Class 8 - L4 - The Tree that Never Stopped Giving

4. The Tree that Never Stopped Giving (Prose)

Word Meanings –

Naughty (नॉटी) = शरारती, नटखट

Spend (स्पेंड) = खर्च करना, व्यतीत करना

Crown (क्राउन) = मुकुट

Proudly (प्राउडली) = गर्व से

Declare (डिक्लेअर) = घोषणा करना

Forest (फारेस्ट) = जंगल

Gradually (ग्रेजुअली) = धीरे-धीरे, क्रमशः  

Delight (डिलाइट) = प्रसन्नता  

Variety (वैरायटी) = किस्म

Enough (इनफ) = पर्याप्त

Strip (स्ट्रिप) = छीन लेना, वंचित करना

Lapse (लैप्स) = अंतराल, बीत जाना, समाप्त होना

Thoughtless (थॉटलेस) = मूर्ख, बेपरवाह, विचारहीन

Sullen (सलन) = चिड़चिड़ा, खिन्न 

Strong (स्ट्रोंग) = मजबूत

Hacked down (हैक्ड डाउन) = काटकर गिरा देना

Trunk (ट्रंक) = तना 

Aged (एजेड) = बूढ़ा होना

Lonely(लोनली) = अकेला

Often (ऑफन) = हमेशा

Young (यंग) = युवा, छोटा

Old (ओल्ड) = वृद्ध, पुराना

Sail (सेल) = नाव की यात्रा करना  

Tired (टायर्ड) = थका हुआ

Faithful (फैथफुल) = विश्वसनीय, वफ़ादार  

Stump (स्टंप) = पेड़ का ठूँठ

Gratefully (ग्रेटफुली) = कृतज्ञतापूर्वक. आभार सहित  

Warm (वार्म) = गर्म

Reading Comprehension

A. Tick (✔) the correct answer:

(i) The boy made a crown -

(a) of the tree's bark          

(b) of the tree's leaves

(c) of the tree's flowers     

(d) of the tree's stump

Answer - (b) of the tree's leaves

(ii) Everyday, the boy spent hours

(a) near the big and tall mango tree

(b) near the large and huge mango tree

(c) near the large and old mango tree

(d) near the long and huge mango tree

Answer - (c) near the large and old mango tree

(iii) The boy stripped the tree of every single mango and sold them to

(a) get married

(b) make a house

(c) traveled

(d) buy a car

Answer - (a) get married

(iv) The boy who came back after a lapse of time was

(a) very sad and worried

(b) injured and defeated

(c) very happy and delighted

(d) very bad tempered

Answer - (a) very sad and worried

(v) The boy came back

(a) playing and singing

(b) happy and satisfied

(c) sullen and complaining

(d) running and dancing

Answer - (c) sullen and complaining

(vi) Finally, the boy became

(a) young and handsome man

(b) a thoughtful person

(c) a tired old man

(d) a generous old man

Answer - (c) a tired old man

(vii) The boy sat down in the warm sunshine on

(a) grassy ground

(b) the tree stump

(c) a bench

(d) the branch of the tree

Answer - (b) the tree stump

B. Read the lesson again and make a list of the problems of the boy and solutions provided by the tree. An example is done for you:

N.	Problems	Solutions
1	The boy needed money	The tree gave the boy all its mangoes to sell and get money.
2	The boy needed a house	The tree gave its branches to build a house and furniture.
3	The boy needed a boat	The tree gave its trunk to make a boat.
4	The boy became old and needed company	The tress offered its stump to sit and its company.

C. Answer the following questions:

(i) Make a list of the things that help a tree to live.

Answer - Following is the list of things that help a tree to live –

1. Water

2. Air

3. Sunlight

4. Soil

(ii) List all the things the boy said he needed.

Answer - The boy said that he needed the following things –

1. Money to get married

2. A house to live

3. A boat to travel

(iii) The boy looked sullen and complaining. Why?

Answer - The boy looks sullen and complaining because he was in dire need of a house.

(iv) What happened at last?

Answer - At last the boy became a tired old man and thought of his faithful friend – the mango tree which was reduced to a stump. He sat on the stump and they both were happy.

(v) How did the boy spend his time?

Answer - The boy spent his time by playing near the large and old mango tree for hours.

Answer - (vi) Who was more loving - the boy or the tree? Why?

The tree was indeed more loving. It sacrificed everything to keep the thoughtless boy happy and never complaint.

  

Vocabulary

A. Find out the correct word with the help of the clues given below. One is done for you:

(i)	People and animals rest under trees. It is cool during day time.	S H A D E
(ii)	It is used in our daily life. We get wood for furniture from it.	T R E E
(iii)	It is a stage after flowering. People eat it.	F R U I T
(iv)	The part of the tree that helps it to stand firmly.	R O O T
(v)	We can't live without it. It helps plants grow.	W A T E R
(vi)	The part of the tree that remains after cutting it down.	S T U M P

B. Arrange the letters and make meaningful words. Clues are provided:

(i) nwroc            crown       (the king wears it)

(ii) tsofer            forest        (where wild animals live)

(iii) lgitedh        delight     (very happy)

(iv) nsilge           single        (one, only)

(v) mupts           stump       (what remains after the trunk is cut of a tree.)

C. Give one word related to the following family of words that occur in the text. First one is done for you:

(i)	leaves	fruit	branches	trunk	T R E E
(ii)	crown	rule	kingdom	palace	K I N G
(iii)	tears	worry	cry	sorrow	S A D/ S U L L E N
(iv)	sailor	across	river	travel	B O A T / S A I L
(v)	hour	day	week	month	T I M E

D. Arrange these words in alphabetic order:

Grow, Great, Generous, Gradually, Crown, Complain, Courage, Declare, Delight, Approach, Aged, Stump, Enough, Sullen, Trunk

Answer -

Aged

Approach

Complain

Courage

Crown

Declare

Delight

Enough

Generous

Gradually

Great

Grow

Stump

Sullen

Trunk