Class 8 English Chapter 1 Question Answers - It So Happened

Q1: What was he carrying along with him?
Ans: Velu was carrying a bundle with him carrying a shirt, a towel, and a comb.

Q2: What did he observe at the platform?
Ans: Velu at first was shocked to see so many people at one place. People were in a hurry with their suitcase and even hit him. Announcement on loudspeaker was terrible to him.

Q3: What made Velu’s head spin?
Ans: Velu was walking on the road and the vehicles were constantly passing by him. Smoke and dust flow at him. The experience on the road made him spin.

Q4: What was the age of Velu and why did he run away from his home?
Ans: Velu was eleven – years old boy. He worked in fields and the little he earned was taken away by his father.

Q5: Where did Velu go along with the girl?
Ans: Velu went through the crowded streets to a big building along with the girl.

Q6: Why was he indecisive about following the girl?
Ans: He was new to the city, the girl was the first one who interacted with him and offered food. So he was not certain about anything.

Q7: What compelled Velu to eat the food offered to him by Jaya?
Ans: Jaya picked up Vada’ from the leftover. It was disdainful for Velu. But he had no money to buy food and he was very hungry, so he surrendered to his hunger and ate the food offered by Jaya.

Q8: What was unusual about the girl he met at the platform?
Ans: The girl was of his age wearing a knee-length vest with unkempt hair. She was carrying a huge sack. She was picking up dirt plastic cups.

Q9: What did Velu observe at the living place of Jaya?
Ans: Jaya lived in stinky lanes near puddles of water. The hutments were built out of metal sheets, tires, bricks, woods, and plastics. They were crooked and might fall any time.

Q10: Where did they get their food from?
Ans: There was a big garbage bin at the back of the massage hall. There were flies all around. Jaya picked up the leftover’s from there to eat.

Q11: How did Velu reach Chennai Central?
Ans: Velu reached Chennai Central after reaching Kannur on foot for a day through Kanyakumari express.

Q12: How roads were better in the village as compared to the city for Velu?
Ans: Velu was walking bare feet on the road in Chennai. Those were burning due to hotter and burning sun. Whereas in villages the road were muddy, thus he felt moist and soft to walk on the roads in the village.

Q13: How was he feeling when he got down from the train?
Ans: Velu was unsteady and uncomfortable when he got down from the train.

Q14: What was the arrangement of lunch?
Ans: Jaya informed him that once the lunch is served in the marriage function, they could have the leftover for lunch.

Q15: Why did she compare Velu to ‘grazing cows’?
Ans: Jaya and Velu were crossing the road but Velu could not cope up with the noise and dirt, he froze on the road. Jaya scolded him and called him a ‘grazing cow’ as it could meddle with the traffic.