For God’s Sake Hold Thy Tongue Class 8 Question Answers

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For God’s Sake Hold Thy Tongue Class 8 Question Answers

Introduction

There are many evils prevalent among people which adversely affect their lives. One such common evil is backbiting. In the chapter “For God’s Sake Hold Thy Tongue” the evil effects of backbiting have been highlighted through various religious and non-religious sources.

Working With the Text

Language Work

Study the following:

1. Backbiter: one who backbites
2. Trader: a person who buys and sells things
3. Beggar: a person who begs
4. Orator: a person who makes speeches

The endings: -er, -ar, -or are suffixes which mean ‘person who does’, or ‘one who is connected with some kind of work’. The endings (-ist, -an, -ian, -ee) when added to a word mean ‘a person connected with certain places, things and kinds of work’.

Now add the correct ending to each of the following words and say what each person does or is connected with Consult a dictionary if necessary.

1. Govern governor one who governs.
2. Cater caterer one who provides food or drink for a social or business function.
3. Translate _________ _________
4. Novel _________ _________
5. Tour _________ _________
6. Politics _________ _________
7. Decorate _________ _________
8. Art _________ _________
9. Economics_________ _________
10. Drama _________ _________
11. Cricket _________ _________
12. Engine _________ _________
13. History _________ _________
14. Mountain _________ _________
15. Donate _________ _________
16. Grammar _________ _________
17. Auction _________ _________
18. Science _________ _________
19. Teach _________ _________
20. Electricity _________ _________
21. Physics _________ _________
22. Write _________ _________
23. Speak _________ _________
24. Win _________ _________
25. Mathematics _________ _________

Ans.

1. Govern governor one who governs.
2. Cater caterer one who provides food or drink for a social or business function.
3. Translate translator one translates writing or speech from one language to another.
4. Novel novelist one who writes novels.
5. Tour tourist one who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure.
6. Politics politician one who is engaged in politics.
7. Decorate decorator one who paints and decorates houses.
8. Art artist one who has a skill of painting or drawing.
9. Economics economist one who studies or writes about economy.
10. Drama dramatist one who writes dramas and plays.
11. Cricket cricketer one who plays cricket.
12. Engine engineer one who is involved in designing and constructing roads, building and bridges.
13. History historian one who studies or writes about history.
14. Mountain mountaineer one who climbs mountains.
15. Donate donor one who donates.
16. Grammar grammarian one who is expert in the study of grammar.
17. Auction auctioneer one who holds auctions.
18. Science scientist one who has practical knowledge of science.
19. Teach teacher one who teaches.
20. Electricity electrician one who can repair electrical faults and takes care of electrical works.
21. Physics physicist one who knows physics.
22. Write writer one who writes.
23. Speak speaker one who makes a speech.
24. Win winner one who wins something.
25. Mathematics mathematician one who knows mathematics.

Grammar Work

Look at these examples:

• Our holiday was too short – the time passed very quickly.
• Two people were seriously injured in the accident.

Quickly and seriously are adverbs. Many adverbs are formed from an adjective +-ly:

Adjectives: quick, serious, careful, quiet, heavy, bad.

Adverb: quickly, seriously, carefully, quietly, heavily, badly.

Not all words ending in-ly are adverbs. Some adjectives end in-ly too, for example Friendly lively elderly lonely silly lovely

Now, complete each sentence with an adverb. The first letters of the adverb are given.

1. We didn’t go out because it was raining ________.
2. Our team lost the game because we played ________.
3. I had little difficulty finding a place to live. I found a flat ________.
4. We had to wait for a long time, but we didn’t complain. We waited ________.
5. Nobody knew Atif was coming to see us. He arrived ________.
6. Zeeshan keeps fit by playing tennis ________.
7. I don’t speak Punjabi very well, but I can understand it ________ if spoken ________ and ________.

Ans.

1. We didn’t go out because it was raining heavily.
2. Our team lost the game because we played badly.
3. I had little difficulty finding a place to live. I found a flat easily.
4. We had to wait for a long time, but we didn’t complain. We waited patiently.
5. Nobody knew Atif was coming to see us. He arrived unexpectedly.
6. Zeeshan keeps fit by playing tennis regularly.
7. I don’t speak Punjabi very well, but I can understand it perfectly if spoken slowly and clearly.

Put in the correct word.

1. Two people are _________ injured in the accident. (Serious / seriously)
2. The driver of the car had _________ (Serious / seriously)
3. I think you behaved very _________ . (Selfish / selfishly)
4. Razia is _________ upset about losing her job. (Terrible / terribly)
5. There was a _________ change in the weather. (Sudden / suddenly)
6. Everybody at the marriage party was _________ (Colourful / colourfully)
7. Aslam speaks English _________. (Fluent / fluently)
8. Ved Sir fell and hurt himself quite _________. (Bad / badly)
9. Hafeez didn’t do well at school because he was taught _________. (Bad / badly)
10. Don’t go up that ladder. It doesn’t look _________. (Safe / safely)

Ans.

1. Two people are seriously injured in the accident. (Serious / seriously)
2. The driver of the car had serious (Serious / seriously)
3. I think you behaved very selfishly. (Selfish / selfishly)
4. Razia is terribly upset about losing her job. (Terrible / terribly)
5. There was a sudden change in the weather. (Sudden / suddenly)
6. Everybody at the marriage party was colourfully (Colourful / colourfully)
7. Aslam speaks English fluently. (Fluent / fluently)
8. Ved Sir fell and hurt himself quite badly. (Bad / badly)
9. Hafeez didn’t do well at school because he was taught badly. (Bad / badly)
10. Don’t go up that ladder. It doesn’t look safe. (Safe / safely)

Miming Adverbs

Formation of adverbs with -ly; (oral guesses).

Procedure: Select a manner adverb (e.g. slowly) and tell all the class but one what it is. The one who does not know gives a command to one of the others –for example:

Get up and turn around!

If the adverb chosen has been slowly, then the student will do the action slowly. If the guesser cannot yet identify the adverb, he or she will give another command to someone else and so on until the word is guessed or revealed.

Miming sentences with adverbs

Position of manner adverbs in the sentence (oral guessing, based on cue cards)

Materials: One set of cue cards with manner adverbs on them, another with short sentences describing actions that can be mimed -all based on vocabulary known to the class as in the box

Procedure: A student takes one adverb and one verb, and mimes the combination (e.g. catch a ball + lovingly). The others have to guess what was on the two cards, formulated in a grammatical sentence:

You are catching/you caught a ball lovingly!

Guessing actions and adverbs

• TURN ON A TELEVISION	1. SLOWLY
• DRINK A CUP OF TEA	2. HAPPILY
• CLIMB A TREE	3. NERVOUSLY
• CLEAN A WINDOW	4. HEAVILY
• PUT ON A SHIRT	5. ANGRILY
• MAKE A BED	6. LOVINGLY
• CATCH A BALL	7. GENTLY
• TYPE A LETTER	8. VIOLENTLY

Ans.

• TURN ON A TELEVISION	2. HAPPILY
• DRINK A CUP OF TEA	6. LOVINGLY
• CLIMB A TREE	1. SLOWLY
• CLEAN A WINDOW	7. GENTLY
• PUT ON A SHIRT	8. VIOLENTLY
• MAKE A BED	5. ANGRILY
• CATCH A BALL	3. NERVOUSLY
• TYPE A LETTER	4. HEAVILY

Let’s talk

Backbiting is common among us. What do you think should be done to save ourselves from this evil? Form groups and discuss it in the class.

Ans. Backbiting is one of the very common evils in every society. There are so many people who have the habit of backbiting. Everyone criticises others in his absence. There may be some actions of a person which are not liked by others. Each person is different. One’s qualities may be different from the qualities of the other. It is better to avoid others’ errors. Try to overcome the errors done by others and forgive the concerned person. Avoid interrupting others’ matters. We can save ourselves from backbiting by avoiding criticising others.

Let’s Write

Backbiting is an evil which causes damage to our own self as well as society. Mention some other such evils and write about them in a paragraph.

Ans. Like backbiting, the dowry system, child marriage, and illiteracy are some of the other evils of society. To remove such evil one requires awareness and good moral education. There are some evils in us like jealousy, quarrelling over petty things, stealing, telling lies, backbiting, using abusive language etc that we can overcome by using our willpower.

The other evils are drug addiction, smoking, drinking etc. They only harm us financially and mentally destroying our health. Addiction to any of these evils is like a slow poison. It deteriorates the person physically, mentally and financially.

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