Question

Do you think Jaya is a brave and sensitive child with a sense of humour?
Find instances of her courage, kind nature and humour in the text.

NCERT Class 8th: Ch 2 Children at Work It So Happened English

Answer 1

Jaya is a brave and sensitive child with sense of humour. She was of Velu’e age. She was a ragpicker and knew how to live in the city. Jaya knew her way around Chennai, which is a fairly big city. She knew from where to find food. She knew that one has to be careful to not get caught by the police. Jaya was also a very sensitive and kind girl as she helped Velu in all possible ways. She gave him a pair of shoes because his feet burnt in burning sun on far road. Jaya was also of a humorous nature. When she saw Velu sitting at the platform, she asked him if he was there to become rich. When Velu was not able to cross the road, she dragged him to the other side of the road and said “What do you think you're doing? Grazing cows? If you stand around in the middle of the road like that, you'll be chutney.”

Answer 2

Answer:

Jaya is a brave and sensitive child with sense of humour. She was of Value age. She was a ragpicker and knew how to live in the city. Jaya knew her way around Chennai, which is a fairly big city. She knew from where to find food. She knew that one has to be careful to not get caught by the police. Jaya was also a very sensitive and kind

girl as she helped Velu in all possible ways. She gave him a pair of shoes because his feet burnt in burning sun on far road.

Jaya was also of a humorous nature. When she saw Velu sitting at the

platform, she asked him if he was there to become rich. When Velu was not able to cross the road, she dragged him to the other side of the road and said "What do you think you're doing? Grazing cows? If you stand around in the middle of the road like that, you'll be chutney."