Worksheet: The Shopping List Mystery | Class 7 English Alive PDF Download

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1: What caused Sandip's bedroom to flood?

A) A broken pipe

B) He forgot to turn off the tap

C) It was raining heavily

D) A spilled water container

Answer: B) He forgot to turn off the tap

Explanation: Sandip was so engrossed in playing his violin that he forgot he had left the tap running.

Q2: What did Mrs. Raghavan threaten to do if Sandip failed his maths test?

A) Send him to boarding school

B) Make him stop his violin lessons

C) Give him extra homework

D) Scold him severely

Answer: B) Make him stop his violin lessons

Explanation: Mrs. Raghavan, emphasizing the importance of maths, threatened to stop his violin lessons if he failed.

Q3: What was Uncle Shekhar's profession?

A) Bank manager

B) Accountant

C) Chief Editor of a news magazine

D) Music teacher

Answer: C) Chief Editor of a news magazine

Explanation: Uncle Shekhar worked as the Chief Editor of a news magazine.

Q4: What did the Belgian policeman reveal at the conference?

A) A new code-breaking technique

B) The arrest of a notorious gang

C) The case of the unsolved Shopping List Mystery

D) A seminar on violin thefts

Answer: C) The case of the unsolved Shopping List Mystery

Explanation: The Belgian policeman discussed the Shopping List Mystery involving coded messages passed through shopping lists.

Q5: What was the crucial piece of evidence that helped solve the mystery?

A) A witness testimony

B) Security camera footage

C) A coded piece of music

D) Fingerprints

Answer: C) A coded piece of music

Explanation: The piece of music had inserted notes which actually spelled out the name and address of a robbery victim, helping crack the case.

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: Sandip's mother worked as a _______ in a bank.

Answer: manager

Q2: Sandip's cousin, Uncle Shekhar, was visiting Chennai to report on the _______.

Answer: World Criminologists Conference

Q3: Sandip was distracted during dinner with the famous Italian violinist, Antonio _______.

Answer: Sacherinni

Q4: The music piece involved in the mystery was from Tchaikovsky's _______.

Answer: Nutcracker Suite

Q5: The jewelry store concerned about the robberies was called _______.

Answer: Les Cabuchons

True/False

Q1: Sandip's father was a professional violinist.

Answer: False

Explanation: Sandip's father was an accountant.

Q2: Gayatri had won the Mathematician of the Year award at her school.

Answer: True

Explanation: Gayatri had indeed won the award for two consecutive years.

Q3: Jeanne Egmont was immediately proven guilty after her arrest.

Answer: False

Explanation: Though the robberies stopped, the police could never directly prove Jeanne's guilt initially.

Q4: Antonio Sacherinni helped Sandip solve the mystery at the conference.

Answer: True

Explanation: Sacherinni encouraged Sandip's line of thinking which led to solving the mystery.

Q5: The mystery involved a list of grocery items as a coded message.

Answer: True

Explanation: The shopping list Jeanne handed over was actually coded information about robbery targets.

Match the Columns

Answers:

A-3) Brother

B-1) Chief Editor

C-2) Coded sheet of music

D-4) Recognition and gifts for Sandip

Explanation:

A connects with 3 as Sandip and Gayatri are siblings.

B connects with 1 indicating Uncle Shekhar's job.

C connects with 2 pointing out the crucial evidence.

D connects with 4 describing what Sandip received after solving the case.