Worksheet Solutions: This is Jody’s Fawn | English Class 8 PDF Download

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1: What does Jody propose to do in order to find the little fawn?
(a) Go to the forest with Mill-wheel
(b) Ride out on their horses
(c) Ask Doc Wilson for help
(d) Stay at home and wait for the fawn to come
Ans: (a)
In the text, Jody decides to go to the forest with Mill-wheel to search for the little fawn.

Q2: How does Jody feel about the little fawn?
(a) Indifferent
(b) Worried and concerned
(c) Happy and excited
(d) Angry and annoyed
Ans: (b)
The text mentions that Jody is worried about the little fawn and wonders what will happen to it without its mother.

Q3: Why does Penny owe his life to the doe?
(a) She warned him about the rattlesnake
(b) She fought off the rattlesnake
(c) Her heart and liver were used to draw out snake poison
(d) She led Jody to Penny when he was bitten
Ans: (c)
The text states that Penny owes his life to the doe because he used her heart and liver to draw out snake poison after being bitten.

Q4: Who supports Jody's decision to save the little fawn?
(a) Mill-wheel
(b) Penny
(c) Doc Wilson
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
Both Mill-wheel and Doc Wilson support Jody's decision to save the little fawn.

Q5: Why does Jody propose to go on foot in the thick bushes?
(a) To avoid being seen by other animals
(b) To make less noise and be more stealthy
(c) To tire out Mill-wheel
(d) To enjoy the scenery
Ans: (b)
Jody proposes to go on foot in the thick bushes to avoid making noise and be more stealthy in his search for the fawn.

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: Jody and Mill-wheel ride out to the __________ in search of the fawn.
Ans: forest

Q2: Jody finds many birds feeding on the dead body of the __________.
Ans: doe

Q3: The footprints on the grass had been washed away by __________.
Ans: rain

Q4: Jody saves the fawn's face from __________ plants.
Ans: thorny

Q5: Jody gives the fawn __________ to drink.
Ans: milk

Answer the following Questions

Q1: How did a doe save Penny?
Ans: Penny used doe’s heart and liver to draw out the poison from his body and prevent the spread of the posing of the rattlesnake.

Q2: Why does Jody want to adopt a fawn?
Ans: Jody wants to adopt a fawn because he saw that his father had killed the fawn’s mother to save himself.

Q3: What does Penny say when Jody tells him he wants to adopt a fawn?
Ans: Penny tells Jody that he cannot say no to such a noble idea, and adds that Joe is smarter than the boys of his age, therefore, he can bring keep the fawn.

Q4: What does Doc Wilson tell Jody’s mother?
Ans: Doc Wilson tells Jody’s mother that nothing in the world comes for free and that Jody who is thinking about bringing the fawn is right so is his father, therefore, she should agree with them too.

Q5: Who agrees to go with Jody to look for the fawn? What does Jody’s mother tell him about bringing the fawn?
Ans: Mill-wheel asked Jody’s mother to go with Jody. He said that he would take Jody to look for the fawn. Jody’s mother added that he can bring the fawn home if he is willing to give it his share of milk as they don’t have anything else to feed it.

Q6: Where does Jody ask the Mill-wheel to move?
Ans: Jody asks Mill-wheel to cut to the north as it was the location where his father was bitten by the snake and then he had killed the doe. 

Q7: Why Jody didn’t want Mill-wheel around him?
Ans: Jody didn’t want Mill-wheel around him as he did not wanted to show his emotions to him. He thought that if the fawn is dead then Mill-wheel would see Jody’s sadness and disappointment as well but if the fawn was alive, then he would not want to share the union with someone else.

Q8: What did Jody see after walking a few steps alone?
Ans: Jody walked alone into the jungle of tall pine trees. He only heard crackling of twigs and wondered if he was lost. After walking a few steps, he saw that buzzards were all over the carcass of the doe which hissed at him. Jody parted grass to find the fawn where he had seen him last, but unfortunately, it was not there. He did not find any footprint of the fawn too as the rain had washed them away.

Q9: Did Jody find the fawn?
Ans: Jody found the fawn somewhere in the jungle. It had first approached backward and lifted its face to his and turned its head with big, wondering motions that shook Jody through the stare of its liquid eyes. The dawn was shivering but it did not made any effort to run. Jody did not move too initially and later he whispered “it’s me” to the fawn. The fawn scented Jody and then Jody rubbed one hand on its soft neck and pampered it gently.

Q10: What does Jody remember about the fawn that his father had told him?
Ans: Jody remembered that when he was tired, he rested for a while, and had put the fawn down. He remembered that his father had told him about the fawn that once the fawn is carried, it follows the human. After resting for a while, Jody started walking slowly and saw that the fawn was following him too. He would sometime pick it up for a while, and then put it down for him to follow Jody. Finally, as both of them reached Jody’s house, the fawn refused to climb up the steps, so Jody picked it up and brought it to his father.