Class 8 English Honeydew Chapter 4 Question Answer Bipin Choudhury’s Lapses Of Memory

Bipin Choudhury’s Lapses of Memory question answers: Ncert solutions for class 8 english honeydew chapter 4

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Class	Class 8
Subject	English Honeydew
Chapter	Chapter 4
Chapter Name	Bipin Choudhury’s Lapses of Memory ncert solutions
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Medium	English

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Comprehension Check

Question 1: Why did the man stare at Bepin Babu in disbelief?

Answer 1: The man, Parimal Ghose, was taken aback when Bepin failed to recognise him. He didn’t believe that Bepin had a lapse of memory.

Question 2: Where did Bepin Babu say he went in October ’58?

Answer 2: Bepin Babu said that he spent the Puja holidays in ’58 with a friend in Kanpur.

Question 3: Mention any three (or more) things that Parimal Ghose knew about Bepin Babu.

Answer 3: 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

Question 1: Why did Bepin Babu worry about what Parimal Ghose had said?

Answer 1: Bepin Babu continuously worried about what Parimal Ghose had said because he had shown that he knew many intimate facts about him. He knew about the bag of books, his wife’s death and his brother’s insanity. Considering that Parimal Ghose knew so much about him, Bepin Babu couldn’t say with conviction that he was making a mistake about the Ranchi trip.

Question 2: How did he try to decide who was right—his memory or Parimal Ghose?

Answer 2: He tried to decide whether his memory was right or Parimal Ghose by looking at his right knee where Parimal had claimed that there would be a cut. There was certainly a mark of an old cut. However, he could not decide if the cut was the result of his fall in Ranchi or due to some incident in his childhood. Then, he decided to ask Dinesh Mukherjee, who according to Parimal Ghose was with him in Ranchi. He felt that asking him would put an end to his confusion.

Question 3: Why did Bepin Babu hesitate to visit Mr Mukerji? Why did he finally decide to phone him?

Answer 3: Bepin Babu hesitated to visit Mr Mukerji because he wanted to avoid embarrassment. Moreover, he thought that Mr Mukerji might assume that he had lost his wits. But he had no other option to confirm what Mr Ghose was saying. At last he decided to call Mr Mukerji to avoid talking to him face to face.

Question 4: What did Mr Mukerji say? Did it comfort Bepin Babu, or add to his worries?

Answer 4: Mr. Mukerji quickly checked his diary and confirmed both he and Bepin Babu had visited Ranchi in October 1958. This confirmation put Bepin Babu in a fix and he was unable to figure out why and how come he didn’t have any memory of his Ranchi visit.

Comprehension Check

Question 1: Who was Chunilal? What did he want from Bepin Babu?

Answer 1: Chunilal was an old schoolmate of Bepin Babu. He had been having a rough time lately and had been coming to see Bepin Babu for a job.

Question 2: Why was Dr Chanda puzzled? What was unusual about Bepin Babu’s loss of memory?

Answer 2: 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

Question 1: Had Bepin Babu really lost his memory and forgotten all about a trip to Ranchi?

Answer 1: Perhaps, no. Bepin Babu didn’t have any lapse of memory or forgotten all about a trip to Ranchi. From the letter sent by Chunilal, it was evident that he played a trick on Bepin Babu who didn’t help him to get a job.

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 2: Chunilal wanted to take revenge on Bepin for not helping him when he had no money and job. He was a good writer wither budding inspiration and hence took revenge by rekindling the memory of his fall near Hudroo.

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Working With the Text

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 1: The author has described Bepin Babu as a serious and hardworking man. He worked daily in his office. It was a big firm and he was doing a responsible job. He had been with the firm for twenty-five years. He had a reputation for being a tireless, conscientious worker.

Question 2: Why did Bepin Babu change his mind about meeting Chunilal? What was the result of this meeting?

Answer 2: Bepin Babu changed his mind about meeting Chunilal because he thought that it might be possible that the latter remembered something about the Ranchi trip. When Chunilal confirmed that Bepin Babu had been to Ranchi, Bepin Babu decided to see a specialist doctor.

Question 3: . Bepin Babu lost consciousness at Hudroo Falls. What do you think was the reason for this?

Answer 3: Bepin Babu was under great stress thinking that he had lost his memory. Thus, he was undergoing severe mental agony. The journey by train to Ranchi, taking round of the city in a taxi and then to Hudroo Falls fatigued him. Hence due to fatigue and mental agony, Bepin Babu lost his consciousness at Hudroo Falls.

Question 4: How do you think Bepin Babu reacted when he found out that Chunilal had tricked him?

Answer 4: After finding out that Chunilal had tricked him, Bepin Babu must have been filled with remorse for his ‘unfeeling behaviour’ towards an ‘old friend down on his luck’. He would have realised that he had indeed been a victim of forgetfulness as he had forgotten the meaning of friendship in a time of ‘affluence’.

Working with Language

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 1: (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.

Question 2: Here are a few idioms that you will find in the story. Look for them in the dictionary in the following way. First, arrange them in the order in which you would find them in a dictionary.
(Clue: An idiom is usually listed under the first noun, verb, adjective or adverb in it. Ignore articles or prepositions in the idiom). (To help you, we have put in bold the word under which you must look for the idiom in the dictionary). (i) at/from close quarters (close: adjective)
(ii) break into a smile (break: verb; look under ‘break into something’)
(iii) carry on (carry: verb)
(iv) have a clean record (you may find related meanings under both these words)
(v) beat about the bush (verb) Now refer to your dictionary and find out what they mean.

Answer 2: (i) At/from close quarters – very near/from nearby (ii) Break into a smile – smile abruptly (iii) Carry on – to continue (iv) Have a clean record – to have a good reputation (v) Beat about the bush – not to say something exactly/to talk irrelevantly

Question 3: Study the sentences in the columns below:

A	B
I saw this movie yesterday.	I have seen this movie already.
Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year.	Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003.
Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week.	Chunilal has written to a publisher.
I visited Ranchi once, long ago.	I have visited Ranchi once before.

Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?

Answer 3: (i) Column B

(ii) Column A

(iii) Column B

(iv) Column B

Question 4: Given below are jumbled sentences. Working in groups, rearrange the words in each sentence to form correct sentences.

You will find that each sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.

One sentence has been worked out for you as an example.

Jumbled sentence: vanished/ The car/ seemed to/ into thin/ have/ air.

Ans: The car seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Idiom: vanished into thin air: disappeared or vanished in a mysterious way

(i) Stop/and tell me/beating about/what you want/the bush

Ans: _______________________________________________________