BLUE BELLS MODEL SCHOOL

SESSION 2021-22
TERM II
CLASS VIII
SUBJECT:ENGLISH
LITERATURE/ NOVEL

LORD ULLIN’S DAUGHTER

Reference to context
Read the extract and answer the following questions. 1mark each
A. "Come back! come back!" he cried in grief
'Across this stormy water..............
And I'll forgive your highland chief,
My daughter! -0 my daughter!"
(a)Who cried to whom to come back?
(b) Do you think that Lord Ullin's promise was honest? Give reasons.
(c)Explain the line 'Across this stormy water..............
(d) Who is the poet of the 'Lord Ullin's Daughter'?

B. 'And fast before her father's men

Three days we've fled together,
For should he find us in the glen,
My blood would stain the heather.'  
(a) From whom were the lovers fleeing? Why?
(b) What could have happened if the lovers were caught by the girl's father?
(c) The above lines have been said by ...... to ......  
(d)Name the poem and the poet.

BLOW BUGLE BLOW

C. O hark, O hear! how thin and clear,

And thinner, clearer, farther going!
O sweet and far from cliff and scar
The horns of Elfland faintly blowing!
Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying:
Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying.
(a)What is thin and clear?
(b)What’s going farther from the poet?
(c)What is the horn of Elfland?
(d)How does the purple glen reply to the bugle’song?

D. The splendor falls on castle walls

And snowy summits old in story:
The long light shakes across the lakes,
And the wild cataract leaps in glory.

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 Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying,
Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying.

1. Whose splendor falls on castle walls?

2. How does the poet describe the summits?
3. What sounds others than the sound of the bugle does the poet hear?
4. What is the effect of the repetition of ‘dying’?

HOW BEAUTIFUL IS THE RAIN

E. Near at hand,
From under the sheltering trees,
The farmer sees
His pastures, and his fields of grain,
As they bend their tops
To the numberless beating drops
Of the incessant rain.
He counts it as no sin
That he sees therein
Only his own thrift and gain

1. What does the farmer do when it rains?

2. Why is the farmer delighted?
3. Who bend their tops under the rain?
4. Explain, “he counts it as no sin that he sees therein only his own thrift and gain.”

F. How it clatters along the roofs,

Like the tramp of hoofs
How it gushes and struggles out
From the throat of the overflowing spout!
1. How do the rain-drops clatter along the roofs?
2. What does the poet compare the gushing of the rain-water?
3. Pick out an example for simile from the above stanza?
4. Name the Poem and the Poet.

PROSE
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A EUCHEE ISLANDER I

G.With the Typee people indeed, sleep might be called ‘the great business of life’, for
they pass a large portion of their time in its arms. The strength of their bodies is no way
shown more clearly than in the quantity of sleep they can endure. To many of them,
indeed, life is little else than an often interrupted but delightful nap.

a. What did the typee people call sleep?

b. Where did they spend most of their time?
c. What is life for the typees?

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 d. Name the islands which were inhabited by the typees.

H.The young girls very often danced by moonlight in front of their dwellings. There are
a great variety of these dances, in which, however, I never saw the men take part. They
all consist of active, romping, movements, in which every limb is brought into use.

a. Who are the girls mentioned here?

b. What did they do on a moonlit night?
c. What kind of dance was performed by them?
d. Did the men participate in the dancing?

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A EUCHEE ISLANDER II

I. I soon became quite an accomplished hand at making tappa—could braid a grass

sling as well as the best of them—and once, with my knife, carved the handle of a
javelin so exquisitely, that I have no doubt, to this day its owner, preserves it as a
surprising specimen of my skill.
a. Who is I’ here?
b. What had he accomplished?
c. List some of the skills learnt by the narrator.
d. Name the book and the author.

J.As for myself, I ate sparingly from one of Tinor’s platters, which was devoted entirely
to my own use. It contained the milky meat of ripe coconut, a section of a roasted
bread- fruit , and two or three bananas , or some other agreeable and satisfying fruits
served from day to day to give me a change in the food. The meal was finished by
drinking the liquid contents of a young coconut or two.

a. Who is ‘myself ’ here?

b. What was taken from Tinor’s platter by the narrator?
c. How did they finish the meal ?
d .Name the lesson from where the extract has been taken.

MACHLI
K. “It’s a special moment in conservation history .”
i. Who was the speaker? To whom did he say this?
ii. What was the special moment the speaker is talking of?
iii. In what way was it special?
iv. Name the lesson from where the extract is taken.
L. “Her bloodline lives in her daughters and sons, some of whom challenged her
leadership and even snatched her kills,” said Nallamuthu.
i. Who is the speaker here and what is his profession?

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 ii. Whose bloodline is being mentioned here?
iii. Who was challenged by whom and how?
iv. Which national park is mentioned in the lesson?

BUDHIYA

M.I came to tell that the mango tree belongs to him from now on. This is the least I can
do for him. What he did today was precious , many lives were saved. One doesn’t get to
see such bravery from a little boy every day!
i. Who is the speaker here and to whom is he speaking?
ii.Who is addressed as precious here and why?
iii.What was being given to him as a reward?
iv.Name the author of this lesson.

N. Once on the empty railway track, Budhiya began to think of all the things that were
about to come his way, and they seemed scary.
i. Why was Budhiya worried?
ii. Why were the things seeming scary?
iii. Where was Budhiya at the moment?
iv. Did he have to face any consequences at the end?

 VERY SHORT QUESTIONS

 Answer the following in about 20-30 words 1 Marks each
1. Name the author of the lesson ‘A Day in the life of an Euchee Islander’. Where did he
spend his early life?
2. How long was the author among the savages? On which island was he living?
3. What kind of exercise did the writer indulge in?How did he spend his morning?
4. What would the author mostly do in the evenings?
5 What were the names by which T -16 was known?
6. When was Machli born? At what age did she start hunting and where?
7. Name the wildlife filmmaker .How many hours of footage was condensed by him?
8.When did the World’s oldest tigress disappear and from where?
9.Who was Kalli Doubleday Where had he studied Machli
10.How big was Machli’s territory? Name the park where she lived.
11.What made Budhiya giggle ?
12.What tricks did Budhiya use against Ramu Chacha ?

SHORT QUESTIONS
Q1.Answer the following in about 35-40 words 2 Marks each

i. Why does Lord Ullin’s daughter defy her father and elope with her lover?         
ii. Why does Lord Ullin’s wrath change into wailing on seeing his daughter?

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 iii. Lord Ullin's daughter faces a dilemma; what is it? What choice does she finally
make?     
iv. What does the Chieftain boatman about say to the Lord Ullin?
v. Give examples of Alliteration from the poem.
vi. Where is the sound of the bugle coming from? Who answers the sound of the Bugle?
vii. Whom does the poet address in the third verse? What thought does he express here?
viii. In the second stanza we listen to two distinct kind of echoes. Which words describe the
sound of echoes amid the cliffs and the glens?
ix. Describe the beautiful scene painted by the poet in the first stanza.
x. Who welcomes the rain? Why?
xi. Why does the poet repeat the first line? Is it a poetic device? What is it called?
xii. What does the poet compare the dry grass in the rain with? Is this comparison
appropriate? Explain.
xiii. Why does the sick man breathe a blessing on the rain
xiv. Why is the pool called ‘ treacherous’? Which figure of speech is used here?
xv. Where did everyone go in the morning?
xvi. How was the islander’s method of smoking different from that of the writer?
xvii. How did the writer occupy himself in the morning ?
xviii. What kind of breakfast did the writer have?
xix. What were the skills learnt by the writer? Who was his companion always?
xx. What would the old couple do while returning from the stream?What were their names?
xxi. Why is old Marheyo called a ‘ queer character’?
xxii. Why did the writer find Ti such a jolly place?
xxiii. What happened in Marheyo’s house at nightfall?
xxiv. Who was Mehevi ?How would he look after the author?
xxv. What would the author do in the evening?
xxvi. Why was Machli called the ‘ Queen of Ranthambhor’?
xxvii. Why did Machli disappear into the forest?
xxviii. What is the reason behind Machli’s fame across the world?
xxix. Why did Machli disappear into the forest?

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 xxx. What is the reason behind Machli’s fame across the world?
xxxi. When did Machli pass away? What kind of a funeral was she given?
xxxii.Why did Budhiya think that Ramu Chacha will break his staff on his back?
Xxxiii Why was Budhiya worried on seeing the split steel rail?
xxxiv.Who was Maya? What does she tell Ramu Chacha on his visit to her house?
xxxv.What was the story Budhiya’s father had once told him?

 LONG QUESTIONS

Answer in the following in about 80- 100 words. (4 marks type)

Q1. How do the two lovers meet their end in ‘Lord Ullin’s Daughter’? Give the account in
100 words.
Q2.What is a ballad? How is ‘Lord Ullin’s Daughter’ a ballad?

Q3. Discuss in detail the underlying themes in the poem ‘Blow Bugle Blow’.

 Q4. Do you think rain is good for us? Why? What are the problems people face during the
rainy season?
Q5. Write the character sketch of Tommo the narrator in about 80 – 100 words.
Q6. Why are the Typees called ‘simple savages’ by the writer? Compare their life with that
of simple country life.

Q7.What do you think was the reason for Machli’s fight with the crocodile ? Discuss.

Q8.Write in detail the reason Budhiya went to the orchard and his encounter with Ramu
Chacha.

Q9.Why had Ramu Chacha come to Budhiya’s house? Why was there a change of heart for
Budhiya?

Q10. What kind of a person was Ramu Chacha? Explain with examples from the story.

NOVEL – AHIMSA CHAPTERS 5-8

 SHORT QUESTIONS

Q1. Answer the following in about 35-40 words. 3 marks each

i. Whom did Anjali see on entering the kitchen ?What was served to her as breakfast?
ii. What was the policy followed by Anjali’s father?
iii. What happened when she reached the school late? What was the reason she could not
concentrate in the class?

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 iv. What did Anjali’s mother inform her when she returned home?

v.What did she see in the compound?

vi. What did her mother tell her to do?

vii. What happened when Anjali woke up next morning? What did she ask Jamuna for?

viii. What was left of Anjali’s clothing after all expensive ones were burnt?

ix. How did Anjali behave with her parents after the incident?

x. What was the routine followed by Anjali’s mother since she had begun spinning?

xi. Why was Irfaan carrying bananas? Whom was he planning to give? Why?

xii. What do Anjali and her mother talk about Superstitions?

xiii. Who is Subhadra Kumari Chauhan?

 LONG QUESTIONS

Q1. With reference to the chapter 5, Who does Anjali follow after school? What does she
notice about her classmate that makes Anjali want to follow her? Write in detail.( about 80-
100 words)
Q2. How did Anjali react when she was asked to throw her clothes on the pile? What was the
explanation given by Anjali’s mother for burning all the clothes in the house? Write in detail.
( about 80-100 words)
Q3. How did Anjali behave with her parents after the incident? Do you think her behaviour was
justified?

Q4.What did Anjali’s mother bring into her classroom? What was inside it and write in detail the
explanation by Ma to the children about it?

Q5.What does Anjali’s mother talk about untouchables? What was Gandhiji’s opinion of them?

Q6. Give a detailed description of the temple in Anjali’s house.

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