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GOLU GROWS A NOSE

NCERT Solutions Class 7 English – Chapter 5

Golu Grows A Nose

Exercises

Question 1. Whom does Golu ask, “Why don’t you ever fly like other birds?”

Answer: Golu asks the given question to the ostrich.

Question 2. Which uncle of Golu had red eyes?

Answer: Hippopotamus, Golu’s huge uncle, had red eyes.

Question 3. Golu’s relatives did not answer his questions because

(i) they were shy.

(ii) the questions were too difficult.

(iii) Golu was a naughty baby.

Answer: (ii) the questions were too difficult.

Question 4. Who advised Golu to go to the Limpopo River?

Answer: The mynah bird advised Golu to go to the Limpopo River.

Question 5. Why did Golu go to the river?

Answer: Golu went to the river because he wanted to know what a crocodile looks like and what he eats for dinner.

Question 6. The crocodile lay on the bank of the Limpopo River. Golu thought it was

(i) a living crocodile.

(ii) a dead crocodile.

(iii) a log of wood.

Answer: (iii) a log of wood.

Question 7. What did the crocodile do to show that it was a real crocodile?

Answer: The crocodile shed “crocodile tears” to show that it was a real crocodile.

Question 8. “Come here, little one, and I’ll whisper the answer to you.”

The crocodile said this because

(i) he couldn’t stand up.

(ii) he wanted to eat Golu.

(iii) Golu was deaf.

Answer: (ii) he wanted to eat Golu.

Question 9. Who helped Golu on the bank of the river?

Answer: The python helped Golu on the bank of the river.

Question 10. Name two things the elephant can do with his trunk and two he cannot.

Answer: The elephant can do the following things with his trunk:

He can pluck fruits and leaves from the tree with his trunk.

He can keep away the insects.

The elephant cannot do the following things with his trunk: 

He cannot use it as his legs.

He cannot see with the help of his trunk.

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I WANT SOMETHING IN A CAGE

NCERT Solutions Class 7 English – Chapter 6

I Want Something in a Cage

Comprehension Check

Question 1. Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements.

(i) Mr Purcell sold birds, cats, dogs 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 who bought the two doves.

(iv) He was a successful shop owner, though insensitive and cold as a person.

Answer:

(i) True

(ii) False

(iii) False

(iv) True

Question 2. Why is Mr Purcell compared to an owl?

Answer: Mr Purcell is compared to an owl because of the large glasses which magnify his eyes like an owl’s eyes.

Question 3. From the third paragraph pick out

(i) words associated with cries of birds,

(ii) words associated with noise,

(iii) words suggestive of confusion and fear.

Answer: (i) words associated with cries of birds: whispered, squeal, cheeps, twitter, squeaks

(ii) words associated with noise: rustling, stir, scampered

(iii) words suggestive of confusion and fear: blindly seeking, bewildered

Question 4. “…Mr Purcell heard it no more than he would have heard the monotonous ticking of a familiar clock.” (Read para beginning with “It was a rough day…”)

(i) What does ‘it’ refer to?

(ii) Why does Mr Purcell not hear ‘it’ clearly?

Answer: (i) ‘It’ refers to the noise produced by the birds around him.

(ii) Mr Purcell doesn’t hear ‘it’ clearly because he was so used to hearing those sounds that it was normal to him like a clock’s ticking.

Comprehension Check

Question 1. Do you think the atmosphere of Mr Purcell’s shop was cheerful or depressing? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer: I think the atmosphere of Mr Purcell’s shop was depressing. It was lifeless. It was full of strange sounds made by the birds chirping and moving. Mr Purcell was used to the sound, but the customers used to wonder how he put up with such disturbing noises.

Question 2. Describe the stranger who came to the pet shop. What did he want?

Answer: The stranger who came to the shop was wearing a cheap new suit. He was a prisoner earlier. He came to Mr Purcell’s shop and asked for “something in a cage”. He wasn’t clear about what he exactly wanted but said it should have wings and should be in a cage.

Question 3. (i) The man insisted on buying the doves because he was fond of birds. Do you agree?

(ii) How had he earned the five dollars he had?

Answer: (i) No, the man insisted on buying the doves, not because he was fond of birds. He just wanted birds in a cage.

(ii) He earned those five dollars in a prison where he had to work very hard. He used to get only 50 cents per year.

Question 4. Was the customer interested in the care and feeding of the doves he had bought? If not, why not?

Answer: No, the customer was not interested in the care and feeding of the doves he had bought because he did not want to actually keep them as pets. He did not even listen to what Mr Purcell was saying about feeding the doves. He spent his hard-earned money on the doves just to set them free from their cages.

Exercises

Discuss the following topics in groups.

Question 1. Why, in your opinion, did the man set the doves free?

Answer: The man set the doves free because, being a prisoner earlier, he understood what it feels like to be caged. He knew the value of freedom. He spent all his 10 years’ hard-earned money on buying two doves and then he set them free into the sky.

Question 2. Why did it make Mr Purcell feel “vaguely insulted”?

Answer: It made Mr Purcell feel “vaguely insulted” because he reduced the price of the doves only because he could still earn a profit, whereas the stranger, who only had that money, spent it all just to set the two birds free from the cage.