7th class -cbse english(An alien hand) Chapter-4 (The cop and the Anthem) (O. Henry)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What are some of the signs of approaching winter?

Ans1) Some of the signs of the approaching winter are - birds start flying to south, people need warm new coats and dead leaves fall.

Q2) What was Soapy’s first plan? Why did it not work?

Ans2) Soapy’s first plan was to enter in some fine restaurant and have dinner there. As he had no money, they would hand him over to a cop. And the judge would sentence him for three months in the prison on Blackwell’s Island.This plan could not work because as soon as Soapy stepped inside a fine restaurant, the head waiter saw his shabby clothing and immediately pushed him out.

Q3)   “But the cop‘s mind would not consider Soapy”. What did the cop not consider, and why?

Ans3) The cop did not consider Soapy as the culprit who threw a stone on the glass window of the shop. Because he thought that if this man had thrown the stone, he would not stop there to talk to cops.

Q4) “we have orders to let them shout.” What is the policeman referring to?

Ans4) The college students were allowed to shout outside the theatre. When Soapy shouted pretending to be drunkard; the policemen thought that he was also one of those harmless college students. So he said to another man standing beside him “we have orders to let them shout.”

Q5) “There was a sudden and wonderful change in his soul.” What brought about that change in Soapy?

Ans5) Soapy saw his old childhood home when returning to Madison Square. The soft light was shining from his living room windows. The sweet music reminded him of his childhood days when he led a happy and honest life with his mother and friends. Suddenly he realized that his present life was worthless and hopeless. So he decided to change his life.

Q6 ) Where did Soapy live? Where did he want to go during the winter?

Ans6) Soapy lived  on a seat in a park at Madison Square. During the winter he wanted to go to the prison at Blackwell’s Island.

Q7) What did Soapy wanted?

Ans7) Winter was approaching and he did not have a place to live. Soapy wanted food everyday; a bed every night; protection from the cold north winds and safety from cops for three months.

7th class-cbse english (An alien hand) Chapter-3 (The desert)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) A camel can do without water for days together. How?

Ans1) Camels sweat very little; therefore they can do without water for days together. We need sweat to cool our body. Camels can tolerate a high body temperature so they don’t need to sweat. So, they can retain the water for a long period of time.

Q2) How do smaller desert animals fulfill their need for water?

Ans2) The smaller desert animals either get the water they need from plant juices or they eat other animals and get the water from their body.

Q3) In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at night. Why?

Ans3) The air in desert lands is extremely dry. The moistures in the air acts as a cover to protect the lands from the hot rays of the sun. In desert lands , this protective covering is absent. Therefore, the land get heats up quickly during the day due to the sun’s rays and cools down rapidly at night.

Q4) What is an Oasis?

Ans4) A green patch of land in the middle of a desert where a spring or well is surrounded by trees and plants is called an Oasis.

Q5) What are sand dunes?

Ans5) Sand dunes are heaps of sand with special shapes. They keep shifting their position across the desert by the strong winds.

Q6) What is the popular belief about deserts? What is the truth?

Ans6) The popular belief is that deserts are an endless stretch of sand without rain falls and vegetation. The truth is that the deserts have a different kind of vegetation. The plants and animals there have learned to survive in hot and dry condition.

7th class-cbse english (An alien hand) Chapter-2 (Bringing up kari) (Dhan Gopal Mukerji)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) How did Kari enjoy his morning bath in the river?

Ans1) Kari lay for a long time in the river and on the sand and let the author rub his back. Also, he squealed with pleasure when his friend rubbed water down his back.

Q2) Finding good twigs for Kari took a long time. Why?

Ans2) Kari liked to eat only the most delicate and tender twigs. So his friend had to climb all kinds of trees to get twigs and saplings for him. Also, Kari did not touch twigs that got mudded.  Hence, collecting good twigs for Kari took a long time.

Q3 Why did Kari push his friend into the stream?

Ans3) A boy was drowning in the river. Kari himself could not pull the boy from the river bed, so he pushed his friend into the stream.

Q4) How did the author compare the Kari with a baby?

Ans4) The author compares Kari with a baby because Kari needed training to be good just like a baby. If he was naughty, author had to scold him. He understood words like children do. He had to be taught to sit down, walk, when to walk fast and when slow. Moreover, his call was more like that of a baby than an elephant.

Q5) How did Kari helped him to all the bananas in the house without any one noticing it?

Ans5) Kari stole the bananas from the table in the dining room. He put his trunk through the window and disappeared with the bananas without any one noticing it.

Q6) What were the instructions for commands sit and walk?

Ans6) His friend pulled Kari by his ear and said ‘Dhai’ to make him sit and he pulled his trunk forward and said ‘Mali’ to make him walk,.

Q7) What is “the master call”? Why is it the most important signal for an elephant to learn?

Ans7) The master call is a strange hissing, howling sound, as if a snake and a tiger were fighting each other. It is the most important signal for an elephant because whenever master is in trouble, one master call will bring the elephant near him.

Q8) Elephants are proud animals. How do we know it from the story?

Ans8) Kari stole bananas from the dining room. Whet he was caught and scolded, he realized his mistake. His pride was so hurt that he never repeated this mistake again. Elephants are proud animals and they accept their mistakes and punishment for it.

Q9) Why is it important to teach an elephant to sit down?

Ans9) Elephants grow taller than their masters. Keeper can reached his back only with the help of a ladder. As it is not possible to always carry about a ladder, an elephant must be taught to sit down.

7th class-cbse english (An alien hand) Chapter-1 (The tiny teacher)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) In what ways is an ant’s life peaceful?

Ans1) Ant’s live together in peace and harmony. They do their own work and do not interface in the other’s work.  They never fight with other ants of the same group. So their life is peaceful.

Q2) How long does it take for a grub to become a complete ant?

Ans2) It takes five to six weeks for a grub to become a complete ant.

Q3) Why do the worker ants carry the grubs about?

Ans3) Worker ants carry the grubs about for daily exercise and sunshine.

Q4) What different jobs are learnt by new ants?

Ans4) The new ants learn the duties of workers, cleaners, soldiers, and builders from old ants.

Q5) Name some other creatures that live in ant hills?

As5) The greenfly, beetles, lesser breeds of ants, etc . …… some of the creatures who live in anthills.

Q6)   Mention three things we can learn from the “tiny teacher”.

Ans6) We can learn - hard work, sense of duty and loyalty from this tiny teacher.

Q7) How is the home of ants organized?

Ans7) An anthill has hundreds of little rooms and passages. Rooms are reserved for each member of the community- Rooms for the queen ant to lay eggs, nurseries for the young ones, quarters for workers, store houses for food and barrackers for soldiers.

9th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) chapter-1 (The fun they had)(Issac Asimov)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) What are the main Features of the mechanical teachers and the schoolrooms that Margie and Tommy have in the story?

Ans1) Margie and Tommy were getting their education at home by a mechanical teacher. The mechanical   teacher was very punctual. The lesson was taken up regularly at the same time. They have to insert their homework in the slot. The teacher could evaluate the assignments in no time. It could tell how a child was performing. Margie and Tommy were not aware of the old system of education with building and human teachers. The mechanical teacher taught everything. The schoolrooms of Margie and Tommy were next to their bedroom.

Q2) Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think old schools must have been fun?

Ans2) Margie was unaware of old-styled building school. She was receiving education at home by a mechanical teacher. By the real book, Margie came to know about the school with special building and human teachers. She imagined that in that school all the students were of the same age. They all studied together. They shouted and laughed together. All the children from the neighborhood went together. They learnt the same thing and could help the one another.  She wished to study in that kind of school. She thought that these schools must have been fun.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) How is our present school system different from that of Margie?

Q2) Discuss “The school plays a significant role in the education of the students”?  

7th class-cbse english(honey comb) Poem-9(Garden Snake)(Muriel L. Sonne)

Answer the following questions in short.

Q1) A snake has no legs or feet, but it moves very fast. Can you guess how?

Ans1) A snake has scales on its body which help it move fast by turning and twisting its body.

Q2) Which is the most poisonous snake?

Ans2) Black King cobra is the most poisonous snake.

Q3) Why was the child afraid of the snake first?

Ans3) The child was frightened of the snake first because he had heard that snakes are dangerous.

Q4) Why did the child attitude change towards the snake?

Ans4) The child’s attitude changed towards the snake because his mother told him that it was a harmless garden snake.

Q5) What did the snake eat?

Ans5) The snake ate insects for its food.

7th class-cbse english(honey comb) Poem-8(Meadow Surprises )(Lois Brandt Phillips)

Answer the following questions in short.

Q1) What do the butterflies do on flowers?

Ans1) Butterflies rest on butterflies and suck nectar of the flowers.

Q2) How do you scare a rabbit?

Ans2) A rabbit sitting would get scared by the sound of our feet.

Q3) Why do dandelions become airy parachutes?

Ans3) Dry dandelions are light and may be blown off with a light blow of air, hence they are called airy parachutes.

Q4) What type of houses do you see in meadows?

Ans4) Burrows, nests and ants mounds could be seen in the meadows.

Q5) What kind of grass do the meadows have?

Ans5) Meadows have velvet grass.

Q6) What do you mean by ‘the brook ‘?

Ans6) The brook means a small river.

Q7) What change has occurred to a dandelion?

Ans7) A dandelion which has golden few days ago has dried up and become light and may be blown like a parachute.

Q8) Who lives in burrows and mound?

Ans8) Rabbits live in burrows and ants live in mounds.

7th class-cbse english(honey comb) Poem-7(Dad and the cat and the tree)(Kit Wright)

Answer the following questions in short.

Q1) Why was Dad sure he wouldn’t fall?

Ans1) Dad was a climber and climbing on trees was a child’s play for him. So he was confident that he wouldn’t fall.

Q2) Describe Plan A and its consequences.

Ans2)   Plan A was to use the ladder in order to bring down the cat from the tree but it slipped and Dad fell in the flower bed.

Q3) What was Plan B?

Ans3) Plan B was to swing up the branch of the tree.

Q4) Plan C was a success. What went wrong then?

Ans4 ) Plan C was a success. Dad jumped on the tree and landed straight on the cat that jumped on the ground yelling and poor Dad got struck on the tree.

Q5) Describe the cat and Dad situation in the beginning and at the end of the poem.

Ans5) The cat was stuck on the tree in the beginning and dad was trying to bring it down, but at the end of the poem the cat jumped down safe whereas Dad got stuck on the tree.

Q6) What was the “funny joke”?

Ans6) Mama warned him of falling again otherwise he would break his neck. Dad called it a funny joke because he was self-confident about his success.

Q7) What happened with the ladder?

Ans7) The ladder slipped and he landed in the flower bed.

7th class-cbse english(honey comb) Poem-6(Mystery of the talking fan )(Maude Rubin)

Answer the following questions in short.

Q1) Fans don’t talk, then, what is the fan’s chatter?

Ans1) Fan’s being non –living things don’t talk . The noise that sounds like the fan’s chatter is the noise produced by its whirling motion when it is not oiled properly.

Q2) How does an electric fan manage to throw so much air when it is switched on?

Ans2) An electric fan has small whirling motor and three blazes. When the fan is switched on, the motor starts whirling. It causes the blades to move which cut the room air and throw it in all directions.

Q3) Why did the poet call the fan a talking fan?

Ans3) The fan was making a sound because it was not properly oiled. It appeared to the poet as if it was speaking in a mysterious code languages.

Q4) What happened to the fan in the end? Was the poet happy with it?

Ans4) In the end, someone oiled the fan’s machine and it stopped producing noise. The poet felt unhappy about it because he thought that the mystery ended.

7th class-cbse english(honey comb) Poem-5(Trees)(Shirley Bauer)

Answer the following questions in short.

Q1) What are the games or humans activities which use trees, or in which trees also participate?

Ans1) trees participate in many human activities like house making, making swings, allowing children to play hide and seek, organizing tea parties, sleeping under their shadow, giving fruits and vegetables to eat.

Q2) “Trees are for birds.” What do birds do on trees?

Ans2) Birds make their nests on trees and they rest on trees.

Q3) Which games can you play under or around trees?

Ans3) We can play many games under or around trees like hide and seek, swings , snakes and ladders , ludo, chess , etc.

Q4) Why are trees for children ?

Ans4) Trees are for children to play under.

Q5) What are the uses of trees in different seasons?

Ans5) Trees give us shade in summers and sunlight in winters.

Q6) Which fruit the trees give us according to the poem?

Ans6) Trees give us apples and pears.

Q7) Why do we chop trees?

Ans7) We chop trees to get timber.