A King's Tale|wbbse class 8 model activity task|class 8 question and answer

Activity 1

Tick the correct alternative:

(i) During the reign of King Uther-Pendragon, the people of Britain lived a (a) peaceful (b) disturbed (c)unhappy life.

Ans: (a) peaceful life

(ii ) Merlin, the prophet and Sir Ulfius, the brave knight, were trusted by the

(a) opponents of the king (b) members of the royal family (c) counsellors of the king.

Ans: (b) members of the royal family

(iii) The royal baby was to be brought up by (a) Sir Ulfius (b) Merlin (c) Sir Ector

Ans: (c) Sir Ector

(iv) After the passing away of King Uther-Pendragon, there was-

(a) lawlessness (b) prosperity (c) development in Britain

Ans: (a) lawlessness in Britain

Activity 2

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes:

(1) Sir Ector promised to obey Merlin and Sir Ulfius.

(2) King Uther-Pendragon was loved by his people

(3) There was trouble in Britain after the king and queen died.

(4) Lady Igraine was the beautiful wife of King Uther- Pendragon

(5) The two trusted counsellors placed in Sir Ector's hands the royal baby.

(6) The royal baby was born to King Uther-Pendragon and Lady Igraine.

Ans: 1) -- (6)

2) --(1)

3) --(4)

4) --(2)

5) --(5)

6) --(3)

Activity 3

Answer the following question:

Why do you think Merlin and Sir Ulfius entrusted Sir Ector with the baby of the dead king and queen?

Ans: I think Merlin and Sir Ulfius entrusted Sir Ector with the royal baby of the dead king and queen because Sir Ector was a loyal subject of the dead king.

Activity 4

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) After King Uther-Pendragon, Britain had no king because none of the fighting barons had managed to become the king.

(b) The magnificient sword was fixed to a large stone.

(d) The beautiful arm that rose from the water held a sword set with rubies and emeralds.

Activity 5

Answer the following questions:

(a) What was written upon the stone on which the sword was fixed?

Ans: Upon the stone on which the sword was fixed was written: " whoever pulls out this sword is by right of birth, the king of England."

(b) What happened on the bright May morning?

Ans: On bright May morning, a great trial took place. In front of everyone Arthur lifted the sword easily and the crowd hailed him as the king of England.

Ans: Arthur needed a new sword because he had lost his sword in a battle.

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 people of England were unhappy during Arthur's rule.

Ans: (F)

Supporting statement: " King Arthur could gift peace and prosperity to England."

(b) Merlin took King Arthur to the gilded pavilion on his birthday.

Ans: (F)

Supporting statement: "On the wedding day Merlin took him to a richly gilded pavilion, painted crimson and dark blue."

Ans: (T)

Supporting statement: "In the middle of the room was a huge, round, oak table, richly carved, capable of seating fifty people."

(d) The goodness and the kindness of the knights were known all over the country.

Ans: (T)

Supporting statement: "The stories their goodness and kindness spread throughout the country."

Activity 7

Answer the following questions:

(a) Who, according to Merlin, could possess the Excalibur?

Ans: According to Merlin, only an honest and fearless knight who protects the common people can possess the Excalibur.

(b) Describe the pavilion where the round table was placed.

Ans: The pavilion where the round table was placed was richly gilded and painted crimson and dark blue. The floor was marbled.

Ans: King Arthur's devoted knights promised that they would help the helpless, be gentle to the weak and t punish the wicked.

(d) Why did King Arthur smile when he was informed that the Excalibur was taken back into the lake by a beautiful arm?

Ans: King Arthur smiled when he was informed that the Excalibur was taken back into the lake by a beautiful arm because he knew that it would happen.

Activity 8(a)

In the following sentences underline the groups of words that do the work of an Adjective:

(i) The king is wearing a crown which is made of gold.

(ii) He walked on the path that was stony.

(iii) He has a friend who is very helpful.

The groups of words that you have underlined do the work of an Adjective and contain Subjects and Predicates of their own. Such a group of words is called an Adjective Clause.

An Adjective Clause is introduced by a Relative Pronoun and so it is called a Relative Clause.

Activity 8(b)

In the following sentences, underline the groups of words that do the work of an Adverb:

(i) He returned home when it was raining.

(ii) The knight fought in a manner which was brave.

(iii) The student could not understand the lesson as he was not present in the class.

The groups of words that you have underlined do the work of an Adverb and

Activity 8(c)

In the following sentences, underline the groups of words that do the work of a Noun:

(i) I expect that he will come.

(ii) That you behave like this, hurts me.

(iii) Mother was very happy that her child had succeeded.

The groups of words that you have underlined do the work of a Noun and contain Subjects and Predicates of their own. Such a group of words is called a Noun Clause.

Activity 8(d)

Underline the Clauses in the following sentences and state what kind of clauses they are:

(i) He was a man whom everyone admired.

(ii) I hope that my uncle will visit me.

(iii) He could not walk further as he was tired.

(iv) They live in a place where it is always cold.

(v) My friends took me to a garden which was very beautiful.

(vi) The artist hoped that he would win an award.

Activity 9

Find words in the passage that mean the following:

(a) to care for someone or something

Ans: tend

(b) the state of being successful

Ans: prosperity

Ans: devoted

(d) died

Ans: perished

Activity 10(a)

Imagine you are Merlin, the wise counsellor to King Arthur. Write a paragraph in about eighty words on the advices you would have given the king in his times of trouble.

Activity 10(b)

Write a summary of the following passage:

Long ago during the reign of Khalifa Haroon-ul-Rashid, there lived a businessman called Ali. One day Ali went on a pilgrimage. He had five hundred gold coins which he put in a jar and filled the jar with oil. Ali left the jar with his neighbour Abdul. While Ali was away, one day, Abdul ran out of cooking oil in his house. He took out some oil from Ali's jar. As Abdul was pouring the oil several gold coins fell out from the jar. He became greedy. Abdul took out all the oil and the gold coins from Ali's jar. Then he replaced the oil in the jar from an oil-trader. Ali returned several months later. He did not find his coins. Abdul said he knew nothing of it. Ali went

to the Khalifa. Khalifa Haroon-ul-Rashid heard Ali's complain. But there was no

proof against Abdul. The Khalifa called an oil merchant. He tasted the oil and said

it was two months old. Ali had been gone for seven months. He could not have

put that oil in the jar. So, Abdul was caught. Ali got back his coins. (190 words)

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A King's Tale|wbbse class 8 model activity task|class 8 question and answer