GSEB Standard 8 Gujarati First Language Textbook Lesson 13 Solutions

ધોરણ 8 ગુજરાતી (પ્રથમ ભાષા) પાઠ 13: ચાલ મજાની આંબાવાડી

Std 8 Gujarati First Language Lesson 13 – Solutions & Parent Guide

Lesson 13 of the Std 8 Gujarati First Language textbook – ચાલ મજાની આંબાવાડી by ‘Gani’ Dahiwala – explained in simple Gujarati for parents, with word meanings, conversation answers, how to do the exercises (pages 86–90), dictation and a quick test.

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Lesson 13 at a glance

A playful song-game: ‘ચાલ મજાની આંબાવાડી…’ – children play in the mango grove, going ‘forward, forward’ like the fun of a circle game. The rhyming, repeating words create music and rhythm.

What your child learns

  • Recites the poem with expression
  • Explains lines in simple words
  • Finds rhyming words
  • Learns new poetic words
  • Talks about the poem’s feeling
  • Memorises favourite lines

About the writer: ‘Gani’ Dahiwala

‘Gani’ Dahiwala (Abdul Gani Abdul Karim, 1908–1987), of Surat, was a celebrated ghazal poet – ‘ગાતાં ઝરણાં’, ‘ગનીમત’.

The lesson: poem (ગીત).

ગીત: ચાલ મજાની આંબાવાડી – સરળ ભાષામાં

ચાલ મજાની આંબાવાડી🥭🌳🎶🤸
ચિત્ર: બાલ ગુજરાતી – our own illustration of the lesson.

ચાલ મજાની આંબાવાડી – ચાલો મિત્રો, રમીએ ને ગાઈએ!

આગળ આગળ, પાછળ પાછળ – રમતના તાલે શબ્દો પણ નાચે છે.

આંબાની છાયા, કેરીની મીઠાશ અને દોસ્તોનો સંગ – આ જ બાળપણની મજા.

બોધ – What the story teaches

Play, rhythm and friendship make childhood joyful. રમત અને ગીતમાં બાળપણની મજા.

Word meanings – શબ્દાર્થ

Difficult words from the lesson, with English meaning and a Gujarati synonym (સમાનાર્થી) where useful.

શબ્દEnglish meaningસમાનાર્થી
આંબાવાડીmango grove—
ગઝલghazal—
લયrhythmતાલ
પ્રાસrhyme—
છાયાshadeછાંયો

Std 8 Gujarati First Language પાઠ 13 – Solutions to all exercises

Exercises are in the same order as the textbook. Blue markers are oral (speaking) activities with sample answers; orange markers have fixed answers.

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વાતચીત / સમજ

Conversation and understanding.
Page 86–90
Sample answers
  1. આ ગીત કઈ રમતની યાદ અપાવે છે?→ ટોળામાં ગોળ ફરતી બાળરમત.
  2. કયા શબ્દો વારંવાર આવે છે?→ ‘આગળ આગળ’ જેવા.
  3. તમને કઈ રમત ગમે?→ open answer.
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બાકીના સ્વાધ્યાય

Remaining exercises.
Page 86–90
How to answerWork through the book’s exercises in order: use the શબ્દાર્થ box for meanings, answer ‘why’ questions with a reason (‘કારણ કે…’), find lines or words in the text for fill-ups and matching, and write longer answers in 4–5 full sentences. Use the retelling and word list on this page to help.

Tip: read the lesson aloud once before starting the exercises.

Dictation list – શ્રુતલેખન

Say each word slowly, twice.

Level 1 – words

  • આંબાવાડી
  • ગઝલ
  • લય
  • પ્રાસ
  • છાયા

Level 2 – from the title

  • ચાલ
  • મજાની
  • આંબાવાડી

Quick test for home (10 questions)

Ask orally at the end of the lesson. Tap to check each answer.

1. કવિ?

‘ગની’ દહીંવાલા.

2. ‘આંબાવાડી’ એટલે?

આંબાનો બગીચો.

3. ગીતની વિશેષતા?

લય અને પ્રાસ.

4. કવિનું શહેર?

સુરત.

Frequently asked questions

What is Lesson 13 of the Std 8 Gujarati First Language textbook?

Lesson 13 (પાઠ 13) is ચાલ મજાની આંબાવાડી by ‘Gani’ Dahiwala, on pages 86–90.

What is ‘ચાલ મજાની આંબાવાડી’ about?

A playful song-game: ‘ચાલ મજાની આંબાવાડી…’ – children play in the mango grove, going ‘forward, forward’ like the fun of a circle game.

What does the lesson teach?

Play, rhythm and friendship make childhood joyful.

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