NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English (Honeycomb) Chapter 1 Three Questions, The Squirrel

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Class : 7th
Subject : English-1
Chapter : 1
Chapter Name : Three Questions

Q1 Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?

Answer. The king wanted to know the Answers to the three Questions because he
thought that he would never fail once he knew the Answers to the Questions.

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Q2 Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom
(i) to fetch wise men.
(ii) to �nd 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

Answer. Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom to announce a reward for those
who could Answer the Questions.

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Q1 Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the sentences
given in the box.
1. Many wise men answered the king’s questions, _________________________
2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men_____________
3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable_____________
4. The king requested the hermit___________________________________
5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound, _________________

but the bleeding would not stop.
to Answer three Questions.
but their Answers were so varied that the king was not satis�ed.
and follow it strictly.
to help the king act at the right time.

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Answer. 1. Many wise men Answered the king's Questions, but their Answers were so
varied that the king was not satis�ed.
2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men .to help the king act at
the right time
3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable and follow it strictly.
4. The king requested the hermit to Answer three Questions.
5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man's wound, but the bleeding would not
stop.

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Q1 Why was the king advised to go to magicians?

Answer. The king was told that in order to decide the right time for doing something, it
was necessary to look into the future. Since only magicians could do so, he was advised
to go to magicians.

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Q2 In answer to the second question, whose advice did the people say would be
important to the king?

Answer. The second Question also got varied responses. As Answer to this Question,
some said that the people most necessary to the king were his councillors. Hence, their
advice would be the most important. Others said that the priests were the most
important. A few others chose the doctors. And yet others said that his soldiers were the
most important.

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Q3 What suggestions were made in answer to the third question?

Answer. ln Answer to the third Question, some said that the most important thing was
science. Others said �ghting; and yet others chose religious worship.

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Q4 Did the wise men win the reward? If not, why not?

Answer. No, the wise men did not win the reward. As he got very different Answers to
his Questions, the king was not satis�ed, and therefore, he chose not to give the reward

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to anyone.

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Q5 How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?

Answer. When the king and the hermit saw the large wound on the man's stomach, the
king washed and covered it with his handkerchief. Since the blood did not stop �owing,
he re- dressed the wound until it stopped bleeding. When the man felt better, he gave
fresh water to him. Then, with the help of the hermit, he took the wounded man into the
hut and laid him on the bed. This is how they helped the wounded man.

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Q6 (i) Who was the bearded man?
(ii) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?

Answer. (i) The bearded man an enemy of the king. The king had put the man's brother
to death and had also seized his property. That is why he wanted to take revenge on the
king.
(ii) He had come with the intention of killing the king. When he left his hiding place, the
king's bodyguard recognised him and thus, wounded him. He managed to escape, but
would have died if the king had not taken care of him and dressed his wounds. Ironically,
he was saved by the very person whose life he wanted to take. That is why he asked for
the king's forgiveness.

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Q7 The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness?

Answer. The king forgave the man. He showed his forgiveness by telling him that he
would send his servants and his own doctor to look after him. He also promised to give
back the man his property.

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Q8 What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer
separately. Which answer do you like most, and why?

Answer. Answer:ln Answer to the �rst Question, the hermit said that there is only one
time that is important and that time is 'Now It is the only time when one has any power

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to act. The hermit Answered the second Question by saying that the most necessary
person is the person you are with at a particular moment. This is because no one knows
what will happen in the future and whether we will meet anyone else. The hermit's
response to the third Question was that the most important thing is to do good for the
person one is with. This is because all are sent into this world for that purpose alone.
All the Answers are linked to each other and have their own signi�cance.

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Q1 Match items in List A with their meanings in List B.

Use any three of the above words in sentences of your own. You may change the form of
the word.

Answer. (i) wounded - severely injured
(ii) awoke - got up from sleep
(iii) forgive - Pardon
(iv) faithful - loyal
(v) pity - feel sorry for
(vi) beeds - small patches of ground for plants
(vii) return - give back

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Q2 Each of the following sentences has two blanks. Fill in the blanks with appropriate
forms of the word given in brackets.
He has _______________ to help me. Do you think he will remember his _________________?
(promise)
He has promised to help me. Do you think he will remember his promise?
(i) The _______________ said that only fresh evidence would make him change his

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_________________.(judge)
(ii) I didn’t notice any serious ________________ of opinion among the debaters, although
they _________________ from one another over small points. (differ)
(iii) It’s a fairly simple question to ________________, but will you accept my ________________
as �nal? (answer)
(iv) It isn’t ________________ that ________________ should always be the mother of invention.
(necessary)
(v) Hermits are ________________ men. How they acquire their ________________ no one can
tell. (wise)
(vi) The committee has ________________ to make Jagdish captain of the team. The
________________ is likely to please everyone. (decide)
(vii) Asking for ________________ is as noble as willingness to ________________ . (forgive)

Answer. (i) The judge said that only fresh evidence would make him change his
judgement.
(ii) I didn't notice any serious difference of opinion among the debaters,
although they differed from one another over small points.
(iii) It's a fairly simple Question to Answer, but will you accept my Answer as �nal?
(iv) It isn't necessary that necessity should always be the mother of invention.
(v) Hermits are wise men. How they acquire their wisdom no one can tell.
(vi) The committee has decided to make Jagdish captain of the team. The decision is
likely to please everyone.
(vii) Asking for forgiveness is as noble as willingness to forgive.

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Q1 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 satis�ed with their answers. One day
I decided to go and meet the hermit...

Answer. I had heard that the hermit saw only simple people. Therefore, I dressed myself
in ordinary clothes and rode my horse. My bodyguards were with me. I left my horse with
my body-guards at some distance from the hermit's hut. I came near the hermit's hut
alone. The hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. The hermit greeted me.
However, he continued digging. Being old and weak, he was breathing heavily. I went up
to him and put my questions before him. He did not reply to my questions but began
digging again.

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Q2 Imagine you are the hermit. Write brie�y 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…

Answer. I had heard that the hermit saw only simple people. Therefore, I dressed myself
in ordinary clothes and rode my horse. My bodyguards were with me. I left my horse with
my body-guards at some distance from the hermit's hut. I came near the hermit's hut
alone. The hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. The hermit greeted me.
However, he continued digging. Being old and weak, he was breathing heavily. I went up
to him and put my questions before him. He did not reply to my questions but began
digging again.

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Q1 Why does the poet say the squirrel “wore a question mark for tail”? Draw a squirrel,
or �nd a picture of a squirrel sitting on the ground. How would you describe its tail?

Answer. The poet said that the squirrel “wore a question mark for a tail” because its tail
is twisted appearing like a question mark.

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Q2 Do we usually say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail? What do we say? (Think: Does an
animal wear a coat? Consult a dictionary if you like, and �nd out how ‘wear’ is used in
different ways.)

Answer. We usually say that an animal ‘has’ a set of given characteristics rather than
saying ‘wear’. The poet, however, uses the word ‘wear’ to indicate the external
characteristics of the squirrel.
The dictionary meaning of ‘wear’ suggests something of an outer covering, for instance
clothes.

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Q3 “He liked to tease and play”. Who is teasing whom? How ?

Answer. The poet liked to tease and play with the squirrel. Whenever the poet went a
little close to the squirrel, the squirrel would run away in the other direction.

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