SSC (English Medium) ८ वीं कक्षा - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English

Answer the following question in short.

What punishment did the emperor threaten the Pundits with?

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Why was Tenali Raman summoned to the court?

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On what condition did Tenali Raman agree to take up the challenge?

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Why was Tenali Raman taken to the court in a palanquin?

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How did Tenali Raman outwit Pundit Shahane?

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What did the bundle in silken cloth contain?

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Explain the significance of the title.

Fill in the elements that you find in the drama script of ‘A Battle to Baffle.' 

Characters:

• Background Scene: 
• Crisis:
• Steps taken to resolve the crisis:
• Climax:
• The end:

Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).

Tenali Raman proved to be wittier than Pundit Shahane. (Rewrite using ‘as witty as’) 

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Pundit Shahane has come here. He wishes to challenge all the Pundits in our Kingdom. (Combine the two sentences using ‘so’. Now combine the same sentence using ‘because.’)

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How can I discuss its merits? (Make it Assertive.)

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I have not read that scripture. (Rewrite using ‘unaware.’)

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Your words of praise are my greatest reward. (Begin the sentence with ‘No other .......)

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I am proud of you. (Rewrite using the noun form of the underlined word).

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The Emperor said, “But tell me Raman, to what great work did you refer?” (Convert into Indirect Speech.)

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Tenali Raman was a poet scholar and jester in Vijaynagar in Krishnadevarayas court. (Punctuate)

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Mantri Ji said Maharaj Pundit Shahane's visit to our court is an open challenge. (Punctuate)

A past student of your school has cleared his UPSC examination and being an IAS officer has been appointed as a Collector of your district. Write a formal letter to invite him to your school to share the story of his success, at a special function.

Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.

(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)

as ______ as a snail

Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.

(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)

as ______ as a giraffe