NCERT Class 7 English Poorvi Unit 2 MCQs, Wit and Humour, cover Animals, Birds and Dr. Dolittle, A Funny Man and Say the Right Thing. Explore animal conversations, playful nonsense and awkward social exchanges through questions with answers and explanations. This unit helps you recognise different ways writers create humour while also drawing attention to careful listening, clear expression and consideration for others.

Class 7 English Poorvi Unit 2 MCQs Set-wise Answers

Class 7 English Poorvi Unit 2 MCQs Set 1

Q1. What problem brings the Cat’s-food-Man to Dolittle at the beginning of the story?

[A]. A lost umbrella
[B]. A stomach-ache
[C]. A damaged window
[D]. A broken shoe

Q2. What is Polynesia doing before she listens to the Cat’s-food-Man’s advice?

[A]. Reading a newspaper in the garden
[B]. Writing a notice on the front door
[C]. Singing a sailor song by the window
[D]. Washing spectacles in the cellar

Q3. Why does Dolittle put his flowerpots on the windowsill outside?

[A]. So the mice can carry them away
[B]. So they can block the garden gate
[C]. So the horse can wear them
[D]. So they can receive the rain

Q4. On which day does Dolittle ask the plough horse to return for its glasses?

[A]. Thursday
[B]. Sunday
[C]. Tuesday
[D]. Monday

Q5. Why are some pugs and poodles brought to Dolittle after his change of profession?

[A]. They need new doors for their homes.
[B]. They have eaten too much cake.
[C]. They want to learn to fly.
[D]. They have forgotten how to read.

Class 7 English Poorvi Unit 2 MCQs Set 2

Q6. Which animal name does Dolittle write over the front door?

[A]. MICE
[B]. COWS
[C]. HORSES
[D]. SHEEP

Q7. In the clinic announcement, which animals have special Saturday timings?

[A]. Birds
[B]. Cows
[C]. Sheep
[D]. Horses

Q8. Which style is recommended for the health check-up notice?

[A]. Formal language in the third person
[B]. Private slang addressed to one close friend
[C]. A poem without a heading or date
[D]. A conversation with no event details

Q9. What does the word “goshala” mean in the exploration activity?

[A]. Cowshed
[B]. Birdsong
[C]. Flowerpot
[D]. Schoolroom

Q10. Which of these words is a palindrome?

[A]. Radar
[B]. Doctor
[C]. Garden
[D]. Parrot

Class 7 English Poorvi Unit 2 MCQs Set 3

Q11. Which is the usual word order for “But never had I seen before such a funny sounding sight”?

[A]. But had such I before never sounding seen.
[B]. But I had never seen such a funny sounding sight before.
[C]. But a sight never funny had before I.
[D]. But before never sight I had a funny seen.

Q12. Which phrase in “A Funny Man” politely asks permission to offer something?

[A]. Sat down on the ground
[B]. He turned the other way
[C]. Came walking down this street
[D]. Allow me to present

Q13. Complete the sentence: “Sheela ___ her father; they have the same smile.”

[A]. takes off
[B]. takes after
[C]. takes over
[D]. takes in

Q14. What does “take in” mean in “I could not take in the writer’s message”?

[A]. Understand
[B]. Begin a hobby
[C]. Resemble a relative
[D]. Leave the ground

Q15. How many lines does a limerick have?

[A]. Ten
[B]. Three
[C]. Seven
[D]. Five

Class 7 English Poorvi Unit 2 MCQs Set 4

Q16. What rhyme scheme is given for a limerick?

[A]. ABABA
[B]. AAAAB
[C]. ABCDE
[D]. AABBA

Q17. What distracts the girl in the listening incident accompanying “A Funny Man”?

[A]. Preparing for a presentation
[B]. Planning a horse race
[C]. Counting birds in a garden
[D]. Learning to repair a boat

Q18. What mistake does the girl make in that listening incident?

[A]. She carries her chair to school and leaves her notes outside.
[B]. She puts a book in the garden and a flowerpot on her bed.
[C]. She leaves her plate in her room and her shoes in the kitchen.
[D]. She gives her lunch to a horse and her bag to a bird.

Q19. Which book by Sukumar Ray is mentioned as containing similar playful poems?

[A]. Try Again
[B]. Say the Right Thing
[C]. Three Days to See
[D]. Abol Tabol

Q20. What solution does the speaker consider in the additional poem “My Lost Pencil”?

[A]. Tying the pencil with tape or string
[B]. Asking a bird to hide the pencil
[C]. Leaving every pencil outside
[D]. Writing only on the floor

Class 7 English Poorvi Unit 2 MCQs Set 5

Q21. How is Mrs. Lee related to Mr. Harding in “Say the Right Thing”?

[A]. She is his teacher.
[B]. She is his grandmother.
[C]. She is his sister.
[D]. She is his daughter.

Q22. Where had Mrs. Shaw met Mrs. Harding before inviting her to visit?

[A]. In a shop
[B]. At a railway platform
[C]. Beside a river
[D]. Inside a hospital

Q23. What does Mary’s red face after the discussion of Towzer suggest?

[A]. Delight at winning a prize
[B]. Embarrassment
[C]. Complete indifference
[D]. Sleepiness

Q24. Which form correctly completes “Mrs. Lee ___ with them for a while”, using the present perfect continuous?

[A]. had stay
[B]. have stayed
[C]. is stay
[D]. has been staying

Q25. Choose the correct word: “Please ___ me what happened.”

[A]. speak
[B]. tell
[C]. talk
[D]. say

Class 7 English Poorvi Unit 2 MCQs Set 6

Q26. Which verb means paying attention intentionally to sounds or speech?

[A]. Hear
[B]. Bring
[C]. See
[D]. Listen

Q27. What kind of sentence is “How did you solve the problem so quickly?”?

[A]. Imperative
[B]. Exclamatory
[C]. Interrogative
[D]. Declarative

Q28. What is sentence stress?

[A]. Speaking every sentence at the same pitch
[B]. Emphasis placed on particular words in a sentence
[C]. Writing every word in capital letters
[D]. Removing all pauses from speech

Q29. Why does Rohan’s mother ask him to wait his turn in the grocery queue?

[A]. It means he must never speak again.
[B]. It makes other people leave immediately.
[C]. It practises patience and is fair to everyone.
[D]. It allows him to avoid paying forever.

Q30. What does “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” mean in the exploration section?

[A]. Only neighbours can be friends.
[B]. The world is one family.
[C]. Silence is always better than speech.
[D]. Every journey must end in London.

Wit and Humour: Nine Connections Across the Unit

  1. Dr. Dolittle’s ability to understand animals makes an unusual situation seem practical within the world of the story.
  2. Polynesia teaches the doctor that animal communication involves learning meanings rather than simply hearing unfamiliar sounds.
  3. The funny man surprises readers by using familiar objects in ways that do not fit ordinary expectations.
  4. The poem’s exchanges are playful because words, actions and sensory descriptions do not follow everyday logic.
  5. Mary’s conversation goes wrong when she speaks confidently without knowing enough about her guests and their families.
  6. The play shows that polite intentions need thoughtful words, awareness of the situation and attention to the listener.
  7. Compare the sources of humour: an imaginative ability, deliberate nonsense and socially awkward mistakes.
  8. Use dialogue to identify the speaker and the situation before interpreting the meaning of a humorous remark.
  9. Revise the unit’s language tasks through context, including compound words, phrasal verbs and choices such as “say” and “tell”.

Ways to Approach Poorvi Unit 2 Humour Questions

  • Ask what you expected to happen and how the actual words or actions create a surprising difference.
  • Keep the doctor’s success, the funny man’s odd behaviour and Mary’s mistakes in their correct selections.
  • Notice the difference between a character understanding a message and a character misunderstanding its effect.
  • Use stage directions in the play to recognise embarrassment, silence and changes in the social atmosphere.
  • Read a humorous line in its full exchange; a single sentence may not explain why it is funny.

Compare Story Humour, Nonsense Poetry and Comic Dialogue

The three chapters in Wit and Humour invite different kinds of reading. Dr. Dolittle’s story asks you to accept an imaginative possibility, A Funny Man plays with normal expectations and Say the Right Thing lets readers notice mistakes that Mary misses. For Unit 2 MCQ revision, identify the type of humour before selecting an explanation. Then find the detail that produces it. This method builds reading comprehension and helps you avoid choosing a general statement about laughter that does not fit the particular chapter.

Bring Your Wit and Humour Practice Together with NCERT Solutions

Continue with the NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Poorvi Unit 2: Wit and Humour for a broader review of the unit. Study the individual selections through Poorvi Chapter 1 (Unit 2: Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle), Chapter 2 (Unit 2: A Funny Man) and Chapter 3 (Unit 2: Say the Right Thing). Use the chapter explanations to connect amusing incidents with the language and social skills they illustrate.
As a closing activity, choose one funny moment from each selection and explain why it works. Your three explanations should show the difference between an unusual situation, playful nonsense and an unfortunate choice of words.