Mystery of the Talking Fan Class 7 Worksheet English Honeycomb Chapter 1

Q.1. What did somebody do one day with the fan?
(a) Broke it
(b) Oiled it
(c) Sold it
(d) Water it

Q.2. The word whirling means:
(i) Encircling
(ii) Eddying
(iii) Whirled
(iv) Rotating

Q.3. The phrase talking fan is a ________.
(a) phrase
(b) participle
(c) verbal phrase
(d) clause

Q.4. Why was all the mystery spoilt? Write your answer in the context of Mystery of the Talking Fan.

Q.5. Read the passage and answer the following:
Once there was a talking fan-
Electrical his chatter.
I couldn't quite hear what he said
And I hope it doesn't matter
Because one day somebody oiled
His little whirling motor
And all the mystery was spoiled-
He ran as still as water.
(i) What is the name of the poet?
(ii) What does the poet talks about?
(iii) Why did the poet get fed up with the fan?
(iv) What was the wrong with the fan?

Q.6. What does the phrase, he ran as still as water mean?
(a) That it moved very slowly
(b) That it functioned smoothly
(c) That it ran with amazing high speed
(d) That it became stagnant

Q.7. How did the mystery of the fan get over?
(a) When someone discarded it
(b) When someone cleaned its parts
(c) When its blades stopped working
(d) When somebody oiled its motor

Q.8. Define mystery. When was the mystery of the fan spoiled?

You can find Worksheets Solutions here: Worksheet Solutions: Mystery of the Talking Fan