Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 7 Question Answers - The Invention of Vita-Wonk

Q1: Fill in the blanks:
i. Mr Wonka said, “So once again I rolled up my sleeves and ______.
Ans: Mr Wonka said, “So once again I rolled up my sleeves and set to work.
ii. It is a tree called the ______ that grows upon the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada, U.S.A.
Ans: It is a tree called the Bristlecone pine that grows upon the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada, U.S.A.
iii. I jumped into the ______ and rushed all over the world collecting special items from the oldest living things.
Ans: I jumped into the great glass elevator and rushed all over the world collecting special items from the oldest living things.  
iv. Thus, my dear Charlie, was _____ invented!
Ans:  Thus, my dear Charlie, was Vita-Wonk invented!

Q2: True - False:
i. Mr Wonka is a cobbler who wishes to rule the world.
Ans: False
ii. Mr Wonka is a very enthusiastic scientist towards his goals.
Ans: True
iii. Mr Wonka wishes to make a tonic for people to be thinner or fatter.
Ans: False
iv. Mr Wonka wants to make a tonic that makes people old, older, oldest!
Ans: True

Q3: Word – Meaning from the given chapter:
i. Dendrochronologist
Ans: One who studies the age of the trees.
ii. Ounce
Ans:  A unit of mass, weight, or volume.
iii. Scraped
Ans: Drag or pull a hard thing.
iv. Wrinkling
Ans: Lines or folds on a fabric or a skin.

Q4: What does Charlie think, what lives the longest?
Ans: Charlie thinks trees live the longest.

Q5: What is the name of the other characters in the story?
Ans: The name of the other character in the story is Charlie.

Q6: What is the oldest living thing in the world? What lives longer than anything else?" – who asked this and to whom?
Ans: Mr. Willy Wonka asked this question to Charlie.

Q7: What is fir?
Ans: Fir is a tree with needle-like leaves, and cones.

Q8: What is oak?
Ans: Oak is a family of larger trees with hard wood.

Q9: What is Chinar?
Ans: Chinar is a kind of oak tree.

Q10: Where does Chinar grow?=
Ans: Chinar grows in Kashmir.

Q11: What are the different kinds of trees mentioned by Mr. Willy Wonka?
Ans: Douglas fir, oak, cedar, Bristlecone pine.

Q12: What is Bristlecone pine?
Ans: It is a tree mentioned by Mr. Willy Wonka.

Q13: Where does the Bristlecone pine tree grow?
Ans: It grows upon the slopes of Wheeler Rock in Nevada, USA.

Q14: What grows upon the slopes of Wheeler Rock in Nevada?
Ans: Bristlecone pine tree.

Q15: How old is the Bristlecone pine tree?
Ans: Over 4000 years old.

Q16: Which tree is 4000 years old?
Ans: Bristlecone pine tree.

Q17: Which is the oldest tree according to Mr. Willy Wonka?
Ans: Bristlecone pine tree.

Q18: Who is the Russian farmer?
Ans: Petrovitch Gregorovitch.

Q19: What did Mr. Willy Wonka collect from the Russian farmer?
Ans: Toe-nail clippings.

Q20: How old was the toenail?
Ans: 168 years old.

Q21: Who is Petrovitch Gregorovitch?
Ans: A Russian farmer.

Q22: Where did the tortoise belong to?
Ans: To the king of Tonga.

Q23: Who laid an egg?
Ans: Tortoise.

Q24: How old was an egg laid by a Tortoise?
Ans: 200 years old.

Q25: What belongs to the King of Tonga?
Ans: An Egg laid by a Tortoise.

Q26: Where was Tail 51 years old?
Ans: A horse.

Q27: How old was the horse in Arabia?
Ans: 51 years old.

Q28: What was 51 years old?
Ans: The Tail of a horse.

Q29: Where did the horse belong to?
Ans: Arabia.

Q30: What is Crumpets?
Ans: The whiskers of a cat.

Q31: How old was the Crumpets?
Ans: 36 years old.

Q32: What was 36 years old?
Ans: The whisker of a cat.

Q33: What was the whisker of a cat called?
Ans: Crumpets.

Q34: What had lived on crumpets for 36 years?
Ans: An old flea.

Q35: An old flea lived on Crumpets for how many years?
Ans: 36 years.

Q36: How old was the tail of a giant rat?
Ans: 207 years old.

Q37: What was 207 years old?
Ans: The tail of a giant rat.

Q38: Where did the giant rat find?
Ans: Tibet.

Q39: What was found in Tibet?
Ans: The tail of a giant rat.

Q40: Who was living in a cave?
Ans: Grimalkin.

Q41: Where was the black teeth found?
Ans: In a cave on Mount Popocatepetl.

Q42: How old was the black teeth?
Ans: 97 years old.

Q43: Whose black teeth were found on Mount Popocatepetl?
Ans: Grimalkin.

Q44: What was 97 years old?
Ans: The black teeth of a Grimalkin.

Q45: What was 700 years old?
Ans: The Knucklebones of a Cattaloo.

Q46: Where were the Knucklebones found?
Ans: Peru.

Q47: How old was the Knucklebones?
Ans: 700 years old.

Q48: What was found from Peru?
Ans: The Knucklebones.

Q49: How did Mr. Willy Wonka invent the Vita-Wonk?
Ans: By boiling, bubbling, mixing, and testing.

Q50: How did the medicine look like?
Ans: It was an oily black liquid.

Q51: Name the Volunteer?
Ans: Oompa-Loompa.

Q52: How old was Oompa-Loompa before pouring the drop?
Ans: Twenty years.

Q53: How many drops did he pour?
Ans: Four drops.

Q54: What happened after applying the drops?
Ans: Oompa-Loompa turned into an old fellow.

Q55: How old was Oompa-Loompa after experimenting with the medicine?
Ans: Seventy-five.

Q56: Was Mr. Willy Wonka successful in inventing the medicine?
Ans: Yes.

Q57: Who is the writer of this story?
Ans: Roald Dahl.

Q58: Who was Mr. Willy Wonka?
Ans: Mr. Willy Wonka was a scientist who invented Wonka Vite that makes people much younger.

Q59: What medicine did Mr. Willy Wonka invent?
Ans: He invented Wonka Vite, a medicine that makes people look younger.

Q60: What is Wonka Vite?
Ans: Wonka Vite is a medicine which makes people younger.

Q61: Who invented Wonka Vite?
Ans: Mr. Willy Wonka, a scientist.

Q62: What was the use of Wonka Vite?
Ans: It makes people look younger.