Std VII

Best Primary School

Assignment of 1st Unit Test of 1st semester 2015

EX-1

MCQs

L-1 (1) Rabindranath Tagore is the writer of __________.

a)
b)
c)
d)

Vande Mataram
Sare jahase achchha
Jana Gana Mana
Ye desh hai veer jawano ka

(2) Rabindranath Tagore was a________ poet.

a) Bengali

b) Bihari

c) Hindi d)Kannad

(3) Tagore used ________ for his poems.

a) pet name

b) real name c) fake name

d) pen name

(4) Tagores first collection of poems was published in _______.

a) 1861 b) 1916 c) 1878 d) 1865
(5) Rabindranath Tagore was born in __________.
a) 1913

b) 1861

c) 1865

d) 1916

L-5 (6) What solution had Swaminathan to find out?

a)
b)
c)
d)

How many mangoes are there with Rama?

How much money would Krishna have to pay ?
How many annas did Rama want to earn?
For what amount did Rama wish to sell four mangoes ?

(7) Father was reading _______ when he ask question to Swaminathan.

a) a magazine
c)a news paper

b)an arithmetic book

d) a story book

(8) What contained the key to the whole problem according to Swaminathan.
a) That whether the mangoes were ripe or unripe.
b) That the price decided was reasonable or not.
c) That Krishna would buy unripe mangoes or not.
d) That Rama would sell away all the ten mangoes or not.
(9) According to Swaminathan, fifteen annas for ripe mangoes would be.
a) fair pice.

B) unfair price.

c) too low price.

d) too high price

Marks 20

(10) What miracle did Swaminathan wait for?

a) That his father would help him solve the problem
b) That he would solve it out within a few moments
c) That nobody else would be able to solve it.
d) That his father would relieve him from finding its solution
(11) Father seemed to be delighted in ________ Swaminathan.
a) obeying

b) teaching

c) provoking

d) torturing

(12) Swaminathans father warned him.

a) to insult him.

b) to thrash him. c) to ignore him.

d) not to consider him.

(13) The longer Swaminathan hesitated.

a) the less violent the twist was becoming.
b) the more violent the twist was becoming.
c) the more liberal his father became.
d) the faster his father started asking him

questions.

(14) As Swaminathan could not solve the problem soon, his father grew..
a) angry

b) polite

c) tactful

d) possessive

(15) What was the correct answer to the question asked by Swaminathans father?
a) six annas

b) theer over two annas

c) four annas

L-6 (16) The people of Natal came on board.

a)
b)
c)
d)

To receive Gandhiji.
To meet their friends.
To revolt against some policy.
Not to allow Gandhiji to get down there.

(17) What was Gandhijis observation at the port of Natal?

a)
b)
c)
d)

That the people of Durban were very kind and cooperative.

That Abdulla Sheth was a kind host.
That Indians were not quiet respected there.
That Abdulla Sheths friends were very rude.

(18) What qualities of Abdulla Sheth did Gandhiji appreciate?

d) fifteen annas

a)
b)
c)
d)

That his knowledge through experience was great.

That he had a sharp intellect.
That he was a very learned person.
Both A and B.

(19) How had Abdulla Sheth learnet sustainable English ?

a) By taking coaching.
b) By dealing with great academicians in
Durban.
c) By discussing philosophy.
d) By more conversational practice.
(20) Abdulla Sheth was proud of .
a)
b)
c)
d)

His language
His knowledge of philosophy
His religion, Islam
His hospitality

(21) Abdulla Sheth did not like one of the following:

a) The magistrates suggestion.
b) Gandhijis act of refusing to take off
his turban.
c) Gandhijis leaving the court
d) The battle took place after Gandhiji
left the court.
(22) Abdulla Sheth did not like Gandhiji to take off his turban for the following reasons:
a) The act would be misunderstood .
b) Those who wanted to wear the turban would have a hard time than onwards.
c) Gandhiji looked quiet stylish with the turban
d) All the three.
(23) If Gandhiji wore an English cap.
a)
b)
c)
d)

He would not have hard time then onwards

It would be honour to the Magistrates order.
He would look like a writer
It would be against his feelings of patriotism.

(24) Abdulla Sheths suggestion to

Gandhiji had
a)
b)
c)
d)

Worldly wisdom
A sense of patriotism
An act in favour of conservatism.
All the three.

(25) The words of Gandhiji , My turban

Survived almost till the end,
Convey that ..
a)
b)
c)
d)

Gandhiji had to leave his turban till he lived in Durban

Gandhiji did not have to leave his turban till he lived in Durban.
His turban brought him great publicity.
His turban caused several troubles from him till he lived in Durban.
EX-2

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

TRUE OR FALSE

L-1
Tagore did not use his real name for his first poem True
For writing Indias national anthem, Rabindranath Tagore got the Nobel Prize. False
Tagore was born in West Bengal. False
Tagore started writing poetry when he was sixteen False
Tagore was a Noble Prize winner. True
Rabindranths pen name was Sun Lion True

L-5
7) Swaminathans father asked him a question based on algebra. False.
8) Rama wanted to earn fifteen annas for four mangoes.
False.
9) Swaminathans mouth began to water as soon as he heard about mangoes. True.
10) The counter question by Swaminathan to his father was Were the mangoes ripe ? False.
11) According to Swaminathan, it would be unfair to expect fifteen annas for ten unripe mangoes.
True.
12) Swaminathan could not answer the question because he was not taught that kind of thing at school.
False.
13) The price of four mangoes was fifteen annas. False
14) Father took pleasure in giving mental pain to Swaminathan. False.
15) Swaminathan felt that he was being led to the most difficult part of arithmetic fractions. True.
16) It plain sailing after that, means it was easy to do the rest of the thing. True.
L-6
17) Unwelcome Visitor- this piece of writing has been taken from Gandhijis autobiography. True
18) Gandhiji went to South Africa by a sea-route. True
19) Abdulla Sheth had come to the Port of Natal to meet his friends on board. False
20) Abdulla Sheth became the first host of Gandhiji when Gandhiji reached Durban. True
21) Gandhiji observed at the Port of Natal that the peple of the Port were very kind and cooperative.
False

22) Gandhiji was hurt by the rude behavior of people towards Indians. True
23) Abdulla Sheth was nearly illiterate. True
24) Abdulla Sheth could not manage his work with his poor English. False
25) Abdulla Sheth liked to talk on philosophy. True
26) Abdulla Sheth appreciated the Magistrates order for Gandhijis turban. False
27) Gandhiji soon took off his turban and went out of the court according to the Magistrates order.
False
28) If Gandhiji left wearing the turban, it would be hard time for others who wore turbans. True
29) In Abdulla Sheths suggestion to Gandhiji, Gandhiji could see his wisdom and sense of patriotism.
True
30) Gandhiji wrote a letter to a newspaper protesting against the Magistrates decision. False
31) Gandhijis turban made him popular all over South Africa within three-four days. True
32) After the turban incident, Gandhiji left wearing the turban for ever. False
33) Everybody in South Africa was on the side of Gandhiji after the report in a newspaper. False
34) Gandhijis turban incident was printed in the newspapers under the headline Unwelcome
Visitor. True
Ex-3 MATCH:-L-5
1)gazed
2)smothering
3)to feel strong about

1)looked fixed
2)suffocating, stifling
3)to be sure of some thing

4)miracle

4)the happing of something unbelievable or

unexpected
5)someone who is not good for any thing
6)beat
7)an angry expression on the face
8)troubling
9)to go against

5)idiot
6)trash
7)scowl
8)harassing
9)contradict
10)plain sailing

10)to become easy

L-6:

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)

Quay
Literacy
Philosophy
Magistrate
Conflict
Elegant
Patriotism
Conservatism
Emancipate

10) Port of Natal

11) Abdulla Sheth
12) People of Natal
13) Magistrate of
Court of Durban
14) Gandhijis turban

1)a landing place built along a coastline

2) possessing the skill of reading and writing.
3)the principles underlying all knowledge
4)A low ranking judicial officer
5)inner struggle
6)graceful in appearance
7)the love for ones country
8)the tendency to preserve old customs
9)set free, especially from legal, social or
political restrictions
10)Durban
11)a kind host
12)did not show respect
13)Take off your turban.
14)brought him great publicity.

Ex-4

ANS THE FOLLOWING:-

1. What did the fox want to do for the rabbit?

A1 The fox wanted to teach the rabbit many way of escaping from the enemies
Q2How was Birbals interpretation for Emperor Akbars dream?
A2 Birbals interpretation for Emperor Akbars dream quiet positively which satisfied Emperor Akbar.
Q3 What punishment did Swaminathan get for not answering the question soon?
A3 Swaminathan father twisted his ears for not answering the question soon.
Q4 What could Swaminathan not decide?
A4 Swaminathan not decide wheather the solution will be found by Subtraction, Multipication, Addition and
Division.
Q5 Why did father think Swami was an idiot?
A5 Father thought Swami was an idiot because he couldnt solve a simple problem even in simple proportion
Q6 Why did Swami burst into tears in the end ?
A6 Swami made a lot of effort to solve the problem he was greatly confused and tollered his father angry at last
at the end of half an hour agony Swami could arrive at the solution. This made Swami burst into tears.
Q7 How did Gandhiji get publicity in South Africa?
A7 The incident of Gandijis turban was extensively discussed in the newspaper. Some took the side of
Gandhiji and some others criticized him severely. Thus Gandhiji got publicity in South Africa without any
efforts within 3 to 4 days.
Q8 Why Gandhiji feel that the that Indians were not respected in Durban?
A8 Some people of Natal had come on board to meet their friends. Gandhiji noticed a kind of rudeness in the
behavior of the people to knew Abdulla Sheth and he realized that Indians were not respected there.
Q9 The fox was bragging. What is bragging in the context to the fox?
A9 In the context to the fox bragging means pasting.
Q10 For what amount of money does Rama want to sell his ten mangoes ?
A10 Rama want to sell his ten mangoes for fifteen annas.
Q11 What help did Swaminathans father offer ?
A11 Swaminathan father offered to help him to solve the problem.
Q12 What expression do the words Swaminathan kept blinking for suggest ?

A12 The words Swaminathan kept blinking for suggest that Swaminathan was confused or he did not know
why his father was growing more strict to him.
Q13 Why did Swaminathan expect to be contradicted?
A13 Swaminathan expected to be contradicted because he was not sure that what he had worked out to find the
solution would be correct.
Q14 What was the expression burst into tears for?
A14 The expression burst into tears was to suggest that after half an hours agony Swaminathan could
workout the correct answer. It was the expression of relief.
Q15 How many teeth did Emperor Akbar lose in his dream?
A15 In his dream Emperor Akbar lost all his teeth axcept one.
Q16 Pick out from the text, the word used for court of king.
A16 The word used for court of king. is darbar.
Q17 Emperor Akbar rewarded Birbal handsomely. Explain the word handsomely in this sentence.
A17 The word handsomely in this sentence suggest with the large amount.
Q18 What was fathers defeat ?
A18 Fathers admitted Swaminathan himself wouldnt be able to solve the problem because so far he believed.

Ex-5

1)

Textual COMPREHENSION

Rabindranath Tagore was born in Kolkata (Calcutta) in 1861. He is the poet who wrote Indias
national anthem, and he won a Noble Prize in Literature in 1913. Tagore started to write poetry when he
was only eight years old and he published his first poems when he was only sixteen. For his first poems,
Tagore did not use his real name. He used a pen name. His pen name, in English, meant Sun Lion.
Q1.What won Rabindranath Tagore a Noble Prize?
A1.Rabindranath Tagore won a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
Q2 How can you say that Rabindranath Tagore was a born poet?
A2 We can say that Rabindranath Tagore was a born poet because he started to write poems when he
was eight years old and he published his first poem when he was only sixteen.
Q3 What is a pen name?
A3 Pen name means the name used to write poet, story etc

2)

Immediately, the rabbit leaped down his hole and was gone. He called back to the fox, This is
my plan. What are you going to do?
The fox thought first of one way, then another, then he thought of a better way, then he
considered another way, and while he was thinking of all his clever choices, the hunters caught him up
and he was soon carried off.

Q1 What did the rabbit do as soon as he heard a pack of hunters coming?

A1 As soon as the rabbit heard a pack of hunters coming he leaped down his hole and was done
Q2 What was the fox doing when the hunters caught him up?
A2 The fox was thinking of all his clever choices when the hunters caught him up.
Q3 Was the fox really clever? Why?
A3 The fox really clever because as he bragged about knowing to many options to escape from enemies it could
not put many options.

3)

One night, Emperor Akbar dreamt that he had lost all his teeth, except one. The next morning
he invited all the astrologers of his kingdom to interpret this dream.
After a long discussion, the astrologers prophesized that all his relatives would die before him.
Emperor Akbar was very upset by this interpretation and so sent away all the astrologers
without any reward.

Q1 How many teeth did Emperor Akbar lose in his dream?

A1 In his dream Emperor Akbar lost all his teeth axcept one.
Q2 What was the interpretation of the astrologers for the teeth that Emperor Akbar had lost?
A2 The astrologers interpreted Emperor Akbars dream that all his relatives would die before him.
Q3 Why did the astrologer not get any reward from Emperor Akbar?
A3 The astrologers not get any reward from Emperor Akbar because Emperor Akbar got upset with their
interpretation.

4)

Swaminathan sat in fathers room in a chair, with slate in his hand and pencil ready. Father
held the arithmetic book book open and dedicated, Rama has ten mangoes with which he wants to earn
fifteen annas. Krishna wants only four mangoes. How much money will Krishna wants to
pay?Swaminathan gazed and gazed at this sum, and every time he read it, a new thought came to his
mind .His mouth began to water at the thought of mangoes.
Q1 What does the first sentence of the text convey?

A1 The first sentence of the text convey that Swaminathan is all prepared to study with his father.
Q2 For what amount of money does Rama want to sell his ten mangoes ?
A2 Rama want to sell his ten mangoes for fifteen annas.
Q3 What was the effect of his fathers question on Swaminathan?
A3 When his father asked Swaminathan the question he kept on gazing at his father and on the other hand his
mouth started watering.

5)

Swaminathan felt uttery helpless. If only father could tell him whether Rama was trying to
sell ripe fruits or unripe ones
.Of what use would it be to tell him afterwards? He felt strongly that the answer to this question
contained the key to the whole problem. It would be unfair to expect fifteen annas for ten unripe
mangoes.

Q1 What, according to Swaminathan, was the key to the question asked by his father?
A1 According to Swaminathan, was the key to the problem was in making the point clear whether the mangoes
were ripe or unripe.
Q2 What made Swaminathan feel helpless?
A2 Swaminathan felt that his father had not made the point clear whether Rama wanted to sell ripe mangoes.
This confusion made him feel helpless.
Q3 What, according to Swaminathan , was unfair ?
A3 According to Swaminathan to expect fifteen annas for ten mangoes was unfair.
6)

Get the slate here. I will give the answer now. Swaminathan waited for a miracle to
happen. Father studied the sum for a second and asked: What is the price of ten mangoes?
Fifteen annas, of course, Swaminathan thought, but how could it be the price? Was it
the right price? And then he was not sure whether the mangoes were ripe or not. If they were ripe, fifteen
annas shouldnt be an unfair price. If only he could get more light on this point

Q1 What help did Swaminathans father offer ?

A1 Swaminathan father offered to help him to solve the problem.
Q2 Why could Swaminathan not justify the price for the mangoes?
A2 Swaminathan not justify the price of the mangoes because he thought fifteen annas for 10 unripe mangoes
was unfair
Q3 On what point did Swaminathan want his father to get the more light?

A3 Swaminathan wanted his father to get the more light on the point that if the pirce were fifteen annas for ten
ripe mangoes wouldnt be unfair.

7)
Gandhiji became associated with the social life of Indians in South Africa since his arrival there
in 1893. Can anyone act against ones own nature or escape being a plaything in the hands of Fate? Gandhiji
had gone to Africa with professional motives. But as must have been the design of Destiny, his twenty-one
years stay in South Africa became the preparatory period that equipped him with the perseverance and moral
strength to emancipate society from the forces of untruth and violence with the spiritual antidote of truth and
non-violence. It was a life of pure dedication : for, not once in twenty-one years did he ever project himself as
one who was after fame or one asserting
Q1 How could Gandhiji emancipate society from the forces of untruth and violence?
A1 Gandhiji could manage to emancipate society from the forces of untruth and violence with the spiritual
antidote of truth and non- violence.
Q2 How, according to the writer, was Gandhijis life in South Africa, a life of pure dedication?
A2 According to writer Gandhijis life in South Africa ,was a life of pure dedication because there he never
projected himself as one who pursued fame or asserted himself as the author of events.

8)
The Port of Natal is called Durban, and also as the Port Natal. Abdulla Sheth had come to
receive me. As the ship reached the quay and the people of Natal came on board to meet their friends, I
realized that Indians were not quite respected there. I noticed a kind of rudeness in the behaviour of the
people who knew Abdulla Sheth. It hurt me. He took me home and gave me the room next to his. Abdulla
Sheths literacy level was low, but his knowledge through experience was immense. He had a sharp
intellect, and was conscious of it.
Q1 What did Gandhiji observe in Abdulla Sheth as a person?
A1 Gandhiji observed in following things in Abdulla Sheth 1) His literally level was low 2) His knowledge to
experience was great 3) He had a sharp intelligence and he was aware of it.
Q2 What did Gandhiji observe in the people of Natal who had come on board to meet their friends?
A2 Gandhiji observed in the people of Natal that Indian were not quite respected there
Q3 What is the other name for the Port of Natal?
A3The other name for the Port of Natal is Durban.

9)
Abdulla Sheth had learnt sufficient English for conversation through practice. He managed
all his work with that kind of English. He was proud of Islam. He was fond of discussing philosophy. On the
second or third day he took me to see the court of Durban. He made me sit next to his lawyer in the court.

The Magistrate kept looking at me. He asked me to take off my turban. I refused to take it off and left the
court. As my luck would have it, there was a battle here as well.
Q1 How was the English of Sheth Abdulla?
A1 Abdulla Sheth has learnt sufficient English for conversation to practice and could manage all his
work to it.
Q2 What was the area of interest for Abdulla Sheth?
A2 The area of interest for Abdulla Sheth was proud of Islam and was found of discussing philosophy.
Q3 What happened with Gandhiji in the court? How did Gandhiji react to it?
A3 The magistrate in the court asked Gandhiji to take of his turban Gandhiji refused to take off and left of the
court.