SHARDA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, SHIV NAGAR

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Subject-English
Class- 8
Topic-The Boy Who Broke the Bank(chapter-1)
Date: 19-5-2020
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QUESTION-ANSWERS
Q-5 Eveyrone seems to have gone mad!
a) Who said these words and why?
Ans A clerk at the bank, which had supposedly gone bankrupt, said these
words over the telephone to a relative. The relative had called him to get
facts about the bank’s collapse.
The clerk said these words because he did not know anything about the
alleged bankruptcy.
He could not even understand why half the town was at the bank, trying to
take their money out.
b) According to you, what incident in the story reflected the madness of the
town at its peak?
Ans. The incident of the entire town gathering at the bank and demanding
their money,threatening to break in reflects the “madness of the town at
its peak”. Mischief-makers, who had no investment in the bank, had also
joined the crowd. When the manager tried to pacify them by declaring that
the bank had plenty of money, nobody seemed to believe him. A few
stones were hurled and the manager went inside closing the iron-grill gate.
A brick smashed into the plate-glass window which advertised the bank’s
assets.
This frenzied mob was ultimately dispersed off by timely police action.
Q-6 Read paras 24 and 30 again and answer these questions.
a) Do you think the town residents show any concern for workers like
Nathu,the sweeper boy?How do you say so?
Ans No, the town residents did not show any concern for workers like Nathu,
the sweeper-boy.
While the entire town protested against the bank going insolvent, everyone
forgot about Nathu whose delayed pay had led to the speculation in the
first place. On being probed, the clerks admitted that they have had their
salaries. It was a few of the part-time workers who were getting paid late.
b) Who do you think will be more affected by the collapse of the
bank?Business man like Seth Govind Ram or workers like Nathu?
Ans Part-time workers like Nathu will get more affected by the collapse of
the bank than its rich owner, Seth Govind Ram. If the bank did shut down
eventually, workers like Nathu would possibly never get their dues or
salaries.
Q-7 In your opinion,who was truly responsible for ‘breaking’the bank?
Was it Nathu,Sitaram,the bank clerk,Seth govind ram or the town?Give
reasons for your answers.
Ans It was Nathu who was responsible for ‘breaking the bank’. Nathu had
complained to Sitaram, the washerman’s son, about the irregular payment
of his salary. In his idle conversation with Mrs Prakash, Sitaram mentioned
that the bank could not pay its employees. Mrs Prakash informed her
friend, Mrs Bhushan who immediately concluded that the bank had gone
insolvent. From Mrs Bhushan, the rumour spread across the town like
wildfire.
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8TH SCIENCE WORKSHEET
UT-2 CHAPTER -3 (SYNTHETIC FIBRES AND PLASTICS)
WRITE AND LEARN FOLLOWING MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Question 1:Which of these is a natural fibre?
(a) rayon
(b) cotton
(c) nylon
(d) polyester
ANSWER:

(b) cotton
Question 2:Which of these is a fibre derived from chemicals?
(a) rayon
(b) cotton
(c) nylon
(d) silk
ANSWER:

(c) nylon
Question 3:Which of these fibres is made from a raw material obtained from plants?
(a) Rayon
(b) nylon
(c) Terylene
(d) polyester
ANSWER:

(a) rayon
Question 4:Which of these is a thermosetting plastic?
(a) polystyrene
(b) bakelite
(c) polythene
(d) polyvinyl chloride
ANSWER:

(b) bakelite
Question 5:Which of these plastics is a polymer?
(a) bakelite
(b) polystyrene
(c) polythene
(d) all of these
ANSWER:

(d) all of these

Question 6: Which of these plastics can be repeatedly heated and moulded into any
desired shape?
(a) bakelite
(b) polythene
(c) formica
(d) melamine
ANSWER:

(b) polythene
Question 7:Which of these can you use as a substitute for glass in windows?
(a) polythene
(b) PVC
(c) perspex
(d) teflon
ANSWER:

(c) perspex
Question 8:Which of these is not a property of plastics?
(a) bad conductor of heat
(b) bad conductor of electricity
(c) inflammable
(d) soluble in water
ANSWER:

(d) soluble in water

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SSt. Chapter-2(history) UT. 2
Date: 19/5/2020

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QUESTION AND ANSWERS PART- C

Q3-What led to the battle of Plassy ? What was the result?

ANS-Clive bribed some of the important members of siraj’s court, including the general Mir Jafar
.Clive’s intrigues ultimately led to a battle at Plassey in 1757.
RESULTS-
1-Mir Jafar withdrew his troops from the battlefield.
2-Siraj was defeated and killed.
3-The Company made Mir Jafar the new ruler in return for a large sum of money ,the zamindari
of twenty four parganas Bengal and rights to free trade.
4-The victory at Plassey transformed the Company from a mere trading institution to a political
force in Bengal.
5- It also exposed the weakness of the Indian Political system and began the process of British
colonisation of India.

Q4-Give reasons for the company’s hostility towards Tipu Sultan.

ANS- 1-French were once again showing signs of becoming trade rivals of the British in India
2-Tipu Sultan’s friendly relations with the French.
3- His attempts to restrict British spice trade in the Malabar Coast and his attack on
Travancore, the only source of Pepper for the British, led to the third Mysore War.
Q5-What do you understand by the doctrine of lapse? Name some states annexed under
it.
ANS- 1 According to the policy of Doctrine of lapse a dependent state would pass into British
Hands if the ruler died without a natural heir.
2-Contrary to age-old Hindu and Islamic traditions , it denied adopted children the right to
Inherit the throne.
3-Satara(1848), Sambalpur (1849) Udaipur (1852) Nagpur(1853) and Jhansi (1854)
Were annexed under this policy
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