Class - 7, English (Honeycomb), Chapter -7 (The Invention of Vita Wonk) Summary, Word Meanings, NCERT Solutions & Frequently Asked Questions

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(Honeycomb)

Class -7, Chapter -7

(The Invention of Vita Wonk)

Summary, Word Meanings, NCERT Solutions & Frequently Asked Questions  

-- Summary --

⭐Summary In English:-

⏩Wonka-Vite and its Impact :- Mr Willy Wonka, the owner of the chocolate factory has decided to invent Wonka-Vite. This will make people younger, but it is too strong. After taking this, there is a rapid decrease in age, some people have disappeared because their age has reached in Minus! One person’s age has become minus 87 so he needs to wait for 87 years to be visible to others. Mr Wonka must invent a new thing to reverse these changes.

⏩Ingredients for Vita-Wonk :- Inside the chocolate factory Mr Wonka is searching for a new recipe which will make people older. He asked Charlie about the oldest thing in the world Charlie’s reply was a tree. Mr Wonka added that it is the Bristlecone pine trees growing in the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada, USA is the tree that lives longer than anything else. Mr Wonka then went into the Great Glass Elevator to travel across the world to collect items from some of the oldest living things.

He collected a pint of sap from a 4000 years Bristlecone pine tree, toe-nail clippings from a 168 years old Russian Farmer, an egg laid by a 200 years old tortoise, the tail of 51 years old horse and so on. In his Inventing Room after working with all these elements for hours, he prepared a cupful of oily black liquid. He gave four drops of it to a 20 years old Oompa-Loompa volunteer. Charlie asked what happened after that. Mr Wonka informed him that the creature after a bit of shivering and wrinkling became a 75 years old and he confirmed the invention of Vita-Wonk to Charlie.

⭐ Summary In Hindi :- 

⏩वोंका-वाइट और इसका प्रभाव :- मिस्टर विली वोंका, जो चॉकलेट कारखाने के मालिक थे, उन्होंने वोंका-वाइट का आविष्कार करने का फैसला किया। यह लोगों को युवा बनाता, पर यह काफी शक्तिशाली था। इसका सेवन करने के पश्चात् उम्र में कमी आनी शुरू हो जाती थी और कुछ लोग तो गायब हो गए थे, क्योंकि उनकी उम्र नकारात्मक हो गई थी। एक व्यक्ति की उम्र नकारात्मक 87 साल हो गई थी। अत: उसे अगले 87 साल सालों तक दूसरों को दिखने के लिए इंतजार करने की जरूरत थी। मिस्टर वोंका को एक ऐसी नई चीज बनानी थी, जो इसके प्रभाव को पलट सके।

⏩ वीटा-वोंक के अवयव :- चॉकलेट के कारखाने के अंदर मिस्टर वोंका एक नए व्यंजन की खोज कर रहे थे, जो लोगों की उम्र बढ़ा सके। उन्होंने चालों से विश्व की सबसे पुरानी चीज का नाम पूछा। चालों का उत्तर था-एक पेड़। मिस्टर वोंका ने इस पर कहा कि ब्रिस्टलकोन चीड़ का पेड़ जोकि यूएसए के नेवाड़ा के ह्वीलर चोटी की ढलानों पर पाया जाता है, वह पेड़ अन्य किसी पेड़ से ज्यादा जीवित रहता है। इसके बाद मिस्टर वोंका द ग्रेट ग्लास एलीवेटर में बैठ कर पूरी दुनिया की सैर करने निकल पड़े, ताकि वे कुछ प्राचीन जीवित नमूनों से इस दुनिया की सबसे पुरानी चीजों को इकट्ठा कर सकें।

मिस्टर वोंका ने 4000 साल पुराने एक ब्रिस्टलकोन चीड़ के पेड़ से थोड़ा-सा तरल पदार्थ लिया, 168 साल पुराने रूसी किसान के पैर के अंगूठे के नाखून की कतरन ली, 200 साल पुराने एक कछुए के द्वारा दिए गए अंडे लिए, 51 साल पुराने एक घोड़े की पूँछ ली तथा इस प्रकार की कई चीजें लीं। आविष्कार करने वाले अपने कमरे में, इन अवयवों के साथ घंटों काम करने के बाद उन्होंने एक तैलीय काला द्रव तैयार किया था। उन्होंने इस द्रव की चार बूंदें एक बीस वर्षीय ऊंपा-लूपा स्वयं सेवी को दीं। चालों ने पूछा कि इसके बाद क्या हुआ? मिस्टर वोंका ने उसे बताया कि थोड़ा काँपने और हिलने के बाद वह बीस वर्षीय जीव पचहत्तर वर्षीय बन गया। साथ-ही-साथ मिस्टर वोंका ने चालों को वीटा-वोंक की सफल खोज होने की पुष्टि कर दी थी।

-- Word Meanings --

• Invention :- अविष्कार / खोज 

• Squeezed :- निचोड़ना 

• Dendrochronologist :- पेड़ों का अध्ययन करने वाला 

• Clippings :- नाख़ून के टुकड़े

• Whiskers :- मूंछें

• Grimalkin :- दुष्टि वृद्धि / बुढ़ी चुड़ैल

• Skrock :- अंधविश्वास

• Curlicue :- घुंघराले बाल

• Stinging :- चुभता

• Venamous :- जहरीला

• Squerkle :- चीख़

• Bubbling :- उत्साह से भरा हुआ

• Swallowed :- निगल लिया

• Wrinkling :- झुर्रियां आ जाना

• Shrivelling :- सिकुड़ा हुआ 

• Dropping Off :- छोड़ते हुए

-- NCERT Solutions --

⏩ Comprehension Check  ( Page No.- 101)

Question 1.- Choose the right answer.

(i) Mr Willy Wonka is

              (a) a cook

              (b) an inventor 

              (c) a manager

Answer:- (b) an inventor

(ii) Wonka-Vite makes people

             (a) older               (b) younger

Answer:- (b) younger

(iii) Mr Wonka wants to invent a new thing which will make people

            (a) younger           (b) older

Answer:- (b) older

Question 2.- Can anyone’s age be a minus number? What does “minus 87” mean?

Answer:- No, anyone’s age cannot be a minus number. It is calculated from the day we are born. Minus 87 means that the person will have to wait for 87 years to take birth.

Question 3:- Mr Wonka begins by asking himself two questions. What are they?

(i) What is _____________________?

(ii) What lives _____________________?

Answer:- Mr Wonka begins by asking himself two questions. They are:-

(i) What is the oldest living thing in the world?

(ii) What lives longer than anything else?

⏩ Working with the text :-  

Question 1.-  

(i) What trees does Mr Wonka mention? Which tree does he say lives the longest?

Answer:- Mr Wonka mentions the following trees:- Douglas fir, Oak, Cedar, Bristlecone pine. He says that the Bristlecone pine lives the longest.

(ii) How long does this tree live? Where can you find it?

Answer:- This tree lives for over 4000 years. It can be found upon the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada, U.S.A.

Question 2.- How many of the oldest living things can you remember from Mr Wonka’s list? (Don’t look back at the story!) Do you think all these things really exist, or are some of them purely imaginary?

Answer:- Here are the oldest living things that are enlisted by Mr Wonka:-

• A 4000-year-old bristlecone pine

• A 168-year-old Russian farmer

• A 200-year-old tortoise

• A 51-year-old horse

• A 36-year-old cat

• A 207-year-old giant rat

• A 97-year-old grimalkin

• A 700-year-old cattalo

• A 36-year-old-flea

I think most of them exist while some might be purely imaginary.

Question 3.- Why does Mr Wonka collect items from the oldest things? Do you think this is the right way to begin his invention?

Answer:- Mr Wonka collects items from the oldest things because he had to invent an item that can make people older.

I think researching on the oldest things is still a good idea as it can give him an insight into what might be the reason behind their long life. But, collecting little things from such species is not a great idea to begin his invention.

Question 4.- What happens to the volunteer who swallows four drops of the new invention? What is the name of the invention?

Answer:- The volunteer began to wrinkle and shrivel up all over. His hair started to drop off and his teeth started to fall out. He suddenly became a seventy-five year-old man. The name of the invention was Vita-Wonk.

- By Durgesh Pandey