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NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English Honeycomb Trees (Poem)

Page No: 84

A Working with the Poem

Question 1:
What are the games or human activities which use trees, or in which trees also “participate’?
Solution :
Children use trees for their games. They make tree houses and play “hide and seek’ behind the trees. Trees play an important role also while adults are spending some time at leisure. Under the shade of the trees, they have their tea parties and they also become a befitting Subject matter for painting.

Question 2:

1. “Trees are to make no shade in winter.” What does this mean? (Contrast this line with the line immediately before it.)
2.  “Trees are for apples to grow on, or pears.” Do you agree that one purpose of a tree is to have fruit on it?
   (Or) Do you think this line is humorous?

Solution:

1. During summers, the trees provide cool shade. In winters, this shade is not required. So people stand under the open sun to enjoy its Warmth,
2. One purpose of the trees is to provide fruits like apples, pears and so on. This line is not humorous. Humans do rely on trees for food.

Question 3:
With the help of your partner, try to rewrite some lines in the poem, or add new ones of your own as in the following examples. Trees are for birds to build nests in. Trees are for people to sit under. Now try to compose a similar poem about Water, or air.
Solution:
Trees are for birds to build nests in. Trees are for people to sit under. Trees are for those leisurely hours to enjoy the beauty of nature, Trees are for the homemakers to beautify their house. Trees are for the sick ones to derive their medicine from. Trees are for everyone because to every person a tree has some gift to offer.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Who have tea parties under the trees?
Solution:
The adults enjoy having tea parties under the shade of the trees.

Question 2:
To what use a mother puts the trees?
Solution:
According to the poem, mothers love to capture the beauty of the trees on their Canvas.

Question 3:
What happens when the winds blow?
Solution:
When the winds blow through the trees, the leaves and branches move to and fro giving Cool breeze.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Why do the fathers find trees useful?
Solution:
During the fall, gathering the scattered leaves from the ground, a lot of profit could be reaped. These leaves could be used as fuel or turned into manure and fertilisers. The fathers find this profitable as this aids their business.

Question 2:
Why the chopped down trees are called timber?
Solution:
The trees are chopped down so that their wood could be put to use. The logs and wood, timber, is used for carpentry and to make furniture. Even when the tree is chopped down, it is useful and profitable.

Question 3:
From the reading of the poem, evaluate the benefits of trees.
Solution:
The trees have various benefits. They Cater to the needs of all forms of life. Birds derive food and shelter from the trees and So do some of the animals. Birds use trees to build their nests. For human beings, too, trees are a major source of sustenance.
They get fruits, shade, timber, medicines and various other Such elements from the trees. Children love to play around the trees. For those, who have leisurely time, trees provide relief and also work as subjects that could be painted.

Extract Based Questions

Extract 1

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Trees are for birds.
Trees are for children.
Trees are to make tree houses in.
Trees are to swing swings on.

Question 1:
Have you seen animals or birds making houses in trees?
Solution:
Yes, I have seen many animals making their houses, nests in trees. Female monkeys joyously sit on the branches, pluck peas, beans etc take out the nuts and feed their young ones. They feel a great content in doing so.

Question 2:
Give two example of trees that have a number of uses in everybody’s life.
Solution:
The two uses of trees are
(i) Sandalwood tree gives sandal that is Considered, Sacred in rituals, worships etc. It gives wood, timber etc. It provides shade to humans, animals and most importantly snakes. It gives fragrance.
(ii) Coconut tree gives a very juicy sweet fruit. Its coir is used to make ropes etc. We get timber from it.

Question 3:
Why do we make swings on trees?
Solution:
Swinging is an exercise that feels you with a great joy and energises you. Swinging on the branches of a tree is more interesting than any other swings, because it gives fresh air too.

Question 4:
How are trees useful for birds?
(a) To sit on
(b) To build nests on
(c) To hatch eggs
(d) All of these
Solution:
(d) All of these

Question 5:
What are advantages of trees for children?
(a) They use trees for furniture.
(b) They get money from trees.
(c) They speak their sorrows to trees.
(d) They can play around trees and get fruits, clothes, books from trees.
Solution:
(d) They can play around trees and get fruits, clothes, books from trees.

Question 6:
What should be done to save trees?
(a) Everyone should plant at least a tree every year.
(b) We should embrace trees when one wants to Cut them.
(c) We should light some bulbs near trees.
(d) We should love trees.
Solution:
(a) Everyone should plant at least a tree every year

Extract 2

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Trees are for the wind to blow through.
Trees are to hide behind in Hide and Seek.’
Trees are to have tea parties under.
Trees are for kites to get caught in.
Trees are to make cool shade in summer.
Trees are to make no shade in winter.

Question 1:
How does a tree prove to be beneficial during Summers?
Solution:
Tree gives cool shade during summer.

Question 2:
Comment on the tone of the speaker when he says, “Trees are for no shade in winters.”
Solution:
The speaker in a humorous way notes that during winter, the shade of the tree is not needed. People enjoy the warmth of the Sun.

Question 3:
Use the word ‘shade’ in a sentence of your own.
Solution:
We were tired walking a long distance, so we decided to relax under the shade of the Sun.

Question 4:
Who reaps the benefits when the wind blows through the trees?
(a) Birds
(b) Passersby.
(c) Adults
(d) All of these
Solution:
(d) All of these

Question 5:
Who hides behind the trees in “Hide and Seek.”
(a) Birds
(b) Children
(c) Passersby
(d) All of these
Solution:
(b) Children

Question 6:
Who have tea parties under the shade of the trees?
(a) Birds
(b) Passersby.
(c) Adults
(d) All of these
Solution:
(c) Adults

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NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English Honeycomb The Squirrel (Poem)

Page No: 49

A Working with the Poem
Question 1:
Why does the poet say the squirrel “wore a question mark for tail”? Draw a squirrel, or find a picture of a squirrel sitting on the ground. How would you describe its tail?
Solution:
The poet said that the squirrel “wore a question mark for a tail” because its tail is twisted appearing like a question mark.

Question 2:
Do we usually say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail? What do we say?
(Think: Does an animal wear a coat? Consult a dictionary if you like, and find out how ‘wear’ is used in different ways.)
Solution:
We usually say that an animal ‘has’ a set of given characteristics rather than saying ‘wear’. The poet, however, uses the word ‘wear’ to indicate the external characteristics of the squirrel.
The dictionary meaning of ‘wear’ suggests some­thing of an outer covering, for instance clothes.

Question 3:
“He liked to tease and play”. Who is teasing whom? How?
Solution:
The poet liked to tease and play with the squirrel. Whenever the poet went a little close to the squirrel, the squirrel would run away in the other direction.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
What is being compared to a gray overcoat?
Solution:
The squirrel’s body is being compared to a gray overcoat.

Question 2:
Discuss the posture of the squirrel as discussed in line 3 of the poem.
Solution:
The squirrel ‘sat up straight’ to eat a nut. Else, the squirrel usually sits and runs with a bended back.

Question 3:
What did the squirrel do if someone came too close to his tree?
Solution:
The squirrel would run away in the opposite direction if someone came too close to his tree.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Having observed the squirrels around us, can we say that a squirrel is a fast paced animal?
Solution:
Yes, based on our observation of the squirrels around us, we can say that a squirrel is a fast paced animal. We rarely come across squirrels sitting still, except when they are biting into the nuts. Usually we see the squirrels running from one place to another with great energy.

Question 2:
What does the poem say about the poet’s choice of subject?
Solution:
The poem is a reflection of the poet’s desire to compose poetry on most mundane elements that we come across in our day to day surrounding. A squirrel is the most commonly found animal that we see around us. Yet, very few of us would have thought of it as a potent subject matter for a writer’s pen. The poet very simplistically discusses the various aspects of the squirrel, which each one of us must have observed closely.

Extract Based Questions
Directions: (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

“He liked to tease and play,

And if we ran around his tree,

He went the other way.”

Question 1:
Give a synonym for ‘like’ in the context of the poem.
Solution:
Relish

Question 2:
Teasing is the poet’s way of…………………. with the squirrel.
Solution:
playing

Question 3:
Use the word, ‘run’ in a sentence of your own.
Solution:
It is a joy to see children running in various directions while playing in the garden.

Question 4:
Choose a befitting adjective to describe the nature of squirrel.
(a) Playful
(b) Scornful
(c) Introvert
(d) Jealous
Solution:
(a) Playful

Question 5:
Identify the ‘he’ in the first line.
(a) The poet
(b) The squirrel
(c) The onlooker
(d) The gardener
Solution:
(a) The poet

Question 6:
Who went the other way?
(a) The poet
(b) The squirrel
(c) The onlooker
(d) The gardener
Solution:
(b) The squirrel

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NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English Honeycomb The Shed (Poem)

Page No: 49

A Working with the Poem

Question 1:
Answer the following questions.

1. Who is the speaker in the poem?
2. Is she/he afraid or curious or both?
3. What is she/he planning to do soon?
4. “But not just yet…” suggests doubt, fear, hesitation, laziness or something else. Choose the word which seems right to you. Tell others why you chose it.

Solution:

1. It is not very clear who the Speaker is. Perhaps, the speaker is the poet himself.
2. The speaker seems to be both Curious as well as afraid to go inside the shed. He wants to find out what is inside the shed. At the same time, he is afraid because he thinks that strange voices could be heard from here and there is possibly a ghost who lives inside the Shed.
3. He/She plans to go inside the shed after some day soon.
4. “But not just yet…” seems to suggest lack of preparation. The speaker wants to be further certain and prepare himself for this endeavour. He has already overcome his fears, so there is no fear. However, waiting for the right time Could be a reason for postponing the act.

Question 2:
Is there a room in your house or a house in your neighbourhood/locality where you would rather not go alone, and never at night? If there is such a place and a story to go with it, let others hear all about it.
Solution:
There is a store room in my house which is in the backyard of the house. It is a little away from the main structure. It is full of odd objects and not even lit properly. Thus, going to the store room, at night, calls for a lot of courage. My mother once asked me to fetch certain things from the store room. When I entered the store room, I felt as if I saw the movement of shadows. Screamed with terror, but later got to know that those shadows were nothing but my mind’s imagination.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Why were the hinges of the door rusty?
Solution:
Hardly anybody went inside the shed. Since the doors were not opened for a long time, its hinges had become rusty.

Question 2:
What does the speaker usually do while lying in the bed?
Solution:
The speaker generally contemplated the idea of going inside the shed.

Question 3:
What does the broken glass window Suggest?
Solution:
The broken glass panes of the dusty window suggested lack of maintenance. There was hardly anybody who went inside the shed, so cleaning the shed was a distant possibility.

Question 4:
According to the speaker’s brother, where did the ghost hid himself?
Solution:
According to the speaker’s brother, the ghost hid himself under the rotten floorboards of the shed.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
What did the speaker’s brother say about the Shed?
Solution:
The speaker’s brother talked about the presence of a ghost inside the shed. He also warned the speaker that if he ever went inside the shed, the ghost might chop off his head. Saying so, the speaker’s brother frightened the speaker.

Question 2:
Comment on the speaker’s resolve to go inside the shed.
Solution:
From our reading of the poem, it becomes amply clear that the speaker is fully determined to go inside the shed. Even when his brother threatens him, he does not give up the idea of going inside to find for himself the truth. His desire to visit only gets postponed and delayed.

Question 3:
What change occurs in the attitude of the speaker?
Solution:
In the first three stanzas the speaker seems to be Scared of the shed. He thinks about the strange voices that come from the shed, somebody mysteriously staring at him, he believed in the ghost stories and so on. However, in the final stanza of the poem, there seems to be a major change in the Speaker’s attitude. He has understood that all these ghost stories were a lie told to him. And, therefore, his resolve to go inside the shed becomes further firm.

Question 4:
Why do you think that the spider web hanging on the door was no longer there?
Solution:
The first time when the speaker describes the shed, the speaker talks about a Spider web hanging across the door of the shed. However, the next time when the speaker describes the shed, the speaker shares that it had been a long time since the spider and the Web Were not to be Seen. Perhaps, the door of the shed had been opened by the speaker’s brother, thereby displacing the Spider’s web that covered the door.

Extract Based Questions

Extract 1

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

There’s a dusty old window around at the side
With three creacked panes of glass,
I often think there’s someone staring at me
Each time that I pass,
I’ll peep through that window one day.

Question 1:
What is the condition of the window described in the poem?
(a) It is sparkling with its new glass panes
(b) Three panes of it are cracked
(c) All panes of it are broken off
(d) The children playing cricket have broken the window completely
Solution:
(b) Three panes of it are cracked.

Question 2:
Why does the poet want to peep through the window as he passes it?
(a) To see the ghost
(b) To steal something
(c) To find out if somebody is staring at him
(d) To see his brother and his friends
Solution:
(c) To find out if somebody is staring at him.

Question 3:
What feeling of the poet is exhibited in his peeping through the window?
(a) The poet is emotional
(b) The poet is careless
(c) The poet has a lot of time
(d) The poet is curious
Solution:
(d) The poet is curious.

Question 4:
Does the poet get scared at the thought of peeping through the window?
Solution:
No, the poet does not fear at all. It is his own bold decision.

Question 5:
Who according to poet’s brother stares the poet?
Solution:
There might be a ghost as has been told by the poet’s brother.

Question 6:
Why is the window dusty?
Solution:
Because the shed has not been used for long by anybody. Therefore it has become an abode of dust.

Extract 2

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

“My brother tells lies to keep the
shed for his den.
There isn’t anyone staring or
making strange noises.
And the spider has been gone from his web
Since I don’t know when.
I’ll go into that shed one day soon,
But not just yet.”

Question 1:
Why does the speaker’s brother lie to him?
(a) He wishes to mislead the speaker
(b) He wishes to solely use the shed
(c) He wishes to sell away the shed
(d) He is afraid of the ghost
Solution:
(b) He wishes to solely use the shed.

Question 2:
“Since I don’t know when” suggests……
(a) passage of time
(b) spider has been killed by the ghost
(c) the Speaker being a foolish person
(d) the brother being a liar
Solution:
(a) passage of time

Question 3:
Who wishes to go into the shed soon?
(a) The speaker
(b) The speaker’s brother
(c) The ghost
(d) The dog.
Solution:
(a) The speaker

Question 4:
Why does the speaker say that “there isn’t anyone staring or making strange noises”?
Solution:
He speaker has understood that his brother had been lying to him in order to keep him away from the shed.

Question 5:
Identify the line that has been repeated often in the poem.
Solution:
“I’ll go into that shed one day soon.”

Question 6:
What does this passage say about the speaker?
Solution:
The passage indicates a mature : understanding that the speaker has attained.

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NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English Honeycomb The Rebel (Poem)

Page No: 34

Working with the Poem

Question 1:
Answer the following questions.

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

Solutio:

1. The teacher would scold the student who would not be dressed in the school uniform while coming to the School.
2. When everyone wants a clear sky, the rebel wants the Sun.
3. If a rebel has a dog for a pet, the others are most likely to be cat lovers.
4. It is good to have rebels because they are different and they teach us to be able to accept and tolerate differences.
5. It is not good to be a rebel oneself because the Society never accepts a rebel and always critiques his behaviour.
6. I would like to be a rebel because a rebel is able to think individually rather than following the herd mentality.
   However, it is not easy to be a rebel as the rebels are always critiqued by the Society for their different behaviour.

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

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

Solution:

1. long – Short
2. grow – cut
3. quietness – disturbance
4. sober – fantastic
5. lost – find

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

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

Solution:

1. The rebel lets his hair grow long.
2. He puts in a good word for dogs.
3. He has a preference for cats.
4. When everybody is greeting the rain
5. When nobody talks during the lesson.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
What does the rebel do when everybody talks during the lessons?
Solution:
When everybody talks during the lessons, the rebel becomes absolutely silent.

Question 2:
Why does the rebel choose to Wear fantastic Clothes?
Solution :
When the rebel sees everybody dressed in uniform, the rebel chooses to wear fantastic clothes.

Question 3:
Are the rebels rain lovers?
Solution:
The rebels become rain lovers when they realise that the others are enjoying the sun.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Why do rebels always contradict the others?
Solution:
The rebels always contradict others because they wish to stand out be different and stand out from the rest of the crowd. They wish to retain their voice and preferences as well as opinions rather than blindly following the crowd.

Question 2:
Why does the society disapprove of the rebels?
Solution:
The rebels do not conform to the standard decisions and choices made by the society at large. They have their own opinions, unique thinking, are different and at times even go to the extent to contradicting others merely to highlight themselves as unique.

Extract Based Questions

Extract 1

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

When everybody talks during the lesson,
The rebel doesn’t say a word.
When nobody talks during the lesson,
The rebel creates a disturbance.

Question 1:
With reference to the above extract, do you think it is good to be a rebel?
Solution:
No, to go against the flow just to show that you are different or to prove your superiority is Wrong. Unnecessarily breaking the rule unless there is some noble cause is not acceptable.

Question 2:
Can there be a good reason behind staying silent when everybody is talking?
Solution:
Yes, sometimes people keep on arguing unnecessarily out of their ignorance of the entire and actual situation. In Such situations, a wise man would stay silent.

Question 3:
Can there be a good reason behind speaking when everybody else is silent?
Solution:
Yes, sometimes people do not dare to raise Voice against the wrong happening. But a rebel cannot tolerate unfair things and raises voice against it. If nobody dares to speak, the once who do wrong are encouraged to do so ever again.

Question 4:
What do you think, the rebel doesn’t like?
(a) Opposing the authority.
(b) Going with the flow.
(c) Taking lessons in a classroom.
(d) Taking advice of an illiterate person.
Solution:
(b) Going with the flow.

Question 5:
What must be the main motto of a rebel, in your opinion?
(a) Teaching the Society to be dutiful.
(b) Obeying the rules.
(c) Bringing disharmony.
(d) Bringing about the change.
Solution:
(d) Bringing about the change.

Question 6:
What does a rebel do when nobody talks during the class?
(a) Creates a disturbance.
(b) Spoils the atmosphere.
(c) Teaches the teacher.
(d) Runs away.
Solution:
(a) Creates a disturbance.

Extract 2

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

“When everybody says, Yes please,
The rebel says, No thank you.
When everybody says, No thank you,
The rebel says, Yes please.
It is very good that we have rebels.
You may not find it very good to be one.

Question 1:
What decides the choices made by the rebel?
Solution:
The society’s opinion can never be a rebel’s Choice. The rebel’s choices are based on what the Society would not accept or agree to.

Question 2:
Why does the poet say it is not good to be a rebel oneself?
Solution:
The poet says that it is not good to be a rebel oneself because one would not be accepted by the society.

Question 3:
Use the word “rebel” in a sentence of your own.
Solution:
Jimmy always disagrees to what others say. He is a rebel.

Question 4:
Who do you think is the character of rebel based on?
(a) A political activist
(b) The poet
(c) The school teacher
(d) A young child
Solution:
(d) A young child

Question 5:
What does the rebel do?
(a) Defy others
(b) Disobey others
(c) Trust, others
(d) Love others
Solution:
(a) Defy others

Question 6:
Who does not like the rebels?
(a) The poet
(b) The political activists
(c) The Society
(d) The rebels
Solution:
(c) The Society

Question 4:
Why does the rebel demand for the rain when everybody is praising the sun?
(a) He is craving for rain.
(b) He hates the Sun.
(c) He is not happy with what everybody likes.
(d) None of the above
Solution:
(c) He is not happy with what everybody likes.

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NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English Honeycomb Mystery of the Talking Fan (Poem)

Page Numbers: (97 and 98)

A Working with the Poem

Question 1:
Fans don’t talk, but it is possible to imagine that they do. What is it, then, that sounds like the fan’s chatter?
Solution:
The noise created by the fan’s motor due to lack of oiling was being compared to the fan’s chatter.

Question 2:
Complete the following sentences

1. The chatter is electrical because …………..
2. It is mysterious because ………………..

Solution:

1. the fan functions on an electrical motor and the attention to my chatter. noise was being produced by its motor
2. the poet was unable to comprehend what the fan was saying

Question 3:
What do you think the talking fan was demanding?
Solution:
The talking fan seems to be demanding They need some oiling to some attention. It was demanding oiling. The moment it was oiled. it fell silent.

Question 4:
How does an electric fan managed to throw so much air when it is switched on?
Solution:
An electrical fan comprises of three blades and a whirling motor. The moment it is switched on. the motor starts and begins to rotate, forcing the blades to move in circular movement. this generates a lot of pressure, which forces the air downwards in all directions.

Question 5:
Is there a “talking fan’ in your house? Create a dialogue between the fan and a mechanic.
Solution:
Yes: There is a talking fan in my house, which perhaps requires some oiling.
A: Hi I just realised that you are a talking fan
Talking fan: Oh great Finally! I had been waiting for someone to pay attention to my chatter.
A: Why so? I never knew you were trying to Seek attention.
Talking fan: Of course, I was. What else am expected to do when nobody worries about my maintenance. My parts in a wretched state. they need some oiling to function smoothly. Alas, nobody is bothered.
Talking fan: Thank you so much. That would indeed be kind.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
What does the phrase, “he ran as still as Water” mean?
Solution:
The phrase, “he ran as still as water” meant that it began to function smoothly.

Question 2:
What was troubling the talking fan?
Solution:
The talking fan was being troubled by lack of oiling on its various parts, disabling him from functioning smoothly.

Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1:
Why was all the ‘mystery’ spoilt?
Solution:
The poet Could hear the chatter of the fan, though she could not understand it. But Soon, the Scope to decode and comprehend it was lost as the fan’s motor was oiled by Someone. Thereafter, the talking fan became silent.

Question 2:
Who do you think or understand what the talking fan wished to convey?
Solution:
The talking fan seemed to be very noisily and continuously chattering. Perhaps, besides the poet the others could hear it too. Though the poet was curious, she never made an attempt to understand what the talking fan said.
Or perhaps before she could, the message was decoded by the person who attended to the needs of the fan by oiling its motor.

Extract Based Question

Directions: (Q.Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

I couldn’t quite hear what he said
And I hope it doesn’t matter
Because one day somebody oiled
His little whirling motor
And all the mystery was spoiled.

Question 1:
Why does the poet say, “I hope it doesn’t matter”?
Solution:
The poet was hoping that the fan’s chatter didn’t make much difference.

Question 2:
Who oiled the motor?
Solution:
The poem doesn’t indicate who oiled the motor, but it Surely wasn’t the speaker.

Question 3:
What was the connection between the motor and the fan’s Chatter?
Solution:
The lack of oil in the motor was responsible for the noise produced by the fan.

Question 4:
Who is the ‘he’ in the first line of the extract?
(a) The poet
(b) The mechanic
(c) The talking fan
(d) The mother
Solution:
(c) The talking fan

Question 5:
Why did the talking fan’s chatter come to an end?
(a) Somebody repaired the motor.
(b) The poet asked him to shut up.
(c) The fan fell on the ground.
(d) The poet left the house.
Solution:
(a) Somebody repaired the motor.

Question 6:
Choose the synonym of the word ‘whirling.’
(b) Chatting (c) Obscurity (d) Story
Solution:
(a) Rotating

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NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English Honeycomb Meadow Surprises (Poem)

Working with the Poem

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

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

Solution:

1. The velvet grass means soft grass that almost feels like fur or velvet.
2. Drinking straws mean that it appears as if the butterflies are sipping nectar from the flowers with the straws.
3. Meadow houses are a reference to several houses which inhabit the insects, birds and animals that live in the meadows. Such as burrows, nests and mounds.
4. The amazing mound is a reference to the mound created by the ants as their dwelling place.
5. Fuzzy head refers to the heads of the bright yellow flowers which have a beautiful texture.

Question 2:
Which line in the poem suggests that you need a keen eye and a sharp ear to enjoy a meadow? Read aloud the stanza that contains this line.
Solution:
“You may discover these yourself, if you look and listen well.”

Question 3:
Find pictures of the kinds of birds, insects and scenes mentioned in the poem.
Solution:
Do it yourself.

Question 4:
Watch a tree or a plant, or walk across a field or park at the same time everyday for a week. Keep a diary of what you see and hear. At the end of the week, write a short paragraph or a poem about your experiences. Put your writing up on the class bulletin board.
Solution:
During the summers, I observed the holy Basil plant placed in the courtyard dying, due to lack of water.
So, I decided to water it regularly. I realised that the first few days, there was hardly any change in the plant. On the fourth day, tiny leaves emerged on its branches. Soon, those tiny leaves grew into full leaves and the entire plant seemed to have bloomed fully.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
What kind of surprise could be found while walking on the grass?
Solution:
Walking on the velvety soft grass, one derives immense pleasure.

Question 2:
Why is one unable to see a rabbit initially?
Solution:
One is unable to spot a rabbit in the grass because it is sitting very still. Only when it hops, is one able to see it.

Question 3:
What is the butterfly busy doing?
Solution:
Butterfly seems to be busy in sucking nectar from the flowers. It appears as if the butterfly uses a drinking straw to do so.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Which all houses are characterised by the term ‘meadow houses’?
Solution:
Burrows in the ground meant for smaller animals, nests beneath the tall grass for birds and mounds for ants are the various houses that are characterised by the term, ‘meadow houses.’ While exploring the meadows one can see all of these.

Question 2:
Describe the various sights that one comes across in the meadows.
Solution:
In the meadows, one comes across various beautiful sights. One is able to see butterflies sipping nectar from the flowers. One encounters a rabbit that suddenly hops in front of you, one is able to see dandelions transform from buds to flowers and seek the pleasure of seeing them flutter. Only in the meadows is it possible to see burrows, mounds, nests all placed nearly in the same area. The feeling of walking through the soft velvet like grass can only be understood by those who have been to the meadows.

Question 3:
Which word in the poem is a synonym of ‘sup’ or ‘drink with mouthfuls’?
(a) Sip
(b) Unfold
(c) Suck
(d) Brook
Solution:
(a) Sip

Question 4:
Which is the word in the extract that means ‘a liquid sweet juice?
(a) Velvet
(b) Meadow
(c) Brook
(d) Nectar
Solution:
(d) Nectar

Extract Based Questions

Extract 1

Directions:  (Q.Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Meadows have surprises
You can find them if you look;
Walk softly through the velvet grass,
And listen by the brook.
You may see a butterfly ‘ Rest upon a buttercup
And unfold its drinking straws
To sip the nectar up.

Question 1:
What surprises do the meadows have to offer you?
Solution:
Meadows have too many surprises offer in the form of pleasure of the sounds of brook and the feeling of soft velvety grass.

Question 2:
Why is it a great pleasure to walk through the meadows?
Solution:
It is a great pleasure to walk through the meadows because its grass is as soft as a velvet that gives you a pleasant walk.

Question 3:
What does the poet call ‘buttercup’as? Why?
Solution:
The poet figuratively uses the word ‘buttercup’ for flowers and buds. The poet calls them so because they offer a lot of sweet nector to the butterflies, to sip.

Question 4:
What must have been called as the ‘drinking straws’ by the poet?
(a) Plastic pipes to drink juices
(b) Twigs of the trees in bushes
(c) Proboscis of the insects
(d) The straw that the poet carrier with himself to drink river water.
Solution:
(c) Proboscis of the insects.

Question 5:
Which word in the poem is a synonym of ‘sup’ or ‘drink with mouthfuls’?
(a) Sip
(b) Unfold
(c) Suck
(d) Brook
Solution:
(a) Sip

Question 6:
Which is the word in the extract that means ‘a liquid sweet juice?
(a) Velvet (b) Meadow
(c) Brook (d) Nectar
Solution:
(d) Nectar

Extract 2

Directions (Q.Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Explore the meadow houses,
The burrows in the ground,
A nest beneath tall grasses,
The ant’s amazing mound.
Oh! Meadows have surprises
And many things to tell;
You may discover these yourself,
If you look and listen well.

Question 1:
What does the poet refer to ‘meadow houses’?
Solution:
The houses of birds i.e. nests beneath the tall grass, the dwellings of rabbits, i.e. holes in the ground and mounds for the ants are called as ‘meadow houses’ by the poet.

Question 2:
What is amazing about he mounds of the ants?
Solution:
The mounds of the ants are made of such a soft soil as is extremely difficult to pile the way the ants do. They work very diligently to create their house.

Question 3:
Which all surprises must the poet be talking about in these stanzas?
Solution:
The poet talks about the surprises of the beauty of nature, like amazing chirping sounds of birds and humming sounds of bees and insects.
He talks about the soft velvety grass and the beautiful greenary all around.

Question 4:
Who can feel the delight of the surprises that meadows offer?
(a) A passive passerby.
(b) An eager passerby with his eyes and ears wide open.
(c) A person who takes photographs of it.
(d) A hunter.
Solution:
(b) An eager passerby with his eyes and ears wide open.

Question 5:
Which word in the extract means, ‘holes’?
(a) Mounds
(b) Meadows
(c) Nests
(d) Burrows
Solution:
(d) Burrows

Question 6:
Which word is the opposite of ‘badly’?
(a) Look
(b) Many
(c) Well
(d) Amazing
Solution:
(c) Well.

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NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English Honeycomb Garden Snake (Poem)

Working with the Poem

Question 1:
Answer the following questions.

1. Pick out the line that suggests that the child is afraid of snakes.
2. Which line shows a complete change of the child’s attitude towards snakes? Read it aloud.
3. “But mother says that kind is good…” What is mother referring to?

Solution:

1. “I saw a snake and ran away.”
2. “I’ll stand aside and watch him pass.”
3. The mother is referring to the garden snake.

Question 2:
Find the word that refers to the snake’s movements in the grass.
solution:
Wiggle

Question 3:
There are four pairs of rhyming words in the poem. Say them aloud.
solution:
(a) Good, food
(b) Pass, grass
(c) Away, say
(d) Mistake, snake

Question 4:
A snake has no legs or feet, but it moves very fast. Can you guess how? Discuss in the group.
solution:
A snake has no legs or feet. It wiggles on the surface.

Question 5:
Can you recall the word used for a cobra’s long sharp teeth? Where did you come across this word first?
solution:
A cobra’s long teeth are called fangs. I first came across this word on National Geographic Channel.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Why did the narrator run away seeing the garden snake?
solution:
The narrator thought the snake to be dangerous and out of fear ran away.

Question 2:
What does a garden snake eat?
solution:
A garden snake survives on insects.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
What makes the child comfortable the next time he sees the garden snake?
solution:
The first time the child sees the snake, he is overcome with fear.
However, on being told by his mother that this particular snake is not dangerous, the child becomes comfortable the next time he encounters the garden snake.

Question 2:
What lesson does the young child narrator learn from his mother?
solution:
The young child narrator, in his ignorance, had assumed all kinds of snakes to be dangerous. However, from his mother he learnt that not every kind of snake is dangerous some are, most are not.
This makes him peacefully admire the garden snake whenever he saw it next. Also, the narrator learnt that it is important to gather knowledge about any new object or creature one encounters before making one’s opinion.

Extract Based Question

Directions (Q.Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

I saw a snake and ran away Some snakes are
dangerous, they say;
But mother says that kind is good,
And eats up insects for his food.

Question 1:
Why do you think the child ran away on seeing the snake?
solution:
Because the snake is a very dangerous creature and its fear is generally instilled in everybody from his very childhood.

Question 2:
What does the child’s mother say about snakes?
solution:
The child’s mother tells him that the kind of the snake that he saw was not so dangerous. It lived on insects only and did not harm others.

Question 3:
Is it good to play with snakes which are not very dangerous?
solution:
No, one should not at all do the courage of playing with the snakes because one cannot recognise which snakes are poisonous and which are not.

Question 4:
Why are snakes dangerous, according to you?
(a) Because they look very dangeorus
(b) Because their venom is poisonous
(c) Because they make terrible sounds
(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
solution:
(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

Question 5:
Why does the snake kill insects?
(a) Because he does not like them
(b) Because he wants to rule the forest
(c) Because he wants to eat them as a food
(d) Because he wants to save human beings
solution:
(c) Because he wants to eat them as a food.

Question:6
What does the poet refer to as ‘they’ in the above stanza?
(a) Snakes
(b) Snake catchers
(c) Trees and bushes
(d) General people
solution:
(d) General people.

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NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English Honeycomb Dad and the Cat and the Tree (Poem)

Page No: 110

A Working with the Poem

Question 1:
Why was Dad sure he wouldn’t fall?
Solution:
The Dad was sure he wouldn’t fall because he was a good climber.

Question 2:
Which phrase in the poem expresses Dad’s Self-confidence best?
Solution:
“Right just. Leave it to me.” “Easy as winking to a climber like me.”

Question 3:
Describe Plan A and its consequences.
Solution:
According to Plan A, father would have reached the tree top with the help of the ladder. However, the ladder slipped and father fell on the ground.

Question 4:
Plan C was success. What went wrong then?
Solution:
Even though Plan C was a success, it did not work out as planned. The moment the father reached the tree top, the cat jumped and touched the ground and was again out of father’s reach.

Question 5:
The cat was very happy to be on the ground. Pick out the phrase used to express this idea.
Solution:
“Smiling and Smirking.”

Question 6:
Describe the Cat and the Dad situation in the beginning and at the end of the poem.
Solution:
At the Onset, the cat was stuck on the tree and father was confident to be able to drive it away. By the time the poem ended, the cat was free and the father got stuck in the tree.

Question 7:
Why and when did Dad say each of the following?

1. Fall
2. Never mind
3. Funny joke
4. Rubbish

Solution:

1. When his wife warned him against falling, father with a great surprise said “fall?”
2. Having fallen to the ground, the father did not give up and brushing the dirt from his hair and clothes said, “never mind.”
3. When his wife again warned him against falling while he was executing Plan B, he found his wife’s warnings to be a “funny joke.”
4. After the second fall, when his wife intervened saying that he might break his neck, he again dismissed her concern by saying, “rubbish.”

Question 8:
Do you find the poem humorous? Read aloud lines which make you laugh.
Solution:
Of course. The poem is full of humour. The narrator’s father falling over and over again was quite humorous.
(a) “the cat gave a yell/ and sprang to the ground.”
(b) “it slipped. He landed in the flower bed.”

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
How many times does the narrator’s father try to climb the tree?
Solution:
The narrator’s father tried to climb the tree thrice. To do SO, he executed Pan A, B and C.

Question 2:
State an adjective used to describe the tree.
Solution:
Wobbly

Question 3:
From where did the narrator’ father get the ladder?
Solution:
The narrator’s father got the ladder from the garden shed.

Question 4:
Why did Plan B fail?
Solution:
Father swung himself on a branch and the branch broke. Thus, the Plan B failed.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Describe the tone in which the narrator’s father dismissed his wife’s warnings every single time.
Solution:
When his wife warned him the first time, father was really astonished.  He thought how a good climber like him could fall. The Second time his wife warned him, he laughed at her finding her warning to be a funny joke.

Question 2:
Discuss plan A, B and C and the reasons for their respective failures.
Solution:
According to Plan A, father would have reached the tree top with the help of the ladder. However, the ladder slipped and father fell on the ground.
Then, he thought of Plan B. He swung himself on the branch. But, the branch broke and father again fell on the ground.
Finally, he thought of Plan C. He thought of climbing the garden wall. However, even that did not work as planned.
The moment the father reached the tree top, the cat jumped and touched the ground and was again out of father’s reach.

Extract Based Questions

Extract 1

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6). Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

He got out the leadder
From the garden shed.
It slipped. He landed
In the flower bed.
“Never mind,’ said Dad,
Brushing the dirt
Off his hair and his face.
And his trousers and his shirt,

Question 1:
Does father lose all his hope of bringing the cat down?
Solution:
No, he doesn’t lose hope because climbing up a tree was a child’s play for him. Therefore he know that he would be successful in his Venture.

Question 2:
Write two pairs of rhyming words from the extract.
Solution:
Shed-bed; dirt-shirt

Question 3:
Does father lose hope?
Solution:
No, father doesn’t lose hope because he had confidence in his skill of climbing up a tree.

Question 4:
Where did father bring the ladder from?
(a) Garden
(b) Flower bed
(c) Cow shed
(d) Drawing room
Solution:
(a) Garden shed

Question 5:
What happens after the poet’s father fall off the ladder?
(a) He gives up.
(b) He gets up and goes to take rest.
(c) He gets up and plans for other trick.
(d) None of the above
Solution:
(c) He gets up and plans for other trick.

Question 6:
Where all he cleans the dirt from?
(a) His shirts and trousers.
(b) His hair and face.
(c) Both (a) and (d)
(d) Only (b)
Solution:
(c) both (a) and (d)

Extract 2

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

“We’ll try Plan B. Stand
Out of the way!’
Mum said, “Don’t fall
Again, O.K.?’
“Fall again? said Dad.
“Funny joke!’
Then he swung himself up
On a branch. It broke.

Question 1:
Why does father ask mother to stand away?
Solution:
Father asks mother to stand out of the way that she might not get hurt.

Question 2:
How did father make an attempt to save the Cat for the Second time?
Solution:
For the second time, instead of climbing up the ladder, he swung himself on a branch.

Question 3:
Was he successful in saving the cat this time?
Solution:
No, he was not successful because the branch that he swung himself upon broke and he fell again.

Question 4:
What does mother Warn him?
(a) To give up
(b) To bring the cat down immediately
(c) To beware of dogs
(d) Not to fall again
Solution:
(d) Not to fall again

Question 5:
How does father react at this?
(a) He finds it a funny joke
(b) He needs it seriously
(c) He obeys her advice
(d) He waits for the right way
Solution:
(a) He finds it a funny joke

Question 6:
Mum Warned Dad to
(a) take medicines regularly.
(b) climb up the tree carefully.
(c) walk Slowly.
(d) stay silent.
Solution:
(b) climb up the tree carefully

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NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English Honeycomb Chivvy (Poem)

Page No: 70

A Working with the Poem

Question 1:
Discuss these questions in small groups before you answer them.

1. When is a grown-up likely to say this? Don’t talk with your mouth full.
2. When are you likely to be told this? Say thank you.
3. When do you think an adult would say this? No one thinks you are funny.

Solution:

1. The grown-ups are likely to tell the children not to talk while their mouth is full of food.
2. The children are likely to be reminded to Say thank you when they receive a gift or a favour from someone.
3. Adults are likely to tell children, ‘no one thinks you are funny’ when the children are too shy to speak or perform before the others.

Question 2:
The last two lines of the poem are not prohibitions or instructions. What is the adult now asking the child to do? Do you think the poet is suggesting that this is unreasonable? Why?
Solution:
The adult is now asking the child to think independently. The poet finds this entirely unreasonable because the young child has not been trained to use his mind. He has only been trained to follow the instructions given by the adults.

Question 3:
Why do you think grown-ups say the kind of things mentioned in the poem? Is it important that they teach children good manners, and how to behave in public?
Solution:
The adults constantly give instructions to their children for various reasons. They try to train them to behave in a decent, well-mannered and Sophisticated way. This, however, robs away their childlike innocence.

Question 4:
If you had to make some rules for grown-ups to follow, what would you say? Make at least five Such rules. Arrange the lines as in a poem.
Solution:
Don’t dictate and impose your rules. Your ways and thinking is different from ours and so are the times. Don’t talk over the phone while eating. Please spend some time with us.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Why do the grown-ups tell the children not to talk with their mouth full?
Solution:
The grown-ups tell the children not to talk with their mouth ful of food because it is bad manners to talk while eating.

Question 2:
What all instructions are given by the adults regarding noise?
Solution:
The adults tell the children not to make much noise, neither while talking nor while eating or walking.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
What happens when the adults give too many instructions to their children?
Solution:
When the adults give too many instructions to their children, they kill their children’s spontaneity and willingness to use his/her mind to understand life. These instructions rob away their innocence, making them dependent on their elders.

Extract Based Question

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Sit up
Say please
Less noise
Shut the door behind you
Don’t drag your feet
Haven’t you got a hankie?
Take your hands out of your pocket
Pull your socks up
Stand straight.

Question 1:
Why is the child asked to stand straight?
Solution:
The child is asked to stand straight because that shows that he is attentive.

Question 2:
What does walking by dragging feet suggest?
Solution:
Dragging feet while walking suggests bad manners.

Question 3:
Make a sentence of your own using the word ‘drag.’
Solution:
My brother forcibly dragged me to the fete.

Question 4:
Who is giving these instructions?
(a) The poet
(b) An adult
(c) A child
(d) The teacher
Solution:
(b) An adult

Question 5:
To whom are these instructions being addressed?
(a) The poet
(b) An adult
(c) A child
(d) The teacher
Solution:
(c) A child

Question 6:
Why would the child need a hankie?
(a) To clean his mouth.
(b) To clean his shoes.
(c) To clean his bag.
(d) To clean his slate.
Solution:
(a)To clean his mouth.

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