Important Question For All Chapters – English Class 7
Short Questions
1. Who is Bhau Katdare?
Answer : A nature lover and activist protecting endangered species.
2. What does Mama Pangolin eat?
Answer : She eats ants and termites.
3. Where do pangolins live?
Answer : In snug holes in the earth.
4. What is the baby pangolin’s first solid meal?
Answer : Termites.
5. How does a pangolin protect itself?
Answer : It curls into a tight ball.
6. What is the pangolin’s body covered with?
Answer : Scales made of keratin.
7. Why are pangolin scales smuggled?
Answer : They are falsely believed to have medicinal properties.
8. What did Mama Pangolin warn her baby about?
Answer : Greedy humans who hunt pangolins.
9. What is the weight of Indian pangolins?
Answer : 10 to 20 kg.
10. How many ants can a pangolin eat in a year?
Answer : 7 crore ants/termites.
11. What sense is strongest in a pangolin?
Answer : Its sense of smell.
12. Why do humans hunt pangolins?
Answer : For their flesh and scales.
13. How do pangolins climb trees?
Answer : Using their strong claws and tail.
14. What organization works to protect pangolins?
Answer : Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra.
15. What is the length of a pangolin’s sticky tongue?
Answer : One and a half feet.
Long Questions
1. How do Mama and Baby Pangolin eat termites?
Answer : Mama uses her claws to break anthills and eats termites with her sticky tongue. Baby learns by copying her.
2. What is the significance of the Pangolin Fact Sheet?
Answer : It provides detailed information about their protection, habitat, and threats from humans.
3. How do pangolins help the environment?
Answer : They eat millions of ants and termites, helping control insect populations.
4. Why are pangolins endangered?
Answer : Humans destroy their habitats and hunt them for scales and flesh, despite their protection under wildlife laws.
5. What safety advice did Mama give Baby Pangolin?
Answer : She taught him to recognize human smells and hide to stay safe from hunters.
6. What efforts are made to save pangolins?
Answer : Organizations spread awareness, use trap cameras, and try to stop smuggling.
7. What makes pangolin scales unique?
Answer : They are the only mammals with scales, made of keratin, which forms 20% of their body weight.
8. How do pangolins survive in the wild?
Answer : They have strong claws, a long tongue for termites, and curl up to defend themselves from predators.
9. What are the challenges for pangolins today?
Answer : Loss of habitat, hunting by humans, and illegal smuggling threaten their survival.
10. What is the role of good people in saving pangolins?
Answer : They conduct campaigns, educate villagers, and protect pangolins through modern methods and legal measures.
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