Thinking about the poem : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 1 Q1 : 1. Where does the traveler find himself? What problem does he face? 2. Discuss what these phrases mean to you. (i) A yellow wood (ii) It was grassy and wanted wear (iii) The passing there (iv) Leaves no step had trodden black (v) How way leads on to way 3. Is there any difference between the two roads as the poet describes them (i) in stanzas two and three? (ii) in the last two lines of the poem? 4. What do you think the last…
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Before you read : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 5 Q1 : • The story we shall read is set in the future, when books and schools as we now know them will perhaps not exist. How will children study then? The diagram below may give you some ideas. Answer : In future, students will perhaps study in virtual classrooms and read e-texts on computers. More and more dependence on computers and technology for learning purposes is expected; and it is not unlikely that human teachers would be replaced by robotic ones. (A model answer has been…
Unit-9 : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 77 Q1 : Lord Ullin’s daughter and her lover are trying to_____________. (i) escape the wrath of her father (ii) settle in a distant land (iii) challenge the storm in the lake (iv) trying to prove their love for each other Answer : (i) escape the wrath of her father Q2 : The boatman agrees to ferry them across because_________. (i) he has fallen in love with Lord Ullin’s daughter (ii) he wants to avenge Lord Ullin (iii) he has lost his love (iv) he is sorry for the childlike innocence…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 83 Q1 : “For a moment James wondered if he had done his sums right.” Why was James doubtful about his sums and calculations? Answer : James became doubtful about his sums and calculations when he looked up from his window and saw a star-studded night sky. He knew that somewhere amongst those stars was Comet Dutta, which was heading for a collision with the earth. It was hard for him to believe the calamity of the future on such a peaceful night. Q2 : What did the scientists at…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 77 Q1 : Why does Indrani Debi dislike Duttada’s “hobnobbing” with Dibya? Answer : Indrani Debi disliked Duttada’s “hobnobbing” with Dibya because for her, that telescope was like a designing woman who had ensnared her husband. Q2 : She is complaining and smiling. Why is she smiling? Answer : She was smiling at the forgetful nature of Duttada. He used to overlook the practical problems of living. His doctor had told him to take special precautions against the cold. However, he would not remember to put on a sweater even…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 65 Q1 : Why didn’t he pay the school fees on the day he brought money toschool? Answer : He did not pay the school fees on the day he brought money to school because Master Ghulam Mohammed (the teacher who collected the fees) was on leave, and it would be collected the next day. Q2 : (i) What were the coins ‘saying’ to him? (ii) Do you think they were misguiding him? Answer : (i)The coins were asking him to buy the jalebis. They said that those fresh, hot…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 57 NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English It So Happened Chapter 7 The Open Window Q1 : Why had Framton Nuttel come to the “rural retreat”? Answer : Framton Nuttel had come to the “rural retreat” to undergo a nerve cure. Q2 : Why had his sister given him letters of introduction to people livingthere? Answer : His sister had given him letters of introduction to people living there as he did not know anyone there. She knew that he would not speak to anybody and his nerves would be…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 49 Q1 : In what way is the forest pool different from the one which Ranji knewin the Rajputana desert? Answer : The forest pool was clean, cold and inviting, whereas the Rajputana desert had sticky, muddy pools where buffaloes wallowed and women washed clothes. Q2 : The other boy asked Ranji to ‘explain’ himself. (i) What did he expect Ranji to say? (ii) Was he, in your opinion, right or wrong to ask this question? Answer : (i)He expected Ranji to apologise to him and immediately leave the pool.…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 38 Q1 : How many daughters did the royal couple have? Answer : The royal couple had nine daughters. Q2 : Why were they named after the months of the year? Answer : They were named after the months of the year because the King and the Queen had many daughters, and it confused the Queen to have to remember so many names. Q3 : The King had a peculiar habit. What was it? Why is it called peculiar? Answer : The King’s peculiar habit was that instead of receiving…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 28 Q1 : What did Hafeez contractor have nightmares about? Answer : Hafeez Contractor got nightmares about appearing for a mathematics examination in which he did not know anything. Q2 : What did the Principal say to him, which influenced him deeply? Answer : When Hafeez was in the eleventh standard, his Principal said to him that he had been seeing him since day one. He was a good student. However, he had never studied. The principal told him that so far he had taken care of him, but from…