NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Chapter 5 Quality

The author was highly impressed with the work of Mr Gessler as a bootmaker. The boots made by Mr Gessler used to have an exceptional fit. They were made only on order and had the best materials. They lasted so long.

The author visited the shop so infrequently because the boots made by Mr Gessler used to stay quite long.

On hearing the author’s remark about a certain pair of boots, Mr Gessler looked at the author for a while as if expecting him to take back his words. Then he said that maybe the author had got them wet. He told the author to bring the boots back to him so that he would either repair or adjust the price of the boots in the bills.

Mr Gessler complained that the big firms were making money by attracting customers through advertisements. They were not earning because of the quality of their work but because of the marketing. And, because of them, small shops had to suffer the loss of customers.

No, the author did not really need so many pairs of boots. He ordered so many of them because he wanted to help the bootmaker financially.

(i) After a very long spell of heat, the weather is looking up at last.

(ii) We have no right to look down on people who do small jobs.

(iii) Nitin has always looked up to his uncle, who is a self-made man.

(iv) The police are looking into the matter thoroughly.

(v) If you want to go out, I will look after the children for you.

(vi) I promise to look in on your brother when I visit Lucknow next.

(vi) Look out when you are crossing the main road.

Do it yourself.

(i) feature (iv) reaching (vii) riches

(ii) archery (v) nature (viii) batch

(iii) picture (vi) matches (ix) church

Mr Gessler was an amazing bootmaker. His customers were highly satisfied with the quality of boots he made.

He was a failure as a competitive businessman. He did not have much money to spend on advertisements. Whatever he earned went into the raw materials and rent.

The title “Quality” refers to the great quality of boots made by Mr Gessler. He was proficient at it. He would not let others even touch the boots until they got ready. He was a true perfectionist who believed in quality. He was losing business but still never compromised on the quality of the boots he made.

Quality is not much of a concern for the big firms. They rely on their advertisements to attract customers.

Mr Gessler would have said the above statement like:

Id gomes and never sdobs. Does id bodder me? Not ad all. Asg my brudder blease

(i) They buy their provisions packed loose from a smaller store near their house.

(ii) They buy footwear made locally. They prefer the local ones because the branded ones are too expensive, and they don’t like to spend too much on regular footwear.

(iii) They buy both – the ready-made as well as the ones that are stitched by a tailor. If they want any customized stitch, then they prefer the one that is stitched by a tailor.

Ajit: I’ve decided to go abroad for higher studies.

Anisa: Have you? I don’t think I’ll ever do that. I love my country.

• If I leave this country, I’ll miss my friends with whom I’ve played and spent so much time.

• There are some things which you can get only here, for example, snacks that are particularly prepared here, our traditions, festivals, etc.

• There are some special days I’ll miss, particularly festivals like Holi, Deepawali, etc.

• Most of all, I’ll miss my younger brother because we spent almost the entire day together.

• I think it’s impossible for me to leave my country because I can’t go away from my family and friends, and I can’t go so far from them.

• How can you leave your own country except when there is truly no way you can stay here?

• Depends on one’s situation. I can’t leave for good because I can’t even wonder how I will survive so far from my close ones.

• Maybe for a couple of years, I can stay this far from home.

Last month my aunt decided to visit her parents. My uncle was alone at home, and so he used to cook for himself. He was a little absent-minded. Once it so happened that he put vegetables on the stove and went outside to clean his bicycle. After some time, the neighbour called him out, saying that something was burning. Uncle rushed inside. To save the vegetables, he put some oil on them. Unfortunately, it was machine oil and not cooking oil. The vegetables were not fit to be eaten now. Uncle had to throw it all away.