Balbharati solutions for Integrated 8 Standard Part 4 [Marathi Medium] Maharashtra State Board chapter 4.4 - The Unsinkable Ship [Latest edition]

Have you heard/read about natural calamity?

What are the different possibilities in a long journey? 

Do you know the sea voyages? 

How is the journey in the sea different from the other?

Why should we have alternatives in the journey?

Read the lines given below. Imagine yourself in the situation and answer the questions, based on your imagination.

After the, games-practice, my friends and I were hungry. We decided to go to a snacks-outlet on the 3^rd floor in a huge six-storeyed malt, on the way. Just as we paid our· bill and were about to leave, there was a ear-shattering blast. A loud explosion on the first floor.  

• What was your first reaction?
• How did the public panic?
• What did some alert, sensible people do?
• What was the damage and danger?
• Who came to the rescue?
• How many were injured and killed?
• What effect did the instance leave on your mind?

Give the root word of the following. 

uncomfortable

Give the root word of the following.

unhappiness

Give the root word of the following. 

insecurity

Give the root word of the following.

inaccuracy

Give the root word of the following.

independence

Give the root word of the following.

emailer

Give the root word of the following.

unloosen

Give the root word of the following.

disability 

Give the root word of the following.

disappearance 

Give the root word of the following.

unfriendly 

Give the root word of the following.

interactive 

Give the root word of the following. 

misunderstanding 

Write 2 words with the following prefix. 

Write 2 words with the following prefix. 

Write 2 words with the following prefix.  

Write 2 words with the following prefix.

Write 2 words with the following suffix.

Write 2 words with the following suffix.

Write 2 words with the following suffix.

Write 2 words with the following suffix.

Why was the Titanic so called? 

What facilities were available on the ship?

What made the man turn cold with fright?

What was the damage caused to the ship? 

Why were the passengers in grave danger?

Why could 'Carpathia' not do much to save more lives?

What two compulsions were laid down for all ships in 1913? 

How far had the Titanic sunk? 

Find any 6 words from the text that have suffixes. Underline the suffix in each of them. 

Two words may combine to form a new word with a changed meaning. Such words are called Compound words in English.

For example : every + thing = everything
Some of them have a hyphen. For example : life-skills

Find 4 or 5 compound words from the text.

What does the word 'Titanic' mean?

How many passengers did Titanic carry? 

Why were the passengers on Titanic proud?

Why did people call 'Titanic’ an unsinkable ship?

What did Carpathia's crew find? 

Who was the director of the film based on the Titanic’s maiden voyage?

Where did the scientists find Titanic? 

Discuss in groups of four and find out.

Reasons for the sinking of Titanic. 

Read and find words related to sea and arrange them alphabetically.

She was as tall as a building with fifteen storeys.

Here She (the Titanic) is compared with a building of fifteen storeys. You know that when a comparison is made between two objects of different kinds it is called Simile. A Simile is introduced by the word 'as.........as or like'.

Frame five of your own sentences using the construction ..........as.........as..........

Write them down in your notebook. 

The Carpathia was too late to save them. Write three sentences of your own using the following contruction ...... too ......to. 

Read again from 5^th paragraph (Then came the night of 14 April ..................) upto 12^th paragraph. (The Corpothio was too late to save them.) 

• Mark the most important points.
• Using the points make a summary of the incident in your own words, using short simple sentences.
• Write out the summary in 12 to 15 lines.

The Sentences can be classified into three types — Simple, Complex and Compound. 

• A Simple Sentence is one that has only one Subject and one Predicate. It has only one Finite verb.
  For example : She went home.
  In the morning, near my school I saw a snake.
• A Complex Sentence consists of one Main Clause and one or more Dependant or Subordinate Clauses.
  For example : She went home, after school was over.
  The boys found the book which had been lost.
• A Compound Sentence consists of two or more Independant or Co-ordinate Clauses. They are joined by Co-ordinators. (For example : and, but, so, or, nor etc.)
  For example : He finished his work and he left his office.
  He is poor but he is honest. 

Say whether the following is a Simile, Complex or Compound sentence.

They felt safe. 

Say whether the following is a Simile, Complex or Compound sentence.

Captain Smith knew that there were icebergs nearby. 

Say whether the following is a Simile, Complex or Compound sentence.

He fought hard to steer, but the ship changed direction slowly. 

Say whether the following is a Simile, Complex or Compound sentence.

Most passengers heard nothing, and they slept on.

Say whether the following is a Simile, Complex or Compound sentence.

The crew lowered the life-boats.

Say whether the following is a Simile, Complex or Compound sentence.

They asked them why ships carry such few life-boats. 

Find from the text two examples of simple sentences. 

Find from the text two examples of complex sentences.

Find from the text two examples of compound sentences.