Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 6 Question Answers - Expert Detectives

Q1. What is the real name of seven?
Ans: Nishad’s name meant the seventh note on the musical scale, so Maya called him seven.

Q2. What was Maya’s prediction for Mr. Nath’s scares?
Ans: Maya assumed that Mr. Nath would have got his scars in a shoot – out with the police.

Q3. How did Nishad and Maya spend their holiday?
Ans: Nishad was lying on his bed and reading a comic book on his unexpected holiday and Maya was jotting down the line of investigation.

Q4. What did Maya think about the visitor of Mr. Nath?
Ans: Maya thought that Mr. Nath’s visitor was his accomplice in his crimes. She believed that he kept all the . loot with him and shared the money.

Q5. Who was Nishad and what was the meaning of his name?
Ans: Nishad was a boy a seven years and was also called seven. The meaning of his name is the seventh note on the musical scale. Therefore, he was also called as seven.

Q6. What is “strange” about Mr. Nath’s Sunday?
Ans: Every Sunday Mr. Nath used to have the same visitor at his home and the two used to have lunch together

Q7. Who was Mr. Nath?
Ans: Mr. Nath was a patient of seven and Maya’s mother. He was very thin and had no friends this made them very curious about him to know.

Q8. What strange thing did Ramesh say to seven?
Ans: Ramesh said that almost every Sunday one visitor visits to Mr. Nath’s room and also had lunch with him.

Q9. What was the opinion of seven towards Mr. Nath?
Ans: Seven felt sorry for Mr. Nath because of his sickly appearance and also offered him bar of chocolate. He also remembered that his mother said about Mr. Nath as a polite person.

Q10. Who is Maya?
Ans: Maya is the sister of Nishad and the narrator in the lesson ‘Expert Detectives’.

Q11. What was the apprehension of Mr. Nath for seven’s second visit?
Ans: Mr. Nath thought Nishad had visited him again to his place in search of his marbles.

Q12. What is the difference of opinion of both siblings?
Ans: Maya was calling Mr. Nath; an escaped crook. In contrast to it, Nishad took him as an ordinary man.

Q13. What did Nishad give Mr Nath? Why?
Ans: Nishad gave a bar of chocolate to Mr. Nath because he thought the Mr Nath was poor and starving.

Q14. Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?
Ans: Nishad and Maya got a holiday because of a heavy downpour. The streets were flooded due to the rain. Since no traffic could move through the flooded roads, they got a holiday.

Q15. Whom were the siblings curious about and why?
Ans: Both Nishad and Maya were very curious about Mr.Nath because he looked strange and was very lonely.

Q16. What was the opinion of Maya regarding Mr. Nath?
Ans: Maya’s opinion regarding him was negative. She thinks him as a criminal and had a lot of money hidden in his room somewhere .she also added that having scars on his face identified him as a real crook.

Q17. What did seven and Maya do on an unexpected holiday?

Ans: Maya began to make a list of fact regarding Mr. Nath in a sheet of paper on her bedroom, and seven lied on his bed and was reading some comics.

Q18. What was Maya’s assumption against the visitor?
Ans: Maya said that the visitor would be the accomplice of Mr. Nath and house kept all the loot with him.

Q19. Children are inquisitive in nature and are compassionate too. Discuss.
Ans: Nishad resisted the idea that Mr. Nath is a crook. He wanted to investigate the truth. Yet did not give, upon the idea. Mr. Nath was a suspicious character. Both of them wanted to peep inside his life. When Nishad visited Mr. Nath along with his mother, who went to see him as a patient, he found him feeble and lonely. He was moved by the pathetic state of Mr. Nath. At the end of the story, he went out to befriend such a lonely person.

Q20. Was Mr.Nath really a crook?
Ans: It was not exposed whether he was a criminal or not. The siblings, seven and Maya, both of them gave their different opinion regarding Mr. Nath. Maya assumed him as a crook, while Nishad thinks him of a simple and good person. The way of life that Mr. Nath leads was quite pathetic, he was lonely and hardly someone talks to him. Regarding this both of them thinks the opposite about Mr. Nath.

Q21. Why does Maya think Mr Nath is a crook? Who does she say the Sunday visitor is?
Ans: Maya thinks that Mr. Nath is a crook because he doesn’t talk to anyone and has no friends. She believes that his scars are result of shoot out with police. He doesn’t work anywhere and sit at home all the day and there are no visitors at his place except the Sunday morning guest. He is not bothered about his meals and pays the money in cash. She thinks that the Sunday visitor is his partner in the crime. He keeps the money from loot and comes to give Mr. Nath his share.

Q22. What all facts Maya collected about Mr. Nath?
Ans: Maya collected the following facts, His name was Mr. Nath and they must find out his first name. Other tenants at Shankar house called him mad strange and unfriendly. He didn’t speak with anyone and lacked manners. He never received any letters and been living as tenant in room no. 10 in Shankar house. He didn’t use to work anywhere and was at his room the whole day. All the kinds and some of the grown up people in Shankar house were scared of him. He had no visitor except the same man on every Sunday. Ramesh used to get his food from the restaurant downstairs and Mr. Nath was not much bothered about it. He used to pay him immediately and also used to give tips.

Q23. The kids representative of a special dimension for creativity in children’s world. How?
Ans: Mr. Nath was not leading a normal life, as he lived alone and got his food from a restaurant. He is visited by a visitor on Sunday’s only. The creativity is evident when Maya jotted down the line of investigation Nishad had curious mind too. Children have sharp intellect and observation. They were obsessed with the idea to get to know about Mr. Nath. They enquired from Ramesh, who brings food for him. Nishad tried to enter into his house to investigate. They came with loads of idea. Yet their motive wasn’t to make fun of him. They were forgiving, compassionate and soft hearted who are willing to lend their helping hand to the needy. For them, everyone should be happy.

Q24. Did Nishad agree with Maya about Mr Nath? How did he feel about him?
Ans: No, Nishad did not agree with Maya about Mr. Nath. He wanted to find out why Mr. Nath was so thin and so lonely. He also wanted to know why he did not have any friends and lived alone. When Maya said recognise him and in from the police, Nishad responded by saying that perhaps no one had ever tried to make friends with him. He finally said that he liked Mr. Nath and was going to try and be his friend. Maya’s theories did not make any impression on him.

Q25. “Mr. Nath was a mystery for both’. How has the Nishad’s opinion changed about him?
Ans: Nishad turned sympathetic towards Mr. Nath seeing his gaunt appearance. His attitude changed further when he came to know that he used to give regular tip to Ramesh for bringing his food. Then he also remembered his mother’s words that Mr. Nath was a polite man.