Unit - 2 : The Tsunami — English STD 8 — Question

What happened to Major Somnath Sharma during the battle?

(i) The eight Princesses made an offer to Princess September. What was it?
(ii) Why, in your view, did they do it?

What, according to you, is the story about ? Consider the following :
(i) How the world began.
(ii) Why everyone should do his/her share of work seriously.
(iii) How animals are important to humans.
(iv) How the camel got his hump.

What role did the four-word code play in the story?

What was the last bargain for the job-seeker?

(i) Why didn’t he eat all the jalebis he had bought ?
(ii) What did he do with the remaining jalebis ?

Discuss the following points.
(i) Is the boy intelligent ? If so, what is the evidence of it?
(ii) Does his outlook on the jalebis episode change after Class VIII ? Does he see that episode in a new light ?
(iii) Why are coins made to ‘talk’ in this stroy ? What purpose does it serve ?

(i) What material are the ‘strange’ huts made out of ?
(ii) Why does Velu find them strange ?

(i) What were the coins ‘saying’ to him ?
(ii) Do you think they were misguiding him ?

Why is the Giant called selfish ?