Important Question For All Chapters – English Poorvi Class 8th
1. Who was Encyclopedia Brown and where did he live?
Answer: Encyclopedia Brown was a young boy detective who lived in Idaville, USA.
2. Why did Chief Brown sometimes come home with a mystery?
Answer: When Chief Brown couldn’t solve a case, he would clear his desk, go home to dinner, and discuss it with Encyclopedia, who usually solved it before dinner was over.
3. Why was Leroy called “Encyclopedia”?
Answer: Leroy was called “Encyclopedia” because he read more books than anyone in Idaville and never forgot a fact.
4. What was Tim Nolan’s occupation?
Answer: Tim Nolan ran a small palm-tree nursery that barely earned him a living.
5. What crime were Nolan and Davenport suspected of committing?
Answer: They were suspected of robbing the Diamond Mart jewellery store five years ago.
6. Why was Nolan not arrested after the robbery?
Answer: A clerk thought she recognised him, but was not certain and refused to testify, and no stolen jewellery was found.
7. How did Chief Brown describe his suspicion about Nolan and Davenport’s actions after the robbery?
Answer: He had a hunch that they had hidden the stolen jewellery until things cooled down.
8. What significant action did Nolan take before dying?
Answer: Before dying of a stroke, Nolan wrote his will and placed it on the kitchen table, leaving everything, including his nursery, to Davenport.
9. What unusual note was found with the will?
Answer: A sheet from Nolan’s desk calendar with Davenport’s name, address, and four coded words: “Nom Utes Sweden Hurts.”
10. How did Mrs. Brown interpret the four words?
Answer: She explained their literal meanings but could not find the hidden message in them.
11. How did Encyclopedia decode the message?
Answer: He realised the words represented days of the week without “day” (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), meaning the fifth word was “Friday,” pointing to a fir tree.
12. Where was the stolen jewellery hidden?
Answer: It was hidden inside a large jug of earth under a young fir tree in Nolan’s nursery.
13. Why did Davenport disappear right after the robbery?
Answer: He likely hid to avoid suspicion and planned to retrieve the jewellery later when things calmed down.
14. What character traits of Encyclopedia are highlighted in the text?
Answer: He was knowledgeable, clever, humble, gentle, and a keen listener.
15. Why did Chief Brown feel proud of his son?
Answer: Because Encyclopedia’s sharp intelligence and logical thinking helped solve difficult cases that even the police couldn’t solve.
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