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Lesson 3: Explore India: Quiz Time
Activities
1. Answer the following questions with information from the lesson.
(a) What is a quiz?
Answer: Quiz is a knowledge-testing game where questions are asked to individuals or teams.
(b) How many school teams participated in the quiz programme for the selection phase?
Answer: Five school teams participated in the quiz programme for the selection phase.
(c) Who was the Quizmaster?
Answer: The Quizmaster was Mr. P. K. Baruah.
(d) What were the rules of the quiz as announced by the scorer Aparna?
Answer: The rules were :-
There were five rounds where direct questions carried ten marks and passed questions carried five marks. Each team had ten seconds to answer, and there were no negative marks.
(e) Which team was the winner of the State Level School Quiz Competition?
Answer: Team D was the winner of the quiz competition.
2. How well do you know your country? Complete the following sentences.
Answer:
(a) The ancient name of Assam was Kamrup. It was also known as Pragjyotishpur.
(b) Su-ka-pha established the Ahom kingdom in Assam in the year 1228 A.D.
(c) Myanmar does not share its border with Assam.
(d) The colours of our tricolour National flag are saffron, white and green.
(e) White stands for peace and truth.
(f) Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar in the state of Gujarat.
(g) Amritsar in Punjab is famous for the Golden Temple of the Sikhs.
(h) The largest population of Indian rhino can be seen in Kaziranga National Park.
(i) The ancient name of Patna, the capital of Bihar, was Pataliputra.
(j) The Qutub Minar, the world’s tallest free standing stone tower was built in 1193 by Qutubuddin Aibak.
3. Test your memory. Match the statement under A with correct statements under B without looking at the lesson.
A.1. One name by which our country India is known as Hindustan. → B.4. ‘Bharat’ or ‘Bharatvarsha’ is another name for it.
A.2. The colour of the first band of our flag is saffron. → B.1. It signifies courage and sacrifice.
A.3. The blue wheel in the centre of our flag is called Ashok Chakra or Dharma Chakra. → B.2. It signifies there is life in movement and death is stagnation.
A.4. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal. → B.5. It was in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
A.5. Dandi in Gujarat is famous for a historical event. → B.3. Gandhiji’s Salt March started here in 1930.
4. Listen to an announcement. State whether each statement is true or false. Mark the option T if the statement is true or F if it is false.
Answer:
(a) The announcement is about the incessant rains in Assam. → F
(b) The announcement is about postponing the quiz programme. → T
(c) The quiz programme has been postponed indefinitely. → T
(d) The quiz programme has been rescheduled for next Monday. → T
(e) The next date of the quiz has been notified in the announcement. → F
(f) The participants of the other districts are requested to go back. → F
(g) The new date for the quiz will be notified shortly. → T
(h) Students of the venue school are asked to go to their classes. → T
5. (a) Imagine you are members of the literary and cultural forum of your school. In groups, draft a notice inviting participants to join the Zonal Level Quiz Competition.
Answer:
NOTICE
ABC SCHOOL LITERARY AND CULTURAL FORUM
Date: 25th September, 2026
This is to inform all the students that on the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, our school is organizing a Zonal Level Quiz Competition. The event will take place on October 2nd, Monday, at 10:00 a.m. in the school auditorium. Interested teams consisting of two members from each school zone are invited to participate. Please register your names with the undersigned by 29th September.
Sd/-
Secretary, Literary and Cultural Forum
5. (b) Now of the preparations for the event, write the rules you would like the groups or participants to follow during the competition.
Answer: Teams must have two members. There are five rounds. Direct answers get 10 marks, passed answers get 5 marks, and the time limit is 10 seconds.
6. Write questions to which each of the following sentences are answer.
Answer:
(a) We are from C.R. School, Tinsukia. → Which school do you come from?
(b) You will get ten marks for a direct question. → How many marks will we get for a direct question?
(c) Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife. → What did Shah Jahan build in memory of his wife?
(d) Guru Ram Das built the Golden Temple. → Who built the Golden Temple?
(e) The historic Salt March started in Dandi in Gujarat. → Where did the historic Salt March start?
(f) Kaziranga is famous for the One-horned rhino. → What is Kaziranga famous for?
(g) The winner of today’s quiz is Team D. → Who is the winner of today’s quiz?
7. In pairs, make Yes/No question for the following answer from the quiz.
Answer:
(a) Are you representing the East Zone?
Answer: Yes, we are representing the East Zone.
(b) Is the Tezpur Academy in Sonitpur?
Answer: Yes, The Tezpur Academy is in Sonitpur.
(c) Will the winning team represent Assam in the National School Quiz Competition?
Answer: Yes, the winning team will represent Assam in the National School Quiz Competition.
(d) Was the ancient name of Assam Kamatapur?
Answer: No, the ancient name of Assam was not Kamatapur.
(e) Does saffron signify courage and sacrifice?
Answer: Yes, saffron colour in Indian Flag signify courage and sacrifice.
(f) Is Porbandar located in Gujarat ?
Answer: Yes, Porbandar is located in Gujarat.
8. Prepare an announcement to be made at the beginning of the quiz in order to maintain discipline.
Answer: “Good morning! Please maintain strict silence during the quiz competition. Do not prompt answers from the audience. Let’s maintain discipline and support the teams.”
9. Take turns to introduce yourselves to the class.
Answer: “Good morning everyone! I am Rohit, a student of Class 8. I love reading and playing sports. Glad to meet you all.”
