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Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	Hindi Vasant
Chapter	Chapter 5
Chapter Name	मिठाईवाला (भगवतीप्रसाद वाजपेयी)
Number of Questions Solved	19
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Hindi Vasant Chapter 5 मिठाईवाला (भगवतीप्रसाद वाजपेयी)

पाठ्यपुस्तक के प्रश्न-अभ्यास

                                                                      (पृष्ठ 30-31)

कहानी से

प्रश्न 1.
मिठाईवाला अलग-अलग चीजें क्यों बेचता था और वह महीनों बाद क्यों आता था? [Imp.]
उत्तर
मिठाईवाले के बच्चों की असमय मृत्यु हो गई थी। वह अपने बच्चों की झलक इन गली के बच्चों में देखता था। जब बच्चे अपनी मधुर आवाज़ में उससे अलग-अलग चीजें माँगते तो ऐसे लगता जैसे वह अपने बच्चों की फरमाइशें पूरी कर रहा हो। वह कई महीनों बाद आता था क्योंकि उसे पैसों का कोई लालच न था। वह तो केवल अपने मन को संतुष्ट करने के लिए बच्चों की मनपसंद चीजें बेचा करता था। दूसरे बच्चों में अपने बच्चों की झलक पाकर संतोष, धैर्य तथा सुख का अनुभव करता था।

प्रश्न 2.
मिठाईवाले में वे कौन से गुण थे जिनकी वजह से बच्चे तो बच्चे, बड़े भी उसकी ओर खिंचे चले आते थे?
उत्तर-
मिठाईवाले में अनेक गुण थे, जिसके कारण बच्चे, बड़े और बूढ़े भी उनकी ओर खिंचे चले आते थे। उनमें विशेष प्रकार के कई गुण मौजूद थे, उनमें थे
(क) उसका स्वर बहुत मीठा था। वह गा-गाकर चीजें बेचता था।
(ख) उसका स्वभाव अत्यंत विनम्र था। वह मृदुभाषी तथा सहनशील था।
(ग) बच्चों के प्रति उसका व्यवहार अत्यंत मृदु, प्रेमपूर्वक एवं कोमल था।
(घ) वह सदैव फायदे के चक्कर में नहीं रहता था। पैसे नहीं होने पर भी वह खिलौने या अन्य वस्तुएँ मुफ्त में दे दिया। करता था।
(ङ) वह बच्चों की पसंद की नई-नई वस्तुएँ लाया करता था। उसके हृदय में बच्चों के लिए ममता थी।

प्रश्न 3.
विजय बाबू एक ग्राहक थे और मुरलीवाला एक विक्रेता। दोनों अपने-अपने पक्ष के समर्थन में क्या तर्क पेश करते हैं?
उत्तर
विजय बाबू एक ग्राहक थे और मुरलीवाला एक विक्रेता अर्थात् सामान बेचने वाला। विक्रेता ने स्वभावानुसार यह तर्क दिया कि सबको तो तीन रुपए की मुरली दी है लेकिन आपको दो रुपए की दे रहा हूँ क्योंकि हर दुकानदार ग्राहक को प्रसन्न करने हेतु ऐसा कहता है। दूसरी ओर विजय बाबू ने ग्राहक के स्वभावानुसार इस तर्क को काटा कि तुम लोग तो झूठ बोलते हो। तुमने सभी को ही इतने की दी होगी लेकिन मुझ पर ही अहसान जताना चाहते हो। वास्तव में किसी भी चीज के मोल-भाव करने के समय ऐसा संवाद क्रेता और विक्रेता के मध्य हो ही जाता है।

प्रश्न 4.
खिलौनेवाले के आने पर बच्चों की क्या प्रतिक्रिया होती थी?
उत्तर
खिलौनेवाले की मधुर आवाज सुनकर बच्चे चंचल हो उठते। उसके स्नेहपूर्ण कंठ से फूटती हुई आवाज़ सुनकर निकट के मकानों में हलचल मच जाती। छोटे-छोटे बच्चों को अपनी गोद में लिए स्त्रियाँ भी चिकों को उठाकर छज्जों पर से नीचे झाँकने लगतीं। गलियों तथा उनके भीतर स्थित छोटे-छोटे उद्यानों में खेलते और इठलाते हुए बच्चों का समूह उसे घेर लेता और तब वह खिलौनेवाला अपनी खिलौनों की पेटी वहीं खोल देता।

प्रश्न 5.
रोहिणी को मुरलीवाले के स्वर से खिलौनेवाले का स्मरण क्यों हो आया?   [Imp.]
उत्तर
रोहिणी को मुरलीवाले के स्वर से खिलौनेवाले का स्मरण हो आया क्योंकि वह आवाज़ जानी-पहचानी थी। खिलौनेवाला भी इसी प्रकार मधुर कंठ से गाकर खिलौने बेचा करता था। मुरलीवाला भी ठीक वैसे ही मधुर आवाज़ में गा-गाकर मुरलियाँ बेच रहा था।

प्रश्न 6.
किसकी बात सुनकर मिठाईवाला भावुक हो गया था? उसने इन व्यवसायों को अपनाने का क्या कारण बताया?
उत्तर
दादी माँ की बात सुनकर मिठाईवाला भावुक हो गया था। उसने इन व्यवसायों को अपनाने का कारण यह बताया कि बच्चों को प्रसन्न देखकर मेरा हृदय प्रसन्न हो जाता है। इससे मुझे संतोष, धैर्य व असीम सुख की प्राप्ति होती है। इन बच्चों में मुझे अपने बच्चों की ही झलक नज़र आती है। ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि इन्हीं बच्चों के रूप में ही उन्होंने जन्म लिया होगा।

प्रश्न 7.
अब इस बार ये पैसे न लँगा’-कहानी के अंत में मिठाईवाले ने ऐसा क्यों कहा?  [Imp.]
उत्तर
दादी और रोहिणी से बातें करते हुए मिठाईवाला भावुक हो उठा उसने उन्हें बताया कि उसका भी घर-परिवार था, बाल-बच्चे व सुंदर पत्नी थी, वह स्वयं भी प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्ति था लेकिन अब उसके पास कुछ नहीं रहा। इसलिए अपने उन बच्चों की खोज में निकलता हूँ और इन्हीं बच्चों में मुझे उनकी झलक नज़र आती है तो संतुष्ट हो जाता हूँ। उसी समय रोहिणी के बच्चे चुन्नू-मुन्नू आकर मिठाई माँगने लगते हैं। वह दोनों को मिठाई से भरी एक-एक पुड़िया देता है। रोहिणी पैसे देती है तो उसका यह कहना–“अब इस बार ये पैसे न लँगा।” इस बात को दर्शाता है। कि उसका मन भर आया और वे बच्चे उसे अपने बच्चे ही लगे।

प्रश्न 8.
इस कहानी में रोहिणी चिक के पीछे से बात करती है। क्या आज भी औरतें चिक के पीछे से बात करती हैं? यदि करती हैं तो क्यों? आपकी राय में क्या यह सही है?
उत्तर-
आज प्रायः औरतें चिक के पीछे से बातें नहीं करती। हाँ, कुछ मुसलिम परिवारों, ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों, पिछड़े इलाके में औरतें परदे या चिक के पीछे आज भी बातें करती हैं। अपरिचित पुरुषों, गाँव-घर के बुजुर्गों से बातें करते समय ये परदा कर लेती हैं। ऐसे में वे चिक के पीछे से बात करने को मजबूर होती हैं। हमारी राय में यह पूर्णतया गलत है, क्योंकि स्त्री-पुरुष दोनों समाज के आधार हैं। दोनों को समान अधिकार मिलना चाहिए।

कहानी से आगे

प्रश्न 1.
मिठाईवाले के परिवार के साथ क्या हुआ होगा? सोचिए और इस आधार पर एक और कहानी बनाइए?
उत्तर-
मिठाईवाले का परिवार अवश्य ही किसी दुर्घटना का शिकार हुआ होगा। मिठाईवाले का परिवार कहीं जा रहा होगा और किसी दुर्घटना में उसकी पत्नी एवं बच्चे की मृत्यु हुई होगी। कहानी-एक गाँव में एक मिठाईवाले की दुकान थी। तरहतरह की वह भी मिठाइयाँ बेचा करता था। दुकान के साथ ही उसका घर था। लोग बड़े शौक से मिठाइयाँ खाते थे। दूर-दूर से लोग वहाँ आकर उसकी मिठाइयाँ खरीदा करते थे। उसके भी दो बच्चे थे। उसकी पत्नी सुंदर थी। एक हँसती-खेलता परिवार था। शहर में उसका मान था। आलिशान घर था। व्यवसाय फल-फूल रहा था। एक बार की बात है कि उसके नगर में महामारी फैली। इस शहर में इस महामारी के कारण अनेक लोगों की जान चली गई। मिठाईवाले ने भी अपने बच्चे एवं पत्नी को बचाने का काफ़ी प्रयास किया लेकिन नहीं बचा सका। मिठाईवाले की दुनिया उजड़ गई। वह दुख के सागर में डूब गया। अपने दुख से उबरने के लिए अपने घर को एक अनाथ आश्रम बना दिया। अनाथ बच्चों का वह पालन-पोषण किया करता था उसमें उसे असीम सुख मिलता था। उन बच्चों में उसे अपने बच्चे की झलक देखने को मिलती थी।

प्रश्न 2.
हाट-मेले, शादी आदि आयोजनों में कौन-कौन सी चीजें आपको सबसे ज्यादा आकर्षित करती हैं? उनको सजाने-बनाने में किसका हाथ होगा? उन चेहरों के बारे में लिखिए।
उत्तर
हाट-मेले, शादी आदि आयोजनों में हमें मिठाइयाँ, गोलगप्पें, चाट-पापड़ी, फूट-चाट, चीलें, छोले-भटूरे, सांभर-डोसा, इडली, चाइनिज फूड व इनके अलावा विभिन्न खाद्य पदार्थ आकर्षित करते हैं।

उनको बनाने-सजाने में विभिन्न पाक कला विशेषज्ञों का हाथ होता है। उन चेहरों के बारे में हम यही कह सकते हैं कि उनके चेहरे पर परिश्रम झलकता है और वे हर कार्य में निपुण दिखाई पड़ते हैं। जैसे-समोसे बनाने वाला समोसे बनाने में, सांभर-डोसा बनाने वाला सांभर-डोसा बनाने में, इडली बनाने वाला इडली बनाने में, आइसक्रीम बनाने वाला आइसक्रीम बनाने में आदि।

प्रश्न 3.
इस कहानी में मिठाईवाला दूसरों को प्यार और खुशी देकर अपना दुख कम करता है? इस मिजाज की और कहानियाँ, कविताएँ हूँढ़िए और पढ़िए।
उत्तर
पुस्तकालय की मदद से यह कार्य कीजिए।

अनुमान और कल्पना

प्रश्न 1.
आपकी गलियों में कई अजनबी फेरीवाले आते होंगे। आप उनके बारे में क्या-क्या जानते हैं? अगली बार जब आपकी गली में कोई फेरीवाला आए तो उससे बातचीत कर जानने की कोशिश कीजिए।
उत्तर
मैं दिल्ली में रहता हूँ। हमारी गली में मौसम के अनुसार कई फेरीवाले आते हैं। ऐसे ही सर्दियों में एक बार एक कश्मीरी शालें बेचने के लिए आया। माँ ने उसे बिठाया और शालें देखने लगी। मेरे मन में चाह हुई कि यह इतनी दूर से शालें बेचने क्यों आया है। मैंने उससे पूछ ही लिया कि ‘भैया’ तुम्हारी कोई दुकान नहीं है? वह बेचारा चुप हो गया और मुसकुराने लगा लेकिन मैंने जिज्ञासावश दोबारा पूछने की कोशिश की तो उसकी आँखों में आँसू आ गए। वह कहने लगा कि मेरा बहुत बड़ा शोरूम था, कई नौकर-चाकर थे लेकिन आतंकवादियों ने ऐसा हमला किया कि हमारे बाजार में बम विस्फोट हो गया। बड़ी मुश्किल से जान बचाई। सामान व दुकान जलकर खाक हो गईं। पेट पालना भी कठिन हो गया। मेरे भी छोटे-छोटे बच्चे, पत्नी व माता-पिता हैं। उनकी परवरिश करने का साधन न रहा इसीलिए जगह-जगह जाकर कश्मीरी शालें बेचता हूँ।

प्रश्न 2.
आपके माता-पिता के ज़माने से लेकर अब तक फेरी की आवाजों में कैसा बदलाव आया है? बड़ों से पूछकर लिखिए।
उत्तर
जब माता-पिता का जमाना था तो हर चीज़ फेरी वाले बेचने के लिए लाया करते थे। फेरी वालों की आवाजें मनभावन और कोई न कोई विशेषता लिए होती थी। जैसे कपड़े वाला आएगा तो डमडम या भोंपू, खिलौनेवाला ज़ोर-जोर से सीटियाँ, खाने की चीजों जैसे टिक्कीवाला अपने तवे पर ही भारी चीज़ से टनटन, ठंडे शरबत वाला लंबी-लंबी तान में आवाजें, झूले वाला धुंघरू बजाता था, लेकिन आज पहली बात तो यह है कि अधिक फेरी वाले आते ही नहीं क्योंकि लोग मोहर लगी चीजें अधिक पसंद करते हैं। दूसरा आते भी हैं तो अपने सामान से संबंधित आवाजें तो अवश्य लगाते हैं लेकिन उनमें विशेष आकर्षण कम हो गया है।

प्रश्न 3.
क्या आपको लगता है कि-वक्त के साथ फेरी के स्वर कम हुए हैं? कारण लिखिए।
उत्तर-
छात्र स्वयं करें।

भाषा की बात

प्रश्न 1.
मिठाईवाला बोलनेवाली गुडिया
• ऊपर वाला’ का प्रयोग है। अब बताइए कि-
(क) ‘वाला’ से पहले आनेवाले शब्द संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, विशेषण आदि में से क्या हैं?
(ख) ऊपर लिखे वाक्यांशों में उनका क्या प्रयोग है?
उत्तर
(क)‘वाला’ से पहले आने वाले शब्द संज्ञा और विशेषण के हैं-
(ख) मिठाईवाला में    –  मिठाई शब्द संज्ञा का है और वाला शब्द प्रकट करता है-मिठाई बेचने वाला।
बोलनेवाली गुड़िया में   –  बोलने वाली विशेषण शब्द है। जबकि गुड़िया शब्द संज्ञा है जो प्रकट करता है-वह गुड़िया जो बोलती है।

प्रश्न 2.
“अच्छा मुझे ज्यादा वक्त नहीं, जल्दी से दो ठो निकाल दो।”

• उपर्युक्त वाक्य में ‘ठो’ के प्रयोग की ओर ध्यान दीजिए। पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश और बिहार की भाषाओं में इस शब्द का प्रयोग संख्यावाची शब्द के साथ होता है, जैसे, भोजपुरी में-एक ठो लइका, चार ठो आलू, तीन ठो बटुली।
• ऐसे शब्दों का प्रयोग भारत की कई अन्य भाषाओं/बोलियों में भी होता है। कक्षा में पता कीजिए कि किस-किस की भाषा-बोली में ऐसा है। इस पर सामूहिक बातचीत कीजिए।

उत्तर-

• उपर्युक्त वाक्यों में ‘ठो’ के प्रयोग की ओर ध्यान देने पर पता चलता है कि पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश और बिहार की भाषाओं में इस शब्द का प्रयोग संख्यावाची शब्द के साथ होता है; जैसे-भोजपुरी में-दो ठो आम, चार ठो समोसा, एक ठो लड़का।
• चार नग टोपी।

प्रश्न 3.
“वे भी, जान पड़ता है, पार्क में खेलने निकल गए हैं।”
“क्यों भई, किस तरह देते हो मुरली?”
“दादी, चुन्नू-मुन्नू के लिए मिठाई लेनी है। जरा कमरे में चलकर ठहराओ।”
• भाषा के ये प्रयोग आजकल पढ़ने-सुनने में नहीं आते। आप ये बातें कैसे कहेंगे?
उत्तर
“लगता है, वे भी पार्क में खेलने चले गए हैं।”
“भैया, यह मुरली कितने की है?”
“दादी, चुन्नू-मुन्नू के लिए मिठाई लेनी है। ज़रा मिठाईवाले को कमरे में बुलवाओ।”

कुछ करने को

प्रश्न 1.
फेरीवालों की दिनचर्या कैसी होती होगी? उनका घर-परिवार कहाँ होगा? उनकी जिंदगी में किस प्रकार की समस्याएँ और उतार-चढ़ाव आते होंगे? यह जानने के लिए तीन-तीन के समूह में छात्र-छात्राएँ कुछ प्रश्न तैयार करें और फेरीवालों से बातचीत करें। प्रत्येक समूह अलग-अलग व्यवसाय से जुड़े फेरीवालों से बात करे।
उत्तर
फेरीवाले बेचारे सुबह से शाम तक गलियों के चक्कर लगाते होंगे। उनका घर-परिवार या तो उनसे अलग किसी गाँव या दूसरे शहर में होगा या किसी छोटी कॉलोनी में होगा। उनकी जिंदगी में अनेक समस्याएँ आती होंगी जैसे पूरा सामान न बिकना, बारिश हो जाने पर फेरी पर न जा पाना, अधिक गरमी में लोगों को घर से बाहर ही न निकलना, पैसे मिल जाएँ इसलिए कम दामों पर सामान बेचना। इस प्रकार की और भी कई समस्याओं का उन्हें सामना करना पड़ता होगा।
प्रश्नानुसार आज अलग-अलग व्यवसाय से जुड़े फेरीवालों से उनकी समस्याएँ व जीवन के बारे में बात करें।

प्रश्न 2.
इस कहानी को पढ़कर क्या आपको यह अनुभूति हुई कि दूसरों को प्यार और खुशी देने से अपने मन का दुख कम हो जाता है? समूह में बातचीत कीजिए।
उत्तर
कहानी मिठाईवाला पढ़कर इस बात की अनुभूति होती है कि दूसरों को प्यार और खुशी देने से अपने मन को दुख कम होता है जैसे मिठाईवाले के बच्चे और पत्नी एक हादसे में मर चुके थे। वह दूसरे बच्चों को जब उनकी पसंद का सामान ला-लाकर बेचता तो उनके चेहरे पर खुशी की लहर देखकर उसे संतोष, धैर्य और सुख का अनुभव होता। वह उन्हीं में ही अपने बच्चों की झलक देखने लगता।

प्रश्न 3.
अपनी कल्पना की मदद से मिठाईवाले का चित्र शब्दों के माध्यम से बनाइए।
उत्तर-
मिठाईवाला मीठा स्वर, लंबा दुबले पतले शरीर, भूरी-भूरी आँखें, सिर पर टोकरी, पैरों में चप्पल, पजामा, कुर्ता पहने, कंधे पर गमछा लिए चलता होगा। वह सिर पर पगड़ी बाँधता होगा। उसके कंधों पर फेरी का सामान होता होगा, जिसमें खट्टीमीठी, स्वादिष्ट, सुगंधित गोलियाँ होंगी। जब वह मीठी स्वर में आवाज़ लगाते हुए गली में आता होगा तो बच्चे दौड़कर उसे घेर लेते होंगे।

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पाठ्यपुस्तक के प्रश्न-अभ्यास

                                                                         (पृष्ठ 73-74)

कहानी से

प्रश्न 1.
किन बातों से ज्ञात होता है कि माधवदास का जीवन संपन्नता से भरा था और किन बातों से ज्ञात होता है कि वह सुखी नहीं था?
उत्तर
माधवदास की बड़ी संगमरमर की कोठी, सुंदर बगीचा, रहने के ठाठ-बाट, चिड़िया को कहना कि तेरा सोने का पिंजरा बनवा दूंगा, मेरे पास ढेर सोना, कई कोठियाँ, बगीचे व दास-दासियाँ हैं-दर्शाता है कि उसका जीवन संपन्नता से परिपूर्ण था।
उसका अपने आप में यह सोचना कि सब कुछ प्राप्त करके भी जीवन में खालीपन है। पूरे घर में उसका. अकेले रहना, चिड़िया को अपने बगीचे में रहने के लिए मजबूर करना ताकि सुंदर चिड़िया को बार-बार देख सके व उसका चहचहाना सुन सके-दर्शाता है कि इतनी सुख-सुविधाएँ होने पर भी वह सुखी नहीं था।

प्रश्न 2.
माधवदास क्यों बार-बार चिड़िया से कहता है कि यह बगीचा तुम्हारा ही है? क्या माधवदास निःस्वार्थ मन से ऐसा कह रहा था? स्पष्ट कीजिए।
उत्तर
माधवदास चाहता है कि वह सुंदर चिड़िया उसके बगीचे में ही रह जाए इसलिए उसे बार-बार कहता है कि बगीचा तुम्हारा ही है।

माधवदास यह बात नि:स्वार्थ भावना से नहीं कहता, वास्तव में वह उसे बातों में फँसाकर अपने नौकर द्वारा पिंजरे में कैद करवाना चाहता था। वह चाहता था कि चिड़िया सदा के लिए उसके पास ही रह जाए।

प्रश्न 3.
माधवदास के बार-बार समझाने पर भी चिड़िया सोने के पिंजरे और सुख-सुविधाओं को कोई महत्त्व नहीं दे रही थी। दूसरी तरफ़ माधवदास की नज़र में चिड़िया की ज़िद का कोई तुक न था। माधवदास और चिड़िया के मनोभावों के अंतर क्या-क्या थे? अपने शब्दों में लिखिए।
उत्तर-
माधवदास बार-बार चिड़िया को सोने के पिंजरे व सुख-सुविधाओं को प्रलोभन दे रहे थे लेकिन इसके विपरीत चिड़िया की सुख-सुविधाएँ प्रकृति में निहित थी। हवा, धूप और फूल ही उसकी धन संपत्ति थी। माँ परिवार और घर उसके लिए सबसे अधिक सुखदायी थे। उसे तो स्वच्छंदता ही पसंद है। उसे माधवदास के सुंदर बगीचे में रहना भी पसंद नहीं है। उसे सोना-चाँदी से कुछ लेना-देना नहीं था। वह अपने परिवार से अलग नहीं होना चाहती। शाम होते-होते माँ के पास जाने की जल्दी होती है। वह प्रकृति में स्वतंत्र होकर विचरण करना चाहती है। बंधन में रहना उसका स्वभाव नहीं। यही कारण था कि वह माधवदास की बातों को कोई महत्त्व नहीं दे रही थी।

वहीं दूसरी तरफ़ माधवदास स्वार्थ से संसारिक सुखों में लिप्त रहने वाले मनुष्य थे। प्रकृति उनके लिए सिर्फ मनोरंजन के साधन थे। उनके लिए धन दौलत और ताकत संसार की मूल्यवान वस्तुएँ थीं। जिससे वे संसार को वश में करना चाहते थे। इन कारणों से वह चिड़िया के ज़िद को मूर्खतापूर्ण समझ रहे थे।

प्रश्न 4.
कहानी के अंत में संन्ही चिड़िया का सेठ के नौकर के पंजे से भाग निकलने की बात पढ़कर तुम्हें कैसा लगा? चालीस-पचास या इससे कुछ अधिक शब्दों में अपनी प्रतिक्रिया लिखिए।
उत्तर
कहानी के अंत में नन्ही चिड़िया का सेठ के नौकर के पंजे से भाग निकलने की बात पढ़कर मुझे बहुत अच्छा लगा क्योंकि माधवदास उसे अत्यधिक प्रलोभन देता है कि वह उसके पास रह जाए, पर चिड़िया नहीं मानती। अंत में वह उसे अपने नौकर से पकड़वाना चाहता है लेकिन चिड़िया भाग निकली। यदि चिड़िया न भागती तो सदा के लिए उसके पंजे में फँस जाती और कभी अपनी माँ से न मिल पाती।

प्रश्न 5.
‘माँ मेरी बाट देखती होगी’-नन्ही चिड़िया बार-बार इसी बात को कहती है। आप अपने अनुभव के आधार पर बताइए कि हमारी जिंदगी में माँ का क्या महत्त्व है?
उत्तर
हर बच्चे के जीवन में माँ का अत्यधिक महत्त्व होता है। वह दुख में, सुख में सदा माँ का साथ चाहता है, माँ की गोद उसे सबसे सुरक्षित स्थान प्रतीत होती है। लाख प्रलोभन क्यों न दिए जाएँ बच्चा कभी भी माँ का साथ नहीं छोड़ता। इस कहानी में जैनेंद्र कुमार ने भी यही दर्शाना चाहा है कि मनुष्य तो मनुष्य पक्षी भी माँ का साथ चाहते हैं। जब चिड़िया को माधवदास के घर देर होने लगती है तो रह-रहकर वह यही कहती है कि माँ इंतजार करती होगी।

प्रश्न 6.
इस कहानी का कोई और शीर्षक देना हो तो आप क्या देना चाहेंगे और क्यों?
उत्तर-
इस कहानी का दूसरा शीर्षक हो सकता है उड़ गई चिड़िया’ क्योंकि कहानी के अंत में चिड़िया सचमुच सेठ माधवदास के पंजे से आने से बच जाती है। पहले उसे फँसाने के लिए लालच और तरह तरह के छल प्रपंच का सहारा लिया गया। लेकिन अंत में चिड़िया चलाकी से उसके पहुँच से बाहर होकर उड़ गई। अतः मेरे अनुसार इस कहानी के लिए ‘चिड़िया उड़ गई’ शीर्षक उपयुक्त है।

कहानी से आगे

प्रश्न 1.
इस कहानी में आपने देखा कि वह चिड़िया अपने घर से दूर आकर भी फिर अपने घोंसले तक वापस पहुँच जाती है। मधुमक्खियों, चींटियों, ग्रह-नक्षत्रों तथा प्रकृति की अन्य विभिन्न चीजों में हमें एक अनुशासनबद्धता देखने को मिलती है। इस तरह के स्वाभाविक अनुशासन का रूप आपको कहाँ-कहाँ देखने को मिलता है? उदाहरण देकर बताइए।
उत्तर
मनुष्य-सारा दिन बाहर रहने के बाद कोई भी मनुष्य अपने घर आकर ही आराम महसूस करता है।
फूल-डाली पर कली से फूल बनने तक की प्रक्रिया, फिर मुरझाना व डाल से गिर जाना।
पशु-पशु भी सारा दिन घूमने के बाद गोधूलि के समय अपने बछड़े-बच्चों के पास लौट आते हैं।

प्रश्न 2.
सोचकर लिखिए कि यदि सारी सुविधाएँ देकर एक कमरे में आपको सारे दिन बंद रहने को कहा जाए तो क्या आप स्वीकार करेंगे? आपको अधिक प्रिय क्या होगा-‘स्वाधीनता’ या प्रलोभनों वाली पराधीनता? ऐसा क्यों कहा जाता है कि पराधीन व्यक्ति को सपने में भी सुख नहीं मिल पाता। नीचे दिए गए कारणों को पढ़े और विचार करें।
(क) क्योंकि किसी को पराधीन बनाने की इच्छा रखने वाला व्यक्ति स्वयं दुखी होता है, वह किसी को सुखी नहीं कर सकता।
(ख) क्योंकि पराधीन व्यक्ति सुख के सपने देखना ही नहीं चाहता।
(ग) क्योंकि पराधीन व्यक्ति को सुख के सपने देखने का अवसर नहीं मिलता।
उत्तर-
आज़ादी सबको प्रिय होती है। सारी सुख-सुविधाओं के बावजूद प्रलाभनों वाली गुलामी कोई स्वीकार कर सकता। छात्र विचार करके देखे कि ऐसा क्यों होता है।

अनुमान और कल्पना

• आपने गौर किया होगा कि मनुष्य, पशु, पक्षी-इन तीनों में ही माँएँ अपने बच्चों का पूरा-पूरा ध्यान रखती हैं। प्रकृति की इस अद्भुत देन का अवलोकन कर अपने शब्दों में लिखिए।
उत्तर
ममत्व और वात्सल्य की भावना केवल प्राणीमात्र में ही पाई जाती है। जन्म देने वाली माँ व जन्म लेने वाले शिशु में एक स्वाभाविक संबंध होता है। यही कारण है कि मनुष्य, पशु, पक्षी इन तीनों में ही माँएँ अपने बच्चों का पूरा-पूरा ध्यान रखती हैं।

भाषा की बात

प्रश्न 1.
पाठ में पर शब्द के तीन प्रकार के प्रयोग हुए हैं-
(क) गुलाब की डाली पर एक चिड़िया आन बैठी।
(ख) कभी पर हिलाती थी।
(ग) पर बच्ची काँप-काँपकर माँ की छाती से और चिपक गई।
• तीनों ‘पर’ के प्रयोग तीन उद्देश्यों से हुए हैं। इन वाक्यों का आधार लेकर आप भी ‘पर’ का प्रयोग कर ऐसे तीन वाक्य बनाइए जिनमें अलग-अलग उद्देश्यों के लिए ‘पर’ के प्रयोग हुए हों।
उत्तर

1. पर-स्थान
   बंदर पेड़ पर बैठा है।
2. पर-पंख
   पर्वतों पर फैले बादल ऐसे प्रतीत हो रहे थे जैसे पक्षी ने अपने पूर फैलाए हों।
3. पर-लेकिन
   मैंने तो पुस्तक खरीदी थी पर न जाने कहाँ खो गई है।

प्रश्न 2.
पाठ में तैंने, छनभर, खुश करियो-तीन वाक्यांश ऐसे हैं जो खड़ी बोली हिंदी के वर्तमान रूप में तूने, क्षणभर, खुश करना लिखे-बोले जाते हैं लेकिन हिंदी के निकट की बोलियों में कहीं-कहीं इनके प्रयोग होते हैं। इस तरह
के कुछ अन्य शब्दों की खोज कीजिए।
उत्तर-
करियो – कीजिए
मन्नै – मैंने, मुझे
आ गयी – आ जाओ
बारी – तुम्हारी
छोरा – लड़का

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Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb
Chapter	Chapter 4
Chapter Name	The Ashes that Made Trees Bloom
Number of Questions Solved	26
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 4 The Ashes that Made Trees Bloom

IMPORTANT PASSAGES FOR COMPREHENSION

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

I

Question 1.
The good souls bought a piece of land, made a feast for their friends, and gave plentifully to their poor neighbours.       (Page 57)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The good souls turned rich
(a) suddenly
(b) in an hour
(c) within a short time
(d) overnight
Answer.
(b) in an hour

Question 2.

The quality of feasting and sharing shows their
(a) kindness
(b) generosity
(c) concern
(d) goodness
Answer.
(b) generosity

Question 3.
Which part of speech is plentifully
(a) adjective
(b) verb
(c) adverb
(d) noun
Answer.
(c) adverb

Question 2.
That night the spirit of the dog appeared to him in a dream and said “Cut down the pine tree over my grave,          (Page 58)
Questions.

1.  Which night does the phrase ‘that night refer to ?
2.  Who saw the spirit of the dog in his dream ?
3.  Where was the pine tree located ?

Answers.

1.  The phrase ‘that night’ refers to the night when his old master had mourned over his
   death.
2.  The spirit of the dog was seen by his old master (in his dream).
3.  The pine tree was (located) on the grave of the dog.

II

Question 3.
“Take the ashes of the mill, sprinkle them on the withered trees and they will bloom again,” said the dog-spirit          (Page 60)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The miracle of ashes was tried on
(a) the mill
(b) the withered trees
(c) the blossoms
(d) the mortar
Answer.
(b) the withered trees

Question 2.
The withered trees sprouted as
(a) green trees
(b) beauty
(c) flowers
(d) blossoms
Answer.
(d) blossoms

Question 3.
The ashes had to be
(a) kept on the tree
(b) hidden under the tree
(c) sprinkled on the tree
(d) tied to the tree Answers
Answer.
(c) sprinkled on the tree

Question 4.
The delighted daimio ordered the train to be stopped and got out to see the wonder.     (Page 62)
Questions.

1.  Why was the daimio delighted ?
2.  Why had the train stopped ?
3.  What wonder had been there ?

Answers.

1.  The daimio was delighted to see the tree blossom.
2.  The train had stopped by the king’s order.
3.  The withered cherry tree had burst into blossom.

Question 5.
The wind blew the fine dust in the noses and eyes of the daimio and his wife    (Page 63)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The greedy neighbour threw ashes on
(a) pine tree
(b) the cherry tree
(c) the withered cherry tree
(d) the withered pine tree
Answer.
(c) the withered cherry tree

Question 2.
The result was
(a) the tree blossomed
(b) the tree did blossom partially
(c) that sneezing and choking made daimio and his wife uncomfortable
(d) good
Answer.
(c) that sneezing and choking made daimio and his wife uncomfortable

Question 3.
The action of the wicked neighbour also spoiled
(a) the pomp and dignity of the procession
(b) the discipline of the crowd
(c) the mood of the body guard
(d) the leader’s uniform
Answer.
(a) the pomp and dignity of the procession

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

Comprehension Check (Page 60)
Question 1.
Why did the neighbours kill the dog ?
Answer.
The neighbours killed the dog out of frustration. They had tried to tempt and
please the dog. First they offered him fish and other dainties. The dog was afraid of them. He did not touch the food.
Then they dragged him out of doors. They hoped him to find treasure for them. The dog began to scratch the ground under a pine tree. The couple was happy. They began to dig. Instead of the treasure, they found a dead kitten.
The couple was now very angry. So they killed the dog.

Question 2.
Mark the right item

(i) The old farmer and his wife loved the dog
(a) because it helped them in their day-to-day work.
(b) as if it was their own baby.
(c) as they were kind to all living beings.
Answer.
(b) as if it was their own baby.

(ii) When the old couple became rich, they
(a) gave the dog better food.
(b) invited their greedy neighbours to a feast..
(c) lived comfortably and were generous towards their poor neighbours.
Answer.
(c) lived comfortably and were generous towards their poor neighbours.

(iii) The greedy couple borrowed the mill and the mortar to make
(a) rice pastry and bean sauce.
(b) magic ash to win rewards.
(c) a pile of gold.
Answer.
(c) a pile of gold.

Working with the Text
Answer the following Questions :
Question 1.
The old farmer is a kind person. What evidence of his kindness do you find
in the first two paragraphs ?
Answer.
The evidence of his kindness can be seen in his treatment of his pet. He loved the dog as though it were a baby. He fed him with his own chopsticks. He gave him all the boiled rice he wanted.
A white heron followed the old man when he went to the fields. He never once harmed this heron. Moreover, he often turned up a sod on purpose to give food
to the birds. Thus the old farmer was kind to everything that had life.

Question 2.
What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold ?
Answer.
One day the farmer was going to his fields. As usual the dog was following him. All of a sudden, the dog came running to him. He was also motioning with his head to some spot behind. The old man tried to ignore him. The dog kept on whining and running to and fro. In the end, the old man followed him. The dog brought him to a place where he began a lively scratching. The old man struck his hoe in the earth at that place. Soon, a pile of gold was found.

Question 3.
(i) How did the spirit of the dog help the farmer first ?
(ii) How did it help him next ?
Answers.
(i) First the spirit of the dog appeared to him in a dream. It urged him to cut down the pine tree over his grave and make from it a mortar for the rice pastry. It also asked him to make a mill of that wood for his bean sauce. The farmer did so.
The farmer’s wife put the boiled rice into the mortar. The farmer pounded the rice into dough. Suddenly the whole mass turned into gold coins. Now the old woman began to grind the beans for sauce. Gold dropped like rain. Thus the spirit of the dog helped the farmer first.
(ii) Then the wicked people had burnt the farmer’s mill. Now the good man dreamed again. This time the spirit asked him to take the ashes of the mill. He asked the old man to sprinkle them on withered trees. The old man awoke. He went to his wicked neighbour and humbly asked for the ashes. Thus he filled his basket with the ashes.
The farmer’s favourite cherry tree was bare. He sprinkled a pinch of ashes on it. All at once the tree sprouted blossoms. The kind farmer heard that the daimio was to pass along the high road. He set out to see him.
The old man quietly got up on a bare tree. When the daimio’s palanquin drew near, the old man scattered the ashes. In a moment the tree burst into blossoms. The happy daimio stopped and called the old farmer. He gave him many rewards. Thus the spirit of the dog had helped the farmer again.

Question 4.
Why did the daimio reward the farmer but punish his neighbour for the same act ?
Answer.
The farmer and his neighbour had done the same action. The results of the two actions were, however, not the same. The farmer’s act had filled the tree with flowers. So the daimio rewarded the farmer.
The act of the farmer’s neighbour had caused trouble to the daimio. The ashes entered the noses and eyes of the daimio and his wife. It caused much sneezing and choking. It spoiled all the pomp and dignity of the procession. So the daimio punished that neighbour of the farmer.

Working with Language
Question 1.
Read the following conversation :
Ravi     :   What are you doing?
Mridu  :    I’m reading a book.
Ravi     :    Who wrote it ?
Mridu  :    Ruskin Bond.
Ravi     :    Where did you find it ?
Mridu  :    In the library.
Notice that ‘whať, ‘who’, ‘where’, are question words. Questions that require information begin with question words. Some other question words are ‘when’, ‘why’, ‘where’, ‘which’ and ‘how’.
Remember that
• What asks about actions, things, etc.
• Who asks about people.
• Which asks about people or things.
• Where asks about place.
• When asks about time.
• Why asks about reason or purpose.
• How asks about means, manner or degree.
• Whose asks about possessions.
Read the following paragraph and frame questions on the italicised phrases.
Anil is in school. I am in school too. Anil is sitting in the left row. He is reading a book. Anil’s friend is sitting in the second row. He is sharpening his pencil. The teacher is writing on the blackboard. Children are writing in their copybooks. Some children are looking out of the window.
Answers.

1. 1.  Where is Anil ?
   2.  Which row is Anil sitting in ?
   3.  What is Anil doing ?
   4.   Which row is Anil’s friend sit ting in ?
   5.  What is he doing ?
   6.  Who is writing on the blackboard ?
   7.  What are some children doing ?

Question 2.
Write appropriate question words in the blank spaces in the following dialogue :
Neha   :  ……… did you get this book ?
Sheela : Yesterday morning.
Neha   :  ………. is your sister crying ?
Sheela : Because she has lost her doll.
Neha   :  ………. room is this, yours or hers ?
Sheela : It’s ours.
Neha   : ………. do you go to school ?
Sheela : We walk to school. It is near by.
Answers.
(a) When did you get this book ?
(b) Why is your sister crying ?
(c) Whose room is this, yours or hers ?
(d) How do you go to school ?

Question 3.
Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box :

(i) My friend lost his chemistry book. Now he doesn’t know (a) ……….. to do and (b) …….. to look for it.
(ii) There are so many toys in the shops. Neena can’t decide ……… one tobuy.
(iii) You don’t know the way to my school. Ask the policeman ……… to get there.
(iv) You should decide soon …….. to start building your house.
(v) Do you know (a) ………. to ride a bicycle ? I don’t remember (b) ……… and (c) ……….. I learnt it.
(vi) “You should know (a) …….. to talk and (b) ……. to keep your mouth shut,” the teacher advised Anil.
Answers.

1.  (a) what (b) where
2.  which
3.  how
4.  when
5.  (a) how (b) when (c) how
6.  (a) when (b) where

Question 4.
Add im-or in- to each of the following words and use them in place of the italicised words in the sentences given below :

(i)The project appears very difficult at first sight but it can be completed if we work very hard.
(ii) He lacks competence. That’s why he can’t keep any job for more than a year.
(iii) “Don’t lose patience. Your letter will come one day,” the postman told me.
(iv) That’s not a proper remark to make under the circumstances.
(v) He appears to be without sensitivity. In fact, he is very emotional.
Answers.

1.  The project appears impossible at first sight but it can be completed if we work very hard.
2.  He is incompetent. That’s why he can’t keep any job for more than a year.
3.  “Don’t be impatient. Your letter will come one day,” said the postman.
4.  That’s an improper remark to make under the circumstances.
5.  He appears to be insensitive. In fact he is very emotional.

Question 5.
Read the following sentences :
It was a cold morning and stars still glowed in the sky.
An old man was walking along the road. The words in italics are articles. ‘A’ and ‘an’ are indefinite articles and ‘the’ is the definite article. ‘A’ is used before a singular countable noun. ‘An’ is used before a word that begins with a vowel.
• a boy             • an actor
• a mango        • an apple
• a university    • an hour

Use a, an or the in the blanks.
There was once ………. play which became very successful. ……. famous actor was acting in it. In ……….. play his role was that of ……… aristocrat who had been imprisoned in …….. castle for twenty years. In ……….. last act of play someone would come on stage with …… letter which he would hand over to ……. prisoner. Even though ………. aristocrat was not expected to read …….. letter at each performance, he always insisted that …… letter be written out from beginning to end.
Answer.
There was once a play which became very successful. A famous actor was acting in it. In the play his role was that of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in a castle for twenty years. In the last act of the play someone would come on the stage with a letter which he would hand over to the prisoner. Even though the aristocrat was not expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that the letter be written out from beginning to end.

Question 6.
Encircle the correct article :
Neena was looking for (a/the) job. After many interviews she got (a/the job she was looking for.
A  :  Would you like (a/an/the) apple or (a/an/the) banana ?
B  :  I’d like (a/an/the) apple, please.
A  :  Take (a/an/the) red one in (a/an/the) fruit bowl. You may take (a/an/the) orange also, if you like.
B  :  Which one ?
A  :  (A/An/The) one beside (a/an/the) banana.
Answers.
A : Would you like an apple or a banana ?
B : I’d like an apple please.
A : Take the red one in the fruit bowl. You may take an orange also, if you like.
B : Which one ?
A : The one beside the banana.

Speaking and Writing
Question 1.
Do you remember an anecdote or a story about a greedy or jealous person and the unhappy result of his/her action ? Narrate the story to others in your class.
Here is one for you to read.
Seeing an old man planting a fig tree, the king asked why he was doing this. The man replied that he might live to eat the fruit, and, even if he did not, his son would enjoy the figs.
“Well,” said the king, “if you do live to eat the fruit of this tree, please let me know.” The man promised to do so, and sure enough, before too long, the tree grew and bore fruit.
Packing some fine figs in a basket, the old man set out for the palace to meet the king.
The king accepted the gift and gave orders that the old man’s basket be filled with gold.
Now, next door to the old man, there lived a greedy old man jealous of his neighbour’s good fortune. He also packed some figs in a basket and took them to the palace in the hope of getting gold.
The king, on learning the man’s motive, ordered him to stand in the compound and had him pelted with figs. The old man returned home and told his wife the sad story. She consoled him by saying, “You should be thankful that our neighbour did not grow coconuts.”
Answer.
Try it yourself.

Question 2.
Put each of the following in the correct order. Then use them appropriately to fill the blanks in the paragraph that follows. Use correct punctuation marks.
• English and Hindi/both/in/he writes
• and only/a few short stories/many books in English/in Hindi
• is/my Hindi/than my English/much better
Ravi Kant is a writer, and ………. . Of course, he is much happier writing in English than in Hindi. He has written ………. . I find his books a little hard to understand. ……..
Answer.
• he writes in both, English and Hindi.
• many books in English and only a few short stories in Hindi.
• My Hindi is much better than my English.
Ravi Kant is a writer and he writes in both English and Hindi. Of course, he is much happier writing in English than in Hindi. He has written many books in English and only a few short stories in Hindi. I find his books a little hard to understand. My Hindi is much better than my English.

Question 3.
Are you fond of reading stories ? Did you read one last month ? If not, read one or two and then write a paragraph about the story. Use the following hints.

•  title of the story
•  name of author
•  how many characters
•  which one you liked
•  some details of the story
•  main point(s) as you understand it

Tell your friends why they should also read it.
Answer.
Try it yourself.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 9 A Bicycle in Good Repair are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 9 A Bicycle in Good Repair.

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

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

IMPORTANT PASSAGES FOR COMPREHENSION

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

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

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

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

Answers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answers.

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

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

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

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

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

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

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

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

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

Working with the Text (Page 132)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Working with Language

Question 1.
Read the following sentences.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answers.

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

Question 4.
‘en’ acts as a prefix (put at the beginning) or as a suffix (put at the end) to form
new words.

‘en’ at the beginning or at the end of a word is not always a prefix or a suffix. It is then an integral part of the word.

(i) Now arrange the words given in the box under the three headings, prefix, suffix and part of the word.

en (prefix)        en (suffix)             en (part of word)
………….                  …………….                …………………
………….                  …………….                …………………
………….                  …………….                ………………….
Answers.
en (prefix)          en (suffix)            en (part of the word)
encourage           dampen                 listen
endanger             soften                    barren
enclose                fasten                     even
enable                 weaken                   enclave
(ii) Find new words in your textbook and put them under the same headings.
Answers.
List of some new words from the textbook :
en (prefix)         en (suffix)               en (part of the word)
enjoy                   loosen                     dozen
en-route              tighten                    sudden
enact                   deepen                    kitchen
encircle                strengthen              happen
open

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 7 The Invention of Vita Wonk are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 7 The Invention of Vita Wonk.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb
Chapter	Chapter 7
Chapter Name	The Invention of Vita Wonk
Number of Questions Solved	18
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 7 The Invention of Vita Wonk

IMPORTANT PASSAGES FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
“So once again I rolled up my sleeves and set to work. (Page 99)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Willy Wonka’s next challenge was
(a) invention of Wonka-Vite
(b) invention of Willy-Vite
(c) the invention of Vita-Wonk
(d) the invention Vita-Vite
Answer.
(c) the invention of Vita-Wonk

Question 2.
Willy was not happy with
(a) Wonka-Vite
(b) Willy-Vite
(c) Wonka-Vita
(d) Vita-Vite
Answer.
(a) Wonka-Vite

Question 3.
The invention of Vita-Wonk
(a) made people young
(b) made people old
(c) made people disappear
(d) made people live five hundred years
Answer.
(b) made people old

Question 2.
‘What is the oldest living’ thing in the world ? What lives longer than anything else ?” (Page 99)
Questions.

1.  Who is the speaker of these lines ?
2.  Why is he asking these questions ?
3.  To whom is he speaking ?

Answers.

1.  Mr Willy Wonka is the speaker of these lines.
2.  He is asking these questions as he is trying to invent a drug which can make people
   older than what they are.
3.  He is speaking to himself.

Question 3.
“I tracked down very old and ancient animals and took an important little bit of something from each one of them—” (Page 101)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Willy Wonka had to take ……
(a) old and ancient animals
(b) old trees
(c) an important little bit of
(d) only the essence of the Pine something from them
Answer.
(c) an important little bit of

Question 2.
The ‘track-down’ process became speedier due to
(a) Charlie
(b) the Inventing Room
(c) the Great Glass Elevator
(d) Willy Wonka
Answer.
(c) the Great Glass Elevator something from them

Question 3.
The wonder was possible only
(a) if Charlie helped Willy
(b) if all the important little bit was mixed
(c) if all animals were very old
(d) if it was heated
Answer.
(b) if all the important little bit was mixed

Question 4.
I produced one tiny cupful of oily black liquid and gave four drops of it to a brave twenty-year-old Oompa-loompa volunteer to see what happened.” (Page 102)
Questions.

1.  Who is ‘l’ in the passage ?
2.  What is the name of the ‘black liquid’ ?
3.  Why is the volunteer called ‘brave ?

Answers.

1.  l’ in the passage refers to Mr Willy Wonka.
2.  Vita Wonk.
3.  The volunteer has offered himself for the experiment of a new drug. A new drug may be
   very dangerous for the body. So he is rightly called ‘brave’.

Question 5.
And thus, my dear Charlie, was Vita-Wonk invented.” (Page 102)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The extract is addressed to
(a) Charlie
(b) The cook
(c) Willy
(d) The volunteer
Answer.
(a) Charlie

Question 2.
Vita-Wonk was invented
(a) easily
(b) hurriedly
(c) after great labours
(d) not to help the people grow old
Answer.
(c) after great labours

Question 3.
Vita-Wonk is ……
(a) a wonderful drug
(b) not going to be successful
(c) a rage amongst the people
(d) very expensive
Answer.
(a) a wonderful drug

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

Comprehension Check (Page 101)
Question 1.
Choose the right answer.
(i) Mr Willy Wonka is
(a) a cook,
(b) an inventor,
(c) a manager.
Answer.
(b) an inventor

(ii) Wonka-Vite makes people
(a) older,
(b) younger.
Answer.
(b) younger

(iii) Mr Wonka wants to invent a new thing which will make people
(a) younger,
(b) older.
Answer.
(b) older

Question 2.
Can anyone’s age be a minus number ? What does “minus 87” mean?
Answer.
A man starts ageing from the moment he is born. Since then, it is all plus. Thus
no one’s age can be a minus number. So ‘minus 87′ means that after 87 years, he will become zero and start aging then. In other words, such a man will come to earth after eighty-seven years.

Question 3.
Mr Wonka begins by asking himself two questions.
What are they?
(i) What is ….
(ii) What lives …….
Answer.
(i) What is the oldest living thing in the world ?
(ii) What lives longer than anything else ?

Working with the Text (Page 102)

Question 1.
(i) What trees does Mr Wonka mention ? Which tree does he say lives the longest ?
(ii) How long does this tree live ? Where can you find it ?  (Imp.)
Answers.
(i) Mr Wonka mentions several trees. The four important ones are—Douglas Fir, Oak and Bristlecone pine. Of them he says Bristlecone pine lives the longest. It lives for 4000 years.
(ii) Bristlecone pine lives upto 4000 years. It can be found on the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada U.S.A.

Question 2.
How many of the oldest living things can you remember from Mr Wonka’s list ? (Don’t look back at the story !) Do you think all these things really
exist, or are some of them purely imaginary ?
Answer.
Mr Wonka mentions many of the oldest things. Some of these things do not really exist. These are purely imaginary. He says he collected a pint of sap from a 4000-year-old Bristlecone pine. He mentions a list of many things like the toe-nail clippings of a 168-year-old Russian farmer, an egg of a 200-year-old tortoise, the tail of a 51-year-old horse in Arabia, the whiskers of a 36-year-old cat called Crumpets, an old flea, the tail of a 207-year-old giant rat from Tibet.

Question 3.
Why does Mr Wonka collect items from the oldest things ? Do you think this is the right way to begin his invention ?   (Imp.)
Answer.
Mr Wonka collects items from the oldest things because he thinks that a drug prepared from them will make the person who consumes it, old. This does not seem to be the right way to begin his invention.

Question 4.
What happens to the volunteer who swallows four drops of the new
invention ? What is the name of the invention ?
Answer.
The volunteer who swallows the four drops of the new invention, suddenly becomes very old. His hair drop off, his teeth start falling. He begins wrinkling and shrivelling up all over. He is a twenty-year-old man but now he looks seventy five.

Working with Language

Question 1.
What do you call these insects in your language ?

काकरोच, मच्छर, टिड़डा, मक्खी, माक्खा, चींटी

Add to this list the names of some insects common in your area.
Answer.
Termite, fly, bee, beetle, wasp and butterfly.

Question 2.
Fill in the blanks in the recipe given below with words from the box.

Easy Palak-Dal

INGREDIENTS

•  One ………
•  One cup dal
•  Two thin green chillies
•  ………. a teaspoon red chilli powder
•  Eight small bunches of palak
•  Two ……..
•  Salt to taste

Wash and cut the vegetables : ……. the palak. Put everything in a pressure …….. . Let the cooker whistle three …….. , then switch it off. Fry a few cumin seeds in …….. and add to the palak-dal.
Answers.

•  One onion
•  One cup dal
•  Two thin green chillies
•  Half a teaspoon red chilli powder
•  Eight small bunches of palak
•  Two tomatoes
•  Salt to taste

Wash and cut the vegetables ; shred the palak. Put everything in a pressure cooker. Let the cooker whistle three times, then switch it off. Fry a few cumin seeds in oil and add to the palak-dal.

Question 3.
A ‘family tree’ is a diagram that shows the relationship between the different members of a family. Fill in the family tree below with names, ages, and other details you think are relevant (you may even stick photographs, if you have them). Put your family trees up in the class.
Answer.
Students should collect information about their family and prepare this family-tree themselves

Speaking

Using Do for Emphasis
Charlie asks, “What did happen ?” This is a way of asking the question “What happened ?” with emphasis. Given below are a few emphatic utterances. Say them to your partner. Let your partner repeat your utterance without the emphasis. Your partner may also add something to show she/he disagrees with you.

You                  :   I did study.
Partner             :  You studied ? I don’t believe you. Look at your marks!
You                  :  I did go there.
(a) PARTNER   : You went there? Then …..
You                  :  I do play games.
(b) PARTNER   : ……..
You                  : He does read his books.
(c) PARTNER    : ………..
You                   : You do say the most unbelievable things !
(d) PARTNER    : ………
You                   : The earth does spin around.
(e) PARTNER    : ………
You                   : We all do want you to come with us.
(f) PARTNER     : ………
You                   : who does know how to cook?
(g) PARTNER    : ……
You                   : I do believe that man is a thief.
(h) PARTNER    : ……
Answers.
(a) Partner         :   You went there? Then why didn’t I see you ?
(b) Partner         :   You play games ? Then why don’t you have any certificate ?
(c) Partner         :  He reads his books ? I don’t believe you. Look at his marks.
(d) Partner         :  You think I say unbelievable things !
(e) Partner         :  The earth spins around ? Who says so ?
(f) Partner          :  You all want me to come with you ? Then, why didn’t you invite                                                                   me earlier ?
(g) Partner         :  I’m afraid, I don’t know how to cook.
(h) Partner         :  You believe that man is a thief ? There is no evidence against him.

Writing

Question 1.
(i) Make a list of the trees Mr Wonka mentions. Where do these trees grow? Try to find out from an encyclopaedia. Write a short paragraph about two or three of these trees.
(ii) Name some large trees commonly found in your area. Find out something about them (How old are they? Who planted them ? Do birds eat their fruit ?), and write two or three sentences about each one of them.

Question 2.
Find out something interesting about age, or growing old, and write a paragraph about it. Following are a few topics, suggested as examples.
• The age profile of a country’s population-does it have more young people than old people, or vice versa ? What are the consequences of this ?
• How can we tell how old a tree, a horse, or a rock is ?
• What is the ‘life expectancy’ of various living things, and various populations (how long can they reasonably expect to live) ?
Answers.
Question 1.
(i) Mr Wonka mentions the following four trees :
(a) Douglas fir
(b) The oak
(c) The cedar
(d) Bristlecone pine.
Douglas fir is an evergreen tree. It is a giant tree which grows in North America.
The oak is a very huge tree of the beech family. It is chiefly grown in America. A sea-port in W. California, on San Francisco is called oak-land.
The cedar are tall trees with wide spreading branches. Famous for its wood it is found in many countries including India, Nepal and other Asian countries.
Bristlecone pine is a small pine. It is found in rocky mountains. It is believed to be the oldest living tree with some 4000 year old specimens.
Oak and cedar are the most well-known and useful trees of these. Their wood is very useful. It is used as building material. Cedar wood is used in making beautiful furniture.
(ii) Neem, peepal and jamun are some of the large trees very commonly found in our area. They live for many years but not as long as oak or Bristlecone pine. Peepal grows by itself. Nobody seems to have planted them. Neem and jamun are the favourites of the villagers. Neem has medical properties while the fruit of jamun is very sweet and healthful. The birds eat jamuns and also the neem-fruit.

Question 2.
“Grow old along with me,
The best is yet to be
The last of life for which the first was made.”
The above lines from Browning show the beauty of age. This is indeed the best part of life for those who have lived the earlier parts well. In our country, India, the majority of the population is young. The great benefit of it is that these people are able to work hard for the progress of the country. Today, we have scientific methods by which we can measure the age of a human being, a plant or a rock. Various living things have different life expectancy. Generally small creatures like worms and insects have a very short span of life. Most animals live a life shorter than that of most human beings. However some snakes and sea-animals live very long. The elephants too live long. Human beings have a life expectancy of 80-100 years.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 8 Meadow surprises are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 8 Meadow surprises.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb (Poem)
Chapter	Chapter 8
Chapter Name	Meadow surprises
Number of Questions Solved	10
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 8 Meadow surprises

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
Meadows have surprises,
You can find them if you look ;
Walk softly through the velvet grass,
And listen by the brook.
(Page 123)
Word-Notes : Meadows-a limited relatively flat area of grass and low vegetation/ pasture, चारागाह। Surprises-wonders, आश्चर्य। Look-look for, तलाश करना। Softly-gently, दबे पाँव। velvet-silken, मखमली। Listen-hear attentively, ध्यान से सुनो। By the brook-close to the stream of water, जलधारा के निकट।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : चारागाहों में विस्मय भरे हैं। तुम पाओगे अगर तलाशोगे ; हौले-हौले चलो मखमली घास पर, और कान लगाओ जल-धारा के पास।

Paraphrase : If you know how to explore the wonderful things that a meadow has in store, you will notice that the grass is as cosy and silky as the velvet is. You are also advised to walk softly and listen quietly to the sounds when you are close to the stream of water.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
A meadow reveals
(a) the mystery of nature
(b) animals and their habitats
(c) wonderful things
(d) the brooks
Answer.
(c) wonderful things

Question 2.
To have a glimpse of the surprises one should
(a) walk softly and be alert
(b) wear glasses
(c) travel in a car
(d) bring a telescope
Answer.
(a) walk softly and be alert

Question 3.
When we are by the side of a brook, we should
(a) try to listen
(b) sit on a stone
(c) not carry snacks
(d) not push
Answer.
(a) try to listen

Question 2.
You may see a butterfly
Rest upon a buttercup
And unfold its drinking straws
To sip the nectar up…
(Page 123)
Word-Notes : Rest-perching, बैठे हुए। Buttercup-a wild plant with bright yellow cup shaped flowers, बटरकप नाम का जंगली पौधा जिसमें प्याले के आकार के पीले फूल लगते हैं। Unfold-open up, खोलना। Drinking straws-the pipe to drink a liquid, पीने के लिए छोटा-पतला पाइप/स्ट्रा। Sip-take a draught, पूँट भरना। Nectar-पराग।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : तुम्हें शायद कोई तितली दीखे बटरकप के फूल पर लेटे और पेय स्रोत लगाये पराग का पूँट भरते हुए।

Paraphrase : The meadow has surprises. We will find a butterfly’settled on a buttercup. It opens up the drinking straws to take a sip of the nectar contained in it.

Questions.

1.  Where does a butterfly rest ?
2.  What does it drink ?
3.  Name the poem from which the above passage has been taken.

Answers.

1.  A butterfly rests upon flowers.
2.  It drinks the nectar of the flowers.
3.  The passage has been taken from the poem “Meadow Surprises’.

Question 3.
You may scare a rabbit
Who is sitting very still ;
Though at first you may not see him,
When he hops you will.
(Page 123)
Word-Notes : Scare-frighten, डराना। Still-quiet, शांत। Hops-jumps and runs away, फुदकता है।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : शायद तुम किसी खरगोश को डरा दो जो बैठा हो बिलकुल शांत ! हालाँकि पहले तुम्हारी नजर उस पर न पड़ी हो, उसके फुदकने पर तुम उसे देख लोगे।

Paraphrase : A person who walks through the meadows may frighten a rabbit who is sitting very still. One should be alert and walk softly. The rabbit was not easily visible ; but it was seen only when it jumped and ran away.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
You observe the rabbit only when he
(a) runs
(b) hops
(c) sits
(d) crawls
Answer.
(b) hops

Question 2.
Your presence will ……
(a) delight the rabbit
(b) enliven the environment
(c) scare a rabbit
(d) sustain nature
Answer.
(c) scare a rabbit

Question 3.
A rabbit sits ……
(a) on its paws
(b) very still
(c) on its hind legs
(d) in a beautiful style
Answer.
(b) very still

Question 4.
A dandelion whose fuzzy head
Was golden days ago
Has turned to airy parachutes
That flutter when you blow.
(Page 123)
Word-Notes : Dandelion-a wild plant with bright yellow flowers and leaves with notched edges, डैंडिलिअन नाम का एक जंगली पौधा जिसमें चमकदार पीले फूल और दांतेदार पत्तियाँ लगती हैं। Fuzzy-soft and fluffy, रूओनदार कागजी। Days ago-a few days before, कुछ दिन पहले। Turned to-changed into, बदल गया। Airy-moving with the air, हवा में लहराते। Parachutes-(here) umbrella like, छतरी जैसे। Flutter-move in the air like a bird fluttering its wings, Blow-exhale with force, फूँक मारना।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : कोई डैडीलिअन जिसका रूओंभरा सिर कुछ दिन पहले सुनहरा था (अब) बदल गया है हवाई छतरियों में, तुम्हारे फूँक मारते ही जो फड़फड़ाती हैं।

Paraphrase : ‘Meadow surprises’ also reveal wild flower plants like the dandelion. It has a soft and a fuzzy texture with the shape of an umbrella. A few days ago, it had a yellow golden hue. But with one’s forceful exhaling, it starts moving in the air like a parachute. When we blow on the dandelion, the sound produced is, as if, a bird were fluttering its wings.

Questions.

1.  What is being described in the passage ?
2.  Where is the dandelion found ?
3.  Where do we find the seeds of the dandelion ?

Answers.

1.  A dandelion flower is being described in the passage.
2.  The dandelion is found in a meadow.
3.  The seeds of the dandelion are found in its flower.

Question 5.
Explore the meadow houses,
The burrows in the ground,
A nest beneath tall grasses,
The ant’s amazing mound
(Page 124)
Word-Notes : Explore-travel through (a place) in order to learn about, गवेषणा करना। Burrows-holes in the ground made by animals such as rabbits to live in, खरगोश जैसे जानवरों द्वारा अपने रहने के लिए बनाये गये जमीन के अंदर छिद्र /बिल। Nest—the dwelling of bird, घोंसला। Amazing-wonderful, विस्मयकारी। Mound-a pile of earth, टीला।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : गवेषणा करो चारागाहों में बने घरों की, जमीन में बने हुए बिलों की, ऊँची घास के नीचे बने घोसलों की, चींटी के बनाये विस्मयकारी टीले की।

Paraphrase : The poet desires to explore the habitats made by different animals who live in the meadows. Some animals like rabbits make burrows in the ground. Birds make nests in tall grasses and trees. The ants make wonderful houses inside the mounds

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The poet wants to explore
(a) the habitats of the animals
(b) hidden treasure
(c) the web of branches
(d) hidden life
Answer.
(a) the habitats of the animals

Question 2.
The rabbits make
(a) mounds
(b) burrows in the ground
(c) small caves
(d) shelters
Answer.
(b) burrows in the ground

Question 3.
The mounds are amazing as one finds
(a) wonderful houses inside the mound
(b) lot of treasure
(c) storage rooms
(d) conference rooms
Answer.
(a) wonderful houses inside the mound

Question 6.
Oh ! Meadows have surprises
And many things to tell ; You may discover these yourself, If you look and listen well.
(Page 124)
Word-Notes : Discover-find out, पता लगाना।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : ओह ! चारागाह हैं विस्मय भरे ; और उन पर बहुत कुछ कहने को, तुम स्वयं ही यह पता लगा लोगे, अगर ध्यान से देखो और सुनोगे।

Paraphrase : Meadows have hidden life and secrets to be explored and shared. It has strange wild plants, wild animals and habitats. One needs to be observant and sensitive to the sights and sounds, to enjoy ‘Meadow Surprises’.

Questions.

1.  Can the meadow surprise everyone ?
2.  What does a person need to enjoy a meadow ?
3.  Do you think that most persons enjoy a meadow ? Why? Why not?

Answers.

1.  No, the meadow cannot surprise everyone.
2.  A person needs to be a keen observer to enjoy a meadow.
3.  Most persons do not enjoy a meadow. It is so because they do not observe everything
   minutely.

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 124)
Working with the Poem

Question 1.
Read the lines in which the following phrases occur. Then discuss with your partner the meaning of each phrase in its context.

1.  velvet grass
2.  drinking straws
3.  meadow houses
4.  amazing mound
5.  fuzzy head

Answer.

1.  Velvet grass. It means the grass which is as soft and smooth as is the velvet.
2.  Drinking straws. These are very thin and small parts of a butterfly’s mouth which it uses like a straw to draw nectar from the flower.
3.  Meadow houses. These are the burrows or holes made by the animals like a rabbit in the ground.
4.  Amazing mound. The ants make their houses in the pile of soil which they gather to make a small mound. The poet rightly calls them amazing. These mounds concealed methodically made houses of the ants.
5.  Fuzzy head. The phrase refers to the dandelion flowers which are covered by soft fibres like hair. Hence the poet calls them fuzzy head.

Question 2.
Which line in the poem suggests that you need a keen eye and a sharp ear to enjoy a meadow ? Read aloud the stanza that contains this line.   (Imp.)
Answer.
The last line of the poem suggests that you need a keen eye and sharp ear to enjoy a meadow.
Note. Please read the last stanza of the poem aloud.

Question 3.
Find pictures of the kinds of birds, insects and scenes mentioned in the poem.
Answer.
Please try yourself.

Question 4.
Watch a tree or a plant, or walk across a field or park at the same time everyday for a week. Keep a diary of what you see and hear. At the end of the week, write a short paragraph or a poem about your experiences. Put your writing up on the class bulletin board.
Answer.
Please do as directed.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 6 Mystery of the Talking Fan are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 6 Mystery of the Talking Fan.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb (Poem)
Chapter	Chapter 6
Chapter Name	Mystery of the Talking Fan
Number of Questions Solved	6
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 6 Mystery of the Talking Fan

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
Once there was a talking fan —
Electrical his chatter.
I couldn’t quite hear what he said
And I hope it doesn’t matter
Because one day somebody oiled
His little whirling motor
And all the mystery was spoiled —
He ran as still as water.
(Page 97)
Word-Notes : Electrical-concerning electricity, बिजली से सम्बंधित। Chatter-babble, बक-बक/चे-चे। Quite-well, ठीक से। It doesn’t matter-It isn’t important, यह महत्वहीन है। Oiled-put in the oil, तेल डाला। Whirling-rotating, चक्कर लगाना। Mystery-enigma, रहस्य। Spoiled-destroyed, नष्ट कर दिया। Still-quietly, चुपचाप।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : एक बार एक बिजली का पंखा था-वह बिजली में ही बक-बक किया करता था। वह क्या कहता था मैं ठीक से सुन नहीं पाता था और मेरा ख्याल है कि इसका कोई महत्त्व नहीं है क्योंकि एक दिन किसी ने इसकी छोटी-सी घूमती हुई मोटर में तेल डाल दिया और सारा रहस्य नष्ट हो गया। अब वह पानी की तरह चुपचाप चलने लगा।

Paraphrase :Once an electric fan began making queer sounds. The poet thought that it was trying to convey some message ; but he could not quite understand what the fan tried to communicate. This mysterious chatting did not matter to him as the disturbing sound could not be heard anymore. This was due to the fact that the fan’s motor was oiled. Now the working of the fan was smooth and quiet.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The fan spoke in
(a) a non-mysterious way
(b) an electric language
(c) whispers
(d) a hasty manner
Answer.
(b) an electric language

Question 2.
The language of the fan was
(a) simple
(b) understood by electric current
(c) not understood by the poet
(d) simple chatter
Answer.
(c) not understood by the poet

Question 3.
The ‘mystem, was spoiled when somebody
(a) shook it hard
(b) poured water on it
(c) oiled the motor of the fan
(d) cleaned the fan
Answer.
(c) oiled the motor of the fan

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 97)

Working with the Poem

Question 1.
Fans don’t talk, but it is possible to imagine that they do. What is it, then, that sounds like the fan’s chatter ?
Answer.
The idle boring talk sounds like the ‘fan’s chatter’. Both these sounds can be called ‘clatter’.

Question 2.
Complete the following sentences.
(i) The chatter is electrical because ………………..
(ii) It is mysterious because ……………………..
Answer.
(i) The chatter is electrical because the fan runs on electricity. Stop the flow of electric current and everything stops.
(ii) It is mysterious because the poet feels that the fan is trying to say something. But what it is, he doesn’t know.

Question 3.
What do you think the talking fan was demanding ?   (Imp.)
Answer.
The talking fan was demanding oil.

Question 4.
How does an electric fan manage to throw so much air when it is switched on ?
Answer.
Every moving object disturbs the air around it. It is just like a ship in the water which throws waves of water all around. The fan moves very quickly. The disturbance in the air around is much. So it manages to throw so much airwhen it is switched on.

Question 5.
Is there a ‘talking fan’ in your house ? Create a dialogue between the fan and a mechanic.
Answer.
Fan : Hello, Mr. Mechanic ! Can you hear me ?
Mechanic : Of course, I do. What is it that you want ?
Fan : That’s for you to find out. I only know that I am feeling restless.
Mechanic : Don’t worry. I’ll put in some oil in your motor and then you will be quite comfortable once again.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 9 Garden Snake are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 9 Garden Snake.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb (Poem)
Chapter	Chapter 9
Chapter Name	Garden Snake
Number of Questions Solved	7
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 9 Garden Snake

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
I saw a snake and ran away …
Some snakes are dangerous, they say ;
But mother says that kind is good,
And eats up insects for his food.
(Page 137)
Word-Notes : Dangerous-cause for alarm, खतरनाक। Kind-type, प्रकार। Eats up-consumes, खा जाता है। Insects-worms, कीड़े।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : मैं एक साँप देखकर भाग गया … लोग कहते हैं कुछ साँप खतरनाक होते हैं, ; पर माँ कहती है। कि इस प्रकार का साँप अच्छा होता है, और अपने भोजन-स्वरूप सिर्फ कीड़े खाता है।

Paraphrase : The poet was awe-struck and terribly scared when he saw a snake in the garden. Its sight made him run and escape. People believe that snakes are dangerous ; but his mother told him that the garden snakes were good as they ate up insects.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The poet thought that the snake
(a) was king cobra
(b) could bite and kill him
(c) would chase him
(d) would move towards the mongoose
Answer.
(b) could bite and kill him

Question 2.
The garden snake
(a) eats insects
(b) lives in the garden
(c) is venomous
(d) is afraid of human beings
Answer.
(a) eats insects

Question 3.
The mother told him
(a) to stand still
(b) to fight the snake
(c) to hold the snake
(d) not to be afraid
Answer.
(d) not to be afraid

Question 2.
So when he wiggles in the grass
I’ll stand aside and watch him pass,
And tell myself, “There’s no mistake,
It’s just a harmless garden snake !”
(Page 137)
Word-Notes : Wiggles-wriggles, लहरा कर चलता है। Aside-on one side, एक तरफ। There’s no mistake-I am sure, मुझे पूरा विशवास है। Harmless-innocent, निर्दोश।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : अतः जब वह घास में लहरा कर चलेगा मैं एक तरफ खड़ा होकर उसे जाने दूंगा और स्वयं को बताऊँगा, “मुझे पक्का विश्वास है। कि यह बगीचे वाला एक मासूम साँप है।

Paraphrase : When the garden snake moves in the grass, the poet stands boldly to watch it pass by. But the poet has to tell himself that the garden snakes are harmless as he is still afraid of snakes.

Questions.

1.  What is it that wiggles in the grass ?
2.  Why will the speaker stand aside ?
3.  Do you think that the speaker is afraid of the snakes ?

Answers.

1.  The snake wiggles in the grass.
2.  The speaker will stand aside so that the snake may pass without seeing him.
3.  Yes the author is afraid of the snakes. That is why he has to tell himself that it is not
   dangerous.

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 137)
Working with the Poem

Question 1.
Answer the following questions.
(i) Pick out the line that suggests that the child is afraid of snakes.
(ii) Which line shows a complete change of the child’s attitude towards snakes ? Read it aloud.
(iii) “But mother says that kind is good…” What is mother referring to ?
Answer.
(i) The line-‘I saw a snake and ran away…’ suggests that the child is afraid of snakes.
(ii) The last line shows a complete change of the child’s attitude towards snakes. “It’s just a harmless garden snake!”
(iii) The mother is referring to the kind of snake the poet had seen.

Question 2.
Find the word that refers to the snake’s movements in the grass.
Answer.
The word is ‘wiggles’.

Question 3.
There are four pairs of rhyming words in the poem. Say them aloud.
Answer.
(a) away and say
(b) good and food
(c) grass and pass
(d) mistake and snake.

Question 4.
A snake has no legs or feet, but it moves very fast. Can you guess how ? Discuss in the group.
Answer.
It twists its body like a spring and is so able to move fast.
Note. Please make your own guess too.

Question 5.
Can you recall the word used for a cobra’s long sharp teeth ? Where did you come across this word first ?
Answer.
Cobra’s long sharp teeth are called fangs. First of all I came across this word in the poem ‘Snake’.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 2 The Rebel are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 2 The Rebel.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English Honeycomb (Poem)
Chapter	Chapter 2
Chapter Name	The Rebel
Number of Questions Solved	7
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem Chapter 2 The Rebel

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option :
Question 1.
When everybody has short hair,
The rebel lets his hair grow long.
When everybody has long hair.
The rebel cuts his hair short.
When everybody talks during the lesson,
The rebel doesn’t say a word.
When nobody talks during the lesson,
The rebel creates a disturbance.
(Page 33)
Word-Notes : Rebel—one who revolts, विद्रोही | Grow— उगाना | Creates causes, पैदा करता है। Disturbance-disquiet, अशांति/खलल।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : जब हर कोई छोटे बाल रखता है, विद्रोही अपने बाल बड़े कर लेता है। जब हर कोई अपने बाल लंबे रखता है, विद्रोही अपने बाल छोटे काट लेता है। जब हर कोई पाठ के दौरान बोलता है, तो विद्रोही चुप रहता है। जब पाठ के दौरान कोई नहीं बोलता, तो विद्रोही उत्पात मचाता है।

Paraphrase : The rebel is inclined to keep his hair long when others prefer short hair and vice versa. The rebel believes in keeping quiet when all the children make a noise in the class. But he will create a lot of disturbance when everybody is quiet.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
The rebel disturbs a class
(a) with his shouts and cries
(b) with his jokes
(c) with his talk
(d) by moving about
Answer.
(c) with his talk

Question 2.
A rebel does
(a) not behave well
(b) everything expected of him
(c) take up challenges
(d) the opposite of what all others do
Answer.
(d) the opposite of what all others do

Question 3.
The rebel will sit quietly when
(a) he is troubled
(b) all others talk
(c) he has fought
(d) he is hurt
Answer.
(b) all others talk

Question 2.
When everybody wears a uniform,
The rebel dresses in fantastic clothes.
When everybody wears fantastic clothes,
The rebel dresses soberly.
In the company of dog lovers,
The rebel expresses a preference for cats.
In the company of cat lovers,
The rebel puts in a good word for dogs.
(Page 33)
Word-Notes : Wears—puts on, पहनता है | Uniform-a prescribed dress, वर्दी | Fantastic-charming, आकर्षक | Soberly-in a simple manner, सादगी से | In the company-साथ में | Expresses-shows, व्यक्त करता है | Preference-liking, पसंद | Puts in a good word-praises, प्रशंसा करता है |

हिन्दी अनुवाद : जब हर कोई वर्दी पहनकर आता है, तब विद्रोही आकर्षक (रंग-बिरंगे) कपड़े पहनता है। जब अन्य आकर्षक कपड़े पहनते हैं, तब विद्रोही सादगी-भरे कपड़े पहनता है। जब वह कुत्ता-प्रेमियों के साथ होता है, तब विद्रोही कहता है कि उसे बिल्लियाँ पसंद हैं। बिल्ली प्रेमियों का साथ होने पर वह कुत्तों की प्रशंसा करता है।

Paraphrase : The dress sense of a rebel is quite different. When other students wear a uniform he will be seen wearing trendy clothes. He clads himself in a simple outfit when other children are seen wearing fantastic clothes. A rebel will love cats when he is in the company of dog lovers and he will prefer to loving a dog if you love a cat.

Questions.

1.  What is the chief characteristic of a rebel ?
2.  Which type of dress does a rebel like ?
3.  Does a rebel love dogs ?

Answers.

1.  The chief characteristic of a rebel is that he does exactly opposite of what most people
   do.
2.  A rebel has no liking for any dress in particular. His only aim is not to dress himself as
   others do.
3.  No, the rebel does not love dogs. However, he will speak in their favour only when someone is speaking well of the cats. He must take a different stand.

Question 3.
When everybody is praising the sun,
The rebel remarks on the need for rain.
When everybody is greeting the rain,
The rebel regrets the absence of sun.
When everybody goes to the meeting,
The rebel stays at home and reads a book.
When everybody stays at home and reads a book,
The rebel goes to the meeting.
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Word-Notes : Praising-appreciating, प्रशंसा करना | Remarks-speaks, उल्लेख करता है | Greeting—welcoming, स्वागत करना | Regrets-feels sorry for, दु:खी | Sun-sun or sunlight, सूरज या धूप। Meeting—सभा। Stays-stops, ठहरता है।

हिन्दी अनुवाद : जब हर व्यक्ति सूर्य या धूप की तारीफ कर रहा होता है, तब विद्रोही वर्षा की जरूरत का उल्लेख करता है। जब हर व्यक्ति वर्षा का स्वागत करता है, तब विद्रोही सूर्य की अनुपस्थिति पर दुःखी होता है। जब अन्य सभी सभा में जाते हैं, तब विद्रोही घर पर ठहर कर कोई पुस्तक पढ़ता है। जब हर व्यक्ति घर पर रुकता है और पुस्तक पढ़ता है, तब विद्रोही सभा में जाता है।

Paraphrase :The rebel expresses the need for rain when everybody else admires the sun. When people welcome the rain, the rebel regrets the absence of the sun. When most of the people attend a meeting, the rebel loves to stay at home and reads a book. The rebel attends a meeting when most other people stay at home and read a book.

Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Most of the people attend meeting when
(a) the rebel is sleeping
(b) the rebel stays at home
(c) the rebel is busy in file work
(d) the rebel is discussing other matters
Answer.
(b) the rebel stays at home

Question 2.
Reading a book is possible only
(a) at the office
(b) at home
(c) in the public library
(d) in the home library
Answer.
(b) at home

Question 3.
A rebel decides his action
(a) when all are sleeping
(b) when he knows what others are doing
(c) when all are talking
(d) when he is free
Answer.
(b) when he knows what others are doing

Question 4.
When everybody says, Yes please,
The rebel says, No thank you.
When everybody says, No thank you,
The rebel says, Yes please.
It is very good that we have rebels,
You may not find it very good to be one.
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Word-Notes : Says, yes please-accepts with thanks, धन्यवाद सहित स्वीकार करता है | No thank you—makes a courteous refusal, भद्रता के साथ इनक़ार करता है |

हिन्दी अनुवाद : जब हर व्यक्ति किसी भेंट को धन्यवाद सहित स्वीकार कर लेता है, तब विद्रोही उस भेंट को जान-बूझकर नकार देता है। जब हर व्यक्ति किसी चीज को नकार देता है, तब विद्रोही उसे सधन्यवाद स्वीकार कर लेता है। यह बहुत अच्छी बात है कि समाज में विद्रोही होते हैं, पर आपको विद्रोही बनना शायद अच्छा नहीं लगेगा।

Paraphrase : When people around readily accept the offer, the rebel intentionally refuses the offer. But, he accepts the offer when others tend to refuse it. One does not wish to be grebel as he is an add person qut. But a rebel has positive traits too ; and we are fortunate to come across such people.

Questions.

1.  Which things does a rebel accept ?
2.  Which things does a rebel refuse ?
3.  Why will someone not want to be a rebel ?

Answers.

1.  A rebel accepts those things which others refuse.
2.  A rebel refuses those things which others accept.
3.  The rebels are generally not liked by the people, so no one will want to be a rebel.

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 34)

Working with the Poem

Question 1.
Answer the following questions :

1.  If someone doesn’t wear a uniform in school, what do you think the teacher will say ?
2.  When everyone wants a clear sky. What does the rebel want most ?
3.  If the rebel has a dog for a pet. What is everyone else likely to have ?
4.  Why is it good to have rebels ?   (Imp.)
5.  Why is it not good to be a rebel oneself ?
6.  Would you like to be a rebel ? If yes, why? If not, why not?

Answer.

1.  The teacher will say that he is a rebel because he alone doesn’t wear a uniform.
2.  When everyone wants a clear sky, the rebel wants rain most.
3.  If the rebel has a dog for a pet, everyone else is likely to have a cat.
4.  It is good to have rebels. They help us keep both the aspects of a situation in mind. Thus they keep a balance.
5.  It is not good to be a rebel oneself because the people do not, generally, like rebels. A rebel always finds it difficult to make friends.
6.  I would not like to be a rebel for the sake of being a rebel. For, it will be a kind of perversion. Moreover, nobody likes a rebel.

Question 2.
Find in the poem an antonym (a word opposite in meaning) for each of the following words.

1.  long ………
2.  grow …….
3.  quietness ……..
4.  sober ……..
5.  lost ………

Answer.

1.  short
2.  cut
3.  disturbance
4.  fantastic
5.  found

Question 3.
Find in the poem lines that match the following. Read both one after the other.

1.  The rebel refuses to cut his hair.
2.  He says cats are better.
3.  He recommends dogs.
4.  He is unhappy because there is no sun.
5.  He is noisy on purpose.

Answer.

1.  The rebel lets his hair grow long.
2.  The rebel expresses his preference for cats.
3.  The rebel puts in a good word for dogs.
4.  The rebel regrets the absence of sun.
5.  The rebel creates a disturbance.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 3 The Desert are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 3 The Desert.

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Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English An Alien Hand
Chapter	Chapter 3
Chapter Name	The Desert
Number of Questions Solved	7
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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 3 The Desert

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

Comprehension Check (Page 16)
Question 1.
From the first paragraph
(i) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is ;
(ii) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it. Which do you think is an apt description and why ?
Answer.
(i)The two phrases are :
– an endless stretch of sand
– dry, hot, waterless and without shelter.
(ii) The two phrases are :
– a beautiful place
– the home of a variety of people, animals and plants. The description of specialists is apt because they speak on the basis of their study.

Question 2.
The phrases on the left in the following box occur in the text. Match each of them with a phrase on the right.

Answer.

Comprehension Check (Page 19)

Question 1.
A camel can do without water for days together. What is the reason given in the text ?
(Imp.)
Answer.
A camel can do without water for days together. The reason is that it can drink a lot of water at one time. Camels do not sweat. So this water lasts for days together.

Question 2.
How do the smaller desert animals fulfil their need for water ? (Imp.)
Answer.
Smaller desert animals fulfil their need for water from their food. Some of them eat other animals and get the required water from meat. Others eat plants and seeds. They get the needed water from the plant juices.

Question 3.
In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at night. Why ?     (V. Imp.)
Answer.
Where there is moisture in the air, it makes a protective cover for the earth. This blanket prevents the very hot rays of the sun (from) reaching the earth. So the temperature does not rise very high during the day. The same cover prevents the heat from leaving the earth during the night. That is why there is not much variation in the day and night temperature.
There being no moisture in the desert, such a cover is missing. So the earth becomes too hot during the day and very cold during the night. The temperature rises during the day and falls during the night.

EXERCISES
(Page 19)

Do the following activities in groups.
Question 1.
Describe a desert in your own way. Write a paragraph and read it aloud to your classmates. Answer
A desert is a dry place. Its main characteristic is the lack of water. As a result a desert has little vegetation and is thinly populated. However, there may be occasional rain and then the desert becomes beautiful like a tropical garden. The deserts can be very hot like the Thar or very cold like Ladakh. As there is little moisture in the air, there is no cloud cover to.stop the heat. So there is a great variation in the temperature. The days are generally very hot and the nights very cold. !

Question 2.
Go to the library and collect information about the lifestyle of people in desert areas—their food, clothes, work, social customs, etc. Share this information with the group.
Answer.
Please try yourself.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 5 Golu Grows a Nose are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 5 Golu Grows a Nose.

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Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 7
Subject	English An Alien Hand
Chapter	Chapter 5
Chapter Name	Golu Grows a Nose
Number of Questions Solved	10
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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 5 Golu Grows a Nose

EXERCISES
(Page 34)

Answer the following questions.
Question 1.
Whom does Golu ask. “Why don’t you ever fly like other birds ?”
Answer.
Golu asks the ostrich why it didn’t ever fly like other birds.

Question 2.
Which uncle of Golu had red eyes ?
Answer.
Golu’s huge uncle hippopotamus had red eyes.

Question 3.
Golu’s relatives did not answer his questions because
(i) they were shy.
(ii) the questions were too difficult.
(iii) Golu was a naughty baby.
Answer.
(ii) the questions were too difficult.

Question 4.
Who advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river ?
Answer.
The mynah advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river.

Question 5.
Why did Golu go to the river ?
Answer.
Golu went to the river to find out what the crocodile had for dinner.

Question 6.
The crocodile lay on the bank of the Limpopo river. Golu thought it was   (Imp.)
(i) living crocodile.
(ii) a dead crocodile.
(iii) a log of wood.
Answer.
(i) a log of wood.

Question 7.
What did the crocodile do to show that it was a real crocodile ?  (Imp.)
Answer.
The crocodile shed crocodile tears to show that it was a real crocodile.

Question 8.
“Come here, little one, and I’ll whisper the answer to you”. The crocodile said this because
(i) he couldn’t stand up.
(ii) he wanted to eat Golu.
(iii) Golu was deaf.
Answer.
(i) he wanted to eat Golu.

Question 9.
Who helped Golu on the bank of the river ?
Answer.
The python helped Golu on the bank of the river.

Question 10.
Name two things the elephant can do with his trunk, and two he cannot.   (Imp.)
Answer.
The two things which the elephant can do with his trunk are :
(i) He can keep the flies away.
(ii) He can pick up things from below.
The two things the elephant cannot do with his trunk are :
(i) He cannot stand on his trunk.
(ii) He cannot eat with his trunk.

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