7th class-cbse english (Honeycomb) Chapter-2 (A Gift of Chappals)(Vasantha Surya)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What is the secret that meena shares with Mridu in the backyard?

Ans1) Meena told Mridu about the small kitten that they found a kitten outside the gate. Their mother did not know about it. They put it inside a torn football lined with sacking and filled with sand. It took milk from a coconut half –shell.

Q2) How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?

Ans2) Ravi told his mother that he was feeling hungry and wanted to drink milk. Mother gave him milk. and asked him to keep the tumbler back. Ravi promised her that he would wash it after finishing the milk.

Q3) Who does he say the kitten’s ancestors are? Do you believe him?

Ans3) He said the kitten’s ancestors was the Mahabalipuram  Rishi-Cat, which was the emblem of the Pallava dynasty. And the mahabalipuram Rishi –cat was descendants of the cat-goddess of Egypt. We do not believe him.

Q4) What was the noise that startled mridu and frightened Mahendran?

Ans4) Lalli was learning to play violin. The sound of kreech coming from it startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran.