Very Short Question Answer: Expert Detectives | English Honeycomb Class 7 PDF Download

Q1: True - False:
(i) Maya called Nishad seven because she wanted to mock him.
Ans: False
(ii) Maya and Nishad work on the case of Mr. Nath.
Ans: True
(iii) Every Sunday a lady visited Mr. Nath to have lunch with him.
Ans: False
(iv) As per Maya’s theory, Mr. Nath was a crook.
Ans: True

Q2: Word – Meaning from the given chapter:
(i) Stashed
Ans: Store
(ii) Thrust
Ans: Push
(iii) Gaunt
Ans: Lean or dreary
(iv) Crook
Ans: Criminal

Q3: Fill in the blanks:
(i) “He can’t be poor if he’s a crook on the run,” I told him. “He’s probably got _______ stashed away somewhere in that room.”
Ans: millions of rupees
(ii) “Perhaps the police had to set his house on fire to ,” I suggested.
Ans: force him out
(iii) “ can look quite ordinary, smarty,” I retorted.
Ans: Criminals
(iv) “I’ve listed all the facts we know about Mr. Nath which might help us ______,” I said.
Ans: to trap him

Q4: What object did Nishad lose in Mr. Nath’s room?
Ans: Nishad lost a marble in Mr. Nath’s room.

Q5: How does Nishad’s mother know Mr. Nath?
Ans: Nishad’s mother was a doctor so she knew Mr. Nath as a patient.

Q6: Who is Mr. Nath according to Maya?
Ans: Mr. Nath is a criminal and has millions of money hidden somewhere in his room.

Q7: Where did Mr. Nath live?
Ans: Mr. Nath lived at Shankar's house for over a year.

Q8: Who said to them that Mr. Nath doesn't work anywhere?
Ans: Mr. Nath said this to seven and Maya.

Q9: Why does Maya think Mr. Nath is a crook?
Ans: Maya thinks because he is very lonely and no one comes to visit him.

Q10: What was the reason for his scars according to Maya?
Ans: According to Maya, Mr. Nath got them during the attack by the police.

Q11: What strange thing did Ramesh say to seven?
Ans: Every Sunday they visit a man in Mr. Nath's room.

Q12: How did the visitor look like according to Ramesh?
Ans: He was tall, stout, and wore spectacles.

Q13: What was Seven doing when Maya was making a list?
Ans: He was lying on the bed and reading a comic.

Q14: What was the list about?
Ans: The list was all about the facts they knew about Mr. Nath.

Q15: How many facts did Maya write on her list?
Ans: She wrote a total of nine facts.

Q16: What did the tenants say about Mr. Nath?
Ans: The tenants at Shankar's house said that he was mad, strange, and very unfriendly.

Q17: How was Ramesh paid by Mr. Nath?
Ans: Ramesh was paid cash and also tips as well.

Q18: Which room was Mr. Nath living in?
Ans: Mr. Nath was living in room no 10 of Shankar's house.

Q19: When did the visitor visit Mr. Nath?
Ans: The visitor visited only on Sundays for lunch.

Q20: Who takes food and tea to his room?
Ans: Ramesh.

Q21: Was Nishad paying attention to Maya's list of facts?
Ans: No.

Q22: What did Nishad say while leaving the room?
Ans: He said that he would be a friend of Mr. Nath and would try to understand his loneliness.

Q23: Was the opinion regarding Mr. Nath the same for seven and Maya?
Ans: No, they had totally opposite opinions regarding Mr. Nath.

Q24: Name the author of this story.
Ans: Sharada Dwivedi.

Q25: Whose name is also called seven?
Ans: Nishad.