CHAPTER – 5 Trees | CLASS 7TH | NCERT ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & MCQS | EDUGROWN

Chapter - 5 Trees

MCQs

Question 1.
If trees are useful, they should be:
(a) chopped down
(b) decorated
(c) preserved
(d) worshiped

Answer

(c) preserved


Question 2.
When the wind blows, the leaves:
(a) make a rustling noise
(b) fall down
(c) are blown away
(d) are stirred
(e) all the above

Answer

(b) fall down


Question 3.
A tree-house is:
(a) a house made of trees
(b) a shelter in a tree for children to play
(c) a shelter In a tree for birds to play
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer

(b) a shelter in a tree for children to play


Question 4.
Compose the rhyme-word – Trees give us the shine, Make trees the:
(a) swine
(b) life-fine
(c) dead wine
(d) life-line

Answer

(b) life-fine


Question 5.
The tree that gives us no shade can also:
(a) be a help in winters
(b) be chopped and used
(c) serve other purposes
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer

(a) be a help in winters


Question 6.
The synonym of ‘hide’ is:
(a) seek
(b) to cover
(c) conceal
(d) protect

Answer

(c) conceal


Question 7.
How are trees useful for birds?
(a) to sit on
(b) to build nests on
(c) to hatch eggs
(d) all of these

Answer

Answer: (d) all of these


Question 8.
What should be done to save trees?
(a) everyone should plant at least a tree every year.
(b) we should embrace trees when one wants to cut them.
(c) we should light some bulbs near trees.
(d) we should love trees.

Answer

Answer: (a) everyone should plant at least a tree every year.


Question 9.
Who play ‘Hide and Seek’ behind the trees?
(a) birds
(b) children
(c) passersby
(d) all of these

Answer

Answer: (b) children


Question 10.
Who can have parties under the trees?
(a) Birds
(b) beggars
(c) adults
(d) children

Answer

Answer: (c) adults


Question 11.
Who uses the trees to make tree houses?
(a) children
(b) birds
(c) both of these
(d) none of these

Answer

Answer: (c) both of these


Question 12.
How do the trees make fathers happy?
(a) Shady place
(b) place for party
(c) natural income
(d) swinging swings

Answer

Answer: (c) natural income


Question 13.
What do mothers find in trees?
(a) sharp to rest
(b) a place to make children play
(c) a lovely picture to paint
(d) fruits for family

Answer

Answer: (c) a lovely picture to paint


(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’.

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


(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, ‘TlMBER-R-R!’
Trees make mothers say,
‘What a lovely picture to palnt!’
Trees make fathers say,
What a lot of leaves to rake this fall?”

Question 1.
Mention two ways In which trees seem troublesome.

Answer

Kites get caught in the trees. In the autumn season the leaves of the trees full and they are to be cleaned.


Question 2.
How can the trees be useful In summer and winter?

Answer

In the summer season, the trees give us cool shade. In winter, their wood is used as fire to keep us warm.


Question 3.
How can trees be useful even after they are cutdown?

Answer

The trees are cut for the sake of timber. The timber Is used In the buildings for making windows and doors.


Question 4.
Mention two ways In which the trees are entertaining.

Answer

The trees entertain us when we hold tea-parties under them. It is also equally entertaining to paint the trees on the canvas.

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CHAPTER – 4 Chivvy | CLASS 7TH | NCERT ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & MCQS | EDUGROWN

Chapter - 4 Chivvy

MCQs

Question 1.
The children always remain:
(a) the father of man
(b) learners
(c) teachers in the making
(d) innocent and obedient
(d) both (b) and (d)

Answer

(d) both (b) and (d)


Question 2.
The children do not like:
(a) to study
(b) the way grown-ups instruct them
(c) good manners
(d) to be insulted

Answer

(b) the way grown-ups instruct them


Question 3.
The grown-ups teach the children:
(a) good manners
(b) communicative skills
(c) spoken English
(d) to behave

Answer

(a) good manners


Question 4.
The Instructions seem to
(a) destroy their personality
(b) offend the elders
(c) offend most of the children
(d) fall over deaf ears

Answer

(c) offend most of the children


Question 5.
When the child doesn’t want to reply, he Is asked to
(a) stop speaking
(b) start a dialogue
(c) speak up
(d) train another child

Answer

(c) speak up


Question 6.
The grown-ups do not behave well. They them
(a) bully
(b) like
(c) love
(d) hate

Answer

(a) bully


Question 7.
The behavior of the grown-ups makes the child feel
(a) angry
(b) Irritated
(c) happy
(d) insulted

Answer

(d) insulted


Question 8.
The lesson of the poem Is that the grown ups must
(a) leave the child alone
(b) keep on behaving the way they do
(c) Improve their behavior
(d) send the child to school

Answer

(c) Improve their behavior


Question 9.
All instructions given by the adults regarding noise—
(a) to make them responsible
(b) to behave properly
(c) to avoid insult
(d) to be a laughing stock

Answer

Answer: (b) to behave properly


Question 10.
The child asked to stand straight to be—
(a) attentive
(b) active
(c) both of them
(d) none of these

Answer

Answer: (c) both of them


Question 11.
What does walking by dragging feet suggest?
(a) bad manners
(b) shoes soul would be affected
(c) feet may get hurt
(d) one of these

Answer

Answer: (a) bad manners


Question 12.
Who is giving these instructions?
(a) the poet
(b) an adult
(c) a child
(d) the teacher

Answer

Answer: (b) an adult


Question 13.
Why would the child need a hankie?
(a) to clean his face
(b) to clean his shoes
(c) to clean his bag
(d) to clean his slate

Answer

Answer: (a) to clean his face


(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

Question 1.
The constructions are given so that
(a) the children become
(b) the children misbehave undisciplined
(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
(b) They are liked by most children children
(c) They are not liked by some
(d) They are liked by none of the children children

Answer

(a) They are not liked by most


(2)

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?

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
(d) the child to remain quiet brain

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


(3)

Ei Sit up
Say picase
Less noise
Shut the door behinci you
Dont drag your feet
Havent you got a hankie?
Take your hands out of
your pockets

Question 1.
Who speaks these lines and to whom?

Answer

A grown-up speaks these lines. These arc spoken to a child.


Question 2.
How should one walk?

Answer

One should walk without dragging one’s feet.


Question 3.
How should one stand?

Answer

One should stand with one’s hands out of one’s pocket.

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.
Answer:
A grown up is likely to say this when a child is 2 or 3 years old. This will be said when a child is talking while eating.

(ii) When are you likely to be told this? Say thank you.
Answer:
I will be told to say thank you’ when I am about five to six years old.

(iii) When do you think an adult would say this ? No one thinks you are funny.
Answer:
I think this will be told when one starts understanding things.

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:
The child is now growing up. He is about to enter his teens. So, he is being told to make out choices and take his own decision. I think the poet is suggesting that it is unreasonable because all the time he had been told to do this or don’t do that. So how he can think independently now.

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:
I think the grown-ups give such instructions because they want to make their children more sensible and better citizens. It is very important to teach children good manners and how to behave in public. This will make children well-behaved and useful members of society.

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:
Don’t nag us.
Let us think independently.
Let us take our own decisions.
Give us clean and green environment.
Guide us but don’t goad us.

Chivvy Introduction

In this poem the poet wishes to highlight the irritating effect of nagging. All the time children are given instructions as do this or don’t do that. The children can’t develop their independent thinking if too much instructions are given to them. They get fed up also.

Chivvy Word notes

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem 4 Chivvy

Chivvy Complete hindi translation

Part-I

Ask yourself ……… ………poem now. (Page 69)

स्वयं से तथा अपने सहपाठी से पूछो : क्या तुम्हें यह पसंद आता है हर समय यह कहा जाए कि यह करो या यह ना करो? आपके अनुभव में क्या बड़े लोग ऐसा करते हैं? जब माइकल 5 वर्ष का था, उसकी माँ उसे एक पास के विद्यालय में प्रवेश दिलाने ले गई। अध्यापक ने पूछा, “बच्चे, तुम्हारी माँ तुम्हें घर पर क्या कहकर बुलाती है?” “माइकल नहीं,” विश्वासपूर्वक उत्तर आया।
नोट : छिवी का अर्थ है आलोचना करना, “हमारे कुछ भी करने की कोशिश करते रहना,
प्रायः नाराज करने के तरीके में”, शब्दकोश के अनुसार। अब कविता पढ़ें।

1. Grown-ups say …… ….your nose.(Page 69)

बड़े लोग ऐसी बातें (चीजें) कहते हैं;
बोलो
अपना मुँह भर कर मत बोलो,
मत घूरो,
इशारा मत करो,
नाक में अंगुली मत डालो।

2. Sit up……. ……… your pockets. (Page 69)

बैठ जाओ, विनम्रता से बोलो
शोर कम करो।
अपने पीछे दरवाजा बंद करो
अपने पैर मत घसीटो
क्या तुम्हारे पास रूमाल नहीं है?
अपनी जेब से हाथ बाहर निकालो।

3. Pull your socks up.. …..anything? (Page 70)

अपनी जुराबें ऊपर करो
सीधे खड़े हो जाओ
धन्यवाद कहो
बीच में हस्तक्षेप मत करो
कोई नहीं सोचता कि तुम मज़ाकिया हो ।
अपनी कोहनियाँ मेज़ से हटाओ
क्या तुम अपना मन किसी भी चीज के बारे में नहीं बना सकते ?

 
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CHAPTER – 3 The Shed | CLASS 7TH | NCERT ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & MCQS | EDUGROWN

Chapter - 3 The Shed

MCQs

Question 1.
The poem “The Shed’ is a:
(a) sonnet
(b) ode
(c) narrative
(d) lyric

Answer

(c) narrative


Question 2.
The shed is located:
(a) outside the village
(b) outside the garden
(c) at the bottom of the garden
(d) inside the garden

Answer

(c) at the bottom of the garden


Question 3.
What does the spider’s web indicate ?
(a) the shed has often been opened
(b) the shed has not often been opened
(c) the shed has never been opened
(d) both (c) and (b)

Answer

(b) the shed has not often been opened


Question 4.
The child wishes to open the shed. What trait is highlighted here ?
(a) open mind
(b) curiosity
(c) free mind
(d) mystery

Answer

(b) curiosity


Question 5.
To keep through its window’ will require:
(a) the courage of the child
(b) the courage of the spider
(c) the courage of the brother
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer

(a) the courage of the child


Question 6.
The warning of the brother is:
(a) he will be chased by the dragon
(b) he will get hurt
(c) he will soon die
(d) the ghost will kill him

Answer

(d) the ghost will kill him


Question 7.
The speaker of the poem is:
(a) a child
(b) a lady
(c) an old man
(d) an adult

Answer

(a) a child


Question 8.
The window mentioned in the poem is in the:
(a) bedroom
(b) drawing room
(c) garden
(d) sitting room

Answer

(c) garden


Question 9.
The author’s brother wants him not to:
(a) play in the garden
(b) fear the ghost
(c) touch the web
(d) enter the shed

Answer

(d) enter the shed


Question 10.
When the speaker passes by the window, he thinks that:
(a) someone is staring at him
(b) the spider will jump upon him
(c) the window-pane will break
(d) the ghost will attack him

Answer

(a) someone is staring at him


Question 11.
What feeling of the poet is exhibited in his peeping through the window?
(a) the poet is emotional
(b) the poet is careless
(c) the poet has a lot of time
(d) the poet is curious

Answer

Answer: (d) the poet is curious


Question 12.
What is the condition of the window described in the poem?
(a) it is sparkling with its new glass panes
(b) three panes of it are cracked
(c) all panes of it are broken off
(d) the children playing cricket have broken the window completely

Answer

Answer: (b) three panes of it are cracked


Question 13.
Why does the poet want to peep through the window as he passes it?
(a) to see the ghost
(b) to steal something
(c) to find out if somebody is staring at him
(d) to see his brother and his friends

Answer

Answer: (c) to find out if somebody is staring at him


Question 14.
Why does the speaker’s brother lie to him?
(a) he wishes to mislead the speaker
(b) he wishes to solely use the shed
(c) he wishes to sell away the shed
(d) he is afraid of the ghost

Answer

Answer: (b) he wishes to solely use the shed


Question 15.
What according to the poet’s brother would the ghost do if he entered the shed?
(a) the ghost would chit chat with her
(b) the ghost would chuckle to see her
(c) the ghost would chop her head
(d) all of the above

Answer

Answer: (c) the ghost would chop her head


(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.

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


(2)

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 Ill take a peek one day.

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


(3)

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.

Questions 1.
What is being described In the above passage?

Answer

An old shed In the garden Is described here.


Question 2.
What does the third line show about the speakers mind?

Answer

The third line shows that there is fear In the speakers mind.


Question 3.
Do you think the place Is of daily use ? Give a reason for your answer.

Answer

No the place is not of daily use. The fact that the old window was dusty and had three cracked panes, reveals it.


(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…

Questions 1.
What does the speakers brother tell him?

Answer

The speaker’s brother tells him that there Is a ghost Inside the shed.


Question 2.
Why does he tell a lie?

Answer

He tells a Ile to keep the speaker away from the shed.


Question 3.
Do you think that the speaker has really no fear or Is he simply trying to be courageous?

Answer

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.

Question 1.
Answer the following questions :

(i) Who is the speaker in the poem ?
Answer:
The poet is the speaker.

(ii) Is she/he afraid or curious, or both ?
Answer:
He is both afraid and curious as he wants to step in the shed.

(iii) What is she/he planning to do soon ?
Answer:
The poet is planning to take a peep one day 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:
The poet shows fear in his mind as well as he is hesitant to go in. His brother has made him doubtful that there is a ghost in 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:
In our locality there is a primary school in which a basement has been made to gather the waste things like blackboard, table, chair, bricks and even the torn charts etc. Nobody is allowed to enter there as it is supposed to be haunted by some reptiles. The basement has some strange kind of smell and a few rats can be found running here and there. Getting in such a place is an adventure. I’ll go there one day but not today.

The Shed Introduction

This simple poem explains what a shed is. It is a small room, away from the main house, for keeping things, tools, vehicles and even animals. However, it is a must for every big house to keep its unused belongings. Read the poem and enjoy it with your partner.

The Shed Word notes

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem 3 The Shed

The Shed Complete hindi translation

Do you ……….. …………..poem. (Page 48)

क्या आप जानते हो कि छप्पर क्या होता है? जैसे गाय के लिए छप्पर, औजार-शाला, लकड़ी के लिए छप्पर, यह एक छोटा सा कमरा होता है जो घर से दूर चीजें, जानवर, औजार, वाहन आदि रखने के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है। अपने सहपाठी से पूछो कि क्या उसने कोई छप्पर देखा है। उसे कहिए कि वह उसका वर्णन कक्षा में करे। आइये कविता पढ़ें।

1. There’s a shed. …………………………….one day.(Page 48)

हमारे बगीचे में एक ओर एक छप्पर बना है जिसमें द्वार पर मकड़ी के जाले लटके हुए हैं, जिसके कब्जे जंग लगे हैं और हवा के चलने भर से चरचराहट की आवाज करते हैं। जब मैं अपने बिस्तर पर लेटता हूँ, और उसे सुनता हूँ। मैं अवश्य . एक दिन इसका दरवाजा खोलूंगा।

2. There’s a dusty…. ….one day. (Page 49)

उसकी एक ओर एक मैली पुरानी खिड़की है जिसमें तीन टूटे-फूटे शीशे हैं। मैं प्रायः सोचता हूँ कि वहाँ ऐसा कोई है जो मुझे घूर रहा है जब भी मैं उसके पास से गुजरता हूँ। मैं अवश्य एक दिन इसकी खिड़की से अन्दर झांकूगा।

3. My brother….. …………. one day. (Page 49)

मेरा भाई कहता है कि छप्पर में एक भूत है जो गले हुए फर्श के तख्तों के नीचे छिपकर बैठा है। और यदि मैंने कभी भी उनके अन्दर कदम रखने की कोशिश की, वह कूद कर बाहर आयेगा और मेरा सिर काट देगा। परंतु एक दिन अवश्य मैं अन्दर जाऊंगा।

4. I know that,…. …….. just yet. (Page 49)

मैं जानता हूँ कि वास्तव में कोई भूत नहीं होता। मेरा भाई झूठ बोलता है क्योंकि वह उसे अपनी गुफा बनाना चाहता _है; वहाँ कोई भी नहीं है जो मुझे घूर रहा है या अजीब-अजीब आवाजें निकालता है और अब मकड़ी भी अपने जाल से दूर जा चुकी है, मैं नहीं जानता कब से गई है। मैं शीघ्र ही एक दिन इस छप्पर में जाऊंगा परंतु अभी नहीं……..

Question 1.
Answer the following questions :

(i) Who is the speaker in the poem ?
Answer:
The poet is the speaker.

(ii) Is she/he afraid or curious, or both ?
Answer:
He is both afraid and curious as he wants to step in the shed.

(iii) What is she/he planning to do soon ?
Answer:
The poet is planning to take a peep one day 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:
The poet shows fear in his mind as well as he is hesitant to go in. His brother has made him doubtful that there is a ghost in 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:
In our locality there is a primary school in which a basement has been made to gather the waste things like blackboard, table, chair, bricks and even the torn charts etc. Nobody is allowed to enter there as it is supposed to be haunted by some reptiles. The basement has some strange kind of smell and a few rats can be found running here and there. Getting in such a place is an adventure. I’ll go there one day but not today.

The Shed Introduction

This simple poem explains what a shed is. It is a small room, away from the main house, for keeping things, tools, vehicles and even animals. However, it is a must for every big house to keep its unused belongings. Read the poem and enjoy it with your partner.

The Shed Word notes

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem 3 The Shed

The Shed Complete hindi translation

Do you ……….. …………..poem. (Page 48)

क्या आप जानते हो कि छप्पर क्या होता है? जैसे गाय

Question 1.
Answer the following questions :

(i) Who is the speaker in the poem ?
Answer:
The poet is the speaker.

(ii) Is she/he afraid or curious, or both ?
Answer:
He is both afraid and curious as he wants to step in the shed.

(iii) What is she/he planning to do soon ?
Answer:
The poet is planning to take a peep one day 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:
The poet shows fear in his mind as well as he is hesitant to go in. His brother has made him doubtful that there is a ghost in 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:
In our locality there is a primary school in which a basement has been made to gather the waste things like blackboard, table, chair, bricks and even the torn charts etc. Nobody is allowed to enter there as it is supposed to be haunted by some reptiles. The basement has some strange kind of smell and a few rats can be found running here and there. Getting in such a place is an adventure. I’ll go there one day but not today.

The Shed Introduction

This simple poem explains what a shed is. It is a small room, away from the main house, for keeping things, tools, vehicles and even animals. However, it is a must for every big house to keep its unused belongings. Read the poem and enjoy it with your partner.

The Shed Word notes

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem 3 The Shed

The Shed Complete hindi translation

Do you ……….. …………..poem. (Page 48)

क्या आप जानते हो कि छप्पर क्या होता है? जैसे गाय के लिए छप्पर, औजार-शाला, लकड़ी के लिए छप्पर, यह एक छोटा सा कमरा होता है जो घर से दूर चीजें, जानवर, औजार, वाहन आदि रखने के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है। अपने सहपाठी से पूछो कि क्या उसने कोई छप्पर देखा है। उसे कहिए कि वह उसका वर्णन कक्षा में करे। आइये कविता पढ़ें।

1. There’s a shed. …………………………….one day.(Page 48)

हमारे बगीचे में एक ओर एक छप्पर बना है जिसमें द्वार पर मकड़ी के जाले लटके हुए हैं, जिसके कब्जे जंग लगे हैं और हवा के चलने भर से चरचराहट की आवाज करते हैं। जब मैं अपने बिस्तर पर लेटता हूँ, और उसे सुनता हूँ। मैं अवश्य . एक दिन इसका दरवाजा खोलूंगा।

2. There’s a dusty…. ….one day. (Page 49)

उसकी एक ओर एक मैली पुरानी खिड़की है जिसमें तीन टूटे-फूटे शीशे हैं। मैं प्रायः सोचता हूँ कि वहाँ ऐसा कोई है जो मुझे घूर रहा है जब भी मैं उसके पास से गुजरता हूँ। मैं अवश्य एक दिन इसकी खिड़की से अन्दर झांकूगा।

3. My brother….. …………. one day. (Page 49)

मेरा भाई कहता है कि छप्पर में एक भूत है जो गले हुए फर्श के तख्तों के नीचे छिपकर बैठा है। और यदि मैंने कभी भी उनके अन्दर कदम रखने की कोशिश की, वह कूद कर बाहर आयेगा और मेरा सिर काट देगा। परंतु एक दिन अवश्य मैं अन्दर जाऊंगा।

4. I know that,…. …….. just yet. (Page 49)

मैं जानता हूँ कि वास्तव में कोई भूत नहीं होता। मेरा भाई झूठ बोलता है क्योंकि वह उसे अपनी गुफा बनाना चाहता _है; वहाँ कोई भी नहीं है जो मुझे घूर रहा है या अजीब-अजीब आवाजें निकालता है और अब मकड़ी भी अपने जाल से दूर जा चुकी है, मैं नहीं जानता कब से गई है। मैं शीघ्र ही एक दिन इस छप्पर में जाऊंगा परंतु अभी नहीं……..

के लिए छप्पर, औजार-शाला, लकड़ी के लिए छप्पर, यह एक छोटा सा कमरा होता है जो घर से दूर चीजें, जानवर, औजार, वाहन आदि रखने के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है। अपने सहपाठी से पूछो कि क्या उसने कोई छप्पर देखा है। उसे कहिए कि वह उसका वर्णन कक्षा में करे। आइये कविता पढ़ें।

1. There’s a shed. …………………………….one day.(Page 48)

हमारे बगीचे में एक ओर एक छप्पर बना है जिसमें द्वार पर मकड़ी के जाले लटके हुए हैं, जिसके कब्जे जंग लगे हैं और हवा के चलने भर से चरचराहट की आवाज करते हैं। जब मैं अपने बिस्तर पर लेटता हूँ, और उसे सुनता हूँ। मैं अवश्य . एक दिन इसका दरवाजा खोलूंगा।

2. There’s a dusty…. ….one day. (Page 49)

उसकी एक ओर एक मैली पुरानी खिड़की है जिसमें तीन टूटे-फूटे शीशे हैं। मैं प्रायः सोचता हूँ कि वहाँ ऐसा कोई है जो मुझे घूर रहा है जब भी मैं उसके पास से गुजरता हूँ। मैं अवश्य एक दिन इसकी खिड़की से अन्दर झांकूगा।

3. My brother….. …………. one day. (Page 49)

मेरा भाई कहता है कि छप्पर में एक भूत है जो गले हुए फर्श के तख्तों के नीचे छिपकर बैठा है। और यदि मैंने कभी भी उनके अन्दर कदम रखने की कोशिश की, वह कूद कर बाहर आयेगा और मेरा सिर काट देगा। परंतु एक दिन अवश्य मैं अन्दर जाऊंगा।

4. I know that,…. …….. just yet. (Page 49)

मैं जानता हूँ कि वास्तव में कोई भूत नहीं होता। मेरा भाई झूठ बोलता है क्योंकि वह उसे अपनी गुफा बनाना चाहता _है; वहाँ कोई भी नहीं है जो मुझे घूर रहा है या अजीब-अजीब आवाजें निकालता है और अब मकड़ी भी अपने जाल से दूर जा चुकी है, मैं नहीं जानता कब से गई है। मैं शीघ्र ही एक दिन इस छप्पर में जाऊंगा परंतु अभी नहीं……..

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Chapter - 2 The Rebel

MCQs

Question 1.

 

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CHAPTER – 1 The Squirrel | CLASS 7TH | NCERT ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & MCQS | EDUGROWN

Chapter - 1 The Squirrel

MCQs

Question 1.
The squirrel was sitting on a tree:
(a) to observe everyone
(b) to shake Its branches
(c) eating nuts
(d) to catch its prey

Answer

(c) eating nuts


Question 2.
The poetic device used In the tail was like a question mark Is:
(a) metaphor
(b) personification
(c) simile
(d) rhyme

Answer

(c) simile


Question 3.
The squirrel sat in:
(a) a straight manner
(b) the burrow
(c) an erect position
(d) both (a) and (c)

Answer

(d) both (a) and (c)


Question 4.
Its hobby was:
(a) to play
(b) to climb
(c) to Indulge in mockery
(d) to eat
(e) both (a) and (c)

Answer

(e) both (a) and (c)


Question 5.
The coat of the squirrel was:
(a) admirable
(b) greying
(c) very thick
(d) gray

Answer

(d) gray


Question 6.
The squirrel went the other way shows Its:
(a) different attitude towards
(b) disagreement the humans
(c) different strategy
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer

(a) different attitude towards


Question 7.
What mark does it wore
(a) question
(b) smile
(c) answer
(d) angry

Answer

Answer: (a) question


Question 8.
What is the colour of its overcoat?
(a) Grey
(b) black
(c) brown
(d) off white

Answer

Answer: (a) Grey


Question 9.
He sat up …. to eat a nut
(a) dancing
(b) upside down
(c) straight
(d) nicely

Answer

Answer: (c) straight


Question 10.
It keeps itself at distance from ….
(a) human
(b) insects
(c) road
(d) dust

Answer

Answer: (a) human


Question 11.
Who Went the other way?
(a) the poet
(b) the squirrel
(c) the onlooker
(d) the gardener

Answer

Answer: (b) the squirrel


(1)

He wore a question mark for tail.
An overcoat of gray.
Hc 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.

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


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

Question 1.
Why did the King want to know answers to three questions ?
Answer:
The King thought that he would never fail if he knew the right answers to the three questions.

Question 2.
Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom
(i) to fetch wisemen
(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:
Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.

Three Questions Comprehension check (Page – 14)

Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the sentences given in the box.

1. Many wisemen 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,………………

  • but the bleeding would not stop.
  • to answer three questions.
  • but their answers were so varied that the king was not satisfied.
  • and follow it strictly.
  • to help the king act at the right time.

Answer:
1. Many wise men answered the kings 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 at the right time.
3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a time table and follow it strictly.
4. The king requested the hermit to answer three questions.
5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound, but the bleeding would not stop.

Three Questions Working with the text (Page-14)

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Why was the King advised to go to magicians ?
Answer:
In order to decide the right time to do something, one needs to know the future and that could be done by magicians only. So the king was advised 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:
To answer the second question, the advice of councillors, or doctors and priests, would be important.

Question 3.
What suggestions were made in answer to the third question ?
Answer:
A few suggestions were made in answer to the third question. The most important thing was suggested to be science, fighting and moreover religious worship.

Question 4.
Did the wise men win the reward ? If not, why not?
Answer:
The wise men did not win the reward as they gave different answers to his questions.

Question 5.
How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?
Answer:
The King with the help of hermit removed the wounded man’s clothes, washed his wound and covered it with his handkerchief. He redressed it till the blood stopped flowing.

Question 6.
(i) Who was the bearded man ?
(ii) Why did he ask for the King’s foregiveness ?
Answer:
(i) The bearded man was the sworn enemy of the king who had put bearded man’s brother to death. He had taken away all his property, too.
(ii) He had sworn revenge on the king. But the king had saved his life by dressing his wound. The bearded man felt grateful and asked for forgiveness.

Question 7.
The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness ?
Answer:
To show his forgiveness, the king promised to send his servants and doctor to look after him. He was happy to have made peace with the enemy. The king also promised to return 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 ?
Answer:
(i) The most important time was when the King was digging the beds for the hermit. The hermit then was the most important man, and the most important business was to help the hermit.
(ii) The most important time was when the king was dressing the man’s wounds. The bearded man was the most important person, and the service given to that man was King’s most important business.

(iii) The most important time is ‘present. The most important person is with when one is at the moment. To do a good deed to the person is the most important business. I feel the third answer is the most appropriate one. If we do the right at the present moment, everything will be ‘all right in future.

Three Questions Working with language (Page – 15)

Question 1.
Match items in List A with their meanings in List B. fainted : lost consciousness

AB
(i) woundedgot up from sleep
(ii) awokegive back
(iii) forgivesmall patches of ground for plants
(iv) faithfulseverely injured
(v) pitypardon
(vi) bedsloyal
(vii) returnfeel sorry for

Use any three of the above words in sentences of your own. You may change the form of the word.

AB
(i) woundedseverely injured
(ii) awokegot up from sleep
(iii) forgive pardon
(iv) faithfulloyal
(v) pityfeel sorry for
(vi) bedssmall patches of ground for plants
(vii) returngive back

Words in sentences :

(i) I took pity on a wounded bird.
(ii) The dog is a faithful animal.
(iii) Please plant the saplings in the beds.

Question 2.
Each of the following sentences has two blanks. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the word given in brackets.

  • 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)
Answer:
(i) judge, judgement.
(ii) difference, differed
(iii) answer, answer
(iv) necessary, necessity
(v) wise, wisdom
(vi) decided, decision
(vii) foregiveness, forgive

Three Questions Speaking and Writing (Page – 16)

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:
The wise men answered my questions, but I was not satisfied with their answer. One day I decided to go and meet the hermit who was known for his wisdom. When I reached his hut, he was digging the earth. He greeted me and kept digging. I put my questions before him but he even kept mum.

He was feeling tired. I took the spade and started digging for him. I repeated my request for answering the questions. Just then a bearded man came there. I had to redress his wound and consoled him. The hermit served him with food and shelter. Before coming back, I repeated my questions to the hermit. At last the sage gave answers to my satisfaction. I have made peace with my enemy by then.

Question 2.
Imagine you are the hermit. Write briefly the incident of your meeting the king. Begin like this :
One day I was digging in my garden. A man in ordinary clothes came to see me. I knew it was the king…
Answer:
One day I was digging in my garden. A man in ordinary clothes came to see me. I knew it was the King, but kept digging. I worked hard and got tired. He put three questions before me to answer, but I kept mum. He asked me to give my spade and he started digging.

Just then I saw a bearded man coming and made the king turn around. I with the help of king dressed the wounded bearded man and took him in the hut. I served him with food and he slept. The king repeated his questions. Only then I gave the answers to his satisfaction. He regarded me with a bow head and went to his capital.

Three Questions Introduction

Once a king wanted to know the answers to three questions. He thought that he would never fail if he knew three such questions’ awswers. How he got the answers is the basic theme of Leo Tolstoy’s story “Three Questions. The answers to the questions ennoble the king and he knew what the life sought him for doing the noble work for his subjects.

Three Questions Word Notes

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 1 Three Questions 1
NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 1 Three Questions 2

Three Questions Complete Hindi Translation

Part-I

A king has ……….. ………….wants? (Page 7)

एक राजा के पास तीन प्रश्न हैं और वह उनके उत्तर जानने को उत्सुक है। वे प्रश्न क्या हैं? क्या राजा को वह सब कुछ प्राप्त होता है जो वह चाहता है?

1. The thought…. ……………..differently. (Page 7)

किसी राजा को यह विचार आया कि वह कभी असफल नहीं होगा। यदि उसे तीन बातों के बारे में जानकारी होगी। वे तीन बातें थीं: किसी कार्य को शुरू करने का सही समय क्या है? किन लोगों को उसे सुनना चाहिए? कौन-सा कार्य करना उसके लिए अति महत्त्वपूर्ण है? अतः राजा ने अपने संदेशवाहकों को राज्य भर में भेजा और एलान करवा दिया कि जो व्यक्ति इन तीन प्रश्नों के उत्तर देगा उसे भारी धन दिया जाएगा। अनेक बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति राजा के पास आये, परंतु उन्होंने सभी प्रश्नों के उत्तर अलग ढंग से दिये।

2. In reply …… …….. every action. (Pages 7-8)

पहले प्रश्न के उत्तर में, कुछ ने कहा कि राजा को एक समय सारिणी तैयार करनी चाहिए, और तब उसका सख्ती से पालन करना चाहिए। केवल इसी तरीके से, उन्होंने कहा, कि वह सभी कार्य सही समय पर कर पायेंगे। कुछ अन्यों ने कहा कि पहले से ही यह निर्णय कर लेना असंभव था कि किसी कार्य को करने के लिए सही समय कौन सा होना चाहिए। राजा को अपने चारों ओर की स्थिति पर ध्यान देना होगा, मूर्खता भरे विलासी कार्यों से बचना होगा, और वह सदा उसी कार्य को करे जो उस समय आवश्यक हो। अन्य लोगों ने कहा कि राजा को बुद्धिमान लोगों की एक समिति की जरूरत है जो उसे सही समय पर कार्य करने में सहायता दें। इसका कारण यह था कि कोई एक व्यक्ति दूसरे लोगों की सहायता के बिना किसी भी कार्य को करने का सही समय तय नहीं कर सकता।

3. By then …………………….. religious worship. (Page 8)

पर अन्य व्यक्ति बोले कि कुछ कार्य बेहद जरूरी भी हो सकते हैं। ये कार्य समिति के निर्णय की प्रतीक्षा नहीं कर सकते। किसी भी कार्य को करने के लिए सही समय का निर्णय लेने के लिए यह आवश्यक है कि भविष्य की जानकारी हो। और ऐसा केवल जादूगर ही कर सकते हैं। इस कारण, राजा को जादूगरों के पास जाना होगा। दूसरे प्रश्न के उत्तर में कुछेक ने बताया कि राजा के लिए सर्वाधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण लोग उसके सभासद हैं; अन्य ने बताया कि पुजारी हैं। कुछ ने डॉक्टरों को चुना। और अन्य लोगों ने कहा कि सैनिक ही उसके लिए बेहद जरूरी व्यक्ति हैं। तीसरे प्रश्न के उत्तर में कुछ ने विज्ञान को कहा। अन्य ने युद्ध लड़ने को चुना तथा कुछ अन्य ने धार्मिक पूजापाठ को महत्त्वपूर्ण बताया।

4. As the.. …heavily. (Pages 8-9)

चूंकि सभी प्रश्नों के उत्तर इतने अधिक अलग थे, राजा को संतुष्टि प्राप्त नहीं हुई और उसने कोई भी पुरस्कार नहीं दिया। इसके अतिरिक्त, उसने एक संन्यासी के पास सलाह के लिए जाने का निर्णय लिया। वह संन्यासी अपनी बुद्धिमत्ता के लिए दूर-दूर तक जाना जाता था।
वह संन्यासी जंगल में रहता था और उससे बाहर कभी नहीं आता था। वह केवल आम लोगों से मिलता था। इसी कारण राजा ने आम वस्त्र पहने। उस संन्यासी की झोंपड़ी पर पहुंचने से पहले ही राजा ने अपना घोड़ा अंगरक्षक के पास छोड़ दिया, और अकेला ही पैदल झोंपड़ी के निकट गया। जब राजा संन्यासी की झोंपड़ी के पास पहुंचा तो उसने संन्यासी को झोंपड़ी के सामने की भूमि को खोदते हुए पाया। उसने राजा का सत्कार किया और अपनी खुदाई जारी रखी। संन्यासी काफी बूढ़ा और कमजोर था, और कार्य करते समय वह हाँफने लगा था।

5. The king. ……….. ………….. ground. (Page 9)

राजा संन्यासी के पास गया और बोला, “हे बुद्धिमान संन्यासी, मैं आपके पास आया हूँ ताकि आप मेरे तीन प्रश्नों के उत्तर दे सकें: मैं कैसे पता लगाऊँ कि सही कार्य करने का सही समय कौन-सा है? किन व्यक्तियों की मुझे सबसे अधिक जरूरत है? और कौन से कार्य सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण हैं?” संन्यासी ने राजा को सुना, परंतु कुछ न बोला। वह खुदाई करता रहा। “आप थक गये हैं,” राजा बोला, “मुझे फावड़ा दीजिए और अपने स्थान पर मुझे कार्य करने दें।” “धन्यवाद”, संन्यासी ने कहा, और राजा को अपना फावड़ा दे दिया। तब वह भूमि पर ही बैठ गया।

6. When the ….. ….the hermit. (Page 10)

जब राजा ने दो क्यारियाँ खोद दी, तो उसने कार्य रोका और अपने प्रश्नों को दोहराया। संन्यासी ने कोई उत्तर नहीं दिया, परंतु खड़ा हो गया, फावड़े के लिए अपने हाथ फैलाये, और बोला, “अब आप आराम कीजिए, और मुझे कार्य करने दीजिए।”परंतु राजा ने फावड़ा नहीं दिया और उसने खुदाई जारी रखी। एक घंटा बीता, तब दूसरा घंटा भी बीत गया। सूर्य पेड़ों के पीछे अस्त हो गया, और अंत में राजा ने फावड़ा जमीन पर अटका दिया और बोला, “हे बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति, मैं आपके पास अपने प्रश्नों के उत्तर जानने के लिए आया था। यदि आप मुझे उत्तर नहीं दे सकते, तो कह दीजिए और मैं घर लौट जाऊंगा।” “देखो कोई व्यक्ति दौड़ा चला आ रहा है,” संन्यासी ने कहा।

Part -II

1. The king ……..stopped. (Pages 10-11)

राजा पीछे मुड़ा तथा उसने एक दाढ़ी वाले व्यक्ति को दौड़कर उनकी ओर आते हुए देखा। अपने हाथों से उसने अपने पेट को दबा रखा था जिससे खून बह रहा था। जब वह राजा के पास पहुँचा तो बेहोश होकर भूमि पर गिर गया। राजा तथा संन्यासी ने उस व्यक्ति के कपड़ों को उतारा तथा उसके पेट में एक बड़ा-सा घाव देखा। राजा ने उस घाव को धोकर साफ किया तथा उस पर अपना रूमाल रख दिया, पर खून बहना बंद नहीं हुआ। राजा ने घाव पर पुनः पट्टी बांधी, और अंत में खून बहना थम गया।

2. The man ….. ……….bed was. (Page 11)

उस व्यक्ति ने अब बेहतर महसूस किया तथा उसने कुछ पीने के लिए मांगा। राजा ने उसे ताजा पानी लाकर दे दिया। इस समय तक सूर्य अस्त हो चुका था तथा हवा ठण्डी हो गई थी। राजा संन्यासी की मदद से उस घायल व्यक्ति को झोंपड़ी में ले गया तथा उसे चारपाई पर लिटा दिया। उस व्यक्ति ने आँखें बंद कर ली तथा चुपचाप लेटा रहा। राजा भी जो अपनी पदयात्रा तथा काम के कारण थक गया था, फर्श पर लेट गया तथा रात भर सोता रहा। जब वह जागा तो कुछ मिनट बाद ही उसे याद आया कि वह कहाँ था तथा पलंग पर लेटा वह दाढ़ी वाला अजनबी व्यक्ति कौन था।

3. “Forgive …………forgive me!” (Page 12)

“मुझे क्षमा कीजिए,” उर दाढ़ी वाले व्यक्ति ने कमजोर आवाज में कहा, जब उसने देखा कि राजा भी जाग गया था। मैं तुम्हें नहीं जानता और तुम्हें क्षमा करने का कोई कारण भी नहीं है,” राजा बोला। “आप मुझे नहीं जानते पर मैं आपको जानता हूँ। मैं आपका वही दुश्मन हूँ जिसने आपसे बदला लेने की कसम खा रखी थी, क्योंकि आपने मेरे भाई को मृत्यु दण्ड दिया था और मेरी सम्पत्ति हड़प ली थी। मैं जानता था कि आप अकेले ही उस संन्यासी के पास गए हैं और मैंने आपके घर लौटते समय रास्ते में आपकी हत्या कर देने का इरादा किया था। पर दिन बीत गया और आप नहीं लौटे।

इसीलिए मैं अपने छिपने के स्थान से बाहर निकला और मेरी मुठभेड़ आप के अंगरक्षकों से हो गयी जिन्होंने मुझे पहचाना और मुझे घायल कर दिया। मैं उनसे बच निकला पर यदि आपने मेरे घावों की मरहम पट्टी न की होती तो मैं मर गया होता। मैंने आपकी जान लेने की इच्छा की थी और आपने मुझे जीवनदान दिया। अब यदि मैं जीवित रहता हूँ और यदि आपकी इच्छा हो तो मैं आपके स्वाभिभक्त सेवक की तरह आपकी सेवा करूंगा तथा अपने बेटों को भी यही आदेश दूंगा। मुझे क्षमा कीजिए।”

4. The king….. ……………. wise man.” (Page 12)

राजा को बहुत खुशी हुई कि उसने अपने दुश्मन से इतनी आसानी से दोस्ती कर ली थी, जिसे उसने अपना हितैषी बना लिया था। उसने न केवल उसे मुआफ किया परन्तु यह भी कहा कि मैं अपने सेवकों को तुम्हारे पास भेजूंगा व अपने डॉक्टर को भी तुम्हारी देखभाल करने का निर्देश दे दूंगा, और राजा ने उस व्यक्ति को उसकी सम्पत्ति भी लौटाने का वचन दिया।

घायल व्यक्ति को छोड़कर, राजा झोंपड़ी से बाहर आया और संन्यासी को चारों ओर देखा। जाने से पहले वह एक बार अपने प्रश्नों के उत्तर प्राप्त करना चाहता था। संन्यासी अपने घुटने के बल बैठकर उन क्यारियों में बीज डाल रहा था, जिन्हें उसने पिछले दिन खोदा था। राजा उनके पास पहुंचा और बोला, “हे बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति, अब अंतिम बार मैं आपसे अपने प्रश्नों के उत्तर माँग रहा हूँ।”

5. “You have ……… you mean ?” (Page 13)

“तुम्हें उत्तर दिया जा चुका है।” संन्यासी बोला, जो अभी भी भूमि पर झुका हुआ था और अपने सामने खड़े राजा की ओर सिर उठाकर देख रहा था। “मुझे उत्तर किस प्रकार मिला? आपके कहने का क्या अर्थ है?”

6. Do you …….. ………………. business. (Page 13)

“क्या आप नहीं देखते?” संन्यासी ने उत्तर दिया। “यदि कल आपने मेरी कमजोरी पर दया न करके मेरी क्यारियाँ नहीं खोदी होतीं, तो आप वापिस लौट गये होते। तब तो, उस व्यक्ति ने आप पर आक्रमण कर दिया होता और आप यही कामना करते रहते ‘काश मैं तुम्हारे पास ठहर गया होता’। इसलिए. सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण समय वह था जब आप क्यारियाँ खोद रहे थे। और मैं सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति था, तथा मेरी मदद करना ही आपका सबसे अधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण काम था। इसके पश्चात् जब वह व्यक्ति हमारी ओर भाग कर आया तो सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण समय वह था जब आप उसकी देखभाल कर रहे थे, क्योंकि यदि आपने उसके घाव की मरहम-पट्टी न की होगी तो वह आपसे शांति वार्ता किए बिना ही मर गया होता। अतः वह सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति था, तथा आपने उसकी जो सेवा की वही आपके लिए सबके अधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण काम था।

7. “Remember…. ….purpose alone.”(Page 13)

“याद रखो, केवल एक ही समय सबके महत्त्वपूर्ण होता है और वह समय है ‘वर्तमान’। यही सबके अधिक महत्वपूर्ण समय है क्योंकि इस समय के दौरान ही हमारे पास कुछ कर पाने की शक्ति होती है।” “सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति वह होता है जिसके साथ एक निश्चित समय पर होते हैं, क्योंकि कोई नहीं जानता कि भविष्य में क्या होने वाला है और हमें किसी दूसरे व्यक्ति से भेंट भी हो पायेगी या नहीं। सबसे अधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण कार्य है उस व्यक्ति की भलाई करना, क्योंकि हमें उसी कार्य के लिए संसार में भेजा गया है।”

 

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CHAPTER – 10 The Story of Cricket| CLASS 7TH | NCERT ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & MCQS | EDUGROWN

Chapter -10 The Story of Cricket

MCQs

Question 1.
The ‘Laws of Cricket’ were drawn up in:
(a) 1740
(b) 1744
(c) 1741
(d) 1742

Answer

(b) 1744


Question 2.
Cricket differs from other games:
(a) due to the equipment
(b) due to the pitch
(c) as it takes the longest time to
(d) as it takes the shortest duration complete

Answer

(c) as it takes the longest time to


Question 3.
The length of the pitch is:
(a) twenty yards
(b) twenty two yards
(c) twenty one yards
(d) twenty three yards

Answer

(b) twenty two yards


Question 4.
The world’s first Cricket Club was formed:
(a) in Australia
(b) in Melbourne
(c) in Africa
(d) in Hambledon

Answer

(d) in Hambledon


Question 5.
Cricket is originally an/a:
(a) Indian Game
(b) American Game
(c) British Game
(d) Arabian Game

Answer

(c) British Game


Question 6.
Cricket owes its present popularity to:
(a) Radio
(b) Video
(c) Television
(d) Print Media

Answer

(c) Television


Question 7.
Cricket has a large viewership in:
(a) China
(b) Asia
(c) Russia
(d) India

Answer

(d) India


Question 8.
Advancements in technology have affected:
(a) the game of billiards
(b) the game of hockey
(c) the game of cricket
(d) the game of table-tennis

Answer

(c) the game of cricket


Question 9.
In one particular respect cricket is different from other games. It is that the game of cricket
(a) is very expensive
(b) takes a long time
(c) is most popular
(d) is played all over the world

Answer

(b) takes a long time


Question 10.
The pitch of the cricket is:
(a) 10 yards
(b) twenty yards
(c) 22 yards
(d) twenty five yards

Answer

(c) 22 yards


Question 11.
The game of cricket traces its origin from ___
(a) England
(b) Mumbai
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Delhi

Answer

Answer: (a) England

Question 1.
Where was Cricket originated?
Answer:
Cricket was originally played in England.

Question 2.
What does ‘bat’ mean?
Answer:
Bat mean a stick or club.

Question 3.
What was the original shape of a bat?
Answer:
A bat was similar to hockey stick, curving outwards at the bottom.

Question 4.
What is a length,of a test cricket match?
Answer:
A test cricket match is usually played for five days.

Question 5.
What is the length of pitch of the ground?
Answer:
The pitch is specified to 22 yards.

Question 6.
Name one oval and one circular shaped cricket ground.
Answer:
Cricket ground is Adelaide in Australia is oval and Chepauk Stadium in Chennai is circular in shape.

Question 7.
Who has absolute power in deciding all disputes?
Answer:
Two umpires have the absolute power in setting all disputes.

Question 8.
What were the two major changes that happened by the year 1780?
Answer:
By 1780, three days had become the length of a major match and creation of the first six-seam cricket ball was witnessed.

Question 9.
What are the major transformation happened in Indian cricket?
Answer:
The major transformation are best paid players, replacement of gentlemanly amateur by the paid professionals and global commerce and technology.

Question 10.
What materials is used to make a cricket bat?
Answer:
As the cricket bat consists of two parts the blade is made of willow wood and its handle is made of cane.

Question 11.
Which protective equipment are made of synthetic lightweight materials?
Answer:
Pads, gloves and helmets are made up of synthetic light weight materials.

Question 12.
What is the role of Zoroastrians in cricket?
Answer:
Zoroastrians the Persis was the first Indian community to start playing the game.

Question13.
Who is Dada Bhai Naoroji?
Answer:
Dada Bhai Naoroji is amongst the founder members of Indian National congress and the great Parsi statesman and intellectual.

Question 14.
Why was C.K. Nayudu popular for?
Answer:
C.K. Nayudu was an outstanding Indian batsman of his time. He was the first test captain of the country.

Question 15.
What is the role of Television in changing cricket?
Answer:
The role of television is that it expanded the audiences for the game of beaming cricket into small towns and villages.

Question 16.
Which country has the largest viewership?
Answer:
India has the largest viewership.

Question 17.
Name some stick and ball games that you have witnessed or heard of.
Answer:
Cricket, Hockey, Baseball, and Polo are a few stick-and-ball games.

Question 18.
The Parsis were the first Indian community to take to cricket why?
Answer:
Parsis were in the close contact with the British because of their interest in trade. They were the first Indian community to westernise and went up taking up the game of cricket. .

Question 19.
‘The rivalry between the Parsis and the Bombay Gymkhana had a happy ending for the former’. What does ‘a happy ending’ refer to?
Answer:
The ‘happy ending refers to the victory of a Parsis team over the Bombay Gymkhana in a game of cricket in 1889, Just four years after the foundation of the Indian National Congress in 1885.

Question 20.
Did you think cricket owes its present popularity to television? Justify your answer.
Answer:
Yes, cricket owes its popularity to television. It has expanded the audience of the game by taking cricket to villages and small town. Children from these places now had the chance to learn the game, seeing the international games and imitating their favourite cricketers.

Question 21.
Why was cricket a large viewership in India, not to China or Russia?
Answer:
Cricket is popular mostly in the colonial countries of British empire not the sovereign countries. India was only the part of the British empire not the China or Russia. Therefore, cricket has large viewership in India, not in China or Russia. Moreover, TV companies have created a global market for cricket in India.

Question 22.
What do you understand by the games (cricket) ‘equipment’?
Answer:
The things which are necessary for playing the game are games (cricket) ‘equipment’. Like in a ball, bat, wicket, helmets, gloves, pads are the required things to play the match.

Question 23.
How is Test Cricket a unique game in many ways?
Answer:
Test cricket is a unique game as it can go on for five days and still end in a draw. No other modern team sport takes even half as much time to complete.

The Story of Cricket Extra Questions and Answers Long Answer Type

Question 1.
‘Cricket is the most sought after sports’. How is it important for ‘National Integration?
Answer:
Sports is an integral part of a healthy life. It helps in staying fit and achieving common goals. Cricket appears to be the most appealing national entertainment. Expert players represent nation, big companies sponsor this sport, and children play it in ground and streets too. During matches, spectators support the players and audiences at home stick to T.V. The player are given prizes and showered with love and blessings. National Integration is obvious if India plays with Pakistan or Australia with New Zealand. It brings together the whole nation.

Question 2.
Playing games helps in developing personality of a child. Give reasons in support of your answer.
Answer:
A child is born with innate qualities. They get subdued with time if they are not evoked on time. Games/ sports give an opportunity to blossom there in-born talents involvement and inclination required in games develops team spirit, leadership, helps to overcome hurdles, pain makes one passionate enough to reach his goal-operation and respect for other develops an individual. Children forget difference and get associated with each other while playing games.

Question 3.
How is cricket different from other team games?
Answer:
Cricket is different from other team games because in cricket, the length of the pitch is mentioned as 22 yards. However, the shape of the ground could be oval or circular. There is no specific measurement for the size of the ground as well. It is the only game played for five days and can end without a specific result. Unlike cricket, many other popular games like hockey or football follow certain specification for grounds.

Question 4.
How have advances in technology affected the game of cricket?
Answer:
The advances in technology have affected the game of cricket in the matter of protective equipment. The invention of vulcanised rubber led to the introduction of pads in 1848 and protective gloves soon afterward. The modern game would be unimaginable without helmets made out of metal and synthetic light weight materials.

Question 5.
Explain how cricket changed with changing times and yet remained unchanged in some ways.
Answer:
With the change of times, technology get more advanced and players started wearing protective equipment. Earlier the bat was made of one piece, Today it has a separate blade and handle. Decisions became more fair with motion-sensor cameras. But still, both bat and ball are handmade, not industrially manufactured.

The Story of Cricket Extra Questions and Answers Reference to Context

Question 1.
Cricket grew out of the many stick-and ball games played in England 500 years ago. The word ‘bat’ is an old English word that simply mean stick or club. By the seventeenth century, cricket had enough to be recognisable as a distinct game. Till the middle of the eighteenth century, bats were roughly the same shape as hockey sticks, curving outwards at the bottom. There was a simple reason for this: the ball was bowled underarm, along the ground and the curve at the end of the bat gave the batsman the best chance of making contact.

(i) How has the cricket originated?
(ii) What does ‘bat’ mean? ‘
(iii) ‘What was the shape of the bat in eighteenth century?
(iv) How did the curve of the bat help the batsman?
(v) Write antonym of ‘recognisable’.
Answer:
(i) The cricket is originated in England around 500 years ago with many stick and ball games.
(ii) ‘Bat’ is an old English word that simply mean stick or club.
(iii) Bats were curved outwards at the bottom roughly the same shape as hockey sticks.
(iv) The curve at the end of the bat gave the batsman the best chance of making contact.
(v) Unfamiliar.

Question 2.
There’s a historical reason behind both these oddities. Cricket was the earliest modern team sport to be codified. The first written ‘Laws of cricket’ were drawn up in 1744. They started, “the principals shall choose from amongst the gentlemen present two umpires who shall absolutely decide all disputes.

The stumps must be 22 inches high and the bail across them six inches. The ball must be between five and six ounces, and the two sets of stumps 22 yards apart”, the world’s first cricket club was formed in Hambledon in the 1760 s and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was founded in 1787. During the 1760s and 1770s it became common to pitch the ball through the air rather than roll it along the ground. This  change gave bowlers the options of length, deception through the air, plus increased pace.

It also opened new possibilities for spin and swing. In response, batsmen had to master timing and shot selection. One immediate result was the replacement of the curved bat with straight one. The weight of the ball was limited to between 5V2 to 572 ounces, and the width of the bat to four inches. In 1774, the first leg-before law was published. Also around this time, a third stump became common. By 1780, three days had become the length of a major match, and this years also saw the creation of the first six-seam cricket ball.

(i) When were ‘Laws of Cricket’ written?
(ii) What was the role of umpire in the game?
(iii) What is the height of stumps?
(iv) When was the first cricket club was formed in Hambledon?
(v) Change noun ‘oddities’ into an adjective.
Answer:
(i) The written Laws of Cricket were drawn up in 1744.
(ii) The two umpires were enabled to decide all disputes with absolute powers.
(iii) The height of stumps must be 22 inches high.
(iv) The first cricket club was formed in Hambledon in the 1760’s.
(v) Odd.

Question 3.
If you look at the game’s equipment, you can see how cricket both changed with changing times and yet fundamentally remained true to its origins in rural England. Cricket’s most important tools are all made of natural, preindustrial materials. The bat is made with leather, twine and cork. Even today both bat and ball are handmade, not industrially manufactured. The material of the bat changed slightly over time. Once it was cut out of a single piece of wood. Now it consists of two pieces, the blade which is made out of the wood of the willow tree and the handle which is made out of cane that became available as European colonialists and trading companies established themselves in Asia. Unlike golf and tennis, cricket has refused to remake its tools with industrial or man-made materials: Plastic, fiberglass and metal have been firmly rejected.

(i) What were the materials used for making bat?
(ii) What is the change evident in bat making?
(iii) How is the cane available for bat making?
(iv) What inatuials are rejected in tool making?
(v) Write synonym of ‘refusal’.
Answer:
(i) The bat was made of leather, twine and cork.
(ii) The bat consists of two pieces made of willow and cane.
(iii) The cane became available to European colonialists and trading companies as they established themselves in Asia.
(iv) Materials like plastic, fiber glass and metal have been firmly rejected.
(v) Decline.

Question 4.
Modem cricket is dominated by Tests and one-day internationals, played between national teams. The players who become famous, who live on in the memories of cricket’s public, are those who have played for their country. The players that Indian fans remember even now are those who were fortunate enough to play Test cricket. 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, his place in India’s cricket history is assured because he was the country’s first Test Captain.

(i) Who live in the memories of cricket public?
(ii) Who is C.K. Nayudu?
(iii) Who were contemporaries of C.K. Nayudu?
(iv) When did the Nayudu play his first test match against England?
(v) What is the meaning of‘fortunate’?
Answer:
(i) The player who become famous are those who have played for the country.
(ii) C.K. Nayudu was the first test captain of the country.
(iii) Palwankar Vithal and Palwankar Baloo were the contemporaries of C.K. Nayudu.
(iv) C.K. Nayudu played his first test match against England in the year 1932.
(v) Lucky.

Question 5.
One hundred and fifty year ago the first Indian cricketers, the Parsis, had to struggle to find an open space to play in. Today, the global marketplace has made Indian players the best-paid. Most famous cricketers in the game, Men for whom the world is a stage. This transformation was made up of many smaller changes: the replacement of the gentlemanly amateur by the paid professional, the triumph of the one-day game as it overshadowed Test cricket in terms of popularity, and the remarkable changes in global commerce and technology. ‘

(i) How has the game changed in India?
(ii) How has ‘global marketplace’ helped Indian players?
(iii) How was the popularity of test cricket is overshadowed?
(iv) Who is responsible for cricket game?
(v) Explain: world is a stage.
Answer:
(i) In India, Parsis had to struggle to find an open space to play in.
(ii) Global Marketplace has made Indian players the best paid cricketers.
(iii) One day cricket matches one preferred over test matches by the Indian cricket fans.
(iv) Global commerce and technology is responsible for changes in cricket game.
(v) The lines were written by Shakespeare that the world is a stage and we all are actors. We do our role play.

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CHAPTER – 9 A Bicycle in Good Repair | CLASS 7TH | NCERT ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & MCQS | EDUGROWN

Chapter - 9 A Bicycle in Good Repair

MCQs

Question 1.
Both the author and the friend had decided to go for:
(a) hunting
(b) a long drive
(c) a long bicycle ride
(d) a bus journey

Answer

(c) a long bicycle ride


Question 2.
The author’s friend shook the bicycle violently which the author:
(a) approved
(b) could hardly believe
(c) did not like
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer

(c) did not like


Question 3.
Both had difference of opinion regarding the wobbling of the front wheel:
(a) the friend said It wobbled
(b) the author said that It did not wobble
(c) the author commented on the smooth ride
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer

(d) both (a) and (b)


Question 4.
The friend started playing with:
(a) the back wheel
(b) the front wheel
(c) the handle
(d) the seat cover

Answer

(b) the front wheel


Question 5.
The unscrewing resulted In
(a) the rolling of some dozen or so
(b) the settling of some dozen or so little little balls balls
(c) the sucking of balls with one another
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer

(a) the rolling of some dozen or so


Question 6.
The gear-case was:
(a) not to be taken out
(b) to be taken out
(c) to be repaired
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer

(a) not to be taken out


Question 7.
___ goes a little stiffly after lunch.
(a) Sun
(b) Bus
(c) Cycle
(d) Car

Answer

Answer: (c) Cycle


Question 8.
‘This front wheel wobbles’. What does wobble mean?
(a) Make bubbles
(b) Unsteadily from side to side
(c) Broken
(d) spins around

Answer

Answer: (b) Unsteadily from side to side


Question 9.
What were the balls that rolled out on the path?
(a) tyres
(b) wheel
(c) ball-bearing
(d) handle

Answer

Answer: (c) ball-bearing


Question 10.
He could not dissuade the man because
(a) he was scared
(b) he was trust worthy
(c) he was hopeful
(d) he did not want to offend

Answer

Answer: (d) he did not want to offend


Question 11.
___ was lying topsy-turvy in the middle of the path
(a) ball bearing
(b) the child
(c) the man
(d) a thief

Answer

Answer: (a) ball bearing


Question 12.
The child was in awe with ___
(a) hopelessness
(b) cherry confidence
(c) inquisite mind
(d) shamelessness

Answer

Answer: (b) cherry confidence


Question 13.
The bicycle, showed spirit implies
(a) perfectly repaired
(b) shows signs of recovery
(c) ghosts entered
(d) dismantled bicycle

Answer

Answer: (b) shows signs of recovery

Question 1.
Why was the author happy?
Answer:
The author and his friend planned to go for ride on his bicycle. So, he woke up early than usual and that made him happy.

Question 2.
How did the man react after seeing the bicycle?
Answer:
The man was impressed with the looks of the machine. He then asked about its efficiency.

Question 3.
What was unusual and annoying about the man’s behaviour?
Answer:
The man shook his bicycle without his permission.

Question 4.
Which was the toughest part of the bicycle that the author’s friend found the toughest to fix?
Answer:
It was the gear – case that gave the author’s friend the most trouble.

Question 5.
Why could not the narrator stop the man?
Answer:
The narrator was weak and couldn’t gather the strength to say no to stop the man from further damaging the machine.

Question 6.
How the author spoiled the entire day of the narrator?
Answer:
The author’s friend dismantled the bicycle parts one – by – one for the entire day and then he spent the entire day fixing them at their place. Thus the day was wasted.

Question 7.
How did the author say to encourage his friend to fix the gear – case?
Answer:
They author said that it was fascinating to observe his friend working on the bicycle. He called his confidence as cheery and the hopefulness as inexplicable. His friend found these words to be encouraging and started re-fixing the gear – case.

Question 8.
What was the regret of the narrator regarding the ball – bearing?
Answer:
Author’s friend unscrewed the ball bearings without informing him. They started rolling on the ground and then might have lost some of it there. Then the author kept them in his hat which was later blown away by the wind because of which they again lost five of those bearings.

Question 9.
Why was the man exhausted at the end? Was it justified or not.
Answer:
The author’s friend was completely tired. He was soiled with oil and dirt. He was found fixing the parts of the bicycle extremely tough. He did futile effort and spoiled the setting of the bicycle to the extent that it was repairable. No his act was not justified at all.

Question 10.
What let the man the ‘Middle one’?
Answer:
The narrator was weak and he could not hurt feelings of others. So he let him muddle on with his bicycle.

Question 11.
What was the proposal of the man?
Answer:
One evening the man proposed the boy for a morning cycle ride on the following day.

Question 12.
What was the complaint of the boy?
Answer:
The boy complained that the cycle goes ‘a little stiffy after lunch’.

Question 13.
What did he observe when he came back from tool shed?
Answer:
The boy found the man was turning the wheel of the cycle round between his fingers and other parts were lying on the ground.

Question 14.
How long did it take for both of them to collect ball – bearing?
Answer:
The ball – bearing rolled down the street. It took about half an hour to collect them.

Question 15.
Which part of the cyole is considered as the most irreparable?
Answer:
Gear case is the most irrepairable. part of a cycle.

Question 16.
In what manner did he take .out the gear case?
Answer:
He took out the gear case m an unprofessional manner.

Question 17.
What goes in the mind of the boy?
Answer:
The boy wanted to kick the man for manhandling his machine.

Question 18.
Where was the hat lying?
Answer:
The hat was lying topsy-turvy in the middle of the path.

Question 19.
Explain – ‘trust too providence’.
Answer:
The man did not have knowledge of cycle repairing. He was just hit and trying everything. Because he was not sure that he could repair the bicycle, he asked the boy to have faith in powers of God.

Question 20.
Was the bicycle repaired?
Answer:
No the bicycle was not repaired at all. It was totally manhandled by an inexperienced person.

Question 21.
What was the state of the man at the end of the day?
Answer:
The man was dirty, bleeding, exhausted.

Question 22.
‘The bicycle had received punishment’. Who was more guilty?
Answer:
The bicycle was damaged beyond repairs. The boy shares equal responsibility because it belongs to him. He should have stopped the man on the other hand, the man who knows nothing should not have taken advantage of the boy’s simplicity.

A Bicycle in Good Repair Extra Questions and Answers Long Answer Type

Question 1.
Was the boy scared or hesitant what would you do if you have to face such problem?
Answer:
The boy was happy to go for a ride on bicycle. But the man spoiled his day and damaged the bicycle. The boy observed everything silently; he should have stopped him from dismantling his bicycle. All he needed was little courage. He did not want to hurt him whereas the man kept on damaging his bicycle. The boy was not scared of anything, he was just hesitant. And if I were in his place, I would have stopped him taking advantage any further.

Question 2.
The lesson teaches a moral lesson that half knowledge is a dangerous thing. Elucidate.
Answer:
The lesson is a story of a timid boy who could not hurt the feelings of a man whose adventure turned disaster. He was not a technician yet he shook the bicycle and dismantled it beyond repairs. The man should have been responsible. He should have proper knowledge of his surroundings to help others when required. He should have respected the sentiments of the body. He left the boy heartbroken, who was in mood of having a cycle ride. But his mood has spoiled.

 

 

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CHAPTER – 8 Fire: Friend and Foe | CLASS 7TH | NCERT ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & MCQS | EDUGROWN

Chapter - 8 Fire: Friend and Foe

MCQs

Question 1.
When the energy is released in the form of heat and light, it is:
(a) fire
(b) a chemical reaction
(c) light energy
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer

(d) both (a) and (b)


Question 2.
Lowering the temperature below the flash point:
(a) causes fire
(b) extinguishes the fire
(c) lowers the density
(d) none of the above

Answer

(b) extinguishes the fire


Question 3.
Man’s first experience of fire could be:
(a) lightning
(b) rubbing stones
(c) volcanoes
(d) both (b) and (c)

Answer

(d) both (b) and (c)


Question 4.
When carbon and hydrogen are combined with oxygen, they:
(a) can cause fire
(b) can cease fire
(c) explode
(d) none of the above

Answer

(a) can cause fire


Question 5.
The temperature at which every fuel bums is called:
(a) the flush point
(b) the flash point
(c) the fire point
(d) all the above

Answer

(b) the flash point


Question 6.
Fire can be:
(a) a good servant
(b) created
(c) a bad master
(d) both (a) and (c)

Answer

(d) both (a) and (c)


Question 7.
Fire brigade is:
(a) an old concept
(b) a band of fire-fighters
(c) a human chain
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer

(b) a band of fire-fighters


Question 8.
The fuels available in natural form are:
(a) cooking gas
(b) electricity
(c) petrol
(d) coal

Answer

(d) coal


Question 9.
Fire is our
(a) friend
(b) foe
(c) neither friend nor foe
(d) both a friend and foe

Answer

(d) both a friend and foe


Question 10.
Fire is a bad master if it is
(a) made by coal
(b) made by electricity
(c) under
(d) uncontrolled

Answer

(d) uncontrolled


Question 11.
Early man might have experienced fire by
(a) Watching lighting and volcanoes
(b) watching fire files
(c) keeping it under wraps
(d) none of these

Answer

Answer: (a) Watching lighting and volcanoes


Question 12.
___ is released in the form of heat and light.
(a) carbon
(b) hydrogen
(c) light
(d) energy

Answer

Answer: (d) energy


Question 13.
There things required to make fire are
(a) fuel
(b) heat
(c) oxygen
(d) all of these

Answer

Answer: (d) all of these


Question 14.
The ‘flash point’ of fuel is
(a) torch light
(b) temperature to bum
(c) memory
(d) lighting match

Answer

Answer: (c) memory


Question 15.
If the fire has no fuel to feed on, preventing oxygen supply and removing the heat can lead to
(a) put out fire
(b) break out epidermic
(c) start a fire
(d) cook our food

Answer

Answer: (a) put out fire


Question 16.
Water should not be used on fire caused by
(a) fuel
(b) dry leaves
(c) oil
(d) electrical appliances

Answer

Answer: (d) electrical appliances

Question 1.
What is early man’s outlook for fire?
Answer:
He was scared of fire. The early man might have seen volcanoes or lighting before he started using fire and was hence knew it was dangerous and powerful.

Question 2.
Give some examples of fuel.
Answer:
Wood, coal, cooking gas and petrol are examples of fuel.

Question 3.
Why gaps are left between buildings during construction?
Answer:
Gaps are left between buildings during construction to reduce the risk of fire.

Question 4.
How has the discovery of fire helped the mankind?
Answer:
Discovery of fire has helped the early man to cope with nature. It also helped them adopt a settle mode of life.

Question 5.
How fire is a good servant?
Answer:
Fire is a good servant. When kept under control fire helps us do many things in most of our home we cook our food on fire. We use fire to keep us warm during extreme winter. It is also used to generating electricity.

Question 6.
Before fire brigades were set out, how people tried to put out fire.
Answer:
Before the fire brigade came into the picture people used to extinguish fire forming human chain. Everyone was a fireman in that scenario. People used to pass buckets filled with water from a pond or well through each other and the person at the extreme end used to pour it over the flames.

Question 7.
How have we learnt to control fire?
Answer:
Every year we spend millions of rupees for fighting fires. We spend even large sum of money to find out ways to prevent fire from happening and going out control in the process we have learnt to control fire and use it for our betterment.

Question 8.
Explain with an example how can you put out fire by cutting the supply of oxygen.
Answer:
Oxygen is one of the three elements essential for causing fire. If we can disrupt the supply of oxygen then we can put of the fire. This can be applied in case of small fires. If we throw a damp blanket or a sack over fire. It cuts off the supply of oxygen and the fire is immediately put off.

Question 9.
Why we cannot use water to put out some fires?
Answer:
We cannot use water in case of oil and electric fires oil floats over water and thus oil fires cannot be extinguished using water. Water flows on and it has the risk of spreading the fire along. In case of electric fires water cannot be used as an extinguished. It being a good conductor of electricity puts the life of the man spraying it in danger.

Question 10.
What is the role of fire fighter?
Answer:
Fire fighters are given training on various skills to minimize the damage. They put out fire and also give first aid.

Question 11.
What do you understand by the ‘flash point’ of a fuel?
Answer:
The temperature at which a fuel begins to burns is called its flash point.

Question 12.
(i) What are some common uses of fire?
(ii) In what sense is it a “bad master”?
Answer:
(i) The common uses of fire are to cook food, warm our names in winter, to generate electricity and many more.
(ii) If fire goes out of control, it can cause damage to our life, house and property. It is ‘bad master’ in this sense.

Fire: Friend and Foe Extra Questions and Answers Long Answer Type

Question 1.
What is your opinion about fire after ready the lesson?
Answer:
As the title of the lesson suggests fire is both/riled and foe. It can be dangerous and threat to life and property. Valuable resources get engulfed by the fire. So various measures and laws are enforced to save lives and resources.

Question 2.
‘Power needs control’ Do you agree or not. Give you response in reference to the text.
Answer:
Every powerful things or person can be controlled and checked from time to time. For example, fire is so useful in day to day life that human existence is impossible without fire yet it can destroy in records. So its power should be checked before getting out of control. Establishment like fire brigade are so helpful. Vigilance and alertness can stop from a turning of a friend into a foe.

Question 3.
What are the three main ways in which a fire can be controlled or put out?
Answer:
The three main ways in which a fire can be controlled or put out are:
(i) By taking away the fuel. If the fire has no fuel to feed on. No burning can take place.
(ii) By preventing oxygen from reaching it.
(iii) By bringing back the temperature below ‘flash point’ of the fuel.

Question 4.
Why does a burning candle go out when you blow on it?
Ans.
When we blow on candle, the hot air around the candle gets removed and it burning down the temperature of candle below the flash point. Thus, a candle goes out because no fuel can bum below its flash point.

Question 5.
Spraying water is not a good way of putting out an oil fire or an electrical fire. Why not?
Answer:
If water is sprayed onto an oil fire, then the oil will float to the top of the water and continue to bum. This can be very dangerous because water can flow quickly. Carrying spray water might receive an electric shock and be killed. Therefore, spraying water is not a good way of putting out an oil fire or an electrical fire.

Question 8.
What are some of the things you should do to prevent a fire at home and in the school?
Answer:
Some of the things we should do to prevent a fire at home and in the school:
(i) Precaution is better than cure. We should be alert about the use of inflammable substances and handle it with care.
(ii) There is always possibility of catching fire in old buildings of home and school due to short circuits. Therefore, over loaded wired should be replaced with new ones and Fuse should be checked at regular interval.
(iii) By spreading in knowledge about the handling of fuel, its flash point and about its protection after an accident.
(iv) Fire extinguisher should be installed and old wiring must be replaced. Keeping the contact number of fire police on speed dial in case if little accident may happen.
(v) Never taking the little accident of fire lightly as it may lead to greater one and finding a way out so that it may not happen in future. Not storing inflammable or combustible things like kerosene and petrol in our homes and in the school.

Fire: Friend and Foe Extra Questions and Answers Reference to Context

Question 1.
He must have watched lightning and volcanoes long before he began to use fire himself. Fire was powerful and dangerous, and he was frightened. Fire may have puzzled early man but we now know that fire is the result of a chemical reaction. When the oxygen in the air combines with carbon and hydrogen in a fuel, a chemical reaction takes place. Energy in the form of heat and light is released in this process. This is what we call fire.

Questions
(i) Who must have watched lightning?
(ii) Why was ‘he’ afraid of fire?
(iii) What is the chemical reaction in fire?
(iv) What is released from fire?
(v) Choose from the passage an adjective with the meaning ‘perplexed’.
Answer:
(i) Early man must have watched lightning.
(ii) He was afraid of fire because it was powerful and dangerous.
(iii) When the oxygen in the air combines with carbon and hydrogen in a fuel, a chemical reaction takes place.
(iv) Energy is released in the form of heat and light.
(v) Puzzled.

Question 2.
It is sometimes said that fire is a good servant but a bad master. It only means that fire is very useful as long as it is kept under control. For instance, we use it to cook our food, warm our homes in winter and to generate electricity. But, on the other hand, if fire gets out of control it can be very dangerous. Each year thousands of homes and shops are damaged by fire. Vast areas of forest are also destroyed and hundreds of people are killed or injured.

(i) Who is called as ‘a bad master’?
(ii) Where do we use fire?
(iii) Why are the forest destroyed?
(iv) Give examples of fire as ‘a bad master’.
Answer:
(i) Fire is called as ‘a bad master’.
(ii) It is used to cook food, warm homes in winters and to generate electricity.
(iii) According to the writer, the forest is destroyed by uncontrolled fire.
(iv) Every year thousands of homes and shops are damaged by fire. Human lives and forests are badly affected by its impacts of fire.

Question 3.
The third way of putting out a fire is to remove the heat. If the temperature can be brought down below the flash point, the fuel stops burning. You blow on a burning matchstick or a candle to put it out. In doing so, you remove the hot air around the flame bringing down its temperature below the flash point, and the candle goes out. Sometimes, water is sprayed on a fire. It absorbs heat from the burning fuel and lowers the temperature. The blanket of water also cut off the supply of oxygen, and the fire is extinguished.

(i) How can fire be put out?
(ii) When does the fuel stop burning?
(iii) What is the impact of water if sprayed on a fire?
(iv) How can fire is extinguished with \frater?
(v) Give the meaning of ‘extinguished’.
Answer:
(i) Fire can be put out by removing the heat.
(ii) If Hie temperature can be brought down below the flash point the fuel stops burning.
(iii) It absorbs heat from the burning fuel and lower the temperature.
(iv) The blanket of water cuts off the supply of oxygen, and the fire is extinguished.
(v) Put out.

Question 4.
Long ago, there were no firemen. When fire broke out, everybody became a firefighter. People formed human chains (they still do if required) and passed buckets of water from a well or a pond to the blaze. Now there are laws about building construction which ensure that space is left between buildings to reduce the fire risk. Every new building, especially a public place, must ensure observance of fire prevention norms. Bands of fire fighting workers with special equipment, known as fire brigades, are there to put out fires. Firefighters are highly trained people. They possess many skills. They cut off electricity supply, knock down dangerous walls, spray water and other materials to bring fire under control.

(i) What happened in earlier times when fire broke out?
(ii) Why are the laws about building construction enforced?
(iii) What is a fire brigade?
(iv) What are the skills of fire fighters?
(v) Change verb ‘Prevent’ into a noun.
Answer:
(i) When fire broke out, everybody became a fire – fighter by forming human chains.
(ii) There are laws about building construction to reduce the fire risks.
(iii) Fire brigade is a band of fire fighting workers with special equipment.
(iv) Fire fighters are highly trained people. They cut off electricity supply, knock down dangerous walls spray water and other materials to bring fire under control.
(v) Prevention.

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CHAPTER – 7 The Invention of Vita Wonk | CLASS 7TH | NCERT ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & MCQS | EDUGROWN

Chapter - 7 The Invention of Vita Wonk

MCQs

Question 1.
Vita-Wonk makes people grow:
(a) paler
(b) older
(c) younger
(d) brighter

Answer

(b) older


Question 2.
87means:
(a) that after 87 years man will
(b) that man will disappear from earth become zero
(c) that mari will disappear
(d) a man will arrive on earth after from earth totally 87 years

Answer

(d) a man will arrive on earth after from earth totally 87 years


Question 3.
The oldest living thing In the world is:
(a) Douglas Fir
(b) the Oak
(c) Bristlecone pine
(d) the Cedar

Answer

(c) Bristlecone pine


Question 4.
The oldest things that are mentioned are:
(a) factual
(b) hypothetical
(c) imaginary
(d) realistic

Answer

(c) imaginary


Question 5.
Mr Wonka collects Items from the oldest things to make:
(a) a mixture
(b) a solution
(c) a drug
(d) an experiment

Answer

(c) a drug


Question 6.
The drug will not work as:
(a) no one wishes to grow old
(b) It is poison
(c) It Is bitter
(d) it Is dangerous for children

Answer

(a) no one wishes to grow old


Question 7.
The life-expectancy of man is:
(a) 50-80 years
(b) 80-100 years
(c) 60-90 years
(d) 80-90 years

Answer

(b) 80-100 years


Question 8.
Mr Wonka took from Bristlecone pine.
(a) a pint of salt
(b) a pint of sap
(c) a pinch of sap
(d) a pinch of salt

Answer

(b) a pint of sap


Question 9.
Mr Wonka got from Arabia
(a) 51 year old horse
(b) 10 year old dog
(c) 100 year old dog
(d) Vita Wonk

Answer

(a) 51 year old horse


Question 10.
Mr Wonka got from Tibet
(a) a medal
(b) 207 year old rat
(c) 500 year old flower
(d) a rare dog

Answer

(b) 207 year old rat


Question 11.
Find out one word from the above lines that is antonym of ‘expanding’
(a) Wrinkling
(b) shrinking
(c) falling
(d) Dropping

Answer

Answer: (b) shrinking


Question 12.
Find out one word from the above lines that is antonym of ‘smooth’
(a) Uneven
(b) crease
(c) wrinkle
(d) fold

Answer

Answer: (a) Uneven


Question 13.
What lives the longest of all given below?
(a) A tree
(b) a dinosaur
(c) a shark
(d) a lizard

Answer

Answer: (a) A tree


Question 14.
The uniqueness of the Great Glass Elevator is that Mr. Wonk can __
(a) travel the world
(b) see through
(c) Protects from animals
(d) disappear

Answer

Answer: (a) travel the world


Question 15.
The Arabian horse are distinct because they
(a) lived for 10 years
(b) lived for 2 years
(c) lived for 5 years
(d) lived for 25 years

Question 1.
According to Charlie what lives the longest?
Answer:
According to Charlie a tree lives the longest.

Question 2.
Who did Mr. Wonka asked Charlie to confirm Bristlccone pine trees live the longest?
Answer:
Mr. Wonka asked Charlie to confirm the fact with any deridrochronologist.

Question 3.
How did Mr. Wonka travel?
Answer:
Mr. Wonka used to travel across the world in the Great Glass Elevator.

Question 4.
Whose knucklebone were collected by Willy Wonka? Where did the old fles collected by Mr. Wonka live?
Answer:
Mr. Willy Wonka collected the knucklebones of a 700 years old Grimalkin that lived in a cave on Mount Popocatepetl. The old Flea used to live on Crumpets that was a 36 years old cat.

Question 5.
What was special about the Arabian horse? Mr. Wonka collected whose tow-nail?
Answer:
The Arabian horse lived for 5 years which is quite unusual for any normal horse. Mr. Wonka collected the toenail clipping of a 168 years old Russian farmer called Petrovitch Gregorovitch.

Question 6.
On whom did Mr. Wonka tested the oily black liquid?
Answer:
Mr. Wonka tested the oily black liquid over an Oompa – Loompa volunteer.

Question 7.
What was the need for Mr. Wonka to invent Vita – Wonk?
Answer:
It Vita – Wonk after taking many people have grown younger to an extent that their ages have gone in minus. All such people have disappeared and will be back only after they spend all those minus years being invisible. To counter these changes Mr. Wonka decided to invent a new drug to help people to grow older.

Question 8.
What were the ancient things that Mr. Wonka collected?
Answer:
Mr. Wonka had collected five ancient things. Mr. Wonka collected a pint of sap from a 4000 years old Bristlecone pine tree, whiskers of a 36 years old cat called Crumpets, an egg laid by a 200 years old tortoise that belonged to the king of Tonga. He also collected tail of 207 years old rat from Tibet and tail of 51 years old horse in Arabia.

Question 9.
What changes in the appearance of Oompa – Loompa volunteer after taking the drops of Vita – Wonk?
Answer:
The obvious changes of again appeared on Oompa-Loompa. After taking drops of Vita-Wonk the Oompa-Loompa volunteer began to wrinkle and shrivel its hair started falling. Within no while the changes were visible and become an old man who looked around 75 years old.

Question 10.
How has the of invention of Vita-Wonk progressed?
Answer:
Willy Wonka took much pain. He travelled across he globe in his Great Glass Elevator to collect items for Vita-Wonk. He collected samples from some of the oldest living creatures in the world. He mixed these items, boiled and bubbled them several times in his inventing room and then invented a one tiny cupful of an oily black liquid. He tested this on a 20 years old Oompa – Loompa volunteer and within minutes he turned into a 75 years old creature. This was how Vita-Wonk was discovered.

The Invention of Vita Wonk Extra Questions and Answers Long Answer Type

Question 1.
How does the Roald Dahl story to infuse the creativity increase the power of imagination in the children?
Answer:
The children are a powerhouse of imagination and creativity. The story boosts the spirit and it gives wings to the imagination of the children. Roald Dahe has a humorous and creative writing style that suits to the delicate mind of children. The language, description of characters is simple. Yet bombastic words used in the lesson helps cognitive development of child.

Question 2.
Why the impact of inveritions and discoveries need to be regulated?
Answer:
Life is an ongoing process with development and growth. Various invention and discoveries benefitted humanity and nature: Yet a few were disastrous. Human mind is highly creative but its energy should be used in doing general good for everybody. The medicine for making young did no good to Mr. Wonka, so he prepared antidote named. Wonka – Vite. Nature needs to be balanced. Service to nature should be aimed at with every research/invention.

Question 3.
(i) What trees does Mr Wonka mention? Which trees does he say lives the longest?
(ii) How long does this tree live? Where can you find it?
Answer:
(i) Mr Wonka mentions fir, Oak, cedar and Bristlecone Pine trees lives the longest.
(ii) Bristlecone Pine lives for over 4000 years and one can find them upon the slopes of wheeler peak in Nevada, USA.

Question 4.
Who 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:
With the exception of 4000-year-old Bristlecone Pine, the things mentioned in Mr Wonka’s list are purely Imaginary.

Question 5.
Why does Mr Wonka collect item from the oldest things? Do you think this is the right way to begin his invention?
Answer:
Mr Wonka wanted to create an item that will make people older so he collected items from the oldest thing. This is in fact a foolish way to begin an invention.

Question 6.
What happens to the volunteer who swallows four drops of the new invention? What is the name of the invention?
Answer:
The moment the brave twenty years old Oompa-Loompa volunteer swallowed four drops of the new invention, he began wrinkling and shriveling up all over. His hair started dropping off and his teeth started falling out. Before Mr Wonka knew it, the volunteer had suddenly become an old man of seventy five. The name of the invention was Vita-work.

The Invention of Vita Wonk Extra Questions and Answers Reference to Context

Question 1.
Mr. Wonka said, “ So once again I rolled my sleeves and set to work. Once again I squeezed my brain,
searching for the new recipe… I had to create age… to make people old… old, older, oldest… ‘Ha-ha!’ I cried for now the ideas were beginning to come. “What is the oldest living thing in the world? What lives longer .then everything else?’

(i) Who is I in the above line?
(ii) Whom is he talking to?
(iii) Why did he roll up his sleeves?
(iv) What was he looking out for?
(v) Write three degree of adjective’s (old) from the passage.
Answer:
(i) T is Mr. Wonka in the above lines.
(ii) He was talking to Charlie.
(iii) Mr. Wonka rolled up his sleeves in search for new recipe.
(iv) He was looking out for the oldest living things in the world.
(v) old-older-oldest.

Question 2.
Let me just say quickly that in the end, after lots of boiling and bubbling and mixing and testing in my inventing Room, 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.” “What did happen?” Charlie asked. “It was fantastic!” Cried Mr Wonka. “The moment he swallowed it, he began wrinkling and shrivelling up all over and his hair started dropping off and his teeth started falling out and, before I knew it, he had suddenly become an old fellow of seventy-five! And thus, my dear Charlie, was Vita-Wonk invented!”

(i) What did Mr. Wonka tell Charlie in the end?
(ii) Who had volunteered to take the medicine?
(iii) What did happen to the volunteer?
(iv) What signs of ageing appeared on him?
(v) Give the meaning of ‘shriveling up’.
Answer:
(i) Mr. Wonka told Charlie that he boiled, mixed and tested black liquid.
(ii) A twenty years old Oompa – Loompa volunteered to take the medicine.
(iii) The volunteer grew older to the age of seventy five. Wrinkles appeared on his face.
(iv) The volunteer began wrinkling; shrivelling up his hair and his teeth began to fall.
(v) To contract.

 

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CHAPTER – 6 Expert Detectives | CLASS 7TH | NCERT ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & MCQS | EDUGROWN

Chapter - 6 Expert Detectives

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