NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Marigold Chapter 7- Introduction of Chapter
FAQs on NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 7 - Gullivers Travels
1. Why was Gulliver finding it difficult to climb the stairs when he tried running away from the approaching giant?
Gulliver tried to run up the steep hill which had fields of barley on both its sides. The corn was as tall as 40 feet with a fence which allowed someone to pass from one field to the other. He found it impossible to climb since each step was 6 feet high. He tried to find a gap in the hedge when he found another giant approaching him.
2. Give an account of the dinner scene at the giant’s house where Gulliver was taken to.
Dinner was served on a dish that was 10 feet in diameter on a dining table that was 30 feet high in the giant's home. Some breadcrumbs were given to Gulliver by the farmer's wife. They had a cat that was 10 times bigger than an average ox and lived with them. Farmer's 1-year-old kid attempted to put Gulliver in his mouth by grabbing him, but Gulliver yelled angrily, causing the toddler to drop him. Gulliver was carefully laid on the bed and wrapped with a handkerchief by the mother of the child after she caught him in her apron.
3. Why did they put Gulliver on the ground?
When the Gulliver saw huge giants working in the barley fields, he got scared and started shouting. Despite noticing Gulliver, the giants did not chase him away. Gulliver believed that these giants would hurt him, yet they treated him with great kindness instead. Because the giants had never before seen a tiny person, they lifted him up and placed him on the ground so they could have a close look at Gulliver.
4. How do you know that Gulliver was a learned man?
When the giants kept Gulliver on the ground to have a closer look at him because they had never seen a human before, Gulliver tried to communicate with them in various different languages but nothing worked. The fact that Gulliver knew many languages is proof that Gulliver was a learned man. For fully solved answers to all the questions, check out the NCERT Solutions of Chapter 7 of Class 5 English Marigold on the official website of Vedantu or Vedantu app.
5. What did the farmer give Gulliver to eat?
The giant farmer decided to take Gulliver to his house as a surprise for his daughter because he thought that his daughter will find Guliver very amusing. On reaching the house of the farmer, the farmer showed his kindness towards Gulliver by giving him bread crumbs to eat. This shows that the giants were not actually bad creatures. They were kind towards Gulliver proving that one should not be deceived by looks.
6. Who held Gulliver in her apron when the baby threw him?
On seeing Gulliver, the farmer’s one-year-old son thought that Gulliver was a toy. He grabbed him and tried to put Gulliver’s head in his mouth. Gulliver started shouting loudly and this scared the kid and he threw him away. It was the farmer’s wife who held Gulliver in her apron when the baby threw him. The wife was very kind towards Gulliver. She even took him to the bed and covered him with a handkerchief.
7. Where can I find the solution to NCERT Class 5 English Chapter 7?
You can find the NCERT Solutions Class 5 English Marigold Chapter 7 on Vedantu. This solution consists of a chapter summary, solved questions in the exercises, word meanings, extra questions. The answers have been provided by experts. The NCERT Solutions are strictly based on the CBSE guidelines.