The Lost Camel Question Answers – Odisha Board – Class 8 English
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Board |
Odisha State Board |
Class |
8 |
Subject |
English |
Book Name |
A New Approach to English |
Lesson |
The Lost Camel |
Topic |
Question Answers Solution |
SGP-1
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
1.) How many persons were there?
Ans. There were three persons in total.
2.) What were they talking about?
Ans. They were asking about their lost camel.
3.) Who lost the camel?
Ans. The two merchants lost the camel.
4.) What did they ask the old man?
Ans. They asked the old man if he had seen their camel.
5.) Did the old man answer their question?
Ans. No, the old man did not answer their question directly.
6.) He did not answer the answer the question, instead he asked a question. What was it?
Ans. He did not answer the answer the question, instead he asked a question which was if the camel was an old animal.
7.) What was the merchant’s answer-‘yes’ or ‘no’?
Ans. The merchant’s answer was ‘yes’.
8.) What was the old man’s next question?
Ans. The old man’s next question was if it was lame in one leg.
9.) Did the merchants answer?
Ans. The merchants answered that yes it was lame in one leg.
10.) What did the old man ask next?
Ans. The old man asked next if the camel was blind in the left eye.
11.) Why were the merchants surprised?
Ans. The merchants were surprised as the all the questions asked by the old man described the lost camel correctly.
12.) Did they answer ‘yes’ or ’no’?
Ans. They answered ‘yes’.
13.) What do you know about the camel so far?
Ans. First the camel was old. Second the camel was lame in one leg. Thirdthe camel was blind in its one eye.
14.) What did the merchants ask him next?
Ans. The merchants asked the old man if he had seen their camel.
SGP-2
COMPREHENSION -QUESTIONS
1.) What was the camel carrying on one side of its back?
Ans. The camel was carrying wheat on one side of its back.
2.) What was the camel carrying on the other side of its back?
Ans. The camel was carrying honey on the other side of its back.
3.) Why were the merchants sure that the old man had stolen the camel?
Ans. The merchants were sure that the old man had stolen the camel as he gave correct description of the lost camel.
4.) Why were they angry?
Ans. They were angry because they thought the old man had stolen their camel.
5.) What did the old man reply when they told him that he had stolen the camel?
Ans. The old man replied that he had not seen the camel when they told him that he had stolen the camel.
6.) Why did the merchants take him to the judge? Do you think that he had stolen the camel?
Ans. The merchants took him to the judge because they thought that the old man had killed the camel and stolen the goods.
7.) Did the old man see the camel?
Ans. The old man did not see the camel.
8.) How did he know that the camel was lame in one leg?
Ans. He knew the camel was lame in one leg from the footprints of the camel.
SGP-3
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
1.) Had the old man seen the camel?
Ans. No, the old man had not seen the camel.
2.) How did he know that it was lame in one leg?
Ans. He knew that it was lame in one leg from the footprint.
3.) Why did the judge smile?
Ans. The judge smiled at the intelligence of the old man.
4.) How did the old man know that the camel was blind in one eye?
Ans. The old man knew that the camel was blind in one eye as the camel had eaten leaves of bushes from one side of the road.
5.) How did he know that the camel was carrying wheat on one side?
Ans. He knew that the camel was carrying wheat on one side as he saw the ants carrying fallen grains from one side of the road.
6.) How did he know that the camel was carrying honey on other side?
Ans. He knew that the camel was carrying honey on other side as the old man saw the bees flying on other side.
7.) How could the judge guess the answer of the old man? Was he intelligent?
Ans. Yes, the judge was intelligent and he guessed the answers of the old man by observing the answers of the old man.
8.) Was the judge happy with the old man?
Ans. Yes, the judge was happy with old man.
9.) Was the judge angry with the merchants?
Ans. Yes, the judge angry with the merchants.
10.) What did the judge advise the merchants to find the camel?
Ans. The judge advised the merchants to find the camel by using their eyes.
11.) Is it enough just having eyes?
Ans. No, it is not enough to just have eyes, one should also observe things they are watching.
12.) What else does one need?
Ans. One needs to have intelligence and observation to understand things around them.
13.) The judge advised the merchants to take care of the camel. What did he ask them to do?
Ans. The judge advised the merchants to care of the camel, not to leave it alone and not to overburden it with heavy loads.
14.) Was the judge kind? How do you now?
Ans. Yes, the judge was kind. He advised the merchants to be considerate with the condition of the camel. He asked them not to leave him alone and not to overburden it.
15.) Who do you like the most in the story? Why?
Ans. I liked the old man most in the story. He was old but age has not affected his intelligence and observation power. He just by watching things around him understood the physical condition of the camel.
16.) Who is intelligent?
Ans. The old man is intelligent and has very powerful sense of observation.
17.) Were the merchants cruel? Why?
Ans. The merchants were cruel because they did not properly take care of the camel. The camel was old, lame and blind but the merchants overburdened the camel with loads.
SESSION -3
COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES
MCQs:
Choose the correct option to complete each pf the sentences given below.
1.) The old man didn’t ask the merchant’s whether the camel A.was lost
A.) was lost
B.) could not see with the left eye.
C.) was blind in the left eye.
D.) was lame.
2.) The old man asked the merchants whether the camel was carryingA. wheat and honey
A.) wheat and honey
B.) stolen goods.
C.) nothing at all.
D.) was lame.
3.) The merchants thought the old man B. had stolen the goods and killed the camel.
A.) had not seen the camel at all.
B.) had stolen the goods and killed the camel.
C.) had sold the camel
D.) had hidden the camel.
4.) The old man knew the camel was blind in one eye because A. the leaves on only one side of the road had been eaten
A.) the leaves on only one side of the road had been eaten.
B.) one of his footprints could hardly be seen.
C.) the grass of both sides of the road was not eaten.
D.) it walked only one side of the road.
5.) The judge found that the old man knew so much about the camel because C. he used his eyes to look all things.
A.) he had seen the camel before.
B.) he had the picture of the camel.
C.) he used his eyes to look all things.
D.) he rode the camel before.
SESSION -4
3.) LISTENING
Having eyes is not enough, be intelligent. And when you find your camel look after it well. Don’t leave it alone. Don’t give it heavy load to carry.
6.) USAGE
The old man asked five questions in paragraph 2 and 3. Write them below. One is done for you.
i.) Is it an old animal?
ii.) Is it lame in one leg?
iii.) Is it blind in the left eye?
iv.) Have you seen the animal?
v.) Is the camel carrying wheat on one side of its back?
vi.) Isn’t the camel carrying honey on the other side?
Now write the statement forms of the questions. The first one is done for you.
i.) It is an old animal.
ii). It is lame in one leg.
iii.) It is blind in the left eye.
iv.) You have seen the animal.
vi.) The camel isn’t carrying honey on the other side?
7.) WRITING:
a.) Answer the following questions.
i.) What is the story about?
Ans. The story is about the lost camel.
ii.) What was the camel carrying?
Ans. The camel was carrying wheat and honey.
iii.) Who is intelligent in the story?
Ans. The old man is intelligent in the story.
iv.) Who is kind?
Ans. The judge is kind.
v) Why do you think the merchants were cruel?
Ans. Yes, the merchants were cruel because they did not treat the old, lame and blind camel properly. They overburdened the camel with load also.
b.) First solve this puzzle.
1.) Camel
2.) Wheat
3.) Lame
4.) Honey
5.) Fragile
6.) Blind
The camel was old.
The camel was carrying wheat on one side.
The camel was lame.
The camel was carrying honey on another side.
The camel was fragile.
The camel was blind in one eye.