“There was a sudden and wond | Class 7 English - An Alien Hand Chapter The Cop and The Anthem, The Cop and The Anthem NCERT Solutions

“But the cop’s mind would not consider Soapy”. What did the cop not consider, and why?
 

What are some of the signs of approaching winter referred to in the text?
 

 “We have orders to let them shout”. What is the policeman referring to?
 

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.
 

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.
(iii) It was not possible for Soapy to survive in the city through the winter.
(iv) Soapy hated to answer questions of a personal nature.
 

What was Soapy’s first plan? Why did it not work?
 

“I became one of the tiger’s favourites”. Who is ‘I’ in the statement? Why did he think so?
 

What made Grandfather decide to transfer Timothy to the zoo?
 

When was the bear tied up with a chain? Why?
 

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.

Why did Tilloo’s father advise him not to try to reach the surface of the planet?
 

Why did Chandni hate the rope round her neck?
 

 Name two things the elephant can do with his trunk, and two he cannot.

What was Grandmother’s prophecy about the cook? Did it come true?
 

Why did he buy a young goat?

Kari was like a baby. What are the main points of comparison?
 

Whom does Golu ask, “Why don’t you ever fly like other birds?”
 

What jobs are new ants trained for?
 

Why did it make Mr Purcell feel “vaguely insulted”?

Describe the stranger who came to the pet shop. What did he want?
 

Do you think the atmosphere of Mr Purcell’s shop was cheerful or depressing? Give reasons for your answer.
 

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.

Why, in your opinion, did the man set the doves free?
 

 Was the customer interested in the care and feeding of the doves he had bought? If not, why not?

(i) The man insisted on buying the doves because he was fond of birds. Do you agree?
(ii) How had he earned the five dollars he had?
 

1. From the first paragraph
(i) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is;
(ii) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it. Which do you think is          an apt description, and why?