NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Poem The Last Bargain

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Poem The Last Bargain are provided below. These solutions contain answers to all the textbook questions. All the questions are solved by experts with a detailed explanation that help students to complete their assignments and homework. NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Poem The Last Bargain are prepared as per the latest CBSE syllabus and curriculum. Students of Class 8th can study the answers provided here to score well in their school exams.

The Last Bargain Class 8 NCERT Questions and Answers

Working with the poem

Question 1: Who is the speaker in the poem?

Answer: A man looking for his employer is the speaker.

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: (ii) power

Question 3: The old man offered the speaker a lot of money. Why did he turn down the offer?

Answer: The old man offered the speaker with a bag of gold. From his words, it’s evident that the speaker desired for job satisfaction and happiness at work which he felt wasn’t possible if he offered his services to the old man who was busy counting his gold coins and weighed it one by one. Due to this reason, the speaker turned down the offer because he valued his freedom more than becoming a slave for money.

Question 4: Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.

(i) I have nothing to give you except goodwill & cheer.

Answer: “I hire you with nothing”

(ii) Her happiness was no more than sorrow in disguise.

Answer: “Her smile paled and melted into tears”.

(iii) The king’s might was not worth much.

Answer: “But his power counted for naught”

Question 5: How did the speaker feel after talking to the child on the beach?

Answer: The speaker felt after meeting the child that he would get satisfaction, joy and freedom.