Class 7 English Chapter 7: My Brother’s Great Invention — practice questions with answers
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27 questions12 easy, 14 medium, 1 hardNCERT · CBSE · State boards
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Q1. Which invention by ancient Indian mathematicians ‘adds value to numbers’, from the pre-reading riddle?
- Zero
- The wheel
- Paper
- The telephone
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Answer: A. Zero
Why: Zero was conceived by ancient Indian mathematicians. [p.91]
Why: Zero was conceived by ancient Indian mathematicians. [p.91]
Q2. Who narrates the story?
- Anita, Anand’s elder sister
- Anand
- Papa
- Mr. Sharma
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Answer: A. Anita, Anand’s elder sister
Why: Anita is fourteen; Anand is one year younger. [p.99]
Why: Anita is fourteen; Anand is one year younger. [p.99]
Q3. Why was Papa sopping wet at the start of the story?
- Anand’s burglar alarm dropped a water bag on him
- It rained
- He fell into a pond
- Ma splashed him
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Answer: A. Anand’s burglar alarm dropped a water bag on him
Why: Papa always opens the door softly, so the alarm took him for a thief. [p.92, p.95]
Why: Papa always opens the door softly, so the alarm took him for a thief. [p.92, p.95]
Q4. Which film inspired Anand to build a time machine?
- Back to the Future
- Star Wars
- Jurassic Park
- Toy Story
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Answer: A. Back to the Future
Why: After the film, peace and quiet ended in the house. [p.95]
Why: After the film, peace and quiet ended in the house. [p.95]
Q5. ‘Tinkering’ means ______.
- experimenting or fiddling
- sleeping
- shouting
- cleaning
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Answer: A. experimenting or fiddling
Why: Anand loves tinkering with gadgets. [p.92]
Why: Anand loves tinkering with gadgets. [p.92]
Q6. ‘Sceptical’ means ______.
- doubtful
- excited
- frightened
- careless
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Answer: A. doubtful
Why: The glossary defines sceptical as doubtful. [p.93]
Why: The glossary defines sceptical as doubtful. [p.93]
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