Class 7

Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions Chapter 3 A Glass of Milk Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Class 7th English Solutions Chapter 3 A Glass of Milk Question Answers

A Glass of Milk Class 7 Questions and Answers

Activity 1.

Look up the following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the play (adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or the mobile phone for correct pronunciation.)
3. Words that normally go with the given word. For example, ‘owe’ goes with ‘money’, ‘bank’, ‘debt’, ‘apology’, etc.
4. Spellings

complicated	diagnose	surgery
attention	struggle	discuss

Vocabulary Expansion

Activity 2

Find suffixes in the following words.
1. complicated
2. hesitatingly
3. warmly
4. stronger
5. goodness
Answer:
1. -ated,
2. -ly,
3. ly,
4. -er,
5. ness.

Let us revise the prepositions besides’,’beside’, ‘between’ and ‘among’. ‘Besides’ means ‘in addition to’. “Beside’ means by the side of.,

1. What other sport do you play besides (के अतिरिक्त) hockey ?
2. She sat beside (के पास) her sick son all night.
‘Between (दो व्यक्तियों अथवा चीजों के बीच) is used for two people or things.
‘Among (दो से अधिक व्यक्तियों अथवा चीजों के बीच) is used for more than two people or things.

1. There is no love between the two brothers.
2. Distribute sweets among all the children.

Activity 3

Fill in the blanks choosing from the words given in the box.

beside

besides

between

among

1. The two brothers distributed the sweets …………………. themselves.
2. Radha came and sat ……………….. her mother.
3. The four thieves quarrelled ………………. themselves.
4. I have three other pens …………..
5. this. ……….. advising them, he gave them money also.
6. A beggar was sitting ………………. the temple gate.
Answer:
1. between
2. beside
3. among
4. besides
5. Besides
6. beside.

Learning to Read and Comprehend

Activity 4

Read the play carefully and write the answers.

Scene-1

Question 1.
Count and write the number of characters in Scene 1 of the play.
नाटक के दृश्य 1 में पात्रों की संख्या गिनो और लिखो।
Answer:
Two.

Question 2.
What are their names ?
उनके क्या नाम है?
Answer:
Howard Kelly and Anita.

Question 3.
What is the time ?
समय क्या है ?
Answer:
It is afternoon.

Question 4.
What does the boy say to himself ?
लड़का स्वयं से क्या कहता है ?
Answer:
He says that he must sell two more books to pay his school fee and ask for some water too.

Question 5.
Why does he sell books ?
वह पुस्तकें क्यों बेचता है ?
Answer:
He sells books to earn money for his school fee.

Question 6.
Why does he ring the bell ?
वह घंटी क्यों बजाता है ?
Answer:
He rings the bell to get the door opened.

Question 7.
Who opens the door ?
दरवाज़ा कौन खोलता है ?
Answer:
A lady opens the door.

Question 8.
What does he request the Lady for ?
वह औरत से किस चीज़ के लिए प्रार्थना करता है ?
Answer:
He requests the lady for some water.

Question 9.
What does the Lady give him ?
औरत उसे क्या देती है ?
Answer:
The lady gives him a glass of milk.

Question 10.
How much money does the Lady give the boy for the book ?
औरत लड़के को पुस्तक के कितने पैसे देती है ?
Answer:
She gives him 5 pounds.

Scene-2

Question 1.
Count and write the number of characters in Scene 2 of the play.
नाटक के दृश्य 2 में पात्रों की संख्या गिनो और लिखो।
Answer:
Two.

Question 2.
What is the profession of the characters of this scene ?”
इस दृश्य के पात्रों का क्या व्यवसाय है ?
Answer:
They are doctors.

Question 3.
Why had the Lady come to this hospital ?
औरत इस अस्पताल में क्यों आई है ?
Answer:
The lady had some complicated disease and had been referred to this hospital for treatment.

Question 4.
How did the Lady get ill ?.
औरत बीमार कैसे हुई ?
Answer:
The lady got ill because of food poisoning

Question 5.
What kind of treatment did she need ?
उसे किस प्रकार के इलाज की ज़रूरत थी ?
Answer:
She needed immediate surgery.

Scene-3

Question 1.
How much time did the patients get to pay the bill, as per the rules ?
नियमों के अनुसार मरीजों को बिल चुकाने के लिए कितना समय मिलता था ?
Answer:
They got two days to pay the bill.

Question 2.
Why did the Lady get worried ?
औरत चिन्ता में क्यों पड़ गई ?
Answer:
She got worried to see the heavy bill to pay within two days.

Question 3.
Why did the Lady have tears in her eyes ?
औरत की आँखों में आंसू क्यों आ गये थे ?
Answer:
These were the tears of happiness as the bill had already been paid.

Question 4.
Why did she not have to pay the bill ?
उसे बिल क्यों नहीं चुकाना था ?
Answer:
She did not have to pay the bill because Dr. Howard had already paid it.

Question 5.
Who had paid the bill ? Why ?
बिल किसने चुकाया था ? क्यों ?
Answer:
Dr. Howard had paid the bill. He had paid it to repay the goodness of the lady in the form of a glass of milk.

Question 6.
Why was the Lady happy in the end ?
अन्त में औरत प्रसन्न क्यों थी ?
Answer:
In the end, the lady was happy because her faith in God and goodness of people had become stronger.

Learning Language:
Degrees of Adjectives

Adjectives have three forms of comparison: Positive, Comparative and Superlative. Simple adjectives that make no comparisons are positive forms.
Most adjectives form the comparative by adding ‘-r’, ‘-er’, -ier’ and the superlative by adding ‘-st’, ‘-est’, ‘-iest to the positive.
Adjectives के तीन रूप (degrees) होते हैं। Positive degree आम विशेषता बताती है; जबकि Comparative तथा Superlative degrees का प्रयोग तुलना के लिए किया जाता है।
(i) अधिकतर adjectives के पीछे ‘-er’/’-ier’ तथा ‘-est’/’-iest’ जोड़ने से तथा आवश्यक परिवर्तन (विशेषकर अंतिम) करने से क्रमश: Comparative तथा Superlative degrees बनती हैं ; जैसे

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
quick	quicker	quickest
fine	finer	finest
nice	nicer	nicest
bold	bolder	boldest
clever	cleverer	cleverest
deep	deeper	deepest
dirty	dirtier	dirtiest
heavy	heavier	heaviest
happy	happier	happiest

(ii)Adverb “more” तथा “most” के प्रयोग से ; जैसे —

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
beautiful courageous difficult satisfactory useful	more beautiful more courageous more difficult more satisfactory more useful	most beautiful most courageous most difficult most satisfactory most useful

(iii) भिन्न – भिन्न शब्दों के प्रयोग से ; जैसे —

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
good\well	better	best
bad	worse	worst
little	less	least
far	farther/further	farthest/furthest
many	more	most

Activity 5

Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct comparative form of the words given in the brackets :
1. Australia is the ………………. island in the world. (large, larger, largest)
2. The class test was ……………… than we had expected. (easy, easier, easiest)
3. The elephant has the …………….. trunk. (long, longer, longest)
4. Kilimanjaro in Africa is ………………. than Mont Blanc in Europe. (tall, taller, tallest)
5. The white dog was the ……………… of all. (greedy, greedier, greediest)
Answer:
1. largest
2. easier
3. longest
4. talle
5. greediest.

Activity 6.

Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of comparison of the adjective. Use the adjective given in the brackets.

1. Shyam is …………… than Karan. Neil is the ……………….. of them all.
2. My room is …………….. than yours. (neat)
3. Pole star is the ………….. ….. star. (bright)
4. The sweets I ate at this sweetshop are ………………. than any other sweets I have ever eaten. (delicious)
5. Is the Prime Minister …………….. than the President ? (powerful)
Answer:
1. healthier, healthiest
2. neater
3. brightest
4. more delicious
5. more powerful.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Activity 7

Rewrite each sentence below using the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives given in the brackets.
Example A : You are (tall) than me.
Answer A : You are taller than me.

Question 1.
The fish I caught is (big) than the one you caught.
Answer:
The fish I caught is bigger than the one you caught.

Question 2.
That is the (small) umbrella I have ever seen!
Answer:
That is the smallest umbrella I have ever seen.

Question 3.
She is the (pretty) girl I have ever seen.
Answer:
She is the prettiest girl I have ever seen.

Question 4.
My friend is (fabulous) than yours.
Answer:
My friend is more fabulous than yours.

Question 5.
That building is (large) than the one next to it.
Answer:
That building is larger than the one next to it.

Question 6.
Who has the (easy) job in our family ?
Answer:
Who has the easiest job in your family ?

Question 7.
Do you think a screwdriver is (useful) than a hammer ?
Answer:
Do you think a screwdriver is more useful than a hammer?

Learning to Speak

Activity 8 (Think-Pair-Share)

Think about what do you want to do to help someone ? Think of a good human value such as :

1. sharing food
2. caring for an injured animal
3. giving new clothes to the needy, etc.
Sit facing your partner. Tell your partner about it. Each pair will take 5 minutes to speak and listen to each other.
After five minutes, say what have you learnt about your partner in front of the class)?
नोट-छात्र स्वयं करें।

Learning to Write

Activity 9

Do some people, who want to sell something, ring your door-bell in the afternoons ? Do they disturb you ? How do you react ? Are you polite to them ? Most people are rude to them. Write about the time when a salesman rang a bell when you were sleeping. You can use some of the following words/phrases.

afternoon, bell, fast asleep, woke up, salesman, selling books, pestered, offered water, angry, close the door

Answer:
It was afternoon yesterday when a bell rang at our door. I was fast asleep. Suddenly I woke up and opened the door. A salesman with some books in his hand greeted me. He requested me to buy one. He asked for some water too. I gave him a glass of water and requested him to go away. But he stood there like a statue and went on speaking. I got irritated and angry and closed the door.

Learning to Use Language

Read the following paragraph on Blackpool :

Blackpool is a beautiful town in England. Tourists love going to Blackpool. Blackpool is situated at the seaside. The seawater of Blackpool is very salty and visibly black. That is why the town is called Blackpool. It is a place that children love going to. There is a lot that children may find amusing. There is a tall tower in the middle of the town which is also black.

Activity 10.

Write a paragraph on your village/town/city or Amritsar/Jalandhar/Patiala/Ludhiana etc.
You may talk about :

• where the place is located
• what the place is famous for
• what most people do when they visit the place.

Note : The teacher must help learners to get information about the city/ place they want to write about.
I live in Amritsar. It is one of the biggest cities of Punjab. It is holy place and a historical city as well. It is mainly known for the Sri Harmandir Sahib, the holiest shrine of the Sikhs. People from all over the world visit this place. They have a dip in the holy tank here. The Jallianwalla Bagh near this holy shrine reminds us of the martyrs of 1919. The Durgiana Mandir of Amritsar is also worth visiting.

Comprehension Of Passages

Read the following passages carefully and aswers the questions that follow each :

(1) A small and a narrow street, afternoon time, a small boy selling things from door to door.
Boy (to himself): I must sell two more books ! How will I give my school fee if I don’t sell these books ? But it is a hot afternoon ! I am so hungry and thirstly ! I think I must ask for some water from the next house!
The boy sees a small house. He rings the bell. A lady opens the door.
Boy (tired and hungry): Good afternoon, Ma’am!
Lady (politely) : Good afternoon ! Do you want something ?
Boy : My name is Howard, Howard Kelly. I am selling these books. Will you buy one of my books?

1. What was the small boy doing ?
छोटा सा लड़का क्या कर रहा था ?

2. How was he feeling ?
वह कैसा महसूस कर रहा या?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note book.
(a) The street was big and narrow.
(b) The boy’s name was Howard Kelly.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) I must ask for some water ……………….
(b) The boy was to pay his ………………

5. Match the words with their meanings :

(a) ask for	softly
(b) politely	demand
	quickly

Answer:
1. The small boy was selling books from door to door.
2. He was feeling very hungry, thirsty and tired.
3.
(a) False
(b) True.
4.
(a) I must ask for some water from the next house .
(b) The boy was to pay his school fee.
5.
(a) ask for — demand
(b) politely — softly.

(2) Lady : You are very small. You should be in school and not selling things !
Boy : Yes, Ma’am. I need to pay for my fee. For this reason, I go door to door selling books. And, ah (hesitatingly) Can I get some water, please ? I am very thirsty.
The lady looks at him and says :
Lady : Sure! Just a few minutes, child. (goes inside and comes back with a glass) Here you are ! Here’s some milk. You are so weak. It appears you haven’t eaten for days !
Boy (taking the glass from the lady and drinking it) : Thank you so much, Ma’am. You are very kind ! How much, ehm… How much do I, ah… owe you for the milk ?

1. Why had the boy to sell books ?
लड़के को किताबें क्यों बेचनी पड़ती थीं ?

2. What did the Lady give the boy to drink ?
औरत ने लड़के को पीने के लिए क्या दिया ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note book.
(a) The boy appeared to be hungry.
(b) The boy asked the lady for some milk.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) The Lady went inside and came back
(b) You should be in school and ……………….

5. Match the words with their meanings :

(a) sure	reluctantly
(b) hesitatingly	smilingly
	certainly

Answers
1. The boy had to sell books to earn money for his school fee.
2. The lady gave the boy a glass of milk to drink.
3.
(a) True
(b) False.
4.
(a) The Lady went inside and came back with a glass.
(b) You should be in school and not selling things.
5.
(a) sure — certainly
(b) hesitatingly – reluctantly.

(3) Dr. Brown (facing Dr Kelly) : She is from Blackpool. The doctors there advised her to come to this hospital as they could not understand her disease.
It started with food poisoning but got complicated. Perhaps, her liver has got affected.
Dr. Kelly : What ? From Blackpool ? That’s where I come from. Where is the lady ? (Dr Brown taking Dr Kelly to the hospital room)
Dr. Brown : There she is! She needs immediate surgery. I don’t think we can do much in this case even after surgery.
Dr. Kelly (peeps into the room and sees the sleeping woman, smiles) : We must do our best ! And, I’ll do my best to save her.
Dr. Brown : Sure doctor ! We’ll make all possible efforts to save her. Do you know her ? Dr Kelly smiles again.

1. What was the problem with the lady according to Dr. Brown ?
डॉ० ब्राउन के अनुसार औरत की क्या समस्या थी ?

2. What were the two doctors ready to do for the lady ?
दोनों डॉक्टर औरत के लिए क्या करने को तैयार थे ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note book.
(a) The lady needed immediate surgery.
(b) The Lady’s problem had started with over eating.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) The Lady was from …………………
(b) The doctors in Blackpool hospital …………. the Lady’s disease.

5. Match the words with their meanings :

(a) efforts	damaged
(b) affected	attempts
	instruments

Answer.
1. According to Dr. Brown Lady’s liver was affected due to food poisoning.
2. The two doctors were ready to make all possible efforts to save the lady.
3.
(a) True
(b) False.
4.
(a) The Lady was from Blackpool.
(b) The doctors in Blackpool hospital could not understand the Lady’s disease.
5.
(a) efforts — attempts
(b) affected — damaged.

(4) Nurse (handing over the bill to the Lady) : Here is your medicine ! And, er… this is your bill. As per the hospital rules, you need to pay the bill in two days.
Lady (looking worried) : This hospital seems to be very expensive. Nurse : Yes, Madam. It is the most expensive hospital in London.
Lady (looks at the bill) : …It will take me a lifetime to pay the bill! It is signed by Dr Howard Kelly.
Nurse : Yes ! He’s very kind. He took special care of you. He’s from your city. Lady (looking interested) : Really ? Is he from Blackpool ?
Nurse : Yes, He is ! let me see your bill, Madam ! (takes the bill and looks at it, smiles) Yes, something is written on it. Did you see it?
Lady : No, let me see it again. (reads aloud with tears in her eyes). ‘Paid in full years ago with a glass of milk’. Dr Howard Kelly.

1. What were the hospital rules about payment of the bill ?
बिल चुकाने के बारे में अस्पताल के क्या नियम थे ?

2. What was written on the bill ?
बिल पर क्या लिखा था ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note book.
(a) The bill was signed by the Nurse.
(b) Dr. Howard Kelly was from Blackpool.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) It is the ………………… in London.
(b) It will take me a lifetime …………..

5. Match the words with their meanings :

(a) expensive	anxious
(b) worried	interested
	costly

Answers
1. As per the hospital rules the bill was to be paid in two days.
2. ‘Paid in full years ago with a glass of milk.’
3.
(a) False
(b) True.
4.
(a) It is the most expensive hospital in London.
(b) It will take me a lifetime to pay the bill.
5.
(a) expensive – costly
(b) worried – anxious.

Use Of Words/Phrases In Sentences

1. Understand (to know) —
I can’t understand what you want.
मुझे समझ नहीं आता कि तुम क्या चाहते हो।

2. Disease (ailment) —
Corona has spread a fatal disease.
कोरोना ने घातक बीमारी फैला दी है।

3. Complicated (complex) —
Your problem is very complicated.
तुम्हारी समस्या बहुत ही जटिल है।

4. Faith (trust) —
I have deep faith in God.
मेरा परमात्मा में गहरा विश्वास है।

5. Accept (take) —
I don’t accept money for any social service.
मैं किसी सामाजिक कार्य के लिए धन स्वीकार नहीं करता।

6. Deed (act) —
Do a good deed daily.
प्रतिदिन एक अच्छा काम (कर्म) करो।

7. Hand over (to give) —
Do a good deed daily.
प्रतिदिन एक अच्छा काम (कर्म) करो

8. Discuss (exchange views) —
Let us discuss this problem.
आओ हम इस समस्या पर चर्चा/विचार-विमर्श करें।

9. Ask for (demand) —
He asked me for some money.
उसने मुझसे कुछ पैसे मांगे।

10. Expensive (costly) —
Your shirt is very expensive.
तुम्हारी कमीज़ बहुत कीमती है।

Word Meanings:

A Glass of Milk Summary in Hindi

Scene 1…………………… and feels stronger.

दृश्य-1.
समय : बाद दोपहर
स्थान : इंग्लैंड का एक छोटा सा शहर-ब्लैक पूल
पात्र : एक लड़का : हॉवर्ड केली
एक महिला : अनीता
दृश्य : एक छोटी और तंग गली, बाद दोपहर का समय, एक छोटा-सा लड़का एक दरवाज़े से दूसरे दरवाजे तक (घर-घर जाकर) सामान बेच रहा है।
लड़का (स्वयं से) : मुझे दो और किताबें अवश्य बेचनी पड़ेंगी। यदि मैं इन किताबों को नहीं बेचूंगा, तो मैं अपने
स्कूल की फीस कैसे भरूंगा। परन्तु दोपहर गर्म है। मैं बहुत प्यासा हूँ और मुझे तेज़ भूख भी लगी है। मैं सोचता हूँ कि मैं अगले घर से पानी माँग लूं।

लड़के को एक छोटा घर दिखाई देता है। वह घंटी (बैल) बजाता है। एक औरत दरवाजा खोलती है।
लड़का (थका हारा : गुड ऑफ्टरनून मैम !और भूखा)
औरत (विनम्रता से) : Good afternoon. तुम्हें कुछ चाहिए क्या ?
लड़का : मेरा नाम हॉवर्ड केली है। मैं ये पुस्तकें बेच रहा हूँ। क्या तुम मेरी कोई एक पुस्तक खरीदोगी।
औरत : तुम बहुत छोटे हो। तुम्हें स्कूल में होना चाहिए न कि कुछ बेचना चाहिए।
लड़का : हां ! मैम। मुझे अपनी फ़ीस भरनी है। इसी कारण मैं घर-घर जाकर किताबें बेचता हूँ। और, आह
(झिझकते हुए)। कृपया क्या मुझे कुछ पानी मिल सकता है ? मुझे बहुत प्यास लगी है। औरत उसकी ओर देखकर बोलती है।

औरत : अवश्य ! बच्चे ! कुछ क्षण (पल) रुको। (अंदर जाती है और एक गिलास लेकर वापिस आती है।) यह लो !
यह दूध है। तुम बहुत कमज़ोर हो। ऐसा लगता है तुमने कई दिनों से कुछ खाया नहीं है।
लड़का (औरत से : आपका बहुत-बहुत शुक्रिया मैम ! आप बहुत दयालु हैं। मुझे कितना ehm ………….. मुझे गिलास लेकर पीते हुए) कितना ah (आह) ………….. दूध के लिए मुझे कितना मूल्य चुकाना है? औरत (स्नेह से भरकर : कुछ भी नहीं ! तुम्हें मुझे कुछ भी नहीं देना। मेरी माँ ने मुझे सिखाया है कि किसी दयापूर्ण बोलते हुए) कार्य की कीमत नहीं लेनी चाहिए। मुझे तुमसे एक किताब खरीदनी है। इस पुस्तक का मूल्य
क्या है?

लड़का(मुस्कराते हुए) : धन्यवाद, मैम ! मैं इसे सदा याद रखूगा। इस पुस्तक का मूल्य 4 पौंड और 70 पैंस है। औरत पुस्तक ले लेती है और उस लड़के को 5 पौंड देकर शेष पैसे अपने पास रखने को कहती है। लड़का मुस्कराता है और उस घर से चल देता है। वह खुश है और उसे लगता है कि जैसे उसे और अधिक शक्ति मिल गई हो।

Scene 2 ………………………………….. smiles again.

दृश्य-2. (कई वर्षों के बाद)

समय : सुबह
स्थान : शहर का बड़ा अस्पताल
पात्र : डा० पीटर ब्राउन
डा० हॉवर्ड केली
(डा० ब्राउन और डा० केली एक केस पर विचार-विमर्श करते हुए)
डा० केली : डा० ब्राउन, क्या यह कठिन केस है?
डा० ब्राउन : हाँ, यह एक जटिल केस है। हम अभी तक इस समस्या को समझ नहीं पाये।
डा० केली (डा० ब्राउन : औरत कौन है? वह कहाँ से है? और वह इतनी बीमार कैसे हो गई?
के निकट आते हुए) डा० ब्राउन (डा० केली : वह ब्लैक पूल से है। वहाँ के डाक्टरों ने उसे इस अस्पताल में आने की सलाह दी है क्योंकि
की ओर वे उसकी बीमारी का पता नहीं लगा पाए। यह फूड पाइजनिंग (भोजन से जहर बन जाने) देखते हुए) से शुरू हुई लेकिन जटिल हो गयी। शायद उसका लीवर प्रभावित हो गया है।
डा० केली : क्या ? ब्लैक पूल से ? मैं भी तो वहीं से हूँ। कहाँ है औरत ?
(डा० ब्राउन डा० केली को अस्पताल के उस कमरे में ले जाते हुए)
डा० ब्राउन : यह रही, वह। इसे शीघ्र ही शल्य चिकित्सा (सर्जरी) की आवश्यकता है। मुझे नहीं लगता कि हम शल्य चिकित्सा के बाद भी इस केस में ज्यादा कुछ कर पाएं। डा० केली (कमरे में : हमें अपनी पूरी कोशिश करनी चाहिए। और मैं इसे बचाने के लिए अपना हर संभव सर्वश्रेष्ठ झांकता है और सोई हुई प्रयत्न करूंगा। महिला को देखकर मुस्कराता है) डा० ब्राउन : अवश्य, डॉक्टर ! हम इसे बचाने के लिए पूरा प्रयत्न करेंगे। क्या आप इसे जानते हो?
डा० केली फिर से मुस्कराते हैं।

Scene 3 ………………. become stronger today.

दृश्य-3.

स्थान : अस्पताल का एक कमरा
पात्र : औरत
: एक नर्स
: एक व्यक्ति (बिल विभाग से)
(नर्स औरत को दवाई देने लगती है।)
व्यक्ति (नर्स को कुछ : क्या यह अच्छा महसूस कर रही है? यह भाग्यशाली है कि इसका केस डा० हॉवर्ड केली कागज़ देते हुए) ने अपने हाथ में लिया था। यह इनका बिल है। इन्हें दो दिन में बिल का भुगतान करना है।
इन्हें बिल दिखा दो। नर्स (व्यक्ति से : तुम ठीक कह रहे हो। यह भाग्यशाली है।
और हाँ, यह पहले से बहुत अच्छा महसूस कर बिल लेते हुए) रही है और स्वस्थ है।
(नर्स औरत को दवाई देती है।) नर्स (औरत को : यह आपकी दवाई है।
और हां, यह आपका बिल है। अस्पताल के नियमानुसार आपको बिल बिल देते हुए) का भुगतान दो दिन में करना है।
औरत (चिन्तित : यह अस्पताल बहुत महंगा लगता है। दिखाई देती है)
नर्स : हां मैडम! यह लंदन का सबसे महँगा अस्पताल है।
औरत (बिल देखते : इस बिल को भरने में मेरा पूरा जीवन लग जाएगा। इस पर डा० हॉवर्ड के हस्ताक्षर हैं। हुए)
नर्स : हां। वह बहुत दयालु हैं। उन्होंने आपका विशेष ध्यान रखा है। वह आपके शहर से ही हैं। औरत (रुचि : वास्तव में ? क्या वह ब्लैक पूल से हैं? दिखाते हुए)
नर्स : हां, वह वहीं से हैं। मुझे अपना बिल दिखाओ, मैडम ! (बिल लेती है और देखकर मुस्कराती – है) हां, इस पर कुछ लिखा है। क्या आपने देखा है?
औरत : नहीं, मुझे फिर से देखने दो। (आंखों में आंसू लिए ऊंची आवाज़ में पढ़ती है।) ‘वर्षों पहले एक गिलास दूध द्वारा पूरा बिल चुका दिया गया था।’ डॉ० हॉवर्ड केली।
औरत : भगवान हॉवर्ड का भला करे। मैं बहुत खुश हूँ। आज मेरा भगवान और आदमी की अच्छाई पर भरोसा और भी मज़बूत हो गया है।

Retranslation Of Isolated Sentences

1. I must sell two more books.
मुझे दो और किताबें अवश्य बेचनी पड़ेंगी।

2. I think I must ask for some water.
मैं सोचता हूँ कि मैं पानी माँग लूं।

3. I am selling these books.
मैं ये पुस्तकें बेच रहा हूँ।

4. You should be in school and not selling things.
तुम्हें स्कूल में होना चाहिए न कि कुछ बेचना चाहिए।

5. It appears you haven’t eaten for days.
ऐसा लगता है कि तुमने कई दिनों से कुछ नहीं खाया है।

6. My mother has taught me not to accept payment for a deed of kindness.
मेरी माता ने मुझे सिखाया है कि दयापूर्ण कार्य की कीमत नहीं लेनी चाहिए।

7. The boy smiles and leaves the house.
लड़का मुस्कराता है और उस घर से चल देता है।

8. We have not yet been able to diagnose the problem.
हम अभी तक इस बीमारी को समझ नहीं पाए।

9. The doctors there advised her to come to this hospital.
वहाँ के डाक्टरों ने उसे इस अस्पताल में आने की सलाह दी है।

10. She needs immediate surgery.
इसे शीघ्र ही शल्य चिकत्सा (सर्जरी) की आवश्यकता है।

11. We will make all possible efforts to save her.
हम इसे बचाने के लिए पूरा प्रयत्न करेंगे।

12. This is her bill.
यह इनका बिल है।

13. It is the most expensive hospital in London.
यह लंदन का सबसे महंगा अस्पताल है।

14. It will take me a lifetime to pay the bill.
इस बिल को भरने में मेरा पूरा जीवन लग जाएगा।

15. Paid in full years ago with a glass milk.
वर्षों पहले एक गिलास दूध द्वारा पूरा बिल चुका दिया गया था।

16. My faith in God and goodness of people has become stronger today.
मेरा भगवान और आदमी की अच्छाई पर भरोसा और .भी मज़बूत हो गया है।

English Guide for Class 7 PSEB Prose

• Rent for Water Question Answer
• Birbal’s Khichdi Question Answer
• A Glass of Milk Question Answer
• Mountaineers Question Answer
• The Princess Who Never Smiled Question Answer
• A Treasure Hunt Question Answer
• A Hole in the Fence Question Answer
• Hachiko-The World’s Most Loyal Dog Question Answer

Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions Chapter 6 A Treasure Hunt Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Class 7th English Solutions Chapter 6 A Treasure Hunt Question Answers

A Treasure Hunt Class 7 Questions and Answers

Activity 1

Look up the following words/phrases in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook.

1. Meaning of the word as used in the story (adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or the mobile phone for correct pronunciation.)
3. Spellings

ancient	treasure	swept across	huddled	skilfully
mounted	set off	thrilling	braved	realized

Vocabulary Expansion

Activity 2

Question 1.
Choose suitable phrases from the box to write below each image a dense forest

a dense forest	a galloping camel
craggy mountains	a swimming turtle

Answer:
a dense forest
a craggy mountain
a galloping camel
a swimming turtle

Learning to Read and Comprehend

Activity 3

What is meant by the bold words in the following sentences? The first one has been done for you.

Question 1.
The eagle agreed and joined the two.
Answer:
The word ‘two’ refers to the lion and Sagar.

Question 2.
The eagle watched every step they took with his sharp eyes.
Answer:
The word ‘they’ refers to Sagar and the lion.

Question 3.
There, they met a sheep.
Answer:
The word ‘they’ refers to Sagar, the lion and the eagle.

Question 4.
Will you join us in a treasure hunt and keep us warm when it’s cold ?
Answer:
The word ‘you’ refers to the sheep.

Question 5.
You are called the ship of the desert.
Answer:
The word ‘You’ refers to the camel.

Question 6.
The four finally reached the desert.
Answer:
The word ‘four’ refers to Sagar, the lion, the eagle and the sheep.

Question 7.
The rough waves almost drowned them.
Answer:
The word ‘them’ refers to Sagar, the lion, the eagle, the sheep and the camel.

Question 8.
Indeed, they had found the greatest treasure ever!
Answer:
The word “they’ refers to Sagar, the lion, the eagle, the sheep, the camel and the turtle.

Activity 4

Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
What did Sagar find in the library ?
सागर को लाइब्रेरी में क्या मिला ?
Answer:
Sagar found an ancient book in the library.

Question 2.
What did he plan to do ?
उसने क्या करने की योजना बनाई ?
Answer:
He planned to go in search of the treasure.

Question 3.
Where did Sagar go first? Whom did he meet there?
सागर सबसे पहले कहां गया ? वहां वह किससे मिला ?
Answer:
Sagar went to a forest first. He met a lion there.

Question 4.
Why did Sagar feel scared in the forest ?
वन में सागर डर क्यों गया था ?
Answer:
Sagar felt scared because the forest was dense and dark.

Question 5.
Where did Sagar and the lion go from the forest ?
सागर तथा शेर वन से कहां गए ?
Answer:
They went to a mountain from the forest.

Question 6.
What did Sagar ask the eagle to do ? Why ?
सागर ने गिद्ध से क्या करने को कहा ? क्यों ?
Answer:
Sagar asked the eagle to alert them against the danger because the eagle had very good eyesight.

Question 7.
Who did they meet in the valley ?
घाटी में वे किससे मिले ?
Answer:
In the valley, they met a sheep.

Question 8.
How would the sheep help Sagar and others ?
भेड़ सागर तथा उसके अन्य साथियों की सहायता कैसे कर सकती थी ?
Answer:
The sheep would keep them warm in cold.

Question 9.
How did the camel help them ?
ऊँट ने उनकी सहायता कैसे की ?
Answer:
The camel helped them cross the vast desert.

Question 10.
What did the turtle do to help them ?
कछुए ने उनकी सहायता करने के लिए क्या किया ?
Answer:
The turtle took them across the ocean.

Activity 5

Discuss the following in groups and explain it in the given space. . “Congratulations ! You have found the treasure !” What did the owl want to tell Sagar and his companions ?
ऊपर दिया गया वाक्य कह कर उल्लू सागर तथा उसके साथियों को क्या बताना चाहता था ?
Answer:
The owl wanted to tell them that friendship is a great blessing. It is the greatest treasure ever. They were lucky to find it.

Learning Language

Parts of Speech

Till now, we have done nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions etc. They are called Parts of Speech.

Activity 6

Read each sentence below and look carefully at the underlined words.

If the word names a person, place, thing or idea, it is a NOUN. Write N in the given space.
If the word shows an action, it is a VERB. Write V in the given space.
If the word describes a noun, it is an ADJECTIVE. Write A in the given space.
Answer:
1. Maria picked a fresh rose from the garden for her aunt. — N
2. Does anyone have a rose garden? — A
3. The puppy rose and patted his mother for attention. — V
4. He will book a hotel room for you. — V
5. I bought a new book. — N
6. Do you know of a book club ? — A
7. Corner the mouse if you want to catch it. — V
8. Corners of my book were torn. — N
9. I live in the corner house. — A
10. Some paper yellow with age. — V
11. Diana needs yellow paint to make the painting. — A
12. Yellow is a nice colour. — N
13. I like baby pink colour. — A
14. The baby kept crying. — N
15. My grandmother likes to baby me. — V

Learning to Listen Dictation

Activity 7

Your teacher will speak some words from the story. Listen carefully and write their spellings.
Answer:
1. ancient
2. treasure
3. swept
4. huddled
5. mounted
6. thrilling
7. braved
8. realized
9. ocean
10. galloped.
नोट :-विद्यार्थी इन शब्दों की spellings याद करें और ये शब्द लिखने का अभ्यास करें।

Activity 8

Read the following poem with proper pronunciation. Put more STRESS on the bold words in each line. Remember poems are to be read and not sung like nursery rhymes.
(The teacher must help the students.)

Sympathy
I lay in sorrow, deep distressed
My grief a proud man heard
His looks were cold.
He gave me gold.
But not a kindly word.
My sorrow passed – I paid him back
The gold he gave to me.
Then stood erect and spoke my thanks
And blessed his charity.
I lay in want, in grief and pain.
A poor man passed my way.
He bound my head.
He gave me bread.
He watched me night and day.
How shall I pay him back again
For all, he did to me ?
Oh ! Gold is great. But greater far
Is heavenly sympathy ! -Charles Mackay

नोट :-अध्यापक की सहायता से स्वयं करें।

Learning to Write

Activity 9

Read the following messages that people write for their friends and family on their birthdays.
1. May your special day be filled with love, laughter and happiness. You deserve it.
2. Choose to celebrate your birthday, the way you like. May your birthday bring you the happiness and the good health you deserve.
3. Wishing you happiness and success in your lifelin the coming years.
4. It is always good to remember you, my friend, especially on your birthday. Enjoy! Make it unforgettable!
5. I am so sorry that I forgot your birthday. Belated Happy Birthday.
6. I can’t believe, I missed your birthday. I am so sorry. Wishing you a very happy birthday and success in everything you do.

Activity 10

You forgot to wish your friend on his or her birthday. Write a birthday message for your friend in the card given below.

You must :
1. say sorry to your friend for forgetting to wish him/her
2. give belated wishes to your friend in the message
3. wish your friend happiness, success in life and good health
Some useful words/phrases
1. apologise
2. forget
3. wish
4. deserve
5. celebrate
6. belated
7. many happy returns
8. happiness
9. sincerely
10. success/successful
11. future
12. good health

You may begin your message with :

Dear/Dearest Anshu/Anshika How forgetful I am to forget your birthday on May 22, 2020, So I failed to wish you. I am very sorry for this. However, nothing has gone wrong yet. I can still give you my heartly wishes, belated this may be. I always wish for your happiness and success in life. Enjoy good health always. I promise never to forget your birthday in future. Anshika 24 May, 2020

Learning to Use Language
Writing a story

Activity 11.

Write a short story (100 words) using the following words. An outline is given below.
Your story must have :
a beginning
a middle/ the main story
a conclusion
Outline
the sun and the wind–friends–one day-an argument—who is stronger-decided to test their strength—saw a man walking—the challenge—to remove the coat-using the strength wind used its strength blew hard-man caught hold of his coat-the wind grew tired—could not remove the coat—the sun’s turn-started shining very brightly-used its heat—man felt hot-removed his coat–the sun became the winner.
Answer:
Once a dispute arose between the sun and the wind. The wind boasted that it was stronger than the sun. But it refused to accept the wind’s superiority. Just then they saw a passerby. He was wearing a coat. Both claimed that they would make the traveller remove his coat. First, it was the wind’s turn to try. It blew as hard as it could. The faster it blew, the tighter the man wrapped up his coat. The wind failed to make the man take off his coat.

Then it was the sun’s turn to show its strength. It started shining brightly. The man who was shivering with cold, felt relieved. Soon he started sweating all over and removed his coat. Thus the sun won the contest. The wind accpeted its defeat.
Moral : Gentleness is better than pride.
Or
Pride hath a fall.

Comprehension Of Passages:

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow each :

(1) One day, Sagar went to a library. There, he found an ancient book. He flipped through the pages of the book. In the book, he saw a big sheet folded neatly. He opened the sheet and saw that it was a treasure map. “Hurray! I’m going to find this treasure and have some fun”, he said to himself. Sagar set off for the treasure hunt.

He walked and walked and finally reached a forest. In the forest, he met a lion. “You are strong and brave! I am going on a treasure hunt. Will you come with me ?” said Sagar to the lion. The lion agreed to go with him. They both went into the forest. The forest was dense and dark. Sagar was scared, but they crossed the forest easily because the lion was by his side.

1. What did Sagar see in the book ? What was it ?
सागर ने किताब में क्या देखा ? यह क्या था ?

2. Where did Sagar meet the lion ? How did he praise him ?
सागर को शेर कहां मिला ? उसने शेर की प्रशंसा कैसे की ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note book.
(a) Sagar found a new book in the library.
(b) Sagar became happy to see a treasure map.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) The lion agreed to ……………
(b) Sagar crossed the forest easily because ……

5. Match the words with their meanings :

(a) hunt	hurry
(b) scared	search
	afraid

Answers
1. Sagar saw a big sheet folded neatly. It was a treasure map.
2. Sagar met the lion in the forest. He praised him by saying that he was strong and brave.
3.
(a) False
(b) True
4.
(a) The lion agreed to go with them.
(b) Sagar crossed the forest easily because the lion was by his side.
5.
(a) hunt — search
(b) scared — afraid

(2) Then the two of them reached a mountain. There, they met an eagle. “You have excellent eyesight and you can alert us to dangers! We are looking for treasure. Will you come with us?” said Sagar to the eagle. The eagle agreed and joined the two.

The mountains were tall and craggy. The lion slipped on the mountain but Sagar quickly caught him and gave him a hand. The lion thanked Sagar when he pulled him up. The eagle watched every step they took with his sharp eyes. Soon, they reached a valley.

There, they met a sheep. “Will you join us in a treasure hunt and keep us warm when it’s cold?” Sagar asked the sheep. The sheep agreed and joined the lion, the eagle and Sagar. A cold wind swept across the valley. They all huddled against the sheep who kept them warm and cosy.

1. What could the eagle do for Sagar and his companions ? How ?
गिद्ध सागर तथा उसके साथियों के लिए क्या कर सकता था ? कैसे ?

2. Who could keep them warm in cold ?
ठंड में उन्हें कौन गर्मी दे सकता या

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note-book.
(a) The mountains were tall and craggy.
(b) The lion had sharp eyes.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) The eagle watched their every step with ……
(b) ……………. swept across the valley.

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) swept	crowded
(b) huddled	blew
	walked

Answer:
1. The eagle could alert them to dangers with his sharp eyes.
2. The sheep could keep them warm in cold.
3.
(a) True
(b) False
4.
(a) The eagle watched their every step with his sharp eyes.
(b) A cold wind swept across the valley.
5.
(a) swept — blew
(b) huddled — crowded.

(3) The five finally reached the ocean where they met a turtle. “Can you help us to cross the ocean? We are on a treasure hunt!” said Sagar to the turtle. The turtle agreed and joined the lion, the eagle, the sheep, the camel and Sagar. The rough waves almost drowned them but the turtle swam skilfully and took them across the ocean.

The six of them met an owl on the other side. The old owl spoke from his ancient wisdom, “Congratulations! You have found the treasure!” “Where is it?” they all asked in surprise. “Together, you have crossed the forest, climbed the mountains, braved the desert and swum across the ocean.

You could never have done it without the help of one another!” said the owl. They all looked at one another and realized that the owl was right. They had found friendship! Indeed, they had found the greatest treasure ever !

1. What was going to drown them ? Who came to their help?
उन्हें क्या चीज़ डुबोने लगी थी ? उनकी सहायता के लिए कौन आगे आया ?

2. Who told them about the real treasure ? What was it ?
उन्हें सच्चे खजाने के बारे में किसने बताया ? यह क्या था ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note-book.
(a) They had crossed the forest and the ocean together.
(b) They were six before they met a turtle.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) They realized that the …………..
(b) They had found the ……………

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) skilfully	adeptly
(b) finally	in the beginning
	in the end

Answer:
1. The rough waves were going to drown them. The turtle came to their help.
2. The owl told them about the real treasure. It was ‘friendship’.
3.
(a) True
(b) False
4.
(a) They realized that the owl was right.
(b) They had found the greatest treasure ever!
5.
(a) skilfully – adeptly
(b) finally – in the end.

Use Of Words/Phrases In Sentences

1. Neatly (clearly) —
Please write the letter neatly.
कृपया पत्र साफ़-साफ़ लिखें।

2. Folded (wrapped) —
He thanked me with folded hands.
उसने हाथ जोड़ कर मेरा धन्यवाद किया।

3. Give someone a hand (help) —
He gave me his hand while we were crossing the river.
उसने नदी पार करते समय मेरी सहायता की।

4. Realize (to feel) —
He realized his mistake.
उसने अपनी गलती महसूस की।

5. Galloping (running fast) —
The galloping horses were soon out of sight.
तेज़ दौड़ते घोड़ें जल्दी ही अदृश्य हो गए।

6. Braved (faced bravely) —
He braved the danger.
उसने खतरे का वीरतापूर्वक सामना किया।

7. Set off (start) —
They set off on a long journey.
वे एक लंबी यात्रा पर चल पड़े।

8. Excellent (superb) —
He gave an excellent performance.
उसने बहुत ही शानदार प्रदर्शन किया।

Word Meanings

A Treasure Hunt Summary in Hindi

One day, Sagar ……………..warm and cosy.

एक दिन सागर एक पुस्तकालय गया। वहाँ उसे एक प्राचीन पुस्तक मिली। उसने पुस्तक के पन्नों को पलटा। पुस्तक में उसने एक बड़ा सफ़ाई से मुड़ा हुआ कागज़ देखा। उसने उस कागज़ को खोला और देखा। वह एक ख़जाने का नक्शा (मानचित्र) था। उसने खुशी से चिल्लाते हुए अपने आप से कहा, “मैं खज़ाना ढूंढने जाऊंगा, कुछ मज़ा भी आएगा।” सागर खज़ाने की तलाश में निकल पड़ा। वह चलता गया और अन्ततः एक जंगल में पहुँच गया।

जंगल में वह एक शेर से मिला। सागर ने शेर से कहा, “तुम ताकतवर और बहादुर हो! मैं एक खजाने की तलाश में जा रहा हूँ। क्या तुम मेरे साथ चलोगे।” शेर उसके साथ चलने के लिए सहमत हो गया। दोनों जंगल में गए। जंगल घना तथा अंधेरा था। सागर डर गया, परन्तु उन्होंने आसानी से जंगल पार कर लिया क्योंकि शेर उसके साथ था। तब वे दोनों एक पहाड़ पर पहुँचे। वहां वे एक गिद्ध (Eagle) से मिले। सागर ने गिद्ध से कहा, “तुम्हारी दृष्टि बहुत ही शानदार है और तुम हमें आने वाले खतरों से सावधान कर सकते हो।

हम खज़ाने की खोज पर हैं। क्या तुम हमारे साथ चलोगे ?” गिद्ध ने अपनी सहमति दी और उनके साथ शामिल हो गया। पहाड़ ऊँचे तथा असमतल थे। शेर पहाड़ पर फिसल गया परन्तु सागर ने शीघ्रता से उसे पकड़ लिया और उसे सहारा दिया। जैसे ही सागर ने शेर को खींचा उसने उसका धन्यवाद किया। गिद्ध उनके प्रत्येक कार्य को अपनी तीव्र दृष्टि से देखता रहा। शीघ्र ही वे एक घाटी में पहुँच गए। वे एक भेड़ से मिले ।

सागर ने भेड़ से पूछा, “क्या तुम खजाने की खोज में हमारे साथ चलोगी और ठंड में हमें गर्मी प्रदान करोगी ?” भेड़ सहमत हो गई और शेर, गिद्ध और सागर के साथ शामिल हो गई। घाटी में ठंडी हवा चल रही थी। वे सभी भेड़ के साथ जुड़ (चिपक) कर बैठ गए जिसने उनके शरीर को गर्मी दी और आराम पहुँचाया।

The four finally ……………. treasure ever !

चारों अन्ततः एक रेगिस्तान पहुँचे जहाँ उन्होंने एक ऊँट को देखा। सागर ने ऊँट से कहा, “तुम्हें रेगिस्तान का जहाज़ कहा जाता है! क्या तुम खज़ाना खोजने में हमारे साथ चलोगे और रेगिस्तान को पार करवाने में हमारी सहायता करोगे ?” ऊँट सहमत (मान) हो गया। शेर, भेड़ और सागर ऊँट पर सवार हो गए और खुशी-खुशी बड़े रेगिस्तान को पार करने के लिए चल पड़े। गिद्ध उनका मार्गदर्शन करता रहा। ऊँट सरपट दौड़ने लगा। ऊँट पर बैठ कर रेगिस्तान को पार करना रोमांचक (अनुभव) था।

पाँचों आखिरकार महासागर पर पहुँच गए जहाँ उन्हें एक कछुआ मिला। सागर ने कछुए से कहा, “क्या तुम महासागर को पार करने में हमारी मदद करोगे ? हम खजाने की खोज पर हैं।” कछुआ मान गया और शेर, गिद्ध, भेड़, ऊँट और सागर के साथ चल पड़ा। अशांत/कष्टदायक लहरों ने उन्हें लगभग डुबो ही दिया था, परन्तु कछुए ने कुशलतापूर्वक तैर कर उन्हें सागर पार करवा दिया।

सभी छ: को दूसरी ओर एक उल्लू मिला। बूढ़ा उल्लू अपनी प्राचीन बुद्धिमत्ता दिखाते हुए बोला, “बधाई हो! तुम्हें खजाना मिल गया।” उन सभी ने हैरानी से पूछा, “कहाँ है वह ?” उल्लू ने कहा, “तुम सबने एक साथ जंगल पार किया, पहाड़ पर चढ़े, बहादुरी से रेगिस्तान और तैरकर यह सागर पार किया है। तुम एक-दूसरे की मदद के बिना यह नहीं कर सकते थे।” उन सबने एक-दूसरे की ओर देखा और अनुभव किया कि उल्लू ठीक कह रहा है। उन्हें ‘मित्रता’ मिल गई थी। वास्तव में उन्हें अब तक का सबसे बड़ा खज़ाना मिल गया था।

Retranslation Of Isolated Sentences

1. There he found an ancient book. — वहाँ उसे एक प्राचीन पुस्तक मिली।
2. I am going to find this treasure. — मैं इस खज़ाने को ढूंढने जा रहा हूँ।
3. Sagar set off for treasure hunt. — सागर खज़ाने की तलाश में निकल पड़ा।
4. They both went into the forest. — वे दोनों जंगल में गए।
5. You have excellent eyesight. — तुम्हारी दृष्टि बहुत ही अच्छी है।
6. The eagle agreed and joined the two. — गिद्ध सहमत हो गया और दोनों में शामिल हो गया।
7. A cold wind swept across the valley. — घाटी में शीत लहर चल रही थी।
8. You are called the ship of the desert. — तुम्हें रेगिस्तान का जहाज़ कहा जाता है।
9. You have found the treasure. — तुम्हें खज़ाना मिल गया है।
10. You could never have done it without the help of one another. — तुम एक-दूसरे की सहायता के बिना यह काम नहीं कर सकते थे।
11. They all huddled against the sheep. — वे सभी भेड़ के साथ चिपक कर बैठ गए।
12. The forest was dense and dark. — वन सघन और अंधेरा था।

English Guide for Class 7 PSEB Prose

• Rent for Water Question Answer
• Birbal’s Khichdi Question Answer
• A Glass of Milk Question Answer
• Mountaineers Question Answer
• The Princess Who Never Smiled Question Answer
• A Treasure Hunt Question Answer
• A Hole in the Fence Question Answer
• Hachiko-The World’s Most Loyal Dog Question Answer

Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions Poem 1 Trains Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Class 7th English Solutions Poem Chapter 1 Trains Question Answers

Trains Class 7 Questions and Answers

Activity 1.

Look up the following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the poem (adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or the mobile phone for correct Pronunciation.)
3. Spellings

Passenger	Precious	mail	freight
dusk	dawn	without	fail

Post-reading

Vocabulary Expansion

Trains are a very important means of land transport in India. India has a large network of trains.

Activity 2.

Given below are some more means of transport. Put them under the right box.

car	aeroplane	scooter	helicopter	boat	auto
bus	ship	submarine	train	jeep	bicycle

Land	sky	water
car bus scooter train auto jeep bicycle	aeroplane helicopter	ship submarine boat

Activity 4

Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow : Through day and darkness, Through dusk and dawn.

Question 1.
What do the above lines refer to ?
Answer:
The above lines refer to trains running day and night.

Question 2.
What do the day and darkness’ and dusk and dawn’ in the poem tell the readers ?
Answer:
They tell us about the different times of the day. They also form pairs of opposite time.

Learning Language

Conjunctions : ‘so’, ‘because’. “although’. ‘and’, ‘yet
We use Conjunctions like ‘and, “or”, “but, “because’ and although’ to join two parts of sentences.
नोट:-वाक्य के दो या अधिक भागों को जोड़ने के लिए जिन शब्दों का प्रयोग किया जाता है, उन्हें Conjunctions कहते हैं।

Activity 5

1 Complete the sentences given below with ‘so’ or ‘because’. Here are a few examples. Read them before you do the activity.
Examples :
1. Rajan is happy because he has stood first in the race.
2. It was raining, so I did not go to school.
3. I went to the cinema because it was a holiday.
We use ‘because‘ for giving reasons, and ‘so’ for talking about results or purposes.

1. My dog was hungry …………. it stole biscuits from the shelf.
2. I am feeling sleepy …………….. I am very tired.
3. Babli bought new clothes ………….. she wanted to wear them on Diwali.
4. It was raining, …………. my books got wet.
5. He did not study hard, …………… he failed the test.
6. I asked for directions ………….. I was lost.
7. I did not clean the room, ………… it became dirty.
8. I met with an accident …………….. I was driving fast.
9. Deepa went to the doctor …………… she was feeling sick.
10. Mohan did not help Sohan …………….. he was not well.
Answer:
1. so
2. because
3. because
4. so
5. so
6. because
7. so
8. because
9. because
10. because.

Activity 6.

Combine the sentences given below using “although’ and ‘yet’. Write them in your notebook. Here are a few examples. Read them before you do the activity.

Examples :
1. Rajan did not win the race. Rajan was happy.
Although Rajan did not win the race, yet he was happy.

2. It was raining. I went to school.
Although it was raining, yet I went to school.

3. It was a holiday. I did not go to the cinema.
Although it was a holiday, yet I did not go to the cinema.
We use ‘although’ and ‘yet in the same sentence for unexpected or different information.

1. My dog was hungry. It did not eat biscuits.
2. He is very sleepy. He is watching a movie.
3. Babli wanted to wear new clothes on Diwali. Babli did not buy them.
4. It was raining. I did not take an umbrella.
5. He did not study hard. He passed the test.
6. I was lost. I did not ask for directions.
7. My room was dirty. I did not clean the room.
8. I was ill. I did not go to the doctor.
9. Mohan and Sohan were friends. Mohan did not help Sohan.
10. I went to the market. I did not buy anything.
Answer:
1. Although my dog was hungry. yet it did not eat biscuits.
2. Although he is very sleepy. yet he is watching a movie.
3. Although Babli wanted to wear new clothes on Diwali, yet she did not buy them.
4. Although it was raining, yet I did not take an umbrella.
5. Although he did not study hard, yet he passed the test.
6. Although I was lost, yet I did not ask for directions.
7. Although my room was dirty, yet I did not clean it.
8. Although I was ill, yet I did not go to the doctor.
9. Although Mohan and Sohan were friends, yet Mohan did not help Sohan.
10. Although I went to the market, yet I did not buy anything.

Learning to Listen

Activity 7.

Listen to the teacher, recite the following poem and repeat after her/him.

Clouds

White sheep. white sheep,
On a blue hill,
When the wind stops,
You all stand still.
When the wind blows.
You walk away slow,
White sheep,
white sheep
Where do you go?
नोट : विद्यार्थी स्वयं करें।

Learning to Speak

Activity 8

Speak the following pairs aloud. (ऊंची आवाज़ में बोलें)
1. mail — fail
2. dawn — lawn
3. plains — trains

Activity 9 (Pairwork)

Discuss with your partner about how you would like to travel. You can discuss the following questions with each other.
1. Do you like to travel by train/ship/plane ?
2. How would you like to travel if you have to go from Punjab to Mumbai ? Why ?
3. If you decide to go by train, what would you like to take with you ?

Learning to Write

Activity 10

Paragraph Writing:

पैराग्राफ़ किसी विषय की संक्षिप्त व्याख्या होती है। यह लगभग 100 शब्दों में लिखा जाता है। इसके पहले वाक्य में विषय का परिचय दिया जाता है, जबकि इसका अंतिम वाक्य विषय का निष्कर्ष होता है। पैराग्राफ़ के मध्य भाग में विषय से जुड़ी मुख्य बातों का वर्णन किया जाता है। ध्यान रहे कि यह पैराग्राफ़ एक ही विचार या बिन्दु पर केंद्रित हो।

A Journey by Bus I went to Jalandhar by bus last month. I hired an e-rickshaw and reached the bus stand. I went to the booking window. There was a great rush. I got the ticket on my turn. The bus came and I got into the bus. There was no room in the bus. Many people were standing.

I could not get any seat. It was very hot. I was sweating. Soon the conductor whistled. The bus started. I felt easy. Some passengers got down at Phagwara. Now I got a seat near the window. I looked out of the window. Greenfields looked very beautiful. Farmers were at their work. Cattle were grazing. Our bus crossed many bridges on the way. At last the bus reached Jalandhar. It took me three hours to reach there. I enjoyed the journey but I got tired.

Stanzas For Comprehension

Read the stanzas given below and answer the questions that follow each :

(1) Over the mountains,
Over the plains,
Over the rivers,
Here come the trains.
Carrying passengers,
Carrying mail,
Bringing their precious loads
In without fail.

(i) Where do the trains move?
रेलगाड़ियां कहाँ चलती हैं ?

(ii) What do they carry ?
वे क्या उठाती है।?

(iii) Name the poem and the poet.
कविता और कवि का नाम बताओ।
Answer:
(i) The trains move over the mountains, plains and rivers.
(ii) They carry passengers, goods and precious loads.
(iii) The name of the poem is ‘Trains’ and that of the poet is James S. Trippett.

(2) Thousands of freight cars
All rushing on Through day and darkness,
Through dusk and dawn,
Over the mountains,
Over the plains,
Over the rivers,
Here come the trains.

(i) What is rushing on ?
क्या – क्या चीज़ दौड़ती रहती है ?

(ii) When do they rush on?
वे कब दौड़ती हैं?

(iii) What is the central idea of the poem?
कविता का केन्द्रीय भाव क्या है ?
Answer:
(i) Thousands of freight cars are rushing on.
(ii) They rush on all through day and night.
(ii) Trains run day and night. They provide a great service to the country by carrying people and their costly load.

Word Meanings.

Trains Summary in Hindi

यह कविता रेलगाड़ियों के बारे में है। रेलगाड़ियाँ दिन-रात दौड़ती रहती हैं। वे कभी नहीं रुकतीं। वे पर्वत, नदियाँ, मैदान सब कुछ पार कर जाती हैं। वे डाक, यात्रियों तथा उनके कीमती सामान को लाद कर ले जाती हैं। वे माल (भारी सामान) को ढोती हैं। वे सुबह शाम कुछ नहीं देखतीं। वे दौड़ती ही रहती हैं।

Class 7 PSEB Solutions Poetry

• Poem 1 Trains Question Answer
• Poem 2 The Hunter and the Deer Question Answer
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Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions Poem 4 There was a Naughty Boy Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Class 7th English Solutions Poem Chapter 4 There was a Naughty Boy Question Answers

There was a Naughty Boy Class 7 Questions and Answers

Activity 1.

Look up the following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the poem (adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or the mobile phone for correct pronunciation.)
3. Spellings

Scotland

ground

yard

weighty

fourscore

wondered

Vocabulary Expansion

Activity 2

The naughty boy ran away to Scotland from England to see the people there. There, he found that things in Scotland were just the same as in England. To show that things were similar, the poet uses the word “as’. Write about the things that are similar in the space given. One example is given.

1. The naughty boy found that the ground in Scotland was as hard as in England
2. The naughty boy found that the yard in Scotland was as long as in England.
3. The naughty boy found that the song in Scotland was as merry as in the England.
4. The naughty boy found that the cherry in Scotland was as red as in England.
5. The naughty boy found that as weighty as in England.
6. The naughty boy found that the fourscore in Scotland was as eighty as in England.
7. The naughty boy found that the door in Scotland was as wooden as in England.

Activity 3.

Read the following lines from the poem.

That a door
Was as wooden
The door in the poem was ‘wooden’. Let us see some other things which are made of wood. Select the things in the box below that are made of wood and underline them.

table	car	mobile phone	television
boat	laptop	bed	cupboard

Answer:
table, boat, bed, cupboard.

Activity 4.

Three words are given in each column. Fill in the blanks with the names of the material with which the things in each column are made of.

Answer:
stell, Wood, cloth, rubber.

Learning to Read and Comprehend

Activity 5.

Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Where did the naughty boy run away from ?
शरारती लड़का कहाँ से भाग कर आया था ?
Answer:
The naughty boy ran away from England.

Question 2.
Where did the naughty boy go?
शरारती लड़का कहाँ गया ?
Answer:
He went to Scotland.

Question 3.
Why did he go there ?
वह वहाँ क्यों गया ?
Answer:
He went there to see the people living there.

Question 4.
What different things did the boy see in Scotland ?
लड़के को स्काटलैंड में कौन-सी भिन्न चीजें देखीं ?
Answer:
The boy saw nothing different in Scotland.

Question 5.
What did the boy wonder about ?
लड़के को किस बात की हैरानी हुई ?
Answer:
He wondered that everything in Scotland was the same as it was in England. Learning Language

Activity 6.

The poem “There was a Naughty Boy’ is very interesting. It describes many things. To describe the things, the poet uses many adjectives. The title of the poem “There was a Naughty Boy’ also has an adjective to describe the boy. Find some more adjectives from the grid given below.

Look at the following two sentences.
1. I am hungry.
2. I am starving.

What is the difference between ‘hungry’ and ‘starving’ here?
Here, sentence 2 tells the reader that ‘I am very hungry (starving). ‘Starving’ means “very hungry’. ‘Starving’, ‘therefore’, is the stronger adjective.

Activity 7.

Match the adjective in Column A with its stronger adjective in Column B. Column A

Column A Adjective	Column B Stronger Adjective
hungry	starving
tired	beautiful
pretty	enraged
nice	exhausted
intelligent	excellent
angry	brilliant
clean	spurious
bad	hygienic
fake	dreadful

Answer:
Hungry — starving, tired – exhausted, pretty – beautiful, nice – excellent, intelligent – brilliant, angry – enraged, clean – hygienic, bad – dreadful, fake – spurious.

Learning to Listen (Class Activity)

Activity 8.

The teacher will speak clearly and give instructions to the students. Students will close their books and listen to the instructions and follow them.
Now repeat the same activity. The teacher will ask a student to come to the front and read the instructions to other students.
Appendix

Learning to Speak (Pairwork)

Activity 9.

Read the following pairs of words aloud with proper stress.
1. hard, yard हाँअड्, याअड्)
2. long, song (लँग,साँग))
3. red, lead (रेड, लैड)
4. weighty, eighty (वेराटी, राअटी)
5. found, ground (फउंड, ग्राउंड)
नोट – विद्यार्थी स्वंय करें

Activity 10.

Discuss in your group what the naughty boy would like to see in Punjab if he came to India and what he would do here.
Some hints :
1. The Golden Temple
2. Vaisakhi Fair
3. Giddha
4. Bhangra
Answer:
Punjab is a land of ten great Sikh Gurus, Gurudwaras and temples. People here are very brave, hard-working and cheerful. The naughty boy, therefore, would see, a scene totally different from England. He would visit the Golden Temple, Jallianwalla Bagh and famous Durgyana Temple. If he came in April, he would visit the Vaisakhi Fair. He would enjoy Giddha and Bhangra, the classical dances of the Punjab. He would also like to see the green and golden fields of wheat crop. Moreover, he would do heavy shopping and take back with him a number of symbols of the Punjabi Culture.

Learning to Use Language (Group work)

Activity 11.

Discuss in your group which places would you like to see in London and why ? Here are some pictures.

Buckingham Palace where the Queen of United Kingdom lives

Westminster Abbey and the Big Ben Clock Tower

London Eye – a giant wheel, riding on which you can see the whole of London
Answer:
London, the capital of England is a beautiful city to visit. There are many places worth visiting. If I go to London. I would like to visit Buckingham Palace, the Westminster Abbey, the Big Ben Clock Tower and the London eye first.

The Buckingham Palace is a majestic building. It is the royal palace of the Queen of U.K. The Westminster Abbey is a huge royal church. It is situated in the centre of the city offering daily services for all. It is also – World Heritage cite.

The Big Ben Tower is another building worth visiting. Big Ben is the nickname of the striking clock of the tower. The clock is known for it accuracy. The London Eye is a giant wheel. It is thrilling to have a ride on it. The ride enables you to see the whole of London.

Stanzas For Comprehension

Read the following stanzas carefully and answers the questions that follow each :

(1) There was a naughty boy,
And a naughty boy was he
He ran away to Scotland
The people there to see.

1. Why did the naughty boy run to Scotland ?
शरारती लड़का स्कॉटलैंड क्यों भाग गया ?

2. Why does the poet repeat the word ‘naughty’.
कवि लडके के लिए ‘naughty’ शब्द को क्यों देहराता है|

3. Name the poem and the poet.
कविता और कवि का नाम लिखें।
Answers
1. The naughty boy ran to Scotland to see the people there.
2. The poet repeats the word ‘naughty’ to say that the boy was most mischievous or the naughties one.
3. The name of the poem is ‘There was a Naughty Boy’ and that of the poet is John Keats.

(2) Was as weighty,
That fourscore
Was as eighty,
That a door
Was as wooden,
As in England
So he stood in his shoes
And he wondered,
He wondered,
He stood in his shoes,
And he wondered.

1. What ‘similarity’ did he find about the ground, the door there ?
वहां धरती और दरवाजे के बारे में क्या (किस समानता का) पता चला ?

2. What wondered him ? What words show he surprise ?
उसे किस बात की हैरानी हुई ? कौन-से शब्द उसकी हैरानी को व्यक्त करते हैं ?

3. What is the central idea of the poem ? कविता का केन्द्रीय भाव क्या है ?
Answer.
1. He found that the ground was as hard and the door was as wooden as in England.
2. Similarity in everything in England and in the place where he was (Scotland) wondered him. The words ‘He stood in his shoes’ show his surprise.
3. The poem brings out that no places are different, no men are different in the world. Their way of life is the same. The things they use and the activities they are involved in are similar. :

Word Meanings

There was a Naughty Boy Summary in Hindi

एक शरारती लड़का (इंग्लैंड) का था। वह यह देखने के लिए स्कॉटलैंड भाग गया कि वहां के लोग कैसे हैं। वह देख कर हैरान रह गया कि वहाँ की धरती इंग्लैंड की धरती की तरह सख्त है। वहां के गज़ की लम्बाई भी उतनी है जितनी कि इंग्लैंड में। स्कॉटलैंड तथा इंग्लैंड के गीतों, फलों तथा धातुओं के गुणों में भी समानता थी।

उदाहरण के लिए गीत आनन्द भरे थे, चैरी लाल थी तथा सीसा भारी था। वहां की गणना का मानक कोड़ी (20 वस्तुएं) भी एक जैसा था। वास्तव में यह सब कुछ हैरान कर देने वाला था।

Class 7 PSEB Solutions Poetry

• Poem 1 Trains Question Answer
• Poem 2 The Hunter and the Deer Question Answer
• Poem 3 An Earthquake Question Answer
• Poem 4 There was a Naughty Boy Question Answer

Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions Chapter 5 The Princess Who Never Smiled Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Class 7th English Solutions Chapter 5 The Princess Who Never Smiled Question Answers

The Princess Who Never Smiled Class 7 Questions and Answers

Activity 1.

Look up the following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS note work.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the story (adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or the mobile phone for correct pronunciation.)
3. Spellings:

Princess	amuse	tricks	clown	mime
Journey	scarce	nervous	appeared	magician

Activity 2.

Rearrange the jumbled words given in capitals on the right side to mean the following.

Activity 3.

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Why was the king worried about Tanya, the princess ?
राजकुमारी तान्या के बारे में राजा चिंतित क्यों था ?
Answer:
The King was worried because Tanya never smiled.

Question 2.
What did he do to amuse his daughter ?
पुत्री को खुश करने के लिए उसने क्या किया ?
Answer:
He called a magician and a clown to amuse her.

Question 3.
What did the magician do ?
जादूगर ने क्या किया ?
Answer:
The magician showed the princess some tricks.

Question 4.
What did the clown do ?
मस्खरे (जोकर) ने क्या किया ?
Answer:
The clown tried to make the princess laugh with a mime.

Question 5.
What did the king do when the princess did not smile ?
राजकुमारी के न मुस्कराने पर राजा ने क्या किया ?
Answer:
At this, the king declared that anyone who made the princess laugh would get to marry her.

Question 6.
Who was Ivan ?
इवान कौन था ?
Answer:
Ivan was a poor boy who worked for a farmer.

Question 7.
What did Ivan want to do?
इवान क्या करना चाहता था ?
Answer:
Ivan wanted to take a chance to make the princess laugh.

Question 8.
Who all did he meet on his way to the palace ?
महल की ओर जाते हुए वह रास्ते में किस-किस से मिला ?
Answer:
He met a fish, a mouse and a grass-hopper.

Question 9.
What did they want ?
वे क्या चाहते थे ?
Answer:
They wanted to have a new home.

Question 10.
What did Ivan give each of them ?
इवान ने प्रत्येक को क्या दिया ?
Answer:
Ivan gave a gold coin to each of them.

Question 11.
Where was the princess ?
राजकुमारी कहां थी ?
Answer:
The Princess was standing by her window.

Question 12.
What was she doing ?
वह क्या कर रही थी ?
Answer:
She was looking at Ivan.

Question 13.
What happened when Ivan fell into a hole ?
जब इवान सुराख/बिल में गिरा तो क्या हुआ ?
Answer:
The princess started laughing at this.

Question 14.
Why did she start laughing ?
वह हँसने क्यों लगी ?
Answer:
She started laughing because it was the funniest thing she had ever seen.

Question 15.
What did the king do ?
राजा ने क्या किया ?
Answer:
The king became very happy and started laughing.

Activity 4

Select the correct option and fill it in the given blank :

Question 1.
Princess Tanya was a pretty girl but she did not
(a) smile
(b) walk
(c) speak
Answer:
(a) smile

Question 2.
The king called …….. to amuse her.
(a) a magician
(b) a clown
(c) a magician and a clown
Answer:
(c) a magician and a clown

Question 3.
The farmer gave Ivan three ………. coins.
(a) silver
(b) copper
(c) gold
Answer:
(c) gold

Question 4.
Ivan met a ……….. first of all.
(a) mouse
(b) fish
(c) grass-hopper
Answer:
(b) fish

Question 5.
Ivan gave .. …………. to the mouse.
(a) one coin
(b) two coins
(c) three coins
Answer:
(a) one coin

Question 6.
The princess was standing by her ………..
(a) window
(b) garden
(c) tower
Answer:
(a) window

Question 7.
Ivan fell into a ………
(a) river
(b) lake
(c) hole
Answer:
(c) hole

Question 8.
The princess laughed on seeing the small animals the fish, the mouse and the grass hopper trying to ………………….. Ivan to save him.
(a) pull up
(b) push down
(c) push away
Answer:
(a) pull up.

Learning Language

Tenses (verb)
हमें क्रिया का समय बताते हैं। यहां Present continuous Tense के बारे में बात की गई है। इस Tense के बारे में जानने के लिए नीचे दिए गए Format का चयन करें

Affirmative

I	am	laughing (first form of the verb + -ing).
He/She/It/Singular Nouns	is
We/You/They/Plural Nouns	are

Negative.

I	am not
He/She/Singular Nouns	is not	watching (verb in its first	a film
We/You/They/Plural Nouns	are not	form + ing).

Interrogative
Is/am/are + subject + first form of the verb + -ing ?

Activity 5

Complete the following sentences using Present Continuous Tense of the verb given in the brackets (Capitalize when needed).

1. My teacher………. talk on the phone right now.
2. …….. you ……………. (dance) ?
3. Cheeku ………………………… (do) his homework at the moment.
4. Shanti …………………………… (work) on a project nowdays.
5. My kids ………………………… (play) in the garden now.
6. Some people ………………. ……… (wait) to talk to you.
7. I ……………… (not go) for a walk today.
8 Leena ……………… (study) for his exam right now ?
9 Uma ……………… (play) the piano now ?
10. Mohan and I ……………… (paint) the fence today.
11. Amita ……………… (help) me at present.
12. My children ……………… (not listen) to the radio now.
13. Saira ……………… (not drink) tea now.
14. I ……………… (vacuum) the carpet right now.
15. My father ……………… (watch) TV now.
16. What she ……………… (eat) right now ?
17. ……. your dog ……… (hide) from me ?
18. Which book ………………………… you ……………….. (read) nowadays?
19. Thomas ………………………. (drive) me home now.
20. I …………………………. (wash) my hands at the moment.
Answer:
1. is talking
2. Are, dancing
3. is doing
4. is working
5. are playing
6. are waiting
7. am not going
8. Is, studying
9. Is, playing
10. are painting.
11. is helping
12. are not listening
13. is not drinking
14. am vacuuming
15. is watching
16. is eating
17. Is, hiding
18. are, reading
19. is driving
20. am washing.

Now Read the following :

Princess Tanya was watching everything from her window. She started laughing. It was the funniest thing she had ever seen. She laughed and laughed. She kept laughing. The King was passing by her room. He saw that the princess was laughing. The King became very happy. He also started laughing. Within no time, the queen was laughing, the ministers were laughing, the servants were laughing, the guards were laughing and all the people were laughing. Ivan was also laughing.

ऊपर के passage में past (बीते हुए समय की क्रिया, जो उस समय जारी थी) का प्रयोग किया गया है। यह Past Continuous Tense में है। इस Tense के Patterm का अध्ययन नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों में करें।
नोट : Interrogative Sentences में was/were + Subject + first form of the verb + ing ? का Pattern अपनाएं।

Affirmative.

I/He/She/Singular Nouns	was	watching (verb in its first Torm + -ing).	a film.
We/You/They/ Plural Nouns	were

Negative.

I/He/She/Singular Nouns	was not	watching (verb in its first form +-ing).	a film.
We/You/They/ Plural Nouns	were not

Activity 6

Supply the suitable forms of verbs given in the brackets. The first one is done for you.
1. I was shopping (shop) when you called.
2. Students …………………………… (play) happily when I reached the class.
3. I told him but he didn’t hear me as he ………………. (watch) the news.
4. Sheela and Khyati ………………………… (work) in the office when the boss walked in.
5. The Knight Riders ……………………… (warm-up) when the Mumbai Indians arrived at the stadium.
6. While Minesh was praying, Kiran ………………………. (bake) a cake.
7. I ……………………. (drive) when you called, so I couldn’t answer.
8. I saw Meena yesterday when she …………….. (walk) by the river.
9. My mother ……………. (cook) and my father …………………………. (dust) the house yesterday.
10. Shanti ……………………….. (boil) milk when Rita came.
Answer:
2. were playing
3. was watching
4. were working
5. were warming up
6. was baking
7. was driving
8. was walking
9. was cooking, was dusting
10. was boiling.

Learning to Listen

Activity 7.

Let us play a game today. Get up from your seats. The name of the game is, “The Princess Says…. You will follow the commands of your teacher. She/he will give you commands to follow. Commands will begin with the phrase “The Princess Says …. If the teacher does not say “The Princess Says…….. before a command (i.e. hold your left ear); you will not follow the command. If you still follow the command, you will be out of the game. The last person left wins.

नोट: अपने teacher के साथ मिलकर स्वयं करें।

Learning to Speak (Pair work)

Activity 8

Imagine that you are talking to your friend on the phone. Tell each other about four things that you and your family members are doing. You can pick words from the following table.

wash	dance	cook	pray	dust	jump
watch	laugh	clean	make	draw	help

A: Hello, I am ………. X ……… (name) speaking ! Who is on the line ?
B: Hello, I am …….. Y …….. (name) speaking !
A: Oh! What are you doing?
B: I am watching T.V.
A: What is your mother doing ?
B: She is washing clothes. And, what is your mother doing ?
A: She is cooking food.
B: What is your younger brother doing?
A: He is drawing. He is making a dog.
B: What is your elder sister doing? And what about your father?
A: My younger sister is helping mother in the kitchen. My father is praying to God.
B: What is the noise about that is coming ?
A: My younger sister is jumping, dancing and laughing.
B: Good afternoon. Now I am putting the phone down.

Learning to Write

Activity 9

A mind map of a story is given below. The name of the story is “The Three Pigs’. Using the mind map, write your story about the three pigs and the wolf . All the hints and useful words are given in the mind map.

Answer:
The Three Pigs : Once there were three pigs. One lived in a straw house and one in a wooden. Their houses were not strong as they were quickly built. But the third one lived in a brick house that was very strong. One day a big bad wolf came there. It was hungry for pigs. It blew down the straw and the wooden houses easily and ate the pigs. But she could not break down the brick house. Therefore, it climbed down the chimney of the house. Soon she got buried by hot water and ran away crying.

Learning to use language

Activity 10

Read the dialogue between a dinosaur and a sparrow. Dinosaur is an extinct animal and sparrow is about to become extinct. Radiation from mobile phone towers has harmed sparrows and other birds.

Complete the dialogue by taking information from the given table.

1. First appeared	235 million years ago
2. Class	Reptile
3. Size	Different sizes, 20 inches to 39.7 meters
4. Height	59 feet (largest dinosaurs)
5. Life on Earth	150 million years
6. Extinction	66 million years ago
7. Cause of Extinction	Asteroid hit on Earth
8. Result of the asteroid hit	Mass extinction of most species on Earth

Dialogues

Sparrow : Hello, stranger! You are so huge. How can I help you ?
Dinosaur : Oh, hello! Actually I am not a stranger. I used to live here 66 million years ago.
Humans call us Dinosaurs. So I’m just exploring how much the planet has changed.
Sparrow : Oh, really! How much has it changed ?
Dinosaur : Oh, it has changed so much. I don’t like the change. There were no humans and buildings when I used to live no pollution, no global warming.
Sparrow : Oh, tell me more, Sir !
Dinosaur : There were trees all around. We were everywhere – on land, in the air and in water.
Sparrow : Oh, wow! What were they called ?
Dinosaur : Humans have named the flying Dinosaurs as PTERODACTYL.
Sparrow And what about the ones that lived in the water ?
Dinosaur : They have been named as SPINOSAURUS.
Sparrow : Mr Dinosaur, I have so many questions to ask you.
Dinosaur : Don’t worry, I know what is in your mind.
Here I am going to tell you all about me and our family.

We were reptiles. We appeared on earth 235 million years ago. We were of different sizes — from 20 inches to 39.7 meters. The largest member of our family was 59 feet tall. We lived about 150 million years on earth. But about 66 million years ago an asteroid hit the earth that caused our extinction. This incident also led to the extinction of most species of this planet.

Comprehension Of Passages

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow each.

(1) This is a very old story from Russia. There was a princess in Russia. Her name was Tanya. Tanya was very beautiful but she never smiled or laughed. Her father, the king, loved her very much but he kept worrying because she never smiled. Even the queen was worried.

King (said to himself): I must find a way to make my daughter happy. I want to see her smiling! And he had an idea. He called a magician to amuse his daughter. The magician showed the princess some tricks.

1. What kind of girl was Tanya ?
तान्या कैसी लड़की थी ?

2. What did Tanya’s father wish ?
तान्या के पिता की क्या इच्छा थी ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note-book.
(a) Tanya’s father was a king.
(b) Queen never got worried.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) Tanya was a …………..
(b) The magician showed the princess …………..

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) worried	entertain
(b) amuse	anxious
	show

Answer:
1. Tanya was very beautiful but she never smiled or laughed.
2. Tanya’s father wished to see his daughter (Tanya) smiling.
3.
(a) True
(b) False
4.
(a) Tanya was a princess in Russia.
(b) The magician showed the princess some tricks.
5.
(a) worried — anxious
(b) amuse — entertain

(2) Very far from the palace, there lived a poor boy. His name was Ivan. He worked for a farmer. When he heard about the king’s promise, he wanted to take a chance at making the princess laugh. He thought that he could make her laugh. The farmer gave the boy three gold coins for the journey.
On his way, he found a lake. In the lake, there was a fish. The fish called him.
Fish (to Ivan) : Oh ! Can you help me, please ?
Ivan (to the fish) : How can I help you, fish ?
Fish (to Ivan) : I have lived in this lake for a long time.
Now the water is getting dirty. I don’t want to live here anymore, but I am too poor to find a new house.
Ivan (to the fish): I am so sorry, Fish. I have three gold coins. I can give you one. I’ll still have two for my journey. I am going to meet the princess.

1. Who was Ivan ? Where did he live ?
इवान कौन था ? वह कहां रहता था ?

2. What did Ivan saw on his way?
रास्ते में उसे क्या दिखाई दिया ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note-book.
(a) The fish had lived in the lake for a long time.
(b) The fish wanted the princess to help it.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) The farmer gave the boy ………….. for the journey.
(b) I am too poor to

5. Match the words with their meanings.

promise	saw
found	made
	word

Answers
1. Ivan was a poor boy who worked for a farmer. He lived very far from the king’s palace.
2. On his way, Ivan saw a lake with a fish in it.
3.
(a) True
(b) False
4.
(a) The farmer gave the boy three gold coins for the journey.
(b) I am too poor to find a new house.
5.
(a) promise — word
(b) found — saw.

(3) Ivan continued travelling. He was hungry and very tired. He had no money to buy food. He reached the palace. He saw the princess. She was standing by her window. She was looking at him. He became nervous because the princess was looking at him. He fell into a hole.
Ivan (shouting) : Help! Someone, help me!
Suddenly, the fish, the mouse and the grass-hopper appeared.
All three (fish, mouse and grasshopper) : Don’t worry! We will save you !
The three of them pulled the boy from the hole.

1. In what condition was Ivan when he reached the palace ?
महल तक पहुँचने पर इवान की क्या दशा थी ?

2. Why did he become nervous ?
वह घबरा क्यों गया ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note-book.
(a) The princess was standing.
(b) The three of them pulled the boy.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) The princess was standing …………………..
(b) The three of them pulled the boy …………..

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) nervous	confused
(b) appeared	became invisible
	became visible

Answer:
1. Ivan was very hungry and thirsty when he reached the palace.
2. He became nervous because the princess was looking at him.
3.
(a) False
(b) True
4.
(a) The princess was standing by her window.
(b) The three of them pulled the boy out from the hole.
5.
(a) nervous — confused
(b) appeared — became visible

(4) Princess Tanya was watching everything from her window. She started laughing. It was the funniest thing she had ever seen. She laughed and laughed. She kept laughing. The king was passing by her room. He saw that the princess was laughing. The king became very happy. He also started laughing. Within no time, the queen was laughing, the ministers were laughing, the servants were laughing, the guards were laughing and all the people were laughing. Ivan was also laughing. The king kept his promise. The kingdom came to know that Ivan and the princess were getting married. They got married. Ivan became a prince. He went to the king.

1. How did the King feel ?
राजा ने कैसा महससू किया ?

2. Who were getting married ?
किसकी शादी हो रही थी ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note-book.
(a) The king did not keep his promise.
(b) Ivan became a prince.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) Within …………….. the queen was laughing.
(b) The king saw that ………….

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) funniest	smile
(b) watch	most amusing
	see

Answer:
1. The king became very happy.
2. The princess and Ivan were getting married.
3.
(a) False
(b) True
4.
(a) Within no time the queen was laughing.
(b) The king saw that the princess was laughing.
5.
(a) funniest — most amusing
(b) watch — see

Use Of Words/Phrases In Sentences

1. Amuse (entertain) –
Mother amused her child with toys.
माँ ने खिलौनों से अपने बच्चे का मनोरंजन किया।

2. Tricks. (feats) –
The tricks of the magician were funny.
जादूगर के करतब मज़ाकिया थे।

3. Nervous (confused) –
Why are you so nervous ?
आप इतने घबराए हुए क्यों हैं ?

4. Scarce (not enough, scanty) –
Water is getting scarce here.
यहां पानी की कमी होती जा रही है।

5. Worried (anxious) –
You look worried. What is the problem ?
तुम चिंतित दिखाई देते हो। क्या समस्या है ?

6. Journey (trip) –
We went on a long journey last year.
पिछले साल हम एक लंबी यात्रा पर गए।

7. Princess (royal maiden) –
The princess was married to a handsome prince.
राजकुमारी की शादी एक सुंदर राजकुमार से कर दी गई।

8. Appeared (came in front of) –
The thief appeared before the judge.
चोर जज के सामने आया।

9. Pulled (dragged) –
We pulled the heavy fish with a rope.
हमने भारी मछली को एक रस्सी से खींचा।

Word Meanings

The Princess Who Never Smiled Summary in Hindi

This is very old …………………….. them could do it.

यह रूस की एक बहुत पुरानी कहानी है। रूस में एक राजकुमारी थी। उसका नाम तान्या था। तान्या बहुत सुंदर थी लेकिन वह कभी भी हंसती या मुस्कराती नहीं थी। उसके पिता राजा थे और उसे बहुत प्यार करते थे परन्तु वह चिंतित रहते थे क्योंकि वह कभी मुस्कराती नहीं थी। यहां तक कि रानी भी चिंतित थी। राजा (अपने आप से कहा) : मुझे कोई रास्ता ढूंढना चाहिए ताकि मैं अपनी बेटी को खुश कर सकू। मैं उसे मुस्कराते हुए देखना चाहता हूँ। और उसे एक विचार सूझा। उसने अपनी बेटी को बहलाने के लिए एक जादूगर को बुलाया। जादूगर ने राजकुमारी को कुछ कतरब दिखाए। राजा

(राजकुमारी से) : हा, हा, हा …… क्या यह मनोरंजक नहीं ?
राजकुमारी (राजा से) : हाँ, पिता जी। करतब अच्छे हैं परन्तु वे मेरे चेहरे पर मुस्कान नहीं ला सकते।
उन्होंने एक जोकर को भी बुलाया ताकि वह मुस्करा सके।
राजा (राजकुमारी से) : हा, हा, हा …… क्या यह मज़ेदार नहीं ?
राजकुमारी (राजा से) : हाँ पिता जी। जोकर मजाकिया है, परन्तु वह मुझे मुस्कराहट नहीं दे सकता।जोकर उसे हंसाने के लिए नकलें भी उतारता है।

राजा (राजकुमारी से) : हा, हा, हा ………. क्या यह मज़ाकिया नहीं है ?
राजकुमारी (राजा से) : वह अच्छा है परन्तु वह मेरी मुस्कराहट नहीं ला सकता।
अन्ततः उसने अपने देश के सभी लोगों को यह बताने का निर्णय लिया कि जो कोई भी राजकुमारी को हँसा देगा, उसका विवाह राजकुमारी से कर दिया जाएगा। रूस भर से लोग राजा के महल गए और उन्होंने राजकुमारी को हँसाने का प्रयत्न किया, परन्तु कोई भी ऐसा न कर सका।

Very far from ………………. meet the princess.

महल से बहुत दूर एक गरीब लड़का रहता था। उसका नाम इवान था। वह एक किसान के पास काम करता था। जब उसने राजा के वचन के बारे में सुना, तो उसने राजकुमारी को हँसाने का एक अवसर पाने की सोची। वह सोचता था वह उसे हँसा सकता है। किसान ने यात्रा के लिए लड़के को तीन स्वर्ण मुद्राएं दीं। रास्ते में उसे एक झील मिली। झील में एक मछली थी। मछली ने उसे पुकारा। मछली (इवान से) : ओह! कृपया आप मेरी मदद कर सकते हैं ?
इवान (मछली से) : मछली, मैं तुम्हारी क्या मदद कर सकता हूँ ?

मछली (इवान से) : मैं एक लम्बे समय से इस झील में रह रही हूँ। अब पानी गंदा हो रहा है। मैं यहाँ और
अधिक नहीं रहना चाहती, परंतु मैं इतनी गरीब हूँ कि अपने लिए नया घर नहीं ले
सकती। इवान (मछली से) : मछली, मैं माफी चाहता हूँ। मेरे पास तीन स्वर्ण मुद्राएं हैं। मैं एक तुम्हें दे सकता हूँ।
मेरे पास यात्रा के लिए फिर भी दो बच जाएंगी। मैं राजकुमारी से मिलने जा रहा हूँ।
मछली (इवान से) : मैं तुम्हारा धन्यवाद कैसे कर सकती हूँ ?

इवान (मछली से) : चिंता मत करो। मुझे तुम्हारी मदद करके खुशी हुई। मुझे आशा है कि तुम्हें एक नया और अच्छा घर मिल जाएगा। इवान ने अपनी यात्रा जारी रखी। उसने एक बड़ा सा खेत
देखा। खेत में एक चूहा था। चूहे ने उसे पुकारा। चूहा (इवान से) हैलो नवयुवक! क्या तुम मेरी सहायता कर सकते हो ?
इवान (चूहे से) : चूहे, मैं तुम्हारी मदद कैसे कर सकता हूँ?
चूहा (इवान से) : मैं लम्बे समय से इस खेत में रह रहा हूँ। अब यहां भोजन कम होता जा रहा है। मैं अब यहां और अधिक नहीं रहना चाहता, परन्तु मैं गरीब हूँ।

इवान (चूहे से) : चूहे, मैं माफी चाहता हूँ। मेरे पास दो स्वर्ण मुद्राएं हैं। मैं एक तुम्हें दे सकता हूँ। मेरे
पास यात्रा के लिए फिर भी एक रह जाएगी। मैं राजकुमारी से मिलने जा रहा हूँ।
चूहा (इवान से) : तुम बहुत दयालु हो। मैं किस प्रकार तुम्हारा आभार व्यक्त करूं?
इवान : चिंता मत करो। मैं तुम्हारी मदद करके खुश हूँ। मुझे आशा है कि तुम्हें एक अच्छा और नया घर मिल जाएगा।

Ivan continued ………………….. from the hole.

इवान ने यात्रा जारी रखी। वह एक जंगल में पहुंचा। जंगल में एक टिड्डा रहता था। टिड्डे ने उसे पुकारा।
टिड्डा (इवान से) : सुनिये! क्या तुम मेरी मदद कर सकते हो ?
इवान (टिड्डे से) : टिड्डे, मैं तुम्हारी क्या मदद कर सकता हूँ ?

टिड्डा (इवान से) : मैं लम्बे समय से इस जंगल में रह रहा हूँ। अब बहुत अधिक गर्मी होती जा रही है। मैं अब यहां नहीं रहना चाहता, परन्तु मैं गरीब हूँ।
इवान (टिड्डे से) : टिड्डे, मैं माफी चाहता हूँ। मेरे पास एक स्वर्ण मुद्रा है। मैं वह तुम्हें दे सकता हूँ। मैं अपना काम चला लूंगा। मैं राजकुमारी से मिलने जा रहा हूँ।

टिड्डा (इवान से) : तुम बहुत दयालु हो। मैं तुम्हारा आभार किस प्रकार व्यक्त करूं।
इवान (टिड्डे से) : चिंता मत करो। मैं तुम्हारी मदद करके खुश हूँ। मैं आशा करता हूँ कि तुम्हें एक अच्छा
और नया घर मिल जायेगा। इवान ने यात्रा जारी रखी। वह भूखा और बहुत थक चुका था। उसके पास भोजन के लिए पैसे नहीं थे। वह महल पहुंच गया। उसने राजकुमारी को देखा। वह अपनी खिड़की में खड़ी थी। वह उसे देख रही थी। वह घबरा गया क्योंकि राजकुमारी उसकी ओर ही देख रही थी। वह एक सुराख में जा गिरा।

इवान (चिल्लाया) : सहायता! कोई मेरी सहायता करो। अचानक ही मछली, चूहा तथा टिड्डा प्रकट हो गए।
तीनों मिलकर (मछली, : चिन्ता मत करो। हम तुम्हारी रक्षा करेंगे। चूहा तथा टिड्डा), तीनों ने मिलकर उसे सुराख से बाहर खींच लिया।

Princess Tanya ………….. People were smiling.

राजकुमारी तान्या यह सब कुछ अपनी खिड़की से देख रही थी। वह हँसने लगी। यह उसके लिए सबसे मनोरंजक बात थी, जो कुछ भी उसने अब तक देखा था। वह जोर से हँसने लगी और वह लगातार हँसती रही। राजा उसके कमरे के पास से गुजर रहा था। उसने देखा कि राजकुमारी हँस रही है। राजा बहुत खुश हुआ। वह भी हँसने लगा। तुरंत ही रानी हँसने लगी, मंत्री हँसने लगे, नौकर हँसने लगे, सुरक्षाकर्मी हँसने लगे और सभी लोग हँसने लगे। इवान भी हँसने लगा।
राजा ने अपना वचन निभाया। राज्य को पता चल गया कि इवान और राजकुमारी की शादी हो रही है। उनकी शादी हो गई। इवान राजकुमार बन गया। वह राजा के पास गया।

इवान (राजा से) : मुझे मेरे मित्र बहुत प्रिय हैं। मैं उन्हें महल में रख रहा हूँ।
राजा (इवान से) : मुझे कोई परेशानी नहीं है। उन्होंने भी राजकुमारी को हँसाया है।
उस दिन से महल एक खुशी भरा स्थान बन गया। चारों ओर हँसी और मुस्कराहटें बिखरी हुई थीं। इवान, राजकुमारी तान्या और उसके मित्र मुस्करा रहे थे, राजा मुस्करा रहा था, रानी मुस्करा रही थी, मंत्री मुस्करा रहे थे, नौकर मुस्करा रहे थे, सुरक्षाकर्मी मुस्करा रहे थे और सभी लोग मुस्करा रहे थे।

Retranslation Of Isolated Sentences

1. There was a princess in Russia. — रूस में एक राजकुमारी थी।
2. Her father, the king loved her very much. — उसके पिता, राजा उसे बहुत प्यार करते थे।
3. Even the queen was worried. — यहां तक कि रानी भी चिंतित थी।
4. I want to see her smiling. — मैं उसे मुस्कराते हुए देखना चाहता हूं।
5. The magician showed the princess some tricks. — जादूगर ने राजकुमारी को कुछ करतब दिखाए।
6. He called a clown to make her smile.– उसने उसकी मुस्कराहट लाने के लिए एक जोकर (मस्खरे) को बुलाया।
7. He is good, but he does not make me smile.– यह अच्छा है, परन्तु यह मुझे मुस्कराहट प्रदान नहीं कर सकता।
8. People from all over the Russia went to the king’s palace. — रूस भर से लोग राजा के महल में गए।
9. He worked for a farmer. — वह किसान के पास काम करता था।
10. The farmer gave the boy three gold coins for the journey. — किसान ने यात्रा के लिए लड़के को तीन मुद्राएं दीं।
11. The king kept his promise. — राजा ने अपना वचन निभाया।
12. She kept laughing. — वह लगातार हँसती रही।
13. I am happy to help you. — मुझे तुम्हारी मदद करके खुशी हुई।
14. He was hungry and very tired. — वह भूखा था और बहुत थका हुआ था।
15. He fell into a hole. — वह एक सुराख में गिर गया।
16. Three of them pulled the boy from the hole. — तीनों ने मिलकर उसे सुराख से खींच लिया।
17. Princess Tanya was watching everything from her window. — राजकुमारी तान्या यह सब कुछ अपनी खिड़की से देख रही थी।

English Guide for Class 7 PSEB Prose

• Rent for Water Question Answer
• Birbal’s Khichdi Question Answer
• A Glass of Milk Question Answer
• Mountaineers Question Answer
• The Princess Who Never Smiled Question Answer
• A Treasure Hunt Question Answer
• A Hole in the Fence Question Answer
• Hachiko-The World’s Most Loyal Dog Question Answer

Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions Chapter 8 Hachiko-The World’s Most Loyal Dog Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Class 7th English Solutions Chapter 8 Hachiko-The World’s Most Loyal Dog Question Answers

Hachiko-The World’s Most Loyal Dog Class 7 Questions and Answers

Activity 1.

Look up the following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the story (adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or the mobile phone for correct . pronunciation.)
3. Spellings

Akita	neighborhood	agriculture	accompany
routine	receive	hemorrhage	show up
beloved	employees	devoted	museum

Vocabulary Expansion

Activity 2.

Write antonyms of the following words.

1. respect — disrespect
2. affection — hatred/hate
3. usual — unusual
4. followed — led
5. lonely — crowded/populous
6. presence — absence
7. master — servant
8. loyalty — disloyalty

Activity 3.

Look at the following words in the grid. Identify the base words and prefixes and suffixes added to them. Write the base word and the prefix/suffix in the space given for each.

Answer:

Learning to Read and Comprehend

Activity 4.

Answer the following questions based on the above story.

Question 1.
Who was Hachiko ?
हचीको कौन था ?
Answer:
Hachiko was a very faithful and loyal dog. He was true companion.

Question 2.
What was his breed ?
उसकी प्रजाति (ब्रीड) कौन – सी थी?
Answer:
His breed was Akita.

Question 3.
When was he born ?
वह कब पैदा हुआ ?
Answer:
He was born on November 10, 1923.

Question 4.
Who adopted him ?
उसे किसने गोद लिया ?
Answer:
Professor Hidesburo adopted him, first.

Question 5.
Where did Ueno teach ?
यूनो कहाँ पढ़ाते थे ?
Answer:
Ueno tought in the Agriculture Department of the Tokyo Imperial University.

Question 6.
What was their routine ?
अनकी दिनचर्या क्या थी ?
Answer:
Everyday morning they would walk to the Shibuya Railway Station. At 3 p.m. the professor would return and the dog would go to the railway station to accompaning him back home.

Question 7.
What happened to the Professor one day ?
एक दिन प्रोफैसर को क्या हुआ ?
Answer:
One day the Professor died because of a sudden brain harmorrhage.

Question 8.
What did Hachiko do after Ueno died ?
हचीको ने यूनो की मृत्यु के बाद क्या किया ?
Answer:
He would daily go to the railway station at 3 p.m. to receive his master.

Question 9.
Who adopted Hachiko after Ueno died ?
यूनो की मृत्य के बाद हचीको को किसने गोद लिया ?
Answer:
After Ueno died his former gardener, kujaburo kobayashi adopted Hachiko.

Question 10.
Who went to see Hachiko after coming to know about his routine ?
हचीको की दिनचर्या का पता चलने पर कौन उसे देखने गया ?
Answer:
Hirokichi Saito who was an expert on the Akita breed of dogs, went to see Hachiko.

Activity 5.

Choose the right answer and write in the given space.
Answer:
1. Hachiko was a very loyal/disloyal dog — loyal
2. Shibuya is a place near/away from Tokyo — near
3. Ueno always came back on the 3/4pm train. — 3 p.m.
4. Hachiko would wait for Ueno at the station/home. — Station
5. Hachiko lived for 11/13 years. — Station

Activity 6.

Discuss and answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Why did people make statues of Hachiko ?
Answer:
People made the statues of Hachiko to make him immortal for his loyalty and faithfulness.

Question 2.
Why do you think Saito wiped a tear from his cheek?
Answer:
Saito was an expert of the Akita breed of dogs. He read the sad hard of Hachiko.

Learning Language

Conjugation of Verbs

Verb conjugation का अर्थ है कि कोई verb वाक्य में Person, Tense, Number या Mood में परिवर्तन के साथ कैसे बदलता है।

Person.

In English, we have six different persons -first-person singular (I), second-person singular (you), third-person singular (he/she/it/one), first-person plural (we), second-person plural (you), and third-person plural (they). We must conjugate a verb for each person. The verb to be is a particularly notable verb for conjugation because it is an irregular verb.

Conjugation of the verb ‘to be’ (is/am/are)

Person	Tense
	Past	Present	Future
I	was	am	will be
you	were	arc	will be
he /she/it	was	is	will be
we	were	are	will be
they	were	are	will be

Tense के अनुसार भी Verb के रूप में बदलाव आता है। इसे समझने के लिए नीचे दी गई तालिका अध्ययन of करें इसमें Verb ‘walk’ के माध्यम से verb की Conjugation को समझाया गया है।

Conjection

Activity 7.

Select the correct form of the verb given in the options and fill it in the given blank.

Question 1.
Meena …………………_since morning.
(a) has been dancing
(b) is dancing
(c) dances
Answer:
(a) has been dancing.

Question 2.
I ………….. in the garden when she came to my house.
(a) am working
(b) was working
(c) worked
Answer:
(b) was working.

Question 3.
I ………………….. in the factory for two hours when Seema called.
(a) have been working
(b) was working
(c) had been working
Answer:
(c) had been working.

Question 4.
I ……………… my exam this time next week.
(a) will be writing
(b) will write
(c) would be writing
Answer:
(a) will be writing.

Question 5.
They had already left when I …………. home.
(a) reached
(b) have reached
(c) had reached
Answer:
(a) reached.

Question 6.
If you are hungry, I ………….. ……. you something to eat.
(a) am getting
(b) will get
(c) will be getting
Answer:
(b) will get.

Question 7.
Saavan ………….. songs.
(a) writes
(b) write
(c) written
Answer:
(a) writes.

Question 8.
We …………. often go to the garden.
(a) don’t
(b) doesn’t
(c) haven’t
Answer:
(a) don’t

Question 9.
We …………… to Delhi last week.
(a) went
(b) have gone
(c) had gone.
Answer:
(a) went.

Question 10.
The children …………………. a splendid performance.
(a) gives
(b) give
(c) gave.
Answer:
(b) give.

Learning to Listen

Activity 8

Your teacher will read out a dialogue. Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Which movie do these people plan to watch ?
(a) The Lion King
(b) The Two Towers
(c) Singham
(d) Mowgli
Answer:
(d) Mowgli.

Question 2.
When do they plan to watch the movie ?
(a) on the weekend
(b) tomorrow
(c) today evening
(d) next Friday
Answer:
(b) tomorrow.

Question 3.
Where do they plan to meet ?
(a) at the Subway close to the mall
(b) in front of the mall
(c) at the coffee shop close to the mall
(d) at home
Answer:
(a) at the Subway close to the mall.

Question 4.
What time do they plan to meet ?
(a) at 7:30 pm
(b) at 12 noon
(c) at 1pm
(d) at 3:45 pm
Answer:
(c) at 1pm.

Learning to Speak

Activity 9

Look at the picture given below and describe, in your own words, what is happening.

Answer:
1. There are two furry dogs in the picture.
2. One dog is big, the other is small.
3. The big dog is white with a black shade in colour.
4. The small dog is also white but it has a shade of grey colour on his body.
5. Both the dogs have belt- round their necks. This suggests they are pet ones.
6. The colours of their belt is red and blue respectively.
7. The big dog looks furious. But the little one appears to be playful.
8. The little dog is carrying a twig in his mouth.

Learning to Write

Activity 10

Write a letter to your cousin telling her/him about the new pet (a dog or a cat) you have adopted.
You should write in the letter

what pet you have adopted
what you have named it
how you play with your pet
how it has changed your life or routine

15, New Colony,
Phagwara.
14 March, 20…….
Dear Vipin,
You will be glad to know that I have adopted a day. It is a stray dog. I have named it Tommy. It is like a small toy. It takes milk, bread and meat. It plays with us. We throw the ball away and Tommy runs after it and return with the ball to us. As it gets up early in the morning, it has changed my life. We together go for a walk in the morning and in the evening. We run a race which I never win. I hope you will be happy to meet it.
Your loving brother,
Rahul.

Learning to Use Language

Activity 11

Browse the following sites for more information and also to watch a film on Hachiko. After going through the sites, write all the new information you get on Hachiko
(The teacher must arrange the use of the Internet for students in the computer lab.)
नोट-अध्यापक की सहायता से स्वयं करें।

Comprehension Of Passages

Read the following passages carefully and answer the question that follow each.

(1) Hachiko, the dog was more than just a pet. He was a true companion. He was very loyal and faithful. Every day, Hachiko would greet his human friend, his master, a routine the faithful dog kept, even after his owner’s death. A golden-brown of Akita breed, Hachiko was born on November 10, 1923 in a farm in Japan. In 1924, Professor Hidesaburo Ueno adopted Hachiko and brought him to live with him in Shibuya, a small town in the neighbourhood of Tokyo.

Professor Hidesaburo Ueno taught in the Agriculture Department of Tokyo Imperial University. Every morning the professor would walk to the Shibuya railway station and Hachiko would also go with him to see his master take the train to work. After finishing the day’s classes, the professor would take the train back and return to the station at 3 pm.

1. Who was Hachiko ? Give his any two good qualities.
हचिको कौन था ? उसके कोई दो अच्छे गुण लिखो।

2. Where did Professor Ueno live ?
प्रोफैसर यूनो कौन था ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note book. . .
(a) The dog followed his routine even after his master’s death.
(b) The professor returned to his home town at 3 p.m. daily.

4. Complete the sentence according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) Professor Ueno taught in the ……………
(b) Hachiko, the dog was more than …….

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) faithful	comeback
(b) return	to take turn
	loyal

Answer:
1. Hachiko was a pet dog. He was a true companion. He was very loyal and faithful.
2. Professor Ueno lived in Shibuya, a small town in the neighbourhood of Tokyo.
3.
(a) True
(b) True
4.
(a) Professor Ueno tought in the Agriculture Department of Tokyo University.
(b) Hachiko the dog was more than just a pet.
5.
(a) faithful-loyal
(b) return-come back.

(2) The master and Hachiko kept this schedule until one sad day in May 1925 Professor Veno suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage while teaching and passed away. That day, Hachiko showed up at 3 pm as usual, but his beloved master never came back. Hachiko returned the next day at the same time, hoping that Veno would be there to meet him. Of course, the professor did not return, but his loyal Hachiko never gave up hope.

Hachiko was at Shibuya Station the next day again at 3 pm, then the day after, and the day after that. Soon, the lonely dog began to draw the attention of the other passengers.
At first, the station workers were not friendly with the dog, but after some time, people started looking out for him. Even the station employees would bring food and treats for the devoted dog and sometimes sit and keep him company.

1. How did Ueno die?
यूनो की मृत्यु कैसे हुई ?

2. What change did the dog bring about in the station workers ?
कुत्ते ने स्टेशन कर्मचारियों में क्या परिवर्तन लाया ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note book.
(a) The dog lost his hope as the days passed.
(b) Ueno died in May 1925.

4. Complete the sentence according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) Hachiko showed up at …………… as usual to the dog.
(b) The station employees would bring …………. for the devoted dog.

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) devoted	died
(b) passed away	sincere
	appeared

Answer:
1. Ueno while teaching suffered a sudden brain haemorrhage and died.
2. The station workers who were not friendly with him, stated looking out for him. They started giving him food and their company.
3.
(a) False
(b) True.
4.
(a) Hachiko showed up at 3pm as usual.
(b) The station employees would bring food and treats for the devoted dog.
5.
(a) devoted — sincere
(b) Passed away — died.

3. One of Professor Ueno’s former students, Hirokichi Saito was an expert on the Akita breed of dogs. He came to know of Hachiko and his routine. He decided to take the train to Shibuya to see if Hachiko would still be waiting.

When Saito arrived at the station, he saw Hachiko there waiting for his master. He wiped a tear from his cheek. He waited for Hachiko to make the next move. After a long wait, Hachiko stood up and went from there. Saito followed the dog from the station to the home of Ueno’s former gardener, Kuzaburo Kobayashi who had adopted Hachiko but Hachiko waited only for Ueno.

For nearly a decade, after his master passed away, the dog continued to show up at the same spot every day until Hachiko died at the age of eleven on March 08, 1935. The dog became a symbol of loyalty in Japan – and now for the world.

1. Who was Hirokichi Saito ?
हीरोकीची सेंटो कौन था ?

2. He wiped a tear from his cheek ? What does this line show ?
उसने कुत्ते के गाल से एक आँसू पोंछा। यह पंक्ति क्या दर्शाती है? ।

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note book.
(a) After the death of Ueno his former gardner adopted Hachiko.
(b) Hachiko died at the age of thirty-five.

4. Complete the sentence according to the meaning of the passsage.
(a) After a long wait. Hachiko stood up and ………
(b) The dog become a ……………. in Japan.

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) decade	took on
(b) adopted	a period of ten years died.
	died

Answer:
1. Hirokichi Saito was a former student of professor Ueno. He was an expert on the Akita breed of dogs.
2. This line show that Hachiko was very sad at heart after his master’s death.
3.
(a) True
(b) False.
4.
(a) After a long wait Hachiko Stood up and went from these.
(b) The dog became a symbol of loyalty in Japan.
5.
(a) decade – a period of ten years
(b) adopted – took on

Use Of Words/Phrases In Sentences

1. Loyal (devoted, sincere) —
Should be loyal to the country.
हमें देश के प्रति निष्ठावान होना चाहिए।

2. Faithful (loyal, sincere) —
A dog is a faithful animal.

3. True (firm) —
He is true to his word promise.
वह अपने वचन का पक्का है। I

4. Recieve (to get) —
I received your letter yesterday.
मुझे कल तुम्हारा पत्र मिला।

5. Show up (to appear, to present) —
You must show up in the school ground at 9. am.
तुम्हें प्रातः 9 बजे स्कलू ग्राऊंड में पहुंच जाना चाहिए।

6. Passedaway (died) —
My grandmother passed away last month.
मेरी दादी पिछले महीने चल बसे।

7. Look out (take care) —
Look out ! The train has started.
देखो! रेलगाड़ी चल चुकी है।

8. Expert (specialist) —
My uncle is an Expert on birds.
मेरे चाचा जी पंछियों के माहिर हैं।

Word Meanings

Hachiko-The World’s Most Loyal Dog Summary in Hindi

Hachiko, the dog ……….. passed away.

हचीको (Hachiko) नामक कुत्ता पालतू होने से कहीं अधिक महत्त्व रखता है। वह एक सच्चा साथी था। वह बहुत ही निष्ठावान तथा वफादार था। हचीको प्रतिदिन अपने मानव मित्र जो इसका मालिक था, का अभिवादन करता था। यही दिनचर्या वफादार कुत्ते ने अपने मालिक की मृत्यु के बाद भी जारी रखी।

सुनहरी भूरी, अकीता प्रजाति (Akita bread) के हचीको का जन्म 10 नवम्बर, 1923 को जापान के एक खेत में हुआ। 1924 में प्रोफेसर एजाबुरो यूनो (Professor Hidesaburo Ueno) ने हचीको को गोद ले लिया और उसे टोक्यो के एक छोटे से शहर शिबुआ (Shibuya) में ले आये। प्रोफ़ेसर एज़ाबुरो यूनो टोक्यो इम्पीरियल यूनिवर्सिटी के कृषि विभाग में पढ़ाते थे। प्रत्येक सुबह प्रोफ़ेसर शिबुआ स्टेशन तक टहलते हुए जाते थे और हचीको भी उनके साथ जाता था तकि वह अपने मालिक को काम पर जाते हुए ट्रेन पकड़ते देखे।

अपने दिन की कक्षाओं को समाप्त करके प्रोफेसर वापिसी के लिए ट्रेन पकड़ते और 3 बजे स्टेशन पर पहुंचते। हचीको स्टेशन पर पहुंच जाता और प्रोफेसर का इंतजार करता और उनके साथ टहलता हुआ वापिस घर आता। जोड़ी की प्रतिदिन की यही दिनचर्या थी। हर रोज़ हचीको एक ही समय पर अपने मालिक को लेने पहुंच जाता। मालिक और हचीको ने अपना कार्यक्रम तब तक जारी रखा जब तक एक अशुभ दिन मई, 1925 को प्रोफेसर यूनो की अचानक ब्रेन हेमेज से मृत्यु नहीं हो गई।

That day …………. …….. still be waiting.

उस दिन, हचीको हमेशा की भांति 3 बजे आ गया, परन्तु उसका प्रिय मालिक कभी वापिस नहीं आया। हचीको अगले दिन उसी समय इस आशा के साथ वापिस आया कि यूनो उसे वहां मिलेंगे। निःसंदेह प्रोफेसर कभी वापिस नहीं आए, परन्तु उनके वफ़ादार हचीको ने कभी आशा नहीं छोड़ी।

दिन बीतते गए और हचीको प्रतिदिन 3 बजे शिबुआ स्टेशन पर आ जाता था। शीघ्र ही अन्य यात्रियों का ध्यान इस अकेले डॉग (कुत्ते) की ओर जाने लगा। पहले पहल स्टेशन के कर्मचारी कुत्ते के साथ मित्रवत् नहीं थे परन्तु कुछ समय के बाद उसकी ओर ध्यान देने लगे। यहाँ तक कि स्टेशन के कर्मचारी उस वफ़ादार कुत्ते के लिए भोजन खाने के लिए उसके मनचाहे पदार्थ लाने लगे। कभीकभी वे उसके पास बैठ कर उसका साथ देते। दिन हफ्तों में, फिर महीनों में, फिर सालों में बदलें और हचीको, हर रोज इंतजार करने आता। उसकी उपस्थिति ने शिबुआ के स्थानीय लोगों पर ऐसा प्रभाव छोड़ा कि वह उनके लिए निष्ठा और विश्वास का एक प्रतीक बन गया, जैसे वह उनका नायक हो।

प्रोफेसर यूनो का एक पुराना छात्र हिरोकिची सैटो (Hirokichi Saito), अकीता नस्ल के कुत्तों का विशेषज्ञ था। उसे हचीको और उसकी दिनचर्या का पता चला। उसने निर्णय किया कि वह ट्रेन से शिबुआ जाएगा और देखेगा कि क्या हचीको अभी भी इंतज़ार कर रहा है।

When Saito arrived ……………………. go to Japan.

जब सैटो स्टेशन पहुंचा तो उसने हचीको को अपने मालिक का इंतजार करते देखा। उसने उसके गाल पर एक आंसू को पोंछा। उसने हचीको के अगले कदम की प्रतीक्षा की। एक लम्बे इंतजार के बाद हचीको उठ खड़ा हुआ और वहाँ से चला गया। सैटो ने कुत्ते का स्टेशन से उस घर तक पीछा किया जो यूनो के पुराने माली कुजाबुरो कोबायशी (Kuzaburo Kobayashi) था जिसने हचीको को गोद ले लिया था।

परन्तु हचीको यूनो का ही इंतजार करता था।अपने मालिक की मृत्यु के बाद लगभग दस वर्ष तक हचीको (कुत्ता) उसी जगह पर प्रतिदिन दिखाई देता रहा, जब तक कि 11 वर्ष की आयु में 8 मार्च 1935 को उसकी मृत्यु नहीं हो गई। (कुत्ता) डॉग जापान में वफ़ादारी का प्रतीक बन गया और अब पूरे विश्व में बन गया है।डॉग के प्रति आदर और प्यार के कारण लोग हचीको को “चुकेन हचीको” (Chukan Hachiko) पुकारने लगे।

इसका अर्थ है-वफ़ादार कुत्ता हचीको। हचीको की याद में एक बुत्त बनाया गया है शिबुआ में तथा एक उस स्थान पर जहाँ वह अपने मालिक यूनो को काम से वापिस आने पर मिलता था। हचीको के मृत शरीर को (म्यूजियम) संग्रहालय में संरक्षित करके रखा गया है। हां, यदि आप जापान जाएं तो आप अब भी हचीको को मिल सकते हैं।

Retranslation Of Isolated Sentences

1. He was a true companion.
वह एक सच्चा साथी था।

2. Hachiko wot his human friend his master.
हचीको अपने मानव मित्र अर्थात् अपने मालिक का अभिवादन करता था।

3. Hachiko was born on November 10, 1923.
हचीको का जन्म 10 नवम्बर 1923 को हुआ।

4. Every morning the professor would walk to the Shibuya railway station.
प्रत्येक सुबह प्रोफेसर शिबुआ स्टेशन तक टहलते हुए जाते थे।

5. Hachiko would also go with him.
हचीको भी उनके साथ जाता था।

6. The pair followed the same routine every day.
जोड़ी की प्रतिदिन की यही दिनचर्या थी।

7. But his beloved master never came back.
परन्तु उसका प्रिय मालिक कभी वापिस नहीं आया।

8. Even the station employees would bring food for the devoted dog.
यहाँ तक कि स्टेशन के कर्मचारी भी उस वफादार कुत्ते के लिए भोजन लाते थे।

9. His presence made a great impression on the local people of Shibuya.
उसकी उपस्थिति ने शिबुआ के स्थानीय लोगों को बहुत अधिक प्रभावित किया।

10. Yes, you can still meet Hachiko if you go to Japan
हां, यदि आप जापान जाएं तो आप अब भी हचीको से मिल सकते हैं।

English Guide for Class 7 PSEB Prose

• Rent for Water Question Answer
• Birbal’s Khichdi Question Answer
• A Glass of Milk Question Answer
• Mountaineers Question Answer
• The Princess Who Never Smiled Question Answer
• A Treasure Hunt Question Answer
• A Hole in the Fence Question Answer
• Hachiko-The World’s Most Loyal Dog Question Answer

Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions Chapter 2 Birbal’s Khichdi Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Class 7th English Solutions Chapter 2 Birbal’s Khichdi Question Answers

Birbal’s Khichdi Class 7 Questions and Answers

Activity 1

I Look up the following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the story (adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or the mobile phone for correct pronunciation).
3. Words that normally go with the given word.
For example : ‘return’ does not take ‘back’ with it. It is not correct to say ‘I returned back from work’.
4. Spellings

glowing	starving	frozen	extreme
deserve	consider	warmth	brahmin

Activity 2

(Prefixes and Suffixes)

Look at the following words. Break them into smaller words and look up the meaning of the words if required.
Example : The word ‘uncooked’ can be broken as under.
un + cook + ed
In the example above, un – is a prefix to cook and -ed is a suffix.

Prefixes and suffixes : कुछ अक्षरों या शब्दांशों को किसी मुख्य शब्द के आगे या पीछे जोड़ने से उसका अर्थ बदल जाता है। ये शब्दांश Prefixes तथा Suffixes कहलाते हैं।

Prefixes : ये शब्दांश मुख्य शब्द के आगे जोड़े जाते हैं। इनसे प्रायः विपरीत शब्द बनाए जाते हैं, जैसे
un + happy = unhappy.
Prefixes with their meanings and examples :

Prefix	Meaning	Example
non-, un-, im-, in-, il-, ir-	not, opposite	nonsense, unhappy
re-	again, back	revisit, replay
mis-	wrongly, not	misunderstand
de-	reverse, remove out of	deactivate, dehydrate
CO-	with, together	coexist
dis-,di-	separation, away, apart, two	dislike, diacid

Suffixes : ये शब्दांश मुख्य शब्द के पीछे जोड़े जाते हैं। इनके प्रयोग से Nouns, Adjectives, Plural तथा Parts of Speech
जैसे – progress + ion = progression.

Suffixes with their meanings and examples :

Suffix	Meaning	Example
-er, -or	one who; or showing a comparison	teacher, faster
-able, -ible	capable of being	unforgettable, reversible
-d, -ed	forming the past tense or having the quality of	added, loved
-ing	forming a gerund meaning an “act of” or the present participle	singing
-ment	the act, state or result of an action	appointment, government
-ive	having the quality of	creative, divisive

Now let us look at some words from the story and see how we can break them. In the.. word ‘impossible’, im- is prefix and in the word ‘national’ – al is a suffix.
Answer:
1. frozen
2. return
3. extremely
4. disappointed
5. shivering
6. wisest
7. realise
8. looking

Learning to Read and Comprehend

Activity 3

Write answers to the following questions :

Question 1.
What time of the year was it in the story ?
कहानी में साल के किस समय का वर्णन था ?
Answer:
It was winter-January and February.

Question 2.
What had happened to the ponds and lakes ?
तालाबों तथा झीलों को क्या हुआ था ?
Answer:
The ponds and lakes were all frozen.

Question 3.
What did Akbar want to know ?
अकबर क्या जानना चाहता था ?
Answer:
Akbar wanted to know if a man would do anything for money.

Question 4.
Why did the brahmin accept Akbar’s challenge ?
बाहाण ने अकबर की चुनौती क्यों स्वीकार कर ली ?
Answer:
The brahmin accepted Akbar’s challenge because he was poor and needed money to feed his family.

Question 5.
How much money did Akbar agree to give to the brahmin ?
अकबर ब्राह्मण को कितना धन देने पर सहमत हुआ ?
Answer:
Akbar agreed to give two thousand gold coins to the brahmin.

Activity 4.

Who said to whom ? Write in the given space.

Question 1.
Stand inside the forzen pond all through the night without any clothes and I will give you two thousand gold coins.
Answer:
Akbar to brahmin.

Question 2.
How could you stand in the forzen pond in such an extreme temperature ?
Answer:
Akbar to brahmin.

Question 3.
Oh brahmin, you have cheated me.
Answer:
Akbar to brahmin.

Question 4.
Your Majesty, it is impossible to get the warmth from the lights glowing so far away!
Answer:
Birbal to Akbar

Question 5.
Birbal, I considered you to be the wisest in this country, but you have proved me wrong.
Answer:
Akbar to Birbal.

Activity 5

What do you understand about Birbal in the story ? Write three to four sentences on Birbal.
Answer:
Birbal was a courtier in Akbar’s court. He was very wise and witty. He solved the brahmin’s case very cleverly. He helped him get his reward. His plan of Khichdi forced ((विवश कर दिया)) Akbar to give the brahmin two thousand gold coins.

Learning Language
Adverbs :

Activity 6

Look at the following words. Notice what is common in them.

1. harshly
2. faintly
3. mainly
4. truly
5. frankly
The common thing about the words above is the use of the letters ‘ly’ at the end. The words can easily be divided into two parts. (word + ly).
For example : harsh + ly
Words that end with -ly are mostly Adverbs. Adverbs of Manner usually take -ly after a word.
‘ly’ खे समाप्त होने वाले शब्द मुख्यतः Adverbs होते है| ये मुख्यतः Adverbs of manner हेते है | समय को व्यक्त करने वाले Adverbs बारम्बरता को व्यक्त करते हैं

जैस —
1. The girls always get late for the party.
2. I usually do yoga every morning.
3. He is often late for work.
4. My dentist told me to brush my teeth twice daily.
Adverbs are of many types (कई प्रकार के) such as time, place, ‘manner, frequency etc.

Activity 7

Question 1
Divide the following words into two parts. The first has been done for you.
Answer:
1. mainly — main + ly
2. generally — general + ly
3. aptly — apt + ly
4. sternly — stern + ly
5. normally — normal + ly
6. suddenly — sudden + ly
7. carefully — careful + ly
8. rarely — rare + ly

Activity 8

Fill in the blanks with appropriate -ly words given in the box.

truly, sternly, fairly, certainly, quietly

1. Akbar spoke ………………. with the brahmin.
2. The exam was …………….. easy.
3. Birbal was ………… wise.
4. You should …………. take leave from work.
5. The student sat …………… after the teacher scolded him.
Answer:
1. sternly
2. truly
3. certainly
4. fairly
5. quietly.

Activity 9

The following exercise will help you to understand how Adverbs of Frequency work. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

Question 1.
I ……………. late on weekends.
(a) get up usually
(b) get usually up
(c) usually get up
(d) up get usually
Answer:
(c) usually get up.

Question 2.
My father …………… late for work.
(a) never is
(b) is never
(c) are never
(d) were never
Answer:
(b) is never

Question 3.
How ……………… on weekends ?
(a) often do you travel
(b) do you often travel
(c) often you do travel
(d) often does you travel
Answer:
(a) often do you travel

Question 4.
Tim …………. early for class.
(a) often is
(b) are often
(c) often are
(d) is often
Answer:
(d) is often

Question 5.
When do you ………… go on vacation each year ?
(a) always
(b) never
(c) usually
(d) ever.
Answer:
(c) usually

Activity 10 (pairwork)

The following grid has some-ly words. You can find them either vertically or horizontally. Find them and write them in the blanks given below. (The teacher will explain how to do the activity.)

Answer:
1. Certainly
2. Costly
3. Endlessly
4. Flatly
5. Usually
6. Surely
7. Morally
8. Daily
9. Monthly
10. Happily

Learning to Speak

Activity 11

Three sets of dialogues are given below. Practise them in the class.

Note : The teacher must get the dialogues rehearsed one at a time in pairs and small groups. The best three groups in speaking for each set will present their dialogue in front of the class. The teacher must help the students to understand the text and speak as instructed in square brackets.

Set I (Pairwork)
Akbar (to Birbal) : Tell me one thing, Birbal! Do you think a man will do anything for money ? [question]
Birbal (to Akbar) : Yes, Your Majesty. [statement]
Akbar (to Birbal) : Alright, then prove it ! [order]

Set 2 (a group of 3)
Birbal (to Akbar) : Your Majesty, this brahmin is ready to do anything for the sake of money. [statement]
Akbar (to Birbal) : Will he do what I say, Birbal ? [question]
Birbal (to Akbar) : Yes, Your Majesty. [statement]
Birbal (to the brahmin): Are you ready to do anything that His Majesty asks you to ? [question]
Brahmin (to Akbar) : Anything, if I get some money to feed my family, Your Majesty. [statement)
Akbar (to the brahmin): Stand inside the frozen pond all through the night without any clothes. For this, I will give you two thousand gold coins. [order]

Set 3 (a group of 3)
Akbar (to the brahmin) : Tell me, how could you stand in the frozen pond in such an extreme temperature ? [question] ·
The brahmin (to Akbar): It was very difficult. It was freezing. But I needed the money for my family. So I kept standing in the cold water. [statement]
Akbar (to the brahmin) : Was it due to money that you could stand in the water all night ? [question]
The brahmin (to Akbar) : Your Majesty, I could also see the faintly glowing lights of the palace.
The lights helped me. I kept looking at the lights and thinking about the food my family will get. [statement]
Akbar (angrily to the brahmin) : What ! Oh brahmin, you have cheated me! (exclamation]
The brahmin (to Akbar) : Your Majesty, I did as you said. I have not cheated. [statement]
Akbar (angrily to the brahmin) : You do not deserve the reward. You looked at the palace lights and got warmth from the lights. [statement]
The brahmin (pleadingly to Akbar) : Your Majesty, I have stood all night in the freezing waters of the pond. [statement]
Akbar (sternly to the brahmin): I will not give you any reward for this. If you say one more word, I will put you in jail for cheating. [order]
Birbal (to Akbar): Your majesty, it is impossible to get the warmth from the lights glowing so far away! (exclamation)

नोटः विद्यार्थी कक्षा में स्वयं अभ्यास करे

Learning to Write

Dialogue writing :

Writing a dialogue is a very interesting activity. If you already have a passage, converting it into dialogue form is very simple. You must remember :
कोई Dialogue (वार्तालाप) लिखते समय निम्नलिखित बातों का ध्यान रखा जाता है
1. You do not use words such as ‘said’, ‘asked’, ‘replied’, ‘told’, etc. Instead, you use ‘to’ at its place.
2. You use colon: after addressee put in round bracket.
3. You do not use inverted commas (” “) for what the speaker has to say.
Example :

Statements	Birbal told the messenger, “Give my message to the emperor.”	Birbal tells the messenger to go to the emperor and give him a message.
	Process (विधि )
Step. 1	Remove ‘told’, comma and inverted commas.	Remove ‘tells’
Step 2.	Instead of ‘told’ use ‘to’	Remove ‘to’ after ‘messenger’. Use ‘to’ and remove ‘tells’.
Step 3.	Put ‘to’ and ‘the messenger’ in round brackets after the name of the speaker.
Step 4.	Add colon (:) the name of the speaker and the addressee as in Birbal (to the messenger) :
Step 5.	………..	Make the first letter of the statement capital
Dialogue	Birbal (to the messenger): Give my message to the emperor.	Birbal (to the messenger): Go to the emperor and give him a message.

Activity 12 (pairwork)

Read the given statements and rewrite them as dialogues.

1. Statement : Akbar said, “Birbal. I considered you to be the wisest in this country, but you have proved me wrong.”
Dialogue :
Akbar (to Birbal) : I considered you to be the wisest in this country, but you have proved me wrong.
2. Statement : Birbal said, “Why, Your majesty ?”
Dialogue : Birbal (to Akbar) : Why, Your majesty ?
3. Statement : Akbar said, “How will the khichdi get cooked when it is one meter above the fire ? What is wrong with you Birbal ?” Dialogue :
Akbar (to Birbal) : How will the Khichdi get cooked when it is one meter above the fire ? What is wrong with you ?

Learning to Use Language

Activity 13 (Group Work)

Students will do this activity in a group of four or five.
Let us write a small paragraph. The topic is ‘A Visit to a Hill Station’. Read the questions given below and answer them in complete sentences.

Question 1.
Where did you go ?
Answer:
I went to Shimla.

Question 2.
Who did you go with ?
Answer:
I went with my uncle.

Question 3.
How did you reach there ?
Answer:
I reached there by bus.

Question 4.
How long did it take ?
Answer:
It took us three hours.

Question 5.
Where did you stay ?
Answer:
I stayed at an inn.

Question 6.
What did you do during the day ?
Answer:
During the day we visited touring spots.

Question 7.
What did you doʻat night ?
Answer:
At night we slept early because we were tired.

Question 8.
How was your trip ?
Answer:
We enjoyed the trip very much.

Now put all your answers together and write in a paragraph form in the following box.

नोटः विद्यार्थी इसे स्वयं करें

Comprehension Of Passages

Read the given passages and answer the questions that follow each :

(1) It was winter time. The ponds and lakes near Akbar’s palace were all frozen. At Akbar’s court :
Akbar asked Birbal, “Tell me one thing, Birbal ! Do you think a man will do anything for money ?”
Birbal replied, “Yes, Your Majesty”… Akbar ordered, “Alright, then prove it !”. The next day, Birbal came to the court along with a brahmin. He was extremely poor and his family was starving. He had no money to feed them.

Birbal said to the king, “This brahmin is ready to do anything for the sake of money”. Akbar asked, “Will he do what I say ?”.

“Anything, if I get some money to feed my family,” said the poor brahmin, before Birbal could reply.
The king said to the brahmin, “Stand inside the frozen pond all through the night without any clothes and I will give you two thousand gold coins.”

1. Why were ponds and lakes frozen ?
तालाब और झीलें क्यों जमी हुई थीं ?

2. What was the poor brahmin asked to do for money ?
धन के बदले ब्राह्मण से क्या करने को कहा गया ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your answer book :
(a) Birbal came to the court along with a brahmin.
(b) Birbal had no money to feed his family.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage :
(a) Birbal was asked to prove that …………..
(b) Brahmin was extremely poor and ………..

5. Match the words with their meanings :

(a) pond	iced
(b) frozen	empty
	pool

Answer:
1. The ponds and lakes were frozen because it was winter time.
2. He was asked to stand inside the frozen pond all through the night without any clothes.
3.
(a) True
(b) False
4.
(a) Birbal was asked to prove that a man will would do anything for money.
(b) Brahmin was extremely poor and his family was starving.
5.
(a) pond – pool
(b) frozen – iced.

(2) In the morning, he returned to Akbar’s court to receive his reward of two thousand gold coins. The king asked the brahmin, “How could you stand in the frozen pond in such an extreme temperature ?” The innocent brahmin replied, “I could see faintly glowing lights of the palace a mile away and that was a ray of hope for me. I kept looking at the lights and thinking about my family that they will get food if I continue to stand in the pond.”

Akbar suddenly became very stern. He said harshly, “Oh brahmin, you have cheated me I will not give you any reward for this. You looked at the palace lights and got warmth from the lights. You do not deserve the reward.” Birbal said, “Your Majesty, it is impossible to get the warmth from the lights glowing so far away !”.

1. How much was the reward ?
ईनाम कितना था ?

2. Why did Akbar refuse to give brahmin his reward ?
अकबर ने ब्राह्मण को उसका ईनाम देने से क्यों इन्कार कर दिया ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your answer book :
(a) The lights of the palace were glowing brightly.
(b) Akbar suddenly became very stern.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage :
(a) You do not deserve ……
(b) You looked at the palace lights and ……..

5. Match the words with their meanings :

(a) warmth	very serious
(b) stern	heat
	very cold

Answer:
1. The reward was two thousand gold coins.
2. Akbar refused to give brahmin his reward because he thought that the brahmin had cheated him.
3.
(a) False
(b) True
4.
(a) You do not deserve the reward.
(b) You looked at the palace lights and got warmth from the lights.
5.
(a) warmth — heat
(b) stern — very serious

(3) The next day, Birbal did not go to Akbar’s court. He sent a messenger to the emperor saying that he would come to the court only after his Khichdi gets cooked. Birbal did not turn up even after five days. The emperor himself went to Birbal’s house to see what he was doing. He saw that Birbal had lit the fire and kept the pot of uncooked khichdi one yard above the fire. Akbar said, “Birbal, I considered you to be the wisest in this country, but you have proved me wrong.”

1. What message did Birbal’s messenger bring ?
बीरबल का संदेशवाहक क्या संदेश लाया ?

2. Why did Akbar himself go to Birbal’s house ?
अकबर स्वयं बीरबल के घर क्यों गया ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your answer book :
(a) Birbal turned up after five days.
(b) Birbal had lit the fire to cook his khichdi.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage :
(a) Birbal had kept the pot of uncooked khichdi ………
(b) Akbar considered Birbal to be …………..

5. Match the words with their meanings :

(a) emperor	foolish
(b) Uncooked	king
	not ready

Answer:
1. He brought the message that Birbal would come to the court only after his Khichdi gets cooked.
2. Akbar went to Birbal’s house to see what he was doing.
3.
(a) False
(b) True
4.
(a) Birbal had kept the pot of uncooked khichdi one yard above the fire.
(b) Akbar considered Birbal to be the wisest in the country.
5.
(a) emperor – king
(b) uncooked – not ready

(4) Birbal said, “Why, your majesty ?”
Akbar said, “How will the khichdi get cooked when it is one yard above the fire ? What is wrong with you, Birbal ?”
Birbal kept stirring the pot and replied, “Oh my Great Emperor, when it is possible for a person to receive warmth from the faintly glowing lights a mile away, then it should be possible for this khichdi, which is just a yard above the fire to get cooked.”

1. Who was cooking khichdi ?
खिचड़ी कौन पका रहा था ?

2. How was he cooking it ?
वह इसे कैसे पका रहा था ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your answer book :
(a) Akbar started stirring the pot.
(b) Birbal’s khichdi was still uncooked.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage :
(a) It is not possible for a person to get warmth from lights ………….
(b) It was not possible for Birbal’s khichdi to get …………..

5. Match the words with their meanings :

(a) glowing	cooking
(b) receive	bright
	get

Answer:
1. Birbal was cooking Khichdi.
2. He was cooking it by keeping the pot a yard above the fire.
3.
(a) False
(b) True
4.
(a) It is not possible for a person to get warmth from lights a mile away.
(b) It was not possible for Birbal’s khichdi to get cooked.
5.
(a) glowing – bright
(b) receive – get

Use Of Words/Phrases In Sentences

1. Palace (mansion) —
Akbar lived in a beautiful palace.
अकबर एक शानदार महल में रहता था।

2. Frozen (Chilled) —
I was almost frozen with cold.
मैं ठंड से जम-सा गया।

3. Extremely (very, badly) —
It was extremely cold yesterday.
कल बहुत अधिक ठंड थी।

4. Glowing (shining) —
I saw many lights glowing in the park.
मैंने पार्क में बहुत सी बत्तियां चमकती देखीं।

5. Starving (dying of hunger) —
The poor beggar was starving for lack of food.
गरीब भिखारी भोजन न होने के कारण भूखा मर रहा था।

6. Warmth (heat) —
We made a fire for warmth.
हमनें गर्मी पाने के लिए आग जलाई।

7. Deserve (to be worthy of) —
First deserve then desire.
किसी चीज़ की इच्छा रखने से पहले उसके अधिकारी बनो।

8. Extreme (to the last extent) —
In June, heat is at its extreme.
जून में गर्मी चरम पर होती है।

9. Consider (take for) —
I considered him to be a rich man.
मैं उसे एक अमीर आदमी समझता था।

10. Shiver (shake with cold) —
The old man was shivering with cold.
बूढ़ा आदमी ठंड से कांप रहा था।

11. Turn up (reach/come) —
I waited for my friend, but he did not turn up.
मैं अपने मित्र का इंतज़ार करता रहा, परंतु वह नहीं आया।

Word Meanings

Birbal’s Khichdi Summary in Hindi

It was winter ……….. the night, shivering.

सर्दी का मौसम (समय) था। अकबर के महल के निकट सभी तालाब तथा झीलें जमी हुई थीं। अकबर के दरबार में : अकबर ने बीरबल से पूछा, “बीरबल, एक बात बताओ। तुम्हारे विचार में क्या कोई आदमी पैसे के लिए कुछ भी कर सकता है ?” बीरबल ने उत्तर दिया, “हाँ, महाराज।” अकबर ने आदेश दिया, “ठीक है, तो सिद्ध करो।”

अगले दिन, बीरबल अपने साथ एक ब्राह्मण को लेकर दरबार में आया। वह बहुत ही ग़रीब था और उसका परिवार भूख से मर रहा था। उसके पास परिवार को भोजन देने के लिए कोई धन नहीं था। बीरबल ने राजा से कहा, “यह ब्राह्मण धन के लिए कुछ भी करने के लिए तैयार है।” अकबर ने पूछा, “जो मैं कहूँगा क्या यह वही करेगा ?”

बीरबल के उत्तर देने से पहले ही ब्राह्मण बोला, “यदि मुझे अपने परिवार को पालने के लिए धन मिल जाए, तो मैं कुछ भी करूंगा।” राजा ने ब्राह्मण से कहा, “इस जमे हुए तालाब में बिना कपड़ों के पूरी रात खड़े रहो, तो मैं तुम्हें दो हज़ार स्वर्ण मुद्राएं दूंगा।” गरीब ब्राह्मण को धन की आवश्यकता थी। उसके पास कोई विकल्प नहीं था। वह ठंड से कांपते हुए पूरी रात उस जमे हुए तालाब में खड़ा रहा।

In the morning ………..listen to him.

सुबह वह अपने पुरस्कार की दो हज़ार स्वर्ण मुद्राएं लेने के लिए अकबर के दरबार में वापिस आया। राजा ने ब्राह्मण से पूछा, “तुम इतने चरम तापमान में इस जमे हुए तालाब में कैसे खड़े रहे ?” मासूम ब्राह्मण ने उत्तर दिया, “मुझे एक मील दूर स्थित महल की रोशनियों की मद्धम (धीमी) चमक दिखाई दे रही थी। वही मेरे लिए आशा की किरण थी। मैं लगातार रोशनी को देखता रहा और अपने परिवार के बारे में सोचता रहा कि यदि मैं इस तालाब में खड़ा रहा तो मेरे परिवार को भोजन मिल जायेगा।”

अकबर अचानक कठोर हो गए। उन्होंने कठोरता से कहा, “अरे ब्राह्मण, तुमने मुझे छला है। मैं तुम्हें इसके लिए कोई पुरस्कार नहीं दूंगा। तुम महल की रोशनियों को देखते रहे और उससे गर्मी लेते रहे। तुम पुरस्कार के अधिकारी नहीं हो।” बीरबल ने कहा, “महाराज, इतनी दूर चमकती रोशनी से गर्मी मिलना नामुमकिन है।” . अकबर ने उसकी एक न सुनी।

How could the poor ………… realise his mistake.

गरीब ब्राह्मण राजा से बहस कैसे कर सकता था ? वह अकबर के दरबार से निराश होकर तथा खाली हाथ वापिस लौट गया। अगले दिन, बीरबल अकबर के दरबार में नहीं गया। उसने राजा के पास यह संदेश देकर अपना एक संदेश-वाहक भेजा कि वह अपनी खिचड़ी पक जाने के बाद ही दरबार में उपस्थित होगा।

बीरबल पाँच दिन बाद भी नहीं पहुंचा। राजा स्वयं बीरबल के घर यह देखने के लिए गए कि वह क्या कर रहा है। उन्होंने देखा कि बीरबल ने आग जला रखी है और अपनी कच्ची खिचड़ी का बर्तन आग से एक गज़ ऊपर रखा हुआ है। अकबर ने कहा, “बीरबल, मैं तुम्हें देश का सबसे बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति मानता था, परन्तु तुमने मुझे गलत सिद्ध कर दिया

बीरबल ने कहा, “महाराज, क्यों ?” अकबर ने कहा, “खिचड़ी कैसे पकेगी जबकि यह आग से एक गज़ ऊपर है ? बीरबल, तुम्हें क्या हो गया है ?” बीरबल ने बर्तन को हिलाना जारी रखा और उत्तर दिया, “ओह मेरे महाराज ! जब एक मील दूर चमकती मंद रोशनी से एक व्यक्ति को गर्मी मिल सकती है तो इस खिचड़ी का पक जाना भी संभव है क्योंकि यह तो आग से केवल एक गज़ ही ऊपर है।”

अकबर को अपनी गलती का एहसास हो गया। उसने ग़रीब ब्राह्मण को बुलवाया और उसे दो हज़ार स्वर्ण मुद्राएं दीं। अकबर खुश था कि बीरबल ने उसे उसकी गलती का एहसास करवाकर उसकी मदद की है।

Retranslation Of Isolated Sentences

1. It was winter time.
सर्दी का मौसम (समय) था।

2. Do you think a man will do anything for money ?
तुम्हारे विचार में क्या कोई आदमी पैसे के लिए कुछ भी कर सकता है ?

3. He was extremely poor and his family was starving.
वह बहुत गरीब था और उसका परिवार भूख से मर रहा

4. I will give you two thousand gold coins.
मैं तुम्हें दो हज़ार स्वर्ण मुद्राएं दूंगा।

5. He stood in the frozen pond.
वह जमे हुए तालाब में खड़ा रहा।

6. I kept looking at the lights.
मैं लगातार रोशनी को देखता रहा।

7. He returned disappointed and bare-handed.
वह निराश होकर और खाली हाथ वापिस लौट गया।

8. Birbal did not turn up even after five days.
बीरबल पाँच दिन बाद भी नहीं पहुँचा।

9. He saw that Birbal had lit the fire.
उन्होंने देखा कि बीरबल ने आग जला रखी है।

10. I considered you to be the wisest in this country.
मैं तुम्हें देश का सबसे बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति मानता था।

11. What is the wrong with you ?
तुम्हें क्या हो गया है ?

12. Akbar realised his mistake.
अकबर को अपनी गलती का एहसास हो गया।

English Guide for Class 7 PSEB Prose

• Rent for Water Question Answer
• Birbal’s Khichdi Question Answer
• A Glass of Milk Question Answer
• Mountaineers Question Answer
• The Princess Who Never Smiled Question Answer
• A Treasure Hunt Question Answer
• A Hole in the Fence Question Answer
• Hachiko-The World’s Most Loyal Dog Question Answer

Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions Poem 3 An Earthquake Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Class 7th English Solutions Poem Chapter 3 An Earthquake Question Answers

An Earthquake Class 7 Questions and Answers

Activity 1.

Look up the following words/phrases in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the poem (adjective/noun/verb. etc).
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or the mobile phone for correct pronunciation
3. Spellings

trembling	confirmed	crashing down	stood tall	fragmented
crawls	rubble	debris	cosy	tombs

Vocabulary Expansion

Activity 2.

Write five pairs of rhyming words from the poem.

1. awake-shake
2. fake-quake
3. tall-crawl
4. debris-trees
5. found-ground
6. shake-fake
7. down-town

Activity 3.

Have you ever experienced an earthquake? It may result in a disaster if the earthquake is big. There are two types of disasters-natural and man-made. Study the image below.

Look at the picture and make a list of all the natural as well as man-made disasters.

Natural Disasters — Man-made Disasters

1. Cyclones — Terrorism
2. Drought — Bomb explosion
3. Landslides — Industrial incidents
4. Earthquakes — Pollution
5. Floods — Epidemics
6. Famine — War

Learning to Read and Comprehend

Activity 4.

Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
What is the poem about ?
कविता किसके बारे में है ?
Answer:
The poem is about an earthquake and disaster caused by it.

Question 2.
What happened as the poet lay awake ?
‘जिस समय कवि जाग कर लेटा हुआ था उस समय क्या हुआ ?
Answer:
His bed began to shake as there was an earthquake.

Question 3.
How did the poet come to know about the earthquake ?
कवि को भूकम्प का पता कैसे चला ?
Answer:
The trembling fan told him about the earthquake.

Question 4.
What confirmed the poet’s fear about the quake ?
भूकम्प के बारे में कवि के भ्रम की पुष्टि किस बात ने की ?
Answer:
The trembling fan confirmed his fear about the quake.

Question 5.
What happened after the quake ? Make a list.
भूचाल/भूकम्प के बाद क्या हुआ ? एक सूची बनाइए।
Answer:
(a) The houses crashed down.
(b) Houses, roads, parks-everything broke into pieces.
(c) There were heaps of debris on the ground.
(d) People came out of their homes crying.

Read and Understand

Activity 5

Explain the meaning of the following lines from the poem.

Question 1.
Kissing and talking to the ground.
Answer:
Everything lay flat on the ground.

Question 2.
Some of which have now become tombs.
Answer:
Some of them were now changed into tall heaps of debris.

Learning Language Prepositions

Read the following sentences.

1. Your pencils are in the box.
2. The woman sat on the bench.
3. The helicopter flew over the house.
4. The earthquake changed the houses into debris.
5. Simran felt the earth shaking beneath her feet.
इन वक्यो में in, on,over,into and beneath आदि शब्द दो nouns के बीच सम्बन्ध बताते है| इन्हें prepositions कहा जाता है।
इस प्रकार prepositions :
(a) nouns/pronouns का सम्बन्ध वाक्य में अन्य शब्दों से जोड़ती हैं।
(b) के बाद वाक्य में object का काम करने वाला कोई noun होता है।

Activity 6.

Choose suitable prepositions from the box to fill in the given blanks. The first one is done for you.

on	to	by	from	in front of
with	at	into	behind	for

1. There are trees in front of our house.
2. Look ………….. the blackboard.
3. Keep the bags ……………. the table.
4. The boy is looking ……………. an answer.
5. We went ……………. bus to Amritsar.
6. He travelled with me ………… Chandigarh to Patiala.
7. The girl stood …………….. the bench.
8. Look …………….. the bags for our papers.
9. Go …………… Sameer to the market.
10. Run …………….. call the man.

Answer:
2. at,
3. on
4. for
5. by
6. from
7. on
8. into
9. with
10. behind.

Activity 7.

Using the words followed by preposition, make sentences of your own. The first one is done for you.

interfere with	fit for	confident of	sorry for	mix with
make fun of	prays at	acted upon	bent on	superior to

1. I do not let my music lessons interfere with my studies.
2. This water in not fit for drinking.
3. I am confident of my success.
4. I am sorry for this mistake.
5. Don’t mix with bad boys.
6. Never make fun of the poor.
7. She prays at home these days.
8. He acted upon his father’s advice.
9. The boy is bent on making a mischief.
10. Your box is superior to mine.

Activity 8.

Practise the following poem with your partner.

Mynah
In a cold month
Under the cloudy sky
Near the dark forest
Beside the rumbling river
On the sandy bank
Under the green tree
Sat a twittering mynah. — Vandana Lunyal

Learning to Listen Dictation

Activity 9.

Listen to your teacher regarding an earthquake scene and fill in the blanks.

1. The ………………….. is creaking and rattling.
2. Books are ……………….. from the bookcase.
3. ………….. are swinging.
4. The bookcase …………………. on the floor.
5. The …………………. are rattling.
6. There are …………….. outside.
7. A car alarm ……………
8. Dogs are …………………..
9. A baby is ……………
10. …………….. are shouting.
11. The ……………… is making temple bells ring.
12. There are ………………. sounds from bricks falling to the ground.
13. Trees ………………….. are swaying.
14. Drop, take cover and …………………. on to an object.
15. Stay in the Drop, ………………… and Hold On position under your desk.

Answer:
1. building
2. falling
3. Fans
4. falls
5. windows
6. noises
7. sounds
8. barking
9. crying
10. People
11. shaking
12. crashing
13. outside
14. hold
15. Cover.

Learning to Speak (Pairwork)

Activity 10.

You have read a newspaper report on the Tsunami warning issued for Kanyakumari. Tell your partner about what you have read. Your partner will ask you questions on Tsunami. The given image will help you to understand what a Tsunami is.

Answer:
Manav : Ankit, do you know there is a Tsunami warning for Kanyakumari in the today’s paper ?
Ankit : Oh, no ! when is it expected ? What is Tsunami ?
Manav : It is expected any time between 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. today. A Tsunami is a huge sea wave rising about 25 feet high from the sea level. It is very dangerous as it brings a lot of death and destruction with it.
Ankit : How does it originate ?
Manav : It originates due to an earthquake in the sea-surface. Volcanic erruption under the sea also gives birth to a Tsunami.
Ankit : Are there any precautionary measures ?
Manav : People have been warned to go to land from the seashore. Fishermen have been warned against the danger. They are asked not to go for fishing for the day.
Ankit : What happens during Tsunami ?
Manav : It hits the sea-coast and washes away everything that comes in its way. It runs at a very high speed. Buildings crash down, electric poles and big trees are uprooted. Communication system is damaged. People and cattle near the sea-coast are washed
off. Nothing survives.

Learning to Write (Group work)

Activity 11.

India and the whole world suffered an attack of novel coronavirus due to which everyone had to stay at home. It was done to stay away from other people who might be infected with the virus. It is called ‘SOCIAL DISTANCING’. Make a list of Do’s and Don’ts that the Government and the TV channels were telling us.’

Do’s	Don’ts
1. Wash your hands for 20 seconds regularly many times a day. 2. Stay at home. 3. Cover your mouth and nose with a mask. 4. Keep social distancing. 5. Sanitise your hands if you touch something.	1. Don’t touch your mouth and nose time and again. 2. Never go out without a mask. 3. Don’t move on road without any purpose. 4. Don’t spit in the open. 5. Never use a used mask/mask used by anybody.

Learning to Use Language

Activity 12.

Study the following table and the picture. Take hints from the picture and write 5 points on how you saved yourself and your friend when an earthquake came when you were having lunch during your school break.

Your Location	Do	Don’t
Indoors	drop, take cover under a strong table or desk and hold on. stand near the inner wall or sit by strong furniture and cover your head and neck with your arms.	stay close to windows, fire places, appliances such as the fridge or TV. stay close to cupboards or furniture or any other object that may topple or fall.
Outdoors	stay in an open area, away from any walls or trees.	stay close to any walls or trees, electric poles, power lines, street lights, etc.

Answer:
Last year in the month of April, my friend and I were sitting alone in our classroom. It was break time and we were having lunch. Suddenly, I saw the fan in our class shaking. I realized it was an earthquake. We got scared. We heard children screaming. I quickly dropped myself down and took cover under a strong table. My friend tried to peep out of a window.

I asked my friend not to do this and cover his head and neck with his arms. Then we crawled out of the door. Now we came in the open. We kept ourselves away from the school walls and trees. But there was a power-pole near us. To avoid it we crawled to a place nothing heavy or dangerous near us. Soon the quake was over. We thanked God that we were safe.

Comprehension Of Stanzas

Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the questions that follow each :

(1) As I lay wide awake
My beds began to shake.
Was my fear real or fake ?
The trembling fan confirmed the quake.
The houses came crashing down
“Oh my God !” cried the whole town!

1. Name the poem and the poet.
कविता और कवि का नाम बताओ।

2. What confirmed that there was an earthquake?
भूचाल आने की पुष्टि किसने की ?

3. What happened to the houses?
मकानों को क्या हुआ?
Answers
1. The name of the poem is ‘An Earthquake and that of the poet is Vandana Lunyal.
2. The trembling fan confirmed that there was an earthquake.
3. The houses crashed down.

(2) A moment ago, the town stood tall
Now fragmented, on the ground, it crawls.
Turned to rubble, Changed into debris
Houses, roads, parks and trees.
Everywhere, everything is found
Kissing and talking to the ground.
People out of their cosy homes
Some of which have now become tombs.

1. What has changed the scene of the town? How does it look now?
शहर का दृश्य किसने बदल दिया है ? अब शहर कैसा लगता है?

2. What has happened to the cosy houses?
शहर के आरामदायक घरों को क्या हुआ है ?

3. What is the central idea of the poem?
कविता का केंद्रीय भाव क्या है ?
Answers
1. An earthquake has changed the scene of the town. The town that stood tall is lying in broken pieces on the ground.
2. The cosy houses of the people become tombs of debris.
3. The poem is based on the idea that an earthquake brings death and disaster with it. Tall buildings, roads and poles get badly cracked and turn into pieces. There are heaps of debris all around. Cries of people render every heart.

Word Meanings

An Earthquake Summary in Hindi

यह कविता एक भूकम्प और उससे होने वाले विनाश के बारे में है। कवि जाग गया था और अपने बिस्तर पर लेटा हुआ था। अचानक उसका पलंग हिलने लगा। उसके मन में भूचाल का डर पैदा हुआ। उसी समय उसका पंखा कांपने लगा और कवि जान गया कि यह वास्तव में ही भूचाल है।

सारे शहर में हाहाकार मच गया। लोग चीखते हुए अपने घरों से बाहर आ गये। ऊंचे-ऊंचे मकान नीचे आ गिरे। सड़कों, वृक्षों आदि के टुकड़े हो गए। सब कुछ सपाट हो गया। ऐसे लगता था कि पूरा शहर धरती पर लेट गया है। जगह-जगह मलबे के ऊँचे-ऊँचे ढेर लग गए। इस प्रकार भूचाल ने एक विनाशकारी दृश्य प्रस्तुत किया ।

Class 7 PSEB Solutions Poetry

• Poem 1 Trains Question Answer
• Poem 2 The Hunter and the Deer Question Answer
• Poem 3 An Earthquake Question Answer
• Poem 4 There was a Naughty Boy Question Answer

Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions Chapter 4 Mountaineers Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Class 7th English Solutions Chapter 4 Mountaineers Question Answers

Mountaineers Class 7 Questions and Answers

Activity 1

Look up the following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the lesson (adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or the mobile phone for correct pronunciation.)
3. Spellings

sea-level	achievement	feat	climber	mountaineer
summit	scale	expedition	felicitated	dedicated
trek	acclimatization	starved	deter	adventurous

Vocabulary Expansion

Activity 2

Make meaningful sentences of the words given below :

1. sea-level – A hill is a part of land above sea-level.
2. achievement – Ashoka won great achievements.
3. mountaineer – I want to become a mountaineer.
4. summit – There is a summit within us too.
5. expedition – The went on a hunting expedition.
6. felicitated – The brave children were felicitated with a big reward.
7. dedicated – I am fully dedicated to my parents.
8. acclimatization – None can survive without acclimatization to the atmoshpere.
9. starved – The poor man starved without food.
10. adventurous – Mountaineering is something adventurous.

Learning to Read and Comprehend

Activity 3

Read and answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Who was the first Indian to climb Everest ?
ऐवरेस्ट पर चढ़ने वाला पहला भारतीय कौन था ?
Answer:
Captain Avtar Singh Cheema was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest.

Question 2.
Who led the 1965 Indian Expedition to Mount Everest ?
1965 में माउंट एवरेस्ट पर जाने वाले भारतीय अभियान का नेतृत्व किसने किया?
Answer:
Commander M.S. Kohli led that expedition.

Question 3.
When did the first Indian reach the peak ?
चोटी पर पहला भारतीय कब पहुंचा ?
Answer:
The first Indian reached the peak on May 20, 1965.

Question 4.
Which awards did Captain Cheema receive ?
कैप्टन चीमा को कौन-से पुरस्कार दिये गये ?
Answer:
Captain Cheema received Arjuna Award and Padma Shri.

Question 5.
What is the oxygen-starved area of the mountains called ?
‘पर्वतों का ऑक्सीजन की कमी वाला क्षेत्र क्या कहलाता है ?
Answer:
It is called ‘Death Zone’.

Activity 4

Choose the most appropriate option from the given four :

Question 1.
The highest point on the planet is ………
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Mount Everest
(c) Kilimanjaro
(d) K2.
Answer:
(b) Mount Everest

Question 2.
The height of Mount Everest above sea-level is …………….
(a) 30,102 feet
(b) 29,000 feet
(c) 29,028 feet
(d) 20,196 feet
Answer:
(c) 29,028 feet.

Question 3.
The first people to stand on top of Mount Everest were …..
(a) Kohli
(b) Sir Edmund Hillary
(c) Tenzing Norgay
(d) Both (b) & (c)
Answer:
(d) Both (b) & (c)

Question 4.
The first Indian to summit Mount Everest was …………..
(a) Kohli
(b) Tenzing Norgay
(c) Sir E. Hillary
(d) Colonel Avtar Singh Cheema
Answer:
(d) Colonel Avtar Singh Cheema

Question 5.
Colonel Avtar Singh Cheema was the ………….. person in the world to scale the peak.
(a) 20th
(b) 16th
(c) 1st
(d) 3rd
Answer:
(b) 16th

Question 6.
Both Cheema and Kohli were felicitated by the Indian Government with ……………
(a) Nishan-e-Khalsa
(b) Dronacharya Award
(c) Vir Award
(d) Arjuna Award
Answer:
(d) Arjuna Award

Question 7.
A postage stamp was dedicated to the success of the …………… Everest Expedition.
(a) 1933
(b) 1965
(c) 1989
(d) 1970.
Answer:
(b) 1965

Question 8.
The route between 26,000-29,020 feet is called the ………
(a) last zone
(b) upper zone
(c) death zone
(d) middle zone.
Answer:
(c) death zone.

Learning Language

Pronouns

Let us revisit the pronouns :
Noun या Noun Phrase के स्थान पर प्रयोग किए जाने वाले शब्द pronouns कहलाते हैं।
We use a pronoun to avoid repetition of a noun or a noun phrase. The words such as ‘they’, ‘she’, ‘her’, ‘he’ and ‘it’ are pronouns.

Subject and Object Pronouns :
Subject pronouns which are: ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’, ‘we’ and ‘they’. Of course, we use ‘you’ when we are talking to one person and also when we are talking to more than one person. Observe the use of subject pronouns. They are the subject of a verb.

Note: S = Subject, V = Verb, O = Object 1.

Object Pronouns :
These are: ‘me’, ‘you’, ‘him’, “her”, “it’, ‘us’ and ‘them’. ‘It’ and ‘you are the same when they are subject pronouns or object pronouns.

We use them after prepositions.

1. It’s important to him.
2. How money students will come with you ?
3. Look at me!
4. The tiffin is for her.
5. I am looking forward to it.
6. Would you like to come with us ?
7. Rita makes dinner for them.

3. We use them after ‘be’ verb (is , am , are , was, were).
1. Who’s there ? It’s me!
2. It’s you.
3. This is him.
4. It was her !
5. It was them.

4. We use them for short answers .
1. A: Who is at the door ? B: Me!
2. A: Who ate the mango ? B: Her ! .
3. A: Call her. I’m hungry. B: Me too.

5. With short answers, we can also use a subject pronoun + a verb
1. A: Who’s there? B: I am !
2. A: Who ate the mango ? B: She did !
3. A: I’m hungry. B: I am too.

6. We use them after “as’ and ‘than’ for comparison.
1. He’s as tall as me.
2. She’s prettier than her

7. We can also use the subject pronoun +a verb in the same situation.
1. He’s taller than I am.
2. She’s prettier than she is.

8. We use them after ‘but’ and ‘except’.
1. Everybody went home early but me. (me = I didn’t)
2. Everybody reached their except you.

Activity 5

Study the box below. Fill in the blanks that follow to complete the sentences.

1. Do you know that girl ? Do you know ____ ?
2. My sister and I have enough food____ can all share.
3. Raj and Reema are late ____ should hurry.
4. He gave a beautiful gift ____ I really like it.
5. Buffalos are very big so ____ eat a lot of food.
6. My sister is studying hard because ____ has a test tomorrow.
7. Are you okay? Can I help —
8. My new neighbours are very helpful. I really like
9. I want to read my book. Where did you keep
10. I’m busy right now. Could you please call —after an hour ?
11. He gave me a pen but lost it.
12. We gave money to the shopkeeper and he gave — milk.
13. I don’t eat junk food because __ isn’t healthy.
14. Who is she? Do you know ___ name?
Answer:
1. her
2. we
3. They
4. me
5. they
6. she
7. you
8. them
9. it
10. me
11. I,
12. us
13. it
14. her.

Activity 6

Your teacher will speak some words from the passage. Listen carefully and find the words in the grid below and encircle them. The first one has been done for you.

Achievement

Learning to Speak

Activity 7

Let us practise some tongue twisters. Your teacher will say a word or a phrase or a sentence. You will repeat after your teacher.
Example :
Teacher : seashore
Students : seashore
Teacher : by the seashore
Students : by the seashore
Teacher : seashells by the seashore
Students : seashells by the seashore
Teacher : She sells seashells by the seashore
Students : She sells seashells by the seashore
Now, practise the following tongue twisters with your teacher.
1. Red leather, yellow leather.
2. Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen.
3. Not these things here, but those things there.
4. I can think of six thin things, but I can think of six thick things too.
5. The big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back.
नोट : अध्यापक के साथ मिलकर अभ्यास करें।

Learning to Write

Writing Notices

A notice should contain all the necessary details such as:
1. Name of the issuing authority (school, etc.)
2. Date of issue/release of the notice
3. Title/Subject of the Event (what?)
4. BODY-purpose/event/date/time/duration/place or venue (why, what, when, where and whom)
5. Authorized signatory : Name and signature (contact details)

Format of a Notice

Name of the issuing agency/authority NOTICE Date of issue/Release of the notice Title/Subject of the Event BODY (purpose/event/date/time/duration/place or venue) Signatures (Name) Designation

नोट :-ध्यान से अध्ययन करें कि Notice कैसे लिखना है। नीचे दी गई बातों का भी ध्यान रखें :

1. लिखने का उद्देश्य स्पष्ट हो।
2. 50 शब्दों से अधिक न लिखें। अपने उद्देश्य पर ही केंद्रित रहें।
3. कुछ भी बार-बार लिखने से बचें।
4. Notice को Box में लिखें। Box का नमूना Pencil से बनाएं।
5. “Notice” तथा “Title” Capitals (बड़े अक्षरों) में लिखें।
6. Notice का शीर्षक अर्थपरक हो।
7. Notice में 5 w’s – ‘what’ , ‘why’, ‘when’ , ‘where’ and ‘who’ होने चाहिएं।

Activity 8.

You are the Principal of your school. Write a notice mentioning that your school is going to hold a science exhibition on the 15th of next month. It is mandatory for all the students to participate and make a science project. Final selection of science projects will take place a week before the exhibition. The class teachers will select the best three projects in each class.

A.B.C. High School Notice March 12, 2020 SCIENCE EXHIBITION Our school is going to held a science exhibition on 15th of next month in the school hall. All the students must participate in it. Each student should bring a science project of his/her own. The best three projects in each class will be selected a week before the exhibition. Sd/- ………… Principal

Learning to use Language

Look at the following information as in (January 2020) about Virat Kohli.

Activity 9

Study the chart above and answer the following questions.

Question 1.
What is the highest score of Virat Kohli in First Class Cricket ?
Answer:
It is 254 not out against South Africa.

Question 2.
What is his batting average in One Day Internationals ?
Answer:
It is 59.85.

Question 3.
How many sixes has Virat Kohli hit in Test Cricket till now ?
Answer:
22

Question 4.
How many runs has he made in One Day Internationals ?
Answer:
11,702

Question 5.
How many centuries has he hit in Twenty 20 Internationals ?
Answer:
He has hit no century in Twenty 20 internationals.

Activity 10

Write 6-8 sentences on Virat Kohli’s performance in Test Cricket. Use the information in the chart given above to write the paragraph. Begin your paragraph with :

Virat Kohli is one of the greatest batsmen today. He is the captain of Team India. He has played 84 Tests so far and has scored 7202 runs in 141 Innings. His highest score is 254 not out against South Africa. His average run rate is 54.97. In Test Cricket he has scored 12,457 balls and hit 27 centuries and 22 50’s hitting 805 fours and 22 sixes. In 10 Tests Kohli remained not out.

Comprehension Of Passages

Read the followings passages carefully and answer the questions that follow each :

(1) Mount Everest is the highest point on the planet at 29,028 feet above sea level. For many people, reaching Mount Everest peak is a once-in-a-lifetime achievement. This kind of feat requires huge funds, very tough training and very good luck. The first people to stand on the top of Everest were a local climber Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, a mountaineer from New Zealand in 1953. Since then, a lot of people have achieved this feat. Some of them are from India too.

1. Name the highest point on earth with its height above sea level.
धरती के सबसे ऊंचे बिन्दु का नाम तथा उसकी समुद्र-तल से ऊँचाई बताएं।

2. Who were the first two people (persons) to scale it ?
इस पर पहुंचने वाले पहले दो व्यक्ति कौन थे ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note-book.
(a) Mount Everest is a once-in-a-lifetime achievement.
(b) The highest peak on our planet has never been scaled after 1953.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) Since then ……….. have achieved this feat.
(b) This kind of feat requires ………. funds and ………. luck.

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) requires	achieves
(b) funds	needs
	money

Answer:
1. Mount Everest is the highest point on earth. It is 29,028 feet high above the sea level.
2. The first two people to scale it were a local climber Tenzing Norgay and a New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary.
3.
(a) True
(b) False
4.
(a) Since then a lot of people have achieved this feat.
(b) This kind of feat requires huge funds and very good luck.
5.
(a) requires — needs
(b) funds — money

(2) The first Indian to summit Mount Everest was Captain Avtar Singh Cheema (1933-1989) on May 20, 1965. He was a captain in the 7th Bn Parachute Regiment at that time. Later, he was promoted to the post of a Colonel. He was also the 16th person in the world to scale the peak.

He was a part of the third Indian Expedition led by Commander M.S. Kohli and others. Kohli was an officer in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. Both Cheema and Kohli were felicitated by the Indian Government with Arjuna Award. They also received Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan respectively. Kohli was also given Nishan-e-Khalsa by the Punjab Government. A postage stamp was dedicated to the success of the 1965 Everest Expedition.

1. Mention any two achievements of Captain Cheema.
कैप्टन चीमा की किन्हीं दो सफलताओं का उल्लेख कीजिए।

2. Who was M.S. Kohli ?
M.S. Kohli कौन था ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note-book.
(a) Mr. Kohli could not win Arjuna Award.
(b) Mr. Kohli received Padma Bhushan for his achievement.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) A postage stamp was dedicated to the success of
(b) Kohli was also given …………. by the Punjab government.

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) summit	devoted/allocated
(b) dedicated	top/peak
	flop

Answer:
1. Captain Cheema was the first Indian to reach the Mount Everest. He was also the 16th person in the world to scale this peak.
2. M.S. Kohli was an officer in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
3.
(a) False
(b) True
4.
(a) A postage stamp was dedicated to the success of the 1965 Everest Expedition.
(b) Kohli was also given Nishan-e-Khalsa by the Punjab Government.
5.
(a) summit — top/peak
(b) dedicated — devoted/allocated.

(3) Climbing Everest Peak is not for untrained mountaineers. It is extremely dangerous. The trek to the summit (peak of Everest) takes months of physical training and weeks of acclimatization and adjusting to the physical condition. Climbers need to get used to the oxygen-starved heights of the mountain. The route between 26,000 and 29,020 feet is called the “death zone”. At this height, the body cannot get enough oxygen and begins to die minute by minute. This distance must be covered in less than a day to avoid damage to the body.

1. Climbing Everest Peak is not for untrained people. Why ?
ऐवरेस्ट शिखर पर चढ़ना अप्रशिक्षित लोगों का काम नहीं है। क्यों ?

2. What happens to the body in the death zone’ ?
‘ मौत के क्षेत्र ‘ में शरीर के साथ क्या होता है।

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note-book.
(a) Climbers need to get used to oxygen-starved heights of the mountain.
(b) The trek to the Everest needs no physical training.

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) The route between …………. and …………. feet is called the “death zone”.
(b) The distance of the …………… must be covered in less than a day.

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) extremely	highly
(b) damage	usually
	harm

Answer:
1. It is not for untrained people because it is very dangerous.
2. In the death zone, body begins to die minute by minute for lack of oxygen.
3.
(a) True
(b) False
4.
(a) The route between 26,000 and 29,020 feet is called the “death zone”.
(b) The distance of the death zone must be covered in less than a day.
5.
(a) extremely – highly
(b) damage – harm.

Use Of Words/Phrases In Sentences

1. Feat (Something adventurous)-
The cyclist showed many feats with his bicycle.
साइकिल चलाने वाले ने अपने साइकिल के साथ कई कमाल दिखाए।

2. Climber (mountaineer) –
Many climbers have reached the highest peak of the world.
कई पर्वतारोही (चढ़ाई करने वाले लोग) संसार की सबसे ऊंची चोटी तक जा पहुंचे हैं।

3. Scale (climb) –
It is not easy to scale the Himalayas.
हिमालय पर चढ़ना कोई आसान काम नहीं है।

4. Deter (put off/stop/detain)
The rain did not deter the students from coming to school.
वर्षा ने छात्रों को स्कूल आने से नहीं रोका।

5. Peak (mountain top/summit)-
A mountain is a high-land with a peak.
पर्वत ऊँचा भू-भाग होता है जिसकी एक चोटी होती है।

6. Wait for (held back for)-
I am waiting for my friend.
मैं अपने मित्र का इंतजार कर रहा हूं।

7. Dangerous (full of risk)-
This pond is deep and dangerous.
यह तालाब गहरा और खतरनाक है।

Word Meanings:

Mountaineers Summary in Hindi

Mount Everest …………………….. Scale the peak.

माऊंट एवरेस्ट इस ग्रह की सबसे ऊँची चोटी है जो समुद्र तल से 29,028 फुट ऊँची है। बहुत से लोगों के लिए माऊंट ऐवरेस्ट की चोटी पर चढ़ना जीवन भर की एक उपलब्धि है। इस तरह के साहसिक कार्य के लिए बड़ी धनराशि, कठिन प्रशिक्षण और बहुत अच्छे भाग्य की आवश्यकता होती है। 1933 में ऐवरेस्ट के शिखर (चोटी) पर सबसे पहले पहुँचने वालों में एक स्थानीय पर्वतारोही तेंजिंग नोरगे और न्यूजीलैंड के पर्वतारोही सर एडमण्ड हिलेरी थे।

तब से बहुत से लोगों ने यह कमाल कर दिखाया है। उनमें से कुछ भारतीय भी हैं। 20 मई 1965 को माऊंट एवरेस्ट के शिखर पर पहुँचने वाले कप्तान अवतार सिंह चीमा (1933-1989) पहले भारतीय थे। वह उस समय सातवीं बटालियन पेराशूट रेजीमेंट में कप्तान थे। बाद में उन्हें कर्नल के पद पर पदोन्नत कर दिया गया। वह शिखर पर पहुँचने वाले विश्व के 16वें व्यक्ति भी थे।

He was a part …………………… adventurous spirit.

वे कमांडर एम०एस० कोहली और कुछ अन्य के नेतृत्व में चलाए गए तीसरे भारतीय अभियान का हिस्सा थे। कोहली इंडो-तिब्बत बार्डर पुलिस में आफिसर थे। भारत सरकार ने चीमा और कोहली दोनों को अर्जुन पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया। उन्हें क्रमशः पद्दमश्री और पद्म भूषण भी दिया गया। पंजाब सरकार ने कोहली को निशानए-खालसा से भी सम्मानित किया। 1965 के ऐवरेस्ट अभियान की सफलता के उपलक्ष्य में एक डाक टिकट भी जारी किया गया।

ऐवरेस्ट शिखर पर चढ़ना अप्रशिक्षित पर्वतारोहियों का काम नहीं है। यह अत्यन्त खतरनाक है। अभियान (ऐवरेस्ट शिखर) पर जाने के लिए महीनों का शारीरिक प्रशिक्षण, तथा (अनुकूलन) होना और भौतिक परिस्थितियों के अनुसार अपने आप को ढालने के लिए कई तरह का अभ्यास चाहिए। पर्वतारोहियों को कम आक्सीजन वाली पहाड़ी-चोटियों के लिए अभ्यस्त होना चाहिए। 26,000 और 29,020 फुट के बीच के रास्ते को “मौत का क्षेत्र” कहा जाता है। इस ऊँचाई पर शरीर को पर्याप्त आक्सीजन नहीं मिलती और यह क्षण प्रति क्षण कमजोर होता जाता है। यह दूरी एक दिन से कम समय में तय कर ली जानी चाहिए ताकि शरीर को कोई नुकसान न पहुँचे।

इन खतरों के बावजूद भी माऊंट एवरेस्ट पर जाने वाले पर्वतारोहियों की संख्या बढ़ रही है। यह संख्या इतनी अधिक बढ़ चुकी है कि पर्वातारोहियों को शिखर पर खड़े होने के लिए अपनी बारी की घंटों प्रतीक्षा करनी पड़ती है। ‘मौत के क्षेत्र’ में उनका यह अतिरिक्त समय उनके खतरे को बढ़ाता है परन्तु साहसिक कार्य के प्रति उनके उत्साह में कोई कमी नहीं आती।

Retranslation Of Isolated Sentences

1. Mount Everest is the highest point on the planet.
माऊंट एवरेस्ट इस ग्रह का सबसे ऊंचा बिन्दु है।

2. This kind of feat requires huge foods
मा नाता के साहसिक कार्य के लिए बड़ी धनराशि की जरूरत होती है।

3. Some of them are from India too.
उनमें से कुछ भारतीय भी हैं।

4. The first Indian to summit Mount Everest was Captain Avtar Singh Cheema.
उनमें से कुछ भारतीय भी हैं। माऊंट एवरेस्ट के शिखर पर पहुँचने वाले पहले भारतीय । थे कप्तान अवतार सिंह चीमा।

5. He was also the 16th person in the world to scale the peak.
वह शिखर पर पहुंचने वाले विश्व के 16वें व्यक्ति भी थे।

6. A postage stamp was dedicated to the success of 1965 Everest Expedition.
1965 के ऐवरेस्ट अभियान की सफलता के उपलक्ष्य में एक डाक टिकट भी जारी किया गया।

7. It is extremely dangerous.
यह अत्यन्त खतरनाक है।

8. The route between 26,000 and 29,020 · feet is called the death Zone”.
26,000 और 29,020 फुट ऊँचाई के बीच के रास्ते को “मौत का क्षेत्र” कहा जाता है।

9. The distance must be covered in less than a day.
इस दूरी को एक दिन से कम समय में पूरा कर लिया जाना चाहिए।

English Guide for Class 7 PSEB Prose

• Rent for Water Question Answer
• Birbal’s Khichdi Question Answer
• A Glass of Milk Question Answer
• Mountaineers Question Answer
• The Princess Who Never Smiled Question Answer
• A Treasure Hunt Question Answer
• A Hole in the Fence Question Answer
• Hachiko-The World’s Most Loyal Dog Question Answer

Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions Chapter 7 A Hole in the Fence Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Class 7th English Solutions Chapter 7 A Hole in the Fence Question Answers

A Hole in the Fence Class 7 Questions and Answers

Activity 1.

Look up the following words/phrases in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the story (adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or the mobile phone for correct pronunciation.)
3. Spellings

fence	advised	control	hammer	accept
decrease	discover	temper	scar	wound

Vocabulary Expansion

Activity 2

Solve the crossword puzzle given below. Read the hints (meanings) for the words given under ‘Across’ and ‘Down’. The words are from the story.

Answer:

Across →
5. able to manage
6. find something new
8. to take something
9. barrier
10. a mark on the skin

Down ↓
1. hit something hard
2. a tear in the skin
3. become lesser or smaller
4. guiding someone
5. a state of being angry or calm

Activity 3.

Answer the following questions as briefly as you can.

Question 1.
Why did the boy have no friends ?
लड़के के दोस्त क्यों नहीं थे ?
Answer:
The boy had no friends because he always used a bad language in a fit of anger.

Question 2.
Why were his parents worried ?
उसके माता-पिता क्यों चिंतित थे ?
Answer:
His parents were worried because he had a bad temper.

Question 3.
Whạt task did his father give him to do ?
उसके पिता ने उसे कौन-सा कार्य करने को दिया ?
Answer:
His father gave him a bag of nails and hammer and said, “Every time you lose your temper you must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

Question 4.
How did it help the boy ?
इसने लड़के की मदद कैसे की ?
Answer:
By hammering nails, he discovered that it was easier to control the anger than to drove nails.

Question 5.
What did his father tell him after he had taken out all the nails ?
जब लड़के ने सभी कील निकाल दिए तो पिता ने उस बच्चे को क्या बताया ?
Answer:
The father told him that a wound given with the words is as bad as the one given with a knife.

Question 6.
What is the moral of the story?
कहानी से क्या शिक्षा मिलती है ?
Answer:
We should be polite to others and use kind words.

Activity 4.

Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ in the space given against each statement.

1. The boy had many friends. — (False)
2. He had a habit of using bad language. — (True)
3. His mother came up with a plan to help him. — (False)
4. The boy hammered nine nails into the fence on his first day — (False)
5. The boy never learned to control his temper — (False)

Activity 5

Select the correct option and fill it in the given blank.

Question 1.
The little boy was …………………. by other boys.
(a) popular
(b) liked
(c) disliked.
Answer:
(c) disliked.

Question 2.
The boy had no friends because ………….
(a) he used bad language
(b) he bullied other boys
(c) he would hit small boys.
Answer:
(a) he used bad language

Question 3.
His father thought of a/an …..
(a) advice to give him
(b) task to give him
(c) reason for his behaviour.
Answer:
(a) advice to give him

Question 4.
The father asked the boy to … whenever he felt angry.
(a) count from 1-10
(b) drive a nail into the fence
(c) pull out a nail from the fence.
Answer:
(b) drive a nail into the fence

Question 5.
The father was able to …. ….. him a lesson about good behaviour.
(a) show
(b) teach
(c) make.
Answer:
(b) teach.

Learning Language

Sentence and its Types

Read the following sentences or groups of words.
1. Amit is a good actor.
2. Where are you going?
3. Seema works very hard.
4. What a beautiful day!
5. Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab.
Please note that all these sentences:
1. begin with capital letters
2. end with a full stop (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark (!)
Notice that these groups of words make complete sense.
Sentence शब्दों का सार्यक समूह होता है।
Now, read the following group of words:
pot flowers The are in
इस शब्द समूह का कोई अर्थ नहीं है।
Now read the same words in another order :
The flowers are in the pot.
यह शब्द समूह पूरा अर्थ देता है | इसलिए यह राक sentence है

Activity 6.

Rearrange the following groups of words and punctuate to make meaningful sentences

Question 1.
ferocious lions animals are.
Answer:
Lions are ferocious animals.

Question 2.
love grandparents a my me lot.
Answer:
Grandparents love me a lot.

Question 3.
is my best Rajan friend.
Answer:
Rajan is my best friend.

Question 4.
Mercury system in is the hottest the planet solar.
Answer:
Mercury is the hottest planet in the solar system.

Question 5.
is the Ganges sacred a river.
Answer:
The ganges is a sacred river.

Activity 7

Make meaningful sentences by using the following words.

1. building – This is a tall building.
2. chair – The chair is made of wood.
3. dance – She likes to dance.
4. walk – Morning walk is good for health.
5. dictionary – I have an English, Punjabi dictionary.

Types of Sentences.

Sentences are of four types: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative and Exclamatory.

1. Declarative sentences tell something or make a statement. A full stop (.) is used at the end of such sentence.
2. Interrogative ये वाक्य कोई प्रशन पूछते है | इनके अन्त question mark (?) “INT GIRI
3. Imperative : These sentences are either requests or commands. They tell someone to do something. They also end with a full stop.
4. Exclamatory : These sentences show a feeling and exclamation mark (!) mark is used at the end of such sentence.

Activity 8

Identify the type of sentence and write it in the given space.

1. Will the guests be late ? — Interrogative
2. She scored a century. — Declarative
3. I have completed my work. — Declarative
4. Read this book now. — Imperative
5. The trip was exciting ! — Exclamatory
6. Who went to Delhi ? — Interrogative
7. Shut the door. — Imperative
8. What a cute dog ! — Exclamatory
9. Butter is better than jam. — Declarative
10. Brush your teeth. — Imperative I

Activity 9

Identify each type of sentence and explain your answer.

1. The students went on an educational trip.
Type : Declarative.
Reason : It is a statement.

2. Shall we go to the Thunder Zone Theme Park ?
Type : Interrogative.
Reason : It asks a question.

3. We must try to be on our best behaviour for the next two months.
Type : Declarative
Reason : It is a statement.

4. The dog ate the biscuit.
Type : Declarative.
Reason : It is a statement.

5. Wow, I have won the lottery !
Type : Exclamatory
Reason : This shows a feeling and uses an exclamation mark at the end.

6. How far away is the park from the school ?
Type : Interrogative
Reason : It asks a question and has a question mark at the end.

7. Let’s go back soon or we will miss the train !.
Type : Exclamatory
Reason : This gives a suggestion and warning.

8. Stop asking questions.
Type : Imperative
Reason : It gives a command.

9. Let’s go to the party!
Type : Exclamatory
Reason : It gives a suggestion.

10. The students wondered why they were going to the amusement park.
Type : Declarative.
Reason : It is a statement.

Learning to Listen

Activity 10

Listen to your teacher’s instructions on how to grow a plant. Try to write as you listen. After 5 minutes, your teacher will speak again. Complete your activity while listening to the process the second time.
You will need
1. seeds of your choice such as pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, lima beans or pinto beans
2. good quality soil
3. a container to hold the soil and your seeds
4. water
5. light and heat Now write all the steps with their description in the grid given below.
Description de Take some seeds of pumpkin or sunflower Use good quality soil. Take a container to hold the soil and seeds. Water the soil and the seeds.
Put the container in the open for light and heat. Learning to Speak
Answer:

Steps	Description
1.	Take some seeds of pumpkin or sunflower
2.	Use good quality soil.
3.	Take a container to hold the soil and seeds.
4.	Water the soil and the seeds.
5.	Put the container in the open for light and heat.

Activity 11 (Pairwork) 

Based on your listening activity and your notes in the grid above, discuss with your partner the process of how a seed becomes a plant. You can also take hints from the diagram given below.

Answer:
1. Fill the container with soil.
2. Plant the seeds in the soil.
3. Keep the container at a warm place. Sunlight is good but try to avoid too much direct sunlight. A window sill is a good spot.
4. Keep the soil moist by watering it every day.
5. Be careful not to use too much water.
6. Record your observations as the seeds germinate and seedlings begin to sprout from the seeds.

Learning to Write

Personal Letters Letters written to one’s parents, relatives and friends are called personal letters. Format of Personal Letters 1. The Heading (your address and date): 13 Mall Road Ludhiana 15 June 20_ _ 2. The Salutation: Dear Anu, Dear Daddy, Dear Brother, etc. 3. The Body: whatever your want to tell 4. The Ending: (For parents and siblings) Yours affectionately/ Your affectionate son; Yours lovingly/Your loving son ; (For friends or known)Yours sincerely

Specimen of a Personal Letter

Write a letter to your friend inviting him to attend the wedding party of your elder brother.

Activity 12.

Imagine that you are Neeraj. Write a letter to your cousin telling him/her how you helped a friend used to overcome his habit of using bad language. You may share with your friend the idea you used to stop him from using bad language.
Answer:
105 The Mall,
Amritsar,
June, 20, 2020.
Dear Navjot,
I received your letter yesterday. I want to tell you about a friend of mine who had a bad temper. He used bad words even in his routine talks. This bad habit earned him a bad name. No one liked to talk to him. So I hit upon a plan to reform him. Whenever he used a bad word, I objected to it and made him to say ‘sorry’. Gradually, he got tired of his sorries. He began to control his speech. Within a week, he was speaking a kindly and softly. It was a great change which made both of us happy and surprised.
Your loving brother
Neeraj

Learning to Use Language

Activity 13

Look at the picture given below. In the given space, describe what is happening in the picture.

Water-Cycle
The picture shows the water-cycle in nature. Water in oceans, ponds, rivers and other water evaporates due to heat. The vapour gets mixed with the air. The air becomes light and goes up. Clouds are formed.

Trees cool down the clouds and the vapour get condensed into water drops, hailstones etc. They being heavy drop down on earth. It is called precipitation. All this is water. It flows down on the ground and get collected in the water bodies again. Hence, the completion of the cycle.

Comprehension Of Passages

Read the following passages carefully and answers the questions that follow each :

(1) Once there was a little boy who lived with his parents in a small village. His parents were worried because he had a bad temper. He had no friends because he always used bad language in a fit of anger. His parents advised him many times to control his anger but he did not pay attention.

The father kept thinking and then he got an idea. The next day, his father gave him a bag of nails and a hammer. He said to him, “Every time you lose your temper, you must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.” The boy accepted the task happily.

1. Why were the boy’s parents worried ?
लड़के के माता-पिता चिंतित क्यों थे ?

2. What task did his father gave him ?
उसके पिता ने उसे क्या काम करने को दिया ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note book.
(a) The boy refused to do the job.
(b) His boy lived in a small village ?

4. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) He always used bad language in ………..
(b) Her father gave him a ………….. and a hammer.

5. Match the words with their meanings.

(a) temper	idea
(b) accepted	agreed to
	nature.

Answer:
1. The boy’s Parents were worried because he had a bad temper.
2. His father asked him to hammer a nail into the back of the fence every time he lost his temper.
3.
(a) False
(b) True.
4.
(a) He always used bad language in a fit of angers.
(b) His father gave him a bag of nails and a hammer.
5.
(a) temper – nature
(b) accepted – agreed to

(2) Every time, the boy felt angry, he ran to the fence and drove a nail into it. The first day, the boy had driven thirty nails into the fence. After a few days, the number of nails started decreasing. Over the next few weeks, he discovered that it was easier to control his anger than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally, the day came when the boy did not lose his temper at all.

He had not hammered any nail into the fence. He told his father about it. The father gave him one more task to do. He asked the boy to pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the little boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

1. How many nails did the boy push into the fence the first day?
पहले दिन लड़के ने दीवार में कितने कील गाड़े ?

2. What did the boy discover after a few weeks?
कुछ सप्ताह बाद लड़के को क्या पता चला ।।

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your notebook.
(a) The boy could not control his anger?
(b) Pulling out of a nail meant no anger.

4. Complete the sentence according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) The boy finally told his father that ………. were gone.
(b) After a few day, the number of nails

5. Match the words with their meaning.

(a) discovered	control
(b) hold	realized
	push

Answer:
1. The first day, the boy pushed thirty nails into the fence.
2. He discovered that it was easier to control his anger than to drive nails into the fence.
3.
(a) False
(b) True.
4.
(a) The boy finally told his father that all the nails were gone.
(b) After a few days the number of nails started decreasing
5.
(a) discovered-realized
(b) hold-control

(3) The father led the little boy to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son. Now, look at these holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same again.” The boy looked at his father and said, “I did it because you asked me to.

“I know”, said the father, “when you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say you are sorry, the wound will always be there. A wound given with your words is as bad as the one given with a knife.”

1. What did the father show his son ?
पिता ने अपने पुत्र को क्या दिखाया ?

2. What lesson did the father teach his son ?
पिता ने अपने पुत्र को क्या सबक दिया ?

3. Choose true and false statements and write them in your note book.
(a) The fence will never be the same again.
(b) The father led to little boy to school.

4. Complete the sentence according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) When you say things in …………., they …………. a scar.
(b) The wound will ………….

5. Match the words with their meanings :

(a) wound	mark
(b) Scar	bad words
	Injury

Answer:
1. The father showed holes in the fence to his son.
2. The father tought his son that a wound given with words is as a bad as the one given with
a knife.
3.
(a) True
(b) False.
4.
(a) When you say things in anger, they leave a scar.
(b) The wounds will always be there.
5.
(a) wound-injury
(b) scar –mark

Use Of Words/Phrases In Sentences

1. Pay attention (listen to)—
Pay attention to what I say.
मैं जो कहता हूँ उसकी ओर ध्यान दो।

2. Scar (mask, spot)
Hammer this nail into the door.
यह कील दरवाजे में गाड़ दो।

3. Hammer (v) (Push)
Hammer this nail into the door.
यह कील दरवाजे में गाड़ दो।

4. Decrease (lesser)
His pain decreased after some time.
उसकी दर्द कुछ देर बाद कम हो गई।

5. Hold (Contol, put a check on –
Hold your tongue.
अपनी जुबान सम्भालो।

6. Control (hold)
Try to control your anger.
अपने गुस्से पर काबू पाने की कोशिश करो।

7. To say sorry (to regret) —
You must say sorry when you misbehave.
गंदा व्यवहार करने पर तुम्हें खेद जताना चाहिए।

8. Accept (acknowledge)
you must accept your mistake.
तुम्हें अपनी गलती स्वीकार कर लेनी चाहिए।

9. Advise (to suggest) —
I advised him to work hard.
मैंने उसे परिश्रम करने का सुझाव दिया।

Word Meaning.

A Hole in the Fence Summary in Hindi

Once there was ………………. nails were gone.

एक बार एक छोटा-सा लड़का था जो अपने माता-पिता के साथ एक छोटे से गाँव में रहता था। उसके माता पिता उसके बुरे स्वभाव के कारण चिंतित थे। उसका कोई मित्र नहीं था क्योंकि वह क्रोध में आकर अभद्र भाषा का प्रयोग करता था। उसके माता-पिता ने उसे क्रोध पर अंकुश लगाने के लिए बहुत बार समझाया।

परन्तु वह कोई ध्यान नहीं देता था। पिता निरंतर सोचते रहते थे और तभी उन्हें एक विचार सूझा। अगले दिन उसके पिता ने उसे कीलों का एक थैला और हथौड़ा दिया। उन्होंने उससे कहा, “जितनी बार भी तुम्हें क्रोध आये तुम बाड़ (गेट की दीवार) के पीछे कील लगा देना।” बच्चे ने यह काम खुशी-खुशी स्वीकार कर लिया। जब भी बच्चे को क्रोध आता वह गेट की दीवार की ओर भाग कर जाता और उसमें एक कील गाड़ देता।

पहले दिन बच्चे ने चार दीवारी में तीस कील गाड़े। कुछ दिनों बाद कीलों की संख्या कम होने लगी। अगले कुछ सप्ताह में उसने अनुभव किया कि क्रोध पर नियंत्रण पाना कील गाड़ने से अधिक आसान था। अन्ततः एक दिन ऐसा आया जब बच्चे को बिल्कुल भी क्रोध नहीं आया। उसने दीवार में कोई भी कील नहीं गाड़ा था।

उसने इसके बारे में अपने पिता को बताया। उसके पिता ने उसे एक और काम करने के लिए दिया। उन्होंने कहा जिस किसी दिन तुम क्रोध पर काबू रखो, उस दिन एक कील निकाल लेना। दिन बीतते गए और छोटा लड़का अपने पिता की आखिरकार यह बताने के योग्य हो गया कि सभी कील निकल गए हैं। .

The father led ………….. words be kind !

पिता छोटे लड़के को दीवार की ओर ले गए। उन्होंने कहा, “मेरे बच्चे, तुमने बहुत अच्छा काम किया है। अब, दीवार में सुराखों को देखो। यह दीवार कभी-भी पहले जैसी नहीं हो सकती।” लड़के ने अपने पिता को देखा और कहा, “मैंने यह काम इसलिए किया क्योंकि आपने मुझे ऐसा करने को कहा था।” पिता ने कहा, “मैं जानता हूँ। जब तुम क्रोध में होते तो तुम जो कुछ भी कहते हो, वह इसी तरह निशान छोड़ जाता है।

तुम एक आदमी को चाकू मार दो और बाहर निकाल लो। इससे कोई फ़र्क नहीं पड़ेगा कि तुमने उससे कितनी बार माफ़ी मांगी, क्योंकि घाव सदा वहीं रहेगा। शब्दों से दिए गए घाव उतने ही बुरे हैं जितने कि चाकू से दिए गए घाव।” क्या आपको नहीं लगता, कि पिता ने लड़के को एक अच्छा उपदेश दिया ? मित्रों और प्रिय दोस्तों का हमारे जीवन में बहुत महत्त्व है जैसे कि तुम हमारे लिए हो। वे तुम्हें मुस्कराहट तथा हंसी देते हैं। यदि तुम अपने मित्रों को खोना नहीं चाहते तो अपने शब्दों का चुनाव सावधानीपूर्वक करो। आपके शब्द विनम्र होने चाहिएं।

Retranslation Of Isolated Sentences :

1. His parents were worried because he had a bad temper. — उसके माता-पिता उसके बुरे स्वभाव के कारण चिंतित थे।
2. They advised him many times to control his anger. — उन्होंने उसे अपने क्रोध पर अंकुश लगाने के लिए कई बार समझाया।
3. He got an idea. — उन्हें (उसे) एक विचार सूझा।
4. The boy accepted the task happily. — लड़के ने वह काम खुशी-खुशी स्वीकार कर लिया।
5. The number of nails started decreasing. — कीलों की संख्या घटने लगी।
6. It was easier to control the anger. — क्रोध पर नियंत्रण पाना अधिक आसान था।
7. The father gave him one more task to do. — पिता ने उसे एक और काम करने को दिया।
8. I did it because you asked me to. — मैंने यह काम इसलिए किया क्योंकि आपने मुझे ऐसा करने के लिए कहा।
9. A wound given with your words is as bad as the one given with knife. — शब्दों से दिया गया घाव उतना ही बुरा है जितना कि चाकू से दिया गया घाव।
10. They make you smile and laugh. — वे तुम्हें मुस्कराहट और हंसी प्रदान करते हैं।
11. Let your words be kind. — आपके शब्द विनम्र होने चाहिएं।

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