Class 8 English3.2. The festival of Kite Exercises/ Maharashtra state Board questions and answers
Class 8 English
3.2. The festival of Kite
Exercises
1. Give the Antonyms and Synonyms of the words below, choosing from those given.
Synonyms: lustre, rise, victory, competitor,old - fashioned, joyfully, foreign, pause
Antonyms: partner, dullness, start, sorrowfully, drop, modernnative, defeat
3.2. The festival of Kite
Exercises
1. Give the Antonyms and Synonyms of the words below, choosing from those given.
Synonyms: lustre, rise, victory, competitor,old - fashioned, joyfully, foreign, pause
Antonyms: partner, dullness, start, sorrowfully, drop, modernnative, defeat
Ans:
2. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
(a) Fibreglass kites led to creating power - driven aeroplanes.
Ans: False
(b) In Gujarat, the kite - festival is celebrated to welcome the Spring.
Ans : False
(c) ‘Uttarayana’ starts from Makar Sankranti onwards.
Ans: True
(d) Kite - flying in Gujarat, is a competive sport - cum - festival.
And: True
(e) The kite - bazar in Ahmedabad, is open day and night for a week.
Ans: True
(f) The special thread for kite - flying is sharpened by adding sugar and glass pieces.
Ans: False
3. Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph
(a) Different types of kites.
Ans: Traditional kites are made of kite paper and have thin wooden frames. The modern kites may be motorized or made of fibreglass. Exotic kites have marvellous shapes such as that of eagles and snakes. There are also illuminated box-kites called tukals.
(b) International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad.
Ans: The International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad is held either at the Sardar Patel Stadium or the Police Stadium. It attracts international kite-flyers as well as local champions. Little Indian paper kites compete with those from Japan, USA, UK and other countries. Exotic kites with marvellous shapes such as eagles and snakes soar in the sky. The Patang or Kite Bazar, in the heart of Ahmedabad, is open 24 hours a day for a whole week, and people crowd the streets through the night. Skilled craftsmen demonstrate age- old kite-making skills and how to prepare special thread. At night, illuminated box- kites are sent into the sky.
(c) The kite bazar of Ahmedabad.
Ans: During the Kite Festival at Ahmedabad, the Patang or Kite Bazar, in the heart of Ahmedabad, is open 24 hours a day for a whole week. People crowd the streets and buy their stocks, haggling through the night. Skilled craftsmen demonstrate age-old kite-making skills and how to prepare special thread covered with a mixture of glue and ground glass.
4. You have just returned after your first experience of the kite - festival in Gujarat / Ahmedabad. You were thrilled with the festivities.
[ ] Write a short report about the kite - festival for your local newspaper. Give an attractive headline, a dateline and an account of the kite - festive. Write the report in the third person with more use of Passive voice.
[ ] lYou have a friend who lives abroad. Write a letter to your friend describing how you enjoyed the kite-festival.
5. (A) Verb forms show both, Tense (Present, Past, Future) and Aspect (Progressive, Perfect,
Perfect Progressive)
Progressive (Continuous) : be + verb - ing
Present Progressive : He is playing.
Past Progressive : He was playing.
Future Progressive : He will be playing.
Perfect : have / has / had verb - en / ed
Present Perefct : They have played.
Past Perefct : They had played.
Future Perfect : They will have played.
Perfect Progressive : have/has/had + been + verb - ing
Present Perfect Progressive : We have been playing.
Past Perfect Progressive : We had been playing.
Future Perfect Progressive : We shall have been playing.
(B) Underline the verb forms in the following sentences and state their Tense and Aspect.
(i) They are waiting for the right winds.
Ans: Present progressive Tense
(ii) People were haggling over the price of kites.
Ans: Past progressive tense
(iii) Vendors had been selling kites all through the week.
Ans: Past perfect progressive
(iv) Skilled craftsmen had demonstrated age - old skills.
Ans: Past perfect Tense
(v) State Tourism Corporation will be organising the International Kite Festival.
Ans: Future progressive tense
(vi) Kite - flyers have demonstrated their skills with exotic kites.
2. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
(a) Fibreglass kites led to creating power - driven aeroplanes.
Ans: False
(b) In Gujarat, the kite - festival is celebrated to welcome the Spring.
Ans : False
(c) ‘Uttarayana’ starts from Makar Sankranti onwards.
Ans: True
(d) Kite - flying in Gujarat, is a competive sport - cum - festival.
And: True
(e) The kite - bazar in Ahmedabad, is open day and night for a week.
Ans: True
(f) The special thread for kite - flying is sharpened by adding sugar and glass pieces.
Ans: False
3. Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph
(a) Different types of kites.
Ans: Traditional kites are made of kite paper and have thin wooden frames. The modern kites may be motorized or made of fibreglass. Exotic kites have marvellous shapes such as that of eagles and snakes. There are also illuminated box-kites called tukals.
(b) International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad.
Ans: The International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad is held either at the Sardar Patel Stadium or the Police Stadium. It attracts international kite-flyers as well as local champions. Little Indian paper kites compete with those from Japan, USA, UK and other countries. Exotic kites with marvellous shapes such as eagles and snakes soar in the sky. The Patang or Kite Bazar, in the heart of Ahmedabad, is open 24 hours a day for a whole week, and people crowd the streets through the night. Skilled craftsmen demonstrate age- old kite-making skills and how to prepare special thread. At night, illuminated box- kites are sent into the sky.
(c) The kite bazar of Ahmedabad.
Ans: During the Kite Festival at Ahmedabad, the Patang or Kite Bazar, in the heart of Ahmedabad, is open 24 hours a day for a whole week. People crowd the streets and buy their stocks, haggling through the night. Skilled craftsmen demonstrate age-old kite-making skills and how to prepare special thread covered with a mixture of glue and ground glass.
4. You have just returned after your first experience of the kite - festival in Gujarat / Ahmedabad. You were thrilled with the festivities.
[ ] Write a short report about the kite - festival for your local newspaper. Give an attractive headline, a dateline and an account of the kite - festive. Write the report in the third person with more use of Passive voice.
[ ] lYou have a friend who lives abroad. Write a letter to your friend describing how you enjoyed the kite-festival.
5. (A) Verb forms show both, Tense (Present, Past, Future) and Aspect (Progressive, Perfect,
Perfect Progressive)
Progressive (Continuous) : be + verb - ing
Present Progressive : He is playing.
Past Progressive : He was playing.
Future Progressive : He will be playing.
Perfect : have / has / had verb - en / ed
Present Perefct : They have played.
Past Perefct : They had played.
Future Perfect : They will have played.
Perfect Progressive : have/has/had + been + verb - ing
Present Perfect Progressive : We have been playing.
Past Perfect Progressive : We had been playing.
Future Perfect Progressive : We shall have been playing.
(B) Underline the verb forms in the following sentences and state their Tense and Aspect.
(i) They are waiting for the right winds.
Ans: Present progressive Tense
(ii) People were haggling over the price of kites.
Ans: Past progressive tense
(iii) Vendors had been selling kites all through the week.
Ans: Past perfect progressive
(iv) Skilled craftsmen had demonstrated age - old skills.
Ans: Past perfect Tense
(v) State Tourism Corporation will be organising the International Kite Festival.
Ans: Future progressive tense
(vi) Kite - flyers have demonstrated their skills with exotic kites.
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