Practice Questions - Poem 6: Mystery of the Talking Fan | English Honeycomb Class 7 PDF Download

Q1. What is the meaning of the word 'Chatter'?
(a) To talk for a free time
(b) To talk for a little time
(c) To talk for a long time about things
(d) None of these
Ans:  (c) To talk for a long time about things

Q2. How was the noise of the fan prevented ?
(a) By oiling
(b) By spoiling
(c) By stopping motor
(d) By cleaning
Ans: (a) By oiling

Q3. This Poem describes about a ______.
(a) ghost
(b) talking fan
(c) talking cycle
(d) none of the above
Ans: (b) talking fan

Q4. What type of fan was it?
(a) Laughing
(b) Talking
(c) Sleeping
(d) Walking
Ans: (b) Talking

Q5. What did somebody do one day?
(a) Sold it
(b) Oiled it
(c) Broke it
(d) Water it
Ans: (b) Oiled it

Q6. Who is the poet of the poem "Mystery of the Talking Fan"?
(a) Maude Rubin
(b) Shirley Bauer
(c) Kit wright
(d) William Wordsworth
Ans: (a) Maude Rubin

Q7. In this poem, "The fan's chatter was ______.
(a) Physical
(b) Electrical
(c) Manual
(d) Musical
Ans: (b) Electrical

Q8. The language of the fan was first:
(a) a poetry
(b) a mystery
(c) a story
(d) a fable
Ans: (b) a mystery

Q9. What treatment was given to the chattering fan?
(a) His whirling motor was oiled
(b) He was replaced with a new fan
(c) His motor was changed
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) His whirling motor was oiled

Q10. The fan spoke in ______.
(a) a non-mysterious way
(b) an electric language
(c) whispers
(d) rude manner
Ans: (b) an electric language

Q11. How was all the mystery spoiled ?
(a) Somebody oiled the whirling motor
(b) After oiling it ran as still as water
(c) It did not make any noise
(d) All of these
Ans: (d) All of these

Q12. What was the talking fan saying to the poet ?
(a) The poet could quite hear
(b) The fan was talking about his chattering
(c) This fan was describing the poet's appearance
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) The fan was talking about his chattering