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LESSON-8, , RASHID, THE BRAVE BOY, I. Answer the following questions, Q.1. Why did the Rashid’s parents feel sad?, Ans: Rashid’s parents felt sad because they could not send their son to school., Q.2. What did Yusuf say to his son?, Ans: Yusuf told his son to help them in Kasim’s apple orchard to be able to repay their debts., Q.3. What did Rashid see when he went to work in the morning?, , Ans: Rashid saw other children going to the village school when he went to work in the, , morning., Q.4. What did he see in the school?, Ans: He saw the teacher reading out from a book and writing on the blackboard., Q.5. How did Rashid start learning?, Ans: Rashid started learning when he was called by a teacher everyday after work., Q.6. Why was Kasim happy?, Ans: Kasim was happy because the peasants were illiterate and he could easily trick them., Q7. Why was Kasim angry with the school teacher?, , Ans: Kasim was angry with the school teacher because if he educated Rashid, Kasim could, , no longer trick Rasid or the other villagers., Q.8. Which path did Rasid take to reach home?, , Ans: Rasid took the mountain path to reach home., , Page |1, , Q.9. Narrate briefly how Rasid fought the wolves., , Ans: As Rashid took the mountain path, he found that a pack of hungry wolves were, following him and soon surrounded him. He thought frantically, took his shirt off, tied, it to a sticklighted it with a burning matchstick, held it like a torch, cried loudly and, swing the torch. The wolves retreated and Rashid made his way home. Thus Rashid, , fought the wolves bravely., Q.10. How was Kasim exposed?, , Ans: Kasim was exposed when Rashid took the paper from his father read it and called, , Kasim to the commissar the following day along with the earlier accounts.