WB Board English Class 8 Book Chapter 12 Solution – Activity Question Answer of Chapter 12 Someone Written by Walter John De La Mare. The Chapter 12 is very much important for the students of Class 8. In Unit test, questions are asked from the the poem “Someone” and therefore, students must prepare well from the Activity Questions Given at the end of the lesson 12.
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) Someone came knocking at ______________________
Answer: the poet’s wee, small door.
(b) There was no stirring in ____________________________
Answer: the still, dark night.
(c) The poet heard the screech-owl’s call from ____________________________
Answer: the forest.
(d) The poet did not know __________________________
Answer: at all who came knocking at his door.
Activity – 3 Solution
Answer the following question:
Who do you think came knocking at the poet’s small door ?
Answer: The poet was sure that someone was knocking on his door. Again he could feel something uncanny in the stillness and darkness of the night. Mysterious surroundings prevailed. So the uncertain knocking on the door actually heightens the supernatural atmosphere.
Activity – 4 Solution
Fill in the following chart with information from the text:
Answer:
Who
Did what
(i) Someone
knocked at the poet’s small door.
(ii) Beetle
tap-tapped on the wall.
(iii) Owl
screeched from the forest.
(iv) Cricket
whistled.
Activity – 5 Solution
Answer the following questions:
(a) What did the poet do after he heard the knocking on the door ?
Answer: The poet listened, then opened the door and glanced in both directions.
(b) What was the night like ?
Answer: The night was quiet and dark.
(c) Name the insect mentioned in the poem.
Answer: The poem mentions beetles and crickets as the insects.
(d) Why does the poet use the expression at all thrice in the last line of the poem ?
Answer: Not realizing who was repeatedly knocking at his door, he only sensed a mysterious presence, expressing it as “at all thrice”.
Activity – 6(a) Solution
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs in brackets:
(i) The Mayor __________ to Pune next week. (go)
Answer:will go
(ii) By next December, we ____________ here for three years. (stay)
Answer:will stay
(iii) Perhaps they ___________ Dooars later. (visit)
Answer:will visit
(iv) The boy ________________ television since morning. (watch)
Answer:has been watching
Activity – 6(b) Solution
In the following sentences underline the phrases and state what kind of Phrases they are:
(i) He wanted to speak to his teacher.
Answer:to his teacher. (Prepositional phrase)
(ii) At this moment it’s raining hard.
Answer:raining hard. (Adverbial phrase)
(iii) To do well in the competition is my aim.
Answer:To do well (Noun phrase)
(iv) They live in a house made of wood.
Answer:made of wood. (Adjective phrase)
Activity – 6(c) Solution
In the following sentences underline the Clauses and state what kind of Clauses they are:
(i) The child ran away as soon as she saw the strange man.
as soon as she saw the strange man. (Adverbial clause)
(ii) I saw an old woman who was carrying a child.
Answer:who was carrying a child. (Noun clause)
(iii) The dog follows his master wherever he goes.
Answer:wherever he goes. (Adverbial clause)
(iv) We all thought that it would not rain today.
Answer:that it would not rain today. (Adverbial clause)
Activity – 6(d) Solution
Change the following sentences from Active to Passive Voice:
(i) India won the World Cup in cricket recently.
Answer: The World Cup in cricket was recently won by India.
(ii) The teacher was teaching English.
Answer: English was being taught by the teacher.
(iii) Rani is singing a beautiful song.
Answer: A beautiful song is being sung by Rani.
(iv) The wind blew away the rooftops of the houses.
Answer: The rooftops of the houses were blown away by the wind.
Activity – 7 Solution
Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:
(i) wee : _______________________
Answer: After a wee bit of rain, the sun came out, creating a beautiful rainbow.
(ii) stirring : __________________________
Answer: After a stirring speech, the crowd erupted into applause.
(iii) busy : _______________________________
Answer: The market was busy with shoppers looking for fresh vegetables.
(iv) dewdrops : ___________________________
Answer: Walking through the garden, she couldn’t resist capturing the beauty of the dewdrops on her camera.
Activity – 8(a) Solution
Suppose you spent a moonlit night in a forest guest house. Write a paragraph of about eighty words on your experience. Mention the sounds that you heard there.
Answer: In the middle of the forest, I had a special night at a guest house. The calm atmosphere was lit up by the moon shining through the tall trees. I heard beautiful sounds like an owl hooting far away, leaves rustling in the wind, and crickets singing. Each sound felt like a soothing song from nature, helping me sleep really well. It was a memorable night in the wild.
Activity – 8(b) Solution
In about eighty words write an autobiography of an owl enjoying the night.
Answer: I’m an owl from the deep forest. I love the night. The moonlight makes everything silver. I hunt quietly under the sky’s light, my feathers making soft sounds. The night sounds like music to me, with crickets and frogs singing. I enjoy being alone, ruling the starry sky. Every night, I fly in the dark, silently guarding the secrets of the night.
