Punjab State Board PSEB 8th Class English Book Solutions Poem 2 Don’t Quit Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.
PSEB Solutions for Class 8 English Poem 2 Don’t Quit
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.
| trudging | care | queer | twists and turns |
| stuck out | blow | faint and faltering | victor |
| golden crown | tint | after | hardest |
Activity 2.
Make a list of five pairs of rhyming words in the poem.
1. will — hill
2. bit — quit
3. turns — learns
4. up — cup
5. down — crown
Learning to Read and Comprehend
Activity 3.
Answer the following questions.
Question 1.
What is the poem about?
कविता किसके बारे में है ?
Answer:
The poem is about the importance of determination and tenacity in life.
Question 2.
What is hard about going uphill?
ऊपर पहाड़ी पर जाने में क्या कठिनाई है ?
Answer:
The journey is full of difficulties.
Question 3.
What is meant by ‘funds are low’?
‘funds are low’ का क्या अर्थ है?
Answer:
It means nominal resources.
Question 4.
What does the poet mean by ‘twists and turns’?
‘Twists and turns’ से कवि का क्या अभिप्राय है?
Answer:
‘Twists and turns’ mean ups and downs in life.
Question 5.
Do you think sudden ‘twists and turns in life can be beneficial to us ?
क्या आपके विचार में हमारे जीवन में अचानक आने वाले उतार-चढ़ाव हमारे लिए किस तरह लाभदायक हैं ?
Answer:
Yes, sudden twists and turns in life can be beneficial to us. as failure has the seed of success in life.
Question 6.
Why does the poet say ‘you have to sigh’?
कवि क्यों करता है ‘you have to sigh’?
Answer:
The poet says so because one sometimes faces failure when one is very close to success.
Question 7.
What does another blow’ mean?
another blow’ का क्या अर्थ है ?
Answer:
Another blow means very next effort that bring success.
Question 8.
How long do you try to do something before you turn to do something else ?
कोई और काम करने से पहले आप अपने काम को पूरा करने के लिए कब तक प्रयास करते हैं ?
Answer:
I never quit and go on making endless efforts for success.
Activity 4.
Read the stanzas and answer the questions that follow.
1. Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
(a) What is life full of ?
जीवन किस चीज़ से भरा है ?
Answer:
Life is full of twists and turns.
(b) What does everyone of us sometimes learn?
हममें से प्रत्येक जीवन में कभी न कभी कुछ सीखता क्या है ?
Answer:
It is that failure changes its direction all at once and there is success.
(c) Find the synonym of ‘strange from the stanza.
Stanza में ‘Strange’ का समानार्थक बताएं।
Answer:
Queer.
2. And you never can tell just how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
कविता तथा कवि का नाम बताओ |
Answer:
The name of the poem is ‘Don’t Quit’ and that of the poet is Edgar A. Guest.
(b) What do you understand by ‘sticking to the fight when hardest hit ?
‘Sticking ……… hardest hit’ से क्या अभिप्राय है
Answer:
We must stick to the fight when everything seems to be going wrong.
(c) What should not be done when things seem worst ?
जब सब कुछ खराब होता दिखाई दे तो हमें क्या नहीं करना चाहिए ?
Answer:
We must not quit our fight or stop fighting.
Learning Language
Formation of Comparative and Superlative Degrees.
An adjective is a word which qualifies a noun or a pronoun. In other words, an adjective adds something to the meaning of a noun or a pronoun.
Examples :
किसी Noun या Pronoun की विशेषता या उसके बारे में कुछ बताने वाला शब्द Adjective कहलाता है।
(a) a black horse
(b) some money
(c) thirty books
(d) this noble man
(e) a clever boy
Formation of Degrees of Adjectives
Rules
I. Most adjectives generally form the comparative degree by adding suffix ‘-er’ and the superlative degree by adding the suffix ‘-est’ to the possitive degree of Adjective.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| noble | nobler | noblest |
| near | nearer | nearest |
| able | abler | ablest |
| sane | saner | sanest |
| clean | cleaner | cleanest |
| dear | dearer | dearest |
| bright | brighter | brightest |
| bold | bolder | boldest |
| clever | cleverer | cleverest |
| short | shorter | shortest |
| deep ‘ | deeper | deepest |
| tall | taller | tallest |
| few | fewer | fewest |
| fast | faster | fastest |
| great | greater | greatest |
| hard | harder | hardest |
| high | higher | highest |
| keen | keener | keenest |
| kind | kinder | kindest |
| light | lighter | lightest |
| strong | stronger | strongest |
| weak | weaker | weakest |
| poor | poorer | poorest |
| rare | rarer | rarest |
| pure | purer | purest |
| rich | richer | richest |
| safe | safer | safest |
| sweet | sweeter | sweetest |
II. In the case of longer adjectives of three or more syllables, comparative and superlative degrees are formed by adding the word ‘more and most’ before the positive degree.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
| courageous | more courageous | most courageous |
| brilliant | more brilliant | most brilliant |
| capable | more capable | most capable |
| difficult | more difficult | most difficult |
| wonderful | more wonderful | most wonderful |
| interesting | more interesting | most interesting |
| ignorant | more ignorant | most ignorant |
| diligent | more diligent | most diligent |
III. Adjectives of two syllables follow one or the other of the above rules. Those ending in ‘-ful’, ‘-er’ ‘-ve’ usually take ‘more’ and ‘most’.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| active | more active | most active |
| doubtful | more doubtful | most doubtful |
| careful | more careful | most careful |
| harmful | more harmful | most harmful |
| proper | more proper | most proper |
| obscure | more obscure | most obscure |
| secure | more secure | most secure |
IV. Those ending in ‘-y or ‘-ly add ‘-ier’ and ‘-est’ after the removal of ‘-y’.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| pretty | prettier | prettiest |
| happy | happier | happiest |
| heavy | heavier | heaviest |
| easy | easier | easiest |
| jolly | jollier | jolliest |
| busy | busier | busiest |
| holy | holier | holiest |
V. When a consonant comes after a short vowel sound, it doubles itself and adds ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ in comparative and superlative forms.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| big | bigger | biggest |
| hot | hotter | hottest |
| fat | fatter | fattest |
| sad | sadder | saddest |
| wet | wetter | wettest |
| thin | thinner | thinnest |
| red | redder | reddest |
| mad | madder | maddest |
VI. Miscellaneous Adjectives
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| bad | worse | worst |
| far | farther | farthest |
| good | better | best |
| late | latter/later | last/latest |
| little | less | least |
| low | lower | lowest |
| much | more | most |
| old | older/elder | oldest/eldest |
| up | upper | uppermost/upmost |
1. He is a ………………….. student. (tall)
2. The Taj is a ………………….. building. (beautiful)
3. My table is the …………………….. of all. (big)
4. Her sweatshirt is ……………………… than her jeans. (soft)
5. Teena’s hair is ………………….. than Leena’s hair. (long)
6. Saumya is ………………. than Vijaya. (funny)
7. Haridwar is one of the …………………….. places for the Hindus. (holy)
8. Gold is .. ………………. than silver. (expensive)
9. Ravinder is ………………….. than Parul. (smart)
10. This is the ……………………… book I have ever read. (good)
Answer:
1. tall
2. beautiful
3. biggest
4. softer
5. longer
6. funnier
7. holiest
8. more expensive
9. smarter
10. best.
Make comparative forms of the word given in the brackets by adding ‘-er’ or ‘more” to it.
1. Cats are ……………………. (affectionate) than goats.
2. Sheena is …………………… (old) than Gagan.
3. China is ……………………… (large) than Poland.
4. My Hindi class is … …… (boring) than my Maths class.
5. In the UK, the streets are generally ……. …….. …… (narrow) than in the USA.
6. Delhi is ……………………… (busy) than Chandigarh.
7. Jyoti is …………………….. (quiet) than her sistęs.
8. Kiran is ………………….. (ambitious) than her brother.
9. My garden is a lot ……………………… (colourful) than this park:
10. My house is a bit . ………………….. (comfortable) than a hotel.
Answer:
1. more affectionate
2. older
3. larger
4. more boring
5. narrower
6. busier
7. quiter
8. more ambitious
9. more colourful
10. more comfortable.
Learning to Listen
Activity 6.
Listen carefully to your teacher telling you about an unsinkable ship and fill in the gaps provided.
The Titanic was a British passenger ship that sank to the bottom of the ……….1…….. during its first voyage. The ship was constructed during the 1900s by a transportation ………….2…………. known as White Star. With this they wanted to introduce a new set of luxury passenger …………3………….. that would transport wealthy people across the …….4……. Ocean. White Star finished building the Titanic in …………5………….. . At that time, it was the ……….6…………… ship that had ever been ………….7……….. The Titanic was designed with ……….8………….. compartments that could fill up with …….9……. if any issues occurred. For this reason, many people …………10………… that the Titanic was unsinkable. In April………11 ……., the Titanic began its first voyage from England to the ………..12…………. , carrying over 2,000 passengers. While at sea, the ship collided with an ……….13…………… and began to overflow. The passengers and the ……….14………….. evacuated the ship, but there were not enough ……….15………… to save everyone. Out of 2,000 passengers, only 705 ……16…… The sinking of the Titanic is one of the ………17………….. tragedies of the 20th century.
Answer.
1. ocean
2. company
3. ships
4. Atlantic
5. 1911
6. biggest
7. built
8. safety
9. water
10. believed
11. 1912
12. United States
13. iceberg
14. crew
15. boats
16. survived
17. greatest
Learning to Speak (Groupwork)
Activity 7.
One student from each group will be given a picture. The student will see it carefully and place it face down so that the rest of the students cannot see the picture card. Describe the picture for other students to draw. The student will speak for two minutes using adjectives. (The teacher will get some pictures for students so that pictures are unseen for them.)
Answer:
विधार्थी स्वयं करें
Learning to Write
Activity 8.
Write a story using the following hints. Also give a heading to the story.
a stage …………….. drinking water ………………. saw the reflection ……………… beautiful horns . ……………….. felt proud ……………. saw reflection of his legs ………………. felt ashamed …………….. heard the barking …………… hunter’s dog ……………. started running ……………… his horns ……………… entangled in a bush ……………… tried his best to untangle horns ……………….. succeeded with great difficulty ……………… dogs reached …….. used thin legs to escape ………………… understood importance of ugly looking legs.
Answer.
Once there was a stage. One day he was very thirsty. He went to a pool. He was drinking water. The water was very clear. He saw his own reflection in the water. He saw his horns. They were very beautiful. He feels proud for them. Then he saw his legs. They were thin and ugly. He felt ashamed to see them. Soon he saw a hunter. He had hounds with him. The stage was in danger. He ran very fast. His legs helped him. He passed by the bushes. His beautiful horns were caught in a bush. He tried his best to free himself. He freed his horns with great difficulty. Soon the hounds reached there. His ugly legs helped to save him. He understood the importance of ugly looking legs.
Moral. All that glitters is not gold.
Learning to Use the Language (Pairwork)
Activity 9 .
Write short notes on your positive self talking information from the picture given below.
After you have made your notes, talk to your partner (one minute) about yourself.
My Positive Self-Talk I am proud of what I am. I believe in myself and my abilities. I am bold enough to face any difficulty and any situation I am put in. Today is going to be an awesome day. I am going to play the role of the leader of my class. I am confident of my success. I am happy too. But I can successfully control my happiness while playing my role.
Comprehension of Stanzas
Read the following stanzas (extracts) and answer the questions given below each :
(1) When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high.
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
1. Mention two odd situations you are faced with in life?
जीवन में अपने सामने आने वाली दो विषम स्थितियों का वर्णन करें।
2. What should one do in such situation ?
ऐसी स्थिति में आदमी को क्या करना चाहिए ?
3. Name the poem and its poet.
कविता और इसके कवि का नाम लिखें।
Answer:
1.
(a) The road we are walking on seems to be very long.
(b) The funds are low, but the debts are high.
Or
You want to smile, but you have to sigh.
2. One should rest for some time. We must not quit.
3. The name of the poem is ‘Don’t Quit’ and that of the poet is Edgar A. Guest.
(2) Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown,
Success is failure turned inside out.
1. When does a struggler often give up ?.
संघर्ष करने वाला व्यक्ति प्रायः कब आत्म समर्पण कर देता है ?
2. What is success in reality?
सफलता वास्तव में क्या है
3. Name the poem and its poet.
कविता और इसके कवि का नाम लिखें।
Answer:
1. A struggler often gives up when he is about to win or succeed.
2. Success in reality is failure in disguise. It is failure turned inside out.
3. The name of the poem is ‘Don’t Quit. Its poet is Edgar A. Guest.
Word Meanings
Don’t Quit Poem Summary in English
Don’t Quit Summary in English
This is an inspirational poem. It demands us to be firm in our efforts. We should never lose heart and quit. The struggle must go on. Sometimes in life, we are faced with odd situations. Our job seems to us an uphill task. We wish to smile, but we have to sigh. Our cares press us down. We look for good days but bad luck surrounds us. There are so many other such situations like this too.Man often quits in hard times. He leaves his efforts when
Don’t Quit Summary in Hindi
यह एक प्रेरणादायक कविता है । यह हमसे चाहती है कि हम अपने प्रयासों में स्थिर रहें। हमें कभी धैर्य छोड़ कर पीछे नहीं हटना चाहिए। संघर्ष जारी रहना चाहिए। .. हमें जीवन में कभी-कभी विषम परिस्थितियों का सामना करना पड़ता है। हमें अपना कार्य बहुत ही मुश्किल लगता है। हम मुस्कुराना चाहते हैं, परन्तु हम निराशाभरी गहरी सांस लेकर रह जाते हैं। हमारी चिन्ताएं हमें दबा लेती हैं। हम अच्छे दिन खोजते हैं, परन्तु हम बुरे भाग्य से घिर जाते हैं। ऐसी कई अन्य परिस्थितियां भी आती हैं। आदमी मुश्किल वक्त में प्रायः हार मान लेता है।
वह उस समय अपने प्रयास बन्द कर देता है, जब सफलता उसके दरवाज़े पर खड़ी होती है। वह केवल एक ही और प्रयास से सफल हो सकता है। उसे याद रखना चाहिए कि जब सफलता दूर लगती है, यह नज़दीक हो सकती है। सफलता वास्तव में उलटा दी गई असफलता ही होती है। इसलिए हमें उस समय अपने संघर्ष पर अटल रहना चाहिए जब हम बुरी तरह मुसीबत में घिर जाएं। इस समय परिस्थिति बहुत ही खराब लगती है परन्तु यही वह समय होता है, जब हमें पीछे नहीं हटना चाहिए।
Central Idea Of The Poem
This poem is based on the idea that life is not all success. It is mostly failure. But we must not quit if we fail in our efforts. Failure has the seeds of success in it. Success, infact is failure turned inside out. Struggle must go on. Our very next blow may shower flowers of success on us.