The Man Who Planted Trees|Jean Giono|Wbbse English Class 8|Questions and Answers|Model Activity Task
Activity 1
Tick the correct alternative:
(i) The narrator was speaking of his experience (a) of recent times (b) about forty years ago (c) forty years into the future
Ans:- (b) about forty years ago
(ii) The land could produce only (a) plants of all types (b) wild lavender (c) oak trees
Ans:-(b) wild lavender
(iii) The village where he was camped was inhabited by (a) the villagers (b) wild animals (c) none
Ans:- (c) none
(iv) The sound of the wind is compared to (a) a flute (b) drums (c) a wild beast
Ans:-(c) a wild beast
Activity 2
Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes:
(1) The narrator had been walking for three days. (2)
(2) He came across a dry spring. (5)
(3) No vegetation grew in the region except wild lavender. (1)
(4) The narrator's camp was near an abandoned village. (3)
(5) He was in search of water. (4)
(6) He lost all hopes of water when his search produced no result after five hours. (6)
Activity 3
Answer the following question:
Why do you think the village was abandoned?
And:- The village was abandoned due to lack of water.
Activity 4
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) In the text, 'I' refers to the narrator .
(b) The shepherd's cottage would be the narrator's shelter for the night since the nearest village was still more than a day and a half farther on.
(c) With a great deal of attention, the shepherd the shepherd began to examine the acorns, separating the good ones from the bad.
(d) The impression provided by the shepherd to the narrator was that nothing could disturb him.
Activity 5
Answer the following questions:
(a) Give two examples of the shepherd's hospitality towards the narrator.
Ans:- The shepherd shared his soup with the narrator. He also allowed him to spend the night with him.
(b) State the profession of the people who inhabited the four or five remote villages.
Ans:- The people who inhabited in those villages were woodcutter who made charcoal.
(c) "I was intrigued." Why was the narrator 'intrigued'?
Ans:- The narrator was intrigued to see that nothing could disturb the shepherd and he wanted to find out more about the man.
Activity 6
Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:
(a) The next morning the shepherd left his house all by himself. (F)
Supporting statement: " He invited me to come along with him"
(b) Twenty thousand trees had sprouted from among the trees planted by the shepherd. (T)
Supporting statement: " Of these one hundred thousand, twenty thousand had come up."
(c) The narrator met Elzéard Bouffier after a time span of five years.
Supporting statement:
(d) The forest had sprung with the combined effort of the villagers and the shepherd. (F)
Supporting statement:
Activity 7
Answer the following questions:
(a) How did Elzéard Bouffier plant the acorns?
(b) How many years later did the narrator revisit the country?
(c) "I found that the war had not disturbed him at all"-Why do you think that the war had not been able to disturb Elzéard Bouffier?
(d) What was the narrator's reaction on seeing the massive oak trees?
Activity 8(a)
Combine the following pairs of sentences by using Infinitives:
(i) My mother went to Agra. She wanted to visit the Taj Mahal.
Ans: My mother went to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal.
(ii) The man held a meeting. He wanted to select a manager for the factory.
Ans: The man held a meeting to select a manager for the factory.
(iii) She was too tired. She could not work.
Ans: She was too tired to work.
(iv) The school has appointed a new teacher. He would teach Bengali to the students.
Ans: The school has appointed a new teacher to teach Bengali to the students.
Activity 8(b)
Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Continuous tense of the given verbs:
(i) The dog has been barking
(bark) since last night.
(ii) The man has been reading (read) the newspaper for two hours.
(iii) The students have been preparing (prepare) themselves for the quiz competition for several months.
iv) Mother has been cooking (cook) dinner for all of us throughout the evening.
Activity 8(c)
Change the underlined verbs into the Past Perfect Continuous tense:
(i) He said that he had tried to contact us over phone since 8 o'clock that day.
Ans: He said that he had been trying to contact us over phone since 8 o'clock that day.
(ii) For a long time they had planned to visit the caves of Ajanta and Ello
Ans: For a long time they had been planning to visit the caves of Ajanta and Ello.
(ii) The actor who had played the part of Netaji became ill after the show.
Ans: The actor who had been playing the part of Netaji became ill after the show.
(iv) My sister explained that she got up late because she had studied midnight.
Ans: My sister explained that she got up late because she had been studying midnight.
Activity 8(d)
Change the following sentences into Indirect speech:
(i) Mohan said, "My brother will leave tomorrow".
Ans: Mohan said that his brother would leave the next day.
(ii) My friend said to me, "I will be grateful if you help me now."
Ans: My friend told me that he would be grateful if I helped him then.
(iii) The child said to his father, "Please give me a toy."
Ans: The child requested his father to give him a toy.
(iv) "Oh! what a hot day it is today," said Rita.
Ans:
(v) "May we save our good earth!" said the teacher
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Activity 9
Find words in the third section of the text which mean the following:
(a) a way of improving an unpleasant or difficult situation
(b) to repeatedly hit at something
(c) a place with no people in it
(d) left with no words
Let's talk:
Trees are an important part of our planet. We are losing a number of trees everyday because of various reasons. Discuss in groups what you can do to prevent the cutting down of trees in your neighbourhood.
Let's do:
Activity 10(a)
Write an imaginary conversation between yourself and a tree which you had planted and which has now grown green and tall.
Activity 10(b)
Suppose your friend, who lives in a hostel, is missing his/her friends and family. na He/she is feeling very lonely and sad. Write a letter inspiring him/her to cope with his/her present situation.
Let's work together:
Locate a plot near your school. Collect a bag of seeds. With the help of your friends, plant the seeds and water them. Write four sentences on what you have done.
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