English

Does father lose hope?

Advertisements
Advertisements

Question

Does father lose hope?

Answer in Brief
Advertisements

Solution

No, father doesn’t lose hope because he had confidence in his skill of climbing up a tree.

shaalaa.com
Reading
  Is there an error in this question or solution?
Chapter 7.2: Dad and the Cat and the Tree - Extra Questions

APPEARS IN

NCERT English - Honeycomb Class 7
Chapter 7.2 Dad and the Cat and the Tree
Extra Questions | Q 9

RELATED QUESTIONS

Answer the following question in one or two sentences.

Why was Kezia afraid of her father?


Thinking about the Text
Discuss in pairs and answer question below in a short paragraph (30 − 40 words).

How many characters are there in the narrative? Name them. (Don’t forget the dog!).


The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this?


What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?


Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?


How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?


On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following question
by ticking the correct option.

The tone and mood of the rain in the poem reflects its_________.


Suddenly all the tension seemed to ebb out of my body as the truth of what he said hit me. Confidently, I drew a line a full foot in back of the board and proceeded to jump from there. I qualified with almost a foot to spare.

That night I walked over to Luz Long’s room in the Olympic village to thank him. I knew that if it hadn’t been for him I probably wouldn’t be jumping in the finals the following day. We sat in his quarters and talked for two hours—about track and field, ourselves, the world situation, a dozen other things.

When I finally got up to leave, we both knew that a real friendship had been formed. Luz would go out to the field the next day trying to beat me if he could. But I knew that he wanted me to do my best—even if that meant my winning.

Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.

How did the rivalry of Owens and Long end?


So after that, dimly, dimly, she sensed it, she was different and they knew her difference and kept away. There was talk that her father and mother were taking her back to Earth next year; it seemed vital to her that they do so, though it would mean the loss of thousands of dollars to her family. And so, the children hated her for all these reasons of big and little consequence. They hated her pale snow face, her waiting silence, her thinness, and her possible future. “Get away 1” The boy gave her another push. “What’re you waiting for?”Then, for the first time, she turned and looked at him. And what she was waiting for was in her eyes. “Well, don’t wait around here !” cried the boy savagely. “You won’t see nothing!” Her lips moved. “Nothing 1” he cried. “It was all a joke, wasn’t it?” He turned to the other children. “Nothing’s happening today. Is it ?”

Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.

What was Margot waiting for? Why did William say it was a joke?


Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: 

"Now tell us what it was all about"
Young Peterkin, he cries.
And little Willhelmines looks up
With wonder - waiting eyes,
"Now tell us all about the war,
And what they fought each other for".
       - After Blenheim, Robert Southey 

(i) Who are Peterkin and Wilhelmine? How does the poet describe the scene at the beginning of the poem? 

(ii) What did Young Peterkin find and where? Describe it?

(iii) Who is referred to as "each other"? What did they fight for?

(iv) To whom are the words in the extract addressed? How was this person's family affected by the war? 

(v) What, according to the poet, are the consequences that are often associated with great and famous victories? What message does the poet want to convey to the readers? 


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


Who is the ‘he’ in the line "I couldn’t quite hear what he said" of the extract?


From where did the narrator’s father get the ladder?


What does the writer say about the friendship between man and dog?


Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.

Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.

(i) This made Taro ___________________ than ever. (3)

(ii) He decided to work ___________________ than before. (3)

(iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed ___________________ than usual. (4)

(iv) He began to chop even ____________________. (4)

(v) Next morning, Taro started for work even _______________ than the morning before. (10)


What was the real aim of Miss Beam’s school?


Multiple Choice Question:
Who does they refer to here?


What decides the choices made by the rebel?


Read the lines given below and answer the following question:

Iris: Of her society
Be not afraid. I met her deity
Cutting the clouds towards Paphos, and her son
Dove-drawn with her.

Whom does Iris refer to as ‘her’?


The Medicine Bag traces the narrator’s attitude to his Sioux Grandfather, from mild embarrassment to appreciation. Summarise the reasons for this embarrassment and the change. Write your answer in 100-150 words incorporating the following details.

  1. Reasons for embarrassment
  2. Specific reasons for the change in attitude

Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×