Page 1 : Class 8 Chap 8 Jalebi Question Answers, Comprehension Check (Page 72), , Question 1:, What was the consequence of buying jalebis with the fees money?, 1 Answer:, The consequence of buying jalebis with the fees money was that the boy had to remain, absent from school for days for the first time in his life. He also disobeyed his parents, for the first time and was full of remorse for spending the fees money to give into his, sweet tooth temptation. The fear of being caught was killing him too., Question 2:, His prayer to God is like a lawyer’s defence of a bad case. Does he argue his case, well? What are the points he makes?, 2. Answer:, The boy tried to please God and advocate as a defence lawyer in his favour. For a boy, of his age, he argued well for his case. He advocated the following points in favour of, his case:, , , , , , , , , , He knew the last ten surats of the Quran by heart., He recited the verses from the namaz., He could also recite the entire ayat-al-kursi correctly., He accepts his sins of eating jalebis with the school fees money. At the same, time he promises that this was his first and last mistake of his life., He advocates that he wouldn’t have spent the fees money on jalebis if he had, known about the delay in scholarship that month., He says that there is no shortage in God’s treasury., Chaprasi also take a whole lot of money to his home every month, whereas he, was the nephew of a big officer and pleading for Rs. 4 only., Thereafter, he prayed earnestly to Allah Miyan and argued his case like a lawyer., , Question 3:, He offers to play a game with Allah Miyan. What is the game?, 3. Answer:, The game was that he would go up to the signal, touch it and return. In the meantime,, he expected Allah Miya to secretly put four rupees under a big rock. After saying, Bismillah and lifting the rock, a miracle would happen and four rupees coins would, appear underneath it.

Page 2 : Question 4:, Did he get four rupees by playing the game? What did he get to see under the, rock?, 4. Answer:, No, the boy didn’t get four rupees by playing the game with God. However, when he, lifted the rock, he found a big hairy worm curling and twisting that wriggled towards him., Question 5:, If God had granted his wish that day, what harm would it have caused him in later, life?, 5. Answer:, If God had granted his wish that day, the boy would never have learnt the value of being, honest and obedience. He could have continued to commit greater sins and expect God, to save him after he recites the verses from the namaz., , Class 8 Chap 8 Jalebi Question Answers, Comprehension Check (Page 68), , Question 1:, (i) Why didn’t he eat all the jalebis he had bought?, (ii) What did he do with the remaining jalebis?, Answer:, (i), He didn’t eat all the Jalebis he had bought because the quantity of Jalebis was, much more than his appetite. Consuming one more piece of Jalebi would mean that if, anyone touched his stomach they would start coming out of his ears and nostrils., (ii), He distributed the remaining Jalebis among the children in the same gali, where he was relishing them. The feeling of giving overwhelmed him with joy that he, spent the entire school fees money in distributing the Jalebis to a mob of children and, beggars., Question 2:, “The fear was killing me.” What was the fear?, Answer:, Though the boy relished the Jalebis, the fear of being caught for spending the entire, school fees on Jalebis was killing him from inside. Since he had gobbled up more, Jalebis than he could digest, he was burping. With every burp, he felt as if the Jalebis, would come out. Now, he feared that his parents and Master Ghulam Mohammed would, find out about his irresponsible behaviour.

Page 3 : Question 3:, “Children’s stomachs are like digestion machines.” What do you understand by, that? Do you agree?, Answer:, The above context refers to children’s active digestion. People believed that children, have a good digestive system. They are physically very active, which enables them to, digest almost everything they eat. He had gobbled up Jalebis more than his appetite, believing that young children’s stomachs would digest everything they eat by the next, morning., Question 4:, How did he plan to pay the fees the next day?, Answer:, He planned to pay the fees the next day with the monthly scholarship that he would, receive on that day., Question 5:, When it is time to pay the fees, what does he do? How is he disobeying the elders, by doing so?, Answer:, When it was time to pay the fees, he fled from the school premises hoping for some, miracle to save him from the situation. He reached Kambelpur railway crossing. He sat, under the tree and said his prayers. The elders had warned him to never cross the, railway tracks or eat sweets with one’s fees money. Hence, he had a deep sense of, regret and remorse for disobeying their words., , Class 8 Chap 8 Jalebi Question Answers, Comprehension Check (Page 65), Question 1:, Why didn’t he pay the school fees on the day he brought money to school?, Answer:, The boy did not pay the school fees on the day he brought money to school because his, teacher, Master Ghulam Mohammed who collected the fees was on leave that particular, day., Question 2:, (i) What were the coins ‘saying’ to him?, (ii) Do you think they were misguiding him?, Answer:, 1., The author has personified the coins and began a conversation between the boy and, the coins. In reality, it was the boy’s subconscious mind, which was persuading him to eat, hot and fresh jalebis., 2., Yes, the coins were misguiding him. The boy was supposed to use the money to pay, the school fees and not to be spent on jalebis.

Page 4 : Question 3:, Why didn’t he take the coins’ advice? Give two or three reasons., Answer:, The boy tried to resist the persuasion of the coins for the following reasons:, 1., He was the most promising student of the fourth standard., 2., He came from a well-to-do family., 3., The money was meant to be paid for the school fees., Question 4:, (i) What did the oldest coin tell him?, (ii) Did he follow his advice? If not, why not?, Answer:, 4(i) The oldest coin tried to logically convince him by telling him to use this money to buy, jalebis and use the scholarship money that he would receive tomorrow to pay the fees., 4(ii) Initially, the boy did not follow the coins advice and resisted the temptation., Question 5:, He reached home with the coins in his pocket. What happened then?, Answer:, Upon reaching home, the coins continued to persuade him. He was sitting in his bed, when, a sudden urge compelled him to rush to the Halwai’s shop barefoot to buy the jalebis. He, could not suppress his desire to eat hot and syrupy jalebis.