Quality Question Answers: NCERT Class 7 English - Honeycomb

The author was very impressed with Mr. Gessler. As per him Mr. Gessler made the best boots and those boots perfectly fitted the customers. His boots had the best quality, material and lasted long.

The author visited the shop so infrequently because the boots made by Gessler brothers lasted too long, best quality and material were used.

Mr. Gessler at first found the remark unbelievable. He argued that the author might have got them wet because he was shocked. He told that he will repair them or adjust the money in his bill.

Mr. Gessler complaint against big firms was that they get their business by attracting the peoples through advertisement, not by good work. They didnt have any respect for this work they do every year Mr. Gessler sale was getting less because of them, and soon he would be left with no job.

The author felt bad for Mr. Gessler was really talented and made great boots. He suggested so many pairs of experts to help the bootmaker. No, he didnt really need them.

(i) After a very long spell of heat, the weather is looking up at last.

(ii) We have no right to look down on people who do small jobs.

(iii) Nitin has always looked up to his uncle, who is a self- made man.

(iv) The police are looking into the matter thoroughly.

(v) If you want to go out, I will look after thechildren for you.

(vi) I promise to look in on your brother when I visit Lucknow next.

(vii) Look out when you are crossing the main road.

coatcost — coast

tossed — toastgot.

 goatrot — roteblot

bloatknot — note

Initial    Medial      Final
Sheep   Fashion  Trash
Shriek   Anxious   Marsh
Shore   Portion     Fish
Sure     Ashes       Polish
Shoe    Nation    Pushing
Moustache

(i) feature. (ii) archery (iii) picture(iv) reaching.
(v) nature. (vi) matches (vii) riches. (viii) batch.
(ix) church

Mr. Gessler was successfully as a bootmaker because his customers were
immensely satisfied with the boot he made. His shoes perfectly fit them and lasted long. But, May be, he was a failure as a competitive businessman. He didnt have money like the big firms so couldnt invest on advertisements. He lost his business to them. He took time in delivering the boots because he made boots them alone. He lost his customers because of the late in delivery. He worked hard, striving for long hours. Whatever, he earned spend on paying the rent for his shop and for buying leathers. He spent days of great penury.

The title refers to the best quality boots Mr. Gessler made. It is an ideal title for the chapter. It refers to the business experiences followed these days where no one cares about quality. For Mr. Gessler, quality was most important. He worked for long hours, didnt allow anyone else touch his boots. He lost on business, and he was spending days in poverty, still he didn't compromise on quality.

- Mr. Gessler used to speak English with a German accent. His English sounded funny and a bit difficult to understand.

- Mr. Gessler would have spoken these lines as. Id comes and never sdobs. Does Id bodder me? Nod ad all. Ask my brother please.

(i) They buy their provisions packed loose from a smaller store near their house.

(ii) Where do they buy their foorwear? Do they buy branded footwear, or footwear made locally? What reasons do they have for their preference?

(iii) They buy footwear made locally. They prefer the local ones because the branded ones are too expensive and they don't like to spend too much on regular footwear.

• If I leave this country, I’ll miss my friends and family.

• There are some things which you can get only here, forexample the food snacks and the care and concern of people around.

• There are some special days I’ll miss, particularly the festivals, birthdays and my parents anniversary.

• Most of all I’ll miss my sister because we have been very close to each other and I cant live without her.

• I think it’s impossible for me to leave my country because I love my country and family too much and cant go too far from them.• How can you leave your own country except when there is an emergency.• Depends on one’s intention. I can’t leave for goodbecause I want to celebrate all my special moments with my close ones.

• Maybe for a couple of years I think it should be fine.