Class 8 English Chapter 1.2 Androcles, and the Lion Question Answer

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8th Class English Chapter 1.2 Androcles, and the Lion Questions and Answers

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Question 1.
Have you ever helped anyone? Why?
Answer:
Yes, I once helped an old man cross the road. I helped him, because he reminded me of my own grandfather, who was no more with me. Moreover, it is a noble deed to help someone in need.

Question 2.
How did you help him / her?
Answer:
The old man was standing at a signal waiting to cross the road. Since he was old, he was slow and couldn’t manage to go across. I happened to see this from a distance. So, I rushed towards him, gently took his aim and helped him cross the road.

Question 3.
Has anyone ever helped you in your need?
Answer:
Yes, I have been lucky to get help whenever I have needed it. One such incident was when I was appearing for my scholarship examinations at another school. I was in a hurry and had forgotten to carry my writing material. That is when a boy, I did not even know, lent me his stationery material, so that I could appear for the paper without any problems. I expressed my sincere gratitude to him after writing my paper.

Question 4.
How did you feel at that time?
Answer:
I was truly thankful to the boy as he went out of his way and lent me his stationery material, even though he didn’t know me.

Question 5.
How did you show your gratitude to him / her?
Answer:
Since, the boy had helped me during the scholarship exams, I thanked him sincerely for his good deed. I wanted to express my gratitude, but there was not much I could do that day. So, I decided that helping another person in need would be a good way of expressing my gratitude.
[Note: The above answers are for reference.
Students are expected to attempt the above activity on their own.]

8th English 1.2 Androcles, and the Lion Warming Up Answers

Question 1.
Discuss with your bench mate and write down the names of any five stories of bravery
that you have read I heard. Also name the brave hero I heroine of each story.

Answer:

Name of the Story	Name of the Hero/Heroine
i. The brave goat	The goat
ii. The brave little boy	Veer Singh
iii. The monster in the wardrobe	The little boy
iv. The brave little tortoise and the monster	The tortoise
v. Fear is soft and smooth	Marina

Question 2.
Complete the facts about lions choosing from the alternatives.

(1). Lions are called …….. of the jungle.
(emperor / lord / king)
Answer:
king

(2) Lions belong to the ……… family of animals. (dog / cat / horse)
Answer:
cat

(3) Lions are ……… animals.
(carnivorous / herbivorous / omnivorous)
Answer:
carnivorous

(4) ……. lions have a mane around their neck, but lionesses do not have it. (Cub / Male / Female)
Answer:
male

(5). A group of lions are called a ………. (flock / herd / pride)
Answer:
pride

(6). Lions attack only when they are ……. (tricked / awake / hungry)
Answer:
Hungry

• How were the slaves treated a long time ago in ancient Rome?
Answer:
A long time ago in ancient Rome, slaves were treated in the following manner:

1. They were forced to work for their masters.
2. They had to do what their masters told them.
3. They had no freedom or rights.
4. They could not leave their masters even if they were unhappy.
5. They were bound by the law to obey their masters even if the masters were wicked.

• Where did Androcles seek shelter, after his escape?
Answer:
After escaping from his cruel master, Androcles took shelter in the forest.

• What did the lion seem to tell Androcles?
Answer:
The lion seemed to the Androcles, “Please, help me .
[“Long, long ago, ……….
……… Wherever he went.”]

• Why was the lion in pain?
Answer:
The lion was in pain because a big thorn had pierced his paw.

• Complete the web-diagram depicting the manner in which Androcles nursed the lion back to health.

Answer:

• Where did the soldiers put Androcles and the lion after their capture?
Answer:

1. After Androcles and the lion were captured by the soldiers, they were taken back to the city.
2. Androcles was chained and put in prison, while the lion was caged.

1.2 Androcles, and the Lion English Workshop Answers Pdf

(B) Read the following sentences from the story.

(1) They were bound by law to obey their master. ()

(2) The kind man bound up the lions injured paw. ()

(3) The lion bounded towards Androcles again. ()
The word bound’ carries 3 different meanings in each of the sentences.
(a) rushed forward
(b) forced to follow
(c) tied up
Put the correct letter a / b / c in the boxes according to the proper meaning.
Answer:
(1) (c) tied up
(2) (a) rushed forward
(3) (b) forced to follow

(C) Now translate each of the three sentences (a,b,c) into your medium of learning.
(a) …………..
(b) ………….
(c) …………..
Answer:
i. मालकाच्या आज्ञेचे पालन करण्यासाठी ते कायदयाने बील होते.
ii. त्या दयाळू माणसाने सिंहाच्या पंजाला झालेली जखम बांधली.
iii. तो सिंह पुन्हा ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजच्या दिशेने चाल करून गेला.

Question 2.
(A) Find from the story the Antonyms (opposite words) of the following.
Conduct a game of synonyms and antonyms in the class.
(1) kind × …………
(2) poor × …………
(3) slave × …………
(4) high × …………
(5) punishment × …………
(6) unbound × …………
(7) tender × …………
(8) happy × …………
Answer:
(1) kind × cruel
(2) poor × rich
(3) slave × master
(4) high × low
(5) punishment × reward
(6) unbound × bound
(7) tender × Heartless/ tough
(8) happy × unhappy

(B) Find from the story 5 words that describe the sounds made by the lion.
Answer:
roared, growled, moaned, whimpered, purr

Question 3.
Write the reactions that followed each of the actions given below.

(a) Androcles did not like his cruel master, so ……….
Answer:
he escaped from the clutches of his cruel master at the first chance he got

(b) The lion looked at Androcles piteously, so ………
Answer:
Androcles paused and then moved cautiously towards the lion step by step

(c) Androcles bandaged the lion’s injured paw, so ……….
Answer:
the lion licked his arm as if to show gratitude which surprised and made Androcles wonder.

(d) A hungry ferocious lion was released into the arena, so ………
Answer:
Androcles was filled with fear but showed that he is not afraid

(e) The lion reached Androcles and ……..
Answer:
began to purr and rub its nose against him

(f) The emperor asked Androcles what other reward he would like, so ……….
Answer:
Androcles asked that the lion too be set free

Question 4.
Write in your own words 3 to 4 sentences about each of the following.

(1) The condition of slaves in ancient Rome.
Answer:
A long time ago in ancient Rome, slaves were treated in the following manner:

1. They were forced to work for their masters.
2. They had to do what their masters told them.
3. They had no freedom or rights.
4. They could not leave their masters even if they were unhappy.
5. They were bound by the law to obey their masters even if the masters were wicked.

(2) Qualities of Androcies.
Answer:
a. Androcles was a kind, gentle and courteous slave, with a cruel and wicked master.
b. Androcles was fed up of his master and was brave enough to take the step of escaping to the forest.
c. In the forest, Androcles removed the thorn that had pierced into the lion’s paw. This shows that he was a sensitive and a courageous man.
d. He fed the lion and nursed him back to health, which shows that he was a caring person and did not expect anything in return from the lion for his good deed.
e. When he was set in front of a hungry lion, Androcles was practical and accepted his fate. Although he was filled with fear, he still put up a brave front.
f. Androcles finally proved that he was selfless as he asked for the release of the lion so that they could both lead a free life.

(3) Even wild animals can be our friends.
Answer:
a. The lion asked Androcles for help just like humans and when helped, he remembered the good deed that Androcles had done.
b. Gratitude is shown to be a virtue, which binds wild animals to human beings.
c. Also, pain, love, care, etc. are some other qualities that the lion was shown to possess in the lesson.
Therefore, in my opinion, wild animals are very similar and possess characteristics like humans and can be our friends.

Question 5.
Narrate to your class, any short story about ‘Kindness to Animals’ (OR) How animals can be kind to humans. Write down the story in your notebook. Give it a title of your own.
Answer:

Bravo Singh
One day my sister brought home a little puppy that strayed near our building. His eyes were the best part about him – one look and the person was sure to fall in love with him. After a lot of convincing, my mother allowed us to keep him, provided he didn’t litter the house. She asked me and my sister to ensure that. Bravo, that’s what we named him because he was brave and alert.

Even when we went to school, he would sit outside our home and stop any stranger from entering the house. We renamed him Bravo Singh, that’s our family name, when one day, he saved my father from being robbed. Many a time, Bravo proved that he was very much like his name. Once, he even went to the clinic and led our family doctor home, as my mother had fainted and no one was at home to attend to her. He saved her life. For many days, he accompanied me and my sister to school and played with us in the evenings.

That is when I knew that animals are kind and faithful to humans. Although he died last year, he will always be a member of our family.

Language Study

Auxiliar Verbs

Verbs that help to form tenses, moods and voices are called Auxiliary (helping verbs. For example : be, can, may, will, etc.
The three most common Auxiliary verbs, which can stand alone in a sentence arc
forms of ‘be’, ‘do’ and ‘have’. They are called Primary Auxiliaries.
For example : She j a student of Class 8.
He his work well.
I a cold.
Forms of Be’ : am, is, are, was, were, will / shall be
Forms of ‘Do’ : do, does, did
Forms of ‘Have’ : have, has, had
There are other Auxiliary verbs which do not stand alone in a sentence.
They accompany Main (Action) verb.
These are called Modal Auxiliary Verbs (Modals)
They are : can, could, shall, should, will, would, must, may, might, need, ought it

For example :
He can work hard.
He will work hard.
He must work hard.

Underline the Auxiliary Verbs in the following sentences.

(1) We have a holiday tomorrow.
Answer:
have

(2) Reena is injured badly.
Answer:
is

(3) You must wear clean clothes.
Answer:
must

(4) She should talk politely.
Answer:
should

(5) They did not help me.
Answer:
did

(6) A big thorn had pierced the lion’s toe.
Answer:
had

(7) The lion was caged.
Answer:
was

(8) Androcles did not like his master.
Answer:
did

(9) They could not leave him.
Answer:
could

(10) He would no longer be a slave.
Answer:
would

(11) The slaves were forced to work.
Answer:
were

(12) We should show kindness to animals.
Answer:
Should

Chapter 1.2 Androcles, and the Lion Question Answer Extra Questions

Simple Factual

Question 1.
Name the following.
i. The central character of this extract.
iii. The animal that Androcles helped.
Ans:
i. Androcles
ii. The lion

Question 2.
Arrange the following events in the chronological order.
i. He was happy that he was free to go wherever he wanted.
ii. He took shelter in a forest.
iii. Androcles did not like his heartless and wicked master.
iv. One day he came face to face with a lion.
v. He escaped from the clutches of his master as soon as got a chance to do so.
Answer:
iii, v, ii, i, iv

Complex Factual

Question 3.
Why was Androcies’ master a cruel man?
Answer:
Androcles’ master was a cruel man because —
i. He was heartless and wicked.
ii. He starved his slaves and often whipped them.

Grammar

Question 4.
Do as Directed:

i. Long, long ago, there lived a kind, gentle and courteous man called Androcles.
(Identify the Adjectives In the sentence)
Answer:
Adjectives — long, kind, gentle, courteous

ii. court, moan
Answer:
courteous, moaned
(Add suitable suffixes and rewrite the above words)
Answer:
courteous, moaned

iii. please help me its eyes seemed to say
(Punctuate the given sentence)
Answer:
“Please help me,” its eyes seemed to say.

Open-ended / Personal Response

Question 5.
Many a times, wild animals stray into human habitation and are trapped by forest officials. How do you think this must be handled?
Answer:
One needs to understand that animals toö need to be dealt with sensitivity and care. Wild animals generally attack when they are scared. Hence, it is alright to trap them, but then they must be taken to a safe sanctuary and not be imprisoned in a cage.

Simple Factual

Question 6.
State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the False statements.

i. The lion was resting near the river.
ii. In those days, people who were guilty of serious crimes were put in jail.
iii. Androcles hugged the lion and was filled with joy.
Answer:
i. False. The lion was resting near the cave.
ii. False. In those days, people who were guilty of serious crimes were fed to wild beasts.
iii. True
[“In the meanwhile, ……..
……… live a free life.”]

Question 7.
What did Androcles feel after he was brought to the arena?
Answer:
After Androcles was brought to the arena, he felt sad as he was sure it was the last day of his life. He also felt fear when the lion was released but showed that he is not afraid.

Question 8.
How did the hungry lion change, when he saw his friend?
Answer:
At first, the lion was rushing towards Androcles, bounding and roaring. But when the lion saw his friend, Androcles, he came near him and began to mb his nose on Androcles.

Question 9.
How did the emperor reward Androcles?
Answer:
The emperor rewarded Androcles by freeing him as well as the lion.

Grammar

Question 10.
Do as Directed:

i. At last they came to the forest where Androcles lived.
(Pick out the Nouns and state their kind)
Answer:
forest – Common Noun
Androcles – Proper Noun

ii. Androcles hugged the lion.
(Pick out the verb and state whether it is Transitive or Intransitive)
Answer:
hugged – Transitive verb

iii. Androcles replied that he did not want anything for himself, but he wanted the lion to be set free too. (Identify whether the given sentence is Simple, Compound or Complex)
Answer:
Compound sentence

Open-ended / Personal Response

Question 11.
“The two friends went back to the forest to live a free life”. In your opinion describe the reason why both felt the need for a free life.
Answer:
In my opinion, a free life is very different from the bonded life both Androcles and the lion had experienced. Androcles was bound as a slave to his wicked master, whereas the lion was first bound by the pain caused by the thorn in his paw and then he was caged by the emperor’s soldiers. Hence, both must have wanted to. live a life of freedom, where there are no restrictions of any sort and they could breathe the freshness of a free life.

Question 12.
(A) Match the phrases in Column ‘A’ with their meanings in Column ‘B.

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
i. looking out for	a. anger reduced
ii. face to face	b. returned slowly
iii. summon up courage	c. trying to search for
iv. rage melted	d. filled with soft feelings
v. be moved by	e. try to be brave
	f. in front of each other

Answer:
(i – c),
(ii – f),
(iii – e),
(iv – a),
(v – d)

Question 13.
Match the sentences in Column ‘A’ with their meanings in Column ‘B’.

Answer:
(i – b),
(ii – c),
(iii – a)

Speaking

Question 14.
Narrate to your class, any short story about ‘Kindness to Animals’.
Answer:
[Students are expected to attempt the above activity on their own. Narrate the story with proper stress and intonation.]

Language Study: Practice Questions

Question 15.
Do as Directed.

i. Complete the words by using correct letters:
a. wou_nded
b. groled
c. gratit_de
d. gulty
e. reconized
f. behaviur
g. r_ared
h. cl_tches
Answer:
a. wounded
b. growled
c. gratitude
d. guilty
e. recognized
f. behaviour
g. roared
h. clutches

ii. Give the meanings of the following phrases and use them in sentences of your own:

a. fell into the hands of – came to be held by
The power could be dangerous if it fell into the hands of the wrong person.
b. put up a brave front – try to be brave or calm Ridhi was nervous during the debate competition but she put up a brave front and won the first prize.
c. bound by law – strictly forced to follow the rules
The citizens are bound by law to keep the city clean.
d. high and low – in many different places The cops searched high and low for the thief.
e. looking out for – trying to search for
The detective was always looking out for clues.
f. face to face – in front of each other
Rimi and Sidhi came face to face for the first time.
g. summon up courage – try to be brave
Ravi summoned up courage and went up on the stage for his presentation.
h. rage melted – anger reduced
The mother’s rage melted the moment she saw her baby smiling.
i. be moved by – filled with soft feelings
The beggar was moved by the kind gesture of the lady towards him.

iii. Put the words in the alphabetical order:
a. emperor, trumpet, moaned, flee
b. courteous, clutches, coward, courage
Answer:
a. emperor, flee, moaned, trumpet
b. clutches, courage, courteous, coward

iv. Punctuate the following:
a. so this is the cause of the lions distress thought androcles
b. in the meanwhile androcles master had complained to the authorities that his slave androcles had run away
Answer:
a. So this is the cause of the lion’s distress,’ thought Androcles.
b. In the meanwhile, Androcles’ master had complained to the authorities that his slave Androcles had run away.

v. Make four words (minimum 3 letters) using the letters in the given words:
a. ferocious
b. courteous
Answer:
a. source, course, cruise, curse
b. tour, true, route, cost

vi. Write words for the following noun:

Answer:
strong, army, brave

vii. Complete the word chains. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of the previous word:

a. Verbs
wander, ___, __, ___, ___
b. Nouns
courage, ___, __, ___, ___
c. Adjectives
courteous,
Answer:
a. Verbs
wander, rob, bless, sing, give
b. Nouns
courage, ego, owl, lamp, pain
c. Adjectives
courteous, sad, dark, kind, dangerous

viii. Add a prefix or suffix to make new words and ‘ use the root words in your own sentences:
a. bound
b. stand
Answer:
Sentences
a. When you do things in a hurry, mistakes are bound to happen.
b. The students used to stand in a row for the assembly.

ix. Add a subordinate clause to expand the sentences meaningfully:
a. Androcles was not afraid of the wild beasts.
b. The soldiers came to the forest.
Answer:
a. Androcles was not afraid of the wild beasts that roamed the forest.
b. The soldiers came to the forest where Androcles lived.

x. Spot the error and rewrite the correct sentence:
He take shelter in a forest.
Answer:
He took shelter in a forest

Androcles, and the Lion Glossary

Word	Meaning
amazement (n)	feeling of surprise (आश्चर्य, विस्मय)
arena (n)	a ground surrounded by seats on all sides for sports and other public events (खेळासाठी किंवा अन्य सार्वजनिक कार्यक्रमांसाठी सर्व बाजूंनी बैठक व्यवस्था असलेले मैदान)
cautiously (adv)	very carefully (सावधपणे, जागरूकपणे) tight hold (तावडीतून, कब्जातून)
clutches (n)	polite (नम्र, शालीन)
courteous (adj)	one who gets afraid easily (भित्रा)
coward (n)	skilfully and quickly (कौशल्याने, चपळाईने)
deftly (adv)	sad (दुःखाने खचून गेलेला)
dismayed (v)	great trouble (त्रास, पिडा)
distress (n)	Wild and dangerous (जंगली, भयंकर, क्रूर)
ferocious (adj)	run away; escape (पळून जाणे)
flee (v)	lacking feelings (निर्दयी)
heartless (adj)	purpose (हेतू, उद्देश)
intention (n)	made painful sounds (कण्हणे)
moaned (v)	in a manner that causes someone to feel sorry and sympathise (कारुण्यपूर्वक)
piteously (adv)	violent and uncontrolled anger (राग)
rage (n)	made low sounds to express pain (होणाऱ्या यातना दर्शवण्याकरता क्षीण आवाजात कण्हणे)
whimpered (v)	Phrases

 

Phrases	Meaning
bound by law	strictly forced to follow the laws (कायदयाने बांधील)
moved by	emotionally affected (हेलावून जाणे)
put up a brave front	show that one is not afraid (उसने अवसान आणणे)
summoning up courage	trying to be brave (धैर्य एकवटणे, शूरपणा दाखवणे)
looking out for	trying to search for (चा शोध घेणे)
face to face	in front of each other (समोरासमोर, एकमेकांसमोर)
rage melted	Anger reduced (राग कमी होणे)
fell into the hands of	came to be held by (च्या पकडीत येणे)
high and low	in many different places (सर्वत्र, सगळीकडे)

 

Androcles, and the Lion पाठाचा परिचय

‘Androcles and the Lion’ या पाठामध्ये ‘चांगले काम (सत्कार्य) कधीच वाया जात नाही’ हा संदेश कथेच्या माध्यमातून दिला आहे.

ॲन्ड्रोक्लिज नावाचा एक गुलाम एका श्रीमंत आणि स्वभावाने दुष्ट असलेल्या मालकाकडे काम करता होता. संधी मिळताच ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजने आपल्या दुष्ट मालकाच्या तावडीतून पळून जाऊन जंगलात आश्रय घेतला. एकदा जंगलातून चालत असताना अचानक ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजच्या समोर एक सिंह आला. सिंहाला पाहून अॅन्ड्रोक्लिज सुरुवातीला अतिशय भयभीत झाला; मात्र सिंहाच्या एका पंजामध्ये काटा घुसल्यामुळे तो जखमी झाल्याचे त्यांच्या लगेचच लक्षात आले. ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजने दयाळूपणे सिंहाच्या पंजातील काटा काढून टाकला व त्याला वेदनेतून मुक्त केले.

त्यानंतर सिंहाच्या पायाची जखम भरेपर्यंत त्याची मलमपट्टी केली, त्याला खाऊ घातले आणि जखम पूर्ण बरी होईपर्यंत त्याची सर्वप्रकारे काळजी घेतली. सिंह व्यवस्थित चालू लागल्यावर ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजच्या मागे मागे फिरू लागला. दरम्यानच्या काळात ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजच्या दुष्ट मालकाने त्यांचा शोध घेण्यासाठी सैनिक पाठवले. ॲन्ड्रोक्लिज पळून गेल्यामुळे मालक त्याला शिक्षा करू इच्छित होता. एकदा स्वतः साठी शिकारीला गेलेला असताना, दुष्ट मालकाच्या सैनिकांनी ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजला शोधून कैद केले. सिंहालादेखील जेरबंद करून त्याची पिंजऱ्यात रवानगी केली.

त्या काळात गंभीर गुन्हा केलेल्या व्यक्तींना शिक्षा म्हणून जंगली जनावराच्या तोंडी दिले जात असे. मालकाच्या नकळत पळून जाणे. हा त्या वेळी गंभीर गुन्हा मानला जात असे. त्यामुळे, ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजला शिक्षा म्हणून एका भयंकर कृद्ध आणि काही दिवसांपासून भुकेल्या सिंहासमोर सोडण्यात आले.

सिंह ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजच्या जवळ येताच सिंहाचा रोष मावळला. तो सिंह म्हणजे ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजने जंगलात असताना ज्याची जखम बरी केली तोच सिंह होता. त्यानंतर सिंह आणि ॲन्ड्रोक्लिज एकमेकांना भेटले, मिठी मारली आणि आनंदाने रडू लागले. हे दृश्य पाहणाऱ्या उपस्थित लोकांनी ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजला मुक्त करण्याची विनंती केली. माणूस व जंगली

प्राण्यामधील मैत्री पाहून हेलावून गेलेल्या राजाने ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजला कैदेतून आणि शिक्षेतूनही मुक्त केले. राजाने ॲन्ड्रोक्लिजला बक्षीस म्हणून काय देऊ? असे विचारले असता अॅन्ड्रोक्लिजने राजाकडे सिंहालाही मुक्त करण्याची विनंती केली. अशारीतीने, हे दोन मित्र मुक्त आयुष्य जगण्यासाठी जंगलात निघून गेले.