VII Eng.

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STD 7 ENGLISH TEXT ASSIGNMENT

(Gulmohar BK. L-7, 8, 9, 10 Poem Pg-106) (Govt. book L-1 ,3,5 }
Total 7 lessons
Q-1 M.C.QS

1. Adult male elephant with tusks.

(tusker, fighter, an elephant)
2. Small glass containers for medicine.
(mug, glass, Phials)
3 A gun that shoots an arrow containing some medicine.
( toy gun, air gun, dart gun )
4. Medicine which kills bacteria and cures infections .
( neem leaves, bacteria, Antibiotic)
5. A substance that takes away the effect of a drug.
(Antidote, drug, medicine. 6.A scaffolding on a big tree, used as a
platform from which people can
observe.
( Machan, tent, caravan)
7. He stepped into the compartment of the Pullman, where I was sitting alone. (waiting room,dormitory,
compartment)
8. It only needs coolness and intellect, and it all comes right.( coolness , patience , anger )
9. I repeated with something of a note of sadness. ( happiness, sadness, excitement)
10. I knew it was time now to make a bold stroke; so I used the method that I always employ. (example ,
method )
11. I almost hiccoughed with joy. ( jumped , chuckled , hiccoughed )
12If wanted to divide this story into two parts, which of the following would be the bestdivision?
(i) Thambis news and its accurac
(ii) varied views of the elder
(i) how the elders rejected the news
(ii) how the elders regretted the news
(i) Thambis attitude to the elders
(ii) the elders attitude to Thambi
13 What shows that Thambi was generally an accurate reporter?
He got the news from the radio.
He knew the names of the successful climbers and what they discovered about themountains height.
He says he had known long ago that the Everest would be climbed.
He impressed the elders with his report.
14 What is an example of Thambis stories that would not bear a moments scrutiny?
His failure to explain why he went to the neighbours house instead of listening to the radio inhis own
house.
What the elders had heard the day before about the assault on the Everest being up.
The news that his friends father had bagged five tigers at the same time.
The different ways in which the elders reacted to the news about the Everest.
15 What, according to the author, was Thambis purpose in bringing such news and stories to the elders?
To impress them with his knowledge
To make them better- informed about the world
To win their approval and praise
To increase their interest in life
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16 The great expanse of the sea stretched down, and it was a long way down-miles down.
(stretched, narrowed, broadened)
17. He saw his two brothers and his sister lying on the plateau dozing. (cliff, plateau,
plain)
18 Then a monstrous terror seized him and his heart stood still. (fright, anger, terror)
19 They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. (shouting, beckoning, nodding)

Q-2 Meanings
1 Vet: veterinarian ; a doctor who treats sick animals.
2 Invariably: always
3 Wildlife warden: the person responsible for the wildlife in a particular region
4 Tranquillising: making a person or an animal calm or unconscious, by giving them a drug
5 Ravaged: destroyed
6 Agony: extreme pain
7 Deliberation: discussion
8 Aggravate: increase someones annoyance or anger
9 Moral support: the act of giving encouragement by showing your approval and interest
10 Keeled over: fell over sideways
11 Vigorously- enthusiastically
12Assented- agreed
13To gather- to know
14 Once and for all- completely
15A bold stroke- a bold or risky step
16Plumb- completely
17Hiccoughed- got hiccups
18Agitated- anxious
19Wire back- send money from one bank to another telegraphically
20Stung- (I felt) cheated through pretence
21 Flagging- decreasing
22Torpor- the state of lazy inactivity.
23 Col- mountain peaks
24 Unassailable- unconquerable
25 Endeavour- effort, struggle
26 Inauspicious- unlucky, not likely to be good
27 Quarrying- digging out (usually sand or stone)
28 Simultaneously- at the same time
29 Sheer- very steep
30 Whet- sharpen

Q-3 True or False

1.The narrator is an extraordinarily clever man. True
2.The narrator forgets details but always remembers persons. True
3.The narrator sensed he knew this man. False
4.The narrator is always cool and collected. True
5. The narrator enjoyed his friends company. True
6We arrived at the rest house of Rampur forest. False
7The veterinary officer, had many previous experiences of treating
8 A young tusker, accompanied by a herd of more than fifty injured elephants. False
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9 The villagers report said that the elephant had an injury in one of the front legs. True
10 A deep incision across the swollen part of the leg brought out a flow of black blood.True
11 In April 1998 the east Medinipur forest division in West Bengal sought the help of the wildlife wing of
the forest department. False
12 Thambi was generally an accurate reporter. True
13 Thambi tried to run away after declaring the conquest of the Everest , but he was
caught by the ear and asked to explain. True
14 Thambi was studying all afternoon and went out only for a moment to see the T.V.
in the next house. False
15 The elders took in the news with a sort of gloomy resignation. True
16 Somehow, there was a general sense of excitement at the fact that the Everest has
been conquered.
17 Thambi made an announcement that his friends father who had gone hunting last
night had bagged six tigers simultaneously. False

Q-4 Reference to context

1. Who would have thought of seeing you?
a. Who said these words and to whom?
Ans. The stranger said this to the author.
b. When did he say this?
Ans. When he got into the train.
c. What did he indicate?
Ans. He indicated that the author was his long-time friend.
2. Yes, able to sit up in bed and smoke within a few days of the end.
a. Who says this?
Ans. The author said to the stranger.
b. Did he really know who he was talking about? If not, why does he say this?
Ans. No, he had to respond when the other man sympathised about the authors loss. Not knowing who had
died, the author has made this comment.
c. Why did this comment perplex the listener? Who was the listener talking about?
Ans. He was talking about the authors grandmother and he perplexed to learn that she smoked.
3. Shes late now, shes makin up tahm!
a. What did the stranger ask?
Ans. The porter asked how long the train stopped there.
b. Who answered the strangers question?
Ans. The porter answered the stranger when he had missed his stop.
c. Who was making up?
Ans. The train was making up the lost time.
4. Here, dont bother with the lock. Heres money.
a. What did the stranger try to do?
Ans. He tried to open the suitcase with the keys he had.
b. Why was he in a hurry?
Ans. He had missed the station and had to wire back asking for money transfer.
c. Why did the author offer money?
Ans. The author offer money to the stranger because he was in dare need of it and could not get his own
money from the suitcase. Also, he wanted to help an old friend.
5. I left it in the seat in the car behind my wife.
a. Who left it in the seat and what was it?
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Ans. A well-dressed passenger had left the suitcase behind his wife in one of the compartments .
b. Who brought it inside the compartment?
Ans. The stranger / the authors unknown friend.
c. How do you think the stranger got it?
Ans. He would have stolen it from other passenger.
6 Who has been telling you such a cock-and-bull story?
(a) Who says these words and to whom?
Ans. The village elders told this to Thambi
(b) What was the news Thambi brought?
Ans. Thambi brought the news of the conquest of Everest
(c) What is meant by a cock-and-bull story?
Ans. An unbelievable story
7 Human beings should not become so proud.
(a) Name the lesson.
Ans. Everest Reactions
(b) Who makes this comment? To whom is it addressed to?
Ans. One of the village elders said this to others.
(c) What was his opinion on the conquest?
Ans. One of the village elders felt that it would have been nice to have left the Everest as an unassailable
part of the earth, because its conquest would make humans feel superior.
8 A masterpiece of planning.
(a) What is a masterpiece of planning?
Ans. Conquest of Everest
(b) Who says these words?
Ans. An enthusiast said this to other villagers.
(c)Why does he feel to be a masterpiece of planning?
Ans. because he felt that clear headed planning was the most difficult thing to achieve.
9 Astrology is a great science, sir.
(a)Who says these words?
Ans. A believer in astrology said this to the village elders
(b)What made him respond like this?
Ans. One of the men felt that the conquest was a success to human endeavour as they reached the Everest
after great planning.
(c) In what way does he relate his conquest to the conquest of Everest?
Ans. He feels that they must have found an auspicious time to start and would have avoidedRahukalam to
be successful, when he claimed astrology was a science.
10 It may almost become a holiday resort.
(a) What could become a holiday resort?
Ans. One of the disappointed elder
(b) Does he really want it to become a holiday resort?
Ans. No, it was a sarcastic comment.
(c) Why does he make this comment?
Ans. He felt that the Everest will not be treated with respect and everyone will start climbing it.
11 But for the life of him, he could not move.
(a) Who is the he here and where was he sitting?
Ans. The sea gull.
(b) What does the expression mean?
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Ans. The expression means that he tried very hard to move and fly but some fear stopped him from flying
away from his nest.
(c) Did he try to move or not?
Ans. No, he did not.
12 He kept calling mournfully, and after a minute or so he uttered a joyful scream.
(a)Why did he call mournfully/ what did he want?
Ans. He was hungry and wanted food.
(b) What was the joyful sight?
Ans. The seagulls mother was flying towards him with a piece of flesh.
(c) What opposite emotions are mentioned here and why?
Ans. Mournful and joyful are the two opposite emotions felt by the seagull. The seagull was feeling the
emotions because it was hungry and then it saw his mother carrying the fish in her beak.
13 Then a monstrous terror seized him and his heart stood still. He could hear nothing.
(a) Why was he terrified?
Ans. He left the safety of the ledge.
(b) Why is it referred as monstrous?
Ans. As the gull was afraid of flying all along when it just swooped for the food it fell outwards and
downwards into space and so its first flight caused the huge terror in its mind.
(c) How long did it last?
Ans. It lasted for a moment.
14 But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise.
(a) What did he try to do?
Ans. It tried to fly again
(b) Where could he not rise from?
Ans. The seagull could not rise from the water.
(c) What made him tired?
Ans. The seagull could not rise from the sea where it had fallen in fear and tiredness and thought it would
drown and did not rise.

QUES AND ANS

Q1 Who were in the team that went to Bishnupur forest and why did they go there? (detail)
Ans S.C.De Chief Wildlife warden of the state, Subrata Choudhuri an officer specializing in transquillising
animals and the author, Dhriti.K.Lahiri-Choudhury, were the team members who helped the wildlife wing
of the forest department to save a young injured tusker. A veterinary officer joined them later.

Q-2 what did the young man tell the team about the elephant? How did he know it?
Ans The young man told them that he knew where the injured elephant was. As the animal was unable to
move much,the young man was taking cut branches of trees daily to feed it.

Q-3 Why were they impressed by what he was doing ?

Ans The team was enormously impressed with what the young man was doing, as the villagers fields were
regularly ravaged by these elephants and yet he was kind enough to help one of them.

Q-4 How did they chase the herd away? Why did they have to do it? (detail)
Ans The injured animal was in the middle of the herd and it would be impossible to seperate the creature
from the herd. The injured elephant was seperated from the herd by chasing away the herd using crackers
and a lot of noise by the villagers.
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Q-5 Why did subrata not have the syringe ready? Why was it necessary to have it ready?
Ans The veterinarians earlier experiences had been limited to langurs where he could take his own time to
prepare the syringe.But here he was to deal with a wild elephant and time was not of the essence (time was
not important).

Q-6 How do you know that subrata took a long time to prepare the syringe? What problems did it cause?
(detail)
Ans Subrata spread a cloth on the ground and arranged all the phials on it neatly and methodically, taking
all the time with great admirable calmness. The frightened elephant got restless and began to limp.

Q-7 What did the vet do to the elephant?(detail)

Ans The Vet first made a deep sharp cut (incision) across the swollen part of the leg to bring out the flow
of blood. After the necessary treatment of the elephants leg and a shot of long antibiotics the others
helped the vet to bandage the animals leg.

Q-9 What discussion did the author of the story My Unknown Fried want to avoid?
Ans The author wanted to avoid discussing of where he lived or studied because he still could not place the
stranger and he did not want to commit without knowing all the details.

Q-10 I know just how to deal with the situation is the narrator talking about and how is he going deal to
with it?(detail)
Ans. The situation is having a conversation with the person who indicates that he knows the narrator, while
the narrator has no clue as to who he is. The narrator intends to find out by remaining cool and sharp.

Q-11The conversation is built upon what the first speaker says or asks. Is this some sort of a game? What
is the game? Is it successful? Why do you say so?(detail)
Ans. The narrator treats the conversation as a game in order to know the identity of the stranger without
asking him directly. It was not successful because the narrator could not find out who the stranger really
was.

Q-12 provoked at my own stupidity says the narrator. What stupidity is he referring to?
Ans. The narrator had surprised the stranger by saying that the dead person used to smoke not knowing that
the stranger was talking about the narrators grandmother. That was stupidity.
the station. He was agitated.

Q-13 How did the stranger (My unknown friend) look?(detail)

Ans. He had a long fur-lined coat,and he carried a fifty-dollar suitcase that he put down on the seat. Then
he saw the author and recognized him. The stranger broke out into a smile that spread all over his face like
morning sunlight.

Q-14 What was the authors (My unknown friend) problem in recognising people? (detail)
Ans. The author did not recognise the stranger. He couldnt recall a bit. He found it very hard to remember
peoples name; very often, too, it was hard for him to recall a face, and frequently failed to recall a persons
appearance, and of course clothes are a thing he did not notice.

Q-15 What discussion did the author of the story My Unknown Friend want to avoid ?
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Ans. The author to rule out the discussion of where he had lived or studied because he still could not place
the stranger and did not want to commit without knowing all the details.

Q-16 When did the author realise he was cheated by the unknown friend? (detail)
Ans. When another person came and collected the suitcase and he noticed the man jumping of the train in a
rush and not moving fast but walking to the waiting room he realised that he had been cheated at his own
game.

Q-17 What was Thambis habit? (detail)

Ans. Thambi, a 12 year old, came in with news. It was his habit to collect information and dash back every
little while with reports of cricket scores, flying saucers, traffic accidents and other such matters. When
they did not show interest he would tell stories that may not be true about dacoits.

Q-18 What was the latest news Thambi brought?(detail)

Ans. Thambis latest news was that the Everest was conquered and he had heard the news on the radio in
the neighbours house. When scolded he claimed he had studied and then taken a break and heard the
news.

Q-19 What additional information did Thambi give? (detail)

Ans. Tenzing and Hillary had climbed the Everest, said the well-informed boy. He was delighted with his
own success in impressing his elders. He also added casually that they also found that the height of the
Everest had all along been mistaken. It was about a thousand feet more than what it was thought to be.

Q-20 Why were the elders disappointed with Thambis news?(detail)

Ans. The elders took in the news with a sort of gloomy resignation. This was a piece of news for which the
world had waited for a century or more and now, instead of arriving in a spectacular manner with a fanfare
of trumpets, it was Thambi who had delivered it like any other news.

Q-21 What nationalistic spirit was displayed by the elders in Everest reactions?
Ans. They felt, that despite whatever geographers said, the Everest was in India and an Indian should have
climbed it even though Tenzing was an Indian.

Q-22 Why was the seagull alone on the ledge?

Ans. His brothers and his sister had already flown away and so had his parents.

Q-23 Why did his parents scold him and threaten him?
Ans. His parents scolded and threatened him for fearing to fly away.

Q-24 Was the seagull the youngest in the family?

Ans. No, he had a little sister who finds a mention in the story.

Q-25 What did the mother do to make him dive?

Ans. The mother carried some food up for him and stood hanging in the air enticing him to reach out and
get it out of her beak.

Q-26 Was he excited that he could fly? How do you know?

Ans. He was excited to fly. The lines, He uttered a joyous scream and flapped them again. He soared
higher indicate that.
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Q-27 Did he learn to float on the seabed, or did he just happen? How did he know he was floating?
Ans. He just happened to float on the seabed. He knew he was floating since he hadnt sunk fully.

Q-28Where was the young seagull? How is it described? (detail)

Ans. The seagull was on the ledge. The great expanse of the sea stretched down beneath; on each side of
him the ledge ended in a sheer fall, with the sea beneath. Between him and his parents there was a deep,
wide chasm. There was no ledge on which to walk. And above him he could see nothing.

Q-29 Why was the seagull afraid? (detail)

Ans. The seagull had been afraid to fly with his brother and sister. When it had taken a little run forward, to
the brink of the ledge, and attempted to flap his wings, it was afraid. The great expanse of the sea stretched
down beneath, looked like a long way down. It felt certain that his wings would never support him, so it
bent its head and ran away, back to the little hole under the ledge where it slept at night.

Q-30 What did the family taunt about? (detail)

Ans. The whole family had walked about, on the big plateau midway down the opposite cliff, taunting him
with his cowardice because while they taught his brother and sister to perfect the art of flying it was scared
and would not move.

Q-31What did it (seagull) find to eat in the edge?

Ans. The seagull had found a dried piece of mackerels tail at the far end of the ledge. Later it had searched
every inch, digging among the rough straw nest where the seagull and his brothers and sister had been
hatched and found no food.

Q-32 How do you know the mother cared for the seagull? (Detail)
Ans. Even thought the mother scolded and moved away and did not give food and scorned at the seagull
when he asked for it and teased him by holding the food high out of his reach, we know the mother cared
because she wanted her baby to learn to fly and be happy and independent and used the various means to
provoke him to fly.

GOVERNMENT BK
L-1 THE WORLD AROUND US
COMPREHENSION
1) Water for humans: Water is the basic component of each cell and essential for our existence.
It keeps our body temperature at 36.8 degree C, removes waste material from our body.
Water keeps us clean and healthy, we use water to cook food, wash utensils, clean different
things, water the plants and flush the toilet. We also use it for recreation like swimming,
sailing and fishing. Water is very essential. A person can survive without food for more than
30 days, but less than a week without water. We use water for many things in our day to day
life.

Questions

1. Why is water essential for our existence?

A. Water is essential for our existence because it is the basic component of each cell.

2. List the functions of water in our body.

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A. The functions of water in our body are as follows: 1) Water maintains the temperature of our body at
36.8 degree C. 2) Water helps carry oxygen and nutrients to ourselves. 3) Water removes waste material
from our body.

3. Why do we use water in our day to day life?

A. We use water in our day to day life to cook food, wash utensils, clean different things, water for plants,
flush the toilet etc. We also use it for recreation like swimming, sailing, fishing.

2) WORLD WITHOUT CHOCOLATE!

1) Chocolates are made from cocoa, which grows on cacao trees that are cultivated in the forests of South
America, But today these plantations are at risk.
Like cocoa, there are many other plants and animals species that we use in everyday life without realizing
their importance. The rice we eat, the clothes we wear, the rubber tyres we drive on, all originate from
plants or animals. Many of these species are under severe threat of extinction. It means we are losing
biodiversity.

QUESTIONS

1.How do we get chocolates?

A. Chocolates are made from cocoa, which grows on cacao trees.

2. Mention the examples of the commodities that we use, which originate from plants or animals.
A. The rice we eat, the clothes we wear, the rubber tyres we drive on originate from plants or animals.

3. How are we losing biodiversity?

A. Many of the plants and animals species are under severe threat of extinction. This is how we are losing
biodiversity.

3) Sachin Tendulkar is probably the most famous and popular sportsman in India. He has become a public
figure but has managed to maintain a dignified, mature outlook, remaining aware of his responsibilities
while protecting his privacy. When he married Anjali, a doctor and friend from his childhood, he rejected
large sums from satellite T.V. for life coverage, keeping it a family affair. He knows his worth and over the
next few years, his endorsements are worth 75 million US dollars, but he is not a grabber. His father, who
was a university professor, taught him a sense of work ethics.

QUESTIONS:

Q1) What has sachin maintained despite being a public figure?

ANS Despite being a public figure, Sachin has maintained a dignified, mature outlook, remaining aware of
his responsibilities, while protecting his privacy.

Q2) Sachin is not after money. Illustrate this ststement.

Ans Sachin did not allow media for the live coverage of his marriage in spite of theirs offers of large sums.
He has large future commitments for money but he is not a grabber and he has a sense of work ethics.

Q3) What was Sachins father? What did Sachin learn from him?
Ans Sachins father was a university professor and he taught Sachin a sense of work ethics.
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4) Lord Shivas advice on good health

According to ancient folklore people on earth were embroiled in a controversy about how much they
should eat and how often they should bathe to lead long and healthy lives. They decided to pray to Lord
Shiva for guidance.
Lord Shiva was busy in a meeting with Brahma and Vishnu so he sent his bull Nandi to tell people to pray
three times a day and to eat once a day. On his way, Nandi came across a pasture of green grass and
continued his journey to the earth.
After walking for sometime he came across some leafy bushes and stopped again to snack on the leaves.
Then he started his long walk again. A few hours of walking brought him to an orchard and he was tempted
to sample some of the delicious fruit growing there.

Questions

Q1 what was the controversy about among the people on the earth?
A1 the controversy was how much people should eat and how often they should bathe to lead long and
healthy lives.

Q2 what job did lord Shiva assigned to Nandi? Why?

A2 Since lord Shiva was busy in a meeting with Brahma and Vishnu, he assigned Nandi to go to the earth
and deliver the message to the people of the earth.

Q3 what did Nandi do on his way on the earth?

A3 On his way to the earth, Nandi enjoyed a good meal of healthy, delicious grass in a pasture, snacked on
leaves of leafy bushes and samples some of the delicious fruits of an orchard.

(5) What is balanced diet ?

Eating a balanced diet means choosing a wide variety of foods and drinks from all the food groups. It also
means eating certain things in moderation, namely saturated fat, Trans fat, cholesterol, refined sugar, salt
and alcohol. The goal is to take in nutrients you need for health at the recommended levels.
What is calories ?
Your balanced diet must be planned at your own calorie level, and portion size in key. You want to get the
most nutrients for the calories by choosing food with the high-nutrient density. Nutrient-dense foods
provide substantial amounts of vitamins and minerals and relatively few calories, such as fresh fruits and
vegetables, lean meat and fish and whole grains and beans. Low-nutrient dense foods have few vitamins
but lots of calories, such as candy bars, soda, doughnuts and onion rings.

Q1) What type of foods will you chose to make a balanced diet ?
Ans We need nutrients needed for help at the recommended level. For that we chose a balanced diet at
certain calorie level. We should take nutrient-dense-food with substantial amount of vitamins and minerals
and relatively few calories, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meat and fish and whole grains and
beans.

Q2) Define Nutrient-dense foods and name four items of that group.
Ans Nutrient-dense foods provide substantial amount of vitamins and minerals and relatively few calories.
The eatables of this group are fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meat and fish and whole grains and beans.
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Q3) Define Low-nutrient-dense foods and name four items of that group.
Ans Low-nutrient-dense foods have few vitamins but lots of calories. The four eatables of this group are
candy bars, soda, donuts and onion rings.

Wandering Singers (Poem)

Where the voice of the wind calls our wandering feet,
Through echoing forest echoing street,
With lutes in our hands ever-singing we roam,
All men are our kindred, the world is our home.
Our lays are of cities whose lustre is shed,
The laughter and beauty of women long dead;
The sword of old battles , the crown of old home.
And happy and simple and sorrowful things.
What hope shall we gather, what dreams shall we sow?
Where the wind calls our wandering footsteps we go.
No love bids us tarry, no joy bids us wait:
The voice of the wind is the voice of our fate.
-Sarojini Naidu

English Paper Style

Ex 1 M.C.QS (8)
Ex 2 Meanings (3)
Ex 3 True or False (3)
Ex 4 Reference to the context (3)
Ex 5 Answer in Brief (4)
Ex 6 Answer in Short (6)
Ex 7 Textual Comprehension (3)
Ex 8 Poem (Wandering Singers) (2)
Total Total 32 Marks in Eng Text