Cl

ass8

Chapt
er-
12

TheBi
shop'
scandl
est
icks

A-Answert
hef
oll
owi
ngquest
ions

1-Wher
edi
dtheBi
shopl
i
veandwi
thwhom?

Ans-TheBi
shopl
i
vedi
nav
il
lagei
nFr
ancewi
thhi
ssi
ster
,Per
some.

2-WhywasPer
somesummoneddownst
air
s?Whatwasherr
epl
y?

Ans-Per
somewassummoneddownstai
rst
ounl
ockthecupboar
dandprovi
def
oodt
othe
Bi
shop'
svisi
tor
.Shewasnotv
erywi
l
li
ngt
odosointhemiddl
eoftheni
ght.

3-Whywast
heBi
shopf
ondofhi
scandl
est
icks?

Ans-TheBi
shopwasf
ondofhi
scandl
est
icksbecauset
heywereagif
tfr
om hi
smot
heri
nher
deat
hbedandhehadpromi
sedhi
smothernevert
opartwi
ththem.

4-Whocaughtt
heConv
ictwhenhef
ir
stl
eftt
heBi
shop'
shouse?How?

Ans-ThesergeantofGendar messcaughttheConvi
ctthef
ir
stt
imehelef
ttheBishop'
shouse.
Theycaughthim becausetheyfounditsuspici
oust
hathewasgoi
ngaboutsolateint
henight
andwhent heytr
iedtoarresthi
m, her
esisted.

5-Wher
edi
dtheConv
ictf
inal
l
ygo?Why
?

AnsTheconv
ictf
inal
l
ywentt
oPar
iswi
tht
heBi
shop'
shel
ptost
artanewl
i
fe.

6-Whatdi
dtheBi
shopdof
ort
heConv
ictandwhy
?

Ans-TheBi
shopsavedtheconvi
ctfr
om beingarrest
edf ort
hesecondt
imebeacheshehad
beenwri
ngl
yarrest
edandsuffer
edprev
iously.TheBishoprefor
medtheconv
ictnott
hrough
puni
shmentbutthr
oughsympathyandkindness.
B-Answert
hef
oll
owi
ngquest
ion

1-Thatwasi
nthebegi
nni
ng,
whenIwasst
il
lhuman!Ihav
ebeenl
i
vingi
nHel
lfort
eny
ear
snow!

a-Whoi
sthespeaker
?WhatHel
li
sher
efer
ri
ngt
o?

Ans-Thespeakerher
eist
heConv
ict
.Hel
lref
erst
othepr
ison.

b-Whywashei
nthi
sHel
l
?

Ans-
Hewasi
mpr
isonedonchar
gesofst
eal
i
ngf
oodf
orhi
sdy
ingwi
fe.

c-Howdi
dhedescr
ibehi
sti
mei
nHel
l
?

Ans-Hedescri
beshi
stimeinhellasbei
ngver
ybad.Hesayshewaschai
nedupl
i
keawi
l
d
ani
mal,
fedfi
lt
h,andbeatenup.Ther
etheyt
ookawayhisnameandhi
ssoul.

2-Thef
aul
tismi
ne,
sist
er.Il
edhi
mint
otempt
ati
on.

a-Whosai
dtheabov
eli
nes?Whoi
she/
shet
alki
ngabout
?

Ans-Theabov
eli
neshav
ebeensai
dbyBi
shop.Hei
stal
ki
ngaboutt
heConv
ict
.

b-
Whatwast
het
empt
ati
on?

Ans-Thet
empt
ati
onwast
het
houghtofst
eal
i
ngt
hecandl
est
icks.

c-
Whydi
dthespeakerf
eel
he/
shedeser
vedgr
ief
?

Ans-Thespeakerf
eel
sthathedeser
vedt
hegr
iefbecausehehadbeent
oopr
oudofhi
s
possessi
ons.

3-Ihadf
orgot
tenwhati
twast
obet
reat
edl
i
keaman!

a-Whoi
sthespeaker
!Whot
reat
shi
mli
keaman?
Ans-
Thespeakeri
stheConv
ict
.TheBi
shopt
reat
edhi
mli
keaman.

b-Whydi
dthespeakerf
orgetwhati
twast
obet
reat
edl
i
keaman?what
,accor
dingt
ohi
m,does
i
tmeantobetr
eatedli
keone?

Ans-

Thespeakerhadf
orgott
enwhati
twast obet
reat
edasamanbecausehehadbeenI
'l
ltr
eat
ed
l
ikeawil
danimali
npr i
sonf
ortenyear
s.Totr
eatsomeonel
i
keamani st
oshowhim car
eand
compassion.

c-
Doy
out
hinkt
heConv
ictl
eav
esachangedman?Gi
ver
easonsf
ory
ouranswer
.

Ans-

Yes,t
heConvi
ctleavesachangedmanbecauset
heBishop,wi
thhi
ssympathy
,hadmanagedto
soft
entheConvi
ct'
shardenedhear
t.Whent
heconvi
ctlef
ttheBi
shop'
shousehelef
twi
ththe
desi
retobegi
nhisli
feafr
eshinPari
s.

C-Thi
nk,
discussandt
henanswert
hef
oll
owi
ngquest
ions.

1-Whydoy
out
hinkt
heconv
ictl
aughedwhenhef
oundouthewasi
naBi
shop'
shome?

Ans-Theconvictlaughedwhenhef oundouthewasi naBishop'

shomebecauseaf t
erli
vi
ngfor
tenyearsi
nprison,hehadf orgottenhowitfel
ttobeamanandf ur
therhehadlostfai
thinthe
goodnessofmanki ndandt heblessingsofGod.Hemayhav ealsolaughedbecausehemust
havethoughtthattheBishop,beingamanofr ight
eousness,wouldreporthi
mt othepoli
ceand
sendhim backtopr i
son.

2-
Whydoy
out
hinkt
heconv
ictwasgl
adhewascaught
?

Ans-Theconvi
ctwasgladthathewascaughtbecauseift
hesergeanthadnitcaughthi
m he
wouldhavegoneawayeasilywit
hthecandl
esti
cksandhisli
feoftheftandrobber
ywoul dst
il
l
conti
nue.HoweverbecausetheConv
ictwascaught,hegott
hechancet otr
ansform hi
mselfand
star
thisli
feaf
resh.
.

3-Whatdoy
out
hinkt
heBi
shopmeantwhenhesai
dthi
sbodyi
stheTempl
eoft
hel
i
vingGod?
Ans-
Thisbodyi
stheTempleoftheLivi
ngGodmeansthateveryindi
vi
dualhasbeencreat
edby
GodandGidresi
deswit
hinever
yindiv
idual
.Bysayi
ngt
histheBishopmeantthatbef
oredoing
anywrongwemustalwaysaskoursel
vesabouthowri
ghteousorethi
calouracti
s.

Gr
ammar

1-Ni
raj
wassohungr
ythathedeci
dedt
oeatdi
nnerear
ly

2-Kunal
didn'
twi
nther
aceal
thoughhewast
hef
ast
estr
unner

3-Ani
rudhi
sagoodst
udentandagi
ft
edat
hlet
etoo.

4-Idon'
twantt
oreadt
hisbookbecauseIhav
eal
readyr
eadi
t.

5-Rahul
andAnantmadef
unofev
ery
one.

6-Iam sur
ethathei
swr
ong.

7-Ei
thercomei
norgoout

8-Hef
ledsomewher
ewher
ehi
spur
suer
scoul
dnotf
oll
owhi
m.