ધોરણ 8 અંગ્રેજી – 1. Unit-1 Q for Question

Activity – 1:-An Interview

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Read the ‘Interview’and answer the questions given below:

Interviewer : Hello ! Ms. Sunita Williams. Welcome to our programme.

Sunita Williams :Hello! Nice meeting you.

Interviewer :Where do you work? Sunita Willlams: At NASA as a flight engineer.

Interviewer :Where were you born?

Sunita Willlams : Ohio.

Interviewer : What is your date of birth?

Sunita Williams :19″ September, 1965.

Interviewer :Where did you get your graduation from?

Sunita Williams :I did my graduation from “Florida Institute of Technology.”

Questions/Answers:
(1) Between whom was the dialogue going on ?

The dialogue was going on between interviewer and Sunita Williams.

(2) What is Sunita Williams?
(A) A space engineer  (B) A flight engineer
(C) A rocket engineer (D) An atomic engineer

Ans:(B)-A flight engineer.

(3) Sunita Williams works at ———-
(A) NASA(B) PASA (C) CIA (D) RAW

Ans:(A)-NASA

(4) Which is the birthplace of Sunita Williams?
Ans: the birthplace of Sunita Williams is Ohio.

(5) What is the birthdate of Sunita Williams ?

(A) 21 September 1967    (B) 21 October 1965
(C) 19th September 1965 (D) 19th September 1967

Ans.(C) 19th September 1965.

(6) From which institute Sunita did her graduation?
Ans: Sunita did graduation from Florida Institute of Technology.

(7) Find the names of two cities from the paragraph.
Ans: the names of Two Cities from the paragraph Ohio and Florida.

પ્રવૃત્તિ – 1 : ‘ઇન્ટરવ્યૂ’ વાંચો અને અને તેની નીચે આપેલા પ્રશ્નોના જવાબો આપો.  ઇન્ટરવ્યુઅર: હેલો!  શ્રીમતી સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સ.  અમારા પ્રોગ્રામમાં આપનું સ્વાગત છે.

સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સ: હેલો! તમને મળીને આનંદ થયો.

ઇન્ટરવ્યુઅર: તમે ક્યાં કામ કરો છો?

સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સ: નાસામાં ફ્લાઇટ એન્જિનિયર તરીકે.

ઇન્ટરવ્યુઅર: તમે ક્યાં જન્મ્યા હતા?

સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સ : ઓહિયો.

ઇન્ટરવ્યુઅર: તમારી જન્મતારીખ શું છે?

સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સ: 19મી સપ્ટેમ્બર, 1965.

ઇન્ટરવ્યુઅર: તમે તમારું ગ્રેજ્યુએશન ક્યાંથી મેળવ્યું?

સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સ:” ફ્લોરિડા ઇન્સ્ટિટ્યૂટ ઑફ ટેકનોલોજી.”

(1) કોની વચ્ચે સંવાદ ચાલે છે?

(2) સુનિતાનો વ્યવસાય શું છે?

(એ) સ્પેસ એન્જિનિયર (બી) ફ્લાઇટ એન્જિનિયર

(સી) રોકેટ એન્જિનિયર (ડી) એક અણુ એન્જિનિયર

(3) સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સ ક્યાં કામ કરે છે———-

(એ) નાસા     (બી) પાસા

(સી) સીઆઈએ (ડી)રૉ આરએડબ્લ્યુ

(4)સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સનું જન્મસ્થળ કયું છે?

(5) સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સની જન્મ તારીખ શું છે?

(6) કઈ સંસ્થામાથી સુનિતાએ તેનું સ્નાતક કર્યું છે?

(7)) ફકરામાંથી બે શહેરોનાં નામ શોધો.

Interviewer:Which special items did you bring with you in the space first time?

Sunita Wiliams:The Bhagwad Gita, a small idol of Ganesha and a letter written in Hindi by my father. Interviewer:Who inspired you ln your life and work?

Sunita Willlams : Mahatma Gandhi.

Interviewer:What is your country of origin?

Sunita Williams:India. In fact my father Deepak Pandya is from Gujarat.

Questions/Answers:
(1) Which holy book is mentioned in the paragraph?
Ans: The Bhagavad Gita is mentioned in the paragraph.

(2) What did Sunita Williams take with her in the space ?
Ans: Sunita Williams took Bhagavad Gita, a small Idol of Ganesha and a letter written in Hindi by her father with her in the space.

(3) The letter written by Sunita William’s father was in——-
(A)Gujarati (B) Hindi (C)English(D)Spanish
Ans: (B) Hindi

(4)From whom did Sunita get inspiration ?
Ans: Sunita got inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi.

(5)———- is Sunita William’s country of origin.
(A) USA(B) India(C) Britain (D)China
Ans: (B) India

(6) What is the name of Sunita William’s father ?
Ans: Deepak Pandya is the name of of Sunita Williams’ father.

(7) Mr. Deepak Pandya belongs to———-
(A) Maharashtra (B) Rajasthan
(C)Gujarat         (D)Delhi

Ans: (C)Gujarat

(8) Write the name of any other Indian holy book.
Ans: The name of an Indian holy book is the Bhagavad Gita.

ઇન્ટરવ્યુઅર: સૌથી પહેલી વાર અવકાશમાં તમે તમારી સાથે કઈ ખાસ વસ્તુઓ લઈ ગયા?  સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સ: ભગવદ ગીતા, એક નાની ગણેશની મૂર્તિ અને મારા પિતા દ્વારા હિન્દીમાં લખાયેલો એક પત્ર.

ઇન્ટરવ્યુઅર: તમારા જીવન અને કાર્યમાં કોણે તમને પ્રેરણા આપી?

સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સ: મહાત્મા ગાંધી.

ઇન્ટરવ્યુઅર: તમારો મૂળ દેશ કયો છે?

સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સ: ભારત.  હકીકતમાં મારા પિતા દિપક પંડ્યા ગુજરાતના છે.

(૧) ફકરામાં કયા પવિત્ર પુસ્તકનો ઉલ્લેખ છે?

(૨) સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સ અવકાશમાં તેની સાથે શું લઈ ગયા?

(3) સુનીતા વિલિયમ્સના પિતાએ લખેલ પત્ર——- માં હતો

(એ) ગુજરાતી (બી) હિન્દી (સી) અંગ્રેજી (ડી) સ્પેનિશ

(4)સુનિતાને કોની પાસેથી પ્રેરણા મળી?

(5)સુનિતા વિલિયમ્સનો મૂળ દેશ _______છે.
(એ) યુ.એસ.એ.   (બી) ભારત (સી) બ્રિટન (ડી) ચીન

(6)સુનિતા વિલિયમના પિતાનું નામ શું છે?

(7)શ્રી દીપક પંડ્યા_______ ના વતની છે

(8) અન્ય કોઈ ભારતીય પવિત્ર પુસ્તકનું નામ લખો.

Activity-4:-Fast Finger First

Exercise:-2
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions:

Vikas : Hello ! good morning and welcome everyone. Today, at our ‘Smit Vidyalaya’, we have the 4th annual Smart student of the school contest. Our English teacher Mr. Parmar is the host of this competition and with him, the scorer is Mr. Bright, his own laptop. Our principal Mr. Sharma is the expert. Today we have nine contestants. They have computer screens in front of them. All of us are eagerly awaiting the start. So, let’s not waste time.

Questions/Answers:
(1) Who is introducing the participants ?
Ans: Vikas is introducing the participants.

(2) What is the name of Vikas’ School ?
Ans:Ans:The name of Vikas’ school is Smit Vidyalaya.

(3) Who is the anchor or host of the competition?
Ans: Mr Parmar is the anchor for host of the competition.

(4) Which subject does Mr. Parmar teach ?
Ans: Mr Parmar teaches English.

(5) Where does Mr. Parmar work ?
Ans: Mr Parmar works in Smit Vidyalaya.

(6)________ is the scorer.
(A) Mr bright (B) Mr Patel. (C) Mr Sharma. (D)all of them.
Ans:(A) Mr bright.

(7) What is the role of Mr. Sharma in the competition?
(A)Scorer.(B) Expert (C) Contestant (D) Teacher
Ans:.(B) Expert.

(8) How many contestants are there in the competition?
Ans:There are nine contestants in the competition.

ફકરો વાંચો અને પ્રશ્નોના જવાબ આપો:
  વિકાસ:  હેલો!  શુભ સવાર અને દરેક ને આવકાર.  આજે આપણા સ્મિત વિદ્યાલયમાં શાળાના સ્માર્ટ સ્ટુડન્ટ ની ચોથી વાર્ષિક સ્પર્ધા છે.  અમારા અંગ્રેજી શિક્ષક શ્રી પરમાર આ સ્પર્ધાના યજમાન છે અને તેની સાથે, સ્કોરર શ્રી બ્રાઇટ છે, તેનો પોતાનો લેપટોપ છે.  અમારા આચાર્ય શ્રી શર્મા નિષ્ણાત છે.  આજે આપણી પાસે નવ સ્પર્ધકો છે.  તેમની સામે કમ્પ્યુટર સ્ક્રીનો છે.  આપણે બધા આતુરતાથી શરૂઆતની રાહ જોઈ રહ્યા છીએ.  તેથી, ચાલો સમય બગાડીએ નહીં.  

(1) ભાગ લેનારાઓને કોણ રજૂ કરી રહ્યું છે?  

(૨) વિકાસની શાળાનું નામ શું છે?  

(3) હરીફાઈનો એન્કર અથવા હોસ્ટ કોણ છે 

(4)શ્રી પરમાર કયો વિષય ભણાવે છે?  

(5) શ્રી પરમાર ક્યાં કામ કરે છે? 

(6) ———- સ્કોરર છે. 

(7) શ્રી શર્માની સ્પર્ધામાં શું ભૂમિકા છે?   

(8) સ્પર્ધામાં કેટલા સ્પર્ધકો છે?

Mr. Parmar: Thank you, Vikas. Hey!Everyone, welcome again, and all the best to the participants.

Contestants:Thank you, sir.

Mr. Parmar: The first round is “Fast Finger First” round. OK, ready? I will give you a question on your computer. You will get maximum 7 seconds. The contestant with the qulckest finger will come to this smart seat. Your time starts now.

Questions/Answers:
(1)_______says thank you.

(A) Mr. Parmar (B) Mr. Shah (C) Mr. Sharma (D) Mr. Patel.
Ans:(A) Mr. Parmar

(2) Whom does Mr Parmar wish ?
Ans: Mr Parmar wishes the participants.

(3) What is the name of the first round ?
Ans: the name of the first round is “Fast Finger First round”.

(4) What is the rule of the first round ?
Ans: the participants will get maximum seven seconds to give the answer of a question.

(5) What is the maximum time to answer the question ?
(A) 2 seconds (B) 5 seconds (C) 7 seconds (D) 10 seconds
Ans:(C) 7 seconds.

(6) Where will Mr. Parmar give the question?
Ans: Mr Parmar will give the question on participant’s computer

(7) Find a word having the similar meaning as ‘participant from the paragraph.
Ans: the similar meaning as ‘participant’ from the paragraph is ‘contestant’.

શ્રી પરમાર:આભાર, વિકાસ.  અરે! દરેકને, ફરી સ્વાગત છે, અને સહભાગીઓ માટે all the best.

સ્પર્ધકો: આભાર, સર.

શ્રી પરમાર: પ્રથમ રાઉન્ડ “ફાસ્ટ ફિંગર ફર્સ્ટ” રાઉન્ડ છે.  ઠીક છે, તૈયાર છે ?હું તમારા કમ્પ્યુટર પર તમને એક પ્રશ્ન આપીશ.  તમને મહત્તમ 7 સેકંડ મળશે. સૌથી ઝડપી આંગળી સાથેનો સ્પર્ધક આ સ્માર્ટ સીટ પર આવશે. હવે તમારો સમય શરૂ થાય છે.

(1) ———– આભાર કહે છે 

(એ) શ્રીમાન પરમાર (બી) શ્રી શાહ (સી) શ્રી શર્મા (ડી) શ્રી પટેલ 

(૨) શ્રી પરમાર કોને શુભેચ્છા પાઠવે છે?  

(3)પ્રથમ રાઉન્ડનું નામ શું છે?  

(4)પ્રથમ રાઉન્ડ 7 નો નિયમ શું છે 

(5)પ્રશ્નનો જવાબ આપવા માટે મહત્તમ સમય કેટલો છે?  

(એ) 2 સેકંડ (બી) 5 સેકંડ (સી) 7 સેકંડ (ડી) 10 સેકંડ 

(6) શ્રી પરમાર ક્યાં પ્રશ્ન આપશે?  

(7) ‘ફકરામાંથી સહભાગી’ જેવા સમાન અર્થવાળો કોઈ શબ્દ શોધો

Arrange the following words in correct order.

Make a sentence: (A) best (B) friends (C) Trees (D) are (E) our.

(Contestants, select their answers.)

The correct order is CDEAB.

Mr. Parmar:0K. The time is up. Let’s see who is the quickest ? And she is Nandita Gosai. She took only 3seconds. Welcome Nandita, come to this smart seat.

Nandita:Oh!Thank you, sir. l am so lucky.

Questions/Answers:
(1) Here, order means_____
(A) clear   (B)sequence   (C)answer  (D) command
Ans:(B)sequence=ક્રમ.

(2) How many words were given to make the sentence ?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
Ans:(D) 5

(3) Who won the first round?
(A) Nandita (B) Vikas (C) Mr. Bright (D) Miss Tick Tick.
Ans:(A) Nandita

(4) How many secends did Nandita take?
Ans: Nandita took only 3 seconds.

(5) Who came to the smart seat ? Why?
Ans: Nandita came to the smart seat because she took only 3 seconds to arrange the words in correct order.

(6) Why was Nandita lucky ?
Ans: Nandita was lucky because she came to the smart seat. 

નીચેના શબ્દોને યોગ્ય ક્રમમાં ગોઠવો. એક વાક્ય બનાવો. 

(એ) શ્રેષ્ઠ (બી) મિત્રો (સી) વૃક્ષો (ડી) છે (ઇ)આપણા

(સ્પર્ધકો, તેમના જવાબો પસંદ કરે છે.) સાચો ક્રમ સીડીઇએબી છે.  

શ્રી પરમાર: ઓ. કે. સમય પૂરો થયો. ચાલો જોઈએ કે ઝડપી કોણ છે? અને તે નંદિતા ગોસાઈ છે. તેણે ફક્ત 3 સેકન્ડ લીધા હતા. નંદિતાનું સ્વાગત છે, આ સ્માર્ટ સીટ પર આવો. 

 નંદિતા: ઓહ, આભાર, સર. હું ખૂબ નસીબદાર છું. 

 (1) અહીં, ઓર્ડરનો અર્થ છે (એ) સ્પષ્ટ (બી) ક્રમ (સી) જવાબ (ડી) આદેશ

(2)વાક્ય બનાવવા માટે કેટલા શબ્દો આપવામાં આવ્યા હતા?

(3) પ્રથમ રાઉન્ડ કોણે જીત્યો?

(A) નંદિતા (B) વિકાસ (C) શ્રી તેજસ્વી (D) મિસ ટિક ટિક

(4) નંદિતાએ કેટલી સેકંડ લીધી?

 (5) સ્માર્ટ સીટ પર કોણ આવ્યું? કેમ?

 (6) નંદિતા કેમ નસીબદાર હતી?

Nandita: Hello !Aunty.
Aunty    :Yes.
Nandita : Hello !Aunty. I am Nandita l am participating in the “Smart student of school” contest. I want your help. I am at 2nd question. And I have only one minute. My time will start when I start to ask you the question. OK?
Aunty    :OK. Nandu, lam ready.Tell me.
Nandita : Which sea touches Gujarat?
(A) The Arabian Sea (B) The Aral Sea (C) The Red Sea (D) The Yellow Sea.

Questions/Answers:
(1) Nandita is participating in the”_______ of school” contest. Most students. (A) Best student (B) Smart student (C) Curious student (D) Most students
Ans:(B) Smart student

(2) How much time does Nandita have to answer the question ?
Ans: Nandita has only one minute to answer the question.

(3) When will Nandita’s time start ?
Ans: Nandita’s time will start when she starts to ask her aunty the question.

(4) Which sea do you think is the answer ?
Ans: I think the Arabian Sea is the answer.

(5) Which options show the name of the seas?
(A) Red and Blue    (B) Blue and Yellow
(C) Red and Yellow (D) Blue and Black

Ans:(C) Red and Yellow.

નંદિતા: હેલો આંટી.
આન્ટી: હા.
નંદિતા:હું “શાળાના સ્માર્ટ વિદ્યાર્થી” ની સ્પર્ધામાં ભાગ લેતી નંદિતા છું.  હું તમારી સહાય માંગું છું. બીજા નંબરના પ્રશ્ન પર છું  અને મારી પાસે માત્ર એક મિનિટ છે.  મારો સમય શરૂ થશે જ્યારે હું તમને સવાલ પૂછવાનું શરૂ કરીશ.  બરાબર?
આન્ટી: ઓકે.  નંદુ, હું તૈયાર છું  મને કહો.
નંદિતા: કયો સમુદ્ર ગુજરાતને સ્પર્શે છે?
(એ) અરબી સમુદ્ર (બી) અરલ સમુદ્ર(સી) લાલ સમુદ્ર (ડી) પીળો સમુદ્ર

પ્રશ્નો :
(૧) નંદિતા “શાળાની________” સ્પર્ધામાં ભાગ લઈ રહી છે.
(એ) શ્રેષ્ઠ વિદ્યાર્થી (બી) સ્માર્ટ વિદ્યાર્થી
(સી) જિજ્ઞાસુ વિદ્યાર્થી (ડી) મોટા ભાગના વિદ્યાર્થીઓ.

(૨) નંદિતાને પ્રશ્નનો જવાબ આપવા માટે કેટલો સમય છે?

(3) નંદિતાનો સમય ક્યારે શરૂ થશે?

(4) તમને જવાબ તરીકે કયો સમુદ્ર લાગે છે?

(5) કયા વિકલ્પો સમુદ્રનું નામ બતાવે છે ?

(એ) લાલ અને વાદળી (બી) વાદળી અને પીળો
(સી) લાલ અને પીળો (ડી)વાદળી અને કાળો.

Parmar : OK, Nandita keep it up. Now this is the third questlon. After this Miss Tick Tick will not disturb you. OK, Let’s see.
The amount of water flowing into a tank doubles evvery minute. The tank is full in an hour. When was the tank half full ? (A) 58 minutes (B)30 minutes (C) 59 minutes (D) 31 minutes.

Nandita:l know the answer.It is(C) 59 minutes.

Mr. Parmar : Yes, you are quite right. Nandita you win another gift. Now you are free from Miss Tick Tick. I want to say something about you to the audience. Nandita is a good player of hockey. She won the player of the match award in the last inter school hockey tournament. Let’s clap for that.

Nandita: Thank you, Sir

Questions/Answers:
(1) After how many questions does Nandita become free from Miss Tick Tick ?
Ans: Nandita becomes free from Miss Tick Tick after third question.

(2) Question 3 is related to ________
(A) Mathematics (B)Science(C) general knowledge (D) social science
Ans:(A) Mathematics

(3) How many gifts does Nandita win ?
Ans: Nandita wins three gifts.

(4) Which game does Nandita like ?
Ans: Nandita likes hockey.

(5) Which award did Nandita win in the last inter school hockey tournament ?
Ans: Nandita won the player of the match award in the last Inter school hockey tournament.

શ્રી પરમાર: ઠીક છે, નંદિતા તેને ચાલુ રાખો.  હવે આ ત્રીજો પ્રશ્ન છે.  આ પછી મિસ ટિક ટિક ખલેલ પહોંચાડશે નહીં.  ઠીક છે, ચાલો જોઈએ.
એક ટાંકીમાં પડતા પાણીનો પ્રવાહ નો જટ દર મિનિટે ડબલ થાય છે.  ટાંકી એક કલાકમાં ભરાઈ ગઈ છે.  ટાંકીનો અડધો ક્યારે ભરાશે? (એ)58 મિનિટ (બી)30 મિનિટ (સી) ૫૯ મિનિટ (ડી)31 મિનિટ

નંદિતા: હું જવાબ જાણું છું. તે સી છે. 99 મિનિટ.

શ્રી પરમાર: હા, તમે બરાબર સાચા છો. નંદિતા તમે જીતી ગયા  બીજી ભેટ.હવે તમે મિસ ટિક ટિકથી મુક્ત થયા હુ પ્રેક્ષકોને તમારા વિશે કંઇક કહેવા માંગુ છું.નંદિતા હોકીની સારી ખેલાડી છે. છેલ્લી ઇન્ટર સ્કૂલ હોકી ટૂર્નામેન્ટમાં તેણે પ્લેયર ઓફ ધ મેચનો એવોર્ડ જીત્યો. ચાલો તે માટે તાળી પાડીએ.

નંદિતા: આભાર, સર.

પ્રશ્નો:
(૧) નંદિતા કેટલા પ્રશ્નો પછી મિસ ટિક ટિકથી મુક્ત થઈ જાય છે?

(૨) પ્રશ્ન એ સાથે સંબંધિત છે.
(એ) ગણિત (બી)વિજ્ઞાન(સી)સામાન્ય જ્ઞાન (ડી) સામાજિક વિજ્ઞાન

(3)  નંદિતા કેટલી ગીફ્ટ જીતે છે?

(4) નંદિતાને કઈ રમત ગમે છે?

(5) છેલ્લી ઇન્ટર સ્કૂલ હોકી ટૂર્નામેન્ટમાં નંદિતાએ કયો એવોર્ડ જીત્યો હતો?

Exercise:-3

Say whether the following are true or false.
1.After three questions a contestant will be free from Miss tick (true)
2.There is a help line through which we can talk to a person. (true)
3.The expert is an English teacher.(false)
4. Mr. Bright gives one minute time to the contestants. (false)
5. Meerabai wrote the Gujarati Poem’ Grammata’.(false)

નીચેના વિધાનો સાચા છે કે ખોટા તે કહો.
1. ત્રણ પ્રશ્નો પછી સ્પર્ધક મિસ ટિકથી મુક્ત થશે
2. એક સહાયક લાઇન છે જેના દ્વારા આપણે કોઈ વ્યક્તિ સાથે વાત કરી શકીએ છીએ.
3. નિષ્ણાત એક અંગ્રેજી શિક્ષક છે.
4. શ્રી bright સ્પર્ધકોને એક મિનિટનો સમય આપે છે.
5. મીરાબાઈએ ગુજરાતી કવિતા ‘ગ્રામમાતા’ લખી.

         Grammar ~ વ્યાકરણ

પ્રશ્ન સૂચક શબ્દોની માહિતી:
1)Who: કોણ –
-ક્રિયાનો કરનાર કોણ છે તે જાણવા માટે અથવા કોઈ વ્યક્તિ વિશે માહિતી મેળવવા માટે ઉપયોગી છે. એટલે કે કર્તા દર્શાવે છે.

ઉદા.Nandita is a good player of hockey.
who is a good player of hockey?
2) what: શું –
-કોઈ વ્યક્તિનો વ્યવસાય અથવા વ્યક્તિએ શુ ક્રિયા કરી તે જાણવા માટે ઉપયોગી છે. એટલે કે મુખ્ય કર્મ દર્શાવે છે.

ઉદા.I am playing cricket.
What are you playing?

Where: ક્યાં-
-કોઈ વ્યક્તિ ,વસ્તુ કે પ્રાણીના સ્થાન કે સ્થળ વિશે માહિતી મેળવવા વપરાય છે એટલે કે સ્થાન દર્શાવે છે.
ઉદા.My friend lives in Surat.
Where does your friend live?

When: ક્યારે –
-ચોક્કસ સમય જાણવા માટે વપરાય છે.~ તે સમય દર્શાવે છે.

ઉદા.I get up at 6 am.
When do you get up?

Why: શા માટે –તે કારણ જાણવા માટે વપરાય છે ~કારણ દર્શાવે છે.
ઉદા.Neha went to the market to buy the vegetables.
Why did Neha go to the market?

Whose: કોનું, કોની, કોનો, કોના
કોઈ વસ્તુ પદાર્થ કે પ્રાણી નો માલિક કોણ છે તે જાણવા માટે વપરાય છે~ માલિકી દર્શાવે છે. સબંધક સર્વનામ છે.
ઉદા.This is my friend’s house.
Whose house is this?

Which: કયો, કઈ, કયું — પદાર્થ કે પ્રાણી કે વ્યક્તિ કેવા પ્રકારની છે તે જાણવા માટે વપરાય છે~ વિશેષતા,વિશેષણ કે ગુણ દર્શાવે છે.
ઉદા.A red pen is on the table.
Which pen is on the table?

Whom: કોને– ક્રિયા કોના પર પર થઈ તે જણાવે છે ~ગોણ કર્મ દર્શાવે છે.
ઉદા.He gave me a pen.
Whom did he give a pan?

How: કેવી રીતે —ક્રિયા કેવી રીતે કરવામાં આવે છે તે જાણવા માટે~ ક્રિયાની રીત બતાવે છે.
ઉદા.I went to Rajkot by bus.
How do you go to Rajkot?

How many: કેટલા― જ્યારે કોઈ ગણી શકાય તેવી વસ્તુ ,પદાર્થ કે વ્યક્તિ ની સંખ્યા કેટલી છે એ જાણવી હોય ત્યારે આ પ્રશ્ન સૂચક શબ્દ વપરાય છે~ તે સંખ્યાવાચક પ્રશ્નસૂચક શબ્દ છે.જેમકે પેન, પુસ્તક, વિદ્યાર્થી વગેરેની સંખ્યા જાણવા માટે  How many વપરાય છે.
howmany પછી આવતું સંખ્યાવાચક નામ હંમેશા બહુવચનમાં આવે છે.
ઉદા.Howmany boys.
ઉદા.I have three pens.

How many pens do you have?
How much: કેટલું ― કોઈ ન ગણી શકાય તેવી વસ્તુ કે પદાર્થનો જથ્થો કે માત્રા જાણવા માટે વપરાય છે.તે જથ્થાવાચક પ્રશ્ન સૂચક શબ્દ છે. જેમકે કોઈ અનાજ, પ્રવાહી  ચલણ: rice, water,oil,money,land, news વગેરે ન ગણી શકાય તેવા પદાર્થ નો જથ્થો જાણવા માટે How much વપરાય છે. howmuch પછી જથ્થાવાચક નામ આવે છે.
ઉદા.Howmuch water.
ઉદાThere is one liter of milk in the jug.
How much milk is there in the jug?

Exercise:-4:~
Fill in the blanks with the correct question word:
1)——— is a bowler? (Who /When)
2)——— does he throw the ball to the fielder? (How/Who)
3)——– do players play the match? (What/Why)
4)——- is the ball? Is it red?(How /What)
5)——- did the umpire give out? (Where /Why)
6) ——– did the batsman leave the field? (When/Who)
7)——- bat is broken on the fleld? (Who/Whose)
8) ——– does your mother get up in the morning? (Who/When)
9) ——- does your fathers return to home daily?(When/What)
10) From ——– does he learn English daily?(Whom/whose)
11)——– works in the cold? (Whom /Who)
12)——- did Neti eat in a hotel last night? (Why/Which)
13)—— book is yours?(Which/Whose)
14)——– are they crying ? (Why /What).
Ans:1. Who     2.How     3.Why     4.How     5.why     6.When    7.Whose     8.When     9.When     10. whom     11.Who     12.Why     13.Which     14.Why.

Exercise:-5
Frame question to get the indicated underlined words as the answer:
Example:
Sunita graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology
Ans:Who graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology?
2.Sunita graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology.
Ans:From where did Sunita graduated?

Exercise: My friends visited Amit’s village in the last vacation.
Ans:Who visited Amit’s village in the last vacation?

2) My friends visited Amit’s village in the last vacation.
Ans: where did my/your friends visit in the last vacation?

3) My friends visited Amit’s village in the last vacation.
Ans: when did my/ your friends visit Amit’s village?

4) Kanaiyalal Munshi wrote ‘Patan ni Prabbuta’ in 1916.
Ans: who wrote ‘Patan ni Prabhuta’ in 1916?

5) Kanaiyalal Munshi wrote ‘Patan ni Prabbuta’ in 1916.
Ans: When did Kanhaiya Lal Munshi write ‘Patan Ni Prabhuta’?

6) Kanaiyalal Munshi wrote ‘Patan ni Prabbuta’ in 1916.
Ans: what did Kanhaiya Lal Munshi write in 1916?

7) Sunita Williams was born on 19th September,1965 in Ohio
Ans: Who was born on 19th September 1965 in Ohio?

8) Sunita Williams was born on 19th September,1965 in Ohio.
Ans: When was Sunita William born in Ohio?

9) Sunita Williams was born on 19th September,1965 in Ohio.
Ans: Where was Sunita William born on 19 September 1965?

10) Munna had mango juice in the morning.
Ans: who had mango juice in the morning?

(11) Munna had mango juice in the morning.
Ans: what had Munna in the morning?

12) Munna had mango juice in the morning.
Ans: when had Munna mango juice?

13) Maya attended the special classes to learn English.
Ans: Who attended the special classes to learn English?

14) Maya attended the special classes to learn English.
Ans: What did Maya attend to learn English?

15) Maya attended the special classes to learn English.
Ans: Why did Maya attend the special classes?

Activity – 4  Fast Finger First

9. Read the paragraph and answer the questions :
★ Vikas : Hello, good morning and welcome everyone, Today, at our ‘Smit Vidyalaya’, we have the 4th annual Smart student of the school contest. Our English teacher Mr. Parmar is the host of this competition and with him, the scorer is Mr. Bright, his own laptop, Our principal Mr. Sharma is the expert. Today we have nine contestants. They have computer screens in front of them. All of us are eagerly awaiting the start. So, let’s not waste time.

(1) Who is introducing the participants?
Ans: Vikas is introducing the participants.

(2) What is the name of Vikas’ School?
Ans: The name of Vikas’ school is ‘Smit Vidyalaya’.

(3) Who is the anchor or host of the competition?
Ans : Mr. Parmar is the host of the competition.

(4) Which subject does Mr. Parmar teach?
Ans : Mr. Parmar teaches English. 

(5) Where does Mr. Parmar works?

Ans : Mr. Parmar works at ‘Smit Vidyalaya,

(6) _____ is the scorer. 

(A) Mr. Bright 

 (B) Mr. Patel 

(C) Mr. Sharma 

(D) All the them.
Ans: (A) Mr. Bright

(7) What is the role of Mr. Sharma in the competition? 

(A) Scorer 

(B) Expert 

(C) Contestant

(D) Teacher
Ans: (B) Expert

(8) How many contestants are there in the competition?
Ans : There are nine contestants in the competition.

★ Parmar: Thank you, Vikas, Hey ! Everyone, welcome again, and all the best to the participants. Contestants: Thank you, sir. Mr. Parmar : The first round is “Fast Finger First” round. OK, ready ?1 will give you a question on your computer. You will get maximum 7 seconds. The contestant with the quickest finger will come to this smart seat. Your time starts now.

(1) ______says thank you.
(A) Mr. Parmar

(B) Mr. Shah

(C) Mr. Sharma

(D) Mr. Patel
Ans: (A) Mr. Parmar

(2) Whom does Mr Parmar wish all the best?
Ans: Mr. Parma wishes all the best to the participants.

(3) What is the name of the first round?
Ans: The name of the first round is “Fast Finger First”.

(4) What is the rule of the first round?
Ans: A question is given on the computer and in maximum 7 seconds, contestants have to give answers, The contestant with the quickest finger will come to the smart seat.

(5) What is the maximum time to answer the question?
(A) 2 seconds

(B) 5 seconds

(C) 7 seconds

(D) 10 seconds
Ans: (C) 7 seconds

(6) Where will Mr. Parmar give the question?
Ans: Mr. Parmar will give the question on the contestants’ computer.

(7) Which word in the paragraph means participants?
Ans: Contestants.

★ Arrange the following words in correct order to make a sentence. (A) best (B) friends (C) Trees (D) are (E) our (Contestants, select their answers,) The correct order is CDEAB.
Mr. Parmar : OK. The time is up. Let’s see who is the quickest ? And she is Nandita Gosai. She took only 3 seconds. Welcome Nandita, come to this smart seat. Nandita: Oh! Thank you, sir. I am so lucky.

(1) Here, order means………..

(A) clear

(B) sequence

(C) answer

(D) command
Ans: (B) sequence

(2) How many words were given to make the sentence ?
(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D) 5
Ans: (D) 5

(3) Who won the first round?
(A) Nandita

(B) Vikas

(C) Mr. Bright

(D) Miss Tick Tick
Ans: (A) Nandita

(4) How many seconds did Nandita take to give the correct answer ?
Ans: took 3 seconds

(5) Who came to the smart seat? Why?
Ans: Nandita came to the smart seat because she gave the quickest answer in the first round.

(6) Why was Nandita lucky?
Ans: Nandita was lucky because she came to the smart seat.

★ Mr. Parmar: Are you ready? Nandita : Yes sir, but I want to say something.
Mr. Parmar: Yes, sure.
Nandita: Sir, last year, I tried hard but couldn’t reach here.
Mr. Parmar : Right, you have got a chance. OK.
Now let’s have the rules. I will ask you six questions, Each correct answer will bring you a gift and the six correct answers will get you a scholarship. You will get ₹ 200 every month, Here is Miss Tick Tick, It will give you only one minute for the first three questions, There are three helplines. You can use any two of them. Ready!

(1) Did Nandita try before?
Ans: Yes, Nandita tried before.

(2) How many questions will Mr. Parmar ask?
Ans: Mr. Parmar will ask six questions.

(3) Each correct answer will bring for the contestant a____
(A) gift 

(B) test

(C) scholarship 

(D) fellowship
Ans: (A) gift

(4) How will the contestant get a scholarship?
Ans: The contestant will get a scholarship if he/she gives six correct answers.

(5) If the contestant gives six answers correctly, what will he / she get?
Ans: If the contestant gives six answers correctly he/she will get a scholarship.

(6) How much amount will be given as the scholarship?
Ans: Scholarship amount is Rs.200 every month.

(7) Who is Miss Tick Tick?
Ans: Miss Tick Tick is a stop watch,

(8) How many seconds will the contestant get for the first three questions ?
Ans: The contestant will get sixty seconds for the first three questions.

(9) How many helplines are there in the competition?
Ans: There are three helplines in the competition.

(10) How many helplines can the participant use?
Ans: The participant can use any two helplines.

★

Nandita : Yes, Sir.

Mr. Parmar: The first question on your screen is:
1. Who wrote the poem ‘Grammata’? Here are the options. (A) Karshandas Manek (B) Kalapi (C) Umashankar Joshi (D) Premanand

Nandita: Sir, it is “B” Kalapi.
Mr. Parmar: Are you sure?
Nandita: Yes sir.
Mr. Parmar: Is it your final fix? Nandita: Yes sir.
Mr. Parmar: So, let’s see. Mr. Bright, please show the right answer. (Computer shows the answer) And yes, you are right. It is B. You win the first gift. Kalapi wrote this Gujarati poem.

(1) Name the three helplines.
Ans: The three helplines are Hello Help, Expert Advice and Student Support.

(2) The name of the poem in the question is’
(A) Gram

(B) Grammitra

(C) Grandma

(D) Grammata
Ans: (D) Grammata

(3) Who is the poet of Grammata’? 

Ans: The poet of Grammata’ is Kalapi.

(4) In which language is the poem ‘Grammata’ written?
Ans: The poem ‘Grammata ‘is written in Gujarati.

★ Mr. Parmar: Now, the second question: 2. Which seat touches Gujarat?
(A)The Arabian Sea (B) The Aral Sea (C) The Red Sea (D) The Yellow Sea
Nandita: Oh, l am confused, It may be either B or C.
Mr. Parmar: Miss Tick Tick is going fast, If you are not sure, you have helplines. Nandita: Yes sir, helpiine, please, I want to take “Hello Help”. I want to call my aunty.
Mr. Parmar: OK. Ms Tick Tick, please stop. Nandita, dial the number. (Nandita dials the number)

(1) Question 2 is about the of Gujarat.
(A) land 

(B) mountain 

(C) sea 

(D) desert
Ans:-(C) sea

(2) Which helpline does Nandita use for question 2?
(A) Hello Help 

(B) Expert Advice 

(C) Students Support 

(D) All of them

Ans:-(A) Hello Help

(3) To whom does Nandita make a call to get help for question 2?
Ans : Nandita makes a call to her aunty to get help for question 2.

(4) Why does Nandita take help? 

Ans : Nandita takes help because she was confused between the options Band C.

(5) Nandita is her aunt’s____
(A) nephew

(B) niece

(C) cousin

(D) daughter
Ans:-(B) niece

★ Nandita: Hello ! Aunty.
Aunty: Yes.

Nandita : Hello aunty, I am Nandita. I am participating in the “Smart student of school” contest. I want your help. I am at 2nd question, And I have only one minute, My time will start when I start to ask you the question. OK?
Aunty: OK, Nandu, I am ready. Tell me.
Nandita: Which sea touches Gujarat? (A) The Arabian Sea (B) The Aral Sea (C) The Red Sea (D) The Yellow Sea

(1) Nandita is participating in the_______
(A) Best student

(B) Smart student 

(C) Curious student of school contest. 

(D) Most students
Ans:-(B) Smart student

(2) How much time does Nandita have to answer the question?
Ans: Nandita has only one minute to answer the question.

(3) When will Nandita’s time start ? 

Ans: Nandita’s time will start when she starts asking the question to her aunty.

(4) Which sea do you think is the answer?
Ans: The Arabian Sea is the answer.

(5) Which option shows the name of the seas?
(A) Red and Blue 

(B) Blue and Yellow 

(C) Red and Yellow 

(D) Blue and Black
Ans:-(C) Red and Yellow

★ Aunty: I think it’s A or B.
Nandita: Fast aunty fast.
Aunty:OK, You have to choose A (Phone cuts)
Nandita: Oh ! I think aunty puts stress on option A.
Mr. Parmar: Miss Tick Tick is going, Give me your final fix.
Nandita: Sir, My final fix is A.
Mr. Parmar : OK, Let’s ask Mr. Bright (Computer shows answer) And yes, your aunty is right, You win another gift.
Nandita: Oh! l can’t believe this. Thank you sir. Thank you aunty.
Mr. Parmar : OK, Nandita keep it up. Now this is the third question, After this Miss Tick Tick will not disturb you. OK, Let’s see.
The amount of water flowing into a tank doubles every minute. The tank is full in an hour, When was the tank half full? (A) 58 minutes (B) 30 minutes (C) 59 minutes (D) 31 minutes
Nandita: I know the answer.
It is C. 59 minutes.
Mr. Parmar: Yes, you are quite right. Nandita you win another gift. Now you are free from Miss Tick Tick, I want to say something about you to the audience, Nandita is a good player of hockey. She won the player of the match award in the last inter school hockey tournament. Let’s clap for that. Nandita: Thank you, Sir.

(1) After how many questions does Nandita become free from Miss Tick Tick?
Ans: Nandita becomes free from Miss Tick Tick after three questions.

(2) Question 3 is related to_____
(A) Mathematics 

(B) Science 

(C) General Knowledge 

(D) Social Science
Ans:-(A) Mathematics

(3) How many gifts does Nandita win?
Ans: Nandita wins three gifts.

(4) Which game does Nandita like ? 

Ans: Nandita likes hockey.

(5) Which award did Nandita win in the last inter school hockey tournament?
Ans: Nandita won the player of the match award in the last inter school hockey tournament.

★ Mr. Parmar:OK, Let’s go on. The question is. 4. Which gas do trees breathe in? (A) Oxygen ( B) Carbon Dioxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Methane
Nandita: I think it is B.
Mr. Parmar: Is that your final answer ?
Nandita: Yes sir, I want to go with option B.
Mr. Parmar : Let’s see, Oops ! This is a wrong answer. You lose the game. The Correct answer is A, ( Oxygen )
Nandita: Oh !
Mr. Parmar : Don’t worry. Well played, Nandita. Take your seat, Now other contestants keep your fingers on the buzzer. Here comes the next question for “Fast Finger First” round.

(1) Question – 4 is about____
(A) animals 

(B) birds 

(C) seas

(D) trees
Ans: (D) trees

(2) All the options of question – 4 are
(A) gases

(B) liquids

(C) solids

(D) metals
Ans:-(A) gases

(3) Why does Nandita lose the game ?
Ans: Nandita loses the game because she gives the wrong answer of the 4th question.

(4) How many answers did Nandita give correctly?
Ans: Nandita gave three answers correctly.

(5) The contestants were ready to keep their fingers on the 

(A) computer

(B) buzzer

(C) keyboard

(D) dial
Ans:-(B) buzzer

10. Match ‘A’ with ‘B’:

A	B
(1) competition	(A) participant
(2) scholarship	(B) knowledgeable person
(3) expert	(C) contest
(4) contestant	(D) anchor
(5) host	(E) fund for education

Answer

(1)-(C)

(2)-(E)

(3)-(B)

(4)-(A)

(5)-(D)

11. Say whether the following statements are true (T)/ false (F): 

(1) Mr. Parmar is the host of the competition.
Ans: T

(2) Mr. Bright is the expert of the competition.
Ans: F

(3) The first round is “Fast Finger First” round.
Ans: T

(4) The contestant with the quickest finger will come to the smart seat.
Ans: T

(5) Nandita Gosai is the winner of the first round.
Ans: T

(6) Mr. Parmar will ask eight questions to Nandita.
Ans: F

(7) After the third question, Miss Tick Tick will not disturb Nandita to answer.
Ans: T

(8) Nandita is a good player of hockey.
Ans: T

(9) Meerabai wrote the Gujarati poem ‘Grammata’.
Ans: F

(10) There is a helpline through which a contestant can talk to a person.

Ans: T

12. Fill in the blanks with the correct question word:
(1) Who is the bowler? (Who / When)

(2) How does he throw the ball to the fielder? (How /Who)

(3) Why do players play the match? (What /Why)

(4) How is the ball ? Is it red? (How /What)

(5) Why did the umpire give out? (Where / Why)

(6) When did the batsman leave the field? (When / Who)

(7) Whose bat is broken on the field ? (Who / Whose)

(8) When does your mother get up in the morning? (Who / When)

(9) When does your father return to home daily? (When / What)

(10) From whom does he learn English? (whom/ whose)

(11) Who works in the cold? (Whom/Who)

(12) Why did Neti eat in a hotel last night? (Which / Why)

(13) Which book is yours? (Which / Whose)

(14) Why are they crying? (Why / What)

(15) How many pens do you buy every year? (How much / How many)

(16) How much water is there in the glass? (How much / Howmany)

(17) When does your father sleep every night? (When / What)

(18) Whose father is a doctor? (Which / Whose)

(19) Which day is today? (Which / Who)

(20) With whom does Neti play carrom? (whose / whom)

Activity – 5

13. Prepare your timeline and write five sentences about yourself:
    Time line
    Years        Events
    2006 — Born at Ahmedabad
    2010 — Went to school
    2014 — Stood first in the class
    2016 — Won 100m race
    Ans:-
    1) I was born in 2006 in Ahmedabad.
    2) I went to school for the first time in 2010. I used to enjoy the school.
    3) I was very happy when I stood first in the class in 2014. I felt proud.
    4) In 2016, I participated in a competition and won 100 m. race.

    14. Write options for the given MCQS:
    (1) How many districts are there in Gujarat?
    (A) 20

(B) 31

(C) 32

(D) 33

(2) Which is the largest city in the state of Gujarat?
(A) Surat

(B) Ahmedabad

(C) Rajkot

(D) Gandhinagar

(3) Which is the longest river in Gujarat ?
(A) Narmada

(B) Tapi

(C) Sabarmati

(D) Vishwamitri

(4) Who discovered America?
(A) Columbus

(B) Vasco de Gama

(C) Amerigo Vespucci

(D) Abraham Lincoln

(5) Where was Kaniyalal Munshi born?
(A) Ahmedabad

(B) Surat

(C) Baroda

(D) Bharuch

15. Frame questions for the options given below:
(1) Which is the longest river in Gujarat?
(A) The Tapi

(B) The Mahisagar

(C) The Narmada

(D) The Vatrak

(2) Who is the first Indian to go to the Moon?
(A) Kalpana Chawla

(B) Sunita Williams

(C) Rakesh Sharma

(D) Yuri Gagarin

(3) Which of the following is the biggest in size?
(A) Computer

(B) Laptop

(C) Tablet

(D) Mobile

(4) Who founded ‘Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan’?
(A) Premanand

(B) Narshinh Mehta

(C) Kanaiyalal Munshi

(D) Umashankar Joshi

(5) Which is a renewable source of energy?

(A) Solar Energy

(B) Oil

(C) Petrol

(D) Coal

(6) A liquid fuel used to fill in vehicles,
(A) CNG

(B) PNG

(C) LPG

(D) Petrol

(7) Where was Gandhiji born?
(A) Porbandar

(B) Ahmedabad

(C) Karamsad

(D) Nadiad

(8) Which is the largest city in the state of Gujarat?
(A) Junagadh

(B) Ahmedabad

(C) Surat

(D) Kutch