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Jalebis class 8th English It so Happened:<\/strong> Free PDF download of NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English – It So Happened Chapter 8 – Jalebis solved by expert teachers as per NCERT guidelines<\/p>\n

NCERT solutions for class 8 English It So Happened Jalebis<\/span><\/h2>\n

NCERT solutions for class 8 English It So Happened Jalebis<\/h3>\n

Comprehension Check (Page 65)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Questions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Why didn\u2019t he pay the school fees on the day he brought money to school?<\/li>\n
  2. (i)<\/strong> What were the coins \u2018saying\u2019 to him?
    \n(ii)<\/strong> Do you think they were misguiding him?<\/li>\n
  3. Why didn\u2019t he take the coin\u2019s advice? Give two or three reasons.<\/li>\n
  4. (i)<\/strong> What did the oldest coin tell him?
    \n(ii)<\/strong> Did he follow his advice? If not, why not?<\/li>\n
  5. He reached home with the coins in his pocket. What happened then?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Answers:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. The boy couldn\u2019t pay the school fees on the day he brought to school because the teacher Master Ghulam Mohammed was on leave.<\/li>\n
    2. (i)<\/strong> The coins in the boy\u2019s pocket urged him to buy hot and fresh jalebis.
      \n(ii)<\/strong> Yes, the coins were misguiding him because the money was meant for paying school fees.<\/li>\n
    3. Initially, the boy didn\u2019t take the advice of the coins seriously for a couple of rea\u00adsons. He could not spend the money meant for paying school fees on jalebis. Sec\u00adondly, the boy knew the harsh nature of the master and the punishment.<\/li>\n
    4. (i)<\/strong> The oldest coin convinced him that they were telling him for his own good. He can pay his fee next day with his scholarship money. So he should not suppress his desire for jalebis. .
      \n(ii)<\/strong> He didn\u2019t follow his advice. He was a promising student. He was from a good family of repute. He didn\u2019t want to get defame for it<\/li>\n
    5. After reaching home he couldn\u2019t suppress his temptation for fresh Jalabis. He rushed to the shop of halwai. He bought jalebis and enjoyed them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Comprehension Check (Page 68)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      Questions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. (i)<\/strong> Why didn\u2019t he eat all the jalebis he had bought?
        \n(ii)<\/strong> What did he do with the remaining Jalebis?<\/li>\n
      2. \u201cThe fear was killing me.\u201d What was the fear?<\/li>\n
      3. \u201cChildren\u2019s stomachs are like digestion machines.\u201d What do you understand by that? Do you agree?<\/li>\n
      4. How did he plan to pay the fees the next day?<\/li>\n
      5. When it is time to pay the fees, what does he do? How is he disobeying the elders by doing so?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Answers:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. (i)<\/strong> He had bought jalebis for one rupee. But he couldn\u2019t eat all of them because of their quantity.
          \n(ii)<\/strong> He distributed the remaining jalebis among the boys from the neighbourhood.<\/li>\n
        2. He had eaten so many jalebis that there was the problem of digesting them all. His fear was that one jalebi or two would come out with a burp.<\/li>\n
        3. It means that children have the capacity to digest a lot of things that they overeat. I agree with the statement but only partly.<\/li>\n
        4. He planned to pay the fees the next day when he would get his monthly scholarship.<\/li>\n
        5. When the time draws near to pay the fees, he tucked the bag under his arm and slips out of the school. He had disobeyed his elders by crossing the railway track.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Comprehension Check (Page 72)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

          Questions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. What was the consequence of buying jalebis with the fees money?<\/li>\n
          2. His prayer to God is like a lawyer\u2019s defence of a bad case. Does he argue his case well? What are the points he makes?<\/li>\n
          3. He offers to play a game with Allah Miyan. What is the game?<\/li>\n
          4. Did he get four rupees by playing the game? What did he get to see under the rock?<\/li>\n
          5. If God had granted his wish that day, what harm would it have caused him in later life?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Answers:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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            1. As a result of spending his fees money on jalebis, he had to be absent from school for the first time in his life.<\/li>\n
            2. He tries to please God with his requests and the recitation of the entire\u00a0namaz.<\/em> He admits that he made a mistake. He wouldn\u2019t have spent his money on jalebis if he had known about the delay in scholarship. Thus, he argues his case like a lawyer.<\/li>\n
            3. The game is that he will go upto the signal, touch it and come back. And in the meantime God should put four rupees under a big rock.<\/li>\n
            4. No, he didn\u2019t get four rupees by playing the game. When he lifted the rock, he saw a worm instead of coins.<\/li>\n
            5. If God had granted his wish that day he wouldn\u2019t have learnt a lesson to do no wrong in future. He would have been like a bird and learnt no skill.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              EXERCISE (PAGE 72)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

              Work in small groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n

              Question 1:<\/span>
              \n<\/strong>Select and read sentences that show<\/p>\n

              (a)<\/strong> that the boy is tempted to eat jalebis.<\/em>
              \n(d)<\/strong> that he is feeling guilty
              \n(c)<\/strong> that he is justifying a wrong deed.<\/p>\n

              Answers:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

              (a)<\/strong><\/p>\n