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The Comet: I 8th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘It So Happened’ Chapter 9 Question: Why does Indrani Debi dislike Duttada’s “hobnobbing” with Dibya? She is complaining and smiling. Why is she smiling? (i) What was Duttada’s secret ambition? (ii) What did he do to achieve it? What is the difference between a …

The Comet: II 8th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘It So Happened’ Chapter 10 Question: “For a moment James wondered if he had done his sums right.” Why was James doubtful about his sums and calculations? Answer: James became doubtful about his sums and calculations when he looked up from his window and …

Jalebis 8th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘It So Happened’ Chapter 8 Question: How did the coins persuade the boy to buy jalebis? Answer: The coins told the boy that the jalebis were fresh, crisp and syrupy. They were meant to be eaten and only those with money in their pocket could eat …

The Treasure Within 8th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘It So Happened’ Chapter 4 Question: How does Hafeez give to his client the kind of structure he wants? Answer: Hafeez is good at drawing the design of a house on the spot. He looks at the client’s face and the way he talks …

The Fight 8th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘It So Happened’ Chapter 6 Question: How has Rajpur’s summer been described in the lesson ‘The Fight’? Answer: The earth was parched, the grass brown, the trees listless, hardly stirring, waiting for a cool wind or a refreshing shower of rain. Question: Why did the …

How The Camel Got His Hump 8th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘It So Happened’ Chapter 1 Question: Why did early man domesticate a few animals? Answer: Early man domesticated animals for different purposes. They used them to carry heavy loads, draw carts and plough the field. Question: Which animal in your opinion …

Children at Work 8th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘It So Happened’ Chapter 2 Question: How old was Velu when he left his home? Why did he leave his home? Answer: Velu was eleven when he ran away from home. He took this risk because he could not tolerate his drunkard father’s beating. …

On the Grasshopper and Cricket 8th Class NCERT CBSE English Honeydew Chapter 18 Question: Which insect is the music provider in summer? Answer: The grasshopper is the music provider in summer. Question: What do birds do in winter? Why? Answer: Birds remain silent and hide in the winter. It is because they …

The Duck and the Kangaroo 8th Class NCERT CBSE English Honeydew Chapter 16 Question: Taking words that come at the end of lines, write five pairs of rhyming words. Read each pair aloud. For example: pond — beyond Answer: Kangaroo — too; hop — stop back — quack; pond — beyond; duck …

When I Set Out For Lyonnesse 8th Class NCERT CBSE English Honeydew Chapter 17 Questions: 1. In the first stanza, find words that show that it was very cold. that it was late evening. that the traveler was alone. 2. (i) Something happened at Lyonnesse. It was improbable impossible unforeseeable (iii) Pick …