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Class 7 English Chapter 4: Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle — practice questions with answers

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28 questions10 easy, 15 medium, 3 hardNCERT · CBSE · State boards
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Q1. Why did the Cat’s-food-Man suggest that Doctor Dolittle become an animal doctor?
  1. Dolittle knew far more about animals than the vets
  2. Animals paid more
  3. People disliked him
  4. He was bored
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Answer: A. Dolittle knew far more about animals than the vets
Why: He praised Dolittle’s book about cats. [p.44]
Q2. Who is Polynesia?
  1. Doctor Dolittle’s parrot
  2. His cat
  3. His wife
  4. A horse
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Answer: A. Doctor Dolittle’s parrot
Why: Polynesia sat in the window singing a sailor song. [p.44]
Q3. According to Polynesia, parrots can talk in which two languages?
  1. People’s language and bird language
  2. English and French
  3. Dog and cat language
  4. Horse and cow language
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Answer: A. People’s language and bird language
Why: She said this proudly. [p.45]
Q4. How do dogs nearly always ask questions, according to Polynesia?
  1. With their noses
  2. With their tails
  3. By barking loudly
  4. With their paws
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Answer: A. With their noses
Why: Twitching up one side of the nose asks a question. [p.46]
Q5. What did the plough horse need?
  1. Spectacles, because he was going blind in one eye
  2. Big pills
  3. New shoes
  4. A bigger stable
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Answer: A. Spectacles, because he was going blind in one eye
Why: The vet over the hill had never even looked at his eyes. [p.47]
Q6. Why did the horse want green spectacles?
  1. To keep the Sun out of his eyes while ploughing
  2. Green is his favourite colour
  3. To look like the Doctor
  4. To scare birds
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Answer: A. To keep the Sun out of his eyes while ploughing
Why: He wanted a pair like the Doctor’s, only green. [p.47]

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Frequently asked questions

How many practice questions are there for Class 7 English Chapter 4: Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle?

28 questions (10 easy, 15 medium, 3 hard). A few are solved on this page; the free test shows the answer and explanation for every question after you submit.

Is this chapter from the NCERT book?

Yes — it follows the NCERT Class 7 English syllabus, used by CBSE and many state boards.

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