Class 7 English - Honeycomb - Chapter A Gift of Chappals NCERT Solutions | What was the noise that startled Mridu a

How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?

On getting Gopu Mama’s chappals, the music teacher tried not to look too happy. Why?

Describe the music teacher, as seen from the window.

Read the following.
1. A group of children in your class are going to live in a hostel.
2. They have been asked to choose a person in the group to share a room with.
3.They are asking each other questions to decide who they would like to share a room with.
Ask one another questions about likes/dislikes/ preferences/hobbies/personal characteristics. Use the following questions and sentence openings.
  (i) What do you enjoy doing after school? I enjoy...                                                  (ii) What do you like in general? I like...
  (iii) Do you play any game? I don’t like...
  (iv) Would you mind if I listened to music after dinner? I wouldn’t...
  (v) Will it be all right if I...? It’s fine with me...
  (vi) Is there anything you dislike, particularly? Well, I can’t share...
  (vii) Do you like to attend parties? Oh, I...
  (viii) Would you say you are...? I think...

(i) What makes Mridu conclude that the beggar has nomoney to buy chappals?

(ii) What does she suggest to show her concern?

Walking towards the kitchen with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Manni began to laugh. What made her laugh?

Ravi has a lot to say about M.P.Poonai. This shows that                                            (i) he is merely trying to impress Mridu.                                                                        (ii) his knowledge of history is sound.                                                                          (iii) he has a rich imagination.                                                                                      (iv) he is an intelligent child.Which of these statements do you agree/disagree to?

On getting a gift of chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute. Why was he in such a hurry to leave?

Complete the following sentences.
(i) Ravi compares Lalli’s playing the violin to

(ii) Trying to hide beneath the tray of chillies, Mahendran

(iii) The teacher played a few notes on his violin, and Lalli

(iv) The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household

(v) After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked Lalli if

Fill in the blanks in the following paragraph.
Today is Sunday. I’m wondering whether I should stay at
home or go out. If I (go) out, I
(miss) the lovely Sunday lunch at home. If I (stay) for lunch, I (miss) the Sunday film showing at Archana Theatre. I think I’ll go out and see the film, only to avoid getting too fat.

What did Nishad give Mr Nath? Why?

Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?

What was the author’s opinion about Mr Gessler as a bootmaker?
 

Why did the king want no more talk about the hilsa-fish?

Why did the neighbours kill the dog?

What is “strange” about Mr Nath’s Sundays?

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 could answer the questions.
Mark your choice.

Why did the author visit the shop so infrequently?

What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?

Mark the right item.

(i) The old farmer and his wife loved the dog
(a) because it helped them in their day-to-day work.
(b) as if it was their own baby.
(c) as they were kind to all living beings.

(ii) When the old couple became rich, they
(a) gave the dog better food.
(b) invited their greedy neighbours to a feast.
(c) lived comfortably and were generous towards their poor neighbours.

(iii) The greedy couple borrowed the mill and the mortar to make
(a) rice pastry and bean sauce.
(b) magic ash to win rewards.
(c) a pile of gold.

What was the effect on Mr Gessler of the author’s remark about a certain pair of boots?
 

(i) Who was the bearded man?
(ii) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?

Why does Maya think Mr Nath is a crook? Who does she say the Sunday visitor is?

The words helper, companion, partner and accomplice have very similar meanings, but each word is typically used in certain phrases. Can you fill in the blanks below with the most commonly used words? A dictionary may help you.
(i) business
(ii) my on the journey
(iii) I’m mother’s little .
(iv) a faithful such as a dog
(v) the thief’s
(vi) find a good
(vii) tennis/ golf / bridge
(viii) his in his criminal activities

Why did the author order so many pairs of boots? Did he really need them?

Do you think Mr Gessler was a failure as a bootmaker or as a competitive businessman?
 

Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?

Each of the following words contains the sound ‘sh’(as in shine) in the beginning or in the middle or at theend. First speak out all the words clearly. Then arrangethe words in three groups in the table on page 80.

sheep. trash. marsh. fashionanxious.
shriek. shore. fishportion. ashes.
sure. nationshoe. pushing polish
moustache

What does Nishad find out about Mr Nath from Ramesh? Arrange the information as suggested below.
• What he eats
• When he eats
• What he drinks, and when
• How he pays

(i) After a very long spell of heat, the weather is at last.                                            (ii) We have no right to people who do small jobs.
(iii) Nitin has always his uncle, who is a self-made man.
(iv) The police are the matter thoroughly.
(v) If you want to go out, I will the children for you.
(vi) I promise to on your brother when I visit Lucknow next.
(vi) when you are crossing the main road.