Balbharati solutions for माय अंग्रेजी बुक एकात्मिक [हिंदी] कक्षा ८ महाराष्ट्र राज्य बोर्ड chapter 3.3 - Truth [Latest edition]

Do we speak the truth all the time?

Why do we tell lies?

How can words hurt someone?

Why should we take care of using proper words while speaking?

How do we break relationships? 

Write down five things that make you very happy.

For example: Our team wins the match.

Write down five things that are hard to forget, because they had upset you greatly.

For example: My best friend quarrelled with me.

Rhyme scheme is a pattern of lines that rhyme other lines in the stanza of a poem. 

This pattern of Rhyming words can be referred to by, using letters of alphabet to indicate lines that rhyme.

For example: In the 1^st stanza of the poem the Rhyme Scheme is abcb.

Where do painful words leave their scars?

What are words compared to in the first two stanzas? 

Read the poem aloud and recite it with proper rhythm.

Find from the poem 2 lines, that contain the following Figure of Speech.

Alliteration 

Find from the poem 2 lines, that contain the following Figure of Speech.

Repetition

Pick out from the poem the Synonym of:

injury:

Pick out from the poem the Synonym of:

delicate:

Pick out from the poem the Synonym of:

ache:

Pick out from the poem the Synonym of:

embarrass:

Pick out from the poem the Synonym of:

cured:

Pick out from the poem the Antonym of:

forgot × 

Pick out from the poem the Antonym of:

flat/straight × 

Pick out from the poem the Antonym of:

make ×  

Pick out from the poem the Antonym of:

rise × 

Pick out from the poem the Antonym of:

outside × 

Answer in your own words with the help of the poem. Write it in your notebook. 

What objects can cause injury to your body? 

Answer in your own words with the help of the poem. Write it in your notebook.

How do harsh and bitter words hurt the poet?

What can heal faster - body or the mind and heart (emotions)? Explain your choice. 

Why are harsh words called 'ghosts'?

What does the poet want you to keep in mind, when you speak?

Find the rhyme scheme of the stanza no 2 and 3. (One is done for you.)

Just as 'words' can hurt and leave a scar on the mind and heart, words can also heal, a person in distress. 

Write in your notebook an experience of your own which proves that kind words relieve distress.

Complete the following.

The title of the poem: ______ 

Complete the following.

The poet of the poem: ______

Complete the following.

Theme of the poem: ______ 

Complete the following.

No. of stanzas: ______

Complete the following.

Rhyme scheme: ______ 

Complete the following.

Figure of Speech: ______ 

Complete the following.

The line i liked: ______ 

Summarise the poem in short, in your own words.

Consider these points to summarise the poem.

• Identify who the speaker is and who the poem is addressed to.
• Identify the ‘main points in every stanza.
• Express them in short simple sentences in your own words.
• Explain implied meaning.
• Retain the order of points.
• Write down the points making short paragraph for each stanza.
• Conclude the summary with the over all theme and meaning of the poem.