Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 20 Q1 : Why is the Giant called selfish? Answer : The Giant is called selfish because he did not let the children play in his garden. He drove them out, built a high wall around his garden, and put up a board that read ‘Trespassers will be prosecuted. ‘ Q2 : On one occasion the children said: “How happy we are here!” Later they said: “How happy we were there!” What are they referring to in both the cases? Answer : In the first case, they are referring to…
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Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 9 Q1 : Velu stood on the platform but he felt “as if he was still on a moving train”. Why? Answer : Velu stood on the platform but felt as if he was still on a moving train because his legs were still wobbly and shaky after the journey to Chennai. Usually, the effect of a moving train stays for some time after the end of the journey. Q2 : What made him feel miserable? Answer : Velu felt miserable and exhausted because he had run away from his…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 3 NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English part-2 It So Happened Chapter 1 Solutions Q1 : What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox? Answer : The dog was assigned the task of fetching and carrying sticks, while the ox was assigned the task of ploughing. Q2 : Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert? Answer : The camel lived in the middle of the desert because it did not want to work. It ate sticks, thorns, and prickles, and when…
Working with the poem : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 123 Q1 : Discuss with your partner the following definition of a poem. A poem is made of words arranged in a beautiful order. These words, when read aloud with feeling, have a music and meaning of their own. Answer : Poem is supposedly an artistic piece which contains a speech as well as a song, and is usually rhythmical and metaphorical. These beautiful arrangement of words beautify and add to the essence of the poem. Poems are supposedly read aloud to feel the intense passion and emotion…
Working with the poem : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 110 Q1 : In the first stanza, find words that show (i) that it was very cold. (ii) that it was late evening. (iii) that the traveler was alone. Answer : (i) Rime (ii) Starlight (iii) Lonesomeness Q2 : (i) Something happened at Lyonnesse. It was (a) improbable. (b) impossible. (c) unforeseeable. (ii) Pick out two lines from stanza 2 to justify your answer. Answer : (i) Something happened at Lyonnesse. It was unforeseeable. (ii) The two lines that justify the above answer are as follows: ‘No prophet…
Working with the poem : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 99 Q1 : Taking words that come at the end of lines, write five pairs of rhyming words. Read each pair aloud. For example, pond – beyond Answer : Five pairs of rhyming words are as follows: (i) Hop – stop (ii) Back – Quack (iii) Duck – luck (iv) Reflection – objection (v) Bold – cold Q2 : Complete the dialogue. Duck : Dear Kangaroo! Why don’t you …
Working with the poem : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 85 Q1 : Find three or four words/phrases in stanza 1 that reflect the child’s happiness and joy. Answer : The phrases that reflect the child’s joy and happiness are ‘love to rise in a summer morn’, ‘birds sing on every tree’, ‘the skylark sings with me’, and ‘sweet company’. Q2 : In stanza 2, the mood changes. Which words/phrases reflect the changed mood? Answer : The phrases that reflect the changed mood are ‘it drives all joy away’ and ‘spend the day in sighing and dismay’. Q3…
Working with the poem : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 75 Q1 : Who is the speaker in the poem? Answer : The speaker in the poem is a man who is looking for work. Q2 : “The king, sword in hand” suggests (i) wealth (ii) power (iii) more power than wealth Mark the appropriate item in the context of stanza 1. Answer : “The king, sword in hand” suggests power. Q3 : The old man offered the speaker a lot of money. Why did he turn down the offer? Answer : The old man offered the speaker…
Working with the poem : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 51 Q1 : Read the first stanza and think. (i) Is Macavity a cat really? (ii) If not, who can Macavity be? Answer : (i)No, Macavity is not a cat really. (ii)Macavity is just a fictional character created by the poet whose actions resemble those of a crook’s. Q2 : Complete the following sentences. (i) A master criminal is one who _____________________. (ii) The Scotland Yard is baffled because _____________________. (iii) _____________________because Macavity moves much faster than them. Answer : (i)A master criminal is one who can defy…
Working with the poem : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 35 Q1 : Find three or four phrases in stanzas one and two which are likely to occur in a geography lesson. Answer : Some phrases that are likely to occur in a Geography lesson are ‘the city had developed the way it had’, ‘it scaled six inches to the mile’, ‘cities where the rivers ran’, and ‘the valleys were populated’. Q2 : Seen from the window of an aeroplane, the city appears (i) as haphazard as on ground. (ii) as neat as a map. (iii) as developed…