NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English
Dad and the Cat and the Tree NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem 7
Dad and the Cat and the Tree Text Book Questions and Answers
Dad and the Cat and the Tree Working with the poem
Question 1.
Why was Dad sure he wouldn’t fall?
Answer:
Dad was sure that he wouldn’t fall because he considered himself to be an expert climber.
Question 2.
Which phrase in the poem expresses Dad’s self-confidence best?
Answer:
The phrase in the poem that expresses Dad’s self-confidence best is:
“A climber like me?
Child’s play, this is!” ”
“Easy as winking To a climber like me!”
Question 3.
Describe Plan A and its consequences.
Answer:
In Plan A, the father got the ladder out of the garden shed. Unfortunately, it slipped and he landed on the flower bed.
Question 4.
Plan C was a success. What went wrong then?
Answer:
In Plan C, the father used the garden wall to climb the tree. He gave a great leap and landed flat in the crook of the tree-trunk and right on the cat. The cat thus sprang to the ground.
Question 5.
The cat was very happy to be on the ground. Pick out the phrase used to express this idea.
Answer:
The phrase used to express this idea is ‘Pleased as Punch to be safe and sound’.
Question 6.
Describe the Cat and Dad situation in the beginning and at the end of the poem.
Answer:
In the beginning, Cat was stuck in the tree and Dad was trying to rescue it. However, at the end of the poem, Cat is happy to land safely on the ground, while Dad is stuck in the tree.
Question 7.
Why and when did Dad say each of the following?
Answer:
- Fall: Dad said this when mother told him to not fall on the ground. He said this before executing Plan A.
- Never mind: Dad said this after the first fall, while brushing the dirt off his hair and face.
- Funny joke: When mother asked Dad not to fall again, he said so to let her know that he was a good climber and would not fall again.
- Rubbish: When mother told Dad that he would break his neck, he said so to reassure her
that he won’t fall again.
Question 8.
Do you find the poem humorous? Read aloud lines which make you laugh.
Answer:
Yes, the poem is humorous because it is ironic. Dad was on the ground at the beginning of the poem, trying to rescue Cat, but gets stuck himself in the tree. Here are some lines that make me laugh:
i. “Never mind, ’’ said Dad,
Brushing the dirt
Off his hair and his face And his trousers and his shirt,
ii. “Fall again? ” said Dad.
“Funny joke! ”
Then he swung himself up On a branch. It broke.
iii. And he landed flat
In the crook of the tree-trunk
Right on the cat