Class 8 Chapter 2 Solution
Clouds
1. MCQs Question Answer
(i) The boy was in search of-
(a) birds (b) clouds (c) the lost ship
(ii) The grass -cutter had on his head a bundle of-
(a) hay (b) straw (c) grass
(iii) The paths, the boy followed, were
(a) straight (b) zigzag (c) winding
(iv) The grass – cutter was
(a) surprised (b) afraid (c) worried
(v) The boy walked on until he came upon a
(a) woman (b) postman (c) farmer
(vi) The farmer could not make sense of the question because
(a) no one looked for the clouds in this season
(b) it was unusual for someone to go about in search of the clouds
(c) no one cared about the clouds any longer
(vii) The boy was asking after the clouds like-
(a) a shepherd who has lost a lamb
b) a grass-cutter who has lost his sickle
(c) a man who has lost a child
(viii) No one could give the boy a
(a) true answer
(b) satisfactory answer
(c) proper answer
ix) In the morning the boy wanted to know about the-
(a) breakfast
(b) clouds
(c) dog
(x) The boy asked a
(a) personal question
(b) wise question
(c) stupid question
(xi) The boy washed his hands and face
(a) angrily
(b) joyfully
(c) dejectedly
(xii) At midnight when the boy awoke again the sky was
(a) dense and black
(b) cloudy
(c) full of stars
(xiii) In the next morning the boy saw the clouds-
(a) pouring rain
(b) move away
(c) standing silently
(xiv) When the boy went to sleep the sky was
(a) empty and dark
(b) full of clouds
(c) full of stars
(xv) There was no trace of rain in the
(a) leaves
(b) ground
(c) courtyard
(xvi) Seeing no trace of rain, the boy was
(a) saddened
(b) surprised
(c) annoyed
(xvii) It would have been the season’s first
(a) festival
(b) dry day
(xviii) It was like the boy had the middle of a reached an oasis in
(a) desert
(b) valley
(c) rainfall
(c) town
(xix) The boy wanted to say something but
(a) stopped
(b) hesitated
(c) waited
(xx) The old man once lived in a place where it had not rained for
(a) a decade
(b) a century
(c) ten years
(xxi) Nearing his village, the boy saw the roads were
(a) dry (b) hot (c) wet
ANSWERS:
(i) (b), (ii) (c), (iii) (c), (iv) (a), (v) (c), (vi) (b), (vii) (b), (viii) (b), (ix) (b), (x) (c), (xi) (c), (xii) (a), (xiii) (b), (xiv) (c), (xv) (c), (xvi) (a), (xvii) (c), (xviii) (a), (xix) (b), (xx) (a), (xxi) (c).
2. Very Short Question Answer
1. Whom did the boy come upon after the grass-cutter and what was he doing?
Ans: After the grass-cutter, the boy came upon a farmer who was ploughing in his field.
2. What was the farmer’s idea about the question?
Ans: The farmer could not make sense of the question.
3. What were compared with the boy’s asking after the clouds?
Ans: Lost children were compared with the boy’s asking after the clouds.
4. What was the question the boy had asked his mother?
Ans: The boy asked his mother where the clouds had gone.
5. What saddened the boy?
Ans: It saddened the boy to think that he had fallen asleep.
6. Where did the old man sit?
7. What did the boy ask the old man?
Ans: The boy asked the old man if the clouds had come there.
8. What did the old man say about the place where he once lived?
Ans: The old man said that he once lived in a place where it had not rained for ten years.
9. How did the question appear to Ammaji ?
Ans: The question appeared to Ammaji was an exceptionally stupid one.
10. Which question haunted the boy?
Ans: The question that haunted the boy was where the clouds had gone.
11. What did the boy see after crossing several fields?
Ans: After crossing several fields, the boy saw a large tree under whose shade a Persian wheel turned gently.
12. What did the boy feel after crossing several fields?
Ans: After crossing several fields, the boy felt as if he had reached an oasis in the middle of a deseri
13. Why was the boy’s body on fire and his throat dry?
Ans: The boy’s body was on fire and his throat dry because of the scorching heat of the sun.
14. Where did the old man sit?
Ans: The old man sat on a wall by the Persian wheel.
15. What did the boy ask the old man?
Ans: The boy asked the old man if the clouds had come there.
16. What did the old man say about the place where he once lived?
Ans: The old man said that he once lived in a place where it had not rained for ten years.
17. How did the boy feel as he reached the mud-hut?
Ans: When the boy reached the mud-hut, he felt a nip in the air and the earth was damp underfoot.
3. Short Question Answer
1. Which season do you like most? Name three objects of nature that are commonly seen in that season.
Ans: The season which I like most is ‘Autumn’. White clouds, fresh, green and glossy leaves of trees and the ‘kash’ on the banks of the river are the three objects of nature that are commonly seen in that season.
2. From the list given below, point out the action that you dislike the most and give reasons for your answer:
Ans: I dislike ‘waiting’ the most because ‘waiting’ reveals unknown. The unknown breeds anxiety and that anxiety festers into annoyance.
3. But no one could give him a satisfactory answer.” – Why do you think no one could give him a satisfactory answer?
Ans: No one could give him a satisfactory answer because it was the most peculiar question and no one could make sense of the question.
4. What did the boy see in the middle of the night?
Ans: In the middle of the night, the boy saw that the clouds were rumbling in the sky. The clouds were dense and black and there were occasional flashes of lightning. It looked as if it will be raining.
5. ow did he feel as he walked between the fields?
Ans: When he walked between the fields in the scorching heat of the sun, his body was on fire and his throat was dry.
6. What did he do after reaching the shelter of the tree?
Ans: After reaching the shelter of the tree he splashed the cool water from the Persian wheel on his dusty feet and then he washed his hands and face and drank his fill.
7. Why was the boy surprised and saddened?
Ans: The boy was surprised and saddened because the clouds had moved across the skies without shedding a drop of rain.
8. What would have happened if the boy had stayed awake?
Ans: If the boy stayed awake, the clouds would not have disappeared like that. It would have been the season’s first rainfall.
9. What did the boy see after crossing several fields?
Ans: After crossing several fields, the boy saw a large tree under whose shade a Persian wheel turned gently.
10. What did the boy see when he looked up once again at the skies?
Ans: When the boy looked up once again at the skies he saw that the sky was clear and empty without any trace of clouds of the previous night.
11. What did the boy feel after crossing several fields?
Ans: After crossing several fields, the boy felt as if he had reached an oasis in the middle of a deseri
12. Why was the boy’s body on fire and his throat dry?
Ans: The boy’s body was on fire and his throat dry because of the scorching heat of the sun.
13. Why did the shade of a large tree appear as an oasis?
Ans: As the boy crossed several fields in the scorching heat of the sun in search of the clouds, his body was on fire and his throat dry. He badly needed to take rest and drink some water. Just then he saw a Persian wheel under the shade of a large tree. That is why the shade of a large tree appeared as an oasis