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Important Questions

Waiting for the Rain — Important Questions

CBSE · Class 8 · English

78 important questions from Waiting for the Rain for CBSE Class 8 English, with answers. Includes multiple choice and multiple correct questions.

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Important Questions from Waiting for the Rain

1multiple choice
1 marks

For about how long had Velu owned his piece of land?

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Nearly six years

Velu had owned his piece of land for nearly six years.

2multiple choice
1 marks

What did Velu do throughout the year before the drought year?

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He worked and never thought of rest or a holiday

Velu worked hard all year and did not take rest or a holiday.

3multiple choice
1 marks

What happened at the end of summer in the year of drought?

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The rains did not come

This year was different because the rains failed to arrive at the end of summer.

4multiple choice
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What condition did the earth enter because there was no rain for months?

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It hardened, crusted and cracked

Without rain, the soil became hard, crusted and cracked.

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