheme of the extract.
Answer:
4th stanza – abcb
5th stanza – abcbdd
Appreciation of the Poem
Question 13.
Write an appreciation of the poem with the help of the following points:
i. The title of the poem is …………….
Answer:
The title of the poem is The Little River.
ii. The poem is written by ………………………..
Answer:
The poem is written by Rabindranath Tagore.
iii. The poem has ………. stanzas. The first ………… stanzas has four lines and the last stanza has six lines.
Answer:
The poem has five stanzas. The first four stanzas has four lines and the last stanza has six lines.
iv. The line – I shall always remember is ………………………………….
Answer:
The line – I shall always remember is And our village wakens to celebrate the rain.
v. Figures of speeches in the poem are ………………………………..
Answer:
Figures of speeches in the poem are Alliteration, Onomatopoeia and Personification.
vi. The theme of the poem is …………………………………
Answer:
The theme of the poem is describing the contrasting nature of the river by defining its beauty, energy and manner of announcing the rains. It also describes how plants, animals and children enjoy its presence.
vii. The rhyme scheme of the 1st stanza is ……….., 2nd stanza is ……………., 3rd stanza is abcb, 4th stanza is abcb, 5th stanza is abcbdd.
Answer:
The rhyme scheme of the 1st stanza is abcb, 2nd stanza is aaaa, 3rd stanza is abcb, 4th stanza is abcb, 5th stanza is abcbdd.
Study Skills
Question 14.
Try to translate the riddle given in the previous question in your medium of instruction, in a poetic form.
Answer:
मी नेहमी धावते; पण कधीच चालत नाही.
मी वारंवार पुटपुटते; पण कधीही बोलत नाही.
माझ्याकडे बिछाना आहे; पण मी कधीच झोपत नाही.
मला तोंड आहे; पण मी क्वचितच खाते.
मला कोसळायला आवडते; पण मी कधीच वर चढू शकत नाही.
ओळखा पाहू मी कोण ? कृपया प्रयत्न सोडू नका.
Activities
Speaking
Question 15.
Recite the poem in front of your classroom with proper intonation.
[Students are expected to attempt he above activity on their own.]
The Little River Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
| babbling (adj) | talking rapidly in an excited manner (उत्साहाने केलेली वायफळ बडबड, कलकल) |
| groves (n) | dense plantations (घनदाट लागवड) |
| howl (n) | the long mournful cry of a jackal or wolf (कोल्हा किंवा लांडगा यांचे दुःखपूर्ण ओरडणे) |
| meanders (v) | flows with twists and turns (वळणे घेत घेत) |
| rife (adj) | full of (पूर्ण भरून गेलेले) |
| scour (v) | scrub; rub (घासून स्वच्छ करणे) |
| slime (n) | thick slippery substance (चिकट / निसरडा स्राव) |
| swirls (v) | movement in twists and spirals (गरगर फिरणे) |
| torrent (n) | rapid flow of water (पाण्याचा वेगवान प्रवाह) |
| wade (v) | walk with effort in a source of water
(पाण्याच्या प्रवाहातून प्रयत्नपूर्वक चालणे) |
| washcloth (n) | small cloth for washing one’s face
(तोंड स्वच्छ करण्याचे लहान कापड) |
The Little River Paraphrase
| Phrase | Meaning |
| in spate | a sudden flood in a river (पूर, उधाण) |
| stir to life | become alive with sound and movement (जागृत होणे) |
The Little River Things to Remember
| gamchhas | thin cotton towels (पंचा, पातळ, सुती वस्त्र) |
| kash | tall grass with white feathery flowers (पांढऱ्या पिसासारखी फुले असणारे उंच गवत) |
The Little River Paraphrase
The poem ‘The Little River’ written by Rabindranath Tagore is a colourful description of a river that passes through a village. On ordinary days, the river moves .lazily in twists and turns. During the summer season, the
river is shallow, making it easy for cows and carts to cross over. The poet describes her as a clean and clear river, with flowers and grass growing on her banks that add to her beauty. She welcomes both, the gentle mynahs that chirp on trees as well as the wild jackals that howl there in the night time. Across her, there lie plantations of mangoes and palms, under which the village priests reside.
Children play in her waters with thin cotton towels called gamchas in their hands. The children’s love towards the river is seen as they come to bathe there twice a day; once at dusk and once at dawn. They then use their washcloths to catch the small fish that swim in her waters. Women, too, come to the river in the evenings to scrub their utensils with the sand on the banks of the river. In the season of Ashadh, however, the calm river shows its fierce side, as the water level rises.
The river swells with water and the currents become stronger. The environment around is filled with the sounds of the water as it flows rapidly and behaves as if she is announcing the coming of the rains. Her intense movements make the water muddy and the trees on her banks to sway violently with the breeze as the entire village comes together to welcome the rainy season. Thus, the poet depicts the beauty of nature in all its moods, the innocence of the children and the village folk, through this masterpiece.
The Little River भावार्थ
‘The Little River’ या रवींद्रनाथ टागोर लिखित कवितेत खेड्यातून वाहणाऱ्या नदीचे अतिशय रंगीबेरंगी वर्णन केले आहे. कवितेत नमूद केलेली नदी सर्वसाधारण दिवशी वळणे घेत सुस्तपणे वाहते; मात्र उन्हाळ्यात ती आटल्यामुळे उथळ होऊन गाईंना व बैलगाड्यांना पैलतीरावर जाण्यास उपयुक्त ठरते. एक स्वच्छ, नितळ आणि काठावर वाढलेली फुले आणि गवत यांमुळे सौंदर्य प्राप्त झालेली नदी, अशाप्रकारे कवी या नदीचे वर्णन करतात. ही नदी झाडावर बसून किलबिलाट करणारी मैना, तसेच रात्रीच्या वेळी कर्कश ओरडणारे जंगली कोल्हे या दोघांचेही सौम्यपणाने स्वागत करते.
या नदीच्या पलीकडे आंबे आणि ताड या वृक्षांची लागवड आहे. गावचे पुजारी या नदिकिनारी असलेल्या झाडांच्या थंडगार छायेत राहतात. सुती पंचे हातात घेऊन गावातील लहान मुले या नदीच्या पाण्यात मनसोक्त खेळतात. सूर्योदयाला आणि सूर्यास्ताला (दिवस उजाडताना आणि मावळताना) असे दिवसातून दोन वेळा नदीच्या पात्रात आंघोळीला जायला मुलांना प्रचंड आवडते. त्यानंतर मुले नदीच्या पाण्यात पोहत पोहत लहान कापडाच्या साहाय्याने मासे पकडतात. गावातील स्त्रियादेखील नदीच्या काठी सायंकाळच्या वेळी येऊन तेथील वाळूने भांडी घासतात.
आतापर्यंत शांत दिसणारी नदी आषाढ महिन्यात मात्र पाण्याची पातळी वाढल्याने आपले रौद्र रूप दाखवते. पाण्याने भरून गेल्यामुळे नदीच्या प्रवाहांना वेग येतो व नदी अधिक वेगाने वाहू लागते. तिच्या ‘खळखळाटाने आसपासचा परिसर भरून जातो. तिचा वेगवान प्रवाह आणि तिचे वर्तन असे असते, की ती जणू काही पावसाच्या आगमनाची पूर्वसूचनाच देत आहे. तिच्या तीव्र आणि वेगवान हालचालींमुळे पाणी गढूळ होऊन जाते. त्याचबरोबर वाऱ्यामुळे तिच्या काठावरचे वृक्षदेखील जोरजोरात हेलकावू लागतात. वर्षाऋतूचे स्वागत करण्यासाठी सारे गावकरी एकत्र गोळा होतात.
अशाप्रकारे, कवीने निसर्गाचे विविध मनोवस्थांमधील सौंदर्य, लहान मुलांचा निरागसपणा आणि गावकरी यांचे वर्णन या उत्कृष्ट अशा काव्यकृतीद्वारे प्रतिबिंबित केले आहे.