Vacation English Chapter 2.1 Class 8 Balbharati Solution Download PDF: Maharashtra State Board English Class 8 Chapter 2.1 Balbharati Text Book Question and Answer.
(1) Which of the following words / phrases match in meaning to the underlined ones?
(a) deserted,
(b) exposed to heat,
(c) dirties the clothing’s ,
(d) no particular route,
(e) following imaginary goals,
(f) scolds and corrects,
(i) nobody takes him to task –
Answer : Scolds and corrects.
(ii) if he gets baked in the sun –
Answer : Exposed to heat.
(iii) chasing the shadows with my lantern –
Answer : Following imaginary goals.
(iv) The lane is dark and lonely –
Answer : Deserted.
(v) he soils his clothes with dust –
Answer : Dirties the clothing’s.
(vi) There is no road he must take –
Answer : No particular route.
(2) Read the poem and fill in the table.
Time of the day
Location
Poet’s Activity
Hawker’s Activities
Gardener’s Activities
Watchman’s Activities
Morning
Afternoon
Night
Answer :
Time of the day
Location
Poet’s Activity
Hawker’s Activities
Gardener’s Activities
Watchman’s Activities
Morning
Lane
Going to school
Selling bangles
Afternoon
Garden
Going home from school
Digging the ground
Night
Lonely and dark street
Going to bed and watching the watch more
Walking up and down street with a lantern in his hand and also keeping a watch
(3) Think and answer in your own words:
(a) What could be the age group of the speaker in the poem?
Answer : The speaker is likely a ten-year-old boy who attends school.
(b) What is the difference between a hawker and a shopkeeper?
Answer : A shopkeeper sells goods in a fixed location, while a hawker, lacking a permanent shop, moves through streets, loudly advertising and selling goods.
(c) How do parents react when they see children soil their clothes in dust and heat?
Answer : When parents witness their children dirtying their clothes in dust and heat, they scold them, fearing that the dirt and germs could lead to illness.
(d) Why is the street light compared to a one-red-eyed-giant?
Answer : The child likens the street light to a giant with one red eye because of the deserted roads; the tall street light, with its single red light at the apex, stands solitary on the street.
(e) What exactly does the speaker in the poem crave for?
Answer : The speaker in the poem, a young schoolboy, yearns for total freedom to lead a carefree life, doing as he pleases and breaking free from authority.
(4) Say why the speaker of the poem wishes to be a
(a) hawker (b) gardener (c) watchman
(a) hawker–
Answer : He desires the ability to move freely according to his own wishes, returning home whenever he pleases.
(b) gardener –
Answer : He can dig into the ground, soil his clothes under the sun, and get wet with no one to reprimand him.
(c) watchman –
Answer : He can stroll up and down the street without any constraints, enjoying complete freedom.
(5) Pick out lines that contain Alliteration, Simile, Repetition, Onomatopoeia.
Answer :
Alliteration:-
(i) I can see through the gate the gardener digging the ground. Repletion of the sound of the letter t and g.
(ii) ‘ Nobody takes him to task. Repetition of the sound of the t.
(iii) There is nothing to Hurry him on.
Simile:-
The street light stands like a giant with one red eye.
