NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English (It So Happen) Chapter 1 How The Camel Got His Hump

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Class : 8th
Subject : English-2
Chapter : 1
Chapter Name : How the Camel got his hump

Q1 What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?

Answer. The dog was assigned the task of fetching and carrying sticks, while the ox was
assigned the task of ploughing.

Q2 Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?

Answer. The camel lived in the middle of the desert because it did not want to work. It ate
sticks, thorns, and prickles, and when anybody spoke to it, it said “Humph!” and nothing
more.

Q3 What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?

Answer. The man told the dog, the horse and the ox that since the camel cannot work, he
would leave it alone and the three of them would have to work double-time to make up for the
work not done by the camel. This made the three of them very angry.

Q4 How did the Djinn know the horse was complaining against the camel?

Answer. The Djinn knew that the horse was complaining against the camel because he was the
in charge of all deserts and knew about everything happening in relation to his deserts.

Q1 The camel was looking at this own re ection in the pool. What does it suggest to you about

Answer. The camel’s looking at his own re ection in the pool shows that he was proud of his
appearance, especially his back. He liked admiring himself.

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Book : It So Happened Ncert Solutions | Chapter-1 English-2

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Q2 The camel said, “Humph” repeatedly. How did it affect him?

Answer. When the camel said “Humph!” repeatedly despite the Djinn’s warning, his back
puffed up into a big hump.

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Q3 What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the “humph”?

Answer. The Djinn assured the camel that his “humph” would not create a problem for him
while working. Since the camel had skipped work for three days, he could live on his humph
and would be able to work for three days without eating. This means that the hump was a kind
of food reserve.

Q4 “...he has never yet learnt to behave”. In the light of this, what is the writer’s opinion about

Answer. According to the writer, the camel is still a very lazy animal that is unwilling to work.
After he got the hump, the Djinn asked him to go out of the desert to help the other three
animals. It seems that the camel still did not behave himself and worked lazily in the desert
itself. It is for this reason that he was still unable to complete the pending work of those three
missed days; and he continued carrying the hump and living in the desert.

Q1 Discuss the following topic in groups. Can this story be factually true?

Q2 Discuss the following topics in groups. What, according to you, is the story about?
Consider the following
(i) How the world began.
(ii) Why everyone should do his/her share of work seriously.
(iii) How animals are important to humans.
(iv) How the camel got his hump.

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Q3 Discuss the following topic in groups. What did you do over the weekend? Were you
generally active or idle? Please check your back before starting to discuss or answer the
question.

Q4 Discuss the following topic in groups. There are broadly two categories of workers − those
who prefer to do today what they can do tomorrow, and those who prefer to do tomorrow what
they can do today. Where do you belong?

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