NCERT Solutions Class 7 English (Honeycomb)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 7 English (Honeycomb) Chapter – 6 Expert Detectives has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 6 (Expert Detectives)
Comprehension Check
Answer the following questions:
1. What did Nishad give Mr. Nath? Why?
Answer – Nishad gave Mr Nath a bar of chocolate. He did so because he thought Mr Nath was starving.
2. What is “strange” about Mr. Nath’s Sundays?
Answer – The strange thing about Mr. Nath’s Sundays is that there was a particular visitor who used to visit every Sunday and both of them used to have lunch together.
3. Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?
Answer – Nishad and Maya got an unexpected holiday from school. The school remained closed because of heavy rains on that day.
Working with the text
Answer the following questions.
1. What does Nishad find out about Mr. Nath from Ramesh?
Arrange the information as suggested below.
• What he eats
• When he eats
• What he drinks, and when
• How he pays
Answer – Nishad finds out the following about Mr. Nath from Ramesh:
• He is not very particular about what he eats. He eats two chapattis, dal and a vegetable.
• He eats in the morning and evening.
• He drinks two cups of tea, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
• He pays in cash and also gives tip to Ramesh.
2. Why does Maya think Mr. Nath is a crook? Who does she say the Sunday visitor is?
Answer – Maya thinks that Mr. Nath is a crook because he is strange, unfriendly and does not receive letters. She thinks that he is an escaped criminal having a lot of money looted by him. Moreover, he does not work and sits in his room all day. Regarding the spectacled visitor who visits Mr. Nath on Sundays Maya thinks that he must be his accomplice or a helper in crime.
3. Does Nishad agree with Maya about Mr. Nath? How does he feel about him?
Answer – No. Nishad does not agree with Maya about Mr Nath. He feels that Mr Nishad is a poor, lonely man. He wants to be his friend and help him. He also considers him generous because he tips Ramesh well.
Working with language
1. The word ‘tip’ has only three letters but many meanings.
Match the word with its meanings below.
(i) finger tips – be about to say something
(ii) the tip of your nose – make the boat overturn
(iii) tip the water out of the bucket – the ends of one’s fingers
(iv) have something on the tip of your tongue – give a rupee to him, to thank him
(v) tip the boat over – empty a bucket by tilting it
(vi) tip him a rupee – the pointed end of your nose
(vii) the tip of the bat – if you take this advice
(viii) the police were tipped off – the bat lightly touched the ball
(ix) if you take my tip – the end of the bat
(x) the bat tipped the ball – the police were told, or warned
Answer –
(i) finger tips – the ends of one’s fingers
(ii) the tip of your nose – the pointed end of your nose
(iii) tip the water out of the bucket – empty a bucket by tilting it
(iv) have something on the tip of your tongue – be about to say something
(v) tip the boat over – make the boat overturn
(vi) tip him a rupee – give a rupee to him, to thank him
(vii) the tip of the bat – the end of the bat
(viii) the police were tipped off – the police were told, or warned
(ix) if you take my tip – if you take this advice
(x) the bat tipped the ball – the bat lightly touched the ball
2. The words helper, companion, partner and accomplice have very similar meanings, but each word is typically used in certain phrases. Can you fill in the blanks below with the most commonly used words? A dictionary may help you.
(i) business ____________
(ii) my ____________ on the journey
(iii) I’m mother’s little ____________.
(iv) a faithful ____________ such as a dog
(v) the thief’s ____________
(vi) find a good ____________
(vii) tennis/ golf / bridge ____________
(viii) his ____________ in his criminal activities
Answer –
(i) business partner
(ii) my companion on the journey
(iii) I’m mother’s little helper
(iv) a faithful companion such as a dog
(v) the thief’s accomplice
(vi) find a good helper
(vii) tennis/ golf / bridge partner
(viii) his accomplice in his criminal activities
3. Now let us look at the uses of the word break. Match the word with its meanings below. Try to find at least three other ways in which to use the word.
(i) The storm broke – could not speak; was too sad to speak
(ii) daybreak – this kind of weather ended
(iii) His voice is beginning to break – it began or burst into activity
(iv) Her voice broke and she cried – the beginning of daylight
(v) The heat wave broke – changing as he grows up
(vi) broke the bad news – end it by making the workers submit
(vii) break a strike – gently told someone the bad news
(viii) (Find your own expression – Give its meaning here.)
Answer –
(i) The storm broke – this kind of weather ended
(ii) daybreak – the beginning of daylight
(iii) His voice is beginning to break – changing as he grows up
(iv) Her voice broke and she cried – could not speak; was too sad to speak
(v) The heat wave broke – it began or burst into activity
(vi) broke the bad news – gently told someone the bad news
(vii) break a strike – end it by making the workers submit
(viii) the machine broke down – the machine underwent a sudden physical damage
