Solutions provided by NCERT for Class 8 All students who are enrolled in the eighth grade of the CBSE are strongly encouraged to take English. Class 8 Exciting things may be found in the Indian educational system. The students are under pressure to do well on these school unit examinations as well as other tests, but they also want to mingle with their peers, have fun, and be actively engaged in sports. Students in class 8 who want to perform well in English courses and enhance their results on a unit exam may study such subjects from the NCERT.
The NCERT answers for class 8 English can be found on this page. These solutions cover all of the class 8 English chapters. In English grade 8, there are a total of 18 chapters. The answers provided by SWC NCERT are widely recognized and followed by toppers and instructors from a variety of CBSE institutions.
NCERT SOLUTIONS FOR CLASS 8 ENGLISH CHAPTER 14 THE LAST BARGAIN – Exercises
Question 1. Who is the speaker in the poem?
Solution : The speaker in the poem is a man who is looking for work.
Question 2. “The king, sword in hand” suggests
(i) wealth
(ii) power
(iii) more power than wealth
Mark the appropriate item in the context of stanza 1.
Solution : (ii) power
Question 3. The old man offered the speaker a lot of money. Why did he turn down the offer?
Solution : The old man offered the speaker a lot of money. However, he turned it down becausehe realised that money cannot give him what he actually desires. He had not till then realised that what he actually desired was happiness. When the old man was counting the gold coins, the speaker realised that once the money was finished or the work the old man wanted to hire him for was done, he would again be out of work. More than that, he would be bound in this bargain. It did not satisfy him and therefore, he turned it down.
Question 4. Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.
(i) I have nothing to give you
Except goodwill and cheer.
(ii) Her happiness was no more
Than sorrow in disguise.
(iii) The king’s might was not worth much.
Solution :
(i) ‘I hire you with nothing.’
(ii) ‘Her smile paled and melted into tears’.
(iii) ‘But his power counted for naught’.
Question 5. How did the speaker feel after talking to the child on the beach?
Solution : The speaker felt free after talking to the child on the beach. The child was playing with shells and he ‘hired’ the speaker for nothing. This showed that he did not want any work from the speaker. In turn, he offered to give him nothing but happiness and cheer. This bargain brought him what he could not find with the king, old man, or the fair maid. This was because power, money, and beauty all go away, but happiness is something that stays and does not cost anything either. Happiness is the true asset of any human being. Power, money, and beauty cannot buy everlasting happiness. That is why the speaker was not bound with the child by any terms or conditions. Hence, he felt free after striking that bargain with the child.
Conclusions for NCERT SOLUTIONS FOR CLASS 8 ENGLISH CHAPTER 14 THE LAST BARGAIN
Solutions provided by NCERT for Class 8 English Chapter 14. The academic team comprised of SWC’s most knowledgeable members has compiled and posted for your perusal.
The following NCERT answers for chapter 14 have been provided by SWC and may be used as a reference. You can get the solutions for all of the chapters of NCERT class 8 English from here.
