make short answer type question class 7th english chapter 2 honeycomb
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Q.1: What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard?
Ans : A kitten inside a torn football filled with sand was hidden behind a thick bitter-berry bush in the backyard. This was the secret that Meena shared with Mridu.
Q.2: How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?
Ans : Ravi got milk for the kitten from the kitchen. When his grandmother saw him holding the glass of milk, he told her that he was hungry. In order to avoid suspicion, he had to even drink most of the milk. When she asked for the tumbler, he told her that he would wash it himself. Then, he ran and poured the milk into a coconut shell. Before his grandmother could get really suspicious, he ran back to the kitchen, washed the tumbler and put it back.
Q.3: Who does he say the kitten’s ancestors are? Do you believe him?
Ans : Ravi said that one of the descendants of the Egyptian cat-goddess was a stowaway in a Pallava ship.The descendant of this cat was the Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat, and their kitten had descended from the Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat. His narrative concerning the genealogy of the kitten is unbelievable.
Q.4: Ravi has a lot to say about M.P.Poonai. This shows that:
(i) he is merely trying to impress Mridu.
(ii) his knowledge of history is sound.
(iii) he has a rich imagination.
(iv) he is an intelligent child.
Which of these statements do you agree/disagree to?
Ans : Ravi has a lot to say about M.P. Poonai. This shows that he has a rich imagination.
Q.5: What was the noise that startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran?
Ans : The noise that startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran was an unusual sound, a 'kreech'. This 'kreeching' was actually Lalli's attempts at learning to play the violin.
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