NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English It So Happened Chapter 8 Jalebis

Why didn’t he pay the school fees on the day he brought money to school?

What were the coins ‘saying’ to him?

Do you think they were misguiding him?

Why didn’t he take the coins’ advice? Give two or three reasons.

What did the oldest coin tell him? 

Did he follow his advice? If not, why not?

He reached home with the coins in his pocket. What happened then?

Why didn’t he eat all the jalebis he had bought?

What did he do with the remaining jalebis?

“The fear was killing me.” What was the fear?

“Children’s stomachs are like digestion machines.” What do you understand by that? Do you agree?

Hw did he plan to pay the fees the next day? 

When it is time to pay the fees, what does he do? How is he disobeying the elders by doing so?

What was the consequence of buying jalebis with the fees money?

His prayer to God is like a lawyer's defence of a bad case. Does he argue his case well? What are the points he makes? 

He offers to play a game with Allah Miyan. What is the game?

If God had granted his wish that day, what harm would it have caused him in later life? 

Did he get four rupees by playing the game? what did he get to see under the rock? 

Select and read sentences that show

(i) that the boy is tempted to eat

(ii) that he is feeling guilty

(iii) that he is justifying a wrong deed.

Discuss the following points. 
(i) Is the boy Intelligent? If so, what is the evidence of it?
(ii) Does his outlook on the jalebis episode change after Class VIII? Does he see that episode in a new light?
(iii) Why are coins made to 'talk;' in this story? What purpose does it serve?