Class 7 Chapter 13 Solution
GHOSTS ON THE VERANDAH
MCQs Question Answer
(i) The writer of the above text is –
(a) RK Narayan Bond
(b) HG Wells
(c) Ruskin
Ans: (c) Ruskin Bond
(iii) According to Anil’s mother, Jinn’s are attracted by –
(a) long hair and pretty face
(b) curly hair and blue eyes
(c) long hair and pretty black eyes
Ans: (c) long hair and pretty black eyes.
Very Short Question Answer
(a) What attracts a Jinn?
Ans. Long hair and pretty black eyes attract a Jinn.
(i) She said “Sugar is sweet.”
Ans: She said that sugar is sweet.
(ii) Alboin said to Ria. “I have decided to stay here.”
Ans: Lavone told Ria that she had decided to stay there.
(i) Will you buy it?
Ans: Will it be bought by you?
(ii) The book should be read by you.
Ans: The book should be read by you.
(iii) Why did you spoil the game?
Ans: Why was the game spoiled by you?
(i) They are driving slowly on the road. (Change into Present Continuous Tense)
Ans: They have been driving slowly on the road.
(ii) I will eat rice. (Change into Present Continuous)
Ans: I am eating rice.
(iii) Rahim killed a snake. (Change into Past Continuous)
Ans: Rahim was killing a snake.
(ii) Why did Kamal sing softly?
Ans. Kamal sang softly because he attempted to raise their spirits.
(ii) Why did Kamal sing softly?
Ans. Kamal sang softly because he attempted to raise their spirits.
Short Question Answer
(i) Why could not the narrator lie still in the bed?
Ans. The narrator could not lie still in the bed because more they repeated the verse, they became more uneasy.
(iii) Who knocked on the door and why did they look pale and anxious?
Ans. Anil and the maid sirvente knocked at the door. They looked pale and anxious because they got frightened with Anil’s mother ghost stories.
(v) What was the reason for his being so good at games and exercises?
Ans. The reason for his being so good at games and exercises was that he was a Jinn.
(i) What did the Mathematics teacher ask the boy to do?
Ans. The Mathematics teacher asked the boy to fetch a book from the cupboard which stood at the far end of the room
(ii) Why didn’t the boy move from his seat?
Ans. The boy did not move from his seat because he felt lazy that morning.
(iii) How did he get the book for his teacher?
Ans. He merely stretched out his hand, took the book from the cupboard and handed it to the teacher.
(iv) Why was everyone astonished?
Ans. Everyone was astonished because the boy’s arm had stretched about four yard’s before touching the book!
(b) List the activities of an annoyed Munjia.
Ans. Munjia is a mischievous ghost who lives in lonely peepul trees. An annoyed Munjia rushes out from his tree and upsets taongas, bullock-carts, buses and cycles.
(c) Why must one be careful while yawning under a peepul tree at night?
Ans. One must be careful while yawing under a peepul tree at night because the mischievous ghost Munjia lives in that tree. Unless we yawn with covering mouth or snap our fingers in front of mouth, Munjia will jump down our throat and completely ruin digestion.
(d) How did the boy in the class show that he was a Jinn?
Ans. The teacher in the class asked the boy to fetch a book from the cupboard which stood at the end of the room. The boy did not move from his seat and stretched out his hands four yards. Then he took the book from cupboard and handed it to his teacher. The incident proved that the boy was a Jinn.
(a) Why did Anil and Muglia appear ‘pale and anxious’?
Ans. Anil and Malia appeared ‘pale and anxious’ be- cause they had succeeded in frightening themselves as result of Anil’s mother’s stories
(b) What did Anil’s mother think when she saw the room empty?
Ans. Seeing the room empty, Anil’s mother thought that the ghosts took away Kamal and author.
(c) What was the effect of Kamal’s singing on the author?
Ans. Kamal attempted to raise his and author’s spirits by singing softly, but it had no effect on the author. It only made the atmosphere more unnatural.
(d) Do you think Anil’s mother believed in ghosts? Give a reason for your answer.
Ans. Yes, I think Anil’s mother believed strongly in ghosts. I think so because Anil’s mother was frightened to see the room empty. She thought that ghosts took away Kamal and the author.
(i) What was special about Anil’s mother?
Ans: Anil’s mother’s memory was stored with an incredible of folklore.
(ii) Why did writer go to Anil’s house?
Ans: Anil’s father was out of town so Kamal and writer was invited to stay the night at his house.
(iii) Why did Anil’s mother tell Malia to tie a knot in her hair?
Ans: Anil’s mother told Muglia to tie a knot in her hair because the spirits called Jinn’s were attracted by long hair and would be tempted to carry her away.
(i) Why could not the narrator lie still in the bed?
Ans. The narrator could not lie still in the bed because more they repeated the verse, they became more uneasy.
iii) Who knocked on the door and why did they look pale and anxious?
Ans. Anil and the maid servant knocked at the door. They looked pale and anxious because they got frightened with Anil’s mother ghost stories.
Ture And False
(i) Anil’s mother told them romantic stories.( T )
(ii) Anil and his family lived at the upper story of a flat in the bazar. ( T )
(iii) Malia came out on the verandah with her hair tied in a knot.( F )
(i) There was a Mathematics teacher in the locality.( T )
(ii) The boy asked the teacher to fetch a book. ( F )
(iii) The boy did not move from his seat for bringing the book ( T )
(iv) The boy was weak in Mathematics.( F )
(i) The narrator and Kamal had no effect of the F ghost stories on their mind.( F )
(ii) The narrator and his friends had finished their T dinner at eleven o’clock. ( T )
(iii) Kamal’s soft singing made the atmosphere T of the room more weird.( T )
(i) The narrator and Kamal had no effect of the F ghost stories on their mind. ( F )
(ii) The narrator and his friends had finished their T dinner at eleven o’clock. ( T )
(iii) Kamal’s soft singing made the atmosphere T of the room more weird.( T )