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The Fight
Chapter: 16
IT SO HAPPEN
Textbook Questions With Their Answers
COMPREHENSION CHECK – I
Q. 1. In what way is the forest pool different from the one which Ranji knew in the Rajputana desert?
Ans. Ranji’s pool was different from that in the Rajputana. In the middle of Rajputana, there always had been sticky, muddy pools. But the pool he saw now was very gentle, calm and absolutely clear.
Q. 2. The other boy asked Ranji to ‘explain’ himself.
(i) What did he expect Ranji to say?
Ans. He expected Ranji to introduce. himself and his purpose of coming there.
(ii) Was he, in your opinion, right or wrong to ask this question?
Ans. No, the phrase is of scorn or hostility. It was not right of him to talk in this manner or greet him in such a way.
Q.3. Between Ranji and the other boy, who is trying to start a quarrel? Give a reason for your answer.
Ans. The boy is trying to start a quarrel as he is hostile to Ranji even though Ranji was prepared to be friendly. He talks to him rudely and brings about a tough quarrel between themselves.
Q.4. “Then we will have to continue the fight,’ said the other..
(i) What made him say that?
Ans. Since Ranji did not submit to the boy and was adamant that he would not leave the pool, so the boy told him that they would have to continue the fight the next day.
(ii) Did the fight continue? If not, why not?
Ans. Both, Ranji and the other boy had come to the pool to continue their fight but they ended up becoming friends as they started noticing and recognizing each other is abilities.
COMPREHENSION CHECK – II
Q. 1. What is it that Ranji finds difficult to explain at home?
Ans. Ranji finds it difficult to explain how the cuts and bruises had showed lip on his face, legs and arms.
Q. 2. Ranji sees his adversary in the bazaar.
(i) What does he wish to do?
Ans. Ranji’s first impulse on seeing his adversary was to turn away and look elsewhere. His second was to throw the lemonade bottle at him.
(ii) What does he actually do, and why?
Ans. Ranji actually stood his ground and scowled at his passing adversary.
Q. 3. Ranji is not at all eager for a second fight. Why does he go back to the pool, then?
Ans. Ranji could not refuse the challenge. Not to turn up at the pool would be an acknowledgment of defeat for Ranji. He could not accept his defeat quietly.
Q. 4. Who was the better swimmer? How do you know it?
Ans. Ranji is a better swimmer. The instances in the story are a clear example of this. Ranji knows how to dive which leaves the other boy to astonishment. He could even swim under water. He taught the other boy to do so too.
Q. 5. What surprises the warrior?
Ans. Ranji’s ability to dive and swim under water surprises the warrior.
Q. 6. Now that they are at the pool, why don’t they continue the fight?
Ans. They don’t continue to fight because now they have became friends. Both of them appreciate each other’s unique abilities. They learn from each other and keep positive vibes.
Q. 7. Ranji’s superiority over the other boy is obvious in the following:
Physical strength, good diving, his being a fighter, sense of humour, swimming under water, making a good point, willingness to help.
Underline the relevant phrases.
Ans. Good diving, his being a fighter, swimming under water, willingness to help.
Q.8. What, according to you, makes the two adversaries turn into good friends in a matter of minutes? Explain it as you have understood it.
Ans. Friendship is a true bond of life that can be bound only and only by nice and healthy feelings. The two adversaries turned into friends when their rivalry dropped and they wilfully recognized each other’s talent and qualities.
EXERCISE
Discuss the following topics in small groups:
1. Is fighting the only way of resolving differences of opinion? What else can be done to reach a mutually acceptable settlement?
Ans. Fighting is not the only way to resolve a dispute. The best way is to start a dialogue with a cool head. In case they fail to agree on any point, they can appoint an arbiter middleman. A mutual understanding and discussion on the issue can solve the problem.
2. Have you ever been in a serious fight only to realise later that it was unnecessary and futile? Share your experience/views with others frankly and honestly.
Ans. Individual answers.
3. Why do some of us find it necessary to prove that we are better than others? Will you be amused or annoyed to read the following sign at the back of the car in front of you?
I may be going slow but I am ahead of you.
Ans. A man is born with ‘I’. It is a general weakness to do better than others or to prove from time to time that we are better. I however, try to avoid ego clash. I will be amused to read the given sign at the back of the car. The sign only shows the in-built ego in human nature.
EXERCISE
Discuss the following topics in small groups:
1. Is fighting the only way of resolving differences of opinion? What else can be done to reach a mutually acceptable settlement?
2. Have you ever been in a serious fight only to realise later that it was unnecessary and futile? Share your experience/views with others frankly and honestly.
3. Why do some of us find it necessary to prove that we are better than others? Will you be amused or annoyed to read the following signs at the back of the car in front of you?
I may be going slow but I am ahead of you.
Ans. For discussion at class level.
THINK IT OVER
- Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they are there.
- Success is the outline of a rest house on the horizon. Effort is the uneven path leading towards it. Destiny is the vehicle in which one arrives.
COMPREHENSION PASSAGES
Read the passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
PASSAGE – 1
Ranji, who was prepared to be friendly, was taken aback at the hostility of the other’s tone. “I am swimming,” he replied. “Why don’t you join me?”
“I always swim alone,” said the other. “This is my pool, I did not invite you here.”
The stranger strode up to Ranji, who still sat on the rock and, planting his broad feet firmly on the sand, said (as though this would settle the matter once and for all), “Don’t you know I am a Punjabi? I do not take replies from villagers like you!”
“So you like to fight with villagers?” said Ranji. “Well, I am not a villager. I am a Fighter!”
I am Warrior!”
“I am a Fighter!”
They had reached an impasse. One had said he was a Warrior, the other had proclaimed himself a Fighter. There was little else that could be said.
You understand that I am a Warrior?” said the stranger, feeling that perhaps this information had not penetrated Ranji’s head.
“I have heard you say it three times,” replied Ranji.
“Then why are you not running away?”
“I am waiting for you to run away!”
“I will have to beat you,” said the stranger, assuming a violent attitude, showing Ranji the palm of his hand.
“I am waiting to see you do it,” said Ranji. “You will see me do it,” said the other boy.
Questions
(a) Was Ranji friendly or hostile? How do you know?
Ans. Ranji was friendly. He was taken aback at the hostility of stranger’s tone.
(b) They had reached an impasse.
(i) Who are ‘They’ here?
Ans. Ranji and the stranger are “They here.
(ii) What is the meaning of “impasse”?
Ans. Impasse-place or position from which there is no way out.
(c) “Then why are you not running away?”
(i) Who said this to whom?
Ans. The stranger said this to Ranji.
(ii) What was the reply?
Ans. The reply was that Ranji was waiting for the stranger to run away.
(d) What did the two boys describe themselves as?
Ans. The stranged described himself as ‘warrior’ and Ranji described himself as a ‘fighter’.
(e) Name the lesson and the author.
Ans. The name of the lesson is “The Fight’ and the name of the author is Ruskin Bond.
PASSAGE – 2
When Ranji got home he found it difficult to explain the cuts and bruises that showed on his face, leg and arms. It was difficult to conceal the fact that he had been in an unusually violent fight, and his mother insisted on his staying at home for the rest of the day. That evening. though, he slipped out of the house and went to the bazaar, where he found comfort and solace in a bottle of vividly coloured lemonade and a banana leaf full of hot, sweet jalebis. He had just finished the lemonade when he saw his adversary coming down the road. His first impulse was to turn away and look elsewhere, his second to throw the lemonade bottle at his enemy. But he did neither of these things. Instead, he stood his ground and scowled at his passing adversary. And the Punjabi boy said. nothing either but scowled back with equal ferocity.
Questions
(a) What did Ranji find it difficult?
Ans. Ranji found it difficult to explain the cuts and bruises that showed on his face, legs and arms.
(b) What was Ranji’s first impulse when he saw his adversary coming down the road?
Ans. When Ranji saw his adversary coming down the road, his first impulse was to turn away and look elsewhere.
(c) What did Ranji actually do?
Ans. Ranji stood his ground and scowled at his passing adversary.
(d) Name the lesson and the author.
Ans. The name of the lesson is “The Fight’ and the author is ‘Ruskin Bond’.
SOME OTHER QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Tick (✔) the correct option:
1. Rajpur was a ___________________.
(a) plain area.
(b) hill station.
(c) semi-hill station.
(d) desert land.
Ans. (c) semi-hill station.
2. What does ‘translucency’ mean?
(a) clarity.
(b) darkness.
(c) transparency.
(d) none of these.
Ans. (a) clarity
3. Which of the following sentences is not true about the pool that Ranji found?
(a) The water had a gentle translucency.
(b) There were smooth round pebbles at the bottom of the pool.
(c) A small stream emerged from a cluster of rocks to feed the pool.
(d) During the monsoon, the stream would be barely a trickle.
Ans. (d) During the monsoon, the stream would be barely a trickle.
4. Which of the following adjectives have been used for the pool in the story?
(a) clean.
(b) cold.
(c) inviting.
(d) all of these.
Ans. (d) all of these.
5. What did Ranji buy/have in the bazaar?
(a) a bottle of lemonade.
(b) hot, sweet jalebis.
(c) cold rasgullas.
(d) both (a) and (b).
Ans. (d) both (a) and (b).
6. When Ranji got home,_____________.
(a) he found it difficult to explain the cuts and bruises that showed on his face, legs and arms.
(b) he told his mother the whole incident.
(c) he cried before his mother.
(d) his mother scolded him.
Ans. (a) he found it difficult to explain the cuts and bruises that showed on his face, legs and arms.
MAKE SENTENCES
Use the following words in sentences of your own:
(i) Assailant.
(ii) Desperate.
(iii) Tremendous.
(iv) Conceal.
(v) Hesitate.
Ans. (i) Assailant: Indian soldiers fought bravely with the assailant.
(ii) Desperate: I am desperate to meet my uncle.
(iii) Tremendous: There is tremendous improvement in the result of the students.
(iv) Conceal: I don’t want to conceal anything from my parents.
(v) Hesitate: Please do not ever hesitate to ask any help from me.
