The Great Escape Class 8 Question Answer

The Great Escape

Activity - 1

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes :

1. Subhas and Sisir choose the wanderer for their journey . [ 6 ]
2. Sisir entered Subhas's bedroom that december afternoon . [ 1 ]
3. The police were keeping a watch on Subhas's house . [ 4 ]
4. Sisir was to help plan and carry out Subhas's escape . [ 2 ]
5. Subhas's nephew helped him listen to foreign broadcast. [ 5 ]
6. Sisir walked back to his own house in a state of wonder and excitement . [ 3 ]

Activity - 2

Complete the following sentences with information from the text :

1. On a December afternoon, Sisir entered Subhas's bedroom.
2. The task that Subhas gave Sisir was to help plan and carry out Subhas's escape from India.
3. 1, Woodborn Park was Sisir's own house.
4. The escape plan of Subhas and Sisir was to escape in the most natural fashion.

Activity - 3

Answer the following question :

1. Why did Subhas and sisir, as their plan of escape, decide to drive out in the most natural fashion through the main gate ?

Ans: Subhas and Sisir decided to drive out in the most natural fashion through the main gate so that nobody suspect them .

Activity - 4

Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answer.

(a) Akbar Shar operated in the north - eastern frontier provinces. [ F ]

S.S. : He operated in the north western frontier provinces.

(b) The items of clothing for Subhas's disguise were purchased from a shop of South Kolkata. [ F ]

S.S. : They want to a shop in Central Calcutta.

(c) Everyone in Subhas's family was aware of his plan of escapet . [ F ]

S.S. : None of the family members knew everything of his escapet Ila and Dwijen.

(d) Dev policeman preferred warm blankets on the cool, winter night of 16th January. [ T ]

S.S. : On the cool water night of January 16th , they had preferred the comfort of the one blankets on the charpoi.

Activity - 5

Answer the following questions :

(a) What items were purchased for Subhas to carried with him on his journey ?

Ans: Baggy salwars, a block fez, a suitcase, a bedroll, shirts, pillows were purchased for Subhas to carry with him on his journey.

(b) What was the real identity of Mohammad Ziauddin ?

Ans: Mohammad Ziauddin was a travelling inspector. But it is actually the disguiese of Subhas Bose .

(c) Why do you think Subhas had to put on a false identity ?

Ans: Subhas had to put on false identity because he was under watch of British police.