Class 7 English Honeycomb Question Answers - The Ashes that Made Trees Bloom

Q1: Fill in the blanks
i. In the good old days of the______, there lived an old couple whose only pet was ______   
Ans: daimios, a little dog.
ii. The people treated; the dumb creature loved its _____ like a being with a soul.
Ans: protectors
iii. One day the dog came running to him, putting his paws against his legs and motioning with his head to_____
Ans: some spot behind.
iv. Thinking it was possibly a buried bone or bit of fish, the old man struck his hoe in the earth, when, lo! gleamed before him.
Ans: a pile of gold.

Q2: True – False
i. The old couple fed the dog tidbits of fish from their own chopsticks and all the boiled rice.
Ans: True
ii. The old man was a rice farmer who worked hard and petted a dog.
Ans: True
iii. When he dug deep, the old man found a bone for the dog.
Ans: False
iv. The greedy neighbour had coaxed the dog because they wanted the dog to find gold for them.
Ans: True

Q3: Word – Meaning from the given chapter
i. Coaxed
Ans: To gently persuade someone to do something.
ii. Whining
Ans: Making a long, high-pitched cry.
iii. Gleamed
Ans: Shine.
iv. Smothered
Ans: Cooking in a container.

Q4: Did the old man take the dog with him to the fields?
Ans: Yes, the old man used to take the dog with himself to the fields.

Q5: Did the old couple love the dog?
Ans: Yes, the elderly couple adored the dog as if it were a child.

Q6: What was given as the meal to their pet?
Ans: They fed their pet with tidbits of fish from their own chopsticks, and also boiled rice.

Q7: What did the old farmer make for his dog?
Ans: He made a cushion of crape for his dog.

Q8: Who was the old man?
Ans: The old man was a farmer.

Q9: Who followed the old man to his work every day?
Ans: His pet dog.

Q10: What did the white heron do?
Ans: The white heron followed the footsteps of the old man to pick up the worms.

Q11: Did the dog harm the white heron?
Ans: No, he did not harm the white heron.

Q12: What type of person was the old man towards birds and animals?
Ans: The old man was very kind and patient towards all birds and animals.

Q13: Why did the dog come running to his owner?
Ans: To show him some spot behind.

Q14: What did he find after digging the earth?
Ans: He found a pile of gold glittered before him.

Q15: What did he use to dig the earth?

Ans: He used his hoe to dig the earth.

Q16: What type of couple were the wicked old man and his wife?
Ans: They were not kind and cruel type of couple.

Q17: How did they behave with the dogs?
Ans: They always kicked and scolded the dogs.

Q18: Did the dog eat food given by the wicked couple?
Ans: No, the dog did not eat and not even move.

Q19: Why did the cruel couple behave politely towards the dog?
Ans: They behaved politely towards the dog hoping that he would find treasure for them.

Q20: Did the dog really find treasure for the cruel pair?
Ans: No.

Q21: Where did the dog take the cruel couple to?
Ans: He took them near a pine tree growing in the garden.

Q22: "Quick, wife, hand me the spade and hoe!" - who said this and to whom?
Ans: The greedy old man said this to his wife.

Q23: What did the cruel couple find after digging the earth?
Ans: They found a dead kitten after digging the earth.

Q24: After finding a dead kitten, what did the cruel couple do?
Ans: They kicked the dog and beat him to his death.

Q25: What happened to the dog's owner after learning his death?
Ans: He mourned for him as if he had been his own child.

Q26: To whom did the spirit of the dog appear?
Ans: The spirit of the dog appeared to his master (the old farmer).

Q27: What appeared to the old man that night?
Ans: The spirit of the dog appeared to him that night.

Q28: What did the old man do after cutting down the pine tree?
Ans: He made a hammer of wood for pounding rice.

Q29: During New Year, what did he wish to make?
Ans: He wished to make some rice pastry.

Q30: What happened while they were baking rice pastry?
Ans: While they were baking, they suddenly saw the whole mass turn into gold coins.

Q31: Who peeped in at the window of the old man?
Ans: Their greedy neighbor.

Q32: What did the greedy couple notice?
Ans: They noticed that the bean sauce was changing into gold coins.

Q33: What happened to the old couple after receiving gold coins?
Ans: They became rich again.

Q34: What did the wicked neighbor borrow from the old couple?
Ans: They borrowed the mortar and the magic mill.

Q35. What happened when the greedy couple began to pound and grind?
Ans: The pastry and sauce turned into a foul mass of worms.

Q36: After the pastry and sauce turned into worms, what did the couple do?
Ans: They chopped the mill into pieces and used it as firewood.

Q37: "Take the ashes of the mill, sprinkle them on the withered trees, and they will bloom again" - who said this and to whom?
Ans: The spirit of the dog said this to his master in the dream.

Q38: Where did the good old man sprinkle a pinch of ashes?
Ans: He sprinkled a pinch of ashes on the cherry tree.

Q39: What did the old man sprinkle on the cherry tree?
Ans: The old man sprinkled a pinch of ashes of the mill on the cherry tree.

Q40: What happened after sprinkling a pinch of ashes on the trees?
Ans: The trees sprouted blossoms after spreading a pinch on them.

Q41: How did the greedy couple react after the blooming of the trees?
Ans: They gathered the remaining ashes of the mill and kept them to make the withered trees blossom.

Q42: Who was to pass along the road near the village?
Ans: The wealthy landowner, i.e., daimyo, was to pass along the road near the village.

Q43: What was the old man doing as the procession approached them?
Ans: The old man was spreading a pinch of ashes over the withered trees.

Q44: What did the tall man ask the people to do?
Ans: The tall man asked the people to get down on their knees.

Q45: Why were the people asked to get down on their knees?
Ans: Because it was the custom to get down on their knees when their lord passed by.

Q46: Whom did the leader of the van catch sight of?
Ans: The leader of the van caught sight of the old man up in the tree.

Q47: Why did the daimyo order to stop the train?
Ans: Because he was delighted to see the wonder of the trees blooming.

Q48: What did the landlord offer the old man?
Ans: He offered silk robes, sponge cake, fans, etc.

Q49: Whom did the daimyo invite to his castle?
Ans: The old man.

Q50: What happened when the greedy man threw ashes over the landlord?
Ans: When he threw handfuls of ashes over him, the wind blew the dust into the nose and eyes of the landlord.

Q51: What happened to the greedy man at the end of the story?
Ans: He had died in the mud.

Q52: Name the narrator of the story "The Ashes that made Trees Bloom."
Ans: William Elliot Griffis.