The Rebel Question Answers Class 7

 Answer the following questions:

1.If someone doesn’t wear a uniform in school, what do you think the teacher will say ?

 Ans: The teacher will say that he is a rebel because he alone doesn’t wear a uniform.

2. When everyone wants a clear sky. What does the rebel want most?

 Ans: When everyone wants a clear sky, the rebel wants rain most.

3. If the rebel has a dog for a pet. What is everyone else likely to have?

 Ans: If the rebel has a dog for a pet, everyone else is likely to have a cat.

4. Why is it good to have rebels? (Imp.)

Ans: It is good to have rebels. The rebels allow us to see other ideas or different perspectives. 

They allow us to be more democratic and to accept other’s opinions. Thus, they keep a balance.

5. Why is it not good to be a rebel oneself?

Ans: It is not good to be a rebel oneself because generally, people do not like rebels. A rebel always finds it difficult to make friends.

6. Would you like to be a rebel? If yes, why? If not, why not?

Ans: I would not like to be a rebel for the sake of being a rebel. For, it will be a kind of

Perversion (mockery, मजाक). 

Moreover, nobody likes a rebel.

Question 2. Find in the poem an antonym (a word opposite in meaning) for each of the following words. 

long ……  Short 

grow ……. Cut

quietness …Disturbance 

sober ……..Fantastic

lost ………Found

Question 3. Find in the poem lines that match the following. Read both one after the other. 

1. The rebel refuses to cut his hair. 

2. He says cats are better. 

3. He recommends dogs. 

4. He is unhappy because there is no sun. 

5. He is noisy on purpose. 

Answer. 

1. The rebel lets his hair grow long. 

2. The rebel expresses his preference for cats. 

3. The rebel puts in a good word for dogs. 

4. The rebel regrets the absence of sun. 

5. The rebel creates a disturbance. 

Question 1: Do you think it is good to be a rebel?

Ans: No, to go against the flow just to show that you are different or to prove your superiority is Wrong. Unnecessarily breaking the rules is not a good thing.

Question 2: Can there be a good reason behind staying silent when everybody is talking?

Ans: Yes, sometimes people keep on arguing unnecessarily out of their ignorance of the entire and actual situation. In such situations, a wise man would stay silent.

Question 3: Can there be a good reason behind speaking when everybody else is silent?

Ans: Yes, sometimes people do not dare to raise voice against the wrong happening. But a rebel cannot tolerate unfair things and raises voice against it. If nobody dares to speak, the once who do wrong are encouraged to do so ever again.

Question 4: Why do rebels always contradict the others?

Ans:  The rebels always contradict others because they wish to be different and stand out from the rest of the crowd. They wish to retain their voice and preferences as well as opinions rather than blindly following the crowd.

Question 5: Why does the society disapprove of the rebels?

Ans:  The rebels do not conform to the standard decisions and choices made by the society at large. They have their own opinions, unique thinking, and at times even go to the extent to contradicting others merely to highlight themselves as unique.

Question 6: What decides the choices made by the rebel?

Ans: The society’s opinion can never be a rebel’s Choice. The rebel’s choices are based on what the Society would not accept or agree to.

Question 7: Why does the poet say it is not good to be a rebel oneself?

Ans: The poet says that it is not good to be a rebel oneself because one would not be accepted by the society.

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