The Bet Class 7th Question Answer |Bet Class 7 English Q & A |
Circle the appropriate options:-
1. Mr Fogg was a man with an orderly mind and regular habits.
2. On 2 October 1872, Mr Fogg placed a bet that he could travel around the world in eighty days.
3. Mr Fix followed Mr Fogg throughout the entire journey because he thought that Mr Fogg was the bank thief disguised as a rich gentleman.
4. Mr Fix arrested and jailed Mr Fogg in Liverpool.
5. Mr Fogg thought he had arrived on 21 December but he had actually arrived on the 20th because he had travelled from West to East around the world.
3. Answer the following questions:-
Q.1 “This is my invariable routine every day.”
a. Who said this and to whom?
Ans. Phileas Fogg said this to Passepartout.
b. Summarize the speaker’s daily routine.
Ans. Fogg wakes up at 8 a.m. He has tea and toast at 8:23 a.m. He needs shaving water at 84°F at 9:37 a.m. He has a bath and dresses at 9:40 a.m. He leaves his house at 11:30 a.m. to go to the Reform Club. He has his meals at the club and returns home at midnight.
Q.2 “The world is large enough for the man to disappear.”
a. Why did the speaker say this?
Ans. The speaker, Mr Stuart, said this after the friends heard about a bank robber who fled in disguise after stealing fifty-five thousand pounds.
b. Where was this said?
Ans. He said this in the Card Room at the Reform Club.
Q.3 “Saturday? Impossible!”
a. Who said this?
Ans. Phileas Fogg said this to Passepartout.
b. According to the speaker, what was impossible and why?
Ans. According to Fogg, it was impossible that they had arrived in London on Saturday because according to his calculations, he had lost the chance to reach London on Saturday since he had been put in the jail by Mr Fix.
Q.4 “Sixty seconds to win!”
a. Who would win and why?
Ans. Fogg’s five friends would win the bet if he did not reach the Reform Club by 8:45 p.m. on 21 December.
b. What would the winner get?
Ans. The winner would get 20,000 pounds.
4. Write your answers.
1. Was Mr Fogg like a machine? Which events in the play make you think otherwise?
Ans. At the beginning of the play, we get the feeling that Mr Fogg went about his life like a machine. But when he placed a bet and actually undertook the journey around the world showed that he was not set in his ways but enjoyed a good adventure now and then.
2. What kind of a man was Passepartout?
Ans. Passepartout seems to be a sensible and helpful man who is dedicated to his employer. He is adaptable because he quickly joins Mr Fogg on his crazy adventure without a complaint.
5. Match the columns correctly.
1. I will say there is a remote – possibility that Virat Kohli will visit us.
2. When the shop doors open, there will be a headlong – rush towards the sale counter.
3. I will give you clear – instructions on how to get to the house.
4. He was not a person who made – friends easily or quickly.
5. She is going to open – an account with the bank.
6. She is taking – her driving test tomorrow.
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