Class-7 Supplementary Reader (An Alien Hand) Chapter-7, Chandni, Exercises / NCERT/CBSE

 

Chandni

 

 

Exercises

 

Choose the correct option:

 

1. Abbu Khan pushed Chandni into a small hut. This shows that he

(i) was cruel.

(ii) loved her and wanted to save her life. (✔)

(iii) was selfish

 

 

2. Chandni fought the wolf because she

(i) was stronger than the wolf.

(ii) hated the wolf.

(iii) had to retain her freedom at all costs. (✔)

 

Fill in the blanks:

Hills, goats, freedom, left, Chandni

 

1.    Abbu Khan kept goats as pets.

2.    He loved his goats, but they left him one by one.

3.    He bought a young pretty goat and called her Chandni.

4.    Like other goats, Chandni too missed the hills.

5.    She told Abbu Khan she must have her freedom.

 

State whether these statements are true or false:

1.    The story of the dangerous wolf in the forest discouraged Chandni. (False)

2.    Chandni went back to the hills. (True)

3.    She knew the wolf was somewhere there. (True)

4.    She was not ready to put up a good fight. (False)

 

 

Click here to read the Hindi translation of this story

 

Answer these questions:

 

Q.1 Why did Abbu Khan’s goats want to run away? What happened to them in the hills?

Ans- Abbu Khan’s goats wanted to run away because they hate being tied to trees or poles. They love their freedom.

They got killed by an old wolf who lived in the hills.

 

Q.2 Abbu Khan said, “No more goats in my house ever again.” Then he changed his mind. Why?

Ans- Abbu Khan said, “No more goats in my house ever again.” Then he changed his mind because he was terribly lonely. He simply couldn’t do without his pets.

 

Q. 3 Why did he buy a young goat?

Ans- He bought a young goat because he thought that a young goat would stay with him much longer.

 

 

Q. 4 Why did Chandni hate the rope round her neck?

Ans- Chandni hated the rope round her neck because she wanted to feel the refreshing breeze that blows through mountains and run across green fields.

 

 

Q. 5 “Now Abbu Khan understood Chandni’s problem...” What was

Chandni’s problem?

Ans- Chandani’s problem was that she did not want to stay in Abbu Khan’s compound. She wanted to roam freely on green fields among sun-bathed mountains.

 

Q.6 Why did Chandni refuse to join the group of wild goats?

Ans- Chandni refused to join the group of wild goats because she wanted to enjoy her new freedom all by herself.

 

 

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