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Golu Grows A Nose

Class 7th English An Alien Hand CBSE Solution

Exercises
Question 1.

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


Answer:

Golu asked this question to his tall aunt, the ostrich.



Question 2.

Which uncle of Golu had red eyes?


Answer:

The hippopotamus, Golu’s huge uncle, had red eyes.



Question 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) the questions were too difficult.


Golu asked questions to which nobody had any answer.



Question 4.

Who advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river?


Answer:

Golu was advised to go to the Limpopo river by the mynah bird.



Question 5.

Why did Golu go to the river?


Answer:

Golu went to the river to find an answer to what the crocodile had for his dinner.



Question 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.



Question 7.

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


Answer:

To make Golu believe that the crocodile was real, it shed its crocodile tears.



Question 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.



Question 9.

Who helped Golu on the bank of the river?


Answer:

On the river bank, Golu was helped by the python.



Question 10.

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


Answer:

The two things that the elephant can do with his trunk are :


(i) He can pluck the grass from the ground and leaves from the tall trees and eat them.


(ii) He can scoop up mud and water with his trunk.


The two things that he cannot do with his trunk are :


(i) He cannot dig up the soil with his trunk.


(ii) He cannot speak with his trunk.