Class VIII English textbook 3rd lesson "Explore India: Quiz Time" questions answer/ activities solution

Explore India : Quiz Time

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ACTIVITIES

1. Answer the following questions with information from the lesson

(a) What is a quiz?

Ans: - A quiz is a form of game or competition which someone tests your knowledge by asking questions. It is a test of knowledge between individuals or teams as a form of entertainment.

(b) How many school teams participated in the quiz programme for the selection phase?

Ans: - There have five school teams participated in the quiz programme for the selection phase.

(c) Who was the Quizmaster?

Ans: - Mr. P.K. Baruah was the Quizmaster.

(d) What were the rules of the quiz as announced by the scorer Aparna?

Ans: - According to Aparna in a quiz competition there will be five rounds in total. In each round, each team will get at least one direct question, for every correct answer, you will get ten marks and for a passed over question, five marks will be awarded. There will be no negative marks for a wrong answer. Each team will get only ten seconds to answer a question. The team which scores the highest marks will be the winner.

(e) Which team was the winner of the State Level School Quiz Competition?

Ans: - Team D was the winner of the State Level School Quiz Competition.

2. How well do you know your country? Complete the following sentences.

They are from the lesson and are about our country.

(a) The ancient name of Assam was Kamrup. It was also known as -________.

Ans: -  Pragjyotishpur

(b) Su-ka-pha established the Ahom kingdom in Assam in the year ________.

Ans: - 1228 AD.

(c) _______ does not share its border with Assam.

Ans: - Myanmar.

(d) The capital of Assam during the Ahom rule was ________.

Ans: - Rangpur

(e)The colours of our tricolour National flag are ________, ________, and ________.

Ans: - saffron, white, green

(f)White stands for _______ and _______.

Ans: - peace, truth

(g) Mahatma Gandhi was born in ________in the state of _______.

Ans: - 2 October 1869, Gujarat

(h) Amritsar in Punjab is famous for the ________ of the _______. 

Ans: - The Golden Temple, Sikhs

(i) The largest population of Indian rhinos can be seen in ________.

Ans: - Kaziranga National Park

(j) The ancient name of Patna, the capital of Bihar, was ________.

Ans: - Patliputra

(k) The Qutub Minar, the world's tallest free standing stone tower was built in ________ by _______.

Ans: - 1193, Qutubuddin Aibak

3. Test your memory. Match the statements under A with correct statements under B without looking at the lesson:

Ans: