CBSE Class 7 English Honeycomb A Bicycle In Good Repair Notes

CHAPTER-9 A BICYCLE IN GOOD REPAIR

1.. In what condition did the author find the bicycle when he returned from the tool shed?

Answer- When author returned from the tool shed, he that the front wheel of his bicycle was between his legs. He was playing with it, twiddling it round between his fingers and the remnant of the machine was lying on the gravel path beside him.

2.. What special treatment did the chain receive?

Answer- The lunatic man tightened the chain till it did not move and after that he loosened it until it was twice as loose as it was before.

Working with Language

Rewrite each of the following sentences using should/ought to/must in place of the italicised words. Make other changes wherever necessary.

(i) You are obliged to do your duty irrespective of consequences.

(ii) You will do well to study at least for an hour every day.

(iii) The doctor says it is necessary for her to sleep eight hours every night.

(iv) It is right that you show respect towards elders and affection towards youngsters.

(v) If you want to stay healthy, exercise regularly.

(vi) It is good for you to take a walk every morning.

(vii) It is strongly advised that you don’t stand on your head.

(viii) As he has a cold, it is better for him to go to bed.

Answer (i) You ought to do your duty irrespective of consequences.

(ii) You should study at least for an hour every day.

(iii) The doctor says she must sleep eight hours every night.

(iv) You should show respect towards elders and affection towards youngsters.

(v) You should exercise regularly to stay fit.

(vi) You should take a walk every morning.

(vii) You must not stand on your head.

(viii) As he has a cold, he should go to bed.

2. Use should/must/ought to appropriately in the following sentences.

(i) People who live in glass houses .................not throw stones.

(ii) You .................. wipe your feet before coming into the house, especially during the rains.

(iii) You ..................... do what the teacher tells you.

(iv) The pupils were told that they ................... write more neatly. (v) Sign in front of a park: You ................... not walk on the grass.

(vi) You ........................... be ashamed of yourself having made such a remark. (vii) He ..........................left home at 9 o’clock. He be here any minute.

(viii) “Whatever happened to the chocolate cake?” “How ......................... I know? I have just arrived.”

Answer

(i)People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

(ii)You ought to wipe your feet before coming into the house, especially during the rains.

(iii)You should do what the teacher tells you.

(iv)The pupils were told that they should write more neatly. (v)Sign in front of a park: You must not walk on the grass.

(vi)You should be ashamed of yourself having made such a remark. (vii)He left home at 9 o'clock. He should be here any minute. (viii)“Whatever happened to the chocolate cake?”

“How should I know? I have just arrived.”

4. ‘en’ acts as a prefix (put at the beginning) or as a suffix (put at the end) to form new words.

                                  en + courage = encourage

                                      weak + en = weaken

‘en’ at the beginning or at the end of a word is not always a prefix or a suffix. It is then an integral part of the word.

                                              ending

                                               barren

(i) Now arrange the words given in the box under the three headings — prefix, suffix and part of the word.

encourage                           dampen                             listen

barren                               endanger                            soften

fasten                                enclose                               weaken

even                                   enable                               enclave

Answer

en (prefix)                           en (suffix)                   en (part of word)

encourage                           fasten                                barren

endanger                             dampen                             even

enclose                                soften                                listen

enable                                 weaken                              enclave

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