Jcert Class 8 Daffodil Chapter 1a: The Naive Friends Solutions

Chapter 1a : The Naive Friends

Answer the following questions:

1. Which questions made Keshav and Shyama curious about the egg?

Ans.        How did the chick come out? How big would the eggs? How many? What colours would they? What did they eat? Such types of questions made Keshav and Shyama curious about the egg.

2. What three things did the children do to protect the eggs?

Ans.        The children done three things are:

(i)         Adjustment of food.

(ii)       Adjustment of water.

(iii)     Adjustment of roof.

3. Why did Keshav think of making a cushion for the eggs?

Ans.        When Keshav saw the egg on direct sun light, he thaught making a cushion for the eggs.

4. What excuse did Keshav give for not showing the eggs to Shyama?

Ans.        When Shyama bagged to show the eggs, Keshav excused, “You will fall down, ma will make chutney out of me.”

5. Compare the feelings of Keshav at the beginning and end of the story?

Ans.        In first Keshav was very happy and excited but in last cause of broken egg he felt pained.

State whether the following statements are ‘true’ or ‘false’:

a. A bird had laid eggs just above the ventilator in Keshav’s house.

Ans.        False

b. Shyama and Keshav were friends.

Ans.        False

c. There were three eggs in the nest.

Ans.        True

d. It was the month of winter.

Ans.        False

e. Keshav felt pained when the eggs broke.

Ans.        True

Answer the following questions with reference to context:

“What are you doing out there in the sun?” she asked.

(i)       Who is the speaker?

Ans.        Shyama’s mother.

(ii)     Who are the ‘two’ mentioned here?

Ans.        Keshav and Shyama.

(iii)   Was the speaker happy or annoyed with the two at that moment?

Ans.        Annoyed.

“You must have fiddled with them”, said Ma angrily.

(i)       Who is ‘you’ here?

Ans.        Keshav.

(ii)     What is Ma talking about in this line?

Ans.        About the broken eggs.

(iii)   Was Ma right in her guess?

Ans.        yes.

Fill the blanks by choosing words from the box to complete the summary.

[broken  eggs  safer  birds  cornice  children  breaking  knowledge]

This story is about two …………... who discover eggs laid by a bird on the ………… of their house. The children feel that the …………… are unsafe and they should do something to protect them. Later, they found the eggs to be ………….. . The children, in their innocence and lack of ……........... feel that they are helping the ……………… by transferring the eggs to a ………………. place. But, their good intentions only leads to the ……………. of the eggs.

Ans- This story is about two children who discover eggs laid by a bird on the cornice of their house. The children feel that the eggs are unsafe and they should do something to protect them. Later, they found the eggs to be broken. The children, in their innocence and lack of knowledge feel that they are helping the birds by transferring the eggs to a safer place. But, their good intentions only leads to the breaking of the eggs.