The Woman on Platform 8
Unit 1: Supplementary - 8th English by Ruskin Bond
A. Choose the best answer.
1. Satish's mother handed to her son ____________.
2. The train would come at ____________.
3. The strange lady gave ______ to Arun.
4. Arun was sitting on platform _________ .
5. Satish and Arun were ________ years old boys.
B. Match the following.
Attempt to match the items from Column A with the correct description in Column B.
- 1. woman in white
- 2. train
- 3. bowler
- 4. Satish
- 5. spectacles
- (a) mother of Satish
- (b) boy of same age
- (c) dressed simply
- (d) waves of stream
- (e) Arun
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- 1. woman in white - (c) dressed simply
- 2. train - (d) waves of stream
- 3. bowler - (e) Arun
- 4. Satish - (b) boy of same age
- 5. spectacles - (a) mother of Satish
C. Identify the character.
1. I am glad to know that.
2. Are you all alone, my son?
3. Yes, I am going to school.
4. He is one of my friends.
5. Goodbye mother.
D. Answer the following questions.
1. Where was Arun sitting?
Arun was sitting on platform no. 8 at Ambala station.
2. What was the expected arrival time of the train?
The expected time of the train’s arrival was at twelve o’clock midnight.
3. What were the sight Arun had seen on the platform?
Arun saw a tide of people, the cries of various vendors and the newspaper boy.
4. What did the vendors sell?
The vendor sold curds, lemons, sweet meat and newspapers.
5. How did the women appear?
The woman had a pale face and dark kind eyes. She wore no jewels and was dressed very simply in a white saree.
6. Where was Arun travelling to?
Arun was travelling to his boarding school.
7. What did the woman buy for him?
The woman bought samosas and jalebies. She also ordered tea for Arun.
8. What was the advise of Sathish’s mother?
Sathish’s mother advised Arun not to talk to strangers and to be very careful of them.
9. What were the Arun’s last words?
Arun’s last words were “Goodbye - mother”.
10. What was the reaction of the woman at the end?
When Satish’s mother was talking, she did not listen to her. But she was looking at Arun, as the train moved.