Author name: Bhagya

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions Honeycomb Chapter 2 A Gift of Chappals

HBSE 7th Class English A Gift of Chappals Textbook Questions and Answers

Comprehension Check

Question 1.
What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard?
Answer:
Meena shares a secret with Mridu. She tells her that they had found a poor cat outside the gate that morning. She wanted to keep this a secret so that Patti does hot go away.

Question 2.
How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?
Answer:
Ravi got the milk for himself from Patti. Patti wanted the tumbler back. He pretended did that he would wash it himself. He ran to put the milk in the coconut shell.

Question 3.
Who does he say the kitten’s ancestors are? Do you believe him?
Answer:
Kitten’s ancestors were Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat. No, we do not believe him.

Question 4.
Ravi has a lot to say about M.P.Poonai. This shows that
(i) he is merely trying to impress Mridu.
(ii) his knowledge of history is sound.
(iii) he has a rich imagination.
(iv) he is an intelligent child.
Which of these statements do you agree/ disagree to?
Answer:
(i) he is merely trying to impress Mridu.

Question 5.
What was the noise that startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran?
Answer:
Mridu was started to hear the kreeching sound coming from the window. Mahendran was frightened and in turn tripped a few chillies over himself.

Comprehension Check

Question 1.
The music master is making lovely music. Read aloud the sentence in the text that expresses this idea.
Answer:
“The music-master’s notes seemed to float up and settle perfectly into the invisible tracks of the melody.

Question 2.
Had the beggar come to Rukku Manni’s house for the first time? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
No, Beggar had not come to Rukku Manni’s house for the first time. Mother was heared telling Ravi to send the beggar away as he had been coming every day for the past week. She wanted him to find another to beg from.

Question 3.
“A sharp Y-shaped line had formed between her eyebrows.” What does it suggest to you about Rukku Manni’s mood?
Answer:
Rukku Manni was very angry at the disappearance of Music master’s chappal. She could make out that children had played a trick.

Working With The Text

Question 1.
Complete the following sentences.
(i) Ravi compares Lalli’s playing the violin to
(ii) Trying to hide beneath the tray of chillies, Mahendran
(iii) The teacher played a few notes on his violin, and Lalli
(iv) The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household
(o) After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked Lalli if
Answer:
(i) derailing the train all the time
(ii) tipped a few chillies over himself
(iii) stumbled behind him on her violin
(iv) are very kind soul. I have kept my body and soul together on their gen-erosity for a whole work
(v) If she had seen his chappals as he had reminded having kept them there.

Question 2.
Describe the music teacher, as seen from the window.
Answer:
The music master appeared to be a bony figure. He had a bold head with a tringe of oiled black hair falling around his ears. A gold chain gleamed on his leathery neck and diamond ring glittered on his hand. He was beating the floor with his big toe.

Question 3.
(i) What makes Mridu conclude that the beggar has no money to buy chappals?
(ii) What does she suggest to show her concern?
Answer:
(i) Mridu concludes that beggar has no money to buy the chappal because even when sun is so hot, he is walking bare footed. His bare feet have got large blisters.
(ii) Mridu was very’ worried and suggested that old looking chappal’s lying in the verandah could be given to the beggar.

Question 4.
“Have you children…” she began, and then, seeing they were curiously quiet, went on more slowly, “seen anyone lurking around the verandah?”
(i) What do you think Rukku Manni really wanted to ask?
(ii) Why did she change her question?
(iii) What did she think had happened?
Answer:
(i) Rukku Mani wanted to ask the Children Ravi, Mridu and Meena if they had stolen the Chappal.
(ii) She changed the question when She saw them to be curiously quiet.
(iii) She thought that some stranger might have stolen the Chappal.

Question 5.
On getting Gopu Mama’s chappals, the music teacher tried not to look too happy. Why?
Answer:
The music teacher tried not to look too happy as he wanted to show that he was angry with the behaviour of the naughty children.

Question 6.
On getting a gift of chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute. Why was he in such a hurry to leave?
Answer:
The beggar had been coming to the house for a week; His feet had got blisters due to hot sun. So he disappeared at once on getting the chappals as he did not want to loose the chappals.

Question 7.
Walking towards the kitchen.with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Manni began to laugh. What made her laugh?
Answer:
Ruku Mani began to laught at the thought of that how would her husband react on knowing that she gave his chappal on knowing that she gave his chappal to the music master.

HBSE 7th Class English A Gift of Chappals Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What does Mridu notice when she entered the house?
Answer:
When Mridu entered she noticed a pair of large black slippers. They were covered with dust.

Question 2.
Where had the cat been hidden by the children?
Answer:
The cat had been hidden inside a tom football lined with sacking and filled with sand.

Question 3.
Who had got the milk for the poor kitty and from where?
Answer:
Ravi had got the milk for the poor kitty from the kitchen.

Question 4.
What was the name of the cat?
Answer:
The cat had been named as Mahendravarma Pallava Poonai because it was fine breed of cat.

Question 5.
How did Mahendran land up on the tray of red chillies?
Answer:
When Ravi startled the kitty, he bounced up towards a bamboo tray of red chillies. As, a result he tipped few chillies over himself.

Question 6.
What is the music master’s music compared to?
Answer:
The music master’s notes seemed to float up and moved smoothly into the rails.

Question 7.
How did the beggar try to make himself feel at home?
Answer:
The beggar on reaching the garden, spread the cloth under neem-tree to take a snooze.

Question 8.
What opinion did the beggar form of the ladies of the house?
Answer:
The beggar regarded the ladies of the house to be very generous. They had kept his body and soul together.

Question 9.
How did the beggar win the sympathy of others?
Answer:
The beggar showed his feet to show large link blisters on the soles of his bare feet. This made the people of the house to show concern.

Question 10.
Whose slippers was beggar given to wear?
Answer:
The beggar was given to wear slippers of the music-master as looked shabby to the children. They were of the right size.

Question 11.
Why did music-master get upset on coming out of the house?
Answer:
The music-master got upset because he could not find his chappals where he had kept them. He had bought them from Mount Road.

Question 12.
Whose chappals were given to music-master?
Answer:
Music-master was given chappals of Gopu Mama. The music master felt happy and cursing the children went away.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
How had the cat been made the member of their family?
Answer:
The cat had been found outside the gate. He was kept inside a torn football lined with sack. He was given milk from coconut half-shell. He had been named Mahendran and given milk to drink by Ravi. He was a fine breed of cat.

Question 2.
How has Ravi talked of the cat to be a descendant of a historical character?
Answer:
The full name of the cat was kept to be Mahendravarma Pollava Poonai. Mahendran was believed to have descended from statue at Mahabalipuram. It was a close relative of the Pallava lion, emblem of Pallava dynasty.

Question 3.
Describe the way Lalli was playing violin.
Answer:
Lalli was learning to play violin from her music master. She played in a very awkward manner. The violin was being played like a train whizzing on and on. While playing she produced kreeching sound.The violin looked quite helpless and unhappy in her hands.

Question 4.
Describe the encounter with the beggar.
Answer:
The beggar had entered the garden of the house. He sat under the neem tree on his upper cloth. The beggar was very confident of getting alms there. But to his disappointment, turned sad on knowing that he was being turned out.

The beggar had large blisters on his feet and feared to go in afternoon heat. The children of the house gave him chappals of the music-master to wear.

Question 5.
Describe the search made by music- master for the chappald.
Answer:
The music master had worn a large pair of black slippers. They had been dragged by Ravi in the backyard. When music master came out of the house, he searched for his chappals. He looked over the railing and crouched near the flower pots. Then it was realised that, the chappals had been given to the beggar. Rukku Manni was angry and Gopu Mama’s Chappals were brought to be worn.

Some Other Questions For Examination

Question 1.
How did the cat react when he heard the sound made by Ravi?
Answer:
The cat was frightened to hear Ravi’s sound. Hejumped up withhair standing onend. He rushed towards a bamboo tray of red chillies that had been set out to dry. He tipped afew chillies over himself when he was tryingto hide beneath it.

Question 2.
Where had the cat been hidden by the children?
Answer:
The cat had been hidden inside a torn football lined with sacking and filled with sand.

Question 3.
What is the music master’s music compared to?
Answer:
The music master’s notes seemed to float up and moved smoothly into the rails.

Question 4.
What opinion did the beggar form of the ladies of the house?
Answer:
The beggar regarded the ladies of the house to be very generous. They had kept his body and soul together.

Question 5.
How did the beggar win the sympathy of others?
Answer:
The beggar showed his feet to show large pink blisters on the soles of his bare feet. This made the people of the house to show concern.

Question 6.
How did Ravi be fool Tapi?
Answer:
Tapi, the grandmother did not like any kitten. Therefore, Ravi had the kitten in a tom football. One day, Tapi saw Ravi take a glass of milk from the kitchen. She doubted about Ravi’s, mischief. Ravi had to drink the whole milk. Paati knew that Ravi could not drink all the milk. Therefore, she asked Ravi to give the tumbler back. He told her that he would wash the tumbler himself. She got helpless and left for her own house.

Question 7.
Describe the way Lalli was playing violin.
Answer:
Lalli was learning to play violin from her music master. She played in a very awkward manner. The violin was being played like a train whizzing on and on. While playing she produced kreeching sound. The violin looked quite helpless and unhappy in her hands.

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
In which city did Mridu live?
(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Kolkata
Answer:
(c) Chennai

Question 2.
What was the name of Mridu’s grandfather?
(a) Thatha
(b) Hatha
(c) Katha
(d) Nahatha
Answer:
(a) Thatha

Question 3.
Who was Rukku Manni to Mridu?
(a) mother
(b) friend
(c) aunt
(d) teacher
Answer:
(c) aunt

Question 4.
Where did Mridu take off her slippers?
(а) near a pair of large black slippers
(b) near a pair of red sandals
(c) near the kitten
(d) none of these
Answer:
(а) near a pair of large black slippers

Question 5.
What was the full name of the kitten?
(a) Mahendravika Pallavi Poone
(b) Mahendra Varma Pallavi
(c) Mahendravarma Pallavi Poonai
Answer:
(c) Mahendravarma Pallavi Poonai

Question 6.
‘beringed’means:
(a) lost his ring
(b) is wearing a ring
(c) was wearing a bracelet
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) is wearing a ring

Question 7.
From where had the music master bought the chappals?
(a) Mount Road
(b) Mount Abby
(c) Mount Pavillion
(d) Queen’s Road
Answer:
(a) Mount Road

Make Sentences

Use the following words in sentences of your own:
(а) Whispered
(b) Gleaming
(c) Appeared
(d) Weired
(e) Impressed
Answer:
Sentences:
(а) Whispered: Sukriti whispered the secret into mother’s ears and got relief.
(b) Gleaming: The wedding lounge was gleaming with stars and lights.
(c) Appeared: Suddenly, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.
(d) Weired: The traveller looked at the stranger with weired looks.
(e) Impressed: Everybody was impressed with the polite behaviour of bride.

A Gift of Chappals Passages for Comprehension

Read the passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Passage – 1

She set ………… and scrawny.
Questions:
(i) Who is she?
(ii) What are ‘those1 refer to?
(iii) Which two adjectives are used for toe?
(iv) Where is she at the moment?
Answers:
(i) She is Mridu.
(ii) Those refer to large slippers.
(iii) Long and scrawny.
(iv) She has gone to meet her grandmother’s aunt Rukku Manni.

Passage-2

‘We found ……………… a cat.’
Questions:
(i) Who are ‘we’?
(ii) What was kept a secret?
(iii) Who does not want cat in the house?
(iv) Choose a word which means same as “cry of a cat”?
Answers:
(i) We are Lalli, Ravi and Meena.
(ii) Patti was not aware about the possession of the cat in the house.
(iii) Paati did not want the cat in the house.
(iv) ‘Mewing’.

Passage-2

Then she …………… feed Mahendran.’
Questions:
(i) Who is she?
(ii) What did tumbler contain?
(iii) Why was the milk poured into the coconut¬shell?
(iv) Who is Mahendran?
Answers:
(i) She is Patti.
(ii) The tumbler contained milk.
(iii) The milk was poured into the coconut shell so that the kitten could drink the milk.
(iv) Mahendran is the name of the cat.

Passage – 4

‘Think I’m ……….. about history.
Questions:
(i) Name the speaker.
(ii) What had made speaker utter, “Think I’m joking?”
(iii) Why does he make mention of history?
(iv) Choose a word which means opposite of ‘confused’?
Answers:
(i) Ravi is the speaker.
(ii) The speaker uttered so because he spoke very high of cat, of being symbolic of Pallava kings.
(iii) He makes mention of history because he has been to Mahabalipuram.
(iv) Clear.

Passage – 5

Mahendran looked ………….. his wits.
Questions:
(i) Why was Mahendran alarmed?
(ii) For what purpose had the coconut-shell been kept?
(iii) What consequence did M.P. Poonai have to face?
(iv) Choose a word which means ‘surprised’.
Answers:
(i) Mahendran was alarmed by listening to the shriek of Ravi.
(ii) The coconut-shell had been kept to keep milk for Mahendran.
(iii) M.P. Poonai had bounced with tray of chillies and tipped them over himself.
(iv) Alarmed.

A Gift of Chappals Translation in Hindi

Before you read Mridu is …………and Meena.
मृदु एक जवान लड़की है जो मद्रास में (जिसका नाम अब चेन्नई है) अपने दादा थाता तथा दादी तापी के साथ पल-बढ़ रही है, एक दोपहर को तापी उसे अपनी चाची रुकू मनी के घर अपनी चचेरी बहनों तथा भाइयों लाली, रवि और मीना से मिलवाने ले जाती है।

1.A smiling ……………………. and scrawny.
मुस्कराती हुई रुकुमनी ने दरवाजा खोला। रवि और मीना बाहर आए। रवि मनी को घर के अन्दर ले गया। रुको, मुझे मेरी चप्पल उतारने दो मृदु ने प्रतिवाद करते हुए हुए कहा। उसने अपनी चप्पल को एक बड़े काले जोड़े के पास रख दिया। वह मिट्टी के कारण भूरे रंग के लग रहे थे। तुम चप्पल के अगले हिस्से में हर पैर की अंगुली के स्पष्ट चिह्न देख सकते हो। दो बड़ी अँगुलियों के चिह्न लम्बे और अस्पष्ट लग रहे थे।

Word Meaning: Smiling-with a happy look = मुस्कराते हुए, Rushed out-to come out hurriedly = जल्दी से वाहर आना, Protesteddisapproval = प्रतिवाद करना, Dust-sand = मिट्टी, Clear marks–something which can be seen = स्पष्ट चिह्न, Serawny-to scribble = घसीटना, Toe-a digit of the foot = पैर की अंगुली।

2. Mridu didn’t …. ………………… half-shell.
मृदु के पास आश्चर्यचकित होने के लिए और समय नहीं था कि यह किसकी चप्पल है, क्योंकि रवि उसे घर के पिछले आँगन में घने कड़वे बेर (की साड़ी) के पीछे घसीट कर ले गया। वहाँ पर एक फटी फुटबाल के बीच, एक छोटा सा बिल्ली का बच्चा लेटा था जो कि टाट और रेत से भरा हुआ था। वह आधे नारियल के खोल से दूध पी रहा था।

Word Meaning:Wonder-a strange thing = आश्चर्य, Dragged-to pull forcefully = घसीटना, Backyard-open courtyard = आँगन, BitterSorrow = कड़वा, Torn-not intact = फटा हुआ, Lined-outline = Hita, Sacking–material for making sacs etc. = बोरा बनाने का टाट, Lapping– licking = चाटना।

3. ‘We found …………………………….. a cat.’
‘आज सुबह हमने उसे गेट के बाहर पाया। वह बेचारा म्याऊँ-म्याऊँ कर रहा था’, मीना ने कहा। “यह एक रहस्य है। अम्मा कहती है कि पाटी पाडू मामा का घर छोड़ जाएगी अगर उसे पता चलेगा कि हमारे पास बिल्ली है।”

Word Meaning: Mewing-Sound of cát = बिल्ली की बोली- म्याऊँ-म्याऊँ करना, Secret-hidden from other = गुप्ता

4. ‘People are……………………… the scent.
लोग हमें हमेशा जानवरों के साथ दयावान बने रहने को कहते हैं पर जब हम ऐसा करते हैं तो वह चीखते हैं,”ओ, उसे गन्दी….. .. चीज़ को यहाँ मत लाओ!” रवि ने कहा। “क्या तुम जानते हो कि रसोई से थोड़ा सा दूध लाना कितना मुश्किल है। पाटी ने मुझे अभी हाथ में गिलास के साथ देखा। मैंने उसे कहा कि मुझे बहुत भूख लगी है। मैं इसे पीना चाहता हूँ, पर जिस तरह से उसने मुझे देखा, मुझे उसके आभास को से दूर करने के लिए सारा पीना पड़ा।

Word Meaning: Kind-pleasant = दयालु, Scream–to shout loudly = चीखना, Creature = प्राणी, Scent-smell = सुगन्ध, आभास।

5. Then she………………feed Mahendran.’
तब वह गिलास वापस लेना चाह रही थी। पाटी, पाटी मैं इसे अपने आप धो लूँगा, मैं तुम्हें कष्ट क्यों हूँ, मैंने उससे कहा । मुझे दौड़ना पड़ा और मैंने दूध को नारियल के खोल में डाल दिया। और फिर मैंने दौड़ कर गिलास धो दिया और इसे वापस रख दिया। अब हमें महेन्द्रन को खाना देने का अलग तरीका सोचना है।”

Word Meaning: Wanted-wish = इच्छा, Tumbler-glass = गिलास, Trouble-difficult = मुश्किल, Pour-to put = डालना, Suspicious-to have doubt = शक।

6. ‘Mahendran? …………… kitty-cat name.
‘महेन्द्रण? यह बिल्ली के बच्चे का नाम है. मृदु बहुत प्रभावित हुआ। यह वास्तविक नाम था- न कि सिर्फ प्यारी बिल्ली का नाम।

Word Meaning: Impressed–to leave an impression = प्रभावित किया. Cute-pretty = सुन्दर।

7. ‘Actually his …………… Mridu giggled.
वास्तव में उसका पूरा नाम है महेन्द्रवर्मा पल्लव पूनई। संक्षिप्त में एम. पी. पूनई। यह बिल्ली की एक अच्छी नस्ल है। जरा उसके रोयें देखें। शेर की अयाल की तरह है। और क्या तुम जानते हो कि प्राचीन काल में पल्लव राजाओं का प्रतीक क्या था, नहीं जानते? उसने उत्सुकतापूर्वक मृदु की तरफ देखा। मृदु दाँत भींचकर हँसने लगी।

Word Meaning: Actually-Infact = सचमुच में, Breed-race = नस्ल, Fur-Covering to skin = रोएँ, Mane-long hair on neck of animals = अयाल, Emblem-symbol = प्रतीक, Expectantlyhopefully = आशान्वित होकर, Giggled-to laugh in a suppressed manner = दबी हँसी हँसना।

8. ‘Think I’m ……………………. ancient cat.
तुम सोच रहे हो कि मैं मजाक कर रहा हूँ? ठीक है, जरा इंतजार करो। मैं तुम्हें किसी समय दिखाऊँगा। यह बात स्पष्ट है कि तुम इतिहास के बारे में कुछ नहीं जानते हो। उसने रहस्यमय तरीके से पूछा क्या तुम महाबलि- पुरम गए हो। ठीक है जब हमारी कक्षा महाबलिपुरम गई तो मैंने उसके थाता के-थाता के-थाता के-थांता. …. आदि, आदि की प्रतिमा देखी। सच्चाई यह है कि महेन्द्रन उसी प्राचीन बिल्ली से उत्पन्न हुई है।

Word Meaning: Joking-with joke = मसखरापन, Mysteriously-obscure = गुप्त रूप से, Statue-Cast image of a person = प्रतिमा, Descended to be transmitted from = वंशक्रम, Ancient-belong to past inheritance = प्राचीन।

9.Aclose……………………. ancient Egypt!’
एक पास का रिश्तेदार अगर वैज्ञानिक तरीके से देखें तो शेर के अलावा और कोई नही है। पल्लव शेर, पल्लव राजवंश के प्रतीक। रति टहनी को ऊपर नीचे हिलाते हुए आँखों में चमक के साथ बेर की, झाड़ियों के चारों तरफ घूमता रहा। यह बिल्ली महाबलिपुरम की शृषि-बिल्ली की वंशज के अलावा कोई नहीं है। और अगर मैं तुम्हें सिर्फ याद दिलाऊँ तो वे लोग प्राचीन मिश्र में बिल्ली की पूजा करते थे।

Word Meaning:Relative-blood relation = fender, Scientifically–Related to law of science = वैज्ञानिक रूप से, Emblem-symbol = प्रतीकात्मक, Dynasty-a line of succession of kings = 109. Waving-to shake = हिलाना. Twig-branch of a tree = टहनी. Sparkling-shining = चमक , Remind—-to remember – याद दिलाना, Worshipped-to pray’ = पूजा करना, Ancient— Belong to past = प्राचीन।

10. llow he ……………… Mridu demanded.
वह किसी तरह से अपनी आवाज से प्यार करता था! मीना और मृदु ने एक दूसरे की तरफ देखा। “इस बात का किसी भी चीज से क्या मतलब है?” मृदु ने पूछा

Word Meaning: Exchanged–to change with each other = बदलना, Demanded-to ashed for forcefully = जोर से पूछा।

11. ‘luh! …………………………………….’So?’
‘हूँ! मैं बता रहा हूँ यह बिल्ली मिश्र की भगवान बिल्ली की वंशज है…. नहीं, देवी ! बसटट। या ! यही, बात है। इसलिए?’

Word Meaning: Descended-Sprung from ancestors = वशज।

12. ‘Well, one…………………. with himself.
‘ठीक है वह बिल्ली उस देवी की वंशज है जो कि पल्लव जहाज में छिपकर यात्रा करती थी। और उसके वंशज महाबलिपुरम की ऋषि-बिल्ली थी, जिसकी वंशज है, रवि ने टहनी को महेन्द्रन की तरफ दिखाया- ‘एम.पी. पूनई यहाँ’ वह अपने पर बहुत खुश होकर जोर से चिल्लाया।

Word Meaning: Stowaway-one who hides himself in a ship for securig a free passage = वह जो सुरक्षित यात्रा करने के लिए जहाज में अपने को छिपा लेता है, Shrieked-to shout = चीखना, Pleased-very happy = खुश हुआ, Flourished-toprosper = फलनाफुलना, Twig-branch to tree = टहनी, Whoop-war-cry = गरजना।

13. Mahendran ……………………… his wits.
महेन्द्रन ने चौंक कर ऊपर देखा। वह उस समय अपने पंजों को नारियल के खोल के किनारे से तेज कर रहा था। पर रवि की भयंकर वूपईक …. से क्रीच …. की आवाज थी जो खिड़की से आ रही थी। कितनी अजीब आवाज! अगर मृदु आश्चर्यचकित हो जाती, एम. पी. पूनई अपनी समझ से बहुत अधिक डर गई।

Word Meaning: Alarmed To arouse = चौका देना, Sharpening-Sensitive = कर्कश, Claws-thorry nail of a beast = पंजा. Edge-end = किनारा. Worse-very bad = बुरा. Awful-dreadful = भयंकर. Weird-strange = अजोब. Startledsurprised = हैरान, Frightened-afraid = डर. Wits-brain- समझा

14. Flair standing …… howled miserably.
उसके बाल एक ओर खड़े हो गए। वह उछल कर लाल मिर्च से भरी ट्रे जो सूखने के लिए रखी गई थी से टकरा गई। अपने आपको उसके नीचे छिपाने के लिए, उसने अपने ऊपर कुछ लाल मिर्च गिरा ली। वह दुःखी मन से चिल्लाई ‘भ्याऊँ-म्याऊँ’।

Word Meaning: Bounced-Tolenock = उछल पड़ना, Seurried-Hurriedly = जल्दी-जल्दी, Bamboo-akind of tropical grass = बांस, Hidenot to be seen = छिपना, Beneath-below = नीचे, Tipped-Over spread = उलट लेना, Howled-To shout loudly = चिल्लाना, Miserably-In poor condition = दुखभरी।

15. The ‘kreeching’ …………… said Mridu.
Kreech kreech ……………. musical scale.
That’s Lalli ………………………..grunted Ravi.
“क्रीचिंग’ की आवाज जारी रही। मृदु ने कहा कि “वह आवाज कैसी है?”
‘क्रीच, क्रौच, क्रीच’। यह आवाजें दर्दनाक संगीतमय ताल में आने लगीं। रवि ने गुर्राते हुए कहा, “वह लाली सारंगी सीखने की कोशिश कर रही है।”

Word Meaning: Kreeching = एक तरह की आवाज, Painfully-full of pain = दर्दनाक, Grunted-A harsh sound like hogs = गुर्राते हुए, Violin-a musical instrument = arriti

16. ‘She’ll never ………………….. off track!
‘वह कभी भी कुछ नहीं सीख लेगी। संगीत का गुरु एक रेलगाड़ी की सनसनाहट की तरह ही बजाता रहता है जबकि लाली पूरे समय पटरी से उतरने की कोशिश करती रहती है। पूरी तरह से पटरी से उतर गई।

Word Meaning: Whizzing-A hissing sound = सनसनाहट, Derailing-togooff the rails = पटरी से उतरना।

17.Mriduerept ……………… music-master.
मृदु रेंगती हुई खिड़की के पास गई। लाली कुछ दूरी पर सारंगी और प्रत्यन्चे को गद्देपन से लेकर बैठी थी। उसकी कुहनी बढ़ी हुई और उसकी आँखें एकाग्रता से घूर रही थी। उसके सामने उसके संगीत के अध्यापक अपनी पीठ खिड़की की ओर करके बैठे हुए थे।

Word Meaning: Crept-to move slowly = रंगा. Awkwardly-In a embarassing manor = भद्दापन से. Elbows-jount part of arm = कुहनी. Jutting-a projecting point = बढ़ा हुआ कांना Glazed-to look continuously = भरना. Concentration-bringing to common point = एकाग्रता. Bony figure-very weak = कमजोर. Bowstring-string used in a bow = प्रत्यन्चा, कमानी।

18. lle had ……………………………. big toe.
उनका अधिकांश सिर गंजा था। कुछ चिकने काले बाल कानों के चारों तरफ लटक रहे थे और पुराने नमूने के गुच्छे की तरह प्रतीत हो रहे थे। उसकी चमड़े जैसी गर्दन पर सोने की चेन चमक रही थी। जब उनका हाथ सारंगी पर चल रहा होता।, तो एक हीरे की अगूंठी उनकी अंगुली पर बहुत चमक रही होती थी। उनका पैर सुनहरी पट्टी वाली पोशाक से बाहर दृष्टिगत हो रहा था। वह लगातार अपने बड़े पैर के अंगूठे को जमीन पर घसीटते हुए मार रहे थे।

Word Meaning: Bald-without hair on head = गंजा, Fringe-Trimming of longing thread = किनारा, Tuft-cluster of soft object = गुच्छा , Gleamed-shine = चमकना. Glittered-alot of shine = चमकता हुआ, Glided tomore smoothly = धीरे-धीरे सरकना. Scrawny-to scribble = घसीटना, Fashioned-Pattern = चाल-ढाला.

19. Heplayed ………………… lovely music.
उन्होंने कुछ स्वर बजाए। लाली उनके पीछे अपनी सारंगी पर गिर गई जो उसके हाथों में असमर्थ और नाखुश लग रही थी। कितना फर्क था? संगीत के गुरुजी के स्वर तैरते हुए महसूस हो रहे थे और पूर्ण रूप से मधुर आवाज के अदृश्य ताल में सुचारू रूप से बैठ रहे थे। जब रवि ने कहा कि यह स्वर इस प्रकार से आ रहे थे जैसे कि रेल की पटरी पर रेल बिल्कुल ठीक रूप से सनसनाहट से निकल जाती है। मृदु उस बड़ी अंगूठी वाले हाथ को घूरने लगा जो बिना किसी प्रयास के सारंगी पर चल रहा था और बहुत मधुर संगीत निकल रहा था।

Word Meaning: Stumbled-tofall = गिर जाना, llelpless-in a restless situation = असमर्थ, Floatup-todrifton water = तैरते हुए. Invisiblynot seen = अदृश्य, Melody-Suweet sound = मृदुल आवाज, Whizzing-ahissing sound = सनसनाहट, Stared-to look continuously = घूरना, Effortlessly-withouteffort = बिना प्रयास के।

20. Squawk! ……………………… ‘Amma-oh!’ ‘Ravi, …………………………………… to Tapi.
चीख। वह लाली फिर से पटरी से उतर रही है। “अम्मा” गेट से जोर से आवाज आई. “अम्मा-ओह।”
“रवि उस भिखारी को यहाँ स भेज दो!” माँ पिछल आँगन से चिल्लाई, जहाँ वह टापी से बात कर रही थी। वह पिछले सप्ताह से यहाँ हर रोज आ रहा है और अब उसको भीख मांगने के लिए दूसरा घर ढूँढेंना चाहिए! पाती नं टापी को समझाया।

Word Meaning: Derailing-to make the train leave the track = पटरी से उतरना, Chattingto talk – यातचीता

21. Mridu and ……………………. beg from!’
मृदु और मीना ने रवि का बाहर तक पीछा किया। भिखारी बगीचे में पहुंच चुका था और अपने आप को काफी सुरक्षित महसूस कर रहा था। उसने अपने ऊपर के कपड़े को नीम के पेड़ के नीचे फैला दिया और पेड के तने का सहारा लेकर बैठा था। ऐसा लग रहा था कि जैसे भिक्षा के इंतजार में प्रकट हुआ हो। “जाओ!” रवि ने कठोरता से कहा। “मेरी पाटी कहती हैं कि अब समय आ गया है कि तुम दूसरा घर भीख मांगने के लिए ढूँढ लो!”

Word Meaning: Leaning-inclination = झुकाव, Apparently-seeming = प्रत्यक्ष, Snooxeto take the day short sleep during the day = झपकी लेना, Alms-Relief given to the poor = भिक्षादान लेना. Sternly-harshly = कठोरता से।

22. The beggar …………………… me away.
भिखारी ने अपनी आँखें खोली और बच्चों को एक-एक करके घूरने लगा। “इस घर की महिलायें, उसने भावनापूर्ण आवाज में कहा, बहुत दयालु आत्माएँ हैं। मैंने अपने शरीर और आत्मा को पूरे सप्ताह से उनकी उदारता पर रखा है। मैं विश्वास नहीं कर सकता कि वह मुझे निकाल देंगी।

Word Meaning: Gazed-to look continously = लगातार देखना. Choked-to suffocateगला घोटना, Generosity-nobility of mind = उदारता।

23. He raised ………… with betel-chewing.
24. ‘Ravi, tell ……………………….. fed-up.
Ravi didn’t………………………. and sighed.
“रवि उसे बताओ कि रसोई में कुछ नहीं बचा!” रूकूमनी ने कहा ‘और वह दुबारा न आए उससे कह दो!’ वह बहुत हताश लग रही थी। . रवि को यह सब भिखारी के सामने दुहराना नहीं पड़ा। उसकी माँ ने नीम के पेड़ के नीचे जो कहा वह उन सबके लिए सुनना आसान था। भिखारी बैठ गया और उसने आह भरी।

Word Meaning: Sounded-sensation perceived by the ear = कोलाहल. Repeat-to say again = दुहराना,Sighed-speakina sod voice = आह।

25. Tilgo,…………………………. bare feet.
“मैं जा रहा हूँ, मैं जा रहा हूँ!” उसने थके अन्दाज में कहा ‘मुझे सिर्फ इस पेड़ के नीचे आराम करने दो। बहुत गर्मी है और सड़क पर तारकोल पिघला हुआ है। मेरे पैरों में पहले से ही छाले पड़ गए हैं।’ उसने गुलाबी रंग के छिले हुए छाले दिखाने के लिए अपने नंगे पैर के तलुए आगे बढ़ाए।

Word Meaning: Wearily-tired = थके हुए. Melted-to become liquid = पिघला हुआ। Blistered-with sores = छाले पड़े हुए। Stretched to spread = फैलाना, Peeling-removed the skin छिलका उतरा हुआ, Tar-a black viscous substance got by distillation of wood = तारकोला

26. I suppose………… house somewhere?” I don’t ………………………….. and Meena’s.
‘मेरा अनुमान है कि उसके पास चप्पल खरीदने के लिए पैसे नहीं हैं’. मृदु ने मीना और रवि के कानों में फुसफुसाते हुए कहा।
और पूछा “क्या तुम्हारे पास घर में कहीं पुरानी जोड़ी है?”
“मैं नहीं जानता”, पैर रवि ने कहा। “मेरे (चप्पल) उसके पैरों में आने के लिए बहुत छोटे हैं नहीं तो मैं उन्हें दे देता।” और उसके पैर मृदु और मीना के पैर से बड़े थे।

Word Meaning: Whispered-to speak in _alow voice = अति मन्द स्वर में फुसफुसाते हुए।

27. The beggar …………….afternoon heat. ‘He needs something on his feet! Meena said, her big eyes filling. It’s not fair!’
भिखारी अपने ऊपर के कपड़े को हिला रहा था और अपनी धोती को जोर से बाँध रहा था। उसने अपनी आँखें उठाकर डर के मारे दोपहर की गर्मी से तपती सड़क की तरफ देखा।
“उसे अपने पैरों के लिए कुछ चाहिए’ मीना ने अपनी बड़ी आँखें खोलकर कहा। “यह बात उचित नहीं है।”

Word Meaning: Shaking-to move = हिलाना, Tightening-to tie tightly = जोर से बाँधना, Fearfully-Ina fear = डर के मारे, Gleaming with shine = चमकता हुआ।

28. ‘Ssh.’ saki……………………… the house.
‘चुप-चुप! साकी रवि। “मैं इस बारे में सोच रहा हूँ! बड़बड़ाते हुए’ “यह सही नहीं है, यह सही नहीं है” यह सहायता नहीं करने वाला। दो मिनट में ही उसके पाँव सड़क पर जल रहे होंगे। उसको चप्पल के एक जोड़े की जरूरत है। इसलिए हमें वह कहाँ से मिलते हैं? चलो घर में ढूंढे। उसने मृदु और मीना को घर के अन्दर धक्का दिया।

29. Just as ……………………….. are those?”
जैसे ही उसने बरामदे में कदम रखा. मृदु की आँखें अजीब सी दिखनेवाली चप्पल पर पड़ी जो उसने आते हुए ध्यान में रखी थीं। फुसफुसाते हुए कहा “रवि!” उसने फुसफुसाते हुए कहा, “यह किसके हैं?”

Word Meaning:Notice-observation = ध्यान, Whispered-to say in a low tone – धीमी आवाज में कहा।

30. Ravi turned…………………the garden.
रवि मुड़ा और जर्जर पर मजबूत पुरानी चप्पलों को घूरकर देखा। उसके चेहरे पर चमक थी और उसने स्वीकृति दे दी। ‘यह बिल्कुल सही आकार के हैं, उसने उठाते हुए कहा। मृदु और मीना ने घबराहट में उसका पीछा बगीचे तक किया।

Word Meaning: Glanced-to look = घूरना, Shabby-thread bare = मैली-कुचैली, Sturdystrongly built = मजबूत, Beamed-ashine = चमक, Nodded-moved heed in agreement = स्वीकृति में सिर हिलाना।

31. Herel’ said ………………….. the street.
“यहाँ।’ रवि ने पुरानी चप्पलों को भिखारी के आगे फेंकते हुए कहा। “यह पहन लो और वापस मत आना!” भिखारी चप्पलों की तरफ घूरने लगा। उसने जल्दी से तौलिए को अपने कंधे पर फेंका
और चप्पलें पहन कर चला गया। जाते हुए वह बच्चों को आशीर्वाद देता गया। एक ही पल में वह गली के कोने से गायब हो गया।

Word Meaning: Dropping-to throw = फेंकना, Stared to look constantly = लगातार देखना, Flung-to throw = फेंका, Muttering-mumble = बुदबुदाते हुए. Blessing-to bless = आशिर्वाद, Vanished-todisappear = गायब।।

32. The music-master ………….. put them.
संगीत शिक्षक घर के बाहर आए और अप्रशंसित नजर से तीनों को देखने लगे जो पेड़ के नीचे चुपचाप बैठ कर कंचे खेल रहे थे। तब उन्होंने आँगन में अपनी चप्पलें खोजी, जहाँ पर उन्होंने रखी थीं।

Word Meaning: Unappreciative-not praised = अप्रशंसित, Searched-to find = ढूँढना।

33. ‘Lallir he………………….. them here!’ Ravi, Mridu………………….. the verandah.
‘लाली!’ कुछ पलों के बाद उन्होंने पुकारा। वह जल्द से उनके पास आ गई। “मेरी प्यारी, क्या तुमने मेरी चप्पलें देखी हैं? मुझे याद है कि मैंने उन्हें यहाँ रखा था।” रवि, मृदु और मीना चुपचाप लाली और संगीत-शिक्षक को आंगन के हर कोने में चप्पल ढूँढते देख रहे थे।

34. He scurried …………………. you know?’
वह जल्दी-जल्दी इधर-उधर दौड़ने लगा। उसने हर तरफ देखा और गमलो के बीच में झुककर देखने लगा। बिल्कुल नई थीं मैं उन्हें माउंट रोड खरीदने गया।’ वह कहता रहा, “उनका मूल्य पूरे महीने की फीस के बराबर,, क्या तुम जानते हो?”

Word Meaning: Seurried-to scamper = जल्दी-जल्दी दौड़ना, Crouching-to sit in bent position = झुकना।

35. Soon Lalli ……………….. following her. ‘Where could ……………….. worried Paati.
जल्दी ही लाली अपनी माँ को बताने गई। रुकमनी थकी हुई अवस्था में लग रही थी और पाटी उसका पीछा कर रही थी। “वह कहाँ हो सकते हैं? यह सोचना बहुत परेशानी की बात है कि कोई उनको चुरा कर ले गया। इतने सारे बेचने वाले दरवाजे तक आते हैं, पाती चिंतित हुई।”

Word Meaning:Appeared to be visible = दृष्टिगोचर होना, Harassed-to fatigue = थकाना, Vendors-one who sells something = बेचने वाले।

36. RukkuManni………….. her eyebrows.
रुकूमनी की नजर रवि, मृदु और मीना पर पड़ी जो कि पेड़ के नीचे बैठे थे। “क्या तुम बच्चों ने-” उसने आरंभ किया और फिर देखते हुए कि वह अजीब चुप्पी में थे। वह और धीरे-धीरे बोलने लगी ‘किसी को यहाँ आँगन में घूमते देखा?’ उसकी भौंहों के बीच V-आकार की रेखा खिंच गई।

Word Meaning: Sight-scene = दृश्य, Curiously-showing anxiety = उत्सुकता से , Lurking-to move about aimlessly = घूमना, Eye brow-hairy arch above the eye = भौंहें।

37. Another straight……………. tell herself.
अब मधुर वाणी की जगह बहुत कठोर शब्द निकले। रूकु मनी बहुत गुस्से में थी। मृदु काँपते हुए सोचने लगी। वह इतनी परेशान नहीं होती अगर वह बेचारे भिखारी के पैरों के जख्म के बारे में जानती, उसने अपने आप से कहने की कोशिश की।

Word Meaning: Appeared-to look as if = ऐसा लगा मानो, Soft-not hard = नम्र, मुलायम Shiver-to move with cold = कॉपना. Sores-twounds = जख्म।

38. Taking a………………………. up here?”
गहरी साँस लेते हुए वह चिल्लाई, ‘रुकु मनी यहाँ पर एक भिखारी था। बेचारा, उसके पैरों पर ऐसे जख्म थे।’ ‘फिर?’ रुकु मनी ने दृढ़ता से रवि की तरफ मुड़ते हुए कहा, “तुमने संगीत-शिक्षक की चप्पल उस बूढ़े भिखारी को दे दी जो यहाँ पर आता है?”

Word Meaning: Grimly-in a harsh voice = कठोरता से, Turns up here-romes here = यहाँ आता है।

39. ‘Children these ……………..generous?’ ‘Silly!’ snapped ……………………. his own.’
‘आजकल के बच्चे….’ पाटी ने दहाड़ते हुए कहा।
‘अम्मा क्या तुमने मुझे कर्ण के बारे में नहीं बताया था जो अपनी हर चीज दे देता था, जैसे कि सोने के कुंडल, झुमका। वह | बहुत दयालु और उदार था।’
“मूर्ख !” रुकु मनी ने फटकारते हुए कहा। ‘कर्ण दूसरों की चीजों को नहीं देता था, वह सिर्फ अपनी ही चीजें देता था।’

Word Meaning: Generous-liberal =: उदारचित्त, Snapped-to break with a sharp noise = फटकारना।

40. ‘But my ………………….. have minded?’
‘Ravil’ said Rukku Manni, very angry now. ‘Go inside this minute.’
‘पर मेरी चप्पल भिखारी के पैर में पूरी नही आती…’ रवि ने बहुत जल्दबाजी में कहा, ‘और अम्मा अगर पूरी आती, क्या तुम्हें वास्तव में बुरा नहीं लगता।’ रुकु मनी ने बहुत गुस्से में कहा, रवि, इसी समय अन्दर जाओ”।

Word Meaning: Fit-to be of proper size = पूरे आकार का, Rushed-Hurriedly = जल्दी में, Minded-inclined to think in specified time = बुरा लगना।

41. She hurried ……………………….. to do?
वह जल्दी से अंदर गई और गोपू मामा की लगभग नहीं पहनी गई नई चप्पलें ले लाई। ‘श्रीमान आपको यह बिल्कुल ठीक आएंगी। कृपा इन्हें पहन लीजिए। मुझे बहुत खेद है। मेरा बेटा बहुत शरारती है।’ संगीत शिक्षक की आँखों में चमक आ गई। उसने यह दर्शाते हुए पहनी कि वह बहुत खुश नहीं है। बिल्कुल ठीक, मेरे अनुमान से यह ठीक है…. आजकल बच्चों के मन में बड़ों के लिए कोई आदर नहीं है, क्या करें?

Word Meaning: Hurried-In a great hurry = जल्दी में, Indoors-Inside the house = घर के अन्दर, Naughty-behave badly = शरारती, Respect-honour = आदर।

42. A Hanuman …………….. leave quickly.
हनुमान के अवतार… राम ही ऐसे शरारती बच्चों को बचा सकते हैं। रुकू मनी की आँखों में चमक आई। उसको अच्छा नहीं लगा कि रवि को बन्दर कहा गया, यद्यपि धार्मिक बंदर। वह अचल
और सरल तरीके से अगले दरवाजे पर खड़ी रही। यह स्पष्ट था कि वह चाहती थी वह जल्दी चला जाए।

Word Meaning: Incarnate-embodied in human form = अवतार, Flashed-Sudden blaze = चमक, Stiff-unbending = अचल, Straight-Honest = सरल, Clear-Evident = स्पष्ट।

43. When he ……………………….. to laugh.
जब वह अपनी नयी चप्पलें में झनझनाते हुए चला गया, उसने कहा ‘मृदु, अन्दर आकर कुछ खा लो। ईमानदारी से तुम बच्चे ऐसी बातें कैसे सोचते हो? भगवान का धन्यवाद कि तुम्हारे गोपू मामा काम पर चप्पल पहन कर नहीं जाते….’ जैसे ही वह मृदु और मीना के साथ रसोईघर की तरफ बढ़ी वह अचानक हँसने लगी।

Word Meaning: Clattered-to make a confused ratting sound = झनझनाना, Honestly-In astraightmanner = ईमानदारी से,Towards-In that direction = उस तरफ, Suddenly-A tonce = अचानक।

44. ‘But he’s ……………… music-master?
‘पर जब वह घर आता है तो उसे हमेशा जूते और मोजे उतार कर चप्पल पहनने की बहुत जल्दबाजी होती है। इस शाम को तुम्हारे मामा क्या कहेंगे जब मैं बताऊँगी कि मैंने उनकी चप्पलें संगीत-शिक्षक को दे दी हैं?

Word Meaning: Hurry-to rush = जल्दी में।

A Gift of Chappals Summary in English

Tapi takes Mridu to her aunt Rukku Manni’s house to meet her cousins Lalli, Ravi and Meena. Mridu gets a warm welcome and finds a kitten Mahendren which had been kept as a secret. Ravi is much impressed by the cat as to him it is a breed of Pallava dynasty. Lalli is learning music from her music master. Her way of playing the violin is most absurd and out of place. The master plays the tracks of music in a melody. His music was like the wheels of train fitted smoothly into the rail. Mridu also enjoyed the lovely music played by music master.

The incident of coming of beggar every days for the past week is exaggerated. Arrival of beggar upset the elders in the family. The beggar shows a surprise on refusal to get alms. He only begged to rest under the tree as he had large blisters on his feet and it was very hot. Mridu, Meena and Ravi searched for chappals. They gave him music master’s chappals to wear.

A little later music master came out of the house and searched for his chappals. A lot of confusion was were created and finally Gopu Mama’s chappals were given to the music master

A Gift of Chappals Summary in Hindi

टापी मृदु को उसकी आन्टी रूकू के घर अपने चचेरे भाई-बहिन लाली, रवि और मीना से मिलवाने ले जाती है। मृदु का अच्छा स्वागत होता है और वहाँ पर एक बिल्ली के बच्चे महेन्द्रन को पाती है। इस बात को बिल्कुल गुप्त रखा गया। रवि उस बिल्ली से बहुत प्रभावित है क्योंकि उसके लिए यह पल्लव वंश की है। लाली अपने संगीत के अध्यापक से संगीत सीख रहा है। उसका वायलन बजाने का तरीका बहुत अजीब है। संगीत के गुरु बहुत ही ताल में संगीत की लय दे रहे हैं। यह संगीत ऐसा है जैसे कि एक ट्रेन पटरी पर सुचारू रूप से चल रही हो। मृदु भी इस मधुर संगीत का आनंद ले रही थी।

भिखारी के आने की घटना को बढ़ा-चढ़ा कर दर्शाया गया है। घर के सारे बड़े भिखारी के आने से परेशान हैं। भिखारी भिक्षा न मिलने पर हैरानी व्यक्त करता है। भिखारी सिर्फ पेड़ के नीचे आराम करने की विनती करता है क्योंकि पैरों के नीचे छाले पड़ गए हैं और बाहर बहुत गर्मी है। मृदु, मीना और रवि चप्पल ढूंढ रहे हैं। उन्होंने उसे (भिखारी को) संगीत के गुरू की चप्पलें दे दी।

कुछ देर में संगीत के गुरु घर से बाहर अपनी चप्पल ढूंढने लगे। बहुत उलझन-सी पैदा हो जाती है और अंत में गोपू मामा की चप्पलें संगीत के गुरु को दे दी जाती है।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions Honeycomb Chapter 1 Three Questions

HBSE 7th Class English Three Questions Textbook Questions and Answers

Comprehension Check

Question 1.
Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?
Answer:
The king wanted to know answers to the three questions so that he would never fail.

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

Comprehension Check

Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the sentences given in the box.
1. Many wise men answered the king’s questions,
2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men
3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable
4. The king requested the hermit
5. The lung 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.
• lo help the king act at the right time.

Answer:
1. but their answers were so varied that the king was not satisfied
2. to help the king act at the right time
3. and follow it strictly
4. to answer three questions
5. but the bleeding would not stop.

Working with The Text

Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Why was the king advised to go the magicians?
Answer:
King was advised to go to magicians so that he could decided the right time for right thing.

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, doctors and priests would be important.

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

Question 4.
Did the wise men win the reward? If not, why?
Answer:
No, the wise men did not win the reward. The wise men did not win the award because they gave different answer to his questions.

Question 5.
How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?
Answer:
The wounded man was bleeding heavily from hisstomach.The king and the hermit removed the man’s clothing. The king washed the wound and re-dressed it till the blood stopped flowing.

Question 6.
(a) Who was the bearded naan?
Answer:
The bearded man was the enemy of the king.

(b) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?
Answer:
He had sworn revenge on the king. But the king had saved the life of the bearded man. So he asked for the king’s forgiveness.

Question 7.
The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness?
Answer:
The king forgave the bearded man. He was happy to have made peace with the man. To show his forgiveness, the king promised to send his servants and doctor to look after him. He 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:
The hermit was a wise man. He answered all the questions in a witty manner. To the first question hermit replied that the most important time was when the king was digging the bed. A little later the most important time was when the king was taking care of the hermit.

For the second question hermit replied that he should listen to the person he was with at the particular moment. The hermit, replied that the most important work to do was to do good to the person, you are with.
The third answer is the most important answer. If we do the person good then our time would be also right to begin.

HBSE 7th Class English Three Questions Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What thought come to the kings mind?
Answer:
The king thought that he would never fail if he knew about three things.

Question 2.
What did king do to get answers to the questions?
Answer:
The king sent messengers throughout his kingdom and promised a large sum of money to anyone who answered.

Question 3.
How would making of the timetable help the king?
Answer:
The king could follow the timetable strictly and do everything at the right time.

Question 4.
How could urgent matters be decided by the king?
Answer:
The urgent things could not be decided by the council. The king had to go to the magicians to look into future.

Question 5.
Which people would most be needed to answer the second question?
Answer:
The people most needed were councillors, priest, doctors and soldiers.

Question 6.
Why did the king go to hermit?
Answer:
The king went to the hermit for the advice as he had got no satisfactory answers of questions.

Question 7.
Why did the king put on simple clothes?
Answer:
The king put on simple clothes because he went to see the hermit. The hermit saw no one but simple people.

Question 8.
How did the hermit react on meeting the king?
Answer:
Hermit greeted the king but continued digging. He did not speak.

Question 9.
How did king take care of the fearded man?
Answer:
King redressed the wound of the bearded man. The king carried the fearded man to the bed and gave him fresh water.

Question 10.
What was the cause of enmity of the bearded man with the king?
Answer:
The king had put his brothers to death and seized his property.

Question 11.
What plan had bearded man made to kill the king?
Answer:
The bearded man had seen the king go alone to see the hermit. lie had planned to kill the king on his way back home.

Question 12.
What was the most important time according to the hermit?
Answer:
The hermit found that the most important time was when the king was digging the beds.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What were the three things that the king was curious to know?
Answer:
The king was curious to know three things. He wanted to know the right time to begin something, which people should he listen to and what is most important thing to do.

Question 2.
What were the different suggestions given by the countrymen to the king?
Answer:
The countrymen wanted that he should avoid foolish pleasures, lie should do what seemed necessary. King could take advice of the council of men.

Question 3.
How did the king react to the suggestions of the countrymen?
Answer:
The king was not satisfied with the countrymen’s answers as the answers were very different. He decided to seek the advice of a certain hermit. The hermit was known for wisdom.

Question 4.
Describe the first meeting of the king with the hermit.
Answer:
The king went to meet the hermit in ordinary clothes. The king went to him alone. The hermit greeted the king and continued digging. The hermit listened to the three questions of the king. He did not speak.

Question 5.
How did the king behave with bearded man?
Answer:
The king behaved very gently with the bearded man. The king re-dressed the wound until bleeding stopped. The king carried the wounded man into the hut. The king also promised to send his servants and doctor to look after him.

Question 6.
Why did hermit think that the most important time was when the man ran to them?
Answer:
When the bearded man ran towards them it was the most important time. It was so because if king had not dressed his wounds, the man would have died. Then king would not have been able to make peace.

Question 7.
Who is the most wise person in the story? Justify.
Answer:
Hermit is the most wise person in the story. He was able to satisfy the king with his explanation. The king understood that most important time was ‘now’. It was the time when one had power to act.

Some Other Questions For Examination

Question 1.
Why did the king send messengers throughout his kingdom?
Answer:
The king sent messengers throughout his kingdom to spread the inessage that a large sum of money would be given to the person who would answer the king’s questions.

Question 2.
What do you know about the hermit from the story?
Answer:
The hermit lived in a wood which he never left. lie was a very wise hermit. He was kind and helpful. He helped the injured man in trouble. He satisfied the king with his answers. His answers related to the practical situations in life.

Question 3.
Why is it necessary to look into the future?
Answer:
Certain things are very urgent. They cannot wait for the council’s decision. Therefore, it is necessary to look into the future to decide the right time.

Question 4.
What made the bearded man turn lrom the king’s enemy to his friend?
Answer:
The bearded man had come to’ take revenge from the king and wanted to kill the king. However, the king’s guard had wounded him. He came running towards the hermit’s hut. The king and the hermit washed his wound and helped the injured man to recover from the injury. He was overwhelmed with king’s generosity. So he asked forgiveness from the king and became his friend.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Tick (✓) the correct option.

Question 1.
Which of the following statements is wrong?
(a) The king wanted answers to four questions.
(b) Many wisemen came to the king.
(c) The king promised a large sum of money to anyone who would answer his questions.
(d) Some suggested that the king should notice all that was going on, avoid foolish pleasures always do whatever seemed neessary at that time.
Answer:
(a) The king wanted answers to four questions. ✓

Question 2.
Which word means-‘a group of people chosen to give advice or to make rules’?
(a) Councillor
(b) Council
(c) Loods
(d) Affairs
Answer:
(b) Council ✓

Question 3.
What does the word ‘affairs’ mean?
(a) things
(b) matters
(c) business
(d) either of these
Answer:
(d) either of these ✓

Question 4.
When the king came near the hermit’s hut,
(a) the hermit was sleeping.
(b) the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut.
(c) the hermit was meditating.
(d) the hermit was punishing a man.
Answer:
(b) the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. ✓

Question 5.
Who said this to whom? “Let me take the spade and work in your place.”
(а) The hermit said this to the king.
(b) The king said this to the hermit.
(c) The bearded man said this to the king.
(d) The councillor said this to the king.
Answer:
(b) The king said this to the hermit. ✓

Make Sentences

Use the following words in sentences of your own.
(i) tired
(ii) decision
(iii) wounded
(iv) important
Answer:
Sentences:
(i) Tired: After day’s hard work, the tired labourer had his simple meal.
(ii) Decision: I took a decision that I will go abroad for further studies.
(iii) Wounded: The doctor healed the wounded man by applying antiseptic cream.
(iv) Important: Management of time and money is most important in every business.

Three Questions Passages for Comprehension

Read the passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Passage – 1

The king ………….. these questions.
Questions:
(i) Name the lesson.
(ii) Why were the messengers sent throughout his kingdom?
(iii) I Tow many questions were to he answered?
(iv) What was promised to be given
Answers:
(i) The name of the lesson is ‘Three Questions’.
(ii) The messengers were sent to find answer to the questions.
(iii) Three questions were to the answered.
(iv) A large sum of money was promised to be given.

Passage – 2

These things ………….. the future.
Questions:
(i) What does ‘these things’ refer to?
(iij Who formed the council?
(iii) How could one look into future?
(iv) Give the antonym of the word future?
Answers:
(i) These things refer to urgent matters.
(ii) The wise men formed the council.
(iii) One could look into the future with help of magicians
(iv) Future – Past.

Passage – 3

As the …………… his wisdom.
Questions:
(i) Why was the king not satisfied?
(ii) Choose a word which means same as ‘gift’.
(iii) What did king decide to do?
(iv) What was the hermit known for?
Answers:
(i) King got very different answers to all the questions.
(ii) Reward.
(Hi) The king decided to seek advice of a hermit.
(iv) Hermit was widely famous for his wisdom.

Passage – 4

As the king ………….. breathed heavily.
Questions:
(i) Why did the king go to the hermit?
(ii) What was the hermit doing?
(iii) Name two characteristics of the hermit.
(iv) Write the opposite of‘continued’.
Answers:
(i) The king went to the hermit to get the answers to his questions.
(ii) The hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut.
(iii) The hermit was old and weak.
(iv) Stopped.

Passage – 5

The king ………………. the ground.
Questions:
(i) Whom did the king see on turning?
(ii) What was the reason of flowing of blood?
(iii) How did the king help the bearded man?
(iv) Choose word which means unconscious.
Answers:
(i) On turning the king saw a bearded man running towards them.
(ii) The bearded man had been attacked by the king’s bodyguards.
(iii) The king dressed the wound of the bearded man.
(iv) Fainted.

Three Questions Translation in Hindi

Before you read:
Aking has ……………………… what he wants?
एक राजा के पास तीन प्रश्न हैं और वह उनके जवाब ढूँढ रहा है। ये प्रश्न क्या हैं? क्या राजा को वह मिलता है जो वह चाहता है?

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1. The thought …………………….. him todo?
किसी राजा के मन में यह विचार आया कि वह कभी असफल नहीं होगा अगर वह तीन बातें जानता। यह तीन बातें थीं, कुछ भी आरंभ करने का सही समय क्या है? किन लोगों को वह सुन? उसके लिए करने के लिए सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण चीज क्या है?

Word Meaning: Thought-idea = विचार, Certain-anyperson = कोई, Fail-unsuccessful = असफल होना, Begin-to start = आरंभ, Importantsignificant = महत्वपूर्ण।

2. The king………………….these questions.
राजा ने, इसलिए पूरे राज्य में संदेशवाहक इस आश्वासन से भेजे कि जो इन प्रश्नों का जवाब देगा उसे बहुत बड़ी नराशि दी जायेगी।

Word Meaning: Therefore-80 = इसलिए, Throughout-everyplace = हर जगह, Kingdomroyal state = साम्राज्या

3. Many wise………….. ………… differently.
कई बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति राजा के पास आए. पर उन सबने प्रश्नों का उत्तर भिन्न प्रकार से दिया।

Word Meaning: Wise-learned = 16 r. Differently-inadifferent manner = भिन्न प्रकार से।

4. In reply ………………………… something.
पहले प्रश्न के जवाब में कुछ ने कहा कि राजा को समय-सारणी बनाकर दृढ़ता से उसका अनुकरण करना चाहिए। सिर्फ इसी तरह, उन्होंने कहा कि वह हर चीज उचित समय पर कर सकता है। दूसरों ने कहा कि पहले से कुछ करने के उचित | समय का निर्णय करना असंभव था।

Word Meaning:
Reply-answer = 294, Prepare-tomake = बनाना, Time table-table of distribution of work and periods = समय-सारणी, Follow-togo or come after = अनुकरण करना, Strictly-rigid = दृढ़ता से, Impossible-not possible = असंभव. Advance-to supply before hand = पेशगी, अग्रिम

5. The king ……………………… proper time.
राजा को जो सब हो रहा है उस पर ध्यान देना (चाहिए। मूर्खता से भरपूर खुशियों को टालना (चाहिए) और हमेशा वही करना चाहिए जो उस समय पर महत्त्वपूर्ण लगे। फिर भी दूसरों ने कहा कि राजा को बुद्धिमान की एक परिषद की जरूरत है जो काम को सही समय पर करने में सहायक होंगे।

Word Meaning: Notice-to observe = ध्यान देना, Avoid-to escape = टालना, Pleasureshappiness = खुशियाँ, Necessary-important = महत्त्वपूर्ण, Council-advisory = परिषद, WiseVearned = बुद्धिमान।

6. This was ……………………. every action.
यह इसलिए था क्योंकि एक आदमी बिना दूसरों की सहायता के और हर कार्य को सही समय पर करने का निर्णय नहीं ले पाएगा।

Word Meaning: Imposible-not possible = असंभव, Decide-to make a decision = निर्णय लेना, Action-performance = कार्य।

7. But then ……………………… the council.
पर तब दूसरों ने कहा कि कुछ ऐसी बातें थीं जो बहुत जरूरी हो सकती थीं। ये बातें परिषद के फैसले का इंतजार नहीं कर सकती थीं।

Word Meaning: Urgent-very necessary = बहुत जरूरी, Decision-judgment = पेसला. Couneil advisory = परिषद।

8. In order ………………………lo magicians.
सही समय पर कुछ करने का फैसला करने से पहले भविष्य के बारे में सोचना बहुत जरूरी है। और जादूगर ही यह कर सकते हैं। राजा को इसलिए जादूगरों के पास जाना पड़ेगा।

Word Meaning: Decide-to take u decision = फैसला लेना। Future-time to come = भविष्य काल, Magicians-Wizard = जादूगर, Therefore-80 = इसलिए।

9. In their ………………….. most necessary.
उसके (राजा के) दूसरे प्रश्न के जवाब में कुछ ने कहा कि राजा के लिए सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण लोग उसके सलाहकार हैं। दूसरों ने कहा, पुजारी। कुछ ने डाक्टर का चयन किया। और फिर दूसरों ने कहा कि सिपाही सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण हैं।

Word Meaning: Councillors-members of the council = सलाहकार, Priest-man performing holy rites = पुजारी, Soldiers-Warriors = सिपाही।

10. To the ………………. religious worship.
तीसरे प्रश्न के जवाब में कुछ ने कहा विज्ञान। दूसरों ने युद्ध का चयन किया, और तथापि दूसरों ने धार्मिक पूजा (का चयन किया)।

Word Meaning: Fightiny-lo set to fight = युद्ध करना. Yel-Still = तथापि, Religious-relating to religion = धार्मिक, Worship-topray = पूजा।

11.As the…………………………. his wisdom.
जैसा कि सारे प्रश्नों के उत्तर बहुत भिन्न थे. इसलिए राजा संतुष्ट न हुआ और उसने काई इनाम नहीं दिया। बदले में उसन किसी तपस्वी की सलाह मांगन की साची जा अपनी बुद्धिमत्ता के लिए प्रसिद्ध था।

Word Meaning: Different-not same = अलग, Satisfied-content = संतुष्ट, Reward-Tetribution = पारितोषिक, Instead-in place of = बदले में, Seek-to ask for = माँगना, llermit-a recluse = तपस्वी. Famous-twell-known = प्रसिद्ध, Wisdom-knowledge = बुद्धिमानी।

12. The hermit…………………….. on alone.
तपस्वी एक जंगल में रहता था जिसे उसने कभी नहीं छोड़ा था। वह सिर्फ साधारण लोगों के अलावा किसी को नहीं देखता था इसलिए राजा ने साधारण कपड़े पहन लिए। तपस्वी की कुटिया में पहुँचने से पहले राजा अपना घोड़ा अपने अंगरक्षक के पास छोड़कर अकेला चला गया।

Word Meaning: Wood-forest = जंगल, Simple-ordinary = साधारण, Hut-cottage= कुटिया, Bodyguard-one who were king’s soldiers = अंगरक्षक।

13.As the ………………… breathed heavily.
जैसे ही राजा तपस्वी की कुटिया के पास आया, उसने तपस्वी को कुटिया के बाहर भूमि को खोदतं पाया। उसने राजा का अभिवादन किया और लगातार खोदता रहा। तपस्वी बूढ़ा और कमजोर था। और काम करते समय वह मुश्किल से सांस ले पा रहा था।

Word Meaning: Digging-lo hollow out by digging = खोदाई. Ground the surface of land = भूमि, Greeted to compliment = अभिवादन करना, Continued-not stop = लगातार, Breathed heavily-to breathe with difficulty = मुश्किल से सांस लेना।

14. The king …………….. most important?
राजा तपस्वी के पास गया और कहा, “बुद्धिमान तपस्वी में तुम्हारे पास तीन प्रश्नों के जवाब पूछने आया हूँ: मैं सही समय पर सही चीज करना कैसे सीख सकता हूँ? वह कौन से लोग हैं जिनकी मुझे बहुत जरूरत है? और कौन से कार्य सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण हैं?”

Word Meaning: Affairs-twork = कार्य।

15. The hermit ………………… your place.”
तपस्वी ने राजा की बात को ध्यान से सुना पर कुछ भी नहीं बोला. वह खोदता रहा। “तुम थक गए हो”. राजा ने कहा। “मुझे तुम्हारा फावड़ा लेकर तुम्हारी जगह पर काम करने दो”।

Word Meaning: Listened-to hear with attention = ध्यान से सुनना, Tired- wearry = थका हुआ, Spade-a shovel= फावड़ा।

16. “Thanks,” said …………….. the ground.
“धन्यवाद”, तपस्वी ने राजा को फावड़ा देते हुए कहा। फिर वह भूमि पर बैठ गया।

17. When the …….. ……… me work.”
जब राजा ने दो क्यारियाँ खोद ली तो उसने रुककर अपने प्रश्न दुहराए। तपस्वी ने कोई जवाब नहीं दिया, पर खड़े होकर अपना हाथ फावड़े के लिए फैलाते हुए कहा, अब “तुम आराम करो और मुझे काम करने दो।”

Word Meaning: Dug-to hollow out by digging = खोदना, Bed-aplot of ground for plants = पौधों की क्यारी, Repeated-to say again – दुहराना, Stretching-to extenil = फैलाते हुए।

18. But the ……. to dig.
पर राजा ने उसे फावड़ा नहीं दिया और खोदता रहा।

19.One hour ……………….. returm home.”
एक घंटा व्यतीत हुआ, और फिर दूसरा। सूर्य पेड़ों के पीछे छिप गया, और आखिर में राजा नं फावड़े को भूमि में रखा (पटका) और कहा, “बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति मैं तुम्हारे पास अपने प्रश्नों के जवाब के लिए आया हूँ। अगर तुम मुझे कोई उत्तर नहीं दे सकते, तो मुझे बता दो और मैं वापिस चला जाऊँगा।”

Word Meaning: Stuck-to fasten = खाँसना, Sun went down-setting of sun = सूर्यास्त हो गया।

20. “Here comes ……………….. the hermit.
“यहाँ पर कोई दौड़ता आ रहा है।”, तपस्वी ने कहा।

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21.The king ……………………. his stomach.
राजा मुड़ा और उसने एक ढाढ़ी वाले व्यक्ति को उनकी तरफ दौड़ते हुए आते देखा। उसने अपने पेट को हाथों से दबाया हुआ था जिसमें से खून बह रहा था। जब वह राजा के पास पहुँचा तो वह बेहोश होकर भूमि पर गिर गया। राजा और तपस्वी ने उस व्यक्ति के कपड़े उतारे और उसके पेट में बहुत बड़ा जख्म पाया।

Word Meaning: Turned round-to turn on one side = पीछे मुड़कर देखना, Bearded-hair on face = दाढ़ीवाला, Towards-in their direction = उनकी तरफ, Blood was flowing-oozing out of blood – खून का बहना, fainted-unconscious = मूर्छित, बेहोश Wound-sore = जख्म।

22. The king …………………………… to him.
राजा ने जख्म को धोकर अपने रूमाल से ढक दिया। खून बहना रुक नहीं रहा था। राजा ने फिर दुबारा से जख्म की मरहम-पट्टी की जब तक कि खून बहना बंद नहीं हुआ। (अब) उस व्यक्ति ने राहत महसूस की और कुछ पीने को माँगा। राजा ने ताजा पानी लाकर उसे दिया।.

Word Meaning: Handkerchief-a small piece of cloth = रूमाल, Flowing-torun as = बहाव, Re-dressed to again re-dress the twound = दुबारा से मरहम-पट्टी करना। Fresh-new = ताजा।

23. By this ………… lay quiet. इस समय तक सूरज अस्त हो गया और हवा शीतल थी। राजा तपस्वी की सहायता से जख्मी व्यक्ति को कुटिया में ले गया और उसे पलंग पर लिटाया। वह
व्यक्ति आँखें बंद करके चुपचाप लेट गया।

Word Meaning: Cool-moderately cold = शीतल, Wounded-one who had been hurt badly = जख्मी, Laid him-put down = लिटाना, Quietsilently = चुपचापा

24. The king……………………… was awake.
राजा चलने और काम करने से थक गया था। वह फर्श पर __ लेट गया और पूरी रात सोया रहा। जागने के कुछ मिनट के बाद
उसे याद आया कि वह कहाँ था और पलंग पर लेटा हुआ दाढ़ीवाला – अजीब व्यक्ति कौन था। “मुझे माफ कर दो!” दाढ़ीवाले व्यक्ति ‘ने दबी आवाज में कहा, जब उसने देखा कि राजा जाग चुका था।

Word Meaning: Tired overworked = थका हुआ, Awoke-towake up = जागना. Remembertry to bring to memory = याद करना, Strangeindifferent = अजीब। Forgive me-to ask for excuse = माफी मांगना, Weak-Peeble = दबी हुई. Awake-toget up from sleep = जागना।

25. “Ido ……………………. the king.
“मैं तुम्हें नहीं जानता और तुम्हें किसलिए माफ करूं”, राजा ने कहा।

26. “You do.. ………… way home.
“तुम मुझे नहीं जानते, पर मैं तुम्हें जानता हूँ। मैं तुम्हारा वह दुश्मन हूँ जिसने तुम से बदला लेने की कसम खाई थी क्योंकि तुमने मेरे भाई को मौत के घाट उतारा था और मेरी संपत्ति हथिया
ली थी। मुझे मालूम था कि तुम उस तपस्वी से अकेले मिलने गए थे और मैंने रास्ते में तुम्हें घर जाते हुए मारने का निश्चय कर लिया था।

Word Meaning: Enemy-hostile = शशु. Swore-to take a vow = 14. Revenge-to retaliate = बदला लेना, Seized to take away forcefully = छीन लेना. Property-ownership = संपत्ति जायदाद।

27. But the …………………….. my wounds.
पर दिन गुजर गया और तुम वापिस नहीं आए। इसलिए मैंने अपना छुपने का स्थान छोड़ा और तुम्हारे अंगरक्षक से टकरा गया, उसने मुझे पहचान लिया और मुझे जख्मी कर दिया। मैं वहाँ से भाग गया पर अगर तुम मेरे जख्मों की पट्टी नहीं करते तो मैं मर जाता।

Word Meaning: Hiding-place-a place where you can hide = छिपने का स्थान, Recognisedto identify = पहचानना, Escaped-toget free = भाग जाना, Dressed my wounds-to take care of one’s wounds = मरहम-पट्टी करना।

28. I wished ……………………. Forgive me!”
मुझे तुम्हें मारने की इच्छा थी और तुमने मेरी जिन्दगी बचाई है। अब अगर मैं जीवित रहूँगा तो मैं तुम्हारा आज्ञाकारी नौकर बन कर सेवा करूंगा और अपने बेटों को भी ऐसा करने को कहूँगा। मुझे माफ कर दो।”

Word Meaning: Wished–an eager desire = इच्छा, Faith-honest = आज्ञाकारी, Forgive meask for excuse = माफी माँगना।

29. The king …………………… his questions.
राजा बहुत खुश हुआ कि उसने अपने दुश्मन के साथ इतनी जल्दी शांति कायम कर ली और उसे दोस्त की तरह जीत लिया था। उसने न तो केवल उसे माफ किया अपितु कहा कि वह अपने नौकरों और डाक्टर को उसकी देखरेख के लिए भेज देगा और उसने उस व्यक्ति को उसकी जायदाद वापस करने का वचन दिया। जख्मी व्यक्ति को छोड़कर राजा झोपड़ी से बाहर निकला और तपस्वी को चारों तरफ ढूँढने लगा। जाने से पहले उसने अपने प्रश्नों के उत्तर जानने की इच्छा प्रकट की।

Word Meaning: Peace-cordial relations = शांति, Forgave-to excuse= माफ करना। Wished-to hope for = इच्छा ।

30. The hermit………………… wise man.
तपस्वी अपने घुटनों के सहारे क्यारी में बीज बो रहा था जो कि एक दिन पहले खोदी गई थी। राजा ने तपस्वी के पास जाकर कहा, “आखिरी बार मैं तुम्हें अपने प्रश्नों के जवाब के लिए विनती करता हूँ”. बुद्धिमान पुरूष।

Word Meaning: On his knees-in a bent position = घुटने झुकाकर, Sowing seeds-to put seeds for growth = बीज बोना।

31. “You have……………………. before him. “How have I been answered? What do you mean?”
“तुम्हें पहले ही जवाब मिल चुका है।” तपस्वी ने धरती पर झुकी अवस्था में कहा और राजा जो उसके सामने खड़ा था उसकी तरफ देखा।
“मुझे कैसे जवाब मिल गया? तुम्हारा क्या आशय है?”

Word Meaning: Bending-In a bent position = झुका हुआ, Looking up-to look straight = सीधे देखना।

32. “Do you………………………….. with me.
“क्या तुम नहीं देख रहे? तपस्वी ने जवाब दिया। “अगर कल ‘तुम मेरी दुर्बलता पर तरस नहीं खौते और उन क्यारियों को नहीं खोदते तो तुम वहाँ से चले जाते। तब वह व्यक्ति तुम पर आक्रमण कर देता। और तुम इस बात की कामना करते कि तुम मेरे साथ होते।

Word Meaning: Pitied-feeling of compassion = करुणा, दयालुता Weaknessfeebleness = दुर्बलता, Attacked-to assail = आक्रमण करना, Wished-desire = इच्छा।

33. So the ……………. important business.
इसलिए सबसे महत्वपूर्ण समय वह था जब तुम क्यारी खोद रहे थे। और मैं सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति था, और मेरे साथ अच्छा करना तुम्हारा सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण कार्य था।

Word Meaning: Business-Job = कार्य।

34. Afterwards ……… important business.
बाद में जब वह व्यक्ति हमारी तरफ दौड़ा. सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण समय वह था जब तुम उसकी देख रेख कर रहे थे। अगर तुम उसके जख्मों की मरहम-पट्टी न करते तो वह तुम्हारे साथ शान्ति का समझौता किए बिना मर जाता। इसलिए वह सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति था और जो तुमने उसके लिए किया वह सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण कार्य था।

Word Meaning: Afterwards-later = बाद में, Caring-show concern= देख-रेख, Peacesettlement= समझौता।

35. Remember then ………………….. to act.
याद रखो कि सिर्फ एक ही समय है जिसका महत्त्व है और वह है ‘अब’। यह सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण समय है क्योंकि यह वह समय है जिस पर हमारे पास अमल करने की शक्ति है।

Word Meaning: Remember….keeping in mind = याद रखना. Power to act-will power to put the work to action = कुछ करने की शक्ति ।

36. The most ………………. purpose alone.”
सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण वह व्यक्ति है जिसके साथ तुम इस पल हो, क्योंकि कोई नहीं जानता कि भविष्य में क्या होगा और हम किससे मिल पाएँगे। सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण कार्य उस व्यक्ति के साथ अच्छा करना है क्योंकि हमे इस दुनिया में सिर्फ इसी उद्देश्य से भेजा गया है।”

Word Meaning: Particular-special = विशेष, Future-time to come = भविष्य में Whether-if = अगर, Purpose-reason = उद्देश्य।

Three Questions Summary in English

I
Once there was a king who thought that he would never fail if he knew three things. These three things were what is the right time to begin something? Which people should he listen to? What is the most important thing for him to do? The king sent messengers throughout his kingdom but could not get answers. Many different suggestions were given in reply to the first question. The king was suggested to make a timetable. Others said that there were some urgent things which could only be decided by the magicians. To the second question, it was s uggested that the king needed priests, doctors and soldiers. In reply to third question, some suggested science, lighting and religious worship.

The king found the answers very different so he decided to go to a hermit. The hermit was digging the ground. The king put all the three questions before the hermit. The hermit listened silently. The king took the spade from the hermit to dig.

II
At the close of the day, the king saw a bearded man with his hand pressed against his stomach running towards them. The king and hermit redressed his wound. They both carried the bearded man into the hut. On waking up the bearded man asked for king’s forgiveness. He confessed the truth and told the king that he had wished to kill him. The king was happy to have made peace with his enemy.

The king again went to the hermit to find answers to the questions. The hermit made him understand the answers. The most important time (yesterday) was when he (king) was digging the beds. He (hermit) was the most important man. After that most important time was when he (king) was caring for him (bearded man). So ‘now’ is the most important time and most important person is you are with at particular moment. To do the person good is the most important business.

Three Questions Summary in Hindi

I
किसी समय एक राजा था जो सोचता था कि वह कभी असफल नहीं होगा यदि वह तीन बातें जानता। यह तीन चीजें इस प्रकार थीं- कुछ भी आरंभ करने का सही समय क्या था? वह किन लोगों को सुने? उसके लिए सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण चीज करने को क्या थी? राजा ने सारे राज्य में सन्देशवाहक भेजे पर जवाब नहीं मिले। पहले प्रश्न के जवाब में कई अलग-अलग सुझाव दिए गए। राजा को समय-सारणी बनाने का सुझाव दिया गया। दूसरों ने कहा कि कुछ महत्त्वपूर्ण चीजें थी जिनका निर्णय सिर्फ जादूगर कर सकते थे। दूसरे प्रश्न के जवाब में सुझाव दिया गया कि राजा को पुजारी, डॉक्टर और सिपाहियों की जरूरत थी। तीसरे प्रश्न के जवाब में कुछ ने सुझाव दिया कि विज्ञान, युद्ध और धार्मिक पूजा। राजा को उत्तर बहुत भिन्न लगे। इसलिए उसने एक तपस्वी के पास जाने की सोची। तपस्वी भूमि खोद रहा था। राजा ने तपस्वी के समक्ष तीनों प्रश्न रखे। तपस्वी चुपचाप सुनने लगा। राजा ने तपस्वी से फावड़ा लेकर खोदना शुरू कर दिया।

II
दिन के आखिरी पहर में राजा ने दाढ़ीवाले व्यक्ति को अपनी तरफ दौड़ते देखा। उसने अपने पेट को हाथ से दबाया हुआ था। राजा और तपस्वी ने उसके जख्म की मरहम पट्टी की। उसको दोनों कुटिया में ले गए। उठने पर दाढ़ी वाले व्यक्ति ने राजा से माफी माँगी। उसने सच्चाई कबूल की और राजा के समक्ष उन्हें मारने की इच्छा प्रकट की। राजा अपने दुश्मन के साथ शांति कायम करने पर बहुत प्रसन्न हुआ। राजा तपस्वी के पास पुनः प्रश्नों के उत्तर पूछने गया। तपस्वी ने उसे जवाब समझाए। सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण समय कल वह था जब वह (राजा) भूमि खोद रहा था। वह (तपस्वी) सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति था तथा उसके बाद सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण समय वह था जब वह (राजा) उसकी (व्यक्ति) देख-भाल कर रहा था। ‘अब’ सबसे महत्वपूर्ण समय है। सबसे महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति वह है जो इस समय तुम्हारे साथ है। सबके के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करना सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण कार्य है।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions An Alien Hand Chapter 10 An Alien Hand

HBSE 7th Class English An Alien Hand Textbook Questions and Answers

Question 1.
How does Tilloo manage to find his way to the ‘forbidden passage’?
Answer:
Tilloo was always curious to find the way to the forbidden passage. So one day he managed to take his father’s security card. He evaded his mother’s eyes and made way to the forbidden passage.

Question 2.
What did Tilloo hope to see once he emerged from his underground home?
Answer:
When Tilloo emerged from his underground home he could not see the sun. He felt a strong hand that fell on his heavy shoulder. He was escorted back home to an anxious and angry mother.

Question 3.
Why did Tilloo’s father advise him not to try to reaeh the surface of the planet?
Answer:
Tilloo’s father explained that he worked on a surface where an ordinary person cannot survive because air is too thin to breathe in and temperature is too low. He explained that to go to the surface he should go well-equipped.

Question 4.
What changes had occurred, which forced people to live in underground homes?
Answer:
Initially people lived on the surface but the times had changed. The very sun which provided them sustenence turned hostile. This change upset the balance of nature.

Comprehension Check

Question 1.
Why was everyone in the Control Room greatly excited?
Answer:
The people were crowded in the control room because they were going to watch on the TV. screen. They were trying to watch the changing position of the star and the trajectory leading towards them.

Question 2.
Was the spacecraft manned or unmanned? How do you know it?
Answer:
The spacecraft was unmanned. On the computer, the activity was being watched. It was found that there was no living being on the craft. There were only instruments.

Question 3.
What did Number One and Number Two suggest should be done about the alien spacecraft?
Answer:
Number-one was in charge of defence. He, suggested that destroying the spacecraft was not wise. And it could be made unoperational only when it landed.

Number-two suggested that everything should be watched passively. It was wise not to reveal their existence by destroying the aircraft.

Question 4.
What do you think the mechanical hand was trying to do?
Answer:
Mechanical hand was coming out from . the spacecraft, and coming near the surface of the planet. It was trying to take the soil from the planet for investigation. Infact the whole operation was being carried out by the mechanical hand.

Question 5.
Tilloo pressed the red button and ‘the damage was done.’ What was the damage?
Answer:
When Tilloo pressed the button shrill whistle was produced. This led to a damage. The mechanical hand stopped working. The technicians had to repair it.

Question 6.
Where had the spacecraft come from?
Answer:
The spacecraft was being sent under the NASA’s Viking Mission. It was being sent to obtain images and samples of Martian surface in search of possible signs of life.

Question 7.
On which planet do Tilloo and his parents live?
Answer:
Tilloo and his parents lived on the planet earth. They lived beneath the surface of the earth under artificial conditions.

Exercises

Discuss the following topics in groups:
1. If you had to live in a home like Tilloo’s, what parts of life would you find most difficult? What compensations might there be?
Answer:
If I had lived in a home like Tilloo’s I would have found it very difficult. In such a life there would have been restriction and no freedom. I might not get place to play and my other activities.

But still the compensation which I might enjoy would be that there would be no pollution. Everyone will live an ordered life and no traffic jams. The joys of life will be limitless.

2. What, if anything, might drive mankind to make their homes underground?
Answer:
If under compelled forces of nature man is driven to make their homes underground, then life would be completely changed. The whole world will be joined by computer. It would be robot who would talk through satellites. The web cameras will became order of the day. The people will survive on tinned food and things will be very strange.

3. Do you think there is life on other planets? Can you guess what kind of people there may be on them? In what ways are they likely to be different from us?
Answer:
Though many space explorations are being carried out but still it is very difficult to imagine that there is life possible on other planets. The conditions suitable for life can be found on planet earth only. On planet Mars a few possibilities are dreamt of. If at all few lives can be found on other planets, then they would be aliens having different adaptations.

HBSE 7th Class English The Bear Story Important Questions and Answers

Question 1.
“How often have you been told not to go that way?”
(а) Who said this to whom?
Answer:
Tilloo’s mother said this to Tilloo.

(b) What was ‘that way’?
Answer:
That way5 was an underground passage.

(c) Why did Tilloo want to go there?
Answer:
Tilloo wanted to go there as he wanted to know what lay at the end of that forbidden route.

Question 2.
“But alas that wasn’t to be!”
(a) What is ‘that’ referred to here?
Answer:
‘That’ means Tilloo’s anxiety to look forward to seeing the sun or the stars about which he had heard and read so much.

(b) Why was that not to be?
Answer:
That was not to be because invisible mechanical devices had already detected and photographed the small intruder and they had sent his pictures to central room and he was escorted back firmly to his mother.

Question 3.
What was the. function of the metal door? How did it open?
Answer:
The metal door’s function was to bar the entry to the underground passage. Tilloo slipped his father’s security (magic) card into a slot. The door opened noiselessly.

Question 4.
How did Tilloo’s father react when his mother was scolding him?
Answer:
Tilloo’s father pacified his mother and told if Tilloo was properly briefed, he would not do such a thing again.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Tick (✓) the correct option:

Question 1.
What did Viking I and Viking 2 consist of?
(a) anorbiter
(b) a lander
(c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(c) none of these
Answer:
(c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ ✓

Question 2.
When was Viking I lunched and when did it arrive at Mars?
(a) 20 August 1975,19 June 1976
(b) 9 September 1975,7 August 1976
(c) 20 November 1975,19 December 1976
(d) 7 August 1975,7 September 1976
Answer:
(a) 20 August 1975,19 June 1976 ✓

Question 3.
“But why does Daddy go there everyday?” Who said this to whom?
(а) Tilloo’s mother said this to Tilloo.
(b) Tilloo said this to Tilloo’s mother.
(c) Tilloo’s father said this to Tilloo.
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) Tilloo said this to Tilloo’s mother. ✓

Question 4.
What is ‘Siesta’?
(a) a drink
(b) a soup
(c) short rest or nap after lunch
(d) shelter
Answer:
(c) short rest or nap after lunch ✓

Question 5.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Tilloo’s father went everyday for work along underground passage.
(b) Tilloo could manage to open the door noiselessly.
(c) Tilloo looked forward to see the sun and the stars.
(d) Tilloo’s visit to the underground passage remained unnoticed.
Answer:
(d) Tilloo’s visit to the underground passage remained unnoticed. ✓

Question 6.
What does ‘Red Letter Day’ mean?
(a) Very hot day
(b) Very important day
(c) The letter that was red
(d) The day when no letters were received.
Answer:
(b) Very important day ✓

Question 7.
Who is the writer of the story?
(а) Dhan Gopal Mukeiji
(b) O. Henry
(c) Rudyard Kipling
(d) J.V. Narlikar
Answer:
(d) J.V. Narlikar ✓

Make Sentences

Use the following words in sentences of your own:
(i) instruments
(ii) non-interference
(iii) irresistible
(iv) disappointment
(v) briefing
(vi) excitement.
Answer:
(i) Instruments: Our principal has ordered new musical instruments for the school.
(ii) Non-interference: Things would have better be done if there would have been non-interference from the family members.
(iii) Irresistible: I had an irresistible desire to visit cultural show at IIT Mumbai.
(iv) Disappointment: To my disappointment, my best friend did not help me in my hours of need.
(v) Briefing: The journalist was briefing the incident to the press.
(vi) Excitement: The whole house was filled with excitement on the day of the wedding.

An Alien Hand Summary in English

Tilloo and his parents live beneath the surface of a planet under artificial conditions. He is always curious to know about the passage which his father follows. One day Tilloo get hold of father’s security card and walked upwards. There he was caught by the security guards who send him back.

Father briefed the necessity of his to go to the surface and the conditions which he prepared before going. Tilloo understand that the sun had upset the balance of nature and their superior technology had enabled them to survive. Now solar energy helped to generate needed energy.

Next day control room is full of excitement as all wish to know about the spacecraft leading towards them. The people were waiting for the announcement of the president. He announced that two spacecrafts were leading towards them. Victim1 of different scientists are taken. Number one does not suggest to make spacecraft unoperational unless it lands. Number two also feels that destroying will destroy their existence. Number three also wishes to keep the activities to the minimum.

Tilloo was happy as his father took him to the control room. Father had asked him to watch from distance but still Tilloo pressed the red buttons. This led to the failure of the technical buttons which took efforts and repair. NASA was happy to announce later that samples were being called up and examined.
The scientist gave negative signs of finding life on Mars.

An Alien Hand Summary in Hindi

सारांश टीलू और उसके माता-पिता एक ग्रह की सतह के नीचे कृत्रिम स्थितियों में रहते हैं। वह सदैव उस मार्ग स्थिति के बारे में जानने के लिए उत्सुक है जिसका उसके पिताजी अनुसरण करते हैं। एक दिन टीलू को अपने पिताजी का सुरक्षा का कार्ड मिल गया और उसे लेकर वह तल पर चला गया। वहाँ पर सुरक्षाकर्मी ने उसे पकड़ लिया और उसे वापस भेज दिया।

पिताजी ने नीचे वापस जाने की आवश्यकता व्यक्त की और उस स्थिति के बारे में उन्हें जाने से पहले तैयारी करनी पड़ती है। टीलू को समझ आ गई कि सूर्य ने सारे वातावरण को अस्त-व्यस्त कर दिया था और उनकी विशिष्ट प्रौद्योगिकी ने उन्हें जीवित रहने के लिए सहारा दिया था। अब सूर्य की ऊर्जा सहायक थी।

अगले दिन कंट्रोल रूम उत्साह से भरा हुआ है क्योंकि सब उस अंतरिक्षयान के बारे में जानना चाहते हैं जो उनकी तरफ आ रहा है। लोग अध्यक्ष की घोषणा का इंतजार कर रहे हैं। उसने घोषणा की कि दो अंतरिक्ष यान उनकी तरफ आ रहे हैं। अनेक वैज्ञानिकों के विचार लिए जाते हैं। सदस्य-एक अंतरिक्ष यान की कार्यवाही रोकने का सुझाव तब तक नहीं देता जब वह भूमि पर न आ जाए। दूसरा सदस्य महसूस करता है कि नष्ट करने से उनके जीवन के बारे का रहस्य खुल जाएगा। तीसरा सदस्य गतिविधियों को नियंत्रण में रखना चाहता है।

टीलू खुश था क्योंकि उसके पिताजी उसे कंट्रोल रूम में ले गए। पिताजी ने उसे दूर से देखने को कहा पर फिर भी टीलू ने लाल बटन दबा दिया। इससे यंत्र के बटन रुक गए और उसकी मरम्मत करने के लिए कदम उठाए गए। NASA यह घोषणा करके खुश था कि सैंपल का निरीक्षण किया जा रहा है।
वैज्ञानिकों ने मंगल ग्रह पर जीवन के नकारात्मक चिह्न दिए।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions An Alien Hand Chapter 9 A Tiger in the House

HBSE 7th Class English A Tiger in the House Textbook Questions and Answers

Question 1.
He had the distinction of being the only member of the party to have bagged any game.
The italicised phrase means
(i) Grandfather was the most distinguished member of the party.
(ii) Grandfather was the only sportsperson in the party.
(iii) Grandfather was the only successful member of the hunting party.
Mark the right answer
Answer:
(iii) Grandfather was the only successful member of the hunting party.

Question 2.
Complete the following sentences:
(i) Toto climbed up the curtains when …………………………………………… .
(ii) …………………………………………… ,I became one of the tiger’s favourites.
(iii) Timothy had clean habits …………………………………………… .
Answer:
(i) he lost his temper.
(ii) When I came to live with grandfather
(iii) and would scrub his face with his paws exactly like a cat.

Comprehension Check

Question 1.
Grandmother’s prophecy was that the tiger
(i) would prefer Mahmoud’s bed to. sleep in.
(ii) and the cood would disappear together from the house.
(iii) would one day make a meal of Mahmoud.
Mark the right answer.
Answer:
(iii) would one day make a meal of Mahmoud.

Question 2.
When Timothy was about six months old, a change came over him.
The phrase in italics means that
(i) Timothy had grown to its full size.
(ii) Timothy grew more friendly.
(iii) Timothy grew less friendly, in fact more dangerous.
Answer:
(iii) Timothy grew less friendly, in fact more dangerous.

Question 3.
Write True and False against each of following statements:
(i) Timothy and Grandfather went Lucknow in a special compartment. [ ]
(ii) The compartment in which Grandfather and Timothy travelled had no other passenger. [ ]
(iii) Timothy and Grandfather travelled in a first class compartrhent. [ ]
(iv) All passengers in the compartment thought that Timothy was a well-fed and civilised tiger. [ ]
Answer:
(i) Timothy and Grandfather went Lucknow in a special compartment. [False]
(ii) The compartment in which Grandfather and Timothy travelled had no other passenger. [True]
(iii) Timothy and Grandfather travelled in a first class compartrhent. [True]
(iv) All passengers in the compartment thought that Timothy was a well-fed and civilised tiger. [False]

Question 4.
Grandfather suggested that Timothy should be put in another cage. The reason was that:
(i) the tiger had become very bad tempered.
(ii) a leopard in the next cage would constantly rush at Timothy.
(iii) the cage was too small for a full grown tiger.
Answer:
(ii) a leopard in the next cage would constantly rush at Timothy.

Question 5.
The tiger was still licking his arm, with increasing relish. The phrase in italics suggests that Timothy’s:
(a) was good nature
(b) recognised of an old friend
(c) smell fresh food.
Answer:
(c) smell fresh food.

Exercises

Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Where was the tiger-cub hiding when Grandfather found him?
Answer:
Grandfather had found the cub of the tiger in the intricate roots of a banyan tree. Grandfather picked him and brought him home.

Question 2.
(i) What did Toto do to entertain Timothy?
Answer:
Toto pushed the tail of the young tiger.

(ii) What did he do when Timothy lost his temper?
Answer:
When Timothy lost his temper he climed up the curtains.

Question 3.
‘I became one of the tiger’s favourites’. Who is T in the statement? Why did he think so?
Answer:
T is the writer of the story. Wheh T came to live with Grandfather, the tiger crept closer and made a dash for his feet. The tiger even rolled on his back and kicked with delight.

Question 4.
Where was Timothy most comfortable during the day? Where was he during the night?
Answer:
During the day the most favourite place of Timothy, the tiger was the drawing room. He made himself comfortable on the long sofa, reclining there with great dignity. At night he slept in the cook’s quarters and was delighted to be let out in the morning.

Question 5.
What was Grandmother’s prophecy about the cook? Did it come true?
Answer:
Grandfather had prophesied that one day only the belongings of the cook would be found and he would be seen no where. No, this did not prove true and before tiger could attack the cook, he was transferred to the zoo.

Question 6.
What made Grandfather decide to transfer Timothy to the zoo?
Answer:
When Timothy was about six months old a change came over him. He became less friendly. He got the habit of stealing away a cat or a dog. He began to look at Mahmoud with villainous intent. At that time Grandfather decided to shift him to the zoo.

Question 7.
Why did Grandfather want Timothy to be put in another enclosure?
Answer:
Grandfather wanted tiger to be kept in another enclosure because he felt that the leopard kept frightening him.

Question 8.
What shocked Grandfather in the end?
Answer:
Grandfather was shocked to realize that the tiger whom he had been stroking was not Timothy. In fact he was another tiger trapped in the hills and was very dangerous.
Discuss the following topics in groups:
1. Shoot animals with a camera, not with a gun.
Answer:
It is right to say that “shoot animals with a camera, not with a gun.” Infact wild animals are very important part of our flora and fauna. They are the keepers of the balance of nature and environment. A day will come when they will be extinct from the planet earth. Though the authorities are taking very effective measures and shooting with a gun has been declared a punishable offence. So the love for animals can be advocated through camera and not by gun. Wildlife photography should be popularised and competitions, seminars should be organised so that more and more people come forward on this front.

2. Keeping pets help us become more loving and tolerant. It also helps us respect life in any form. Do you agree?
Answer:
Keeping pets is a very good example to make the society realise that every kind of life has to special place. Pets need love and care. This love and care showed on them is always duly returned. It is true that keeping pet develops the quality of tolerance and sacrifice. It is only when we have a pel, wt give a consideration to time. Pets demand all things on time and teach us to lead a disciplined life.

3. Have you heard of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)? What do they do?
Answer:
SPCA is a very important society which works for the street dogs and pets. It’s main objective is that we cannot bring every pet into our homes but at least we can adopt one dog each. It is a very simple concept. We can just offer them table waste or left-over food. Automatically every day at fixed time it will reach your door steps. This society has also opened many bedded hospitals for the care of the dogs and operations are also carried out. The operations are done as well as vaccinations are carried out.

HBSE 7th Class English A Tiger in the House Important Questions and Answers

Question 1.
How was the tiger cub fed?
Answer:
At first, the tiger cub was brought up totally on bottle milk. When the milk proved to be too rich for him; he was put on a diet of raw mutton and cod liver oil. Gradually, he was given the diet of pigeons and rabbits.

Question 2.
Who was Mahmoud? How did he take care of Timothy?
Answer:
Mahmoud was a cook in the house. He fed Timothy on milk. He also let him sleep in his quarters at night.

Question 3.
How did grandfather arrange to send Timothy to zoo?
Answer:
Grandfather got a first class compartment reserved for himself and Timothy. The compartment was not to be shared with anyone. Grandfather took him to a zoo in Lucknow where the authorities were very glad to receive him as a gift.

Question 4.
“I have never been able to touch him myself”.
(а) Who said this to whom?
Answer:
The keeper said this to grandfather.

(b) Who is ‘him’ refered to here?
Answer:
The tiger in the cage is ‘him’ referred to here.

(c) Why was the speaker surprised?
Answer:
The speaker was surprised because the wild tiger allowed grandfather to tickle his ears and strike his head. He also licked grandfather’s hands.

Question 5.
Why did grandfather go in search of the superintendent?
Answer:
Grandfather went in search of the superintendent because he wanted to tell him to put the tiger somewhere else as the leopard kept on frightening him.

Question 6.
“You remember me”
(а) Who said this to whom?
Answer:
Grandfather said this to the keeper, who had been there when Timothy first come to.

(b) What did the speaker ask him to do?
Answer:
The speaker asked him to transfer Timothy to another cage, away from the leopard.

(c) What fact did the other person reveal to the speaker?
Answer:
The other person told the speaker that the tiger in the cage was not his. His tiger had died two months ago.

Question 7.
What was grandfather’s reaction when he came to know that his own tiger was dead?
Answer:
Grandfather was spell-bound. He could think of nothing to say. To his amagement, the tiger was still licking his arm with increasing taste. With a great difficulty, he withdrew his hand from the cage.

Question 8.
Why do you think grandfather gave a hateful look to the keeper?
Answer:
Grandfather gave a hateful look to the keeper because the keeper had told him that Timothy had died. He was not ready to believe that the tiger in the cage was not his.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Tick (✓) the correct option:

Question 1.
Who is Toto?
(a) a monkey
(b) a pigeon
(c) a robbit
(d) a puppy
Answer:
(a) a monkey ✓

Question 2.
Which of the following words means “moved or rushed suddenly’?
(a) stalk
(b) darted
(c) allowed
(d) strolling
Answer:
(b) darted ✓

Question 3.
What is ‘retriever’?
(a) a breed of tiger
(b) a breed of monkey
(c) a breed of dog
(d) a breed of horse
Answer:
(c) a breed of dog ✓

Question 4.
Which of the following word means loud and frantic?
(a) cracking
(b) frenzied
(c) villainous
(d) dangerous
Answer:
(a) cracking ✓

Question 5.
Timothy was transferred to a zoo in
(a) Kanpur
(b) Kolkata
(c) Delhi
(d) Lucknow
Answer:
(d) Lucknow ✓

Question 6.
Which of the following statements is correct? .
(a) The tiger in the zoo allowed grand¬father to put hands around his head.
(b) The tiger licked grandfather’s hands.
(c) The tiger in the zoo infact was very bad tempered.
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d) All of the above ✓

Question 7.
What did the tiger in the cage die of?
(a) malaria
(b) typhoid
(c) typhoid
(d) pneumonia
Answer:
(d) pneumonia ✓

Make Sentences

Use the following words in sentences of your own:
(a) villainous
(b) frenzied
(c) favourite
(d) intent
(e) snarled
Answer:
(a) Villainous: Everybody in the village was frightened by the villainous attack of the robbers.
(b) Frenzied: The frenzied noises from the poultry house disturbed my sleep.
(c) Favourite: I am going to the concert because my favourite singers are presenting the show.
(d) Intent: Everybody was pleased when he entered the house with a friendly intent.
(e) Snarled: The wild animal snarled loudly when a visitor touched his cage in the zoo.

A Tiger in the House Summary in English

Grandfather finds a tiny tiger cub in the forest and brings him home. The tiger-cub was named Timothy and brought up by Mahmoud their cook. Timothy had two companions, Toto and a small puppy. Timothy also developed liking for the author.

When he grew up, he became a dignified creature. His favourite place was drawing room and at night slept in the cook’s quarters. Grandfather feared that Timothy might eat up the cook as he even had started attacking the pets and hens. Grandfather got him transferred to the zoo, where he was happily received.

Six months later grandfather went to visit Timothy in the zoo. Grandfather put his hand in the cage which was supposed to be Timothy’s. Grandfather stroked his forehead and on growling smacked his mouth.

The tiger licked Grandfather’s hands and only at snarling of the leopard shrinked back. The keeper was surprised at the re-union. Grandfather went in search of the superintendent in the zoo as he wishes the leopard to be shifted.

In the meanwhile the keeper whom grandfather could recognise informed grandfather that Timothy had actually died two months ago. Grandfather then realised what the whole situation was turning into and walked away.

A Tiger in the House Summary in Hindi

दादाजी ने जंगल में एक बाघ का बच्चा पाया और उसे घर लाये। उस बाघ के बच्चे का नाम टिमॉथी रखा गया और उसे उनके रसोइए महमूद ने बड़ा किया। टिमॉथी के दो साथी टोटो और एक छोटा पिल्ला था। टिमॉथी का लेखक की तरफ झुकाव हो गया।

जब वह बड़ा हुआ, वह एक गौरवशाली जीव बन गया। उसकी सबसे प्यारी जगह बैठक-खाना थी और रात को वह रसोइए के कमरे में सोता था। दादाजी को डर था कि टिमॉथी रसोइए को खा न जाये क्योंकि उसने पालतू जानवरों और मुर्गों पर आक्रमण करना आरंभ कर दिया था। दादाजी ने उसे चिड़िया घर में तबादला कर दिया। यहाँ पर उसका खुशी से स्वागत किया गया।

छ: महीने पश्चात् दादाजी टिमॉथी को चिड़ियाघर में मिलने गए। दादाजी ने अपना हाथ पिंजरे में डाला जो उनके लिए टिमॉथी का था। दादाजी ने उसके माथे पर हाथ फेरा। जब वह गुर्राता तो दादाजी उसका मुंह बंद कर देते।

बाघ दादाजी का हाथ चाटने लगा और तेंदुआ दहाड़ने लगा। इस दहाड़ से बाघ पीछे हट रहा था। रक्षक इस मिलाप को देखकर हैरान था। दादाजी अधीक्षक को ढूँढने गए क्योंकि वह तेंदुए का उस पिंजरे से तबादला करना चाहते थे।

उसी बीच में रक्षक जिसे दादाजी पहचान रहे थे ने दादाजी को सूचना दी कि वास्तव में टिमॉथी दो महीने पहले मर चुका था। दादाजी को तब महसूस हुआ कि पूरी स्थिति कैसी थी और यह सोचते हुए वह वहाँ से निकल पड़े।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions An Alien Hand Chapter 8 The Bear Story

HBSE 7th Class English The Bear Story Textbook Questions and Answers

Exercises

Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Where did the lady find the bear cub? How did she bring it up?
Answer:
Lady found the bear cub, half dead of hunger in the forest. When she found, it was very small. The lady brought it up on the bottle milk and was helped by the old cook.

Question 2.
The bear grew up but ‘he was a most amiable bear*. Give three examples to prove this.
Answer:
Bear did not dream of harming anybody, man or beast. He looked amicably at the cattle grazing in the field. He enjoyed being put in the stable. The chidren even rode on his back.

Question 3.
What did the bear eat? ‘There were two things he was not allowed to do. What were they?
Answer:
Bear used to enjoy bread, porridge, potatoes, cabbages and turnips. He had never tasted meat. He was not allowed to get on the tree for apples nor was he allowed to break the beehive.

Question 4.
When was the bear tied up with a chain? Why?
Answer:
Bear was kept held up with the chain at night. Even on Sunday he was put on chain when his mistress went to spend the afternoon with her married sister who lived in a solitary house.

Question 5.
What happened one Sunday when the lady was going to her sister’s house? What did the lady do? What was the bear’s reaction?
Answer:
One Sunday when the lady was going to her sister’s house, she heard the cracking of a tree-branch. When she looked back, she was horrified to see bears coming at full speed. The lady was very angry. She told him in heinous severest voice to go back. She even hit him with parasol very hard. He opened his mouth several times as if to say something, and he looked at the lady till he lost sight of her.

Question 6.
Why was the bear looking sorry for himself in the evening? Why did the cook get angry with her mistress?
Answer:
In the evening bear was feeling sorry for himself because he was all alone for the whole day. The lady was very angry as she felt that bear had behaved badly by following her. The cook got angry with the mistress as he knew that the bear had been meek as an angel.
Discuss the following topics in groups:

1. Most people keep dogs and cats as pets. Can you think of some unusual pets that people keep?
Answer:
Keeping pets is a very important hobby. Some keep pets for company as they feel lonely in their life. While others keep pets out of love. Dogs and cats are most common pets. But apart from these many other strange creatures are kept . as pets. Some keep snakes as pets which try to satisfy their ferocious nature. Others keep bear, big cats, birds as pets.

2. The second bear did not attack the lady because he was afraid of her. Do you agree?
Answer:
It was luck of the lady that she was saved from the attack of the second bear. Infact the lady was under the impression that the bear following her was her own bear. But she was mistaken. Infact she was not killed as her behaviour was very indifferent and gave the impression as if the things were going in a funny manner. The way lady shouted and hit his nose with the parasol let to saving of the lady.

HBSE 7th Class English The Bear Story Important Questions and Answers

Question 1.
The children were not afraid of the bear. How do you know?
Answer:
The children were not afraid of the bear as they used to ride on his back. They also more than once were found asleep in the bear’s kennel between his two paws.

Question 2.
How did the cook take care of the pet bear?
Answer:
The cook always saw to it that the bear had got his full. He got very angry when the lady scolded the bear without any causes.

Question 3.
What two things did the lady do to the bear when she went to meet her married sister?
Answer:
When the lady went to meet her married sister,
(a) she patted on the head of the bear
(b) she promised to give him an apple on her return.

Question 4.
Why did the lady get angry when she saw bear following her?
Answer:
The lady got angry when she saw bear following her because:
(a) She found it very naughty of the bear to have disobeyed her.
(b) She was already late for lunch.
(c) There was no time to take him back home.

Question 5.
Write four adjectives suitable for the bear.
(a) meek
(b) gentle
(c) loving
(d) good

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Tick (✓) the correct option:

Question 1.
The lady in the manor-house had a …………. as pet.
(a) dog
(b) cat
(c) bear
(d) monkey
Answer:
(c) bear ✓

Question 2.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(а) The lady’s pet was a most friendly bear.
(b) ’The bear roamed freely during the day.
(c) The bear had a small appetite.
(d) The hear had never tasted meat.
Answer:
(c) The bear had a small appetite. ✓

Question 3.
When did the lady hit bear on the nose with her parasol?
(a) When the bear plucked apples.
(b) When she found that the bear had lost his collar.
(c) When the bear hit a baby.
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) When she found that the bear had lost his collar. ✓

Question 4.
When the lady came home in the evening,
(a) the hear was hitting a baby.
(b) the bear was sitting inside kennel
(c) the bear was sitting in his usualplace outside his kennel
(d) the bear was playing with dogs.
Answer:
(c) the bear was sitting in his usualplace outside his kennel ✓

Question 5.
“What are you scolding him for, missus?” Who said this to whom?
(а) The cook said this to the lady.
(b) The lady said this to the cook.
(c) The bear said this to the cook.
(d) The lady said this to the bear.
Answer:
(а) The cook said this to the lady. ✓

Question 6.
Who is the author of the story?
(a) Dhan Gopal Mukerji
(b) O. Henry
(c) Rudyard Kipling
(d) Axel Munthe
Answer:
(d) Axel Munthe ✓

Make Sentences

Use the following words in sentences of your own:
(i) difficulties
(ii) shuffled
(iii) ill-tempered
(iv) horrified
(v) cunning
(vi) disobeyed
Answer:
(i) Difficulties: We should be courageous enough to face the difficulties of life.
(ii) Shuffled: Rajesh shuffled the cards properly before starting the game.
(iii) Ill-tempered: Radha’s mother-in-law is so ill-tempered that she does not have patience to hear any advice.
(iv) Horrified: I was horrified to find a dark strange shadow in my room.
(v) Cunning: The cunning fox took the piece of cheese from cow’s mouth and ran away.
(vi) Disobeyed: Suresh’s father got angry with him because he disobeyed his mother’s command.

The Bear Story Summary in English

Once a lady lived on the border of a big forest. She had a pet bear, she had brought it up. As years passed, bear grew to be a big one. He was very amiable and did not wish to harm anyone. Even the children and dogs played with him. He ate out of the same plate with dogs. He craved to have apples but had to satisfy by watching apples that fell to the ground. Only at night he was put on chain.

On Sunday he was put on chain as his mistress went to spend day with his married sister. On one Sunday, half way she heard cracking of a tree branch. When she looked back, she was horrified to see the bear at full speed. The lady was very angry. She shrieked at him and even hit on the nose. With great difficulty the bear turned back.

When the lady came back, she got very angry. She went to scold the bear but cook interfered to tell that bear had behaved in the best way. At that time lady realised that she had met some other bear.

The Bear Story Summary in Hindi

किसी समय एक महिला जंगल के किनारे रहती थी। उसके पास एक पालतू भालू था। उसने उसे पाल-पोसकर बड़ा किया था। जैसे ही वर्ष बीतते गए. भालू बड़ा हो गया। वह बहुत ही मिलनसार था, और किसी को भी नुकसान न पहुँचाता था। बच्चे और कुत्ते भी उसके साथ खेलते थे। वह कुत्तों के साथ एक ही प्लेट में खाता था। उसे सेब खाने की बहुत इच्छा थी पर वह अपने आप को धरती पर पड़े सेबों को देखकर संतुष्ट कर लेता था। सिर्फ रात को उसे जंजीर से बाँध कर रखा जाता था।

रविवार को उसे जंजीर से बाँध कर रखा जाता था क्योंकि मालकिन उस दिन अपनी शादी-शुदा बहिन के साथ बिताने जाती थी। एक ऐसे ही रविवार को आधे रास्ते में उसे टहनियों के टूटने की आवाज आई। जब उसने मुड़कर देखा तो वह देखकर डर गई कि भालू बहुत तेज गति से आ रहा था। महिला बहुत नाराज हुई। वह उस पर चिल्लाई और उसके नाक पर भी मारा। बडी कठिनाई से भालू वापस मुड़ा।

जब महिला वापस आई, तो वह बहुत नाराज हुई। वह भालू को डाँटने गई पर रसोइए ने समझाया कि भालू ने बहुत अच्छा व्यवहार किया था। उस समय महिला ने महसूस हुआ कि वह किसी अन्य भालू से मिली थी।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions An Alien Hand Chapter 7 Chandni

HBSE 7th Class English Chandni Textbook Questions and Answers

Comprehension Check

Question 1.
Why did Abbu Khan’s goats want to run away ? What happened to them in the hills ?
Answer:
Abbu Khan’s goats loved freedom. They had been tied to trees or poles. When they ran away, they got killed by an old wolf who lived in the hills.

Question 2.
Abbu Khan said, “No more goats in my house ever again.” Then he changed his mind. Why?
Answer:
He thought that he would live for only a few more years. He could live without goats. But the poor man felt lonely. He couldn’t do without pets. So he changed his mind.

Question 3.
Why did he buy a young goat?
Answer:
He thought that young goat would stay much longer. The goat also start loving him and will never want to go to hills. The young goat he bought was as white as snow with gleaming eyes.

Question 4.
Why did Chandni hate the rope round her neck?
Answer:Chandni hated the rope around her neck. She wished to go to beautiful hills and enjoy the cool breeze. She thought how lovely it would be to run across the green fields.

Question 5.
“Now Abbu Khan understood Chandni’s problem.” What was Chandni’s problem?
Answer:
Abbu Khan could understand that Chandni had grown thin and lost appetite. She wanted to enjoy the hill tops bathed in sunlight. Abbu Khan understood that Chandni wanted to go to the hills.

Question 6.
Abbu Khan pushed Chandni into a small hut. This shows that he:
(i) was cruel.
(ii) loved her and wanted to save her life.
(iii) was selfish.
Answer:
(ii) loved her and wanted to save her life.

Question 7.
Why did Chandni refuse to join the group of wild goats ?
Answer:
Chandni was very happy to be free from the prison of Abbu Khan. She wanted to enjoy her new freedom all by herself. So she refused to join the groups of wild goats.

Question 8.
Chandni fouglit the wolf because she
(i) was stronger than the wolf.
(ii) hated the wolf.
(iii) had to retain her freedom at all costs.
Answer:
(iii) had to retain her freedom at all costs.

Exercises

Discuss the folowing topics in groups:
1. Why did the wise old bird say, “Chandni is the winner” ?
Answer:
The wise old bird said, Chandni is the winner because though Chandni was small but was not coward. Chandni stood firm on her legs and was a picture of courage. She behaved like a brave soldier. She had put up a good fight.’Though in the end she lost, still she had at least faced the wolf.

2. “Death in an open field is better than life in a small hut,” Chandni said to herself. Was it the right decision ? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Feedom is always better than dictatorship. Chandni might have survived in the small hut but would not have remained happy. So it is a must that one should enjoy life till she survives.

So decision of Chandni was correct in one sense that she did not want to be bowed before others. She wanted to keep her head high. But at the same time into feel sad over her end.

3. Freedom is life. Discuss this with reference to Chandni and I Want Something in a Cage.
Answer:
Freedom is life. Ever since man has been born on this earth, man craves for freedom. If a bird is kept in the cage and tied with golden chains. Such a bird will not feel happy but would rather grow thin and sad. The bird who can fly upto the limits of sky will make its spirits soar. In the same way for Chandni freedom is life. Even if she knows that she might be killed but still she yearns for green hills and sun bathed tops. One cannot bow before anyone at the cost of freedom.

HBSE 7th Class English Chandni Important Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Write three characteristics of Abbu Khan’s goats.
Answer:
Abbu Khan’s goats were of the best hill breed. They loved their freedom. They hated being tied to trees or poles.

Question 2.
Which mystery Abbu Khan could not solve?
Answer:
Abbu Khan could not solve the mystery why his goats ran away from his hut to get freedom which only meant death for them.

Question 3.
Describe the young goat that Abbu Khan bought.
Answer:
The young goat that Abbu Khan bought was very pretty. She was white as snow and had two little horns on her little head, and a pair of gleaming red eyes. She had a friendly temperament. ’

Question 4.
What kind of relationship did Abbu Khan and Chandni have?
Answer:
Abbu Khan and Chandni had a friendly relationship. Chandni would listen to Abbu Khan’s tales with a lot of interest and affection. Abbu Khan loved Chandni and would narrate to her stories of all his friends who were dead and gone.

Question 5.
“Alas! he was mistaken again here.”
(а) What does ‘he’ refer to ?
Answer:
‘he’ refers to Abbu here.

(b) Why was he mistaken again ?
Answer:
He was mistaken again because he believed that Chandni would never leave his compound for the free and fresh air of the hills. But Chandni also ran like other goats.

Question 6.
“Why do you want to leave me Chandni ?”
(a) Who said this ?
Answer:
Abbu Khan said this.

(b) Who was Chandni ?
Answer:
Chandni was Abbu Khan’s young goat.

(c) Why did Chandni want to leave him ?
Answer:
Chandni wanted to leave him because she wanted to go to the hills and enjoy the freedom. She did not like being tied by ropes.’

Question 7.
How did Abbu Khan try to- stop Chandni to go to the hills ?
Answer:
Abbu Khan tried to stop Chandni to go to the hills in the following manner:
(a) He warned her against the presence of a dangerous wolf in the hills.
(b) When he found Chandni adament of going to the hills, he trapped her in a small hut and did not allow her to move freely in the compound.

Question 8.
How did Chandni escape from the small hut ?
Answer:
Abbu Khan pushed Chandni into a small hut and shut the door. He, however, forgot to close the small window at the back. Chandni escaped through that small window.

Question 9.
Was Chandni ungrateful ?
Answer:
Yes, Chandni was ungrateful because Abbu Khan loved her so much. He gave her good food to eat and would narrate her stories of all his friends. He also promised to give her tasty foods.

Question 10.
Do you think Chandni should have agreed to Abbu Khan and not run away to the hills ?
Answer:
Chandhi should have agreed to Abbu Khan and not run away to the hills. I understand that freedom is life but knowing this that wolf would kill her; she still ran to the hills. She did not even consider Abbu Khan’s promise of gr lg her tastier food and a much longer rope.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Tick (✓) the correct option:

Question 1.
Where did the old man live ?
(a) Almora
(b) Allahabad
(c) Kanpur
(d) Aurangabad
Answer:
(a) Almora ✓

Question 2.
What names did he give to goats ?
(a) Kalua
(b) Moongia
(c) Gujri
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these ✓

Question 3.
Why was Abbu Khan little unlucky in the matter of his goats ?
(a) His goats quarelled with each other.
(b) One of the goats would pull at the string and disappeared in the hills.
(c) Ilis goats became sick.
(d) All of these.
Answer:
(b) One of the goats would pull at the string and disappeared in the hills. ✓

Question 4.
‘And he laughed with joy.’ When did Abbu Khan laugh with joy ?
(a) When he bought an old goat for himself.
(b) When he bought a young goat for himself.
(c) When wolf was died.
(d) None of the above.
Answer:
(b) When he bought a young goat for himself. ✓

Question 5.
That day Chandni played for hours on the slopes of the hills.
(a) thorny
(b) rocky
(c) grassy
(d) flowery
Answer:
(c) grassy ✓

Question 6.
When Chandni reached the hills, it seemed to her that
(a) she had made a wrong decision.
(b) the old hills were standing in a row to welcome her.
(c) wolf would eat her.
(d) she could fight with wolf and win it.
Answer:
(b) the old hills were standing in a row to welcome her. ✓

Question 7.
Who is the author of “Chandni?”
(a) Zakir Husain
(b) Dhan Gopal Mukerji
(c) O. Henry
(d) Rudyard Kipling
Answer:
(a) Zakir Husain ✓

Make Sentences

Use the following words in sentences of your own:
(i) unfortunate
(ii) struggle
(iii) thought
(iv) disappeared
(v) anguish
(vi) appetite
(vii) annoyed
(viii) treacherous
Answer:
(i) Unfortunate: Ramesh was so unfortunate that not only incurred losses in business but also met with an accident.
(ii) Struggle: Many leaders lost their lives in freedom struggle for India.
(iii) Thought: I thought of a clever plan to solve the problem.
(iv) Disappeared: The rainbow suddenly disappeared from the sky.
(v) Anguish: Somya’s parents could understand the reason for Somya’s anguish and pacified her.
(vi) Appetite: After the jaundice, my friend has lost, his appetite.
(vii) Annoyed: Manan’s father is very annoyed with him because he got very less marks in his test.
(viii) Treacherous: These days, most of the friendships are based on treacherous relationships.

Chandni  Summary in English

Once a man named Abbu Khan lived in Almora. He lived all alone except kept goats as pets. He trained goats as his children. He put a string around neck of each goat. The goats pulled the string and disappeared beyond hills. These goats were killed by the old wolf. One day when all goats left him, he felt sad. He thought that now he would not keep pets but still he decided to keep a young goat Chandni. But now he was mistaken. The young goats also wanted to go to the hills and enjoy the hills. Abbu Khan wanted to stop Chandni by keeping in the hut but still Chandni ran away.

She came across the wolf, who siezed with her. Chandni stood on her legs and behaved like a brave soldier. It was a good fight. Though Chandni was defeated and killed but still she is a winner.

Chandni Summary in Hindi

किसी जमाने में अल्मोड़ा में अब्बू खान नामक एक व्यक्ति रहता था। वह अकेला रहता था सिवाए पालतू जानवरों के रूप में बकरियों के। वह बकरी को अपना बच्चा मानता था। वह हर बकरी के गले में रस्सा डाल कर रखता था। बकरी रस्सा खींचकर पहाड़ी पर गायब हो जाती थी। इन बकरियों को भेड़िया मार देता था। जब सारी बकरियाँ उसे छोड़कर चली गईं तो उसे बहुत दुःख हुआ। उसने सोचा कि अब वह पालतू जानवर नहीं रखेगा पर फिर भी उसने एक युवा बकरी चाँदनी को रखने की सोची। पर यह भी भूल हो गई। वह युवा बकरी भी पहाड़ी पर जाकर पहाड़ी का मजा लेना चाहती थी। अब्बू खान चाँदनी को रोकना चाहता था। पर चाँदनी झोपड़ी से भी भाग गई।

वह भेड़िए के पास आई और उससे लड़ाई के लिए तैयार हो गई। चाँदनी अपनी टाँगों पर खड़ी होकर बहादुर सिपाही की तरह व्यवहार करने लगी। यद्यपि चाँदनी हार गई और मर गई फिर भी वह विजेता बनी रही है।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions An Alien Hand Chapter 6 I Want Something in a Cage

HBSE 7th Class English I Want Something in a Cage Textbook Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Write True and False against each of the following statements:
(i) Mr Purcell sold birds, cats, dogs and monkeys. [ ]
(ii) He was very concerned about the well-being of birds and animals in his shop. [ ]
(iii) He was impressed by the customer who bought the two doves. [ ]
(iv) He was a successful shopowner, though insensitive and cold as a person. [ ]
Answer:
(i) Mr Purcell sold birds, cats, dogs and monkeys. [True]
(ii) He was very concerned about the well-being of birds and animals in his shop. [False]
(iii) He was impressed by the customer who bought the two doves. [False]
(iv) He was a successful shopowner, though insensitive and cold as a person. [True]

Question 2.
Why is Mr. Purcell compared to an owl?
Answer:
Mr. Purcell has been compared to an owl because the way he looked through the glasses gave him an appearance of an owl.

Question 3.
From the third paragraph pick out:
(i) words associated with cries of birds.
Answer:
Whispered, twitters, shy, rustling, squeals, cheeps and sudden squeaks.

(ii) words associated with noise.
Answer:
Scampered, frantic, frightened.

(iii) words suggestive of confusion and fear.
Answer:
Bewildered and blindly seeking.

Question 4.
Mr Purcell heard it no. more than he would have heard the monotonous ticking of a familiar clock.
(i) What does ‘it’ refer to?
Answer:
It refers to the chirping and squealing and mewing all around him.

(ii) Why does Mr Purcell not hear ‘it’ clearly?
Answer:
The sounds are all vibrating around him which he cannot hear clearly.

Comprehension Check

Question 1.
Do you think the atmosphere of Mr Purcell’s shop was cheerful or depressing? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Atmosphere around the shop of Mr. Purcell was very monotonous. The shop was filled with frantic circles and frightened voices. The owner of the shop showed the least reaction to the entering of the customer and reacted in an indifferent manner.

Question 2.
Describe the stranger who came to the pet shop. What did he want?
Answer:
The stranger who come inside the shop was wearing a cheap ill-fitting suit. He had a shuttling glance and close-cropped hair.

Question 3.
(i) The man insisted on buying the doves because he was fond of birds. Do you agree?
Answer:
The man did not insist on buying doves because he was not fond of birds but instead he wanted doves to make them realize the importance of freedom. He himself loved freedom and wished to experience it.

(ii) How had he earned the five dollars he had?
Answer:
The man had earned five dollars in a long period of ten years hard labour. He had earned fifty cents a year.

Question 4.
Was the customer interested in the care and feeding of the doves he bought? If not, why not?
Answer:
The customer did not interested in the care and heeding of the doves because he set them free.

Exercises

Discuss the following topics in groups:
1. Why in your opinion did the man set the doves free?
Answer:
The men set the doves free because it is possible that he might have been imprisoned and he values freedom more than anything else. It was this love for freedom which inspired him to spend his hard earned money on buying of the doves. After buying the doves, he did not even pause for a moment to set the doves free.

2. Why did it make Mr. Purcell ‘feel vaguely insulted’?
Answer:
Mr. Purcell felt vaguely insulted as he had made a quick calculation and given the pair of doves at a good discount. He failed to understand why the man who had bargained for the best pair had set them free.

HBSE 7th Class English I Want Something in a Cage Important Questions and Answers

Question 1.
How did Purcell earn his living?
Answer:
Mr. Purcell ran a pet shop. He sold cats, dogs, monkeys and birds. He also sold fish food and bird seed. He also prescribed remedies for the sick animals.

Question 2.
Describe one of daily habits of Purcell.
Answer:
Purcell would perch on a high stool behind the counter. He would read all the columns of morning newspaper. He did not leave even the columns like advice to the lovelorn and the columns of advertisements. .

Question 3.
“You mean-some sort of pet?”
(а) Who said this to whom?
Answer:
Mr. Purcell said this to strange customer.

(b) Why did he ask this?
Answer:
He asked this because the customer did not clear what he wanted. He just told he wanted something in cage.

Question 4.
“I have some very nice white rats.”
(а) Who said this to whom?
Answer:
Mr. Purcell said this to the strange customer.

(b) Why did he say this?
Answer:
He said this because the customer told him that he wanted something in a cage which is small.

Question 5.
“I mean all this caged stuff”. Drives you crazy doesn’t it?”
(а) Who said this to whom?
Answer:
The customer said this to Mr. Purcell.

(b) Why did he say this?
Answer:
He said this because the continuous noise of pets bewildered him.

Question 6.
“From the first instance he knew instinctively, unreasonably, that the man hated him”.
(а) Who is ‘he’ here?
Answer:
‘He’ is Mr. Purcell here.

(b) Why did the man hate him?
Answer:
The man hated him because he saw many birds in cages and he hated being imprisoned.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Tick (✓) the correct option.

Question 1.
Mr. Purcell owns a shop.
(а) pet
(b) garment
(c) textile
(d) grocery
Answer:
(а) pet ✓

Question 2.
Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) The strange customer rang the bell before entering the shop.
(b) The customer w anted birds who could not fly.
(c) Purcell did not intend to sell any bird to the customer.
(d) All of these.
Answer:
(d) All of these. ✓

Question 3.
What price did Mr. Purcell ask for the doves?
(a) fifty-five dollars
(b) fifty dollars
(c) forty-five dollars
(d) five dollars.
Answer:
(a) fifty-five dollars ✓

Question 4.
Which of the following birds did the customer choose?
(a) pigeons
(b) parrots
(c) crows
(d) doves
Answer:
(d) doves ✓

Question 5.
How much did the stranger earn per year in jail?
(a) five dollars
(b) fifty cents
(c) fifty dollars
(d) fifty-five cents
Answer:
(b) fifty cents ✓

Question 6.
“They give you five dollars and a cheap suit; and tell you not to get caught again.” Who are They’ referred to here?
(a) the shopkeepers
(b) the police authorities
(c) the customers
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) the police authorities ✓

Question 7.
Which of the following words means ‘generously’?
(a) snowy
(b) crestfallen
(c) differently
(d) magnanimously
Answer:
(d) magnanimously ✓

Question 8.
What does ‘snapped’ mean?
(a) shuttling glance
(b) said angrily
(c) moved unsteadily
(d) obviously
Answer:
(a) shuttling glance ✓

Make Sentences

Use the following words in sentences of your own:
(i) displayed
(ii) whispered
(iii) magnified
(iv) advertisements
(v) presence
(vi) surprised
Answer:
(i) Displayed: The shopkeeper displayed all the selected designs of dresses in the show- window.
(ii) Whispered: I whispered the secret into my friend’s ear.
(iii) Magnified: The cell gives a magnified image of the object.
(iv) Advertisements: These days the companies depend upon advertisements for the sale of their products.
(v) Presence: The presence of moisture in the atmosphere is eseential for rainfall.
(vi) Surprised: The foreigners were surprised to see the beauty of the Taj Mahal.

I Want Something in a Cage Summary in English

Mr. Purcell owns a pet shop. He sold all kinds of pets as cats, dogs and monkeys. A constant stir of movement prevailed his shop. Twitters, squeals, covered the shop. Each morning he saw on a high stool to read the morning paper and whenever the customer entered, he glanced up.

The customer, who entered the shop had close-cropped hair. Mr. Purcell showed more concern about the weather. The customer asked Mr. Purcell for something in a cage, that flies. Mr. Purcell asked for a high bill which customer found difficult to pay. Finally he paid five dollars which he earned through great labour of ten years. Mr. Purcell wanted to give him advise about the care and feeding of his doves.

Bur Mr. Purcell was surprised to watch the customer half outside and draw out one of the doves. He drew out the second and tossed it after the first. Mr. Purcell could not understand that why had the man set the doves free.

I Want Something in a Cage Summary in Hindi

श्रीमान् पर्सेल की एक पालतू जानवरों की दुकान है। वह हर तरह के पालतू जानवर जैसे बिल्ली, कुत्ते और बंदर रखता है। हर समय लगातार कोई-न-कोई गतिविधि उसकी दुकान को घेरे रखती थी। हर तरह की आवाजें वहाँ से आती रहती थीं। हर सुबह वह ऊँचे स्टूल पर बैठकर अखबार पढ़ता और जब भी कोई ग्राहक आता तो वह नजरें उठाकर ऊपर देखता।

ग्राहक जो अंदर आया, उसके बाल छोटे-छोटे कटे थे। श्रीमान् पर्सेल मौसम के बारे में बहुत चिंतित थे। ग्राहक ने श्रीमान् पर्सेल से कुछ ऐसा माँगा जो उड़ सके। श्रीमान् पर्सेल द्वारा माँगे पैसे वह देने में समर्थ न था। अंत में उसने पाँच डालर दिए जो उसने दस साल की मेहनत से कमाए थे। श्रीमान् पर्सेल उसे कबूतर को खिलाने और देख-रेख के बारे में बताना चाहते थे पर श्रीमान् पर्सेल ग्राहक का रवैया देखकर हैरान रह गए।

उस ग्राहक ने कबूतर का जोड़ा निकाल कर हवा में उड़ा | दिया। श्रीमान् पर्सेल समझ नहीं पा रहे थे कि उस व्यक्ति ने कबूतर | को आजाद क्यों कर दिया।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions An Alien Hand Chapter 5 Golu Grows a Nose

HBSE 7th Class English Golu Grows a Nose Textbook Questions and Answers

Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Whom does Golu ask, “Why don’t you ever fly like other birds?”
Answer:
Golu, baby elephant asked ostrich that why did he not fly like other birds.

Question 2.
Which uncle of Golu had red eyes?
Answer:
Hippopotamus, huge uncle of Golu’s eyes were always very red.

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

Question 4.
Who advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river?
Answer:
Mynah suggested Golu that he should go to the Limpopo river to find out his answer.

Question 5.
Why did Golu go to the river?
Answer:
Golu went to the river to find out that what the crocodile had for dinner. He had never seen a crocodile and wanted to find out his identity.

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

Question 7.
What did the crocodile do to show that it was a real crocodile?
Answer:
Crocodile shed crocodile tears to show that he was a real crocodile.

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

Question 9.
Who helped Golu on the bank of the river?
Answer:
It was python’s advise and help which freed Golu from crocodile.

Question 10.
Name two things the elephant can do with his trunk, and two he cannot.
Answer:
The trunk is very helpful for the elephant. With the help of trunk, the elephant can pluck large bundle of grass and can scoop mud from the bank.
But the trunk cannot help elephant to walk and eating food.

HBSE 7th Class English Golu Grows a Nose Important Questions and Answers

Question 1.
What did the ostrich, the giraffe, the hippopotamus and the baboon think about Golu?
Answer:
The ostrich, the giraffe, the hippopotamus and the baboon thought that Golu was a naughty boy. He asked difficult questions.

Question 2.
Why did the mynah bird send Golu to Limpopo river?
Answer:
The mynah bird sent Golu to Limpopo river to find ant what crocodile had for dinner.

Question 3.
What things did Golu take to grassy Limpopo river?
Answer:
Golu took a hundred sugarcanes, fifty dozen bananas and twenty-five melons to grassy Limpopo river.

Question 4.
What questions did Golu ask the python?
Answer:
Golu met a python and he asked him three questions:
(i) Have you ever seen a crocodile?
(ii) What does a crocodile look like?
(iii) What does a crocodile have for dinner?

Question 5.
Why did the python help Golu?
Answer:
Golu had helped the python to coil around the branch of a tree. The python felt grateful to him and quietly followed him.The python helped Golu when the crocodile caught him by the nose. He wanted to repay Golu for his favour and goodness.

Question 6.
Describe how Golu met the corcodile and how crocodile tried to Golu.
Answer:
Golu saw a log of wood in the great, grassy Limpopo river. In fact, this was crocodile who winked at him. The crocodile shed his ‘false tears’ to show that he cared for Golu and he expressed his excitement to know why he asked such questions. He further told that he could whisper the answer in his ears. He would tell him what he had for dinner in a low tone. Golu / put his head down close to the corcodile’s snout. The crocodile caught Golu by the nose. He declared that he would eat Golu that day.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Tick (✓) the correct option:

Question 1.
Who directed Golu to go to the Limpopo river?
(a) a mynah bird
(b) a cuckoo bird
(c) a crow
(d) a sparrow bird
Answer:
(a) a mynah bird ✓

Question 2.
Which of the following is incorrect about the noses of the elephants long long ago?
(a) Long, long ago, the elephants had bulgy noses.
(b) They were as big as the elephants could move the noses from side to side.
(c) They could pick up the things with their noses.
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) Long, long ago, the elephants had bulgy noses. ✓

Question 3.
How many questions did Golu ask the python?
(a) two
(b) three
(c) four
(d) one
Answer:
(b) three ✓

Question 4.
A fly stung Golu on the
(a) foot
(b) shoulder
(c) leg
(d) stomach
Answer:
(b) shoulder ✓

Question 5.
The hairy uncle of Golu is referred to as:
(a) the ostrich
(b) the giraffe
(c) the baboon
(d) the hippopotamus
Answer:
(c) the baboon ✓

Question 6.
Where was the mynah bird sitting?
(a) in the end of a bush
(b) in the middle of a bush
(c) on the roof of house
(d) on the edge of river.
Answer:
(b) in the middle of a bush ✓

Question 7.
“I’m going to the great, grassy Limpopo river.”
Who said this to whom?
(a) Mynah bird said this to Golu.
(b) Golu said this to python.
(c) Golu said this to his family.
(d) The crocodile said this to Golu.
Answer:
(c) Golu said this to his family. ✓

Make Sentences

Use the following words in sentences of your own.
(i) difficult
(ii) whisper
(iii) screamed
(iv) quietly
(v) politely
(vi) afraid
(vii) plucked.
Answer:
(i) Difficult: Vidhi is so intelligent that she can answer every difficult question.
(ii) Whisper: Friends often whisper secrets to each other.
(iii) Screamed: The boy screamed loudly when he fell from the stairs and fractured his leg.
(iv) Quietly: All the devotees were sitting quietly while listening to Guru’s vani.
(v) Politely: We should talk politely to everyone.
(vi) Afraid: Raj never goes out alone as he is afraid of darkness.
(vii) Plucked: The poor man plucked some fresh roses and offered to the idol in the temple.

Golu Grows a Nose Summary in English

This is the story of how elephant came to have trunk. There was a baby elephant, Golu who had a small bulgy nose. He made fun of giraffe; hippopotamus, baboon. All of them had no answers for his questions.

One day Golu wanted to find out that what crocodile would eat for dinner. He went to Limpopo river to find out. When Golu reached the bank, he thought the crocodile to be a log of wood.

But Golu had actually asked the crocodile about the crocodile. As Golu went nearer, crocodile caught him by the nose. Python who had been following him, advised him to pull hard. As a result, the nose of Golu stretched longer. Golu sat for two days to make his nose cool. Python cheered up G olu and made him realize that trunk would be very advantageous for him.

With trunk he could remove the fly, pluck a large bundle of grass and take out mud from the bank. So Golu reached back home happily.

Golu Grows a Nose Summary in Hindi

यह एक कहानी है जिसमें यह बताया गया है कि हाथी की सैंड कैसे बनी। एक बार हाथी का एक बच्चा गोलू, जिसकी सूजी नाक थी। वह शुतुरमुर्ग, लकड़बग्घा, लंगूर सबका मजाक उड़ाता था। उसके प्रश्नों का कोई जवाब किसी के पास नहीं था।

एक दिन गोलू पता लगाना चाहता था कि मगरमच्छ दोपहर के भोजन में क्या खाजा है। वह लिपोपो नदी पर पता लगाने गया। जब गोलू नदी के किनारे पहुँचा तो उसको लगा कि मगरमच्छ जैसे लकड़ी का तना हो।

पर गोलू ने मगरमच्छ से ही मगरमच्छ के बारे में पूछा। जैसे ही गोलू पास गया, मगरमच्छ ने उसे नाक से पकड़ा। अजगर, जो उसका पीछा कर रहा था, उसने सुझाव दिया कि वह जोर लगाए। इस कारण गोलू की नाक लंबी हो गई। गोलू ने वहाँ नदी के किनारे बैठ कर अपनी नाक को ठंडा किया। अजगर ने गोलू को सलाह दी और उसे इस बात से अनुभव कराया कि सूंड उसके लिए बहुत फायदेमंद रहेगी। सूंड की सहायता से वह मक्खी उड़ा सकता है, घास के ढेर को उठा सकता है और किनारे से कीचड़ निकाल सकता है। अब गोलू खुशी से घर चला गया।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions An Alien Hand Chapter 4 The Cop and the Anthem

HBSE 7th Class English The Cop and the Anthem Textbook Questions and Answers

Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
What are some of the signs of approaching winter referred to in the text?
Answer:
There are many signs to show that winter is coming. Birds begin to fly south. People want new warm coats. A dead leaf fell at Soapy’s feet.

Question 2.
Write True or False against each of the following:
(i) Soapy did not want to go to prison. [ ]
(ii) Soapy had been to prison several times. did it not work? [ ]
Answer:
Soapy had planned to go to some fine restaurant. He would say that he had no mmey to pay. Then he planned that cop would be called and he would be taken to prison in the Blackwell’s Island.

Question 4.
‘But the cop’s mind would not consider Soapy’. What did the cop not consider, and why?
Answer:
Cop did not pay any attention towards Soapy. He is no case could think that Soapy had done it. Cop believed that those who break windows do not stop to talk to cops. They run away at first chance.

Question 5.
‘We have orders to let them shout’. What is the policeman referring to?
Ans.
At this instance cop is referring to Soapy. He regards him as a expelled college boy who is just creating noise to attract attention.

Question 6.
Write True or False against each of the following:
(i) Soapy stole a man’s umbrella. [ ]
(ii) The owner of the umbrella offered to give it to Soapy. [ ]
(iii) The man had stolen the umbrella that was now Soapy’s. [ ]
(iv) Soapy threw away the umbrella. [ ]
Answer:
(i) Soapy stole a man’s umbrella. [True]
(ii) The owner of the umbrella offered to give it to Soapy. [True]
(iii) The man had stolen the umbrella that was now Soapy’s. [True]
(iv) Soapy threw away the umbrella. [True]

Question 7.
‘There was a sudden and wonderful change in his soul’. What brought about the change in Soapy?
Answer:
Soapy’s mind changed on hearing birds high above him. The music gave him high hopes. Reaching at the caurch brought a sudden change in his soul, lie wished to pull him out of this mud and became a man again.
Discuss the following topics in groups:

1. Suppose no cop came at the end. What would Soapy’s life be like next winter?
Answer:
Life of Soapy is true of every teenager human being. At this stage one wants to lead an easy life. Soapy is also searching for easy way to find food and shelter. But a positive change would have made soap a better person. He might have got a job and not created such lawless activities. If no cop had come next winter he would have been like other youngster of his age. He would have become a resoponsible citizen. But, it is true that fate of a person is fixed.

2. Retell an episode in the story, which is a good example of irony in a situation.
Answer:
The irony of the situation is that, when Soapy really wants to go to the prison all turns in vain. All the lawless activities tried by him are of no use. He attracts the cop in every manner. But when a change comes over in his mind, he wants to turn a new man. His thoughts carry him to the past. The singing of birds give him new hope. His changed spirits give his courage. But the god had destined things in different manner. He is taken to prison by the cops when such an action was least expected.

HBSE 7th Class English The Cop and the Anthem Important Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Why did Soapy want stay in the prison on Blackwell Island?
Answer:
Soapy wanted to stay in the prison on Blackwell Island because he wanted to escape from the chilly winter months. He would also get three months of food everyday and a bed every night and safe from cops.

Question 2.
Did Soapy have nowhere else to go? Why did he wish for prison on Blackwell Island?
Answer:
Soapy had places whei’e he could go and ask for food and a bed. He could move from one building to another, and he would be taken care of through the winter. But he liked Blackwell’s Island better.

Question 3.
A sudden fear caught Soapy. What was the fear that caught Soapy?
Answer:
The fear that caught Soapy was that no cop was going to arrest him.

Question 4.
How did Soapy feel when he see his old childhood home through a window?
Answer:
When Soapy saw his old childhood home through a window, his fast memories flashed back on his mind, sweet music came to Soapy’s ears and seemed to hold him there.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Tick (✓) the correct option.

Question 1.
Soapy moved restlessly on his seat because:
(а) he was ill.
(b) he had lost his precious jewels.
(c) he was looking for his old friend
(d) he had to find some way to take care of himself during the winter.
Answer:
(d) he had to find some way to take care of himself during the winter. ✓

Question 2.
Which of these things Soapy wanted for the winter?
(а) He wanted to sail away on a ship
(б) He wanted to spend time at southern skies.
(c) He wanted to visit bay of Naples.
(d) He wanted to go to Blackwell island.
Answer:
(d) He wanted to go to Blackwell island. ✓

Question 3.
Soapy does his best to be on the side of the law.
(a) right
(b) wrong
(c) genuine
(d) legal
Answer:
(b) wrong ✓

Question 4.
When Soapy reached the restaurant
(a) his face was clean
(b) his coat was torn
(c) he was wearing new shoes
(d) he was wearing new trousers
Answer:
(b) his coat was torn ✓

Question 5.
‘Broadway’ in the story is name of
(a) a restaurant
(b) a hotel
(c) a street
(d) a police station
Answer:
(c) a street ✓

Question 6.
Where was the shop with a wide glass window?
(a) at a corner of Fifth Avenue
(b) at a corner of Sixth Avenue
(c) in the middle of Sixth Avenue
(d) at a corner of Fourth Avenue
Answer:
(b) at a corner of Sixth Avenue ✓

Question 7.
“Get busy and call a cop”. Who said this to whom?
(a) Soapy said this to waiter.
(b) Waiter said this to Soapy
(c) Soapy said this to cop.
(d) One waiter said this to another waiter.
Answer:
(a) Soapy said this to waiter. ✓

Question 8.
No one stopped Soapy from going into the restaurant across the street because.
(a) It was not too fine as one on Broadway.
(b) The people who went there were not so rich.
(c) Its food was not so good.
(d) all of these.
Answer:
(a) It was not too fine as one on Broadway. ✓

Question 9.
“No cop for you”. Who said this to whom?
(a) Soapy said this to the waiter.
(b) The waiter said this to Soapy.
(c) Soapy said this to his classmate.
(d) A cop said this to Soapy.
Answer:
(b) The waiter said this to Soapy. ✓

Question 10.
At last Soapy came to one of the streets on the side of the city.
(a) busy
(b) quiet
(c) charming
(d) noisy
Answer:
(b) quiet ✓

Make Sentences

Use the following words in sentences of your own:
(i) peaceful
(ii) wished
(iii) joyful
(iv) strength
(v) offered
(vi) believed
(vii) arrest
Answer:
(i) Peaceful: Everybody lives with such a cooperation that the atmosphere in our house is very peaceful.
(ii) Wished: I wished my friend a grand success for his competition.
(iii) Joyful: During the festival days, the atmosphere in town is very joyful.
(iv) Strength: Unity is strength.
(v) Offered: I offered my timely help to my friend.
(vi) Believed: Gandhiji believed in truth and non-violence.
(viii) Arrest: The superintendent ordered his men to arrest the thief.

The Cop and the Anthem Summary in English

The story begins in Madison Square where Soapy a homeless, jobless man is searching for a place to stay as winter is fast approaching. His hopes are not to sail to some high destination but to just reach prison on Blackwell’s Island.

Soapy’s planning to go on this island so that his care could be taken of. Soapy does his best to be on the wrong side of law but all in vain. His plan of going to restaurant and then caught for not paying the bill also fails.

Soapy tries his luck by misbehaving as if he is over drunk. He even throws a big stone at the glass. No cop touches him inspite of his all efforts. Feeling defeated he decides to go and sit in a park, his only home. There birds’ sweet music makes his mind change. At the old church a sudden change occurs in his soul.

He decided to change his life and become a man again. He thinks of finding a job. When he decides to search for new things, he is taken to Blackwell Island prison for three months by the New York Cop.

The Cop and the Anthem Summary in Hindi

यह कहानी मैडिसन स्क्वेयर में घटित होती है। यहाँ पर एक बेघर और बेरोजगार नवयुवक सोपी सर्दी के आगमन पर रहने के लिए जगह ढूँढ रहा है। उसकी आशाएँ बहुत दूर तक जाने की नहीं हैं पर वह सिर्फ ब्लैकवेल टापू की जेल तक जाना चाहता है।

सोपी इस टापू तक सिर्फ इसलिए जाना चाहता है कि वह सर्दी का समय बिता सके। सोपी कानून तोड़ने की पूरी कोशिश करता है पर हर बार असफल रहता है। उसका रेस्तारां में जाकर बिना पैसे के खाने का उपाय भी असफल रहता है।

सोपी बुरे व्यवहार द्वारा भी अपनी किस्मत आजमाने की कोशिश करता है मानो उसने अधिक शराब पी रखी है। वह एक बड़ा पत्थर भी उठाकर काँच पर फेंकता है। पर इतने प्रयासों के बाद भी कोई पुलिसकर्मी उसे नहीं छूता।

हार मानकर वह अपने पार्क, जो उसका एकमात्र घर है, में जाकर बैठ जाता है। वहाँ पर चिड़ियों का चहचहाना उसमें बदलाव ले आता है। गिरजाघर में उसकी आत्मा में अचानक बदलाव आता है।

वह अपने आपको बदलने की सोचता है। वह नौकरी ढूँढने की कोशिश करता है। जब वह कछ नया करने की कोशिश करता है तब उसी समय उसे पुलिसकर्मी ब्लैकवेल टापू की जेल में तीन महीने के लिए बंद कर देता है।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions An Alien Hand Chapter 3 The Desert

HBSE 7th Class English The Desert Textbook Questions and Answers

Comprehension Check

Question 1.
From the first paragraph
(i) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is:
Answer:
1 an endless stretch of sand where no rainfalls.
2. no vegetation grows.

(ii) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it.
Answer:
1. It is the home of variety of people, animals and plants which adapt to live in hot and dry conditions.
2. It can be beautiful place.

(iii) Which do you think is an apt description and why?
Answer:
The description of the specialists can be apt because a desert is not always dry and sandy but it can also be covered with hills.

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

Answer:

Question 3.
The camel can do without water for days together. What is the reason given in the text?
Answer:
The camel can drink a lot of water at a time. Camel can do without water for days together. Camel can stand a high body temperature. He don’t need to sweat, so they retain the water for a long time.

Question 4.
How do the smaller desert animals fulfil their need for water?
Answer:
The smaller desert animals do not drink water. They burrow underground during hot day and come out at night. They get moisture from the meat they eat. Smaller animals can also get plant juices from the plants and seeds they eat.

Question 5.
In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at the night. Why?
Answer:
In the desert there is no blanket of moisture in air. So the sand in the desert heats up a lot during the day. As the surface of sand also cools up quickly at night, so desert remains very cold at night.

Exercises

Discuss the folowing topics in groups:
1. Describe a desert in your own way. Write a paragraph and read it aloud to your classmates.
Answer:
Self Study.

2. Go to the library and collect information about the lifestyle of poepie in desert areas their food, clothes, work, social customs, etc. Share this information with the group.
Answer:
Self Study.

The Guide

A student was showing some friends round the University. “There’s the famous University College.” he said. And there,” pointing to a row of windows on the second floor, “are the windows of the Principal’s office.” He picked up a stone and threw it through one of the windows. A red, angry face looked out of the broken window. “And there,” said the student, “is the Principal himself. ”

HBSE 7th Class English The Desert Important Questions and Answers

Question 1.
When docs the sight of the deserts look beautiful?
Answer:
The sight of the deserts looks beautiful whenever it rains and the dosert flowers bloom.

Question 2.
What is an oasis?
Answer:
An oasis is like a green island where a spring or a well gives plants and trees a better chance to grow.

Question 3.
What are ‘sand dunes’?
Answer:
In deserts, strong winds blow raising heaps of sound and depositing them as mounds. These are called ‘sand dunes’.

Question 4.
Why do we sweat?
Answer:
We sweat because we must keep our body temperature constant. We sweat when it gets hot and it cools our body.

Question 5.
How do the desert animals adapt to the desert conditions?
Answer:
The desert animals adapt to the desert conditions in the following ways:
(a) The smaller desert animals do not drink water.
(b) They burrow underground during the hot day and come out at night to eat.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Tick (✓) the correct option.
Question 1.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) The deserts are always hot.
(b) Some deserts are almost totally without water.
(c) Sand dunes shift and move endlessly across the desert ✓
(d) Oasis is a green belt in hot deserts.
Answer:
(a) The deserts are always hot. ✓

Question 2.
Which is known as ‘ship of the desert’?
(a) sheep
(b) yak
(c) camel
(d) cow ✓
Answer:
(c) camel ✓

Question 3.
Which of these is a cold desert?
(a) Sahara desert
(b) Thar desert
(c) Ladakh desert ✓
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Ladakh desert ✓

Question 4.
Desert plants and animals learn to require
(а) much less water than most plants and animals ✓
(b) much more water than most plants and animals
(c) equal water to most plants and animals
(d) either of these
Answer:
(а) much less water than most plants and animals ✓

Question 5.
Where do eacl’us plants store water?
(a) leaves
(b) roots
(c) stems
(d) none
Answer:
(c) stems ✓

Question 6.
Read the statements carefully
(i) Deserts are hot and dry.
(ii) Deserts are useless parts of the earth. What can you say about the statements?

(a) Both the statements are true and they are related to each other.
(b) The statement (i) is true but the statement (ii) is false. ✓
(c) The statement (ii) is true but the statement (i) is false.
(d) Both the statements are true but they are not related to each other.
Answer:
(b) The statement (i) is true but the statement (ii) is false. ✓

Make Sentences

Use the following words in sentences of your own:
(i) temperature
(ii) nature
(iii) vegetation
(iv) developed
(iv) variety
Answer:
(i) Temperature: The temperature of human body is measured in degree Celsius.
(ii) Nature: God has blessed us with beautiful nature.
(iii) Vegetation: Northern plains are very fertile and rich in vegetation.
(iv) Developed: The textile industry in India has developed a lot after independence.
(v) Variety: A variety of paintings were displayed at the exhibition.

The Desert Summary in English

A desert is believed to be dry, hot, waterless and endless stretch of sand. It can also be a beau¬tiful place. During rains its flowers can bloom and give a beautiful sight.

A desert can consist of mountains, hills and oasis. Oasis gives life to the desert. Some deserts which are compeletely without water, have formed sanddunes.

Animals and plants found in desert have adapted themselves to the less water conditions. Camel known as the ship of desert has adapted to the conditions. Camels do not need to sweat. Smaller desert animals burrow the underground during hot day and get moisture from the meat they eat.

In desert areas dryness and variation of temperature are very common. The moisture in the air acts as a blanket. But in deserts this layer of blanket is absent. So desert should be taken to be useful part of the earth.

The Desert Summary in Hindi

एक मरुभूमि (रेगिस्तान) को सूखा, गर्म, एवं जलहीन व असीमित रेत का विस्तार माना जाता है। यह सुंदर भी हो सकता है। वर्षा के दौरान मरुभूमि में फूल खिल जाते हैं और बहुत ही सुंदर दृश्य प्रदान करते हैं।

एक मरुभूमि में पहाड़, पहाड़ियाँ एवं मरूद्यान होते हैं। मरुद्यान मरुभूमि को जिंदगी प्रदान करते हैं। कई रेगिस्तान जो बिना पानी के हैं, वहाँ पर रेत के टीले बन जाते हैं।

यहाँ पर पाए जाने वाले जानवरों और पौधों ने अपने आप को कम पानी की स्थिति में भी ढाल लिया है। ऊँट को रेगिस्तान का जहाज कहा जाता है। ऊँट ने अपने आप को इन परिस्थितियों में पूर्ण रूप से ढाल लिया है। उनको पसीने बहाने की कोई जरूरत नहीं होती। रेगिस्तान में पाए जाने वाले छोटे जानवर गर्मी में धरती के नीचे रहते हैं और जानवरों के मांस खाकर नमी प्राप्त करते हैं।

रेगिस्तानी क्षेत्रों में शुष्कपन और तापमान में अंतर बहुत ही सामान्य बात है। वायु में आर्द्रता एक कंबल या आवरण का काम करती है। पर मरुभूमि में इस परत की कमी होती है। इसलिए मरुभूमि को पृथ्वी का एक महत्त्वपूर्ण हिस्सा समझना चाहिए।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions