The chapter titled "Feathered Friend" by Arthur C. Clarke tells the story of a canary that plays a crucial role in detecting poisonous gases on a space station. The canary, named Claribel, was smuggled onto the station by Sven Olsen, one of the .................
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What were the two things that made Sven’s construction job more difficult? Does the text say whether the hard work was worth the trouble? (para 3)
Sven's construction job was made more difficult by the fact that they had to collect assorted girders as they floated around in free fall and make them do the slow-motion, three-dimensional ballet that would get them into their right positions, and then fuse the pieces together when they were precisely dovetailed into the intended pattern. Yes, it was worth the trouble as the construction workers could step back and admire their work without the interference of gravity.
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Which lines in para 4 and para 6 tell us that Claribel had adjusted well to space?
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Unlock now 🔓Read para 7 again.
a. Does this paragraph imply that Claribel was the first bird in space?
b. Why did Sven not get into any trouble for sneaking a bird on board the space station?
c. ‘Sheer scientific curiosity’ was part of the reason why Sven got Claribel onto the space station. Based on your knowledge of life on space stations, can you guess what the other
reason was?
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Unlock now 🔓a. What was wrong with the air in the space station?
b. how did Claribel’s unconscious state help the speaker understand what the problem was?
c. Other than Claribel’s condition, what were the other clues the speaker put together to
solve the mystery? (paras 9, 10 and 20)
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Unlock now 🔓It was one of those accidents that couldn’t possibly happen. (para 23) What accident is the
speaker referring to? Was the accident someone’s fault? Who saved everyone from the
accident?
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What is this story about? Select the best suggestion from the ones given below.
i. A canary finds a home in a spacecraft.
ii. The importance of keeping a pet when you travel in outer space.
iii. A pet canary saves a group of space workers by warning them that their air supply
equipment has been damaged.
iv. An experiment to see if birds can survive in a no-gravity environment.
The best suggestion for what the story is about is: "A pet canary saves a group of space workers by warning them that their air supply equipment has been damaged."
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Which of the following words do you associate with the events in the story?
danger tension suspense happy ending
relief technology tenderness space
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Unlock now 🔓Without Claribel, we should soon have been slightly dead. What does the narrator mean by this?
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Underline the finite verbs in these sentences. Circle the non-finite verbs. Say whether the non-finite verb is an infinitive, present participle, past participle or gerund.
Watching the birds from the treetops, I wanted to fly with the birds.
Watching: present participle; to fly: ‘to’ infinitiveMira decided to practise more, encouraged by her successful performance on stage.
Practising steadily and sincerely gave him a better chance to succeed.
The children have decorated the room to prepare for Republic Day.
We enjoy eating ice-cream in the host summer months, when the temperatures are soaring.
She likes to do nothing except reading during the holidays.
1. Watching: present participle; to fly: ‘to’ infinitive
2. decided: past tense finite verb; to practise: ‘to’ infinitive; encouraged: past participle
3. Practising: present participle
4. have decorated: present perfect tense finite verb; to prepare: ‘to’ infinitive
5. enjoy: present tense finite verb; eating: present participle; soaring: present participle
6. likes: present tense finite verb; reading: present participle
Complete these sentences by using the correct forms of the highlighted words.
They expected to succeed in their struggle. (Succeed)
They did not wish ___________________ the neighbours suspicious. (make)
You need to practise ___________________ clearly. (speak)
They hesitated ___________________ the door. (open)
Stop ___________________ ! We don’t want ___________________ people up. (shout, wake)
Do you remember ___________________ him at the party last week? (meet)
The doctor said, “you must stop ___________________ immediately.” (smoke)
We have to get up early – don’t forget ___________________ the alarm. (set)
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Unlock now 🔓Match the words in A with their meanings in B. You have two more meanings in B than you need.
A B
1. Tricking - - a. fell someone that they are not allowed to do something
2. Forbid - - b. admit that you have done something wrong
3. Excel - - c. become conscious again after fainting
4. Confess - - d. reply quickly in an angry or humorous way
5. Smuggle - - e. do something better than most people
6. Thrive - - f. go beyond what rules or laws say you are allowed to do
7. Retort - - g. difficult to deal with
8. Revive - - h. to take away other people’s things
- i. take someone secretly to a place where they are not
allowed
- j. become very strong and healthy
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Precisely mournfully laughingly abruptly apologetically
You watch a film that ended quite unexpectedly and you fell confused.
Tina asks Neha to be her partner for the History project, but Neha does not like Tina’s project topic and refuses the offer politely.
Siddharth is starting boarding school and his parents feel sad while dropping him off.
The teacher is instructing his students on how to measure out chemicals for the Science experiment.
Jerome trips and almost falls while going on stage for a performance. He is amused by his clumsiness and tells his friends about it.
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Unlock now 🔓He had smuggled her up on the last ferry from Earth when he came back from leave – party, he claimed, out of sheer scientific curiosity. This line implies that other than scientific curiosity there was another reason why Seven brought Claribel to space with him – possibly boredom or loneliness. There are many such lines in the text that hint at what life in the space station was like.
Imagine you are one of the astronauts and write a diary entry on your experience so far in the space station. You can expand on your reading of the text and also write about -
- a regular day in the space station. - What you miss about life on earth.
- Whether you miss family or friends; how you - Your feeling about the other astronauts.
cope.
Date: 18 December 2020
Day: Sunday
Time: 5 p.m.
It’s been five years since I joined the international Space Station. What an adventure it has been...
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Unlock now 🔓About the Author - Feathered Friend | Gulmohar | Class 8 Literature | English
Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) was a British science fiction writer and futurist. He is best known for his novel "2001: A Space Odyssey," which was later adapted into a film by Stanley Kubrick. Clarke's work often dealt with themes of space exploration, advanced technology, and the evolution of humanity. He was also a scientist and inventor, having proposed the concept of geostationary satellites in 1945, which later became essential to modern telecommunications. Clarke was awarded numerous honors throughout his career, including being named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He remains a highly influential figure in the world of science fiction and technology.
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Plot - Feathered Friend | Gulmohar | Class 8 Literature | English
Introduction of Claribel: The chapter begins with the protagonist, who is the narrator, discovering Claribel in his office. He describes her weightlessness and her ability to navigate in zero gravity. It is revealed that Sven had smuggled her onto the station as his pet out of scientific curiosity.
Concealing Claribel: The crew members try to................................
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Unlock now 🔓Themes - Feathered Friend | Gulmohar | Class 8 Literature | English
- Survival and Safety
The primary theme of the chapter is survival and safety in space. The story highlights the importance of detecting and responding to hazards in space to ensure the safety of crew members. The canary, Claribel, plays a crucial role in detecting poisonous gases that could have otherwise been lethal for the crew members. The chapter emphasizes the need for redundancy in safety systems and the importance of being prepared for unexpected challenges. - Adaptation
Another prominent theme in the chapter is adaptation. The crew members in the space station had to adapt to the zero-gravity .....
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Unlock now 🔓Important Lines - Feathered Friend | Gulmohar | Class 8 Literature | English
- "Early coal mines did not have efficient ventilation systems, so miners would bring a caged canary into new coal seams."
This line introduces the concept of using canaries to detect poisonous gases in coal mines, which is crucial to understanding the significance of the canary in the story. - "What happened?" we asked, all equally distressed.
This line shows....
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Unlock now 🔓Vocabulary - Feathered Friend | Gulmohar | Class 8 Literature | English
Wiry: thin but strong
The wiry athlete effortlessly cleared the high jump bar, showcasing both strength and agility.Girders: long, thick pieces of metal that are used in construction
The construction workers installed the girders to provide structural support for the new building.Absence of gravity: the sensation of weightlessness experienced in space when there is no force which causes them to drop to the ground, like on Earth
Astronauts..........................
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