Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 8 TN Board chapter 6.1 - Friendship [Latest edition]

Do you have any childhood friendship that is still strong today?

Do you make friendship with others easily?

Share an incident that you remember proudly about your friends.

________ constructions was once a leading company.

He took a ________ to run his company.

Vetri’s friend is _______.

Keelakudi was the native of Vetri.

The school was a middle school.

Vetri and Asif were good in studies.

Vetri never visited Chennai.

Asif was a businessman.

Vetri went to Asif’s _________.

Vetri came to Chennai to visit his _______.

Asif saw his friend through the ________.

Choose correct synonyms for the italic word.

Vetri constructed a bungalow.

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The brothers started a business separately.

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I am living in the outskirts of the village.

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Asif quarreled with his friend.

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He stood astounded.

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Verti's wife replied angrily.

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The vegetables look fresh.

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Vetri had a strong will to start a new business.

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Vetri was surprised by his friend.

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He spoke nervously.

What was the name of Vetri’s company?

Why did he sell his properties?

Which was the home town of Vetri and Asif?

When did Vetri receive a call from Asif’s office?

How did Vetri lose his properties?

What happened when Vetri met Asif?

How did Asif show his friendship?

Complete the following sentence using the appropriate confusable word.

The sugar had a negative ______ on the science experiment.

Complete the following sentence using the appropriate confusable word.

I am going to ______ down for an hour.

Complete the following sentence using the appropriate confusable word.

The gas prices continue to ______.

Complete the following sentence using the appropriate confusable word.

She always gives me good ______.

Complete the following sentence using the appropriate confusable word.

The war had no ______ on oil prices.

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Whose speech is this?

What did Rahul engrave?

Who is lucky?

Who bagged 'all-rounder' award?

Whose birthday party is it?

Describe the things in the picture using the descriptive words given below.

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Change the following into Indirect Speech.

“What do you want?” he said to her.

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He said, “How's your father?”

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“Are you coming home with me?” he asked.

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The poor man exclaimed, “Will none of you help me?”

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“Don't you know the way home?” asked I.

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“Bring me a glass of milk,” said the swami to the villagers.

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“Sit down, boys,” said the teacher.

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“Halt!” shouted the officer to his men.

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“Take off your hat,” the king said to the Hatter.

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The teacher said to him, “Do not read so fast.”

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He said to me, “Wait until I come.”

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“Hurry up,” he said to his servant, “do not waste time.”

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“Run away, children,” said their mother.

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He said, “Daughter, take my golden jug, and fetch me some water from the Well.”

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“Go down to the bazaar. Bring me some oil and a lump of ice.” ordered his master.

What were the actual words used in each instance below? The sentences containing the actual words are jumpled in the box. Write them out in the same order as the actual words.

1. Punitha asked Pushpa what she was reading.
2. Pushpa told her that she was reading Robinson Crusoe.
3. Punitha asked her what it was all about.
4. Pushpa said it was about a man wrecked on an island.
5. Punitha then asked her friend who gave her the book.
6. Pushpa answered that her uncle gave it to her at Christmas.
7. Finally, Punitha inquired if she could borrow it.
8. Pushpa replied that she would certainly lend it to her.

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Nevin asked his father when the next letter would come.

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I wrote that I would visit him next day.

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I told them to be quiet.

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Lakshan asked me if I had anything to say.

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An old mouse asked who would bell the cat.

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Mervin said that he wanted to be a soldier.

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Ebin asked me what I wanted.

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Bhagya said that she had seen that picture.

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The stranger asked Nasrin where she lived.

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I asked Mary if she would lend me a pencil.

Sherlyn receives a postcard from her friend Pushpa who is holidaying in Sri Lanka. She calls her friend Galen and tells him what Pushpa has written. Help her by filling in the blanks, using reported speech.

Hello, Galen Today I received a postcard from Pushpa. Remember I had told you that She has gone to Sri Lanka on a holiday? Well, she has written from Colombo. She has written that ____________ Orphanage. It ____________ elephants. She said that it is the biggest herd of elephants in the world that is living under human supervision. She also added that she ____________ because ____________. The Elephant Orphanage ____________ . She said that ____________ national park. She ____________ next week and added that ____________ then.