Chapter 6: Expert Detectives

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Chapter 6: Expert Detectives

Class: VII

Exercise number-1

Question 1
What did Nishad give Mr Nath? Why?

Answer 1

Nishad gave Mr Nath a bar of chocolate because he thought that Mr Nath was very hungry.

Question 2
What is "strange" about Mr Nath’s Sundays?

Answer 2
The strange thing about Mr Nath’s Sunday was that Ramesh carried two lunches to Mr Nath’s room almost every Sunday and the same man was with him each time. He was fair, stout, tall and wore spectacles. Ramesh said that Mr Nath hardly spoke anything but his visitor talked a lot.

Question 3
Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?

Answer 3
The streets were flooded due to rain that’s why Nishad and Maya got a holiday. Since it was a heavy downpour, no traffic could move through the flooded roads.

Question 1
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

Answer 1
Ramesh told Nishad that Mr Nath was not very particular about what he ate and it was always the same food that he ate- two chapattis, some dal and a vegetable. He used to have this same food two times i.e. in the morning and evening. Mr. Nath drinks tea once in the morning and once in the evening. Ramesh said that Mr Nath pays in cash and was also a generous tipper.

Question 2
Why does Maya think Mr Nath is a crook? Who does she say the Sunday visitor is?

Answer 2
Mr Nath had a strange appearance that’s why Maya thought that he was a crook. Mr Nath did not work but he always had money to pay for his meals and even gave tips. The tenants at the Shankar House said that Mr Nath was strange, mad and unfriendly. He sat all day in his room and nobody except a fair, spectacled and fat man visited him. He had no friends and she had a thought that he fears in making friends because someone might recognize him and inform the police. She thought the man that visited him is his accomplice in crime. She said that the visitor kept all the loot and would come to give a part of it to his partner for expenses.

Question 3
Does Nishad agree with Maya about Mr Nath? How does he feel about him?

Answer 3
No, Nishad did not agree with Maya about Mr Nath. He wanted to know the reason behind Mr Nath’s loneliness and he also wanted to know the reason of not having friends and why he lived alone. When Maya told Nishad that he did so because he fears that someone might recognize him and inform the police, Nishad replied by saying that perhaps no one even tried to make friends with him. He finally said that he like Mr Nath and will go and try to be friend with him. Maya’s theories did not make any impression on him.

Question 1
The word ‘tip’ has only three letters but many meanings. Match the word with its meanings below.
(i) finger tips − be about to say something
(ii) the tip of your nose − make the boat overturn
(iii) tip the water out of the bucket − the ends of one’s fingers
(iv) have something on the tip of your tongue − give a rupee to him, to thank him
(v) tip the boat over − empty a bucket by tilting it
(vi) tip him a rupee − the pointed end of your nose
(vii) the tip of the bat − if you take this advice
(viii) the police were tipped off − the bat lightly touched the ball
(ix) if you take my tip − the end of the bat
(x) the bat tipped the ball − the police were told, or warned.

Answer 1
(i) finger tips − the ends of one’s fingers
(ii) the tip of your nose − the pointed end of your nose
(iii) tip the water out of the bucket − empty a bucket by tilting it
(iv) have something on the tip of your tongue − be about to say something
(v) tip the boat over − make the boat overturn
(vi) tip him a rupee − give a rupee to him, to thank him
(vii) the tip of the bat − the end of the bat
(viii) the police were tipped off − the police were told, or warned
(ix) if you take my tip − if you take this advice
(x) the bat tipped the ball − the bat lightly touched the ball

Question 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/bridge_________________
(viii) his ____________________in his criminal activities

Answer 2
(i) business partner
(ii) my companion on the journey
(iii) I’m mother’s little helper
(iv) a faithful companion such as a dog
(v) the thief’s accomplice
(vi) find a good helper
(vii) tennis/golf/bridge partner
(viii) his accomplice in his criminal activities

Question 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 − could not speak; was too sad to speak
(ii) daybreak − this kind of weather ended
(iii) His voice is beginning to break − it began or burst into activity
(iv) Her voice broke and she cried − The beginning of daylight
(v) The heat wave broke − changing as he grows up
(vi) broke the bad news − end it by making the workers submit
(vii) break a strike − gently told someone the bad news

Answer 3
(i) The storm broke − it began or burst into activity
(ii) daybreak − the beginning of daylight
(iii) His voice is beginning to break − changing as he grows up
(iv) Her voice broke and she cried − could not speak; was too sad to speak
(v) The heat wave broke − this kind of weather ended
(vi) broke the bad news − gently told someone the bad news
(vii) break a strike − end it by making the workers submit