CBSE Class 7 English Honeycomb Gopal And The Hilsa Fish Notes

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CHAPTER- 3 GOPAL AND THE HILSA FISH

Page No: 42

Working with the Text Answer the following questions.

1. Why did the king want no more talk about the hilsa-fish?

Answer- The king was fed of the talks of Hilsa-fish. It was season of Hilsa-fish and everyone was busy in talking of it. More-ever, he did not want his courtier to waste the time on these talks.

2. What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?

Answer- The king asked Gopal to buy a hilsa-fish and bring it to the palace without anyone asking anything about the fish throughout the way to prove that he was clever.

3. What three things did Gopal do before he went to buy his hilsa-fish?

Answer- Gopal half-shaved his beard, smeared himself with ash, and wore disgraceful rags before he went to buy his hilsa-fish.

5. Explain why no one seemed to be interested in talking about the hilsa-fish which Gopal had bought.

Answer- Gopal funny appearance attracted the attention of people much more than the hilsa-fish. At that time, no one was caring about the hilsa-fish he was carrying.

Working with Language

1. Notice how in a comic book, there are no speech marks when characters talk. Instead what they say is put in a speech ‘bubble’. However, if we wish to repeat or ‘report’ what they say, we must put it into reported speech.

Change the following sentences in the story to reported speech. The first one has been done for you.

(i) How much did you pay for that hilsa? The woman asked the man how much he had paid for that hilsa.

(ii) Why is your face half-shaven? Gopal’s wife asked him ...............................

(iii) I accept the challenge, Your Majesty. Gopal told the king ...................................

(iv) I want to see the king. Gopal told the guards ......................................

(v) Bring the man to me at once. The king ordered the guard ..............................

Answer (ii)Why is your face half-shaven? Gopal's wife asked him why was his face half-shaven.

(iii)I accept the challenge, Your Majesty.

Gopal told the king that he accepted his challenge.

(iv)I want to see the king. Gopal told the guards that he wanted to see the king.

(v)Bring the man to me at once. The king ordered the guard to bring the man to him at once.

2. Find out the meaning of the following words by looking them up in the dictionary. Then use them in sentences of your own.

(i) challenge  (ii) mystic  (iii) comical  (iv) courtier  (v) smearing

Answer

(i) challenge - ask to contest, dare The boss challenged Rahul to finish his work before the time.

(ii) mystic - believing in spiritual power Some people do believe in the mystic forces.

(iii) comical - funny I liked the comical act of the joker the most.

(iv) courtier - officials of the king's court Birbal was one of the clever courtier present in Akbar's court.

(v) smearing - to apply coat or mark He smeares his face with ashes

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