Dad and the Cat and the Tree :ncert solution class 7

WORKING WITH THE POEM (page 110)

1. Why was Dad sure he wouldn't fall?

Ans:- Dad was sure that he would not fall because of his over-confidence.

2. Which phrase in the poem expresses Dad's self-confidence best?

Ans:- “A climber like me.”

3. Describe Plan A and its consequences.

Ans:- According to plan A, he had to use a ladder to climb on the tree. But his ladder slipped very quickly and so he fell down in the flower bed.

4. Plan C was a success. What went wrong then?

Ans:- According to plan B, he did not use a ladder. He leaped from the garden wall directly onto the cat. It so happened that the cat escaped but Dad got trapped in the tree.

5. The cat was very happy to be on the ground. Pick out the phrase used to express this idea.

Ans:- The phrases are (i) pleased as punch, (ii) smug, smiling, and smirking.

6. Describe the cat and Dad situation in the beginning and at the end of the poem.

Ans:-At the beginning the cat was seen in trouble. It was trapped in a tree. Dad made three attempts to rescue the cat from the tree-bend. But in the end, the cat got success in springing safely on the ground and Dad got stuck up there.

7. Why and when did Dad say each of the following?

(i) Fall

Ans:- Dad says ‘fall?’ when Mum said: “for goodness, sake don’t fall”.

(ii) Never mind

Ans:- Dad said ‘Never mind’ when the ladder slipped and he never stopped him from falling in the flower bed.

(iii) Funny joke

Ans:- Dad said ‘Funny joke’ when Mum said him not to fall again.

(iv) Rubbish

Ans:- Dad said ‘Rubbish’ when Mum said him to stop his efforts.

8. Do you find the poem humorous? Read aloud lines that make you laugh.

Ans:- Yes, I find that the poem is humorous. The lines which make us laugh are

(i)                 “So it’s smiling and smirking

(ii)               Smug as can be

(iii)             But poor old Dad’s

(iv)              Still stuck up the tree".