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

Answer following questions in short.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer following questions in short.

    

Q1) What was the Great Stone Face?

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

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

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

Q3) What was the story attributed to stone Face?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer following questions in short.

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

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

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

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

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

Ans3) The author describes Mussoorie in this dairy entry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer following questions in short.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Q6) What is housed within the thin walls?

Ans6) Light of life is housed within the thin walls

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

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

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

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

8th class-cbse english (Honeydew) Chapter-6 (The is Jody‘s fawn) (Morjorie Kinnan Rawlings)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What had happened to Jody’s father?

Ans1) Jody’s father had been bitten by a rattlesnake.

Q2) How did the doe save Penny’s life?

Ans2) To save Penny’s life they used doe’s heart and liver to draw out the poison.

Q3) Why does Jody want to bring the fawn home?

Ans3) Jody wants to bring the fawn home because he doesn’t want to leave it to starve. Fawn was lonely after the death of doe.

  

Q4) How does Jody know that the fawn is a male?

Ans4) Fawn has all the spots in a line whereas in a doe the spots are everywhere. By this he came to know that the fawn is a male.

Q5) Jody didn’t want Mill-wheel with him for two reasons. What were they?

Ans5) Jody didn’t want Mill –wheel with him for two reasons.

Firstly if the fawn was dead or could not be found, he didn’t want to show his emotion.

Secondly if the fawn was found, the meeting would be so personal and emotional that he wouldn’t like to share it with anyone.

Q6) Why was Mill-wheel afraid to leave Jody alone?

Ans6) Mill –Wheel was afraid to leave Jody alone because he might get lost or bitten by the snake.

Q7) How did the deer drink milk from the gourd?

Ans7) Jody dipped his fingers below the level of milk and fawn sucked his fingers.

Q8) Why did Penny Baxter allow Jody to go find the fawn and raise it?

Ans8) To save Penny’s life they used doe’s heart and liver to draw out the poison. The fawn belonged to that doe. It was ungrateful to leave the fawn to starve. So Penny Baxter allowed Jody to go.

Q9) What did Doc Wilson mean when he said,” Nothing in the world ever comes quite free”?

Ans9) Doc Wilson meant that if they had used doe’s life for their purpose, then they must take care of its fawn now.

8th class-cbse english (Honeydew) Chapter-5 (The summit Within) (H . P. S. Ahluwalia)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What are the three qualities that played a major role in the author’s climb?

Ans1) The three qualities that played a major role in the author’s climb endurance, persistence and will power..

Q2) Why is adventure, which is risky, also pleasurable?

Ans2) People have natural urge for undertaking adventurous activity. They possess an internal love for adventure which is spiritual also. Climbing is also one such activity. It gives the climber many challenges to win over. A true climber accepts all hurdles. Victory over them gives him joy and satisfaction. It encourages him to take risk and go on.

Q3) What was it about Mount Everest that the author found irrestible?

Ans3 The peak of Mount Everest attracted the authr to itself because it is simply beautiful, lonely and the most powerful. So, its climbing could not be given up.

Q4) One does not do climbing for the fame alone. What does one do it for, really?

Ans4) One does not climb high peak for becoming famous alone. People have natural urge for undertaking adventurous activity. There is the feeling of satisfaction of this deep urge in completing difficult climbing. Climbing experience is physical, emotional and spiritual. It is an act of communication with God Almighty.

Q5) What were the ‘symbols of reverence’ left by members of the team of Everest?

Ans5) The symbols of reverence offered by the members of climbing expedition on the top of Everest were as follows.

1)      A picture of Guru Nanak left by H.P.S .Ahluwalia.

2)      A picture of Goddess Durga left by Mr. Rawat.

3)      A relic of Buddha left by Phu Dorji, and.

4)      A cross left by Edmund Hillary.

Q6) What, according to the writer, did his experience as an Everester teach him?

Ans6) According to the writer his experience as an Everester taught how to face the difficulties with strong determination. It also taught him to look within at the internal summit which is higher than the Everest.

8th class-cbse english (Honeydew) Chapter-4 (Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of memory) (Satyajit Roy)

Answer following questions in short.

  

Q1) Why did the man stare at Bepin Babu in disbelief?

Ans1) The man was constantly reminding Bepin Babu of his trip to Ranchi. But he was completely unable to recollect the memory of the trip. The man recalled him many incidents but in vain. So the man stared at Bepin Babu in disbelief.

Q2) Where did Bepin Babu say he went in October ’58?

Ans2) Bepin Babu said that he had gone to Kanpur in puja with a friend.

Q3) Mention any three (or more) things that Parimal Ghose knew about Bepin Babu.

Ans3) To the surprise of Bepin Babu, Parimal Ghose knew about his family details like his wife’s death, his brother’s mental illness, his cut in the right knee, his dislike for hotel’s food etc.

Q4) Why did Bepin Babu worry about what Parimal Ghose had said?

Ans4) Bepin was worried that how Parimal Ghose could know so much about him. Moreover Parimal said that he was in Ranchi and he also gave some intimate details about him. But Bepin Babu was sure that he had never been to Ranchi.

Q5) Why did Bepin Babu first hesitate to ring up Mr. Mukerji? Why did he finally decide to do so?

Ans5) Mr. Mukerji could prove hat Bepin Babu was suffering from memory lapses. Bepin didn’t want to fall in a ridiculous situation. He finally decided to call because the thought was occupying his mind to such great extent that he was unable to focus on other things.

Q6) What did Mr. Mukerji say? Did it comfort Bepin Bapu , or add to his worried?

Ans6) Mr. Mukerji confirmed that he was in Ranchi in ’58. It makes him more worried and he even lost his appetite.

Q7) Who was Chunilal? What did he want from Bepin Babu?

Ans7) Chunilal was Bepin Babu’s schooltime friend. He wanted some help to get a job from Bepin Babu because he was going through a rough time.

Q8) Why was Dr. Chanda Puzzled? What was unusual about Bepin Babu’s lost of memory?

Ans8) Dr. chanda was puzzled because Bepin Babu had forgotten only about his trip to Ranchi, other things were intact in his mind. If there was memory lapses, he should have forgotten some other things also.

Q9) Bepin Babu lost consciousness at Hudroo falls. What do you think was the reason for this?

Ans9) Bepin Babu lost consciousness at Hudroo falls because he was overstressed by the thought of his memory loss. It leads him to serious condition of stress and anxiety.

8th class-cbse english (Honeydew) Chapter-3 (Glimpses of the past) (S. D. Sawant)

Answer following questions in short.

  

Q1) What do you understand by the company’s superior weapons?

Ans1) The company’s superior weapons mean all their wits, strength, rules and regulations.

Q2) Who is an artisan? Why do you think the artisans suffered?

Ans2) An Artisan is a skilled workman. British chopped off the thumbs of expert artisans so that they could not make goods.

Q3) Which picture, according to you, reveals the first sparks of the fire of revolt?

Ans3) The picture about “The Company’s Conquest” reveals the first sparks of the fire of revolt.

Q4) Do you think the Indian princes were short –sighted in their approach to the event of 1757?

Ans4) Yes, the Indian princes were short-sighted as they had been quarreling with one another on petty issues. They took the foreigner’s help to fight within the native land.

Q5) How did the East India Company subdue the Indian princes?

Ans5) The East India Company subdued the Indian princess by their policy of ‘Divide and Rule’.

Q6) Quote words used by Raja Ram Mohan Roy to stay that every religion teaches the same principles?

Ans6) “Cows are of different colours but the colour of their milk is the same. Different teachers have different opinions but the essence of every religion is the same.”

Q7) In what way did the British officers exploit Indians?

Ans7) The British officers exploited Indians in many ways. They imposed heavy taxes on Indians farmers and reduced import duty on goods manufactured in England and imported to India. Even they cut the thumbs of expert artisans.

Q8)Mention the four reasons for the discontent that led to the 1857 war of Independence?

Ans8) a) Indians had become slaves in their own country.

b) The East India Company destroied Indian industries.

c) There was huge difference in the treatment of the English men and the Indians.

d) The use of grease on the bullet was spoiling the customs of Indians as it was made of the fat of the cows and pigs.

8th class-cbse english (Honeydew) Chapter-2 (The Tsunami )

Answer following questions in short.

Q1)Why did Tilly’s family come to Thailand?

Ans1) Tilly’s family came to Thailand to celebrate Christmas.

Q2)What were the warning signs that both Tilly and her mother saw?

Ans2) Tilly and her mother saw that the sea slowly rose, and started to foam, bubble and whirlpools

Q3) Where did the smith family and the others on the beach go to escape from the tsunami?

Ans3) The smith family and the others on the beach go to the third floor of hotel to escape from the tsunami.

Q4) In the tsunami 150,000 people died. How many animals died?

Ans4) Not much animals died.

Q5) What do people say about the elephants of Yala National Park ?

Ans5) People said that they have seen elephants running from the Patnangala beach just before an hour of tsunami.

Q6) What did the dogs in Galle do?

Ans6) The dogs refused to go for their daily run on the beach.

Q7) How are Meghna’s and Alma’s stories similar?

Ans7) Meghna and Almas , both lost their families in the tsunami and both saved their own lives by holding some wooden objects.

Q8) What are two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in the tsunami?  Which idea do you find more believable?

Ans8) The first idea is that animals possess a sixth sense and can foreseethe coming danger. The second idea is that they posses acute hearing capacity thathelp them to dedect the earth’s vibration. The second idea is much more believable because, it could be proved scientifically.

8th class-cbse english (Honeydew) Chapter-1 (The best Christmas present in the world) (Michael Morpurogo)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What did the author find in a Junk shop?

Ans1) The author found in a junk shop a roll-top desk.

Q2)  What did he find in a secret drawer? Who do you think had put it in there?

Ans2) In the secret drawer he found a small tin box. It contained Jim‘s last letter. According to me it had been kept there by Mrs. Macpherson.

Q3) Who had written the letter, to whom, and when?

Ans3) The letter was written by Jim Macpherson to his wife, Connie, on Christmas from the battlefield.

Q4) Why was the letter written –what was the wonderful thing that had happened?

Ans4) The letter was written at wartime to describe a unusual event which happened on the Christmas eve. It was wonderful as fritz celebrated Christmas in the terrible sight of war, they were joined by the German. They enjoyed together drinks and sausage. Enemies became friends for sometime in the battlefield.

Q5) What jobs did Hans Wolf and Jim Macpherson have when they were not soldiers?

Ans5) Hans Wolf played a cello in the orchestra and Jim Macpherson was a school –teacher when they were not soldiers.

Q6) Had Hans Wolf ever been to Dorset? Why did he say he knew it?

Ans6) No, he had never gone to Dorset. He learnt about it from school by reading books in English. So he said he knew it.

Q7)  Do you think Jim Macpherson came back from the war? How do you know this?

Ans7) Jim Macpherson did not return from the war. We know this because on the box. , It was written “Jim’s last letter, received on January 25, 1915 .To be buried with me when the time comes.” These lines shows that Jim never came back from the war.

Q8) Why did the author go to Bridport?

Ans8) The author went to Bridport to meet Mrs. Macpherson to deliver her letter.

Q9) Who did Connie Macpherson think her visitor was?

Ans9) Mrs. Macpherson thought that he was her husband Jim Macpherson.

 Q10) Why do jim and Hans think that games or sports are good way of resolving conflicts? Do you agree?

Ans10) Jim and Hans thought that games or sports are good ways to resolve conflicts because no one dies in a sport. Neither the children got orphaned nor do the wives become widows.

I agree with this concept also as war gives nothing but deaths on both sides

Q11) What is Connie’s Christmas present? Why is it “the best Christmas present in the world”?

Ans11) Connie’s Christmas present was Jim’s last letter. She had been 101 years old. The last letter of her husband brought the sweet memory back after so many years. No other gift could be more pleasing and satisfying.