Important short answer type questions are here for the students of class 12 under WBCHSE board Higher Secondary Examination. Students will get much help to secure a very good marks through SAQ from The Eyes Have It suggestion with answer. Read the questions carefully and follow the answers of the questions: you may also write them down for your better understanding and remembrance.
Short answer type questions are given here in sets with answers for the students of class 12 under WBCHSE Board. Through SAQ questions from The Eyes Have It with answer for class 12, the students of class 12 will get here much help to prepare themselves for the upcoming higher secondary examination.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
QUESTION– 1. Who came to Rohana to see the girl off ?
ANSWER- According to the narrator in The Eyes Have It, probably the girl’s parents came to see the girl off.
QUESTION- 2. At which station did the blind girl get into the train?
ANSWER-The blind girl got into the train at Rohana station.
QUESTION- 3. Who would receive the blind girl at the destination?
ANSWER- The blind girl’s aunt would receive her at the destination.
QUESTION- 4.What according to the narrator of Ruskin Bond’s story The Eyes Have It is the best time to visit the hills?
ANSWER- According to the narrator October is the best time to visit the hills.
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QUESTION- 5. Why were the narrator’s eyes sensitive only to light and darkness ?
ANSWER-The narrator’s eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness because he was completely blind at that time.
QUESTION- 6.Whose voice was heard near the carriage door?
ANSWER-A high-pitched voice of the girl’s aunt was heard near the carriage door.
QUESTION- 7.Whose voice startled the girl?
ANSWER-The voice of the narrator startled the girl.
QUESTION- 8.Who accompanied the narrator upto Rohana? ANSWER-The narrator was alone in the compartment.
QUESTION- 9.What made the narrator feel that the couple who had come
to see her off were her parents?
ANSWER-The narrator felt so because the couple who had come to
see the girl off were very anxious about her well being.
QUESTION- 10.Where did the blind girl get into the train?
ANSWER-The blind girl got into the train at Rohana.
QUESTION- 11.Who gave the girl detailed instructions at the moment of seeing
her off?
ANSWER- According to the narrator, probably the girl’s parents gave the girl detailed instructions at the moment of seeing her off.
QUESTION- 12.Why was the narrator unable to tell anything about the look of the girl?
ANSWER- As the narrator was completely blind at the time, he was unable to tell anything about the looks of the girl.
QUESTION- 13.What were the eyes of the narrator in “The Eyes Have It sensitive to?
ANSWER-The narrator’s eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness because he was completely blind.
QUESTION- 14.How did the narrator know that the girl wore slippers ?
ANSWER-The narrator knew that the little girl wore slippers from the way they slapped against her heels.
QUESTION- 15.What was unbearable to the girl in the journey by train?
ANSWER-It was unbearable to the girl to sit in a train for more than two-or-three hours.
QUESTION- 16.When did the new passenger stammer an apology?
ANSWER-When a man was getting into the compartment in the midst of confusion in the doorway, he
stammered an apology.
QUESTION- 17.What did the narrator wonder about the hair of the girl?
ANSWER-The narrator wondered if the girl wore her hair in a bun or if it was plaited; perhaps it was
hanging loose or Cut very Short.
QUESTION- 18.What made the narrator feel troubled and lonely?
ANSWER-When he thought of laughter at the remark of the girl, it made him feel troubled and lonely.
QUESTION- 19. Why did the narrator face the window?
ANSWER-The narrator faced the window to make a pretence of studying the landscape.
QUESTION- 20.What did the narrator want to conceal from the girl in “The Eyes Have It ?
ANSWER-The narrator in “The Eyes Have It wanted to conceal from the girl the fact that he was blind.
QUESTION- 21.Who broke into the narrator’s reverie?
ANSWER-The new passenger broke into the narrator’s reverie.
QUESTION- 22.How did the narrator in “The Eyes have It’ describe the voice of the blind girl?
ANSWER-The narrator described the voice of the blind girl as the sparkle of a mountain stream.
QUESTION- 23. When, according to Ruskin Bond, the hills look lovely ?
ANSWER-According to Ruskin Bond, the hills look lovely in the month of October.
QUESTION- 24. What did the narrator like when he met the girl?
ANSWER-When the narrator met the girl, he likes the sound of her voice and the slippers.
QUESTION- 25. Why did the narrator wish to sit in the train for any length of time?
ANSWER-The narrator wished to sit in the train for any length of time just to listen to the girls talks.
PREVIOUS YEAR’S QUESTIONS
| 1.At which station did the blind girl get into the train? [HS 2015] 2.Who would receive the blind girl at the destination? [HS 2015] 3.What according to the narrator of Ruskin Bond’s story The Eyes Have lt is the best time to visit the hills? [HS 2016] 4.Who broke into the narrator’s reverie? [HS 2016] 5.What were the eyes of the narrator in The Eyes Have It sensitive to? [HS 2017] 6.How did the narrator in “The Eyes have It describe the voice of the blind girl [HS 2017] ANSWERS— 1.The blind girl got into the train at Rohana station. 2.The blind girls aunt would receive her at the destination. 3.According to the narrator October is the best time to visit the hills. 4.The new passenger broke into the narrators reverie. 5.The narrators eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness because he was completely blind. 6.The narrator described the voice of the blind girl as the sparkle of a mountain stream. |
MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS-
| 1.How can one enjoy the beauty of the hills throughout the day ? 2.Why is October the best time in the hills ? 3.Why did the narrator make a pretence of studying the outside landscape ? 4.What could the narrator see in his mind’s eye? 5.”That always happens, What always happens? 6.What did the narrator want to know from the new passenger ? 7.How was the voice of the girl’s aunt ? 8.What was the girl tired of? 9.Who stammered an apology? 10.Why were the beautiful eyes of the girl useless? 11.What is the surprise at the end of the story? |
| ANSWERS- 1.One can enjoy the warmth of the sun and the beauty of the wild dahlias in the hills throughout the day? 2.October is the best time in the hills as the hills present then a lovely look because of wild dahlias, the refreshing sun and the quiet roads. 3.The narrator made a pretence of studying the outside landscape in order to conceal his blindness. 4.In his mind’s eye, the narrator could see telegraph posts flashing by. 5.It always happens that the passengers feel to be standing still in the moving train while the trees Outside Seem to be moving. 6.The narrator wanted to know from the new passenger it the girl’s hair was long or short. 7.The girl’s aunt had a high-pitched female voice. 8.The girl was tired of people telling her that she had a pretty face. 9.The man getting into the compartment in the midst of confusion in the doorway, stammered an apology 10.The beautiful eyes of the girl were useless because she was completely blind. 11.At the end of the story, the narrator who tried to conceal his blindness from the girl all through the journey, came to know that the girl too, was blind. |
SUGGESTIVE SAQ FROM THE EYES HAVE IT
| 1.What made the girl feel relieved? 2.What was unbearable to the girl in the journey by train? 3.Why did the narrator wish to sit in the train for any length of time? 4.How did thhe narrator express the beauty of the voice of the girl? 5.How long would the spell of encounter remain with the narrator and the girl? 6.When did the girl get up to collect her things? 7.How did the girl come to know that she would be soon at her station? 8.What did the narrator wonder about the hair of the girl? 9.Whose voice was heard near the carriage door! 10.What made the narrator desirous of touching the girl’s hair? 11.When did the new passenger stammer an apology: 12.Why, according to the narrator, was the world shut out again? |
| ANSWERS- 1.The girl felt relieved to know that it was a short journey to reach Saharanpur. 2.It was unbearable to the girl to sit in a train for more than two-or-three hours. 3.The narrator wished to sit in the train for any length of time just to listen to the girls talks. 4.According to the narrator the voice of the girl was as lively as the stream coming down from the mountain. 5.The girl would forget their brief encounter after leaving the train but the narrator would keep it in mind the rest of his journey and some time after. 6.When the carriage wheels changed their sound and rhythm, following the loud horns of the engine, the girl got up to collect her things. 7.With the loud noise of the horns and the change in the rumble of the wheels the girl sensed that she would be soon at her station. 8.The narrator wondered if the girl wore her hair in a bun or it it was plaited; perhaps it was hanging loose or cut very short. 9.A high-pitched voice of the girl’s aunt was heard near the carriage door. 10.The scent of perfume from the girls hair made the narrator desirous of touching her hair. 11.When a man was getting into the compartment in the midst of confusion in the doorway, he stammered an apology. 12.As soon as the carriage door was shut with a bang, the narrator sensed that he was cut off from the world outside for his blindness. |