Chapter 10 An Alien Hand
Chapter 10 An Alien Hand Comprehension Check (Page 69) Question 1: How does Tilloo manage to find his way to the ‘forbidden passage’? Question 2: What did Tilloo hope to see once he emerged from his underground home? Question 3: Why did Tilloo’s father advise him not to try to reach the surface of the […]
Chapter 9 A Tiger in the House
Chapter 9 A Tiger in the House Comprehension Check (Page 60) Question 1: “He had the distinction of being the only member of the party to have bagged any game.., The phrase in italics means (i) Grandfather was the most distinguished member of the party. (ii) Grandfather was, the only spoftsperson in the party. (iii) […]
Chapter 8 The Bear Story
Chapter 8 The Bear Story Exercise (Page 57) Answer the following questions: Question 1: Where did the lady find the bear cub? How did she bring it up? Answer: The lady found the bear cub in the forest near her house. She fed him with bottle milk. Her cook helped her in this task. Question […]
Chapter 7 Chandni
Chapter 7 Chandni Comprehension Check (Page 45) Question 1: Why did Abbu Khan’s goats want to run away? What happened to them in the hills? Answer: Abbu Khan’s goats wanted to run away in order to enjoy freedom of movement and eat green grass. But they were killed and eaten up by a wolf in […]
Chapter 6 I Want Something in a Cage
Chapter 6 I Want Something in a Cage Comprehension Check (Page 38) Question 1: Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of following statements. (i) Mr Purcell sold birds, cats, d^as and monkeys,________________ (ii) He was very concerned about the well-being of the birds and animals in his shop. (iii) He was impressed by the customer […]
Chapter 5 Golu Grows a Nose
Chapter 5 Golu Grows a Nose Exercise (Page 34) Answer the following Questions: Question 1: Whom does Golu ask, “Why don’t you ever fly like other birds?” Answer: Golu asks the ostrich why it doesn’t fly like other birds. Question 2: Which uncle of Golu had red eyes? Answer: Golu’s huge uncle hippopotamus had red […]
Chapter 4 The Cop and the Anthem
Chapter 4 The Cop and the Anthem Exercise (Page 29) Answer the following Questions. Question 1: What are some of the signs of approaching winter referred to in the text? Answer: The signs of the approaching winter are the movement of birds to warm south, the woollens needed by people and the dead leaves covering […]
Chapter 3 The Desert
Chapter 3 The Desert Comprehension Check (Page 16) Question 1: From the first paragraph (i) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is; (ii) Pick out two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it. Which do you think is an apt description, and why? Answer: (i) an […]
Chapter 2 Bringing Up Kari
Chapter 2 Bringing Up Kari Exercise (Page 14) Answer the following questions: Question 1: The enclosure in which Kari lived had a thatched roof that lay on thick tree stumps. Examine the illustration of Kari’s pavilion on page 8 and say why it was built that way. Answer: Kari’s pavilion was built under a thatched roof […]
Chapter 1: The Tiny Teacher
Chapter 1: The Tiny Teacher NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English – Chapter 1: The Tiny Teacher – An Alien Hand Supplementary Reader Comprehension Check (Page 3) Question 1:The story of an ant’s life sounds almost untrue. The italicised phrase means highly exaggerated. too remarkable to be true. not based on facts. Answer: highly exaggerated. […]