CBSE Class 8 English Literature Poetry Extracts and Vocabulary Assignment Set 02

Answer: (a) 'I' is the astronaut, or the speaker, who is going to outer space. (b) The rhyme scheme is aaab, with 'look', 'hook' and 'book' rhyming and a different ending in the last line. (c) The astronaut is leaving for a dangerous journey and does not know whether he will return, so he asks to be taken off the list of people on Earth and says goodbye with a last look.

Teacher's Note: Use the key term in your answer.

Answer: (a) The setting is a summer evening, outside old Kaspar's cottage, in the sun, on the green. (b) His grandchildren Peterkin and Wilhelmine found a large round skull while playing near the stream, and asked about it, which made Kaspar tell them about the Battle of Blenheim. (c) Peterkin found a large skull.

Teacher's Note: Give an example if the question allows.

Answer: a) to show off: to flaunt or to boast. b) abundant: plentiful or ample. c) confused: puzzled or bewildered.

Teacher's Note: Write a short, clear answer.

Answer: a) overconfidence (or self-confidence). b) impure. c) disadvantage.

Teacher's Note: Remember this for your exam.

Answer: Elizabeth Bennet is the intelligent and lively second daughter of the Bennet family. She is witty, honest and independent, and she is not afraid to say what she thinks. She loves her family, especially her sister Jane, but sees their faults too. At first she dislikes Mr Darcy because she thinks he is proud, and she is also prejudiced because of what Wickham tells her. As the story goes on, she learns the truth, corrects her mistakes and accepts Darcy's love. Her good sense and self-respect make her one of the most loved heroines in English literature.

Teacher's Note: Answers to Q1-Q6 (on the lesson 'Mother's Voice') and Q9 depend on the lesson text, which is not in the PDF, so they are not answered here.