Class 7 English - Honeycomb - Chapter Gopal and the Hilsa Fish NCERT Solutions | What did the king ask Gopal to do to pro

Complete the following word ladder with the help of the clues given below.

1. Mother will be very ………………… If you don’t go to school.
2. As soon as he caught ……………. of the teacher, Mohan started writing.
3. How do you like my ……………… Kitchen garden? Big enough for you, is it?
4. My youngest sister is now a ……………… old.
5. Standing on the ………………. he saw children playing on the road.
6. Don’t make such a ………………. Nothing, will happen.
7. Don’t cross the ……………. till the green light comes on.

Now write the story in your own words. Give it a title.

Now ask your partner questions about each picture.
(i) Where is the stag?
(ii) What is he doing?
(iii) Does he like his antlers (horns)?
(iv) Does he like his legs?
(v) Why is the stag running?
(vi) Is he able to hide in the bushes?
(vii) Where are the hunters now?
(viii) Are they closing in on the stag?
(ix) Is the stag free?
(x) What does the stag say about his horns and his legs?

(i) How much did you pay for that hilsa? The woman asked the man how much he had paid for that hilsa.
(ii) Why is your face half-shaven? Gopal’s wife asked him

(iii) I accept the challenge, Your Majesty. Gopal told the king

(iv) I want to see the king. Gopal told the guards

(v) Bring the man to me at once. The king ordered the guard

Look at the pictures and read the text aloud.

Find out the meaning of the following words by looking them up in the dictionary. Then use them in sentences of your own.

challenge     mystic     comical
courtier      smearing

Why did the king want no more talk about the hilsa-fish?

How did Gopal get inside the palace to see the king after he had bought the fish?

What three things did Gopal do before he went to buy his hilsa-fish?

Explain why no one seemed to be interested in talking about the hilsa-fish which Gopal had bought.

What did Nishad give Mr Nath? Why?

Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?

What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu inthe backyard

What was the author’s opinion about Mr Gessler as a bootmaker?
 

Why did the neighbours kill the dog?

What is “strange” about Mr Nath’s Sundays?

Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom
(i) to fetch wise men.
(ii) to find answers to the questions.
(iii) to look for the wise hermit.
(iv) to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
Mark your choice.

How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?

Why did the author visit the shop so infrequently?

Mark the right item.

(i) The old farmer and his wife loved the dog
(a) because it helped them in their day-to-day work.
(b) as if it was their own baby.
(c) as they were kind to all living beings.

(ii) When the old couple became rich, they
(a) gave the dog better food.
(b) invited their greedy neighbours to a feast.
(c) lived comfortably and were generous towards their poor neighbours.

(iii) The greedy couple borrowed the mill and the mortar to make
(a) rice pastry and bean sauce.
(b) magic ash to win rewards.
(c) a pile of gold.

Do you think Mr Gessler was a failure as a bootmaker or as a competitive businessman?
 

Imagine you are the king. Narrate the incident of your meeting the hermit. Begin like this: The wise men answered my questions, but I was not satisfied with their answers. One day I decided to go and meet the hermit...

Why did the daimio reward the farmer but punish his neighbour for the same act?

Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?

Had the beggar come to Rukku Manni’s house for thefirst time? Give reasons for your answer.

Imagine you are the hermit. Write briefly the incident of your meeting the king. Begin like this: One day I was digging in my garden. A man in ordinary clothes came to see me. I knew it was the king...

Walking towards the kitchen with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Manni began to laugh. What made her laugh?

Ravi has a lot to say about M.P.Poonai. This shows that                                            (i) he is merely trying to impress Mridu.                                                                        (ii) his knowledge of history is sound.                                                                          (iii) he has a rich imagination.                                                                                      (iv) he is an intelligent child.Which of these statements do you agree/disagree to?

What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer separately. Which answer do you like most, and why?

Complete each sentence below by appropriately using any one of the following: if you want to/if you don’t want to/if you want him to
(i) Don’t go to the theatre
(ii) He’ll post your letter
(iii) Please use my pen
(iv) He’ll lend you his umbrella
(v) My neighbour, Ramesh, will take you to the doctor
(vi) Don’t eat it