Thursday, February 12, 2026

8th English - Homeless Man and his Friends – A True Story

 

Supplementary : Homeless Man and his Friends – A True Story


A. Comprehension Questions

1. What is the name of the hero of this story?
Answer: The name of the hero of this story is Cesar.

2. Where did this story happen?
Answer: This story happened on the street in Rio do Sul in South Brazil.

3. When was he admitted in the hospital?
Answer: Cesar was admitted at the emergency room of the hospital at about 3 a.m.

4. Where is the hospital?
Answer: The hospital is in Rio do Sul, in South Brazil.

5. Who accompanied him to the hospital?
Answer: A gang of dogs accompanied him to the hospital.


B. Write the answers for the following questions in 100 words

1. Where did the nurse post this story?
Answer: The nurse posted the story on Facebook.

2. What did Cesar do when he was offered food by the nurses?
Answer: When Cesar was offered food by the nurses, he ate some and saved a bit to give the dogs later. Though Cesar was a homeless man in Rio do Sul in South Brazil, he often sacrificed his own food to feed the stray dogs around him. When he suddenly required emergency treatment, his kindness came back to him like a boomerang, for the faithful dogs he had been feeding made sure he was not alone.

3. How many dogs accompanied him when he left the hospital?
Answer: Four dogs accompanied him when he left the hospital.

4. How many people followed Mamprim’s post?
Answer: 1,36,000 people followed Mamprim’s post.


C. Guess the meaning of the following words

  • homeless : without any house or people to care
  • boomerang : come back to the person who threw it
  • canine : dog – due to its teeth it is named so
  • stray : dogs found in the streets without owners
  • health facility : health care
  • colleague : co-worker
  • accompany : go along with
  • trailing : following
  • wagging : moving the tail swiftly
  • reciprocal : in return
  • possession : own
  • mistreatment : ill treatment, wrong behaviour

Step to Success – Coding & Decoding

Number the alphabet according to their position

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

1. If BUG = 30 and ALMS = 45 then CADET = ?
a. 70    b. 24    c. 33    d. 37
Answer: (c) 33

2. If INFER = 25 and JERSEY = 28 then CHOICE = ?
a. 43    b. 34    c. 89    d. 52
Answer: (b) 34

3. If EGG = 577 and ICE = 935 then what is 8945?
a. HIDE    b. FEAR    c. DEED    d. HIGH
Answer: (a) HIDE

4. If YSMIR = TNHDM and VPJHN = QKECI then GKTZO = ?
a. TEFMD    b. BFOUJ    c. IPBVR    d. ZOAFQ
Answer: (b) BFOUJ


Connecting to Self

Tick the boxes that you have done and check yourself whether you are a good friend. If you tick two or less pink / two or more blue, you should improve yourself as a better friend.

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