Trees NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem 5

Trees NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers
Trees Working with the poem (Page 84)

1. What are the games or human activities which use trees,
or in which trees also ‘participate’?

Answer: We can play a variety of games with trees. We can swing from a tree. When playing hide & seek, one can hide behind a tree. Our kites may become entangled in the trees. There are several human activities in which trees take part. Humans can build tree homes in trees. We can hold tea parties in the shade of the trees. In the summer, people may enjoy pleasant shade under trees. Trees also give us with a variety of fruits. Trees filter the air we breathe. We acquire wood from trees to make our houses and furnishings, among other things. Wood is also employed in the combustion process.

2. (i) “Trees are to make no shade in winter.” What does this
mean? (Contrast this line with the line immediately
before it.)

Answer:
As compared to summer season, sunshine in winter is less brighter. Moreover shade is not needed in winter. The people enjoy basking in the direct sunshine in winter.

(ii) “Trees are for apples to grow on, or pears.” Do you
agree that one purpose of a tree is to have fruit on it?
Or do you think this line is humorous?
Answer:
One of the most important functions of the trees is to bear and provide us fruits. It is a fact. So, this line cannot be called humorous.

3. With the help of your partner, try to rewrite some lines in
the poem, or add new ones of your own as in the following
examples.

Trees are for birds to build nests in.
Trees are for people to sit under.
Answer:
Water is the elixir of life for us.
Water is essential for our survival
Water is for fish to live in
Water is a boon for the birds
Water is for plants to trees to grow
Water is a means of transportation
Water is for clothes to be cleaned.