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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 7 The Invention of Vita-Work and Poem 7 Dad and The Cat and The Tree with Hindi Translation, Summary in Hindi and English updated for new academic session 2024-25. Class 7th English Chapter 7 all the question answers, comprehension check, working with the text, working with language, speaking and writing skills are included in the solutions. The solutions of grade 7 English chapter 7 is modified as per the new textbooks published for 2024-25 exams.
NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 7
Class 7 English Chapter 7 Question Answers
- Class 7 English Chapter 7 The Invention of Vita-Work
- Class 7 English Chapter 7 Poem Dad and The Cat and The Tree
- Class 7 English Chapter 7 Poem Garden Snake
- Class 7 English Chapter 7 Summary in Hindi and English
- Class 7 English Chapter 7 English to Hindi Translation
- Class 7 English Chpater 7 Important Questions
- Class 7 English Honeycomb Chpater 7 NCERT Book
- Class 7 English all Chapters NCERT Solutions
- Class 7 all Subjects NCERT Solutions
| Class: 7 | English |
| Textbook: | English Reader – Honeycomb |
| Chapter 7: | The Invention of Vita-Work |
| Contents: | Summary, Extra Questions, Translation |
| Academic Session: | 2024-25 |
7 English Honeycomb Chapter 7 Question – Answers
Question – Answers of Class 7 English Reader book – Honeycomb Chapter The Invention of Vita-Work & Poem 7 Dad and The Cat and The Tree are given below to download or use online free. NCERT Solutions 2024-25 are available in updated form for new academic session 2024-25.
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Class 7 English Chapter 7 Passages for Comprehension
I. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOWS:
Mr Wonka said, “So once again I rolled up my sleeves and set to work. Once again I squeezed my brain, searching for the new recipe… I had to create age… to make people old… old, older, oldest… ‘Ha-ha!’ I cried, for now the ideas were beginning to come. ‘What is the oldest living thing in the world? What lives longer than anything else?”
Questions:
1. What does the phrase ‘set to work’ mean?
2. Why does he cry, ‘Ha-ha’?
3. Name the lesson and the author.
II. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOWS:
“All over the world, Charlie,” Mr Wonka went on “I tracked down very old and ancient animals and took an important little bit of something from each one of them — a hair or an eyebrow or sometimes it was no more than an ounce or two of the jam scraped from between its toes while it was sleeping.
Questions:
1. Who is Mr. Wonka?
2. Which things were traced down?
3. From whose toes ounce of jam was scraped?
III. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOWS:
But there’s no time to tell you about them all now, Charlie. Let me just say quickly that in the end, after lots of boiling and bubbling and mixing and testing in my Inventing Room, I produced one tiny cupful of oily black liquid and gave four drops of it to a brave twenty-year-old Oompa-Loompa volunteer to see what happened.”
Questions:
1. What things were boiled, mixed and tested?
2. What was the name of the volunteer?
3. What did he volunteer for?
Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 7 – Important Questions
Why was Dad sure he wouldn’t fall?
Dad was sure that he wouldn’t fall because he considered himself to be a climber and so climbing the trees was a child’s play for him.
Can anyone’s age be a minus number? What does “minus 87” mean?
No, nobody’s age can be a minus number. Here, “minus 87” signifies that the person had to wait a long duration of eighty seven years before he could make a comeback. He took a strong dose of Wonka-Vite and had therefore, disappeared.
What trees does Mr Wonka mention? Which tree does he say lives the longest?
The trees that Mr Wonka mentioned were the Douglas fir, the oak, and the cedar. According to him a tree called Bristlecone pine lives the longest.
How long does this tree live? Where can you find it?
He said that this tree lives for over 4000 years. It can be found upon the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada, U.S.A.
How many of the oldest living things can you remember from Mr Wonka’s list? (Don’t look back at the story!) Do you think all these things really exist, or are some of them purely imaginary?
Mr. Wonk’s list had some exceptions which included the 4000-year-old Bristlecone pine, the toe-nail clipping from a 168-year-old Russian farmer, an egg laid by 200 year old tortoise that belonged to king of tonga, the tail of a 51-year-old horse, the whiskers of ears old cat called crumpets, the tail of 207 years old giant rat from Tibet and many more are, according to me, this list was are purely imaginary.
Why does Mr Wonka collect items trom the oldest things? Do you think this is the right way to begin his invention?
Mr Wonka wanted to create age and he wanted to invent something that would make people older. He collected items from the oldest things for his invention. It was probably the correct way to begin with his invention as he wanted to make people older and therefore, the use of old things seems appropriate.
What happens to the volunteer who swallows four drops of the new invention? What is the name of the invention?
Oompa-Loompa was the brave twenty-year-old volunteer who swallowed four drops of the new invention, as soon as he swallowed it he began wrinkling and shrivelling up all over. His hair started dropping off and his teeth started falling out. Before Mr Wonka knew it, the volunteer had suddenly become an old man of seventy-five. The name of the invention was Vita-Wonk.
Which phrase in the poem expresses Dad’s self-confidence best?
The phrase in the poem expresses Dad’s self-confidence best is ‘Child’s play, this is!’
Describe Plan A and its consequences.
Plan A was to use a ladder for climbing the tree and bringing the cat down but the ladder slipped and dad ended up falling in the flower bed.
Plan C was a success. What went wrong then?
Plan C was a success because dad could successfully jump and reach the tree but he landed directly on the cat. The cat started yelling and ran to the ground but poor old dad got stuck on the tree.
The cat was very happy to be on the ground. Pick out the phrase used to express this idea.
The phrase used to express this idea is ‘Pleased as Punch to be’.
Describe the Cat and Dad situation in the beginning and at the end of the poem.
The cat had got stuck on the tree and dad decided to help her by making different plans so that he could bring it down in the beginning .But by the end of the poem the cat sprang and ran to the ground safely but dad got stuck on the tree.
Do you find the poem humorous? Read aloud lines which make you laugh.
Yes, I find the poem is humorous. It tells us about the different funny incidents which happened when dad tried to climb the tree. Moreover, Dad over ambition and over confidence of climbing tree added humour to the poem. The dialogues have been written in a funnier way.
Class 7 English Chapter 7 Suggested Answers of Passages
Comprehension Passage I – Answers
1. ‘Set to work’ means began to work.
2. He cries ‘Ha-ha’ because the new ideas were beginning to come in his mind.
3. The name of the lesson is ‘The Invention Vita-Work’ and the name of the author is Roald Dahl.
Comprehension Passage II – Answers
1. Mr. Wonka is an inventor.
2. The old and ancient animals were tracked down.
3. Jam was scraped from toes of whistle big bobolink, pollyfrog, etc.
Comprehension Passage III – Answers
1. The important little bits of something from old and ancient animals were boiled, tested and mixed.
2. The name of the volunteer was Oompa-Loompa.
3. He volunteered to try the newly invented drug.
What do you think the story of Charlie and Willy Wonka here is all about? In unit 7 chapter 1 from class 7th Honeycomb.
The story of Charlie and willy Wonka here is about the experiment and preparation of the serum which can make someone grow old as 75 years of age because prior to this they made the serum which can reduce anyone’s age as low as -80 years of age.
Do you think this story of Willy Wonka and Charlie’s expedition to find the ingredients for Vita – wonk was fund? Unit 7 chapter 1 from class 7th honeycomb.
I think the expedition in the great glass elevator to find ingredients of the oldest things in the world is as good as we also got to know some of the oldest things present in the world.
Do you think the story can be cover in one day by students? Unit 7 chapter 1 from class 7th honeycomb.
The story is fun and interesting and language is also easy so I think It would be easy for everyone to cover in one day.
Do you think the dad was truly skillful at climbing the tree? Unit 7 chapter 2 from class 7th Honeycomb.
I think the dad in the story was brave and skillful that is why he found so many ways to climb the tree, Also he was bragging about his skills.
Do you find this poem entertaining? Unit 7 chapter 2 from class 7th honeycomb.
Yes, I think the way the poet depicted the actions of the father is was funny and entertaining and at the end of the poem, the cat jumped out of the tree.
