GSEB Standard 8 Gujarati First Language Textbook Lesson 8 Solutions

ધોરણ 8 ગુજરાતી (પ્રથમ ભાષા) પાઠ 8: ઘર

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

Lesson 8 of the Std 8 Gujarati First Language textbook – ઘર by Bholabhai Patel – explained in simple Gujarati for parents, with word meanings, conversation answers, how to do the exercises (pages 43–51), dictation and a quick test.

  • 2exercises solved
  • Essay
  • 5word meanings
  • 9pages
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Lesson 8 at a glance

A man long settled in the city decides to sell his old family house in the village. But when he returns and walks through it, memories of his mother, childhood festivals and family life come alive, and he can’t go through with it. A house is walls; a home is love and memories.

What your child learns

  • Explains the writer’s main idea
  • Relates it to own life
  • Learns descriptive words
  • Answers in full sentences
  • Writes a short paragraph
  • Discusses with family

About the writer: Bholabhai Patel

Bholabhai Patel (1934–2012), born in Soja (Gandhinagar), was an essayist, translator and critic – ‘દેવોની ઘાટી’, ‘પૂર્વોત્તર’ – and won the Ranjitram Suvarnachandrak.

The lesson: essay (નિબંધ).

નિબંધ: ઘર – સરળ ભાષામાં

ઘર🏡👵🪔💞
ચિત્ર: બાલ ગુજરાતી – our own illustration of the lesson.

શહેરમાં વર્ષોથી રહેતા લેખકે ગામડાનું જૂનું ઘર વેચી દેવાનો નિર્ણય લીધો. ઘર ખાલી હતું, જર્જરિત થવા લાગ્યું હતું.

પણ ઘરમાં પગ મૂક્યો ત્યાં જ માતાની યાદો તાજી થઈ – રસોડું, ઓટલો, તુલસીક્યારો, તહેવારો…

લેખકને સમજાયું – ઘર એટલે ફક્ત દીવાલો નહિ, પ્રેમ અને સ્મૃતિઓ. ‘હું’ આ ઘર વેચી નહિ શકું.

બોધ – What the story teaches

A home is made of love and memories, not just walls. ઘર દીવાલોથી નહિ, સ્નેહથી બને છે.

Word meanings – શબ્દાર્થ

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

શબ્દEnglish meaningસમાનાર્થી
જર્જરિતdilapidated—
સ્મૃતિmemoryયાદ
ઓટલોfront platform—
મમતાaffection—
નિર્ણયdecision—

Std 8 Gujarati First Language પાઠ 8 – 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.

1

વાતચીત / સમજ

Conversation and understanding.
Page 43–51
Sample answers
  1. લેખક ઘર કેમ વેચવા માગતા હતા?→ શહેરમાં રહેતા અને ઘર ખાલી પડ્યું હતું.
  2. તેમનો નિર્ણય કેમ બદલાયો?→ માતાની અને બાળપણની યાદોથી.
  3. તમારા ઘરની કઈ જગ્યા તમને સૌથી ગમે?→ open answer.
2

બાકીના સ્વાધ્યાય

Remaining exercises.
Page 43–51
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

  • જર્જરિત
  • સ્મૃતિ
  • ઓટલો
  • મમતા
  • નિર્ણય

Level 2 – from the title

  • ઘર

Quick test for home (10 questions)

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

1. લેખક?

ભોળાભાઈ પટેલ.

2. ‘સ્મૃતિ’ એટલે?

યાદ.

3. ઘર એટલે શું?

પ્રેમ અને યાદો.

4. પાઠનો પ્રકાર?

નિબંધ.

Frequently asked questions

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

Lesson 8 (પાઠ 8) is ઘર by Bholabhai Patel, on pages 43–51.

What is ‘ઘર’ about?

A man long settled in the city decides to sell his old family house in the village.

What does the lesson teach?

A home is made of love and memories, not just walls.

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