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CBSE · Class 7 · English
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Who is the narrator of the story, and how old is she?
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The narrator is Anita. She is fourteen years old and is Anand’s elder sister.
Who is Anand in the story?
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Anand is Anita’s younger brother, one year younger than her. He thinks of himself as a scientist and loves tinkering with electrical gadgets, tools, dynamos, and planks of wood.
What caused Anand to build a burglar alarm?
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A rush of thefts in the colony made Anand think that a burglar alarm was needed to catch thieves.
How did Anand’s burglar alarm work?
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Anand explained that when the door opened, the alarm would make a clanging sound and a water bag would fall on the thief’s head. Then the police would be called.
Why was Papa soaked by the burglar alarm?
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Papa always opens the door softly, so the alarm was triggered by him. The water bag fell on him instead of on a thief.
What does the word tinkering mean in the story?
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Tinkering means experimenting or fiddling with things. Anand loves tinkering with gadgets, tools, and electrical parts while trying to make new inventions.
What does rigged up mean?
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Rigged up means assembled something temporarily. Anand rigged up the burglar alarm in a hurried way so that it would work as he planned.
Why did Anita keep warning Anand not to blame her?
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Anita often got dragged into Anand’s schemes, but she wanted to stay away from trouble and not be blamed when his inventions caused problems.
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