NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English Chapter 2 - A Gift of Chappals

The beggar had not arrived at Rukku Manni's house for the first time; Paati had told Tapi that he had been coming to their door every day for the previous week. "It's time to find him another house to beg from!" she added. This demonstrates that she was familiar with him.

 

his suggests that Rukki Manni was really very angry when she came to know about the missing slippers.

 

Getting milk for the kitten was a big task for Ravi because it will be great trouble if Patti comes to know about the kitten. Patti saw him with a glass of milk so he had to drink most of the milk to show that he was actually hungry and then he had to run to the kitten and pour the remaining milk. Then run back to the kitchen, wash the tumbler and put it back in its place so that she doesn't get suspicious about it.

 

 Meena shared the secret that they have brought home a kitten which they found out that morning outside the gate. And they have kept him hidden.

 

The Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat, he claimed, was the kitten's ancestor. Also, he says that cats were worshipped in ancient Egypt. No, I don't believe him.

 

 I agree to these statements:

(ii) his knowledge of history is sound.

(iii) he has a rich imagination.

 

The sound of the violin that Lalli was learning to play startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran.

 

“The music master’s notes seemed to float up and settle perfectly into the invisible tracks of the melody. It was like the wheels of a train fitting smoothly into the rails and whizzing along” This sentence in the text expresses the idea that the music master is making lovely music.

 

The music teacher tried not to smile since he didn't want to express his joy at receiving new chappals, which Gopu Mama had never worn before.

 

The thought of answering Gopu Mama in the evening made her laugh as he was always in a hurry to throw off his shoes and socks and get into his chappals as soon as he came home. 

 

The music teacher had a bony figure. He had a mostly bald head with an old-fashioned tuft and a fringe of oiled black hair flowing about his ears. He had a gold chain around his leathery neck and a diamond ring on his hand that glistened. He had a large foot and a big toe that stuck out from beneath his gold-bordered veshti's edge. 

 

(i) .derailing of the train.

 

(ii) .tipped a few chillies over himself and howled.

 

(iii) .stumbled behind him which looked quite helpless.

 

(iv) .have kept his body and soul together with their generosity for a whole week. He couldn't believe that they would turn him away.

 

(v) .she had seen his slippers.

 

(i) .The large pink, peeling blisters on the soles of the barefoot of the beggar shows that he had no money to buy chappals.

 

(ii) .She suggests finding an old pair of slippers so that they can help the beggar.

 

(i) .Rukku Manni really wanted to ask the children if they had seen the music teacher's slippers.

 

(ii) .She changed her question because children were curiously quiet and she understood that the children must have done something mischievous with chappals.

 

(iii) .She thought that some vendor must have stolen the slippers. 

 

On getting a gift of chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute because he needed them badly and he did not want to lose the gift of those chappals. His feet were blistering, and he couldn't have asked for a nicer house.

 

(i) .Don't go to the theatre if you don't want to.

 

(ii) .He'll post your letter if you want him to.

(iii) .Please use my pen if you want to.

 

(iv) .He'll lend you his umbrella if you want him to.

 

(v) .My neighbour, Ramesh, will take you to the doctor if you want him to.

 

(vi) .Don't eat if you don't want to.

 

 

(i) .If you tire yourself now you won't be able to work in the evening.

 

(ii) .If you study regularly, you'll do well in the examination.

 

(iii) .If you work hard, you'll pass the examination in the first division

 

(iv) .If you are polite to people, they'll also be polite to you.

 

(v) .If you tease the dog, it'll bite you.

 

oday is Sunday. I'm wondering whether I should stay at home or go out. If I go out, I will miss the lovely Sunday lunch at home. If I stay for lunch, I will miss the Sunday film showing at Archana Theatre. I think I'll go out and see the film, only to avoid getting too fat.

 

(i) . I enjoy playing in the garden after school.

 

(ii) .I like playing cricket in general.

 

(iii) .I don’t like playing games.

 

(iv) .I wouldn’t mind if you listened to music after dinner.

 

(v) .It’s fine with me if you stay with me.

 

(vi) .Well, I can’t share my dislikes particularly.

 

(vii) .Oh, I do like to attend parties.

 

(viii) .I think yes I can say that I am sure I can stay with you.

 

(i) .Yes, it would be better to ask our elders first and then give.

(ii) .Yes, I do have a cousin who is very talkative. I don't find him to be very interesting and impressive because he always tries to show off which is very unattractive for me.

 

(iii) .No, it is exactly not the same. The children gave the slippers out of pity and what Rukku Manni did was not out of pity, it was out of courtesy. No, it is not right to blame each other.