Jharkhand Board Class 8 English Chapter 2A Kali and the Rat Snake Solution
Jharkhand State Board (JCERT) Class 8 English Chapter 2A Kali and the Rat Snake Question Answer Solution by expert teacher staff. Here we have given whole exercise question answer.
- Board – JCERT
- Class – VIII (8)
- Subject – English
- Unit – 2A
Comprehension check – I
(1) How much did the snake cooperative pay for each poisonous snake?
Ans :- The snake cooperative paid Rs.150 for each poisonous snake.
(2) When had Kali joined school?
Ans :- Kali had joined school two months ago.
(3) What had Kali brought for lunch?
Ans :- Kali had brought fried termites for lunch.
Comprehension check – II
(1) Why were the children in the class shouting for help?
Ans :- The children in the class were shouting for help because there was a rat snake wrapped around a palmyra beam on the roof.
(2) Who was sitting on the desk?
Ans :- The class teacher was sitting on the desk.
(3) For whom were the children clapping and cheering?
Ans :- The children were clapping and cheering for brave boy Kali.
(A) Explore the text
(1) On the first day of school, each student had to stand up and tell three things – his or her name, the name of the village and what their father did.
(2) The rat snake was wrapped around a palmyra beam on the roof.
(3) Kali’s father said that sometimes snakes smelled humans and mistook them for rats.
(4) And the children started quarrelling about whom Kali would sit next to.
(5) Ten children ran off in ten different directions to find bags.
State whether the following sentences are ‘true’ or ‘false’:
(1) The English teacher threw Kali out of the class. – False
(2) Kali lived in Kanathoor village. – True
(3) Kali was afraid to catch the rat snake. – False
(4) The children ran in all directions to bring a rope. – False
(5) Everyone was clapping and cheering for Kali. – True
Answer the following questions:
(1) What did Kali’s father do for a living?
Ans :- Kali’s father did snake-catching for living.
(2) Why did Kali hate going to school?
Ans :- Kali hated going to school because he did not have a single friend and so he felt alone.
(3) Where did Kali sit during break-time and why?
Ans :- Kali sat on the wall, far away from others during break-time because he thought that if someone notices his tiffin, he would be treated weird.
(4) How did the rat snake come into the classroom?
Ans :- The rat snake smelled humans and mistook them for rats. So it had taken the wrong turn and came into the classroom.
(5) What did Kali plan to do with the snake?
Ans :- Kali planned that he would take the snake home to his father in a bag and then they would hand it over to the Vandalur zoo near Chennai.
Read the following sentences and arrange them according to sequence of events in the story:
Ans :-
(2) On the first day of school each student had to say three things.
(4) Kali had no friends and ate alone during the break-time.
(6) The children saw a rat snake on the roof of the class.
(3) The children ran here and there seeing the rat snake.
(1) Kali caught the rat snake and put it in a bag.
(5) All the children became Kali’s friend.
(B) Word power
(1) Farmer – one who grows crops in the fields.
(2) Veterinary doctor – one who treats sick animals.
(3) Florist – one who sells flowers.
(4) Grocer – one who sells tea, sugar etc.
(5) Confectioner – one who sells sweets, toffees etc.
Look at the following sets of words and considering its category, underline the odd word:
(1) India, Nepal, France, New York, Pakistan
(2) Sania Mirza, P.V.Sindhu, Salman Khan, M.S.Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar.
(3) Tree, salt, fruit, grass, leaf.
(4) Duster, book, blackboard, chart, cat.
(5) Happy, sad, angry, pen, afraid.
Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs from the box:
(1) The room smelled of jiggery.
(2) Ravi was surprised to know that he had won the first prize.
(3) He gripped the snake in his right hand.
(4) The children tumbled over each other in the class.
(5) Sally grinned when her brother got a scolding.
(6) Tom and his friends giggled at one another.
(C) Language in use
Use the words given below to make your own interrogative sentence:
(1) Hit – Why did you hit me?
(2) Birthday – When is your birthday?
(3) Like – Do you like tea?
(4) Where – Where is your home?
(5) School – What is the name of your school?
Now write exclamatory sentences by using the words given below:
(1) Great – How great you are!
(2) Wow – Wow! What a great view!
(3) Oh – Oh! What a good news!
(4) No – No! How could he do this!
Find and write three statements, interrogative and exclamatory sentences from the story you have just read. You may frame sentences of your own.
Statements – Ten children ran off in ten different directions to find bags.
Interrogative – Was there another snake in the room?
Exclamatory – Wonderful, here’s a room full of rats!
(E) Think and write
Surjanagar, Alipurduar Court
Alipurduar, 736122
21.03.24
Dear Raja,
How are you? I am very excited to share something with you that you would not believe. There is a boy in our class named Kali. He used to sit alone in the school and he did not have a single friend. But yesterday when the tiffin-time was over and we were attending our English class, we suddenly noticed a big rat snake on the roof of the classroom. All the students were frightened and ran here and there. But Kali, that boy went closer to the snake and grabbed the snake by his hand all alone. We were so surprised to watch him and everyone praised and clapped for his bravery. Then he put the snake into a bag and the whole class got relief. Now he is the most famous boy in our class. He has become a good friend of mine too.
I will meet him with you when you will come here during vacation. Hope you will come soon.
Your loving cousin,
Debarshi