CG Board Class 8 English Solutions Chapter 10 A Place Fit for Gods to Marry is specifically designed for Hindi medium students of Class 8 studying in Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education. यह समाधान कक्षा 8 अंग्रेज़ी पुस्तक छात्रों को अवश्यक अपने अध्ययन को सुगम बनाने के लिए इस समाधान पुस्तक का उपयोग करना चाहिए।
CG Board Class 8 English Solutions Chapter 10 A Place Fit for Gods to Marry
CGBSE समाधान कक्षा 8 अंग्रेज़ी अध्याय 10 – A Place Fit for Gods to Marry हिंदी माध्यम में छात्रों के लिए बनाए गए हैं। यह समाधान छात्रों की सुविधा के लिए बनाई गई है और सीजीबीएसई बोर्ड के कक्षा 8 के छात्रों के लिए उपयुक्त है।
CG Board Class 8 English Solutions Chapter 10 अंग्रेज़ी are given below for Hindi Medium students.
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Reading Comprehension :
Q.A: Answer the following questions:
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1. What was Madurai earlier known as?
Ans: Madurai was earlier known as ‘The City of Nectar’ or Madhurapuri.
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2. Why is Madurai called the city of nectar?
Ans: It is believed that some venom had fallen on Madurai, from Lord Shiva’s snake. To neutralise the poison, Lord Shiva put down some nectar from his crescent moon. This is why Madurai is called ‘The city of Nectar’.
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3. Why did Shiva put nectar on Madurai?
Ans: Lord Shiva had put the nectar in Madurai to neutralise poison that had fallen from his snake.
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4. How many legends about Madurai have you read in the lesson?
Ans: We read about two legends from Madurai in the lesson.
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5. Which of the legends about Madurai do you find the most interesting? Why?
Ans: The second legend, where Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswara decided to marry in Madurai was the most interesting one for me. I felt this was interesting because their marriage has been celebrated every year as a festival and the celebration is grand every time.
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6. What do you like most about Madurai?
Ans: The Melodious sound of Madurai, the sweet-smelling jasmine strands, and the windy entrance of the huge temple, all these things make me like Madurai.
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Q.B: Fill in the blanks:
1) After the wedding Meenakshi is taken on a palanquin.
2) Lord Sundareshwara is carried on a silver elephant.
3) Goddess Meenakshi’s husband is Lord Sundareswara.
4) The people of Madurai speak the Tamil language.
5) Madurai is in Tamil Nadu state.
6) The moon on Shiva’s head is crescent shaped.
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Vocabulary :
Q.A: Given below are words followed by four meanings. Tick the meaning used in the text:
1. melodious
(a) sad (b) musical
(c) merry (d) happy
Ans:(b) musical
2. neutralize
(a) to be filled with nectar (b) to make something harmless
(c) finish the value (d) to make something look beautiful
Ans: (b) to make something harmless
3. venom
(a) poison (b) blessing
(c) money (d) honey
Ans: (a) poison
4. nectar
(a) beauty (b) bright light from heaven
(c) poison (d) drink of Gods
Ans: (d) drink of Gods
5. attack
(a) to harm someone (b) to argue with someone
(c) to be friendly with someone (d) to be angry with someone
Ans: (a) to harm someone
6. ancient
(a) attractive (b) huge
(c) new (d) old
Ans: (d) old
7. summon
(a) tell someone to come (b) tell someone to salute
(c) tell someone to speak (d) tell someone to sum up
Ans:(d) tell someone to sum up
8. magnificent
(a) grand (b) interesting
(c) ordinary (d) bright
Ans: (a) grand
9. sculpture
(a) statue (b) tombs
(c) design (d) pillars
Ans:(a) statue
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Q.B: Pick out adjectives from the text and change them to nouns by adding ‘- ness’:
Ans:
- Sweet – Sweetness
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Q.C: Match the adjectives in ‘A’ with their opposites in ‘B’:
A B
polite beautiful
sweet rude
bright dull
neat bitter
white dirty
ugly black
Answer: 1.rude, 2.bitter, 3.dull, 4.dirty, 5.black, 6.beautiful
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Grammar :
Q.: Study the price tags carefully and ask each other the following questions and answer them as in the example: Work in pairs.
Example: Which item is cheaper than the chess-board?
Answer: A Ludo is cheaper than the chess-board.
Pictures:
1) Which item is the cheapest ?
Ans: Ludo.
2) Which is the costliest item?
Ans:Cricket bat.
3) Which items are cheaper than the bat?
Ans: Hockey stick, racquet, football, ludo and chess-board.
4) Which items are as costly as the racquet?
Ans: Football and hockey stick.
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Writing :
Q.A:Create an imaginary City. Write a proper noun next to each common noun:
City – Kashti
Famous Building – Stambh building
River – Jambh river .
Park – Sunshine park
Mountain – Neel mountain
Temple – Shiv Stambh
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Q.B: Use the words given in the box to describe the city you have created:
You can add more words.
| big / small famous beautifultallest magnificent old highest. |
Begin your sentences as given.
The name of the city is
Ans: The name of the city is Kashti.
It has a famous building made of Stambh (pillars). It is one of the tallest buildings .
– It has a beautiful sunrise and sunset point
– It has a magnificent view of the Neel mountain.
– Shiva Stambh is the oldest temple here.
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Activity :
Q.A 1. : Listen to the announcement and complete the chart. See Appendix-1 Lesson-10
Madai Mela Programme
| Date | Name of Programme | Time | Group which will Perform |
| 16 August | Chhattisgarh folk songs | 7:00 P.M | D.K Orchestra |
| 17 August | Dance Program | 8:00 PM | Sweta group |
| 18 August | Pandavani | 9:00 PM | Kavita Pandavani Music Mandali |
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Q.A 2. : Tick the right option:
(i) Visitors at the mela should use dustbins for :
(a) keeping the venue neat (b) throwing the waste
(c) (a) and (b) (d) only (a)
Ans: (a) keeping the venue neat
(ii) The vehicles should be parked at the:
(a) parking street (b) shed
(c) parking space (d) outside the mela ground
Ans: (c) parking space
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Q.B. : Work in pairs:
See the following pictures. Choose your words from the table given below to describe the pictures:
Example: How beautiful it is!
or
What a beautiful flower it is!
-What a wonderful monument the Taj Mahal is!
-How beautiful that flower is!
-Oh! What a strange fish it is!
-Wow! How tall the monument is!
-How angry that Bull is!
-How beautiful the mountain is!
-How strange the astronaut looks!
-How huge the hippo is!
You can also download CGBSE Solutions Class 8 PDF file for further studies.
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This CG Board Solutions for Class 8th textbook provides accurate answers to all the questions in each exercise and is presented in the Hindi language to cater to the convenience of the students.