The Fight : ncert solution class 8

Comprehension Check (page-49)

1. In what way is the forest pool different from the one which Ranji knew in the Rajputana desert?

Ans:- The forest pool was far better than that of the Rajputana desert. The water was so clean that one could see the pebbles at the bottom of the pool. It did not dry up in summer.

2. The other boy asked Ranji to 'explain' himself.

(i) What did he expect Ranji to say?

Ans:- The other expected Ranji to say the reasons for his arrival. He expected Ranji to say he was sorry for his mistake.

(ii) Was he, in your opinion, right or wrong to ask this question?

Ans:- In my opinion, he was wrong to ask this question because the pool was not his personal property.

3. Between Ranji and the other boy, who is trying to start a quarrel? Give a reason for your answer.

Ans:- Between Ranji and the other boy, the other boy is trying to start a quarrel. He told angrily that nobody was allowed to be there without his permission because he owned the pool. He ordered Ranji to run away from the pool. If he did not do so, he would be beaten.

4. "Then we will have to continue the fight," said the other.

(i) What made him say that?

Ans:- Neither the other boy nor Ranji was able to retreat from the fight. This unusual situation made him say that they would have to continue the fight.

(ii) Did the fight continue? If not, why not?

Ans:- The fight did not continue because Suraj was surprised to see Ranji diving in the water. He thought he should learn the skills of diving. He requested Ranji to help him learn how to dive in the pool. Now Ranji was agreed to help him. Ultimately both of them became friends.

Comprehension Check (page-53)

1. What is it that Ranji finds difficult to explain at home?

Ans:- Ranji was injured in the fighting. Cuts and bruises on his visage and other parts of the body were visible to everyone at his home. It was difficult for him to explain at home.

2. Ranji sees his adversary in the bazaar.

(i) What does he wish to do?

Ans:- Ranji wanted him to be ignored but a little later he thought to harm him. At last, he thought to tease him by making a pose, and he did so.

(ii) What does he actually do, and why?

Ans:- He glares at him angrily. He did so because he wants to make fun of him.

3. Ranjit is not at all eager for a second fight. Why does he go back to the pool, then?

Ans:- Ranji is not at all eager for a second fight. But he goes back to the pool because he had made a promise to go there for the next fight. He did not want to accept his defeat by not going to the pool. Had he not gone to the pool Suraj would have thought him to be a timid boy.

4. Who was the better swimmer? How do you know it?

Ans:- Ranji was the better of the two boys. Ranji was adept in diving-skill whereas Suraj wanted to learn it. He requested Ranji to help him learn how to dive into the pool.

5. What surprises the warrior?

Ans:- Both Ranji and Suraj were adversaries of each other. But the clean diving of Ranjit changed the situation and astonished the warrior.

6. Now that they are at the pool, why don't they continue to fight?

Ans:- Rani's method of diving in the pool compelled the warrior to learn the skill. Ranji was ready to help the warrior with the skills. Now both of them become friends. So they don’t continue to fight.

7. Ranji's superiority over the other boy is obvious in the following:

physical strength, good diving, his being a fighter, sense of humor, swimming underwater, making a good point, willingness to help.

Underline the relevant phrases.

8. What, according to you, makes the two adversaries turn into good friends in a matter of minutes? Explain it as you have understood it.

Ans:- It was an attractive skill of Ranji. When Ranjit made a clean dive into the pool and came out of the water like a duck, Suraj was surprised to see him. So he requested Ranji to help him learn the art. Now Ranji got ready to help him. The very these are the reasons that make the two adversaries turn into good friends in a matter of minutes.