NCERT English Class 7 | Chapter 5 | Golu Grows a Nose | Question Answer |

EXERCISE                                                                                      PAGE 34

Answer the following questions.

1. Whom does Golu ask, “Why don’t you ever fly like other birds?”

Answer: Golu asks this question to his tall aunt ostrich.

2. Which uncle of Golu had red eyes?

Answer: Hippopotamus, Golu’s huge uncle, had red eyes.

3. Golu’s relatives did not answer his questions because

(i) they were shy.

(ii) the questions were too difficult.

(iii) Golu was a naughty baby

Answer: (ii) questions were too difficult.

4. Who advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river?

Answer: The mynah advised Golu to go to the river.

5. Why did Golu go to the river?

Answer: Golu went to the river to see a crocodile and also to know what crocodile eats for dinner.

6. The crocodile lay on the bank of the Limpopo river. Golu thought it was

(i) a living crocodile.

(ii) a dead crocodile.

(iii) a log of wood.

Answer: (iii) a log of wood.

7. What did the crocodile do to show that it was a real crocodile?

Answer: The crocodile shed his crocodile tears to show that it was a real crocodile.

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.

9. Who helped Golu on the bank of the river?

Answer: The python helped Golu on the bank of the river.

10. Name two things the elephant can do with his trunk, and two he cannot.

Answer:

An elephant can –

(i) pluck a large bundle of grass and stuff it into his mouth with his trunk

(ii) throw mud/water on his body with his trunk

An elephant can’t –

(i) can’t scratch himself with his trunk

(ii) can’t chew the food with his trunk.

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