Chapter 7 Packing

Chapter 7 Packing LESSON-7 Mp3

 TEXTBOOK EXERCISES

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THINKING ABOUT THE TEXT
I. Discuss in pairs and answer each question below in a short paragraph (30-40 words).

1. How many characters are there in the narrative ? Name them. (Don’t forget the dog !).

Ans 1. There are four characters in the narrative. They are one, Jerome, the narrator himself, two, George, three, Harris. The fourth is the dog named Montmorency.

2. Why did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer to do the packing ?
Or
Why did the narrator offer that he would pack ? (CBSE)

Ans 2. The narrator thought that George and Harris would not let him do the packing out of formality. Therefore, he volunteered to do the packing as a formality. Then he would boss over the job. But it didn’t happen.

3. How did George and Harris react to this ? Did Jerome like their reaction ?

Ans 3. George and Harris at once agreed to the narrator’s suggestion to do the packing. Jerome did not like it.

4. What was Jerome’s real intention when he offered to pack ?
Or
What was the author’s intention when he offered that he would pack everything for them ? (CBSE)

Ans 4. His real intention was to boss the job while George and Harris did the packing. But their agreeing to his packing irritated him.

5. What did Harris say after the hag was shut and strapped ? Why do you think he waited till then to ask ?

Ans 5. The bag was shut and strapped. Then Harris asked Jerome if he had put the boots in. It was Harris’s habit not to say a word until the job was finished.

6. What “horrible idea” occurred to Jerome a little later ?

Ans 6. Jerome opened the bag. As he was going to close it, a horrible idea came to him. It was if he had packed his toothbrush. He had had problems always with his tooth-brush.

7. Where did Jerome finally find the toothbrush ?

7. Jerome found his toothbrush inside a boot. Then he repacked the things once more.

8. Why did Jerome have to reopen the packed bag ? (CBSE)

8. Jerome had packed his tobacco-pouch in the bag. So he had to reopen the packed bag. He reopened it to get the pouch. When he had finished packing, George had asked him if the soap was in. But he didn’t care for that.

9. What did George and Harris offer to pack and why ?

Ans 9. George and Harris offered to pack because the hampers were yet not packed. They thought that they had better do the rest. But they started breaking the things.

10. While packing the hamper, George and Harris do a number of foolish and funny things. Tick the statements that are true.
(i) They started with breaking a cup.
(ii) They also broke a plate.
(iii) They squashed a tomato.
(iv) They trod on,the butter.
(v) They stepped on a banana.
(vi) They put things behind them, and couldn’t find them.
(vii) They stepped on things.
(viii) They packed the pictures at the bottom and put heavy things on top.
(ix) They upset almost everything.
(x) They were very good at packing.

Answers
10. The true statements are given below :

(i)
(iii)
(iv)
(vi)
(vii)
(ix)