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

Correct option is (b)
One day someone oiled the motor of the fan and it stopped making noise, i.e., it stopped talking.

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

Correct option is (d)
Whirling means Rotating (rapid round and round movement).

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

Correct option is (c)
The phrase 'talking fan' is a verbal phrase.

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

The poet could hear the chatter of the fan, though she could not understand it. But soon, the scope to decode and comprehend it, was lost as the fan’s motor was oiled by someone. Thereafter, the talking fan became silent.

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?

(i) The name of the poet is Maude Rubin.
(ii) The poet talks about an Electric fan.
(iii) The poet got fed up with the fan because of its noise.
(iv) The wrong with the fan was that its motor needed oiling.

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

Correct option is (b)
The fan's motor lacked oiling and after proper oiling on its parts, the fan functioned perfectly and ran smoothly without making any noise.

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

Correct option is (d)
A weird noise that the fan used to produce was immediately ceased once its motor was oiled and lubricated.

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

Mystery is a thing of which the cause or origin is not known or is impossible to explain. The mystery of the talking fan was spoiled when its motor was oiled.