Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 143 Q1 : Cricket is originally a/an (i) Indian game. (ii) British game. (iii) international game. Mark the right answer. Answer : Cricket is originally a British game. Q2 : “There is a historical reason behind both these oddities.” In the preceding two paragraphs, find two words/phrases that mean the same as ‘oddities’. Answer : Two words/phrases that mean the same as oddities are ‘peculiarities’ and ‘curious characteristic’. Q3 : How is a cricket bat different from a hockey stick? Answer : Till the middle of the eighteenth century, bats…
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Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 128 Q1 : “I got up early, for me.” It implies that (i) he was an early riser. (ii) he was a late riser. (iii) he got up late that morning. Mark the correct answer. Answer : “I got up early, for me.” It implies that he was a late riser. Q2 : The bicycle “goes easily enough in the morning and a little stiffly after lunch.” The remark is (i) humorous. (ii) inaccurate. (iii) sarcastic. (iv) enjoyable. (v) meaningless. Mark your choice(s). Answer : The bicycle “goes easily enough…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 118 Q1 : Mark the correct answer in each of the following. (i) Early man was frightened of (a) lightning and volcanoes. (b) the damage caused by them. (c) fire. (ii) (a) Fire is energy. (b) Fire is heat and light. (c) Fire is the result of a chemical reaction. Answer : (i)Early man was frightened of fire. (ii)Fire is the result of a chemical reaction. Q2 : From the boxes given below choose the one with the correct order of the following sentences. (i) That is fire. (ii) A…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 101 Q1 : Choose the right answer. (i) Mr Willy Wonka is (a) a cook, (b) an inventor, (c) a manager. (ii) Wonka-Vite makes people (a) older, (b) younger. (iii) Mr Wonka wants to invent a new thing which will make people (a) younger, (b) older. Answer : (i)Mr Willy Wonka is an inventor. (ii)Wonka-Vite makes people younger. (iii)Mr Wonka wants to invent a new thing which will make people older. Q2 : Can anyone’s age be a minus number? What does “minus 87” mean? Answer : No, no one’s…
NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 6 – Expert Detectives Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 89 Q1 : What did Nishad give Mr Nath? Why? Answer : Nishad gave Mr Nath a bar of chocolate. He did so because he thought Mr Nath was starving. Q2 : What is “strange”about Mr Nath’s Sundays? Answer : The strange thing about Mr Nath’s Sundays was that almost every Sunday, Ramesh carried two lunches to Mr Nath’s room and the same man was with him each time. He was tall, fair, stout, and wore spectacles. Ramesh…
Working with the text : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 78 Q1 : What was the author’s opinion about Mr Gessler as a bootmaker? Answer : The author had a high opinion about Mr Gessler as a bootmaker. Heknew that Mr Gessler made only what was ordered, and the boots that he made never failed to fit. The author felt that to make such boots as Mr Gessler did seemed mysterious and wonderful. Q2 : Why did the author visit the shop so infrequently? Answer : The author visited the shop so infrequently because the boots made by…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 60 Q1 : Why did the neighbours kill the dog? Answer : The neighbours dragged the dog around their garden to find a treasure for themselves. When the dog stopped near a pine tree and started scratching the ground, they dug happily hoping to find a treasure. When they saw that there was nothing in there except a dead kitten, they became furious at the dog. They kicked it and beat it to death. They killed it because it did not help them find a treasure. Q2 : Mark the…
Working with the text : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 42 Q1 : Why did the king want no more talk about the hilsa-fish? Answer : The king did not want any more talk about the hilsa-fish because it was the season for hilsa-fish and no one could stop talking about it for even five minutes. He was getting annoyed with all the talk about hilsa-fish. Q2 : What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever? Answer : In order to prove that he was clever, Gopal was asked to buy a…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 22 Q1 : What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard? Answer : A kitten inside a torn football filled with sand was hidden behind a thick bitter-berry bush in the backyard. This was the secret that Meena shared with Mridu. Q2 : How does Ravi get milk for the kitten? Answer : Ravi got milk for the kitten from the kitchen. When his grandmother saw him holding the glass of milk, he told her that he was hungry. In order to avoid suspicion, he had…
Comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 10 NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 1 – Three Questions Q1 : Why did the king want to know answers to three questions? Answer : The king wanted to know the answers to the three questions because he thought that he would never fail once he knew the answers to the questions. Q2 : 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…