8th class-cbse english (It so happen) Chapter-6 (The fight) (Ruskin Bond)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) In what way is the forest pool different from the one which Ranji knew in the Rajputana desert?

Ans1) In the Rajputana desert, Ranji had seen only sticky and muddy pools. But the forest pool had a gentle clean water. He could see the smooth round pebbles at its bottom.

Q2) Between Ranji and the other boy, who is trying to start a quarrel.  Give a reason for your answer?

Ans2) Ranji tries to be friendly. The other boy is trying to start a quarrel. He claims sole hold on the pool. He wants to swim alone in the pool. He is ready to beat Ranji.

Q3) What is it that Rajni finds difficult to explain at home?

Ans3) In the violent fight Ranji got cuts and bruises that showed on his face, legs and arms. He finds it difficult to explain at home.

Q4) Rajni is not at all eager for a second fight. Why does he go back to the pool, then?

Ans4) Rajni was not eager for a second fight because he felt weak and lazy. Even then he goes back to the pool he didn’t want to accept the defeat.

Q5) Who was the better swimmer? How do you know it?

Ans5) Rajni was the better swimmer. He could swim the length of the pool a dozens times without tiring. Unlike the Punjabi boy he could easily dive also.

Q6) What surprise the Punjabi boy?

Ans6) Rajni dives straight into the water, cuts through it and surfaces easily It surprises the Punjabi boy.

Q7) What , according to you , makes the two adversaries turn into good friends in a matter of minutes? Explain it as you have understood it?

Ans7) Rajni dived straight into the water and showed his superiority to the other boy. His talent makes the two adversaries turn into good friends in a matter of minutes.

8th class-cbse english (It so happen) Chapter-5 (Princess September) (Somerset Maugham)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) How many daughters did the royal couple has?

Ans1) The royal couple had nine daughters.

Q2) Why were they named after the months of the year?

Ans2) The queen had expressed her inability to remember so many names. Therefore girls were named after the months of the year.

Q3) The king had a peculiar habit. What was it? Why is it called peculiar?

Ans3) The king had a strange habit of giving gifts to the people who came on his birthday to congratulate him. This habit is called peculiar because usually people bring gifts on birthdays.

Q4) What was Princess September’s reaction to the loss of her parrot?

Ans4 ) Princess September was deeply shocked to find her parrot lying dead. She did not touch anything to eat.

Q5) What pulled the princess out of her gloom?

Ans5) She found a little bird flying about in her room and singing. On hearing its song her sadness disappeared. The little sweet bird pulled the Princess out of her gloom.

Q6) What is the king’s opinion about his councilors? Why did he form that opinion?

Ans6) The king had got tired of the same song “God save the king” because it remained him too much of his councilors. Moreover it smelt some danger for the king. He felt bored to hear of the councilors.

Q7) The eight princess made an offer to princes September. What was it?

Ans7) They offered that they would buy a red and yellow parrot with their own money collected among themselves. But Princess September rejected their offer.

Q8) What did the sisters advice the princess to do about her bird?

Ans8) The sisters advised the princess to put her new bird in the cage and not let it fly in freedom.

Q9) What did Princess September do to ensure the safety of her pet?

Ans9) Princess September put the bird in a golden cage. She told it that there was danger of cats to him at night..

Q10) How did the bird react to it?

Ans10) Bird opposed it. It did not want to be in prison. It wanted full freedom.

Q11) What persuades Princess September to give the bird his freedom again?

Ans11) The princess found the bird the nearly lifeless. The next morning, it had stopped singing at all. So she let it go out of the cage.

Q12) How did the bird react to it?

Ans12) The bird was filled with joy. It flew away to the far lands and promised that it would come back and sing for her whenever she wanted.

Q13) The eight sisters kept their windows shut. How did it affect them?

Ans13) The eight sisters kept their windows shut off. After some time, they grew ugly.

8th class-cbse english (It so happen) Chapter-4 (The treasure within)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What did HC have nightmares about ?

Ans1) HC had nightmares about appearing for a maths examination.

Q2) What did the principal say to HC which influenced him deeply?

Ans2) The principal said to HC he been seeing him from day one. HC was a good student but he never studied. He only focuses on playing. His mother, a widow, worked hard to pay off his fees etc. Principal advised him now rise to the occasion and study. These words of the principal influenced HC deeply.

Q3) HC wanted to join the police force. Why didn’t he?

Ans3) HC wanted to join force but his mother advised him to do his graduation.

Q4) In the architect’s office, HC was advised to drop everything and join architecture. Why?

Ans4) In the architecture’s office he found that the architect’s drawing of window detail was wrong. The architect accepted it.  His cousin’s husband asked him to draw a few specific things. He did that immediately and satisfactory. Hence he was advised to drop everything and join architecture.

Q5) What was Mrs. Gupta’s advice to HC?

Ans5) Mrs. Gupta saw his sketches. She told him that he was useless in everything else but his sketches were good. He should become an architect on growing up.

Q6) How did HC help fellow students who had lost a button?

Ans6) Whenever some students lost a button, they came to HC who would cut a button for them from chalk, using a blade. Thus he helped his fellow students who could not afford to have a new button.

Q7) Who, in your view, is an ‘unusual’ learner?

As7) An ‘unusual’ learner is one who fails in academics but tops in extra activities. He has some special talent that is not counted in academic score. A different learner is a potential achiever. He can leave others behind if somebody sets him on the right path.

Q8) How was Hafeez Contractor an unhappy school day?

Ans8)  Hafeez Contractor lost interest in studies. He cheated in the tests. He performed badly at school. His teachers caned him every week. It made him an unhappy school day.

8th class -cbse english(It so happen) Chapter-3 (The selfish giant) (Oscar Wilde)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Why is the Giant called selfish?

Ans1) The giant is called selfish because he had built a wall around his garden so that no one could enter or play in his beautiful garden.

Q2) When Spring came; it was still winter in the garden. What does winter stand for or indicate here?

Ans2) It indicates that there were neither flowers nor birds could be seen in the garden.

Q3) Was the Giant happy or sad over the state of the garden?

Ans3) The Giant was sad over the state of the garden. Neither birds flew nor did flowers grow there.

Q4) The Giant saw a most wonderful sight. What did he see?

Ans4) The Giant saw that the children had made a hole in the wall and entered his garden. They were sitting on the tree branches. There was a little child in every tree. These were covered with flowers. The birds were also flying and chirping. This was a most wonderful sight.

Q5) What did  he realize on seeing it ?

Ans5) The Giant realized that the winter of his garden can end only if he allowed children to enter and play in the garden.

Q6) Why was it still winter in one corner of the garden ?

Ans6) There was still water in one corner of the Giant’s garden because in that corner was standing a little boy who could not climb upon the branches of the tree.

Q7) What change came in the Giant’s heart?

Ans7) The Giant’s heart melted. He decided to break down the wall of his garden. He really felt very sorry for his selfish act.

8th class-cbse english (It so happen) Chapter-2 (Children at work)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Velu stood on the platform but he felt as if he was still on a moving train. why ?

Ans1) Velu’s legs were feeling wobbly. Therefore, he felt as if he was still on a moving train.

Q2) What made him feel miserable?

Ans2) Velu had run away from his village. He was extremely tired because he had walked for the whole day. He had eaten only some peanuts and a piece of jaggery. He had no money. He had traveled without any ticket. He knew no one at Chennai. These made him feel miserable.

Q3) Velu traveled without a ticket. Why?

Ans3) Velu traveled without a ticket because he had no money.

Q4) How did he escape the ticket collector’s notice?

Ans4) The ticket collector had not come to unreserved compartment. Velu was lying on the floor near the door in that compartment. Therefore, he escaped the ticket collector’s notice.

Q5) Why had velu run away from home?

Ans5) Velu had run away from home because his father had snatched his earnings and spent it on drink. He also beat velu at will.

Q6) Why did he decide to follow the ‘strange ‘ girl?

Ans6) Velu had no ides where to go and what to eat. Therefore, he decided to follow the ‘strange’ girl.

Q7) Where did the girl lead Velu to?

Ans7) The girl led Velu to a big garbage bin, overflowing with rubbish behind a big hall.

Q8)What did they get to eat ?

Ans8) They got a squashy banana, a vada to eat.

Q9) What materials are the ‘strange’ huts made out of?

Ans9) The strange huts are made of metals sheets, tyres, bricks, wood and plastic.

Q10) Is velu happy or unhappy to find work? Give a reason for your answer.

Ans12) Velu is not happy to find work. He had not run away from his village and come to this new place to dig through garbage bins, though he accepted the job temporarily till he found a better job.

Q11) What did Velu carry with him ?

Ans11) Velu carried the following with him a shirt, a towel and a comb.

Q12) What did Velu see on Chennai Central?

Ans12) Velu saw a large crowd on Chennai Central. Announcements were made on the loudspeaker. He saw the porters going by with loaded trolleys It was like a village fair.

Q13) What did Velu find on reaching the road ?

Ans13) Velu found many vehicles plying non-stop. Dust and smoke flew at him from all sides. It made him feel dizzy.

8th class-cbse english (It so happen) Chapter-1 (How the camel got his hump) (Leo Tolstoy)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?

Ans1) The dog was assigned the work of carrying sticks and the ox ploughed the fields.

Q2) Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?

Ans2) The camel lived in the middle of the desert so that the man could not find him and assign some work to him. He was too lazy to work.

Q3) The camel said ‘Humph’ repeatedly. How did it affect him?

Ans3) It affected him badly as it imparted a bad impression of camel in other’s mind.

Q4) What, according to the Djinn , was the use of the ‘hump’?

Ans4) According to the Djinn, the hump was useful for storing his food and using it during continuous work for many days.

Q5) What did the camel eat when he lived in the middle of the Desert?

Ans5) The camel ate sticks and thorns and prickles when he lived in the middle of the noisy deserts.

Q6) What is the cure for the state of laziness?

Ans6) The cure for our laziness is that we should keep ourselves active. We should work until we perspire.

8th class-cbse english (Honeydew) Chapter-10 (The great stone face part -- II) (Nathaniel Hawthorne)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) How was Ernest different from others is the valley?

Ans1) The thoughts which the Ernest expressed were so high that no one else could be expected to have spoken. This made Ernest different from the other people of the valley.

Q2) Why did the Ernest think the poet was like the Stone Face?

Ans2) Ernest liked the ideas expressed in the work of the poet. He started to believe that poet was like the Stone Face

Q3) What did the poet himself say about his thoughts and poems?

Ans3) The poet told Ernest that the distinct voice of a heavenly song could be heard in his own songs. But his life had been different from his poems. Sometimes he doubted in his own thoughts.

Q4) What made the poet proclaim Ernest was the Stone Face?

Ans4) When Ernest was speaking to the gathering, the poet was so moved by his thought.He looked closely at the face of Ernest and proclaimed that Ernest is himself the likeness of great stone Face.

Q5) Who , by common consent, turned out to be like the Great Stone Face?

Ans5) Ernest turned out to be like the Great Stone Face.

Q6) Did the Ernest believe that the old prophecy had com true? What did he say about it?

Ans6) Ernest did not feel in the end that the prophecy had come true. He wished that some wiser and better man than himself would by and by appear, bearing aresembalance to the Great stone face.

8th class -cbse english(Honeydew) Chapter-9 (The great stone face part -- I) (Nathaniel Hawthorne)

Answer following questions in short.

    

Q1) What was the Great Stone Face?

Ans1) The Great Stone Face was a rocky mountain that appeared above a valley. It had the resemblance of a human face..

Q2) What did young Ernest wish when he gazed at it?

Ans2) The young Ernest wished that the Great Stone Face could speak since it appeared so very kindly that its voice must be pleasant. He also desired to meet a man with such a face in his life..

Q3) What was the story attributed to stone Face?

Ans3) People had firm believe that a child would be born whose face would resemble the Great Stone when he would attain manhood.

Q4) What gave the people of the valley the idea that the prophecy was about to come true for the first time?

Ans4 A young man had gone out of the valley to live at a sea port. The man’s name was Gathergold. A rumor spread out in valley that he looked   like the Great Stone Face.

Q5) Did Ernest see in Gathergold the likeness of the Stone Face?

Ans5) Ernest did not see in Gathergold the likeness of the Stone Face. He was rather disappointed.

Q6) Ernest compared the mans face with the Stone Face. What did he conclude?

Ans6) Ernest looked at the General’s face and compared it with the stone Face. He could not recognize it because it was different. So he concluded that the general was also not the man whose face resembles the Stone face.

8th class-cbse english (Honeydew) Chapter-8 (A short monsoon diary) (Ruskin Bond)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1)  Why is the author not able to see Bijju ?

Ans1) The author is not able to see Bijju because the whole atmosphere has been covered by mist.

Q2) What are the two ways in which the hills appear to change when the mist comes up?

Ans2) When the mist comes up all the birds fall silent. It covers the hills in utter silence. Mist also makes forest as deadly as it were midnight.

Q3) Which hills –station does the author describe in this diary entry?

Ans3) The author describes Mussoorie in this dairy entry.

Q4) For how many days does it rain without stopping? What does the author do on these days?

Ans4) It rained without stopping for nine days. The author walked through the room and looked out of the window to see late monsoon flowers.

Q5) Where do the snakes and rodents take shelter? Why?

Ans5) Snakes and rodents take shelter in roofs, attics and go-downs as their holes and burrows were over flooded with rain water.

Q6) Why did the grandmother ask the children not to kill the chuchunder?

Ans6) The grandmother asked the children not to kill the chuchunder because she considered them lucky which brought money.

Q7) What signs do we find in nature which show that the monsoons are about to end?

Ans7) When monsoons are about to end, the lush monsoon growth reaches its peak and seeds of the cobra lily turns red.

Q8) What is the significance of cobra lily in relation to the monsoon season, its beginning and end?

Ans8) By observing life cycle of cobra lily one can predict beginning and end of monsoon. When the monsoon season begins, first cobra lily rears its head from the ferns and when its seeds started turning red, monsoon season ends.

8th class-cbse english (Honeydew) Chapter-7 (A visit to Cambridge) (Firdaus Kanga)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Did the prospect of meeting Stephen Hawking make the writer nervous? If so why?

Ans1) Yes, the prospect of meeting Stephen Hawking make the writer nervous because Stephen Hawking was the ablest scientist on the earth. He was the worthy author of world renouned book “A brief History of Time”. He had become the successor to Issac Newton at the University of Cambridge. Meeting with such a great personality made the writer nervous.

Q2) Did he at the same time feel very excited? If so why?

Ans2) When he came to know about his presence in England, he felt excited. He wanted to meet him earliest possible. Even ten minutes meeting would be enough.

Q3) “I could feel his anguish” What could be the anguish?

Ans3) The writer observed his painful efforts to find the words on his computer. His eyes shut with the feeling of tiredness. Hence the writer could feel his anguish

Q4) What endeared the scientist to the writer so that he said he was looking at one of the most beautiful men in the world?

Ans4) The writer asked Stephen if he disturbed him in his work. Stephen replied at once in positive but then he smiled on one side. His face reflected unmatchable beauty. The writer was highly impressed by his frank confession

Q5) If ‘the lantern’ is the man, what would its ‘walls’ be?

Ans5) If the lantern is man, its ‘walls’ is the human boy.

Q6) What is housed within the thin walls?

Ans6) Light of life is housed within the thin walls

Q7) What general conclusion does the writer draw from the comparison?

Ans7) The writer draws a general conclusion that inside our body is the eternal soul. Everything else is an accessory.

Q8) What is the scientist’s message for the disabled?

Ans8) The scientists Stephen Hawking’s message for the disabled they should concentrate on what they are good at. They should make the best use of them and thanks God.