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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 1 The Squirrel are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 1 The Squirrel.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb
Chapter	Chapter 1
Chapter Name	The Squirrel (Poem)
Number of Questions Solved	4
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 1 The Squirrel

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
He wore a question mark for tail,
An overcoat of gray,
He sat up straight to eat a nut.
He liked to tease and play,
And if we ran around his tree,
He went the other way.
(Page 17)
word-Notes : Wore-had, made, पहने था/बनाये था। Question mark-sign of interrogation, प्रश्नचिह्न। For tail in the shape of a tail, पूँछ के रुप में। Overcoat-गाउन। Of gray-gray-coloured, भूरे रंग का। Straight-erect, सीधा/तन कर। Nut-अखरोट। Around-near, पास। Other way opposite direction, उलटी दिशा।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : पूँछ के नाम पर उसके पास एक प्रश्नचिह्न था, वह एक भूरे रंग का ओवरकोट पहने था। एक अखरोट खाने के लिए वह सीधा खड़ा था। वह छेड़ना और खेलना पसंद करता था, और अगर हम उसके वृक्ष के आस-पास दौड़ते तो वह दूसरे रास्ते चला जाता था।

Paraphrase : The formation of the squirrel’s tail that is raised upwards with its tip pointing downwards is identical to a question mark. It is blessed with a gray coat and positions itself straight to eat a nut. The squirrel is quite playful as it loves to run the opposite direction that the prank-loving human beings take when they run around its tree.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The squirrel wore
(a) a tail
(b) a wig
(c) a coat
(d) a smile
Answer.
(c) a coat

Question 2.
When the squirrel raises the tail
(a) its tip keeps pointing down
(b) it is never perpendicular
(c) it sends a caution to others
(d) it looks strange
Answer.
(a) its tip keeps pointing down

Question 3.
The squirrel’s hobby is
(a) eating nuts
(b) only playing
(c) to do some funny tricks
(d) to dance around the trees and play
Answer.
(c) to do some funny tricks and play

Question 4.
A squirrel likes to
(a) play with nuts
(b) play with human beings
(c) play around with trees
(d) play at all times
Answer.
(b) play with human beings

Question 5.
If humans ran around, the squirrel
(a) would soon hide itself
(b) would sit at one place
(c) wouldn’t be frightened
(d) would chase the humans
Answer.
(c) wouldn’t be frightened

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 17)

Working with the Poem

Question 1.
Why does the poet say the squirrel “wore a question mark for tatl” ? Draw a squirrel, or find a picture of a squirrel sitting on the ground. How would you describe its tail ?    (Imp.)
Answer.
The poet says that the squirrel ‘wore a question mark for tail because the tail of a squirrel appears so. When the squirrel raises it upwards to sit, its tip keeps
pointing to the ground making a sign of interrogation. Its tail can be described as long and bushy. Note. Students should draw a picture of squirrel as directed. Then they are suggested
to describe it in their own words.

Question 2.
Do we usually say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail ? What do we say ? (Think : Does an animal wear a coat ? Consult a dictionary if you like, and find out how ‘wear’ is used in different ways.)
Answer.
No. We do not usually say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail. But we do say that an
animal wears a coat. The different uses of ‘wear’.
(i) to carry or have on the body
Use : He wears a wig. He wears a ring.
(ii) to wear in one’s aspect
Use : He wears a smile.
(iii) to cause to diminish or deteriorate
Use : The waves have worn these rocks.
(iv) to consume gradually by use or any continued process
Use : Illness has worn the bloom from her face.
(v) to retain shape, colour, firmness etc.
Use : It’s a strong fabric that will wear.
(vi) (of time) to pass, especially slowly or tediously
Use: As the day wore on, we grew more discouraged.

Question 3.
“He liked to tease and play”. Who is teasing whom ? How ?
Answer.
The squirrel teases human beings. It does so when it eats nuts and other fruit which human beings eat.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 1 The Tiny Teacher are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 1 The Tiny Teacher.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English An Alien Hand
Chapter	Chapter 1
Chapter Name	The Tiny Teacher
Number of Questions Solved	10
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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 1 The Tiny Teacher

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

Comprehension Check (Page 3)
Question 1.
The story of an ant’s life sounds almost untrue.
The italicized phrase means
(i) highly exaggerated.
(ii) too remarkable to be true.
(iii) not based on facts.
Answer.
(ii) too remarkable to be true.

Question 2.
Complete the following sentences :
(i) An ant is the smallest, ………………
(ii) We know a number of facts about an ant’s life because………
………………………………………………………………………………………
Answers.
(i) An ant is the smallest and wisest creature that man has seen.
(ii) We know a number of facts about an ant’s life because people have kept ants as pets and watched their daily behaviour closely.

Question 3.
In what ways is an ant’s life peaceful ?
Answer.
Each ant does its share of work intelligently and bravely. No ant ever fights with other members of the group. There are hundreds of rooms in each anthill. Workers have reserved quarters. Soldiers have separate barracks and so on. Thus an ant’s life is very peaceful.

Comprehension Check (Page 5)
Question 1.
How long does it take for a grub to become a complete ant ? (Imp.)
Answer.
It takes five to six weeks for a grub to become a complete ant.

Question 2.
Why do the worker ants carry the grubs about ?
Answer.
The worker ants carry the grubs about for airing, exercise and sunshine.

Question 3.
What jobs are new ants trained for ?
Answer.
New ants are trained for the jobs of workers like soldiers, builders, cleaners etc. After a few weeks of training, the small ants are ready to go out for work.

Question 4.
Name some other creatures that live in anthills.
Answer.
Beetles, lesser breeds of ants and the greenfly.

Question 5.
Mention three things we can learn from the “tiny teacher”. Give reasons for choosing these items.       (V. Imp.)
Answer.
Hard work, sense of duty, discipline and care for the young are the important things that we can learn from the ants. Hard work is easy to see as each ant does its duty very regularly. Sense of duty and discipline are their most important qualities. That is why they are never seen to fight each other.
The care for the young is astounding. All ants together do it. Queen ant lays eggs. The soldiers guard the grubs. Workers feed and clean them. They also carry them about for airing, exercise and sunshine. New ants are taught by the old ones.

EXERCISES

Discuss the following topics in groups.
Question 1.
(i) What problems are you likely to face if you keep ants as pets ?
Answer.
It is perhaps not easy to keep ants as pets. The great difficulty will be confining them to a place. They will roam about in the entire house. While doing so, they will make it look very dirty. Then it will be difficult to protect eatables or even drinks from them. They try to take these things into their anthills even at the cost of their lives.

(ii) When a group of bees finds nectar, it informs other bees of its location, quantity, etc. through dancing. Can you guess what ants communicate to their fellow ants by touching one another’s feelers ?
Answer.
When the ants meet each other, the first thing is that they greet each other. Possibly, they will then enquire about the food available to them. They might enquire about the weather also because their anthills can be destroyed with water.

Question 2.
Complete the following poem with words from the box below. Then recite the poem.
Soldiers live in barracks
And birds in ……………….
Much like a snake that rests
In a ………… No horse is able
To sleep except in a …………
And a dog lives well,
Mind you, only in a ………….
To say ‘hi’ to an ant, if you will
You may have to climb an ………

Answer.
Soldiers live in barracks
And birds in nests,
Much like a snake that rests
In a hole. No horse is able
To sleep except in a stable.
And a dog lives well,
Mind you, only in a kennel.
To say ‘hi’ to an ant, if you will,
You may have to climb an anthill.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 10 The Story of Cricket are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 10 The Story of Cricket.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb
Chapter	Chapter 10
Chapter Name	The Story of Cricket
Number of Questions Solved	27
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 10 The Story of Cricket

IMPORTANT PASSAGES FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :

I

Question 1.
Cricket grew out of the many stick-and-ball games played in England 500 years ago. (Page 139)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Cricket did not originate from game/games like
(a) Hockey
(b) Golf
(c) Hockey and golf
(d) Table-tennis
Answer.
(d) Table-tennis

Question 2.
Cricket is originally a/an
(a) Indian game
(b) British game
(c) National game
(d) International game
Answer.
(b) British game

Question 3.
No codes were specified 500 years ago but it was done for the first time in the year
(a) 1740
(b) 1741
(c) 1742
(d) 1744
Answer.
(d) 1744

Question 2.
But in the matter of protective equipment, cricket has been influenced by technological change. (Page 143)
Questions.

1.  What is meant by protective equipments ?
2.  Why has the protective equipment changed ?
3.  What are the modern protective equipments of cricket made of ?

Answers.

1.  Pads and gloves are the protective equipments of cricket.
2.  The protective equipment has changed because of technological advancement.
3.  The modern protective equipments of cricket are made of synthetic light weight material.

II

Question 3.
Parsis founded the first Indian Cricket Club, the Oriental Cricket Club, in Bombay in 1848. Parsi clubs were funded and sponsored by Parsi businessmen like Tatas and the Wadias.
(Pages 143-144)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Parsis started to play cricket
(a) due to their proximity to the Britishers
(b) due to its simplicity
(c) as a pastime
(d) due to its popularity
Answer.
(a) due to their proximity to the Britishers

Question 2.
Indian cricket originated in
(a) Mysore
(b) Chennai
(c) Calcutta (Kolkata).
(d) Bombay (Mumbai)
Answer.
(d) Bombay (Mumbai)

Question 3.
The first Indian Cricket Club was founded in
(a) 1842
(b) 1844
(c) 1848
(d) 1850
Answer.
(c) 1848

Question 4.
C.K. Nayudu, an outstanding Indian batsman of his time, lives on in the popular imagination when some of his great contemporaries like Palwankar Vithal and Palwankar Baloo have been forgotten. Even though Nayudu was past his cricketing prime when he played for India in its first Test matches against England starting in 1932.
(Page 145)
Questions.

1.  Who was C.K. Nayudu ?
2.  Name two players who played cricket with C.K. Nayudu ?
3.  What was Nayudu’s great achievement ?

Answers.

1.  C.K. Nayudu was a great Indian batsman.
2.  The two players who played with Nayudu were Palwankar Vithal and Palwankar Baloo.
3.  C.K. Nayudu was India’s first Test captain.

III

Question 5.
Television coverage changed cricket. It expanded the audience for the game
by beaming cricket into small towns and villages. It also broadened cricket’s social base.
(Page 146)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Cricket owes its present popularity to
(a) Print Media
(b) Television
(c) The Parsis
(d) The Modern Cricketers
Answer.
(b) Television

Question 2.
As Television has reached the remotest corners, it has
(a) created many records
(b) changed the lives of children
(c) benefited the television
(d) expanded the audience companies
Answer.
(d) expanded the audience

Question 3.
India has the largest viewership for the game of ……
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Basketball
Answer.
(a) Cricket

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

Comprehension Check (Page 143)
Question 1.
Cricket is originally a/an
(i) Indian game.
(ii) British game.
(iii) international game.
Mark the right answer.
Answer.
(ii) British game.

Question 2.
There is a historical reason behind both these oddities’. In the preceding two paragraphs, find two words/phrases that mean the same as ‘oddities’.
Answer.
(i) Peculiarities
(ii) Curious characteristics

Question 3.
How is a cricket bat different from a hockey stick ?
Answer.
A hockey stick is curved at the bottom while the cricket bat is flat and broad.

Comprehension Check (Page 146)
Write True or False against each of the following sentences :
(i) India joined the world of Test
cricket before independence. ……………
(ii) The colonisers did nothing to encourage
the Parsis in playing cricket. ………………
(iii) Palwankar Baloo was India’s
first Test captain. …………….
(iv) Australia played its first Test against
England as a sovereign nation. ………..
Answers.
(i)True
(ii)True
(iii) False
(iv) False

Comprehension Check (Page 148)

Question 1.
A ‘professional cricket player is one who makes a living by playing cricket. Find
the opposite of professional in the last paragraph.
Answer.
amateur.

Question 2.
In “the triumph of the one-day game”, “triumph’ means the one-day game’s
(i) superiority to Test cricket.
(ii) inferiority to Test cricket.
(iii) achievement and success over Test cricket.
(iv) popularity among viewers.
Mark the right answer.
Answer.
(iv) popularity among viewers.

Question 3.
‘… the men for whom the world is a stage’.
(i) It refers to the famous cricket fields in the world.
(ii) It means that there are many cricket playing countries in the world.
(iii) It implies that cricketers are like actors and every cricket ground is like a stage on which the drama of cricket is enacted the world over.
Mark the right answer.
Answer.
(iii) It implies that cricketers are like actors and every cricket ground is like the stage on which the drama of a cricket match is enacted the world over.

Working with the Text

Question 1.
Name some stick-and-ball games that you have witnessed or heard of.
Answer.
Hockey and golf.

Question 2.
The Parsis were the first Indian community to take to cricket. Why?   (V. Imp.)
Answer.
Parsis had great interest in trade. They were also the first Indian community to westernise. These two things brought them into close contact with the British. They also became the first to play the British game i.e., cricket.

Question 3.
The rivalry between the Parsis and the Bombay Gymkhana had a happy ending for the former. What does ‘a happy ending’ refer to ?
Answer.
“A happy ending’ refers to the beating of Bombay Gymkhana by a Parsi cricket team in 1889.

Question 4.
Do you think cricket owes its present popularity to television ? Justify your answer. (Imp.)
Answer.
The cricket owes its present popularity to television to a great extent. Telecast of cricket has made it possible for the people living in small towns and villages to see cricket. Thus television has expanded the audience. Multinational television companies have created a global market for cricket.

Question 5.
Why has cricket a large viewership in India, not in China or Russia ?
Answer.
Cricket is not a common game in China and Russia. So it is natural that the people of these countries are not much interested in watching the game where there are no players from their country. On the other hand, cricket is the most popular game in India. That is why cricket has a large viewership in India and not in China or Russia.

Question 6.
What do you understand by the game’s (cricket) ‘equipment ?   (V. Imp.)
Answer.
By the game’s (cricket) equipment, we understand the things which are required to play the game when the players are there. The author has divided them in two groups—tools and protective equipment. Tools are bats, balls, stumps and bails whereas the protective equipment consists of pads, gloves and helmets.

Question 7.
How is Test cricket a unique game in many ways ? (Imp.)
Answer.
Test cricket is a unique game in many ways. One is, that a Test match can go on for five days and still end in a draw. No other modern sport takes even half as much time to complete. Another unique feature is the ground. While the length of the pitch is specified, the shape and size of the ground is not.

Question 8.
How is cricket different from other team games ?   (Imp.)
Answer.
Cricket is different from other team games in many ways. Unlike other team games it has variety. Thus we have Test cricket, one day cricket and now even 20-over cricket.
Test cricket is the only game in the world which may be played for five days and yet end in a draw. The ground for the Test match is not clearly specified.
Cricket was the earliest modern team sport to be codified. Its laws were drawn in 1744. Cricket has changed with changing times and yet fundamentally remains the same. Its most important tools, the bat and the balls are still made of natural
pre-industrial materials unlike golf and tennis. Cricket has refused to use plastic and fibre glass.

Question 9.
How have advances in technology affected the game of cricket ?
Answer.
In the matter of protective equipment, cricket has been affected by advances in technology. The invention of vulcanized rubber led to the introduction of pads. Technology has also helped in making helmets out of metal and synthetic light weight material. kg.

Question 10.
Explain how cricket changed with changing times and yet remained unchanged in some ways. (V. Imp.)
Answer.
If we look at cricket’s equipment, we can see how cricket has changed with changing times and yet remained unchanged in many ways.
Cricket’s most important tools are all made of natural pre-industrial materials. Even today both bats and balls are handmade. The material of the bat has changed slightly over time. In the beginning it was one piece. Now it consists of two pieces.
But in the matter of protective equipment technology has had its influence. The pads, gloves and helmets were not available to the players of a by-gone era.

Working with Language

Question 1.
Wordsearch

•  Twelve words associated with cricket are hidden in this grid.
•  Six can be found horizontally and the remaining six vertically.
•  Two words have been found for you.

Clues to the hidden words are given below.
Horizontal : six deliveries, four runs, attacked while out of arena, no result, stumps, fielder to the off side of the wicketkeeper.
Vertical : stumps flying, back to the pavilion, a lofty one, mid-air mishap, not even one out of six, goes with bat.

Answers.
Horizontal   :   Over ; Boundary ; Stumped ; Draw ; Wicket ; Slip
Vertical        :   Bowled ; Out ; Six ; Caught ; Maiden ; Ball

Question 2.
Add -ly to the italicised word in each sentence. Rewrite the sentence using
the new word. See the examples first.
• He runs between wickets as if his legs were stiff.
He runs between wickets stiffly.
• Why did the batsman swing the bat in such a violent manner ?
Why did the batsman swing the bat so violently ?
(i) It is obvious that the work has not been done in a proper way.
(ii) He made the statement in a firm manner.
(iii) The job can be completed within a week in an easy way.
(iv) You did not play in a serious manner, or else you would have won the match.
(v) She recited the poem in a cheerful manner.
Answers.

(i) It is obvious that the work has not been done properly.
(ii) He made the statement firmly
(iii) The job can be completed within a week easily.
(iv) You did not play seriously or else you would have won the match.
(v) She recited the poem cheerfully.

Question 3.
Use the following phrases appropriately in place of the italicised words in the sentences given below.

(i) Actually, I didn’t intend to come to your place. I reached here without planning.
(ii) Sunil, there’s a letter for you in today’s post. There’s one for me also.
(iii) Everybody thought I had composed the poem. The truth is my younger sister did it.
(iv) The doctor told the patient to make sure that he took his pills on time.
(v) It will be better for us to plan our trip before setting out.
Answers.

(i) Actually, I didn’t intend to come to your place. I reached here by accident.
(ii) Sunil, there’s a letter for you in today’s post. There’s one for me as well.
(iii) Everybody thought I had composed the poem. As a matter of fact my younger sister did it.
(iv) The doctor told the patient to see to it that he took his pills on time.
(v) We had better plan our trip before setting out.

Speaking and Writing

Question 1.
Complete each of the following words using gh, ff or f. Then say each word
clearly after your teacher.

1. e__ort
2. _act
3. con__ess
4. lau_ ing
5. enou_
6. hal_
7. scru_
8. rou__
9. sti__ly
10. di__erence
11. sa__ety
12. __lush

Answers.

1.  effort
2.  fact
3. confess
4.  laughing
5.  enough
6. half
7. scruff
8. rough
9. stiffly
10. difference
11.  safety
12. flush

Question 2.
Write two paragraphs describing a bus ride to watch a cricket match in a village. Use the following points. Add some of your own.

•  two-hour journey by bus
•  an old and crowded bus
•  friendly passengers
•  visit to a village fair where the match is to be played
•  the match between two village teams
•  makeshift stumps, rough pitch and a rubber ball
•  the match was enjoyable, but the trip was tiring

Answer.
Last week I went to visit a nearby village Palampur. A cricket match was to be held there. Early in the morning I started my journey in a bus. It was old and rickety. It was over-crowded. The passengers were mostly villagers. They were wearing dirty clothes. Foul smell of dusty clothes was intolerable. However, the passengers were friendly and co-operative. They were enjoying. The bus reached the village after about two hours. I felt relaxed.
First I visited the fair and enjoyed it. Then the match began. Villagers were excited. There was a big crowd. Local officials, Village Pradhan and other chiefs of the village were there. The match ended in the evening. It was really exciting. I started again the troublesome journey. I reached home at about 10 pm. I was very tired and exhausted. After all it was memorable and adventurous.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 4 Chivvy are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 4 Chivvy.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb (Poem)
Chapter	Chapter 4
Chapter Name	Chivvy
Number of Questions Solved	7
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 4 Chivvy

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
Grown-ups say things like :
Speak up
Don’t talk with your mouth full
Don’t stare
Don’t point
Don’t pick your nose
(Page 69)
Word-Notes : Grown up-elderly, बड़ी उम्र के लोग। With your mouth full—loudly, जोर-जोर से। Stare-look long and intently, घूरना। Pick your nose-put finger in your nose, अपनी नाक में ऊँगली देना।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : बड़े लोग इस तरह की बातें कहा करते हैं : जवाब दो/जोर से मत बोलो/घूरो मत। इशारा मत करो /नाक में उंगली मत डालो/

Paraphrase : It is the habit of the grown-ups to counsel the youngsters. They keep instructing the child to speak up even when the child does not want to make the reply. They further advise him not to talk loudly and that he should not stare at anything. Further, he is told not to point fingers at anybody and also never to dig his fingers in his nose.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The instructions are given so that
(a) the children become
(b) the children misbehave indisciplined
(c) the children become mature
(d) the children learn good manners
Answer.
(d) the children learn good manners

Question 2.
Who have the habit of always instructing the child ?
(a) Adolescents
(b) Grown ups
(c) Mothers
(d) Parents
Answer.
(b) Grown ups

Question 3.
How far are the instructions liked by the children ?
(a) They are not liked by most children
(b) They are liked by most children
(c) They are not liked by some children
(d) They are liked by none of the children
Answer.
(a) They are not liked by most children

Question 2.
Sit up
Say please
Less noise
Shut the door behind you
Don’t drag your feet
Haven’t you got a hankie ?
Take your hands out of
your pockets
(Page 69)
Word-Notes : Sit up-sit straight, सीधे बैठो। Less-reduce, कम करो। Drag-trail on the ground, घसीटना। Hankie-handkerchief, रूमाल।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : सीधे बैठो। कहो ‘कृपया’/शोर कम/दरवाजा बंद करके अंदर आओ/पैर घसीट कर मत चलो/ क्या तुम्हारे पास रूमाल नहीं है ? अपने हाथ अपनी जेब से बाहर निकालो/

Paraphrase : The elders too have certain directions to give him. They tell him to sit with a proper posture, to say please and make less noise. The child should also shut the door behind him and never drag his feet while walking. He should always have a hankie for ready use and should keep his hands out of the pockets.

Questions.

1. Who speaks these lines and to whom ?
2. How should one walk ?
3. How should one stand ?

Answers.

1. A grown-up speaks these lines. These are spoken to a child.
2. One should walk without dragging one’s feet.
3. One should stand with one’s hands out of one’s pocket.

Question 3.
Pull your socks up
Stand up straight
Say thank you
Don’t interrupt
No one thinks you’re funny
Take your elbows off the table

Can’t you make your own
mind up about anything ?
(Page 70)
Word-Notes : Socks-stockings, जुराब। Straight-erect, सीधे। Interrupt-speak in, बीच में बोलना। Funny-interesting, आकर्षक। Elbows-कोहनी। Off-away, दूर। Make up your mind—decide, फैसला करो|

हिन्दी अनुवाद : अपने जुराब ऊपर करो/सीधे खड़े हो/धन्यवाद बोलो/बीच में मत बोलो/कोई तुम्हें आकर्षक नहीं समझ रहा। मेज से अपनी कोहनियाँ हटाओ/क्या किसी चीज में तुम खुद फैसला नहीं कर सकते ?

Paraphrase : The child has to be a refined being. He should wear his socks properly and pull them up. He should stand straight and not clumsily. He should also take care to say thank you’on being given something. He should never interrupt during a conversation. He should not behave in a funny manner to draw attention. He should keep his elbows off the table. At times, he should be wise enough to take his own decisions.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
To behave in public one needs
(a) to be well-mannered
(b) to groom himself
(c) to take training
(d) to be polite
Answer.
(a) to be well-mannered

Question 2.
The child stops speaking when asked
(a) to remain silent
(b) not to interrupt
(c) to start speaking
(d) not to shout
Answer.
(b) not to interrupt

Question 3.
The above lines are addressed to
(a) the audience
(b) the readers
(c) the adults
(d) the children
Answer.
(d) the children

Question 4.
In the above lines, the speaker is
(a) true
(b) false
(c) partially wrong
(d) partially correct
Answer.
(a) true

Question 5.
The speaker does not allow
(a) liberty in any action
(b) the child to speak himself
(c) that he should use his own brain
(d) the child to remain quiet
Answer.
(a) liberty in any action

Question 6.
When there is no liberty, the child cannot
(a) do his very best
(b) make his own decision
(c) satisfy his desire of excelling
(d) work to the maximum
Answer.
(b) make his own decision

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 70)

Working with the Poem

Question 1.
Discuss these questions in small groups before you answer them.
(i) When is a grown-up likely to say this ?
Don’t talk with your mouth full.
(ii) When are you likely to be told this ?
Say thank you.
(iii) When do you think an adult would say this ?
No one thinks you are funny.
Answer.
(i) A grown-up is likely to say this when the child speaks loudly.
(ii) When the child is given something, he is likely to be told “Say thank you”.
(iii) An adult would say these words when the child is trying to catch attention.

Question 2.
The last two lines of the poem are not prohibitions or instructions. What is the adult now asking the child to do ? Do you think the poet is suggesting that this is unreasonable ? Why?
Answer.
In these lines, the adult is asking the child to behave like an adult. The poet is rightly suggesting that this is most unreasonable. The truth is that the child is not allowed to make up his/her own mind.

Question 3.
Why do you think grown-ups say the kind of things mentioned in the poem ? Is it important that they teach children good manners, and how to behave in public ?
Answer.
The grown-ups say such things with different intentions. Many a time, they are trying to teach children good manners. They tell him how to behave in public. They consider it their duty to do so. It is very important for them.

Question 4.
If you had to make some rules for grown-ups to follow, what would you say ? Make at least five such rules. Arrange the lines as in a poem.
Answer.
Rules for the grown ups :
(i) Don’t talk to your child loudly.
(ii) Listen to him when he says something.
(iii) Take him with you whenever you go to a party.
(iv) Ask him his preference about food.
(v) Don’t disturb him during his favourite TV programme.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 5 Quality are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 5 Quality.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb
Chapter	Chapter 5
Chapter Name	Quality
Number of Questions Solved	25
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 5 Quality

IMPORTANT PASSAGES FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
It was not possible to go to him very often-his boots lasted terribly, having something beyond the temporary, some essence of boot stitched into them.      (Page 71-72)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The infrequent visits by author were due to
(a) Gessler’s shoes lasted long
(b) the author did not get time
(c) the father kept busy
(d) Gessler’s shoes were of bad quality
Answer.
(a) Gessler’s shoes lasted long

Question 2.
The shoes making (for Mr. Gessler) was
(a) a difficult task
(b) an easy task
(c) an art
(d) quite expensive
Answer.
(c) an art

Question 3.
‘essence’ here means
(a) distinctive feature
(b) substance
(c) concentrate
(d) important
Answer.
(b) substance

Question 2.
He took my order without showing me any leather and I could feel his eyes penetrating the inferior covering of my foot.                                              (Page 74)
Questions.

1.  Who is ‘he’ in the above sentence ?
2.  What were his eyes doing ?
3.  Why had the author gone to him ?

Answers.

1.  In this sentence, ‘he’ refers to Mr. Gessler, one of the two brothers who owned the shoe-shop.
2.  His eyes were looking intently at the author’s shoes.
3.  The author had gone to him to place his order for new shoes.

Question 3.
And looking at his lined face, I saw things I had never noticed before,      (Page 75)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The lined face showed
(a) his satisfaction for
(b) the struggle for survival advertisements
(c) his problems
(d) the lines on his face
Answer.
(b) the struggle for survival

Question 2.
The author could guess that Mr. Gessler was not in favour of
(a) big firms
(b) advertisements by big firms
(c) good quality
(d) bad quality
Answer.
(b) advertisements by big firms

Question 3.
In modern times, the big firms
(a) get good business in summers
(b) are cheating the people
(c) have employed advertisers
(d) are minting money
Answer.
(b) are cheating the people

Question 4.
“poor old man starved himself. Slow starvation, the doctor called it. You see he went to work in such a way.”          (Page 77)
Questions.

1.  Who is the ‘poor old man’ ?
2.  How did he die ?
3.  Name the lesson from which these lines have been taken.

Answers.

1.  The poor old man refers to the younger of the two Gessler brothers.
2.  He died of slow starvation.
3.  The name of the lesson is ‘Quality’.

Question 5.
He lost everybody. And there he’d sit, going on and on. I will say that for him not a man in London made a better boot.
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
These lines are spoken by
(a) a young English man
(b) the younger brother
(c) the elder brother
(d) the company manager
Answer.
(a) a young English man

Question 2.
‘everybody’ refers to
(a) people/customers
(b) brother
(c) associates
(d) friends
Answer.
(a) people/customers

Question 3.
‘He took long time to execute his order’ shows
(a) he was slow
(b) his insistence on quality
(c) his failure
(d) his physical inability
Answer.
(b) his insistence on quality

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 78)

Working with the Text

Answer the following Questions :
Question 1.
What was the author’s opinion about Mr. Gessler as a bootmaker ?  (V. Imp.)
Answer.
The author had a very high opinion of Mr. Gessler as a bootmaker. The boots made by them lasted very long. He got his first boots made by them when he was fourteen. He called their boots mysterious and wonderful. He agreed with Mr. Gessler who said that making such boots was an art.

Question 2.
Why did the author visit the shop so infrequently?   (Imp.)
Answer.
The author visited his shop very infrequently. It was because the boots he made lasted very long. They never seemed temporary. It seemed as if it were essence of boots stitched into them.

Question 3.
What was the effect on Mr. Gessler of the author’s remark about a certain pair of boots ?
Answer.
Once the author told Mr. Gessler that a certain pair of his boots creaked. At first Mr. Gessler found it difficult to believe. However, the author repeated his complaint. At this he asked him to send that pair back. He promised to either mend it or to take it off from the bill. The author felt that he should not have mentioned that pair. Mr. Gessler had felt very shocked by the complaint.

Question 4.
What was Mr. Gessler’s complaint against “big firms” ?
Answer.
Mr. Gessler’s complaint about the big firms was that they took away all his business. They did so not by virtue of their work but by advertisement. He was full of resentment against them. He said that these firms had no self-respect. Their boots often hurt the customers.

Question 5.
Why did the author order so many pairs of boots ? Did he really need them ?
Answer.
The author ordered many pairs of boots because he felt pity for the bootmaker. He knew that his boots were the best in quality. Yet the man was dying of starvation. So the author ordered several boots although he did not need them.

Working with Language

Question 1.
Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.
look after                     :   take care of
look down on              :   disapprove or regard as inferior
look in (on someone)  :   make a short visit
look into                      :   investigate
look out                       :   be careful
look up                        :   improve
look up to                    :   admire
(i) After a very long spell of heat, the weather is …….. at last.
(ii) We have no right to ………. people who do small jobs.
(iii) Nitin has always …… his uncle, who is a self-made man.
(iv) The police are ……. the matter thoroughly.
(v) If you want to go out, I will ……….. the children for you.
(vi) I promise to ……….. on your brother when I visit Lucknow next.
(vii) ………. when you are crossing the main road.
Answers.

1.  looking up
2.  look down on
3.  looked up to
4.  looking into
5.  look after
6.  look in
7.  Look out

Question 2.
Read the following sets of words loudly and clearly.

Answer.
Students should read these words themselves loudly and clearly.

Question 3.
Each of the following words contains the sound ‘sh’ (as in shine) in the beginning or in the middle or at the end. First speak out all the words clearly. Then arrange the words in three groups in the table below.

Answers.
Students should read these words first and then complete the table as follows:

Question 4.
In each of the following words ‘ch’ represents the same consonant sound as in
‘chair’. The words on the left have this sound initially. Those on the right have it finally. Speak each word clearly.

Underline the letters representing this sound in each of the following words.

1.  feature
2.  archery
3.  picture
4.  reaching
5.  nature
6.  matches
7.  riches
8.  batch
9.  church

Answers.
Students should read these words themselves. Then mark the following underlined letters which represent ‘ch’ sound :

1.  feature
2.  archery
3.  picture
4.  reaching
5.  nature
6.  matches
7.  riches
8.  batch
9.  church

Speaking

Question 1.
Do you think Mr Gessler was a failure as a bootmaker or as a competitive
businessman ?
Answer.
I think Mr Gessler was a successful bootmaker. His boots were known for their quality. People waited for long for his boots. But as a competitive businessman he was a complete failure. He never made any advertisement. He took his own time in the making of boots. So he delivered the orders very late. People lost patience. It made his business flop.

Question 2.
What is the significance of the title ? To whom or to what does it refer ?
Answer.
The title ‘Quality’ is significant because this refers to the theme of the story. The whole story says that the modern age is the age of quantity and not quality. Those who produce much in quick time get success. On the other hand those who bother about the quality as Mr. Gessler did, fail. So ‘Quality’ is a very apt title for this story.

Question 3.
• Notice the way Mr Gessler speaks English. His English is influenced by his mother tongue. He speaks English with an accent.
• When Mr Gessler speaks, p, t, k, sound like b, d, g. Can you say these words as Mr Gessler would say them ?
It comes and never stops. Does it bother me ? Not at all.
Ask my brother, please.
Answers.
• Mr Gessler speaks English with the accent of his mother tongue. It appears to be funny sometimes.
• Mr Gessler would say the following line in the following way :
Id comes and never sdobs. Does id bother me ? Nod ad all. Asg my brother
blease.

Question 4.
Speak to five adults in your neighbourhood. Ask them the following questions (in any language they are comfortable in). Then come back and share your findings with the class.
(i) Do they buy their provisions packed in plastic packets at a big store, or loose, from a smaller store near their house ?
(ii) Where do they buy their footwear ? Do they buy branded footwear, or foot wear made locally ? What reasons do they have for their preference ?
(iii) Do they buy ready-made clothes, or buy cloth and get their clothes stitched by a tailor ? Which do they think is better?
Answers.

1.  No they don’t prefer to buy their provisions packed in packets at a big store. There are only a few who buy packed items. Most of them prefer loose items from smaller stores near their house.
2.  They buy their footwear from local cobbler. They prefer handmade shoes. They are a few who prefer branded shoes from Bata stores.
3.  They buy clothes and get them stitched by tailor. They think that ready made clothes are costly and not long-lasting.

Question 5.
Look at the picture below.
Let pairs of students talk to each other about leaving the country. One student repeats Ajit’s statement. The other gives a reason for not agreeing with Ajit. The sentence openings given below should be used.
• If I leave this country. I’ll miss …
• There are some things which you can get only here, for example…

• There are some special days I’ll miss, particularly…
• Most of all I’ll miss…because…
• I think it’s impossible for me to leave my country because…
• How can you leave your own country except when… ?
• Depends on one’s intention. I can’t leave for good because…
• Maybe for a couple of years…
Answers.
For discussion at class level. One sample answer is given below :
A discussion between Rakesh and Rohit :
Rakesh    :  Hello Rohit ! Now I have decided to go abroad for higher studies.
Rohit       :  Thank God. At last you have decided it. But I don’t think so.
Rakesh    :  In fact I feel studying abroad is more fruitful. It gives perfection.
Rohit       :  I don’t agree to it. I feel there are institutions in India also which are perfect.
Rakesh    :  No I don’t feel so. No doubt, I love my country. I know when I leave I’ll miss my friends and Indian culture. Indian love and relationship is rare.
Rohit       :  I shall never think to leave my country. Indian festivals are great for me.
Rakesh    :  Leaving one’s country depends upon one’s intention. I want to go abroad for studies. I’ll stay there for only a couple of years.
Rohit       : Thanks for your good intention and love for country. I wish my best for you.

Writing

Question 1.
Based on the following points write a story.
• Your aunt has gone to her mother’s house.
• Your uncle does his cooking.
• He is absent-minded.
• He puts vegetables on the stove.
• He begins to clean his bicycle outside.
• The neighbour calls out saying something is burning.
• Your uncle rushes to the kitchen.
• To save vegetables, he puts some oil on them.
• Unfortunately, it’s machine oil, not cooking oil.
• What do you think happens to the vegetables ?
Begin like this :
Last month my aunt decided to visit her parents…
Answer.
Last month my aunt went to visit her parents. In her absence my uncle began cooking. Uncle was absent-minded. First he began with vegetable. He put it on the stove in a pot. But he forgot it instantly. He began cleaning his bicycle. He was alerted by the neighbour about something burning. The uncle rushed to the kitchen. He poured machine oil instead of cooking oil in the vegetable. It was completely spoiled. My uncle created a very confusing scene all around.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 3 The Shed are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 3 The Shed.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb (Poem)
Chapter	Chapter 3
Chapter Name	The Shed
Number of Questions Solved	6
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 3 The Shed

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
There’s a shed at the bottom of our garden
With a spider’s web hanging across the door,
The hinges are rusty and creak in the wind.
When I’m in bed I lie and I listen,
I’ll open that door one day.
(Page 48)
Word-Notes : Shed-an old store house, एक पुराना स्टोर घर। At the bottom of-in the lowest part, सबसे निचले भाग में। Spider’s web-मकड़ी का जला। Hanging-suspended in the air, हवा में लटका हुआ। Across-from one side to the other, आर-पार/एक सिरे से दूसरे सिरे तक। Hinges-joints, कब्जे। Rusty–having rust, जंग लगे। Creak-make a harsh sound, चरमराते हैं।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : हमारे बगीचे के निचले भाग में एक स्टोर है जिसमें दरवाजे के एक सिरे से लेकर दूसरे सिरे तक एक मकड़ी का जाला लटक रहा है, (दरवाजे के) कब्जों में जंग लग चुकी है और वे हवा में चरमराते हैं। बिस्तर में लेटा मैं सुनता रहता हूँ, एक दिन मैं दरवाजा खोलूंगा।

Paraphrase : The location of the shed is at the bottom of the garden. A spider’s web is seen hanging across the door. When the wind blows, the creaking sound of the rusty hinges attracts the poet’s attention. The poet is in a relaxed mood as he is now in bed and plans to satisfy his curiosity to see what is hidden inside the shed.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The shed is located at
(a) the end of the garden
(b) the lower point
(c) the tip point
(d) the point of the garden
Answer.
(d) the point of the garden

Question 2.
The shed has remained
(a) unattended
(b) locked for long
(c) unpainted
(d) dusty
Answer.
(b) locked for long

Question 3.
Across the door, one can see
(a) a rusty chain
(b) a painting
(c) paper frills
(d) the web of a spider
Answer.
(d) the web of a spider

Question 2.
There’s dusty old window around at the side
With three cracked panes of glass.
I often think there’s someone staring at me
Each time that I pass,
I’ll peep through that window one day.
(Page 49)
Word-Notes : Dusty-covered with dust, धूल भरी। Around-close, निकट। Cracked-broken, टूटी। Panes—windowpanes, खिड़की के शीशे। Staring-looking intently, घूर रहा। Peep-look through, झांकना।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : एक तरफ एक धूल भरी पुरानी खिड़की है जिसके तीन शीशे टूटे (चटके) हुए हैं। अक्सर मुझे लगता है कि कोई मेरी ओर घूर कर देख रहा है। ऐसा हर बार होता है जब मैं उधर से गुजरता हूँ एक दिन मैं इस खिड़की से अंदर झाँचूँगा।

Paraphrase : The window that is quite old is covered with dust. Even the three glass panes are seen cracked. The poet thinks that someone is staring at him whenever he happens to pass the shed. He is sure that one day he will peep through the broken window to satisfy his curiosity.
Questions.

1. What is being described in the above passage ?
2. What does the third line show about the speaker’s mind ?
3. Do you think the place is of daily use ? Give a reason for your answer.

Answers.

1. An old shed in the garden is described here.
2. The third line shows that there is fear in the speaker’s mind.
3. No the place is not of daily use. The fact that the old window was dusty and had three cracked panes, reveals it.

Question 3.
My brother says there’s a ghost in the shed
Who hides under the rotten floorboards,
And if I ever dare to set foot inside
He’ll jump out and chop off my head,
But I’ll take a peek one day.
(Page 49)
Word-Notes : Ghost-spirit, भूत। Hides conceals, छिपाता है। Rotten-decomposed, सड़े हुए। Floorboards-the wooden covering of the floor, फर्श पर लगी लकड़ी। Dare-have courage, हिम्मत करना। To set foot-to step in, पैर रखना। Chop off-cut and separate, काट कर अलग करना। Take a peek-look in, अंदर झांकना।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : मेरा भाई कहता है कि स्टोर के अंदर एक भूत है जो फर्श की सड़ी लकड़ी के अंदर छिपा हुआ है, और अगर मैंने कभी अंदर जाने की हिम्मत की तो वह कूद कर बाहर आ जायेगा और मेरा सिर काटकर अलग कर देगा, पर मैं एक दिन अंदर देखेंगा ज़रूर।।

Paraphrase : The poet’s brother tells him that there is a ghost in the shed who lives under the rotten floor boards. If the poet accidentally steps over them, the ghost will jump out and cut off his head. The poet is partially frightened but he does not completely believe his brother and has a plan to look through the broken window one day.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The ghost lives under the wooden covering
(a) of the board
(b) of the shed
(c) of the door
(d) of the floor
Answer.
(d) of the floor

Question 2.
It will jump out to
(a) injure him
(b) kill him
(c) cut off the poet’s head
(d) shake hands
Answer.
(c) cut off the poet’s head

Question 3.
‘Dare to set foot inside’ means
(a) go inside
(b) to open the window
(c) put one foot forward
(d) daring act
Answer.
(a) go inside

Question 4.
I know that there isn’t really a ghost,
My brother tells lies to keep the shed for his den;
There isn’t anyone staring or making strange noises
And the spider has been gone from his web
Since I don’t know when,
I’ll go into that shed one day soon,
But not just yet…
(Page 49)
Word-Notes : Keep-have, रखना। Den-lair/a place to hide, माँद /छिपने की जगह/एकांत निजी स्थान। Not just yet-not now, अभी नहीं।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : मैं जानता हूँ कि वास्तव में भूत नहीं होता है, स्टोर को अपने अधिकार में रखने के लिए मेरा भाई झुठ बोलता है ; न तो कोई घूर रहा है और न ही विचित्र-विचित्र आवाजें कर रहा है और मकड़ी, मुझे नहीं पता कब, अपना जाल छोड़कर वहाँ से चली गयी है। मैं एक दिन स्टोर में जरूर जाऊँगा, पर अभी तो नहीं…..

Paraphrase : The poet is aware of the clever designs of his brother who tells him not to enter the store because there is a ghost who lives there. He tells lies so that he could have the shed for himself. The poet knows well that there is no one in the shed who is staring at the poet or is making strange noises. He has also observed that even the spider has left its web but he is not sure of the time of its relinquishing it. He does not plan to enter the shed in the present but will certainly do that in the future.
Questions.

1.  What does the speaker’s brother tell him ?
2.  Why does he tell a lie ?
3.  Do you think that the speaker has really no fear or is he simply trying to be courageous ?

Answers.

1.  The speaker’s brother tells him that there is a ghost inside the shed.
2.  He tells a lie to keep the speaker away from the shed.
3.  In fact, the speaker has fear on his mind. In the second stanza he has said that some
   one seems to be staring at him from the shed. So in this stanza, he is trying to fight his fear and be courageous.

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 49)

Working with the Poem

Question 1.
Answer the following questions :
(i) Who is the speaker in the poem ?
(ii) Is she/he afraid or curious, or both ?   (Imp.)
(iii) What is she/he planning to do soon ?
(iv) “But not just yet…” suggests doubt, fear, hesitation, laziness or something else. Choose the word which seems right to you. Tell others why you chose it.
Answer.
(i) A child is the speaker in the poem.
(ii) She/he is both, afraid and curious.
(iii) She/he is planning to look into the shed soon.
(iv) The phrase suggests hesitation. He hesitates to expose his brother. He wants to keep him away from the shed.

Question 2.
Is there a room in your house or a house in your neighbourhood/locality where you would rather not go alone, and never at night ? If there is such a place and a story to go with it, let others hear all about it.
Answer.
There is no such place in my neighbourhood.
                                               

Or

I live in a village. There are some ruins of a very old building in our neighbourhood. Nobody knows how old these ruins are but people are afraid to go into it even during the day. We children have been particularly warned not to go there. At night even the village policeman doesn’t go anywhere close to it. They say it is a haunted house and strange things happen there at night.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 7 Dad and the Cat and the Tree are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 7 Dad and the Cat and the Tree.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb (Poem)
Chapter	Chapter 7
Chapter Name	Dad and the Cat and the Tree
Number of Questions Solved	20
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 7 Dad and the Cat and the Tree

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
This morning a cat got
Stuck in our tree. Dad said, “Right, just Leave it to me.”
(Page 107)

Word-Notes : Got stuck-remained trapped, फँस गयी। Right-O.K., ठीक है। Leave it to me-I’ll do it, यह मेरे ऊपर छोड़ दो।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : आज सुबह एक बिल्ली हमारे पेड़ में फँस गयी। डैड ने कहा ”ठीक, बस इसे मेरे ऊपर छोड़ दो।”

Paraphrase : One fine morning, a cat got stuck up in a tree that belonged to the poet. The members of the family showed their concern but Dad pacified and assured them that he would easily bring the cat down.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The family found a cat
(a) that was hurt
(b) in their house
(c) that was stuck in their tree
(d) that was hungry
Answer.
(c) that was stuck in their tree

Question 2.
Dad said that things would be put right by
(a) the family
(b) him
(c) his wife
(d) the cat
Answer.
(b) him

Question 3.
Give the synonym for stuck
(a) freed
(b) trapped
(c) slept
(d) struck
Answer.
(b) trapped

Question 2.
The tree was wobbly,
The tree was tall.
Mum said, “For goodness’
Sake don’t fall !”
(Page 107)
Word-Notes : Wobbly—unsteady, अस्थिर। For goodness’ sake-for the sake of God, भगवान के लिए।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : पेड़ अस्थिर था, पेड़ लंबा था। माँ ने कहा, “भगवान के लिए गिरना मत”।

Paraphrase : The tree was not easy to be climbed due to its unsteady nature and height. Mum had her fears that Dad would have a bad fall if ever he makes an attempt to climb up the tree.

Questions.

1.  Why was the tree not easy to climb ?
2.  What was Mum’s fear ?
3.  Did her fear prove to be true ?

Answers.

1.  The tree was tall but weak and unsteady.
2.  Mum’s fear was that Dad would fall.
3.  Yes. Her fear proved true.

Question 3.
“Fall ?” scoffed Dad,
“A climber like me ?
Child’s play, this is !
You wait and see.”
He got out the ladder
From the garden shed.
It slipped. He landed
In the flower bed.
(Page 107)
Word-Notes : Scoffed-laughed mockingly, मज़ाक उड़ाते हुए हॅसे। Climber-one who climbs, आरोही। Child’s play-very easy, बहुत आसान। Got out-fetched, लेकर आये। Ladder-steps, सीढ़ी। Shed-store, स्टोर। Slipped-slided, फिसल गये। Landed-came down, गिरे। Flower-bed-flower basin, फूल की क्यारी।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : “गिरुँगा ?” डैड हँस , “मेरे जैसा आरोही ?” “यह तो बच्चे का खेल है। कुछ देर में ही देख लेना।” उन्होंने बगीचे के शेड से सीढ़ी निकाली। वह फिसल गयी। वह फूलों की क्यारी में गिरे।

Paraphrase : Dad laughed at Mum for the weird idea of his fall. He boasted of his climbing skill and confidently mocked that the activity was a child’s play. In no time, he brought a ladder to climb up the tree; but it slipped and Dad fell down in the flower-bed.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The father was sure of his
(a) good climbing skills
(b) victory
(c) defeat
(d) power
Answer.
(a) good climbing skills

Question 2.
The father brought the ladder from
(a) the garden
(b) the shed
(c) the kitchen
(d) the room
Answer.
(b) the shed

Question 3.
The climbing attempt was
(a) a failure
(b) successful
(c) dangerous
(d) cancelled
Answer.
(a) a failure

Question 4.
“Never mind,” said Dad,
Brushing the dirt
Off his hair and his face
And his trousers and his shirt,
(Page 108)
Word-Notes : Never mind-It doesn’t matter, कोई बात नहीं। Brushing the dirt-shaking of the dust, धूल झाड़ते हुए। Off-from, से।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : कोई बात नहीं,” डैड बोले, अपने बालों और अपने चेहरे की और अपनी पैंट और अपने कमीज की धूल झाड़ते हुए।

Paraphrase : Dad was quite embarrassed at his fall. He got up instantly and brushed off the dirt from his face, hair and clothes. He assured his family that everything was fine ; despite, the insulting incident.

Questions.

1.  How was Dad feeling ?
2.  How had Dad got dirt all over him ?
3.  Name the poem from which the passage has been taken.

Answers.

1.  Dad was feeling embarrassed at his fall.
2.  Dad had been trying to climb up the tree. In that process, he had fallen in the flower bed. So there was dirt all over him.
3.  The name of the poem is ‘Dad and the Cat and the Tree’.

Question 5.
“We’ll try Plan B. Stand
Out of the way !”
Mum said, “Don’t fall
Again, O.K. ?”
(Page 108)
Word-Notes : Try-put to test, आजमाना। Out of the way-away from the field of operation, काम करने की जगह से दूर। 0.K. ?-Is that right ? समझे न ?

हिन्दी अनुवाद : “हम B योजना आजमाएँगे। रास्ते से हट जाओ !” मम ने कहा, “फिर मत गिरना। समझे न ?”

Paraphrase : Dad was firm on his stand to climb the tree and was ready to implement Plan B. He asked the members of his family to stand out of the way. But Mum had her fears that Dad would fall again. She cautioned him and told him to be more careful.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Dad instructs the members of the family to
(a) go inside the house
(b) stand out of the way
(c) sit on the bench
(d) throw a rope
Answer.
(b) stand out of the way

Question 2.
Mother advises Dad
(a) to jump properly
(b) to be sensible
(c) not to fall again
(d) not to climb
Answer.
(c) not to fall again

Question 3.
Dad was like
(a) king Bruce’s Spider who tried again and again
(b) a weeping donkey
(c) a fish out of water
(d) a child who fell repeatedly
Answer.
(a) king Bruce’s Spider who tried again and again

Question 6.
“Fall again ?” said Dad.
“Funny joke !”
Then he swung himself up
On a branch. It broke.
(Page 108)
Word-Notes : Funny-interesting/amusing, मजेदार। Swung-dangled, झूले। Branch a limb of a tree, पेड़ की शाखा। Broke-टूट गयी।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : “फिर गिरूँ ?” बोले डैड । ” अच्छा मज़ाक !” फिर वह एक डाल के ऊपर लपके । वह टूट गयी

Paraphrase : Father remarked that Mother was unnecessarily getting scared and to think he would fall was a mere joke. He then swung up on the branch. He wanted to reach the spot where the cat was seated. But unfortunately, the branch broke.

Questions.

1.  What was ‘Funny joke’ ?
2.  Why did he swing himself up on a branch ?
3.  What does the word ‘it’ refer to in the last line ?

Answers.

1.  According to Dad, his idea of falling again was a funny joke.
2.  He swung himself up on a branch in order to climb the tree.
3.  The word ‘it’ refers to the branch on which Dad had swung himself.

Question 7.
Dad landed wallop
Back on the deck.
Mum said, “Stop it,
You’ll break your neck !”
(Page 108)
Word-Notes : Landed wallop-fell heavily, धड़ाम से गिरे। Back-from where he had gone up, वापस। Deck-floor, फर्श।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : डैड गिरे धड़ाम से, वापस आये फर्श पर। मम्मी बोली “बस कर दो, वरना गरदन तोड़ोगे !”

Paraphrase : Dad fell heavily on the floor from where he had climbed up. Mother now could not control herself and told him not to try again. She warned him that if he tried again ; he would definitely be fatally hurt.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
‘landed wallop’ means
(a) land on the wall
(b) land on the top
(c) fell heavily
(d) safe landing
Answer.
(c) fell heavily

Question 2.
He landed on the
(a) tree
(b) floor
(c) flower bed
(d) sea
Answer.
(b) floor

Question 3.
Mum again advised him
(a) to rest
(b) not to try climbing again
(c) to go inside
(d) to call the cat
Answer.
(b) not to try climbing again

Question 8.
“Rubbish !” said Dad.
“Now we’ll try Plan C.
Easy as winking
To a climber like me !”
(Page 108)
Word-Notes : Rubbish-nonsense, बकवास। Try-put to use, आजमाना। Winking-making the eye-lid move, पलक झपकाना। Climber-one who climbs, आरोही।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : “बकवास !” बोले डैड। ‘अब हम योजना सी आजमाएँगे। पलक झपकाने जैसी है मेरे जैसे आरोही के लिए!

Paraphrase : Dad did not pay any heed to Mum’s seriousness of his getting a fatal injury. To drop the idea of climbing the tree was utter nonsense for Dad. He was bent on trying Plan C. Father considered himself an expert climber and was ready for the next attempt to climb the tree.

Questions.

1.  What was ‘Rubbish’ ?
2.  What was the plan ‘C’ ?
3.  Give the meaning of the last two lines.

Answers.

1.  Mum had given a warning to Dad. It was not to try to climb the tree again. Dad said the
   warning was ‘Rubbish’.
2.  The plan ‘C’ was to climb the garden wall and from there jump on the tree.
3.  Dad calls himself a great climber. He says to execute the plan ‘C’ was as easy for him as
   to make an eye-lid move.

Question 9.
Then he climbed up high
On the garden wall.
Guess what? He didn’t fall !
(Page 109)
Word-Notes : Guess what ?-imagine what could have happened, कल्पना करो कि क्या हुआ ?

हिन्दी अनुवाद : फिर वह ऊँचा चढ़ गया। बगीचे की दीवार पर। सोचो क्या हुआ ? वह गिरी नही !

Paraphrase : Dad climbed on the garden wall to take a big leap on the tree to reach the cat. Mum was afraid that he would fall. But one could not imagine that he did not fall this time.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Dad again climbed to reach ……
(a) the branch
(b) the cat
(c) the tree
(d) the leaves
Answer.
(b) the cat

Question 2.
Mum was afraid that he would again .
(a) try
(b) fall
(c) shout
(d) swing
Answer.
(b) fall

Question 3.
Dad climbed up ….. on the garden wall
(a) high
(b) low
(c) straight
(d) clumsily
Answer.
(a) high

Question 10.
He gave a great leap
And he landed flat
In the crook of the tree-trunk-
Right on the cat !
(Page 109)
Word-Notes : Gave-(here) made, लगायी। Leap-jump, छलांग। Flat-exactly, बिलकुल सही। Crook-the place where something bends inwards, खोकल /गोद। Trunk-stem, तना। Right-exactly, बिलकुल वही।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : उसने बड़ी छलांग लगायी और वह सही जगह आया, पेड़ के उस खोकल में बिलकुल बिल्ली के पास !

Paraphrase : Dad took a big leap and was successful. He landed exactly in the crook of the tree where the cat was seated.

Questions.

1.  Where was Dad when he gave a leap ?
2.  Why did he take the leap ?
3.  What was the result of the leap ?

Answers.

1.  Dad was on the garden wall when he leapt.
2.  He took the leap to get on the tree.
3.  He reached the tree but the cat had jumped down. He had jumped (leapt) to save the
   cat.

Question 11.
The cat gave a yell
And sprang to the ground,
Pleased as Punch to be
Safe and sound.
(Page 109)
Word-Notes : Yell-cry, चीख। Sprang-jumped, कूद पड़ी। Pleased as Punch-very happy, बहुत खुश। Safe and sound-unhurt, सही सलामत।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : बिल्ली ने चीख मारी और कूद पड़ी जमीन पर। बहुत खुश थी सही सलामत आकर।

Paraphrase : The cat had to face a terrible moment. She yelled as it was frightened to see Dad landing on her. In turn, the cat landed on the ground. It felt so pleased that it had come down, safe and sound.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The cat yelled as the jump
(a) hit her badly
(b) was hard
(c) broke her
(d) frightened her
Answer.
(d) frightened her

Question 2.
The cat landed ……
(a) safe and sound
(b) clumsily
(c) to frighten
(d) to rush home
Answer.
(a) safe and sound

Question 3.
The cat was pleased as
(a) Dad
(b) Punch
(c) anyone else
(d) ever
Answer.
(b) Punch

Question 12.
So it’s smiling and smirking
Smug as can be,
But poor old Dad’s
Still
Stuck
Up
The
Tree !
Word-Notes : Smirking-grinning/smiling in an unpleasant way, दुष्टता से मुस्कराते हुए। Smug-too satisfied, बहुत संतुष्ट।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : अतः अब यह मुस्कराती और मुँह चिढ़ाती है, पूरी तरह संतुष्ट है पर बेचारे बूढ़े डैड अब भी फैंसे हैं ऊपर पेड़ में !

Paraphrase : The cat was nonetheless quite satisfied at her landing. But it smiled mockingly at Dad’s fate who had now been trapped in its place.

Questions.

1.  Who was smiling and smirking ?
2.  Where was Dad ?
3.  Point out the irony of the situation.

Answers.

1.  The cat was smiling and smirking.
2.  Dad was in the crook of the tree.
3.  The irony of the situation is that Dad had come up the tree to save the cat. Now the cat
   had come down of its own and Dad was trapped in the tree.

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 110)
Working with the Poem

Question 1.
Why was Dad sure he wouldn’t fall ?   (Imp.)
Answer.
Dad thought that he was an expert climber. So he was sure he wouldn’t fall.

Question 2.
Which phrase in the poem expresses Dad’s self-confidence best?
Answer.
The phrase “A climber like me” expresses his self-confidence best.

Question 3.
Describe Plan A and its consequences.   (Imp.)
Answer.
The plan A was to climb on the tree with the help of a ladder. Dad tried to do so. But the ladder slipped and Dad fell in the flower-bed.

Question 4.
Plan C was a success. What went wrong then ?   (Imp.)
Answer.
Plan C was a success because the cat had come down the tree. The thing that went wrong was (that) the Dad was stuck in the tree.

Question 5.
The cat was very happy to be on the ground. Pick out the phrase used to express this idea.
Answer.
The following phrases have been used to express the idea that the cat was happy.
(i) pleased as punch.
(ii) smiling and smirking

Question 6.
Describe the Cat and Dad situation in the beginning and at the end of the poem. (Imp.)
Answer.
In the beginning of the poem, the cat was stuck in the tree. Dad was on the ground planning to bring the cat down. At the end of the poem. Dad was stuck in the tree and the cat was on the ground. However, the cat was very happy. It smiled and smirked.

Question 7.
Why and when did Dad say each of the following ?
(i) Fall ?
(ii) Never mind
(iii) Funny joke
(iv) Rubbish
Answer.
(i) Dad said, ‘Fall ?’ when Mum said, ‘For goodness sake, don’t fall !”.
(ii) Dad said, ‘Never Mind’ when the ladder had slipped and Dad had fallen in the flower-bed.
(iii) Dad said, “Funny joke” when Mum warned him not to fall again.
(iv) Dad said “Rubbish” when Mum asked him to stop trying to rescue the cat. She warned that it might break his neck.

Question 8.
Do you find the poem humorous ? Read aloud lines which make you laugh.
Answer.
Yes the poem is humorous. The following lines make us laugh. “So it’s smiling and smirking Smug as can be
But poor old Dad’s
Still
Up
The
Tree !”

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 4 The Cop and the Anthem are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 4 The Cop and the Anthem.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English An Alien Hand
Chapter	Chapter 4
Chapter Name	The Cop and the Anthem
Number of Questions Solved	9
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 4 The Cop and the Anthem

EXERCISES
(Page 29)

Answer the following questions.
Question 1.
What are some of the signs of approaching winter referred to in the text ?
Answer.
Some of the signs of approaching winter referred to in the text are :

1. Birds begin to fly south.
2. People want new warm clothes.
3. Dead leaves fall on the ground.

Question 2.
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following.
(i) Soapy did not want to go to prison. ……….
(ii) Soapy had been to prison several times. ………
(ii) It was not possible for Soapy to survive in the city through the winter. ……….
(iv) Soapy hated to answer questions of a personal nature. ……….
Answer.
(i) False
(ii) True
(iii) False
(iv) True

Question 3.
What was Soapy’s first plan ? Why did it not work ?   (V. Imp.)
Answer.
Soapy’s first plan was to have some good dinner at some fine restaurant. Then he would say that he had no money. A cop would be called. He would be taken to a judge and sent to prison for three months.
He tried it twice but failed. In the first restaurant, the head waiter saw his broken shoes. So he turned him out. In the second restaurant he got food. However, they did not call the cop. They just threw him on the hard street out of the restaurant. Thus his first plan of getting himself arrested failed.

Question 4.
“But the cop’s mind would not consider Soapy”. What did the cop not consider, and why ?
(V. Imp.)
Answer.
The cop did not consider Soapy as the possible man who had broken the window (glass). It was so because he had his experiences with criminals. The men who broke windows (glasses) did not stop there to talk to cops. They ran away as fast as they could.

Question 5.
“We have orders to let them shout”. What is the policeman referring to ?
Answer.
The policeman is referring to the orders given to him about college students. The orders were to let them shout because they did not hurt anyone. He thinks that Soapy is also a college student of that type.

Question 6.
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following.

1.  Soapy stole a man’s umbrella. …………..
2.  The owner of the umbrella offered to give it to Soapy. ……….
3.  The man had stolen the umbrella that was now Soapy’s. ……
4.  Soapy threw away the umbrella. ……….

Answer.

1.  True
2.  True
3.  True
4.  True

Question 7.
“There was a sudden and wonderful change in his soul”. What brought about the change in Soapy ?
Answer.
The sight of his childhood home brought a sudden and wonderful change in Soapy. This was an old church. Where he had come while going to Madison Square. Through the window, he could see a soft light shining. It was once his living room. He had spent some peaceful moments there. Sweet music came to Soapy’s ears and seemed to hold him there.
The old memories gave him new strength. He decided to reform himself. Thus the sight of the old church, had brought a sudden and wonderful change in Soapy.

Discuss the following topics in groups.
Question 1.
Suppose no cop came at the end. What would Soapy’s life be like through the winter ?
Answer.
In case no cop came at the end, Soapy had an alternative plan in his mind. He could move from building to building begging for lodging and food. He was sure to get it easily. But he didn’t like it. He had a lot of self respect. The people who gave shelter were likely to ask many personal questions.

Question 2.
Retell an episode in the story which is a good example of irony in a situation.
Answer.
The episode of breaking the window (glass) by Soapy seems a good example of irony. Soapy broke the window (glass) and told the cop that he had done so.
He wanted to be arrested. But how would cop arrest a man who does not run away from him. His experience is that a criminal never stays at the place of crime. So the irony of the situation is that the cop does not arrest a criminal. It is so because he wants to be arrested.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 5 Trees are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 5 Trees.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb (Poem)
Chapter	Chapter 5
Chapter Name	Trees
Number of Questions Solved	5
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 5 Trees

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
Trees are for birds.
Trees are for children.
Trees are to make tree houses in.
Trees are to swing swings on.
Trees are for the wind to blow through.
Trees are to hide behind in ‘Hide and Seek’.
(Page 83)
Word-Notes : Tree houses-small shelter built in a tree for children to play in, पेड़-घर। To swing-to oscillate, झूलना। Swings-seats suspended from above by means of loops or ropes, झूले। Hide-conceal, छिपना।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : वृक्ष हैं पक्षियों के लिए। वृक्ष हैं बच्चों के लिए। वृक्ष हैं पेड़-घर बनाने के लिए। वृक्ष हैं झूले डालने के लिए। वृक्ष हैं हवा को रास्ता देने के लिए। वृक्ष हैं लुका-छिपी में छिपने के लिए।

Paraphrase : Trees are a gift of God to both men and animals. They are useful as man can use them to make houses. Children can have their swings on the trees. Trees also give way to the blowing wind. They also help in hiding when ‘Hide and Seek’ is being played.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Trees are useful for
(a) men and children
(b) animals and birds
(c) man (including all genders)
(d) the animal kingdom
Answer.
(d) the animal kingdom

Question 2.
Tree-house means
(a) a house made of a tree
(b) a house covered with leaves
(c) green house
(d) a small shelter built in a tree
Answer.
(d) a small shelter built in a tree

Question 3.
Children use them
(a) to complete their painting
(b) to have their swings on them
(c) to climb them
(d) to hide themselves
Answer.
(b) to have their swings on them

Question 2.
Trees are to have tea parties under.
Trees are for kites to get caught in.
Trees are to make cool shade in summer.
Trees are to make no shade in winter.
Trees are for apples to grow on, and pears;
Trees are to chop down and call, “TIMBER-R-R!”
Trees make mothers say,
“What a lovely picture to paint!”
Trees make fathers say,
“What a lot of leaves to rake this fall !”
(Page 83)
Word-Notes : Chop-cut, काटना। Timber—wood, लकड़ी। To rake-gather with a rake, हेंगी से इकट्ठा करना। Fall-autumn, पतझड़।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : वृक्ष हैं ताकि उनके नीचे चाय पार्टी हो। वृक्ष हैं ताकि पतंगें उनमें फँस सकें। वृक्ष हैं गर्मी में ठंडी छाया देने के लिए। वृक्ष हैं सर्दी में छाया न बनने देने के लिए। वृक्ष हैं सेब और अंजीर (नाशपाती) उगाने के लिए। वृक्ष हैं सेब और अंजीर (नाशपाती) उगाने के लिए। वृक्ष हैं काटे जाने के लिए और “लकड़ी। … ड़ी… ड़ी” कहने के लिए।
वृक्ष देखकर मातायें कहती हैं “पेंटिंग करने के लिए क्या सुन्दर दृश्य है !” वृक्षों के कारण पिता कहते हैं, “इस पतझड़ कितनी पत्तियाँ इकट्ठी करनी होंगी !”

Paraphrase : Trees prove good canopies when tea-parties are organised. They also participate when kite flying is in swing. They catch the kites. Trees provide us cool shade in summers while there are some different types of trees which give us no shade. Some trees provide fruit like apples and pears. When chopped they do shout “Timber’.
The mothers are so attracted by them that they can’t help painting a lovely scene and when the ground is covered with fallen leaves, the father remarks that he has to gather all the leaves with a rake.

Questions.

1.  Mention two ways in which trees seem troublesome.
2.  How can the trees be useful in summer and winter ?
3.  How can trees be useful even after they are cutdown ?
4.  Mention two ways in which the trees are entertaining.

Answers.

1.  Kites get caught in the trees. In the autumn season the leaves of the trees full and they are to be cleaned.
2.  In the summer season, the trees give us cool shade. In winter, their wood is
   used as fire to keep us warm.
3.  The trees are cut for the sake of timber. The timber is used in the buildings for making windows and doors.
4.  The trees entertain us when we hold tea-parties under them. It is also equally entertaining to paint the trees on the canvas.

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 84)

Working with the Poem

Question 1.
What are the games or human activities which use trees, or in which trees also “participate” ?
Answer.
Trees are used in games like ‘swinging’ and ‘hide and seek’. They are used in many human activities. Some of them are making houses, getting shade or fire. We get our fruit and timber from the trees. The painters like to draw and paint a scenery of trees.

Question 2.
(i) “Trees are to make no shade in winter.” What does this mean ? (Contrast this line with the line immediately before it.)
(ii) “Trees are for apples to grow on, or pears.” Do you agree that one purpose of a tree is to have fruit on it ? Or do you think this line is humorous ?
Answer.
(i) It means that there are also those trees that give no shade and so it’s a pleasure to be with them during winter.
(ii) Yes. It is indeed true that one important purpose of a tree is to have fruit on
it. Thus this line is not humorous.

Question 3.
With the help of your partner, try to rewrite some lines in the poem, or add new ones of your own as in the following examples.
Trees are for birds to build nests in.
Trees are for people to sit under.
Now try to compose a similar poem about water, or air.
Answer.
Please try yourself.

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Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb
Chapter	Chapter 6
Chapter Name	Expert Detectives
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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 6 Expert Detectives

IMPORTANT PASSAGES FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :

I

Question 1.
“He must have lots of money hidden somewhere, maybe in that trunk in his room. It’s probably full of silver and gold and jewels and…”
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Maya’s opinion about Mr. Nath is
(a) that he has millions of rupees
(b) that he is poor
(c) that he is suffering from an incurable disease
(d) that he is a crook
Answer.
(a) that he has millions of rupees

Question 2.
The million of rupees are imagined to be hidden
(a) under the box
(b) in the trunk
(c) in the safe of his almirah
(d) in the big book
Answer.
(b) in the trunk

Question 3.
The author is speaking to
(a) Mother
(b) Ramesh
(c) Mr. Mehta
(d) Nishad Answers
Answer.
(d) Nishad

Question 2.
“Almost every Sunday, he carries two lunches to Mr Nath’s room and the
same man is with him each time. He’s tall, fair, stout and wears spectacles. Ramesh says his visitor talks a lot, unlike Mr. Nath who hardly speaks.” (Page 88)
Questions.

1.  Who carries two lunches ?
2.  Who is speaking to whom ?
3.  How can the information be useful ?

Answers.

1.  Ramesh
2.  Nishad is speaking to Maya
3.  The information can be useful to catch the crook

Question 3.
“Criminals can look quite ordinary. “Did you see the picture of the Hyderabadi housebreaker in the papers yesterday ? He looked like any man on the street.” (Page 88)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Nishad could not believe Mr Nath to be
(a) a dacoit
(b) a police officer
(c) a crook
(d) a gangster
Answer.
(c) a crook

Question 2.
According to Nishad, an ordinary man
(a) cannot have lots of money
(b) cannot be clever
(c) cannot live alone
(d) cannot be a crook
Answer.
(d) cannot be a crook

Question 3.
Even the Hyderabadi house breaker was ……
(a) on the run
(b) an ordinary looking man
(c) a gangster
(d) very clever
Answer.
(b) an ordinary looking man

II

Question 4.
“If you insist on calling him a criminal, I don’t think I want to discuss any
thing with you, Maya.” Said Nishad angrily. “He can’t be such a bad man if he gives Ramesh such generous tips.”   (Page 91)
Questions.

1.  Who is being called a criminal ?
2.  Why is Nishad angry ?
3.  What is Nishad’s opinion about the man ?

Answers.

1.  Mr. Nath is being called a criminal.
2.  Nishad is angry because Maya insists that Mr. Nath is a criminal.
3.  Nishad thinks that Mr. Nath is a very generous man.

Question 5.
“I don’t care,” said Nishad Stubbornly, “I like him and I’m going to try and be his friend.” (Page 92)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The above statement shows Seven to be
(a) friendly
(b) stubborn
(c) fearless
(d) aggressive
Answer.
(b) stubborn

Question 2.
Nishad expressed his desire
(a) to listen to mother’s advice
(b) to consult Mr. Mehta
(c) to be friends with Mr. Nath
(d) to be friends with Ramesh
Answer.
(c) to be friends with Mr. Nath

Question 3.
After many warnings, Nishad still thinks Mr. Nath to be good. He is therefore
(a) a good friend
(b) an optimist
(c) a silent admirer
(d) a pessimist Answers
Answer.
(c) a silent admirer

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

Comprehension Check (Page 89)

1.  What did Nishad give Mr Nath ? Why ?
2.  What is “strange” about Mr Nath’s Sundays ?
3.  Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday ?

Answers.

1.  Nishad had been very upset about the weak looks of Mr Nath. He thought he was starving. So taking pity on Mr Nath, Nishad gave him a bar of chocolate.
2.  The strange thing about Mr Nath’s Sundays is a visitor. On every Sunday the same visitor comes to him. He is a talkative man. He does all the talking while Mr Nath hardly speaks. He is tall, fair, stout and wears spectacles.
3.  Nishad and Maya got an unexpected holiday from school. The school remained closed because of heavy rains on that day.

Working with the Text (Page 93)

Question 1.
What does Nishad find out about Mr Nath from Ramesh ? Arrange the information as suggested below :
• What he eats
• When he eats
• What he drinks, and when
• How he pays
Answer.
Nishad finds out from Ramesh that Mr Nath eats two meals a day-morning and evening. It’s always the same food-two chapattis, some dal and a vegetable.
Mr Nath drinks tea. He takes one cup of tea in the morning and one in the afternoon. He pays cash and tips well.

Question 2.
Why does Maya think Mr Nath is a crook ? Who does she say the Sunday visitor is ?    (V. Imp.)
Answer.
Maya thinks Mr Nath is a crook for many reasons. Mr Nath has many scars on his face. She thinks that he got them during a shoot out or something like that. Mr Nath has no friends except a visitor who comes on Sunday. People around him also stared at him. He does nothing but pays cash for what he eats and drinks.
Maya thinks that his Sunday visitor is his accomplice in crime.

Question 3.
Does Nishad agree with Maya about Mr Nath ? How does he feel about him ?    (Imp.)
Answer.
No. Nishad does not agree with Maya about Mr Nath. He feels that Mr Nishad is a poor, lonely man. He wants to be his friend and help him. He also considers him generous because he tips Ramesh well.

Working with Language

Question 1.
The word ‘tip’ has only three letters but many meanings. Match the word with its meanings below :
(i) finger tips                                                –  be about to say something
(ii) the tip of your nose                               –   make the boat overturn
(iii) tip the water out of the bucket            –   the ends of one’s fingers
(iv) have something on the tip of               –   give a rupee to him, to thank him your tongue
(v) tip the boat over                                    –   empty a bucket by tilting it
(vi) tip him a rupee                                     –   the pointed end of your nose
(vii) the tip of the bat                                 –   if you take this advice
(viii) the police were tipped off                  –   the bat lightly touched the ball
(ix) if you take my tip                                  –   the end of the bat
(x) the bat tipped the ball                           –   the police were told, or warned
Answers.

1.  finger tips                                                    —     the ends of one’s fingers.
2.  the tip of your nose                                     —     the pointed end of your nose.
3.  tip the water out of the bucket                    —     empty a bucket by tilting it.
4.  have something on the tip of your tongue  —     be about to say something.
5.  tip the boat over                                           —     make the boat overturn.
6.  tip him a rupee                                              —     give a rupee to him to thank him.
7.  the tip of the bat                                            —     the end of bat.
8.  the police were tipped off                              —     the police were told or warned.
9.  if you take my tip                                           —     if you take this advice
10.  the bat tipped the ball                                    —    the bat lightly touched the ball.

Question 2.
The words helper, companion, partner and accomplice have very similar mean
ings, but each word is typically used in certain phrases. Can you fill in the blanks below with the most commonly used words ? A dictionary may help you.
(i) business …………
(ii) my ……. on the journey.
(iii) I’m mother’s little …….
(iv) a faithful ……… such as a dog.
(v) the thief’s …….. .
(vi) find a good ……. .
(vii) tennis/golf/bridge …….. .
(vii) his …….. in his criminal activities.
Answers.

1.  partner
2.  companion
3.  helper
4.  companion
5.  accomplice
6.  helper
7.  partner
8.  accomplice

Question 3.
Now let us look at the uses of the word break. Match the word with its meanings below. Try to find at least three other ways in which to use the word.
(i) The storm broke                             –      could not speak; was too sad to speak.
(ii) daybreak                                        –      this kind of weather ended.
(iii) His voice is beginning to break    –      it began or burst into activity.
(iv) Her voice broke and she cried      –      the beginning of daylight
(v) The heat wave broke                      –      changing as he grows up
(vi) broke the bad news                       –      end it by making the workers submit
(vii) break a strike                                –      gently told someone the bad news
(viii) (Find your own expression.                  Give its meaning here.)
Answers.

1.  The storm broke                        —     it began or burst into activity.
2.  daybreak                                    —     the beginning of daylight.
3.  His voice is beginning to break  —    changing as he grows up.
4.  Her voice broke and she cried   —     could not speak : was too sad to speak.
5.  The heat wave broke                 —      this kind of weather ended.
6.  broke the bad news                   —      gently told someone the bad news
7.  break a strike                             —      end it by making the workers submit
8.  break the law                             —      fail to obey a rule or law
9.  break a deadlock                       —      end a situation in which no progress is being made
10.  break somebody’s spirit            —       destroy his confidence.

Speaking

Question 1.
Play detectives with each other. Find a person in your class (or some other
acquaintance) to speak to. Find out the answers to the questions given below. Be careful to ask your questions in a polite and inoffensive way. Do not force the person to answer you. Then allow the person to ask you the same questions.
(i)Name ?
(ii) What newspapers or magazines does the person read ?
(iii) How long has the person lived at the current address ?
(iv) What does she/he do during the day, le., the daily routine ?
(v) What do neighbours and friends say about the person ?
(vi) Who are his/her visitors and what are his/her eating habits ? (You can ask a few others about this.)
(vii) What do you think about the person ?
Answer.
Please try yourself.

Writing

Question 1.
Who do you think Mr Nath is ? Write a paragraph or two about him.   (Imp.)
Answer.
It seems that Mr Nath is undergoing treatment of the scars. These scars on the face were caused by burning. Perhaps, he has to undergo some plastic surgery to get rid of the scars.

The scars have made him appear ugly. Perhaps, he looks a little frightening too. So people are not attracted towards him. They do not want to be his friend. Mr Nath understands his problem and so keeps aloof. He likes to meet only his doctor. However, he has a brother who comes to see him every Sunday.

Question 2.
What else do you think Nishad and Maya will find out about him ? How ? Will they ever be friends ? Think about these questions and write a paragraph or two to continue the story.
Answer.
Nishad and Maya are likely to find a few more ordinary facts about him. For example, they may find that Mr Nath has many books in his trunk. He might be spending most of his time in reading or doing some yogic exercises. Nishad will find that his efforts to try to be Mr Nath’s friend will not meet with much success. Maya will find that Mr Nath is very reserved. This will only confirm her belief that he is a crook.
The problem between the two children will be resolved only by their mother. One day she will tell them that Mr Nath is mentally depressed. She will introduce the two children to him. Then of course, they will be friends again.

Question 3.
Conducting a Survey

Step I : Study the following questionnaire and discuss the points in small groups.

Step II : Collect information. Contact people in the school/your locality and put these questions to them. Tick-mark their answers in the relevant column.
Step III : Analyse the results in the group by asking
• How many people think that a home is a place where you feel secure and happy ?
• How many people think that a home isn’t a place where you feel secure and happy ?
• How many people don’t know about it?
Step IV : Present a brief oral report on the result of your survey. Use phrases such as the following
• Most people think that …
• Few people think that …
• Hardly anyone thinks that …
• No one thinks that …
Answer.
Please attempt yourself.

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Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb
Chapter	Chapter 1
Chapter Name	Three Questions
Number of Questions Solved	47
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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 1 Three Questions

IMPORTANT PASSAGES FOR COMPREHENSION
Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :

[I]

Question 1.
Many wise men came to the king, but they all answered his questions differently. The king gave no reward.      (Page 7)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The wise men wished to get
(a) some amount of money
(b) a handsome sum of money
(c) the land owned by the king
(d) the treasure buried under the temple
Answer.
(b) a handsome sum of money

Question 2.
Their answers to his questions were
(a) inappropriate
(b) different
(c) irrelevant
(d) to the point
Answer.
(b) different

Question 3.
The king’s reaction was
(a) undesirable
(b) humiliating
(c) justified
(d) instant
Answer.
(c) justified

Question 2.
“You are tired,” said the king. “Let me take the spade and work in your place.”   (Page 9)
Question 1.
Who is ‘you’ in the above extract ?
Answer.
‘You’refers to the hermit.

Question 2.
Why did the king offer to work ?
Answer.
The king offered to work because he felt that the hermit was very tired.

Question 3.
What does it show about the king’s character ?
Answer.
It shows the king’s compassion.

Question 3.
“Here comes someone running, said the hermit.”          (Page 10)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The hermit drew the king’s attention
(a) to the axe kept nearby
(b) towards the bearded man
(c) towards the evil bodyguard
(d) to the seeds to be sown
Answer.
(b) towards the bearded man

Question 2.
The bearded man was
(a) stabbed by the king
(b) God-fearing
(c) the king’s enemy
(d) wearing a long robe
Answer.
(c) the king’s enemy

Question 3.
Both the hermit and the king
(a) slept for long
(b) nursed the wounds of the bearded man
(c) told tales
(d) were not surprized to meet the man
Answer.
(b) nursed the wounds of the bearded man

[II]

Question 4.
“Now if I live, I will serve you as your most faithful servant and will order my sons to do the same. Forgive me !”          (page 12)
Question 1.
Who is the speaker of the above lines ?
Answer.
The speaker was an injured bearded man whom the king had helped. The king had saved his life.

Question 2.
Who was he speaking to ?
Answer.
He was speaking to the king.

Question 3.
Why was he making such a promise ?
Answer.
He felt greatly indebted to the king. In order to repay the king’s goodness, he was making that promise.

Question 5.
The most important business is to do that person good, because we were sent into this world for that purpose alone.    (Page 13)
Question 1.
The hermit’s advice was
(a) to do good to the people
(b) to do important work
(c) to do hard work
(d) to do good to the person who needs your help at the moment
Answer.
(d) to do good to the person who needs your help at the moment

Question 2.
No one is sure
(a) if he would get time to meet someone else
(b) if he will live
(c) what is in store for him
(d) whether the future is bright for him
Answer.
(a) if he would get time to meet someone else

Question 3.
To do good is
(a) the only work for you
(b) the main purpose of our life
(c) greatly admired by gods
(d) liked by even the devils
Answer.
(b) the main purpose of our life

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

Comprehension Check (Page 10)
Question 1.
Why did the king want to know answers to three questions ?
Answer.
The king wanted to be always successful. For this purpose, he wanted to know the answers to three questions.

Question 2.
Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom
(i) to fetch wise men.
(ii) to find answers to the questions.
(iii) to look for the wise hermit.
(iv) to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
Mark your choice.
Answer.
(iv) to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.

Comprehension Check (Page 14)
Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the sentences given in the box.

1. Many wise men answered the king’s questions, …………..
2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men ……………
3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable …………..
4. The king requested the hermit …………
5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound, ………………

Answers.

1. Many wise men answered the king’s questions but their answers were so varied that the king was not satisfied.
2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men to help the king act at the right time.
3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable and follow it strictly.
4. The king requested the hermit o answer three questions.
5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound but the bleeding would not stop.

Answer the following questions :
Question 1.
Why was the king advised to go to magicians ? (Imp.)
Answer.
Some people said that the magicians could look into the future. If one knows the future it is easy to decide the right time for doing something. The king wanted to know the right time to begin something. So some people advised the king to go to magicians.

Question 2.
In answer to the second question, whose advice, did the people say, would be important to the king ?
Answer.
In answer to the second question the wise men had given different answers. Some said that the king’s councillors were the people whose advice was important. Others thought the priests were more important. A few others chose the doctors. Some said that the advice of the soldiers would be important to the king.

The hermit’s answer was the best. He said that the person present with the king was the only important person. His advice would be important.

Question 3.
What suggestions were made in answer to the third question ?
Answer.
In answer to the third question, some said science was the most important affair. Others chose fighting and yet others advocated religious worship.

The hermit’s answer was the best. He said that the most important affair is to do good to the person before you. The hermit believed that man was sent on the earth for this purpose alone.

Question 4.
Did the wise men win the reward ? If not, why not ?   (V. Imp.)
Answer.
No, the wise men did not win the reward. It was so because none of their answers could satisfy the king.

Question 5.
How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man ?   (V. Imp.)
Answer.
The king and the hermit removed the man’s clothing. They saw that there was a wound in his stomach. The king washed the wound. Then he covered it with his handkerchief. Yet the blood kept on flowing. So the king redressed the wound. At last the bleeding stopped. The man felt better. Now he wanted to drink something. The king gave him fresh water. After this, they carried him into the hut and put him on the bed.

Question 6.
(i) Who was the bearded man ?
(ii) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness ?
Answer.

1. The bearded man was the king’s sworn enemy. The king had killed his brother and seized his property. He wanted to avenge his murdered brother by killing the king.
2. The king had washed the bearded man’s wound. He had covered the wound with his handkerchief. He redressed his wound because the blood kept on flowing. The bearded man felt grateful to the king. Therefore he asked for his forgiveness.

Question 7.
The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness ? (Imp.)
Answer.
To show his forgiveness, the king promised to help the bearded man. He promised to send his servants and his own doctor to look after him. The king also promised to give him back his property.

Question 8.
What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions ? Write each answer separately. Which answer do you like most, and why ? (V. Imp.)
Answer.
The hermit’s answer was that ‘Now’ is the best time to begin work. For, nobody knows whether he will have any time in the future or not. The king had just put his questions, when he pitied the hermit. Later on it proved to be the best time. Had he not done so and gone back, his enemy would have killed him.

Answering the second question, the hermit said that the people present were the best. They alone should be listened to. For, these are the only people whom one can consult at once.

To do good to the people present is the most important thing. It was the hermit’s reply to the third question. According to the hermit, man was sent on the earth for this purpose alone.
I like the answer to the first question most. It is most logical.

Working with Language

Question 1.
Match items in List A with their meanings in List B.

Use any three of the above words change the form of the word.
Answer.

Question 2.
Each of the following sentences has two blanks. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the word given in brackets.   (Imp.)
He has ………. to help me. Do you think he will remember his ……. ?  (promise)
He has promised to help me. Do you think he will remember his promise ?
(i) The ……….. said that only fresh evidence would make him change his ……. (judge)
(ii) I didn’t notice any serious ……….. of opinion among the debaters, although they ………. from one another over small points. (differ)
(iii) It’s a fairly simple question to ……….. , but will you accept my …….. as final ? (answer)
(iv) It isn’t ……… that …………… should always be the mother of invention. (necessary)
(v) Hermits are ………. men. How they acquire their ………… no one can tell.  (wise)
(vi) The committee ………….. has to make Jagdish captain of the team. The ……….. is likely to please everyone.  (decide)
(vii) Asking for ………. is as noble as willingness to …………. .  (forgive)
Answers.

1. The judge said that only fresh evidence would make him change his judgement.
2. I didn’t notice any serious difference of opinion among the debaters, although they differed from one another over small points.
3. It’s a fairly simple question to answer, but will you accept my answer as final?
4. It isn’t necessary that necessity should always be the mother of invention.
5. Hermits are wise men. How they acquire their wisdom no one can tell.
6. The committee has decided to make Jagdish captain of the team. The decision is likely to please everyone.
7. Asking for forgiveness is as noble as willingness to forgive.

Speaking and Writing

Question 1.
Imagine you are the king. Narrate the incident of your meeting the hermit. Begin like this :
The wise men answered my questions, but I was not
satisfied with their answers. One day I decided to go
and meet the hermit…
Answer.
… I put on ordinary clothes. I started for the woods, in which the hermit lived. I left my horse with my bodyguard. Then, I went to the hermit’s hut alone. I saw the hermit digging the ground. The hermit greeted me but continued digging. I told him the purpose of my visit. The hermit listened to me. Without speaking anything he busied himself again in digging. I felt the hermit was tired. I offered to do his work for him. He agreed, I began to dig the ground.

Question 2.
Imagine you are the hermit. Write briefly the incident of your meeting the king. Begin like this : (Imp.)
One day I was digging in my garden. A man in
ordinary clothes came to see me. I knew it was the
king …
Answer.
I greeted the king. He asked me three questions. He wanted to know the right time to do the right thing. He wanted to know who were the people he needed most. He also wanted to know the affairs which were most important. I made no reply. Then the king saw that I was tired. He offered to do my work. I gave him my spade. He worked till sunset.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Question 1.
Why was the king anxious to know the answers to his questions ?
Answer.
The king wanted to know the answers to his three questions. He felt that if he knew them, he would never fail in his attempts.

Question 2.
The hermit told the king the purpose of human life. What was it ? What was the king’s aim of life before meeting the hermit ?   (V. Imp.)
Answer.
The hermit told the king that the purpose of life was to help others. Success in whatever he did, was the king’s aim of life before meeting the hermit.

Question 3.
Why did the king go alone and in ordinary clothes to meet the hermit ?
Answer.
The king went alone and in ordinary clothes because he knew that the hermit saw no one but simple people.

Question 4.
Why did the king dig the ground ?
Answer.
The king dug the ground to help the hermit.

Question 5.
Why did the hermit let the king work till sunset ?
Answer.
The hermit let the king work till sunset to save his life.

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Question 1.
What was the hermit’s answer to the second question : ‘Which people should be listened to’ ? Justify the answer.   (V. Imp.)
Answer.
The hermit’s answer to the second question was that the king should listen to the people who were with him at that particular moment. It was correct because according to the hermit man’s only duty is to help his fellowmen. So if there is someone before us who needs our help, our foremost duty is to help him.

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Read the statements given below and choose the correct option :

Question 1.
The answers to the three questions will enable :
(i) the hermit to go to the king
(ii) the king to lead a peaceful life
(iii) the king to be always successful
(iv) the subjects to lead a good life
Answer.
(iii) the king to be always successful

Question 2.
The king was not satisfied with the answers as :
(i) they were lengthy
(ii) they all were different
(iii) they were dull
(iv) they served no purpose
Answer.
(ii) they all were different

Question 3.
The king went to see the hermit in ;
(i) his cage
(ii) simple clothes
(iii) his cave
(iv) a hurry
Answer.
(ii) simple clothes

Question 4.
The king dug the beds
(i) because he loved gardening
(ii) to help the hermit
(iii) to pass time
(iv) to get his answers
Answer.
(ii) to help the hermit

Question 5.
The wounded man was
(i) a friend of the hermit
(ii) a friend of the king
(iii) an enemy of the hermit
(iv) an enemy of the king
Answer.
(iv) an enemy of the king

Question 6.
The king dressed the wounds of :
(i) the hermit
(ii) his guard
(iii) the horse
(iv) the bearded man
Answer.
(iv) the bearded man

Question 7.
The bearded man was the :
(i) relative of the king
(ii) friend of the king
(iii) king’s sworn enemy
(iv) guard of the king
Answer.
(iii) king’s sworn enemy

Question 8.
The bearded man asked for :
(i) water
(ii) property
(iii) forgiveness
(iv) money
Answer.
(iii) forgiveness

Question 9.
The king ‘had done him’ wrong as :
(i) he had killed his brother
(ii) he had killed his sister
(iii) he had seized his property
(iv) Both (i) and (iii)
Answer.
(iv) Both (i) and (iii)

Question 10.
The king sent a/an to look after him.
(i) doctor
(ii) anaesthetic
(iii) quack
(iv) servant
Answer.
(i) doctor

Question 11.
The king was happy that
(i) he had won a friend
(ii) he had killed his enemy
(iii) his action had pleased the hermit
(iv) his enemy was wounded
Answer.
(i) he had won a friend.

Question 12.
The answers of the hermit
(i) satisfied the king
(ii) failed to satisfy the king
(iii) confused the king
(iv) amused the king
Answer.
(i) satisfied the king.

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