SEBA Class 8 English Chapter 3 Explore India: Quiz Time

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Explore India: Quiz Time

Chapter: 3

TEXTUAL QUESTION AND ANSWER

ACTIVITIES

1. Answer the following questions with information from the lesson:

(a) What is a quiz?

Ans: A quiz is a game or competition in which knowledge is tested by asking questions.

(b) How many school teams participated in the quiz programme for the selection phase?

Ans: Five school teams participated.

(c) Who was the Quizmaster?

Ans: Mr. P. K. Baruah was the Quizmaster.

(d) What were the rules of the quiz as announced by the scorer Aparna?

Ans: There were five rounds. Each correct answer carried ten marks, a passed-over question carried five marks, there was no negative marking, and each team got ten seconds to answer.

(e) Which team was the winner of the State Level School Quiz Competition?

Ans: Team D of R.K.M. School, Cachar was the winner.

2. How well do you know your country?

(a) The ancient name of Assam was Kamrup. It was also known as____________

Ans: Pragjyotishpur.

(b) Su-ka-pha established the Ahom kingdom in Assam in the year_____________

Ans: 1228 AD.

(c) _________ does not share its border with Assam.

Ans: Myanmar.

(d) The colours of our tricolour National flag are ________, ________ and ________.

Ans: Saffron, White and Green.

(e) White stands for ________ and ________.

Ans: Peace and Truth.

(f) Mahatma Gandhi was born in ________ in the state of ________.

Ans: Porbandar, Gujarat.

(g) Amritsar in Punjab is famous for the ________ of the __________.

Ans: Golden Temple of the Sikhs.

(h) The largest population of Indian rhinos can be seen in ___________.

Ans: Kaziranga National Park.

(i) The ancient name of Patna, the capital of Bihar, was ___________.

Ans: Patliputra.

(j) The Qutub Minar, the world’s tallest free standing stone tower was built in ___________ by ___________ 

Ans: 1193, Qutubuddin Aibak.

3. Test your memory. Match the statements under A with correct statements under B without looking at the lesson:

Column A	Column B (Correct Match)
1. One name by which our country India is known is Hindustan.	Bharat or Bharatvarsha is another name for it.
2. The colour of the first band of our flag is saffron.	It signifies courage and sacrifice.
3. The blue wheel in the centre of our flag is called the Ashok Chakra or the Dharma Chakra.	It signifies that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.
4. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.	It was in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
5. Dandi in Gujarat is famous for a historical event.	Gandhiji’s Salt March started here in 1930.

Ans: 

A (Statement)	B (Correct Match)
1. One name by which our country India is known is Hindustan.	Bharat or Bharatvarsha is another name for it.
2. The colour of the first band of our flag is saffron.	It signifies courage and sacrifice.
3. The blue wheel in the centre of our flag is called the Ashok Chakra or the Dharma Chakra.	It signifies that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.
4. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.	It was in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
5. Dandi in Gujarat is famous for a historical event.	Gandhiji’s Salt March started here in 1930.

4. Listen to an announcement. State whether the statements are True (T) or False (F):

(a) The announcement is about the incessant rains in Assam.

Ans: True.

(b) The announcement is about postponing the quiz programme.

Ans: True.

(c) The quiz programme has been postponed indefinitely.

Ans: False.

(d) The quiz programme has been rescheduled for next Monday.

Ans: True.

(e) The next date of the quiz has been notified in the announcement.

Ans: True.

(f) The participants of other districts are requested to go back.

Ans: True.

(g) The new date for the quiz will be notified shortly.

Ans: False

(h) Students of the venue school are asked to go to their classes.

Ans: True.

5. (a) Imagine you are members of the literary and cultural forum of your school. In groups, draft a notice inviting participants to join the Zonal Level Quiz competition to be held on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2nd, Monday at 10 a.m. Write all the important information about the quiz on the noticeboard.

Ans: Here is the notice in proper notice format:

ABC High School

Notice

Date: 25 September 20XX

Zonal Level Quiz Competition

All the students are hereby informed that a Zonal Level Quiz Competition will be held on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October (Monday) at 10:00 a.m. in the School Auditorium.

Students who are interested in participating in the quiz are requested to give their names to the undersigned on or before 28th September. The quiz will be based on the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian history and general knowledge.

Participants will compete in teams of two. Attractive prizes and certificates will be awarded to the winners.

For further details, contact the Literary and Cultural Forum.

Sd/-
Radha
Secretary
Literary and Cultural Forum

(b) Now think of the preparations for the event. Write the rules you would like the groups or the participants to follow during the competition.

Ans: Rules for the Quiz Competition:

(i) Each team will consist of two participants.

(ii) All participants must report to the venue at least 30 minutes before the competition begins.

(iii) Participants must maintain silence and discipline during the quiz.

(iv) No mobile phones, books or written materials are allowed in the hall.

(v) Each team will get 10 seconds to answer a question.

(vi) For every correct answer, 10 marks will be awarded.

(vii) There will be no negative marking for wrong answers.

(viii) If a team fails to answer, the question will be passed to the next team.

(ix) The decision of the Quizmaster and judges will be final.

(x) The team scoring the highest marks will be declared the winner.