People are scared of bears. But in this story, the bear has been taken care of by a lady. He is an obedient, cheerful and vegetarian bear. He plays with dogs and obeys what his mistress says. He goes for walks with her. But that’s not all about it. There is a twist in the climax. Excited to know? Read the story in the textbook and find the solutions here.
NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Supplementary Chapter 4 Chandni
Exercises
Answer the following questions.
Question 1. Where did the lady find the bear cub? How did she bring it up?
Answer: The lady found the bear cub in the forest, half dead of hunger. It was very small. The lady had to bring it up on a bottle with the help of the cook.
Question 2. The bear grew up, but “he was a most amiable bear”. Give three examples to prove this.
Answer: The three examples that prove that he indeed was a most amiable bear are:
- He used to watch the cattle grazing in a friendly way.
- The three dogs used to play with him, pull his ears and tease him.
- Children used to ride his back.
Question 3. What did the bear eat? There were two things he was not allowed to do. What were they?
Answer: The bear ate the food the same as the dogs – porridge, bread, cabbage, potato, and turnip. He liked fruits.
He was not allowed to do the following:
- Pluck apples from the apple tree.
- Harm the beehives on the tree.
Question 4. When was the bear tied up with a chain? Why?
Answer: The bear was tied up on Sundays because his mistress used to go for a visit to her sister.
Question 5. What happened one Sunday when the lady was going to her sister’s house? What did the lady do? What was the bear’s reaction?
Answer: One Sunday, when the lady was going to her sister’s house, she heard the sound of cracking branches behind her. She saw the bear. She was angry at him for having left the room. She hit him with her parasol. The bear turned around and began to walk back.
Question 6. Why was the bear looking sorry for himself in the evening? Why did the cook get angry with her mistress?
Answer: The bear was looking very sorry for himself in the evening because he did not like to stay locked in the room and instead wanted to join his mistress on the walk.
The cook got angry with her mistress because the mistress was scolding the bear for following her to the forest. The cook told her that he did not leave the room anytime and had been sitting there gently all day long.
Discuss the following topics in groups.
Question 1. Most people keep dogs and cats as pets. Can you think of some unusual pets that people keep?
Answer: Most people keep dogs and cats as pets. Some unusual pets that people keep are:
– snakes such as python
– bears
– tigers
– wolves
Question 2. The second bear did not attack the lady because he was afraid of her. Do you agree?
Answer: Yes, I agree that the second bear did not attack the lady because he was afraid of her. Usually, people get scared when they see a bear around. But the bear saw that the lady was confident and was even scolding him. This frightened the bear.