Solution of Chapter 8. A Game of Chance (NCERT English - Honeysuckle Book)
Chapter Exercises
Working with the text
Working with Language
Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below with words from the box.
huge, big, foolish, interesting, tiny, unlucky, last |
There was a ____ (a) ____ Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything from a ___ (b) ___ toy to a ___ (c) ___ camel. I went to the fair on the ___ (d) ___ day with Uncle and Bhaiya. We went to the Lucky Shop. It was very ___ (e) ___. I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later, Uncle told me that I was more ___ (f) ___ than ___ (g) ____.
Speaking and Writing Aloud
Work in pairs. One of you is an agent and the other is a client looking for accommodation in a hotel. Talk to each other. Use the clues given below.
Agent | Client |
What sort of accommodation would you prefer? | I’d prefer a ________________________ _________________________________ |
Would you like your own room or would you like to share a room? | I’d like ___________________________ I don’t think I’d like _________________ _________________________________ |
Would you like a room with a television? | Yes, I do want _____________________ _________________________________ |
Do you need to hire a car? | No, thanks. I don’t need _____________ No, I’d prefer ______________________ |
What sort of location are you interested in? | I’d like to stay in ___________________ ________________________________ |
Have you any other requirements? | Yes, I must have ___________________ Yes, give me ______________________ No, no other requirements. |
Dictation
Vocation - Working with the poem
From the way the child envies the hawker, the gardener, and the watchman, we can guess that there are many things the child wants to do because of the likings but ends up doing something completely different.
Make a list of the do’s and don’ts that the child doesn’t like. The first line is done for you.
The child must come home at a fixed time | The child must not get his clothes dirty in the dust. |
_______________________________________ _______________________________________ | _______________________________________ _______________________________________ |
Now add to the list your own complaints about the things you have to do, or must not do.