Quality Class 7 Worksheet English Honeycomb Chapter 1

Q.1. What was the reason behind Mr. Gessler's death?
(a) A cardiac arrest
(b) A fatal accident
(c) Slow starvation
(d) He committed suicide

Correct option is (c)
Mr. Gessler died due to starvation at the end of the story. The narrator visited his shop and was shocked to see that his nameplate was missing and on enquiring, he came to know that Mr. Gessler was no more and somebody had taken over his shop.

Q.2. Mr. Gessler’s complaint about the big firms was that they:
(a) overpriced the shoes
(b) produced worthless boots
(c) spoiled his business
(d) delivered only quality

Correct option is (c)
Mr. Gessler was full of resentment against big firms. He complained about them for spoiling his business. He also spoke about the hard times of his trade. His own business was going down because of the big firms.

Q.3. What material did Mr. Gessler use to make the boots?

Mr. Gessler made boots from the finest quality leather.

Q.4. How was Mr. Gessler, a failure in business?

A young Englishman had taken over Mr. Gessler's shop. On enquiry, he told the narrator that Mr. Gessler was dead. According to the new owner, Mr. Gessler insisted on quality. He would never let anyone else share his work. When he got an order, he took measurement of the feet himself. He used the best leather. He took quite a long time to execute the order. The customers had no time to wait for such a long time. Therefore, the majority of his customers left him. He never advertised his products. He never bothered about the competition. Due to these reasons, he proved a failure in business and he died of starvation.

Q.5. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Ah! he said, “poor old man starved himself. Slow starvation, the doctor called it! You see he went to work in such a way! Would keep the shop on; wouldn’t have a soul touch his boots except himself. When he got an order, it took him such a time. People won’t wait. He lost everybody. And there he’d sit, going on and on. I will say that for him not a man in London made a better boot. But look at the competition! He never advertised! Would have the best leather too and do it all himself. Well, there it is. What could you expect with his ideas?” “But starvation!”
(i) How did the poor old man die?
(ii) Why did he lose his customers?
(iii) He made the best boots in London but still, he did not stand anywhere in the competition. Why?
(iv) Find from the passage: a. two abstract nouns. b. a proper noun. c. a reflective pronoun. d. superlative adjective

(i) The poor old man died of slow starvation.
(ii) He lost his customers because he did the whole job of preparing boots by himself. The people won’t wait so long. So he lost his customers.
(iii) He made the best boots in London but still he did not stand anywhere in the competition, because:

• He never advertised his shoes.
• He used the best leather.
• He did all work by himself.
• He took a long time to complete his boots

(iv)

• starvation, competition
• London
• himself
• best

Q.6. What happened to Mr. Gessler at the end of the plot, Quality?
(a) He was bedridden
(b) He died
(c) He lost his memory
(d) He disappeared

Correct option is (b)
Mr. Gessler died due to starvation at the end of the story. The narrator visited his shop and was shocked to see that his nameplate was missing and on enquiring, he came to know that Mr. Gessler was no more and somebody had taken over his shop.

Q.7. Mr. Gessler died because of ________.
(a) a shock
(b) cholera
(c) slow starvation
(d) rabies

Correct option is (c)
There wasn’t much money with Mr. Gessler. He nearly killed himself working for long hours at the shop without any food and rest. The poor fellow died of slow starvation.

Q.8. Where was Gessler's shop situated?

Gessler’s shop was situated in a small street which was not very fashionable in the West End of London.

Q.9. Why did the author order so many pairs of boots? Did he really need them?

The author was shocked and filled with sorrow, by the news of the death of Mr. Gessler’s elder brother. Out of pity and with an intention to help him, the author ordered so many pairs of boots.
No, he didn't really need them.

Q.10. The author felt pity so he ordered:
(a) a pair of boots
(b) two pairs of boots
(c) to mend the boot that creaked
(d) many pairs of boots

Correct option is (d)
The author felt pity and was so deeply moved that he ordered many pairs of boots.