My Native Land class 8 Assam English Question Answer

1/ Answer the following questions.

(a) What does the old man ask the poet?

Ans: The old man asked the poet how his land looks like.

(b) Why does the old man ask the question to the poet?

Ans: The old man asks the question about his own village because he was blind and cannot se his land.

(c) How does the poet address the old man? What does that form of address mean?

Ans: The poet address the old man as ” Koka”. Koka means grandfather in Assamese.

(d) Why does the poet ask the old man to breathe deep?

Ans: The poet told the old man to inhale deeply, so he may feel the warm air that remained of his childhood.

(e) With what does the poet compare the cool breeze on the old man’s face?

Ans: The poet compares the cool breeze on the old man’s face with the peaceful breath of his native land.

(f) With what does the poet compare the content gurgling of the little baby?

Ans: With the soil of his land the poet compare the content gurgling of the little baby.

(g) What does the chorus of the cuckoo and the sparrows do ?

Ans: The chorus of the cuckoo and the sparrows defines the atmosphere and essence of the old man’s homeland.

(h) What are the things that create the soul of the poet’s beloved country ? 

Ans:-The things that create the soul of the poet’s beloved country are, the roll of the Bihu Dhol, the Pepa and Gogona, the sweet smell of the Pitha and Laroo and the chant of the evening prayer in the Namghar, Masjid And Church.