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8th Class English Chapter 3.2 The Song of Songs Questions and Answers
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Question 1.
Do you like to listen to music / songs?
Answer:
Yes, I like listening to music. It helps me relax and keeps me happy.
Question 2.
What type of songs do you sing?
Answer:
I sing songs that have good music and catchy lyrics. My favourites are Bollywood tunes and pop music.
Question 3.
Who is your favourite singer?
Answer:
Lucky Ali is my favourite singer.
Question 4.
When do you sing?
Answer:
I sing when I am happy about something.
Question 5.
Do you practise singing under the guidance of a Guru?
Answer:
Yes, I have been receiving training under the guidance of a Guru since I was 6 years old.
[Note: The above answers are for reference.
Students are expected to attempt the above activity on their own
Question 6.
What is the difference between folk music and classical music?
Answer:
The following are the differences between Classical music and Folkmusic:
| Points of differences | Classical music | Folk music |
| Artist | Professional musicians | Common people |
| Form | Difficult | Simple |
| Purpose | Intellectual stimulation | Leisure and social pleasure |
| Skill required | Advanced training in music | Knowledge of the language of the folk songs |
8th English 3.2 The Song of Songs Warming Up Answers
Question 1.
Discuss with your friends and write down the names of 5 to 6 Indian musical instruments and those used in Western music.
Answer:
Question 2.
A ‘Raag’ or ‘Raga’ is a music piece in Indian Classical music which is sung or played in a fixed combination of 5 to 6 basic musical notes. From any singer / musician or the internet, write down the names of any 5 ragas and on what occasion they are best sung.
Answer:
| Raag | Occasion |
| 1. Raag Malkauns | late night |
| 2. Raag Lalit | at dawn |
| 3. Raag Bhimpalasi | afternoon |
| 4. RaagYaman | evening |
| 5. Raag Kedar | early night |
• Who is title in musician?
Answer:
Tansen is the musician.
• How does Emperor Akbar praise Tansen
Answer:
Emperor Akbar praises Tansen in the following ways:
- After Tansen finishes playing Raag Darbari, Emperor Akbar gives him an admiring look.
- The emperor compliments Tansen by telling him that despite listening to his music every day, he still can’t seem to get enough.
- Finally, the emperor tells Tansen that he has the most wonderful voice in the world.
• Who was the musician that Tansen was talking about?
Answer:
Tansen was talking about his own guru, Sant Haridas.
• How was Akbar different from other rulers of that time?
Answer:
We come to know that Akbar was different from other rulers of that time from the following incident:
- When Tansen told Akbar that the man who sings better than him won’t come to the court, it would have made any other emperor lose his temper, but Akbar was not angry.
- Instead, Emperor Akbar asked Tansen to take him to the man and even agreed to Tansen’s condition of not visiting him as the Emperor of Hindustan.
• Why did Tansen make deliberate mistake?
Answer:
- Tansen had brought Emperor Akbar to his teacher Sant Haridas, so that the emperor could hear him sing.
- However, Sant Haridas refused to sing despite Tansen’s efforts at persuading him.
- Tansen knew that if he sang the wrong note, his teacher would be duty-bound to correct him and would eventually end up singing.
Thus, Tansen made a deliberate mistake.
• What is the music that spread across the forest compared to?
Answer:
The music that spread across the forest is compared to the following:
- The first glimmer of dawn
- The fragrance of jasmine
• What reason did Tansen give for his Guruji’s outstanding music?
Answer:
The reason given by Tansen for his Guruji’s outstanding music was as follows:
- Tansen’s Guruji sang for the one who was the Master of kings (God).
- Guruji’s music stemmed from deep within his soul, because he would sing out of his own free will and not when someone asked him to.
3.2 The Song of Songs English Workshop Answers Pdf
Question 1.
Frame your own sentences by using words/phrases.
(i) Wonderful
(ii) Superb
(iii) Very well
(iv) So beautiful and divine
Answer:
(i) Harshita made a wonderful painting for the art competition.
(ii) Geet tried adventure sports for the first time and it was a superb experience for her.
(iii) Alok very well knew that he would have to work hard to be selected in the football team.
(iv) Lekha’s dance performance was so beautiful and divine that everyone in the audience was completely mesmerised.
Question 2.
From the story make a list of words related with ‘music’.
(1) ………………
(2) ……………….
(3) ………………
(4) ………………
(5) ………………
(6) ………………
(7) ………………
(8) ………………
Answer:
(1) musician
(2) tanpura
(3) strains
(4) Raag Darbari
(5) voice
(6) sing
(7) music teacher
(8) Note
Question 3.
Who said to whom and when / why?
[“Sant Haridas was …………….. beautiful and divine?” ”]
Answer:
| Who said to whom? | Who | Whom | When/Why |
| (1) Then I must have him sign in my court. | Emperor Akbar | Tansen | When Tansen told the emperor that there was someone who could sign far better than him. |
| (2) I shall go as a humble lover of music. | Emperor Akbar | Tansen | When Tansen told the emperor of Hindustan to meet the man. |
| (3) What happened to you? | Sant Haridas | Tansen | When Tansen was playing the wrong note |
| (4) How can I expect my music to be so beautiful and divine? | Tansen | Emperor | When the emperor asked Tansen why he couldn’t sign as well as Sant Haridas. |
Question 4.
Match the sentences with their types.
| (A) Sentences | (B) Types |
| (1) What has happened to you? | (a) Exclamatory |
| (2) I am long past the age for singing. | (b) Interrogative |
| (3) Wonderful! | (c) Statement/ Assertive |
| (4) No, not even then! | (d) Imperative |
| (5) Take me to him. | (e) Negative |
Answer:
(1) – b,
(2) – c,
(3) – a,
(4) – e,
(5) – d
Question 5.
Make as many words as you can from the word ‘EXASPERATED’.
Answer:
Three letter words:
ape, axe, ear, era, pea, sap, sea, spa
Four letter words:
apex, area, ease, pear, peer, reap, seep
Five letter words:
erase, spare, spear, spree
Question 2.
Write T for True, NT for Not True and CNS for Can Not Say:
(i) Emperor Akbar greatly admired Tansen’s music, but now he was bored with it. [ ]
Answer:
Emperor Akbar greatly admired Tansen’s music, but now he was bored with it. [NT]
(ii) Akbar was arrogant and expected all his subjects to obey his commands []
Answer:
Emperor Akbar was arrogant and expected all his subjects to obey his commands. [NT]
(iii) Guruji recognised the king. []
Answer:
Guruji recognised the king. [CNS]
(iv) Inspite of being a great singer, Tansen continued to make deliberate mistakes. []
Answer:
In spite of being a great singer, Tansen continued to make deliberate mistakes. [T]
(v) Any effort dedicated to God turns to be the best. []
Answer:
Any effort dedicated to god turns to be the best. [T]
Question 7.
Discuss and write briefly.
(i) What would happen if the Emperor Akbar would summon Sant Haridas :
Answer:
Had Emperor Akbar summoned Sant Haridas, he could have possibly lost a gem like Tansen and also would not have been able to listen to Saint Haridas. As Sant Haridas was living his life like a hermit, he would have ignored the emperor’s summon. Emperor Akbar would have taken action against Sant Haridas’ disobedience. Tansen would have felt bad on seeing his teacher being mistreated by the emperor and probably Would have decided to leave the emperor’s court due to injustice towards his guru.
(ii) What if you find a blind person singing songs melodiously for begging :
Answer:
If I find a blind person singing melodiously to beg, I would give him/her a compliment. I would also try to explain to him/her that he/she does not have to beg for a living.
I would take him/her to the Blind People’s Association, so that they could help him/her get a job. He/She can later choose to take up a training course in singing and try to establish a career as a singer.
Question 8.
Study the underlined groups of words.
(i) (a) He wore a shirt made of cotton.
(b) He wore a shirt which was made of cotton.
(ii) (a) Are you sure, of your innocence’?
(b) Are you sure, that you are innocent’?
(iii) (a) This is the exact reason for his failure.
(b) This is exactly, why he has failed.
(iv) (a) After finishing his work, he went home.
(b) He finished his work and he went home.
You will notice that all underlined groups of words in sentences marked (a) merely refer to a concept or expression. They do not contain a subject or a Main or Principal Verb such as a group of words or unit of a sentence is called a PHRASE.
Each of the underlined group of words in sentences marked (b) convey a thought / concept and have a Subject and a Principal or Main Verb.
This unit / part of a sentence is called a CLAUSE.
• Say whether the underlined are Phrases or Clauses.
(i) The musician laid his tanpura on the carpet.
Answer:
on the carpet – Phrase
(ii) There is someone, who sings far better.
Answer:
There is someone – Clause
(iii) He had been Tansen’s music teacher and he lived the life of a hermit.
Answer:
he lived the life of a hermit – Clause
(iv) The music spread like the first glimmer of dawn.
Answer:
the first glimmer of dawn – Phrase
(v) His music springs from the depth of his soul.
Answer:
from the depth of his soul – Clause
(vi) As they walked back, the emperor suddenly broke the silence.
Answer:
the emperor suddenly broke the silence – Clause
Question 9.
Divide the class into 2 groups. (Teacher divides the story in to 2 parts.) Each group should be alloted one part to be converted to a play/skit format. Combine the two parts, such that the entire story is converted to a play. Also give a suitable title. Present the play in your class.
Answer:
Music – Pure and Divine
Part I
(Slowly, gently, Tansen laid his tanpura on the carpet. The exquisite strains of Raag Darbari still vibrated within the hall.)
Emperor Akbar (looking up, his eyes lit with admiration):
“Wonderful! Superb! I listen to you every day, but I can’t seem to have enough!”
(Tansen bows in silent gratitude.)
Emperor Akbar:
“I think you have the most wonderful voice in the world!”
Tansen (with a smile):
“But, I don’t, Shahenshah! There is someone who sings far better than I do.”
Emperor Akbar:
“Really? Then I must have him sing in my court. Can you arrange it?”
Tansen (shaking his head):
“I’m afraid he will not come, Sire,”
Emperor Akbar:
“What! Not even if he hears that the emperor himself has summoned him?”
Tansen (half-scared):
“No, not even then.”
Emperor Akbar (smiling at Tansen):
Very well, Ustadjil If he doesn’t come, I shall go to him, myself. Will you take me to him?”
Tansen:
“Yes, Sire, provided you do not come as the Emperor of Hindustan.”
Emperor Akbar:
“Alright, I shall go as a humble lover of music.”
Part II
(The man that Tansen had spoken of, was Sant Haridas. Once upon a time, he had been Tansen’s music teacher and he lived the life of a hermit. He was busy with his daily chores when Emperor Akbar and Tansen arrived at his hut and asked him to sing.)
Sant Haridas:
“I’m long past the age for singing.”
Tansen (trying to persuade him):
“Please, Gurujil We have come all this way just to hear you sing.” ‘
Sant Haridas:
“I told you, I’m way past the age for singing.” ,
(Tansen thought of a plan to get his music teacher to sing.)
Tansen:
“Very well, then. May I sing before you, GurujiT
Sant Haridas:
“Sure, Tansen. You may go ahead and sing.” ,
(Tansen deliberately sings the wrong note.)
Sant Haridas:
“That’s not the right note, Tansen! What has happened to you?”
Tansen:
“I don’t seem to understand, Guruji. Let me try again.”
(Once again, Tansen deliberately sings the wrong note.)
Sant Haridas:
“Give me the tanpura. I’ll show you where you are going wrong,”
Tansen:
“Sure, Guruji.”
(Before Sant Haridas knew it, he was singing note after note. The music spread across the forest like the first
glimmer of dawn and the fragrance of jasmine. Emperor Akbar and Tansen were mesmerised by it.)
Tansen:
“Thank you for showing me the right note, Guruf I. Now, please allow me to take your leave.”
(On their way back, Emperor Akbar broke the silence.)
Emperor Akbar:
“Why can’t you sing like him, Ustadji7”
Tansen (smiling):
“Shahenshah, I cannot sing like him, because I sing at your command. Guruji, on the other hand, sings for
the one who is the Master of even Kings! He sings for God! His music is pure, because it springs from the depths of his soul, free and unasked for. How can I expect my music to be so beautiful and divine?”
Question 10.
Search on Internet the information about Tansen and any two great artists / musicians with the help of the following points.
- Name
- Place of Birth
- Music / Art
- Awards and Honours
Answer:
Question 11.
Activity:
Collect any five stories of Akbar and Birbal. Write / present any one of them in the class.
Answer:
- The Emperor’s Disguise
- The Well Dispute
- The Magic Sticks
- The Perfect Portrait
- A Suitable Punishment
The Well Dispute
One fine day, two men, named Iqbal and Amaan, came to Emperor Akbar’s court. Iqbal had a complaint against Amaan that he was using the well-water that did not belong to him. Iqbal said,
“Shahenshah, please help me! This man is using the well-water that does not belong to him. He should pay me for it” Amaan quickly spoke to defend himself, “No, Shahenshah, I bought the well from this man just last week. The well now belongs to me.
Therefore, I don’t have to pay for the well-water.” Emperor Akbar asked Iqbal, “Did you sell the well to him?” Iqbal replied with tears in his eyes, “Yes, Shahenshah, I did sell the well to him. However, I never sold the water in the well. That still belongs to me and he is using it for free.” The Emperor knew that the situation was tricky and hence asked Birbal to provide a solution.
Birbal asked Iqbal, “If you have sold the well to Amaan, why are you still using the water from it?”
Iqbal replied, “Because, sir, the water in the well still belongs to me. He never paid for the water.” Birbal
smiled at Iqbal and said, “That may be true, but Amaan owns the well. Since you are now keeping your
water in Amaan’s well, shouldn’t you be paying him rent?”
The emperor was impressed with Birbal’s wit yet again and rewarded him. He allowed Iqbal to leave
with the warning that he would never use the water from the well that belonged to Amaan.
Chapter 3.2 The Song of Songs Question Answer Extra Questions
Simple Factual
Question 1.
Name the following:
i. The musician in the extract.
ii. The raag that the musician was playing.
iii. The person who compliments the musician.
iv. The title used for musician in the extract.
Answer:
i. Tansen
ii. RaagDarbari
iii. Emperor Akbar
iv. Ustadji
Question 2.
Write T for True, NT for Not True and CNS for Can Not Say:
(i) Akbar told Tansen that he would go to meet the man as a humble lover of music. []
Answer:
Akbar told Tansen that he would go to meet the man as a humble lover of music. T
Complex Factual
Question 3.
Complete the web diagram by stating the titles used in the extract to address Akbar.
Answer:
Emperor, Shahenshah, Sire
Vocabulary
Question 4.
Write the synonyms the extract for the following from
i. excellent
ii. organise
iii. called
iv. angered
Answer:
i. superb
ii. arrange
iii. summoned
iv. enraged
Question 5.
Write the antonyms the extract for the following from
i. ingratitude
ii. worse
iii. same
iv. proud
Answer:
i. gratitude
ii. better
iii. different
iv. humble
Grammar
Question 6.
Who said to whom and when/why?
1. Do as Directed:
i. superb i listen to you every day but i cant seem to have enough (Punctuate the sentence)
Answer:
“Superb! I listen to you every day, but I can’t seem to have enough!” ,
ii. “I think you have the most wonderful voice in the world!” said Akbar.
(Rewrite the sentence in Indirect Speech)
Answer:
Akbar exclaimed that he had the most wonderful voice in the whole world.
iii. Then I must have him sing in my court.
(Pick out the Modal Auxiliary)
Answer:
must – Modal Auxiliary
iv. If he doesn’t come, I shall go to him, myself.
(Identify the type of sentence)
Answer:
Complex sentence
Question 7.
Pick out two adverbs from the extract.
Answer:
slowly, gently
Question 8.
Write the noun form of the following.
i. exhausted
ii. cried
iii. arrange
iv. different
Answer:
i. exhaustion
ii. cry
iii. arrangement
iv. difference
Open-ended / Personal Response
Question 9.
‘Music is important in our lives.’
State your opinion on the above statement.
Answer:
I strongly agree that music is important in our lives. Music can help to calm us down. The soothing melodies can act as excellent stress busters. Listening to music can have a relaxing effect on our body as well as mind. In fact, music has the same effect as meditation on a lot of people.
Simple Factual
Question 10.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the extract.
i. The musician that “Jansen had spoken of was ______.
ii. Tansen’s music teacher lived the simple life of a ____.
iii. Tansen told Emperor Akbar that his own music could never be as ___ and ___ as his teacher’s.
Answer:
i. Sant Haridas
ii. hermit
iii. beautiful, divine
Complex Factual
Question 11.
Arrange the following events in the chronological order.
i. Tansen made a deliberate mistake while singing.
ii. Tansen and Emperor Akbar reached Sant Haridas’ hut.
iii. The emperor and Tansen were hypnotised by the music.
iv. Sant Haridas took the tanpura from Tansen and sang the right note.
v. Sant Haridas refused to sing.
Answer:
ii. Tansen and Emperor Akbar reached Sant Haridas’ hut.,
v. Sant Haridas refused to sing.,
i. Tansen made a deliberate mistake while singing.,
iv. Sant Haridas took the tanpura from Tansen and sang the right note.,
iii. The emperor and Tansen were hypnotised by the music.
Vocabulary
Question 12.
Use the following words / phrases to make meaningful sentences.
i. persuade
Answer:
i. Kritika tried to persuade her friend to come for the class trip.
Question 13.
Write the synonyms for the following from the extract.
i. most-liked
ii. Student
iii. error
iv. annoyed
Answer:
i. favourite
ii. pupil
iii. mistake
iv. exasperated
Question 14.
Write the antonyms for the following from the extract.
i. idle
ii. dissuade
iii. dusk
iv. noise
Answer:
i. busy
ii. persuade
iii. dawn
iv. silence
Grammar
Question 15.
Do as Directed:
i. When Tansen and the emperor reached his hut, he was busy with his daily chores.
(Identify the Clauses)
Answer:
he was busy with his daily chores – Main Clause When Tansen and the emperor reached his hut – Subordinate Clause
ii. He offered to sing before his guru. (Add a Question Tag)
Answer:
He offered to sing before his guru, didn’t he?
iii. The music spread across the forest.
(Frame a Wh-question to get the underlined part as the answer)
Answer:
Where did the music spread?
iv. I sing at your command.
(Rewrite the sentence in Present Continuous Tense)
Answer:
I have been singing at your command.
Question 16.
Pick out two adverbs from the extract.
Answer:
firmly, certainly
Speaking
Question 17.
Present the skit, that was written in Q.1 under the Writing section, in front of your classroom.
[Students are expected to attempt the above activity on their own]
Language Study: Practice Question
Question 18.
Do as Directed.
i. Compete the words by using correct letters:
a. ex_austed
b. ex_uisite
c. au_tere
d. hy_notised
e. Exa_perated
f. deli_erate
g. su_moned
h. ‘pers_ade
Answer:
a. exhausted
b. exquisite
c. austere
d. hypotised
e. exasperated
f. deliberate
g. summoned
h. persuade
The Song of Songs Glossary
The Song of Songs Things to be Remember
The Song of Songs पाठ्य परिचय
‘The Song of Songs’ ही कथा संगीताच्या शुद्ध आणि निर्मळ स्वरूपाबद्दल भाष्य करते. तानसेन हा सम्राट अकबराच्या दरबारातील एक सर्वोत्कृष्ट संगीतकार होता. एकदा त्याने दरबारात अकबरासमोर ‘दरबारी’ हा राग गायला. त्याचे सुमधुर गायन ऐकून अकबर प्रभावित झाला. तानसेनाचा आवाज हा जगातील सर्वोकृष्ट असा आवाज आहे, असे म्हणून अकबराने तानसेनाची स्तुती केली. त्यावर ‘माझ्याहूनही उत्तम पटीने गायन करणारी व्यक्ती आहे असे तानसेनाने अकबराला सांगितले. तानसेनापेक्षा अधिक चांगले गाणारी व्यक्ती अस्तित्वात असू शकते, यावर अकबराचा विश्वासच बसेना.
अकबर तानसेनाला त्या व्यक्तीला आपल्या दरबारात हजर करून त्याचे गाणे आयोजित करण्याची इच्छा प्रकट करतो; मात्र ‘ती व्यक्ती दरबारात येणार नाही,’ असे तानसेन अकबराला सांगतो. ती व्यक्ती दरबारात येऊ शकणार नाही, हे समजल्यावर जराही न रागवता अकबर स्वतः जाऊन त्यांना भेटण्याचे ठरवतो. तानसेन अकबराला त्या व्यक्तीकडे घेऊन जाण्यास तयार होतो; मात्र या भेटीसाठी अकबराने हिंदुस्तानचा सम्राट म्हणून नव्हे, तर एक सामान्य व्यक्ती म्हणून यावे अशी अट घालतो. आपण संगीताचा एक विनम्र चाहता म्हणून त्या व्यक्तीची भेट घेऊ इच्छितो असे अकबर तानसेनाला म्हणतो.
त्यानंतर तानसेन अकबराला आपले गुरू संत हरिदास यांना भेटण्यासाठी घेऊन जातो. संत हरिदास जंगलामध्ये एका झोपडीत एखादया साधूप्रमाणे साधे आयुष्य जगत असतात. अकबर आणि तानसेन संत हरिदास यांना भेटण्यासाठी जातात तेव्हा ते आपल्या दिनक्रमामध्ये व्यस्त असतात. तानसेनाने खूपदा विनंती करूनदेखील ‘आता माझे गाण्याचे वय राहिलेले नाही’ असे म्हणून ते गायन करण्यास नकार देतात. संत हरिदासांनी गायन करावे म्हणून तानसेन एक युक्ती करतो.
तो गुरूंसमोर बसून गाणे म्हणण्यास सुरुवात करतो आणि गाणे म्हणताना तो जाणिवपूर्वक चुका करतो, जेणेकरून गुरू त्या चुका दुरुस्त करून गाणे म्हणून दाखवतील. तानसेनाची ही युक्ती सफल होते. त्याने केलेल्या चुका दाखवण्यासाठी संत हरिदास तानसेनाच्या हातातून तानपुरा काढून घेतात आणि गाऊ लागतात. त्यांच्या सुमधुर आवाजाने आणि संगीताने जंगलाचा परिसर भारावून जातो.
संत हरिदासांच्या अद्भुत अशा गायनाने सम्राट अकबराचे हृदय परमानंदाने भरून जाते आणि तो थक्क होतो, कारण हरिदासांसारखे गायन त्याने याआधी कधीच ऐकलेले नसते.
संत हरिदासांना भेटून परतताना वाटेत अकबर तानसेनाला विचारतो, की तानसेनाचे गायन संत हरिदासांच्या गायनाएवढे प्रभावी का होत नाही?’ यावर तानसेन म्हणतो, की “मी सम्राट अकबरांच्या आदेशावरून गायन करतो, तर संत हरिदास हे परमेश्वरासाठी गातात. त्यांचे संगीत हृदयातून उचंबळून येते कारण ते स्वत:च्या इच्छेने गातात मी त्यांच्यासारखे सुमधुर आणि दैवी गायन कधीही करू शकणार नाही कारण मी स्वतःसाठी नव्हे, तर दुसऱ्यांसाठी गातो.