NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Chapter 26 - The Last Bargain

Question 1:

Who is the speaker in the poem?

Answer:

The speaker in the poem is the poet, Rabindranath Tagore.

Question 2:

“The king, sword in hand” suggests
(i) wealth
(ii) power
(iii) more power than wealth Mark the appropriate item in the context of stanza 1.

Answer:

power

Question 3:

The old man offered the speaker a lot of money. Why did he turn down the offer?

Answer:

The poet turned down the offer because he could not find happiness and freedom in money.

Question 4:

Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.
I have nothing to give you
except goodwill and cheer.

Answer:

I hire you with nothing.

Question 5:

Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.
Her happiness was no more
than sorrow in disguise.

Answer:

Her smile paled and melted into tears.

Question 6:

Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another. The king’s might was not worth much.

Answer:

But his power was counted for naught.

Question 7:

How did the speaker feel after talking to the child on the beach?

Answer:

The speaker felt happy and satisfied after talking to the child on the beach.