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Summary / Overview (āĻŽূāϞ āĻাā§ą)
"Embracing Differences: A Tale of Courage" is a deeply moving and inspiring story about Aryan, a young boy with an extraordinary gift for painting. Even after losing his right hand in a tragic accident, Aryan refuses to give up on his passion. When an art competition themed "Colours of Unity" is announced at his school, he bravely decides to participate using his left hand. Unfortunately, some of his classmates doubt his abilities and mock him. However, the true meaning of friendship shines through as his friends, Prithvi and Sarah, stand by him with unwavering support.
Through hard work and determination, Aryan wins the third prize, silencing his doubters. The story takes a meaningful turn when the school principal highlights the importance of empathy and kindness. Realizing their mistake, the bullies apologize to Aryan, and the entire school transforms into a more inclusive and supportive environment. The chapter teaches us a vital lesson: unity and beauty truly flourish when we accept and celebrate each other's unique differences instead of ridiculing them.
Line-by-Line Translation (āĻĒাāĻ ā§° āĻ āύুāĻŦাāĻĻ)
In a quaint town nestled between rolling hills, there lived a young boy named Aryan who possessed an extraordinary gift for painting.
āĻāĻা āĻĒাāĻšাā§°ā§° āĻŽাāĻāϤ āĻ ā§ąāϏ্āĻĨিāϤ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻāĻšুā§ąা āĻāĻšā§°āϤ āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ āύাāĻŽā§° āĻāĻা āϏ⧰ু āϞ'ā§°া āĻŦাāϏ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ āϝাā§° āĻিāϤ্ā§°াংāĻāύ⧰ āĻ āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻা āĻāĻিāϞ।
Aryan's passion and creativity were unmatched, but life for him was not easy.
āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ⧰ āĻāĻŦেāĻ āĻā§°ু āϏৃāώ্āĻিāĻļীāϞāϤা āĻ āϤুāϞāύীāϝ় āĻāĻিāϞ, āĻিāύ্āϤু āϤাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻীā§ąāύāĻো āϏāĻšāĻ āύাāĻিāϞ।
He lost his right hand in an accident two years back.
āĻĻুāĻŦāĻā§° āĻāĻāϤে āĻāĻ āĻĻুā§°্āĻāĻāύাāϤ āϏি āϤাā§° āϏোঁ āĻšাāϤāĻāύ āĻšেā§°ুā§ąাāĻāĻিāϞ।
Despite this, he was determined to show the world that his spirit and talent knew no bounds.
āĻāϝ়াā§° āĻĒাāĻāϤো, āϏি āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻāύāĻ āĻĻেāĻুā§ąাāĻŦāϞৈ āϏংāĻāϞ্āĻĒāĻŦāĻĻ্āϧ āĻāĻিāϞ āϝে āϤাā§° āĻŽāύোāĻাā§ą āĻā§°ু āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻাā§° āĻোāύো āϏীāĻŽা āύাāĻ।
The school where Aryan studied was about to hold an art competition. The theme was "Colours of Unity".
āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύে āĻĒāĻĸ়া āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়āĻāύāϤ āĻāĻāύ āĻিāϤ্ā§°াংāĻāύ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϝোāĻিāϤা āĻ āύুāώ্āĻ িāϤ āĻš'āĻŦāϞৈ āĻৈ āĻāĻিāϞ। āĻāϝ়াā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়āĻŦāϏ্āϤু āĻāĻিāϞ "āĻāĻāϤাā§° ā§°ং"।
It seemed to Aryan that the theme was an apt reflection of the town's diversity. His heart brimmed with anticipation.
āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ⧰ āĻāύে āϞাāĻিāĻিāϞ āϝে āĻāĻ āĻŦিāώāϝ়āĻŦāϏ্āϤুāĻো āĻāĻšā§°āĻāύ⧰ āĻŦৈāĻিāϤ্ā§°্āϝ⧰ āĻāĻ āĻāĻĒāϝুāĻ্āϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻĢāϞāύ। āϤাā§° āĻšৃāĻĻāϝ় āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻšā§°ে āĻā§°ি āĻĒā§°িāĻিāϞ।
He saw this competition as an opportunity to showcase his artistic prowess and prove himself.
āϏি āĻāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϝোāĻিāϤাāĻ āύিāĻā§° āĻļৈāϞ্āĻĒিāĻ āĻĻāĻ্āώāϤা āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āĻā§°ু āύিāĻāĻে āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŽাāĻŖ āĻā§°াā§° āĻāĻ āϏুāϝোāĻ āĻšিāĻাāĻĒে āĻĻেāĻিāĻিāϞ।
Aryan practised his painting strokes with his left hand. However, his disability did not go unnoticed.
āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύে āĻŦাāĻঁ āĻšাāϤ⧰ে āϤাā§° āĻĒেāĻāύ্āĻিং āώ্āĻ্ā§°'āĻāĻŦোā§° āĻ āύুāĻļীāϞāύ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ। āĻ ā§ąāĻļ্āϝে, āϤাā§° āĻ āĻ্āώāĻŽāϤা āĻাā§°ো āĻāĻুāϤ āύāĻĒā§°াāĻৈ āύাāĻĨাāĻিāϞ।
It caught the attention of his classmates. While many admired his tenacity, a few whispered doubts about whether he could truly compete against others given his condition.
āĻ āϤাā§° āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧুāĻŦā§°্āĻā§° āĻĻৃāώ্āĻি āĻāĻā§°্āώāĻŖ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ। āϝāĻĻিāĻ āĻŦāĻšুāϤেāĻ āϤাā§° āĻāĻাāĻ্ā§°āϤাāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻļংāϏা āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ, āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύে āϤাā§° āĻ ā§ąāϏ্āĻĨাā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āϞāĻ্āώ্āϝ ā§°াāĻি āϏি āϏঁāĻাāĻৈāϝ়ে āĻāύ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϝোāĻিāϤা āĻā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāĻŦāύে āύাāĻ āϏেāĻ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āϏāύ্āĻĻেāĻš āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাāĻļ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
Some of his fellow students even made some snide remarks. But that did not faze his determination and he continued to pour his heart into his work.
āϤাā§° āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ āϏāĻšāĻĒাāĻ ীāϝ়ে āĻāύāĻি āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ āĻŦেāϝ়া āĻŽāύ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝāĻ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ। āĻিāύ্āϤু āϏেāĻāĻŦোā§°ে āϤাā§° āϏংāĻāϞ্āĻĒāĻ āĻŦিāĻāϞিāϤ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°িāϞে āĻā§°ু āϏি āύিāĻā§° āĻাāĻŽāϤ āĻŽāύāĻĒুāϤি āϞাāĻি āĻĨাāĻিāϞ।
Amid all this adversary, Aryan found solace and encouragement in the company of his dear friends Prithvi and Sarah.
āĻāĻ āϏāĻāϞোāĻŦোā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻূāϞāϤাā§° āĻŽাāĻāϤ, āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύে āϤাā§° āĻŽā§°āĻŽā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧু āĻĒৃāĻĨ্āĻŦী āĻā§°ু āĻাā§°াāĻšā§° āϏংāĻā§° āĻĒā§°া āϏাāύ্āϤ্āĻŦāύা āĻā§°ু āĻā§āϏাāĻš āĻĒাāĻāĻিāϞ।
They were both compassionate and empathetic. When they noticed the bullying and how it affected Aryan, both offered him unwavering support, assuring him that they believed in his ability to shine.
āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻ āĻĻুāϝ়ো āϏāĻšাāύুāĻূāϤিāĻļীāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻŽā§°āĻŽিāϝ়াāϞ āĻāĻিāϞ। āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύāĻ āĻোāĻোā§ąা āĻĻেāĻিāϞে āĻā§°ু āĻ āϤাā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻেāύে āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§ą āĻĒেāϞাāĻāĻে āϏেāϝ়া āϞāĻ্āώ্āϝ āĻā§°িāϞে, āĻĻুāϝ়ো āϤাāĻ āĻ āĻāϞ āϏāĻŽā§°্āĻĨāύ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻĸ়াāĻāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āϤাāĻ āĻāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏ āĻĻিāĻিāϞ āϝে āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে āϤাā§° āĻিāϞিāĻি āĻāĻ াā§° āĻ্āώāĻŽāϤাāϤ āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏ āĻā§°ে।
Aryan was touched by their kindness and felt grateful for their friendship.
āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻĻāϝ়াāϞু āϏ্āĻŦāĻাā§ąāϤ āĻ āĻিāĻূāϤ āĻšৈāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧুāϤ্āĻŦā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻৃāϤāĻ্āĻāϤা āĻ āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
The day of the art competition finally arrived, and the school transformed into a vibrant gallery, showcasing an array of colorful artworks.
āĻ ā§ąāĻļেāώāϤ āĻিāϤ্ā§°াংāĻāύ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϝোāĻিāϤাā§° āĻĻিāύāĻো āĻāĻšিāϞ, āĻā§°ু āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়āĻāύ āĻāĻ āĻীā§ąāύ্āϤ āĻেāϞেā§°ীāϞৈ ā§°ূāĻĒাāύ্āϤ⧰িāϤ āĻš'āϞ āϝ'āϤ āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ ā§°āĻীāύ āĻāϞাāĻৃāϤি āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āĻā§°া āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
Aryan's painting stood proudly among them. It was a testament to his resilience and artistic flair.
āϏেāĻāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻŽাāĻāϤ āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ⧰ āĻিāϤ্ā§°āĻāϞাāĻো āĻৌā§°ā§ąেā§°ে āĻিāϞিāĻি āĻāĻিāϞ। āĻ āϤাā§° āϏ্āĻĨিā§°āϤা āĻā§°ু āĻļৈāϞ্āĻĒিāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻাā§° āĻāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŽাāĻŖ āĻāĻিāϞ।
As students and teachers admired the pieces, Prithvi and Sarah couldn't help but feel a mix of pride and anxiety for their friend.
āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻাāϤ্ā§°-āĻাāϤ্ā§°ী āĻā§°ু āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻāϏāĻāϞে āĻিāϤ্ā§°āϏāĻŽূāĻšā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻļংāϏা āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ, āĻĒৃāĻĨ্āĻŦী āĻā§°ু āĻাā§°াāĻšে āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧুā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻৌā§°ā§ą āĻā§°ু āĻāĻĻ্āĻŦেāĻā§° āĻŽিāĻļ্ā§°িāϤ āĻ āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦাāϧ্āϝ āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
When the judges revealed the winners, tension gripped the auditorium.
āĻŦিāĻাā§°āĻāϏāĻāϞে āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻŦিāĻāϝ়ীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āύাāĻŽ āĻোāώāĻŖা āĻā§°িāϞে, āĻĒ্ā§°েāĻ্āώাāĻৃāĻšāϤ āĻāϤ্āϤেāĻāύা āĻŦিā§°াāĻ āĻā§°িāϞে।
The third prize was announced, and Aryan's name resonated through the hall.
āϤৃāϤীāϝ় āĻĒুā§°āϏ্āĻাā§°āĻো āĻোāώāĻŖা āĻā§°া āĻš'āϞ, āĻā§°ু āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ⧰ āύাāĻŽāĻো āĻোāĻেāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°েāĻ্āώাāĻৃāĻšāĻোāϤ āĻ āύুā§°āĻŖিāϤ āĻšৈ āĻāĻ িāϞ।
Cheers erupted, and Aryan's face lit up with an exhilarating mixture of joy and disbelief.
āĻাā§°িāĻāĻĢাāϞে āĻšā§°্āώোāϞ্āϞাāϏ⧰ āϏৃāώ্āĻি āĻš'āϞ, āĻā§°ু āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ⧰ āĻŽুāĻāĻāύ āĻāύāύ্āĻĻ āĻā§°ু āĻ āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏ⧰ āĻāĻ ā§°োāĻŽাāĻ্āĻāĻā§° āĻŽিāĻļ্ā§°āĻŖেā§°ে āĻāĻāϞি āĻāĻ িāϞ।
As he stepped onto the stage, he caught Prithvi and Sarah's encouraging smile from the crowd.
āϏি āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻŽāĻ্āĻāϤ āĻāĻ িāϞ, āϏি āĻিā§°ā§° āĻŽাāĻā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻĒৃāĻĨ্āĻŦী āĻā§°ু āĻাā§°াāĻšā§° āĻā§āϏাāĻšāĻāύāĻ āĻšাঁāĻšিāĻো āĻĻেāĻা āĻĒাāϞে।
However, Aryan's triumph wasn't the only lesson of the day.
āĻ ā§ąāĻļ্āϝে, āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ⧰ āĻŦিāĻāϝ়āĻোā§ąেāĻ āϏেāĻ āĻĻিāύāĻোā§° āĻāĻāĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻļিāĻ্āώা āύাāĻিāϞ।
The whispers and hurtful comments against Aryan had not gone unnoticed.
āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ⧰ āĻŦিā§°ুāĻĻ্āϧে āĻĢুāĻāĻĢুāĻāύি āĻā§°ু āĻāώ্āĻāĻĻাāϝ়āĻ āĻŽāύ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝāĻŦোā§° āĻাā§°ো āĻāĻুāϤ āύāĻĒā§°াāĻৈ āĻĨāĻা āύাāĻিāϞ।
The school's principal addressed the importance of kindness and empathy, reminding everyone that differences should be celebrated, not ridiculed.
āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻ āϧ্āϝāĻ্āώāĻā§°াāĻীāϝ়ে āĻĻāϝ়া āĻā§°ু āϏāĻšাāύুāĻূāϤিā§° āĻুā§°ুāϤ্āĻŦā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻাāώāĻŖ āĻĻি āϏāĻāϞোāĻে āϏোঁā§ąā§°াāĻ āĻĻিāϞে āϝে āĻŦৈāĻিāϤ্ā§°্āϝāĻ āĻāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āϞাāĻে, āĻāĻĒāĻšাāϏ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύাāϞাāĻে।
The bullies felt a pang of remorse as they realized the impact of his words.
āϝিāϏāĻāϞে āϤাāĻ āĻোāĻাāĻāĻিāϞ āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে āĻ āϧ্āϝāĻ্āώ⧰ āĻāĻĨাāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§ą āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āĻā§°ি āĻ āύুāĻļোāĻāύাāϤ āĻুāĻিāĻিāϞ।
They approached Aryan after the competition and offered their apology for their insensitivity.
āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϝোāĻিāϤাā§° āĻ āύ্āϤāϤ āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ⧰ āĻāĻā§°āϞৈ āĻৈ āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻ āϏংāĻŦেāĻĻāύāĻļীāϞāϤাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ্āώāĻŽা āĻŦিāĻাā§°িāϞে।
Aryan accepted, recognizing that change was possible when people learned from their mistakes.
āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύে āϤাāĻ āĻ্ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°িāϞে, āĻāĻāĻো āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āĻā§°ি āϝে āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āύিāĻā§° āĻুāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āĻļিāĻ্āώা āϞ'āϞে āĻĒā§°িā§ąā§°্āϤāύ āϏāĻŽ্āĻā§ą।
In the weeks that followed, the school embraced a renewed spirit of inclusivity as bullies became allies.
āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°্āϤী āϏāĻĒ্āϤাāĻšāĻŦোā§°āϤ, āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়āĻāύে āĻ āύ্āϤ⧰্āĻুāĻ্āϤিāĻā§°āĻŖā§° āĻāĻ āύāϤুāύ āĻŽāύোāĻাā§ą āĻ্ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°িāϞে āĻিāϝ়āύো āĻোāĻোā§ąা āĻাāϤ্ā§°āĻŦোā§° āĻŽিāϤ্ā§°āϞৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻŖāϤ āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
As Aryan's painting continued to inspire and uplift, the students learned a valuable lesson about the strength of unity and the beauty that flourishes when people celebrate each other's uniqueness.
āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ⧰ āĻিāϤ্ā§°āĻāϞাāĻোā§ąে āϝিāĻšেāϤু āĻ āύুāĻĒ্ā§°াāĻŖিāϤ āĻā§°ু āĻā§āϏাāĻšিāϤ āĻā§°ি āĻĨাāĻিāϞ, āĻাāϤ্ā§°-āĻাāϤ্ā§°ীāϏāĻāϞে āĻāĻāϤাā§° āĻļāĻ্āϤি āĻā§°ু āĻāĻāύে āϏিāĻāύ⧰ āϏ্āĻŦāĻীāϝ়āϤাāĻ āĻāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āĻā§°িāϞে āϝি āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ্āϝ āĻĢুāĻি āĻāĻ ে āϤাā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻāĻ āĻŽূāϞ্āĻ¯ā§ąাāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώা āϞাāĻ āĻā§°িāϞে।
Aryan's art symbolized not just his talent, but also the indomitable spirit that arises when people come together with compassion, courage, and acceptance.
āĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ⧰ āĻāϞাāĻোā§ąে āĻেā§ąāϞ āϤাā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻাāĻে āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāύিāϧিāϤ্āĻŦ āĻā§°া āύাāĻিāϞ, āĻŦā§°āĻ্āĻ āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϏāĻšাāύুāĻূāϤি, āϏাāĻšāϏ āĻā§°ু āĻ্ā§°āĻšāĻŖāϝোāĻ্āϝāϤাā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻāĻāϤ্ā§°িāϤ āĻšāϝ় āϤেāϤিāϝ়া āϝি āĻ āĻĻāĻŽ্āϝ āĻāϤ্āĻŽাā§° āϏৃāώ্āĻি āĻšāϝ় āϤাāĻো āĻĒ্ā§°āϤীāĻাāϝ়িāϤ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
Word Notes (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻোāĻা)
quaint = unusual (āĻāĻāĻšুā§ąা āĻŦা āĻ āϏ্āĻŦাāĻাā§ąিāĻ)
anticipation = the act of looking forward (āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻš āĻŦা āĻā§āĻāĻŖ্āĻ া)
tenacity = not easily pulled apart / hardwork (āĻāĻাāĻ্ā§°āϤা āĻŦা āĻĻৃāĻĸ়āϤা)
faze = disturb (āĻŦিāĻāϞিāϤ āĻā§°া)
testament = proof (āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŽাāĻŖ)
resilience = recovering (āϏ্āĻĨিā§°āϤা āĻŦা āĻূā§°ি āĻāĻ াā§° āĻ্āώāĻŽāϤা)
exhilarating = strong feeling (ā§°োāĻŽাāĻ্āĻāĻā§° āĻŦা āĻāύāύ্āĻĻāĻĻাāϝ়āĻ)
allies = form a connection (āĻŽিāϤ্ā§° āĻŦা āϏāĻšāϝোāĻী)
indomitable = incapable of being subdued (āĻ āĻĻāĻŽ্āϝ)
Comprehension Solutions
- a) Aryan had a disability. → True
- b) Aryan was good at playing cricket. → False
- c) Everyone admired his tenacity. → False
- d) Aryan felt grateful towards Prithvi and Sara. → True
- e) Prithvi's face lit up with an exhilarating mixture of joy and disbelief. → False
Grammar and Usage: Activity 1
a) The teacher said to Madhabi, "You are a brave girl."
Ans: The teacher told Madhabi that she was a brave girl.
b) She said, "I will go to Shillong tomorrow."
Ans: She said that she would go to Shillong the next day.
c) He said to me, "Close the door at once."
Ans: He ordered me to close the door at once.
d) Mother asked me not to run in the sun.
Ans: Mother said to me, "Do not run in the sun."
e) The boy said to me, "Where do you live?"
Ans: The boy asked me where I lived.
f) The old lady said to him, "Can you help me?"
Ans: The old lady asked him if he could help her.
g) She asked me if I could lend her my bicycle.
Ans: She asked me, "Can you lend me your bicycle?"
h) He said, "Hurrah! We have won the match."
Ans: He exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
i) She said, "May you be happy?"
Ans: She prayed that I might be happy.
Writing Activity: Unseen Passages
- i) When was Netaji born?
Ans: Netaji was born in 1897. - ii) What was the slogan given by Netaji at the City Hall of Singapore?
Ans: The slogan was 'Delhi Chalo'. - iii) What was the name of Netaji's army?
Ans: The name of his army was Azad Hind Fauj. - iv) How was Netaji related to Odisha?
Ans: Netaji was born in Cuttack, Odisha. - v) What was the most famous slogan of Subhas Chandra Bose?
Ans: His most famous slogan was "Tum Mujhe Khoon Do, Main Tumhe Azadi Dunga".
- i) What was the full name of Edison?
Ans: His full name was Thomas Alva Edison. - ii) Who was Edison?
Ans: Edison was a great scientist. - iii) How many children did Edison have?
Ans: Edison was the father of six children. - iv) What was the secret to the success of Edison?
Ans: The secret to his success was good health and hard work. - v) Name any two inventions of Thomas Edison.
Ans: Two of his inventions are the light bulb and the gramophone.
- i) Why are dams important?
Ans: The dams are very important to save the water of our rivers for irrigation and control the floods in the rivers. - ii) When do floods occur?
Ans: Floods occur when the gates of the dams are opened and water flows down the rivers. - iii) What is the second use of dams?
Ans: The dams are used to make electricity. - iv) Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Irrigation':
Ans: b) The process of supplying water in the field. - v) Suggest a suitable title for the above passage.
Ans: The Importance of Dams.
- i) Which is the longest river in India?
Ans: The Ganga is the longest river in India. - ii) What is the length of the Ganga?
Ans: It has a length of 2,525 Kilometers. - iii) When was the Ganga declared as the national river of India?
Ans: In 2008, the river was declared the national river of India. - iv) Why do the Hindu people want to immerse their ashes in the Ganga?
Ans: Hindu people want their ashes to be immersed in the Ganga so that they can reach heaven. - v) The synonym of the word sacred is:
Ans: b) holy
Revision Test 2
i) He plays cricket.
Ans: Cricket is played by him.
ii) We do not eat meat.
Ans: Meat is not eaten by us.
iii) People speak English all over the world.
Ans: English is spoken all over the world.
iv) They know me.
Ans: I am known to them.
v) She does not like me.
Ans: I am not liked by her.
vi) He did the work.
Ans: The work was done by him.
vii) We completed the work in record time.
Ans: The work was completed by us in record time.
viii) I knew her well.
Ans: She was well known to me.
ix) He was taken to hospital.
Ans: Someone took him to the hospital.
x) They did not complete the work.
Ans: The work was not completed by them.
xi) She is writing a letter.
Ans: A letter is being written by her.
xii) They were playing cricket at that time.
Ans: Cricket was being played by them at that time.
xiii) The patient is being examined by a doctor.
Ans: A doctor is examining the patient.
xiv) He has completed the work.
Ans: The work has been completed by him.
xv) My book has been stolen.
Ans: Someone has stolen my book.
xvi) I can cook rice.
Ans: Rice can be cooked by me.
xvii) Open the door.
Ans: Let the door be opened.
xviii) Tell him to come here.
Ans: Let him be told to come here.
xix) Don't do the work.
Ans: Let the work not be done.
xx) How did you do the work?
Ans: How was the work done by you?
xxi) Can you please help me?
Ans: Can I please be helped by you?
xxii) May God bless you.
Ans: May you be blessed by God.
i) By next year, she (receive) her promotion.
Ans: By next year, she will have received her promotion.
ii) Robin (sell) his car by next Sunday.
Ans: Robin will have sold his car by next Sunday.
iii) Moni (clean) the entire house by lunch.
Ans: Moni will have cleaned the entire house by lunch.
iv) By this time tomorrow morning, they (complete) the work.
Ans: By this time tomorrow morning, they will have completed the work.
v) By 2030, I (live) in the US for 5 years.
Ans: By 2030, I will have been living in the US for 5 years.
vi) By September, Julie (teach) us for over a year.
Ans: By September, Julie will have been teaching us for over a year.
vii) On Monday, she (wait) for 2 weeks.
Ans: On Monday, she will have been waiting for 2 weeks.
viii) Before Saturday, you (do) all of your homework.
Ans: Before Saturday, you will have done all of your homework.
ix) At this time next week, the police (catch) the thief.
Ans: At this time next week, the police will have caught the thief.
x) By 8 o'clock, the kids (fall) asleep.
Ans: By 8 o'clock, the kids will have fallen asleep.
i) He said, "I play football in the afternoon."
Ans: He said that he played football in the afternoon.
ii) She said to me, "This is my brother."
Ans: She told me that that was her brother.
iii) I said to her, "I went to Shillong yesterday."
Ans: I told her that I had gone to Shillong the previous day.
iv) The boy said to me, "We will do the work tomorrow."
Ans: The boy told me that they would do the work the next day.
v) He asked me to shut the door.
Ans: He said to me, "Shut the door."
vi) Father advised me not to run in the sun.
Ans: Father said to me, "Do not run in the sun."
vii) He asked if I could kindly help him.
Ans: He asked me, "Can you kindly help me?"
viii) The old lady said to him, "Will you please open the door?"
Ans: The old lady requested him to open the door.
ix) The teacher said to the student, "Where do you live?"
Ans: The teacher asked the student where he lived.
x) He asked me how I had solved the sum.
Ans: He asked me, "How did you solve the sum?"
xi) They said that they were going to the market then.
Ans: They said, "We are going to the market now."
xii) I requested them to take me with them.
Ans: I said to them, "Please take me with you."
xiii) He wished that God might bless me.
Ans: He said, "May God bless you."
xiv) She said to me, "Let's go for a walk."
Ans: She proposed to me that we should go for a walk.
xv) Mother asked me if I had done my homework.
Ans: Mother asked me, "Have you done your homework?"
xvi) They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
Ans: They said, "Hurrah! We have won the match."
xvii) The girl said, "Wow! What a beautiful flower this is."
Ans: The girl exclaimed with joy that that was a very beautiful flower.
xviii) I said that I did not know him.
Ans: I said, "I do not know him."
xix) She told me that she had paid her schoolfees the day before.
Ans: She said to me, "I paid my school fees yesterday."
xx) He said to me, "Don't go there."
Ans: He ordered me not to go there.
FAQs on Lesson 8
Q. What is the central message of the story "Embracing Differences"?
Ans: The central message is that we should celebrate people's unique differences instead of ridiculing them. It highlights the power of courage, empathy, and true friendship.
Q. How did Prithvi and Sarah support Aryan during difficult times?
Ans: When some classmates doubted and made fun of Aryan's disability, Prithvi and Sarah offered him unwavering support. They constantly encouraged him and showed complete faith in his ability to shine.
Q. Why did the school principal address the students after the art competition?
Ans: The principal addressed the students to remind them about the importance of kindness and empathy. He wanted everyone to understand that differences are something to be celebrated and not made fun of.
Q. What did Aryan's painting "Colours of Unity" symbolize?
Ans: Aryan's beautiful artwork symbolized not just his incredible talent but also the indomitable spirit and strength that arises when people come together with compassion, courage, and acceptance.
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