The Hummingbird that Lived Through Winter Class 7 Worksheet Buzzword

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) What did the narrator find fascinating about Dikran's garden?
(a) The neat interior of the house
(b) The ordinary exterior of the house
(c) The thriving plants, bushes, and trees
(d) The cold winter atmosphere
Ans: (c)
Dikran's garden as the best place with thriving plants, bushes, and trees.

(ii) Why did Dikran stand in the middle of the street during winter?
(a) To catch snowflakes
(b) To feel the cold wind
(c) To distinguish something in his hand
(d) To enjoy the winter scenery
Ans: (c)
Dikran was visually challenged and stood in the street trying to figure out what was in his hand.

(iii) What did the narrator do to help the hummingbird?
(a) Opened the window
(b) Poured warm honey on it
(c) Blew warm breath on it
(d) Gave it water
Ans: (b)
Dikran instructed the narrator to put honey over a gas fire and pour it on the hummingbird.

(iv) What did Dikran do to revive the hummingbird?
(a) Blew cold air on it
(b) Poured cold water on it
(c) Blew warm breath and used warm honey
(d) Ignored it
Ans: (c)
Dikran blew warm breath on the hummingbird and used warm honey to revive it.

(v) What does Dikran claim about the hummingbird's fate in winter?
(a) It died
(b) It survived
(c) It migrated
(d) It became stronger
Ans: (b)
Dikran claimed that the hummingbird lived through the winter.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) Dikran's garden was the best place of its kind in the world, with ____________ thriving in sweet black moist earth.
Ans: plants, bushes, trees
Dikran's garden as having thriving plants, bushes, and trees.

(ii) The narrator observed Dikran standing in the street trying to distinguish something in his ____________.
Ans: hand
Dikran was visually challenged and was trying to see what was in his hand.

(iii) The narrator poured warm ____________ on the hummingbird to help revive it.
Ans: honey
Dikran instructed the narrator to put warm honey on the hummingbird.

(iv) The warmth of the room, the vapor of the warm honey, and Dikran's ____________ infused life into the bird.
Ans: love
The combination of warmth, honey, and Dikran's love helped revive the hummingbird.

(v) Dikran claimed that the hummingbird lived through that ____________, but the narrator was unsure.
Ans: winter
Dikran claimed the hummingbird survived the winter, creating uncertainty for the narrator.

Q3: True/False 

(i) Dikran's garden attracted all kinds of birds and insects.
Ans: False
All things from the sky loved Dikran's garden, but it does not specify all kinds of birds and insects.

(ii) Dikran could clearly understand what was in his hand.
Ans: False
Dikran was almost visually challenged and had difficulty seeing clearly.

(iii) The narrator and Dikran went into the latter's kitchen while Dikran blew warm breath on the bird.
Ans: False
The narrator and Dikran went into the kitchen after Dikran asked the narrator to put honey into his hand. Dikran blew warm breath on the bird while they were still outside.

(iv) The warmth of the room and the vapor of the honey did not help the bird in any way.
Ans: False
The warmth, honey, and Dikran's love infused life into the bird, helping it recover.

(v) Dikran told the narrator to let the hummingbird go as it had regained its energy and would be able to survive.
Ans: True
Dikran instructed the narrator to open the window and let the hummingbird go when it became restless, indicating it had regained its energy.