Dad and the Cat and the Tree NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem 7

Dad and the Cat and the Tree Text Book Questions and Answers
Dad and the Cat and the Tree Working with the poem (Page – 110)

Question 1.

Why was Dad sure he wouldn’t fall ?

Answer:

Dad thought himself as a great climber. That is why he was sure that he would not fall.

Question 2.

Which phrase in the poem expresses Dad’s self-confidence best?

Answer:

It is : “A climber like me ?/ Child’s play, this is !”

Question 3.

Describe plan A and its consequences.

Answer: Plan A was to use a ladder to climb the tree. Dad was unable to complete the climb because the ladder collapsed. He then landed on a flower bed.

Question 4.

Plan C was a success. What went wrong then ?

Answer: 

Dad's Plan C worked since he was able to scale the garden wall. However, he landed on the cat. As a result, he became entangled in the tree.

Question 5.

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

Answer:

The phrase is : “Pleased as Punch to be/safe and sound.”

Question 6.

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

Answer: 

At the start of the poem, the cat is perched on a tree. But Dad is standing confidently on the ground. Dad is trapped up in the tree at the conclusion of the poem, and the cat is laughing and smirking on the ground.

Question 7.

Why and when did Dad say each of the following ?

(i) Fail ?

(ii) Never mind

(iii)Funny joke

(iv) Rubbish

Answer:

(i) This word is uttered by Dad when mother shows fear about falling of Dad. Father is very confident of climbing. That is why he is scoffing at mother.

(ii) Dad uttered Never mind to hide his embarrassment. He said so when he fell on the flower bed from the ladder. :!!

(iii) Mother said to Dad, “Don’t fall again.” This seemed quite absurd to him. Then he said what a funny joke it was.

(iv) Dad got angry when mother asked him to be careful. She was afraid that he might not break his neck. So, Dad said “Rubbish’ in an angry mood. 

Question 8.

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

Answer:

I liked the poem very much because it is so humorous. These lines made me laugh.

The cat gave a yell

And sprang to the ground,

Pleased as punch to be Safe and sound.

But poor old Dad’s

Still

Stuck

Up

The

Tree!