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।