JABAL FARASAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, RABIGH - KSA
VALUE BASED QUESTIONS – CLASS VIII
ENGLISH
FOR CLASS NOTES
ANNE BAKES A CAKE
1. ‘Anne fell promptly in love with Mrs Allan. She had discovered another kindred
spirit.’
Just like Anne quite a few of us find people a great source of inspiration. How does
having these kindred spirits help us in leading a better life?
Answer:
A kindred spirit a person whose interests and way of thinking is similar to your own.
Such people can develop career aspirations, educational goals, and behaviour.
They influence others to do something good to the society.
SAVING THE GHARIAL
2. Do you think humans have the right to endanger the species of this planet? What
are the chief causes for our negligence in protecting animals?
Answer:
No, humans have no right to endanger the lives of other species unnecessarily.
Some reasons why animals become endangered are:
Destruction of Habitat—Humans destroy precious habitat—the natural environment
of a living thing— when they fill swamps and marshes, dam rivers and cut down
trees to build homes, roads and other developments.
Pollution—Oil spills, acid rain and water pollution have been devastating for many
species of fish and birds.
Hunting and Fishing—Many animals are over-hunted because their meat, fur and
other parts are very valuable.
Exotic Species-When animals or plants arrive into a new habitat from a foreign
place they sometimes carry diseases that the native species can’t fight. These
species also prey on the native species.
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3. When a people falls into servitude, “so long as it clings to its language, it is as if it
held the key to its prison”
What is meant as prison and which is the key?
Answer:
Losing one’s freedom to one’s enemies in war can be like being in a prison.
Preserving one’s identity and culture is essential. Even if the enemy has conquered
the land it must be proved that the enemy cannot conquer the spirit of the people.
So people must show their spirit of togetherness by not giving up their language.
They must use their language as a key to fight against the enemies and free
themselves from the prison.
CAN ANIMALS REASON?
4. Imagine you are Kanzi. You have learnt to talk to human beings. What would you
like to speak to them about their behaviour towards animals?
Answer:
We chimps are 98% humans. Our population has decreased in the Ivory Coast.
Our threats: habitat destruction, hunting, and disease. Human population has
encroached in our areas; cutting down of trees, hunting in forests of Africa; we are
hunted for our meat. Contact with humans has exposed us to diseases.
Our communication: sounds, gestures, body postures and facial expressions. Long
distance communication through hoots and thumping trees/we pant to say hello
and grunt to say sad, use our fists a
Our tools: strip a stem of its leaves and use the stem to “fish” for termites. use rocks
as hammers and anvils to pound open nuts, use leaves as napkins and sponges, use
sticks to probe or break open beehives for honey, and manufacture spears to kill
small mammals.
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