Class-8 Supplementary Reader (It so happened......) Chapter-1 How the Camel got his hump- Solutions with Additional Exercises / NCERT/CBSE
How the Camel got his hump
Exercise
Choose the correct answer:
1) Camel lived in the Howling Desert because
(a) he liked to live in the desert
(b) he could eat thorns and pickles
(c) he didn’t want to work (✔)
(d) he liked the desert climate
2) The Ox asked the Camel
(a) to sleep well
(b) to fetch and carry
(c) to obey the Djinn
(d) to plough the field (✔)
3) Man called the Horse, the Dog and the Ox together and asked them
(a) to force the Camel to work
(b) to do the double-work (✔)
(c) to leave the desert
(d) to hold a panchayat
4) The camel said, “Humph” repeatedly. How did it affect him?
(a) He did not have to work like others.
(b) He became the most powerful one.
(c) His back suddenly grew a lump. (✔)
(d) He was asked to leave the desert.
5) What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the “humph”?
(a) It made the camel look elegant.
(b) It made the camel look tall.
(c) The camel could work for three days without eating. (✔)
(d) The camel looked more attractive.
Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
Hump, humph, Djinn, remonstrated, remonstrated |
1. There was one lazy animal that did nothing, and said nothing but ‘Humph’.
2. Djinn is a spirit that has strange powers and can assume any form, human or animal
3. The Djinn remonstrated with the camel, who said “Humph”.
4. The camel’s beautiful back suddenly grew a lump, which was the camel’s hump.
Read these statements carefully and write who said these words:
1. “Camel, O Camel, come out and trot like the rest of us.”
- The horse
2. “Camel, O Camel, come and fetch and carry like the rest of us.”
– The dog
3. “Camel, O Camel, come and plough like the rest of us.”
– The ox
4. “Three, O Three, I’m very sorry for you; you must work double-time to make up for it.”
– The man
5. “I’ll humph him if you will kindly wait a minute.”
– The Djinn
State whether these statements are true or false:
1) In the story, the world had just begun, and the animals were working for humans. True
2) The camel was so adamant that even the clever Djinn was at his wit’s end. True
3) It is right for anyone to be idle. False
4) The horse was looking at his own reflection in a pool of water. False
5) The Djinn assured the camel his hump would always be a help, not a hindrance. True
Match these words and phrases with their correct meanings:
A | B |
Howling Desert | any work at all |
a stroke of work | protested/complained |
dust-cloak | Something maintain Secrecy and privacy from others |
All work is dignified | very lonely and deserted, having no sound of any livelihood |
I’ll humph him | I’ll deal with him appropriately |
remonstrated | there is no such thing as ‘menial work’ |
Response:
A | B |
Howling Desert | very lonely and deserted, having no sound of any livelihood |
a stroke of work | any work at all |
dust-cloak | Something maintain Secrecy and privacy from others |
All work is dignified | there is no such thing as ‘menial work’ |
I’ll humph him | I’ll deal with him appropriately |
remonstrated | protested/complained |
Answer these questions:
1. What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?
Ans- The dog was given the task of fetching and carrying, while the ox was given the task of ploughing.
2. Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?
Ans- The camel lived in the middle of the desert because he did not want to work.
3. What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?
Ans- The dog, the horse and the ox were very angry because the camel did not work at all and this doubled their work.
4. How did the Djinn know the horse was complaining against the camel?
Ans- The horse said, “there’s a thing in the middle of your Desert with a long neck and long legs, and he hasn’t done a stroke of work since Monday morning. He won’t trot.”
This physical description of animal indicated to Djinn that the horse was complaining against the camel.
5. The camel was looking at his own reflection in the pool. What does it suggest to you about the camel?
Ans- The camel was looking at his own reflection in the pool. This indicates that the camel was idle and puffed up with pride.
6. The camel said, “Humph” repeatedly. How did it affect him?
Ans- The camel said, “Humph” repeatedly. So, the Djinn gave him a hump on his back in order to punish him and make him work.
7. What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the “humph”?
Ans- According to the Djinn, the horse could work without eating for three days. He could live on his hump.
8. “...he has never yet learnt to behave”. In the light of this, what is the writer’s opinion about the camel?
Ans- The camel was given hump so that he can work without eating and compensate for those three days when he didn’t work at all.
Camel still has a hump on his back, therefore the writer thinks that the camel has not learnt to behave yet.
Discuss the following topics in groups.
1. Can this story be factually true?
Ans- In my opinion this story can not be factually true as camel has hump because of its adaptation to desert climate, not because of the punishment of a Djinn.
2. What, according to you, is the story about?
Ans- According to me, the story is about the dignity of work. There is no such thing as ‘menial work’. It is not right for anyone to be just idle and do no work.
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