NCERT Class 7 English Honeycomb Book Chapter 7 The Invention of Vita-Wonk Solution

The Invention of Vita Wonk Comprehension check

Question 1.

Choose the right answer.

(i) Mr. Willy Wonka is ……………….

(a) a cook

(b) an inventor

(c) a manager.

Answer:

(b) an inventor

(ii) Wonka-Vite makes people …………

(a) older

(b) younger.

Answer:

(a) older

(iii) Mr.Wonka wants to invent a new thing which will make people

(a) younger,

(b) older.

Answer:

(b) older.

Question 2.

Can anyone’s age be a minus number ? What does “minus 87” mean?

Answer:

One's age cannot, in my opinion, be a negative number. The difference of 87 indicates that he must wait 87 years to return. Only in fiction is it conceivable.

Question 3.

Mr. Wonka begins by asking himself two questions. What are they ?

(i) What is

(ii) What lives

Answer:

(i) What is the oldest living thing in the world ?

(ii) What lives longer than anything else ?

The Invention of Vita Wonk Working with the text

Question 1.

What trees does Mr. Wonka mention ?

(i) Which tree does he say lives the longest ?

(ii) How long does this tree live ? Where can you find it?

Answer:

(i) Mr. Wonks cites the Bristlecone pine, oak, and Douglas fir trees. He claims that the Bristlecone Pine tree has the longest lifespan.

(ii) Bristlecone pine trees have a lifespan of more than 4,000 years. In Nevada, USA, on the slopes of Wheeler Peak, is where you may find this tree.

Question 2.

How many of the oldest living things can you remember from Mr. Wonka’s list ? (Don’t look back at the story !) Do you think all these things really exist, or are some of them purely imaginary?

Answer:

The earliest living organisms are listed in great detail by Mr. Wonka. It is challenging to keep all of these things in mind. A pint of sap from a 4,000-year-old Bristlecone Pine, an egg hatched by a 200-year-old Tortoise, the tail of a 51-year-old Arabian horse, the tail of a 207-year-old huge rat from Tibet, and the knuckles of a 700-year-old Cattaloo from Peru are just a few of them that come to mind. All of these things might not be true, in my opinion. Some of them appear to be pure fantasy.

Question 3.

Why does Mr. Wonka collect items from the oldest things? Do you think this is the right way to begin his invention?

Answer:

Mr. Wonka wanted the objects in his creation to age. He gathers artifacts from the oldest living things because of this. This, in my opinion, is the proper method to introduce his idea. Also, it produced fruitful outcomes for him.

Question 4.

What happens to the volunteer who swallows four drops of the new invention ? What is the name of the invention?

Answer:

The volunteer starts to shrivel up and wrinkle after ingesting the drops. His hair begins to fall off. He abruptly ages to be a 75-year-old man. Vita-Wonk is the name of this creation.

The Invention of Vita Wonk Working with language

Question 1.

What do you call these insects in your language? (See pic in Textbook, Page-103) Add to this list the names of some insects common in your area.

Answer:

uestion 2.

Fill in the blanks in the recipe given below with words from the box.” shred cooker times tomatoes half onion oil

Easy Palak-Dal

INGREDIENTS

One …….

One cup dal

Two thin green chillies

………………. a teaspoon red chilli powder

Eight small bunches of palak .

Two ……………….

Salt to taste

Wash and cut the vegetables; ……………….. the palak. Put everything in a pressure………. Let the cooker whistle three …………. …………., then switch it off. Fry a few cumin seeds in ……………….. and add to the palak-dal.

Answer:

• One Onion
• One cup dal
• Two thin green chillies
• Add a teaspoon red chilli powder
• Eight small bunches of palak
• Two tomatoes
• Salt to taste

Wash and cut the vegetables; shred the palak. Put everything in a pressure cooker. Let the cooker whistle three times then switch it off. Fry a few. cumin-seeds in oil and add to the palak-dal.

Question 3.

A’family tree’ is a diagram that shows the relationship between the different members of a family. Fill in the family tree below with names, ages, and other details you think are relevant (you may even stick photographs, if you have them). Put your family trees up in the class.

See diagram in TB-104

Answer:

This is a test of your own strength. It takes place in a classroom. You start by adding the names, ages, and other information about your family members to the family tree. If you'd like, you may also attach pictures of your family. After that, place the class's properly filled out family tree.

The Invention of Vita Wonk Speaking

Using Do for Emphasis

Charlie asks, “What did happen ?” This is a way of asking the question “What happened”?” with emphasis.

Given below are a few emphatic utterances. Say them to your partner. Let your partner repeat your utterance without the emphasis. Your partner may also add something to show she/he disagrees with you.

You : I did study.

PARTNER : You studied ? I don’t believe you. Look at your marks!

You : I did go there.

PARTNER : You went there? Then…

You : I do play games.

PARTNER ………………….

You: He does read his books.

PARTNER ………………….

You : You do say the most unbelievable things!

PARTNER …………………

You: The earth does spin around.

PARTNER ………………….

You : We all do want you to come with us.

PARTNER …………………..

You : Who does know how to cook ?

PARTNER …………………….

You : I do believe that man is a thief.

PARTNER :…………..

Answer:

PARTNER You : I did go there.

PARTNER : You went there? Then you watched others playing. I know you can’t play

yourself: I do play games.

PARTNER : Games and you ? I don’t believe it. Everybody knows you read books only and Raman play games only.

You : He does read his books.

PARTNER : You cannot play games and Nikhil can’t get through.

You : You do say the most unbelievable things!

PARTNER : But anything can happen.

You : The earth does spin around.

PARTNER : I can prove it myself if you co-operate.

You : We all do want you to come with us.

PARTNER . : I am an expert cook. I can teach you how to cook.

You : Who does know how to cook?

PARTNER : What happened to your bicycle ? Who do you think has stolen it ?

You : I do believe that man is a thief.

PARTNER : I agree with you.

The Invention of Vita Wonk Writing

Question 1.

(i) Make a list of the trees Mr. Wonka mentions. Where do these trees grow? Try to find out from an encyclopaedia. Write a short paragraph about two or three of these trees.

(ii) Name some large trees commonly found in your area. Find out something about them (How old are they? Who planted them ? Do birds eat their fruit?), and write two or three sentences about each one of them.

Answer:

Answer:

For self-attempt. You can consult an encyclopaedia in your school library. You may also seek help of your botany teacher in this respect.

Question 2.

Find out something interesting about age, or growing old, and write a paragraph about it. Following are a few topics, suggested as examples.

The age profile of a country’s population–does it have more young people than old people, or vice versa? What are the consequences of this?

How can we tell how old a tree, a horse, or a rock is ?

What is the ‘life expectancy’ of various living things, and various populations (how long can they reasonably expect to live)?

Answer:

Whether a country has a youthful or old majority affects its age distribution. The effectiveness and growth of the nation rely on how many young people there are in it. If the elderly make up the majority of the population, then additional medical facilities, pension benefits, and age-old security programs are needed. The average lifespan has grown as a result of contemporary, improved medical services. Because of this, the proportion of senior persons is higher currently. Therefore, the number of unemployed persons rises. Scientists are aware that carbon is a component of all living things, including trees, animals, rocks, and so on. Radio-carbon isotope dating is a method that allows us to determine the age of a certain specimen.