8th English - Book Back Answers - Supplementary Unit 6

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Tamil Nadu Board 8th Standard English - Supplementary Unit 6: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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Unit 6: Homeless Man and his friends

A. Comprehension Questions.

1.Who is the protagonist of this story?
       The hero of this story is a homeless man named Cesar.

2.Where did this story happen?
       This story took place in Rio do Sul, in south Brazil.

3.When was he admitted in the hospital?
       Cesar was admitted to the hospital at about 3 A.M.

4.Where is the hospital?
       The hospital is located in Rio do Sul, in south Brazil.

5.Who accompanied him to the hospital?
       Four stray dogs accompanied Cesar to the hospital.

B. Write the answers for the following questions in 100 words.

1. Where did the nurse post this story?

A homeless man named Cesar in Rio do Sul, south Brazil, often sacrifices his own food to feed the stray dogs around him. One day, he suddenly requires emergency treatment at the hospital. His four dogs accompany him to the hospital and wait for him at the door.

The nurses are touched by the dogs' loyalty and allow them inside the hospital. Cesar is grateful for the dogs' support and says that he would never abandon them. The story of Cesar and his dogs is a reminder of the power of love and friendship.

2. What did Cesar do when he was offered food by the nurses?
       Cesar is the hero of the story. One day he went to a hospital to seek treatment and medication for his illness. Meanwhile, a miraculous event happened there. None of his relatives came to look after Cesar, but he was accompanied by four dogs. When the nurses offered him some food to eat he did not eat the whole but saved something to give the dogs later.

3. How many dogs accompanied him when he left the hospital?
       When the treatment was over, Cesar was about to leave the hospital. At that time four dogs came there to accompany him. An hour later, Cesar left the hospital with the four dogs, as happily wagging their tails.

4. How many people followed Mamprim’s post?
       Mamprim worked as a nurse at the hospital. She witnessed the loyalty of the dogs. She snapped a photo of the touching scene and posted it on Facebook. It was followed by 1,36,000 people and commented by 24,000 people when she posted it.

C. Guess the meaning of the following words.

1. homeless    - a person without home
2. boomerang - a weapon that returns to the originators
3. canine          - dog
4. stray            - wandering–street dog
5. health facility - hospital
6. colleague - co-worker
7. accompany - go with someone as a companion
8. trailing      - following
9. wagging - moving / shaking
10. reciprocal   - mutual
11. possession   - property
12. mistreatment - treatment is given wrongly