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Here we are providing Children at Work Extra Questions and Answers Class 8 English It So Happened, Extra Questions for Class 8 English<\/a>\u00a0was designed by subject expert teachers.<\/p>\n

Children at Work Extra Questions and Answers Class 8 English It So Happened<\/h2>\n

Children at Work Extra Questions and Answers Very Short Answer Type<\/h3>\n

Question 1.
\nWho was Velu ?
\nAnswer:
\nVelu was a boy of eleven years who had run away from his village home.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nHow did Velu feel when he got down the train at Chennai ?
\nAnswer:
\nHe felt exhausted, miserable, puzzled to see so many people around him and lost not knowing where to go.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWhy and when did Velu leave his house ?
\nAnswer:
\nHe left his house two days back as he could no longer tolerate his father beating him.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nWhat shows that Velu\u2019s father was a bad\/cruel man ?
\nAnswer:
\nHe used to beat Velu, snatch all the money he and his sister earned and spent it in drinking wine.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nWho welcomed Velu at the Chennai station ?
\nAnswer:
\nAn eleven years old girl, a rag-picker welcomed him.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nWhat was the girl doing at the station ?
\nAnswer:
\nThe girl was picking up dirty plastic cups from the floor and stuffing them into her bag.<\/p>\n

Question 7.
\nGive one example from the text to prove that the girl was intelligent.
\nAnswer:
\nShe could guess from.the condition of Velu and his bundle that he had left his house and come to the city for a better life.<\/p>\n

Question 8.
\nHow could the girl make out that Velu was hungry?
\nAnswer:
\nWhen Velu pressed his stomach and made a face, she guessed that he was hungry.<\/p>\n

Question 9.
\n\u201cWhat do you think you\u2019re doing ? Grazing cows ?\u201d Who said this to whom ? When ?
\nAnswer:
\nThe girl said this to Velu who hesitated and stopped in between the traffic while crossing the road.<\/p>\n

Question 10.
\nWhere did the girl find food for Velu?
\nAnswer:
\nShe found it in a garbage bin behind a marriage-hall.<\/p>\n

Question 11.
\nHow did the girl convince Velu to eat the leftover food ?
\nAnswer:
\nShe told him that till they get\u2018money to buy their own food, they should eat whatever they get instead of starving.<\/p>\n

Question 12.
\nWhy did Velu stick to the girl and not leave her ?
\nAnswer:
\nThe girl seemed to know the ways in the city so he stuck to her so that he was not lost in that unknown big city.<\/p>\n

Question 13.
\nWhere did the girl live ?
\nAnswer:
\nShe lived in one of the strange huts at the bank of dried Buckingham Canal.<\/p>\n

Question 14.
\nWhat shows that the girl was sympathetic and kind hearted ?
\nAnswer:
\nThe girl first procured food for the hungry Velu, then gave him a pair of old shoes and a sack and offered him to be a rag-picker.<\/p>\n

Question 15.
\nWho are rag-pickers ?
\nAnswer:
\nThose who collect things like plastic, glass, paper, etc., from the rubbish bins, sell them to the junk dealer and earn some money to live.<\/p>\n

Question 16.
\nWhat work did Jaya do ?
\nAnswer:
\nRag picking.<\/p>\n

Children at Work Extra Questions and Answers Short Answer Type<\/h3>\n

Question 1.
\nWhat baffled Velu in Chennai?
\nAnswer:
\nVelu lived in a small village. He saw a large crowd of people at the Chennai Central. He was baffled. He had never seen such a crowd of people except in the village fair.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhat was Velu\u2019s condition when he reached Chennai Central Station ?
\nAnswer:
\nHe was feeling weak and exhausted as he had eaten almost nothing since he left home two days back. He was lonely, miserable and lost. He did not know where to go in that unknown place among unknown people.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWhy did Velu leave his home ? Where did he go ? Why ?
\nAnswer: H
\nis father used to snatch the money he earned and beat him everyday. He could not bear this treatment any longer so he left his home and came to Chennai in search of a job and to start a new life.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nWho welcomed Velu at the Chennai station ?
\nAnswer:
\nAn eleven year girl, Jaya, a ragpicker who was picking up dirty plastic cups from the floor and stuffing them into her sack, welcomed him in her rough tone and rough way.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nGive any one instance from the text which show that Jaya was mature for her age and an understanding girl.
\nAnswer:
\nThe following instances reflect the above statement. When Velu was sitting with his bundle on the bench-baffled and lost she could make out that he had run away from home. When Velu pressed his stomach with a grimace she understood that he was hungry.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nHow did Jaya help Velu ?
\n(Or)
\nWhat shows that Jaya was a sympathetic, helpful girl ?
\nAnswer:
\nJaya was a poor ragpicker but she- had a large, sympathetic heart. When Velu was starving with hunger she procured a banana and a vada for him from the garbage bin. She also gave him old shoes and a sack and told him to work as a ragpicker if he did not want to starve or caught by the police.<\/p>\n

Question 7.
\n\u2018Jaya “had a great sense of humour.\u2019 Give an example from the text to prove it.
\nAnswer:
\nThere is no doubt that Jaya had a great sense of humour. The following incident proves it. When Velu was hesitating to cross the road, and stopped in between, she dragged him and said, \u201cWhat do you think you\u2019re doing ? Grazing cows?\u201d
\n(Or)
\nShe told Velu to be careful otherwise he would be counting bars suggesting he could go to jail if caught loitering idly.
\n(Or)
\nWhen Velu asked Jaya what her name was she said, \u201cSo you were following me without even knowing my name.\u201d<\/p>\n

Question 8.
\nAt first Velu was not willing to eat the leftovers. How did Jaya convince him to eat them ?
\nAnswer:
\nShe told him that there was no choice as they had no money to buy food. They should eat what they get and save themselves from starving till they earn money to buy their own food.<\/p>\n

Question 9.
\n\u201cIs this where you live ? These houses are strange.\u201d What was strange about the houses where Jaya lived ? How were they different from Velu\u2019s village houses ?
\nAnswer:
\nThey were built out of all sorts of things – metal sheets, tyres, bricks, wood, plastic. They stood crookedly and looked as if they would fall any moment. Velu\u2019s village huts were made of mud and palm leaves.<\/p>\n

Question 10.
\nWhat was the job offered by Jaya to Velu ? Did he accept it willingly ?
\nAnswer:
\nShe offered him to do the job of a ragpicker. Though Velu did not like it, yet there was no other option for him at that time. So, he accepted it with a heavy heart hoping to get a better job in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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