NCERT Class 7 English Honeycomb Third Chapter Gopal and the Hilsa-fish Solution
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Working with the text:
(1) Why did the king want no more talk about the hilsa fish?
Ans: – The king was annoyed with the talk about the hilsa fish because it was the season of hilsa fhish and everybody around him was talking about the same topic.
(2) What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?
Ans: – The king challenged Gopal to buy and bring the hilsa fish to his palace without asking anything about this fish from the market if he was cleaver enough.
(3) What three things did Gopal do before he went to buy his Hilsa fish?
Ans: – Firstly, he shaved half of his face and secondly, he smeared ashes on himself .lastly, he wore tattered clothes with wired style. This is how Gopal went to buy his Hilsa fish.
(4) How did Gopal get inside the palace to see the king after he had bought the fish?
Ans: – Gopal went to the palace and asked the guards to get him in to meet the king. But they refused. Later Gopal started to sing and dance loudly .On hearing his loud voice, the king ordered the guards to call him inside the court.
(5) Explain why no one seemed to be interested in talking about the hilsa fish which Gopal had bought?
Ans: – As Gopal dressed up himself ridiculously that no one in his way noticed the fish on his hand .Everyone was attracted by his appearance and forget about the fish. Thus, Gopal finally reached the palace to meet the king with his weired dressing.
(6)
(i) The king lost his temper easily
Ans: – True.
(ii) Gopal was a madman.
Ans: – False.
(iii) Gopal was a cleaver man
Ans: – True.
(iv) Gopal was too poor to afford decent clothes.
Ans: – False.
(v) The king got annoy when he was shown to be wrong.
Ans: – False.
Working with Language:
(1)
(ii) Why is your face half- shaven?
Ans: – Gopal’s wife asked him why his face was half-shaven.
(iii) I accept the challenge, your Majesty?
Ans: – Gopal told the king he accepted the challenge.
(iv) I want to see the king.
Ans: – Gopal told the guards that he wanted to see the king.
(v) Bring the man to me at once.
Ans: – The king ordered the guard to bring the man to him at once.
(2)
(i) Challenge (meaning – a bid to overcome something)
I challenge him to top this examination.
(ii) Mystic (meaning – obscure or enigmatic)
The old man in a full of mystic.
(iii) Comical (meaning – funny, laughably)
The man was quiet comical in nature.
(iv) Courtier (meaning – a person in attendance at a royal court)
The courtier followed as the king ordered him.
(v) Smearing (meaning – Something coat carelessly)
The ink smeared on my hand as i have starting writing.
Page – 46 (Picture Writing)
(2)
(i) Where is the stag?
Ans: – The stag is by the side of a pond.
(ii) What is he doing?
Ans: – He is looking his reflection in the pond.
(iii) Does he like his antlers (horns)?
Ans: – Yes, he like his antlers.
(iv) Does he like his leg?
Ans: – No, he doesn’t like them.
(v) Why is the stag running?
Ans: – He is running because the hunters wanted to kill him.
(vi) In he able to hide in the bushes?
Ans: – No, he is not able to hide in the bushes because of his horns.
(vii) Where are the hunters now?
Ans: – The hunters are just behind the stag.
(viii) Are they closing in on the stag?
Ans: – yes, they are closing in on the stag.
(ix) In the stag free?
Ans: – Yes, the stag is free only because of his legs; he was able to run fast.
(x) What does the stag say about his horns and his legs?
Ans: – The stag says that he was proud of his horns and that could have caused his death. But he was saved by his legs that he was ashamed of.
(3.) Now write the story in your own words. Give it a title
The Stag with His Beautiful Horns
Once Upon a time in the jungle, there lived a stag. One day, the stag went in a pond to drink some water. Suddenly, he saw his horns and felt very proud of them as they are very beautiful. Then he saw his legs with a disappointing looks and thought they are thin and ugly. Suddenly there are hunters following him. He ran very fast to save his life. He wanted to hide in the bushes but were stucked because of his horns. The hunters are just behind him and chasing to catch him. He ran very fast and saved his life. Thus he regretted for underestimating his legs for whom he was saved then and was wrong for appreciating his horns which were beautiful but was almost be killed by the hunters.
