NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Chapter 6 This is Jody’s Fawn

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English

This is Jody’s Fawn NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Chapter 6

This is Jody’s Fawn NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

This is Jody’s Fawn Comprehension check-I

Question 1.
What had happened to Jody s father?
Answer:
Jody’s father had been bitten by a rattlesnake.

Question 2.
How did the doe save Penny’s life?
Answer:
The doe’s liver was used to take out the poison in Penny’s body. In this way, it was the doe that saves Penny’s life.

Question 3.
Why does Jody want to bring the fawn home?
Answer:
Jody wants to bring the fawn home because he thought that it must have been scared and hungry as it was away from his mother. He felt responsible for the fawn as they had killed its mother.

Question 4.
How does Jody know that the fawn is a male?
Answer:
Jody knows that the fawn is a male because its spots were all in a line.

This is Jody’s Fawn Comprehension check-II

Question 1.
Jody didn’t want Mill-wheel with him for two reasons. What were they?
Answer:
Jody didn’t want Mill-wheel with him because he did not want him to see the disappointment on Jody’s face if the fawn was not there. If it was still there, Jody expected the meeting to be emotionally overwhelming, and so did not want Mill-wheel to see him vulnerable.

Question 2.
Why was Mill-wheel afraid to leave Jody alone?
Answer:
Mill-wheel was afraid to leave Jody alone because Jody wanted to get down at the same spot where Penny had been bitten by a snake.

This is Jody’s Fawn Comprehension check-III

Question 1.
How did Jody bring the fawn back home?
Answer:
Jody hoisted the fawn up in his arms. Then he carried it with him in his arms. He stopped to rest in between and let it follow him for small distances before carrying it again.

Question 2.
Jody was filled with emotion after he found the fawn. Can you find at least three words or phrases which show how he felt?
Answer:
When Jody laid his hand on the fawn’s neck, the touch made him delirious. Its acceptance of Jody made his heart thump. He felt light-headed when the fawn sought him and followed him.

Question 3.
How did the deer drink milk from the gourd?
Answer:
Jody poured milk into a small gourd and held it out to the fawn. It butted it suddenly, smelling the milk. He saved it precariously from spilling over the floor. It could make nothing of the milk in the gourd. He dipped his fingers in the milk and thrust them into the fawn’s soft wet mouth.

It sucked greedily. When he withdrew them, it bleated frantically and butted him. He dipped his fingers again and as the fawn sucked, he lowered them slowly, into the milk. The fawn blew and sucked and snorted the milk.

Question 4.
Why didn’t the fawn follow Jody up the steps as he had thought it would?
Answer:
The fawn did not follow Jody up the steps as he had thought it would because he did not know what to do. He was accustomed to a life in the forest, and had never encountered something like that.

This is Jody’s Fawn Working with the text

Question 1.
Why did Penny Baxter allow Jody to go find the fawn and raise it?
Answer:
Penny Baxter allowed Jody to go find the fawn and raise it because he knew that its mother had saved his life. He thought that it was his responsibility to do something for the fawn now that it did not have a mother. He did not want to be ungrateful to leave it to starve alone.

Question 2.
What did Doc Wilson mean when he said, “Nothing in the world ever comes quite free ”?
Answer:
Doctor Wilson meant that since the Baxter family had taken away the fawn’s mother’s life, they ought to help the fawn. They needed to take care of and save it from starvation.

Question 3.
How did Jody look after the fawn, after he accepted the responsibility for doing this?
Answer:
Jody acted like a parent to the fawn. He looked after the fawn, and gave him milk in a gourd. When it did not drink the milk in this way, Jody dipped his fingers in milk and gave it to the fawn. It is hinted in the chapter that Jody offers to forgo his share of milk to make her mother agree to have the fawn in their house.

Question 4.
How does Jody s mother react when she hears that he is going to bring the fawn home? Why does she react in this way?
Answer:
Jody’s mother does not want to keep the fawn at her home. She is reluctant to the idea. She reacts in this way because she had no idea how they were going to feed it, as there wouldn’t be enough milk for it at her home.

This is Jody’s Fawn Working with language

Question 1.
Here are some questions in direct speech. Put them into reported speech.

i. Penny said, “Do you really want it son? ”
Answer:
Penny asked his son if he really wanted it.

ii. Mill-wheel said, “Will he ride back with me? ”
Answer:
Mill-wheel asked if he would ride back with him.

iii. He said to Mill-wheel, “Do you think the fawn is still there? ”
Answer:
He asked Mill-wheel if he thought that the fawn was still there.

iv. He asked Mill-wheel, “Will you help me find him?”
Answer:
He asked Mill-wheel if he would help Mil-wheel find him.

v. He said, “Was it up here that Pa got bitten by the snake?”
Answer:
He asked if it was up there that Pa got bitten by the snake.

Question 2.
Say whether the verb in each sentence below transitive or intransitive.

i. Jody then went to the kitchen.
intransitive

ii. The fawn wobbled after him.
intransitive

iii. You found him.
intransitive

iv. He picked it up.
transitive

v. He dipped his fingers in the milk.
transitive

vi. It bleated frantically and butted him.
intransitive

vii. The fawn sucked his fingers.
transitive

viii. He lowered his fingers slowly into the milk.
transitive

ix. It stamped its small hoofs impatiently.
transitive

x. He held his fingers below the level of the milk.
transitive

xi. The fawn followed him.
transitive

xii. He walked all day.
intransitive

xiii. He stroked its sides.
transitive

xiv. The fawn lifted its nose.
transitive

xv. Its legs hung limply.
intransitive

Question 3.
Here are some words from the lesson. Working in groups, arrange them in the order in which they would appear in the dictionary. Write down some idioms and phrasal verbs connected to these words. Use the dictionary for more idioms and phrasal verbs.
Answer:
The words should be arranged as follows:
clearing
close
draw light
make
parted
pick
scrawny
sweet
wonder

Some idioms and phrases that we can make from these words are:

at/in close quarters; close by; close to; close up; close to the bone; too close for comfort; draw someone’s fire; draw stumps; quick on the draw; draw back; draw something down; bring to light; in the light of; light at the end of tunnel; the light of one’s life; see the light of day; pick someone’s brain; pick something clean; pick and choose; pick on; be like a kid in a sweet shop; in one’s own sweet way

This is Jody’s Fawn Speaking
(Encourage the students to use their creativity and formulate their own answers.)

Question 1.
Do you think it is right to kill an animal to save a human life? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
No, I do not think that it is right to kill an animal to save a human life. This is so because animals are also living beings and they also have as much right to live on the planet as every other human being. Would we kill one human being to save an animal, or another human being? If not so, we should not do the same towards animals. If we cannot give life, we have no right to take it away as well.

Question 2.
Imagine you wake up one morning and find a tiny animal on your doorstep. You want to keep it as a pet but your parents are not too happy about it. How would you persuade them to let you keep it? Discuss it in groups and present your arguments to the class.
Answer:
I would persuade my parents by telling them that I would take care of the pet, and that they would not have to do anything. I would tell them how much it means to me to have a constant companion, and not having to feel lonely.

I would also focus on how growing up with animals makes one sympathetic and kind. I am sure they will agree with me when I tell them that animals are more loving and affectionate.

This is Jody’s Fawn Writing

Question 1.
Imagine you have a new pet that keeps you busy. Write a paragraph describing your pet, the things it does, and the way it makes you feel.
Answer:
I have a pet dog, and we call him Lucky. He is the most energetic and playful dog I have ever come across. He is more like a son to me than a dog. He is a black Labrador, and has a very soft coat. He has hazel eyes and has long ears, probably because his mother was a cocker spaniel.

We take him for a walk two times every day, once in the morning and once in the evening. He has to be taken on a leash, and this pains me. So, I let him on a loose leash in the morning when there’s hardly anyone on the roads.

Coming home to him is the best part of my day. He jumps and leaps on me when I reach home, as if he is seeing me after months. He greets me by wagging his tail so vigorously. He is a great companion, but is not at all obedient. He dirties the bed almost every other day. In reality, I like sleeping next to my warm, fuzzy friend.

Question 2.
Human life is dependent on nature (that’s why we call her Mother Nature). We take everything from nature to live our lives. Do we give back anything to nature?
i. Write down some examples of the natural resources that we use.
ii. Write a paragraph expressing your point of view regarding our relationship with nature.
Answer:
i. We use water from the rivers, ponds and lakes. We harness the energy provided by the air and sun and use it to get wind and solar energy respectively.

ii. Our relationship with nature is the most important part of our lives. Being in nature helps us feel at ease with ourselves. It is to nature that we turn when we want to find peace. A connect with nature calms our mind and helps us function better in life.

Nature offers us many gifts. This is why we often call it the Mother Nature. It sustains us, and provides us resources like shelter, air, sun, water and fossil fuels. We need nature to survive and thrive. But at the same time, nature is fragile. We should not harm it by our inconsiderate actions.

Question 3.
In This is Jody’s Fawn, Jody s father uses a ‘home remedy ’for a snake bite. What should a person now do if he or she is bitten by a snake? Are all snakes poisonous? With the help of your teacher and others, find out answers to such questions. Then write a short paragraph on — what to do if a snake chooses to bite you.
Answer:
If a person is bitten by a snake, they must be immediately taken to the hospital. No, not all snakes are poisonous. Most of them are harmless.

If a snake bites a person, the most important thing to do is not to panic. The victim should not be moved and should be immobilized. His/Her heart rate should not be allowed to rise as it would make the venom spread faster in the body. The affected area should be bandaged firmly with a sprint.

The patient should be kept warm. He or she should not be given any food to eat, or anything else to drink. The bite area should be gently cleaned with antiseptic. The only remedy for venomous snakebite is the anti-venom serum, which is available at most government hospitals and public health centres.