CBSE CLASS VII (7TH) HONEYCOMB

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CBSE Class VII (7th) English Lesson 1 : Three Questions - Solved Exercises

Part (1)

Question 1. Why did the king want to know answer to three questions?

Answer. The king wanted to know answer to three questions because, he

thought that if he new the answers then he would never fail.

Question 2. Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom.

1. to fetch wise men.

2. to find answers to the question.

3. to look for wise hermit.

4. to announce a reward for those who could answer to the question.

Answer 2. (4.) To announce a reward for those who could answer to the

questions.

Part (II)

Comprehension Check

Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the

sentences given in the box.

1. Many wise men answered the king’s questions, ____________________________

2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men

_________________

3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable

__________________

4. The king requested the hermit _________________________________________

5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound,

____________________

but the bleeding would not stop.

to answer three questions.

but their answers were so varied that the king was not satisfied.

and follow it strictly.

• to help the king act at the right time.

Solution :

1. Many wise men answered the king’s questions, but their answers were so

varied that the king was not satisfied.

2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men to help the
king act at the right time.

3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable and follow

it strictly.

4. The king requested the hermit to answer three questions.

5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound, but the bleeding

would not stop.

Question 1. Why was the king advised to go to magicians?Answer. The king

was advised go to magicians because in order to decide the right time for

doing something, it is necessary to know the feature .And only magician

could do that.

Question 2. In answer to the second question, whose advise did the people

say would be important to the king?

Answer. In answer to the second question. the people said that the advise of

his Councillors, Priest, Doctor and Soliders.

Question 3. What suggestions were made in answer to third questuion?

Answer. In answere to the third question, three suggestions were made.

These were science, fighting and religious worship.

Question 4. Did the wise men win the reward? if, not, why not?

Answer. The wise men did not win the reward because their answers were so

differnt,hence the king was not satisfied and gave

no reward.

Question 5. How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?

Answer. The king and the hermit removed the wounded man's cloths and the

king washed the large wound in his stomach and dressed it twice.

Question 6. (i) Who was The breaded man?

(ii) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?

Answer. (i) The breaded man was king's enemy.

(ii) Because the king saved his life.

Question 7.. The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his

forgiveness?

Answer. The king said that he would send his servants and his own doctor to

look after him and promised him to give back his property.
Question 8. What were the hermit's answers to three questions? Write each

answer separately.

Which answer do you like most, and why?

Answer. (i) The most important time was, when the king was digging the

beds.

(ii) The hermit was most important man for king.

(iii) The most important business for the king to do good for hermit.

We like the third answer because, to do good for others, is the most

important thing.

Working with language

Question 1. Match items in List A with their meanings in List B.

fainted: lost consciousness

(i) wounded got up from sleep

(ii) awoke give back

(iii) forgive small patches of ground for plants

(iv) faithful severely injured

(v) pity pardon

(vi) beds loyal

(vii) return feel sorry for

Use any three of the above words in sentences of your

own. You may change the form of the word.

Solution :

(i) wounded - severely injured

(ii) awoke - got up from sleep

(iii) forgive - pardon

(iv) faithful - loyal

(v) pity - feel sorry for

(vi) beds - small patches of ground for plants

(vii) return - give back

Three sentences using three of the above words :

(1) wounded : Many passangers were wounded in a bus accident.

(2) awoke : People were awoken in midnight by a loud explosion.

(3) forgive : The eleders should forgive children for their mistakes.

(4) faithful : The dog is a faithful animal.

Question 2. Each of the following sentences has two blanks. Fill in the blanks

with appropriate forms of the word given in brackets.

He has _________to help me. Do you think he will remember his _______ ?

(promise)

He has promised to help me. Do you think he will remember his promise?

Answer :

(i) The judge said that only fresh evidence would make him change

his judgment.(judge)

(ii) I didn’t notice any serious difference of opinion among the debaters,

although theydiffered from one another over small points. (differ)

(iii) It’s a fairly simple question to answer ,but will you accept my answer as

final? (answer)

(iv) It isn’t necessary that necessity should always be the mother of

invention. (necessary)

(v) Hermits are wise men. How they acquire their wisdom no one can tell.

(wise)

(vi) The committee has decided to make Jagdish captain of the team.

The decision is likely to please everyone. (decide)

(vii) Asking for forgiveness is as noble as willingness to forgive (forgive)

CBSE Class 7th (VII) English Chapter 2. A Gift of Chappals - Solved Exercises

Comprehension Check (Page,22)Page No.17

Question 1. What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the

backyard?

Answer. Meena tols Mridu about the small kitten which was lying inside a

torn football lined with sacking and filled with sand, lapping milk from a

coconut half-shell. She told Mridu that they found outside the gate that

morning and that a secret which their mother didn't know

Question 2. How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?

Answer: Ravi told his mother hungry and wanted to drink milk. The mother

gave him and asked him to keep the tumbler back. Ravi told her that he
would wash it himself after finishing the milk. And this was how he got the

milk for kitten.

Question 3. Who does say the kitten's ancestors are? Do you believe him?

Answer: He said the kitten's ancestors was the Pallava's lion, the

Mahabalipuram Rishi-cat, which was the emblem of the Pallava dynasty. He

said the Mahabalipuram Rishi-cat was the descendants of the cat-goddess of

Egypt No, we do not believe it.

Question 4. Ravi has a lot to say about M.P Poonai. This show that:

(i) he is merely trying to impress Mridu.

(ii) his knowledge of history is sound.

(iii) he has a rich imagination.

(iv) he is an intelligent child.

Which of these statements do you agree/disagree to?

Answer: We agree to:

(ii) his knowledge of history is sound.

(iii) he has a rich imagination.

(iv) he is an intelligent child.

Question 5. What was the noise that startled Mridu and frightened

Mahendram?

Answer: Lali was learning to play violin and the sound of kreech coming from
it startled Mridu and frightened Mahendram.

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Comprehension Check (Page,28)Question 1. The music-master is making

lovely music. Read aloud the sentence in the text that express this idea.

Answer. "The music-master's notes seemed to float up and settle perfectly

into the invisible tracks of the melody. It was like the wheels of a train fitting

smoothly into rails and whizzing along."

Question 2. Had the beggar come to Rukku Manni's house for the first time?

Give reasons for your answer.

Answer. No, the beggar had been coming for a week to Rukku Manni's house.

Paati herself said that he had been coming there every day for the past week

and that was time he should find another house to beg from.

Question 3. "A sharp V-shaped line had formed between her eyebrows." What

does it suggest to you about Rukku Mann's mood?

Answer. This suggest that Rukku Manni was very angry and annoyed when

she came to know that the chappals of the music teacher were missing.

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Working with the textQuestion 1. Complete the following sentences.

(i) Ravi compares Lali's playing the violin to ___________.

(ii) Trying to hide beneath the tray of chillies Mahendram ______.

(iii) The teacher played the few notes on his violin and Lali _________.

(iv) The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household ________.

(v) After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked ________.

Answer.

(i) Ravi compares Lali's playing the violin to the derailing of a train going

completely off track .

(ii) Trying to hide beneath the tray of chillies Mahendram tipped a few chillies

over hiselves .

(iii) The teacher played the few notes on his violin and Lali stumbled behind

him on her violin, which looked quiet helpless and unhappy in her hands .

(iv) The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household had feed his body

and soul together on for a whole week and he couldn't believe that they

would turn him away.

(v) After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked She had seen

chappals.

Question 2. Describe the music teacher, as seen from the window?

Answer. The music-teacher, as from the window was a bony figure having a

mostly bald head with a fringe of oiled black hair failing around his ears and
an old-fashioned tuft. A gold chain gleamed around hid leathery neck, and a

diamond ring glittering on his hand as it glided up and down the stem of the

violin. A large foot stuck out from beneath his gold-bordered veshti edge and

he was beating time on the floor with the scrawny big toe.

Question 3. (i) What makes Mridu conclude that the beggar has no money to

buy chappals?

(ii) What does the suggest to show her concern?

Answer.

(i) When the beggar stretched out his feet to show the large pink peeling

blister on the soles of his bare feet, she (Mridu) concluded beggar has no

money to buy chappals.

(ii) Mridu asked Ravi and Meena to get a pair of slippers for the beggar in

order to show her concer for him.

Question 4. "Have you children....." she began, and them seeing they are

curiously quiet, went on more slowly, "seen anyone lurking around the

varandh?"

(i) What do you think Rukku Manni really wanted to ask?

(ii) Why did she change her question?

(iii) What did she think had happened?

Answer.
(i)Rukku Mni really wanted to ask the children if they had picked up and

hided the

music-teacher's chappals.

(ii) She changed her question on seeing the children curiously quite and

innocent.

(iii) She thought that someone must have entered the house and stolen the

chappals.

Question 5. On getting Gopu Mama's chappals, the music teacher tried not to

look to happy.Why?

Answer. The music-teacher's chapplas were old and dirty. On getting Gopu

Mama's new chappals, he was happy but tried to look not too happy as he

didn't want to show his happiness to the house members and moreover

wanted to prove that his own chapplas were much better and more expensive

than those he got and thus, was compromising on them.

Question 6. On getting gift chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute. Why

was he in such a hurry to leave?

Answer. On getting gift chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute because

he did not want any of the elder member of the house to come and know

about it. He must have feared that if any would came, they would snatch the

gift from him.

Question 7. Walking towards the kichten with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Mani

began to laugh. What made her laugh?

Answer. On thinking about Gopu Mama, Rukku Mani laughed. She was

imagining the scene in the evening when Gopu Mama would come from his

work and would look for his chappals to the music teacher

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Working with the LanguageQuestion 1. The music-master is making lovely

music. Read aloud the sentence in the text that express this idea.

Answer.

Question 2. Fill in the blanks in the following paragraph.

Today is Sunday. I'm wondering whether I should stay at home or go out. If I

____(go) out, I ______(miss) the lovely Sunday lunch at home.

If I_____ (stay) for lunch, I ____ (miss) the Sunday film showing at Archana

Theatre. I think I' go out and see film, only to avoid getting to fat.

Answer.

Today is Sunday. I'm wondering whether I should stay at home or go out. If

I go (go) out, I i will miss (miss) the lovely Sunday lunch at home.

If I stay (stay) for lunch, I will miss (miss) the Sunday film showing at

Archana Theatre. I think I' go out and see film, only to avoid getting to fat.
Question 3. Complete each sentence below by appropriately using any one of

the following:

if you want to/if you don't want him to

(i) Don't go to the theater_____.

(ii) He'll post your letter____.

(iii) Please use my pen ____.

(iv) My neighbour, Ramesh, will take you to the doctor ______.

(v) Don't eat it ______.

Answer.

(i) Don't go to the theater if you don't want to.

(ii) He'll post your letter if you want him to.

(iii) Please use my pen if you want him to.

(iv) My neighbour, Ramesh, will take you to the doctor if you don't want to.

(v) Don't eat it if you don't want to.

CBSE Class 7th (VII) English Chapter 3. Gopal and the Hilsa Fish Solved

Exercises
Textbook Question (Working with the text)Answer the following questions.

Question 1. Why did the king want no more talk about the hilsa-fish?

Answer: The king did not want more talks about the hilsa-fish because he

had become fed up of talks. Everyone in the court, in the market as well as

all people of the city talking about hilsa-fish.

Question 2. What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?

Answer: The king asked Gopal to buy hilsa-fish and bring it to the court

without letting anybody talk a single word about the hilsa-fish throughout the

way.

Question 3. What three things Gopal do before he went to buy his hilsa-fish?

Answer: Gopal; half-shaved his beard, semeared his face with ash and wore

dirty rags before he went to buy his hilsa-fish.

Question 3. What three things Gopal do before he went to buy his hilsa-fish?

Answer:

Question 4. How did Gopal get inside the palace to see the king after he had

bought the fish?

Answer: Gopal asked the courtiers to let him meet the king. but when they

refused, he started dancing and singing louldy On hearing his song the king

sent his messenger to call him in.

Question 5. Explain how no one Seemed to be interested in talking about the

hilsa-fish which Gopal had bought.

Answer: Gopal had accepted the challenge of bringing the hilsa-fish to the

without letting anyone talk about it.He half -shaved his beard,smeared his

face with ash and wore ragged clothes to buy hilsa-fish. Everyone on the way

talked about him and his funny looks and nobody saw hilsa-fish in his hand.at

that moment he was more interesting topic to talk about than the hilsa-fish.

Question 6.Write 'true' or 'false' against each of the following sentences.

(i)The king lost his temper easily ( )

(ii)Gopal was a madman.( )

(iii)Gopal was a cleaver man. ( )

(iv)Gopal was too poor to afford decent clothes. ( )

(v)The king got angry when he was show to be wrong. ( )

Answer:

(i)The king lost his temper easily (true)

(ii)Gopal was a madman.(false)

(iii)Gopal was a cleaver man. (true)

(iv)Gopal was too poor to afford decent clothes. (false)

(v)The king got angry when he was show to be wrong. (false)

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Textbook Question (Working with language)Question 1. Notice how in a

comic book, there are no speech marks when characters talk. Instead what

day say is put in a speech 'bubble', However, if we wish to repeat or 'report'

what they say, we must put it into reported speech.

Change the following sentences in the story to reported speech. The first one

has been done for you.

(i) How much did you pay for that hilsa?

(ii) Why is your face half-shaven?

Gopal's wife asked him ____.

(iii) I accept the challenge, Your Majesty

Gopal told the king ____.

(iv) I want to see the king.

Gopal told the guards _____.

(v) Bring the man to me at once

The king ordered the guard ____.

Answer:

(i) The women asked the man how much he had paid for the hilsa

(ii) Gopal's wife asked him why his face was half-shaven .

(iii) Gopal told the king that he had accepted the challenge.

(iv) Gopal told the guards that he wanted to see the king.
(v) Gopal told the guards that he wanted to see the king.

(vi) The king ordered the guard to bring the man to him the monent.

Question 2. Find out the meaning of the following words by looking them up

in the dictionary. Then use them in sentences of your own.

challenge mystic comical courtier smearing

Answer:

(i) Challenge __ To invite somebody for the competition. To defeat Pakistan in

the Finals is a great challenge for Indian Team.

(ii) Mystic __ Some mysterious power. This world is full of mystic forces.

(iii) Comical __ Funny, Chacha Chaudhary and Sabu are the best comical

characters.

(iv) Courtier __ The officials of the king's court. The courtiers were talking

about Gopal's funny appearance.

(v) smearing __ To dip in. Gopal smeared his face with ash in order to look

funny.

CBSE Class 7th (VII) English -Chapter 4. The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom -

Solved Exercises
Intext Questions ( Comprehension Check Page,60)Question 1. Why did the

neighbours kill the dog?

Answer. The neighbours on hearing the good luck bought to couple by the

dog, coaxed the dog and took it to the field. The dof scratched asnd powed

the ground under a pine tree. When digging the ground the neighbour didn't

get gold, in anger killed the dog and flung him into the hole.

Question 2. Mark the right item.

(i) The old farmer and his wife loved the dog.

(a) because it helped them in their day-to-day work.

(b) as if it was their own baby.

(c) as they were kind to all living beings.

(ii) When the old couple became rich, they

(a) gave the dog better food.

(b) invited their greedy neighbours to a feast.

(c) lived comfortable and were generous towards their poor neighbours.

(iii) The greedy couple borrowed the mill and the mortar to make

(a) rich pastry and bean sauce.

(b) magic ash to win rewards.

(c) a pile of gold.

Answer:(i) The old farmer and his wife loved the dog.-(b) as if it was their own

baby.

(ii) When the old couple became rich, they-(c) lived comfortable and were

generous towards their poor neighbours.

(iii) The greedy couple borrowed the mill and the mortar to make-(c) a pile of

gold.

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Textbook Questions (Working with the textQuestion 1. The old farmer is a

kind person. What evidence of his kindness do you find in the first two

paragraphs?

Answer. The old farmer is a kind person. Having no children. he made a little

dog named Muko, his baby. The couple used to feed him with tidbits of fish

from their own chopsticks and all the boiled Rice he wanted. They treated

him nicely. The farmer was patient and kind to everything that had life and

often turned up a sod on purpose to give food to the birds.

Question 2. What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold?

Answer. The dog took the old man to a place and began starching it. The old

man thought there might be a buried bone or bit of fish, thus struck his hoe
in the earth and found the hidden gold.

Question 3. (i) How did the spirit of the dog help the farmer first?

(ii) How did it help him next?

Answer.

(i) the spirit of the dog appeared to the farmer in a dream and asked him to

cut down the pine three over his gave and to make a mortar for rice pastry

and a mill for bean sauce from it.

(ii) Once again the spirit of the dog spoke to the farmer and told him how the

wicked neighbours had burnt the mill made from the pine tree. He asked him

to take the ashes of the mill, to sprinkle them on the withered trees, and that

they would bloom again.

Question 4. Why did the daimio reward the farmer but punish the neighbor for

the same act?

Answer. The farmer had the magical ashes which on sprinkling on the

withered cherry tree bloomed it. On seeing the act the daimio became very

happy and rewarded the farmer but his neighbour didn't have magic in the

ashes on a withered cherry tree but the ashes went into the eyes and nose of

the diamino got angry and punished the neighbour for his act.

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Working with the LanguageQuestion 1.Read the following conversation.

RAVI : what are you doing?

MRIDU : I'm reading a book.

RAVI : Who wrote it?

MRIDU : Ruskin Bond.

RAVI : Where did you find?

MRIDU : In the library.

Notice that 'what', 'who', 'where', are question words.

Question that require information begin with question words. Some other

question words are 'when', 'why', 'where', 'which', and 'how'.

Remember that

Read the following paragraph and frame questions on the italicized phrases.

Anil is in the school. I am in school too. Anil is sitting in the left row. He

is reading book. Anil's friend is sitting in the second row. He

is sharpening his pencil. The teacher is writing in the blackboard. Children

are writing in their copybooks. Some children are looking out of the window.

Answer.

(i) Where is Anil?

(ii) Where is Anil sitting?

(iii) What is he doing?

(iv) Where is Anil's friend sitting?

(v) What is his friend doing?

(vi) Who is writing in the black board?

(vii) What are some children doing.

Question 2. Write the appropriate question words in the blank spaces in the

follwing dialogue.

Neha : ____ did you get this book?

Sheela : Yesterday morning.

Neha : ____ is your sister crying?

Sheela : Because she has lost her doll.

Neha : ____ room is this, yours or hers?

Sheela : It's our.

Neha : ____ do you go to school?

Sheela : We walk to school. It is near by.

Answer.

Neha : when did you get this book?

Sheela : Yesterday morning.

Neha : why is your sister crying?

Sheela : Because she has lost her doll.

Neha : who's room is this, yours or hers?

Sheela : It's our.

Neha : How do you go to school?

Sheela : We walk to school. It is near by.

Question 3. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.

how what when where which

(i) My fried lost his Chemistry book. Now he doesn't know ____ to do and ____

to look for it.

(ii) There are so many toys in the shops. Neena can't decide ____ one to buy.

(iii) You don't know the way to my school. Ask the policeman ____ to get there.

(iv) You should decide soon ____ to start building your house.

(v) Do you know ____ to ride a biycycle? I don't remember ____ and ____ I learnt

it.

(vi) "You should know ____ to talk and ____ to keep your mouth shut," the

teacher advised Anil.

Answer.

(i) My fried lost his Chemistry book. Now he doesn't know what to do
and where to look for it.

(ii) There are so many toys in the shops. Neena can't decide which one to

buy.

(iii) You don't know the way to my school. Ask the policeman how to get

there.

(iv) You should decide soon when to start building your house.

(v) Do you know how to ride a biycycle? I don't remember when and where I

learnt it.

(vi) "You should know how to talk and when to keep your mouth shut," the

teacher advised Anil.

Question 4. Add im- or in- to each of the following words and use them in

place of the italicised words in the sentences given below.

patient proper possible senstive competent

(i) The project appears very difficult at first sight but it can be completed if

we work very hard.

(ii) He lacks competence. That why he can't keep any job for more than a

year.

(iii) "Don't lose patience. Your letter will come one day", the postman told

me.
(iv) That's not a proper remark to make under the circumstances.

(v) He appears to be without sensitivity. In fact, He is very emotional.

Answer.

(i) The project appears impossible at first sight but it can be completed if we

work very hard.

(ii) He is incompetent. That's why he can't keep any for more than a year.

(iii) "Don't be impatient. Your letter will come one day", the postman told me.

(iv) That's an improper remark to make under the circumstances.

(v) He appears to be insensitive. In fact, He is very emotional.

Question 5. Read the following sentences:

It was a cols morning and stars still glowed in the sky. An old man was

walking along the road.

The words in italics are articles. "A" and "an" are indefinite articles and

"the" is the definite article. "A" is used before a singular countable noun.

"An" is used before a word that begins with a vowel.

(i) a boy (i) an actor

(ii) a mango (ii) an apple

(iii) a university (iii) an hour

Use a,an or the in the blanks

There was once _____ play which became very successful. _____ famous actor

was acting in it. In _____ play his role was that of _____ aristocrat who had

been imprisoned in _____ castle for twenty years. In _____ last act of _____ play

someone would come on _____ stage with _____ letter which he would hand

over to _____ prisoner. Even though _____ aristocrat was not expected to read

_____ letter at each performance, he always insisted that _____ letter be

written out from beginning to end.

Answer.

There was once a play which became very successful. A famous actor was

acting in it. In theplay his role was that of an aristocrat who had been

imprisoned in a castle for twenty years. Inthe last act of the play someone

would come on the stage with a letter which he would hand over

to the prisoner. Even though the aristocrat was not expected to

read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that the letter be

written out from beginning to end.

Question 6. Encircle the correct answer.

Nina was looking for {(a)/the} job. After many interviews she got {a/(the)} job

she was looking for.

A : Would you like {a/an/the} apple or {a/an/the} banana?

B : I'd like {a/an/the} apple please.

A : Take {a/an/the} red one in {a/an/the} fruit bowl.You may take {a/an/the}

orange also, if you like.

B : Which one?

A : {A/An/The} one beside {a/an/the} banana.

Answer.

A : Would you like {a/(an)/the} apple or {(a)/an/the} banana?

B : I'd like {a/(an)/the} apple please.

A : Take {a/an/(the)} red one in {a/an/(the)} fruit bowl.You may take {a/(an)/the}

orange also, if you like.

B : Which one?

A : {A/An/(The)} one beside {a/an/(the)} banana.

CBSE Class 7th (VII) English - Chapter 5. Quality - Solved Exercises

Textbook Questions (Working with the Text)Answer the following questions.

Question 1. What was the author's opinion about Mr. Gessler as a bootmaker?
Answer: According to the author, Mr. Gessler was the best shoemaker in the

city. He was a perfect artist who had the same skill, pride and respect fo his

trade as any other artist had.

Question 2. Why did the author visit the shop so infrequently?

Answer: The shoe made by Mr. Gessler used to last terribly longer than the

usual, therefore, he visited the shop so infrequently.

Question 3. What was the effect on Mr. Gerssler of the author's remark about

a certain pair of boots?

Answer: When the author told Mr.Gessler about the creaking of a certain pair

of boots, he got suprised and asked him

to get the pair back and if he could not do anything with them he would take

them off from the author's bill.

Question 4. What wasMr. Gessler's complaint against 'big firms"?

Answer: Mr. Gessler complained that the big firms doesn't have self-respect.

That they get the business by

advertisement and not by work. Due to them the workers like Mr. Gessler

were running without job.

Question 5. Why did the author order so many pairs of boots? Did he really

need them?

Answer: When the author came to know about the death of Mr. Gessler elder

brother, he felt with sorrow and grief and, therefore, in order to help him

financially he ordered several pairs of boots although he didn't really need

them.

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Working with the LanguageQuestion 1. Study the following phrases and their

meanings. Use the appropriatey to complete the sentences that follow.

look after : take care of

look down on : disapprove or regard as inferior

look in (one someone) : make a short visit

look into : investigate

look out: be careful

look up : improve

look up to : admire
(i) After a very long spell of the heat, the weather is ______ at last.

(ii) We have no right to ______ people who do small jobs.

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

(iv) The police are ______ the matter thoroughly.

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

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

(vii) ______ when you are crossing the main road.

Answer.

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

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

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

(iv) The police are look 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.

(vii) look out when you are crossing the main road.

Question 2. Read the following sets of words loudly and clearly.

cot----coat cost----coast tossed----toast got----goat rot----rote blot----bloat

knot----note
Answer. Students should do it himself.

Question 3. Each of the following words contains the soun 'sh' (as in shine) in

the beginning or in the middle or at the end. First speak out all the words

clearly. Then arrange the words in three groups in the table on Page 80 of

Textbook.

sheep trash marsh fashion

anxious shriek shore fish

portion ashes sure nation

shoe pushing polish moustache

Answer.

initial medial final

sheep fashion trash

shriek anxious marsh

shore portion fish

sure ashes polish

shore nation moustache

Question 4. In each of the following words 'ch' represents the same

consonant sound as in 'chair'. The words on the left have this sound initially.

Those on the right have it finally. Speak each words clearly.

 1. choose

2. child

3. cheese

4. chair

5. charming

1. bench

2. march

3. peach

4. wretch

5. research

Underline the letters representing the sound in each of the following words.

1. feature

2. reaching

3. riches
 1. archery

2. nature

3. batch

1. picture

2. matches

3. church

Answer.

1. feature

2. reaching

3. riches

1. archery

2. natu re

3. batch

1. pictu re

2. matches
 3. church

CBSE Class 7th (VII) English | Chapter 6. Expert Detectives - Solved

Exercises

Textbook Questions (Comprehension Check Page 8)Answer the following

questions.

Question 1. What did Nishad gave Mr. Nath? Why?

Answer: Nishad gave a bar of chocolate to Mr. Nath thinking he was poor and

starving.

Question 2. What is 'strange' about Mr. Nath's Sundays?

Answer: On Sundays, a tall, fair, stout man wearing spectacles used to meet

Mr. Nath and he used to talk a lot.

Question 3. Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?

Answer: The mansoon broke and dark clouds accompanies by blinding

flashes of lightning and roaring rolls of thunder burst, flooded the streets

with a heavy downpour. Therefore, no traffic could move through the flooded

roads and thus Maya and Nishad got an unexpected holiday.

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Textbook Questions (Working with the Text)Question 1. What does Nishad

find out about Mr. Nath from Ramesh? Arrange the

information as suggested below.

(प्रश्न 1.ननषषाद रममे श समे शश नषाथ कमे बषारमे मम क्यषा पतषा करतषा हह ? जषानकषारर व्यवससथत करम , जह समे कक नशचमे

सस झषाव ददयषा हह .)

 What he eats.

 When he eats.

 What he drink and when.

 How he pays.

Answer. Nishad finds out from Ramesh that Mr. Nath takes two meals in a

day every morning and evening and he drinks two cups of tea, one in the

morning and one in the afternoon. He is not particular about what he eats,

it's always the same food - two chapattis, some dal and a vegetable. He pays

cash and tips well.

Question 2. Why does Mya think Mr. Nath is a crook? Who does she say the

Dunday visitor is?

Answer. Maya thought that Mr. Nath was a crook because he used to get food

from a restaurant everyday, although he did not work. He never talked to

anyone at Shankar House though he had been living there for more than a

year. he haad scars on his face which according to Maya, must have been the

burn scars which would have got when police had set his house on fire.

Moreover, he didn't receive any letters and had only one visitor to visit him.

According to Maya, the Sunday visitor must be his partner in crime and he

came every now and then to give part of it to his partner.

Question 3. Does Nishad agree with Maya about Mr. Nath? How does he feel

about him?

Answer. No, Nishad did not agree with Maya about Mr. Nath. He felt that he

was not a crook or criminal as he was so thin and looked poor and starving.

He thought he was lonely and wanted to have friends.

Working with language

Question 1. The word 'tip' has only three letters but many meanings. Match
the words with meaning below.

(i)finger tips===>be about to say something

(ii)the tip of your nose===>make the boat overturn

(iii)tip the water out of the bucket===>the end of one's fingers

(iv)have something on the tip of your tongue===>give a rupee to him, to

thank him

(v)tip the bot over===>empty a bucket tilting

(vi)tip him a rupee===>the pointed end of your nose

(vii)the tip of the bat===>if you take this advice

(viii)the police were tipped of===>the bat lightly touched the ball

(ix)if you take my tip===>the end of the bat

(x)the bat tipped the ball===>the police were told, or warned

Answer:

(i)finger tips===>the end of one's fingers

(ii)the tip of your nose===>the pointed end of your nose

(iii)tip the water out of the bucket===>empty a bucket tilting

(iv)have something on the tip of your tongue===>be about to say something

(v)tip the bot over===>make the boat overturn

(vi)tip him a rupee===>give a rupee to him, to thank him

(vii)the tip of the bat===>the end of the bat(viii)the police were tipped
of===>the police were told, or warned

(ix)if you take my tip===>if you take this advice(x)the bat tipped the

ball===>the bat lightly touched the ball

Question 2. The words helper, companion, partner and accomplice have very

similar meanings, but each word is typically used in certain phrases. Can you

fill in the blanks below with the most commmonly used words? A dictionary

may help you.

1. business ______.

2. my ______ on the journey.

3. I'm mother's little ______.

4. a faitthful ______ such as a dog.

5. a faithful ______ such as a dog.

6. the theif's ______.

7. find a good ______.

8. tennis/golf/bridge ______.

9. his ______ in his criminal activities.

Answer:

1. business partner.

2. my companion on the journey.

3. I'm mother's little helper

4. a faitthful companion such as a dog.

5. a faithful ______ such as a dog.

6. the theif's accomplice.

7. find a good companion.

8. tennis/golf/bridge partner.

9. his partner in his criminal activities.

Question 3. Now let us look at the uses of the world break. Match the words

with it meanings below. Try two find at least three other ways in which to use

the word.
 1. the storm broke ==> could not speak; was too sad to speak

2. daybreak ==> this kind of weather ended

3. He voice is beginning to break ==> it began or burst into activity

4. Her voice broke and she cried ==>the beginning of daylight

5. The heat wave broke ==> changing as he grows up

6. broke the bad news ==> end it by making the workers submit

7. break a strike ==> gently told someone the bad news

8. (Find your own expression) ==> (Give its meaning here.)

Answer:

1. the storm broke ==> this kind of weather ended

2. daybreak ==> the beginning of daylight

3. He voice is beginning to break ==> changing as he grows up

4. Her voice broke and she cried ==> could not speak; was too sad to

speak

5. The heat wave broke ==> it began or burst into activity

 6. broke the bad news ==> gently told someone the bad news

7. break a strike ==> end it by making the workers submit

8. Tea-break ==> time to have tea

CBSE Class 7th (VII) English | Chapter 7. The Invention of Vita-Wonk - Solved

Exercises

Textbook Questions (Working with the Text)Question 1.Choose the correct

answer.

 Mr. Willy Wonka is (a) a cook (b) an inventor (c) a manager.

 Wonka-Vita makes people (a) older (b) younger

 Mr Wonka wants to invent a new thing which will make people (a)

younger (b) older

Answer:

 Mr. Willy Wonka is (b) an inventor

 Wonka-Vita makes people (b) younger

 Mr Wonka wants to invent a new thing which will make people (b) older
Question 2. Can anyone's age be a minus number? What does "minus 87"

mean?

Answer: No, one's age cannot be a minus number. Here, "minus 87" means a

person will have to wait for 87 years to born.

Question 3. Mr. Wonka begins by asking himself two questions. What are

they?

 What is _____?

 What lives _____?

Answer:

 What is the oldest living thing in the world ?

 What lives longer than anything else. ?

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Textbook Questions (Working with the Text)Question 1.

 What tress does Mr. Wonka mention? Which tree does he say lives the
 longest?

 How long does this three live? Where can you find it?

Answer:

 Mr. Wonka mentioned the Douglas Fir, Oak, Cedar and Bristlecone pine

lives the longest.

 Bristlecone pine lives for over 4,000 years and one can find them upon

the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada U.S.A.

Question 2. How many of the oldest living things can you remember from Mr.

Wonka's list? (Don't look back at the story!) Do you think all these things

really exist, or are some of them purely imaginary?

Answer: The list of some of the oldest living things:

- The tail of a 51-year-old Horse in Arabia.

- The tail of a 207-year-old giant Rat from Tibet.

_ The black teeth of a 97-years-old Grimalkin living in a cave on Mount

Popocatepetle.

- The toe-nail clippings from a 168-year-old Russian farmer called Petrovitch

Gregorovitch
- The whiskers of a 36-year-old cat called Crumpets.

The things do not exist really, may of them are imaginary.

Question 3. Why does Me. Wonka collect items from the oldest things? Do you

think this is the right way to begin his invention?

Answer: Mr. Wonka collect the items from the oldest things in order to invent

a medicine - Vita-Wonka to make people older. No, this is not the right way to

begin inventions.

Question 4. What happens to the volunteer who swallows four drops of the

new invention? What is the name of the invention?

Answer: The volunteer who swallowed four drops of the new invention

became, old, began wrinkling and shrivelling up all over and his hair starting

dropping off and his teeth falling out and he turned into at fellow of 75. The

name of the invention was Vita-Wonk.

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Working with LanguageQuestion 1. What do you call these insects in your

language?

 Cockroach
  Mosquito

 Grasshopper

 Housefly

 Dargonfly

 Ant

Answer:

Cockroach-Mosquito-Grasshopper-Housefly-Dragonfly-Ant-

Add to this list the names of some insects common in your area.

Answer:

Butterfly-Spider-Cricket-

Question 2. Fill in the blanks in the recipe given below with words from the

box.

shred, cooker, times, tomatoes, half, onion, oil.Easy palak-Dal

Ingredients

 One ______

 One cup dal

  Two thin green chillies

 ______ a teaspoon red chilli powder

 Eight small bunches of palak

 Two ______

 Salt to taste

Answer:

shred, cooker, times, tomatoes, half, onion, oil.Easy palak-Dal

Ingredients

 One Onion

 One cup dal

 Two thin green chillies

 half a teaspoon red chilli powder

 Eight small bunches of palak

 Two tomatoes

 Salt to taste
Wash and cut the vegetables; ____ the palak.

Put everything in a pressure ____. Let the cooker.

Whistle three ____, then switch if off. Fry a few cumin seeds in ____ and add to

the palak-dal

Answer:

Wash and cut the vegetables; shred the palak. Put everything in a

pressure cooker. Let the cooker.Whistle three times, then switch if off. Fry a

few cumin seeds in oil and add to the palak-dal

Question 3. A 'family tree' is a diagram that shows the relationship between

the different members of the family. Fill in the family tree blow with names,

ages, and other details you think are relevant ( you may even stick photo-

graphs, if you have them). Put up the family trees up in the class.

Answer: Students do it yourself.

Question 1.Mark the correct answer in each of the following.

 Early man was frightened of

 1. lightning and volcanoes.

2. the damage caused by them.

3. fire.

1. Fire is energy.

2. Fire is heat and light.

3. Fire is the result of a chemical reaction.

Answer:

4. Early man was frightened of -(c) fire.

5. (c) Fire is the result of a chemical reaction.

Question 2. From the boxes given below choose the one with correct

order of the following sentences.

6. That is fire.

7. A chemical reaction take place.

 8. Energy in the form of heat and light is released.

9. Oxygen combines with carbon and hydrogen.

(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) (ii)(iii)(i)(iv) (iv)(iii)(ii)(i) (iv)(ii)(iii)(i)Answer: The correct

order is : (iv)(ii)(iii)(i)

10. Oxygen combines with carbon and hydrogen.

11. A chemical reaction take place.

12. Energy in the form of heat and light is released.

13. That is fire.

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 Textbook Questions (Working with the Text)Answer the following

Questions

Question 1. What do you understand by the 'flash point' of a

fuel? Answer:Every fuel like paper, coal or wood begins to burn only at

a particular temperature. This temperature is provided generally with a

lighted match. This temperature is called the flash point of kindling

temperature of the fuel.

Question 2.
 1. What are some common used of fire?

2. In what sense is it a 'bad master"?

Answer:

3. The common uses of fire are to cook food in the kitchen, warm our

homes in winter. Beside many industrial process make use of fire

for various type of activities in production of goods and services.

In thermal plants fire from coal is used to generate electricity

4. If fire gets out of control, it can be dangerous. It burns homes,

shops and vast areas of forests. It also kills and injures hundreds

of people every year.

Question 3. Match the items in Column A with those in Column B:AB

5. fuel

6. oxygen =A

7. heat

- lighted matchstick

-air
 -coal

-burning coal =B

-wood

-smouldering paper

-cooking gas

 Answer:AB

1. fuel

2. oxygen =A

3. heat

4. coal, wood, cooking gas

5. air =B

6. lighted match stick, burning coal, smouldering paper

Question 4. What are the three main ways in which a fire can be

controlled or put out? Answer: The three main ways in which a fire can
 be controlled or put out are :

7. By Preventing oxygen from reaching it. No supply of oxygen means

no fire. This can be done by throwing a damp blanket or spraying

foam of dry carbon dioxide.

8. By Removing the inflammable material near the fire like Gas, Oil,

wood, Plastic etc

9. By lowering the temperature below Flash Point of the burning

material, using water etc

 Question 5. Match the items in Box A with those in box B.

 A

1. To burn paper or a piece of wood

2. Small fire can be put out

3. When water is spread on fire.

4. A carbon dioxide extinguisher is the best thing

 5. Space left between buildings.

o it absorb the heat from the burning material and lowers the

temperature

o reduces the risk of fire.

o with a damp blanket.

o we heat it before it catches fire.

o to put out an electrical fire.

Answer:A

1. To burn paper or a piece of wood -- we heat it before it catches

fire.

2. Small fire can be put out -- with a damp blanket.

3. When water is spread on fire. -- it absorb the heat from the burning

material and lowers the temperature

4. A carbon dioxide extinguisher is the best thing -- to put out an

 electrical fire.

5. Space left between buildings. -- reduces the risk of fire.

Question 6. Why does a burning candle go out when you blow on it?

Answer: When we blow on burning candle, we remove the hot air around

the flame. Thus, we bring down its temperature below the flash point.

Then the candle goes out.

Question 7. Spraying water is not a good way of putting out an oil fire or

an electrical fire? Why not?

Answer: Oil fire cannot be put out by spraying water on it. The reason is

that the oil floats to the top of water and continues to burn. Secondly, it

can flow quickly carrying the burning oil. Thus the fire spreads. Water

should not be used on electrical fire. Water is a good conductor of

electricity. So the person spraying water can get electric shock and be

killed.

Question 8. What are some of the things you should do to prevent a fire

at home and in the school?

Answer:
 6. Keep the gas cylinder at a safe distance. Check the tube from

time to time. The foul smell of the leaking gas should be tackled

at the earliest.

7. The school and office buildings often catch fire because of

electric short circuit. So we should avoid overload and replace old

wires. The electric fuses and MCBs should also be checked from

time to time.

8. We must not keep inflammable or combustible things like

kerosene and petrol in our homes.

9. Fire extinguishers be installed in high-rise buildings.

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Working with Language

 1. Read the following sentences. To burn paper or a piece of wood, we

heat it before it catches fire. We generally do it with alighted match.

Every fuel has a particular temperature at which it burns. The verbs in

italics are in the simple present tense. when we use it, we are not

thinking only about the present . We use it to say that something

happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something in true is general.

Find ten examples of verbs in the simple present tense in the text 'Fire:
 Friend and Foe' and write them down here. Do not include any passive

verbs.

_________ _________ _________

 _________ _________ _________

 _________ _________ _________

 Answer: Students do themselves.

Question 2. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with words in the

box. you may use a word more than once.

carbon, cause, fire, smother

1. Gandhiji's life was devoted to the ______ of justice and fair play.

2. Have you insured your house against ______?

3. Diamond is nothing but ______ in its pure from.

4. If you put to much coal on the fire at once you will ______ it.

5. Smoking is said to be the main ______ of heart disease.

6. When asked by an ambitious writer whether he should put some

 ______ into his stories, Somerset Maugham murmured, "No, the

other way round".

7. She is a ______ copy of her mother.

8. It is often difficult to ______ a yawn when you listen to as long

speech on the value of time.

Answer:carbon, cause, fire, smother

9. Gandhiji's life was devoted to the cause of justice and fair play.

10. Have you insured your house against fire?

11. Diamond is nothing but carbon in its pure from.

12. If you put to much coal on the fire at once you

will smother it.

13. Smoking is said to be the main cause of heart disease.

14. When asked by an ambitious writer whether he should put

some fire into his stories, Somerset Maugham murmured, "No, the

other way round".

15. She is a carbon copy of her mother.

16. It is often difficult to smother a yawn when you listen to as

 long speech on the value of time.

Question 3. One words is italicised in each sentence. Find its opposite

in the box and fill in the blanks.spending, shut, destroy, subtract,

increase

17.You were required to keep all the doors open, not ______.

18. Pupil : What mark did I get in yesterday's Maths test?

Teacher : You got what you get when you add five and five and

_____ ten from the total.

19. Run four Kilometers a day to preserve your health. Run a lot

to ______ it.

20. If a doctor advises a lean and lanky patient to reduce his

weight further, be sure he is doing it to ______ his income.

21. The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and

______ we lay waste our powers.

--Wordsworth

Answer:

spending, shut, destroy, subtract, increase

22. You were required to keep all the doors open, not shut.
 23. Pupil : What mark did I get in yesterday's Maths test?

Teacher : You got what you get when you add five and five

and subtract ten from the total.

24. Run four Kilometres a day to preserve your health Run a lot

to destroy it.

25. If a doctor advises a lean and lanky patient to reduce his

weight further, be sure he is doing it to increase his income.

26. The world is too much with us; late and soon. Getting

and spending we lay waste our powers.

--Wordsworth

Question 4. Use the words given in the box to fill in the blanks in the

sentences below.

across, along, past, through

27. The cat chased the mouse ______ the lawn.

28. We were not allowed to cross the frontier. So we drove _____

it as far we could an came back happy.

29. The horse went ____ the winning post and had to be stopped

with difficulty.
 30. It is not difficult to see ______ your plan. Any one can see your

motive.

31. Go ______ the yellow line, then turn left. You will reach the

post office in five minutes.

Answer:across, along, past, through

32. The cat chased the mouse across the lawn.

33. We were not allowed to cross the frontier. So we

drove along it as far we could an came back happy.

34. The horse went past the winning post and had to be stopped

with difficulty.

35. It is not difficult to see through your plan. Any one can see

your motive.

36. Go along the yellow line, then turn left. You will reach the

post office in five minutes.

CBSE Class 7th (VII) English | Chapter 9. A Bicycle in Good Repair-Solved

Exercises
Intext Questions (Comprehension Check (Page 128))

 Question . "I got up early, for me" It implies that

o he was an early riser

o he was a later riser.

o he got up late that morning.

Mark the correct answer

Answer:ii he was a latter riser.

 Question . The bicycle "goes easily enough in the morning and a little

stiffly after lunch

The remark is

o humorous.

o inaccurate.

o sarcastic.

o enjoyable.
 o meaningless.

Mark the correct answer(s)

Answer: (i) humorous and (v) meaningless.

 Question . The friend shook the bicycle violently. Find two or three

sentences in the text which express the author's disapproval of it.

Answer : 1. Don't do that. you'll hurt it. 2. I did not see why he should

shake it. 3. I felt as much as I should, had he started whacking my dog.

 Question . ".... if not, it would make a serious difference to the

machine." What does 'it' refer

to?

Answer: 'It' refers to little balls.

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Textbook Questions (Working with the Text)Answer the following

Question 1. Did the front wheel really wobble? What is your opinion? Give a

reason for your answer.

Answer: The fact was that the front wheel was all right, It didn't wobble

unless the man shook it violently. It began to wobble only after repair
because some of the balls were lost.

Question 2. In what condition did the author find the bicycle when he

returned from the tool shed?

Answer: The author found the man holding the front wheel between his legs.

He was moving it round between his fingers. The remaining part of the

bicycle was lying on the stony path beside him.

Question 3. "Nothing is easier then taking off the gear case." Comment on or

continue this sentence in the light of what actually happens.

Answer: Taking off the gear in easy task. The friend took less than five

minutes to unscrew the gear box. It lay on the path in two pieces. Only the

screws were lost.

Question 4. What special treatment did the chain receive?

Answer: First he tightened the chain a little two much, and it refused to

move. Next he loosened it a little to much.

Question 5. The friend has two little two qualities. he knows what he is doing

and is absolutely sure it is good. Find the two phrases in the text which
mean the same.

Answer:

1. 'Cheery confidence in yourself.'

2. 'Your inexplicable hopefulness

Question 6. Describe 'the fight' between the man and the machine. Find the

relevant sentences in the text and d write them?

Answer: The friend set to work to re-fix the gear case. He put the bicycle in

different positions in order to work on it. He lay on the ground to work at it

from below. 'He doubled himself across it till he lost his balance and slid over

on to his head' Then he lost his temper. There was a rough and tumble fight

between him and the machine. Sometimes he was on top the machine, the

next moment, he lay on the gravel path with the bicycle on him.

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Working with languageQuestion 1. Read the following sentences.

 We should go for a long bicycle ride.

 I ought to have been firm.

 We must't lose any of them.

  I suggested that he should hold the fork, and that I should handle the

wheel.

The word in italics are modal auxiliaries. Modal auxiliaries are used with

verbs to express notions such as 'possibility', 'permission, 'willingness',

obligation', 'necessity', etc. 'should', 'must' and 'ought' to' generally express

moral obligation, necessity and desirability. Look at the following:

 We should go on a holiday. (suggestion: It is a good idea for use to go on

qa holiday.)

 He is no too well these days. He must see a doctor. before he becomes

worse. (compulsion or necessity: It is absolutely essential or necessary

for him to see a doctor.)

 You ought to listen to me. I am well over decade older than you. (more

emphatic than 'should' : Since I am older than you, it is advisable that

you listen to me.)

Note: 'should' and 'ought to' ae often used interchangeably.

Rewrite each of the following sentences using should/ought to/must in place

of italicized words. Make other changes wherever.

  You are obliged to do your duty irrespective of consequences.

 You will do well to study at least for an hour everyday.

 The doctor says it is necessary for her to sleep height hours everyday

night.

 It is right that you show respect towards elders and affection towards

the youngsters.

 If you want to stay healthy, exercise regularly.

 It is good for you take walk every morning.

 It is strongly advised that you don't stand on your head.

 As he has a cold, it is better for him to go to bed.

Answer:

 You are obliged to do your duty irrespective of consequences.

You should do your duty irrespective of consequences.

 You will do well to study at least for an hour everyday.

You must study at least for an hour everyday.

 The doctor says it is necessary for her to sleep height hours everyday

night.
 The doctor says it is must her to sleep height hours everyday night.

 It is right that you show respect towards elders and affection towards

the youngsters.

You should respect your elders and affection towards the youngsters.

 If you want to stay healthy, exercise regularly.

You ought exercise regularly (If you want to stay healthy).

 It is good for you take walk every morning.

You should take a walk every morning.

 It is strongly advised that you don't stand on your head.

You should not stand on your head.

 As he has a cold, it is better for him to go to bed.

As he has a cold, he should go to bed.

Question 2. Use should, must, ought to appropriately in the following

sentences:

 People who live in the glass houses ______ not throw stones.

 You ______ wipe your feet before coming into the house, especially

during rains.
  You ______ do but the teacher tells you.

 The puplils were told that they ______ writ more neatly.

 Sign in front of a Park : You ______ not walk on the grass.

 You ______ be ashamed of yourself having made such a remark.

 SHe left home at 9o'clock. He ______ be here any minute

 "Whatever happened to the chocolate cake?"

"How ______ I know? I have just arrived".

Answer:

 People who live in the glass houses must not throw stones.

 You should wipe your feet before coming into the house, especially

during rains.

 You ought to do but the teacher tells you.

 The pupils were told that they should writ more neatly.

 Sign in front of a Park : You must not walk on the grass.

 You should be ashamed of yourself having made such a remark.

  She left home at 9o'clock. He must be here any minute

 "Whatever happened to the chocolate cake?"

"How ought to I know? I have just arrived".

Question 3. To or more single sentences can be combined to form a single

sentence. Read the following. I made an effort, and was pleased with my self.

This sentence is in fact a combination of two sentences.

 I am made an effort.

 I was pleased with myself.

Now read this sentence. I did no see why he should take it. This is also a

combination of two sentences.

 I did not see (it).

 Why should he shake it?

Divide each of the following sentences into its parts. Write meaningful parts.

If necessary, supply a word or two make each part meaningful.

 I went to the tool shed to see what I could find. (3 parts)

  When I came back he was sitting on the ground. (2 parts)

 We may as well see what's the matter with it, now it is out. (3 parts)

 He said he hoped we had got them all. (3 parts)

 I had to confess he was right (2 parts)

Answer:

 I went to the tool shed to see what I could find. (3 parts)

o I went to the tool shed

o I wanted to see

o What could I find?

 When I came back he was sitting on the ground. (2 parts)

o When I came back.

o He was sitting on the ground.

 We may as well see what's the matter with it, now it is out. (3 parts)
 o We may see as well

o what's the matter with it

o It is out now

 He said he hoped we had got them all. (3 parts)

o He said.

o he hoped.

o we had got them all.

 I had to confess he was right (2 parts)

o I had to confess

o he was right

o Question 4. 'en' acts as a prefix (put at the beginning) or a suffix

(put at the end) to form new words. en + courage = encourage

weak + en = weaken 'en' at the beginning or at the end of a word

is not always a prefix or a suffix. It is then an integral part of the

word. ending

barren
 Now arrange the box words given in the box under three headings

encourage dampen listen

 barren endanger soften

 faster enclose weaken

 even enable enclave

Answer:

en(prefix) en(suffix) en(part of word)

 fasten encourage barren

 dampen endanger even

 soften enclose listen

 weaken enable enclave

 Find new words in your textbook and Put them under the same

headings.

Answer: Student do it yourself.