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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 7 The Invention of Vita Wonk
NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 7 The Invention of Vita Wonk
Comprehension Check
Question 1:
Choose the right answer.
(i) Mr. Willy Wonka is
(a) a cook (b) an inventor (c) a manager
(ii) Wonka-Vite makes people
(a) older (b) younger
(iii) Mr. Wonka wants to invent a new thing which will make people
(a) younger (b) older
Solution: (i) (b) an inventor (ii) (b) younger (iii) (b) older
Question 2:
Can anyone’s age be a minus number? What does ‘minus 87’ mean?
Solution:
Solution:
No, age cannot be in minus number as it is calculated from the time we are born. ‘Minus 87’ means that a man must wait 87 years to be born.
Question 3:
Mr. Wonka begins by asking himself two questions. What are they?
1. What is ………….?
Solution:
What is the oldest thing in the world?
2. What lives ………….?
Solution:
What lives longer than anything else?
Working with the Text
Question 1:
(i) What trees does Mr Wonka mention? Which tree does he say lives the longest?
Solution:
Mr. Wonka mentions firs, oaks, cedars, and trees. He says The bristlecone pine tree is long-lived.
(ii) How long does this tree live? Where can you find it?
Solution:
Bristlecone pine lives for over 4000 years and it can be found upon the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada, U.S.A.
Question 2:
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?
Solution:
Mr. Wonka has mentioned some very oldest things as given below:
(i) A pint of sap from a 4000-year-old Bristlecone pine tree. (ii) Toe-nail clippings from a 168-year-old Russian Farmer.
(iii) An egg laid by a 200-year-old tortoise.
(iv) The tail of a 51-year-old horse.
(v)Whiskers of a 36-year-old cat called Crumpets.
(vi) A flea that lived on Crumpets for 36 years.
(vi) Tail of a 207-year-old rat.
(vii) The black teeth of a 97-year-old Grimalkin.
(viii) Knucklebones of a 700-year-old Cattalo.
I think few of these exist and most of them are imaginary.
Question 3:
Why does Mr. Wonka collect items from the oldest things? Do you think this is the right way to begin his invention?
Solution:
Mr. Wonka collected items because he wanted to create a thing that would make people older. I think this is a wrong and foolish way to begin an invention.
Question 4:
What happens to the volunteer who swallows four drops of the new invention? What is the name of the invention?
Solution:
The volunteer began to wrinkle and shrivel up all over. His hair started to drop off and his teeth began to fall out. He suddenly became a seventy-five-year-old man! The name of the invention was Vita-Wonk.
Working with Language
Question 1:
What do you call these insects in your language?
Add to this list the names of some insects in common in your area.
Solution:
Hindi names of these insects are.
(i) Cockroach – कॉकरोच –
(ii) Mosquito – मच्छर
(iii) Grasshopper – टिड्डा
(iv) Housefly – घरेलू मक्खी
(v) Dragon fly – ड्रैगन फ्लाई
(vi) Ant – चींटी
Beetle, Honeybee, Spider, Bee, Butterfly and Moth are some of the insects found in our area.
Question 2:
Fill in the blanks in the recipe given below with words from the box.
Easy Palak – Dal
INGREDIENTS
- One …………
- One cup dal
- Two thin green chillies
- …………… a teaspoon of red chilli powder.
- Eight small bunches of palak
- Two ………….
- Salt to taste
Wash and cut the vegetables……… the palak. Put everything under pressure ………… Let the cooker whistle ………… three then switch it off. Fry a few cumin seeds in …………. and add to the palak-dal.
Solution:
INGREDIENTS
• One cup of dal
• Two thin green chillies
• Half a teaspoon of red chilli powder
• Eight small bunches of palak
• Two tomatoes
• Salt to taste
Wash and cut the vegetables; shred the palak. Put everything in a pressure cooker. Let the cooker whistle three times, then switch it off. Fry a few cumin seeds in oil and add to the palak–dal.
Speaking
Question 1:
Using Do for Emphasis Charlie asks, “What did happen?” This is a way of asking the question “What happened?” with emphasis.
Given below are a few emphatic utterances. Say them to your partner. Let your partner repeat your utterance without emphasis. Your partner may also add something to show she/he disagrees with you.
YOU: I did study.
PARTNER: You studied I don’t believe Look at your MARKS!
YOU: I did go there.
PARTNER: You went there? Then……………..
YOU: I do play games.
PARTNER: …………..
YOU: He does read his books.
PARTNER: ………….
YOU: You do say the most unbelievable things!
PARTNER: …………..
YOU: The Earth does spin around.
PARTNER: ………….
YOU: We all do want you to come with us.
PARTNER: ………….
YOU: Who does know how to cook?
PARTNER: …………
YOU: I do believe that man is a thief.
PARTNER: ……………..
Solution:
YOU: I did study.
PARTNER: You studied I don’t believe you. Look at your marks!
YOU: I did go there.
PARTNER: You went there? Then how come I didn’t see you?
YOU: I do play games.
PARTNER: You play games? Then why don’t you take part in Sports Day?
YOU: He does read his books.
PARTNER: I don’t think so, because he couldn’t answer my questions.
YOU: You do say the most unbelievable things!
PARTNER: What makes you think so?
YOU: The Earth does spin around.
PARTNER: It spins? Then why don’t I feel that?
YOU: We all do want you to come with us.
PARTNER: Is it? Then why no one invited me?
YOU: Who does know how to cook?
PARTNER: Not sure, but I don’t know.
YOU: I do believe that man is a thief.
PARTNER: It is hard to believe because he looks so innocent.
writing
Question 1:
(i) Make a list of the trees Mr Wonka mentions. Where do these trees grow? Try to find out from an encyclopaedia. Write a short paragraph about two or three of these trees.
Solution:
(i) Mr Wonka mentions the following trees:
. Douglas fir
. Oak
. Cedar
. Bristlecone pine
Douglas fir is found in coastal regions from west-central British Columbia southward to central California.
Oak is found in cool temperate to tropical latitudes in Asia and America.
We can find Cedar in the mountains of the western Himalayas and the Mediterranean region.
Bristlecone Pines are found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States. There are such bristlecone pine trees which are over 4000 years old.
(ii) Name some large trees commonly found in your area. Find out something about them (How old are they? Who planted them? Do birds eat their fruits), and write two or three sentences about each of them.
Solution:
Some large trees found around my area are:
Eucalyptus trees, Neem trees, Peepal trees and Banyan trees. Eucalyptus trees are found mainly in my area. They are used to prepare eucalyptus oil that has medicinal uses. Some of them have existed for more than 150 years.
The Peepal tree in my house was planted by my grandfather 50 years ago. Now it is very wide and huge.
Question 2:
Find out something interesting about age or growing old and write a paragraph about it. Following are a few topics as suggested as examples.
- The age profile of a country’s population- does it have more young people than old people or vice versa? What are the consequences of this?
- How can we tell how old a tree, a horse, or a rock is?
- What is the ‘life expectancy’ of various living things and various populations (how long can they reasonably expect to live)?
Solution:
India is one of the most populous countries in the world. India has more youth than elders. It increases productivity and earning potential in society.
We can guess the age of a tree by counting the rings in its trunk. The age of rock and horse is identified by the carbon dating process.
Microorganisms have the shortest life cycle.
Insects too live a short life. Animals like elephants and tortoises live more than 100 years. The life expectancy of humans is around 85 years.