Class 8 English Notes: - Unit 6: Short Stories - The Story - The First Voyage of Sinbad - The Sailor

Click 👉 Use of English/Grammar Exercise- Unit 6: Short Stories - The Story- The First Voyage of Sinbad - The Sailor

*********************************************

Exercise Question and Answers:

Unit 6: " Short Stories"

The Story- The First Voyage of Sinbad - The Sailor

(National Book Foundation - New Book/New Syllabus Based on Single National Curriculum Pakistan 2024-2025 and Onwards)

Comprehension Checkpoint:

Answer the following questions

1. What does 'sunk to poverty mean'?

Ans: The phrase means fall into poverty, have one's financial situation deteriorate until one is poor

2. Where was the ship destined to go?

Ans: The ship was destined to go to the city of El-Basrah.

3. What does the word 'bartered' mean?

Ans: The word barter means to exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money

4. What happened when the ship was anchored to an island?

Ans: When the ship was anchored to an island, the captain discovered that it was not actually an island. It was a mighty fish lying entranced in sleep on the surface of the sea and since it was sleeping for a very long time, grass and trees had grown upon that. but the fires and frolicking awakened the fish.

5. How did Sinbad manage to leave the desolate island?

Ans: Sinbad met two warriors who had come to capture a sea horse. They gave him food and took him out of that desolate island. They took him to their kingdom. The King had been very nice to him and when Sinbad left his kingdom, the King presented him with many valuable commodities.

6. What was the name of the King?

Ans: The name of the king is King Miraj. He was very courteous and generous. He presented Sindbad with a great wealth of merchandise and rare commodities.

7. Why do you think Sinbad wanted to return to Baghdad?

Ans: The ship on which Sinbad was sailing was going to El-Basrah. When he missed the ship on the island, he wanted to return to El-Basrah to get his merchandise from the ship he was sailing. In addition, he also wanted to see his friends who had sailed on the ship. He wanted to inform them that he was alive.

************************************

Class 8 English Notes (Main page)

********************************

Summary of poems:
Unit-2: The poem “A Time to Talk”
Unit-2: The Lesson “Everyday it Happens”
Unit-2: The poem “Do it anyway”

Central Ideas of poems:
Unit-2: The poem “A Time to Talk”
Unit-2: The Lesson “Everyday it Happens”
Unit-2: The poem “Do it anyway”
Unit-5: The poem “A Far Away Village”

Paraphrasing of poems:
Unit-2: The poem “A Time to Talk”
Unit-2: The Lesson “Everyday it Happens”
Unit-2: The poem “Do it anyway”
Unit-5: The poem “A Far Away Village”

Source: English Book (National Book Foundation, Pakistan)

************************************

Shortcut Links For:

1.  5th Class All Subjects Notes
2.  8th Class All Subjects Notes

1. Website for School and College Level Physics
(https://askrarequiz.blogspot.com)
2. Website for School and College Level Mathematics
(https://askraremaths.blogspot.com)
3. Website for Single National Curriculum Pakistan - All Subjects Notes
(https://askrareclassnotes.blogspot.com/)

© 2023 & onwards Academic Skills and Knowledge (ASK)

Note:  Write me in the comments box below for any query and also Share this information with your class-fellows and friends.