NCERT Class 7 English chapter 2 Honeycomb

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Honeycomb Chapter 2 A gift of chappals

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Class 7 English Honeycomb chapter 2 A gift of chappals full explanation part 2

   Chapter -2 

A gift of chappals

                     Comprehension check -1

Question 1:
What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard?

1 Ans: Meena shared the secret of having a kitten in the backyard inside a torn football lined with sacking and filled with sand. They found him outside the gate in the morning.

Question 2:
How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?

2 Ans: For getting milk for the kitten, Ravi told Paati that he is hungry when she saw him with glass of milk. Paati got suspicious so Ravi had to drink most of the milk and told Paati that he will wash the tumbler by himself. After that, Ravi ran and pour the milk into coconut shell and then ran back to wash the tumbler before Paati got really suspicious.

Question 3:
Who does he say the kitten’s ancestors are? Do you believe him?

3 Ans: Ravi said that one of the descendants of the Egyptian cat-goddess was a stowaway in a Pallava ship. The descendant of this cat was the Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat, and their kitten had descended from the Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat. It is unbelievable.

Question 4:
Ravi has a lot to say about MP Poonai. This shows that

1. he is merely trying to impress Mridu.
2. his knowledge of history is sound.
3. he has a rich imagination.
4. he is an intelligent child.

Which of these statements do you agree/ disagree to?

4 Ans: Ravi has a lot to say about M.P.Poonai. This shows that:-
(ii) his knowledge of history is sound.
(iii) he has a rich imagination.

Question 5:
What was the noise that startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran?

5 Ans: The sound of kreeching startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran. It was the sound of Violin that Lalli was learning to play.
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NCERT class 7 English Honeycomb chapter 2

Comprehension check 2

Question 1:
The music master is making lovely music.
Read aloud the sentence in the text that expresses the idea.
1 Ans: “The music-master’s notes seemed to float up and settle perfectly into the invisible tracks of the melody. This sentence in the text that expresses the idea that the music master is making lovely music.

Question 2:
Had the beggar come to Rukku Manni’s house for the first time? Give reasons for your answer

2 Ans:-No,the beggar has been coming to Rukku Manni's house for last one week.The beggar himself confirms this saying that he has survived for a week because of Rukku Manni's generosity and kindness.

Question 3:
“A sharp V-shaped line had formed between her eyebrows.” What does it suggests to you about Rukku Manni’s mood?

3 Ans:- A sharp v-shaped line between her eyebrows suggests that Rukku Manni was in angry mood.
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NCERT class 7 English Chapter 2 Honeycomb A gift of chappals

Working with the text exercise Questions Answers

Question 1:
Complete the following sentences.

1. Ravi compares Lalli’s playing the violin to …………….
2. Trying to hide beneath the tray of chillies, Mahendran ………………..
3. The teacher played a few notes on his violin and Lalli ………………
4. The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household ………………
5. After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked Lalli if ………………….

1Ans: (i) Ravi compares Lalli’s playing the violin to derailing of the train going completely off track.

(ii) Trying to hide beneath the tray of chillies, Mahendran tipped a few chillies over himself.

(iii) The teacher played a few notes on his violin, and Lalli stumbled behind him on her violin, which looked quite helpless and unhappy in her hands.

(iv) The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household kept his body and soul together on their generosity for a whole week. He couldn’t believe that they would turn him away.

(v) After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked Lalli if she had seen his chappals.

Question 2:
Describe the music teacher, as seen from the window.

2 Ans:- As seen from the window, the bony figure of the music master, with most of his back to the window, could be seen sitting in front of Lalli. He had a mostly bald head with a fringe of oiled black hair falling around his ears and an old-fashioned tuft. A gold chain gleamed around his leathery neck and a diamond ring glittered on his hand as it glided up and down the stem of the violin. A large foot stuck out from beneath his gold-bordered veshti edge. He was beating time on the floor with the scrawny big toe.

Question 3:

1. What makes Mridu conclude that the beggar has no money to buy chappals?
2. What does she suggest to show her concern?

3 Ans:- (i) When Mridu saw the blistered feet of the beggar, she concluded that he did not have any money to buy slippers.

ii) She suggested Mridu and Ravi about the pair of old slippers so that they could give it to the beggar.

Question 4:
“Have you children….” She began and then, seeing they were curiously quiet, went on more slowly, “seen anyone lurking around the verandah?”

1. What do you think Rukku Manni really wanted to ask?
2. Why did she change her question?
3. What did she think had happened?

Ans4:-

(i) Rukku Manni actually wanted to ask the children if they had seen the music master’s slippers.

(ii) She changed her question seeing that they were curiously quiet. She suspected that they had something to do with the absence of the slippers.

(iii) She probably thought that the children had purposely hidden the music master’s slippers, or done something with it.

Question 5:
On getting Gopu Mama’s chappals, the music teacher tried not to look too happy. Why?

5 Answer:

The music teacher tried not to look too happy because, Gopu Mama’s slippers were new, while the ones that the children gave away to the beggar were quite old and shabby-looking. Still, the music master lied that his slippers had been brand new. He was quite happy to get new slippers in return for his old ones. However, he tried not to look too happy as he wanted to show his disappointment at what the children had done. 

Question 6:
On getting a gift of chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute. Why was he in such a hurry to leave?

Ans 6:- 

When the beggar was asked to leave, he raised his eyes and looked fearfully at the road, which was gleaming in the afternoon heat. He had blisters on his feet, and he knew his feet would burn again. However, when the children got him a pair of slippers, In a minute, he had vanished around the corner of the street.Since he could not have got anything better and Rukku Manni wanted him out of the house, he left in a hurry.

Question 7:
Walking towards the kitchen with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Manni began to laugh. What made her laugh?

Ans 7 :-Walking towards the kitchen with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Manni remembered that Gopu Mama was always in a hurry to throw off his shoes and socks, and get into his slippers as soon as he came home. She wondered what he would say that evening when she would tell him that she had given his slippers to the music-master. Thinking of this, she began to laugh.
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NCERT class 7 English Chapter 2 Honeycomb A gift of chappals

Working with Language

Question 1:
Read the following sentences.
(a) If she knows we have a cat, Paati will leave the house.
(b) She won’t be so upset if she knows about the poor beggar with sores on his feet.
(c) If the chappals do fit, will you really not mind?
Notice that each sentence consists of two parts. The first part begins with ‘if’. It is known
as if-clause.
Rewrite each of the following pairs of sentences as a single sentence. Use ‘if at the beginning of the sentence.
(a) Walk fast. You’ll catch the bus.
If you walk fast, you’ll catch the bus.
(b) Don’t spit on the road. You’ll be fined.
If you spit on the road, you’ll be fined.

1. Don’t tire yourself now. You won’t be able to work in the evening.
2. Study regularly. You’ll do well in the examination.
3. Work hard. You’ll pass the examination in first division.
4. Be polite to people. They’ll also be polite to you.
5. Don’t tease the dog. It’ll bite you.

Solution:

1. If you tire yourself now, you won’t be able to work in the evening.
2. If you study regularly, you’ll do well in the examination.
3. If you work hard, you’ll pass the examination in first division.
4. If you are polite to people, they’ll be polite to you.
5. If you tease the dog, it’ll bite you.

Question 2:
Fill in the blanks in the following paragraph.
Today is Sunday. I’m wondering whether I should stay at home or go out. If I ………….. (go) out. I …………… (miss) the lovely Sunday lunch at home. If I ……………..(stay) for lunch, I ………………(miss) the Sunday film showing at Archana Theatre. I think I’ll go out and see the film, only to avoid getting too fat.
Solution:
Today is Sunday. I’m wondering whether I should stay at home or go out. If I go out, I will miss the lovely Sunday lunch at home. If I stay for lunch, I will miss the Sunday film showing at Archana Theatre. I think I’ll go out and see the film, only to avoid getting too fat.

Question 3:
Complete each sentence below by appropriately using any one of the following:
if you want to / if you don’t want to / if you want him to

1. Don’t go to the theatre …………………..
2. He’ll post your letter …………………….
3. Please use my pen …………………………..
4. He’ll lend his umbrella …………………….
5. My neighbour, Ramesh, will take you to the doctor ……………………….
6. Don’t eat it …………………………..

Solution:

1. if you don’t want to
2. if you want him to
3. if you want to
4. if you want him to
5. will take you to the doctor if you want him to
6. if you don’t want to

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