7th class-cbse english (Honeycomb) Chapter-7 (The Invention of vita –wonk)(Roald Dahl)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Can anyone’s age be as minus number? What does “minus 87” mean?

Ans1) Anyone’s age cannot be a minus number. Here “minus 87” means a person who have to wait for 87 years to born.

Q2) What trees does Mr. Wonka mention? Which tree does he say lives the longest?

Ans2) Mr. Wonka mentioned about the Douglas fir, Oak Cedar and the Bristlecone pine. He says that the Bristlecone pine lives the longest.

Q3) How long does the Bristlecone pine live? Where can you find it?

Ans3) The Bristlecone pine lives for over 4,000 years and one can find them upon the slopes of wheeler Peak in Nevada, U.S.A

Q4) Why does Mr. Wonka collect items from the oldest things? Do you think this is the right way to begin his invention?

Ans4 ) Mr. Wonka collected the items from the oldest things in order to invent a medicince – Vita Wonk to make people live longer. But this is not the right way to begin inventions.

Q5) What happens to the volunteer who swallows four drops of the new invention? What is the name of the inventions?

Ans5) The volunteer who swallows four drops of the new invention became old. He began wrinkling; his hair started drooping off and his teeth falling out. He turned into a fellow of 75. The name of the invention was vita-Wonk.

7th class-cbse english (Honeycomb) Chapter-6 (Expert Detectives)(Sharda Dwivedi))

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What did Nishad give Mr. Nath? Why?

Ans1) Nishad gave a bar of chocolate to Mr. Naphtha thought that Mr. Nath was poor and hungry.

Q2) What is ‘strange’ about Mr. Nath‘s Sundays?

Ans2) On Sundays, a tall, fair, stout men wearing spectacles came meet Mr. Nath and he used to talk a lot.

Q3) Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?

Ans3) The monsoon broke and a heavy downpour flooded the streets. Therefore, no traffic could move and thus Maya and Nishad got an unexpected holiday.

Q4) What does Nishad find out about Mr. Nath from Ramesh?

Ans4) Nishad finds out from Ramesh that Mr. Nath takes two meals in a day and he drinks two cups of tea, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. He is not particular about what he eats. He always took the same food- two chapattis, some Dal and a vegetable. He pays cash and tips well.

Q5) Does Nishad agree with Maya about Mr. Nath? How does he feel about him?

Ans5) Nishad did not agree with Maya. He felt that Mr. Nath was not a crook or a criminal as he was very thin and looked poor and starving. He thought he was lonely and wanted some friends.

Q6) How did Maya and Nishad come to know about Mr. Nath?

Ans6) Mr. Nath was the patient of Maya and Nishad‘s mother. They saw him at her clinic.

Q7) What according to Maya, was there in the trunk kept in the room of Mr. Nath?

Ans7) Maya thought that trunk must contain money, silver, gold, jewels and so on.

Q8) What was Maya opinion about Ramesh?

Ans8) She thought that Ramesh probably knew something about Mr. Nath‘s past. So, Mr. Nath must be bribing him to keep quiet in the form of tips.

7th class-cbse english (Honeycomb) Chapter-5 (Quality)(John Galsworthy)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What was the autho’s opinion about Mr. Gessler as a bootmaker?

Ans1) The author thought that Mr. Gessler was the best shoemaker in the city. He had skill, pride and respect for his trade as any other artist. So, the author considered him a perfect artist.

Q2) Why didn’t the author visit the shop frequently?

Ans2)  The shoes made by Mr. Gessler were always long lasting. Therefore, he visited the shop very infrequently.

Q3) What was the effect on Mr .Gesseler when the author complained about a certain pair of boots?

Ans3) Once the author told Mr. Gesseler that there was creaking on a pair of boot.  Mr. Gesseler was taken by surprised and asked him to get the pair back. He said if he could not do anything with them he would return the money.

Q4) What was Mr. Gessler’s complaint against “big firms”?

Ans4) Mr. Gessler complained that the big firm got business by advertisement and not by work. They didn’t have self –respect. Because of them the workers like Mr. Gessler were facing lack of work.

Q5) Why did the author order so many pairs of boots? Did he really need them?

Ans5) The author filled with sorrow and grief when he came to know about the death of Mr. Gessler’s elder brother. He wanted to help him. So, he ordered several pairs of boots although he didn’t really need them.

Q6) Do you think Mr. Gessler was a failure as a boot maker or as a competitive businessmen?

Ans6)  Mr. Gessler was a brilliant boot maker but bad competitive businessmen. He took a lot of time to complete the order and people could not wait so long. Moreover he never advertised. Hence he was a failure in business.

Q7) Why had Mr. Gessler let out part of his shop to another boot maker?

Ans7) Mr. Gessler was old and he had very less work. He was not able to meet his expenses. So, he let out part of his shop to another boot maker.

Q8) What was distinct about Mr. Gessler’s shop?

Ans8) There was no sign upon the shop other than the name of Gessler Brothers. The window displayed only few pairs of boots in the window.

7th class -cbse english(Honeycomb) Chapter-4 (The Ashes That made Trees bloom)(William Elliot Griffis)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) The old farmer is a kind person. What evidence of his kindness do you find in the first two paragraphs?

Ans1) The old farmer was a kind person. He had no children. He and his wife reared a little dog named Muko, as his baby. They fed him fish from their own chopsticks and all the boiled rice he wanted. They treated him very nicely. The farmer also gave food to the birds.

Q2) What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold?

Ans2) The dog took the old man to a place and began scratching the ground. The old man dug the earth and found the hidden gold.

Q3) How did the couple spend the gold?

Ans3)The couple bought a piece of land, arranged a feast for their friends and gave plentifully to their poor neighbours.

Q4) What did the greedy neighbours find on digging the ground?

Ans4) The greedy neighbours found a dead kitten whose smell made them drop their tools and shut their noses.

Q5) How did the spirit of the dog help the farmer first?

Ans5) The spirit of the dog came in the dream of the farmer and asked him to cut down the pine tree over his grave and make a mortar for rice pastry and a mill for bean sauce from it.

Q6) How did the spirit of the dog help him next?

Ans6) The spirit of the dog informed the farmer that the wicked neighbours had burnt the mill. He adviced him to take the ashes of the mill and sprinkle them on the withered trees, and they would bloom again.

Q7) What was the custom in the day of the daimios when their lord passed by?

Ans7) In the days of the daimios when their lord passed by all the loyal people had to shut up their high windows. All the people along the road had to fall upon their hands and knees until the procession passed by.

Q8) Why did the daimio reward the farmer but punish the neighbour for the same act?

Ans8) The farmer had the magical ashes. He sprinkled it on the withered cherry tree that bloomed. That made the daimio very happy and he rewarded the farmer. But his neighbour didn’t have magic in the ashes. When he sprinkled the ashes on a withered cherry tree it went into the eyes and nose of the diamio and his wife. The daimio got angry and punished the neighbour.

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.

7th class-cbse english (Honeycomb) Chapter-1 (Three questions) (Leo Tolstoy)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?

Ans1) The king thought that if he knew the right answers to his three answers he would never fail in any work.

Q2) Some said the king should go to magicians. Why?

Ans2) The king was looking for the answers of his three question. One of the questions was to find right time for doing something. This needed looking into the future. That’s why some said the king should go to magicians

Q3) In answer to the second question whose advice would be important to the king?

Ans3) The advice of priest, doctor and soldiers would be important to the king. The priests would seek the blessings of God against natural calamities. The doctors would help the king fight diseases and live long. The soldiers would save the country from foreign invaders.

Q4) What suggestions were made in answer to the third question?

Ans4) Suggestions made in answer to the third question were that The king should work strictly according to a set timetable and he should seek guidance from a council of ministers.

Q5) Did the wise men win the reward? If not, why?

Ans5) The answers of wise men were very different and unsatisfactory. Hence  none of them won the reward.

Q6) What was the king‘s problem?

Ans6) The king wanted to avoid a failure in any venture. For that he needed a clear cut answers to his three questions –the right time to do something, the right thing and the right persons for his guidance.

Q7) Why did the king go to the hermit? Why did he go alone?

Ans7)The king was desperately searching for right answers for his three questions. All the wise men failed to satisfy him. So, he decided to visit the hermit for advice because he was famous for his wisdom. The hermit lived in the forest and never come to the town.  Moreover he met only common people. So, the king put on simple clothes, left his horse and bodyguard behind, and walked to the hermit’s hut alone.

Q8) How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?

Ans8) The king and the hermit removed the wounded man’s clothing and washed his wound. They covered the wound with a cloth. When the bleeding did not stop, the king redressed the wounded.

Q9) Who was the bearded man?

Ans9) The bearded man was the sworn enemy of the king. The king had put his brother to death and taken away all his property. He wanted to take revenge and kill the king on his way home.

Q10) The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness?

Ans10) The king was happy to make peace with his enemy. He promised to send a doctor to look after him and return his property.

Q11) What were the hermit‘s answers to the three questions? Which answer you like the most?

Ans11) The hermit‘s answers to the three questions were

a) The most important time is ‘now’ or present.

b) The most important business is the service rendered to others.

c) The most important person is with whom one is at the moment

I like the first answer the most. Present is the only time when we can act. We should live in the present moment.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-4(A Truly Beautiful Mind ) (Albert Einstein)

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Albert Einstein is called a scientific genius. Write down his achievements and comment on this genius?

Ans1) Albert Einstein was a scientific genius of all time. He brought about a paradigm shift in science especially in physics. He had keen interest in physics and mathematics. In Zurich he worked on relatively. His theory of relatively showed that time and distance are not absolute. Time for a person in space with speed comparable to that of light is much slower than that for a man on earth. He gave a famous formula E=mc2. This formula formed the basis of nuclear reactor and atom bomb. His General   Theory of relatively gave a new meaning to Gravity.. The world showered on him honors and invitations. He was honoured with Noble Prize in 1921.

Q2) Einstein was a visionary and a world citizen. Comment.

Ans2) Albert was a man of high caliber. In the scientific field he contributed a lot. In 1905, his famous theories come with special Theory of Relativity. It specified that time and distances are not absolute. He established a relation between energy and mass. He proved the interchangeability of energy and mass that became the basis of use of nuclear energy. Unfortunately some people used this energy destructively. Mass destruction caused by bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki touched his heart.  He pioneered the agitated to end up the arms buildup. He was against atom bombs. He dedicated rest of his life to fight against this enemy of humanity. Because of his tireless efforts for the humanity he was considered both as a visionary and a world citizen.  

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-3(The little Girl ) (Katherine Mansfield)

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Why did Kezia’s father punish her? Was he right in doing so?

Ans1) Kezia wanted to give a present to her father on his birthday. She decided to make a pin –cushion for him. She took a beautiful piece of yellow silk and stitched it on three sides. Now, she needed something to fill it. She went into her father room. There, she found that many sheets of fine paper lying on the table. She picked them and tore into pieces. Then she stuffed them into pin-cushion and sewed its fourth side. But it was her father’s important speech. When her father came to know about it, he became very upset.

He picked up a ruler and beat her. He was not right in punishing her. He must have realized that she was innocent. Her intention was good. He could warn her politely.

Q2) What were kezia’s feelings about her father at the end of the story?

Ans2) Kezia used to fear her father. After he beat her over pin-cushion incident, her fear turn into horror. She started avoiding her father. Once she had a nightmare. She began to cry. There was nobody to help her. Suddenly her father appeared with a candle. He took her to his room, made her lie with him and comforted her. He asked her to rub her feet against his legs for warmth. It brought her close to her father. She felt sorry for him as he had no time to play with her. All her fears and hatred melted and   she began to love her father since then.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-2(The sound of music)(Deborah Cowley) Partà 2(Bismillah Khan)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1)  Describe in brief the early life of Bismillah khan. What are the various awards that were conferred on him?

Ans1) Bismillah khan came from a very simple family background. His childhood passed in ancient estate of Dumraon in Bihar. He went to Benaras at the age of six. Here he learned shehnai under his maternal uncle AliBux. He took Indian classical music all over the world. Bismillah khan started winning awards from the age of fourteen. He got the best performance awards at the Indian Music conference in Allahabad and three medals at music conference in 1947. On the first Independence Day he greeted the nation with Shehnai. He was also honored in Montréal and Osaka. In Tehran an auditorium was named after him. Highest civilian award Bharat Ratna was conferred on him.

Q2) What is the Ustad Bismillah khan’s contribution to the development of Shehnai?

Ans2)Bismillah khan was introduced to Shehnai at the early age of six by his  maternal uncle Ali bux .With his hardwork and dedication he popularized Shehnai and brought to the classical stage. Ustad Bismillah khan get recognition in the world of Music at national and international level. He invented ragas on the shehnai. His themes were related to ethos of temples and human relations.  He turned these themes into ragas on the bank of the flowing river Ganga. He was fascinated by the beauty and serenity of holy Ganga. He told that the flowing water of holy river Ganga helped him to create many ‘ragaas’ through his shehnai.

Q3) Why does Benaras hold so much importance to Bismillah khan?

Ans3) Bismillah khan went to Benaras at the age of six. His maternal uncle Ali bux played shehnai at the Vishnu temple of varanasi. He introduced him to the shehnai. Temples of Benaras and flowing water of Ganga played very important role in his life. Bismillah khan sat captivated for hours at temples to listen the music. He spent his many years at the temples of Balaji and Mangla Maiya. Thus these were the training centres for learning the shehnai. Ganga at Benaras had deep impression on him. Throughout his life he was attached to Benaras and the Ganga. He never wanted to leave the banks of Ganga and live in a foreign country.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-2(The sound of music)(Deborah Cowley) Part-1(Elelyn Glennie listen to sound without hearing it)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Why was Evelyn Glennie’s experience at the royal Academy of music “daunting enough”? How did she fare there?

Ans1) Evelyn’s initial experience at the royal Academy of music was horribly bad. She was almost deaf. Her loss of hearing was severely impaired due to gradual nerve damage. It was found by a specialist when she was eleven years old. Evelyn overcame her handicap with determination and handwork. She took the decision of completing a three year course at Royal Academy of Music When she was auditioned, she scored the highest marks in the history of Royal Academy of music. She had won most of the top awards at the end of her three years course at Royal Academy of music.

Q2) Write the character sketch of Evelyn Glennie.

Ans2) Evelyn was a determined and hardworking girl. With her rock strong will power she overcame the obstacle that was presented by Nature. In childhood she lost her hearing capabilities gradually. At the age of eleven year, her hearing power was severely damaged. In spite of her handicap she did not want to give up. She took music as her passion. Her teachers discouraged her but percussionist Ron Forbes guided her. She joined a three year course at Royal Academy of Music. She captured most of top awards at the Royal Academy. She is the world’s most sought multiplayer of drums and tables. She is the shining example of determination.