CLASS 8 ENGLISH
3. Answer the following questions.
(i) How old Mrs Macpherson now? Where was she?
(ii) What were the warning signs that both Tilly and her mother saw?
(iii) Mention any three things that Parimal Ghosse knew about Bepin Babu?
(iv) Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?
(v) Why had velu run away from home?
(vi) What effect did the linnet’s song have over hail and the North wind?
4. Answer the following question in long
i. What is Connie’s Charismas present? Why is the best Christmas present in the world?
ii. In what way the British officers exploit Indians?
iii. What according to the writer did his experience as an Everester teach him?
iv. The eight sister kept their window Shut. How it affect them?
v. Bipin Babu lost consicious at hudroo Falls . What do you think was the reason for this?
Answers
Answer:
1.Mrs Macpherson was 101 years old now. She was in Burlington House nursing home. In groups discuss whether wars are a good way to end conflicts between countries.
2.The warning signs that both saws were the water was swelling and the beach was getting smaller and smaller and the sea was slowly rising, and started to foam, bubble and form, whirlpools.
3.Parimal Ghose knew following things about Bepin Babu: (i) That Bepin Babu slipped near Hudroo falls and hurt his leg. (ii) That Bepin Babu stayed in a Bungalow because he preferred food by bawarchi. (iii) That Bepin Babu's wife died 10 years ago.
4.Hence, he lived in the middle of a howling desert because he did not want to work. He ate sticks, thorns and prickles and whenever anybody came to speak to him he just said “Humph!” and nothing more.
5.Velu had run away from home because of the misdeeds of his father, who used to snatch all the money from him and his sister. He also beat the children.
6.The Linnet's song frightened the Hail and the North wind. The Hail stopped dancing and the North Wind stopped roaring at once.
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1.This was Connie's Christmas present. It was the best Christmas present in the world for her because Jim had written in the letter that he would come home on Christmas. She had read that letter several times everyday to feel that he was near her.
2.The British officers exploited Indians in many ways. They imposed heavy taxes on Indians farmers and reduced import duty on goods manufactured in England and imported to India. Even they cut the thumbs of expert artisans.
3.According to the writer, his experience as an Everester provided him with the inspiration to face life's ordeals determinedly. It taught him that the conquest of the internal summit is as worthwhile as climbing the mountain.
4.The eight sisters paid a heavy price for keeping their windows shut. The eight sisters couldn't get nature's nourishment. As a result, they grew ugly and disagreeable. They were finally married off of king's councillors.
5.Bepin Babu lost consciousness at Hudroo Falls because that was the last place from where he could gather some evidendece of comiing to Ranchi. ... That may be reason behind his losing conciousness after he had a fall. He had broken his hip.
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) velu left the house because his father beat him all day and take the money collected by him and sister