NCERT Solutions Class 7 English (The Alian Hand Supplementry)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 7 English (The Alian Hand Supplementry) Chapter – 8 The Bear Story has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 8 (The Bear Story)
Exercises
Answer the following questions.
1. Where did the lady find the bear cub? How did she bring it up?
Answer – The lady found the bear cub in the forest, half dead of hunger. It was very small. The lady had to bring it up on a bottle with the help of the cook.
2. The bear grew up but “he was a most amiable bear”. Give three examples to prove this.
Answer – The three examples that prove that he indeed was a most amiable bear are:
- He used to watch the cattle grazing in a friendly way.
- The three dogs used to play with him, pull his ears and tease him.
- Children used to ride his back.
3. What did the bear eat? There were two things he was not allowed to do. What were they?
Answer – The bear ate bread, porridge, potatoes, cabbages, turnips.
(i) He was not allowed to climb the apple tree and pluck apples.
(ii) He was also not allowed to follow his mistress.
4. When was the bear tied up with a chain? Why?
Answer – The bear was tied up on Sundays because his mistress used to go for a visit to her sister.
5. What happened one Sunday when the lady was going to her sister’s house? What did the lady do? What was the bear’s reaction?
Answer – One Sunday, when the lady was going to her sister’s house, she heard sound of cracking branches behind her. She saw the bear. She was angry at him for having left the room. She hit him with her parasol. The bear turned around and began to walk back.
6. Why was the bear looking sorry for himself in the evening? Why did the cook get angry with her mistress?
Answer – The bear realized his mistake and therefore he was looking sorry for himself in the. evening. The cook get angry with her mistress because she felt that she (her mistress) was doing injustice with the bear by scolding him.
