“The Moon” is a lesson of Class 8 Textbook of MPBSE. Here all the Exercises Questions are done by teachers.
Word Power:
Pick the odd word out.
- moon, earth, rocket, sun
Odd Word: rocket (It is man-made, unlike the others which are celestial objects.) - nap, sleep, awake, siesta
Odd Word: awake (The others are related to resting or sleeping.) - glow, dark, shine, illumine
Odd Word: dark (The others indicate light or brightness.) - evening, week, afternoon, morning
Odd Word: week (The others are parts of the day, while “week” is a time period.) - leaves, flowers, fields, trees
Odd Word: fields (The others are parts of plants, while “fields” is a landscape feature.)
B. Find names of at least six animals/birds from the letters given in the circle and write them in the space provided.
- frog
- eagle
- cat
- rat
- hen
- bat
A) Answer the questions given below:
1. What is the shape of the moon according to the poem?
Answer: According to the poem, the moon has a face like the clock in the hall.
2. Where do the birdies sleep?
Answer: The birdies sleep in the forks of the trees.
3. What is the dog doing?
Answer: The dog is howling by the door of the house.
4. Where is the bat?
Answer: The bat lies in bed at noon.
5. What do the flowers and children do till morning?
Answer: The flowers and children close their eyes till the sun rises in the morning.
6. What do the things that belong to the day do when the moon is out at night?
Answer: The things that belong to the day cuddle to sleep to be out of the moon’s way.
7. In the last stanza, the poet says, ‘Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way.’
‘Cuddle’ means:
Answer: (iii) hug
B) Fill in the blanks with the words given below:
i. trumpeting elephant
ii. howling dog
iii. squalling cat
iv. squeaking mouse
Let’s Read
Read the following poem carefully:
What shall you buy?
A kite that will fly
Up to the moon
All through the sky!
But if, when it gets there,
It should stay in the air,
Or the man in the moon
Should open the door,
And take it in with his long, long paw
We should sing to another tune, oh!
Now answer the questions given below:
1) Write down the missing words in the lines given below:
What shall you buy?
A kite that will fly up to the moon
All through the sky!
2) Is there a man on the moon?
Answer: No, there is no man on the moon. The poem imagines a fictional “man in the moon.”
3) What do you mean by the word “paw” in the poem?
Answer: The word “paw” in the poem refers to the imagined hand or limb of the man in the moon.
4) The poet says, “…….. when it gets,” what does the word ‘gets’ mean here?
Answer: The word “gets” here means “reaches” or “arrives.”
Write a dialogue between the earth and the moon with the help of the clues given below:
Moon: Hello Earth! Everyone admires my beauty and calmness. They say I have a charming personality!
Earth: Yes, Moon, everyone loves you. Even children are fond of you and lovingly call you “Mama.”
Moon: Oh, that’s so sweet! But why do you look so unhappy these days?
Earth: I am sad because of the growing population and pollution. People are destroying me with their careless actions.
Moon: Oh no! That sounds terrible. Is there anything else troubling you?
Earth: Yes, I am getting hotter because of global warming. I hope people realize their mistakes soon and save me before it’s too late.
Write a poem / a few lines about the moon.
The Gentle Moon
Up in the sky, so calm and bright,
The moon glows softly through the night.
She lights the paths, the fields, the streams,
And watches over our quiet dreams.
Her silver beams dance on the trees,
Whispering secrets with the breeze.
Oh, gentle moon, so round and high,
You’re the jewel of the midnight sky.