Punjab State Board PSEB 8th Class English Book Solutions Poem 1 The Earth Needs You Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.
PSEB Solutions for Class 8 English Poem 1 The Earth Needs You
Activity – 1
Look up the following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them- in your WORDS notebook.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the poem (adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or a mobile phone for correct pronunciation.)
3. Spellings.
| single-use | lasts | forever |
| oceans | tangles | travel |
Vocabulary Expansion
Activity 2.
Given below is a table in which you will find one word for a statement or group of words/phrases. We substitute a group of words with only one word and that is why it is called one-word substitution.
| S.No. | Group of words/phrases | Word |
| 1. | a disease that affects a large number of people in an area at the same time | epidemic |
| 2. | a body of persons appointed to hear evidence or judge and give their verdict (decision) | jury |
| 3. | a game in which no one wins | draw |
| 4. | a list of books available in a library | catalogue |
| 5. | a man who does not know how to read or write | illiterate |
| 6. | an authors handwritten or typed text that has not yet been published | manuscript |
| 7. | something is written by an unknown person | anonymous |
| 8. | a person who can speak many languages | polyglot |
| 9. | a person who does not take alcoholic drinks | teetotaller |
| 10. | a person interested in reading books and doing nothing else | bookworm |
| 11. | a person who pays a visit to sacred place | pilgrim |
| 12. | a woman whose husband is dead | widow |
| 13. | a thing likely to be broken easily | brittle |
| 14. | one who practises one of the fine arts | artist |
| 15. | a person who eats too much | glutton |
| 16. | a place where clothes are kept | wardrobe |
| 17. | one who loves or supports one’s country deeply | patriot |
| 18. | one who is unable to pay one’s debt | bankrupt |
| 19. | something that can be heard | audible |
| 20. | the art of beautiful handwriting | calligraphy |
Activity 3.
Choose any ten words from the table above and write their meaningful sentences in your notebook. Sentences
1. Covid-19 is a dangerous epidemic.
2. The jury has given its decision.
3. The match ended in a draw.
4. I want to borrow a book. Please show me catalogue.
5. He is an illiterate. He can’t even write his name.
6. There are many mistakes in the manuscript.
7. The writer of this story is anonymous.
8. My brother is a polyglot. He can speak five languages.
9. A teetotaller does drink alcohol.
10. His younger brother is a book-worm. He is always reading something.
11. Many pilgrims are going to Haridwar.
12. A widow feels lonely after her husband’s death.
13. Glass is brittle.
14. My brother is a fine artist. He prints beautifully.
15. He eats like a glutton.
16. Please remove your clothes from my wardrobe.
17. Gandhiji was a great patriot.
18. He was declared a bankrupt after he suffered a big loss.
19. Your voice is not audible.
20. He is a master of calligraphy. He write very beautifully.
Learning to Read and Comprehend
Activity 4.
Read the poem carefully and answer the following questions.
Question 1.
Who is ‘you’ in the first line?
Answer:
It is the reader.
Question 2.
What does the Earth want from human beings?
पृथ्वी मानव से क्या चाहती है ?
Answer:
The earth wants from human beings to change their ways, and thus, change the face of the earth.
Question 3.
What difference can you and I make to save the Earth?
आप और मैं धरती को बचाने के लिए क्या अंतर ला सकते हैं ?
Answer:
We can check pollution and change ways causing pollution.
Question 4.
What are some single-use plastic things that we buy and use ?
हम ‘single-use plastic’ की कौन – कौन सी चीजें खरीदते हैं और प्रयोग में लाते है
Answer:
Bags boxes, plate, spoons and many other things are made of single-use plastic.
Question 5.
But it’s not very clever’. What according to the poet is not very clever ?
‘But it is not very clever’. कवि के अनुसार क्या clever नहीं है ?
Answer:
Using single-use plastic is not very clever. It may be cheap and may last almost forever.
Question 6.
What happens to the single-use plastic after it is thrown ? When does it end up ?
फेंकने के बाद ‘single – use plastic’ का क्या होता है? यह कहां समाप्त होती है?
Answer:
It flows to oceans, rivers and seas and becomes a part of their water. Sometimes it is caught in trees.
Question 7.
What harm does it do to the oceans, rivers and trees ?
यह महासागरों, नदियों तथा वृक्षों को क्या हानि पहुंचाती है ?
Answer:
It poisons their act in the water and hinders the flow of wind.
Question 8.
Does it stay where you throw it? Why?
क्या यह वहीं ठहरी रहती है, जहां इसे फैंका जाता है ? क्यों ?
Answer:
No, it does not. It travels around with the wind.
Question 9.
What does the poet want you to cut down?
कवि हमें किस चीज़ को कम करने के लिए कहता है ?
Answer:
The poet wants us to cut down the use of such things (single-use plastic) as are harmful for our Earth.
Activity 5
Think together and make a list of things that ‘you’ and ‘I can do to make a difference to save the Earth in the space given below. You must write complete sentences.
| S.No. | Things we must do every day to make a change to save the Earth |
| 1. | We must save water. We must not waste it. |
| 2. | We must not cut down trees unwisely. |
| 3. | We should plant new trees. |
| 4. | We should check soil pollution. |
| 5. | We should say ‘No’ to poly-bags. |
| 6. | We should use paper bags. |
Learning Language
Revision of Parts of Speech
Let we revise parts of speech in this chapter. Look at the following table wherein you will find eight parts of speech with their functions and examples. Read and understand them carefully.
| Parts of Speech | ||
| Parts of Speech | Functions | Sentences |
| Nouns | name people, place, things, and ideas/concepts | Meena loves flowers. The girl decided to buy a car. I believe in democracy. |
| Pronouns | substitute/replace nouns | Why are you pushing me? I gave her a book. Get me a glass of water. |
| Adjectives | describe nouns and pronouns | I saw an excellent film. The girl in the red frock is happy. I plan to go on a long holiday. |
| Verbs | express a physical action or a state | I play basketball. I am a girl. Do your homework. |
| Adverbs | modify verbs, adjectives and adverbs | She walked slowly. They are extremely rich. I ran fast. |
| Prepositions | show relationships of words and phrases | The book is on the table. The stone sank in the lake. I jumped into the water. |
| Conjunctions | join words, phrases and clauses | She is tall and slim.
I will wait untill she arrives. Jim is sick so he can’t come. |
| Interjections or Exclamations | show strong feelings such as surprise or happiness | Wow ! that’s beautiful. Ouch ! that hurts. Oh ! That’s wonderful. |
Activity 6.
Given below are some words. Categorize them as nouns, pronouns, adjective, verbs, adverbs, preposition, conjunction or exclamations
Answer:
|
Nouns |
Pronouns | Adjectives | Verbs |
| pen dog music teacher John town London |
you she your we some I, they |
big red good well interesting |
work have to be to like sing can must |
| Adverbs | Preposition | Conjections |
Interjection/ |
| badly quckly silently very really |
to at after on before around over, of, in, for, with, from, beneath |
throughout and, but, although when or however nevertheless therefore, yet, so |
ouch hi oh wow |
Activity 7.
Given below is a chart. Write three sentences for each part of speech in the given space. You must also underline the word that represents its category.
Answer:
Learning to Listen (Pairwork)
Activity 8
You will listen to your teacher. She will speak some words. You will write the words in the circles on the side. Spell the words correctly. Once you have written all the words, think about the word that should go in the middle cirele, read the followers. nurse, doctor, operation, medicine, X-ray, rooms, wards hospital Here the word ‘hospital will go in the middle and other words in the side circles because hospitals have nurses, doctors, operations, medicines, X-ray rooms and wards. You may say that ‘hospital is the head word.
Answer:
Learning to Speak (Groupwork)
Activity 9
You are a group of news reporters and you have to speak about people who have lost their homes due to an earthquake in a village where government help has not yet reached.
Work in groups for five minutes and make notes on what you would want to speak. All members of your group will speak at least one sentence on the topic. You may talk about their problems such as
- no help has yet. reached from the government.
- non-availability of hospitals for the injured.
- no money in their pockets.
- no place to sleep in winters.
- nothing much to eat.
- help available from gurudwaras and temples.
- some people whose houses were not destroyed by the quake are providing food.
Note :
- The earthquake has made them homeless.
- The nights are very cold. People have no place to pass the chilly nights.
- They have lost almost their everything. They have no food to eat.
- Their pockets are empty, not a single penny in their pockets.
- Only some gurudwaras and temples have come to their help. They are running ‘langars for the hungry people.
Learning to Write
Letter Writing
Write a letter to your friend informing him about your brother’s marriage and inviting him.
Answer:
F2401 Bollywood
Greens Sector 113
SAS Nagar
May 1, 20 — —
Dear Sunil
I am extremely happy to inform you that my brother is getting married on May 10, 20……… . The functions will start from May 8, 20……… . I am inviting you to all the functions with your parents and sister. You all must come. My father is booking rooms for all the guests. I have asked him to book two rooms for you. I will be there at the station to receive you. I will send you the card soon.
Waiting to see you on May 8, 2020.
Yours sincerely
Sahil
Activity 10.
Write a letter to your friend telling him why it is important to stop using single-use plastic.
B2555 Indian Blues.
Sector 25
Chandigarh
April 13, 2020.
Dear Manmeet
I am going to tell you about a national rather international problem. It is world-wide use of single-use plastic. It is increasing day by day, A large quantity of single-use plastic is thrown out everyday. It chokes our drainage system. As it is not bio-degradable, it keeps lying in heaps here and there. Stray animals eat it up and die. It emits poisonous gases that pollute the air, water and soil. If we have to save our earth, we must stop the use of this plastic without delay. The government should ban its production immediately. I hope you fully agree with me.
Yours sincerely
Gurdeep.
Comprehension Of Stanzas
Read the following stanzas (extracts) and answer the questions given below each :
(1) The Earth needs you
To change your ways,
Month by month
And day by day
The changes are easy
Just look and you’ll see
The differences that can be made
By you and by me.
1. Why does the Earth need us?
धरती को हमारी ज़रूरत क्यों है ?
2. What should we think of ?
हमें क्या बात सोचनी चाहिए?
3. Name the poem and its poet.
कविता और इसके कवि का नाम लिखें।
Answer:
1. The Earth needs us to changes our ways regularly to save our earth.
2. We should think of differences that can be made.
3. The name of the poem is ‘The Earth Needs You’. Its poet is anonymous.
(2) Single-use plastic
Lasts almost forever.
It might be cheap
But it’s not very clever.
It can end up in oceans, rivers and seas.
The wind sometimes carries it.
And it tangles in trees.
1. Why do most people use single-use plastic ?
अधिकतर लोग Single -Use plastic का प्रयोग क्यों करते हैं?
2. How is it harmful ? Mention only two points ?
यह किस प्रकार हानिकारक है ? कोई दो बिन्दु लिखिए।
3. Name the poem and its poet.
कविता और इसके कवि का नाम लिखें।
Answer:
1. Most people use single-use plastic because it is cheap and lasts long.
2. It does not break down and stays where it is. It chokes the flow of waters in rivers, seas and oceans.
3. The name of the poem is ‘The Earth Needs You’. It is written by some anonymous poet.
(3) When people drop it on the ground,
This is not where it stays,
It travels around.
If people used less,
The better place the world would be,
The future is in your hands :
Cut down and you’ll see.
1. What is it’ in the first stanza ? How does it spread ?
पहले stanza में it क्या है ? यह कैसी फैलती है ?
2. What can make the world better place ?
संसार को बेहतर स्थान क्या बात बना सकती है ?
3. Give the central idea of that poem.
कविता का मूल भाव लिखिए। .
Answer:
1. It’ in the first stanza is single-use plastic. It spreads as it does not stay at one place. It travels around.
2. Less use of single use plastic can make the world a better place.
3. इसके लिए कृप्या Topic-C Central Idea of the Poem पढ़ें।
Word Meanings
The Earth Needs You Poem Summary in English
The Earth Needs You Summary in English
The single-use plastic is a demon. Its increasing use can gulp down our earth any time. It may be cheap. But it does not decay easily. It travels from place to place and flows down to the seas, oceans and rivers. If gets tangled in trees. Thus marine life and the life on earth gets choked. It we want to save our Earth, we must lower the use of single-use plastic, otherwise, we will be heading toward a dark future.
The Earth Needs You Summary in Hindi
Single-use plastic एक राक्षस है। इसका बढ़ता हुआ प्रयोग हमारी धरती को किसी भी समय निगल सकता है। यह सस्ती हो सकती है, परन्तु यह आसानी से समाप्त नहीं होती। यह जगह-जगह जाती रहती है और समुद्रों, महासागरों तथा नदियों में पहुंच जाती है। यह वृक्षों में जाकर फंस जाती है। इस प्रकार जल-जीवन के साथ-साथ पृथ्वी का गला भी घुट जाता है अर्थात् सांस नहीं ले पाता। यदि हमें अपनी पृथ्वी को बचाना है तो हमें Single-use plastic का प्रयोग कम करना होगा। वरना हम अन्धकारमय भविष्य की ओर बढ़ते रहेंगे।
Central idea of the poem
Our Earth is facing the danger of losing life on it. It is due to pollution mainly through the use of single-use plastic. Though cheap, it has choked the flow of life on Earth. The Earth is looking towards us for her survival. The earlier we stop the use of this plastic, the better it will be.