NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English
Golu Grows a Nose NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 5
Golu Grows a Nose NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers
Golu Grows a Nose Exercises Question and Answer
Answer the following questions.
Question 1.
Whom does Golu ask, “Why don’t you ever fly like other birds? ”
Answer:
Golu posed this question to the ostrich.
Question 2.
Which uncle of Golu had red eyes?
Answer:
Golu’s uncle, the hippopotamus, had red eyes.
Question 3.
Golu relatives did not answer his questions because
Answer:
i. they were shy.
ii. the questions were too difficult.
iii. Golu was a naughty baby.
Answer:
ii. the questions were too difficult.
Question 4.
Who advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river?
Answer:
The mynah advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river.
Question 5.
Why did Golu go to the river?
Answer:
Golu was a curious child. He went to the river to meet a crocodile and ask him what crocodiles have for dinner.
Question 6.
The crocodile lay on the bank of the Limpopo river. Golu thought it was
Answer:
- a living crocodile.
- a dead crocodile.
- a log of wood.
- a log of wood.
Question 7.
What did the crocodile do to show that it was a real crocodile?
Answer:
The crocodile shed crocodile tears in front of Golu to show that it was a real crocodile.
Question 8.
“Come here, little one, and I’ll whisper the answer to you.” The crocodile said this because
i. he couldn’t stand up.
ii. he wanted to eat Golu.
iii. Golu was deaf.
Answer:
ii. he wanted to eat Golu.
Question 9.
Who helped Golu on the bank of the river?
Answer:
It was the python who Golu had met on his way to the Limpopo river who helped Golu on the river bank. He advised Golu to pull his nose as much as he can and even helped him in doing so.
Question 10.
Name two things the elephant can do with his trunk, and two he cannot.
Answer:
The elephant can lift his nose to keep the flies away and also pluck grass or bananas with his trunk to eat them. Two things that he cannot do with his trunk include eating and drinking.