TextBook Solutions for Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Class 8 English Honeydew Chapter 7 A Visit To Cambridge | When I Set Out For Lyonnesse

Which is the right Sentence?

“Cambridge was my metaphor for England.” To the writer,

• Cambridge was a reputed university in England.

• England was famous for Cambridge.

• Cambridge was the real England.

Which is the right Sentence?

The writer phoned Stephen Hawking’s house

• from the nearest phone booth.

• from outside a phone booth.

• from inside a phone booth.

Which is the right Sentence?

Every time he spoke to the scientist, the writer felt guilty because

• he wasn’t sure what he wanted to ask.

• he forced the scientist to use his voice synthesiser

• he was face to face with a legend

Which is the right Sentence?

“I felt a huge relief... in the possibilities of my body.” In the given context, the highlighted words refer to

• shifting in the wheelchair, turning the wrist.

• standing up, walking.

• speaking, writing.

Did the prospect of meeting Stephen Hawking make the writer nervous? If so, why?

Did he at the same time feel very excited? If so, why

Guess the first question put to the scientist by the writer.

Stephen Hawking said, “I’ve had no choice.” Does the writer think there was a choice? What was it?

“I could feel his anguish.” What could be the anguish?

What endeared the scientist to the writer so that he said he was looking at one of the most beautiful men in the world?