Class 8 th Chapter -1 ANOTHER CHANCE

                                    CHAPTER 1  

                                   

                               ANOTHER CHANCE

                            

                     Class 8 th  HM

         Lesson 1     Another Chance 

(A) Read the poem and write the antonyms of the following words:

   

 Words                                    Antonyms

1. Success                           Unsuccess

2. Stale                                 fresh

3. Hope                                 despair

4. End                                   start

5. Shallow                            deep .

 

 (B) Fill in the blanks with appropriate Vowels:

 1. oft _ n                                   ans  =  e

2. bl  _ t                                     ans  =  o

3. w _ sh                                    ans  =  i 

4. forg _ve                                 ans  =   i

5. m _ stake.                              ans  =  i

 

 (C) Find the words that rhyme with the following:

1. shine                            1. Fine

2. through                         2. grow

3. start                              3. Heart

4. beginning.                   4. winning

 

Comprehension

 (A) Answer the following questions:

Q (a) Why do we wish for another chance ?

Answer: We wish for another chance to change our unsuccess into success

 

Q (b) What does it take to make a brand new start?

Answer:  It only takes a deep desire to make a brand new start

 

 

Q (c) What does the poet mean by adding a little sunshine to the world ?

Answer:  The poet means to  be always forgiving  and live better .

 

Q (d) Why should we never give up in despair ?

Answer: We should never give up in despair because   there is always a tomorrow to start anew.

 

(e) What should we hope for our future?

Answer:  We should hope for new  starting    in our future

 

 (B) Match the following: Answer:

(1)  a chance to blot              (iv) our mistakes

(2)  its only takes                    (iii) a deep desire

(3)  to add a little                  (ii) sunshine

(4)  so never give up                (i) in despair

Q  Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:

Two crows challenged each other to see which of them could fly higher,. The first crow filled his sack with cotton the other crow who had filled his sack  with salt which was much heavier. However, when it began to rain, as the second crow had expected, the salt began to dissolve. The cotton absorbed the rain water and became so heavy that the first crow did not even have the strength to get off the ground and he had to admit defeat

Question 1.    What was the challenge ?

Answer:      The challenge was to see  which of them   who could  fly  higher

 Question 2.   What was there in the first crow’s sack?

Answer:        The first crow  filled his sack with cotton the.

Question 3.      What was there in the second crow’s sack?

Answer:            The  second crow filled his sack with salt

Question 4   Who was expecting rain?  

Answer         the second  crow

Question 5   Who was defeated?  

Answer        the first crow was defeated