A Game of Chance Chapter 8 NCERT Solution

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 WORKING WITH THE TEXT

A. Complete the following sentences from memory choosing a phrase from those given in brackets.
  1. _____________ was held at the time of the Eid festival. (A big show, A big fair, A big competition)
  2. Tradesmen came to the village with all kinds of goods __________ (to display, to buy, to sell)
  3. Uncle told me _____________ while he was away. (not to buy anything, not to go anywhere, not to talk to anyone)
  4. The owner of the lucky shop wanted everybody present ________________. (to play the game, to win a prize, to try their luck)
  5. The first time I took a chance I got _________ (a bottle of ink, two pencils, a trifle)
  6. Uncle told me that the shopkeeper had made ________. (a fool of me, a good profit, friends with many people)
Answer:
  1. A big fair
  2. to sell
  3. not to buy anything
  4. to try their luck
  5. two pencils
  6. a fool of me
B. Answer the following questions.
1. Why do you think Rasheed's uncle asked him not to buy anything in his absence? (3)
Answer:
The uncle knew how the clever shopkeepers could cheat a little innocent boy. So he warned Rasheed neither to buy anything in his absence, nor go far from that place.

2. Why was the shop called 'Lucky Shop'? (4)
Answer:
The shop was called Lucky Shop because it gave a chance to try one's luck. One had to select six discs and total the numbers written on it. He paid 50 paise and won the thing marked with that total number.

3. An old man won a clock and sold it back to the shopkeeper. How much money did he make? (5)
Answer:
The old man added up the numbers on six discs. He got a beautiful clock marked 15. The shopkeeper bought back the clock. The old man made Rs. 15 and went away very pleased.

4. How many prizes did the boy win? What were they? (6)
Answer:
The boy won four prizes in all. These were a comb, a fountain pen, a wrist watch and a table lamp.

5. Why was Rasheed upset? (7, 8, 9)
Answer:
Rasheed was upset because he had lost all his money and got nothing. He called it his bad luck. His uncle explained to him that he had been befooled and cheated by the shopkeeper.

6. In what way did the shopkeeper make a fool of Rasheed? (11)
Answer:
The shopkeeper played tricks to tempt Rasheed to try his luck. Every time Rasheed played the game, he got only some cheap thing which was bought back by the shopkeeper. In this way Rasheed lost all his money.

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE

A. The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.
1. (i) The two teams have __________ three matches already. (play)
   (ii) The last day's ________ was excellent
2. (i) She has a lovely ___________ . (face)
   (ii) India _______ a number of problems these days.
3. (i) He made his ________ in easy - writing. (mark)
   (ii) Articles ______ 'sold' are preserved.
4. (i) The police are _______ the area to catch the burglars. (comb)
   (ii) An ordinary plastic ________ costs five rupees.
5. (i) He gave a _______ in answer to my question. (smile)
   (ii) We also _________ to see him smile.
6. (i) He said he _________ to be invited to the party. (hope)
   (ii) We gave up _________ of his joining the party.
7. (i) The boys put up a good athletic ________ . (show) 
   (ii) The soldiers _______ great courage in saving people from floods.
8. (i) You deserve a __________ on the back of your good performance. (part)
   (ii) The teacher ___________ the child on the check to encourage her.
Answer:
1. (i) played
   (ii) play
2. (i) face
   (ii) facing 
3. (i) mark
   (ii) marked
4. (i) combing
   (ii) comb
5. (i) smile
   (ii) smiled
6. (i) hoped
   (ii) hope
7. (i) show
   (ii) showed
8. (i) pat
   (ii) patted

B. Notice the use of 'there' in the following sentences.
  • There was a big crowd at the fair.
  • There were many things I'd have liked to buy.
Now rewrite the following sentences using 'there' in the begining. Look at the following examples.
  • I can do nothing to help you.
  • There is nothing I can do to help you.
  • A man at the door is asking to see you.
  • There is a man at the door asking to see you.
  1. This park has beautiful roses.
  2. Your story has no fun in it.
  3. We have no secrets between us.
  4. My village has two primary schools.
  5. This problem can be solved in two ways.
Answer:
  1. There are beautiful roses in the park.
  2. There is no fun in your story.
  3. There are no secrets between us.
  4. There are two primary schools in my village.
  5. There are two ways to solve the problem.
C. Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below with words from the box.
     refer book for the box.
There was a ________ Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything from a _______ toy to a ________ camel. I went to the fair on its ________ day with uncle and bhaiya. We went to the Lucky shop. It was very ________ . I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later, uncle told me that I was more ________ than _______ .
Answer:
There was a big Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything from a tiny toy to a huge camel. I went to the fair on its last day with uncle and bhaiya. We went to the Lucky shop. It was very interesting. I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later, uncle told me that I was more foolish and unlucky.

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