NCERT Solutions Class 8 English (It So Happened)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 8 English (It So Happened) Chapter – 1 How the Camel got his hump has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English (It So Happened)
- Chapter – 2 : Children at Work
- Chapter – 3 : The Selfish Giant
- Chapter – 4 : The Treasure Within
- Chapter – 5 : Princess September
- Chapter – 6 : The Fight
- Chapter – 7 : The Open Window
- Chapter – 8 : Jalebis
- Chapter – 9 : The Comet 1
- Chapter – 10 : The Comet 2
- Chapter – 11 : Ancient Education System of India
Chapter – 1 (How the Camel got his hump)
Comprehension Check
1. What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?
Answer – The dog was assigned the task of fetching and carrying sticks, while the ox was assigned the task of ploughing.
2. Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?
Answer – The camel lived in the middle of the desert because it did not want to work. It ate sticks, thorns, and prickles, and when anybody spoke to it, it said “Humph!” and nothing more.
3. What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?
Answer – The man told the dog, the horse and the ox that since the camel cannot work, he would leave it alone and the three of them would have to work double-time to make up for the work not done by the camel. This made the three of them very angry.
4. How did the Djinn know the horse was complaining against the camel?
Answer – The Djinn knew that the horse was complaining against the camel because he was the in charge of all deserts and knew about everything happening in relation to his deserts.
Comprehension Check
1. The camel was looking at his own reflection in the pool. What does it suggest to you about the camel?
Answer – The camel’s looking at his own reflection in the pool shows that he was proud of his appearance, especially his back. He liked admiring himself.
2. The camel said, “Humph” repeatedly. How did it affect him?
Answer – When the camel said “Humph!” repeatedly despite the Djinn’s warning, his back puffed up into a big hump.
3. What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the “humph”?
Answer – According to the Djinn, the hump had a purpose. It was full of food material. With its help, the camel could survive without food for three days.
4. “…he has never yet learnt to behave”. In the light of this, what is the writer’s opinion about the camel?
Answer – In the opinion of the writer, the camel is still a very arrogant animal.
Exercise
Discuss the following topics in groups.
1. Can this story be factually true?
Answer – No, it is not a factually true story. It is an imaginative tale.
2. What, according to you, is the story about? Consider the following:
(i) How the world began.
(ii) Why everyone should do his/her share of work seriously.
(iii) How animals are important to humans.
(iv) How the camel got his hump.
Answer – (iv) How the camel got his hump.
3. What did you do over the weekend? Were you generally active or idle? Please check your back before starting to discuss or answer the question.
Answer – Over the weekend I was busy in preparing a project for science. I was generally f active in arranging the required things for it.
4. There are broadly two categories of workers – those who prefer to do today what they can do tomorrow and those who prefer to do tomorrow what they can do today. Where do you belong?
Answer – I belong to the first category. I prefer to do today what I can do tomorrow.
