Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) Class 8 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English Honeydew

What did the author find in a junk shop?

What did he find in a secret drawer? Who do you think had put it in there?

Who had written the letter, to whom, and when?

Why was the letter written — what was the wonderful thing that had happened?

What jobs did Hans Wolf and Jim Macpherson have when they were not soldiers?

Had Hans Wolf ever been to Dorset? Why did he say he knew it?

Do you think Jim Macpherson came back from the war? How do you know this?

Why did the author go to Bridport?

How old was Mrs Macpherson now? Where was she?

Who did Connie Macpherson think her visitor was?

Which sentence in the text shows that the visitor did not try to hide his identity?

For how long do you think Connie had kept Jim’s letter? Give reasons for your answer.

Why do you think the desk had been sold, and when?

Why do Jim and Hans think that games or sports are good ways of resolving conflicts? Do you agree?

Do you think the soldiers of the two armies are like each other, or different from each other? Find evidence form the story to support your answer.

Mention the various ways in which the British and the German soldiers become friends and find things in common at Christmas.

What is Connie’s Christmas present? Why is it “the best Christmas present in the world”?

 Read the passage below and underline the verbs in the past tense.

A man got on the train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady. She took her gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24 hours and then freed him.

 Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

My little sister is very naughty. When she __________ (come) back from school yesterday, she had _________ (tear) her dress. We ________ (ask) her how it had _________ (happen). She _______________ (say) she ____________ (have, quarrel) with a boy. She __________ __________ (have, beat) him in a race and he ________ _______ (have, try) to push her. She _____________ ____________ (have, tell) the teacher and so he ______________ ______________ (have, chase) her, and she ____________ ____________ (have, fall) down and _____________ _____________(have, tear) her dress.