9th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK-Moments)(short answers) chapter-1 (the lost child)(Mulk Raj Anand)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why does child lose interest in the things he wanted earlier?

Ans1) The child loses interest in the things when he realized that he is separated from his parents. Earlier he wanted many things dearly. But now he needed nothing but this parent. Children feel secure only with their parents.

Q2) How was the child lost in the fair?

Ans2) The boy was fascinated by many things like toys, balloons, sweets etc .He was attracted by the music of the snake charmer. He always lagged behind his parents. Then he saw the roundabout. He was lost in watching the roundabout and got separated from his parents.

Q3) Why did the lost child go towards the temple? What happened there?

Ans3) The lost child went towards the temple where many people were gathering. He ran towards the entrance of the temple. The crowd was becoming thicker. People jostled each other. He struggled to push his way but was knocked. He might have been trampled if he had not shouted at highest pitch.

Q4) Who rescued the lost child? What did he offer to buy him?

Ans4) At the temple the lot child was caught in the crowd. He shouted with his highest volume. A man in the crowd saw the child crying. He lifted him up and tried to soothe him. He took him near the roundabout. He also offered to buy him flowers, balloons and sweets. But the child had lost interest in them.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) It was the roundabout in the fair which attracted the child must in the fair. Why?

Q2) In the fair the child wanted many things what are they?

Q3) What was the mood of the child when they passed through the mustard field?

Q4) How did father distract the child’s mind from the toy seller?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-11(If I were You) (Douglas James)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why did intruder think that Gerrard was being smart?

Ans1) ) The intruder thought that Gerrard was being ‘smart’ because he was trying to know the particulars of the intruder without disclosing or confirming his own.

Q2) Why did the intruder say, “They can’t hang me twice?”

Ans2) The intruder thought that he would kill Mr. Gerrard and live his life. Police would found his body and would stop chasing the intruder. Even if cops identified him later, they could not hang him twice.

Q3) How did Gerrard convince the intruder that he was also wanted by the police?

Ans3) When Gerrard comes to know about the plan of the intruder, he kept his cool. He cooked a story to outwit him. He says he is also a murderer. So if he takes his identify, he would not gain anything. He would be accused of double murder.

Q4) Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identify he wants to take?

Ans4) Gerrard looks like the intruder. Gerrad also lived alone in the house. Very few people visited him. So, the intruder thought if he would kill Gerrard, no one would identify him. He would gain his freedom and would be free to go places. He could live without the fear of cops.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-10(Katmandu) (Vikram Seth)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why there is an atmosphere of confusion at pashupatinath temple?

Ans1) Pashupatinath temple is a crowded area. Worshippers throng the place to see the deities. The priests, hawkers, tourists, cows, monkeys, pigeons and dogs wander here and there.  So, there is an atmosphere of confusion.

Q2) Why do the priests allow the Hindus only?

Ans2) Pashupatinath temple is a sacred place of worship of Hindus. There is a long tradition of only-Hindus’ entrance. Foreigners like the westerners are not allowed. One has to convince the policemen for being the Hindu at the entrance.

Q3) What other activities go on near pashupatinath temple?

Ans3) Pashupatinath temple is a place of great chaos and confusion. The priests, hawkers, tourists, cows, monkeys, pigeons and dogs wander here and there. Around the temple many hawkers try to sale their articles. There is a holy river Bagmati. Lots of activities also go on at its bank.

Q4) How does the flute seller run his business?

Ans4) The flute seller stands in a corner of the square near the hotel. He holds a pole in his hand with about fifty flutes protruded in different directions from it. They are made of bamboo. He does not shout out his wares but he makes a sale by play melodious tunes.

Q5) What were the activities one can notice at the Bagmati river?

Ans5) Bagmati is the only holy river in kathmandu. Lots of activities go on there.

Washer women wash their clothes in the river. Children and animals take bath in it. Worshippers throw flowers and used garlands in it. People cremate corpse on its bank

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Write a small note on the Baudhnath Stupa?

Q2) What scene is represented by kathandu bazaar?

Q3) What did vikram seth buy from Kathmandu?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-9(The Bond of love ) (Kenneth Anderson)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Who was Bruno and how it was caught?

Ans1) Bruno was a sloth bear. Once  the author and his friends were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore. Bruno’s mother was shot during the village shooting. The author saved Bruno from the sugarcane field and put it in a gunny bag.

Q2) Bruno once got paralysis. Why? How was he treated?

Ans2) The author kept barium carbonate in this library to kill mice. It was a poisonous chemical. Bruno ate some of it and was paralysed. Writer called a vet who gave it two injections of an antidote. Bruno could stand on his legs again after 30 minutes.

Q3) How did Bruno become attached to the family of the author?

 Ans3) Bruno got lot of love in the family of the author. It slowly got attached to two Alsatian dogs and to all the children of the tenants. It used to play and also enter kitchen. It is used to sleep in the beds.

Q4) Why was it decided to sent Bruno away?

Ans4) After few months Bruno had grown very huge. He was getting too big to be kept at home. Moreover it was dangerous for children of tenants. So it was decided that he should be sent away to the zoo.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What happened when Bruno drank one gallon of engine oil?

Q2) Mention some of the tricks of Bruno?

Q3) What arrangements were done for Baba for his up–keep?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-8(Reach For The Top (part-2) ) (Maria Sharapova)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

                                                 

Q1) How did Maria Sharaopova reach the pinnacle?

Ans1) Maria Sharaopova reached the pinnacle with her mental toughness, determination, tolerance and sacrifices. She went to United States of America for her tennis training before she completes her ten years. She was focused and single minded. She was much concerned about retaining her first position.

Q2) What makes Maria   very hungry and determined?

Ans2) Maria came from middle class background. She didn’t want to miss any opportunity. She tolerated my awkward situations. Other tennis pupils used to order Maria to tidy up the room. She never took it to heart. She said that if you came from nothing and you had nothing, it made you very hungry and determined.

Q3) Why does Maria call herself totally Russian?

Ans3) Maria Sharaopava gets her training in USA, her career grows in USA, she also pronounced with an American accent. But at heart she is a Russian. She said that the U.S is a big part of her life but she has Russian citizenship. she will pay for Russia.

Q4) “Maria’s parents played an important role in her success? How? What other things motivated her?

Ans4) When Maria was only nine years old her training started. She moved to USA with her father, Yuri. They belonged to middle –class family. He had to work hard to keep Maria’s tennis training going. Her mother Yelena could not go to America because of visa restrictions. She had to stay in Siberia without her husband and daughter.

 Some more questions for practice.

 Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1)  How did Yuri help Maria on the path of success and stardom?

Q2) How did Maria influence her tennis fans?

Q3) Detail some of the hobbies of maria Sharaopava?

Q4) Specify the dream that kept Maria going on.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-8(Reach for the top(part-1) ) (Santosh Yadav)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why was the holy man, who gave Santos’s mother his blessings, surprised?

Ans1) A traveling holy man when the mother of Santosh was expecting her sixth child. He gave her blessings for a son. But he was surprised when the grandmother requested blessing for a girl.

Q2) In what way Santosh did not like the traditional life in the family?

Ans2) She always opposed traditional ways. She wore shorts rather than wearing Indian Traditional dresses. She refused to marriage at the age of sixteen. Though her parents put great pressure on her, she left her home and came to Delhi for high school.

Q3) How did her parents agreed to pay for her education in Delhi?

Ans3) Firstly her parents refused to pay for her education in Delhi to put pressure on her. But she was determined and informed her parents that she would earn money by working part time. Then they had to agree to pay for her education.

Q4) How was santosh motivated towards the art of climbing?

Ans4)From her hostel room in Maharani college Santosh used to see the villagers going up the hill. One day she went near the hills. She saw some climbers. They encouraged her to take to climbing. This aroused her curiosity about the mountains.

Q5) How did santosh feel after reaching the top?

Ans5) Reaching top of the mount Everest was a spiritual moment for santosh. It was a long cherished aim that come true. It was a great moment for her when she unfurled the Indian National Flag. She felt proud to be an Indian.

Q6) How you come to know about her concern for the environment?

Ans6) Santosh was a environment lover. She was against the spread of non-biodegradable materials on environment sensitive areas. After unfurling the national flag at the mount Everest, she collected 500 kilograms of garbage from surrounding area and she brought it down with her.

Q7) How did  santosh yadav make records both the times when scaled Mount Everest?

Ans7) Santosh yadav made records both the times when scaled Mount Everest. First time she was the youngest woman to scale the Everest and second time she was the only woman to scale it twice.

Some more questions for practice.
 Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Mention the skills and qualities needed for climbing?

Q2) What incidents during the Everest expedition show santosh’s concern for her team-mates ?

Q3) How did santosh come to be the member of Indo-Nepalese women’s Expectation?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-7(Packing) (Jerome K. Jerome)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why did Jerome, the narrator, Volunteer to do packing?

Ans 1) Jerome thought that he knew about packing more than any other person. So he volunteered himself to do the packing.

Q2) What was jerome’s real intention when he offered to pack?

Ans2) Jerome considered himself the best packer in the world. When he offered to pack his real intention was to boss the work. He wanted Harris and George to do work under his directions.

Q3) What ‘horrible idea’ occurred to Jerome a little later?

Ans3) When Jerome was about to finish the packing, a horrible idea occurred to him. He was confused if had packed his tooth-brush or not. His tooth –brush always troubled him in packing.

Q4)  Why did Jerome have to re-open the packed bag?

Ans4)  Jerome thought that he had packed his tobacco pouch in it. So he had to re-open it.

Q5) Why did George and Harris have to pick out the tomato with a teaspoon?

Ans5) Harris packed the strawberry jam on the top of a tomato and squashed it. George had to pick out the crushed tomato with a teaspoon.

Some more questions for practice.

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Where did Jerome finally find the tooth-brush?

Q2Which incident in the story did you find the most amusing?

Q3) Describe the episode when George and Harris did packing?

Q4) How did dog spoil three lemons?

Q5) Why had the author go to upstairs?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-6(My childhood) (A.P.J. Abdul Kalam)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What characters Abdul inherited from his father and mother?

Ans1) Abdul’s father was an austere, honest and self disciplined man. His mother was generous and kind. His childhood was secure both materially and emotionally.

Q2) How did Abdul kalam earn his first wages?

Ans2) The train stoppage was suspended at Rameswaram station due to world war. Bundles of newspapers were thrown from running train. Samsuddin, cousin of Abdul, was the distributor of newspaper in Rameswaram. He needed a helping hand to collect these bundles. So he employed Abdul and he paid him money. Thus Abdul earned his first wages and felt much delight.

Q3) Who was Sivasubramania  lyer ? What did he say to Abdul?

Ans3) Sivasubramania lyer was the science teacher in Abdul’s school. He invited Abdul to have food at his home.

Q4)What was the reaction of science teacher’s wife when Abdul was invited for food? What the teacher did?

Ans4) Science teacher’s wife was an orthodox Brahmin. She was very upset to know that muslim boy would enter her kitchen. She refused to serve him food. But teacher himself served the food.. Moreover he even sat beside him to eat his meal. The teacher told Abdul that once we decided to change the system, such problems had to be confronted.

Q5) Who were A.P.J Abdul kalam’s childhood friends? What are they doing now?

Ans5) Ramananda Sastry, Arivindan and Siva prakashan. Raanadha were the childhood friends ofA.P.J Abdul kalam. Sastry is the high priest of the Ramanandha temple, Arvindan went into the business of arranging transport for visiting pilgrims and Sivapraksan become a catering contractor for the southern Railways.

Q6) How did Abdul’s father console Abdul‘s mother when she was reluctant to send him away?  

Ans6) When Abdul wanted to go outside Rameshwaram, his mother was very upset. Abdul kalam’s father consoled her. He referred to khalil Gibran that our children were not ours. They were the sons and the daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through us and not from us. We should  give them our love but theirs thoughts were their own.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-8(Reach For The Top (part-2) ) (Maria Sharapova)

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) How do you know that Maria Sharaopava was proud to be Russian. Why is she teenager sensations with the Monetary gains?

Ans1) Maria Sharaopava loves her mother land- Russia. Though she gets training and success in America, yet she proudly parades her Russian nationality. She always says that the U.S is a big part of my life but I am Russian at heart. I will play Olympics for Russia if they want me. She is a sensation among teenagers. Maria loves fashion, singing and dancing the most. She likes chocolate spread on pancakes with Fizzy orange drinks. She wears sophisticated gowns in the evening. Maria says Tennis is both a business and a sport. She considers money a great motivator. She is passionate to keep her number position in the world. This desire keeps her going.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-8(Reach for the top(part-1) ) (Santosh Yadav)

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Discuss about Santosh Yadav’s childhood and growing years from ‘Reach for the Top’.How she defy social customs since beginning?

Ans1) Santosh was born in affluent land owners’ family in a small village of Rewari district in Haryana. She wore shorts while the girls of the village wore traditional Indian dresses. Her parents were quite traditional and always followed prevailing custom. But she began to live on her own terms from the childhood. She refused to marry at early age. She decided to get proper education first. She got admission in Delhi school. Her parents were reluctant to send her. She threatened that she would earn by working part time. So by being a rebel she managed to choose her path and reach the top.

Q2) Describe Santosh’s journey from her local village school to the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.

Ans2) Santosh went to Jaipur for higher studies after finishing high school. She got admission in Maharani college. She got a room in Kasturba Hostel which faced the Aravalli hills. She used to see the villagers going up the hill and disappeared. This aroused her curiosity about the mountains. One day Santosh went near the hills. But that day no villager was there. She saw some climbers. They encouraged her to take to climbing. Slowly her interest in climbing rose. In the mean time she saved money and took admission in Nehru Institute of Mountaineering at Uttarkashi’s.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-11(If I were You) (Douglas James)

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Why did the intruder break into Gerrand’s cottage?

                                    OR

        How Gerrard was able to trap the intruder? 

Ans1) The intruder was a criminal. He had killed a policeman. Police was chasing like a hunted rat. Mr. Gerrand looked like him. He also lived a lonely life and very few people knew about him. Intruder wanted to kill him and took his identify. He studied his expressions, movement and style. He broke into Gerrard’s lonely cottage. He wanted to kill him and live as Gerrand to dodge the police. But Gerrard outwitted the intruder. He told him that he was also a murderer and the police might come anytime. The intruder was convinced and agreed to help Gerrard. But Gerrard cleverly trapped him in a cupboard and handed him to the police.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-10(Katmandu) (Vikram Seth)

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) What makes Kathmandu a different city in the country? Discuss about its religious importance and a centre of tourism?

Ans1) Kathmandu is beautiful, simple and religious city. It is important both as a religious place and a centre of tourism. It has narrow and busy streets with small shrines with flower adorned deities. One can see the streets hawkers of post cards, shop selling. western cosmetics, film rolls and chocolate or copper utensils and Nepalese antiques. Film song blare out from radios, car horn sounds, bicycle bells  ring, stray cows low, vendors shout out theirs wares. There is Pashupatinath temple meant only for Hindus. Around this temple there is atmosphere chaos. On the other hand the Buddhist Shrine- Baudhnath  Stupa is a place of serenity.. All these things make it the attraction point of tourists.

Q2) Compare and contrast the atmosphere in and around Baudhnath shrine with the Pashupatinath temple?

Ans2) Both temples Pashupatinath temple and Baudhnath Stupa are situated in Kathmandhu. Pashupatinath temple is a holy place of Hindus. It is always crowded. The worshippers come in large numbers to pray and worship the deity on the outer edge. One has to face elbowing and jostling. It has white dome. It is ringed by a road. There are many small shops selling belts, bags, Tibetan prints and silver jewelry. The Great throng of public makes it the special place on earth. On the other hand Baudhnath Stupa is very calm place. It is one of the important shrines of the Buddhists. The place presents a serene atmosphere. 

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-9(The Bond of love ) (Kenneth Anderson)

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) ‘Love is mutual’. Illustrate with reference to “The Bond of Love”?

Ans1) “The Bond of Love” is a story of emotional bonding between a woman and a bear. The author’s wife had pet bear called Bruno. She loved him deeply. She put a colored ribbon around his neck. She cooked a variety of dishes for him. He also performed many playful tricks which give pleasure to her. They enjoyed each other’s company. When bear grew big, he was dangerous for the children in the house. Author decided to send him to the zoo. His departure was very painful for the author’s wife. Finally she asked her husband to visit Baba in the zoo. They both felt relieved on meeting. They spend many hours together. So we can say “Love is Mutual’.

Q2) Why was Bruno sent away to the Zoo and why was he brought back him?

Ans2) The bear, Bruno, was very dear to the author’s wife. They spent many hours together and love each others company. But when he had grown very big and heavy, he was dangerous. He was very playful and mischievous. There were small children of the tenants’ family. So they had to chain him most of the time. The author felt that he was depriving Bruno of his natural freedom. So he decided to send him to a zoo. But his wife could not bear his separation. The author consoled her for three months, but at last he took her to the zoo. On seeing her Baba howled with happiness. They spend many hours together. She wanted to take him back to home. She requested the superintendent who allowed her.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-7(Packing) (Jerome K. Jerome)

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Who was  the best or worst packer- Jerome, George or Harris?

Ans1)Among the three Jerome was the best packer. He had a good experience of packing. He knew a better how to order the things and avoid possible loss. He was proud of his packing skills. He thought that he knew more about it than any other person living. On the other hand both George and Harris were the worst packers. They were careless and knew nothing about the skill of packing. They strapped the bag many times and forgot to put in one thing or the thing. Then they have to reopen the bag again. Harris packed the strawberry jam at the top of a tomato and squashed it. They broke the cup also. They spoiled everything.

Q2) How did Montmorency ‘contribute’ to the packing?

Ans2) Montmorency was a naughty dog. He contributed a lot in the process of packing. His day was wasteful if he did not disturb any work and poked his nose in troubled area. He mad the people mad. During the packing, he came and sat down on the things to be packed. He made sure whenever Harris or George extend their hand for anything, they got wet nose of Montmorency. He pretended lemons for the rats and chased them throughout the room.  He got into the hamper and spoiled three lemons to be rats. He puts his legs into the jam. He was a perfect nuisance.

Q3) ‘packing’ is a humorous story. Find three instances from the story which you find humorous?

Ans3) ‘Packing’ is a humorous story. There are many incidents in the support of this. Three instances among them are-

1) After labouring for hours, the author finally packs the bag, shuts and straps when he is reminded by his friend Harris. “Aren’t you going to put the boots in?” he laughs. He doesn’t say a thing, until the bag is all shut and strapped.

2) George puts the butter down on a chair and Harris sits down on it. it sticks to him and they keep looking for it all over the room. Finally they find it sticking to Harris’ back. They get it off and repack it.

3) Montmorency , their dog, first puts his leg into the jam , then worries the tea spoons and then pretends the lemons for rats and goes into the hamper and kills three of them before Harris lands him with the frying pan.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-6(My childhood) (A.P.J. Abdul Kalam)

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) How did   Abdul kalam earn his ‘first wages’? How did   he feel at that time?

Ans1) During second Word war in 1939, India was forced to join the Allied Forces. Because of this a state of emergency was declared and the trains halt at Rameswaram      

station was suspended. The newspaper also came by the train. Now their bundles had to be thrown out from the moving train between Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi. Abdul kalam’s cousin was a newspaper distributor Rameswaram. Now he needed a helping hand to collect the bundles. He found Abdul Kalam suitable for this job. Abdul Kalam accepted the job earn his ‘First wage’. He felt very proud on earning his own money for the first time.

Q2)  What happened in the classroom when the new teacher came in the classroom? How did Lakshmana Sastry solve the problem?

Ans2 The new teacher was quite orthodox in his outlook. He could not tolerate that Abdul Kalam who was a Muslim boy sitting with a Hindu Brahmin boy Ramanadha Sastry. He forced Abdul to sit in the last. With heavy heart, he obeyed his teacher. Ramanadha Sastry was also feeling sad. They went home and told about this incident to their parents. Ramanadha Sastry’s father was a temple priest at Rameswaram. He called the teacher and asked him not to spread inequality and communal intolerance in the minds of innocent children. He strictly told him to either apologize or quit the school and the island. The teacher realized his mistake and asked forgiveness. 

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(long answers) Chapter-5(The snake and the mirror ) (Vaikom Muhammad Basheer)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) How did the doctor reacted when he saw the snake?

Ans1) When the doctor saw the snake he kept his cool. He did not react quickly. He did not jump or cry out. He kept his presence of mind. The snake slithered around his shoulder but he sat motionlessly holding his breath. He sat in the room like a stone image in the flesh. Only his mind was active. He was aware that at the slightest moment the snake would strike him. He remembered God. He tried to forget the danger and smiled at himself. Thus it was the presence of mind of the doctor that saved him from being bitten.

Q2) Did the doctor find this incident humorous or frightened or both?

Ans2) The doctor found the incident frightening as well as humorous. The snake’s head was only three or four inches away from his face. He held his breathe and sat motionlessly like a piece of stone. He remembered God and tried to smile. Thus incident was frightening. But at the same time the incident was humorous also. The doctor was admiring his own looks in the mirror just a few moments ago. He was making decisions to make himself smarter. Now the snake was doing the same thing. Thus the incident seemed to him humorous as well. Sometime life takes a sudden turn.

7th class-cbse english (Honeycomb) Chapter-10 (The story of cricket) (Ramachandra Guha)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Name some stick –and-ball games that you have witnessed or heard of.

Ans1) Cricket, hockey, table-tennis, lawn –tennis, baseball are some stick –and-ball games.

Q2) The paresis were the first Indian community to take to cricket. Why?

 Ans2) The Parsies were in close contact with the British due to their interest in trade. They were the first Indian community to westernize. So, they formed the first Indian community of cricket.

Q3) The rivalry between the Parsis and the Bombay Gymkhana had happy ending for the former. What does ‘a happy ending’ refer to?

Ans3) The Parsis won the match and got the revenge of their dispute regarding the use of Public Park.

Q4)Do you think cricket owes its present popularity to television? Justify your answer.

Ans4)I think cricket owes its present popularity to television. Television has expanded the audience by broadcasting cricket into small towns and villages. Satellite television has the worldwide reach and it has created a global market for cricket.

Q5) Why has cricket a large view ship in India, not in China or Russia?

Ans5) Cricket is popular mostly in those countries which were earlier under the British rule. India is one of them. Moreover TV companies have created a global market for cricket in India. Thus a large viewer ship developed in India and not in China or Russia.

Q6) What do you understand by the cricket’s ‘equipment’?

Ans6) The material used for playing cricket such as ball , bat, stumps, bails , protecting equipments such as helmets , guards etc. are called the cricket’s ‘equipment’.

Q7) How is test cricket a unique game in many ways?

Ans7) Test cricket is a unique game in many ways. It is the longest duration game. It is played for five days and still the result can be undecided. It has the playing pitch area of 22 yards irrespective of the length and shape of the entire ground. In other games the dimensions of the playing area is specified

Q8) What was common between cricket bat and a hockey stick?

Ans8)The shape of cricket bat was roughly the same as of hockey sticks, curving outwards at the bottom.

Q9) Why the cricket bat used to curve outward at the bottom of a cricket?

Ans9) The cricket bat used to curve outward at the bottom of a cricket because the ball was bowled underarm, along the ground. With the curve at the end the chance of contact of bat and ball was the best.

7th class-cbse english (Honeycomb) Chapter-9 (A bicycle in good repair) (Jerome K. Jerome)

Answer following questions in short.

 Q1) Did the front wheel really wobble? What is your opinion? Give a reason for your answer ?

Ans1) The front wheel was perfectly all right. It wobbled only if the man shook it violently. It began to wobble only after repair because some of the balls were lost.

Q2) In what condition did the author find the bicycle when he returned from the tool shed?

Ans2) When the author returned from the tool shed he found that the man was holding the front wheel between his legs. He was moving it round between his fingers. The remaining part of the bicyle was lying on the stony path beside him.

Q3) What special treatment did the chain receive?

Ans3) Firstly he tightened the chain too much that it refused to move. Then he loosened it a little too much.

Q4) Describe ‘the fight’ between the man and the machine.  Find the relevant sentences in the text and write them.

Ans4) Cycle was in good working condition but the friend set to repair it. He worked to refix the gear case. He put the bicycle in different positions. He lay on the ground to work at it from below. He lost his balance and cycle slid over on to his head. There was a fierce fight between him and the machine. Sometimes he was on top the machine, the next moment, he lay on the gravel path with the bicycle on him.

Q5) How did the narrator feel when his friend shook his bicycle violently?

Ans5) The narrator felt hurt when his friend shook his bicycle violently  because his friend was hurting his bicycle for no apparent reason.

Q6) Was the man repairing the bicycle as a trained mechanic?

Ans6) He did not know anything about the cycle repairing. He was no way an expert. He made a mess and took the machine to pieces. But he was able to refit the bicycle for use.

7th class-cbse english (Honeycomb) Chapter-8 (Fire: Friend and foe)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What do you understand by the ‘flash point’ of a fuel?

Ans1) The Flash point or kindling temperature of the fuel is the temperature at which fuel like paper, coal or wood begins to burn.

Q2) What are some common uses of fire?

Ans2) The common uses of fire are to cook food, warm our homes in winter and to generate electricity.

Q3) In what sense is fire a “bad master”?

Ans3) Fire a bad master if it gets out of control. It can burn homes, shops and vast areas of forests. It can also kill and injure hundreds of people every year.

Q4) What are the three main ways in which a fire can be controlled or put out?

Ans4) The three main ways in which a fire can be controlled or put out are based on taking away one of the three things needed for burning

a) stop supply of fuel..

b) Prevent oxygen from reaching it. This can be done by throwing a damp blanket or spraying carbon dioxide or sand.

c) Bring down the temperature below the flash point.

Q5) Why does a burning candle go out when you blow on it?

Ans5) We remove the hot air around the flame when we blow on a burning candle. This brings down its temperature below the flash point and candle goes out.

Q6) Spraying water is not a good way of putting out an oil fire or an electrical fire? Why not ?

Ans6) Oil is lighter than water and floats to the top of water. Hence oil fire cannot be put out by spraying water on it.  In fact the fire spreads as water can flow quickly carrying the burning oil. Similarly water should not be used on electrical fire. Water is good conductor of electricity. The person spraying water can get electric shock.

Q7) Why was early man frightened of fire?

Ans7) Early man was frightened of fir because it was powerful and dangerous. He was not able to control it.

Q8) Which is the best thing to put out on electrical fire?

Ans8) The best thing to put out on electrical fire is a carbon extinguisher.

Q9) Fire is a good servant but a bad master. Elaborate?

Ans9) Fire is a good servant. It has a number of uses. It cooks our food, warms our homes in winter and produces electricity. But it is a bad master if it gets out of control. Then it burns our houses and forests, it kills and injures hundreds of people.

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.

7th class-cbse english (An alien hand) Chapter-10 (An alien hand) (Jayant Narlikar)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) How does Tilloo manage to find his way to the ‘forbidden passage’?

Ans1) Tilloo has observed that his father uses a security card to open a metal door leading to the forbidden passage. So he gets hold of his father’s security card and managed to find his way to forbidden passage.

Q2) What did Tilloo hope to see once he emerged from his underground home?

Ans2) Tilloo hoped to see the sun, if it was day or the stars, if it was night.

Q3) Why did Tilloo’s father advise him not to try and reach the surface of the planet?

Ans3) On the surface of the earth the air was too thin to breathe and the temperature too low to survive. Only a trained and well –equipped person can survive there. An ordinary person would die there. Therefore Tilloo’s father advised him not to try and reach the surface of the planet.

Q4) What changes had occurred, which forced people to live in underground homes?

Ans4) The people were forced to live in underground homes because the sun had turned hostile. The air became too thin to breathe and the temperature too low to survive. Birds, animals and fish all died.

Q5) Why was everyone in the control Room greatly excited?

Ans5) The Control Room had spotted an alien spacecraft coming towards their planets, therefore everyone there was greatly excited.

Q6) Was the spacecraft manned or unmanned? How do you know it?

Ans6) The spacecraft was unmanned.  Number One was in charge of defense. He told President that their reports claimed that the alien spacecraft only contained instruments.

Q7) What did number one and number two suggests should be done about the alien spacecraft?

Ans7) Number One suggested that they should wait for the spacecraft to land and then render it ineffective if required. But Number Two suggested that we should not interfere and observe passively.

Q8) Tilloo pressed the red button and “the   damage was done”? What was the damage?

Ans8) The damage was that the mechanical hand was rendered ineffective by the pressing of the red button.

Q9) Where had the spacecraft come from?

Ans9) The spacecraft came from the earth.

Q10) On which planet do Tilloo and his parents live?

Ans10) Tilloo and his parents lived on Mars.

7th class-cbse english (An alien hand) Chapter-9 (A tiger in the house) (Ruskin Bond)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Where was the little tiger cub hiding when Grandfather found him?

Ans1) The little tiger cub was hiding among the intricate roots of a banyan tree, when grandfather found the little tiger cub.

Q2) What did Toto do to entertain Timothy?

Ans2) Toto was a monkey. He teased Timothy and pulled his tail.

Q3) What did he do when Timothy lost his temper?

Ans3) Toto climbed up the curtains and got beyond reach of Timothy, when he lost his temper.

Q4) Where was Timothy most comfortable during the day? Where was he during the night?

Ans4) During the day Timothy felt most comfortable on the long sofa in the drawing room. At night he slept in the quarters of the cook, Mahmoud.

Q5) What was Grandmother’s prophecy about the cook? Did it come true?

Ans5) Grandmother feared that one day Timothy might get violent and kill and eat up mohmoud  because Timothy’s behaviour was changing.

Q6) What made Grandfather decide to transfer Timothy to the zoo?

Ans6) Grandfather decided to transfer Timothy to the zoo because he was growing dangerous day by day. He became less friendly. He started killing and ate up hens at night. He started following the cook, Mahmoud with evil intentions.

Q7) Why did Grandfather want Timothy to be put in another enclosure?

Ans7) Grandfather went to the Lucknow zoo to see the Timothy, his tiger. He saw a leopard in the next cage troubling and frightening him. He thought that it was the reason for the bad mood of the tiger. So he wanted Timothy to be put in another enclosure.

Q8) What shocked Grandfather in the end?

Ans8) Grandfather was shocked when he came to know that his pet tiger Timothy had died two months back due to pneumonia and the tiger licking his hands was a very dangerous one who was caught only a month back.

7th class-cbse english (An alien hand) Chapter-8 (The bear Story) (Axel Munthe)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Where did the lady find the bear cub? How did she bring it up?

Ans1) The lady found the bear cub in the forest. It was very small and at the verge of death due to hunger. It was brought up on milk by the lady and her cook.

Q2) What did the bear eat? There were two things he was not allowed to do. What were they?

Ans2) The bear ate bread, porridge, potatoes, cabbages and turnips. But he liked fruits the most. He was not allowed to touch or disturb the beehives. He was also not allowed to climb up the apple tree to eat apples.

Q3) When was the bear tied up with a chain? Why?

Ans3) When the bear created trouble with the beehives, he was tied up with a chain as a punishment. Apart from this, he was only kept on chain during the night and on Sundays.

Q4) What happened one Sunday when the lady was going to her sister’s house ? What did the lady do? What was the bear’s reaction?

Ans4) One Sunday when the lady was going to her sister’s house, a bear came up to her from behind. She thought that it was her bear. She scolded him for disobeying her. She saw that he had no collar on his neck; she became furious and hit him on the nose. The bear was very surprised. He shook his head and opened his big mouth several times as if he wanted to say something. Then he turned around and went away.

Q5) Why was the bear looking sorry for himself in the evening? Why did the cook get angry with her mistress?

Ans5) The bear had been chained for the whole Sunday afternoon and was lonely without his mistress. So, he was looking sorry for himself. The cook got angry with her mistress because she was scolding the bear for no fault. He had behaved very well the whole in her absence.

7th class-cbse english (An alien hand) Chapter-7 (Chandni) (Zakir Husain)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Why did Abbu Khan’s goats want to run away? What happened to them in the hills?

Ans1) Abbu Khan’s goats always wanted to live on the grassy hills slopes. They loved their freedom. They were of the best mountain breed. They did not like to be tied to some tree or pole in Abbu khan’s compound. So they wanted to run away.

Q2) Abbu khan said, “No more goats in my house ever again.” Then he changed his mind. Why?

Ans2) Abbu khan loved his pets and could not live without them. Moreover he was very old and lonely. So he changed his mind and bought a young goat.

Q3) Why did he buy a young goat?

Ans3) Abbu khan thought that a young goat would stay with him much longer. She would love him as well as the food that he would give her. She would never leave him.

Q4) Why did chadani hate the rope around her neck?

Ans4) Chadani hate the rope around her neck because it stopped her from running to the hills. She desperately wanted to go to the hills.

Q5) “Now Abbu Khan understood Chadani’s problem …’ What was chadani’s problem ?

Ans5) Chadani’s problem was that she was a mountain goat and she loved her freedom. She wanted to go to the hills. She hated to live with the rope around her neck. So she stopped eating and became moody.

Q6) Why did Chandani refuse to join the group of wild goats?

Ans6) Chandani refused to join the group of wild goats because she wanted to enjoy her newly got freedom alone.

Q7) Why did the wise old bird say, “Chandni is the winner”?

Ans7)   The wise old bird said that Chandni was the winner because though she was small and weak compared to the wolf, she put up really a brave fight. She did not try to run away but stood firmly to fight. She struggled all though the night but was killed in the morning. She chose death in an open field over life in a closed hut.

7th class-cbse english (An alien hand) Chapter-6 (I want something in cage) (L. E. Greeve)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Why is Mr Purcell compared to an owl?

Ans1) Mr. Purcell was a short man with big tummy, red cheeks, a tight, melon stomach and magnified eyes and he sat on the top of a high stool which gave him the look of an owl.

Q2) Do you think the atmosphere of Mr Purcell’s shop was cheerful or depressing? Give reasons for your answer?

Ans2) The atmosphere of Mr. Purcell’s shop was depressing. There were continuous cries of frightened birds and animals. They tried to move endlessly in restricted cages. It gave the shop a depressing atmosphere.

Q3) Describe the stranger who come to the pet shop. What did he want?

Ans3) The stranger’s look was peculiar. He was wearing a loose suit and shiny shoes. He had a shuttling glance and his hair was cut very short. He appeared to be a poor man. He wanted something in a cage.

Q4) The man insisted on buying the doves because he was fond of birds. Do you agree?

Ans4) I think the stranger was not fond of birds. He had sympathy for the birds. They had wings but even then they could not fly. They were caged against their wishes. The stranger himself had been in jail for ten years.

Q5) How had he earned the five dollars he had?

Ans5) He recieved those five dollars on being released from jail after ten years of imprisonment.

Q6) Was the customer interested in the care and feeding of the doves he had bought? If not, why not?

Ans6) The stranger was not interested in the care and feeding of the doves because he had bought doves to set them free.

Q7) Why did it make Mr. Purcell feel insulted?

Ans8 The man bought the doves from Purcell’s shop for five dollars and then went outside and set the birds free. It was Mr. Purcell who had kept these birds in cage and sold them. So he felt insulted. 

7th class-cbse english (An alien hand) Chapter-5 (Golu Grows a Nose) (Rudyard Kipling)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Whom does Golu ask, “why don’t you ever fly like other birds”?

Ans1) Golu asked this question to the ostrich.

Q2) Which uncle of Golu had red eyes?

Ans2)The hippopotamus, Golu’s huge uncle, had red eyes.

Q3) Golu’s relatives did not answer his questions because.

Ans3) Golu’s relatives did not answer because the questions were too difficult.

Q4) Who advised Golu to go the Limpopo river?

Ans4) The mynah bird advised Golu to go the Limpopo river.

Q5) Why did Golu go to the river?

Ans5) Golu went to the river to know what the crocodile had for his dinner.

Q6) The crocodile lay on the bank of the Limpopo river. Golu thought it was?

Ans6) Golu thought it was a log of wood.

Q7) What did the crocodile do to show that it was a real crocodile?

Ans7) To show that it was a real crocodile,he shed crocodile tears

Q8) Who helped Golu on the bank of the river?

Ans8) The python helped Golu on the bank of the river.

Q9) What did Golu take with him when he went to the Limpopo river?

Ans9) When he went to the Limpopo river he took with him a hundred sugarcanes, fifty dozens bananas and twenty –five melons.

Q10) How did Golu’s nose become long?

Ans10)  A crocodile that lived in the Limpopo river caught Golu’s nose and tried to pull him in river. Golu and the python pulled to free Golu’s nose in opposite direction. In this process Golu’s nose became long.

Q11) What according to the python, were the three things that Golu could not have done with his small nose?

Ans11) Golu could not have plucked, dusted and stuffed the bundle of grass in his mouth with his small nose. He couldn’t have killed the fly, biting on his shoulder with his small nose.

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.