Scribd
Upload
7K views1 page

CLASS 7 CHAPTER 6 Achilles

The document describes interactions between a narrator and a rose-beetle man negotiating the sale of a tortoise through gestures since the man could not speak. It also discusses Achilles, a pet tortoise who loved wild strawberries and would eat them quickly. When Achilles escaped from the garden one day, the family searched for him by shouting "strawberries" since he liked them so much. They eventually found Achilles dead at the bottom of an old well he had fallen into.

Uploaded by

Pratham Kanwrani
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
7K views1 page

CLASS 7 CHAPTER 6 Achilles

The document describes interactions between a narrator and a rose-beetle man negotiating the sale of a tortoise through gestures since the man could not speak. It also discusses Achilles, a pet tortoise who loved wild strawberries and would eat them quickly. When Achilles escaped from the garden one day, the family searched for him by shouting "strawberries" since he liked them so much. They eventually found Achilles dead at the bottom of an old well he had fallen into.

Uploaded by

Pratham Kanwrani
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

CHAPTER-6

ACHILLES
CLASS-7
Question and Answer
1.He held up both hands, fingers spread out. I shook my head firmly and held up two fingers, unconsciously imitating
him.

a. Who are the two people referred to here? What were they doing?
Ans:-The Narrator and the Rose -Beetle Man, are the two people referred to here. They were negotiating the price of
the small tortoise which the narrator wants to purchase from the Rose Beetle Man.

b. Why were they not having a verbal conversation?


Ans:-The Narrator realized that the Rose -Beetle Man was unable to speak, hence they were not talking.

c. What was the result of their interaction?


Ans:-The result of their interaction led to finalization of the price of the tortoise to be five rupees.

2.But the fruit that Achilles liked best was wild strawberries.

a. How did the narrator know that Achilles liked this fruit the best?
Ans:-The narrator knows that Achilles liked Strawberries the best because at the mere sight of them Achilles would
show uncontrolled emotions and would quickly eat them.

b. How did Achilles eat this fruits, both the small and big ones?
Ans:-Achilles would gulp the small ones as soon as he gets them. For the big ones he would grab the fruit and holding
it firmly in his mouth, stumble off at top speed until he reached a quiet spot, where he would eat it at leisure.

c. What would Roger do to Achilles after he was fed?


Ans:-Roger would lick vigorously Achilles mouth to get the grape-juice that the reptile had dribbled down on himself.

3…..the family wandered about the olive-groves, shouting, ’Achilles……strawberries, Achilles….’At length, we found
him

a. How had Achilles escaped?


Ans:-Achilles got escaped from the garden because One day the Garden gate was left open and Achilles was nowhere
to be found.

b. Explain Why the Family shouted ‘Strawberries’ during their search?


Ans:-While searching, the family shouted strawberries because Achilles was very fond of strawberries, so that they
could easily find him.

c. Where did the family finally find Achilles? What had happened to him?
Ans:-Finally, the family found Achilles in the well, the wall of which had long since disintegrated. He had fallen into the
well and was quite dead.

You might also like