{"id":6029,"date":"2023-09-17T10:39:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T05:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncertsolutions.guru\/?p=6029"},"modified":"2023-09-19T11:43:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T06:13:52","slug":"ncert-solutions-for-class-7-english-honeycomb-chapter-3-gopal-and-the-hilsa-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncertsolutions.guru\/ncert-solutions-for-class-7-english-honeycomb-chapter-3-gopal-and-the-hilsa-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 3 Gopal and the Hilsa-Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"
NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English<\/a><\/p>\n Gopal and the Hilsa-Fish Working with the text Question 1. Question 2. <\/p>\n Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. <\/p>\n Question 6. Gopal and the Hilsa-Fish Working with language<\/strong><\/p>\n Question 1. ii. I accept the challenge, Your Majesty. iii. want to see the king. <\/p>\n iv. Bring the man to me at once. Question 2. ii. mystic: a spiritual person who understands mysteries iii. comical: amusing and funny <\/p>\n iv. courtier: a person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen v. smearing: coating or marking something carelessly with grease or a sticky substance He was hurriedly smearing his face with moisturiser. He was late for the presentation.<\/p>\n Gopal and the Hilsa-Fish Picture reading<\/strong><\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. ii. What is he doing? <\/p>\n iii. Does he like his antlers (horns)? iv. Does he like his legs? v. Why is the stag running? vi. Is he able to hide in the bushes? vii. Where are the hunters now? viii. Are they closing in on the stag? <\/p>\n ix. Is the stag free? x. What does the stag say about his horns and his legs? Question 3. Suddenly, he heard some voices and then turned his back to see where they were coming from. He realized that it were some hunters. He had just begun to run when the hunters started following him furiously. They were carrying guns with them. They shot at him twice, but missed him. He ran fast as he could. Just when he saw them approaching right behind him, he tried to escape into a shrub.<\/p>\n But what a misfortune! His antlers interwined with the twigs in the shrub and did not let him hide properly in the bush. The hunters were just behind him, but gave up on the hunt on hearing a tiger roar nearby. He felt relieved after they left. Then he began to look at his legs pensively and thanked his stars for it was his legs that helped him escape from the hunters. And the antlers, as beautiful they were to look at, proved to be his curse.<\/p>\n He felt that he should be proud of himself, of his entire being, and not hate any part of his body. After all, appearances are deceptive. He decided that he is going to be beautiful, inside out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 4.Gopal and the Hilsa-Fish NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 3<\/h2>\n
Gopal and the Hilsa-Fish NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n
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\nAnswer the following questions.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nWhy did the king want no more talk about the hilsa-fish?
\nAnswer:
\nThe king did not want more talk about the hilsa-fish because everyone around him spoke about nothing but the hilsa-fish – his courtiers, the townspeople, and fishmongers. He was annoyed of hearing so much on the same subject.<\/p>\n
\nWhat did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?
\nAnswer:
\nThe king asked Gopal to do to prove that he was clever by making people talk about something other than the hilsa-fish for five minutes.<\/p>\n
\nWhat three things did Gopal do before he went to buy his hilsa-fish?
\nAnswer:
\nBefore going to buy his hilsa-fish, Gopal shaved only half his face. Then, he smeared his face with ash, and dressed himself in rags.<\/p>\n
\nHow did Gopal get inside the palace to see the king after he had bought the fish?
\nAnswer:
\nGopal began to dance and sing loudly to get the attention of the king. When the king heard voices from outside the palace, he ordered the guards to bring in the man who was creating all the nuisance. This is how Gopal got inside the palace to see the king.<\/p>\n
\nExplain why no one seemed to be interested in talking about the hilsa-fish which Gopal had bought.
\nAnswer:
\nGopal was dressed in a very bizarre manner, so much so, that it was him and his strange acts that caught the attention of everyone in town. Everybody kept talking about and noticing his strange and funny appearance for five minutes, and no one seemed to notice the hilsa-fish that he was carrying.<\/p>\n
\nWrite \u2018True\u2019or \u2018False\u2019 against each of the following sentences.<\/p>\n\n
\nChange the following sentences in the story to reported speech.
\ni. Why is your face half-shaven?
\nAnswer:
\nGopal\u2019s wife asked him why his face was half-shaven.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nGopal told the king that he accepted the challenge.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nGopal told the guards that he wanted to see the king.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nThe king ordered the guard to bring the man to him at once.<\/p>\n
\nFind out the meaning of the following words by looking them up in the dictionary. Then use them in sentences
\nof your own.
\ni. challenge: a task or situation that tests someone\u2019s abilities
\nHe threw a challenge to me to drink the whole contents of the milk bottle, in a single go.<\/p>\n
\nRumi was a mystic, who is still known to us for his poetry.<\/p>\n
\nIsn\u2019t it comical how he did not notice that I was standing right behind him?<\/p>\n
\nThe king had very lazy couriers.<\/p>\n
\nLook at the pictures and read the text aloud.
\n(Encourage the students to read the given text aloud.)<\/p>\n
\nNow ask your partner questions about each picture.
\ni. Where is the stag?
\nAnswer:
\nThe stag is standing by the side of a pond.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nHe is looking at his reflection in the water of the pond and is appreciating his horns.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nYes, he is proud of his antlers. He likes them a lot.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nNo, he does not like his legs.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nThe stag is running to try and escape the hunters who are following him.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nNo, he is unable to hide in the bushes.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nThe hunters are now very near him.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nYes, they are closing in on the stag.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nYes, he is free in the end.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nHe says that even though he was proud of his horns, they could have caused his death. But it was his legs that he hated which saved him from death.<\/p>\n
\nNow write the story\u2019 in your own words. Give it a title. Sample answer
\nAnswer:
\nSuggested title: Handsome is as handsome does
\nThere was once a stag that went to drink some water at the pond. At the pond, he could not help but see the reflection of his antlers in the water. He was mesmerized by his own beauty and grandeur. How beautiful he was! But then he noticed his thin legs and felt a sense of pity for himself. \u201cWhy were they so thin and ugly,\u201d he thought.<\/p>\n
\nComplete the following word ladder with the help of the clues given below.
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\nCluses
\nSolved<\/p>\n\n