Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions An Alien Hand Chapter 1 The Tiny Teacher
HBSE 7th Class English The Tiny Teacher Textbook Questions and Answers
Comprehension Check
Question 1.
The story of an ant’s life sounds almost untrue.
The italicised phrase means
(i) highly exaggerated.
(ii) too remarkable to be true.
(iii) not based on facts.
Answer:
(i) highly exaggerated.
Question 2.
Complete the following sentences:
(i) An ant is the smallest, _____ .
(ii) We know a number of facts about an ant’s life because _____ .
Answer:
(i) the commonest but the wisest insect.
(ii) people have watched their daily behaviour closely.
Question 3.
In what ways is an ant’s life peaceful?
Answer:
Ant’s life is very peaceful as each one does its share of work intelligently and bravely and never fights with other members of the group.
Question 4.
How long does it take for a grub to become a complete ant?
Answer:
It takes around a period of six weeks for a grub to became a complete ant.
Question 5.
Why do the worker ants carry the grubs about?
Answer:
Workers after feeding and cleaning them, carry them about daily for airing, exercise and sunshine.
Question 6.
What jobs are new ants trained for?
Answer:
The new ants are taught teaching and training. Ants learn their duties from old ants as workers, soldiers, builders, cleaners, etc.
Question 7.
Name some other creatures that live in anthills.
Answer:
Other creatures that live in anthills are beetles, lesser breeds of ants and the greenfly.
Question 8.
Mention three things we can learn from the “tiny teacher”. Give reasons for choosing these items.
Answer:
Tiny teacher can teach us hardwork, sense of duty, discipline, cleanliness, care for the young ones and loyalty.
Exercises
Discuss the following topics in groups:
Question 1.
(i) What problems are you likely to face if you keep ants as pets?
Answer:
If we keep ants as pets then we can face such problems like that ants can spread every where in the house and spoil the foods, etc.
(ii) When a group of bees finds nectar, it informs other bees of its location, quantity, etc. through dancing. Can you guess what ants communicate to their fellow ants by touching one another’s feelers?
Answer:
I think ants by touching one another’s feelers try to communicate their fellow-ants about their mother queen and young ones.
Question 2.
Complete the following poem with words given in the box. Then recite the poem.
Soldiers live in barracks
And birds in ……………….. ,
Much like a snake that rests
In a ……………….. No horse is able
To sleep except in a ……………….. .
And a dog lives well,
Mind you, only in a ……………….. .
To say hi to an ant, if you will,
You may have to climb an ……………….. .
hole, kennel, nests, anthill, stable
Answer:
nests, hole, stable, kennel, anthill.
HBSE 7th Class English The Tiny Teacher Important Questions and Answers
Question 1.
How do we know a number of facts about tiny ants?
Answer:
We know a number of facts about tiny ants because people have kept ants as pets and have watched their daily behaviour closely.
Question 2.
When does the queen ant bite off its pair of wings?
or
Describe the wedding flight of the queen ant.
Answer:
The ‘queen’ ant bites its pair of wings off after its wedding flight. Its wedding flight takes place on a hot summer day. The queen leaves the nest and goes out to meet a male ant or drone high up in the air. On its return to earth, the queen ant gets rid of its wings and then does nothing but lays eggs.
Question 3.
Why do ants want alien creatures like beetles, lesser breeds of ants and the greenfly?
Answer:
Ants want alien creatures like beetles, lesser breeds of ants and the greenfly because:
(i) some give off smell pleasant to the ants’ senses
(ii) others give sweet juices
(iii) sum are just pets or playthings like cats and dogs to human beings.
Multiple Choice Questions (Mcq)
Tick (✓) the correct option:
Question 1.
Which insects are the smallest insects?
(a) the fly
(b) the worm
(c) the mosquito
(d) ant
Answer:
(d) ant ✓
Question 2.
The feeters of ants are also known as
(a) antennae
(b) feathers
(c) wings
(d) legs
Answer:
(a) antennae ✓
Question 3.
The commonest of all kinds of ants are
(a) black ants
(b) red ants
(c) either ‘a’ or ‘b’
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) either ‘a’ or ‘b’ ✓
Question 4.
What are the homes of the ants called?
(a) nests
(b) anthills
(c) either ‘a’ or ‘b’
(d) neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’
Answer:
(b) anthills ✓
Question 5.
How many little rooms does each ‘nest’ have?
(а) a few
(b) not much
(c) thousands of rooms
(d) hundreds of rooms
Answer:
(d) hundreds of rooms ✓
Question 6.
Which of these statements is correct?
(a) workers have their reserved quarters.
(b) workers spend most of their time searching for food.
(c) some rooms of ants serve as store houses for the food.
(d) all of these.
Answer:
(d) all of these. ✓
Question 7.
The queen is the mother of
(a) particular ant
(b) the entire population of the colony
(c) none of the ants
(d) all worms.
Answer:
(b) the entire population of the colony ✓
Question 8.
The queen ant lives for about years.
(a) twelve
(b) ten
(c) fourteen
(d) fifteen
Answer:
(d) fifteen ✓
Question 9.
The is the ant’s cow.
(а) beetle
(b) greenfly
(c) lesser breed of ant
(d) none of these.
Answer:
(b) greenfly ✓
Question 10
ants guard the eggs.
(a) worker
(b) soldier
(c) queen
(d) smaller.
Answer:
(b) soldier ✓
Make Sentences
Use the following words in sentences of your own.
(a) entire
(b) population
(c) soldiers
(d) summer
(e) comfortable
(f) peaceful
Answer:
(a) Entire: The entire class was punished by the principal for being noisy.
(b) Population: India has the second highest population in the world.
(c) Soldiers: The soldiers of India fought bravely for the freedom of our country.
(d) Summer: We wear cotton clothes in summer because they absorb heat.
(e) Comfortable: I feel quite comfortable at my uncle’s place.
(f) Peaceful: The peaceful atmosphere in the house was disturbed by the jealousy between the two broth
The Tiny Teacher Word Meanings
Insect-a small animal = कीड़ा, Mosquito-a singing gnat = मच्छर, Worm-a small creeping insect = कीड़ा, Commonest-found everywhere = सामान्य, Wisest-intelligent = होशियार, Facts-truth = असलियत, Creature-living thing = जंतु, Feeler-something someone that feels = स्पर्शक, Greets-meet = अभिनंदन, Direction-side = दिशा, Attention-heed = सावधान, Comfortable-to live comfortably = आरामदायक, Passage-way = रास्ता। Barrack-place for soldier = सैनिकों के रहाने का स्थान, Grub-larva = सूँडी, Bravely-in a brave action = बहादुरी, Peaceful-quiet = शांतिपूर्वाक, Members-Belonging to a group = सदस्य, Bites-make by biting = काटकर, Drone-the male of honey bee = मधुमक्खी , Entire-complete = संपूर्ण, Rid-free = आजादी Hatch-to bring forth young ones from eggs = अंडों, Cocoon-silky case spun by silk worm=किंडा, Perfect-complete = संपूर्ण, Beetle-kind of insect = भृंग, Greenfly-a kind of green ant = हरी मक्खी, Alien-not one’s own = बहारी, Senses-ability to perceive = इंद्रिया ज्ञान, Sense-feeling = अहसास.Discipline-order maintained = अनुशासन, Cleanliness-neatness = सफाई, Loyalty-devotion = निष्ठा।
The Tiny Teacher Summary in English
The ant is the commonest and smallest in¬sects. Ant is the tiny and hardworking creature. Ant uses feelers to talk to other ants. The black and red ants are the most common. These live below the surface of the soil in an anthill. There are hundreds of rooms and passage in which queen lays eggs. Workers, soldiers, cleaners have a separate place to live. Ant’s life is very peaceful.
The queen is the mother of the entire population. Queen takes flight on a hot summer day. Soldiers guard the eggs. The grubs change into cocoons. Ants learn their duty from old ants as workers, soldiers, builders, cleaners etc. The small ant is ready to go into the world.
Ant’s wish beetles, greenfly to live in their nests. Some give off pleasant smell and others give sweet juice. Man is still behind ant in many ways and has to learn hard work, discipline, cleanliness and sense of dutifulness.
The Tiny Teacher Summary in Hindi
चींटी एक सबसे सामान्य और छोटा कीड़ा है। चींटी बहुत छोटी और मेहनती है। चींटी स्पर्शक के द्वारा दूसरी चींटी से बात करती है। काली और लाल चींटी सबसे अधिक पाई जाती हैं। यह धरती के नीचे बांबी (आंट-हिल) में रहती हैं। इनमें सैकड़ों कमरे और रास्ते होते हैं जिनमें रानी अंडे देती है। कार्यकर्ता, सिपाही, सफाई कर्मचारी के रहने के लिए अलग जगह होती है। चींटी की जिंदगी बहुत शांतिपूर्वक होती है।
रानी पूरे समुदाय की माँ होती है। रानी गर्मी वाले दिन अपनी उड़ान लेती है। सिपाही अंडों की रक्षा करती हैं। अंडे रेशम के कीड़े में बदल जाते हैं। चींटी अपना कर्तव्य, बूढ़ी चींटी से जो कार्यकर्ता, सिपाही, निर्माता और सफाई कर्मचारी का काम करती हैं, उनसे सीखती है। तब छोटी चींटी दुनिया में जाने को तैयार हो जाती है।
चींटी भंग और हरी मक्खी को अपने घोंसले में रखना चाहती हैं। कुछ मीठी सुगंध प्रदान करती हैं और कुछ मीठा तरल प्रदान करती हैं।
मनुष्य अभी भी चींटी से बहुत पीछे है और उसे चींटी से मेहनत, अनुशासन, सफाई और कर्त्तव्यनिष्ठा की सीख लेनी चाहिए।