SEBA Class 8 English (Treasure). Chapter- 14. The World-Renowned Nose, Textbook Solutions

SEBA Class 8 English (Treasure).

Chapter- 14. The World-Renowned Nose 

Textbook Solutions

A. Answer the following questions:

1) Why was the man dismissed?

Ans- All of the sudden the man's nose started to grow. It grows everyday in length, because of this the poor man was dismissed from his service. The reason being that the people living in the house where he worked could find no peace or quiet because of him. People came visiting night and day to see the long-nosed one and his nose.

2) How did the man's decision to keep visitors out of his hut have a fortunate result?

Ans- The man's decision to keep visitors out of his hut have a fortunate result because soon after that day people began to bribe the mother to see the son's nose.

3) What do you think happened in the man's first feature film?

Ans- I think that the man's first feature film was a blockbuster and attracted a vast audience.

4) How did the Government try to capture the long-nosed one? 

Ans- The Government tried to capture the long-nosed man by playing a confident trick. The Government awarded him the title 'Chief among the long-nosed one' and gave him a medal.

5) Why were rumours spread about the long-nosed one?

Ans- Considering his popularity the political parties wanted the long-nosed one to join their parties. Despite the unwillingness of the long-nosed one , one of the political parties has come up with the slogan , ' Our party is the long-nosed one's party, the long-nosed one's party is the people's party!'. This was done without his consent. Members of other political parties were incensed by this and so they planned to spread rumours about the long-nosed one with the help of one of his secretaries. They made her issue a scathing statement against at the long-nosed one.

B. Multiple Choice Questions.

Tick the correct answer:

1. The doctor gave their verdict that the nose was not made of:

Ans- c) Rubber 

2. The confusion was caused in the minds of the people by:

Ans- d) Rumours 

C. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements:

1. The cook never lived a contented life till he reached his twenty-four years.

Ans- False (F)

2. Doctor blocked the nostrils of thr long-nose to check whether real or not.

Ans- True (T)

3. The President tied the gold-medal round of neck of the long-nosed one by the hand.

Ans- True (T)

D. Fill in the blanks with the right words choosing from the box:

1. The hero of the story is a cook.

2. Because of his nose the poor cook was dismissed from his service.

3. People began to bribe the mother to see her son's nose.

4. All the newspaper splashed the news on their front pages.