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KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 English Reader Chapter 7 The Open Window Summary In English

Framton Nuttel, a man with a nervous disorder, moved to the country on his doctor’s advice to find a cure for the condition which he suffered from. His sister had lived in the area he visited and had given him letters of introduction to his new neighbours. The story- concerns his visit to the home of one of these neighbours, Mrs Sappleton. Framton reached there with the introduction letter from his sister. The lady was busy upstairs. So he started talking to her niece who was sitting there.

The girl (Vera) told Framton about a family mishap. Her story was tragic. She showed Framton the French window in the room that opened on to 2 lawn. She told him that the window was always kept open and that there was a story behind it. Three years ago Mrs Sappleton’s husband and her two young brothers had gone for their shooting through that window. A spaniel was also with them. They never returned. Even their bodies were not recovered. They were engulfed in a dangerous piece of a bog.

Now the child’s voice became shaky. But she kept on tellirg the story. She told the stranger apologetically how her poor aunt still thought that they would return one day through the same open window. She stopped talkng with a shiver in her body.

In the meantime, Mrs. Sappleton arrived in the room. She said that her husband and brothers would be back home through that window as they always did. Framton felt sorry for the lady and tried to change the topic by acquainting her about his ailment, but to no avail. She went on talking without any break. Horrified Framton tried his best to change that ghastly topic, but he got no relief. Soon Mrs Sappleton announced, ‘They had arrived at last. Don’t they look as if they were muddy up to the eyes!”

In a chilly shock of fear, Framton swung round ir his seat and looked towards the open window. What he saw, shook him from head to foot. Three figures were walking across the lawn towards the window. A spaniel was also with them. They looked the same as described by the niece. Framton was so horrified that he grabbed his stick and hat ana rushed out of the room wildly.

The girl immediately invented a new story to explain the reason for Framton’s sudden departure. She told her aunt that Framton had got frightened at the sight of spaniel as he had a horror of dogs. She said that the man himself had told her that he could not stand the sight of a hound. He was once hunted into a graveyard by a pack of dogs. He hac to spend the night in a newly dug grave, with the creatures growling and foaming just above him. h was enough to make anyone lose his nerves. It seemed that the girl had a knack for story- telling!

Class 8 English KSEEB The Open Window Summary In Hindi

Framton Nuttel नामक एक व्यक्ति जो मनारोगी था इलाज के लिए एक देहात में गया था।

जिस जगह पर वह गया था वहाँ उसकी बहन रह चुकी थी और उसने उसे पड़ोसियों के लिए परिचय पत्र दिए थे। प्रस्तुत कहानी Framton Nuttel के उनमें से एक पड़ोसी के घर जाने के विषय में है। Framton वहां अपनी बहन से एक परिचय पत्र लेकर पहुंचा। औरत ऊपर के कमरे में व्यस्त थी। इसलिए वह उसकी भतीजी से बातें करने लगा जो वहां बैठी थी!लड़की (बेरा) ने Franton को परिवार की एक दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण घटना के बारे में बताया। उसकी कहानी दुःख भरी थी। उसने Framton को कमरे में खुली खिड़की दिखाई जो घास के मैदान की ओर खुलती थी। उसने उसे बताया कि उसके पीछे एक कहानी है। तीन साल पहले उस खिड़की में से Mrs Sappleton का पति तथा दो युवा भाई शिकार के लिए गए थे। एक

स्पैनियल कुत्ता भी उसके साथ था। ये वापिस कभी नहीं लौटे। उनके शव भी बरामद नहीं हुए। वे दलदल के एक ख़तरनाक टुकड़े में धंस गये थे। अब उसकी आवाज में कंपकपी आ गई। परंतु उसने कहानी जारी रखी। उसने कहा, “बेचारी चाची सोचती है कि वे किसी दिन लौट आयेंगे।” यही कारण है कि खिड़की को प्रत्येक शाम सांझ तक खुला रखा जाता है। उसने अपने शरीर में एक कंपकपी के साथ ही बोलना बंद कर दिया।

इसी बीच Mrs Sappleton कमरे में आई। उसने कहा कि उसका पति और भाई हमेशा की तरह उस खिड़की में से घर लौटेंगे। Framton ने उन्हें अपनी बीमारी से परिचित कराने का प्रयास किया, परन्तु व्यर्थ । वह बिना रुके बोलती गई। भयभीत Framton ने उस भयंकर विषय को बदलने का पूरा प्रयास किया, परंतु उसे कोई राहत न मिली। Mrs Sappleton चिल्लाई, “आखिर वे आ ही गये। क्या वे आखों तक कीचड़ में सने दिखाई नहीं देते?”

भय के सिहरन भरे सदमें के साथ, Framton अपनी सीट पर घूमा और उसने खुली खिड़की की ओर देखा। उसने जो कुछ देखा, उसने उसे सिर से पांच तक हिला कर रख दिया। तीन आकृतियां घास के मैदान से होते हुए खिड़की की ओर आ रहीं थीं। स्पैनियल कुत्ता भी उनके साथ आ रहा था। वे बिल्कुल वैसे दिखाई दे रहे थे, जैसे कि भतीजी ने उनका वर्णन किया था। Framton इतना अधिक डर गया कि उसने झपट कर अपनी छड़ी तथा टोप उठाया और पागलों की तरह कमरे से बाहर भाग गया। लड़की ने Framton के एकाएक भागने का कारण बताने के लिए एकाएक एक नई कहानी गढ़ ली। उसने अपनी चाची को बताया कि Framton स्पैनियल (कुत्ते) को देखकर डर गया था क्योंकि उसके मन में कुत्तों का भय बैठा हुआ था। उसने कहा कि उस आदमी (Framton) ने स्वयं ही उसे बताया था कि वह किसी शिकारी कुत्ते को नहीं देख सकता। एक बार कुत्तों का एक झुंड उसे एक कब्रगाह तक भगा ले गया था। उसे एक ताजी खुदी कब्र में रात गुजारनी पड़ी थी। उसके ठीक ऊपर जानवर गुराँते रहे थे और मुंह से झाग निकालते रहे थे। यह सब कुछ किसी को भी पागल कर देने के लिए काफी था। ऐसा लगता था कि लड़की को कहानियाँ गढ़ने में महारत थी।

The Open Window Word Meanings

KSEEB Class 8 English Reader Solutions for The Open Window 

Comprehension Check-1

Question 1.Why had Framton Nuttel come to the “rural retreat”?

Answer. Framton Nattel had a nervous disorder. He had come to the “rural retreat” on his doctor’s advice.

Question 2.Why had his (Framton’s) sister given him letters of introduction to people living there?

Answer. Framton was totally unknown to the place where he was going. But his sister had lived there for some time. She had known many people there. So she gave her brother the letters of introduction.

Question 3.What had happened in the Sappleton family as narrated by the niece?

Answer. The niece showed Framton an open window. She told him that three years ago Mrs. Sappleton’s husband and two young brothers had gone off for their day’s shooting through that window. A spaniel was also with them. They never came back. They were engulfed in a dangerous piece of bog. Their bodies were never recovered.

The Open Window Comprehension Check-2

Question 1.What did Mrs. Sappleton say about the open window?

Answer. Mrs. Sappleton said that after their shooting, her husband and brothers always came back home through that window.

Question 2.The horror on the girl’s face made Framton swing round in his seat.What did he see?

Answer. Framton saw that in the deepening twilight three figures were walking across the lawn towards the open window. They all carried guns under their arms. One of them had a white coat hung over his shoulders. A tired brown spaniel accompanied them. Calmly they’ walked towards the house.

The Open Window Comprehension Check-3

Question 1. Why did Framton rush out wildliy?

Answer. Tramton had seen a dreadful sight through the window. Three men were coming back home, ; with their dog. He took them to be ghosts as narrated by Vera. The sight sent a chill in his body. He grabbed his stick and hat and rushed cut of the house, wildly.

Question 2. What was the girl’s explanation for his (Framton’s) lightning exit?

Answer. The girl said that Framton had a horror of dogs. So he ran away at lightning speed on seeing their spaniel.

The Open Window Class 8 KSEEB Questions And Answers 

The Open Window Exercise (Solved)

Discuss in small groups.

Question 1.Is this a mystery story? Give a reason for your anwer.

Answer. No, this is not a mystery story. The story the girl invented might be mysterious but we all know the truth behind it. It, infact, seems to be a humorous story.

Question 2.You are familiar with the ‘iron/ of the situation in a story. (Remember in class VII Supplementary Reader!) Which situatinos in The Open Window* are good examples of the use of irony?

Answer. The irony in the story is that Framton who had come to the countryside to relax and be calm suffered a major shock and that too at the hands of a fifteen year old girl.
It is also ironic how the events had favoured Vera’s version of the story in the sense that when the men returned from the shooting, they were covered up to the eyes with mud, just like she had quoted in the story. She had cooked a story aoout them being engulfed in a piece of bog.

Question 3.Which phrases/sentences in the text do you find difficult to understand? Select a few and guess the meaning of each. Rewrite a sample paraphrase of each.

Answer.

1. Tragedies seemed out of place.The place didn’t look like any tragedy could take place there.
2 She broke off with a little shudder. with a little shiver she stopped talking.
3.Whirl of apologies- many apologies in a quick succession.
4.Romance at short notice was her speciality. finding occasion for fun and enjoyment, wherever possible, was her natrue.

The Open Window Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.What was the problem with Framton Nuttel?

Answer. Framton Nuttel had a nervous disorder.

Question 2.What was the pet song of Ronnie?

Answer. Ronnie’s pet song was, ’’Bertie, why do you bound?”

Question 3.Who, in the story, is quick at inventing new stories?

Answer. It’s Mrs Sappleton’s niece .Vera, who is quick at inventing new stories.

Question 4.Was the explanation given by Vera for hasty departure of Framton true?

Answer. No, it was all invented by her at the moment

Question 5.What was Vera’s speciality?

Answer. Finding occasions for fun and enjoyment, cooking up intriguing stores and amusing the guests were Vera’s speciality.

Explanation of The Open Window KSEEB Class 8 

The Open Window Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. How did Vera try to create horror white telling Framton the reason for the open window?

Answer. Vera was telling about the missing hunters. Suddenly her voice became shaky. But she kept on telling the story. She said, “Poor aunt thinks that they would come back someaay. That is why the window is kept wide open every evening till it is quite dusk.” She stopped talking with a shiver in her bob). This sent a wave of horror in Framton’s body.

Question 2. How did Framton react to Mrs Sappleton’s chatter about her husband and brothers?

Answer. Mrs. Sappleton arrived in the room and sipported her niece’s story by stating the facts as true. She said that her husband and brothers would be back home through that window as they always did. Framton tried to acquaint her of his ailment, but to no avail. She went on talking without any break. Horrified Framton tried his best to change that ghastly topic, but he got no relief.

The Open Window Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1.What ailment did Framton suffer from? How did the little girl (Vera) engage him in her talks?

Answer. Framton Nuttel suffered from bad nerves. He had gone to the countryside so that he could relax and keep calm. Framton reached Mrs. Sappleton’s house and met her niece, Vera who took the advantage of the opportunity and started talking to Mr Nuttel. She enquired how and how much he had known her aunt Judging that Mr Nuttel knew almost nothing of her aunt, Vera decided to cook an intriguing story about her.

Question 2.‘‘Here they are at last!” cried Mrs. Sappleton. “Don’t they look as if they were muddy up to the eyes!” How did Framton react to these words?

Answer. These words created a sensation of shiver in Framton’s body. He turned towards the niece with a look full of sympathy. The girl also stared out of the window, with a horror. In a chill shock of fear, Framton swung around in his seat and looked towards the open window. What he saw, shook him from head to foot. Three figures were walking across the lawn towards the window. The spaniel was also coming along with them. They looked the same as described by the niece. Framton was so horrified that he grabbed his stick and hat and rushed out of the room wildly.

KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 English Karnataka State Syllabus

• Chapter 1 The Best Christmas Present in the World
• Chapter 2 The Tsunami
• Chapter 3 Glimpses of the past
• Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory
• Chapter 5 The Summit Within
• Chapter 6 This Is Jody’s Fawn
• Chapter 7 A Visit to Cambridge
• Chapter 8 A Short Monsoon Diary
• Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face 1
• Chapter 9 The Comet-1
• Chapter 10 The Comet-2

KSEEB Class 8 English Supplementary Readers contains Textbook Readers and Supplementary Readers of all chapters are part of Revision Notes for grade 8 English. Here we have given notes Class VIII.

• Chapter 1 How The Camel Got His Hump
• Chapter 2 Children at Work
• Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant
• Chapter 4 The Treasure Within
• Chapter -5 Princess September
• Chapter 6 The Fight
• Chapter 7 The Open Window
• Chapter 8 Jalebis
• Chapter 9 The Comet-1
• Chapter 10 The Comet-2

KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 English Reader Chapter 9 The Comet-1 Summary In English

This story in two parts presents a contrast between the reaction of scientists and that of superstitious people towards a natural calamity. Scientists think of a problem n a rational manner and try to find out its solution. On the other hand, religious people resort to meaningless rituals and superstitions. When some calamity is averted by the efforts of scientists, religious people try to take credit by saying that it was their mantras and yajnas that did the miracle.

Manoj Dutta (populary known as Duttada) was an amateur astronomer. I le was lovingly called Duttada by his friends arid relations. It was his ambition to discover a new’ comet. He had always longed for two things to fulfil this ambition of his—(I) a telescope and (2) spare time. He got both these things after his retirement He now had enough money to buy a good telescope of his own.

He named his telescope ’Dibya Chakshu’ or the divine eye. After his retirement, Duttada had also enough spare time to carry out his hobby of watching heavenly bodies through his telescope. Night after night, unmindful of the cold, he would spend many hours on the roof of his house in watching the stars.

One December night, Duttada’s ambition was fulfilled. He was able to discover a new comet. In a week’s time the observations of Duttada w ere verfied by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Banga¬lore, and found correct The new comet was named ‘Comet Dutta’.

A number of functions were held in honour of Manoj Dutta. He was, no doubt, thankful to his friends and admirers for the honour they had given him. But he became sick of their loud praises. Being an introvert, he didn’t like all this publicity.

Duttada’s wife, Indrani Debi, thought that comets brought ill-luck She wished that a noble man like her husband should rot have been associated with the discovery of a comet Duttada tried to remove the unfounded fears of his wife. He said that there was no relation between the arrival of a comet and the calamities on the earth. He told her that the comet discovered by him would pass harmlessly and cause no harm to anyone. Dr James Forsyth of the King’s College, Cambridge, observed that Comet Dutta was fast heading towards the Earth. Unless some rare circumstances happened, the comet was going to collide against the Earth. According to his calculations, this cometary collision was expected in about ten months’ time. If it took place, it would wipe all life from the Earth.

Dr James Forsyth had written an article on his findings and calculations. He sent these for publication in ‘Nature’, the famous science journal published ‘rom London. But, before rt could be published, the article fell into the hands of one John Macpherson, the Defence Science Adviser to the British Government. He caJled Dr James Forsyth to his office and told him that he should not have written the article in such clear terms. He said that a wave of panic would go round the world if the article written by Dr James Forsyth was published. So the article was withdrawn and it was not published. John Macpherson suggested to Dr Forsyth that they should call a secret conference of experts and think of the steps that could be taken to avoid the catastrophe.

Class 8 English KSEEB The Comet-1 Summary In Hindi

‘धूमकेतु’ में एक प्राकृतिक विपत्ति के सम्बन्ध में वैज्ञानिकों और अन्धविश्वासी लोगों की अलग-अलग प्रतिक्रिया के बारे मेंबताया गया है। वैज्ञानिक किसी समस्या पर युक्तिसंगत ढंग से विचार करते हैं और उसका समाधान तलाश करने का प्रयत्न करते हैं। इसके विपरीत धार्मिक लोग अर्थहीन अन्धविश्वासों का आश्रय लेते हैं। जब वैज्ञानिकों के प्रयत्नों से कोई विपत्ति टल जाती है तो धार्मिक लोग इस बात का श्रेय लेते हैं कि ऐसी सफलता उनके यज्ञों द्वारा ही मिली है। श्री मनोज दत्ता अपने शौक के लिए खगोलीय पिण्डों आदि का अध्ययन करता था।

उसके मित्र तथा सम्बन्धी प्यार से उसे दत्तादा कहते थे। दत्तादा कोई धूमकेतु खोजने की अभिलाषा रखता था। इस आकांक्षा को पूरा करने के लिए वह दो चीजों की इच्छा करता था: (i) एक बढ़िया टैलिस्कोप (दूरबीन) और () ढेर सारा अवकाश का समय। नौकरी से रिटायर होने पर उसे ये दोनों चीजें प्राप्त हो गई। उसके पास पर्याप्त धन था और उसने एक दूरबीन खरीद ली। वह इसे दिव्य चक्षु कहा करता था।

उसकी पत्नी इसे दिव्या कहकर पुकारती थी। रिटायर होने के बाद दत्तादा के पास काफी खाली समय था जिससे वह अपनी छोटी दूरबीन द्वारा खगोलीय पिण्डों को देखने का शौक पूरा कर सकता था। आखिर दिसम्बर की एक रात को दत्तादा की अभिलाषा पूरी हो गई। वह एक नया धूमकेतु खोजने में सफल हो गया। एक सप्ताह के अन्दर Indian Institute of Astrophysis ने दत्तादा के विचारों की पुष्टि कर दी। उस धूमकेतु का नाम “धूमकेतु दत्ता” रखा गया।

मनोज दत्ता के सम्मान में अनेक समारोह हुए। वह इस मशहूरी और तड़क-भड़क वाले समारोहों से तंग आ गया। वह अपने मित्रों व प्रशंसकों का आभारी था कि उन्होंने उसे इतना सम्मान दिया था। परन्तु आवश्यकता से अधिक उनके द्वारा ऐसा किए जाने से वह तंग आ गया।

दत्तादा की पत्नी इन्द्रानी देवी एक अन्ध-विश्वासी स्त्री थी। उसका विचार था कि धूमकंतु दुर्भाग्य लाते हैं। वह चाहती थी कि उसके पति जैसा सज्जन व्यक्ति धूमकेतु आदि जैसी चीजों की खोज से कोई सम्बन्ध न रखे। दत्तादा ने अपनी पत्नी को विश्वास दिलाने का प्रयत्न किया कि धूमकंतु के आने तथा पृथ्वी की विपत्तियों में कोई सम्बन्ध नहीं होता है। उसने बतलाया कि जिस धूमकेतु की उसने खोज की है, वह कोई हानि किए बिना गुजर जायेगा।

किंग्स कॉलेज कैम्ब्रिज के डॉ. जेम्स फौरसाईथ ने गणना के आधार पर यह निष्कर्ष प्रस्तुत किया कि “धूमकेतु दत्ता” तेजी से पृथ्वी की और बढ़ा रहा था। जब तक कोई विशेष परिस्थिति पैदा न हो जाये वह धूमकेतु पृथ्वी से टकरा जाएगा। इस टकराव से, जिसकी दस मास में होने की सम्भावना थी, पृथ्वी पर सब जीवों के नष्ट होने का खतरा था। डॉ. जेम्स फौरसाईथ ने अपने इन निष्कर्षों के बारे में एक लेख लिखा जो उसने लन्दन में प्रकाशित होने वाली विख्यात वैज्ञानिक पत्रिका “नेचर” में छपने के लिए भेजा। परन्तु छपने से पहले यह लेख ब्रिटिश सरकार के रक्षा विज्ञान परामर्शदाता

जॉन मैकफर्सन के पास पहुँचा। उसने जेम्स को अपने कार्यालय में बुलाया और कि उसे इतने निश्चयपूर्ण ढंग से ऐसा लेख नहीं लिखना चाहिए था। यदि वह लेख पत्रिका में छप गया तो सारे संसार में भय की एक लहर फैल जाएगी। उसने सुझाव दिया कि उन्हें एक सप्ताह के अन्दर अन्दर विशेषज्ञों की एक सभा बुलानी चाहिए और पृथ्वी पर आने वाली इस महा विपत्ति को टालने के उपाय सोचने चाहिएं।

The Comet-1 Word Meaning

KSEEB Class 8 English Reader Solutions For The Comet-1 

The Comet-1 Textbook Exercises Comprehension Check-1

Question 1.Why does Indrani Debi dislike Duttada’s ‘hob nobbing’ with Dibya?

Answer. Inspite of doctor’s warning to take special precautions against the cold, Duttada goes on the roof where he has installed his ‘Dibya’. He does net even put on his sweater. That is why Indrani dislikes Duttada’s hobnobbing with Dibya.

Question 2.She (Indrani) is complaining and smiling.Why is she smiling?

Answer. On finding the bed empty and the aoor open, Indrani smiles thinking of her husband’s (Duttada’s) forgetfulness to the practical problems of living. She knows that he has gone on the roof to hobnob with ‘Dibya’.

Question 3.

(1) What was Duttada’s secret a

(2) What did he do to achieve it?          

Answer.

(1) Duttada’s secret ambition was to discover a new comet

(2) After his retirement, Duttada got ample money to buy a telescope. To Duttada, the telescope marked the fulfilment of the ambition of a lifetime.

Question 4.What is the difference between a planet and a comet, as given in the story?

Answer. Unlike a planet a comet can be new as it usually comes from the remote corners of the solar system. Like a planet a comet also orbits round the Sun. But the orbit of a comet is highly irregular.

Question 5.Why was Duttada hopeful that he would discover a new comet soon?

Answer. Duttada was optimistic. He knew that the professionals would be looking at faint stars and nebulous galaxies. They might miss such an insignificant thing as a comet He was, therefore, hopeful that he would discorver a new comet soon.

Question 6.Why does Duttada say—“I almost wish I had not discovered this comet?”

Answer. Duttada was an introvert. His discovery made him famous. He had to attend a number of receptions and functions. He did not like this overdose of publicity*. In disgust he said the given words to himself.

Question 7.Why is his (Duttada’s) wife unhappy about the discovery?

Answer. Duttada’s wife thinks that comets bring ill-luck So she is unhappy that a good man like her husband is associated with the discovery’ of a comet

The Comet-1 Comprehension Check-2

Question 1.How did Sir John get hold of Jame’s original manuscript?

Answer. James had given his findings about Come: Dutta to ‘Nature’, a famous science journal, to be published without delay. Taylor, the editor of‘Nature was a friend of Sir John. He met Sir John at lunch in the club and showed him the original manuscript Thus, Sir John got hold of James’s original manuscript.

Question 2.She (Indrani)is complaining and smiling.Why is she smiling?

Answer. On finding the bed empty and the aoor open, Indrani smiles thinking of her husband’s (Duttada’s) forgetfulness to the practical problems of living. She knows that he has gone on the roof to hobnob with ‘Dibya’.

Question 3.Why does Sir John say that James’s paper should not be published?

Answer. James in his paper, predicts comet Dutta’s collision against the Earth. If this dreadful news is published it would send a wave of panic in the world.

Question 4.What do the two men finally decide to do?

Answer. The two men finally decide to hold an important secret conference of international experts.

The Comet-1 Class 8 KSEEB Questions And Answers 

The Comet-1 Additional Questions Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. What disturbed the sleep of Indrani Debi?

Answer. A burst of cool breeze from the window broke Indrani Debi’s sleep.

Question 2. What was Dibya Chakshu?

Answer. Dibya Chakshu was a telescope that Duttada had bought after his retirement.

Question 3. What did Indrani Debi find as she went on to the roof?

Answer. Indrani Debi found her husband, Duttada, looking into Dibya’s eyes.

Question 4. What was Duttada’s secret ambition?

Answer. Duttada’s secret ambition was to discover a new comet.

Question 5. What was the name given to the comet that Duttada discovered?

Answer. The comet was named Comet Dutta

Question 6. Who was John Macpherson?

Answer. John Macpherson was the Defence Science Advisor of the British Government.

Question 7. What was Dr Forsyth’s observation?

Answer. Dr Forsyth’s observation was that Comet Dutta would soon collide with the Earth.

The Comet-1 Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. Why did Indrani Debi give her husband a sweater?

Answer. Indrani Debi gave her husband a sweater because his doctor had advised him to take special precautions against the cold.

Question 2. How does Indrani Debi describe Dibya? Why?

Answer. Indrani Debi describes Dibya as a designing women who has ensnared her husband. Ever since this telescope has been bought, Duttada has been awake at night, spending all his time star-gazing,

Question 3. What made Duttada believe the night would be a big one!

Answer. When Duttada detected a faint stranger against the background of the same old stars, he believed that the night would be a big one.

Question 4. What does Sir John recommend to Dr Forsyth regarding his paper!

Answer. Sir John recommends Dr Forsyth to tone his paper down a little by adding many if’s and but’s. He asked him to make his conclusion appear not so certain.

Explanation Of The Comet-1 KSEEB Class 8 

The Comet-1 Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1.How was Duttada’s life to be changed after the discovery of the new comet?

Answer.

Duttada was an introvert man. His life was to change forever after the discovery of a comet He would have to welcome a lot of publicity. He would have to attend numerous receptions and functions and during one of those receptions he would wish that he hadn’t discovered that comet at all. Dutta was an ordinary man. He was not amongst the people who liked to be in the limelight Astronomy was his passion and he had no intentions of gathering so much attention.

Question 2.What were the observations of Dr Forsyth? What were the ‘rare circumstances’ that he spoke about?

Answer.

After expert calculations and observations, Dr Forsyth had come to the conclusion that the newly discovered Comet Dutta would, within a year, collide with the Earth causing catastrophic destruction. Dr Forsyth was very sure of his observations and while sharing them with Sir John he gave a passing reference to the ‘rare circumstances’ that could avoid the collision of Comet Dutta with the Earth. These rare circumstances were the collision of Comet Dutta with some asteroid before reaching the Earth or its evaporation or melting up near the Sun.

KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 English Karnataka State Syllabus

• Chapter 1 The Best Christmas Present in the World
• Chapter 2 The Tsunami
• Chapter 3 Glimpses of the past
• Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory
• Chapter 5 The Summit Within
• Chapter 6 This Is Jody’s Fawn
• Chapter 7 A Visit to Cambridge
• Chapter 8 A Short Monsoon Diary
• Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face 1
• Chapter 9 The Comet-1
• Chapter 10 The Comet-2

KSEEB Class 8 English Supplementary Readers contains Textbook Readers and Supplementary Readers of all chapters are part of Revision Notes for grade 8 English. Here we have given notes Class VIII.

• Chapter 1 How The Camel Got His Hump
• Chapter 2 Children at Work
• Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant
• Chapter 4 The Treasure Within
• Chapter -5 Princess September
• Chapter 6 The Fight
• Chapter 7 The Open Window
• Chapter 8 Jalebis
• Chapter 9 The Comet-1
• Chapter 10 The Comet-2

KSEEB Solutions For Class 8 English Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Summary In English

This is a humorous story about a man named Bepin Chaudhury who was made to think that he had completely lost his memory. Here is the story.
Bepin Chaudhury lived all alone and had few friends. He used to read books to pass his time. He was j fond of reading crime stories, ghost stories and thrillers. Every Monday he visited a shop in the New ; Market to buy books. One Monday he found a man looking strangely towards him. He seemed surprised  that Bepin Babu had not recognised him.

He reminded Bepin of his Ranchi visit in 1958. He introduced ; himself as Parimal Ghose and said that he was also with him. But Bepin Babu had never been to Ranchi, j He tried to convince Mr Ghose of this, but he would not agree. He told Bepin Bapu many details of his j private life and claimed that he himself had told him all these things. He also narrated some incidents of  the journey.

Bepin Babu left the shop and tred to forget all about Mr.Ghose, but to no use. The man seemed to know some intimate details like the bag of books, his wife’s death, his brother’s insanity and so on. But j Bepin was dead sure that he had never visited Ranchi in all his life.
Parimal Ghose had also said that Mr.Dinesh Mukerji was in Ranchi at that time.

Bepin Babu knew him well. So he thought of going to him. But thinking that he had never been his well wisher, he suspended j the idea. The next day in his office, the incident again came to his mind. He rang up Dinesh. To his surprise, Dinesh too, confirmed his visit to Ranchi. In despair, Bepin Babu slammed the receiver and held j his head with his hands.

Bepin Babu had a reputation for being a tireless worker in his firm. But that day he was feeling tired and giddy. He left his office and came home. When he lay in his bed, his servant told him that Chuni Babu wanted to see him. Though Bepin was not in a position to talk to him, he hurried down the stairs.

He j asked him if he remembered something about his trip to Ranchi. Chunilal confirmed the facts in such a j manner that it struck him like a hammer.

Bepin Babu sighed and shook his head. He decide to visit a specialist. Dr.Paresh Chanda After listening ; to his problem, Dr.Chanda said that he must have been to Ranchi but due to some reason the entire ; incident had slipped out of his mind. He suggested Bepin Babu to go to Ranchi once again. The sight of  place might remind him of the trip.

Bepin Babu, as suggested by the doctor, undertook a visit to Ranchi. He went from place to place but nothing came to his mind. His head was getting burdened and he felt more sure that he had never been i there. So he fell down unconscious and came to himself only in the evening. When he was discovered by a group of picknickars.

Next morning, Bepin Babu was back home. He was totally hopeless. He realised that he was going to lose his balance of mind. He immediately called Dr.Chanda. Then after a shower, he got into bed. Just  then he received a letter from Chunilal. After reading it, he came to understand the entire episode. It; was all planned by Chunilal who wanted to punish him for his unfeeling behaviour.

Now all the tension of Bepin Babu was gone. So when Dr.Chanda came, he invented a funny excuse. He said that he was fine. He had sent for him only for painkiller as his hip was in pain due to a fall in Ranchi.

Class 8 English KSEEB Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Summary

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Summary In Hindi

यह विपिन चौधरी नामक एक आदमी के बारे में हंसी भरी कहानी है जिसे यह सोचने पर विवश कर दिया गया था कि वह अपनी याददाश्त पूरी तरह खो चुका है। यह रही कहानी, बिपिन चौधरी बिल्कुल अकेला रहता था और इसका कोई मित्र नहीं था। अपना समय गुजारने के लिए वह पुस्तकें पढ़ा करता था। उसे अपराध कथाएं भूतो की कहानियां तथा रोमांचकारी कथाएं पढ़ने का शौक था। हर सोमवार वह न्यू मार्किट में पुस्तकें खरीदने के लिए जाता था। एक दिन उसने देखा कि एक आदमी उसकी ओर अजीब तरीके से देख रहा है। वह इस बात से हैरान दिखाई देता था कि विपिन बाबू ने उसे पहचाना नहीं है।  उसने बिपिन को उसके द्वारा 1958 की राँची यात्रा की याद दिलाई। उसने अपना नाम परिमल घोष बताया और कहा कि वह भी साथ था। परंतु विपिन बाबू कभी भी राँधी नहीं गए थे।

उसने मि० घोष को यह बाते समझाने की कोशिश की परंतु वह इसे मानने को तैयार नहीं था। उसने बिपिन को उसके निजि जीव की कई बातें बताई और दावा किया कि यह सब कुछ उसने स्वयं उसे बताया था। उसने यात्रा से जुड़ी कुछ घटनाएं भी बताई। विपिन बाबू दुकान से चला गया और उसने मि० घोष के बारे में सब कुछ भुला देने का प्रयास किया, परंतु सब व्यर्थ उस आदमी को कुछ बहुत ही करीबी बातों का भी पता था, जैसे कि पुस्तकों का थैला, उसकी पत्नी की मौत, उसके घुटने को चोट लगाना इत्यादि। परंतु विपिन को पक्का विश्वास था कि वह जीवन में रांची कभी नहीं गया।

अगले दिन दफ्तर छोड़ अपने घर आ गया। जब वह अपने बिस्तर पर लेटा हुआ था, उसके नौकर ने उसे बताया कि चुन्नीलाल उससे मिलना चाहता है। यद्यपि बिपिन उससे बात करने की स्थिति में नहीं था तो भी वह तेजी से नीचे आ गया। उसने उससे पूछा कि क्या उसे उसके उसकी 58′ में राँची की यात्रा के बारे में कुछ याद है। चुन्नीलाल ने तथ्यों को इस प्रकार मजबूजी दिया कि बिपिन बाबू दिमाग पर एक हथौहा सा लगा। विपिन बाबू को छवि दफ्तर में एक मेहनती कर्मचारी की थी। पर उस दिन वह थकान महसूस कर रहा था और उसे चक्कर आ रहे थे!

बिपिन बाबू ने गहरी सांस ली और अपना सिर झटका। इसलिए उसने डा० चंदा नामक एक विशेषज्ञ से सलाह लौ। उसकी समस्या सुनकर डॉ० चंदा ने कहा कि वह अवश्य की राँची गया होगा, परंतु किसी कारणवश उसके दिमाग से सारी घटना उसके दिमाग से उतर गई होगी। उसने बिपिन बाबू को एक बार फिर राँची जाने का सुझाव दिया हो सकता है कि वहाँ का दृश्य उसे यात्रा दिला है। डॉ० की सलाह के अनुसार विपिन बाबू राँची गया। वह जगह-जगह भटकता रहा, परंतु कुछ भी उसे बाद न आया। उसके दिमाग में वह बात बोझ बनती जा रही थी कि वह वहां कभी नहीं गया।

इसलिए वह बेहोश होकर नीचे गिर गया और उसे शाम को होश आया। जब कुछ पिकनिक मनाने आए लोगों ने उसे देखा! अगली सुबह बिपिन बाबू घर वापिस आ पहुंचा। वह बुरी तरह से निराश था। उसे लगा कि वह दिमाग का संतुलन खो बैठेगा। उसने डॉ० चंदा को बुला भेजा। तब वह स्नान करके विस्तर में चला गया। उसी समय उसे एक चुन्नीलाल का एक पत्र मिला। इसे पढ़ कर उसे सारी कहानी समझ में आ गई। यह सब चुन्नीलाल द्वारा बनाई गई एक योजना थी जो उसे भावनाहीन व्यवहार के लिए दण्ड देना चाहता था। अब विपिन बाबू का सारा तनाव जाता रहा। इसलिए जब डॉ० चंदा आए तो उसने एक विचित्र बहाना बना लिया। उसने कहा कि वह बिल्कुल ठीक है। उसने उन्हें एक दर्दनाशक गोली के लिए बुला भेजा था, क्योंकि राँची में गिर जाने के कारण उसके कूल्हे में दर्द हो रहा थी।

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Hindi Translation Of The Lesson

Do you have a good memory? Has your memory ever played any tricks on you? Forgetfulness often puts you in a tight spot. But forgetting a part of your life completely may drive you crazy. In this story, Bepin Babu goes nearly crazy because he cannot recollect his stay at Ranchi. He has never been to Ranchi, he insists, though there are many witnesses to the contrary. What is the suspense all about?

क्या आप को स्मरण शक्ति (यादारत) अच्छी है? क्या कभी आपको स्मरण शक्ति में आप के साथ छल किया है? स्मृतिलोप प्रायः तुम्हें कठिनाई की स्थिति में डाल देता है। परन्तु तुम्हारे जीवन के एक भाग (स्मृति) को चूक तुम्हें पूरी तरह भ्रम-वाल में डाल सकती है। इस कहानी में विपिन बाबू लगभग प्रम-जाल में पड़ जाता है, क्योंकि वह रांची में अपने उहराव को याद नहीं कर पाता है। वह आग्रहपूर्वक कहता है कि वह कभी भी रांची नहीं गया है, यद्यपि इसके विपरीत कई गाड़ियां है। इसके संबंध में क्या है?

1. Every Monday, on his way back from work. Bepin Choudhury would drop in at Kalicharan’s in New Market to buy books. Crime stories, ghost stories and thrillers. He had to buy at least five at a time to last him through the week. He lived alone, was not a good mixer, had few friends, and didn’t like spending time in idle chat. Today, at Kalicharan’s, Bepin Babu had the feeling that someone was observing him from close quarters. He turned round and found himself looking at a round faced, meek looking man who now broke into a smile.

I don’t suppose you recogiseme” “Have we met before?” asked Bepin Babu.The man looked really surprised. “We met every day for a whole week I arranged for a car to take you to the Hudroo fals. In 1958. In Ranchi My name is Parimal Ghose.” “Ranch?” Now Bepin Babu realised that it was not he but this man who was making a mistake. Bepin Babu had never been to Ranchi. He had been at the point of going several times, but never made it.

He smiled and said, “Do you know who I am?” The man raised his eyebrows, bit his tongue and said, “Do I know you? Who doesn’t know Bepin Choudhury Bepin Babu now turned towards the bookshelves and said, “Still you’re making a mistake. One often dices. I’ve never been to Ranchi” The man now laughed aloud.

प्रत्येक सोमवार को आपने कार्य से लौटते हुए, बिपिन चैधरी पुस्तकें खरीदने के लिए न्यू मार्किट में कालिचरण की दुकान पर जाया करता था। अपराध संबंधी कथाएं प्रेत संबंधी कथाएं तथा रोमांचकारी कथाएं। उसे सप्ताह पर के लिए। एक समय पर कम से कम पांच (पुस्तकें खरीदनी पड़ती थीं। वह अकेला रहता था, मिलनजार नहीं था, उसका कोई मित्र नहीं था और उसे अनावश्यक बातों में समय बिताना पसन्द नहीं था। आज, कालिचरण की दुकान पर नि बाबू को आभास हुआ कि कोई व्यक्ति उसे समीप से ध्यानपवूक देख रहा है। वह घुमा, और अपने आप को एक गोल चेहरे दिखाई देने वाले पुरुष की ओर देखता हुआ पाया, जो अब मुस्कराउन था “मैं नहीं सोचता तुम मुझे पहचानते हो।” “क्या हम पहले कभी मिले है?” विपिन बू ने पूछा। वह व्यक्ति अत्यधिक चकित दिखाई दिया। “हम सप्ताह भर प्रतिदिन मिलते रहे थे। मैंने आपको 1958 में रांची के जलप्रपातों पर ले जाने के लिए कार का प्रबंध किया था। मेरा नाम परिमल है।” “डांची?” अब विपिग बबू को महसूस हुआ कि भूल वह (स्वयं) नहीं बल्कि वह व्यक्ति कर रहा है। विपिन बाबू कभी भी रांची नहीं गया था। वह कई बार जाने ही वाला था, परन्तु वह कमी गया नहीं। वह मुस्काया और बोला, क्या आप जानते है उस व्यक्ति ने अपने भौहें ऊपर चढ़ाई अपनी जीभ काटी, और कहा, “क्या मैं तुम्हें जानता हूँ? “बिपिन चौधरी को कौन नहीं जानता?” लिपित बाबू अब पुस्तकों की अल्मारियों को ओर मुड़ा और बोला, “अभी भी आप चूक रहे हैं। व्यक्ति से प्रायः चूक हो जाती है। मैं कभी भी गंभी नहीं गया।” वह व्यक्ति अब

Word Meanings

• contrary
  opposite विपरीत
  observing taking notice of ध्यानपूर्वक देख रहा
  meek – quiet, humble, forts
  lapse of memory slip of memory, पाारत
  suspense state of uncertainty, अनिश्चय
  close quartersnear place निकट स्थान
  thrillers exciting stories, पुलकित करने वाली
  कथाएँ2. “What are you saying Mr. Choudhury?  You had a fall in Hudroo and cut your right knee. I bought you lndine. I had fixed up a car for you to go to Netarhat the next day, but you couldn’t because of the pain in the knee. Can’t you recall anything? Someone else you know was also in Ranchi at that time.
• Mr.Dinesh Mukerji. You stayed in a bungalow. You said you didn’t like hotel food and would prefer to have your meals cooked by a bawarchi. Mr.Mukerji stayed with his sister. You had a big argument about the moon landing, remember? Il tell you more: you always carried a bag with your books in it on your sight-seeing trips. Aml right or both Bepin Babu spoke quietly, his eyes still on the books. “Which month in 58 are you talking about?”.
• The man said “October.” “No .sir”,” said Bepin Babu, Tspent Puja in 58 with afriend in Kanpur, Youre madlinga mistale Good day;” But the man didn’t go, nor did he stop talking *Very strange. One evening I had tea with you in a veranda of your bungalow. You spoke about your family. You said you had no children, and that you had lost your wife ten years ago. Your only brother had died insane, which is why you didn’t want to visit the mental hospital in Ranchi.”
• When Bepin Babu had paid for the books and was leaving the shop, the man was still looking at him in utter disbelief.
• “मि० चौधरी, आप क्या कह रहे हैं? आप हुडरू में गिर गये थे तथा आप का दाहिना घुटना कट गया था। मैं आप. के लिए आपंडीन लाया था। अगले दिन आपको नेत्रहाट (Netarhat) जाने के लिए मैंने कार का प्रबंध किया परंतु आप घुटने में चौदा के कारण नहीं जा सके था। क्या आप कुछ भी याद नहीं कर पा रहे हैं? उस समय रांची में एक और व्यक्ति मि० दिनेश मुकर्जी भी था जिसे आप जानते हैं। आप एक बंगले में ठहरे थे। आप ने कहा था आप होटल का भोजन पसन्द नहीं करते तथा आप एक रसोइये द्वारा तैयार किया गया भोजन अधिक पसन्द करोगे। मि० मुकर्जी अपनी बहन के पास ठहरे हुए थे। पाद है आपने चन्द्रमा पर उतरने के बारे एक बड़ा तर्क दिया था? मैं आपको और अधिक बताऊंगा दशनीय स्थानों की चाशओं में आप सदा अपना पुस्तकों से भरा थैला साथ ले जाते थे। क्या मैं ठीक कह रहा हूँ, या नहीं?” बिपिन बाबू शाना भाव से बोलें, उनकी आंखें अभी भी पुस्तकों पर थीं। “आप 58 के किस महीने के बारे में बात कर रहे हैं?” उस व्यक्ति ने कहा, “अक्टूबर” विपिन बाबू ने कहा, “नहीं श्रीमान्।” मैन ’58 में अपने एक मित्र के साथ कानपुर में ‘पूजा’ में था। आप भूल कर रहे हैं। शुभ दिना” परन्तु वह व्यक्ति नहीं गया, न ही उसने बात करना बन्द किया “बड़ी अजीब (है) एक शाम मैंने आपके बंगले के बरामदे में आपके साथ ली थी। आपने अपने परिवार के बारे में बात की थी। आप ने कहा था, आपके बच्चे नहीं है और यह कि आप दस वर्ष पूर्व अपनी धर्म-पत्नी को खो चुके थे। आपका एक मात्र भाई पागल होकर मर गया था। इसी कारण आप रांची में पागलखाना नहीं देखना चाहते कर दुकान से प्रस्थान करा तब भी यह आदमी उन्हें अत्यधिक हैरानी से देख रहा था। थे..” जब लिपित बाबू ने पुस्तकों के राम चुका

Word Meanings

argument-reasoning
insane not in one’s senses, प्रान्तचित
utter disbelief – complete surprise, पूर्ण अविश्वास

3. Bepin Babu’s car was safely parked in Bertram Street by the Lighthouse Cinema. He told the driver as he got into the car, Just drive by the Gangs, will you, Sitaram” Driving up the Strand Road, Bepin Babu regretted having paid so much attention to the intruder. He had never been to Ranchi no question about it. It was inconceivable that he should forget such an incident which took place only six or seven years ago.

He had an excellent memory. Unless-Bepin Babu’s head reeled. Was he losing his mind? But how could that be? He was working daily in his office. It was a big firm, and he was doing a responsible job. He wasn’t aware of anything ever going seriously wrong. Only today he spoke for half an hour at an important meeting.

And yet… And yet the man knew a great deal about him. How? He even seemed to know some intimate details. The bag of books wife’s death, brother’s Insanity… The only mistaloe was about his having gone to Ranchi Not a mistaioe; a deliberate lie in ’58, during the Pujas, he was in Kanpur at his friend Haridas Bagchi’s place.

All Bepin Babu had to do was write to – no, there was no way of writing to Haridas.Bepin Babu suddenly remembered that Haridas had left with his wife for Japan some weeks ago, and he didn’t have his address. But where was the need for prooff He himself was fully aware that he hadn’t been to Ranchi- and that was that.

The river breeze was bracing and yet a slight discomfort lingered in Bepin Babu’s mind. Around Hastings, Bepin Babu decided to roll up his trousers and take a look at his right knee. There was the mark of an old inch-long cut. It was impossible to tell when the injury had occurred. Had he never had a fall as a boy and cut his knee?

He tried to recall such an incident, but couldn’t. Then Bepin Babu suddenly thought of Dinesh Mukerji. The man had said that Dinesh was in Ranchi at the same time. The best thing surely would be to ask him. He lived quite near in Beni nandian Street. What about gaing right nowt But then if he had really never been to Ranchi,

what would Dinesh think if Bepin Babu asked for a confirmation?

He would probably conclude Bepin Babu was going nuts. No; it would be ridiculous to ask him. And he knew how ruthless Dinesh’s sarcasm could

be.विपिन बाबू की कार लाइट हाऊस सिनेगा के समीप बटीम (Bertram) स्ट्रीट में उसने कार पार्क की गई थी। जैसे ही प्रवेश किया उस ने चालक से कहा, “सौताराम, गंगा के साथ-साथ गाड़ी चलाओ क्या चलाओगे?” स्ट्रैंड रोड पर गाड़ी चलाते समय बिपित बाबू ने उस घुसपैठिये की ओर अधिक ध्यान देने पर खेद जताया वह कभी रांची नहीं इस बारे प्रश्न नहीं (उवता)। यह बात विभिन्न यी कि वह एक ऐसी घटना के बारे में भूल जाये जोकि केवल छ या सात वर्ष पूर्व घटी थी उसकी स्मरणशक्ति बहुत ही देश भी ऐसा न होता तो धन बाबू का सिर चकरा जाता। क्या वह (स्वयं) पागल हो रहा था? परन्तु वह कैसे हो सकता था? वह अपने कार्यालय में प्रतिदिन काम कर रहा था। यह एक बड़ी फर्म श्री तथा वह एक जिम्मेदारी का काम रहा था। उसे ध्यान नहीं था कि कभी कोई अनुचित काम हुआ हो। आते ही का एक महत्वपूर्ण मीटिंग (समा) में आधा घंटा भोता था और फिर भी..और फिर भी वह व्यक्ति उसके बारे में बहुत कुछ जानता था किस प्रकार? वह कुछ व्यक्तिगत की भी जानकारी रखता था। पुस्तकों का थैला, धर्म-पत्नी की मृत्यु भाई का पागलपन..

गलत बात केवल उसके रांची जाने के बारे में थी। यह गलती नहीं एक सोचा-समझा झूठ था 58 में. पूजा (उत्सवों) के दिनों में, वह कानपुर में अपने मित्र हरिदास बची के घर पर पिन] बाबू अब केवल हरिदास को लिखा था- नहीं हरिदास को लिखने का कोई लाभ नहीं था। विपिन बाबू को अचानक याद आया कि हरिदास अपनी पत्नी सहित कुछ सप्ताह पूर्व जापानला गया था और उसके पास उसका पता नहीं था। परन्तु प्रमाण की आवश्यकता कहां थी? वह स्वयं पूरी तरह जानता था कि वह रांची (कभी नहीं गया था और वह सच्चाई थी। नदी की ओर से आने वाली मन्द पव कर देने वाली थी। फिर भी बिपित बाबू के मन में कोसी बेथी। हंदिग्स के आस-पास बिपित बालू ने अपनी पैंट को लपेट कर ऊपर चले तथा अपने दाहिने घुटने को एक नकर देखने का निश्चय किया। वहाँ एक इंच भर लम्बा कठे का.

निशान था। वह कहना मुश्किल था कि दुर्घटना कब हुई थी। क्या वह बचपन में कभी गिर कर अपना घुटना पावल नहीं कर बेठा था? उसने ऐसी कोई घटना याद करने की कोशिश की पर नहीं कर सका। तब भिगिनू को अचानक दिनेश मुखर्जी का विचार आया उस व्यक्ति ने कहा था कि दिनेश उस समय रांची में था। सबसे अच्छी बात निश्चित रूप से यह थी कि उससे पूछा जाये। यह बिल्कुल निकट  street में रहता था। ठीक अभी उसके पास जाना कैसा रहेगा? परंतु तंब, यदि वह वास्तव में कभी गंभी नहीं गया होगा, तो दिनेश क्या सोचेगा यदि विपिन बाबू द्वारा उससे पुष्टि के लिए पूछा जाता है? वह सम्भवतः इस निष्कर्ष पर पहुंचेगा कि विपिन बाबू पागल हो गया है। नहीं, उसे पूछना कर होगा और यह जानता था दिनेश का कूर हो सकता है। कितना

Word Meanings

• intruder one who comes uninvited, भिरा बुलाए
  आने वाला सा
  inconceivable that cannot be imagined,
  अकल्पनीय
  head reeled-was shocked and confused,
  हो गया हो गया
  losing his mind becoming mad, मानसिक सनुत्तन
  deliberate well considered, सोचा-समझा,
  bracing-cold but stimulating, शीतल परन्तु
  प्रोत्साहित करने वाली
  lingered stayed for a long time, देर तक ठहरा
  रहा
  ridiculous senseless, अजीब
  ruthless-cruel, fra
  intimate very personal and private अन्तरंग निजी
  sarcasm ronical remarik आक्षेप, ग्

4. Sipping a cold drink in his air-conditioned living room. Bepin Babu felt at ease again. Such a nuisance! Just because they have nothing else to do they go about getting into other people’s hair. After dinner, snuggling in bed with one of the new thrillers.

Bepin Babu forgot all about the man in New Mariet. Next day, in the office, Bepin Babu noticed that with every passing hour, the previous day’s encounter was occupying more and more of his mind. If the man knew so much about Bepin Babu,

how could he make such a mistake about the Ranchi trip?

Just before lunch Bepin Babu decided to ring up Dinesh Mukerji. It was better to settle the question over the phone; at least the embarrassment on his face wouldn’t show. Two-Three-Five-Six-One-Six Bepin Babu dialled the number. Hallo,” “s that Dinesh! This is Bepin here”. “Well, well-what’s the news?”  just wanted to find out if you recalled an incident which took place in “58” 58? What incident?”. “Were you in Calcutta right through that year? That’s the first thing The got to lnow” “Wait just a minute … 58… just let me chedc in my diary” For a minute there was silence. Bepin Babu could feel that his heartbeat had gone up. He was siveating a little. “Hala” “Yes’ “fve got it.

I’d been cut trice” “Where” to Krishnanagar to a nephew’s wedding And then… but you’d know about this one. The trip to Ranchi You were there too. That’s al, But what’s all this sleuthing “Once in February – nearby about” “No. I just wanted to – anyway, than is.” Bepin Babu slammed the receiver down and gripped his head with his hands. He felt his head swimming.

A chill seemed to spread over his body. There were sandwiches in his tiffin bax, but he didn’t eat them. He had lost his appetite.

अपने वातानुकूलित कक्ष में शीतल पेय की चुसकियां लेते हुए बिपिन बाबू पुनः शान्त मन हो गया। ऐसा उत्पात केवल इस कारण से कि उनके उस और कुछ करने को नहीं होता, वे दूसरे लोगों के मामलों में टांग अढ़ाने का काम करते हैं। रात के भोजन के बाद रोमांचक कथाओं की पुस्तकों में से एक को लेकर बिस्तार में लेटे हुए विपिन बबून्यू के बारे में सब कुछ गुला अगले दिन कार्यालय में विपिन बाबू को महसूस हुआ कि बीतने वाले हर घण्टे के साथ बीते दिन की मुलाकात उसके मन में अधिक से अधिक मजबूत होती जा रहो है। यदि वह आदमी मिपिन बाबू के बारे इतना अधिक जानता था, तो यह रांची की यात्रा के बारे में ऐसी मूल कैसे? लांच (दोपहर का भोजन) से थोड़ा पहले विपिन बाबू ने दिनेश मुकर्जी को फोन करने का निर्णय किया फोन पर इस प्रश्न को सुलझाना अधिक छा था कम से कम उसके चेहरे पर परेशानी से प्रकट नहीं होगी। दो-तीन-पांच-छ:-एक-छः। विपिन बाबू ने तम्बर मत किया। “क्या दिनेश है? मैं मन हूँ।” ‘अच्छा, अच्छा-क्य समाचार है?” “मैं केवल यह जानना चाहता था कि क्या तुम्हें कोई घटना याद है जो ’58 में घटी थी। “58? कौन सी घटना” “क्या उस वर्ष सारा खाल तुम कोलकाता में थे? यह पहली बात है जो मुझे जानती है।” “एक मिनर प्रतीक्षा करो.. 58…मुझे खरा अपनी डावरी चैक कर लेने दो।” एक मिनट के लिए खादेशी रही विपिन बानू को लग रहा था कि उसके दिल की धड़कन बढ़ गई है। उसे थोड़ा आ रहा था। “हैलो।” मुझे मिल गई है। मैं बाहर” “एक बार फरवरी में निकट ही मानने की शादी पर कृष्ण नगर और फिर परंतु इसके बारे में तुम जानते हों। रांची की यात्रा तुम भी वहां थे बस परंतु यह सारी किस बारे में है?” “नहीं। मैं बस यही जानना चाहता था फिर भी धन्यवाद। ” विपिन बालू ने रिसीवर नीचे पटक दिया और अपना सिर अपने हाथों से जकड़ लिया। उसे अपना सिर चकराता हुआ उसके शरीर में एक पौड़ गई। उसके टिफिन बॉरंतुसने उन्हें हुआ नहीं खाया। उसको भूख पर चुकी थी।

Word Meanings

• |muisance annoying actions, उत्पात
  encounter-meet with conflict, मुठभेड़ मुकावता
  slammed shut with a loud noise देख आबाद के
  साथ पटका
  snugding lying close, सट कर लेटा हुआ
  sleuthing – investigating (onervent), (किसी

5. After lunch-time, Bepin Babu realised that he couldn’t possibly carry on sitting at his desk and working This had never happened in the tiventy-five years he had been with the firm.

He had a reputation for being a tireless, conscientious worker. But today his head was in a whirl Back home at two-thirty, Bepin Babu lay down in bed and tried to gather his wits together. He knev that it was possible to lose one’s memory through an injury in the head, but he didn’t know of a single instance of someone remembering everything except one particular incident and a fairly recent and significant one at that.

He had aliveys wanted to go to Ranchi to have gone there, done things and not to remember was something utterly impossible. At seven thirty, Bepin Babul’s servant came and announced, “Chuni Babu, sr. Says k’s very important” Bepin Babu knew what Chuni had come for. Chunilal had been at school with him.

He’d been having a rough time lately and had been coming to see him about a job. Bepin Babu knew it was not possible to do anything for him and in fact, told him so. But Chuni liept tuming up like a bad penny. Bepin Babu sent word that not only was it not possible for him to see Chuni now, but not in several weeks.

But as soon as the servant stepped out of the room, it struck Bepin Babu that Chuni might remember something about the ’58 trip. There was no harm in asking him. Bepin Babu hurried down the stairs and into the living room. Churi was about to leave, but seeing Bepin Babu appear, he turned round hopefully. Bepin Babu didn’t beat about the bush

लंच-काल के बाद, विपिन बाबू ने महसूस किया कि संभवत वह अपने डेस्क पर बैठ कर काम जारी नहीं रख सकता। फर्म के में काम करते हुए पच्चीस वर्ष तक उसके साथ ऐसा कभी नहीं हुआ। वह एक अथक, ईमानदार कार्यकर्ता के रूप में जाना जाता था। परंतु आज उसका सिर चकरा रहा था।
अढाई बजे घर वापसी पर बिपिन बाबू बिस्तर पर लेट गया तथा शान्त होकर पिछली बातें मार करने का प्रयत्न करने लगा। वह जानता था कि सिर में लगने वाली चोट से मनुष्य को स्मरण शक्ति का खो जाना है, परंतु वह एक भी ऐसा उदाहरण नहीं जानता था कि व्यक्ति को किसी विशिष्ट घटना के अतिरिका शेष सभी बातें याद हो-और- वह भी एक बिल्कुल बता और महत्वपूर्ण घटना। वह सदा रांची जाने की इच्छा रखता था, वह वहां गया हो, कुछ किया हो, उन्हें पतासम्भव बात थो

साढ़े सात बजे, विपिन बाबू का सेबक आया और बोला, “Chuni babu, श्रीमान् कहता है अति आवश्यक काम है।”
विपिन बाबू जानता था Chuni किस लिए आया है। Churi Lal (लाल) उसके साथ स्कूल में रहा था। थोड़े दिनों से यह कठिन समय से गुजर रहा था तथा किसी छोट-पोटेषय में उससे मिलने आता रहता था। विपिन बाबू जानता था कि उसके लिए कुछ कर पाना नहीं है, और वास्तव में उसने उसे ऐसा बता भी दिया। था। परंतु Churi खोटे सिक्के की तरह आता रहता था। विपिन बाबू ने सन्देश भेजा कि न केवल उसके लिए इस समय Churi से मिलना है, बल्कि कई सप्ताहों तक भी नहीं। परंतु ज्यों ही सेवक ने कमरे से बाहर कदम रखा, विपिन बाबू को विचार आपा कि चूनी को शायद 58 की यात्रा के बारे में कुछ बाद हो उससे पूछने में कोई हानि नहीं है। विपिन बाबू जल्दी से सीढ़ियों से उतरा और कमरे में पहुंच गया। चूनी जाने ही वाला था, परंतु विपिन बाबू को देखकर, वह आतापूर्वक घूमा विपिन बाबू ने इधर-उधर की व्यर्थ बात नहीं की।

Word Meanings

• conscientious- careful and correct, शुद्ध
  मति वा
  gather his wits maike an effort to calm down
  शान्त हो कर सोच-विचार
  recently-not long ago थोड़े दिन हुए
  having a rough time-having a lot of

6 . “Listen, Chuni-I want to ask you something You have a good memory, and you’ve been seeing me off and on for a long time. Just throw your mind back and tell me – did I go to Ranchi in ’58” Chuni said, “58P It must have been 58. Or was it ’59? “Your’re sure that I did go to Ranchi?” Chuni’s look of amazement was not unmixed with worry, “Do you mean you have doubts about having gone at all?” “Dill go! Do you remember clearlyph Chuni sat down on the sofa, fixed Bepin Babu with a long, hard stare and said, “Bepin, have you taken to drugs or something? As far as I know, you had a dean record where such things were concerned.

  I know that old friendships don’t mean much to you, but at least you had a good memory. You can’t really mean that you’ve forgotten about the Ranchi trip Bepin Babu had to turn away from Chuni’s incredulous stare “Do you remember what my last job wasth asled Chunilal “Of course.

You worled in a travel agency;” “You remember that and you don’t remember that it was I who foxed up your railway booking for Ranch? I went to the station to see you off one of the fans in your compartment was not working  got an electrician to fix it Have you forgotten everything! Whatever is the matter with your You don’t look too well, you know.

“Bepin Babu sighed and shook his head “I’ve been working too hand” he said at last. “That must be the reason, Must see about consulting a specialist” Doubtless it was Bapin’s condition which made Chunilal leave without mentioning anything about a job”

सुना चुनी में तुम से कुछ पूछना चाहता हूं। तुम्हारी स्मरण शक्ति अच्छी है और तुम लम्बे समय से मुझे प्रायः
मिलाते रहे हो। बारा याद करके बताओ क्या मैं 58 में रांची गया था।” चूनी ने कहा, “587 यह 58 हो रहा होगा। यह 39 था।” चूनी को हैरान नहरें चिन्तयुक्त थीं। “क्या आपका यह अर्थ है कि आपको इस विषय में सन्देह है “क्या मैं गया था? क्या तुम्हें स्पष्ट रूप से याद है नशेचुनी सोफे पर बैठ गया, देर तक कठोर नजारों से विपिन बाबू देखता रहा। उसने का, “विपिन, क्या तुमने की दवाइया) या और कुछ लेने की आदत डाल ली है? मेरे विचार में जहां तक ऐसी चीटों का सम्बन्ध है, आपका  रिकार्ड साफ़ है। मैं जानता हूं कि पुरानी मित्रता तुम्हारे लिए अधिक अर्थ नहीं रखती, परंतु कम-से-कम तुम्हारी स्मरण शक्ति अच्छी है तुम्हारा वास्तव में यह अर्थ नहीं हो सकता कि तुम रांची की यात्रा के बारे में भूल गये हो?”
विपिन बाबू से छूनी की शंका-युक्त टकटकी से आंखें ह “क्या तुम्हें याद है मेरा अन्तिम काम क्या था?” चुनी लाल ने पूछा “बिल्कुल तुम एक ट्रैक्स एजेंट का काम करते थे।” “आपको यह (तो) याद है और आपको यह याद नहीं कि वह मैं हो या जिसने आपका रोची के लिए रेलवे बुकिंग का प्रबन्ध किया था? मैं तुम्हें स्टेशन पर विदा करने गया था; आपकेट (डिब्बे) में एक पंखा नहीं चल रहा था मैं इसे ठीक करने के लिए इलक्ट्रीशियन को लाया था। क्या आप सब कुछ भूल गये हो? आपके साथ क्या है? दिखाई नहीं देते हैं।
विमिन बाबू ने लम्बी सांस ली और अपना सिर झटका “मैं बहुत अधिक परिश्रम करता रहा हूँ.” उसने अन्त में कहा। “अवश्य हो यही कारण रहा होगा। मुझे अवश्य किसी विशेषज्ञ से सलाह लेनी होगी।” निःसन्देह विपिन की हालत ही ऐसी थी जिसने चूनी लान को किसी काम-धन्धे के बारे में कहे बिना ही वहां से जाने को विवश कर दिया।

Word Meanings

• off and on now and then प्राय:
  taken to drugs-started using drugs (पशीली)
  दवाइयां खाना
  amazement
  incredulous
  श्वसनीय
  astonistment, आश्चर्य
  unbelievable शंका युक्त,
  specialist – one who devotes oneself to a
  special branch of inowledge, षष

7. Paresh Chanda was a young physician with a pair of bright eyes and a sharp nose. He became thoughtful when he heard about Bepin Babu’s symptoms, Look Dr Chanda” said Bepin Babu desperately, “You must cure me of this horrible illness. I can’t tell you how it’s affecting my work” Dr.Chanda shook his head. Youlknow what, Mr Choudhury;” he said, “The never had to deal with a case such as yours Franily, this is quite outside my field of experience. But I have one suggestion.

I don’t know if itll work, but it’s worth a try. It can do no harm Bepin Babu leaned forward anxiously. “As far as | can make out,” said Dr Chanda, “And I think youre of the same opinion you must have been to Ranch, but due to some unli known reason, the entire episode has slipped out of your mind.

What I suggest is that you go to Ranchi once again. The sight of the place may remind you of your trip. This is not impossible. More than that I cannot do at the moment. I’m prescribing a nerve tonic and a tranquilliser. Sleep is essential, or the symptoms will get more pronounced” Bepin Babu felt somewhat better the next morning After breakfast, he rang up his office, gave some instructions and then procured a first class ticket for Ranchi for the same evening.

परेश चन्दा तीखे नयन नक्श बाला एक नवयुवक डाक्टर था। जब उसने मिपिन बाबू के होग-लक्षणों के बारे में सुना तो वह सोच में पड़ गया। विपिन बाबू ने निराशापूर्वक कहा, “देखिये डॉ० पदा, आपको मुझे इस भयानक बीमारी से मुक्ति दिलानी है। मैं आपको बता नहीं सकता कि यह किस प्रकार मेरे काम को प्रभावित कर रही है।” उसने कहा, “मि० चौधरी आप जानते है कि आपको क्या बीमारी है। इस प्रकार की अवस्था से जैसी आपकी है, मुझे कभी भी बास्ता नहीं पड़ा है। साफ बात तो यह है कि यह मेरे अनुभव के क्षेत्र से बिल्कुल बाहर है। परंतु मेरा एक सुझाव है। मैं नहीं जानता यह प्रभावशाली होगा परंतु इसे आसमान में कोई हर्ज नहीं है। इससे कोई हानि नहीं विपिन बाबू कापूर्वक आने का
डॉ पन्या ने कहा, “जहां तक में समझ सकता हूं और मेरा विचार है आपका भी यही मत है आप अवश्य रांची गये होंगे, परंतु किसी अज्ञात कारण से, यह सारा प्रसंग आपके दिमाग से खिसक गया है। मैं जो सुझाव देता हूं वह यह है कि आप एक बार पुनः रांची जाइये उसे स्थान को देखने से आपको आपकी यात्रा पर आ सकती है। वह असम्भव नहीं है। इससे अधिक इस समय मैं कुछ नहीं कर सकता। मैं रसों के लिए बलवर्धक औषधि तथा शान्त करने वाली औषधि के उपयोग की सलाह देता आवश्यक है अन्यथा रोग के लक्षण अधिक उम्र हो जाएंगे।”अगली प्रातः बिपित बालू से कुछ अच्छा अनुभव किया। नापते के बाद उसने अपने कार्यालय में फोन किया, कुछ निर्देश दिये और तब उसी शाम का रांची के लिए एक प्रथम श्रेणी का टिकट से लिया

Word Meanings

• episode – an incidentali narrative, प्रसंग
  to prescribe to advise use of a medicine,
  औषधि के उपयोग की सलाह देना
  procured-got (with a little difficulty), ref
  किया

8. Getting off the train at Ranchi next morning, he realised at once that he had never been there before. He came out of the station, took a taxi and drove around the town for a while. He realised that the streets, the buildings, the hotels, the bazaars, the Morabadi Hill with none of these had he the slightest acquaintance.

Would a trip to the Hudroo Falls help? He didn’t believe so, but, at the same time, he didn’t wish to leave with the feeling that he hadn’t tried enough. So he arranged for a car and left for Hudroo in the afternoon. At five o’clock the same afternoon in Hudroo, two Gujarati gentlemen from a group of picnickers discovered Bepin Babu lying unconscious beside a boulder. When he came round, the first thing Bepin Babu said was, Tm finished.

There’s no hope left.” Next moming, Bepin Babu was back in Calcutta. He realised that there was truly no hope for him. Soon he would lose everything his will to work, his confidence, his ability, his balance of mind. Was he going to end up in the asylum at Bepin Babu couldn’t think any more. Back home, he rangup Dr Chanda and asked him to come over. Then after a shower, he got into bed with an ice bag clamped on his head, just then the servant brought him a letter which someone had left in the letter box. A greenish envelope with his name in red ink on it.

Above the name it said “Urgent and Confidential. In spite of his condition, Bepin Babu had a feeling that he ought to go through the letter. He tore open the envelope and took out the letter. This is what he read Dear Ben I had no idea that affuence would bring about the end of change in you that it has done. Was it so cut for you to You ant an old frirend down on ha lud I have no money, so resources are instand What I have is “magination, a part of which/used in retribution of your unfoeing behaviour. Well, you all be all right again now. A novel The withen is being considered by a publisher: If he lives it enough until see me through the next few months Yours Chunilal

अगली प्रातः रांची में गाड़ी से उतरते हुए उसने तुरंत अनुभव किया कि वह वहां पहले कभी नहीं आया था। वह  स्टेशन से बाहर आया, टैक्सी सी और थोड़े समय के लिए नगर के चारों ओर घुमा। उसने अनुभव किया कि ये गर्गन, वे होटल, वे बखार, वह मोराबादी हिल-इनमें से किसी के साथ भी उसका चरा सा भी परिचय नहीं है। इस प्रपातों की यात्रा कुछ सहायता करेगी? उसे ऐसा नहीं था. परंतु फिर भी उसने कार का प्रबन्ध किया और दोपहर बाद हुदन के लिए चला गया। हुखरु में उसी दोपहर पांच बजे, पिकनिक मनाने वाले एक ग्रुप में से दो गुजराती भद्र पुरुषों ने विपिन बाबू को एक बोल्डर (गोल पत्थर के समीप होता पड़े हुए पाया। जब वह होश में आप पहली बात जोति बाबू ने कही, यह थी, “ही समाप्त (बरबाद हो गया हूँ। अब कोई आशा नहीं बची है।” आने वाली प्रात: मिपिन बाबू वापिस कलकत्ता में था। उसने अनुभव किया कि सचमुच उसके लिए कोई आशा नहीं है। शीघ्र ही यह सब कुछ खो बैठेगा काम करने की उसकी इच्छा, उसका विश्वास उसकी योग्यता उसकामातुन वह मरोग पालखाने में जा रहा है? बिपित बाबू और नहीं सोच पाया। घर वापसी पर उसने डॉ० चन्दा को फोन किया और उसे आगे के लिए प्रार्थना की। तब, फुलारा स्नान के बाद एक बर्फ की थैली आपने सिर पर रखे वह बिस्तर में घुस गया। उसी समय व उसके लिए एक पत्र लाया जोकि कोई व्यक्ति लेटरबॉक्स में छोड़ गया था। हल्के हरे रंग का एक लिफाफा, उसपर लाल स्याही से लिखा उसके नाम था। नाम से ऊपर उस पर लिखा पर मी, विपिन बालू के मन को मानना थी कि उसे इस पत्र को पड़ना चाहिए। उसने लिखा था- प्रिय विपिन, था, ‘आवश्यक एवं गुणा’। ऐसी अवस्था होने
मेरा बिल्कुल भी ऐसा विचार नहीं था कि समृद्धि आप में हर प्रकार का परिवर्तन ला देगी जैसा कि इस ने किया है। क्या आपके लिए अपने एक पुराने मित्र जिसका पहन की ओर मा की सहायता करना इतना कठिन था? मेरे पास धन नहीं मेरे संसाधन सीमित हैं। मेरे पास जो कुछ है वह कल्पना शक्ति है, जिसका एक हिस्सा मैंने आपके भावना-हीन व्यवहार का बदला लेने के लिए लगा दिया है।
और, आब आप पुनः स्वस्थ हो जाओगे एक उपन्यास कि मैंने लिखा है, एक प्रकाशक के विचाराधीन है। यदि उसे यह काफी पसन्द आ गया, तो यह मेरे लिए आने वाले कुछ महीनों में सहायक सिद्ध होगा। आपका चुन्नील

Word Meanings

• acquaintanc farmilarity परिचय
  asylum a place for mad people, पागलखाना
  unconscious-not conscious, अचेत
  confidential secret गुप्त

9. When Dr Chanda came, Bepin Babu saikl, m fine, it all came back as soon as I got off the train at Ranchi” “A unique case,” said Dr Chanda. “I shall certainly write about t in a medical journal” “The reason why I sent for you” said Bepin Babul is that I have a pain in the hip from a fall I had in Ranchi. If you could prescribe a painkiler….

जब डाक्टर चन्दा आया, विपिन बाबू ने कहा, “मैं पूरी तरह स्वस्थ हूँ। मुझे सब कुछ याद आ गया तथा जब मैं रांची में ट्रेन से उतरा था”
“एक अनूठा केस.” डाक्टर चन्दा ने कहा, “में ही इस विषय में मैडीकल जर्नल में लिखूंगा।” “मैंने आपको इसलिए बुलाया है क्योंकि रांची में गिर जाने के जाने के कारण मेरे कुल्हे में दर्द है। कृपया मुझे कोई दनाशक दवाई लिख रोजिए..”पित ने कहा

KSEEB Class 8 English Reader Solutions For Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory 

Comprehension Check-1

Question 1. Why did the man stare at Bepin Babu in disbelief?

Answer. The man reminded Bepin Babu of his trip to Ranchi again and again. But Bepin Babu denied having ever gone there. This made the man stare at Bepin Babu in disbelief

Question 2. Where did Bepin Babu say he went in October ’58?

Answer. Bepin Babu said that he had gone to Kanpur in October 58. He stayed at his friend Haridas Bagchis place.

Question 3. Mention any three (or more) things that Parimal Ghose knew about Bepin Babu

Answer. Parimal Ghose knew a great deal about Bepin Babu. He even seemed to know intimate details about him. He knew that Bepin Babu had no children his wife died ten years ago his brother had died insane that was why he did not visit the mental hospital in Ranchi and he did not like hotel food.

Comprehension Check-2

Question 1. Why did Bepin Babu worry about what Parinal Ghose had said?

Answer. Bepin Babu was worried about the fact that Parimal Ghose knew a great deal about him. He seemed to know even intimate details. His wife’s death, his brother’s insanity, etc. Yet Bepin was sure he had never been to Ranchi.

Question 2. How did he try to decide who was right—his memory or Parimal Ghose?

Answer. For this Bepin Babj dec ded to ring up Dinesh Mukherji.
Why did Bepin Babu hesitate to visit Mr Mukerji?

Question 3. Why did he finally decide to phone him?

Answer. Bepin Babu hesitated to visit Mr Mukerji because he wanted to avoid embarrassment. Moreover, he thought that Mr. Mukerji might assume :hat. he had lost his wits. But he had no other opt on to confirm what Mr.Ghose was saying. At last he decided to call Mr. Mukerji to avoid talking to him face to face.

Question 4.What did Mr Mukerji say? Did it comfort Bepin Babu, or add to his worries?

Answer. Mr Mukerji. after checking his diary, said that he visited Ranchi in October ’58. He also added that he {Bepin Babu) was also there. It added to Bepin Babu’s worries.

Comprehension Check-3

Question 1. Who was Chunilal? What did he want from Bepin Babu?

Answer. Chunilal was an old friend of Bepin Babu. He was having a rough time. He wanted Bepin Babu to help him find a job.

Question 2. Why was Dr Chanda puzzled? What was unusual about Bepin Babu’s loss of memory?

Answer. Dr Chanda was puzzled when he heard the symptoms of Bepin Babu’s ailment The unusual thing was that he remembered every evert of his life except one episode-his visit to Ranchi. If he had lost his memory’, he would have for gotten all events of his life.

Comprehension Check-4

Question 1. Had Bepin Babu really lost his memory and forgotten all about his trip to Ranchi?

Answer. No, Bepin Babu was not a victim of memory loss. He was charging his office duties efficiently. In fact it was a trick played by his old friend, Chunilal. Bepin was quite sure that he had never been to Ranchi. But he was caught in the trao laid by Chunilal.

Question 2. Why do you think Chunilal did what he did? Chunilal says he has no money. What is it that he does have?

Answer. Chunilal did so to teach Bepin Babu a lesson for not helping him in his hard time. Chunilal has no money but he has imagination which he uses as a punishment for Bepin Babu’s unfeeling behaviour

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Working With the text

Question 1. The author describes Bepin Babu as a serious and hardworking man.What evidence can you find in the story to support this?

Answer. Bepin Babu had been working in a big firm for twenty five year’s. He never got negative remarks during this period. He was an efficient arid tireless worker. This is a clear evidence that Bepin Babu was a serious and hard working man.

Question 2. Why did Bepin Babu change his mind about meeting Chunilal? What was the result of this meeting?

Answer. Bepin Babu did so because he thought that Chunilal might remember about the ’58 trip-the trip to Ranchi. What Chunilal told him about his trip made him more miserable. Chunilal told him that he had fixed up his railway booking for Ranchi. He also had gone to the station to see him off and helped him with the non-functional fan in his compartment. He, therefore, decided to consult a physician to cure him of his problem.

Question 3. Bepin Babu lost consciousness at Hudroo Falls.What do you think was the reason for this?

Answer. Bepin Babu was under great stress thinking “.hat he had lost his memory. Thus, he was undergoing severe mental agony. The journey by train to Ranchi, taking round of the city in a taxi and then to Hudroo Falls fatigued him. Hence due to fatigue and mental agony, Bepin Babu lost his consciousness at Hudroo Falls.

Question 4. How do you think Bepin Babu reacted when he found out that Chunilal had tricked him?

Answer. Bepin Babu must have felt ashamed of himself for being a self centred man. At the same time, he must have found a great relief from the stress he was undergoing.

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Class 8 KSEEB Questions And Answers 

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Working With Language

1. Look at these two sentences.

He had to buy at least five books to last him through the week
BePin had to ask Chuni to leave.

Had to is used to show that it was very important or necessary for Bepiri Babu to do something. He had no choice. We can also use ‘have to’/’has to‘ in the same way.

Fill in the blanks below using‘ had to’/‘have to7‘has to’.

1. I____ cut my hair every’ month.
2. We___ go for swimming lessons last year.
3. She___ tell the principal the truth.
4. They’____ take the baby to the doctor.
5. We_____ complain to the police about the noise.
6. Romit ____finish his homework before he could come out to play.
7. I____ repair my cycle yesterday.

Answer.

1. have to
2. had to
3. has to
4. had to
5. have to
6. had to
7. had to

2. Here are a few idioms that you will find in the story. Look for them in the dictionary in the following way.

First, arrange them in the order in which you would find them in a dictionary. (Clue: An idiom is usually listed under the first noun, verb, adjective or adverb in it Ignore articles or prepositions in the idiom). (To help you, we have put in bold the word under which you must look for the idiom in the dictionary’).

1. at/from close quarters               (close: adjective)
2. break into a smile                       (break: verb; look
3. under ‘break into
4. carry on                                      (carry: verb)
5. have a clean record                    (you may find related meanings under both These words)
   beat about the bush                      (verb)

Now refer to your dictionary and find out what they mean.

Answer.

1. Beat about the bush – not to say something exactly/to talk irrelevantly
2. (Break into a smile – smile abruptly
3. Carry on – to continue
4. Have a clean record – to have a good reputation
5. At/from close quarters – very near/from nearby

3.Study the sentences in the columns below.

Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer’ the following questions about each pair of sentences.

1)Which column tells us that Bepin Babu is still woridnig at the same place?
2)Which column suggests that Chunilalis now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
3)Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
4)Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?

Answer. (1) B, (2) B, (3) B, (4) A

4. Given below are jumbled sentences. Working in groups, rearrange the words in each sentence to form correct sentences.

You will find that each sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning. One sentence has been worked out for you as an example.
Jumbled sentence: vanished/The car/seemed to/into thin/have/air.

Answer. The car seemed to have vanished into thin air
Idiom: vanished into thin air, disappeared or vanished in a mysterious way.

(1)stop/and tell me/beating about/what you want/the bush

Answer. Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want

Idiom:   _____ beat about the bush- to talk irrelevantly

(2)don’t pay/if you/attention/you m ght/the wrong train/to the announcement/board

Answer.   If you don’t pay attention to the announcement, you might board the wrong train

Idiom:   pay attention listen carefully

(3) the villagers/thered/the crime/on the young woman/to pin

Answer.   The villagers tried to pin the crime on the young woman.

Idiom: pin the crime—to blame someone for something.

(4)Bepin Babu/orders to/telling people/under/loved/doctors eat early/that he was

Answer. Bepin Babu loved telling people that he was under doctors orders to eat early.

Idiom: under doctor’s orders—under treatment

(5)The students The teacher/his eyebrows/when/said that/all their lessons/raised/they had revised

Answer. The teacher raised his eyebrows when the students said that they’ had revised all their lessons.

Idiom: raised his eyebrows—to show surprise

Explanation of Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory KSEEB Class 8 

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Speaking And Writing

Question 1. What do you think happened after Bepin Babu came to know the truth? Was he angry with his friend for playing such a trick on him? Or do you think he decided to help a friend in need?

Answer. Bepin Babu must have been angry with his friend for playing such a trick on him. In fact, Bepin Babu was not in a position to find him a ob. He had already told this to Chunilal. In spite of that Chunilal played the trick on him. It was totally unjust. He should have realised his friend’s helplessness. But one thing goes against Bep n BabJ also. If he was not in a position to find Chunilal a job, he should have given him financial help in his hard days.

Question 2. Imagine you are Bepin Choudhury. You have received Chunilal’s letter and feel ashamed that you did not bother to help an old friend down can his luck. Now you want to do something for him. Write a letter to Chunilal promising to help him soon.

Answer.

Kolkata April 29, 20… Dear Chunilal After receiving your letter, I was shocked that an old friend had played such a trick on me. You knew it well that I was not in a position to find a job. In spite of that, you made me suffer intense mental agony for quite sometime. But your letter made me realise my mistake. I feel ashamed of my attitude.
I now realise that if I was not in a position to f nd you a job, I should have given you some financial help during your hard days. Now I want to do something for you. Please let me know what sort of help do you expect from me. Yours sincerely Bepin

                                   (or)

A prank is a childish trick. Do you remember any incident when someone played a prank on you or your friends? Describe the prank in a paragraph.

Answer. One night our father played a prank on us. He said, “One who misses the meals will be paid rupees five.” My sister and I went without meals and got five rupees each. We were very happy. In the morning after bath when we sat for the breakfast, our father said, “One who Days five rupees will get the breakfast.” So we had to return the money we had earned the previous night. How cunning our father is!

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Extract Based Questions

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

(1) Every Monday, on his way back from work, Bepin Choudhury would drop in at Kalicharan’s :n New Market to buy books. Crime stones, ghost stcries and thnllers. He had to buy at least five at a time to last him through the week. He lived alone, was not a good mixer, had few friends, and didn’t like spending time in idle chat Today, at Kalicharan’s, Bepin Babu had the feeling that someone was observing him from close quarters. He turned round and found himself looking at a round faced, meek looking man who now broke into a smile.

1. Where would Bepin Choudhury stop every Monday?
2. Where was Kalicharan’s shop situated?
3. What did Bepin Choudhury buy at Kalicharan’s?
4. What type of a man was Bepin Choudhury?
5. Who broke into a smile on seeing Bepin Babu?

Answer.

1. Bepin Choudhury would stop at Kalicharan’s bookstore every Monday.
2. Kalicharan’s shop was situated in New Market.
3. Bepin Choudhury- bought books on crime stories, ghost stories and thrillers.
4. Bepin Choudhury was not a good mixer. He had few friends. He did not like spending time in idle chats.
5. A round faced, meek looking man broke into a smile seeing Bepin Babu.

KSEEB Class 8 English Chapter 4 Important Questions 

(2) Getting off the train at Ranchi next morning, he realised at orce that he had never been there before. He came out of the station, took a taxi and drove around the town for a while. He realised that the streets, the buildings, the hotels, the bazaa-s, the Morabadi Hill—with none of these haa he the slightest acquaintance. Would a trip to the Hudroo Falls help? He didn’t believe so, but, at the same time, he didn’t wish to leave with the feeling :hat he hadn’t tried enough. So he arranged for a car and left for Hudroo n the afternoon.

1. Who is ‘he’ in the passage?
   
2. What did he realise after reaching Ranchi?
   
3. What did he take a taxi for?
4. What did he realise when he was having a round of the town (Ranchi)?
   
5. He did not believe that a tr p to Hudroo Falls would help him. then why did he go there?

Answer.

1. ‘He’ in the passage is Mr.Bepin Choudhury.
2. He realised that he had never been there before.
3. He took a taxi to drive around the town.
4. He realised that the streets, the buildings, the hotels, the boazaars, the Morabadi H:ll were strange to him.
5. He went there because he did not wish to leave with the feelings that he hadn’t tried enough.

(3)“What are you saying, Mr.Choudhury? You had a fall in Hudroo and cut your right knee. I brought you iodine. I had fixed UD a car for you to go to Netarhat the next day, but you couldn’t because of the pain in the knee. Can’t you recall anything? Someone else you know was also in Ranchi at that time. Mr. Dinesh Mukerji. You stayed in a bungalow. You said you didn’t like hotel food and would prefer to have your meals cooked by a bawarchi. Mr Mukerj: stayed with his sister. You had a b g argument about the moon landing, remember? I’ll tell you more: you always carried a bag with your books in it on your sight-seeing trips. Am I right or not?”

1.Who, according to the man, had a fell in Hudroo?
2.What did the man bring when Mr.Chouchury had a fell in Hudroo?
3.Who, according to the man. was in Ranchi at that time?
4.What, according to the man, Mr.Choudhury did not like?
5.What, according to the man, did Mr.Chojdhury always carry?

Answer.

1. According to the man, Mr.Choudhury’ had a fall in Hudroo.
2. The man brought iodine for Mr.Choudhury when he had a fall in Hudroo.
3. According to the man, Mr.Dinesh Mukerj was in Ranchi at that time.
4. According to the man, Mr.Choudhury did rot like hotel food.
5. According to the man, Mr.Choudhury always carried a bag with him.

(4) Next morning, Bepin Babu was back in Calcutta, he realized that there was truly no hope for him. Soon he would lose everything: his will to work, his confidence, his ability, his balance of mind. Was he going to end up in the asylum at  —–.? Bepin Babu couldn’t think any more.

Back home, he rang up Dr. Chanda and asked him to come over. Then, after a shower, he got into bed with an ice bag clamped on his head. Just then the servant brought him a letter which someone had left in the letterbox A greenish envelope with his name in red ink on it.

1. What did Bepin Babu realise when he came baccto Calcutta?
2. Where did he think he would die?
3. Who did he ring up?
4. What did he do after a shower?
5. Who brought him a letter? What kind of letter was it?

Answer.

1. On coming back to Calcutta, Bepin Babu realised that there was no hope for him. Soon he would lose everything-his will to work, his confidence, his ability, his balance of mind.
2. He thought he would die in the asylum.
3. He rang up Dr.Chanda.
4. After a shower, he got into bed with an ice bag clamped on his head.
5. His servant brought him a letter. The letter was inside a greenish envelope.

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Additional Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. Why did Bepin Chaudhary lived a lonely life?

Answer. Bepin Chaudhary lived a lonely life because he was not a very social person and had very’ few friends.

Question 2. How did Bepin spend his free time?

Answer. He used to spend his free time by reading books.

Question3. Which incident invented by Chunilal made Bepin’s life hell?

Answer. It was Bepin’s so called visit to Ranchi that he couldn’t recall.

Question4.What brought ultimate relief to Bepin Chaudhary?

Answer. Chunilal’s letter exposing his plan brought ultimate relief to Bepin Chaudhary.

Analysis Of Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory KSEEB English Reader 

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. Why could Bepin Babu not forget his meeting with Mr.Ghose?Why could he not believe what Mr.Ghose told him?

Answer. Bepin Babu left the shop and tried to forget all about Mr.Ghose but to no use. The man knew many personal details of his life. He even seemed to know some intimate details such as the bag of books, his wife’s death, his brother’s insanity and so on. He could not come to believe Mr.Ghosh as he was dead sure that he had never visited Ranchi in his life.

Question 2. Why did Bepin Babu undertake a visit to Ranchi? Did it prove fruitful?

Answer. Bepin Baou, undertook a visit to Ranchi on the suggestion of Dr.Paresh Chanda He rolled from place to place but nothing came to his mind. His head was getting burdened with the feelings that he haa never been there. So he fell down unconscious and came to himself in the evening. The next day he was back home. Thus, his visit to Ranchi proved fruitless

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. Describe in brief Bepin Babu’s encounter with Parimal Ghose.

Answer. Every Monday Bepin Babu visited a shop in the New Market to buy books. One Monday he found a man looking strangely at him. He seemed surprised that Bepin Babu had not recognised him. He reminded Bepin of his Ranchi visit in 1958. He introduced himself as Parimal Ghose and said that he had met him in Ranchi. But Bepin Babu had never been to Ranchi. He tried to convince Mr Ghose of this, but he would not agree. He told Bepin Babu many details of his personal life and claimed that Bepin himself had told him all about that. He also related some incidents of the journey. All this badly confused Bepin Babu.

Question 2. What made Bepin Babu feel uneasy the day after his encounter with Parimal Ghose?

Answer. Bepin Babu had a reputation for be ng a tireless worker in his firm. But the day after his encounter with Parimal Ghose he started feeling tired and giddy. He was utterly surprised as to how he could forget about his Ranchi visit. He began to suspect his own sanity’ and felt exterantly uneasy.

Simplified Notes For Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory KSEEB Class 8 

The Last Bargain Poem The Last Bargain Summary In English

In the morning the poet was walking on the stone-paved road. He wanted to be hired by someone. He cried, “Come and hire me.” The King came there with a sword in his hand. He said that he would hire the poet with his power. But his power did not count. So the poet refused and the king went away. In the heat of the mid-day, the poet was wandering along a street. An old man came with a bag of gold He wanted to hire the poet with his money. But for the poet, his gold coins were valueless. So he to went away. The evening came. The garden hedges were full of flowers. A fair maid came out and offered to hire the poet with a smile. But her smile paled and melted into tears. So she went back alone into the dark.

Finally, the poet met a child who was playing with shells on the beach. He raised his head and said “I hire you with nothing.” The poet agreed and thus the bargain was struck. He has never been happy before. The child’s play made him a free man.

The Last Bargain Summary In Hindi

प्रातः काल के समय कवि पथरीले मार्ग पर जा रहा था। वह चाहता था कि कोई उसे खरीद ले। वह चिल्लाकर बोला, “आ और मुझे खरीद लो।” राजा हाथ में तलवार लिए वहां आया। वह बोला कि वह कवि को अपनी शक्ति के बल पर खरीदे परन्तु उसकी शक्ति बेकार (किसी गिनती में न) थी। अतः वह वहाँ से चला गया।

एक तपती दोपहर कवि एक गली में जा रहा था। एक वृद्ध धन की थैली लिए आया। वह धन के बल पर कवि को खरीद चाहता था। परन्तु कवि के लिए सोने के सिक्कों का कोई मोल नहीं था। अतः वह चला गया। शाम का समय आ गया। व की झाड़ियां फूलों से लदी थीं। एक सुंदर युवती आई। वह कवि को मुस्कान से खरीदना चाहती थी। परन्तु उसकी मुस्क मुरझा कर आंसुओं में बह गई अतः वह अकेली ही अंधेरे में बापिस चली गई।

अन्त में कवि एक बच्चे को मिला जो सागर तट पर घोंघों से खेल रहा था। उसने अपना सिर ऊपर उठाया और बोला, ‘ आपको मुफ्त मे खरीदता हूँ।” कवि सहमत हो गया और इस प्रकार सौदा हो गया। वह इतना प्रसन्न पहले कभी नहीं हु था, क्योंकि बच्चे के खेल ने उसे एक आजाद व्यक्ति बना दिया था।

The Last Bargain Hindi Translation Of The Lesson (With Word Meanings)

(1)सुबह जब मैं पथरीली सड़क पर जा रहा था मैने चिल्ल कर कहा आओ और मुझे खरीद लो। हाथ में तलवार लि रथ पर सवार एक राजा आया। उसने मेरा हाथ पकड़ क कहा। मैं अपनी ताकत के बल पर तुम्हें लूंगा। परंतु उसक ताकत किसी काम न आई और वह अपने रथ पर वापि चला गया।

“Come and hire me,” I cried, while in the morning I was walking on the stone-paved road. Sword in hand the King came in his chariot. He held my hand and said, “I will hire you with my power.” But his power counted for naught, and he went away in his chariot.

Word Meanings

• chariot a horse driven royal cart, रथ
  hire – to engage someone on payment, भाड़े
  पर रखना/खरीद लेना

(2)In the heat of the mid-day the houses stood with shut doors. I wandered along the crooked lane. An old man came out with his bag of gold. He pondered and said, “I will hire you with my money;” He weighed his coins one by one, but I turned away.

दोपहर की गर्मी के कारण घरों के दरवाजे बंद थे। मैं टेढ़ी-मेढ़ी गली में घूम रहा था। एक बूढ़ा आदमी सोने (धन) से भरा थैला लेकर आया। उसने कुछ सोचा और कहा, “मैं अपने धन से तुम्हें खरीद लूंगा”। उसने एक-एक करके सिक्के तोले परंतु मैंने उन्हें अस्वीकार कर दिया।

Word Meanings

• crooked curved, टेढ़ी-मेढ़ी
  turned away – rejected, अस्वीकार

(3)It was evening. The garden hedge was all a flower. The fair maid came out and said, “I will hire you with a smile.” Her smile paled and melted into tears, and she went back alone into the dark.

शाम का समय था। बाग में फूलों वाली झाड़ी फूलों से भरी हुई थी। एक सुंदर लड़की आई और बोली, “मैं तुम्हें एक मुस्कान से खरीद लूंगी।” उसको मुस्कान फीकी पड़ गई और आंसुओं में बदल गई। वह अकेली ही अंधेरे में वापिस चली गई।

Word Meanings

• hedge a flower bush, फूलों वाली झाड़ी
  fair maid – a beautiful girl, सुंदर लड़की
  melted reduced to, में बदल गई।

(4)The sun glistened on the sand, and the sea waves broke waywardly. A child sat playing with shells. He raised his head and seemed to know me and said, “l hire you with nothing.” From henceforward that bargain struck in child’s play made me a free man.

शाम का समय था। बाग में फूलों वाली झाड़ी फूलों से भरी हुई थी। एक सुंदर लड़की आई और बोली, “मैं तुम्हें एक मुस्कान से खरीद लूंगी।” उसको मुस्कान फीकी पड़ गई और आंसुओं में बदल गई। वह अकेली ही अंधेरे में वापिस चली गई।

Word Meanings

• glistened shone, चमक रही थी
  hence forward after that, इसके बाद
  naught worthless, मूल्यहीन
  waywardly without any order, इधर-उधर
  bargain struck the deal was settled सौदा हो गया

The Last Bargain Text book Exercises Working With The Poem

Question 1. Who is the speaker in the poem?

Answer. The speaker in the poem is the poet, Rabindranath Tagore.

Question 2. “The king, sword in hand” suggests

Answer.

(1)wealth
(2) power
(3) more power than wealth marks

Question 3. The appropriate item in the context of stanza.

Answer. (2) power

Question 4. The old man offered the speaker a lot of money. Why did he turn down the offer?

Answer. The poet turned down the offer because he could not find happiness and freedom in money.

Question 5. Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.

(1)I have nothing to give you except goodwill and cheer.
(2)Her happiness was no more than sorrow in disguise.
(3)The king’s might was not worth much.

Answer.

(1) I hire you with nothing.
(2)Her smile paled and melted into tears.
(3)But his power was counted for naught

Question 5. How did the speaker feel after talking to the child on the beach?

Answer. The speaker felt happy and satisfied after talking to the child on the beach.

The Last Bargain Extract Based Questions

Read the stanzas given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Come and hire me,” I cried, while in the morning I was walking on the stone-paved road. Sword in hand the King carne in his chariot. He held my hand and said, “I will hire you with my power,” But his power counted for naught, and he went away in his chariot.

Question 1. Where was the poet walking?

Answer. The poet was walking on the stone-paved road.

Question 2. What did he want?

 Answer. He wanted to be hired by someone

Question 3. Who came in his chariot?

Answer. The King came in his chariot

Question 4. How did he cry to hire the poet?

Answer. He (the King) tried to hire the poet with his power.

Question 5. Why could he not hire him?

Answer. He could not hire the poet because his power was rot of any value or importance.

(2)In the heat of the mid-aay the houses stood with shut doors. I wandered along the crooked lane. An old man came out with his Dag of gold He pondered and said, “I will hire you with my money.” He weighed his coins one by one, but I turned away.

Question 1. Name the poem and the poet.

Answer. The name of the poem is ‘The Last Bargain’ and that of the poet is Rabindranath Tagore.

Question 2. Why were the doors of the houses shut?

Answer. It was mid-day and it was terribly hot outside Hence, the doors of the houses were shut

Question 3. Where was the poet wandering?

Answer. The poet was wandering along the crooked lane.

Question 4. Who came out with a bag of gold and what did he want to do with it?

Answer. An old man came out with a bag of gold.
He wanted to hire the poet with it

Question 5. Could he hire the poet?

Answer. No, he could not hire the poet

(3)The sun glistened on the sand, and the sea waves broke waywardly.

A child sat play ng with shells. He raised his head and seemed to know me and said, “I hire you with nothing.” From henceforward that bargain struck in child’s play made me a free man.

Question 1. What was shining on the sand and how did the sea waves break?

Answer. The sun was shining on the sand and the sea waves broke waywardly.

Question 2. What was the child doing?

Answer. The child was playing with shells.

Question 3. Did the child know the poet?

Answer. Yes, the child seemed to know the poet

Question 4. What did the child hire the poet with?

Answer. The child hired the poet with nothing.

Question 5. What was the effect of the bargain on the poet?

Answer. The bargain made the poet a free man.

KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 English Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory

The Last Bargain Additional Questions Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. Where was the poet wandering?

Answer. The poet was wandering on the stone-paved road.

Question 2. What did the poet in The Last Bargain’ want?

Answer. He wanted to be hired by someone.

Question 3. What was the result of the last offer?

Answer. The last offer made the poet happy as it made him a free man.

The Last Bargain Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. Describe in brief the fair maid who came to hire the poet

Answer. The fair maid came in the evening when the garden hedges were full of flowers. She offered to hire the poet with a smile. But her smile paled and melted into tears. So she went back alone into the dark.

Question 2. Give the central idea of the poem. The Last Bargain.

Answer. The poem The Last Bargain’ conveys that power arid money have no value. They can’t give a man true happiness and freedom. Even the smiles are short-lived. They turn into sorrow’ and tears. To achieve happiness and freedom, a man must be free

The Last Bargain Long Answer Type Questions

Question1.Power and money could not hire the poet (speaker). Why?

Answer. The poet was in search of inward freedom and joy. The King came there on a chariot He had a sword in his hand. He said that he would hire the poet with his power. As his power did not count for much, the poet did not accept his offer and the King went away. In the heat of the midday, the poet was wandering along a street. An old man came with his bag of gold. He wanted to hire the poet with his money. But for the poet gold was worthless because t was as temporary as power. So.  the poet refused to accept his offer too.

KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 English Karnataka State Syllabus

• Chapter 1 The Best Christmas Present in the World
• Chapter 2 The Tsunami
• Chapter 3 Glimpses of the past
• Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory
• Chapter 5 The Summit Within
• Chapter 6 This Is Jody’s Fawn
• Chapter 7 A Visit to Cambridge
• Chapter 8 A Short Monsoon Diary
• Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face 1
• Chapter 9 The Comet-1
• Chapter 10 The Comet-2

KSEEB Class 8 English Supplementary Readers contains Textbook Readers and Supplementary Readers of all chapters are part of Revision Notes for grade 8 English. Here we have given notes Class VIII.

• Chapter 1 How The Camel Got His Hump
• Chapter 2 Children at Work
• Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant
• Chapter 4 The Treasure Within
• Chapter -5 Princess September
• Chapter 6 The Fight
• Chapter 7 The Open Window
• Chapter 8 Jalebis
• Chapter 9 The Comet-1
• Chapter 10 The Comet-2

KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 English Chapter 6 This Is Jody’s Fawn Summary In English

‘This is Jody’s Fawn’ is an emotional story that talks of the bond between Jody and the fawn, whose mother was killed to save Jodi’s father’s life. It so happened that joys father was bitten by a rattlesnake

To save himself, Penny, Judy’s father had killed a doe and used her heart and liver to draw out the poison. Jody was upset thinking about the fawn who was alone in the forest and had no one to take care of it. When Penny recovered. Jody went to his bedside and reminded him of the doe who had saved his life.

He also expressed his concern for the poor fawn. He said that the fawn might be hungry and scared. He wanted to bring the fawn home and raise it. He even said that he was willing to give up his own share of milk for the fawn. On hearing this, his father agreed. When he informed the same thing to his mother, she protested saying it was hard to raise the fawn with the limited milk they usually have in the house.

Dr Wilson who was present with them at that time reminded them that nothing in the world comes free. Every service demands something in retum. Therefore they should look after the fawn as its mother was killed to save Penny’s life.

Jody went to the forest with Mill-wheel. He wanted to look for the fawn alone: though it was risky because he might get lost or bitten by some snake. Jody sent Mill-wheel back saying that he could take care of himself. After a long walk in the forest, Jody found the helpless fawn. It was too small and weak to walk all by itself. Jody brought it home by lifting it half of the way and partly by making it walk after him. At home, Jody gave it milk to drink.

The fawn was too little to drink the milk by itself. So Jody helped it suck the milk from his milk-soaked fingers. It sucked the fingers greedily. Then Jody lowered his fingers into the milk which was kept in a small gourd. The fawn followed his fingers and its mouth reached the level of the milk. It sucked and sucked till it was content. And, that was how jody saved the fawn and made friends with it.

Class 8 English KSEEB Chapter 6 This Is Jody’s Fawn Summary In Hindi

यह हिरण के एक छोटे से बच्चे और जोड़ी के साथ उसके संबंधों की भावनात्मक कहानी है जिसकी माँ को जोड़ी के पिता की जान बचाने के लिए मार दिया गया था। जोड़ी के पिता द्वारा इसकी मां को मार दिए जाने के बाद वह अकेला रह गया था। बात यह थी कि जोडी की पिता को एक रैटल स्नेक (एक प्रकार का जहरीला सांप) ने काट लिया था। उसने जल्दी से एक हरिणी को मारा और उसका दिल एवं लीवर जहर निकालने के लिए प्रयोग कर लिया। जोड़ी को जंगल में अकेले रह गए उसके छोटे बच्चे के बारे में सोच कर दुःख हुआ। और उसकी देखभाल करने वाला भी कोई नहीं था।

जब जोडी का पिता perny ठीक हो गया जोडी उसके बिस्तर के पास गया और उसे हिरणी की याद दिलाई जिसने उसकी जान बचाई थी। उसने उसके मासूम बच्चे के बारे में भी चिन्ता व्यक्त की। उसने कहा कि वह अवश्य ही भूखा और भयभीत होगा। वह हिरण के बच्चे को घर ला कर उस का पालन पोषण करना चाहता था। वह अपने हिस्से का दूध तक हिरण को देने को तैयार था। यह सुनकर उसके पिता राजी हो गए। जब उसने अपनी माँ को यह बात बताई तो उन्होंने विरोध करते हुए कहा कि अपने सीमित साधनों के कारण वे हिरण के बच्चे को पालने में असमर्थ हैं। इसके अतिरिक्त Dr. Wilson ने भी

उन्हें बताया था कि संसार में कुछ भी मुफ्त नहीं मिलता प्रत्येक सेवा का मूल्य चुकाना होता है। इसलिए उन्होंने बच्चे को घर लाकर उसकी देखभाल करने का फैसला किया। जोडी Mill-wheel के साथ जंगल में गया। परंतु वह अकेले हिरण के बच्चे को ढूंढना चाहता था। यद्यपि इस बात का खतरा था कि कहीं वह गुम न हो जाये या उसे कोई सांप न काट ले उसने Mil-wheel को यह कह कर वापिस भेज दिया कि वह अपनी देखभाल खुद कर सकता है। जंगल में बहुत देर तक चलने के बाद जोड़ी ने शावक (हिरण का बच्चा) को ढूंढ लिया यह अतना छोटा और नाजुक था कि चल भी नहीं सकता था।

जोडी थोड़ी दूर उसे उठा कर तथा थोड़ी दूर उसे अपने पीछे चला कर घर ले आया। घर पर उसने एक तूंबे में दूध पीने को दिया। परंतु वह इतना छोटा था कि अपने आप दूध नहीं पी सकता था। इसलिए जोड़ी ने दूध से डूबी अपनी उंगलियों से दूध चूसने में उसकी सहायता की यह तेजी से उंगलियों तूंबे में पड़े दूध की ओर नीचे की शावक अपना मुंह उनके पीछे ले जाता गया। इस प्रकार उसका मुंह दूध की सतह तक पहुंच गया। यह जल्दी-जल्दी दूध चूसने लगा। शीघ्र ही वह संतुष्ट हो गया और इस प्रकार जोड़ी ने हिरण के बच्चे की जान बचाकर उसे अपना दोस्त बनाया।

This Is Jody’s Fawn Hindi translation Of the Lesson

Often, instead of rushing to the doctor to treat a small cut or burn, we find quick and effective cures using things available at home. Can you think of some such ‘home remedies’ for

• a cut on your knee?
• a burn on your arm?
• a bee sting?

In this story, Jody’s father has been bitten by a rattlesnake. He quickly kills a doe and uses its heart and liver to draw out the poison. Jody wonders what will happen to the little fawn left without a mother.

प्रायः एक छोटे-मोटे कट अथवा जलन के इलाज के जिए डाक्टर के पास भागने की बजाये हम घर पर ही उपलब्ध पदार्थों का उपयोग करके तुरन्त तथा प्रभावशाली इलाज कर लेते हैं। क्या आप अपने घुटने पर हुए कटाव, अपने बाजू पर हुई जलन, मधुमक्खी के डंक के लिए कुछ ऐसे ‘घरेलू इंलाज’ के विषय में सोच सकते हैं? इस कहानी में जोड़ी के पिता को एक rattlesnake ने काट लिया है। वह तुरंत एक हिरण को मार कर उसके दिल और जिगर का इस्तेमाल जहर निकालने के लिए करता है। जोड़ी सोचता है कि माँ ने बिना छोटे शावक का क्या हाल होगा।

1. Jody allowed his thoughts to drift back to the fawn. He could not keep it out of his mind. He had held it, in his dreams, in his arms. He slipped from the table and went to his father’s bedside. Penny lay at rest. His eyes were open and clear, but the pupils were still dark and dilated. Jody said, “How are you feeling, Par “Just fine, son. Old Death has gone thieving elsewhere. But wasn’t it a close shave!””I agree.” Penny said, “T” m proud of you, boy the way you kept your head and did what was needed.” “Pa.” “Yes, son.” “Pa, do you recollect the doe and the fawn?” I can never forget them. The poor doe saved me, that’s certain.” “Pa, the fawn may be out there yet. It might be hungry and very scared.” “l suppose so.” “Pa, I’m a big boy now and don’t need to drink milk. Why don’t I go and see if I can find the fawn?” “And bring it here?” “And raise it.” Penny lay quiet, staring at the ceiling. “Boy, you’ve got me hemmed in.” “It won’t take much to raise it, Pa. It’ll soon start eating leaves and corms.” “You are smarter than boys of your age. ” “We took its mother, and it wasn’t to blame.” “Surely it seems ungrateful to leave it to starve. Son, I can’t say ‘No’ to you. I never thought I’d live too see another day.

KSEEB Class 8 English Reader Solutions For This Is Jody’s Fawn 

“प्रायः एक छोटे-मोटे कट अथवा जलन के इलाज के जिए डाक्टर के पास भागने की बजाये, हम घर पर ही उपलब्धपदार्थों का उपयोग करके तुरन्त तथा प्रभावशाली इलाज कर लेते हैं। क्या आप अपने घुटने पर हुए कटाव, अपने बाजू पर हुई जलन, मधुमक्खी के डंक के लिए कुछ ऐसे ‘घरेलू इलाज’ के विषय में सोच सकते हैं? इस कहानी में जोड़ी के पिता को एक rattlesnake ने काट लिया है। वह तुरंत एक हिरण को मार कर उसके दिल और जिगर का इस्तेमाल जहर निकालने के लिए करता है। जोड़ी सोचता है कि माँ ने बिना छोटे शावक का क्या हाल होगा।जोडी का ध्यान फिर से हिरण के बच्चे की ओर गया। वह इसे अपने मन से नहीं निकाल सका। उसने अपने सपनों में, इसे अपनी भुजाओं में लिया हुआ था। वह अपनी मेल से सरका और अपने पिता के बिस्तर के पास गया, पैन्नी आराम से लेटा हुआ था।उसकी आखें खुली हुई तथा साफ़ थीं, परन्तु आंखों की पुतलियां अभी भी काली और फैली हुई थीं।जोडी ने कहा, “पापा, आप कैसा अनुभव कर रहे हैं?” “बिल्कुल बढ़िया, पुरानी मौत किसी अन्य स्थान पर चोरी करने चली गई है। परन्तु क्या यह बाल-बाल बच निकलने जैसा नहीं था। “मैं सहमत हूँ।” पैन्नी ने कहा, “लड़के, मुझे तुम पर गर्व है, जिस प्रकार तुम शान्त रहे और वह किया जिसकी आवश्यकता थी।” “हां बेटे।””पापा, क्या आप को हिरणी तथा उसके बच्चे की याद आ रही है?” “मै। उन्हें कभी भूल नहीं सकता। बेचारी हिरणी ने मुझे बचा लिया, यह निश्चित है”। “पापा, बच्चा अभी भी वहां बाहर हो सकता है। वह भूखा तथा अत्यधिक भयभीत होगा।” “मेरा (भी) ऐसा ही अनुमान है।” “पापा, अब मैं बड़ा हो गया हूँ, मैं दूध पीता बच्चा नहीं रहा। मैं क्यों न जाऊँ और देखूं शायद वह बच्चा मिल जाये?”

“और उसे यहां लाऊं?” “तथा उसका पोषण करूँ। ” पैन्नी शान्त लेटा था, छत पर टकटकी लगाए हुए। “बालक, तुम ने मुझे ऐसी स्थिति में डाल दिया है जहां मैं ‘न’ नहीं कह सकता।” “पापा, उसका पोषण करने में अधिक खर्च नहीं होगा। वह शीघ्र ही पत्ते तथा जैतून के फल खाना आरंभ कर देगा।”

‘तुम अपनी आयू के बालकों की अपेक्षा अधिक चतुर हो।” “हमने इसकी मां को मार डाला, इसमें इसका दोष नहीं था। ““निश्चित रूप से उसे भूखा मरने के लिए छोड़ देना कृतघ्नता होगी। पुत्र, मैं तुम्हें ‘न’ नहीं कह सकता। मैने कभी भी नहीं सोचा था मैं अगला दिन देखने के लिए जीवित रहूँगा।”

Word Meanings

• fawna young deer, मृग शाबक, एक वर्ष से कम
• आयु का हिरण का बच्चा
• treat to cure, चिकित्सा करना
• to starve – To die of hunger,
• to drift back to – to go back to,
• slip – go with a sliding motion,
• fasteran
• a close shave – a narrow escape, – TEAT
• recollect – to remember,
• staring – looking at someone or something
• with fixed eyes, घूरना
• acorns – Small brown nuts, à ta
• hemmed in – (here) caught in a situation where
• one cannot say ‘no’, ऐसी स्थिति में पड़ना जहां ‘न’
• नहीं कहा जा सकता
• flamingo-long-necked bird,

2. “Can I ride back with Mill-w an and see if I can breeding – producing of young by animals, effective – Impressive, remedies – medicines or treatment, rattlesnake – a poisonous snake, fee doe – A female deer, soft, dilated – expanded, that g keep one’s head – to keep one’s cool, scared- frightened of, tsting – to wound or pierce with a sting, smarter – more witty, cleverer, after age “Tell your Ma I said you can go.” He sidled back to the table and sat down. His mother was pouring coffee for everyone. He said, “Ma, Pa says I can go bring back the fawn,”  he held the coffee pot in mid air.
“What fawn?” “The fawn belonging to the doe we killed. We used the doe’s liver to draw out the poison and save Pa.” She gasped.”Well, for pity sake “Pa says it would be ungraeful to leave it to starve.” Doc Wilson said, “That’s right, Ma’am nothing in the world comes quite free. The boy’s right and his daddy’s right.” Mill-wheel said, “He can ride back with me. I’ll help him find it.” She set down the pot helplessly. “Well, if you’ll give it your milk-we’ve got nothing else to feed it.” Mill-wheel said, “Come on, boy. We’ve got to get riding” Ma Baxter asked anxiously, “You’ll not be gone long?” Jody said. “I’ll be back before dinner for sure. “Mill-wheel mounted his horse and pulled Jody up. He said to Mill-wheel, “Do you think the fawn’s still there? Will you help me find him?” “We’ll find him if he’s alive. How you know it’s a he?” “The spots were all in a line. On a doe-fawn, Pa says the spots are every which way…

क्या मैं मिल कोल के साथ घोड़े पर जा सकता हूँ और देख सकता हूं यदि यह मुझे मिल जाये?” “अपनी मां को बता दो कि मैंने कह दिया है तुम जा सकते हो। ” है वह चुपके से मेज की ओर गया और बैठ गया। उसकी मां हर एक के लिए कॉफी डाल रही थी। उसने कहा, “मां, पापा कहते हैं मैं हिरणी के बच्चे को लाने के लिए जा सकता हूँ।कॉफी का बर्तन अभी उसके हाथ में ही था जो हवा में ही रुक गया। “कौन-सा बच्चा ?” “जिस हिरणी को हमने मार दिया है, उसका बच्चा हमने हिरणी के जिगर का उपयोग विष बाहर निकालने तथा पापा को बचाने के लिए किया है।” उसने गहरी सांस ली। “अच्छा, दया के रूप में..।””पापा कहते हैं उसे भूख से मरने देना कृतघ्नता होगी।” डॉक् विल्सन ने कहा, श्रीमती जी, यह उचित है। संसार में कुछ भी बिल्कुल मुफ्त नहीं मिलता। बालक ठीक कहता है तथा उसका पिता ठीक ही कहता है।” मिल-व्हौल ने कहा, “वह घोड़े पर मेरे साथ वापिस जा सकता है। मैं उसे ढूंढने में इसकी सहायता करूँगा।” उस (मां) ने असहाय अवस्था में (कॉफी का) बर्तन नीचे रख दिया।’अच्छा, यदि तुम अपने हिस्से को दूध उसे दोगे- हमारे पास उसे खिलाने के लिए और कुछ नहीं है।” मिल-व्हील ने कहा, “आओ बालक। हमें घोड़े पर सवार होकर जाना है।” मां बाक्स्टर ने व्याकुलतापूर्वक पूछा “तुम अधिक दूर तो नहीं जाओगे।” जोड़ी ने कहा, “मैं निश्चित रूप से रात के भोजन से पहले लौट आऊँगा।” मिल-व्हील अपने घोड़े पर चढ़ा तथा जोड़ी को अपने पीछे खींच लिया। उसने मिल-व्हौल से कहा, “तुम्हारे विचार में क्या बच्चा अभी भी वहीं होगा ? क्या उसे खोजने में तुम मेरी सहायता
करोगे?””यदि वह जीवित हुआ तो हम उसे खोज लगे। तुम्हें कैसे पता है कि वह नर है?” (उसके शरीर पर) सभी धब्बे (बिन्दु) एक सीध में थे। पापा कहते हैं कि हिरणी के मादा बच्चे के शरीर पर धब्बे भिन्न-भिन्न दिशाओं में होते हैं…।”

Word Meanings

• sidled back – walked back quietly, तिरछी चाल से
• चुपचाप चला
• gasped to catch breath with open mouth, साँस
• भरना
• spots small marks, stains, धब्बे
• every which way – (here) in different
• directions, भिन्न भिन्न दिशाओं में

This Is Jody’s Fawn Class 8 KSEEB Questions And Answers 

3. Jody gave himself over to thought of the fawn. They passed he abandoned clearing, He said, “Cut to the north, Mil-wheel. It was up here that Pa got bitten by the snake and killed the doe and I saw the fawn.”
Suddenly Jody was un wiling to have Mill-wheel with him If the fawn was dead, or could not be found, he could not have his disappointment seen. And if the fawn was there, the meeting would be so lovely and so secret that he could not endure to share it.He said, “It is not far now, but the scrub is very thick for a horse. I can make it on foot.” “But I’m afraid to leave you, boy Suppose you got lost or got bitten by the snake, too ?* “I’ll take care. It might take me a long time to find the fawn if he’s wandered. Leave me off right here.” “All right, but you take it easy now. You know north here, and east?” “There, and there. That tall pine makes a bearing.” “So long ” “So long. Mill-wheel. I’m obliged.”He waited for the sound of the hooves to end, then cut to the right. The scrub was still. Only his own crackling of twigs sounded across the silence. He wondered for an instant if he had mistaken his direction. Then a buzzard rose in front of him and flapped into the air. He came into the clearing under the oaks. Buzzards sat in a circle around the carcass of the doe. They turned their heads
on their long scrawny necks and hissed at him. He threw his bough at them and they flew into an adjacent tree. The sand showed large cat prints but the big cats killed fresh, and they had left the doe to the carrion birds.

जोडी बच्चे के विचारों में खो गया वह त्यागे हुए साफ कृषि क्षेत्र से गुजरे उसने कहा, “मिला- व्हील, उत्तर की दिशा में मोड़ो। यही वह स्थान है जहां पापा को सांप ने डसा था और उन्होंने हिरणी को मारा था तथा मैंने बच्चे को देखा था।” अचानक जोडी की मिल-व्हील को अपने साथ रखने की इच्छा न रहीं। यदि बच्चा मर गया होगा अथवा खोजा न जा सका तो वह उसकी निराशा को देख नहीं सकेगा और यदि बच्चा वहां हुआ तो मुलाकात इतनी प्यारी और इतनी गुप्त होगी, कि वह इसे बांटने को सहन नहीं कर पायेगा। उसने कहा, “अब दूर नहीं है, परन्तु झाड़ियां घोड़े के लिए बहुत घनी हैं। मैं पैदल काम चला लूंगा।” “परंतु बालक, मुझे तुम्हें अकेला छोड़ते हुए डर लगता है। मान लो तुम गुम हो जाते हो अथवा तुम भी उसी सांपद्वारा इस लिये जाते हो।” “मैं ध्यान रखूंगा। यदि बच्चा कहीं भटक गया होगा तो मुझे उसे खोजने में लम्बा समय लग सकता है। मुझे बस यहीं छोड़ दो।”‘बहुत अच्छा, परंन्तु अब तुम चिन्ता न करना क्या तुम यहां उत्तर दिशा और पूर्व दिशा पहचानते हो?” “वहां, और वहां वह ऊँचा देवदार का वृक्ष पहचान के रूप में है।” “फिर मिलते हैं।” “फिर मिलते हैं। मिल व्हील में कृतज्ञ हूँ।” उसने खुरों की ध्वनि समाप्त होने की प्रतीक्षा की, फिर वह दाहिनी ओर मुड़ गया। झाड़ियों का झुंड शांत था (केवल उसके अपने द्वारा की गई टहनियों की कड़क की ध्वनि शांत वातावरण को भंग कर रही थी। क्षण भर के लिए उसे हैरानी हुई कि कहीं वह दिशा तो नहीं भटक गया। तभी मरे हुए जानवरों का मांस खाने वाला एक पक्षी (टांतक) उसके सामने ऊपर उठा और उसने हवा में पंख फड़फड़ाए। वह साफ की गई भूमि में बलूत के वृक्षों के नीचे आ गया। हिरणी के शव के चारों और उन्नंतक पक्षी घेरे में बैठे थे। उन्होंने अपनी लम्बी पतली गर्दनों के ऊपर अपने सिरोंको घुमाया तथा उस पर फुफकारने लगे। उसने अपनी शाखा को उन पर फैंका और वे उड़कर साथ लगते वृक्ष में चले गये। रेत पर शेरनी के पैरों के निशान थे। परन्तु शेरनियां तो ताजा शिकार करती हैं। इसलिए वे हिरणी को सड़ा हुआ मांस खाने वाले पक्षियों के लिये छोड़ गई थी।

Word Meanings

• abandoned forsaken, left there alone, त्यागा हुआ
• clearing – a piece of land cleared of trees for
• cultivation, पेड़ काट कर खेती के लिए साफ की गई
• भूमि
• to endure to bear, to last, सहन करना
• scrub – a small to medium-sized woody plant,
• झाड़ियाँ
• still – very peaceful, शान्त
• crackling making cracking sound, कड़ाक की
• आवाज़ करना
• unwilling not willing अनिच्छुक
• disappointment – failure of expectations.
• निराशा, हताशा
• obliged grateful, कृतज्ञ
• makes a bearing-acts as a compass and
• helps to identify directions, दिशाओं को पहचानने
• में कम्पास का काम करता है (दिशा बताता है)
• hooves – they are the tip of the toes of
• animals such as deer, horse, etc. strengthened
• by a thick covering, खुर

4. He parted the grass at the place where he had seen the fawn. It did not seem possible that it was only yesterday. The fawn was not there. He circled the clearing. There was no sound, no sign. The buzzards clacked their wings, impatient to return to their business. He returned to the spot where the fawn had emerged and dropped on all fours, studying the sand for the small hoof prints. The night’s rain had washed away all tracks except those of cat and buzzards.

उसने उस स्थान से घास को हटाया जहां उसने हिरणी के बच्चे को देखा था। ऐसी नहीं लगता था कि यह केवल कल की ही बात है। हिरण का बच्चा वहां नहीं था। उसने साफ की गई भूमि का चक्कर लगाया। वहां पर कोई ध्वनि, कोई निशानी नहीं थी। मांस खाने के लिए लौटने को अधीर Buzzard पक्षियों ने अपने पंखों से कड़कड़ की ध्वनि की। वह उस स्थान पर लौट आया जहां से हिरणी का बच्चा निकला था और अपने चारों पैरों के बल रेत पर गिर गया था। जोड़ी वहां छोटे-छोटे खुरों के निशान खोजने लगा। रात की वर्षा ने शेरनी तथा buzzard पक्षियों के पदचिन्हों को छोड़कर अन्य सभी निशान धो डाले थे।

Word Meanings

• to clack to make sudden sharp noise, एकाएक
• कड़कड़ाहट की आवाज़ करना
• bough branch of a tree, वृक्ष की शाखा
• impatient getting restless, अधीर
• tracks foot-mariks, पद चिहन
• buzzard – a large hawk like bird of prey with
• broad wings and a rounded tail, often seen
• soaring in wide circles मरे हुए जानवरों का मांस
• खाने वाला गिद्ध जैसा एक पक्षी
• carrion-dead (rotten) flesh of animals,
• गला-सड़ा मांस

5. Movement directly in front of him startled him so that he tumbled backward. The fawn lifted its face to his. It turned its head with a wide, wondering motion and shook him through with the stare of its liquid eyes. It was quivering. It made no effort to rise or run. Jody could not trust himself to move.He whispered, “It’s me”. The fawn lifted its nose, scenting him. He reached out one hand and laid it on the soft neck. The touch made him delirious. He moved forward on all fours until he was close beside it. He put his arms around its body. A light convulsion passed over it but it did not stir. He stroked its sides as gently as though the fawn were a china deer and he might break it. Its skin was very soft. It was sleek and clean. and had a sweet scent of grass. He rose slowly and lifted the fawn from the ground. Its legs hung limply. They were surprisingly long and he had to hoist the fawn as high as possible under his arm.

उसने ठीक सामने हुई हलचल ने उसे चौंका दिया। जिससे कि वह पीछे की ओर लुढ़क गया। हिरण के बच्चे ने अपना चेहरा उसके चेहरे की ओर उठाया। उसने एक अत्यंत आश्चर्यजनक गति के साथ अपना सिर घुमाया अपनी तरल आंखों को टकटकी से उसे (जोडी) को हिला कर रख दिया। वह (बच्चा) कांप रहा था। इस (बच्चे) ने उठने अथवा दौड़ने का कोई प्रयत्न नहीं किया। जोड़ी को अपने हिलने-डुलने का विश्वास नहीं हो रहा था। to emerge to come into view, सामने आना प्रकट होनावह फुसफुसाया, “वहां मै हूँ।” हिरण के बच्चे ने उसे सूँघते हुए अपनी नाक ऊपर उठाई। जोडी ने अपना एक हाथ फैलाया और उसकी कोमल गर्दन पर रख दिया। इस स्पर्श ने उसे अत्यधिक उत्तेजित कर दिया। वह अपने हाथों तथा पैरों के सहारे तब तब आगे बढ़ता गया तब तक कि वह उसके पास नहीं पहुंच गया। उसने अपनी भुजाएं इसके शरीर के चारों ओर डाल दीं।एक हलकी सी एंठन (कम्पन) हिरण के बच्चे में हुई परन्तु यह हिला नहीं। उसने इसकी पसलियों को इस प्रकार कोमलतापूर्वक सहलाया जैसे कि बच्चा चीनी मिट्टी का मुग हो और कहीं वह उन्हें तोड़ न बैठे। इसकी त्वचा बहुत ही कोमल थी। यह चिकना, चमकीला और स्वच्छ था और उसमें से घास की मधुर गन्ध आ रही थी। वह (जोडी) धीरे-धीरे उठा और उसने बच्चे को धरती से उठा लिया। उसकी टांगे लचीले ढंग से लटक रही थी। वे आश्चर्यजनक ढंग से लम्बी थी। उसे इस मृग शावक को अपनी भुजाओं के नीचे जितना संभव हो सका उतना ऊँचा उठाना पड़ा।

Word Meanings

• startled surprised, चौंका दिया
• whisper spoken in a very low tone, धीरे से
• बोलना, फुसफुसाना
• delirious (here) extremely excited, उत्तेजित
• stir moved it gently, हिलाना
• sleek smooth and shining, चिकना, चमकीला
• surprising astonishing, आश्चर्यजनक
• quivering shaking slightly, trembling, कांपते हुए
• scent smell, सूचना
• convulsion shiver, ऐंटन, कंपकंपी
• stroke – to pass the hand gently in one
• direction, थपथपाना
• limply flexibly, लचीलंपन से
• to hoist – to pull up higher, or to raise aloft,
• ऊपर उठाना

Explanation of This Is Jody’s Fawn KSEEB Class 8 

6. He was afraid that it might kick and bleat at sight and smell of its mother. He skirted the clearing and pushed his way into the thicket. It was difficult to fight through with his burden. The fawn’s legs caught in the bushes and he could not lift his own with freedom. He tried to shield its face from prickling vines.Its head bobbed with his stride. His heart thumped with the marvel of its acceptance of him. He reached the trail and walked as fast as he could until he came to the intersection with the road home. He stopped to rest and set the fawn down on its dangling legs. It wavered on them. It looked at him and bleated.He said, enchanted, “I’ll carry you after I get my breath.” He remembered his father saying that a fawn would follow if it had first been carried. He started away slowly. The fawn started after him. He came back to it and stroked it and walked away again. It took a few wobbling steps toward him and cried piteously. It was willing to follow him. It belonged to him. It was his own. He was light-headed with his joy. He wanted to fondle it, to run and romp with it, to call to it to come to him. He dared not alarm it. He picked it up and carried it in front of him over his two arms. It seemed to him that he walked without effort.

उसे भय था कि वह (मृग शावक) अपनी मां को देखकर उसकी गंध पाकर दुलती मार सकता है और मिमियां सकता है। वह साफ की हुई भूमि के किनारे-किनार चला और जंगल में से अपना मार्ग बनाया। उसे उठा कर जंगल में से निकलना कठिन था। मृग शावक की टांगे झाडियों में उलझ रही थीं और वह (जोड़ी) अपनी टांगों को भी स्वतंत्रतापूर्वक नहीं उठा पा रहा था। उसने कंटीली लताओं से इस (शावक) के मुंह को बचाने का पूरा पूरा प्रयास किया। उस (जोडी) द्वारा लम्बे-लम्बे डग भरकर चलने से इस (शावक) का सिर ऊपर-नीचे झूल रहा था। उसके (शावक) द्वारा उसे (जोडी को) स्वीकार करने के अचम्मे के कारण उसका दिल धड़क रहा था। वह आम रास्ते पर पहुंच गया और जहां तक सम्भव हो सका तीव्र गति से चलने लगा जब तक वह घर की सड़क मोड़ तक नहीं पहुंच गया। वह आराम करने के लिए रुका और मृग शावक को इसकी लटकती हुई टांगों पर नीचे टिका दिया। वह (शावक) अपनी टांगों पर आगे-पीछे हिला। इसने उस (जोडी) की ओर देखा और मिमियाया। उस (जोढी) ने वशीभूत होकर कहा, मैं थोड़ा सांस लेने के बाद तुझे उठा लूंगा।”उसे अपने पिता की यह बात याद आई यदि शावक को पहले उठा कर ले जाया गया हो तो वह पीछे-पीछे चलने लगता है। वह धीरे-धीरे चलने लगा। मृग शावक ने उस की और टकटकी लगा कर देखा वह इसके पास लौट आया। और इसे थपथपाया और फिर से चल पड़ा। इस ने उस की ओर थोड़े से लड़खड़ाते डग भरे ओर दीनतापूर्वक चिल्लाया। यह उस के अनुसरण करना चाहता था। वह उससे (जोडी से) संबंध बना चुका था। यह उसका अपना था। जोडी प्रसन्नता के कारण कुछ सांच नहीं पा रहा था। वह इसे लाड लडाना चाहता था। इसके साथ दौड़ना और खेलना चाहता था। उसे अपने साथ आने के लिए पुकारना चाहता था। वह उसे चौंकाना नहीं चाहता था। उसने इसे उठाया और उसे अपनी दोनों भुजाओं पर अपने सामने रखते हुए उठा कर ले चला। उसे ऐसा लग रहा था कि वह बिना किसी प्रयत्न किए चल रहा है।

Word Meanings

• bleat – sound made by young ones of deer,
• sheep, etc, भेड़ की तरह मिमियाना
• thicket group of trees or bushes, जंगल
• vines creeper plants, लताएं
• alarm raising an alarm, चौंका देना, भयभीत करना
• stride to walk with long steps, लंबे-लंबे कदमों से
• चलना
• marvel miracle, अचम्भा
• trail beaten path, सामान्य पथ
• skirted walked along the edge, किनारे-किनारे
• चला
• piteously – sorrowfully, दुःख से
• fondle caress or to handle lovingly, लाड करना
• romp played, खेलना
• enchanted – charmed by something or
• someone, वशीभूत हुआ
• prickling pointed grass or bushes, नुकीली,
• कांटेदार
• bobbed moved up and down, ऊपर-नीचे हिल
• रहा था
• thumped – made heavy beating sounds,
• थपथपाया, धड़का

7.His arms began to ache and he was forced to stop again. When he walked on, the fawn followed him at once. He allowed it to walk a little distance, then picked it up again. The distance home was nothing. he could have walked all day and into the night, carrying it and watching it follow. He was wet with sweat but a light breeze blew through the June morning, cooling him. The sky was as clear as spring water in a blue china cup. He came to the clearing It was fresh and green after the night’srain. He fumbled with the latch and was finally obliged to set down the fawn to manage it. Then, he had an idea – he would walk into the house, into Penny’s bedroom, with the fawn walking behind him. But at the steps, the fawn balked and refused to climb them. He picked it up and went to his father, Penny lay with closed eyes. Jody called, “Pal Lood

“उस को मुजाएँ दर्द करने लगीं और पुनः रुकने पर विवश हो गया। जब वह आगे बढ़ा तो हिरण का बच्चा तुरन्त उसके पीछे चलने लगा। उसने थोड़ी देरी तक चलने दिया, तब इसे फिर से उठा लिया। घर अधिक दूर नहीं रह गया था। वह पूरा दिन तथा पूरी रात इसे उठा कर ले जाते हुए तथा इसे पीछे आते देखते हुए पैदल चल सकता था। वह पसीने से तर हो गया था। परन्तु जून मास की प्रातः के समय एक हल्की मन्द पवन चल रहीं थी, जो उसे शीतलता प्रदान कर रही थी। आकाश इस प्रकार साफ था जैसे कि चीनी के नीले कप में चश्में का जल भरा हो। वह साफ क्षेत्र में आ पहुंचा। रात की वर्षा के बाद वातावरण ताजा तथा हरा-भरा हो गया था। वह सिटकनी से संघर्ष करता रहा और अन्त में इस पर काबू पाने के लिए उसे मृग शावक को नीचे उतारना पड़ा। तब उसे एक विचार आया वह घर के अन्दर चला जायेगा, पैन्नी के सोने के कमरे में जब कि मृग शावक उसके पीछे चल रहा होगा। परन्तु सीढ़ियों पर मृग शावक ने निराश किया तथा उन पर चढ़ने से मना कर दिया। लगा। जोडी ने उसे उठा लिया और अपने पिता के पास पहुँचा। जोडी ने पुकारा, “पापा! देखां!’

Word Meanings

• to ache – to suffer continuous pain, लगातार पौड़ा
• (दर्द) होना
• balked – unwilling, अनिच्छुक था
• fumble – move clumsily in various directions,
• टटोलना

8. Penny tuned his head. Jody stood beside him, the fawn clutched hard against him. It seemed to Penny that the boy’s eyes were as bright as the fawn’s. He said, “I’m glad you found him.Jody then went to the kitchen. The fawn wobbled after him. A pan of morning’s milk stood in the kitchen safe. The cream had risen on it. He skimmed the cream into a jug. He poured milk into a small gourd. He held it out to the fawn. It butted it suddenly, smelling the milk. He saved it precariously from spilling over the floor. It could make nothing of the milk in the gourd.

पैन्नी ने अपना सिर घुमाया जोडी उसके पास ही खड़ा था। मृग शावक ने उसे कस कर पकड़ा हुआ था। पैन्नी को लगा कि बालक की आँखों में हिरण के बच्चे की आँखों जैसी चमक थी। उसने कहा, “मुझे खुशी है कि तुमने इसे खोज लिया है।”जोडी तब रसोई में गया। मृग शावक डगमगाते हुए उसके पीछे-पीछे चल पड़ा। प्रातः के दूध का बर्तन रसोई की अलमारी में पड़ा था। इस पर मलाई आ गई थी। उस ने मलाई को उतार कर जग में डाल दिया और दूध को एक छोटे से तूंबे में डाला। इसे मृग शावक के सामने रख दिया। वह दूध को सूंघते हुए अचानक इससे टकरा गया। उसने दूध को व्यर्थ में ही फर्श पर बह जाने से बचाया। कमण्डल में वह दूध का कुछ नहीं कर सका।

Word Meanings

• gourd (here) a pot made from gound, (यहां)
• कमण्डल, तूंना
• spilled over – over flowed out of the vessel,
• बहाना, गिरना
• clutched held tightly, जकड़ा हुआ
• butted met end to end, टक्कर खाना
• skimmed-removed the cream, मलाई उतारी  (हटाई)

9. He dipped his fingers in the milk and thrust them into the fawn’s soft wet mouth. It sucked greedily. When he withdrew them, it bleated frantically and butted him. He dipped his fingers again and as the fawn sucked, he lowered them slowly into the milk. The fawn blew and sucked and snorted.It stamped its small hoofs impatiently. As long as he held his fingers below the level of the milk, the fawn was content. It closed its eyes dreamily. It was ecstasy to feel its tongue against his hand. Its small tail flicked back and forth. The last of the milk vanished in a swirl of foam and gurgling.

उसने अपनी उंगलियों दूध में डुबोई और उन्हें शावक के कोमल गौले मुंह में डाल दिया। उसने झट से उन्हें चूस लिया। जब उसने उंगलियां बाहर निकाला ली तो वह उन्मत्तापूर्वक मिमियाया और उसे टक्कर मारी। उसने अपनी उंगलियाँ पुनः डुबोई और शावक चूसे जा रहा था, उसने धीरे-धीरे उन्हें दूध में डाल दिया। शावक आगे बढ़ कर दूध पीने लगा और नाक में आवाज निकालने लगा। उसने अधीरतापूर्वक अपने छोटे-छोटे खुर जमीन पर पटके। जितनी देर तक उसने अपनी उँगलियां दूध की सतह (तल) से नीचे रखीं शावक सन्तुष्ट रहा। उसने अपनी आँखें ऐसे बंद कर लीं जैसे कोई सपना देख रहा हो। जोडी को अपने हाथ पर उसकी जीभ का स्पर्श बहुत ही आनन्ददायक लगा। इसकी छोटी सी पूंछ आगे-पीछे हिल रही थी। दूध का अन्तिम भाग झाग के भंवर में और गलगल करने की ध्वनि में हो गया।

Word Meanings

• greedily eagerly, अति लोभ से
• sucked to take in, चूसना
• ecstasy happiness, प्रसन्नता

Free KSEEB notes for Class 8 English Chapter 6 

This Is Jody’s Fawn Textbook Exercises Comprehension Check-1

Question 1. What had happened to Jody’s father?

Answer. Jody’s father had been bitten by a rattlesnake.

Question 2.How did the doe save penny’s life?

Answer. Penny was stung by a poisonous snake. The doe was k lied and its heart and liver were used to draw out the snake’s poison.

Question3.Why does Jody want to bring the fawn home?

Answer. The fawn’s mother was killed to save Penny’s life which made the fawn motherless. Without love and support of a mother it could die. So Jody warns to brig it home to look after it.

Question 4.How does Jody know that fawn is a male?

Answer. All the spots on a male fawn’s body are in a line. But on a doe-fawn, the spots are in different directions. This helped Jody to figure out that the fawn is a male

This Is Jody’s Fawn Comprehension Check-2

Question 1.Jody didn’t want Mill-wheel with him for two reasons. What were they?

Answer. The two reasons why Jody didn’t want to take Mill-wheel with him were:
(1)if the fawn was dead or could not be found Jody didn’t want Mill-wheel to see his disappointment
(2)if the fawn was there, the meeting would be lovely and secret Jody didn’t want to share it with Mill-wheel.

Question 2.Why was Mill-wheel afraid to leave Jody alone?

Answer. Mill-wheel was afraid to leave Jody alone because he might get lost or could be bitten by the snake.

This Is Jody’s Fawn Comprehension Check-3

Question 1.How did Jody bring the fawn back home?

Answer. Jody Drought the fawn bac< home partly by making it and partly by making it walk after him on its own.

Question 2.Jody was filled with emotion after he found the fawn. Can you find at least three words or phrases which show how he felt?

Answer. Jody ‘Startled and tumbled backward’, jody could not trust himself to move.

Question 3.How did the fawn drink milk from the gourd?

Answer. At first the fawn sucked milk from Jody’s milk-soaked fingers. It sucked the fingers greedily. Then, Jody dipped his fingers in the milk. The fawn followed them and its mouth reached the \ level of the milk in the gourd. It sucked and soon it was content.

Question 4.Why didn’t the fawn follow Jody up the steps as he had thought it would?

Answer. The fawn’s legs were not strong enough to climb the steps. So, it did riot follow Jody on the steps.

KSEEB Class 8 English Chapter 6 Important Questions 

This Is Jody’s Fawn Working With the text

Question 1.Why did Penny Baxter allow Jody to go find the fawn and raise it?

Answer. The fawn’s mother had saved Penny Baxter’s life. She was killed for the purpose of draining fid the snake poison out of Penny’s body. Since the fawn was motherless, it needed care. Penny ; thought it would be ungrateful to leave the fawn alone in the forest to die. So Penny allowed his son Jody to go and find the fawn and raise it He wanted to repay the faw n’s mother’s sacrifice by taking care of the fawn.

Question 2.What did Dr Wilson mean when he said,“ Nothing in the world ever comes quite free”?

Answer. Dr Wilson meant to say that every service in this world s done in return of something. So it was the duty of Penny’s family to look after the doe’s fawn, which had saved Penny’s life with her life.

Question 3.How did Jody look after the fawn, after he acepted the responsibility for doing this?

Answer. Jody looked after the fawn with motherly love and affection. He taught it how to walk and suck milk.

Question 4.How does Jody’s mother react when she hears that he is going to bring the fawn home? Why does she react in this way?

Answer. Jody’s mother was surprised to hear that Joay was going to bring the fawn home. She was pouring coffee at that time. She held the coffee pot in mid-air. She set down the pot helplessly. She said that they have got notning to feed the fawn. Jody would have to give it the milk of his own share.She reacted in this way because she was aware of her situation. She did not want to share her son’s milk with the fawn.

This Is Jody’s Fawn Working With Language

1. Look at these pairs of sentences.Penny said to Jody, “Will you be back before dinner?” Penny asked Jody if he would be back before dinner. “How are you feel ng. Pa?” asked Jody. Jody asked his father how he was feeling. Here are some questions in direct speech. Put them into reported speech.

1. Penny said, “Do you really want it son?”
   
2. Mill-wheel said, “Will he ride back with me?”
   
3. He said to Mill-wheel, “Do you think the fawn is still there?”
   
4. He asked Mill-wheel, “Will you help me find him?”
   
5. He said, “Was it up here that Pa got bitten by the snake?”

Answer.

1. Penny asked his son if he really wanted it
2. Mill-wheel asked if he would ride back with him.
3. He asked Mill-wheel if he thought the fawn was still there.
4. He asked Mill-wheel whether (if) he would help him find him.
5. He asked if Pa had got bitten by the snake at that place.

Question 2.Look at these two sentences.

He tumbled backward. It turned its head. The first sentence has an intransitive verb, a verb without an object The second sentence has a transitive verb. It has a direct object We can ask; “What did it turn?” You can answer “Its head. It turned its head.” Say whether the verb in each sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a \vhat’ question about the verb, as in the example above. (For some verbs, the object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of’ what’.

1. Jody then went to the kitchen.
2. The fawn wobbled after him.
3. You found him.
4. He picked it up.
5. He dipped his fingers in the milk.
6. It bleated frantically and butted him.
7. The fawn sucked his f ngers.
8. He lowered his fingers slowly into the milk.
9. It stamped its small hoofs impatiently.
10. He held his fingers below the level of the milk.
11. The fawn followed him.
12. He walked all day.
13. He stroked its sides.
14. The fawn lifted its nose.
15. Its legs hung limply.
    [Note : Transitive – T Intransitive – In]

Answer.

(1) In (2) T (3) T (4) T (5) T (6) In, T (7) T (8) T (9) T (10) T (11) T (12) In (13) T (14) T (15) In

Question 3.Here are some words from the lesson.Working in groups,arrange them in the order in which they would appear in the dictionary. Write down some idioms and phrasal verbs connected to these verbs. Use the dictionary for more idioms and phrasal verbs.

close,  draw, make, wonder,   scrawny,

parted, clearing, sweet, light.   pick

Answer.

Arranged in alphabetical order clearing, close, draw, light, make, parted, pick, scrawny, sweet, wonder. Idioms/Phrasal Verbs:

clearing – clearing air. clearing out
close – close up, a close shave, a close call, to keep a close eye
draw – draw near, end in a draw, draw up, draw back
light – light up, bring to light, in the light of
make – make up, make good, make after, make it, make the most of, make away with parted – parted from, parted with.
pick – pick up, pick in, to pick a quarrel, pick cut, pick someone’s pocket
scrawny – small and scrawny, to De scrawny down to the bone
sweet – to have a sweet tooth, sweet and sour
wonder – a nine days’ wonder, wonderland

Analysis of This Is Jody’s Fawn KSEEB English Reader 

This Is Jody’s Fawn Speaking

Question 1. Do you think it is right to kill an animal to save a human life? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer. No, it is not right to kill an animal to save a human life. Animals too feel pain as we do. Their life is as precious as ours. We have no right to take another life be it of a human or an animal. Today tranquillizers are used to control wild animals. Killing animals is an act violence and it must be avoided at any cost. They have the right to live as much as we do

Question 2.Imagine you wake up one morning and find a tiny animal on your doorstep.You want to keep it as a pet but your parents are not too happy about it. How would you persuade them to let you keep it? Discuss it in groups and present your arguments to the class.

Answer. I would persuade my parents by telling them the importance of keeping a pet. Keeping a pet nour shes our most basic instinct of companionship. A deg or a cat as a pet can be our best friend. The bonding shared by an owner of a pet and the pet is extremely honest and full of love. For youngsters and even for adults, pets are true companion.

Points to present in the class:

• Pets remain always loyal
• Pets never leave their owner’s side even in time of trouble
• Pets such as dogs ensure safety in the house by keeping strangers at bay.
• Pets are playmates of children

This Is Jody’s Fawn Writing

Question 1.Imagine you have a new pet that keeps you busy. Write a paragraph describing your pet, die things it does, and the way it makes you feel. Here are some words and phrases that you could use. frisky, smart, disobedient, loyal, happy, enthusiastic, companion, sharing, friend, rolls in mud, dirties the bed, naughty, lively, playful, eats up food, hides the newspaper, drinks up milk, runs away when called, floats on the water as if dead.

Answer. My new pet is a little dog. It is frisk)’ and smart. It is very loyal and obedient. It is an enthusiastic comparion. It is very naught)’ ana lively. But sometimes it turns disobedient and behaves like a spoiled child. It rolls in the mud and then climbs up t^e bed and shakes itself on it. It likes to eat bread and drink milk. It bari<s when we forget to give it its play bunny. It runs away when called. It floats on water as f dead. Still I love my pet very much.

Question 2.Human life is dependent on nature (that’s why we call her Mother Nature). We take everything from nature to live our lives. Do we give back anything to nature?

(1)Write down some examples of the natural resources that we use.
(2)Write a paragraph expressing your point of view regarding our relationship with nature.

Answer.

(1) List of natural resources that we use:
(a)Water from the river or lakes
(b)Wood for making houses and furniture
(c)Food such as crops, vegetables, etc. are obtained from plants
(d)Fuel such as coal, petroleum is obtained from under the earth.
(e)The air that we breathe is gained from the atmosphere.

(2)We are closely related to Nature. Nature nurtures us and therefore it is our duty to nurture Nature. We should not pollute air, water arid soil. When we blindly cut trees, we destroy Nature. When we harm Nature, we harm our own lives we destroy our own surroundings

Question 3. In the story ‘This is Jody’s Fawn’, Jody’s father uses a ‘home remedy’ for a snake bite. What should a person now do if he or she is bitten by a snake? Are all snakes poisonous? With the help of your teacher and others, find out answers to such questions. Then write a short paragraph on—What to do if a snake chooses to bite you.

Answer. No, all snakes are not poisonous.

Paragraph: It is unfortunate if a snake bites me. I will not waste time by staying stunned but would rather take necessary’ steps to save my life. First of all, I will bind the bitten part tightly with a piece of cloth so that the poison does not enter the whole body via blood. Then, to draw out the poison, I will make a cut little lower than the affected area to draw out the blood. This is only a first aid measure, so I won’t waste time and will immediately rush to a nearby hospital, where proper care can be taken.

Simplified Notes For This Is Jody’s Fawn KSEEB Class 8 

This Is Jody’s Fawn Extract Based Questions

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1. Jody allowed his thoughts to drift back to the fawn, he could not keep it out of his mind. He had held it, in his dreams, in his arms. He slipped from the table and went to his father’s bedside. Penny lay at rest his eyes were open and clear, but the pupils were still dark and dilated. Jody said, “How are you feeling, Pa?’’
“Just fine, son. Old Death has gone thieving elsewhere. But wasn’t it a close shave!” “I agree.”

1. What could Jody not keep out of his mind?
2. What did Jody do?
3. Who was Penny?
4. How did Penny’s eyes look?
5. What do you understand by the phrase ‘Oa death has gone’?

Answer.

1. Jody could not keep the thoughts of the fawn out of his mind.
2. He sipped from the table and went to his father’s bedside.
3. Penny was Jodys father.
4. Penny’s eyes were open and clear but the pupils were stiII dark and dilated. It means Penny’s life was saved from the jaws of death.

Question (2)Suddenly Jody was unwilling to have Mill-wheel with him. If the fawn was dead, or could not be found, he could not have his disappointment seen. And if the fawn was there, the meeting would be so lovely and so secret that he could not endure to share it He saia, “It’s not far now, but the scrub is very thick for a horse. I can make rt on foot”
“But I’m afraid to leave you, boy. Suppose you got lost or got bitten by the snake, too?” “I’ll take care. It might take me a long time to find the fawn, if he’s wandered. Leave me off right here.”

1. What did Jody want Mill-wheel to do?
2. What reason did Jody give to Mill-wheel for leaving him alone?
3. What changed Mill-wheel’s mind?
4. In what circumstance the job might take a long time for Jody?
5. What is the mean ng of ‘wandered’?

Answer

1. Jody wanted Mill-wheel to leave him alone.
2. Jody said that the horse would not be able to cross the thick shrub and that he could go on foot.
3. The boy assured Mill-wheel that he would take care of himself.
4. The job might take longer f the fawn is wandered.
5. To get lost somewhere.

Question (3)Then a buzzard rose in front of him and flapped into the air. He came into the clearing under the oaks. Buzzards sat in a circle around the carcass of the doe. They turned their heads on their long scrawny necks and hissed at him. He threw his bough at them and they flew into an adjacent tree. The sand showed large cat prints but the big cats killed fresh, and they had left the doe to the carrion birds.

1. What flapped into the air?
2. Where and how did the buzzards sit?
3. What kind of neks did the buzzards have?
4. Why had the big cat left the dead doe to the buzzards?
5. Who are carrion birds?

Answer.

1. A buzzard flapped into the air.
2. The buzzards sat in a circle around the carcass (dead body) of the doe.
3. (The buzzards had long scrawny necks.
4. W The big cat had left the dead doc to the buzzards because they Id lied fresh.
5. Carrion birds are the birds that eat flesh of the dead animals.

Question (4)He was afraid that it might kick and bleat at sight and smell of its mother. He skirted the clearing and pushed his way into the thicket. It was difficult to fight through his burden. The fawn’s legs caught in the bushes and he could not lift his own with freedom. He tried to sh eld its face from prickling vines. Its head bobbed with his stride. His heart thumped with the marvel of its acceptance of him.

1. What might the fawn do at sight and smell of its mother?
2. How did Jody reach the thicket?
3. What was the fawn’s problem?
4. What was posing a problem to the fawn’s face?
5. How did Jody feel at the fawn’s acceptance of him?

Answer.

1.  The fawn might kick and bleat at sight and smell of its mother.
2. Jody skirted the clearing and pushed his way into the thicket.
3. The fawn’s problem was that it could not walk properly with its own burden. The fawn’s legs kept getting caught in the bushes and t could net lift its own feet freely.
4. The pridding vines were posing a problem to the fawn’s face.
5. Jody’s heart thumped with surprise at the fawn’s acceptance of him.

Question (5)Jody then went to the kitchen. The faw n wobbled after him. A pan of morning’s milk stood in the kitchen safe. The cream had risen on it He skimmed the cream into a jug. He poured milk into a small gourd. He held it out to the fawn. It butted it suddenly, smelling the milk He saved it precariously fom spilling over the floor. He could make nothing of the milk in the gourd.

1. What did the fawn do when Jody went into the kitchen?
2. What did Jody bring from the kitchen and for whom?
3. What did jody do of the cream on the milk?
4. The milk had nearly spilt over the f oor’. What was the reason?
5. Who saved the milk from spilling over the floor?

Answer.

• When Jody went into the kitchen, the fawn wobbled after him.
• jody brought milk for the fawn from the kitchen.
• He skimmed the cream into a jug.
• The milk had nearly spilt over the floor because the fawn had butted it
• Jody saved the milk from spilling over the floor

KSEEB Solutions For Class 8 English Chapter 6 This Is Jody’s Fawn

This Is Jody’s Fawn Additional Question Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.Who was Penny?

Answer. Penny was Jody’s father.

Question 2.Was Jody*s mother happy when he told her that he was going to bring the fawn home?

Answer. No, She was shocked to hear this.

Question 3.Why could the fawn not walk by itself?

Answer. It could not walk on its own because it was too small and weak to walk all by itself.

This Is Jody’s Fawn Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.How did jody convince his father to bring the fawn home?

Answer. Jody said that it would not take much to ‘aise the fawn and it would soon start eating leaves arid acorns.

Question2.Was the fawn able to walk on its own? What did jody do?

Answer. After Mill-wheel had gone, Jody was left alone. After a long vvalk in the forest, he found the helpless fawn. It was too small and weak to walk Jody brought it home partly by lifting t and partly by making it walk after him.

This Is Jody’s Fawn Long Answer Type Questions

1. What did Jody say to his father once he was alright?

Answer. Jodys father, Penny, got well. Jody went to his bedside and reminded him of the doe who had saved his life. He also expressed his concern for the poor fawn. He said that it might be hungry and very scared. Besides, Dr Wilson had also told them that nothing in the world comes quite free. Every service demands something in return. Therefore, it was their duty to bring the helpless fawn home and look after it. His father was convinced with his ideas.

The Duck And The Kangaroo Summary In English poem

‘The Duck and the Kangaroo’ is a poem written in a funny tone. The Duck and the Kangaroo are fast friends. The poem begins when the Duck says to the Kangaroo that she likes the way the Kangaroo jumps over the fields and travel to far-off lards. The Duck wants to go around the world like the Kangaroo. The Duck asks the Kangaroo to take her on his back to travel around the world. She also promises that she will sit quietly or the Kangaroo’s back and say nothing but ‘quack’. The Duck wants to travel around the Dee and the Jelly Bo Lee all day long, she wishes to travel over the land and over the sea.

To the Duck’s request, the Kangaroo responds that he has no problem to take the Duck with him, but he feels that the Duck’s feet are extremely unpleasant. They are wet and cold. The Kangaroo fears that such cold, webby feet on his back can cause him rheumatism. On hearing this, the Duck responds that she has already bought four pairs of woollen socks, a cloak and a cigar for each day during the trip. On hearing this, the Kangaroo agrees to take the Duck with him. The Duck sits steady at the end of the Kangaroo’s tail and they travel around the world three times. In the end, the poet mentions that the Duck and the Kangaroo are extremely happy travelling together around the world.

Class 8 English KSEEB Chapter 6 This Is Jody’s Fawn Summary 

The Duck And The Kangaroo Summary In Hindi

‘The Duck and the Kangaroo’ एक हास्य कविता है। एक बत्तख और एक कंगारू धनिष्ठ मित्र हैं। कविता की  में बत्तख कंगारू से कहती है कि वह कंगारू के उद्देश्य का तरीका बहुत पंसद करती हैं। उसे कंगारू का दूर दराज के देशों तथा खेतों के पार जाना अच्छा लगता हैं। बत्तख भी कंगारू की तरह दुनिया की सैर करना चाहती हैं। वह कंगारू से कहती है कि वह उसे अपनी पीठ पर बैठाकर दुनिया की सैर कराए। वह वादा करती है कि वह कंगारू की पीठ पर शांति से बै. ठेगी और ‘quack’ के अलावा कुछ नहीं कहेगी। बत्तख ‘Dee’ और ‘Jelly Bo Lee’ घूमना चाहती हैं। वह मैदानों और समुद्रों के पार जाना चाहती है। बत्तख की प्रार्थना पर कंगारू कहता है कि उसे साथ ले जाने में कंगारू को कोई दिक्कत नहीं है। पर उसे लगता है कि बत्तख के पैर अत्यधिक ठंडे और गीले हैं। कंगारू को उन ठंडे और गीले पैरों से बीमार होने का डर लगता हैं। यह सुनकर बत्तख जवाब देती है कि उसने पहले ही चार जोड़ी ऊनी मोजे और सिगार यात्रा के प्रत्येक दिन के लिए खरीद लिए हैं। यह सुनकर कंगारू बत्तख को अपने साथ ले जाने के लिए तैयार हो जाता हैं। बत्तख कंगारू की पूँछ पर एकदम सीधी बैठती है और वो दोनों तीन दफा दुनिया घूम कर आते हैं। अंत में कवि कहता है कि बत्तख और कंगारू साथ-साथ दुनिया की सैर करके बहुत खुश हैं।

The Duck And The Kangaroo Hindi Translation Of The Lesson (With Word Meanings)

1. Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, Good gracious ! how you hopl Over the fields and the water too, As if you never would stop! My life is a bore in this nasty pond, And I long to go out in the world beyond! I wish I could hop like you!’ Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.कंगारू ने बत्तख से कहा, “हे भगवान! तुम कैसे उछलते हो। तुम तो खेतों तथा पानी (नदियों) को भी पार कर जाते हो। ऐसा लगता है कि तुम कभी रुकोगे ही नहीं। इस गंदे तालाब में मेरा जीवन नीरस हो गया है। इसलिए मैं संसार में बहुत दूर तक जाना चाहती हूँ। काश कि मैं भी तुम्हारी तरह उछल सकती।”

Word Meanings

• good gracious
• nasty dirty, गंदा
• long to desire, इच्छा करना
• hop– jumping in a regulated manner, उछलना
• beyond far away, दूर2. And we’d go to the Dee, and the Jelly Bo Lee, Over the land, and over the sea; – Please take me on a ride! O do; – Said the Duck to the Kangaroo. ‘Please give me a ride on your back! Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.बत्तख ने कंगारू से कहा, कृपया मुझे अपनी पीठ पर सवारी दो। मैं बिना हिले-जुले सारा दिन आराम से बैठी तथा जैली बो ली तक जाएंगे हम धरती और समुद्र को पार करेंगे। बस मुझे एक बार अपनी पीठ पर सवारी करने दो।

Word Meanings

• still – motionless, बिना हिले दुले, शांत3. Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, “This requires a little reflection; Perhaps on the whole it might bring me luck, And there seems but one objection, Which is, if you’ll let me speak so bold, Your feet are unpleasantly wet and cold, And would probably give me the roo- Matiz !” said the Kangaroo.कंगारू ने बत्तख से कहा इस बात पर थोड़े सोच-विचार की जरूरत है। कुल मिलाकर हो सकता है कि (शायद ) इससे मेरा भाग्य बदल जाए। परंतु इसमें केवल एक हीआपत्ति है। साफ बात तो यह है कि तुम्हारे पैर बुरी तरह गीले और ठंड़े है। शायद इनके कारण मुझे गठिया रोग हो जाए।

Word Meanings

• requires needs जरूरत है
• unpleasantly badly, बुरी तरह
• roo- matizr heumatizm, गठिया रोग4. Said the Duck, ‘As I sat on the rocks, I have thought over that completely, And I bought four pairs of worsted socks And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak, And every day a cigar I’ll smoke, All to follow my own dear true Love of a Kangaroo!”बत्तख ने कहा, जब मैं चट्टान पर बैठी थी मैंने उस बात पर पूरी तरह सोच-विचार किया है। मैने चार जोड़ी ऊनी जुराब खरीद ली हैं जो मेरे जालीदार पैरों पर पूरी तरह फिट है। और ठंड से बचने के लिए मैंने एक चांगा खरीद लिया है और हर रोज मैं एक सिगार पीया करूंगी और ये सब सिर्फ मेरे मित्र कंगारू के प्रति मेरे सच्चे प्रेम के कारण हैं।

Word Meanings

• completely thoroughly, पूरी तरह से
• neatly very well, तरह
• reflection thought, सोच-विचार
• speak so bold speak frankly, साफ-साफ कहना
• probably perhaps, शायद, संभवत5.5. Said the Kangaroo, I’m ready! All in the moonlight pale. But to balance me well, dear Duck, sit steady! And quite at the end of my tail!” So away they went with a hop and a bound, And they hopped the whole world three times round; And who so happy – O who, As the Duck and the Kangaroo?

Word Meanings

• pale – light, हल्की
• hop and a bound-high jump, ऊंची छलांग
• steady firm, मजबूती

KSEEB Class 8 English Reader solutions for This Is Jody’s Fawn 

The Duck And The Kangaroo Textbook Exercises Working With The Poem

Question 1.Taking words that come at the end of lines, write five pairs of rhyming words. Read each pair aloud.
For example: pond-beyond

Answer. Hop-stop, Back-quack, Duck-luck, Bold cold, Rocks-socks, Ready-steady, etc.

Question 2.Complete the dialogue.Duck: Dear Kangaroo ! Why don’t you
(1)_______
Kangaroo: With pleasure, my dear Duck,
though (2)______
Duck: That won’t be a problem. I will
(3)_______

Answer.

1. give me a ride on your back?
2. it will be a problem for me to balance myself.
3. sit firmly without saying anything.

Question 3. The Kangaroo does not want to catch ‘rheumatism’. Spot this word in stanza 3 and say why it is spelt differently. Why is it in two parts? Why does the second part begin with a capital letter?

Answer. The word ‘rheumatism’ is spelt differently for maintaining rythm in the stanza. It is written in two parts roo+ Matiz. ‘Roo’ rhymes with ‘Kangaroo’ where as ‘Matiz’ begins with a capital letter because generally the first word of every line of a poem starts with a capital letter.

Question4. Do you find the poem humorous? Read aloud lines that make you laugh.

Answer.

1. Yes, the poem is indeed humorous. The lines that make me laugh are: Your feet are unpleasantly wet and cold, And would probably give me the roo- Matiz ! said the Kangaroo.
2. And I bought four pairs of worsted socks Which fit my web-feet neatly. And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak, And every day a cigar I smoke,
3. (So away they went with a hop and a bound, And they hopped the whole world three times round.

The Duck And The Kangaroo Extract Based Questions

Read the stanzas given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, ‘Good gracious! how you hop ! Over the fields and the water too, As if you never would stop! My life is a bore in this nasty pond, And I long to go out in the world beyond! I wish I could hop like you! Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.

Question 1.According to the poem, who hops and who lives in the water?

Answer. The Kangaroo hops and the Duck lives in the water.

Question 2.Why does the Duck say that her life is bore?

Answer. The Duck’s life is bore because unlike the Kangaroo she is confined to the pool all day.

Question 3.What does the Duck long for?

Answer. The Duck longs for a pleasure trip around the world.

Question 4.Why can’t she fulfil her desire?

Answer. The Duck can’t fulfil her desire because she is not able to hop like the Kangaroo.

This Is Jody’s Fawn Class 8 KSEEB Questions And Answers 

Question 5. Give rhyming words from the stanza.

Answer. Kangaroo-too, hop-stop, pond-beyond and you-kangaroo are the rhyming words given in the above stanza.

2. “Please give me a ride on your backd Said the Duck to the Kangaroo. 1 would sit quite still, and say nothing but “Quack,” The whole of the long day through! And we’d go to the Dee, and the Jelly Bo Lee, Over the land, and over the sea;- Please take me on a ride ! O do; – Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.

Question 1. What did the Duck request the Kangaroo?

Answer. The Duck requested the Kangaroo to give her a ride on his back and take her around the world.

Question 2.How did the Duck promise to sit on the Kangaroo’s back?

Answer. The Duck promised to sit still and say nothing while sitting on the Kangaroo’s back.

Question 3.Where did the Duck want to go with the Kangaroo?

Answer. The Duck wanted to go to the Dee and the Jelly Bo Lee with the Kangaroo.

Question 4.Who said this line and to whom? “Please take me on a ride”.

Answer. The given line is said by the Duck to the Kangaroo.

Find all the words that rhyme in the given stanza.

Answer. back-quack, kangaroo-through, lee-see and do-Kangaroo are the rhyming words used in the above stanza.

3. Said the Duck, ‘As I sat on the rocks, I have thought over that completely, And I bought four pairs of worsted socks Which fit my web-feet neatly. And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak, And every day a cigar I’ll smoke, All to follow my own dear true Love of a Kangaroo!’

Question 1. Who has thought over the problem completely?

Answer. It is the Duck who has thought over the problem completely.

Question 2.What are the two things the Duck has bought?

Answer. The Duck has bought four pairs of woollen socks and a cloak

Question 3.Why does the Duck want to smoke a cigar every day?

Answer. The Duck wants to smoke a cigar daily to keep the cold away.

Question 4.Does she love the Kangaroo? Find a line from the poem that suggests this.

Answer. Yes, the Duck loves the Kangaroo. The line “All to follow my true love of a Kangaroo.” suggests this.

5. Find all the rhyming words used in the stanza given above.

Answer. Rocks-socks, completely-neatly, cloak-smoke and true-Kangaroo are the rhyming words that are used in the above stanza.

4. Said the Kangaroo, I’m ready! All in the moonlight pale. But to balance me well, dear Duck, sit steady! And quite at the end of my tail!’ So away they went with a hop and a bound, And they hopped the whole world three times round; And who so happy. – O who, As the Duck and the Kangaroo?

Question 1.What is the Kangaroo ready for?

Answer. The Kangaroo is ready to take the Duck on a pleasure trip.

Question 2.Why did the Kangaroo ask the Duck to sit steady?

Answer. He asked the Duck to sit steady in order to maintain his balance.

Question 3.Where did the Kangaroo make the Duck sit?

Answer. He made the Duck sit at the end of his tail.

Question 5.How many rounds of the world did they both take?

Answer. The Duck and the Kangaroo took three rounds of the world.

Question 6.How did you think the Duck and the Kangaroo feel after the trip?

Answer. The Duck and the Kangaroo felt very happy after the trip.

Explanation of This Is Jody’s Fawn KSEEB Class 8 

The Duck And The Kangaroo Additional Questions

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.Why did the Duck want to go on a pleasure trip?

Answer. The Duck wanted to go on a pleasure trip because she was feeling bored in her dirty pond.

Question 2.Why did the Kangaroo want the Duck to sit steady?

Answer. The Kangaroo wanted this in order to balance himself.

Question 3.How did the Duck and the Kangaroo feel after the trip?

Answer. The Duck and the Kangaroo felt very happy after the trip.

The Duck And The Kangaroo Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.Why did the Duck request the Kangaroo to give her a ride on his back?

Answer. The Duck was bored living in her pond. She wished to go on a long trip. But she could’t hop like the Kangaroo. So, she requested the Kangaroo to give her a ride on his back and take her on a trip around the world.

Question2.The Kangaroo though agreed to take the Duck on a trip, was hesitant to allow her to sit on his back’. Why?

Answer. The Kangaroo agreed to take the Duck with him but there was one problem. The Duck’s feet were dirty, cool and wet. The Kangaroo was afraid the Duck would give him rheumatism. So, he was hesitant to allow the Duck to sit on his back

The Duck And The Kangaroo Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1.What is the theme of the poem ‘The Duck and the Kangaroo’?

Answer. The poem is based on true friendship of two animals the Duck and the Kangaroo. The Duck wishes to go on a pleasure trip around the world. In spite of the fact that the Duck and the Kangaroo live differently, they eventually resolve their differences and take a trip around the world. The poem reflects how they are willing to help each other and sort their problems in the most interesting way. They enjoy the trip very much which makes them extremely happy.

Question 2.What was the Kangaroo’s problem? How did the Duck solve it?

Answer. The Duck lived in a dirty pond. She had cold and wet feet. The Kangaroo was afraid that her wet and cold feet would make him a patient of rheumatism. The Duck solved his problem by buying four pairs of woollen socks and a cloak so that the Kangaroo doesn’t catch cold from her feet. Besides, she would smoke a cigar daily.

KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 English Karnataka State Syllabus

• Chapter 1 The Best Christmas Present in the World
• Chapter 2 The Tsunami
• Chapter 3 Glimpses of the past
• Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory
• Chapter 5 The Summit Within
• Chapter 6 This Is Jody’s Fawn
• Chapter 7 A Visit to Cambridge
• Chapter 8 A Short Monsoon Diary
• Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face 1
• Chapter 9 The Comet-1
• Chapter 10 The Comet-2

KSEEB Class 8 English Supplementary Readers contains Textbook Readers and Supplementary Readers of all chapters are part of Revision Notes for grade 8 English. Here we have given notes Class VIII.

• Chapter 1 How The Camel Got His Hump
• Chapter 2 Children at Work
• Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant
• Chapter 4 The Treasure Within
• Chapter -5 Princess September
• Chapter 6 The Fight
• Chapter 7 The Open Window
• Chapter 8 Jalebis
• Chapter 9 The Comet-1
• Chapter 10 The Comet-2

KSEEB Solutions For Class 8 English Chapter 5 The Summit Within Summary In English

Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia was a member of the first successful Indian expedition to Mount Everest in 1965. j Everest is the highest mountain peak in the world. Ahluwalia tells us about his experience and feelings: while he stood at the summit of Mount Everest.

While he stood on the summit of Everest, he felt very glad. But his joy was tinged with sadness. He did i not know the reason behind his sadness. He thought that it might be due to the reason that there was  no other summit higher than the summit of Everest to conquer.

JAhluwalia says that climbing the highest mountain peak is worthwhile. The surrounding peaks look like a  jewelled necklace around the neck of the summit. Below the summit one could see vast valleys sloping into the distance. Thus, looking down from the summit of a mountain is an enriching experience.

On climbing, the mountaineers bow down to make their obeisance to God. Many people leave symbols and tokens at the summit to pay their obeisance to God. Some of the symbols left at the summit are: a picture of Goddess Durga left by Rawat, a picture of Guru Nank by the writer, a relic of Buddha left by ; Phu Dorji, a cross left by Edmund Hillary, etc.

According to the writer, each man has a summit within his mind. It is fearful and almost unscalable as it has to be climbed by us only. The effects of both the climbs are the same. They change us. By climbing the summit of one’s mind one can get a better understanding of one’s abilities and the world around oneself,

The Summit Within Summary In Hindi

मेजर H.P.S. Ahluwalia 1965 में माऊँट ऐवरेस्ट पर विजय पाने वाले सफल अभिमान दल के सदस्य थे। एवरेस्ट संसार की

सबसे ऊंची पर्वत चोटी है। वहीं से आहलुवालिया हमें अपने अनुभव तथा भावनाओं के बारे में बताते है। ऐवरेस्ट पर खड़े होकर वह बहुत ही प्रसन्न थे। परंतु उनके मन में उदासी का अंश भी था। उन्हें उस उदासी का कारण मालूम नहीं था। उनका विचार था कि यह उदासी इस कारण हो सकती है कि अब संसार में उससे अधिक ऊंची कोई चोटी नहीं थी जिस पर विजय पाई जा सके। आहुलवालिया कहते हैं कि पर्वतों पर चढ़ने के लिए आदमी में तीन शारीरिक गुणों की जरूरत होती है सहनशक्ति, दृढ़ता तथा इच्छा शक्ति इन तीन गुणों का प्रदर्शन आदमी को बहुत अधिक खुशी देता है। इसी कारण उसे पर्वतों पर चढ़ने में बहुत अधिक प्रसन्नता मिलती है। आहलुवालिया के अनुसार आदमी के ये गुण सभी कठिनाइयों पर काबू पाने में उसकी सहायता करते हैं। और कठिनाइयों पर काबू पा लेने से सदैव प्रसन्नता प्राप्त होती है।

भाहतुवालिया कहते हैं कि सबसे ऊंची पर्वत चोटी का अपना ही महत्व होता है। आस-पड़ोस की चोरिया उस चोरी के दौरों जति गले के हार के समान दिखाई देती है। नीचे के रूप में दूर जाती दिखाई देती है। इस प्रकार किसी की चोटी नीचे की और नजर दौड़ाना बहुत ही समृद्ध अनुमन होता है। हम भगवान के प्रति अपना सम्मान दर्शाने के लिए अपना घिर झुका लेते हैं। इसलिए बहुत से लोग मोस्ट सम्मान के धार्मिक प्रतीक छोड़ आए।

ये प्रतीक में रावत द्वारा छोड़ी गई माँ दुर्गा की मूर्ति, फू रोजी द्वारा छोड़ा गया बुद्धा का एडमंड हिलेरी द्वारा छोड़ा गया एक काम तथा लेखक द्वारा छोड़ा गया एक गुरु नानकजी का फोटो सोखक के अनुसार प्रत्येक आदमी के मन में एक चोटी होती है। यह बहुत ही डरावनी होती है और उस पर विजय पाना बहुत ही मुश्किल होता है। इस पर केवल ही विश्वनी होती है। दोनों ही चमका प्रभाव एक जैसा ही होता है। ने हमें बदल देते है। अपने मन की चोटी पर विजय पाने से अपनी योग्यताओं तथा अपने इर्द-गिर्द भी अच्छे से है। को और

Class 8 English KSEEB Chapter 5 The Summit Within summary 

The Summit Within Hindi Translation Of the Lesson (With Word Meanings)

Major HPS Ahluwalia was a member of the first successful Indian expedition to Mount Everest in 1965. How did he feel when he stood on the hightest point in the world? Let us hear his story in his words-climbing the summit and then the more difficult task of climbing the summit within

मेजर एच. पी. एस. आहलुवालिया 1965 में एवरेस्ट पर विजय पाने वाले पहले सकल भारतीय अभियान दल के सदस्य थे। जब वह विश्व के सबसे ऊंचे शिखर पर खड़े थे जो उन्होंने जैसा अनुभव किया? भो उनकी कहानी उन्हीं के शब्दों में सुने पर्वत शिखर पर चढ़ाई और फिर अपने अन्दर के शिखर पर चढ़ाई का कठिन कार्य

1. Of all the emotions which surged through me as I stood on the summit of Everest, looking over miles of panorama below us, the dominant one I think was humility. The physical in me seemed to say, Thank God, It’s all over How ever, instead of being jubilant, there was a tinge of sadhess. Was it becuase I had already done the ultimate in climbing and there would be nothing higher to climb and all roads hereafter would lead down? By climbing the summit of Everest you are overwhelmed by a deep sense of joy and thankfulness. It is a joy which lasts a lifetime The experience changes you completely. The man who has been to the mountains is never the same againऐक्रेस्ट को चोटी पर खड़े होकर जब मैं नीचे मीलों तकफैले हुए विशाल दृश्य को देख रहा था में अचानक जोर से उठने वाली सीमाओं में प्रमुख पाना मिता की भी मेरे अंदर की नकल को भी को धन्यवाद यात्रा पूरी हो गई है।” फिर भी के कारण अति प्रसन्न होने की बनाम मा में उसी की मावा भी थी। क्या यह इस कारण थी क्योंकि मैने सब से ऊंची चढ़ाई करती थी और इस ऊँची चदाई चाने के लिए कोई अन्य पर्वत चोटी नहीं होगी और इसके पश्चात् सभी मार्ग नीचे की ओर हो जाएंगे? ऐवरेस्ट की चोटी पर पहुंचने से आपके मन में हर्ष और कृतलता करने की भावना जाग उड़ती है यह खुशी आजीवन बनी रहने वाली होती है। यह अनुमत आपको पूर्ण रूप से बदल देता है तो व्यक्ति पर्वतों पर ही आया है तो वह कभी भी नहीं रह सकता

Word Meanings

• expedition journey with purpose.
• साहसिक यात्रा
• surged – arose suddenly and intensely,
• अचानक जोर से उठी
• panorama view of wide area, काफी नही का

2. As look back at life after cimbing Everest Cen not help remarking about the other summit of the summit of the mind -no less formidable and no easier to climb. Even when getting down from the summit once the physical exhaustion had gone | began asking myself the question why I had climbed Everest. Why did the act of reaching the summit have such a hold on my imagination! It was already a thing of the past, something done yesterday. With every passing day, it would become more remote. And then what would remain? Would my memories face slowly away?एवरेस्ट विजय के बाद जब अपने जीवन पर पीछे दृष्टि डालता हूं तो मैं एक अन्य शिक्षा का उल्लेख किए बि नहीं रह का शिखर-जिस पर विजय पता पर्वतरोहण से कम कठिन नहीं है। पर्वत शिखर से नीचे उतरते समय एक बार जब शारीरिक कान उत्तर गई तो मैं स्वयं से यह प्रश्न पूछने लगा कि पना पर पकड़ क्यों बना ली है। यह तो एक भीती बात बन चुकी थी, जैसे बीते कल की बात हो वाले प्रत्येक दिन हम यह बात और पुरानी होती जाएगी और तब क्या बगा? मेरी भी धीरे-धीरे धुंधली होती जाएंगी।

Word Meanings

• formidable difficult to overcome मुश्किल
• से काबू में (आने वाला)
• remote-for दूर

3. All these thoughts led me to question myself as to why people climb mountains. It is not easy to an diver the question The simplest answer would be as others have said, “Because it is there” it presents great difficulties. Man takes delight in overcoming obstacles. The obstacles in climbing a mountain are physical A climb to a summit means endurance persistence and will power. The demonstration of these physical qualities is no doubt exhilarating, as it was for me also.

   I have a more personal answer to the question. From my childhood I have been attracted by mountains. I had been miserable, lost, when every from mountains, in the plains, Mountains are nature at its best. Their beauty and majesty pose great challenge, and like many, I believe that mountains are a means of communion with God.

   इन सभी विचारों के कारण में स्वयं से वह प्रश्न पूछने लगा कि लोग पर्वतों पर क्यों चाहते है? इस प्रश्न का उत्तर करना सरल नहीं है। इसका सबसे आसान उत्तर होगा, जैसा कि अन्य लोगों ने कहा है, “क्योंकि ऐसा होता है।” इसमें कई कठिनाइयाँ पेश आती है। मनुष्य को बाधाओं पर काबू पाने में आनंद मिलता है। हमें पेश आने

   काली बाधाएं शारीरिक होती है। शिखर पर आरोहण का अर्थ है सहन शक्ति, ता और इच्छा शक्ति इन शारीरिक गुणों का प्रदर्शन निदेह बहुत ही आनंदकारक होता और मेरे लिए भी ऐसा ही था। इस प्रश्न का मेरे पास मेरा अपना ऊपर है। बचपन से ही मेरा पर्वों के प्रति आकर्षण रहा है। पर्वतों से दूर मैदानों में जाने पर मैं दुःखी तथा उदास हो जाता था। पर्वत प्रकृति का सबसे सुंदर रूप है। उनका सौंदर्य और भव्यता एक बड़ी चुनौती प्रस्तुत करते हैं और अन्य कई की परवान् से निकट संबंध बनाने का है।

KSEEB Class 8 English Reader Solutions For The Summit Within 

Word Meanings

• obstacles hindrances बाधाएँ
• demonstration to show, प्रदर्शन करना
• communion state or feeling of close
• relationship, सम्बन्ध पि
• endurance power to bear hardship पहनशीलता

4. Once having granted this, the question remains Why Everest? Because it is the highest, the mightiest and has defied many previous attempts. It takes the last ounce of one’s energy. It is a brutal struggle with rock and ice. Once taken up, it cannot be given up halfway even when one’s life is at stake. The passage back is as difficult as the passage onwards. And then, when the summit is climbed, there is the exhilaration, the joy of having done something the sense of a battle fought and won. There is a feeling of victory and of happiness.Glimpsing a peak in the distance, I get transported to anotherworld! experience a change within myself which can only be called mystical By its beauty, aloofhess, might, ruggedhess, and the difficulties encountered on the way, the peak dravices me to it-as Everest did. It is a challenge that is difficult to resist.एक बार यह स्वीकार कर लेने के बाद यह प्रश्न बना रहता है। एक्स्ट विजय ही क्यों? क्योंकि यह सम से ऊंचा और सबसे विशाल है और यह पिछले कई प्रयायों को कर चुका है इसे पर पहुंचने में व्यक्ति की ऊर्जा का अंतिम कण भी छिन जाता है। यह चट्टानों ओर बर्फ के साथ पश्विक संघर्ष है। जब एक बार आरंभ कर दी वाए, तो इसे आधे रास्ते में छोड़ा नहीं जा सकता चाहे व्यक्ति का जीवन ही दाँव पर क्यों लगा हो। ऊपर जाने का मार्ग जितना कठिन होता है उतना ही कठिन [उने का होता है। और फिर शिखर पर विजय पा लेने के बाद अत्यधिक हो उठता है कि हम ने कोई बड़ा काम किया है। इस बात की अनुभूति होती है कि हमने लड़ाई लड़ी और जीती में और की दूर स्थित किसी पर्वत को देखता हूँ मैं दूसरे लोक में पहुंच जाता हूँ मैं अपने अन्दर जो परिवर्तन महसूस करता हूँ उसे आध्यात्मिक कहा जा सकता है। अपने सौंदर्य अलगान महान आकार, ऊबड़-खद भरातल तथा मार्ग की कठिनाइयों के कारण पर्वत की चोटी मुझे आकर्षित करती है जैसा कि एवरेस्ट से किया। यह एक चुनौती है जिसे अस्वीकार करना कठिन है।

Word Meanings

• brutal- cruel, पश्चिक

5. Looking back I find that question why you breathe have not yet fully explained why I climbed Everest it is like answering a Why do you help your neighbour? Why do you want to do good acts) There is no final answer possible. And then there is the fact that Everest is not just a physical climb. The man who has been to the mountain-top becomes conscious in a special manner of his own smallness in this large universe. The physical conquest of a mountain is only one part of the achievement. There is more to it than that. It is followed by a sense of fulfilment. There is the satisfaction of a deep urge to rise above one’s surroundings. It is the eternal love for adventure in man. The experience is not merely physical it is emotional it is spiritualपीछे मुड़ कर देखने पर उता हूँ कि एक ऐसी प्रश्न का उत्तर देने के समान है कि है? आप अच्छे कार्य अभी तक यह तो बता ही नहीं कि मैंने एवरेस्ट की चढ़ाई क्यों की यह आप क्यों लेते है। आप अपने पड़ोसी की सहायता क्यों करते करना चाहते हैं? इसका कोई निश्चित उत्तर में पाना सम्भव नहीं और फिर यह तब मी तो है कि ऐवरेस्ट की चढ़ाई मात्र शारीरिक चवाई नहीं है जो व्यक्ति पर्वत शिखर से हो आमा है उसका जीवन कमी पहले जैसा नहीं रहता। उसे पर्वत से बहुत कुछ प्राप्त होता है। वह इस विशाल संसार में अपने छोटेपन के प्रति विशेष रूप से समेत हो जाता है। पर्वत पर भौतिक विजय प्राप्त करना उपलब्धि का केवल एक अंश है। इसका महत्व इस से कहीं अधिक है। इस विजय के बाद पूर्णता की भावना जानती है। अपने आस के वातावरण से ऊपर उठने की तीन प्रकृति का संतोष मिलता है। यह मनुष्य के साहसिक कार्यों के प्रति प्रेम का सूचक है। अनुभवमा भौतिक ही नहीं है, यह नात्यक है। यह आध्यात्मिक है।

Word Meanings

• conscious aware
• eternal-everlasting अनंत
• spiritual – relating to soul is distinguished
• from physical
  6. Consider a typical climb towards the summit on the last heights. You are sharing a rope with another cimbee. You form in. He cuts the steps in the hand ice Then he belays and you inch your way up in The climb is grim. You strain every nerve as you take every step. Famous climbers have left records of the help given by others. They have also recorded how they needed just that help is they might have given up. Breathing is difficult. You curse yourself for having let yourself in for this. You wonder why

  you ever undertook the ascent. There are moments when you feel like going back. It would be sheer relief to go down, instead of up. But almost at once you shap out of that mood. There is something in you that does not let you give up the struggle. And you go on. Your companion keeps up with you just another fifty feet. Ora hundreci may be You ask yourself is there no end? You look at your companion and he looks at you. You draw inspiration from each other. And then, without first being aware of it, you are at the summit

  शिखर की और अंतिम चरण की विशेष की कल्पना करें। आप किसी अन्य आरोही के साथ रस्सी पकड़े हुए है। आप वहां मजबूती से खड़े हो जाते हैं। आपका साथी आरोही कठोर बर्फ में सौदियां करता है। फिर की मांधता है और आप धीरे-धीरे ऊपर की ओर बढ़ते हैं। चदाई बड़ी कठिन है। हर कदम उठाने के लिए आप पूरी शामित लगाते हैं। जाने-माने पर्वतारोहियों ने दूसरे लोगों द्वारा दी गई सहायता कारणछोड़ा है। उन्होंने पह भी लिखा है कि किस तरह उन्हें सहायताही आता उन्होंने प्रयास छोड़ दिया होता सांस लेने में कठिनाई होती है। आप अपने आप को कोसते है कि आप ने यह संकट क्यों मोल लिया। आपको हैरानी होती है। कि आप ने पर्वत पर चढ़ाई आरंभ ही क्यों की ऐसे भी क्षण आते हैं। जब आप सीट जाने की इच्छा करने लगते है। आप सोचते हैं कि ऊपर चढ़ने को बनाये नीचे उतरना बड़ी राहत देगा।

  परंतु शीघ्र ही आप इस मनोस्थिति से बाहर निकल जाती है। आप के अंदर कोई ऐसी शक्ति है जो आपको संघर्ष छोड़ने नहीं देती और आप आगे बढ़ जाते हैं। आपका साथी आपका साथ देता है। मात्र 50 फुट की चढ़ाई ही बाकी है या फिर 100 फुट भी हो सकती है। आप अपने आप से कहते हैं क्या इस चढ़ाई का कोई अंत नहीं? आप अपने साथी की ओर देखते हैं और यह आपकी ओर देखता है। आपको एक दूसरे से प्ररंगा मिलती है और बनवाने में ही आप आपने को शिखर पर पाते हैं।

The Summit Within Class 8 KSEEB Questions And Answers 

Word Meanings

• firm in main yourself from अपने आपको
• पक्का करना
• ascent climb (पहाड़ पर चढ़ा
• belay fix a rope, रस्सी को बांधना

7. Looking around from the summit you tell yourself that it was worthwhile. Other silvery peaks appear through the clouds. If you are lucky the sun may be on them. The surrounding peaks look like a jewelled necklace around the neck of your summit. Below, you see vast valleys sloping into the distance. It is an enmobing enriching experience to just look down from the summit of a mountain You bow down and make your obeisance to whichever God you worship.left on Everest a picture of Guru Nanaik Ravat left a picture of Goddess Durga Phu Dorji left areic of the Buddha. Edmund Hillary had buried a cross under a caim (a heap of rocks and stones) in the snow. These are not symbols of conquest but of reverence The experience of having climbed to the summit changes you completely,शिखर (चोटी) से चारों ओर देखते हुए आप स्वयं से कहते हैं कि यही करना ठीक था बदलों में से चांदी की तह चपकती अन्य चोटियां दिखाई देती है। यदि आप उन पर धूप पड़ रही होती है। चारों ओर की चोटियां ऐसी लगती हैं मानो आपके शिखर के गले में हीरों जड़ा हार हो गोलो दूर-दूर तक फैली इलानदार घाटियां दिखाई पड़ती है। किसी पर्वत की पोटी से नीचे देखना एक रोचक एवं उपयोगी अनुभव है। आप शुरु कर आने इष्टदेव को प्रणाम करते हैं। मैं ऐवरेस्ट पर गुरु नानकदेव जी का चित्र छोड़ आया करने देवी दुर्गा का चित्र छोड़ा फूढोरजी ने भगवान् बुद्ध का स्मृतिचिन्ह छदा एडमंड हिलेगी ने चलनों और पत्थरों के ढेर के नीचे एक क्रॉस दबा दिया। ये विजय के नहीं कि आदर और श्रद्धा के प्रतीक है। शिखर पर विजय पने का अनुभम आप को पूर्ण रूप से

Word Meanings

• make your obeisance-show your respect,
• आदर-सत्कार करना (प्रणाम करणा)
• enrichingulfillingकरने
• ennobling to male noble, प्रतिष्ठा बढ़ाने वाला

8. There is another summit, it is within yourself. It is in your own mind. Each man carries within himself his own mountain peak. He must climb it to reach to a fuller knowledge of himself it is fearful, and un calable. It cannot be climbed by anyone else. You yourself have to do it. The physical act of climbing to the summit of a mountain outside is akin to the act of climbing the mountain within. The effects of both the climbs are the same. Whether the mountain you climb is physical or emotional and spiritual, the climb will certainly change you. It teaches you much about the world and about yourself, I venture to think that my experience as an Everester has provided me with the inspiration to face ife’s ordeal’s resciutely. Climbing the mountain was worthwhile experience The conquest of the internal summit is equaly worthwhile The internal summits ane, perhaps, higher than Everestएक और शिखर भी है। वह आप के अंदर है। यह आपके मन में है। प्रत्येक व्यक्ति अपने अंदर अपना ही एक पर्वत शिखर लिए होता है उसे स्वयं के बारे में पूर्ण ज्ञान पाने के लिए उस शिखर पर पहुंचना होता है। यह डरावना होता है और उस पर विजय अति कठिन होता है। उस पर कोई अन्य व्यक्ति विजय नहीं सकता। स्वयं आप को ही करना होता है। दोनों ही बदों के प्रशन एक समान है। आप भी पर्वत पर चहते हैं चाहे वह शारीरिक हो अपना एवं आध्यात्मिक, यह चढ़ाई आप में निश्चित रूप से परिवर्तन ला देगी यह आपको स्वयं अपने आरे में बहुत कुछ सिखा देगी में यह सोचता हूं कि ऐक्रेस्ट विजेता के रूप में मेरे की कठिन का तापूर्वक सामना करने की प्रेरणा से है। पचतारोहण एक सार्थक अनुभव था। अपने अंदर के शिखर पर विजय पाना भी उतना हो सार्थक अनुभव है। आन्तरिक शिखर संभवत एवरेस्ट से भी अधिक ऊंचा है। ने मुझे जीवन

Word Meanings

• ordeals painful experiences, फठिनाइयां
• summit highest point, शिखर

Explanation Of The Summit Within KSEEB Class 8 

The Summit Within Textbook Exercises (Solved) Comprehension Check

1. Standing on Everest, the writer was
   1. overjoyed
   2. very sad
   3. jubilant and sad

Choose the right item.

Answer. (2) jiubilant and sad

      2. The emotion that gripped him was one of

1. victory over hurdles
2. humility and a sense of smallness
3. greatness and self-importance
4. jpy of discovery

Choose the right item.

Answer. (1) humility and a sense of smaliness

3. The summit of the mind” refers to

1. great intellectual achievements.
2. the process of matjring mentally and spiritually.
3. overcoming personal ambition for common welfare.
4. living in the world of thought and imagination.
5. the triumph of mind over worldly pleasures for a noble cause.
6. a fuller knowledge of oneself.Mark the items(s) not relevant.

Answer. (1) (3) (4)

KSEEB Class 8 English Chapter 5 Important Questions 

The Summit Within Working With The Text

1. Answer the following questions.

Question 1.What are the three qualities that played a major role in the author’s climb?

Answer. The three qualities that playea a major role in author’s climb are endurance, persistence ard will power.

Question 2.Why is adventure, which is risky, also pleasurable?

Answer. It is a joy that lasts a lifetime, the joy of having done something thrilling and exciting. It gives the sense of a battle fought and won. It arouses a feeling of victory and of happiness. For example climbing a high peak is pleasure able. It gives pleasure because one gets to see nature in all its wild glory and beauty. Thus one feels close to God.

Question 3.What was it about Mount Everest that the author found irresistible?

Answer. The fact that Mount Everest was the highest and the mightiest mountain and many has failed to scale it made it irresistible to the author

Question 4.One does not do it (climb a high peak) for fame alone. What does one do it for, really?

Answer. The writer fails to fully answer it but it is for the pleasure, thrill and sense of achievement.

Question 5.He becomes conscious in a special manner of his own smallness in this large universe.’ This awareness defines an emotion mentioned in the first paragraph. Which is the emotion?

Answer. Humility

Question 6.What were the ‘symbols of reverence’ left by members of the team, on Everest?

Answer. The author (Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia) left a picture of Guru Nanak Devi or Everest. Rawat left a picture of Goddess Durga. Phu Dorji left a relic of the Budha. Edmund Hillary burned a cross under a heap of rocks and stones in the snow.

Question 7.What, according to the writer, did his experience as an Everester teach him?

Answer. It taught him to face obstacles in life with determination, positve outlook and courage.

2. Write a sentence against each of the following statements. Your sentence should explain the statement. You can pick out sentences from the text and rewrite them.

Question 1.The experience changes you completely.

Answer. One w ho has been to the mountains is never the same again.

Question 2.Man takes delight in overcoming obstacles.

Answer. Man gets happiness by handling the difficulties successfully.

Question 3.Mountains are nature at its best

Answer. Mountains show us the best beauties of nature

Question 4.The going was difficult but the after-effects were satisfying.

Answer. It was extremely exhausting and difficult to climb the mountain but results were very satisfying.

Question 5.The physical conquest of a mountain is really a spiritual experience.

Answer. When man manages to scale a mountain, he feels a closeness with God.

Simplified Notes For The Summit Within KSEEB Class 8 

The Summit Within Working With Language

1. Look at the italiclsed phrases and their meanings given in brackets.

• Mountains are nature (nature’s best form and appearance) at its best
• Your life is at risk. (in danger; You run the risk of losing your life.)
• He was at his best/worst. (It was his best/worst performance.) in the last meet ng.

Fill in the blanks in the following dialogues choosing suitable phrases from those given in the box.

1. Teacher: You were away from school without permission.
   Go to the principal ________and submit your explanation.
   Pupil Yes, Madam. But would you help me write it first?
2. Arun: Are you unwell?
   Ila: No, not_______ Why do you ask?
   Arun: If you were unwell, I would send you to my uncle. He is a doctor.
3. Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love_______
   David: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?
4. Asif: You look depressed. Why are your spirits________ today? (Use such in the phrase.)
   Asho: I have to write ten sentences using words that I never heard before.
5. Shieba: Your big moment is close
   Jyoti: How should I welcome it?
   Shieba: Get up and receive the trophy.Answer.(1) at once     (2) at all  (3) at first sight  (4)at such a low ebb  (5) at hand

Question  2.Write the noun forms of the following words adding – ance or -ence to each.

(1)endure:______(2) persist:______

(3)signify:_____ (4) confide:____

(5)maintain:_____(6) abhor:_____

Answer.

1. endurance
2. persistence
3. significance
4. confidence
5. maintenance
6. abhorrence

(3) Match words under A with their meanings under B.

Answer.

remote – far away from
means – method{s)
dominant – most prominent
formidable – difficult to overcome
overwhelmed – be overcome/overpowered.

Question (2) Fill In the blanks In the sentences below with appropriate
word sfrom under A.

(a)There were____ obstacles on the way, but we reached our destination safely.

(b)We have no____ of finding out what happened there.

(c)Why he lives in a house_____   from any town or village is more than I can tell.

(d)____   by gratitude, we bowed to the speaker for his valuable advice.

(e)The old castle stands in a____ position above the sleepy town.

Answer.(a) formidable (b) means (c) remote (d) Over-whelmed (e) dominant

Analysis Of The Summit Within KSEEB English Reader 

The Summit Within Speaking And Writing

Write a composition describing a visit to the hills, o’ any place which you found beautiful and inspiring.

Before writing, work in small groups. Discuss the points given below and decide if you want to use some of these points in your composition.

• Consider this sentence.

Mountains are a means of communion with Cod.

• Think of the act of worship or prayer. You believe yourself to be in the presence of the divine power. In a way, you are in communion with that power.
• Imagne the climber on top of the summit—the height attained; limitless sky above; the climber’s last ounce of energy spent; feelings of gratitude, humility and peace.
• The majesty of the mountains does bring you close to nature and the spirit and joy that lives there, if you have the ability to feel it.

      Some composition may be read aioud to the entire class afterwards.

Answer. A Visit to the Hills

Mountains are beautiful. You can feel a certain doseness to God in the natural beauty of the mounta ns. On reaching the top of a mountain, you may find yourself close to the divine power. You bow to that power and thank Him forthe strength to climb up the mountain. Though all you” energy is spent, still you have the feelings of gratitude, humility’ anc peace. In all that beauty, you feel connected to God. I have started to feel that mountains are a means of communion with God. The I mitles sky above makes your heart throb with ecstacy. The na:ure is at her best The sheets of white snow spread

over nearby mountains are a treat to the eyes There is nothing more pleasurable than a visit to the hills and climbing the mountain top.

The Summit Within Extract Based Questions

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

Question (1)Of all the emotions which surged through me as I stood on the summit o* Everest, looking over miles of parorama below us, the dominant one I think was humility. The physical in me seemed to say, ‘Thank God. It’s all over!” However, instead of being jubilant, there was tinge of sadness. Was it because I had already done the “ultimate’’ in climbing ana there would be noth ng higher to climb and all roads hereafter would lead down?

1. Who was standing on the summit of Everest?
2. Which emotion did he feel first of all? Why?
3. What did he see from the top orthe mountain? How did it affect him?
4. Why did he than God?
5. What made him sad?

Answer.

1. The writer (Major H.P.S. Ahluvvalia) was standing at the summit of Everest
2. He felt humility because when he looked around he saw everything big and beautiful around him. He felt very small in front of all this.
3. He saw a very beautiful view of the valley around him. He saw nature at its best ard felt very humble and small.
4. He than<ed God because now the climb was over.
5. He nad climbed the highest mountain peak in the world. Now there was no bigger challenge before him. This feeling made him sad.

Question (2)Man takes delight in overcoming obstacles. The obstacles in climbing a mountain are physical. A climb to a summit means endurance, presistence and will power. The demonstration of these physical qualities is no doubt exhilarating, as it was ‘or me also.

1. What gives man happiness?
2. What does ‘a climb to a summit’ mean?
3. How does a man react when he gets a chance to test his qualities by climbing a mountain?
4. For whom is the demonstration of physical qualties exhilarating?
5. Make sentences using the following words: obstacles, exhilarating.

Answer.

1.  Overcoming obstacles (h ndrances) gives man happiness.
2. A climb to a summit means edurance, pa:ience and will power.
3. A man takes pleasure in overcoming obstacles to achieve success.
4. The demonstration o^ physical qualities is exhilarating for the writer.
5. Obstacles: They managed to over come all obstacles with their hard work, and determination. Exhilarating: The journey to the top of the mcunta n was exhilarating.

Question (3)Looking round from the summit you tell yourself that it was worthwhile. Other silvery peaks appear through the clouds. If you are lucky the sun may be on them. The surrounding peaks look like a jewelled necklace round the neck of your summit Below, you see vast valleys sloping into the distance. It is an ennobl ng, enriching experience to look just down from the summit o*’ a mountain. You bow down and make your obeisance to whichever God you worship.

1. What is worthwhile?
2. How do the surrounding peaks look like?
3. What do we see below?
4. What is an erraching experience?
5. What do we do to make our obeisance to God ?

Answer.

1. Climbing the highest mountain peak is worthwhile.
2. The surrounding peaks look like a jewelled necklace round the neck of the summit
3. Below we see vast valleys sloping into the distance.
4. To look down from the summit of a mountain is an enriching experience.
5. We bow dow n to make our obeisance to God.

Question (4)There s another summit. It is within yourself. It is in your own mind. Each man carries within himself his own mountain peak He must climb it to reach to a fuller knowledge of himself. It is fearful, ard unscalable. It cannot be climbed by anyone else. You yourself have to do it The physical act of climbing to the summit of a mountain outside is akin to the act of climbing the mountain within. The efects of both the climbs are the same. Whether’the mountain you climb is physical or emotional and spiritual, the climb will certainly change you. It teaches you much about the world ard about yourself.

1. Which is the other’ summit? Where is it?
2. Why does the writer term it as ‘fearful and unscalable’?
3. Why can’t anybody else climb it?
4. How is climbing a mountain outside is same as climbing a mountain within oneself?
5. What can one learn by climbing?

Answer.

1. The other summit is within oneself. It is in the mind.
2. It is fearful and unscalable because it has to be climbed by only you. No one can help you in climbing it.
3. Anybody else can’t climb it because it is within oneself.
4. The effects of both the climbs are the same. They change us.
5. One can get a better understanding of one’s abilities and the world around him.

KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 English Chapter 5 The Summit Within 

The Summit Within Additional Questions Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.What was the dominant emotion of Ahluwalia as he stood on Everest?

Answer. It was of humility.

Question 2.What was the other summit Ahluwalia thought of?

Answer. It was the summit of mind.

Question 3.What kind of experience is climbing Everest, according to Ahluwalia?

Answer. According to Ahluwalia, climb ng Everest is not only physical but also emotional and sprit experience.

Question 4.Why is it necessary to climb the summit within?

Answer. It is necessary to climb the summit within to gain a complete knowledge of oneself.

The Summit Within Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.Who was Ahluwalia and what does he tell us about in this lesson?

Answer. Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia was a member of the first successful Indian expedition to Mount Everest in 1965. Everest is the highest mountain pea< in the world. Ahluwalia tells us about his experience of climbing the mountain and his feelings as he stood at the summit of the mountain

Question 2.What does Ahluwalia say about the summit of the mind

 Answer. Ahluwalia says that each man has a summit in his mind. It  is fearful and un scalable. It has to be climbed by that person only.  The effects of both the climbs are the same. They change the  person.

The Summit Within Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1.Why, according to Ahluwalia, does man get great pleasure in mountain climbing?

Answer. Climbing a mountain presents great difficulties and the obstacles. Ahluwalia says that climbing mountains needs three physical qualities in a man: endurance, persistence and will power. Demonstration of these qualities by man gives him great pleasure. Besides .these qualities in man help him overcome all obstacles in life and overcoming obstacles is always delghtful.

The School boy Summary In English Poem

The poem ‘The School Boy’ deals with the life of an unhappy school boy. He loves to rise on a summer morning when the birds are singing on every tree. He enjoys the company of the skylark which sings with him. But, going to school on such a beautiful morning makes him unhappy.

The boy says that going to school on a summer morning takes all his joy away. He has to sit in the classroom under strict discipline. He has to spend his day feeling dismal and gloomy in front of the strict teacher. He can’t seek happiness in his books; nor can he sit under some shady tree. He feels like a bird in a cage. Such a bird cannot be happy.

The boy gives example of tender plants. If these plants are stopped from growing or get destroyed in the spring season, the summer fruits will not appear on them. He means that an unhappy child cannot grow into a happy youth.

The School boy  Summary In Hindi

यह कविता ‘The School Boy’ एक उदास लड़के के जीवन से सम्बन्धित है। लड़का स्वयं कवि है। वह गर्मियों की प्रातः उस समय उठना चाहता है जब पक्षी हर वृक्ष पर चहचहा (गा) रहे होते हैं। वह चातक पक्षी की संगति पसन्द करता है जो उसके साथ गाता है। परन्तु ऐसी प्रातः स्कूल जाना उसे उदास कर देता है।

लड़का कह रहा है कि गर्मियों की ऐसी प्रातः स्कूल जाना उसकी सारी खुशियाँ छीन लेता है। उसे कड़े अनुशासन में क्लास मैं बैठना पड़ता है। उसे मन में भय भावना लिये दिन गुजारना पड़ता है। उसे पुस्तकों से कोई प्रसन्नता नहीं मिलती। न ही वह किसी वृक्ष की छाया में बैठ सकता है। वह अपने आप को पिंजरे में बन्द पक्षी के समान अनुभव करता है। ऐसा पक्षी कभी खुश नहीं होता। कवि कोमल पौधों का उदाहरण भी देता है। यदि बसन्त के मौसम में उनसे यह खुशी छीन ली जाती है, तो गर्मियों के फल उन पर नहीं लगेंगे। उसके ( कवि के) कहने का भाव यह है कि एक अप्रसन्न ( उदास) बच्चा प्रसन्न युवक के रूप में बड़ा नहीं हो सकता।

Class 8 English KSEEB Chapter 5 The Summit Within summary 

The Schoolboy Hindi translation Of The Lesson (With Word Meanings)

(1)गर्मी की ऋतु में मुझे प्रातः उठना अच्छा लगता है। उस समय हर वृक्ष पर पक्षी गा रहे होते है। दूर कहीं शिकारी अपना भोंपू बजा रहा होता है। उस समय स्काईलार्क मेरे साथ गाता है। ओह, कितनी मधुर है यह संगति ।

I love to rise in summer mom, When the birds sing on every tree; The distant huntsman winds his horn, And the skylark sings with me, O! what sweet company.

Word Meanings

• distant far off, दूर के
• wind to blow, बजाना

(2)But to go to school in a summer morn, O! it drives all joy away; Under a cruel eye outworn, The little ones spend the day, In sighing and dismay. Ah! then at times | drooping sit, And spend many an anxious hour. Nor in my book can I take delight, Nor sit in learning’s bower, Worm thro’ with the dreary shower

परंतु दुख की बात यह है कि गर्मी सुबह स्कूल जाने पर सारी खुशी छिन जाती है। छोटे-छोटे बच्चों को अपना दिन निराश और उदास मन से अपना समय बिताना पड़ता है। कवि दुःख के साथ कहता है कि उस समय मैं कभी-कभी घंटों सिर झुकाए बैठे रहकर अपना समय बिताता हूँ। न तो मुझे अपनी पुस्तकें खुशी देती है और न ही मुझे स्कूल में अध्यापक की शब्दों की नीरस बौछार अच्छी लगती है।

Word Meanings

• drives away takes away, छीन लेता है
• drooping – with head bent, सिर झुका कर
• dreary dull, नीरस
• sighing and dismay with a sad heart, दुःखी मन से

(3)How can the bird that is born for joy, Sit in a cage and sing. How can a child when fears annoy, But droop his tender wing, And forget his youthful spring.

वह पक्षी जो खुशी पाने के लिए पैदा होता है पिंजरे में बंद रह कर (बैठ कर) गीत कैसे गा सकता है? इसी प्रकार डर से सहमा बच्चा भी नहीं रह सकता। बंद पक्षी अपने कोमल पंखो को नीचे गिरा कर बैठने के सिवाय कुछ नहीं कर सकता उसे आनंद भरी बसंत ऋतु को भूल जाना पड़ता है।

Word Meanings

• annoy – imtate, सताना

(4)O! Father and Mother, if buds are nip’d, And blossoms blown away. Ad if the tender plants are strip’d Of their joy in the springing day, By sorrow and cares dismay, How shall the summer arise in joy. Or the summer fruits appear?

हे मेरे माता-पिता! यदि कलियों को मसल दिया जाए ओर फूलों को पवन उड़ा ले जाए तो क्या होगा? इसी प्रकार यदि कोमल पौधों से उनके फलने-फूलने के दिनों (बसंत) की खुशी छीन ली जाए और उन्हें दुःख एवं निराश करने वाली चिंताओं से भर दिया जाए तो क्या होगा? उनके लिए ग्रीष्म ऋतु खुशी कैसे लेकर आयेगी या फिर उन पर ग्रीष्म ऋतु के फल कैसे आयेंगे?

Word Meanings

• nip’d crushed, मसल / कुचल दिया जाए
• snatched, छीन लिया जाए

KSEEB Class 8 English Reader Solutions For The Summit Within 

The School boy Textbook Exercises (Solved) Working With The Poem

1. Find three or four words/phrases in stanza I that reflect the child’s happiness and joy

Answer.

1. love to rise in a summer mom
2. the birds sing on every tree
3. huntsman winds his hom
4. the skylark sings with me
5. In stanza

2, the mood changes. Which words/phrases reflect the changed mood?

Answer.

1. drives all joy away
2. under a cruel eye
3. The little ones spend the day in sighing and dismay ‘A cruel eye outworn’ (stanza 2) refers to
4. the classroom which is shabby hoisory
5. the lessons which are difficult/uninteresting
6. the dull uninspiring life at school with lots of work and no play.

Mark the answer that you consider right.

Answer.

(3) the dull uninteresting life at school with lots of work and no play

4.  “Nor sit in learning’s bower worn thro’ with the dreary shower’ Which of the     following is a close paraphrase of the lines above?

1. Nor can I sit in a roofless classroom when it is raining
2. Nor can I learn anything at school though teachers go on lecturing and explaining
3. Nor can I sit in the school garden for fear of getting wet in the rain.

Answer.

(1) Nor can I learn anything at school though teachers go on lecturing and explaining

Read the following poem and compare it with “The School Boy.

The One Furrow                                                  In I pressed,

When I was young, I went to school               But found in the mind’s pride

With pencil and foot rule                                   No peace, no rest

Sponge and slate,                                                Then who was it taught me back to go

And sat on a tall stool                                        To cattle and barrow

At learning’s gate                                                 Field and plough

When I was older, the gate swung wide;        To cattle and barrow,

Clever and keen-eyed                                         As I do now?

R. S Thomas

Answer. Both the poems: The School Bay and The One Furrow-talk about the experience of school children who go to school to get education. The child in the first poem is unhappy as he wants to enjoy his day out in the sun. He hates the monotonous schedule of school that restricts joy and freedom.

In the second poem, the narrator goes to the school to learn about various things but w hen he grows up he realises that all the knowledge acquired in school is futile. It gives no peace of mind to a person. He goes back to Nature and finds solace in the company of cattle and barrow. Both the poems emphasise on the importance of learning amidst Nature. Nature can be a great teacher and gives peace and joy to those who spend time amids: Nature. Both the poems denounce the rigidity of the school system which robs children of creativity and freedom.

The Summit Within Class 8 KSEEB Questions And Answers 

The School boy  Extract Based Questions

Read the stanzies given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. But to go to school in a simmer morn, O! it drives all joy away; Under a cruel eye outworn, The little ones spend the day. In sighing and dismay. Ah! then at times I drooping sit, .And spend many an anxious hour. Nor in my book can I take delight, Nor sit in learning’s bower. Worn thro’ with the dreary shower

Question 1.What drives the child’s joy away?

Answer. Going to school on a summer morning drives this child’s joy away.

Question 2.How does the boy spend the day in school?

Answer. Under strict discipline, the boy spends the day in sighing and dismay.

Question 3.Why does the boy spend many anxious hours in school?

Answer. The school boy spends many anxious hours at school because he finds the school and the teachers dull and monotonous.

Question 4.Does he take delight in his books?

Answer. No, he does not take delight in books.

Question 5.Write the words that rhyme together.

Answer. Away-day; day-dismay; hour-bower; bower-shower

(2)How can the bird that is born for joy, Sit in a cage and sing. How can a child when fears annoy. But droop his tender wing. And forget his youthful spring.

Question 1.Name the poem and the poet.

Answer. The name of the poem is The School Boy’ and the poet is William Blake

Question 2.Write the rhyming words in the stanza given above.

Answer. Joy-arnoy; sing-wing; wing-spring

Question 3.What is the bird born for?

Answer. The bird is bom for joy.

Question 4.When can a bird not sing?

Answer. A bind cannot sing when it is caged.

Question 5.What does a young bird do under fear?

Answer. it hangs its tender wings downwards in fear. It fo’gets the joys of its youthful spring.

Explanation of The Summit Within KSEEB Class 8 

(3)O! Father and Mother, If buds are nip’d, And blossoms blow away. Ad if the tender plants are strip’d Of their joy in the springing day, By sorrow and cares dismay, How shall the summer arise in joy, Or the summer fruits appear’?

Question 1.Who is the speaker of these lines?

Answer. A school going little child is the speaker of these lines.

Question 2.What happens to tender plants if their joys of spring are taken away?

Answer. Tender plants can’t bear summer fruits if their joys of spring are taken away.

Question 3.Why does the poet compare himself to a nipped bud?

Answer. The poet compares himself to a nipped bud because his dull and burdensome life has made him unhappy.

Question 4.How does a plant feel if its blossoms are blown away?

Answer. it feels unhappy and sad.

Question 5.Write the rhyming words.

Answer. Nip’d strip’d; away-day, day-dismay

The School boy  Additional Questions Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.Why does the school boy not want to go to school in a summer morning?

Answer. The school boy loves to rise early in a summer morning because of its beauty and joyfulness. Birds sing on every tree. He likes to hear the sound of horn coming from a distance. He enjoys the company of the skylark which sings win him. So he does not wart to go to school on such a morning. It will take away all his joy and make him unhappy.

Question 2.What does the school boy compare himself to and why?

Answer. The school boy compares himself to a caged bird because he has no freedom at school. He also compares himself’ to a bud that withers away before it could bloom fully. The boy feels so because his joyful youth is also at stake.

The School boy Long Answer Type Question

Question 1.Give the central idea of the poem The School Boy.

Answer. The poem The School Boy’ is based on the theme of unhappy childhood. It conveys that if the childhood is unhappy, its effects would be felt during youth. A young plant if stripped in spring, carnot bear fruits in summer. Similarly, if a little child is burdened with the heavy load of education and learning, he/she can’t grow up to be a joyful youth. The child remains in the constant fear of his/her, teacher’s. Pressure of school life makes his/her life dull and dreary. So life becomes deeply miserable for the child.

KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 English Karnataka State Syllabus

• Chapter 1 The Best Christmas Present in the World
• Chapter 2 The Tsunami
• Chapter 3 Glimpses of the past
• Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory
• Chapter 5 The Summit Within
• Chapter 6 This Is Jody’s Fawn
• Chapter 7 A Visit to Cambridge
• Chapter 8 A Short Monsoon Diary
• Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face 1
• Chapter 9 The Comet-1
• Chapter 10 The Comet-2

KSEEB Class 8 English Supplementary Readers contains Textbook Readers and Supplementary Readers of all chapters are part of Revision Notes for grade 8 English. Here we have given notes Class VIII.

• Chapter 1 How The Camel Got His Hump
• Chapter 2 Children at Work
• Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant
• Chapter 4 The Treasure Within
• Chapter -5 Princess September
• Chapter 6 The Fight
• Chapter 7 The Open Window
• Chapter 8 Jalebis
• Chapter 9 The Comet-1
• Chapter 10 The Comet-2

KSEEB Solutions for SSLC Class 10 English Chapter 3 Gentleman Of Rio En Media Points To Ponder

The author was a lawyer and the lesson is based on an actual legal case.

The story examines the conflict between legalism and legacy. In the story, Don Anselmo lived in a small village in the 1910’s New Mexico, he was a very noble man, his ethnic or cultural background and history was Spanish.

The old man, called Don Anselmo, who lived up in Rio en Medio, put up his property for sale for twelve hundred dollars. The speaker, along with his team had a great deal of conversation about his family and then began to talk about business.

They told him that, his property was bigger than what he had quoted so they were ready to pay him more than what he had quoted.

The old man did not agree, so they were forced to buy the property for twelve hundred dollars.

After some days they met the old man and complained that the children of the village were overrunning their property. Everyday they played under the trees, built little play fences around them and took blossoms

Don Anselmo stood up and told them that Americans are good people and good neighbours, so hesold his property to them but he did not sell his trees (orchard) to them. The trees were grown in his orchard for the children of his village.

A tree was planted every time a child was bom there. So the trees belonged to those children who were like his nephews and nieces.

Saying the above words he went away.

SSLC English Gentleman Of Rio En Media Textual Exercise Check Your Understanding

1. Share your responses

Question 1. The old man was (Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word)
a.Understanding
b.Quick
c.Unhurried
d. Witty
Answer: unhurried

Question2.Do you think the ancestors of the old man lived in Rio men Medio?
Answer: Yes. They lived in Rio en Medio

Question3.A word in line 4 of paragraph 1 suggests that the old man was a farmer. Pick that word.
Answer: Tilled

Question 4. Study the picture and describe the man’s orchard by using the words Given below.
Answer: The old man’s orchard was full of fruit-bearing trees. A small stream ran along the orchard. His house, though was old-fashioned, it was quite attractive. (a small stream, unpleasant, fruit-bearing trees, old-fashioned house, attractive)

KSEEB SSLC English Chapter 3 Gentleman Of Rio en Medio Analysis Share your responses

Question 1. In the meeting of the old man and the Americans,they talked about rain And the old man’s large family. It was

a. To mock is large family
b. To break the ice
c. A custom for the Americans
d. To make themselves comfortable
e. To prepare every one for the main talk
f. To make everyone know that it had not rained in that area (You may think more than one among the above are appropriate. If o, tick them)

Answer: b, d, e.

Question 2. Why do you think the story teller spoke Spanish?
Answer:  The story teller spoke Spanish to make the old man feel more comfortable as his ancestors were from Spain.
3. The storyteller offered the old man almost the double of that he had quoted earlier. Why?
Answer: The story teller offered the old man almost the double of what he had quoted earlier because the area of the land was almost double the size of what the old man had quoted.

4. What was the reaction of the old man to the story teller’s offer?
Answer: The old man hung his head for a moment in thought. Then he stood up and annoyingly told the story teller that he did not like theway they spoke to him. He only wanted the money which was previously agreed upon.

5. The story teller respected the old man by (Fill in the blanks with appropriate words)
Answer: By addressing him with words ‘ Don Anselmo ’. The word ‘Don’ is a Spanish title of respect much like ‘Sir’in English

6. After the finding of the engineer the offer was doubled for the old man’s land.
a. Did the old man raise the rate?
b. Did the story teller offer more?
Answer: (b)

7. Match the following.

8 . Don Anselmo took only 12 hundred dollars for the land finally because
Answer: (b)

9. What did Don Anselmo do as he left the place with money?
Answer: The old man shook hands with all the men, put on his ragged gloves, took his stick and walked out with the boy behind him.

Class 10 SSLC English Gentleman Of Rio En Medio Share your responses

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words to describe the land and house sold by the old man.

1. From the list given below, tick the activities with which the children of Rio En medio were involved, after the Americans occupied the house and the land sold by Don Anselmo.
1. pruning the trees
2. renovating the house
3. playing in the orchard
4. Speaking harsh words to the Americans in Spanish
5. plucking flowers from the trees
6. putting fences around their play area
7. Laughing whenever they were spoken to
8. running around the land

Answer: (3), (5), (6), (7), (8)

Detailed Gentleman of Rio en Medio for Class 10 Fill In The Blanks

1. DonAnselmo sold is land but he didn’t sell his . – Orchard
2. The children of Rio in medio were Don Anselmo’sand – Nephews and nieces
3. Don Anselmo inherited the house from his. – Mother.
4. According Don Anselom, the real owners of the trees were.
a. the children of Rio en Medio – The children of Rio en Medio.
5. Don Anselmo did not sell the trees. Why do you think he did not? Tick the correct ones.
a. He thought they did not belong to him but to the children- He thought they did not belong to him but to the children.

Gentleman Of Rio En Medio KSEEB Solution Think About The Text

Question 1. Don Anselmo’s appearance and manners were quite unusual. How would you support this statement based on the text?

Answer: Don Anselmo’s appearance and manners were quite unusual. He wore an old coat, green and faded. He wore gloves that were old and tom and his fingertips showed through them. He carried a cane, but it was only the skeleton of a woman-out umbrella. The old man bowed to all the men present in the room. Then he removed his hat and gloves, slowly and carefully. Then he handed his things to the boy who stood obediently behind the old man’s chair.

Question 2. Whose argument do you agree with? Don Anselmo’s or the story teller’s? Give reasons.

Answer: The argument of Don Anselmo was emotional while the argument of the storyteller is ethical. Don Anselmo rightly deserved the extra money that was offered to him because the area of his land was found to be double the size that he had quoted in his agreement to the storyteller.

Question 3. Don Anselmo was passionate about his land and the children of Rio en Medio. Which details in the text support this statement? Write them.

Answer: The following words of the old man depict his passion for his land and the children: He was the oldest man in the village. Almost everyone there was his relative and all the children ofRio en Medio were his nephews and nieces. After taking the possession of the house from his mother, every time a child was bom in his village, he had planted a tree for that child. So he considered those trees to belong to the children and he had no right to sell them.

Question 4. DonAnselmo’s reaction to the offer of more money was not expected. Justify this statement.

Answer: The story teller (buyer) offered the old man more money for his land because the size of the land was discovered to be almost double than what he had quoted. The old man instead of showing joy, hung his head for a moment in thought. Then he stood up and stared the storyteller and expressed his dislike and disagreement towards the offer. He told them that he knew that the Americans were good people so he had sold them his land for that price and he would not like to change the price. The story teller tried to argue on his point of view but the old man refused to accept his view point and signed the agreement as per his quotation.

SSLC Class 10 English Chapter 3 Enrich Your Vocabulary

Task 1: Look for the words in the word maze which match with the given meaning. One is don for you. Note the number given in brackets is the number of letters in that word. Read across, down and diagonally.

Cane (4): a long thin stick
(9) finding something that was not known earlier – Discover
(8) thing/things that someone owns – Property
(7) a place where fruit trees are grown –  orchard
(5) ability to control people –  power

Task 2 : Find out the words in the given word maze and match with their meanings. Read across, down and diagonally.

(9) To go with someone – Accompany
(6) The why in which something is done  – Manner
(8) Official record – Official record
(9) Unhappy about something – Annoyance
(4) Price – Rate
(7) Many (across) – Several
(4) Agreement –  Deed

Read and respond : Read the passage carefully and answer the questions set on it. (Refer the text for the passage)

1. Robert went to the other side of the road because.
a) He wanted to help the old man by giving him some money
b) He wanted to see why the crowd had gathered
c) He was curious to watch monkey’s tricks
d) He had seen one of his friends over there

Answer: b

2. The word “pavement “in the fifth line of para 1 is.
a) A temporary tent which is used for public entertainment
b) Apath at the side of the read for people to walk
c) A small building made of wood
d) A shelf on the road

Answer: b

3. The old man let out a loud cry suddenly in order to.
a) keep the monkey quite for some time
b) let the crowd know that his monkey was dead
c) let the crowd know that he was o poor man
d) show that he was hurt

Answer: b

4. Why did the o Id man begin to weep ?
Answer: The o Id man began to weep in order to show the crowd that he was in deep grief because of the death of his monkey.

5. What wise thing did Robert do after he watched the monkey’s tricks for the second time?
Answer: Robert understood the audacity of the old man, he smiled at himself and went on his way.

Answers: read and respond:

1- b; 2-b; 3-b
4.
5.

KSEEB Solutions For Gentleman Of Rio En Medio Learn Grammar Through Communication

Task 1: Rohini and her friends were on o picnic. They couldn’t take photographs as John forgot to carry his camera. How did John express his feelings?

Rohini: John, did you bring your camera?
John: Oh! Sorry.
Rohini: It’s O K.
John: If I had brought my camera we’d have taken some photographs

Task 2: Complete hemanth’s mother’s reaction

Hemanth moved to the edge of the compound to pluck guava fruits. He lost balance, fell down and broke his leg. His mother said, “If you had not moved.

Answer: To the edge of the compound, you would not have fallen down and broke your leg.

Task 3: In the inter-school cricket match, the captain of your school team chose only one fast bowler. As a result, your team lost the game. Your reaction: If the captain of our team ( complete the sentence)

Answer: “If the captain of our team had chosen more fast bowlers, we would not have lost the game.

Task 4: Monsoon rains failed. Farmers couldn’t grow crops. newspaper reported: Had it rained. (complete the sentence)

Answer: Had it rained properly, the farmers would have grown crops.

Task 5: Shanthanu scored les marks in English. Therefore he couldn’t get a seat in the college he wanted. Guess the response of his father :

Answer: If you had scored good marks in English, you would have got seat in the college of your choice.

Task 6 : Chitra: You missed the train, didn’t you?
Answer: If you had gone to the station at 10.a.m. you wouldn’t have missed the train.

Saina: Yes. I went to the railway station at 10.30 a.m. But the train had left at 10.15.a.m
Chitra: If you (go) to the station at 10. a.m wouldn’t, (miss) the train. (complete the sentence)

KSEEB Solutions for SSLC Class 10 English Chapter 3 Interesting language Activities Formative Assessment Vocabulary And Grammar

Test your analytical knowledge “there to here” The first half of each of the following sentences gives you a clue to a word beginning with ‘ T (There); the second half gives you a clue to a word that contains all the letters of the first word, in the same order (here), but with the initial letter‘T’ left out.

The first one is done for you.

1. This belongs to an animal, but it is ill. Tail-Ail
2. Animals drink out of it, then act violent. Trough – Rough
3. A professor does this, but so can every individual. Teach -Each
4. This is a delicately fine paper, which becomes a question for discussion. Tissue – Issue
5. Take this in confidence: old iron has a reddish brown coating. Trust – Rust
6. This man goes places since he belongs to us. Tour -Our
7. Don’t make a remark that hurts, especially to your father’s sister. Taunt – Aunt
8. If you work hard you will discover what the Sheiks have. Toil-Oil
9. Cut it evenly so as to see the edge of the circle. Trim-Rim
10. He had said that to us, but it’s nothing new. Told – Old

Answers: 1. Tail – ail; 2) ; 3) ; 4) ; 5)  6); 7) ; 8) ; 9) ; 10) 

The following phrases are picked out from the lesson. Give out their contextual meanings. Find them in the text box given below.

nieces and nephews, fanning, crowded, allowed to speak, cane greeted everyone, senator, ignored profit, renovated, remained quiet

1. Tilled the same land – Farming
2. Has been such a power with the people –Senator
3. The skeleton of a worn-out umbrella – Cane
4. I kept still – Remained silent
5. Let him have his say – Allowed To Speak
6. Patched the house – Renovated,
7. Shook hands all around – Greeted Everyone
8. Overran the orchard- Crowded,
9. Refused what amounted to a fortune – Ignored profit,
10. Sobrinos and nietos- Nieces And Nephews

‘If Clauses’.

Put the word in brackets in the correct place in the sentence: 1

1. (will) What you do if they increase the rent?
2. (if) You have to correct it, it is wrong.
3. (would) If I had the time I do a computing course.
4. (were) I’d see a doctor if I you.will) They think I’m anti-social if I don’t go.
6. (could) She have killed me if she’d wanted to.

B. Connectors.

Fill in the blanks with suitable connectors. Choose them from the text box given below.

since while until unless as soon as before when in order to but If in order to

1. Think of me___________While_________________________ I’m away.
2. I’ll help you___________Untile____________________ I die.
3. I feel happy__________ When__________________________ I see you.
4. Come home__________Before__________________________ it’s too late.
5. I’ve been sad_________Since_________________________ you left.
6. The movie started ___As soon____________________we entered the theatre.
7. They put video cameras in shops __In order ___ stop people stealing things.
8__________if____________ you are ready, we can start now.
9. Our room was very small,________But______ we didn’t mind it at all.
10. You can’t drive a car, ________Unless_______you’ve got a licence.

Gentleman of Rio en Medio SSLC English Activities On Comprehension And Composition

Get into pairs, read the lesson carefully and choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

Question 1. It took months of negotiation
a) To buy the land of the old man
b) For the buyers to arrange a meeting with the old man
c) For the old man to decide whether he wanted to sell his land or not
d) To make the old man to sell his land for twelve hundred dollars
Answer: b) for the buyers to arrange a meeting with the old man

Question 2. The little creek ran through his land. ‘Creek’ means
a) Grove
b) Hillocks
c) Stream
d) Kid
Answer: c) stream

Question 3. The old man wanted to sell his land for
a) Twenty hundred dollars
b) Twelve hundred dollars
c) Twelve thousand dollars
d) Two thousand dollars
Answer:b) Twelve hundred dollars

Question 4. The land of the old man was surveyed
a) In order to make a deed
b) As the old man had asked to do so
c) Because the old man had not measured it
d) As the buyers had no faith on the words of the old man
Answer:a) In order to make a deed

Question 5. The old man said, he agreed to sell his land to American buyers
a) Since they were his nephews and nieces
b) Because they his relatives
c) As they were his friends
d) Because they were good people

Answer:d) Because they were good people

Question 6. The statement that shows that DonAnselmo loved his people and respected his culture
a) He said was the oldest man in the village
b) He tilled his land like his ancestors
c) He had planted a tree for every child so the trees belong to the children of his village
d) He did not sell the trees of his orchard
Answer:c)  He had planted a tree for every child so the trees belong to the children of his village

Question 7. ‘A type of small deer which has large beautiful eyes’. The one word meaning for the phrase is
a) Gazelle
b) Janitor
c) Creek
d) Ranch
Answer: a) Gazelle

Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow:

1. ‘I thought of Senator Catron, who has been such a power with these people… ’

a) Who is the T?
The story teller
b) What made the speaker to ihink so?
Because the old man looked principled and powerful.
c) Who are the ‘these people’ refer to here ?
They are the people of his village Rio en Medio.

2. ‘Chaplin once did that in a picture, in a bank- he was the janitor.’

a) What had Chaplin done in a picture?
Chaplin had bowed to all the people in a room, removed his hat and gloves, slowly and carefully.
b) What do you mean by ‘janitor’?
janitor means someone whose job is to look after a school or a large building.
c) Why did the speaker remember Chaplin?
Because he found the old man very systematic, slow and principled in all his action

3. ‘We have made a discovery’.

a) Who are the ‘we’?
‘We’ refer to the buyers of the land of Don Anselmo.
b) What discovery was made?
Because the old man looked principled and powerful
c) What made them to do the discovery?
The land was surveyed in order to make a sale deed

KSEEB SSLC English Chapter 3 Voice Active And Passive Voice

Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice. Begin the sentence with the word given in brackets at the end of each sentence.
Example: We hold the staff meetings in this room. (The staff )

Passive Voice: The staff meetings are held in this room. Note: a) Preposition ‘by’ is omitted.

Object of the sentence (us) is omitted.

Question 1. We keep all the registers in this locker. (All the)
 Answer: All the registers are kept in this locker.

Question 2. We should help our fellow beings. (Our fellow )
 Answer: Our fellow beings should be helped.

Question 3. They were carrying the injured player off the field.(The injured….)
 Answer: The injured player was being carried off the field.

Question 4. They should have told him. (He )
 Answer: He should have been told.

Question 5. They have appointed him as clerk. (He ….)
 Answer: He has been appointed as clerk.

Question6. Someone has picked his pocket. (His )
 Answer: His pocket has been picked.

Question 7. No one has borrowed this book. (This book…)
 Answer:  This book has not been borrowed.

Gentleman Of Rio En Medio SSLC Prose Chapter Rewrite The Following Questions In The Passive Voice

Question1. Do you issue the books for two weeks?
 Answer: Are the books issued for two weeks? (‘by you’ can be omitted)

Question 2. Where do you keep the current magazines?
Answer: Where are the current magazines kept?

Question 3. Has someone taken this seat?
Answer: Has this seat been taken?

Question 4. Does the firm sell cleaning equipment?
Answer: Is the cleaning equipment sold by the firm?

Question 5. Where have you kept the books?
Answer: Where have the books been kept?

Question 6. Did you solve the problems?
Answer: Were the problems solved by you?

Question 7. Will you write these notes for me?
Answer: Will these notes be written for me by you?

Question 8. Who taught him driving?
Answer: By whom was he taught driving?

Given below are some notes to prepare a cake. Use them to complete the paragraph that follows. Use the underlined verbs in the passive voice.

Preparation of a cake

Cream the butter and sugar until it gets fluffy
Add the eggs gradually
Add vanilla extract with milk and mix well
Pour into the baking dish greased and lined with baking paper
Bake at 180° C for about 25 minutes

To make a delicious cake, first of all, butter and sugar are to be creamed until it gets fluffy. Then ________________________gradually. Flour, baking powder and milk powder are added after that. Vanilla extract is added with milk and mixed well for particular flavor. The baking dish is greased and added with baking paper and the material (b)
The material (c)

Answer: C.
a) Eggs are added
b) Is poured into the baking dish greased with baking paper
c) Is baked for about 25 minutes at 180° C