done 8th English Bepin Choudhury's Lapse Of Memory - Satyajit Ray

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  Why did the man stare at Bepin Babu in disbelief ?  
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• question_answer2)
   Where did Bepin Babu say he went in October '58?  
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   Why did Bepin Babu worry about what Parimal Chose had said?  
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  How did he try to decide who was right-his memory or Parimal Ghose?  
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  Why did Bepin Babu hesitate to visit Mr. Mukherjee? Why did he finally decide to phone him?  
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  What did Mr. Mukherjee say? Did it comfort Bepin Babu or add to his worries?  
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   Had Bepin Babu really lost his memory and forgotten all about a trip to Ranchi?  
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  Why do you think Chunilal did what he did? Chunilal says he has no money; what is it that he does have?  
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  Had Bepin Babu really lost his memory and forgotten all about a trip to Ranchi?  
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  Why do you think Chunilal did what he did? Chunilal says he has no money; what is it that he does have?  
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  The author describes Bepin Babu as a serious and hard working man. What evidence can you find in the story to support this?  
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   Why did Bepin Babu change his mind about meeting Chunnilal? What was the result of this meeting?  
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  Bepin Babu lost his consciousness at Hudroo Falls. What do you think was the reason for this?    
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  How do you think Bepin Babu reacted when he found out that Chunnilal had tricked him?    
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  Given below are jumbled sentences. Working in groups, rearrange the words in each sentence to form correct sentences. You will find that each sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use you dictionary to check the meaning. (i) Stop/and tell me/beating about/what you want/the bush Ans: ________________________________________________________________ Idiom: _______________________________________________________________ (ii) don’t pay/if you/attention/you might/the wrong train/to the announcement/board Ans: ________________________________________________________________ Idiom: _______________________________________________________________ (iii) The village/tried/the crime/on the young woman/to pin Ans: ________________________________________________________________ Idiom: _______________________________________________________________ (iv) Bepin Babu/orders to/telling people/under/loved/doctor’s/eat early/that he was Ans: ________________________________________________________________ Idiom: _______________________________________________________________ (v) the student/The teacher/his eyebrows/when/said that/all their lessons/raised/they had revised Ans: ________________________________________________________________ Idiom: _______________________________________________________________        
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  Here are a few idioms that you will find in the story. Look for them in the dictionary, in the following way. First, arrange them in the order in which you would find them in a dictionary.   [Clue: An idiom is usually listed under the first noun, verb, adjective or adverb in it. Ignore articles or prepositions in the idiom. To help you, we have put in bold the word under which you must look for the idiom in the dictionary.] (i) at/from close quarters    (close: adjective) (ii) break into a smile          (  break: verb; look under 'break into something) (iii) carry on                           (carry: verb) (iv) have a clean record     (you may find related meanings under both these words) (v) beat about the bush     (verb)   Now refer to your dictionaries and find out what they mean.  
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  Study the sentences in the columns below.    

  A	B
  I saw this movie yesterday.	I have seen this movie already
  Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year.	Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003.
  Chunilal wrote to a publisher   last week.	Chunilal has written to a publisher.
  I visited Ranchi once, long ago.	I have visited Ranchi once before.

  Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms (see - have seen, and so on). Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences. (i) Which column tells us that Bepin Babu is still wrking at the same place? (ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply "from the publisher? (iii) Which column suggests that the person Still remembers the movie he saw? (iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker's mind?  
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  Given below are jumbled sentences. Working in groups, rearrange the words in each sentence to form correct sentences. You will find that each sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning. One sentence has been worked out for you as an example.  Jumbled sentence: vanished The car seemed to into thin have air.    1.   Stop / and tell me / beating about / what you want / the bush 2.  don't pay/if/you attention/you might/the wrong train/to the announcement/boar     3.   The villagers/tried/the crime/on the young woman/to pin. 4.   Bepin Babu/orders to/telling people/under/loved/doctor's/eat early/that/he was. 5.   the students/the teacher/his eyebrows/when/said that/all their lemons/raised/they had visited.              
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