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CLASS-8 Sub.- English (TL) POEM - 5: JIMMY JET AND HIS TV SET

Learning Outcomes (L.O.)

L.O. 1: Core Idea Comprehension: Students can identify the central message of the poem: the negative effects of watching too much TV.
L.O. 2: Figurative Language Interpretation: Students can understand the funny, exaggerated way the poem describes Jimmy's transformation (e.g., eyes frozen wide, chin turning into a dial).
L.O. 3: Vocabulary and Glossary Use: Students can define key terms from the poem and glossary (*pale, lean, frozen, antennae, plug*).
L.O. 4: Sequencing and Matching: Students can match the parts of Jimmy’s body with the TV parts they turned into (e.g., chin to tuning dial, face to screen).
L.O. 5: Rhyming Words and Phonics: Students can identify rhyming pairs in the poem and generate new words that follow the same rhyming pattern.
L.O. 6: Critical Reflection: Students can use the poem's context to reflect on and discuss healthy habits regarding screen time.

Part A: Poem Comprehension (40 Questions)

True or False (T/F)

Question 1 (T/F)

Jimmy Jet only watched TV for a short time each day.

Answer: False (He watched all day, he watched all night.)

Question 2 (T/F)

Jimmy grew thin and pale from watching so much TV.

Answer: True (Till he grew pale and lean.)

Question 3 (T/F)

Jimmy's ears turned into antennae.

Answer: False (Antennae grew out of his hair; his ears turned into knobs.)

Question 4 (T/F)

The family now watches Jimmy instead of the TV.

Answer: True (We all sit around watch him.)

Question 5 (T/F)

The poet thinks watching TV like Jimmy is a very good thing.

Answer: False (The poem has a warning message.)

Fill in the Blanks

Question 6 (Fill in the Blank)

He watched till his eyes were ______ wide.

Answer: frozen

Question 7 (Fill in the Blank)

And his chin turned into a ______ dial.

Answer: tuning

Question 8 (Fill in the Blank)

And his brains turned into TV ______.

Answer: tubes

Question 9 (Fill in the Blank)

And his face to a TV ______.

Answer: Screen

Question 10 (Fill in the Blank)

And two ______ saying ‘VERT’ and ‘HORIZ’ grew where his ears had been.

Answer: knobs

Choose the Correct Answer

Question 11 (MCQ)

What part of Jimmy's body "grew into his chair"?

(a) His feet (b) His bottom (c) His hands

Answer: (b) His bottom

Question 12 (MCQ - Activity B.2)

The phrase "His eyes were frozen wide" means:

(a) He was tired and sleepy (b) His eyes were stuck open and still (c) He was looking at the ground

Answer: (b) His eyes were stuck open and still

Question 13 (MCQ)

Jimmy grew a plug that looked like a ______.

(a) wire (b) snake (c) tail

Answer: (c) tail

Question 14 (MCQ)

The two words on the knobs were 'VERT' and ______.

(a) START (b) HORIZ (c) FOCUS

Answer: (b) HORIZ

Match the Body Part to the TV Part

Choose the correct TV part that Jimmy's body part turned into:

Question 15 (Matching)

Jimmy's chin turned into a ______.

(a) TV Screen (b) tuning dial (c) antennae

Answer: (b) tuning dial

Question 16 (Matching)

Jimmy's hair grew into ______.

(a) TV tubes (b) knobs (c) antennae

Answer: (c) antennae

Question 17 (Matching)

Jimmy's brains turned into ______.

(a) TV tubes (b) tuning dial (c) TV Screen

Answer: (a) TV tubes

Question 18 (Matching)

Jimmy's face turned into a ______.

(a) knobs (b) TV Screen (c) tuning dial

Answer: (b) TV Screen

Question 19 (Matching)

Jimmy's ears turned into ______.

(a) knobs (b) TV tubes (c) plug

Answer: (a) knobs

Answer in a Word or Short Phrase

Question 20 (Short Answer)

What kind of show did Jimmy watch that was late at night?

Answer: 'the Late Late show'

Question 21 (Short Answer)

What do you call the round button used to switch a TV on or off?

Answer: knob

Question 22 (Short Answer)

What is the part used to make an electrical connection?

Answer: plug

Question 23 (Short Answer)

What is the poet's name?

Answer: Shel Silverstein

Question 24 (Short Answer)

What word in the glossary means "weak to look at"?

Answer: pale

Question 25 (Short Answer)

What word in the glossary means "becoming thin"?

Answer: lean

Answer in 2-3 Sentences

Question 26 (2-3 Sentences - Activity C.1)

What happened to Jimmy when he watched TV day and night?

Answer: Jimmy became pale and thin. More strangely, parts of his body started to turn into TV parts like a screen, a dial, and antennae.

Question 27 (2-3 Sentences)

What message is the poet trying to give us?

Answer: The poet is warning us about the dangers of watching too much TV. He suggests that excessive screen time can make us unhealthy and lose our own unique qualities.

Question 28 (2-3 Sentences)

What did Jimmy's mother tell Mohan in the Pre-Reading story?

Answer: Mohan's mother told him not to watch TV for so long. She asked him to do his homework first and study for some time.

Question 29 (2-3 Sentences)

What was the final result of Jimmy turning into a TV?

Answer: Jimmy grew a plug like a tail, so people plugged him in. Now, instead of Jimmy watching TV, everyone sits around and watches him.

Question 30 (2-3 Sentences)

According to the poem, why did Jimmy's eyes become "frozen wide"?

Answer: His eyes were stuck open and unmoving because he was focused on the TV for so long. The word 'frozen' means he couldn't move them.

Complete the Poem Lines

Question 31 (Complete the Line)

He loved to watch his TV set
Almost as much as ______.

Answer: you

Question 32 (Complete the Line)

He watched all day, he watched all night
Till he grew pale and ______.

Answer: lean

Question 33 (Complete the Line)

From ‘the Late Late show’
And all the shows between.

Answer: And all the shows between.

Question 34 (Complete the Line)

And antennae grew out of his ______.

Answer: hair

Question 35 (Complete the Line)

So we plugged in little ______.

Answer: Jim

Rhyming Words

Question 36 (Rhyming Pair)

Find the rhyming pair from the first stanza (lines 1-4).

Answer: true, you (and Jet, set)

Question 37 (Rhyming Pair)

Find the rhyming pair from the second stanza (lines 5-8).

Answer: lean, between

Question 38 (Rhyming Pair)

Find the rhyming pair from the fourth stanza (lines 13-16).

Answer: Screen, been

Question 39 (Rhyming Word)

What word from the poem rhymes with tail?

Answer: dial

Question 40 (Rhyming Word)

What word from the poem rhymes with wide?

Answer: hide (from rhyming pairs: wide, hide is a common one, though not in the poem, hide is a correct word to add)

MODEL ANSWERS

Answer (Q1): False (He watched all day, he watched all night.)
Answer (Q2): True (Till he grew pale and lean.)
Answer (Q3): False (Antennae grew out of his hair; his ears turned into knobs.)
Answer (Q4): True (We all sit around watch him.)
Answer (Q5): False (The poem has a warning message.)
Answer (Q6): frozen
Answer (Q7): tuning
Answer (Q8): tubes
Answer (Q9): Screen
Answer (Q10): knobs
Answer (Q11): (b) His bottom
Answer (Q12): (b) His eyes were stuck open and still
Answer (Q13): (c) tail
Answer (Q14): (b) HORIZ
Answer (Q15): (b) tuning dial
Answer (Q16): (c) antennae
Answer (Q17): (a) TV tubes
Answer (Q18): (b) TV Screen
Answer (Q19): (a) knobs
Answer (Q20): 'the Late Late show'
Answer (Q21): knob
Answer (Q22): plug
Answer (Q23): Shel Silverstein
Answer (Q24): pale
Answer (Q25): lean
Answer (Q26): Jimmy became pale and thin. More strangely, parts of his body started to turn into TV parts like a screen, a dial, and antennae.
Answer (Q27): The poet is warning us about the dangers of watching too much TV. He suggests that excessive screen time can make us unhealthy and lose our own unique qualities.
Answer (Q28): Mohan's mother told him not to watch TV for so long. She asked him to do his homework first and study for some time.
Answer (Q29): Jimmy grew a plug like a tail, so people plugged him in. Now, instead of Jimmy watching TV, everyone sits around and watches him.
Answer (Q30): His eyes were stuck open and unmoving because he was focused on the TV for so long. The word 'frozen' means he couldn't move them.
Answer (Q31): you
Answer (Q32): lean
Answer (Q33): And all the shows between.
Answer (Q34): hair
Answer (Q35): Jim
Answer (Q36): true, you (or Jet, set)
Answer (Q37): lean, between
Answer (Q38): Screen, been
Answer (Q39): dial
Answer (Q40): hide (or wide, as in "frozen wide")
Answer (Q41): early
Answer (Q42): false
Answer (Q43): Mohan always postponed his work and watched too much TV. When the exams came, he had too much to study and could not remember the answers.
Answer (Q44): (b) Don't watch too much TV
Answer (Q45): him
Answer (Q46): False (The poet says, "you know what I tell you is true.")
Answer (Q47): bottom
Answer (Q48): night
Answer (Q49): lean
Answer (Q50): To receive the television signals.
Answer (Q51): False (It looked like a tail.)

LBA 8th English (TL) 5.Jimmy Jet and His TV Set

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