Chivvy Class 7 Worksheet English Honeycomb Chapter 1

Q.1. What do the grown-ups try to teach the children?
(a) Meditation
(b) Bad manners
(c) Communicative skills
(d) Good manners

Correct option is (d)
The elders try to teach and groom the children around them. They try to impart good manners and etiquette to the young ones. But at times they become too authoritative and nagging in the process.

Q.2. The young children were told to pull up their ________ in the poem, Chivvy.
(a) Socks
(b) Bags
(c) Blankets
(d) Books

Correct option is (a)
The poem projects the constantly dictating and nagging behaviour of the grown-ups. They give a series of instructions to the children around them on how to walk, how to talk, how to eat, and so on. Here the child was asked to pull up his socks for a neat and tidy look.

Q.3. Children were taught not to talk with ________.
(a) a mouth full of foo
(b) an open mouth
(c) a glad mouth
(d) a sad mouth

Correct option is (a)
The children were directed not to speak when their mouth was full or when they were eating for it is a bad practice to talk while having food.

Q.4. When the adults give too many instructions to their children, how do they react?

When the adults give too many instructions to their children, they do not care about the interest of the children and kill their children's spontaneity and willingness to use their mind to understand life. In fact, these instructions destroy their innocence. Thus, the elders make their children dependent on them.

Q.5. Read the given extract and answer the following questions:
Don’t drag your feet
Haven’t you got a hankie?
Take your hands out of
Your pockets
(i) What does dragging feet tell about a person?
(ii) What is the use of a handkerchief?
(iii) When do people put their hands in the pocket?

(i) Dragging feet tell us that the person is lethargic and does not possess any agility.
(ii) A handkerchief is used for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
(iii) Keeping hands in the pocket shows the casual approach of a person.

Q.6. What was the child instructed to avoid picking?
(a) His nose
(b) His eyes
(c) His ears
(d) His lips

Correct option is (a)
The child was instructed not to pick his or her nose for it is considered to be a bad practice. The elders try to impart good manners and etiquette to the young ones around them.

Q.7. The instruction given by the adults regarding noise is ________.
(i) to make them behave properly
(ii) to be a laughing stock
(iii) to avoid insult
(iv) to make them responsible

Correct option is (a)
The instruction given by the adults regarding noise is to make them behave properly.

Q.8. Why do the children not like the grown-ups' behaviour? Answer in the context of Chivvy.

The grown-ups want that the children should learn good manners quickly. Besides, bullying has become the habit of many grown-ups. Therefore, children do not like their behaviour.