NCERT English Class 7 | Chapter 7 | Chandni | Question Answer |

COMPREHENSION CHECK I                                                       PAGE 45

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

Answer: Abbu Khan’s goats were wild, they hated being tied to a rope and loved their freedom and this is why they used to run away.

They were attacked by an old wolf in the hills and killed by him.

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

Answer: Even after saying no more goats in his house, Abbu Khan changed his mind because he felt lonely and could not stay alone without his pets.

3. Why did he buy a young goat?

Answer: Abbu Khan bought a young goat because he thought that a young goat would stay with him for much longer and it would love him because of the food that he would give him every day.

 

COMPREHENSION CHECK II                                                     PAGE 49

1. Why did Chandni hate the rope around her neck?

Answer: Chandni hated the rope around her neck because it would not allow her to further up to the hills

2.  “Now Abbu Khan understood Chandni’s problem...” What was Chandni’s problem?

Answer: Chandni’s problem was that she wanted to go to the hills and live a life of freedom. She did not want to be caged and roped only to stay with Abbu Khan.

3. 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.

Answer: (ii) loved her and wanted to save her life.

COMPREHENSION CHECK III                                                    PAGE 51

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

Answer: Chandni wanted to enjoy her new freedom all by herself and hence refused the group of wild goats.

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.

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

 

EXERCISE                                                                                      PAGE 51

Discuss the following topics in groups.

1. Why did the wise old bird say, “Chandni is the winner”?

Answer: The old wise bird said that Chandni is the winner because she was brave enough to fight for her freedom all alone. Success and failure could be a matter of chance, but to give a good fight is the ultimate characteristic of a winner.

2. “Death in an open field is better than life in a small hut,” Chandni said to herself. Was it the right decision? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer: Chandni had the choice of living a safe life with proper shelter and good food that Abbu Khan would give her, but she chose her freedom over good food. It was a correct decision made by Chandni.

3. Freedom is life. Discuss this with reference to ‘Chandni’ and ‘I Want Something in a Cage’.

Answer: Freedom is indeed life. One can live a life of luxury and comfort but has to be a slave of someone, there is no pride in doing so. When one decides to live a life of freedom, he embraces all the difficulties and gets ready to face the challenges all by himself. Slavery is a virtual death, it is better to fight and die than to live as a slave and Chandi decided to do the same thing. I

‘I Want Something in a Cage” expresses the same love for freedom. It talks about a prisoner who had spent all his life caged and spent all he had to buy freedom for a pair of caged birds.