CBSE Class 8 English Chapter 2- Children at Work Important Question Answers from It so Happened Book
Class 8 Children at Work Question Answers – Looking for Children at Work Important questions and answers for CBSE Class 8 English It so Happened Book Chapter 2? Look no further! Our comprehensive compilation of important questions will help you brush up on your subject knowledge. Practicing Class 8 English question answers can significantly improve your performance in the exam. Improve your chances of scoring high marks by exploring Chapter 2: Children at Work now. The questions listed below are based on the latest CBSE exam pattern, wherein we have given Text book Questions (NCERT Solutions) to the chapter’s Extract-based Questions and Extra Question Answers
Also, practising with different kinds of questions can help students learn new ways to solve problems that they may not have seen before. This can ultimately lead to a deeper understanding of the subject matter and better performance on exams.
- Children at Work Text Book Questions
- Children at Work Extract Based Questions
- Children at Work Extra Question Answers
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Class 8 English Children at Work Text Book Questions – NCERT Solutions
Comprehension Check
1. Velu stood on the platform but he felt “as if he was still on a moving train”. Why?
Ans. It took Velu some time to get off from the train after it arrived. He had run away from his home. He left his home two days ago out of which he spent almost one whole day walking to Kannur. He couldn’t even sleep in the train because of some noisy men. Thus, when he got off the train, on the platform, he felt his legs wobbly as if he was still on a moving train out of exhaustion and fatigue. Also, one tends to feel this way after travelling in a train for long hours.
2. What made him feel miserable?
Ans. Velu had left his home two days ago and come to Chennai, a completely new town. He did not know anyone there and did not have any idea regarding what he would do there. He was exhausted from all the walking and travelling. He had not slept or eaten anything in those two days except for some peanuts and a piece of jaggery. Thus, he felt miserable.
3. (i) Velu travelled without a ticket. Why?
Ans. Velu had no money for a ticket. Thus, he boarded the train to Chennai without a ticket.
(ii) How did he escape the ticket collector’s attention?
Ans. Luckily, the ticket collector didn’t come to the unreserved compartment where Velu was and this is how he managed to travel without a ticket.
4. Why had Velu run away from home?
Ans. Velu had run away because he couldn’t stand his father beating him for one more day. His father would snatch away all the money Velu and his sisters earned and spend it on drinks.
5. Why did he decide to follow the ‘strange’ girl?
Ans. Velu was not sure if he should follow her. He was unaware of where the girl would take her but he had to make a decision instantly because the girl was about to disappear in the crowd. He thought to himself that he did not have anywhere to go otherwise also so he finally made up his mind and got up from the bench to follow the ‘strange’ girl.
6. Can Velu read Tamil and English? How do you know?
Ans. Velu couldn’t read English as he was unable to read the signboards that were in English when they walked along the length of the road. Velu understood Tamil as he could read the Tamil sign on the huge building that said, “Central Jail”.
7. “If you are not careful, you will soon be counting bars there,” the girl said.
(i) What is she referring to?
Ans. When she said, “If you are not careful, you will soon be counting bars there,” she was referring to the Central Jail.
(ii) What does she mean when she says “If you are not careful…”? (She says something a little later which means the same. Find that sentence.)
Ans. When she says “If you are not careful, you will soon be counting bars there,”, she meant that if he were not cautious enough, he might get caught and end up in jail. The line she says a little later which means quite the same is “You don’t have to do anything. Just don’t get caught, that’s all.”.
8. (i) Where did the girl lead Velu to?
Ans. The girl led Velu to a bug building named Sri Rajarajeshwari Prasanna Kalyana Mandapam. It was a place where people got married. She meant to take him behind the building for food.
(ii) What did they get to eat?
Ans. She found a squishy banana and a vada for Velu. Later, she found one more banana that she ate herself.
9. What work did she do? Think of a one-word answer
Ans. The girl was a ‘rag-picker’.
10. (i) What material are the ‘strange’ huts made out of?
Ans. The ‘strange’ huts were built out of all sorts of things — metal sheets, tyres, bricks, wood and plastic.
(ii) Why does Velu find them strange?
Ans. Velu had never seen huts made out of things like metal sheets, tyres, etc. Back at his place, they were made of mud and palm leaves. Thus, when he saw the huts in Chennai, he found them very strange.
11. What sort of things did Jaya and children like her collect and what did they do with those things?
Ans. Jaya and other children like her collected paper, plastic, glass and such stuff which they later sell to Jam Bazaar Jaggu who further sold it to a factory.
12. Is Velu happy or unhappy to find work? Give a reason for your answer
Ans. Velu was unhappy when he found that he would have to work as a ‘rag-picker’. He thought to himself that he had not run away from his village to search through garbage bins. Back at home, he worked at a landowner’s farm and intended to get work on a farm in Chennai too but there were no farmers in Chennai. He only agreed to do the work till he found himself a better job.
Class 8 English Children at Work Chapter 2 Extract Based Questions
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow-
A. He sat on a bench on the platform, putting his small bundle down. In all his eleven years, he had never seen so many people, except once a year at the fair in his village. People walked by, bumping into him with their suitcases. A voice announced something on a loudspeaker. Near him a group of people sat on their luggage, looking at a TV hanging from the roof. The noise was terrible.
Q1. Who is ‘he’?
Ans. Velu
Q2. Where is he sitting?
Ans. He is sitting on a bench located on the railway station platform.
Q3. What was he carrying?
Ans. He was carrying a small bundle.
Q4. How old was he?
Ans. He was eleven.
Q5. How did he feel?
Ans. He was uncomfortable. People were bumping into him and the noise was terrible.
B. He turned around. Behind him was a girl around his own age, wearing a long banian that came down to her knees. Her hair was stiff and brownish and she had a huge sack on one shoulder. She was picking up dirty plastic cups from the floor and stuffing them into her sack. Why is she calling me, thought Velu. And why is a girl wearing a banian?
“No need to stare stupidly. What’s your name?”
“Velu,” muttered Velu, looking away.
“So Mr Velu,” said the girl, looking at his bundle. “Run away from home?”
Velu didn’t answer. He didn’t want to tell some strange girl what he had done. He had run away because he couldn’t stand his father beating him for one more day. His father would snatch away all the money Velu and his sisters earned and spend it on drink.
Q1. What was the girl doing?
Ans. Ragpicking
Q2. Describe her.
Ans. She was almost the boy’s age. She was wearing an oversized vest that reached her knees. Her hair was stiff and brownish and she carried a huge sack on one shoulder.
Q3. How did the girl think that Velu had run from home?
Ans. She saw a bundle with him. That made her think that he had run away from home.
Q4. Why did Velu run away from home?
Ans. His father used to beat him everyday. He would snatch all the money that Velu and his sister earned. This caused him to run away.
Q5. Did Velu know the girl?
Ans. No, she was a stranger.
C. He felt hunger pinching him and pressed his stomach with a grimace. “Hungry?” asked the girl. “You won’t get food by sitting here glumly, making faces. I can find some if you want.”
She picked up her sack and started to walk away. Velu stayed on the bench. What should he do? Should he follow this girl? Where was she going to take him? She was disappearing into the crowd, so he had to make up his mind quickly. Alright, he decided. Anyway I have no idea where to go. He jumped up and ran after her. She wasn’t even looking back to see where he was.
He caught up with the girl as she was leaving the station. When they got to the road, Velu found that the vehicles kept coming and never stopped for anyone. Smoke and dust flew at him from all sides, making his head spin. They had to wait for a long time before they could find a gap to run through. Velu kept hesitating and the girl finally dragged him to the other side.
Q1. How did the girl help Velu?
Ans. She offered to help find food for him. She also dragged him along and helped him cross the busy road.
Q2. Why did Velu follow the girl?
Ans. He did not know where to go and the girl had offered to find food for him. So, he decided to follow her.
Q3. How did Velu feel on seeing so many vehicles?
Ans. His head spun on seeing so many vehicles and smoke and dust flying at him from all sides.
Q4. Why was Velu confused?
Ans. He was confused if he should follow the girl or not. He didn’t know where she would take him.
Q5. What problem was Velu facing?
Ans. Velu was extremely hungry and his stomach was feeling a pinch.
D. After almost an hour of walking, they stopped in front of a big building. Sri Rajarajeshwari Prasanna Kalyana Mandapam read Velu slowly. A sign with letters made of flowers said, Groom: J. V. Vinayagan, Bride: Rani. Velu stared at the big cars parked outside. One of the cars had a flower garland and roses taped onto it. The girl looked around, pulled one off quickly and stuck it in her hair. “Come on,” she said.
“Are we going to eat here?” asked Velu, looking at the huge hall and the people inside. “Hopes!” said the girl shaking her thumb under his nose. She led him behind the hall. There was a big garbage bin overflowing with rubbish. Two goats were standing on the pile, fighting for a banana leaf. A cloud of flies buzzed around their legs. There was a rotten smell in the air. The girl picked up a squashy banana and held it out to Velu.
“Here’s your food.”
Velu was shocked. “Are we going to eat their leftovers?”
“Chey! What do you think I am? A dog? I only take untouched food. Here, some more, catch!” She threw him a vada. Velu looked at it with distaste.
Q1. What was the big building?
Ans. It was a marriage hall.
Q2. On seeing the flowers taped on the car, the girl ______________
Ans. plucked one and stuck it in her hair.
Q3. What did Velu think?
Ans. He thought that they would eat in the hall.
Q4. Where did the girl lead Velu to?
Ans. She led him to the back of the hall.
Q5. Why was Velu shocked?
Ans. Velu was shocked because the girl offered him a rotten banana. He was shocked to know that they would eat the leftovers.
Class 8 Children at Work Extra Question Answers
Answer the following questions-
Q1. What did the girl tell Velu when he looked at the vada with distaste?
Ans. She asked him to eat it as she had promised to get him food. She didn’t have money to buy him food and till he earned money to buy food for himself, he would have to eat whatever he got.
Q2. What forced Velu to gulp the banana and the Vada? How did he feel?
Ans. The sudden squeezing and pinching in his stomach forced Velu to gulp the vada and the banana. As he gulped them, his stomach felt better.
Q3. When the girl got the hint that Velu was still hungry, what did she suggest?
Ans. She suggested that they wait for a while till the wedding guests ate lunch. Then they could get some more leftovers to eat.
Q4. Why were the huts in Triplicane strange for Velu?
Ans. These huts were made of all sorts of things — metal sheets, tyres, bricks, wood and plastic. They stood crookedly and looked as if they would fall any moment. However, in his village, huts were made of mud and palm leaves. So, the huts in Triplicane were strange.
Q5. She threw him a pair of old shoes without laces and pushed a sack and a stick into his hands. Velu was confused. What work did she want him to do with these things?
Ans. She wanted Velu to accompany her for ragpicking.
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