NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory

 NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory

Comprehension Check (Page 61)

Question 1:

Why did the man stare at Bepin Babu in disbelief?

Answer:

The man, Parimal Ghose stared at Bepin Babu in disbelief because Bepin Babu did not identify him despite the fact that he was sure that he knew him and had met him in Ranchi.

Question 2:

Where did Bepin Babu say he went in October ’58?

Answer:

Bepin Babu said that in October 58 he was in Kanpur.

Question 3:

Mention any three (or more) things that Parimal Ghose knew about Bepin Babu.

Answer:

Primal knew that Bepin slipped near Hudroo’s fall and injured his leg, preferred food by a bawarchi, and hence stayed in a Bungalow and his wife died about 10 years ago.

Comprehension Check (Page 64)

Question 1:

Why did Bepin Babu worry about what Parimal Ghose had said?

Answer:

After hearing so many details from that man, Bepin Babu felt with conviction that there was no valid reason for Parimal to lie about his trip to Ranchi. This made him wonder if he really had a temporary memory loss about his visit to Ranchi.

Question 2:

How did he try to decide who was right—his memory or Parimal Ghose?

Answer:

In order to resolve the puzzle about his visit to Ranchi, Bepin Babu decided to contact Dinesh Mukerji. Parimal had said that Mukerji was also in Ranchi at that time.

Question 3:

Why did Bepin Babu hesitate to visit Mr. Mukerji? Why did he finally decide to phone him?

Answer:

Bepin Babu hesitated to visit Mr. Mukerji thinking that it would be ridiculous if he had really visited Ranchi. Mukerji would think Bepin Babu had gone mad. Hence, Bepin babu finally decided to phone him.

Question 4:

What did Mr. Mukerji say? Did it comfort Bepin Babu, or add to his worries?

Answer:

Mukerji didn’t reply clearly. But he said that he had been to Ranchi twice. He was not sure about the trip. Bepin Babu exactly wanted to know. It made Bepin Babu more puzzled. He lost his appetite.

Comprehension Check (Page 67)

Question 1:

Who was Chunilal? What did he want from Bepin Babu?

Answer:

Chunilal was an old friend of Bepin Babu. He wanted a favour from Bepin Babu in his job.

Question 2:

Why was Dr. Chanda puzzled? What was unusual about Bepin Babu’s loss of memory?

Answer:

Paresh Chanda was a young physician. He had never dealt a case of memory loss. So he was puzzled. He gave a suggestion to Bepin Babu to visit Ranchi again. 

Comprehension Check (Page 69)

Question 1:

Had Bepin Babu really lost his memory and forgotten all about a trip to Ranchi?

Answer:

Perhaps not. He finally recollected his memory and admitted that he had visited. Ranchi in 1958.

Question 2:

Why do you think Chunilal did what he did? Chunilal says he has no money; what is it that he does have?

Answer:

Chunilal wanted some money from Bepin Babu, his old friend. So he went to him for help. He assured Bepin that the term of his fortune would be back again. Chunilal had no money but he had mind and wit.

Working with the text (Page 69)

Question 1:

The author describes Bepin Babu as a serious and hardworking man. What evidence can you find in the story to support this?

Answer:

Bepin Babu was a serious, honest and hardworking fellow. He went to office regularly. He was doing a responsible job. He was not a good mixer. Being serious minded, he didn’t waste time in idle chat.

Question 2:

Why did Bepin Babu change his mind about meeting Chunilal? What was the result of this meeting?

Answer:

Bepin Babu first refused to meet Chunilal. He was in no mood to help Chunilal out of his trouble. But he changed his mind soon. He thought Chunilal might remember something about his trip to Ranchi in 1958.

Question 3:

Bepin Babu lost consciousness at Hudroo Falls. What do you think was the reason for this?

Answer:

Bepin Babu might have slipped near Hundroo Falls that made him unconscious.

Question 4:

How do you think Bepin Babu reacted when he found out that Chunilal had tricked him?

Answer:

Bepin Babu’s first reaction was that he regretted having refused to help Chunilal. He saw through Chunilal’s trick to test him, and learnt a lesson.

Working with language (Page 70-72)

Question 1:

Fill in the blanks below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.

(i) I ________________ cut my hair every month.

(ii) We ________________ go for swimming lessons last year.

(iii) She ________________ tell the principal the truth.

(iv) They ________________ take the baby to the doctor.

(v) We ________________ complain to the police about the noise.

(vi) Romit ________________ finish his homework before he could come out to play.

(vii) I ________________ repair my cycle yesterday.

Answer:

(i) I have to cut my hair every month.

(ii) We had to go for swimming lessons last year.

(iii) She has to tell the principal the truth.

(iv) They had to take the baby to the doctor.

(v) We have to complain to the police about the noise.

(vi) Romit had to finish his homework before he could come out to play.

(vii) I had to repair my cycle yesterday.