Bihar Board Class 8 English Radiance Book Solutions Chapter 3 THE RAJA'S DREAM

BIHAR BOARD CLASS 8 ENGLISH CHAPTER 3 The Raja's Dream 

BSEB Bihar Board Class 8 English Book Solutions Chapter 3 The Raja's Dream

EXERCISE
A. WARMER

THE RAJA'S DREAM class 8 question answer Q.1. 

Have you ever had a funny strange dream ? Share it with you classmates. Tell them if it had any connection with reality. :
Ans.

Yes, I also see funny strange dreams very often. But the funny dreams were not connected with reality. They were only imaginary funny dreams. Sometimes I dream of sweets and delicious food.

B. LET'S COMPREHEND
B.1. THINK AND TELL

THE RAJA'S DREAM Solutions Q.1. 

What complaint did the courtiers make to Raja Krishna Chandra ?
Ans. 

Gopal loved to make everyone a fool, was the complain of the courtiers. 

 

Radiance english book class 8 solutions Q.2.

How did Krishna Chandra decide to amuse himself ?
Ans.

By making Gopal a fool, he wanted to amuse himself. .

Bihar board class 8 english book solutions chapter 3 Q.3. 

What did Raja tell Gopal ?
Ans. 

A story of his dream.

Bihar board class 8 english book solution chapter 3 Q.4 

What were the two pools filled with in Raja's dream?
Ans. 

One pool was filled with kheer, the other was filled with muck. 

Bihar board class 8 english chapter 3 question answer Q.5 

In whcih pool did Gopal fail ?
Ans. 

Gopal fell in the pool of rotten dung.

Bihar Board Class 8 English Solution In Hindi Q.6. 

Whose dream finished earlier ?
Ans. 

Raja's dream.

Bihar Board Class 8 English Solutions  Q.7. 

Who was licking whom in Gopal's dream ?
Ans. 

Raja and Gopal both were licking cach other, in Gopal's dream.

B.2. THINK AND WRITE
B.2.1 Write "T" for true and 'F' for false statement.

1. Gopal was a great fool.
2 Raja actually had a strange dream.
3. Raja fell in the pool filled with milk.
4. The courtires mocked at Gopal on hearing Raja's dream,
5. Raja punished the courtiers for laughing at him.

Ans.
1. F
2. F

3. T
4. T
5. F

B.2.2. Answer the following questions briefly:

Bihar Board Class 8 English Solutions In Hindi  Q.1. 

What did Gopal love doing ?
Ans.

Make everyone appear like a fool.

Class 8 English Chapter 3 Question Answer Bihar Board  Q.2.

What did the king think on hearing the courtiers complaint ?
Ans. 

To amuse himself by baiting Gopal.

THE RAJA'S DREAM in hindi bihar board Q.3. 

How did the pool look like in which the king fell?
Ans. 

Pool of kheer


B.2.3. Answer the following question in about 70 words.

Q.1. 

What happened to the people who tried to get their backs at Gopal ?
Ans. 

The people who tried to get their backs of Gopal were self made fools by the jester Gopal. There was no one in the court who did not try to make Gopal a fool. But, in the end, they looked like mere fools.

Q.2. 

What was the king's dream? Describe.
Ans.

The king said that last night he had a strange dream. In his dream, Gopal and he was going for a walk. Suddenly, they reached to a place having two pools. One pool was filled with kheer and the other with smelly dung. He himself fell in the kheer made out of rich milk. And Gopal fell into the pool of muck.

Q.3. 

What did Gopal say on hearing the king's dream?
Ans. 

Gopal calmly said that he also had seen the same dream. The king's dream had ended earlier. While his dream continued a bit longer. Further in his dream, he saw that they both came out of their pools. Then both of them licked each other as to clean each other.

Q.4. 

Sketch the character of Gopal, the jester. :
Ans. 

The jester, Gopal was an intelligent person. He was pleased to crack joke on others. He liked very much to get a person's back. But when the other courtiers tried to do the same, they would find themselves in Gopal's hand, becoming mere idiots. Even the king could not get at his back. Gopal was a person of great wit and intelligent.

Q.5. 

Can you guess the King's feeling at Gopal's reply? What would you do if someone replied you in that manner?

Ans. 

The king might have been greatly surprised at Gopal's reply. He wanted to make Gopal a fool. But, instead Gopal hadmade him a fool. And in front of all the courtiers. The king might have gone fired with anger. And he could have badly. punish Gopal. But as he was that day in a good mood. He pardoned Gopal and intead of punishing him, praised him.
If sonesome would have replied to me in that manner , I would become angry on the person .I would cut my relations with him . I would stop talking to him.


C. WORD STUDY

C.1. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words given below:

clean, dreamt, longer, courtiers, jester, dung

Engli might have gone fired with anger. And he could have badly sunish Gopal. But as he was that day in a good mood. He pardoned Gopal and instead of punishing him, praised him.

If someone would have replied to me in that manner, 1 would become angry on the person. I would cut my relations with him. I would stop talking to him.

C. WORD STUDY

C.1. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words given below:

clean, dreamt, longer, courtiers, Jester, dung

1. Gopal was a... .... in the Raja's court. 

2 Raja .......... that Gopal fell into the pool of horribly 

Shelly ............. 

3. On hearing Raja's dream, the ............. burst out laughing. 

4. Gopal hada............ dream. 

5. Gopal and the king were licking each other in order tu............. themselves. 

Ans. 

1. jester 

2. dreamt, dung 

3. courtiers 

4. longer 

5. clean

C.2. Find out from the story the words which are opposite (antonyms) of the words given below:

appreciate, hated, never, thin, weep, began, pushed 

Ans. 

Opposite Words (antonyms)

Appreciate -  Unappreciate 

Hated - Loved 

Never - Always 

Thin - Thick 

Weep - Laugh 

Began - Ended 

Pushed - Pulled

C.3. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B:

А                        B

jester             -  enjoyed 

dung             -  unluckily 

kheer             - comic character in a modieval court 

unfortunately - quality of being human 

humility         - entertain 

relished         - animal waste 

amuse          -  a pudding made of rice, sugar and milk 

Ans. 

Words       Meaning 

jester    - comic character in a medieval court 

dung    - animal waste 

kheer  - a pudding made of rice, sugar & milk 

unfortunately - unluckily 

humility  - quality of being humble 

relished - enjoyed 

amuse  - entertain 

D. GRAMMAR 

D.1. Determiners Look at the following sentence:

The king was in a good mood and did not mind his legs being pulled a little.
Note the underlined words in the given sentence. Here, the word 'the' before 'king' refers to a particular king, i.e., Raja Krishna Chandra. Similarily. the word 'his' before 'legs' refers to the legs of that very king.
Words like a/an, the, this, that, some etc. are called Determiners and they are used before a noun or a phrase to define or limit its meaning. In a noun phrase, only one delerminer is permitted. There are many determiners in English. Here is a list of some of them: 

Articles:    a, an, the 

Possessive Pronouns : my, his, your, her, their, our, its 

Quantifiers:   some, many etc. . 

Interrogatives : what, which ell. 

Distributives :  each, every 

Demonstratives :   this, that etc. 

D.1.1. Encircle determiners in the story 'The Raja's Dream'.

Ans. 

The determiners used in the story 'The Raja's Dream' are:
his courtiers, that Gopal, a fool, the court, The Raja, a single ......, the jester, that you, a place, your dream, his legs.

D.1.2. Now encircle determiners in the following sentences :

1. I don't know where I left my shoes. 

2. I am not free this afternoon. 

3. Can I borrow your English book for a minute? 

4. When is your birthday? 

5. My father has invited his friends to my birthday party. 

6. This room is bigger than that run. 

7. The man who is standing at the gate is my uncle.. 

8. I'm busy these days. 

9. I need some water. 

Ans. 

1. my
2. this
3. your, a
4. your 

5. My, his, my 

6. This, that 

7. The, the, my 

8. These
9. Some 

D.1.3. Use of each' and 'every' Look at the following sentences. 

Each boy is intelligent (individually) 

Every boy is intelligent (all)
We use cach' and 'every' before singular countable nouns. We use 'each' before a singular countable noun when we talk about two or more people or things separately as individuals. We use 'every' when we talk about three or more people or things together as a group; e.g.
Each boy and girl was given a prize. 

Each of the girls was allowed to speak for two minutes.
Every boy was present in the class. = All boys were present in the class.

D.1.4. Make two sentences with each" and "every".

Ans. 

Each-(i) Each man is mortal. 

(ii) Each of you will be punished. 

Every-(i) Every person is God's child. 

(ii) Every student was present in the class. 

D.1.5. Pick out determiners in the following passage.

A little boy saw pictures of the most wanted criminals at the police station, Pointing at one picture he asked a policeman there, "Is he really a wanted criminal ?"
"Yes," said the policeman. Looking puzzled, the little boy remarked, "Then why didn't you keep him when you took his picture ?"

Ans.

Determiners are underlined in the passage:
A little boy saw pictures of the most wanted criminals at the police station. Pointing at one picture he asked a policeman there,"Is he really a wanted criminal ?"
"Yes", said the policeman. Looking puzzled, the little boy remarked, "Then why didn't you keep him when you took his picture?".

D.2. Punctuation Marks

We use a variety of punctuation marks, such as full stop/ period, comma, question mark, brackets, etc. in our writing to separate sentences, phrases, etc., and to clarify their meaning.

Apostrophe (') 

(i) An apostrophe is used:
(a) to form contractions by showing the numbers or letters that have been left out; e.g., '88 = 1988, I am = I'm, We are = We're, he will = he'll, they would = they'd, do not = don't, I have = I've.

(b) to form the possessive of a noun.
Add 's to a single noun or name : uncle's shop, Ashu's friend, cat's tail, Anu's car.
Add's to a singular noun that ends in-8: actress's role; princess's friend; rhinoceros's skin.
Add 's to other plural nouns: children's toys; women's
shoes; men's shir
Add's to a person's office or shop: I'll buy the medicine at the chemist's./I'll be visiting Anil's.
Add 's only after the second name : Jack and Jill's pail, Aslam and Anuj's school.

(c) to form the plural of abbreviations : many Dr.'s many C.M.'s, many Ph.D.'s.
(ii) An apostrophe is placed at the end of the word when the word is plural and end is s': students' bags, books' covers.
(iii) for the plural of a number of letter: your l's, your c's, your 5's are too big.

Colon (:)

(i) A colon is used before a list and usually after 'as follows' or 'following items' etc. 
Example: This box contains the following items: bandages, plasters, lotion, medicines and a pair of scissors.

(ii) It is used to separate the hour from the minutes when telling time.
Example: 10.45 A.M., 10:45 P.M. 

(iii) It is used to introduce quoted material.
Example: The Headmaster of our school often used to tell us this quotation: 'Writing makes a man perfect.

A semicolon is used:
(i) to join two sentences, independent clauses or a series of items which are closely conntected in meaning.
Example : He gives up smoking; obviously, he fears contracting one of the smoking-related diseases.

(ii) to join two complete sentences into a single written sentence when the two sentences are too closely related to be separately by a full stop and there is no connecting word which would require a comma such as 'and' or 'but'.
Example: He had no money; he felt helpless.

(iii) to join two independent clauses when the second clause restates the first or when the two clauses are of equal emphasis
Example: Road construction in Tarauni has hindered travel around village; streets have become covered with bulldozers, trucks, cement, etc.

(iv) to join two complete sentences into a single written sentence where the second sentence begins with a conjuctive adverb such as 'however', 'nevertheless', 'accordingly 'consequently, or 'instead'.
Example: I wanted to make my speech short; however, there was so much to cover.

(v) to separate items in a list when one or more of those items contains a comma.
Example: The speakers included: Radha Mohan Meena, the commissioner: Nasiruddin Khan, the Education Officer, and Ajay Chaudhary, the Principal.

Hyphen(-) . A hyphen is used: (0) to join two words or more to form compound words.
Example : good-looking, pro-India, forty-one, daughterin-law.

(ii) It is used for periods of time when you might otherwise use to.
Example: The years 2009-2011, September-December. . (iii) to link two connected words. Example: the Patna-Delhi train.

(iv) to add emphasis or make it dramatic. 

Example : He said that he would go - and he did.

Dash (-) (1) A dash is sometimes used instead of a colon or a semi
colon.

Example: "Quickly! Go now - the police are coming for –you!"

(ii) A dash is used in pairs to separate a strong interruption from the rest of the sentence (a strong interruption, as opposed to a weak interruption, is one which forcefully disrupts the flow of the sentence and, as such, it usually contains a verb rather simply being a phrase).
Example: All nation's desire economic growth-some even achieve it - but it is easier said than done.

(iii) When dashes are used in a sentence, commas are not used to separate interrupting phrases.
Example : She looked at the dresses - a few of them - deciding on the one she should buy. (NOT: She looked at the dresses. - a few of them, - deciding on the one she should buy.)

D.2.1. Add what you think are appropriate punctuation marks to the sentences below.

1. Our neighbours dog likes to chew bones. 

2 Anshus sister is a doctor in Apollo Hospital 

3. Last week we read The Catbird Seat a short story by James Thurber. 

4. Our three children Anu Anil and Aniket like playing cricket 

5. In three weeks time well have to begin school again 

6 Doesnt she know that we dont drink coffee 

7. Its important that the puppy learns to find its way home 

8. She did not hear her childrens cries 

9. My friend's name has two As 

10. The man whose face was white said that he had spent his two weeks vacation in Sikkim 

11. No the taxi driver said politely I cannot take you to the airport in fifteen minutes 

12. Anwesha is trying hard in school this semester her father said 

13. When did Roosevelt say We have nothing to fear but fear itself 

14. There was only on thing to do study till dawn 

15. The following are the primary colours red blue and yellow 

16. We reached home at 1015 AM 

17. We had a great time in Delhi the kids really enjoyed it 

18. Some people work best in the mornings others do better in the evenings 

19. The girls father sat in a corner 

Ans.

1. Our neighbour's dog likes to chew bones. 

2 Anshu's sister is a doctor in Apollo Hospital. 

3. Last week, we read "The Catbird Seat', a short story by James Thurber. 

4. Out three children - Anu, Anil and Aniket, like playing cricket. 

5. In three week's time, we'll have to begin school again.

6. Doesn't she know that we don't drink coffee. 

7. It's important that the puppy learns to find its way home. 

8. She did not hear her children's cries. 

9. My friend's name has two A's. 

10. The man whose face was white, said that he had spent his two weeks vacation in Sikkim. 

11. No, the taxi driver said politely, "I cannot take you to the airport in fifteen minutes." 

12."Anwesha is trying hard in school this semester", her father said 

13. When did Roosevelt say: "We have nothing to fear -but fear itself."
14. There was only on thing to do, study till dawn. 15. The following are the primary colours : red, blue and yellow. 

16. We reached home at 10:15 A.M. 

17. We had a great time in Delhi, the kids really enjoyed it. 

18. Some people work best in the mornings, others do better.'in the evenings. 

19. The girl's father sat in a corner. 

E.LET'S TALK 

Work in groups and discuss the following:

 "It's not right to mock at other." 

Ans. 

Anita : Is it right to mock at others ? 

Mukesh: No, it is a bad manner.
Rajesh: When we mock at others, they become annoyed, so, it is not right to mock at others.
Anand : I too agree with you all. To mock at others should be avoided.

F. COMPOSITION 

Write a paragraph on either of the following topics: 1. Pleasure of having fun at others 

2. There is no life without humour 

Ans. 

1. Pleasure of having fun at others It is real pleasure to have fun with other persons. To do this a person needs a great sense of humour. But it should be kept in mind that we shouldn't cross the limit. The person's prestige or his ego shouldn't be hurt, we are going to have fun at. Once, I sticked a bill on my friend's back - "Only for Rs. 100.". The boy couldn't understand why all were laughing at him. When he was shown the bill from his back, he was firstly angry, then he too laughed. So, we should not make fun with others.

G. TRANSLATION

Write a summary of the lesson and then translate it into Hindi/Urdu.
Ans. 

Summary : Many stories are famous about the wit of jester Gopal. This story is one of them. Raja Krishna Chandra had often heard from his courtiers that Gopal had made fool to all of them. The Raja decided to amuse himself by baiting Gopal.
Raja Krishna Chandra said to Gopal that he had a dream. In the dream both of them went for a walk. He fell into a pool of kheer while he fell into a pool of smelly dung,
All the courtiers laughed hearing to the king. Then, Gopal calmly said that he also had seen the same dream. The king's dream had finished earlier, while his dream continued. In his dream, he later saw that both of them came out of the pools. Then, in order to clean each other, both of them started licking each other. Hearing this, all the courtiers were stunned and chocked. There was complete silence in the court. But that day the king was in a good mood. To all the courtier's surprise, the king laughed at Gopal's wit and rewarded him.

सारांश : मसखरे गोपाल के विषय में ढेरों कहानियां प्रचलित हैं। प्रस्तुत कहानी भी उन्हीं में से एक है। राजा कृष्ण चन्द्र ने दरबारियों से सुन रखा था कि गोपाल ने सभी को कभी न कभी मूर्ख बनाया है। जब कभी उन्होंने | गोपाल को मूर्ख बनाने की कोशिश की, उल्टे गोपाल ने ही उन्हें मूर्ख बना 1 दिया। राजा ने एक दिन गोपाल का मजाक उड़ा कर मजा लेने की ठान ली। गोपाल को मूर्ख बनाने की कोशिश की, उल्टे गोपाल ने ही उन्हें मूर्ख बना दिया। राजा ने एक दिन गोपाल का मजाक उड़ा कर मजा लेने की ठान ली। राजा कृष्ण, चन्द्र ने गोपाल से कहा कि पिछली रात उन्होंने एक सपना देखा । सपने में वे दोनों घूमने निकले । वे गिर पड़े एक खीर के तालाब में और गोपाल गिर पड़ा एक बदबूदार गोबर के तालाब में। राजा की बात सुनकर दरबार में उपस्थित सभी दरबारीगण ठठाकर हँस पड़े। तब, गोपाल ने बिल्कुल शान्त रहते हुए कहा कि उसने भी ठीक वही सपना देखा था। फर्क यह है कि राजा का सपना जल्दी ही खत्म हो गया, जबकि उसका सपना आगे भी चलता रहा। आगे सपने में उसने देखा कि वे दोनों तालाब से निकले तो एक दूसरे को साफ करने के क्रम में दोनों एक दूसरे को चाटने लगे। _यह सुनते ही जैसे कि तमाम दरबारियों को साँप सूंघ गया हो । पूरे दरबार में सन्नाटा छा गया। पर, राजा उस दिन अच्छे मिजाज में था। उसने गोपाल की छींटाकशी का बुरा नहीं माना । दरबारी आश्चर्य में पड़ गये, जबकि राजा ने गोपाल की चतुराई की खूब तारीफ की।

H.ACTIVITY

1. Read some stories related to Birbal's wit. Select two stories which amuse you the most. Give reasons why you liked them.

Hints : Do this activity yourselves.

2. Narrate to Your class an incident in which one of your neighbours befooled another neighbour.
Ans. 

Mr. Yadav lives in my neighbourhood. He is a mastermind of having fun at others. Once, he told to his neighbour Mr. Jha that there's dung thrown at his back. So, he' should immediately go to his room and change his shirt. And, how hurriedly ran Mr. Jha to his room. When he came back out of his house, he was fired with Mr. Yadav and we all were laughing at the bad mood and peculiar gesture of Mr. Jha.