Gujarat Board GSEB Class 8 English Textbook Solutions Honeydew Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers, Notes Pdf.

Gujarat Board Textbook Solutions Class 8 English Honeydew Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory

GSEB Class 8 English Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory Text Book Questions and Answers

Comprehension Check – I
Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Why did the man stare at Bepin Babu in disbelief?
Answer:
The man stared at Bepin Babu in disbelief because Bepin Babu did not recognise him even though the man was sure that he knew him and had met him in Ranchi.

Question 2.
Where did Bepin Babu say he went in October ’58?
Answer:
Bepin Babu said that he spent the Durga Puja of October 1958 with a friend in Kanpur and he didn’t go to Ranchi at all.

Question 3.
Mention any three (or more) things that Parimal Ghose knew about Bepin Babu.
Answer:
Parimal Ghose knew following things about Bepin Babu:

• That Bepin Babu slipped near Hudroo falls and hurt his leg.
• That Bepin Babu stayed in a Bungalow because he preferred food by Kawachi.
• That Bepin Babu’s wife died 10 years before his Ranchi trip in ’58.
• That Bepin Babu’s brother died insanely and that is why Bepin Babu did not want to visit the mental asylum in Ranchi.

Comprehension Check – II
Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Why did Bepin Babu worry about what Parimal Ghose had said?
Answer:
Bepin Babu is continuously worried about what Parimal Ghose had said because he had shown that he knew many Intimate facts about him. He knew about the bag of books, his wife’s death and his brother’s Insanity. Considering that Parimal Ghose knew so much about him, Bepin Babu couldn’t say with conviction that he was making a mistake about the Ranchi trip.

Question 2.
How did he try to decide who was right – his memory or Parlmal Ghose?
Answer:
He tried to decide whether his memory was right or Parimal Ghose by looking at his right knee where Parimal had claimed that there would be a cut. There was certainly a mark of an old cut. However, he could not decide if the cut was the result of his fall in Ranchi or due to some Incident In his childhood. Then, he decided to ask Dinesh Mukerji, who according to Parimal Ghose was with him in Ranchi. He felt that asking him would put an end to his confusion.

Question 3.
Why did Bepin Babu hesitate to visit Mr Mukeiji? Why did he fln11y decide to phone him?
Answer:
Bepin Babu hesitated to visit Mr Dinesh Mukerji because he was afraid of the ruthless sarcasm he would have to face. He felt that if the whole story about Ranchi was false, then Mr Mukerji would think that he had gone insane. Being constantly troubled by the incident at the bookshop and having no other means for verifying the claims of Parimal Ghose, Bepin Babu finally decided to ask Mr Mukerji. However, he decided to phone him because that way his embarrassment wouldn’t be visible to Dinesh.

Question 4.
What did Mr Mukeiji say? Did it comfort Bepin Babu, or add to his worries?
Answer:
Mr Mukerji said that they had indeed gone to Ranchi in ’58. This added to Bepin Babu’s worries as he could not figure out how he could possibly have forgotten, about the trip.

Comprehension Check – III
Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Who was Chunilal? What did he want from Bepin Babu?
Answer:
Chunilal was an old schoolmate of Bepin Babu. He had been having a rough time lately and had been coming to see Bepin Babu for a job.

Question 2.
Why was Dr Chanda puzzled? What was unusual about Bepin Babu’s loss of memory?
Answer:
Dr Chanda was puzzled because he had never dealt with a case such as Bepin Babus. It was outside his field of experience. The unusual thing about Bepin Babu’s case was that he remembered everything in his past except for one particular incident. Dr Chanda said that Bepin Babu must have been to Ranchi. However, due to some unknown reason, the entire episode had slipped out of his mind.

Comprehension Check – IV
Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Had Bepin Babu really lost his memory and forgotten all about a trip to Ranchi?
Answer:
Neither had Bepin Babu lost his memory nor had he forgotten about a trip to Ranchi. The trip was just a story made up very cleverly by Chunilal to take revenge on his unfeeling old schoolmate.

Question 2.
Why do you think Chunilal did what he did? Chunilal says he has no money; what is it that he does have?
Answer:
Chunilal wanted to take revenge on his unfeeling schoolmate. As he hadn’t any money, he could not plan an elaborate plan. The only thing he had in abundance was imagination. So he concocted a story to disturb Bepin Babu’s mind and make him suffer. Even though the plot hatched by Chunilal was cruel. It was quite ingenious.

Working With The Text
Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
The author describes Bepin Babu as a serious and hardworking man. What evidence can you find in the story to support this?
Answer:
The author has described Bepin Babu as a serious and hardworking man. He worked daily in his office. It was a big firm and he was doing a responsible job. He had been with the firm for twenty-five years. He had a reputation for being a tireless, conscientious worker.

Question 2.
Why did Bepin Babu change his mind about meeting Chunilal? What was the result of this meeting?
Answer:
Bepin Babu changed his mind about; meeting Chunilal because he thought that it might be possible that the latter remembered something about the Ranchi trip. When! Chunilal confirmed that Bepin Babu had been to Ranchi, Bepin Babu decided to see a specialist doctor.

Question 3.
Bepin Babu lost consciousness at Hudroo Falls. What do you think was the reason for this?
Answer:
Bepin Babu lost consciousness at Hudroo Falls because he had a fall. He had broken his hip.

Question 4.
How do you think Bepin Babu reacted when he found out that Chunilal had tricked him?
Answer:
After finding out that Chunilal had tricked him, Bepin Babu must have been filled with remorse for his ‘unfeeling behaviour’ towards an ‘old friend down on his luck. He would have realised that he had indeed been a victim of forgetfulness as he had forgotten the meaning of friendship in a time of ‘affluence’.

Speaking And Writing

Question 1.
What do you think happened after Bepin Babu came to know the truth? Was he angry with this friend for playing such a trick on him? Or do you think he decided to help a friend in need?
Answer:
Bepin Babu came to know the truth what Chunilal had done. In fact, Chunilal had only played a trick with him to test his friendship. Bepin Babu had a mixed feeling l of relief as well as anger. He was happy to know that he had not suffered the lapse of s memory.

He was a little angry with his friend who was not really helpful. But he had made Bepin feel awkward. He must have decided not to disappoint a friend in need.

Question 2.
Imagine you are Bepin Choudhury. You have received Chunilal’s letter and feel ashamed that you did not bother to help an old friend down on his luck. Now you want to do something for him. Write a letter to Chunilal promising to help him soon.
OR
A prank is a childish trick. Do you remember any incident when someone played a prank on you or your friends?
Describe the prank in a paragraph.
Answer:
15th November 2019
My Dear Chunilal,
Let me first thank you for your letter dated 10th November. I am really feeling sorry for disappointing you. I can understand your resentment. Now allow me to give you happy news. I spoke to my friend in Delhi, and he has agreed to engage you as assistant manager in his firm.
Please come to me on Sunday. I shall then introduce you to my friend.
Regards,
Bepin Choudhury
OR
On March 26, I received a letter from one* of my friends. It contained happy news that I had been granted a scholarship from backdate. He asked me to call on him in April so that both would go together to the office of the Superintendent of the school. I was very glad. I even distributed sweets to my neighbours. But when I reached my friend’s house, I found him laughing at me. It was April the first. ‘All Fools Day.’ I got over it soon Emd admired the practical joke or the prank.

Working With Language

Question 1.
Look at these two sentences :
He had to buy at least five books to last him through the week.
Bepin had to ask Chuni to leave.
Had to is used to show that it was very important or necessary for Bepin Babu to do something.
He had no choice. We can also; use ‘have to’/‘has to’ in the same way.

Fill in the blanks below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’ / ‘has to’:
1. I ………………… cut my hair every month.
2. We ………………….. go for swimming lessons last year.
3. She ………………… tell the principal the truth.
4. They ……………. take the baby to the doctor.
5. We ……………… complain to the police about the noise.
6. Romit …………….. finish his homework before he could come out to play.
7. I ………………………. repair my cycle yesterday.
Answer:
1. have to
2. had to
3. has to
4. have to
5. have to
6. had to
7. had to

Question 2.
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 dictionary and find out what they mean.
Answer:

Question 3.
Study the sentences in the columns below:

Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences:
(i) Which column tells us that Bepin Babu is still working 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?
Answer:
(i) Column – B
(ii) Column – A
(iii) Column – B
(iv) Column – B

Question 4.
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.
Answer:
The car seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Idiom: vanished into thin air – disappeared or vanished in a mysterious way
(i) Stop/and tell me/beating about/what you want /the bush
Answer:
Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.
Idiom: beating about the bush – avoiding s the main topic, not coming straight to the point

(ii) don’t pay / If you / attention / you i; might /the wrong train/to the announcement/board
Answer:
If you don’t pay attention to the I announcement, you might board the wrong train.
Idiom : pay attention – listen carefully

(iii)The villagers/tried/the crime/on the young woman/to pin ;
Answer:
The villagers tried to pin the crime on the young woman.
Idiom : pin the crime – place the responsibility of the crime

(iv) Bepin Babu / orders to / telling people / under / loved / doctor’s / eat early / that he was
Answer:
Bepin Babu loved telling people that he was under doctor’s orders to eat early.
Idiom : under doctor’s orders – in complete necessity

(v) the students / The teacher / his eye-brows/when/said that /all their lessons/ raised /they had revised
Answer:
The teacher raised his eyebrows when the students said that they had revised all their lessons.
Idiom: raised his eyebrows – expressed doubt/surprise

GSEB Class 8 English Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory Additional Important Questions and Answers

Select the most appropriate options as answers and complete the following sentences:

Question 1.
Bepin Choudhury liked to buy books on …………………. .
A. thrillers.
B. romantic stories.
C. ghost stories.
D. both ‘A’ and ‘C’.
Answer:
D. both ‘A’ and ‘C’.

Question 2.
Bepin Choudhury ‘was not a good mixer’ means ………….. .
A. he did not use a mixer.
B. he was not sociable.
C. he never spoke anything mixed with a lie.
D. he did not have any friends.
Answer:
B. he was not sociable.

3. According to Chunilal, at Hudroo Falls Bepin Choudhury was hurt on his ………
A. chin.
B. elbow.
C. knee.
D. head.
Answer:
C. knee.

Question 4.
Bepin Choudhury had never been to ……………… .
A. Ranchi.
B. Netarhat.
C. Hudroo Falls.
D. All of these three
Answer:
D. All of these three

Question 5.
In October ’58, Bepin Choudhury had been at ………………….. .
A. Kanpur.
B. Ranchi.
C. Kolkata.
D. None of these three
Answer:
A. Kanpur.

Question 6.
Bepin Choudhury thought of writing to ………………… to confirm whether he was at his place in October ’58 or not.
A. Dinesh Mukerji
B. Haridas Bagchi
C. Chunilal
D. Parimal Ghose
Answer:
B. Haridas Bagchi

Question 7.
At first thought, Bepin Choudhury did not dare to call Dinesh for the confirmation of his stay with him in Ranchi because he thought …………………….. .
A. it would be ridiculous to ask him.
B. Dinesh would be unkindly sarcastic if he asked him.
C. Dinesh would not tell him the fact.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
Answer:
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

Question 8.
Chunilal wanted Bepin Choudhury to …………………. .
A. lend him some money to tide over his rough time.
B. find him a job to get over his financial hardship.
C. tell him the facts about his stay in Ranchi.
D. None of these three
Answer:
B. find him a job to get over his financial hardship.

Question 9.
How long had Bepin Choudhury been working in that firm?
A. For ten years.
B. For twenty years.
C. For twenty-five years.
D. For twenty-one years.
Answer:
C. For twenty-five years.

Question 10.
Where had Chunilal worked before he became jobless?
A. In a gas agency.
B. In a travel agency.
C. In a newspaper agency.
D. In a security agency.
Answer:
B. In a travel agency.

Question 11.
Dr Chanda suggested Bepin Choudhury to ………………… .
A. take a nerve tonic for a few days.
B. take tranquilisers for a few days.
C. visit Ranchi personally.
D. All of these three
Answer:
D. All of these three

Question 12.
On his visit to Hudroo Falls, Bepin Choudhury …………………….. .
A. remembered everything that he had forgotten.
B. became unconscious.
C. got overwhelmed.
D. was overjoyed.
Answer:
B. became unconscious.

Question 13.
After reading the letter from Chunilal, Bepin Choudhury …………………. .
A. felt terribly upset.
B. became unconscious.
C. felt relieved.
D. remembered everything.
Answer:
C. felt relieved.

Say whether the following sentences are True or False:

Question 1.
Bepin Choudhury used to drop in at Kalicharan’s in New Market to buy fruits.
Answer:
False

Question 2.
Bepin Choudhury did not like to spend time in unnecessary conversation.
Answer:
True

Question 3.
‘Biting tongue’ is an expression for surprise.
Answer:
False

Question 4.
Mr Dinesh Mukerji did not have his own bungalow in Ranchi.
Answer:
True

Question 5.
Bepin Choudhury had got a cut on his right knee having a fall at Hudroo Falls.
Answer:
False

Question 6.
Bepin Choudhury’s brother was insane.
Answer:
True

Question 7.
Chunilal was Bepin Choudhury’s colleague.
Answer:
False

Question 8.
No place in Ranchi was familiar to Bepin Choudhury when he visited it on Dr Chanda’s suggestion.
Answer:
True

Answer the following questions in two to three sentences each:

Question 1.
What was Bepin Babu’s hobby? What: would he do every Monday?
Answer:
Bepin Babu’s hobby was reading books. Every Monday, he would purchase books of; crime stories, ghost stories and thrillers from Kalicharan’s shop.

Question 2.
What type of man was Bepin Babu?
Answer:
Bepin Babu was a loner. He was not f; a good mixer. He had only a few friends and l he didn’t like spending time in idle chat.

Question 3.
How can you say that Bepin Babu’s encounter with Parimal Ghose made him restless?
Answer:
Bepin Babu’s encounter with Parimal Ghose made him really very restless. Even in the office, he noticed that with every passing hour, his encounter with Parimal Ghose was occupying more and more of his mind.

Question 4.
Why couldn’t Bepin Babu ignore what! Parimal Ghose had said to him?
Answer:
It was because Parimal Ghose knew a great deal about him. He knew about his (Bepin Babu’s) wife’s death, his brother’s insanity, etc. If the man knew so much about him, how could he make such a mistake about the Ranchi trip.

Question 5.
What was wrong with Bepin Babu? What did Dr Chanda suggest him?
Answer:
Bepin Babu had completely forgotten about his visit to Ranchi. Dr Chanda suggested him to go to Ranchi once again in order to get7 back his lost memory.

Answer the following questions in four to five sentences each :

Question 1.
What was Bepin Choudhury’s ailment s or problem? Was it real or imaginary?
Answer:
Bepin Babu was a lonely chap. His ailment began only after his meeting with – Parimal Ghose. Parimal Ghose knew many intimate details about Bepin Babu. He also remembered clearly the time Bepin Babu spent: in Ranchi. Somehow, the Ranchi episode was totally wiped out from Bepin Babu’s memory.
In fact, Bepin Babu’s memory loss was an imaginary ailment caused by the clever plotting of Chunilal.

Question 2.
Who was Chunilal? What is his role; in the story?
Answer:
Chunilal had once been Bepin Babu’s schoolmate. He was facing hard times and looking for a job. He called on Bepin with hope to get help. But Bepin even refused to see him. Chunilal then decided to take revenge on Bepin Babu with the help of some prank-loving friends, he hatched an ingenious plot to destabilize Bepin Babu’s mind. Luckily, Chunilal’s financial state looked up and he confessed his evil designs to Bepin Babu in a letter.

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them:

Question 1.
The man raised his eyebrows, bit his; tongue and said, “Do I know you? Who doesn’t know Bepin Choudhury?”
Bepin Babu now turned towards the;! bookshelves and said, “Still you’re making ‘ a mistake. One often does. I’ve never been to Ranchi.”
The man now laughed aloud.
“What are you saying, Mr Choudhury? ;! You had a fall in Hudroo and cut your right knee. I brought you iodine. I had fixed up a car for you to go to Netarhat the next day, but you couldn’t because of the pain in the knee. Can’t you recall anything? Someone else you know was also in Ranchi at that time.

Mr Dinesh Mukerji. You stayed in a bungalow. You said you didn’t like hotel food and would prefer to have your meals cooked by a Kawachi. Mr Mukerji stayed with his sister. You had a big argument about the moon landing, remember? I’ll tell you more: you always carried a bag with your books in it on your sightseeing trips. Am I right or not?”
Questions:
(1) What does this expression – ‘raised his eyebrows, bit his tongue’ – indicate?
Answer:
This expression – ‘raised his eyebrows, bit his tongue’ – indicates confusion on the part of Bepin Choudhury.

(2) Give two evidences that the other man quoted as proof that Bepin Choudhury was in Ranchi.
Answer:
The two evidences that the other man quoted as proofs that Bepin Choudhury was in Ranchi are :

1. That he had a fall in Hudroo and cut his right knee.
2. That he had stayed in a bungalow with Dinesh Mukerji.

(3) Who prepared meals at Dinesh Mukeiji’s place?
Answer:
A bawarchi prepared meals at Dinesh Mukerji’s place.

(4) On what topic did Bepin Choudhury have an argument with Dinesh Mukerji?
Answer:
Bepin Choudhury had an argument with Dinesh Mukerji on the moon landing.

Question 2.
Was he losing his mind? But how could that be? He was working daily in his office. It was a big firm, and he was doing a responsible job. He wasn’t aware of anything ever going seriously wrong. Only today he spoke for half an hour at an important meeting. And yet… And yet the man knew a great deal about him. How? He even seemed to know some intimate details.

The bag of books, wife’s death, brother’s insanity… The only mistake was about his having gone to Ranch!. Not a mistake; a deliberate 11e. In ‘58, during the Pujas, he was in Kanpur at his friend Haridas Bagchi’s place. All Bepin Babu had to, do was write to – no, there was no way of writing to Haridas. Bepin Babu suddenly remembered that Haridas had left with his wife for Japan some weeks ago, and he didn’t have his address.
Questions:
(1 ) What do the words ‘And yet …‘ express? How?
Answer:
The words And yet …‘ express surprise. Bepin Choudhury himself knew that he was working quite responsibly in a big firm where nothing had gone wrong so far for his forgetfulness that the other man wanted to prove.

(2) What Intimate detail. of Bepln Choudhury did the other man know?
Answer:
The other man knew that Bepin Choudhury always carried a bag of books on his shoulder. He also knew that his wife had died and his brother was Insane.

(3) Where, according to Bepin Choudhury was he during Durga Puja In ‘58?
Answer:
According to Bepin Choudhury, during Durga Puja In ‘58 he was In Kanpur at his friend Haridas Bagchl’s place.

(4) Why did Bepin Choudhary drop the Idea of writing to Haridas Bagchi?
Answer:
Bepin Choudhury dropped the Idea of writing to Haridas Bagchi because he remembered that Haridas had left with his wife for Japan some weeks ago, and he didn’t have his address.

Question 3.
Back home at two-thirty, Bepin Babu lay down In bed and tried to gather his wits together. He knew that it was possible to lose one’s memory through an injury in the head, but he didn’t know of a single instance of someone remembering everything except one particular incident-and a fairly recent and significant one at that. He had always wanted to go to Ranchi; to have gone there, done things, and not to remember was something utterly impossible.

At seven-thirty, Bepin Babu’s servant came and announced, “Chuni Babu, sir. Says it’s very important.” Bepin Babu knew what Chuni had come for. Chunilal had been at school with him. He’d been having a rough time lately and had been coming to see him about a job. Bepin Babu knew it was not possible to do anything for him and, in fact, told him so. But Chuni kept turning up like a bad penny.
Questions :
(1) What did Bepin Babu do lying in his bed?
Answer:
Bepin Babu was trying to make an effort to become calm and think clearly lying in his bed.

(2) What possibility about losing memory did Bepin Babu think of?
Answer:
Bepin Babu thought that it was possible to lose one’s memory through an injury in the head. But that was not the case with him.

(3) Who was Chunilal? What favour did he want from Bepin Babu?
Answer:
Chunilal was Bepin Babu’s schoolmate. He wanted Bepin Babu to find him a job.

(4) What does the phrase ‘turn up like a bad penny suggest?
Answer:
The phrase ‘turn up like a bad penny’ suggests ‘appearing at a place where one is not welcome’.

Vocabulary

Replace the underlined words selecting the most appropriate options from the brackets:

(1) Mr Sharma Is a gentleman. I have known him from close quarters for about ten years. (thoroughly, from very near, for the time being)
(2) KnowIng the facts about her, his head reeled. (he was happy, he was shocked and confused, he became suspicious)
(3) You may probably conclude Rakesh Is going nuts. (becoming crazy, getting hungry, getting excited)
(4) I will keep myself away In this matter, you can carry It on if you wish. (bring end to It, continue It, hand It over to someone)
(5) Don’t beat about the bush – get to the point! (leave unsolved, talk nonsense, avoid matn issue)
Answer:
(1) Mr Sharma Is a gentleman. I have known him from very near for about ten years,
(2 ) KnowIng the facts about her, he was shocked and confused.
(3) You may probably conclude Rakesh is becoming crazy.
(4) I will keep myself away in this matter, you can continue it if you wish.
(5) Don’t avoid main issue – get to the point!

Choose the correct words from the brackets and complete the following passages:

Question 1.
(heard, sharp, physician, symptoms, thoughtful, bright) Paresh Chanda was a young ………1………. with a pair of ……….2……….. eyes and a ………3………. nose. He became ………..4……….. when he …………5………… about Bepin Babu’s …………6…………..
Answer:
1. physician
2. bright
3. sharp
4. thoughtful
5. heard
6. symptoms

Question 2.
(everything, realised, confidence, back, balance, truly) Next morning, Bepin Babu was ………1………. in Calcutta. He ………2………. that there was ………3………. no hope for him. Soon he would lose ………4……….: his will to work, his ………5………., his ability, his ………6………. of mind.
Answer:
1. back
2. realised
3. truly
4. everything
5. confidence
6. balance

Grammar

Choose the correct Article(s), Conjunction (s) and Preposition(s) and complete the following passages:

Question 1.
………..1……….. the name it said ‘Urgent and Confidential. ………2……….. his condition, Bepin Babu had ………3………. feeling ………4………. he ought to go ………5………. the letter. He tore open the envelope ………6………. took out the letter.
Answer:
1. Above
2. In spite of
3. a
4. that
5. through
6. and

Question 2.
Now Bepin Babu realised ………1………. it was I, not he ………2………. this man ………3………. was making ………4………. mistake. Bepin Babu had never been ………5………. Ranchi. He had been at ………6………. point of going several times but never made it.
Answer:
1. that
2. but
3. who
4. a
5. to
6. the

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate, forms of verbs given in the brackets and complete the text:

Question 1.
“What ………1……….. you ………1………. (say), Mr Choudhury? You ………2………. (have) a fall in Hudroo and cut your right knee. I ………3………. (bring) you iodine.
Answer:
1. are… saying
2. had
3. brought

Question 2.
Next day, in the office, Bepin Babu ………1………. (notice) that with every passing hour, the previous day’s encounter ………2………. (occupy) more and more of his mind. If the man knew so much about Bepin Babu, how ………3………. he ………3………. (make) such a mistake about the: Ranchi trip?
Answer:
1. noticed
2. was occupying
3. could make

Change the voice of the following :

(1) I arranged for a car to take you to the Hudroo falls.
(2) Still you’re making a mistake.
(3) What are you saying?
(4) Can’t you recall anything?
(5) I’ll tell you more.
(6) You spoke about your family.
(7) Bepin Babu had paid for the books.
(8) He should forget such an incident.
Answer:
(1) A car was arranged for to take you to the Hudroo falls by me.
(2) Still a mistake is being made by you.
(3) What is being said by you?
(4) Can’t anything be recalled by you?
(5) You will be told more by me.
(6) Your family was spoken about by you. ,
(7) The books had been paid for by Bepin Babu.
(8) Such an incident should be forgotten by him.

Turn the following dialogue into Indirect Speech:

Question 1.
“Which month in ’58 are you talking about ?” The man said, “October.” “No, sir,” said Bepin Babu. “I spent Puja in ’58 with a friend in Kanpur. You’re making a mistake. Good day.”
Answer:
Bepin Babu asked the man which month in ’58 he was talking about. The man replied that it was October. Soon Bepin Babu declined and explained that he had spent Puja in ’58 with a friend in Kanpur. Then he added that he was making a mistake. He wished the other man goodbye.

Question 2.
“Hello.” “Is that Dinesh? This is Bepin here.” “Well, well what’s the news?” “I just wanted to find out if you recalled an incident which took place in ’58.”
Answer:
Bepin Babu dialled a call to Dinesh and confirmed that the person on the other end was Dinesh. Then he introduced himself as Bepin. Dinesh from the other end soon recognised Bepin and asked him if there was anything for him to know. Bepin Babu told him that he just wanted to find out if he had recalled an incident which had taken place in ’58.

Rewrite as directed :

(1) He had to buy at least five at a time 5 to last him through the week. (Use ‘so… that’.)
(2) Bepin Babu had never been to Ranchi. (Turn into Affirmative.)
(3) Who doesn’t know Bepin Choudhury? (Turn into Assertive.)
(4) He had an excellent memory. (Turn into Exclamatory.)
(5) The river breeze was bracing, and yet a slight discomfort lingered in Bepin Babu’s mind. (Use “Though’.)
(6) If he had really never been to Ranchi, what would Dinesh think? (Use ‘unless’.)
(7) Sipping a cold drink in his air-conditioned living room, Bepin Babu felt at ease again. (Turn into Complex.)
Answer:
(1) He had to buy at least five at a time so that they would last him through the week.
(2) Bepin Babu had hardly been to Ranchi.
(3) Everybody knows Bepin Choudhury.
(4) What an excellent memory he had!
(5) Though the river breeze was bracing, a slight discomfort lingered in Bepin Babu’s mind.
(6) Unless he had really been to Ranchi, what would Dinesh think?
(7) As Bepin Babu sipped a cold drink in his air-conditioned living room, he felt at ease again.

Write an essay on ‘A Memorable Event in My Childhood’ in about 200 words :

A Memorable Event in My Childhood
Life is full of events of all types – some are ordinary, some of special importance; some are pleasant, some unpleasant; some serious, some humorous. Of these, some events fade away from our memory, while we remember some forever. I distinctly remember one such event.

I was then about seven years old. We lived in a small town, where we had a small house of our own, with a verandah and a compound. In summer we usually slept in the compound under the open sky. Though the days were hot, the nights were cool and pleasant.

On one such summer night, I was asleep in my bed with a sheet over me. In the middle of the night, I had a vague feeling ‘ that someone had got into my bed and was lying beside me. In those days, it was usual ! for my kid brother to share my bed, as he was very fond of me. Sometimes he used to creep into my bed at any time of the night. So that night I thought it was he who wanted to sleep by my side. Unconsciously I stretched out my sheet and covered him.

I do not know for how many hours we lay there in the same bed. Early in the morning, a loud barking of dogs in the street disturbed my sleep. But when I heard a bark in my own bed, I woke up with a start. As I sat up and opened my eyes, out leapt a dog from the bed and rushed to the gate to join the barking dogs! A shiver rein down my spine. But it was for a moment only.

The next moment I realized how funny the whole situation was, and burst out laughing. So it was not my younger brother, but a dog who was with me in my bed. He must have entered the compound before the gate was locked at night; At breakfast, I narrated the night’s incident, and the whole family was highly amused. Even now, I chuckle to myself when I remember this hilarious incident. Those who listen to my midsummer night’s adventure roar with laughter.

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory Summary in English

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory Summary:
This is a humorous story about a man named Bepin Choudhury who was made to think that he had completely lost his memory of a certain period in his life. Bepin Choudhury lived all alone and had few friends. He used to read books to pass his time. He was fond of reading crime stories, ghost stories and thrillers. Every Monday he visited a shop in the New Market to buy books. One Monday he found a man looking strangely towards him. He seemed surprised that Bepin Babu had not recognised him. He reminded Bepin of his Ranchi visit in 1958.

He introduced himself as Parimal Ghose and said that he was also with him. But Bepin Babu had never been to Ranchi. He tried to convince Mr Ghose of this, but he would not agree. He told Bepin Babu many details of his private life and claimed that he himself had told him all these things. He also narrated some incidents which occurred during his stay in Ranchi. Bepin Babu left the shop and tried to forget all about Mr Ghose but to no use. The man seemed to know some intimate details like the bag of books, his wife’s death, his brother’s insanity and so on.

But Bepin was dead sure that he had never visited Ranchi in all his life. Parimal Ghose had also said that Mr Dinesh Mukerji was in Ranchi at that time. Bepin Babu knew him well. So he thought of going to him. He, then, rejected the idea because it looked ridiculous and may even prompt Dinesh to suspect the soundness of his mind. Moreover, Bepin Babu feared that such a query would invite bitter sarcasm from Dinesh, who is known for his ruthless ways with the friends.

The next day in his office, the incident again came to his mind. He rang up Dinesh. To his surprise, Dinesh too confirmed his visit to Ranchi. In despair, Bepin Babu slammed the receiver and held his head with his hands.
Bepin Babu had a reputation for being a tireless worker in his firm. But that day he was feeling tired and giddy. He left his office and came home. When he lay in his bed, his servant told him that Chuni Babu wanted to see him. Though at first, he refused to meet Chuni Babu, the nagging thought about the to pass his time. He was fond of reading crime stories, ghost stories and thrillers.

Every Monday he visited a shop in the New Market to buy books. One Monday he found a man looking strangely towards him. He seemed surprised that Beptn Babu had not recognised trip which he had supposedly taken to Ranchi compelled him to seek confirmation about It from Chuni Babu. He hurried down the stairs. He asked Chuni Babu if he remembered something about the trip to Ranch!. Chunflal confirmed the facts In such a manner that It struck him like a hammer.

Bepin Babu sighed and shook his head. He decided to visit a specialist, Dr Paresh Chanda. After listening to his problem, Dr Chanda said that he must have been to Ranchi but due to some reason the entire incident had slipped out of his mind. He suggested Bepin Babu to go to Ranchi once again. The sight of place might remind him of the trip.

Bepin Babu, as suggested by the doctor, undertook a visit to Ranchi. He went from place to place but nothing came to his mind. His head was getting burdened and he felt more sure that he had never been there. So he fell down unconscious and came to himself only in the evening when he was discovered by a group of picnickers.

Next morning, Bepin Babu was back home. He was totally hopeless. He realised that he was going to lose the balance of his mind. He Immediately called Dr Chanda. Then after a shower, he got Into bed. Just then he received a letter from Chunilal. After reading It. he came to understand the entire episode. It was all planned by Chunilal who wanted to punish him for his unfeeling behaviour.

Now all the tension of Bepin Babu was gone. So when Dr Chanda came, he invented a funny excuse. He said that he was fine. He had sent for him only for a painkiller as his hip was In pain due to a fall In Ranchi.