​Chapter-18 Class 8th English Lesson-8 Biju Patnaik And His Dakotas Question Answer

                                                            Chapter-18 Class 8th English Lesson-8 Biju Patnaik And His Dakotas

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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:

1.) Biju Patnaik was a pilot and politician.

2.) Both as a pilot and politician he was a dare- devil and risk-taker.

3.) What do you mean by ‘dare -devil’ and ‘risk-taker’?

Ans. ‘Dare -devil’ means a person who is very courageous and ‘risk -taker’ means who is an adventurous and bold person.

4.) Are ‘dare-devil’ and ‘risk-taker’ brave/adventurous?

Ans. Yes,‘dare-devil’ and ‘risk-taker’ brave/adventurous are similar type of words.

5.) Can you now say whether ‘courage’, ‘bravery’ and ‘adventure’ are also good qualities?

Ans. Yes,‘courage’, ‘bravery’ and ‘adventure’ are also good qualities.

6.) Who is Biju Patnaik compared to?

Ans. Biju Patnaik is compared to Ranapratap.

7.) What is ‘Dakota’ compared to?

Ans. Dakota is compared to the brave horse Chetak.

8.) Who is Chetak?

Ans. Chetak was the horse of Ranapratap.

9.) What is paragraph-2 about? Can you locate the theme/the main point of the paragraph?

Ans. The paragraph -2 is about the incident through which Biju Patnaik acquired his Dakota. The theme/the main point of the paragraph is about the Dakota.

10.) Two incidents had already happened before Biju Patnaik went to bring his first Dakota. What are they?

Ans. The two incidents that had already happened before Biju Patnaik went to bring his first Dakota were the end of Second World War and Biju Patnaik had already built his Flying Club in Bhubaneswar.

11.) What was Panagarh then?

Ans. Panagarh was the American air-base near Kolkata.

12.) Where is Panagarh?

Ans. Panagarh is near Kolkata.

13.) Many planes and Dakotas were lying unused at Panagarh. Can you guess why?

Ans. The Second World War was over and many planes and Dakotas were lying unused at Panagarh.

14.) What were Dakotas used for?

Ans. Dakotas were used as transport air-crafts to carry materials to war sites.

15.) Biju Patnaik wanted to buy one Dakota. What for?

Ans. Biju Patnaik wanted to buy one Dakota for his Bhubaneswar Flying Club.

16.) Why did his friends request him not to fly?

Ans. His friends requested him not to fly as the weather was not congenial and a huge storm was building.

17.) Did Biju listen to them?

Ans. No, Biju did not listen to his friends.

18.) What did he say?

Ans. He said that it was his plane and it was supposed to fly during a storm.

19.) Did he get a Dakota?

Ans. Yes. He got his Dakota.

20.) Was it difficult or easy to get a Dakota?

Ans. It was difficult to get a Dakota as he had to get it repaired with lots of difficulty and then return to Bhubaneswar.

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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:

1.) What is the third paragraph about?Can you locate the theme/the main point of the paragraph.

Ans. The third paragraph is about Biju Patnaik’s adventures with his Dakotas. The main theme or main point of the paragraph is about Biju Patnaik’s adventures.

2.) This paragraph describes two adventures of Biju Patnaik with his Dakotas.

Ans. The two adventures described in the paragraph are as follows: first one was when Biju Patnaik rescued the Indonesian leaders by flying to Indonesia when the Dutch planes were flying around to shoot his aircraft down. The second incident was when there was war between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, Biju Patnaik supplied necessary items to Indian soldiers with his Dakota.

3.) Who did he bring back from Indonesia?

Ans. He brought back the Indonesian leaders from Indonesia.

4.) Was it a dare -devil /risk-taking job? Why?

Ans. Yes, it was a dare-devil /risk-taking job.

5.) What did he do during the war in Kashmir?

Ans. He supplied necessary things for the soldiers during the war in Kashmir with Pakistan.

6.) What did the Indonesian government honor Biju with?

Ans. The Indonesian government honored Biju with the title of “Bhumi Putra” or the Son of the Soil.

7.) What is the meaning of ‘Bhumi Putra’?

Ans. The meaning of ‘Bhumi Putra’ is the Son of the Soil.

8.) What are the paragraphs -4 and 5 about? Can you locate the theme /main ideas?

Ans. The paragraphs -4 and 5 about the

9.) Who did Biju tell one of his dare -devil experiences?

10.) What work did Mr. Dhir do?

Ans. Mr.Dhir did the researches on Biju Patnaik and his adventures with his Dakotas.

11.) Why did the ground staff rush to do?

Ans.The ground staff rushed to alert Biju Patnaik about some leakage in the aircraft.

12.) What did Biju ask the ground staff to do?

Ans. Biju asked the ground staff to bring the leaking thing to him so that he can check.

13.) What did Biju do with the liquid?

Ans. Biju tasted the liquid.

14.) Did he stop or fly?

Ans. He went with the flight.

15.) Did Biju really consult his Dakota or the writer thinks so?

Ans. No Biju did not really consult his Dakota but the writer thought so.

16.) Which word in the last but one sentence will help you get the answer to question No.15?

Ans. The word ‘probably’ will help to get the answer to question No.15.

17.) Why did the writer think that Biju must have consulted his Dakota?

Ans. The writer thought that Biju Patnaik consulted with his Dakota as he considered his Dakota to be a living being. He did not listen to the warning of the ground staff and took the flight off.

18.) What does the writer think the Dakota must have told Biju?

Ans. The writer thought the Dakota must have told Biju to fly the plane.

19.) Do you like Biju as a person? Why?

Ans. Yes, I like Biju as a person as he was a very courageous, strong-willed man.

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2.) COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES:

a.) MCQs:Choose the correct alternatives.

1.) Which one of the following is not true of Biju?

A.) Coward

B.)  Brave

C.) Courageous

D.) Risk-taker

Ans.A. Coward

2.) Biju wanted to buy a Dakota for

A.) the second world war

B.) military base at Panagarh.

C.) Flying Club of Bhubaneswar.

D.) himself

Ans.C. Flying Club of Bhubaneswar.

3.) Biju’s friend asked him not to fly because

A.) it was raining.

B.) a storm was building up.

C.) one of his friends was seriously ill.

D.) there was a noise from the engine.

Ans.B. a storm was building up.

4.) The government of Indonesia has honoured Biju by

A.) giving him a bravery award.

B.) giving him the title of ‘Bhumi Putra’.

C.)  keeping one of his Dakotas as memory.

D.) both ‘B’ and ‘C’.

Ans.B. a storm was building up.

b.) Match the themes under ‘A’ with the paragraphs under ‘B’.

Write the numbers of ‘A’ in brackets of ‘B’.

b.) Your teacher will read aloud paragraph -4. You listen to him and fill in the gaps.

This is what Biju Patnaik himself told one of his dare-devilexperiences with his Dakotas  to Mr. Dhir, who did research on Biju and his Dakotas.

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Frame new words from the pair of words given.

i.) back, bench= back-bencher

ii.) ant, eat= ant-eater

iii.) zoo, keep= zoo-keeper

iv.) meat, eat= meat-eater

v.) bread, make = bread-maker

vi.) rice, eat= rice-eater

b.) Provided below are some words which belong to noun class. Change them into adjective consulting the dictionary part given at the end of the lesson.

i.) bravery-brave

ii.) courage- courageous

iii.) memory-memorable

iv.) adventure- adventurous

6.) USAGE:

Use the words in sentences two for each-using them as noun and verb. Some are done for you in some cases hints are provided for your help.

order      : (verb) – Biju ordered the ground staff to bring          .

(Noun) – The ground staff carried out the order of Biju.

research:   (Noun) – Mr. Dhir  did researches on Biju and his Dakotas.

(Verb)– Mr. Dhir researched Biju and his Dakotas.

experience  : (Noun) – Biju told Mr. Dhir about his experiences.

(Verb)- Biju had experienced a lot.

soil : (Noun) – Bhumi Putra means soil of the son.

(Verb) – Do not soil your hand or else you have to wash it.

taste: (Verb)- Biju tasted the leak.

(Noun)- The leaking thing has no taste at all.

repair: (Verb) – Biju repaired the Dakota before taking off.

(Noun)- He spent some money on repairs.

supply: (Verb) -Biju supplied necessary things.

(Noun) -This supply of necessary thingswere of great help to Indian soldiers.

honour: (Verb) – Biju was honoured.

(Noun) -Odisha is proud of this honour.

7.) WRITING:

a.) Answer the following questions.

i.)Who is Biju Patnaik compared to?

Ans. Biju Patnaik is compared to Ranapratap.

ii.) What were Dakotas used for?

Ans. Dakotas were used as transport air-crafts to carry materials to war sites.

iii.) Who did Biju bring back from Indonesia?

Ans. Biju brought back the Indonesian leaders from Indonesia.

iv.) What is the meaning of ‘Bhumi Putra’?

Ans. The meaning of ‘Bhumi Putra’ is the Son of the Soil.

v.) Why did the ground staff rush to Biju?

Ans.The ground staff rushed to alert Biju Patnaik about some leakage in the aircraft.

vi.) Do you like Biju as a person? Why?

Ans. Yes, I like Biju as a person as he was a very courageous, strong-willed man.

COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES:

b.) See 2 (b) where you matched the themes with paragraphs. Now write four sentences as per the example given.

1.) Paragraphs 4 and 5 are about Biju narrating one of his experiences.

2.) Paragraph 1 is about Biju Patnaik narrating one of his experiences with his Dakota.

3.) Paragraph 2 is about the experiences of Biju Patnaik and his Dakota.

4.) Paragraph 3 is about the ways through Biju Patnaik acquired his Dakota.

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c.) See 5 (a) activity. You joined two words into one. Now write six sentences on them following the example given below.

i.) Back -bencher- He who sits on the back bench is a back- bencher

ii) Ant -eater

iii.) Zoo-keeper-

iv.) Meat -eater

v.) Rice -eater

vi.) Bread -maker

d.) Given  below is why Biju says about his experiences. Read and fill in the gaps.

One day I was inside the cockpit of my Dakota and was about to fly off. A ground staff rushed to me and said,” Sir, something is leaking from the air-craft.”  I did not bother to get down and still in the cockpit ordered the ground staff,” Get me some of the leaking things. The   ground staff brought some and I tasted it and took off.