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Board CBSE
Textbook NCERT
Class Class 7
Subject English Honeycomb
Chapter Chapter 9
Chapter Name A Bicycle in Good Repair
Number of Questions Solved 16
Category NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 9 A Bicycle in Good Repair

IMPORTANT PASSAGES FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
I assured ; “easily enough in the morning ; goes a little stiffly after lunch.” (Page 126)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The remark implied
(a) the author was an early riser
(b) the author liked to cycle in the morning
(c) the author liked to cycle in the afternoon
(d) the author to be a professional rider
Answer.
(b) the author liked to cycle in the morning
Question 2.
To cycle in the afternoon was
(a) refreshing
(b) annoying
(c) difficult
(d) easy
Answer.
(b) annoying

Question 3.
The mood swings happen
(a) due to the timings of the day
(b) due to sumptuous lunch
(c) due to heavy lunch
(d) due to light lunch
Answer.
(c) due to heavy lunch

Question 2.
“Don’t you trouble about it any more ; you will make yourself tired. Let us put it back and get off.”   (Page 127)
Questions.

  1.  Who is the speaker of the above passage ?
  2.  Who is being spoken to ?
  3.  What is the work being done ?

Answers.

  1.  The owner of the bicycle is the speaker.
  2.  He is speaking to his friend who was trying to mend the bicycle.
  3.  The bicycle is being repaired.

Question 3.
“People talk like that who understand nothing about machines. Nothing is easier than taking off a gear-case.”   (Page 129)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The friend cautioned the author about the people
(a) who were just idiots
(b) who were not his friends
(c) who knew nothing about machines
(d) who were non-riders
Answer.
(c) who knew nothing about machines

Question 2.
The friend was an expert in taking off the gear-case as it took him
(a) five minutes to dismantle it
(b) less than five minutes to put it in two pieces
(c) just five seconds to throw it off
(d) all the above
Answer.
(b) less than five minutes to put it in two pieces

Question 3.
Who were effected by the friend’s repairs ?
(a) both the author and the cycle
(b) the bicycle
(c) the author
(d) the friend became tired
Answer.
(a) both the author and the cycle

Question 4.
“Watching you do this is of real use to me. It is not only your skill that fascinates me, it is your cheery confidence in yourself, your inexplicable hopefulness, that does me good.”
(Page 131)
Questions.

  1.  Is the speaker of these words happy ?
  2.  What fascinates the speaker ?
  3.  What does he mean by inexplicable hopefulness ?

Answers.

  1.  No. In fact he is very unhappy.
  2.  The speaker is fascinated at the behaviour of his friend. Though he is making the bicycle from bad to worse, he hopes to mend it.
  3.  The confidence of the friend cannot be explained. He is doing everything wrong, yet he
    hopes to set everything right.

Question 5.
The bicycle, I was glad to see, showed spirit; and the subsequent proceedings degenerated into little else than a rough-and-tumble fight between him and the machine. (Page 131)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The bicycle showed spirit as it finally defeated him
(a) the handles hit him sharply over the head
(b) he continued repairing it
(c) the friend was tired
(d) the author was flushed with victory
Answer.
(a) the handles hit him sharply over the head

Question 2.
The proceedings were defined as
(a) bicycle on the gravel and the friend over it
(b) friend on the gravel and the bicycle over him
(c) a rough tumble fight between them
(d) none of the above
Answer.
(c) a rough tumble fight between them him

Question 3.
The ultimate triumph was that of
(a) the author
(b) the friend
(c) the cycle
(d) none of the above
Answer.
(d) none of the above

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

Comprehension Check (Page 128)
Question 1.
“I got up early, for me.” It implies that
(i) he was an early riser.
(ii) he was a late riser.
(iii) he got up late that morning.
Mark the correct answer.
Answer.
(ii) he was a late riser.

Question 2.
The bicycle “goes easily enough in the morning and a little stiffly after lunch.” The remark is
(i) humorous.
(ii) inaccurate.
(iii) sarcastic.
(iv) enjoyable.
(v) meaningless.
Mark your choice(s).
Answer.
(iv) enjoyable.

Question 3.
The friend shook the bicycle violently. Find two or three sentences in the text which express the author’s disapproval of it.
Answer.
(i) “Don’t do that ; you’ll hurt it”.
(ii) “It doesn’t if you don’t wobble it”.
(iii) “Don’t you trouble about it any more ; you will make yourself tired.”

Question 4.
“… if not, it would make a serious difference to the machine.” What does “it’ refer to ?
Answer.
‘It’ refers to the loss of bearings’.

Working with the Text (Page 132)

Answer the following questions.
Question 1.
Did the front wheel really wobble ? What is your opinion ? Give a reason for your answer.
Answer.
No, the front wheel did not really wobble. The author had already tried the bicycle and was pleased with it. Even the friend had said that it was a good-looking machine.

Question 2.
In what condition did the author find the bicycle when he returned from the tool shed ?
Answer.
When the author returned from the tool shed, the front wheel had been taken off the bicycle. The friend was sitting on the ground with the front wheel between his legs. He was playing with it. The remnant of the machine was lying on the gravel path beside him.

Question 3.
“Nothing is easier than taking off the gear-case.” Comment on or continue this sentence in the light of what actually happens.
Answer.
The friend is right that ‘nothing is easier than taking off the gear-case’ but as he realised later, it was very difficult to refix it.

Question 4.
What special treatment did the chain receive ?
Answer.
First the chain became so tight that it would not move at all. Then it became twice as loose as it was before.

Question 5.
The friend has two qualities—he knows what he is doing and is absolutely sure it is good. Find the two phrases in the text which mean the same.
Answer.
“Cheery confidence” and “inexplicable hopefulness”.

Question 6.
Describe the fight between the man and the machine. Find the relevant sentences in the text and write them.
Answer.
“The bicycle showed spirit; and the subsequent proceedings degenerated into little less than a rough and tumble fight between him and the machine. One moment the bicycle would be on the gravel path and he on the top of it, the next, the position would be reversed-he on the gravel path, the bicycle on him. Now he would be standing flushed with victory, the bicycle firmly fixed between his legs. But his triumphs would be short-lived. By a sudden quick movement it would free itself and, turning upon him, hit him sharply over the head with one of its handles.”

Working with Language

Question 1.
Read the following sentences.

  •  We should go for a long bicycle ride.
  •  I ought to have been firm.
  •  We mustn’t lose any of them.
  •  I suggested that he should hold the fork, and that I should handle the wheel.
    The words in italics are modal auxiliaries. Modal auxiliaries are used with verbs to express notions such as possibility, permission, willingness, obligation, necessity etc. Should’, ‘must’ and ‘ought to’ generally express moral obligation, necessity and desirability. Look at the following.
  •  We should go on a holiday. (suggestion : It is a good idea for us to go on a holiday.)
  •  He is not too well these days. He must see a doctor before he becomes worse. (compulsion or necessity : It is absolutely essential or necessary for him to see a doctor.)
  •  You ought to listen to me. I am well over a decade older than you. (more emphatic than ‘should’ : Since I am older than you, it is advisable that you listen to me.)

Note. “Should’ and ‘ought to’ are often used interchangeably.
Rewrite each of the following sentences using should/ought to/must in place of the italicised words. Make other changes wherever necessary.
(i) You are obliged to do your duty irrespective of consequences.
…………………………………………………………..
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(ii) You will do well to study at least for an hour every day.
…………………………………………………………………..
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(iii) The doctor says it is necessary for her to sleep eight hours every night.
…………………………………………………………………..
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(iv) It is right that you show respect towards elders and affection towards youngsters.
……………………………………………………………………
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(v) If you want to stay healthy, exercise regularly.
…………………………………………………………….
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(vi) It is good for you to take a walk every morning.
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(vii) It is strongly advised that you don’t stand on your head.
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(viii) As he has a cold, it is better for him to go to bed.
…………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………….
Answers.
(i) You must do your duty irrespective of consequences.
(ii) You should study at least for an hour every day.
(iii) The doctor says she must sleep eight hours every night.
(iv) You ought to show respect towards elders and affection towards youngsters.
(v) To stay healthy, you must exercise regularly.
(vi) You should take a walk every morning.
(vii) You must not stand on your head.
(viii) As he has a cold, he should go to bed.

Question 2.
Use should/must/ ought to appropriately in the following sentences.
(i) People who live in glass houses …………. not throw stones.
(ii) You ….. wipe your feet before coming into the house, especially during the rains.
(iii) You …… do what the teacher tells you.
(iv) The pupils were told that they ………… write more neatly.
(v) Sign in front of a park : You ……….. not walk on the grass.
(vi) You ……… be ashamed of yourself having made such a remark.
(vii) He left home at 9 o’clock. He …….. be here any minute.
(viii) “Whatever happened to the chocolate cake ?” “How ……… I know ? I have just arrived.”
Answers.
(i) should
(ii) must
(iii) must
(iv) should
(v) must
(vi) ought to
(vii) should
(viii) should

Question 3.
Two or more single sentences can be combined to form a single sentence.
Read the following.
I made an effort, and was pleased with myself.
This sentence is in fact a combination of two sentences.

  •  I made an effort
  •  was pleased with myself.
    Now read this sentence.
    I did not see why he should shake it.
    This is also a combination of two sentences.
  •  I did not see (it).
  •  Why should he shake it ?

Divide each of the following sentences into its parts. Write meaningful parts. If necessary, supply a word or two to make each part meaningful.

  1. I went to the tool shed to see what I could find. (3 parts)
  2. When I came back he was sitting on the ground. (2 parts)
  3. We may as well see what’s the matter with it, now it is out. (3 parts)
  4. He said he hoped we had got them all. (3 parts)
  5. I had to confess he was right. (2 parts)

Answers.

  1.  I went to the tool shed.
    I went to see.
    What could I find ?
  2.  I came back.
    He was sitting on the ground.
  3.  We may as well see.
    What is the matter with it ?
    Now, it is out.
  4.  He said.
    He hoped.
    We had got them all.
  5.  I had to confess
    He was right.

Question 4.
‘en’ acts as a prefix (put at the beginning) or as a suffix (put at the end) to form
new words.
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‘en’ at the beginning or at the end of a word is not always a prefix or a suffix. It is then an integral part of the word.
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(i) Now arrange the words given in the box under the three headings, prefix, suffix and part of the word.
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en (prefix)        en (suffix)             en (part of word)
………….                  …………….                …………………
………….                  …………….                …………………
………….                  …………….                ………………….
Answers.
en (prefix)          en (suffix)            en (part of the word)
encourage           dampen                 listen
endanger             soften                    barren
enclose                fasten                     even
enable                 weaken                   enclave
(ii) Find new words in your textbook and put them under the same headings.
Answers.
List of some new words from the textbook :
en (prefix)         en (suffix)               en (part of the word)
enjoy                   loosen                     dozen
en-route              tighten                    sudden
enact                   deepen                    kitchen
encircle                strengthen              happen
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