Chapters
Chapter 1.2: Special Hero
Chapter 1.3: The Woman on Platform 8
Chapter 2.1: Hobby Turns into A Successful Career
Chapter 2.2: My Hobby: Reading
Chapter 2.3: Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist
Chapter 3.1: Sir Isaac Newton -The Ingenious Scientist
Chapter 3.2: Making Life Worth While
Chapter 3.3: The Three Questions
Chapter 4.1: My Reminiscence
Chapter 4.2: A Thing of Beauty
Chapter 4.3: Crossing the River
Chapter 5.1: Being Safe
Chapter 5.2: Fire Work Night
Chapter 5.3: When Instinct Works
Chapter 6.1: Friendship
Chapter 6.2: Lessons in Life
Chapter 6.3: Homeless Man and his Friends
Chapter 7.1: Cyber Safety
Chapter 7.2: My Computer Needs A Break
Chapter 7.3: The Mystery of the Cyber Friend
Chapter 8: Jack and the Beanstalk
Chapter 2: My Hobby: Reading
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 8th Tamil Nadu State Board Chapter 2 My Hobby: Reading Warm up [Page 53]
- What are your leisure time activities?
- Why do you do them?
- Do you read books? What types of books do you read?
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 8th Tamil Nadu State Board Chapter 2 My Hobby: Reading Exercise [Page 54]
Comprehension Questions.
What is the hobby of the poet?
What does ‘ajar’ mean?
Can the poet fly without wings?
What can children do to society if they read?
What is the theme of the poem?
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 8th Tamil Nadu State Board Chapter 2 My Hobby: Reading Exercise [Page 54]
On the basis of your understanding of the poem, tick the most suitable option to complete the statements.
| Reading |
a) wastes my time. b) helps me think deeply about everything. c) keeps me busy. d) helps me in thought breeding. |
|
| My hobby |
a) arguing in court. b) working in hospitals. c) taking me far and near. d) selling goods in a wholesale market. |
|
| Reading |
a) helps me to weep and cry. b) lets me fly without wings. c) works in fields to produce food. d) helps me asleep quickly |
|
| Reading |
a) blesses the children who read. b) helps the children to construct society. c) blesses the teachers who teach. d) blesses the farmers who produce food. |
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 8th Tamil Nadu State Board Chapter 2 My Hobby: Reading Exercise [Page 55]
Complete the table given below in order to understand the poem better.
| The poet mentions uses of reading | The lines in the poem describe the uses | The rhymes used in the lines | Meaning of the line |
| Thought breeding | |||
| Opens rational doors | |||
| Fly without wings | |||
| Constructing society |
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 8th Tamil Nadu State Board Chapter 2 My Hobby: Reading Exercise [Page 56]
Figure of speech
Answer the following
List the rhyming words in the first three lines.
Answer the following
Which word in the poem rhymes with 'light'?
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 8th Tamil Nadu State Board Chapter 2 My Hobby: Reading Exercise [Page 56]
Rhyme Scheme
Answer the following
Identify the rhyme scheme of the given short poem.
My dog likes bones,
He eats them up,
He’s very sweet,
He’s just a pup.
Answer the following
Complete this poem on your own with a abab rhyme scheme.
Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
__________________
__________________
Chapter 2: My Hobby: Reading
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 8th Tamil Nadu State Board chapter 2 - My Hobby: Reading
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 8th Tamil Nadu State Board chapter 2 (My Hobby: Reading) include all questions with solution and detail explanation. This will clear students doubts about any question and improve application skills while preparing for board exams. The detailed, step-by-step solutions will help you understand the concepts better and clear your confusions, if any. Shaalaa.com has the Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education English Class 8th Tamil Nadu State Board solutions in a manner that help students grasp basic concepts better and faster.
Further, we at Shaalaa.com provide such solutions so that students can prepare for written exams. Samacheer Kalvi textbook solutions can be a core help for self-study and acts as a perfect self-help guidance for students.
Concepts covered in English Class 8th Tamil Nadu State Board chapter 2 My Hobby: Reading are Poetry (Class 8th), Listening Skills (Class 8th), Speaking Skills (Class 8th), Reading Skills (Class 8th), Writing Skills (Class 8th), Grammar (Class 8th).
Using Samacheer Kalvi Class 8th solutions My Hobby: Reading exercise by students are an easy way to prepare for the exams, as they involve solutions arranged chapter-wise also page wise. The questions involved in Samacheer Kalvi Solutions are important questions that can be asked in the final exam. Maximum students of Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Class 8th prefer Samacheer Kalvi Textbook Solutions to score more in exam.
Get the free view of chapter 2 My Hobby: Reading Class 8th extra questions for English Class 8th Tamil Nadu State Board and can use Shaalaa.com to keep it handy for your exam preparation
