Garden Snake Class 7 Worksheet English Honeycomb Chapter 1

Q.1. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow :
I saw a snake and ran away____Some snakes are
dangerous, they say;
But mother says that kind is good,
And eats up insects for his food.
(i) Why do you think the child ran away on seeing the snake?
(ii) What does the child’s mother say about snakes?
(iii) Is it good to play with snakes which are not very dangerous?

(i) The child ran away on seeing the snake because it was a very dangerous creature and its fear was generally instilled in everybody from his/her childhood.

(ii) The child’s mother tells him that the kind of snake that he saw was not so dangerous. It lives on insects only and do not harm others.  It helps to keep rats and mice in check.
(iii) No one should be encouraged to play with the snakes because it is difficult for anyone to find which snakes are poisonous and which are not.

Q.2. Where does the snake wiggle?
(a) Road
(b) Bed
(c) Roof
(d) Grass

Correct options is (d)

The snake wiggles in the grass.

Q.3. What did the poet see? 
(a) A Lion
(b) A Snake
(c) A Bear
(d) A Crocodile

Correct options is (b)
The poet saw a snake.

Q.4. How did the poet feel about spotting a snake in his garden?
(a) He was delighted
(b) He was enraged
(c) He was petrified
(d) He got excited

Correct options is (c)
The poet was scared to see the snake in his garden as he believed that it could kill and bite him.

Q.5. The poet learns a lesson to:
(a) hit the snake
(b) wait for the guest
(c) stand aside quietly
(d) run away

Correct options is (c)
The poet learns a lesson to stand aside quietly because his mother advises him to stand aside and make way for the garden snakes to pass.

Q.6. What kind of snake did the poet spot? 
(a) Rat snake
(b) Python
(c) Garden snake
(d) King Cobra

Correct options is (c)

The poet came across a garden snake in his garden and felt scared on seeing it.

Q.7. But mother says that kind is good. What is the mother referring to? Answer in the context of Garden Snake.

The mother is referring to the garden snake, saying it is the harmless kind of snake.

Q.8. Write a short note about the popular belief about snakes. 

The popular belief about snakes amongst the people is that they are poisonous. That is why people are always afraid of them. Their bites prove dangerous and sometimes fatal because of this belief.