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Karnataka Solutions for Class 8 English Prose Chapter 3 Before The Match Questiona and Answers are prepared according to the latest academic syllabus. So refer our Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board Class 8 English Solutions to score good marks in the exams. Tap the link and Download KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 English<\/a> Chapter 3 Before The Match to cover all the topics.<\/p>\n

Karnataka State Board Class 8 English Prose Chapter 3 Before The Match<\/h2>\n

With the help of the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board Class 8 English Solutions Chapter 3 Before The Match Questions and Answers Pdf, Notes, Summary you can get an idea about the subject. Also we suggest the students keep the textbook aside to learn the subject in depth.<\/p>\n

Before The Match Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes<\/h3>\n

I. Comprehension:<\/span><\/p>\n

A. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two each:<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nName the teams that are to play the cricket match in the lesson.
\nAnswer:
\nMCC, Malgudi Cricket Club, and another local youth team called the YMU, Young Men\u2019s Union are to play the cricket match.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWho were the prominent players in the MCC team?
\nAnswer:
\nRajam, Mani and Swami were the prominent players in the MCC team.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWho was the \u2018Tate\u2019 of the team? Why was he called so? Swami is compared to Tate as he is a bowler. Tate refers to
\nAnswer:
\nthe best bowler of the time, Maurice Tate, the English cricketer.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nWhy could Swami not attend the practice in the evenings?
\nAnswer:
\nEvery evening there was Drill Class, Scouting and some school activity or other.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nWhat was Swami\u2019s excuse for exempting him from drill for a week?
\nAnswer:
\nSwami claimed to be unwell to escape the drill class. He said that he had the problem of delirium.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nWhat did Swami request the doctor to give him?
\nAnswer:
\nSwami requested the doctor to give him a Medical Certificate stating that he was unwell and should be exempted from drill classes in the evening.<\/p>\n

B. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. “There was only one who caused him the deepest anxiety day and night. \u201d<\/p>\n

Question i.
\nWho caused Rajam the deepest anxiety?
\nAnswer:
\nSwami caused Rajam the deepest anxiety as he could not attend cricket practice sessions in the evenings.<\/p>\n

Question ii.
\nWhy was this so?
\nAnswer:
\nEvery evening Swami had Drill Class or Scouting or some other school activity that was compulsory.<\/p>\n

2 \u201cJust seven days before the match, Swaminathan realised that his evenings were more precious than ever. \u201d<\/p>\n

Question i.
\nWhat is the match referred to here?
\nAnswer:
\nThe match between MCC, Malgudi Cricket Club, and another local youth team called the YMU, Young Men\u2019s Union.<\/p>\n

Question ii.
\nWhy were the evenings more precious than ever?
\nAnswer:
\nThere was just one week left for the match and hence every evening was precious.<\/p>\n

3. \u201cBut contrary to the custom, he had not taken off his coat and cap. \u201d<\/p>\n

Question i.
\nWhy did Swami not take off his coat and cap?
\nAnswer:
\nHe wanted to seek permission from the Drill Master to be exempted from drill practice. So he did not take off his coat and cap.<\/p>\n

Question ii.
\nWhat happened soon after?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Drill Master did not agree to exempt Swami and ordered him to remove his coat and cap and get ready for drill. But Swami kept dogging him and told him that the previous night he was delirious. Though the Drill Master did not believe him, he let him go.<\/p>\n

4. \u201cWell, I could do it. But is there anything wrong with you?”<\/p>\n

Question i.
\nWho is speaking to Swami in these lines?
\nAnswer:
\nThe doctor is speaking to Swami.<\/p>\n

Question ii.
\nWas there anything really wrong with Swami?
\nAnswer:
\nNo. Swami, in fact, was in the pink of health.<\/p>\n

Question iii.
\nWhat is the real purpose of Swami\u2019s visit?
\nAnswer:
\nSwami\u2019s real purpose is to get a fake medical certificate so that his Head Master would exempt him from the compulsory classes in the evenings. Swami could then go for his cricket practice sessions.<\/p>\n

5. \u201cI can\u2019t give you the certificate. But I shall talk to your Head Master about you and request him to let you off after four-thirty. \u201d<\/p>\n

Question i.
\nWhy does the doctor refuse to give a certificate?
\nAnswer:
\nThe doctor refuses to give a certificate saying that he would be prosecuted if he gave Swami a false Medical Certificate.<\/p>\n

Question ii.
\nWhat does he offer to do instead?
\nAnswer:
\nThe doctor offers to speak to the Head Master and request him to let Swami off after four-thirty. .<\/p>\n

Question iii.
\nDo you think the doctor was kind to Swami?
\nAnswer:
\nIn the extract, the doctor seems to be a righteous and kind man. He does not agree to give a fake certificate as nothing is actually wrong with Swami. But when Swami explains to him how important it is for him to attend the practice sessions in the evening, the doctor promises to speak to the Head Master and request him to exempt Swami from the drill session.<\/p>\n

C. Answer the following questions in about six or eight sentences each:<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nHow did Swami manage to get the permission of the drill master?
\nAnswer:
\nSwami has missed many practice sessions of the cricket match and there is only one more week for the match against YMU Cricket Team. Rajam has already given a stern warning to Swami. Hence Swami is determined to miss his Drill Class in school. He knows that his Drill Master will not let him go easily. So, he pretends to be ill. When the Drill Master refuses to let him off, he keeps following him making the same request. Finally, the Drill Master, who is annoyed, asks him what his problem is. Swami claims to be suffering from delirium.<\/p>\n

He says that he was unable to sleep even a wink the previous night. He adds that his doctor had advised him not to attend Drill for a week. After all this, the Drill Master permits Swami to skip the Drill Session adding that he didn\u2019t believe a word of what Swami said. Thus we see that against all odds Swami manages to get the permission of the Drill Master to skip drill.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhat was Swami\u2019s plan to get exemption from drill for a week?
\nAnswer:
\nSwami knew that if he had to be exempted from drill for a whole week, his pretence of illness alone wouldn\u2019t suffice. He knew that he needed a more authentic proof of his illness. That is why he decides to go to a doctor before going to school to get a medical certificate. With the doctor, however, he is honest. He tells him about the cricket match and the need to get time for practice sessions. He hopes that the doctor would understand his predicament and give him the false medical certificate.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nHow did the doctor promise to help Swami?
\nAnswer:
\nOn coming to know from Swaminathan that he wants the doctor to give him a certificate stating that he should be exempted from evening classes, the doctor wants to know whether there is any real problem with Swaminathan. The doctor is greatly amused when Swaminathan tells him that he has been suffering from delirium.<\/p>\n

However, from Swami\u2019s explanation that delirium was some kind of stomach ache, the doctor realises that Swami has a total misunderstanding of the term. On examining Swami, the doctor also comes to know that Swami is in the pink of health. Hence the doctor refuses to give him a Medical Certificate stating that he would be prosecuted if he did so. However, he wishes Swami well and offers to speak to the Head Master about Swami\u2019s inability to attend the compulsory sessions in the evenings.<\/p>\n

Multiple-Choice Questions:<\/span><\/p>\n

Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions\/ incomplete statements. Choose the most appropriate alternative.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nWhich of the following is not an attempt on Swami\u2019s part to skip drill?
\nA) He requests his Drill Master to leave him early.
\nB) He meets his family doctor for a Medical Certificate.
\nC) He asks Rajam to speak to the Head Master.
\nD) None of the above.
\nAnswer:
\nC) He asks Rajam to speak to the Head Master.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nThe.extract \u2018Before the Match\u2019 is from the novel
\nA) Malgudi Days
\nB) Swami and Friends
\nC) Malgudi Cricket Club
\nD) Swami and Rajam
\nAnswer:
\nB) Swami and Friends<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nDelirium is
\nA) Stomach ache
\nB) Head ache
\nC) Back ache
\nD) None of the above
\nAnswer:
\nD) None of the above<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nThe actual meaning of\u2018delirium\u2019is
\nA) A disturbed state of mind
\nB) Stomach ache
\nC) Hallucination
\nD) None of the above
\nAnswer:
\nA) A disturbed state of mind<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nThe boys name their cricket team MCC based on
\nA) Marylebone Cricket Club
\nB) Mexican Cricket Club
\nC) Mauritius Cricket Club
\nD) Melbourne Cricket Club
\nAnswer:
\nA) Marylebone Cricket Club<\/p>\n

Writing Activity:<\/span><\/p>\n

Complete the following paragraphs with the helps of clues give below:
\nKeywords: palace, soldiers, fond of, store house, to eat, demanded, summoned, devised, noticed, investigation, keep watch, honey, stole, thief, stand, detect, lifted up, observed, identify.
\nLinkers: who, and, So, As soon as, Thus.<\/p>\n

1. There lived a king by name Krishna and Queen Radha lived in a very big …… a …… with hundreds of servants and ……… b ……… .
\nBoth the King ……. c ……. the Queen were ……… d ………… honey. They built a separate storeroom to store a few tins of ……… e ………. The king appointed twelve guards to …… f ……. round the clock.<\/p>\n

2. One of the guards wanted …………. a ………. some of the royal honey ………. b …….. he made a secret entry of the ………. c ……….. of honey and ……… d ….. a few tins of honey the queen came, to know of the theft in the palace and ……. e ….. her beloved husband to punish the …………. f ………… .<\/p>\n

3. In the morning, the next day, the king ………… a ……… all the guards at once and ordered them to …… b ….. in a line. The king ……… c ……. a plan to ………… d ………. the guard who had stolen the honey. He told them in a polite tone that he ……….. e ……….. a pinch of honey on the beard one of the guards ……….. f ………. the king uttered these words, one of the guards ………… g ……… his hand to wipe out his beard. The King …….. h ……. this act and he told the guard that he was the culprit ………. i …….. the king was able to …….. j ……….. the thief without any ………… k ………. .
\nAnswer:
\n1. a – palace, b – soldiers, c – and, d – fond of, e – honey, f – keep watch.
\n2. a – to eat, b – So, c – storehouse, d stole, e – demanded, f – thief.
\n3. a – summoned, b – stand, c – devised, d – identity, e – noticed, f -As soon as, g – lifted up, h – observed, i – Thus, j – detect, k – investigation.<\/p>\n

Before The Match Summary in English<\/h3>\n

\u2018Before the Match\u2019 is an excerpt from R.K. Narayan\u2019s work \u2018Swami and Friends\u2019. \u2018Swami and Friends\u2019 is the first of a trilogy of novels written by R.K. Narayan, a celebrated English novelist from India. The novel, which is also Narayan’s first, is set in pre-independence days in India, in a fictional town – Malgudi, which has almost become a real place in India today, due to the wide recognition and popularity of Narayan\u2019s many novels.<\/p>\n

\u2018Swami and Friends\u2019 is the story of a 10-year-old boy, growing up during this particular time. He is a student at Albert Mission School, a school established by the British which gives importance to Christianity, English literature and education.<\/p>\n

\"Before<\/p>\n

\u2018Swami and Friends\u2019, set in British-colonial India in the year 1930, begins with an introduction to Swaminathan and his four principal friends: Somu, Sankar, Mani, and the Pea. Rajam also joins the group a little later. However, in the selected piece there are references to only Rajam and Mani. Swaminathan along with Rajam founds a new cricket team called the M.C.C, an acronym for Malgudi Cricket Club. Swami is compared to Tate, the best bowler of the time – Maurice Tate, the English cricketer.<\/p>\n

\"Before<\/p>\n

A match is scheduled between the M.C.C. and another local youth team called the Y.M.U., Young Men\u2019s Union, but new tensions mount between Rajam and Swaminathan in the bui dup to the match. Swaminathan misses several practices due to the heavy load of drill, scouting and other things at his new school. His truancy infuriates Rajam, who suggests that they speak to the Headmaster for permission for Swami to leave school early for practice sessions. Swami does not agree and Rajam threatens Swami saying he would never speak to him again if he keeps any batsman waiting for more than five minutes.<\/p>\n

Swami tries to escape the drill in the evening by telling the drill master that he is unwell. Swami thinks of \u2018Delirium\u2019 as an excuse for not attending drill. Though the Drill Master does not believe Swami, he lets him go. His cricket team members are happy to see Swami come early for practice. But Swami knows that he has to find some other ways to escape drill and other tasks of school for a whole week. So next day, before school, early in the morning, he visits a doctor and tells him honestly that he wants a fake medical certificate. When the doctor tells him that he should have one or the other ailment if he has to certify, Swami mentions delirium as his problem.<\/p>\n

\"Before<\/p>\n

The doctor asks Swami in surprise whether he knows the meaning of delirium. When Swami states that delirium must be something like stomach ache, the doctor has a hearty laugh. The doctor then tells Swami that he wouldn\u2019t be able to give the certificate. When Swami earnestly requests him to help him out, the doctor promises to speak to the headmaster and convince him to allow Swami to go for practice. Swami is greatly relieved and he leaves the place thanking the doctor for being kind to him.<\/p>\n

Glossary:<\/span><\/p>\n

peace of mind – a state in which one feels calm and quiet, not worried quiet, not worried
\nthrash – defeat someone very badly in a game
\nanxiety – worry or fear about something
\nTate – Swami is given the nickname \u2018Tate\u2019 after the famous English fast bowler, Maurice Tate, who was well known in the 1920s and 1930s.
\nfortnight – two weeks
\ncontrary to the custom – different from what usually happens every day
\ntucked up – the edges of their dhotis were folded and turned up, so that they were held in place
\nmuttering – saying something in a quiet voice, that is difficult to hear, especially when you are annoyed
\nbecame desperate – tried something when everything else had failed
\npursued – followed or chased someone
\noath – a word or phrase that is used to express anger, surprise, shock, etc.
\ndelirious – a state of excitement, when you cannot think or speak clearly, usually caused by a fever
\nscouting – activities related to an organisation called the Scout Association. It was originally meant for boys, to train young people in practical skills and involve them in many activities like camping, etc.
\nof late – in recent times
\nchoke – make it difficult for someone to speak because they do not have enough air
\nexamined – looked at someone \/ something closely, to see if there was anything wrong
\nin the pink of health – be in very good health
\nto get rid of – to free yourself of something that is annoying or causing a problem
\nprosecuted – charged with a crime in a court of law<\/p>\n

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