CBSE Class 8 English Chapter 6- The fight Important Question Answers from It so Happened Book
Class 8 The fight Question Answers – Looking for The fight Important questions and answers for CBSE Class 8 English It so Happened Book Chapter 6? 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 6: The fight 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
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Class 8 English The fight Text Book Questions – NCERT Solutions
Comprehension Check
1. In what way is the forest pool different from the one which Ranji knew in the Rajputana desert?
Ans. Ranji used to live with his parents in a thirsty town in the middle of the Rajputana desert. There, he had known only sticky, muddy pools, where buffaloes wallowed and women washed clothes. He had never seen a pool like this — so clean and cold and inviting as it was in the forest.
2. The other boy asked Ranji to ‘explain’ himself.
(i) What did he expect Ranji to say?
Ans. The other boy expected Ranji to apologise for entering the pool without his permission. Further, he wanted Ranji to never use the pool again.
(ii) Was he, in your opinion, right or wrong to ask this question?
Ans. In my opinion, it was right on the part of the boy to ask Ranji this question. This is because the pool belonged to the forest and was open for use by everyone. He had no right to claim it as his.
3. Between Ranji and the other boy, who is trying to start a quarrel? Give a reason for your answer.
Ans. Between Ranji and the other boy, it was the other boy who was trying to initiate a quarrel with Ranji. On seeing Ranji, the other boy gave him hostile looks while Ranji’s first thought was to be friendly with him. Ranji even invited the strange boy to swim with him while on the other hand, the strange boy refused to do so. He told Ranji that the pool belonged to him and he swam alone in it. He even threatened and told Ranji that he was a Warrior.
4. “Then we will have to continue the fight,” said the other.
(i) What made him say that?
Ans. Upon realising that Ranji was not ready to give up on the pool, the other boy said, “Then we will have to continue the fight,”.
(ii) Did the fight continue? If not, why not?
Ans. No, the fight did not continue. It is because both of them were tired after that day’s quarrel. They were breathing heavily and their heartbeats were speeding. Although they had not come to a solution, both of them decided to continue the fight the following day.
5. What is it that Ranji finds difficult to explain at home?
Ans. When Ranji got home, he found it difficult to explain the cuts and bruises that showed on his face, leg and arms. It was difficult to conceal the fact that he had been in an unusually violent fight.
6. Ranji sees his adversary in the bazaar.
(i) What does he wish to do?
Ans. When Ranji saw his adversary in the bazaar, his first impulse was to turn away and look elsewhere, his second to throw the lemonade bottle at his enemy.
(ii) What does he actually do, and why?
Ans. He stood his ground and scowled at his passing adversary. He did neither of the things he wished to, probably because he did not want to initiate a fight in the bazaar.
7. Ranji is not at all eager for a second fight. Why does he go back to the pool, then?
Ans. Ranji felt weak and lazy and not at all eager for the second fight. His body was stiff and sore after the previous day’s encounter. But he could not refuse the challenge. Not to turn up at the pool would be an acknowledgement of defeat. He must defy his enemy to the last, or outwit him, for only then could he gain his respect. If he surrendered now, he would be beaten for all time; but to fight and be beaten today left him free to fight and be beaten again. As long as he fought, he had a right to the pool in the forest. Thus, he went back to the pool.
8. Who was the better swimmer? How do you know it?
Ans. Ranji was the better swimmer. This is evident from the fact that he could dive flawlessly and even swim under water. Suraj, on the other hand, couldn’t do either of these things.
9. What surprises the warrior?
Ans. The Warrior asked Ranji to come over to his side of the pool and fight him. He said that the reason behind Ranji not coming to his side, is probably because he couldn’t swim the length of the pool. But Ranji could have swum the length of the pool a dozen times without tiring, and here he would show the warrior his superiority. So, Ranji slipped out of his vest, dived straight into the water, cutting through it like a knife, and surfaced with hardly a splash. This made the warrior’s mouth hang open in amazement.
10. Now that they are at the pool, why don’t they continue the fight?
Ans. Now, when both of them were at the pool, both of them got into a conversation about diving and the Warrior asked Ranji to teach him how to dive. Ranji gave him the instructions and Suraj tried. Then Suraj asked him to teach him how to swim under water. Thus, both of them got involved in this and decided to not fight against each other. Instead, they made a pact and promised to help each other.
11. Ranji’s superiority over the other boy is obvious in the following:
Physical strength, good diving, his being a fighter, sense of humour, swimming under water, making a good point, willingness to help
Underline the relevant phrases
Ans. The relevant phrases that highlight Ranji’s superiority over the other boy are-
i) Good diving
ii) swimming under water
iii) willingness to help
12. What, according to you, make the two adversaries turn into good friends in a matter of minutes? Explain it as you have understood it
Ans. According to me, good skills, appreciation for each other and their willingness to help each other made the two adversaries turn into good friends in a matter of minutes. The Warrior admired Ranji’s diving skills and his ability to dive under water. Ranji, on the other hand, was more than happy to teach him these skills. The Warrior, in return, promised to help Ranji become a pahelwan.
Class 8 English The fight Chapter 6 Extract Based Questions
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow-
A. It was on such a day — a hot, tired day — that Ranji found the pool in the forest. The water had a gentle translucency, and you could see the smooth round pebbles at the bottom of the pool. A small stream emerged from a cluster of rocks to feed the pool. During the monsoon, this stream would be a gushing torrent, cascading down from the hills, but during the summer, it was barely a trickle. The rocks, however, held the water in the pool, and it did not dry up like the pools in the plains.
Q1. What did Ranji find on a hot day?
Ans. He found a pool in the forest.
Q2. What was visible at the bottom of the pool?
A. A snake
B. Mud
C. Pebbles
D. Fishes
Ans. C. Pebbles
Q3. From where was the water collecting in the pool?
Ans. From a stream
Q4. How did the stream vary in different seasons?
Ans. In monsoon, it was a gushing torrent while in the summer, it was barely a trickle.
Q5. How was the water in the pool different from pools in the plain?
Ans. Water in that pool was held by rocks and so the pool didn’t dry up like the pools in the plains.
B. When Ranji saw the pool, he did not hesitate to get into it. He had often gone swimming, alone or with friends, when he had lived with his parents in a thirsty town in the middle of the Rajputana desert. There, he had known only sticky, muddy pools, where buffaloes wallowed and women washed clothes. He had never seen a pool like this — so clean and cold and inviting. He leapt into the water. His limbs were supple, free of any fat, and his dark body glistened in patches of sunlit water.
Q1. On seeing the pool, what did Ranji do?
Ans. He got into it.
Q2. Where did Ranji lived with his parents?
Ans. He lived in a thirsty town in the middle of the Rajputana desert.
Q3. What did he do there?
Ans. He would often go swimming, alone or with friends.
Q4. What type of pools were there?
Ans. They were sticky, muddy pools.
Q5. What activities were visible in those pools?
Ans. In those pools buffaloes wallowed and women washed clothes.
C. When Ranji got home, he found it difficult to explain the cuts and bruises that showed on his face, leg and arms. It was difficult to conceal the fact that he had been in an unusually violent fight, and his mother insisted on his staying at home for the rest of the day. That evening, though, he slipped out of the house and went to the bazaar, where he found comfort and solace in a bottle of vividly coloured lemonade and a banana leaf full of hot, sweet jalebis. He had just finished the lemonade when he saw his adversary coming down the road. His first impulse was to turn away and look elsewhere, his second to throw the lemonade bottle at his enemy. But he did neither of these things. Instead, he stood his ground and scowled at his passing adversary. And the warrior said nothing either but scowled back with equal ferocity.
Q1. What did Ranji’s mother insist when he failed to explain the cuts and bruises on his face, legs and arms?
A. Visit to the doctor
B. Stay at home
C. Go to the temple
D. Sleep and rest
Ans. B. Stay at home
Q2. What gave him comfort?
Ans. A bottle of vividly coloured lemonade and a banana leaf full of hot, sweet jalebis.
Q3. What did he see when he had just finished the lemonade?
A. His mother
B. His father
C. his assailant
D. None of these
Ans. C. his assailant
Q4. What did Ranji do?
Ans. He stood his ground and scowled.
Q5. What did the assailant do?
Ans. He also scowled with equal force.
D. “Come this side and fight!” he shouted back with equal vigour. “Swim across and fight me here!” called the other. “Or perhaps you cannot swim the length of this pool?”
But Ranji could have swum the length of the pool a dozen times without tiring, and here he would show the warrior his superiority. So, slipping out of his vest, he dived straight into the water, cutting through it like a knife, and surfaced with hardly a splash. The warrior’s mouth hung open in amazement.
“You can dive!” he exclaimed.
“It is easy,” said Ranji, treading water, waiting for a further challenge. “Can’t you dive?”
“No,” said the other. “I jump straight in. But if you will tell me how, I will make a dive.”
“It is easy,” said Ranji. “Stand on the rock, stretch your arms out and allow your head to displace your feet.”
The warrior stood up, stiff and straight, stretched out his arms, and threw himself into the water. He landed flat on his belly, with a crash that sent the birds screaming out of the trees.
Ranji dissolved into laughter.
Q1. What were both the boys saying?
Ans. They were calling each other to come over to their end of the pool and fight.
Q2. Could Ranji swim in the pool? Add supporting evidence from the text.
Ans. Yes, he could swim in the pool. This is clear from the statement – “But Ranji could have swum the length of the pool a dozen times without tiring”.
Q3. What did Ranji do before diving into the water?
A. Prayed to God
B. Slipped out of his vest
C. Sang a song
D. Scowled
Ans. B. Slipped out of his vest
Q4. Ranji taught his assailant to _____ (dive / sing)
Ans. dive
Q5. Who / What came screaming out of the trees?
Ans. Birds came screaming out of the trees.
Class 8 The fight Extra Question Answers
Answer the following questions–
Q1. When Suraj failed to swim underwater, what was Ranji’s reaction?
Ans. Ranji did not discourage him and said that he needed practice.
Q2. How did Ranji praise Suraj’s strength?
Ans. Ranji commented that Suraj was strong like a pehelwan.
Q3. What deal did Suraj want to enter into with Ranji?
Ans. He wanted Ranji to teach him to dive and swim. In return Suraj would feed him food from his farm and make him a pehelwan.
Q4. Who out of Ranji and Suraj started the fight?
Ans. Suraj started the fight. He was annoyed that someone else was swimming in ‘his’ pool.
Q5. What did the stranger do to make Ranji run away?
Ans. First he threatened Ranji and then, he slapped him hard.
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