The Eyes Have It – Short Questions
Prepare these short questions.
1. Who is the author of the story “The Eyes Have It”?
Answer: The author of the story “The Eyes Have It” is Ruskin Bond.
2. What do people with good eyesight fail to see?
Answer: People with good eyesight fail to see what is right in front of them.
3. Who came to see the girl off?
Ans: The couple who came to see the girl off were most probably her parents.
4.Where is Rohana?
Ans: Rohana Station is in Uttar Pradesh.
5. How did the narrator know that the little girl wore slippers?
Ans: The narrator came to know that the little girl wore slippers from the way they slapped against her heels.
6. In which month did the girl wish to visit Mussoorie?
Ans: The girl wished to visit Mussoorie in the month of October.
7. What do the people who cannot see take in?
Ans: The people who cannot see have to take in only those essential things that are registered on their remaining senses.
8. How can one celebrate night In the hills?
Ans: According to the narrator one can celebrate night with a little Brandy in front of a logfire In The hills.
9. Whose voice startled the girl?
Ans: The voice of the narrator startled the girl.
10. Who would receive the girl at the destination?
Ans: The girl’s aunt would receive the girl at the destination.
11. Where will the girl get off?
Ans: The girl will get off at Saharanpur.
12. Whose voice was heard near the carriage door?
Ans: A high pitched voice of the girl’s aunt was heard near the carriage door.
13. What made the narrator feel troubled and lonely?
Ans: The thought of laughter at the remark of the girl made the narrator feel troubled and lonely.
14. Why were the beautiful eyes of the girl useless?
Ans: The beautiful eyes of the girl were useless because the girl was totally blind.
15. Who broke into the reverie of the narrator?
Ans: The new passenger broke into the reverie of the narrator?
16. What did the new passenger notice in the girl?
Ans: The new passenger noticed that the girl had beautiful eyes but they were totally blind.
17. What, according to the narrator, is the best time to visit the hills?
Ans: According to the narrator, October is the best time to visit the hills.
18. What did the narrator first like in the girl?
Ans: The narrator first liked the sound of the voice of the girl and even the sound of a slippers.
19. Why did the author’s voice startled the girl?
Ans: The author’s Voice started the girl because the girl did not know that there was another co- passenger in her compartment.
20. Who got into the author’s compartment?
Ans: A girl got into the compartment of the author.
21. What instructions did girl’s mother give her?
Ans: The girl’s mother gave the girl detailed instructions as to where to keep her things, when not to lean out of the windows, and how to avoid speaking to strangers.
22. What did the second fellow passenger say to the blind narrator about the girl’s eye?
Ans: The second fellow passenger told that the girl had beautiful eyes – but they were of no use to her. She was completely blind.
23. What did the narrator ask the new fellow-traveller about the girl? (2020)
Ans: The narrator asked the new fellow-traveller if the girl kept her hair long or short.
24. Why did the narrator think that his voice must have startled girl? (2020)
Ans: The narrator thought that his voice must have startled the girl because he aske the girl a sudden question and the girl was totally unaware of the presence of anyone else in the train compartment.
25. “Aunts are formidable creatures.” – Who said this and to whom?
Ans: The narrator said this to the girl.
26. Who was travelling with the narrator in the train compartment upto Rohana?
Ans: In the train compartment the narrator was alone upto Rohana.
27. “No”, I answered quite confidently. – Why was the narrator so confident about there being no animals at all?
Ans: The narrator was si confident because he knew that there were no animals in the forest of Dehra.
28. Which sounds of the girl were liked by the narrator?
Ans: The narrator liked the sounds of the girl’s voice and of her slippers.
29. What do you mean by the word “formidable “?
Ans: The word “formidable” means,”dreadful”.
30. What is the meaning of ”fascinating”?
Ans: The word ”fascinating” means ”captivating” (মুগ্ধ করে এমন).