Class 7 English

Chapter 6 Solutions — Expert Detectives

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Step-by-step NCERT solutions for Expert Detectives (Chapter 6, NCERT Class 7 English) — every question and answer worked out in full, not just the final result. You can also read the Expert Detectives textbook chapter.

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All 13 questions in Expert Detectives are solved in the PDF. Here's what's inside, exercise by exercise:

Comprehension Check

What did Nishad give Mr Nath? Why?
What is "strange" about Mr Nath's Sundays?
Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?

Working with the Text

What does Nishad find out about Mr Nath from Ramesh? Arrange the information as suggested below. • What he eats • When he eats • What he drinks, and when • How he pays
Why does Maya think Mr Nath is a crook? Who does she say the Sunday visitor is?
Does Nishad agree with Maya about Mr Nath? How does he feel about him?

Working with Language

1.
The word 'tip' has only three letters but many meanings. Match the word with its meanings below.
- (i) finger tips
- (ii) the tip of your nose
- (iii) tip the water out of the bucket
- (iv) have something on the tip of your tongue
- (v) tip the boat over
- (vi) tip him a rupee
- (vii) the tip of the bat
- (viii) the police were tipped off
- (ix) if you take my tip
- (x) the bat tipped the ball
2.
The words helper, companion, partner and accomplice have very similar meanings, but each word is typically used in certain phrases. Can you fill in the blanks below with the most commonly used words? A dictionary may help you.
- (i) business ___
- (ii) my ___ on the journey
- (iii) I'm mother's little ___.
- (iv) a faithful ___ such as a dog
- (v) the thief's ___
- (vi) find a good ___
- (vii) tennis/ golf /…
3.
Now let us look at the uses of the word break. Match the word with its meanings below. Try to find at least three other ways in which to use the word.
- (i) The storm broke
- (ii) daybreak
- (iii) His voice is beginning to break
- (iv) Her voice broke and she cried
- (v) The heat wave broke
- (vi) broke the bad news
- (vii) break a strike
- (viii) (Find your own expression. Give its meaning here.)

Working with the Poem (Mystery of the Talking Fan)

Fans don't talk, but it is possible to imagine that they do. What is it, then, that sounds like the fan's chatter?
2.
Complete the following sentences.
- (i) The chatter is electrical because ___
- (ii) It is mysterious because ___
What do you think the talking fan was demanding?
How does an electric fan manage to throw so much air when it is switched on?

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