Class 8 english supplementary chapter 2 extra question and answer
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Children at Work Extra Questions and Answers Short Answer Type
Question 1.
How did Velu reach Chennai Central?
Answer:
Velu reached Chennai Central after reaching Kannur on foot for a day through Kanyakumari express.
Question 2.
What was the age of Velu and why did he run away from his home?
Answer:
Velu was eleven – years old boy. He worked in fields and the little he earned was taken away by his father.
Question 3.
How was he feeling when he got down from the train?
Answer:
Velu was unsteady and uncomfortable when he got down from the train.
Question4.
What did he observe at the platform?
Answer:
Velu at first was shocked to see so many people at one place. People were in a hurry with their suitcase and even hit him. Announcement on loudspeaker was terrible to him.
Question 5.
What was he carrying along with him?
Answer:
Velu was carrying a bundle with him carrying a shirt, a towel, and a comb.
Question 6.
What was unusual about the girl he met at the platform?
Answer:
The girl was of his age wearing a knee length vests with unkempt hair. She was carrying a huge sack. She was picking up dirt plastic cups.Question 7.
Why was he indecisive about following the girl?
Answer:
He was knew to the city, the girl was the first one who interacted with him and offered food. So he was not certain about anything.
Question 8.
What made Velu’s head spin?
Answer:
Velu was walking on the road and the vehicles were constantly passing by him. Smoke and dust flow at him. The experience on the road made him spin.
Question 9.
Why did she compare Velu to ‘grazing cows’?
Answer:
Jaya and Velu were crossing the road but Velu could not cope up with the noise and dirt, he froze on the road. Jaya scolded him and called him a‘grazing cow’ as it could meddle with the traffic.
Question 10.
Where did Velu go along with the girl?
Answer:
Velu went through the crowded streets to a big building along with the girl.
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