THE PRINCE OF PANIDIHING Class 8 English Chapter 1 questions with answers
THE
PRINCE OF PANIDIHING
1. Answer the following
questions to check your understanding:
(a) Why did
the people of Chitolia and the neighbouring villages panic?
Ans: The
people of Chitolia and the neighbouring villages panicked as the week-long heavy rain led to continued rise in
the water level of the Brahmaputra.
(b) What
happened when the embankment at Chitolia village was breached?
Ans: Huge
waves of water broke into the villages. The water even rolled over some of the
house-tops. The air was filled with the cries and wails of humans and animals
(c) What
action did Khagen and his classmates take to rescue the villagers of Chitolia?
Ans: Khagen
and his friends made a few rafts of banana trunks. They raced towards Chitolia
and rescued the marooned. They also made arrangements of food and shelter for
the affected people and informed the civil authorities immediately.
(d) How did
Khagen and Dambaru rescue Dr. Hatibaruah and Moni Baidew?
Ans: They
steered a boat towards the dispensary and helped the doctor and Moni Baidew
step into the boat. However, the boat met with an accident on the way. Those on
board the boat were again trapped in water. Khagen and his friends swung into
action once again and rescued them all.
(e) Why did
the people of the village call Khagen "The Prince of Panidihing"?
Ans:
Khagen, a seventeen year old brave young boy, saved the lives of the villagers
when flood struck them. His courage and action led him to victory in his
attempt to rescue the villagers against the odds of devastating flood. The
villagers were impressed by his bravery and called him "The Prince of
Panidihing".
2. How much of the story
do you remember? Answer these questions quickly.
(a) Who was
Khagen? How old was he?
Ans: Khagen
was a young man of Borgaon. He was a student of Nitaipukhuri College.
He was
seventeen years old.
(b) 'It
rained heavily all week'. What was the result?
Ans: The
water of the Brahmaputra continued to swell and rise. People panicked. The
embankment at Chitolia was breached.
(c) 'In
moments, huge waves of water broke into the villages'. What is this situation
called?
Ans: This
situation is called flood.
(d)
"Khagen! You have saved our lives, given us a new life." Who said
this? Why did he say this?
Ans: Dr.
Hatibaruah said this. It is because Khagen rescued him from his dispensary
where he was trapped in the flood. He also rescued him on the way back when the
latter was again trapped in flood.
3. Complete the following
sentences in your own words:
(a) The
water rolled over some of the house-tops and
____________________________________
Ans: There
were cries and wails all around.
(b) By the
time the people of Chitolia were evacuated, ___________________________________
Ans: Khagen
and his friends were exhausted.
(c) Half an
later, the boat reached the doctor's house
_____________________________________
Ans: It narrowly
missed crashing into the railing of the verandah of the doctor's house.
(d) The
boat took a U turn now and __________________________________________________
Ans: It
began to move swiftly with the current.
(e) Dambaru
and the two other men somehow managed to catch ____________________________
Ans: Hold of the capsized boat that had almost been swept away.
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