Balbharati solutions for Integrated 8 Standard Part 2 [Marathi Medium] Maharashtra State Board chapter 2.5 - A Heroine of the Sea [Latest edition]

Do you like courageous or cowardly people?

Why do you like courageous people?

How can we boost our confidence and courage?

According to you, who are more courageous, men or women?

What situations/background provide us courage? 

Read the names of the parts of a ship and their description and label the diagram of the ship below.

1. anchor - an inverted T shaped structure of iron to hold a ship on the spot
2. beam - broadest part of a ship side to side
3. bow - front part of a ship
4. bilge/keel - bottom of a ship
5. bridge/cockpit/wheel house - control cabin of a ship
6. crow's nest - top most ·part / post of a ship from where a sailor can look out 
7. hull - portion of the ship seen above sea-water level
8. part holes - small windows on the side of a ship

What role did the lighthouse play? 

What efforts did Grace’s father take to educate his children?

What was Grace always unhappy about? 

What did Grace notice from her window? 

How did Grace and her father come to the rocks? 

At the most, how many could the boat carry?

How did the Darling family become famous?

Find from the story the antonym of:

coward × 

Find from the story the antonym of:

rare ×

Find from the story the antonym of:

carelessly ×

Find from the story the antonym of:

disagreed ×

Find from the story the antonym of:

selfish ×

Find from the story the antonym of:

enemies × 

Find from the story the Antonym (opposite word) of the following. 

happy × 

Find from the story the antonym of:

forgot ×

Pick out words from the story, make a list of 8 words related to sea-travel. 

For example: lighthouse

Write any two dialogues from the story which prove the following:

Write any two dialogues from the story which prove the following:

Write any two dialogues from the story which prove the following:

Answer in short in your own words.

She stayed back home, with her parents WHO? 

Answer in short in your own words.

A ship was wrecked that night. WHY? 

Nine men and women did not drown. WHY NOT?

Grace said she would help her father to rescue. HOW?

Using: all their strength to row, they came there. WHERE? 

How can you, as a young student, help people in a terrible road accident. Write 5 types of action you can take.

Describe the life of family who lives in lighthouses.

Rewrite the story in your medium of instruction. 

Discuss in groups and write about the life of Grace using following guide lines.

Imagine you have read in the News about how Grace Darling's courage saved some ship-wrecked people. Write a letter of congratulations to her and her family for the brave, humane act. 

Choose the correct Question Tag from the alternatives.

She was only a little woman,

Choose the correct Question Tag from the alternatives.

Grace did not have any time to rest, 

Choose the correct Question Tag from the alternatives.

She risked her own life, 

Choose the proper Modal to fill in the gap. 

They ______ hear anything else.

Choose the proper Modal to fill in the gap. 

Nine men and women ______ climb on the rock.

Choose the proper Modal to fill in the gap. 

______ you ever sleep again?

Choose the proper Modal to fill in the gap.

We ______ do something.

Match the sentences with their types: