8th English : Unit 4 : Prose : My Reminiscence

My Reminiscence

📘 My Reminiscence – Full Solutions 📘

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🅐 Fill in the blanks

1. The author speaks about the river Ganges.
2. The author’s brother’s name is Jyotirindra.
3. The moonlight glimmered over the smooth flowing stream.
4. The beauty of Bengal and the Ganges served as food and drink to the author.

🅑 Answer the following (1–2 sentences)

1. Quote the expressions from the text when the author sees the Ganges again:
   ➤ “The Ganges again! Again those ineffable days and nights, languid with joy, sad with longing, attuned to the plaintive babbling of the river along the cool shade of its wooded banks”.


2. In what ways the river and its bank have changed?
   ➤ The river banks are now dominated by huge dragon-like mills making hissing noises and black smoke, instead of green trees and chirping birds.


3. How were the rooms arranged in his house?
   ➤ A flight of stone-flagged steps led to a long verandah. Rooms were at different levels, some accessible by short stairs, with a big sitting room facing the landing steps.

🅒 Answer the following (Paragraphs)

1. How does the author spend his afternoon?
   ➤ The author spent rainy afternoons in an exciting frenzy, playing the harmonium and singing old Vaishnava songs. He also sailed slowly in a boat with his brother Jyotirindra playing the violin, varying the music as the day declined.


2. Describe how the river looks when he rows back:
   ➤ On the west side, sun rays declined; on the east, the moon rose over the trees. Boats were few, trees appeared dark, and moonlight glowed over the smooth flowing stream.


3. Draw the images: (Students to visualize or sketch based on text.)

✂️ Clipped Words

Clipping is the reduction of a word to one of its parts:

• advertisement – ad
• automobile – auto
• cabriolet – cab
• examination – exam
• fanatic – fan
• gasoline – gas
• gymnasium – gym
• hamburger – burger
• influenza – flu
• laboratory – lab
• luncheon – lunch
• mathematics – math
• memorandum – memo
• moving picture – movie
• pantaloons – pants
• photograph – photo
• refrigerator – fridge
• university – varsity
• zoological park – zoo
• telephone – phone

🔗 Blends

Blends are words formed from parts of two or more words:

• binary + digit = bit
• breakfast + lunch = brunch
• camera + recorder = camcorder
• electronic + mail = email
• motor + hotel = motel
• Spanish + English = Spanglish
• vital + amine = vitamin

💬 Idioms

Idioms are expressions with figurative meanings:

• Bad Egg – A dishonest person
• A Piece of Cake – Something easy
• On Cloud Nine – Extremely happy
• At a Snail’s Pace – Moving very slowly
• Caught Red-Handed – Caught in the act
• Apple of My Eye – Someone cherished

Match meanings:

1. a piece of cake – easy
2. on cloud nine – Blissfully happy
3. perfect ten – completely perfect
4. at a snail’s pace – Moving very slowly
5. apple of my eye – someone cherished above all

📝 Notice Writing

A notice is a factual, formal announcement for schools or public places. It should include:

• Issuing agency (School/College)
• Date of issue
• Title/Subject
• Body (when, where, details)
• Authorized signatory

Example:

GOVT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, Tiruttani
NOTICE
October 30, 2019
INTERSCHOOL SINGING COMPETITION
Classes 6–12, Nov 14, school auditorium. Audition Nov 5 at 9 a.m.
Sharmila, Secretary (Cultural in-charge)

🔗 Grammar: Conjunctions

Coordinating: and, but, or, so, yet, for, etc.

Subordinating: because, although, if, since, when, till, etc.

Correlative: either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also, both…and, etc.

Examples:
Revathy and Rohini are friends.
If you say so, I will believe it.
Shekar is intelligent but careless.
Though Vinay is ill, he doesn't skip class.

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