Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem 2 Extract Based Question Answers - Poem 2 - The Rebel

Q1: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
“When everybody says, Yes please,
The rebel says, No thank you.
When everybody says, No thank you,
The rebel says, Yes please.
It is very good that we have rebels.
You may not find it very good to be one.

(i) What decides the choices made by the rebel?
Ans: The society’s opinion can never be a rebel’s Choice. The rebel’s choices are based on what the Society would not accept or agree to.

(ii) Why does the poet say it is not good to be a rebel oneself?
Ans: The poet says that it is not good to be a rebel oneself because one would not be accepted by the society.

(iii) Use the word “rebel” in a sentence of your own.
Ans: Jimmy always disagrees to what others say. He is a rebel.

(iv) Who do you think is the character of rebel based on?
(a) A political activist
(b) The poet
(c) The school teacher
(d) A young child
Ans: (d)

(v) What does the rebel do?
(a) Defy others
(b) Disobey others
(c) Trust, others
(d) Love others
Ans: (a)

(vi) Who does not like the rebels?
(a) The poet
(b) The political activists
(c) The Society
(d) The rebels
Ans: (c)

Q2: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
When everybody is praising the sun,
The rebel remarks on the need for rain.
When everybody is greeting the rain,
The j-ebel regrets the absence of sun.
When everybody goes to the meeting,
The rebel stays at home and reads a book.
When everybody stays at home and reads a book,
The rebel goes to the meeting.

(i) Why do rebels assert for rain?

Ans: The rebels assert for rain because they want to stand out from the crowd.

(ii) Explain ‘when everybody is greeting the rain’.
Ans: Generally people greet rain to save them from scorching heat.

(iii) When do rebels regret the absence of sun?
Ans: The rebels regret the absence of sun when everybody expects rain.

(iv) Why do rebels stay at home?
Ans: The rebels choose to stay at home when other people are socializing.

Q3: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
When everybody has short hair,
The rebel lets his hair grow long.
When everybody has long hair,
The rebel cuts his hair short.
When everybody talks during the lesson,
The rebel doesn’t say a word.
When nobody talks during the lesson,
The rebel creates a disturbance.

(i) How does the length of hair reflects the rebellious attitude?

Ans: When everybody prefers to have short hair, rebel takes a different route.

(ii) What do rebels do when everybody has long hair?
Ans: The rebels cut their hair short to segregate themselves from others.

(iii) How differently do rebels behave during the lesson?
Ans: The rebel don’t speak when others are talking and they disturb others if nobody talks.

(iv) What does the rebel try to show by his gesture?
Ans: The rebel wants to be noticed distinctly so they try to catch the attention by going against the flow.

Q4: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
When everybody talks during the lesson,
The rebel doesn’t say a word.
When nobody talks during the lesson,
The rebel creates a disturbance.

(i) With reference to the above extract, do you think it is good to be a rebel?
Ans: No, to go against the flow just to show that you are different or to prove your superiority is Wrong. Unnecessarily breaking the rule unless there is some noble cause is not acceptable.

(ii) Can there be a good reason behind staying silent when everybody is talking?
Ans: Yes, sometimes people keep on arguing unnecessarily out of their ignorance of the entire and actual situation. In Such situations, a wise man would stay silent.

(iii) Can there be a good reason behind speaking when everybody else is silent?
Ans: Yes, sometimes people do not dare to raise Voice against the wrong happening. But a rebel cannot tolerate unfair things and raises voice against it. If nobody dares to speak, the once who do wrong are encouraged to do so ever again.

(iv) What do you think, the rebel doesn’t like?
(a) Opposing the authority.
(b) Going with the flow.
(c) Taking lessons in a classroom.
(d) Taking advice of an illiterate person.
Ans: (b)

(v) What must be the main motto of a rebel, in your opinion?
(a) Teaching the Society to be dutiful.
(b) Obeying the rules.
(c) Bringing disharmony.
(d) Bringing about the change.
Ans: (d)

(vi) What does a rebel do when nobody talks during the class?
(a) Creates a disturbance.
(b) Spoils the atmosphere.
(c) Teaches the teacher.
(d) Runs away.
Ans: (a)