Bihar Board Class 8 English Solution Chapter 16: Harvesting Rain

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SubjectEnglish (Radiance Part 3)
Chapter16: Harvesting Rain
Class8th
CategoryBihar Board Class 8 Solutions

Bihar Board Class 8 English Solution Chapter 16

Harvesting Rain

A. Warmer

Question 1. Do you like to play in the rain? List the things which you do in the rainwater. Have you ever seen people collecting rain water? How do they collect the water?

Answer: Yes, I enjoy playing in the rain. I splash in puddles, run around, and try to catch raindrops. I have seen people collecting rainwater by placing buckets, barrels, or other containers outside to harvest the rainfall directly.

B. Let’s Comprehend

B. 1. Think and Tell

B. 1. 1. Answer the following questions orally.

Question 1. When is collecting water a very thrilling experience?

Answer: Collecting water becomes a thrilling experience during times of water scarcity or drought when every drop is precious.

Question 2. When does rainwater harvesting become useful and necessary?

Answer: Rainwater harvesting becomes extremely useful and necessary during hot and dry summer months when water resources are depleted.

Question 3. What is a necessary step before collecting rainwater?

Answer: A necessary step before collecting rainwater is to set up a proper rainwater harvesting system with sloping roofs, pipes, and storage tanks.

B. 1. 2. State whether the following statements are true or false

Question 1.

  1. The islands of Maldives received rainfall from North West monsoon.
  2. The people in Maldives depend entirely on rain water harvesting for their needs for water.
  3. All houses in Maldives have the sloping roofs made of corrugated iron.
  4. The author’s school had water round the year.
  5. Rain water is highly dependable.

Answer:

  1. False
  2. True
  3. False
  4. False
  5. False

B. 2. Think and Write

B. 2. 1. Given below are the steps for harvesting rain in Maldives. But they are not in proper order. Put them in proper order.

  1. The tank has a tap at its base.
  2. Each newly built house is fitted with slopping roofs. made of corrugated iron.
  3. Some house have a system for locking the tap.
  4. This is ideal for collecting rainwater.
  5. The pipe is extended in such a way as to deliver the water into tank.
  6. Gutters are nailed to the base of the roof and sealed off at one end.
  7. Die other end of gutter has a pipe that leads to a huge tank made of cement

Answer:
The proper order is as such:

  1. Each newly build house is fitted with slopping roofs made of corrugated iron.
  2. This is ideal for collecting rainwater.
  3. Gutters are nailed to the base of the roof and sealed off at one end.
  4. The other end of gutter has a pipe that leads to a huge tank made of cement.
  5. The pipe is extended in such a way as to deliver the water into tank.
  6. The tank has as tap at its base.
  7. Some houses have a system for locking the tap.

B. 2. 2. Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

Question 1. Ground water is becoming scarce and still its uses are many in our daily life. How can we gather and save water?

Answer: We can gather and save water through rainwater harvesting by setting up sloping roofs, pipes, and underground tanks to collect and store rainwater for later use.

Question 2. All of us enjoy rain. We get drenched in it. We play with paper boats. What was the author’s experience of collecting rainwater?

Answer: The author’s family experienced severe water shortages during summers, so they collected and stored rainwater in buckets and pots to cope with the scarcity.

Question 3. Our parents and teachers instruct us not to drench ourselves in the first rain shower. Why according to the author should the early rainwater be allowed to go to waste?

Answer: According to the author, the early rainwater should be allowed to go to waste to clean the roof and tank properly before collecting the subsequent rainwater.

Question 4. Huge amounts of rainwater are lost in our country. It is the wastage of a natural resource. Do you agree with this view? Give reasons.

Answer: Yes, I agree that huge amounts of rainwater going to waste is a wastage of a valuable natural resource. This is due to a lack of proper rainwater harvesting systems and awareness about water conservation methods.

C. Word Study

C. 1. Correct the following words to make them meaningful.

Question 1.
(Experiance, corrgated, dilighted, incouraged, abundent)
Answer:

  • Experience – Experience
  • Corragated – Corrugated
  • Dilighted – Delighted
  • Incouraged – Encouraged
  • Abundent – Abundant

C. 2. Match the words in A with their meaning in B

Question 1.

C. 3. Pick out the words which are opposite in meaning from the text

Question 1.
(plenty, wet, empty, always, lost)
Answer:
Words Opposite – words from the text

  • Plenty – Shortage
  • Wet – Dry
  • Empty – Filled
  • Always – Sometimes
  • Lost – Found

C. 4. Find out the sentences in which the following words have been used in the lesson. Then use these words in your own sentences.

Question 1.
(shortage, thrilling, experience, groundwater)
Answer:
shortage – I have shortage of money, right now.
thrilling – To climb on the hill was a thrilling experience for me.
experience – You must experience climbing on a hill.
groundwater – Ground water becomes almost dry in the summer season.

D. Grammar

D. 1. Participles used as adjectives.

Look at the following sentence :

collecting water during the June showers, especially after facing severe water shortage all summer was a thrilling experience.

Here, ’thrilling’ is a present participle (verb + -ing) used as an adjective. The past participle (verb + ed or -en) is also used as an adjective : e.g., ‘broken leg’. Look at some more examples :

Past participles, when used as adjectives, can be found in phrases such as the following:

  • a broken leg
  • a closed door
  • crowded bus
  • an air – conditioned building
  • a married woman
  • a used car
  • a known fact
  • a locked door
  • an injured soldier
  • a broken promise
  • an educated person
  • a sealed envelope

An adverb can be placed before past participle adjectives:

  • a well known fact
  • a well educated person
  • a well behaved child
  • a slightly used book
  • a closely watched experiment
  • closely related languages
  • a well dressed woman
  • a highly paid actor

Difference between almost and nearly.

Almost and nearly have similar meanings; They are both used to express ideas connected with progress, measurement or counting

He slipped and almost fell to the ground.

He slipped and nearly fell to the ground.
Dinner is almost/nearly ready. (= Dinner will soon be ready.)
Sometimes almost shows more ‘nearness’ than nearly.

Compare:
It is nearly 12 o’clock. (= perhaps 11.45)
It is almost 12 o’clock. (= perhaps 11.55)

Nearly can be used with very and pretty. Almost cannot be used with very and pretty.
I have pretty nearly finished. (NOT I have pretty almost finished.)

Nearly suggests progress towards a goal. Almost suggests ideas such as similarity.

He is almost like a father to me. (NOT He is nearly like a father to me.)
She has got a good accent.. She almost sound American.

Almost is never used with a negative:
you could say “A is almost as good as B” or “A is nearly as good as B”, but you can’t say “A is almost not as good as B”.

Nearly is not normally used before negative words like never, nobody, nothing, any etc. Instead we use almost or hardly with ever, anybody, anything etc.

The speaker said almost nothing.
Or
The speaker said hardly anything. (= The speaker said only a few words of little importance.) [NOT The speaker said nearly nothing.]

Almost nobody came.
Or
Hardly anybody came. (NOT Nearly nobody came.)

D. 1. 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct participle (present or past) of the verb given in brackets. One has been done for you.

Ex: I was bored (bore) during the me and fell asleep.

  1. After washing clothes for two hours, I felt _______ (tire).
  2. Last night I saw an _______ (interest) movie.
  3. I didn’t enjoy watching Godzilla. It was a _______ (frighten) movie.
  4. I have two sisters. One is single. The other is _______
  5. Learning a new language is sometimes very _______ (frustrate).
  6. The children were _______ (excite) to see the tigers at the circus.

Answer:

  1. tired
  2. interested.
  3. frightening
  4. surprised.
  5. frustrating
  6. excited.

D. 1. 2. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate past participle. One has been done for you.

Ex : 1 can’t go to the library because the door is locked.

  1. Where is the Golphar _______ ?
  2. Last night 1 slept only for five hours. I’m so _______ today.
  3. My room isn’t _______ so it’s hot in the summer.
  4. 1 have two sisters. One is single. The other _______
  5. Anuj wasn’t _______ in Patna. He came here when he was six years old.
  6. Many movies are _______ in Bollywood.
  7. Which director was _______ in making the movie ?
  8. Our school bus is always _______
  9. Children shouldn’t be _______ to watch movies late a night.
  10. Manoj Bajpai is a well _______ actor.

Answer:

  1. Where is the Golghar situated ?
  2. Last night I slept only for five hours. I’m so exhausted today.
  3. My room isn’t air-conditioned, so it’s hot in the summer.
  4. I have two sisters. One is single. The other is married.
  5. Anuj wasn’t born in Patna. He came here when he was six years old.
  6. Many movies are made tn Bollywood.
  7. Which director was involved in making the movie ?
  8. Our school bus is always late.
  9. Children shouldn’t be allowed to watch movies laic at night.
  10. Manoj Bajpai is a well known actor.

D. 2. Sequence of tenses

If one clause follows another, its verb takes from accord¬ing to certain rules. This is what we call sequence of tenses. The term sequence of tenses refers to the systematic way in which we alter the speaker’s verb tenses to make clear that all events, past or future, are not simultaneous.

The speaker says, “I am tired of hearing that song.”

We correctly report it: He said he was tired of hearing the song.
Here, changing the tense of the speaker from present to simple past constitutes about most of the process we call sequence of tenses.

We do not say : He says he is tired of hearing the song. The source says : “The weather is bad.”
We then would say/write : He said the weather was bad. Some rules regarding the sequence of tenses are :

  1. If the main clause of a complex sentence is in the present tense or future tense, the verb of the dependent clause may take any form any tense. For example :
  • I know that he is a good singer, (present tense after a present tense)
  • I know that Anshu will help me. (future tense after a present tense)
  • I will sec whether Sabiha finished her homework or not. (past tense after a future tense).
  1. When the independent clause is in the past tense, the dependent clause must also be in the past tense. For example :
  • Anu asked me why 1 was late, (past tense alter a past tense)
  • Aslani told me that he was very tired, (past tense after a past tense)
  • Ayesha replied that she had missed her train, (past tense after a past tense).
  1. If the main clause is in the past tense, the dependent clause can be in the present tense only if it states a universal truth. For example :
  • My mother taught me that honesty is the best policy.
  • We learnt in school that the earth is round in shape.

I. Fill up the blanks with the correct tense of the verb given in brackets.

  1. Anil ran as fast as he _______ (can, could)
  2. Just as we _______ the station, the train came. (reach, reached)
  3. You will pass the exam if you _______ (try, tried).
  4. He waited for his sister until she _______ (come, came).
  5. The teacher taught us that green leaves _______ chlorophyll. (contain, contains, contained)
  6. Peter said that it _______ him an hour to reach the station. (take, took)

Answer:

  1. could
  2. reached
  3. try
  4. came
  5. contain
  6. too.

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct auxiliary verbs.

  1. Paras said that he _______ write the essay.
  2. Sabiha told me that she _______ come.
  3. Parvez says that he _______ sing a Hindi song.
  4. I wished that I _______ buy a new bicycle.

Answer:

  1. could
  2. can
  3. can
  4. could.

E. Let’s Talk

Question 1.
Discuss the following in groups or pairs.
No water, no life.
Answer:
Pinki: It is rightly said that no water, no life.
Ankit: Yes, you’re right, without water we can’t survive.
Raj: No water means death of all the living creatures.
Pawan : So, we should save the every drop of water.

F. Composition

Question 1.
Write a letter to your friend describing how water can be saved through rain harvesting.
Answer:
Dear Ravi,

You will be glad to know that I have learned how to save water through rain harvesting.
To harvest the rain water, the houses should be built fitted with slopping roofs fitted with corrugated iron that should be attached to a cement tank on the ground having a tap that could be locked. When rain falls on the roof the rain water is drained to the tank and stored there.

I wish you would be happy to know the process of ram water harvesting.
Waiting eagerly for your letter now.

Yours
Ankit

G. Translation

Question 1.
Translate the first two paragraphs of the lesson in Hindi or your mother tongue.
Answer:
(See, Hindi Translation of the Chapter. Translation of the first two paragraph are given there.)

H. Activity

Question 1.
List ways to save water.
Answer:
Water could be saved if we pay attention towards it. While taking bath we should not let the water run through the tap continuiously. We should store water in buckets and then take bath. Same is the case with brushing our teeth. We should take water in a mug or a small bucket and then sit to brush and not to brush under a running tap. We should also save rain water if necessary.

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