Jharkhand Board Class 8 English Chapter 9A The Sri Krishna Eating House Solution
Jharkhand State Board (JCERT) Class 8 English Chapter 9A The Sri Krishna Eating House Question Answer Solution by expert teacher staff. Here we have given whole exercise question answer.
- Board – JCERT
- Class – VIII (8)
- Subject – English
- Unit – 9A
Comprehension check – I
(1) In which restaurant did Hari start working?
Ans :- Hari started working in the Sri Krishna Eating House.
(2) How was the Sri Krishna Eating House different from restaurant in Thul?
Ans :- The Sri Krishna Eating House was shabbier than any other restaurant in Thul. It did not have coloured pictures glued to the wall. The walls were coated with grime and soot. The ceiling was thick with cobwebs and trapped the soot making a kind of blanket over one’s head.
(3) What was Hari’s daily wages at the restaurant?
Ans :- Hari earned one rupee a day at the restaurant ‘The Sri Krishna Eating House’.
Comprehension check – II
(1) Why did Hari like to talk to the old man in the watch shop?
Ans :- Hari liked to talk to the old man in the watch shop because he seemed to be a impressive, kind and trustable man who would understand him and try to help him.
(2) What was the name of the watch shop?
Ans :- The name of the watch shop was Ding Dong Watch Works.
(3) How did the two orphans start working at Jagu’s shop?
Ans :- The two orphans started working at Jagu’s shop after their parent’s accident. Jagu found them and gave them food, shelter and work.
(A) Explore the text
Select the most appropriate answer:
(1) ” these people seemed to have no fixed working hours” means –
(a) The people worked for unlimited period.
(2) “I have no money to pay for all this food you are giving me Will you let me work in your kitchen instead?” means –
(c) Hari did not want to take anything without paying.
(3) He did not write his address on the letter because –
(b) He knew that he would stay, work and earn.
(4) Why was Hari happy and frightened both? –
(a) Happy for earning, frightened for not going home.
Answer the following questions:
(1) Describe the condition of Sri Krishna Eating House?
Ans :- The Sri Krishna Eating House was the meanest and shabbiest restaurant in the city. It did not have a coloured picture glued to the wall or one had been disappeared under the grime and soot with which the walls were coated. The ceiling was thick with cobwebs that trapped the soot and made a kind of fury blanket over one’s head. The floor and the wooden tables were black too, since they all got the share of soot from the open stoves.
(2) What kind of people came to eat at the Sri Krishna Eating House? Why did they come to that particular restaurant?
Ans :- Mostly the beggars and coolies came to eat at the Sri Krishna Eating House.
They came to the Sri Krishna Eating House because it was the cheapest restaurant there and they could easily afford the items there.
(3) What kind of work did Hari do at the restaurant?
Ans :- Hari washed the pots, kneaded the dough and rolled out the chapattis with the other two boys at the restaurant.
(4) Why didn’t the two boys in the kitchen speak to Hari?
Ans :- The two boys in the kitchen did not speak to Hari because they were working and they were either unfriendly or too tired or too sad to speak.
(5) Why did Hari like talking to the old man in the watch shop?
Ans :- Hari liked talking to the old man in the watch shop because he thought the old man would understand him and try to help him. The old man seemed quite impressive to him.
(6) What was Hari’s mixed feelings when he posted the postcard?
Ans :- While posting the postcard, Hari was happy because he knew that what he should do but also frightened because surely he was not going home and would be staying in Bomabay.
(7) Translate the content of the postcard written by Hari.
Ans :- The translation of the content of the postcard written by Hari would be –
Dear mother,
I am in Mumbai. I have got a job. I will send you money continuously.
Hope you will be fine. Love to my sisters.
Your son,
Hari
(B) Word power
Fill in the blanks to make the word meaningful in the context of the story:
(a) restaurant
(b) kitchen
(c) shabbiest
(d) trapped
(e) chapattis
(f) signboard
(g) clocks
Punctuate the following taking the help of the text capital letters, comma, full stop, semi-column etc.
The Sri Krishna Eating House was the meanest and shabbiest restaurant Hari had ever seen; even in Thul there were cafes that were pleasanter. But the Sri Krishna Eating House did not have even so much as a coloured picture glued to the wall.
Write the contractions of these words, and use them in sentences of your own:
(a) She will – She’ll
She’ll do something strange.
(b) I cannot – I can’t
I can’t do the work alone.
(c) He will not – He won’t
He won’t sing tomorrow.
(d) They should not – They shouldn’t
They shouldn’t mock at the poor boy.
(e) We do not – We don’t
We don’t vote in the President’s election.
(f) Hari does not – Hari doesn’t
Hari doesn’t write his address in the letter.
(g) It is not – It isn’t
It isn’t right to scold the children all the time.
(h) You did not – You didn’t
You didn’t play well in the previous match.
(i) I am – I’m
I’m feeling better now.
(j) She had not – She hadn’t
She hadn’t explained the whole matter to me.
(C) Language in use
Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense of the verbs given in the brackets:
Long ago there was a forest full of tree laden with ripe mangoes. But the birds who lived there were unhappy. They wanted to eat grains. One morning, the birds saw lots of grains scattered on the ground. They sat down to eat the grains. Suddenly, a bird catcher rushed out from the nearby bushes and threw a huge net on the feeding birds.
Complete the following using the past perfect tense of the verbs given in the brackets:
I had promised my younger brother that I would take him to the National Park if he behaved nicely throughout the day. When I reached back in the evening, I was pleasantly surprised to find that my brother had completed his task perfectly. He had put his books in the bag. Father told me that he had helped in his work too. I was impressed. Since he had kept his word, I decided to keep my promise too.
Now complete the following story using either past tense or past perfect tense of the verb given in the brackets:
Hari was a very clever boy who always worked hard and obeyed his elders. One day, when his father had went to the field, Hari sat down to play kancha. Suddenly, he smelt smoke. When he had looked out of the window, he saw that there was a fire in his friend’s house. His friend’s family had gone to a marriage ceremony. Hari thought fast. He remembered that his father had told him about the useful services such as the police station, fire brigade, hospital etc. He remembered the phone number of the fire brigade his elder brother taught him how to use a telephone. Hari quickly called the fire station and requested for help. The fire engine arrived quickly and put off the fire. Everybody in the village praised Hari.
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