A Gift of Chappals Working with the text<\/strong><\/p>\nQuestion 1. \nComplete the following sentences. \ni. Ravi compares Lalli s playing the violin to ………………. \na derailed train.<\/p>\n
ii. Trying to hide beneath the tray of chillies, Mahendran …………………. \ntipped a few chillies over himself.<\/p>\n
iii. The teacher played a few notes on his violin, and Lalli …………… \nstumbled behind him on her violin.<\/p>\n
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iv. The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household …………….. \nhave given him food for a whole week.<\/p>\n
v. After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked Lalli if ……………. \nshe had seen his chappals.<\/p>\n
Question 2. \nDescribe the music teacher, as seen from the window. \nAnswer: \nFrom the window, the music teacher seemed like a bony figure. He had a mostly bald head with a fringe of oiled black hair falling around his ears and an old-fashioned tuft. A gold chain gleamed around his leathery neck, and a diamond ring glittered on his hand as it glided up and down the stem of the violin. A large foot stuck out from beneath his gold-bordered veshti edge, and he was beating time on the floor with the scrawny big toe.<\/p>\n
Question 3. \ni. What makes Mridu conclude that the beggar has no money to buy chappals? \nii. What does she suggest to show her concern? \nAnswer: \ni. Mridu looks at the pink blisters that have formed on the beggar\u2019s feet, and concludes that the beggar has no money to buy chappals. \nii. She suggests that they could give the beggar a pair if there was an old pair lying in the house somewhere.<\/p>\n
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Question 4. \n\u201cHave you children… \u201d she began, and then, seeing they were curiously quiet, went on more slowly, \u201cseen anyone lurking around the verandah? \u201d \ni. What do you think Rukku Manni really wanted to ask? \nii. Why did she change her question? \niii. What did she think had happened? \nAnswer: \ni. In my opinion, Rukku Manni really wanted to ask if the children had seen the music teacher\u2019s chappals anywhere. \nii. She changed her question because she sensed that the children had something to do with the disappearance of the chappals. She understood this because the children were curiously quiet at that time. \niii. She thought that someone had stolen the chappals as a lot of vendors came to their door every day.<\/p>\n
Question 5. \nOn getting Gopu Mama\u2019s chappals, the music teacher tried not to look too happy. Why? \nAnswer: \nOn getting Gopu Mama\u2019s chappals, the music teacher tried not to look too happy because his chappals were old and worn out, but in return, he got chappals that were new and hardly worn.<\/p>\n
Question 6. \nOn getting a gift of chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute. Why was he in such a hurry to leave? \nAnswer: \nThe beggar was in such a hurry to leave because he knew that the children had given him the chappals without asking permission from their elders. An elder could have easily intervened and took the chappals away from him. They would have also scolded the beggar for taking them from the children.<\/p>\n
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Question 7. \nWalking towards the kitchen with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Manni began to laugh.What made her laugh? \nAnswer: \nThe thought that her husband would be looking for his chappals the minute he would come home made Rukku Manni laugh. She must have been imagining the hilariousness of the situation when her husband finds out that the music-teacher took away his chappals.<\/p>\n
A Gift of Chappals Working with language<\/strong><\/p>\nQuestion 1. \nRewrite each of the following pairs of sentences as a single sentence. Use \u2018if \u2019at the beginning of the sentence. \ni. Don\u2019t tire yourself now. You won\u2019t be able to work in the evening. \nii. Study regularly. You \u2019ll do well in the examination. \niii. Work hard. You \u2019ll pass the examination in the first division. \niv. Be polite to people. They \u2019ll also be polite to you. ‘ \nv. Don\u2019t tease the dog. It \u2019ll bite you. \nAnswer: \ni. If you tire yourself now, you won\u2019t be able to work in the evening. \nii. If you study regularly, you\u2019ll do well in the examination. \niii. If you work hard, you\u2019ll pass the examination in the first division. \niv. If you are polite to people, they\u2019ll also be polite to you. \nv. If you tease the dog, it\u2019ll bite you.<\/p>\n
Question 2. \nFill in the blanks in the following paragraph. \nWith answers. \nToday is Sunday. I\u2019m wondering whether I should stay at home or go<\/span> out. If I go out, \nI will miss<\/span> the lovely Sunday lunch at home. If I stay<\/span> for lunch, I will miss<\/span> the Sunday film showing at Archana Theatre. I think I\u2019ll go out and see the film, only to avoid getting too fat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Question 3. \nComplete each sentence below by appropriately using any one of the following: \nif you want to\/if you don i want to\/if you want him to<\/p>\n
\nif you don\u2019t want to.<\/li>\n if you want him to.<\/li>\n if you want to.<\/li>\n if you want him to.<\/li>\n if you want him to.<\/li>\n if you don\u2019t want to.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nA Gift of Chappals Speaking and writing<\/strong><\/p>\nQuestion 1. \nDiscuss in small groups: \n(i) If you want to give away something of your own to the needy, would it be better to ask your elders first? \n(ii) Is there someone of your age in the family who is very talkative? Do you find her\/him interesting and impressive or otherwise? Share your ideas with others in the group. \n(iii) Has Rukku Manni done exactly the same as the children? In your opinion, then, is it right for one party to blame the other? (Encourage the students to express their opinions clearly in the class.)Sample answers \nAnswer: \n(i) Yes, I think it would be better to ask the elders first because the elders at my home do a lot of charity. They do not believe in having an excess of things. So mostly, we give away things every few months to the needy. I would never want to go behind their back and give away something that they think is still useful, or something for which they have another use in mind.<\/p>\n
(ii) Yes. My cousin Kunal is the most talkative person in the family. He is five years elder to me, and tells us so many stories. He lives in Chennai, and tells us all about it. I find his stories to be very interesting, though sometimes I think he is making them up. He talks about magical places, fairies and wizards.<\/p>\n
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(iii) Yes, Rukku Manni has done exactly the same thing as the children. But she did not have any other choice. She is an adult, and she has the right to do whatever she pleases with the things at her home. She can easily explain the situation to her husband. In my opinion, she is right in chiding the children, because they put her in an embarrassing situation. But she takes it well. She is not furious with the children, but instead, she laughs it all off.<\/p>\n
Question 2. \nAsk one another questions about likes\/dislikes\/preferences\/hobbies\/personal characteristics. \n(Encourage the students to ask each other the given questions.)Sample answers \nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\nI enjoy taking a nap, playing with my sister, doing my home work, swimming, etc.<\/li>\n I like to play hopscotch, tag, badminton and many other games. I also like cycling, running, doing yoga and reading.<\/li>\n I don\u2019t like to play cricket because it is a very slow game. I prefer to play football.<\/li>\n I wouldn\u2019t mind that at all. In fact, I have an ipod and you can borrow it from me whenever you want.<\/li>\n It\u2019s fine with me if you snore. I am a heavy sleeper. I wouldn\u2019t even notice. Maybe, you can get earplugs for me if you snore too much.<\/li>\n Well, I can\u2019t share my teddy bear with anyone. His name is Andy, and he is very dear to me.<\/li>\n Oh, I absolutely love attending parties.<\/li>\n I think I am an easy-going person, who knows how to enjoy life and be a sport.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English A Gift of Chappals NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 2 A Gift of Chappals NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers A Gift of Chappals Comprehension check-I Question 1. What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard? Answer: The secret that Meena shares …<\/p>\n
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