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Eng First semester VIIth Standard
Index
Sl no Title Page No
1 The snake in the grass 2
2 Laugh and be merry 4
3 The ant community 5
4 Written in early spring 8
5 Jowney by bus 10
6 Gitanjali 12
7 Space message. 17
8 Epitome of courage 18
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1 The snake in the grass.
I . Meanings: 1. Siesta : a short afternoon sleep.
2. Frantically : furiously
3. Resume : restart
4. Agitation : trouble.
5. Accuse : to blame
6. Persist in : keep on doing ( something)
7. Speculate : guess
8. Banalities :trivialities
9. Eloquent : fluent
10. Apathy : lack of interest
11. Statistic : figures relating to population etc.
12. Sinister : having a bad influence or motive.
13. Cynical : not believing that there is anything good or great in this world.
14. Desultory : rambling or unsystematic.
15. Strategy : plan
16. Adequate : quite enough
17. Butted in : interrupted
18. Arraigned : shining
19. Glare : accused
20. Hypothetical b :unreal
II. Make sentences of your own with the following words. 1. Cautiously - get down from train cautiously.
2. Resume -He resumed to work after a month‟s holiday.
3. Helpless - people were helpless after the tsunami
4. Strategy - we worked a Strategy before going for a picnic.
5. Persisted - My friend persisted catching snake dispite a snake bite
III Write the antonyms of the following words. 1. Assemble x disperse
2. Interested x uninterested
3. Dismiss x grant
4. Unobstructed x obstructed
5. Appear x disappear
IV Answer the following 1. What did the cyclist announce?
Ans: - The cyclist announces that a cobra had entered the compound of the
bungalow.
2. Who did the family consist of? What was the name of the old servant?
Ans: - The family consisted of the mother and four sons. They had an old servant
named Dasa.
3. Why did the family member swear at Dasa?
Ans: - When the inmates of the house told Dasa about the cobra, he refused to believe
It. So they swear at him.
4. What did the neighbors say about Dasa?
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Ans: - The neighbors said that Dasa was the laziest servant on earth and he ought to
keep the surrounding tidy.
5. What was the speculation among the neighbors?
Ans: - The college boy read in an America newspaper about 30,000 people dead of
snake bites every year. About 83 people died everyday and one every 20
minutes.
6. What did the college going boy of the house say about snake bites?
Ans: - The neighbors began to speculate how much it would cost to buy a grass utter .
V Explain the following lines in your own words. 1. “ I wish I had taken the risk and knocked the water pot from Dasa‟s hands; we
might have known what it untained.
Ans:- Whaen the youngest son cried that he saw the cobra, the college boy doubted
whether the cobra was really there in the pot which Dasa took to the snake
charmer .So he murmur med these words.
2. “I saw him, before he could see him.”
Ans: - Dasa saw the cobra peeping out of the pot and sealed its mouth with the slab of
stone and caught it .He told the inmates of the house that he had seen the cobra
before it could see him.
VI Answer the following in about 6-8 sentence. 1. How did the family member react when they thought about the presence of a
snake?
Ans:- The family member assembled at the gate in great agitation. The old servant
was sleeping in the shed. They woke him up and announced him the arrival of
the cobra. They also said that his neglect of the garden and the lawns was the
cause for the entrance of the cobra. They warned him to find the cobra or else
he would be dismissed.
2. How did the snake charmer boast about himself?
Ans:- The snake charmer told them about his life activities and his power over snakes
. When asked how he caught snake, he immediately pounced upon a
hypothetical snake on the ground. He asked them where the Snake was, so as to
catch it. When they could not find, he gave his address and walked away.
3. Why did the sealed pot cause so much of excitement?
Ans:- When the people could not find the snake, they threw their implements and
went to rest in the veranda. Suddenly Dasa appeared carrying a sealed pot Dasa
began telling how he caught the snake and sealed pot. So the sealed pot caused
much excitement among the people who had gathered there.
4. Explain the sudden appearance and disappearance of the cobra.
Ans: - Hardly five minutes had passed since Dasa was gone with the pot, when the
youngest son carried out and claimed that he had seen the cobra coming out of
the hole in the compound wall. It soon glided towards the gate, paused for a few
minutes to look at the people in the veranda. Then slowly it crawled under the
gate and disappeared along the train.
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2. Laugh and be Merry I Meaning:- 1. Pageant - a show , usually performed outside, that consist of people
wearing
Traditional clothing and acting out historical events.
2. Mirth - amusement or happiness
3. Splendid - extremely good, attracting admiration and attention.
4. Jubilant - bubbling with joy or feeling of pride .
5. Lilt - a gentle and falling sound in a person‟s voice.
II Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. 1. Why does the poet want us to feel proud?
Ans. The poet wants us to feel proud because we belong to the old pageant of man.
2. How is the world to be bettered?
Ans: - The world is to be bettered with a blow in the teeth of the wrong.
3. Mention the four ways in which we can partake of god‟s creation?
Ans: - The four ways in which we can partake in god‟s creation are:
1. Being merry all the time.
2. Batting against the wrong.
3. Feeling proud to belong to the old pageant of man and
4. By living like brothers.
4. Why is the green earth a sign of the joy of the lord?
Ans: - The green earth is a sign of joy of the lord because all the green fields and trees
stand as
Proof Of god‟s happiness .He was successful in creating the world the way he
wanted it
To be.
5. How long are the dancing and the music expected to last?
Ans:- The dancing and the music are expected to last till the lilt of music ends .(i.e.
till the end
Of life).
III. Explain the meaning of these lines:- 1. Guesting a while in the rooms of a beautiful inn.?
Ans:- This line is taken from the “laugh and be merry” written by john Masefield.
Through the
Above sentence the poet makes us aware that our life on earth is short. We are
like guests living in the beautiful room called „Earth‟ so we should live our life
in the best possible manner.
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2. „Laugh „and be merry together like brothers akin‟?
Ans. This line is taken from “laugh and be merry” written by john Masefield.
Through the above lines the poet tells us that we should live in harmony and
peace like members of one family. He wants us to enjoy every moment. Of life
as our lifespan is short.
3. Glad till the dancing stops, and the lill of the music ends.
Ans: - This time is taken from the poem, laugh and be merry „written by john
Masefield. Through above sentence the poet is telling us that we should be
happy and joy every moment of life till our last breath.
3 The ant community. I Meaning:- 1. Queer - Strange
2. Teeming - bursting with numbers.
3. Mound - an elevation of earth
4. Slackers - idles, those avoiding work.
5. Sentind - one who watches or keep guard
6. Antennae - (Plural of antenna )popularly called „horns‟ or feelers, they are
sensory
Organs in pairs on the heads of insects.
7. Aphides - (plural of aphis) a family of minutes insects, also called plant
live. They are garden insect.
8. Exude - To discharge through the pores as moisture or any other liquid
matter.
9. Ganny - A small, narrow opening as in a wall.
10. Grannibal - one who eats human flesh?
11. Lurking - lying in hiding.
12. Routed -defeated and driven away.
13. Sheer - absolute.
II Answer the following:- 1. Bismark once said that he would have liked to be an ant , should he have had a
chance to
Live a second life in this world. Why did he say so?
Ans . Bismark once said that he would liked to be an ant because he was a man who
loved order.
His idea of a perfect state was one in which every person worked for the good
of the entire community and this ordered form of life he found among the ants
more than any other kind of living creature.
2. Who is the centre of an ant colony? Why?
Ans . The centre of an ant colony is the queen as she alone lays the egg which will
become the whole of the next generation in the ant city.
3. What work to the „workers‟ do ?
Ans:- The busy worker ants carry the eggs laid by the queen to the nursery.
4. How do the nurse ants look after the egg after they are hatched?
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Ans:- As soon as the grubs are hatched out of the egg, They feel them with a special
food, keep them Clean , and do everything they can do to make them grow. So
the grubs flourish and as soon as they are full grow. The nurse ants carry them
to the cocoon chamber where the grubs change into cocoons when the body ants
are sleeping; the nurse ants are watch full as ever. At regular intervals the
cocoons are carried from the cocoon chamber, to the top of the mound, so that
the warmth of the sun may help them to develop.
5. What work do the sentinels do?
Ans:- Sentinels ants are mounting guards to give warning of the approach of an
enemy.
6. How do ants milk t heir cow?
Ans:- An Ant cow is not like a real cow . The ants cows are greenfly or aphides such
as are found
On rose trees in the garden. The milk of these thing creatures is honey – dew,
and an ant at
Work on a greenfly will stroke it with its antennae first on one side, then on
the other,
Until tiny drops of honey are exceed through two pores in the back of the
greenfly and carried away by the ant.
7. What types of ant are dangerous?
Ans: - The cannibal ants are the most dangerous ants because they feed on the flash
of animals
Such as donkeys, leopards, dogs, monkeys and snakes. They even enter homes
in search of
Cockroaches, lizards etc and when nothing is found they even attack the sleeper.
II Explain with reference to the context.
1. Bismark knew what he was talking about?
An: - This line is taken from the lesson „the ant community. The author of this lesson
is a naturalist who has made a deep study about Bismark who was a German‟s
statesman of 19th
century. The above statement is made by the author reference
to „Bismark‟ with to be born as an ant if he had to live a second life in this
world.
2. We to the living creature that falls in the track of some of these armies of
cannibal ants.
Ans This line or sentence is taken from the lesson „The ant community. Through the
above lines the author is telling us that cannibal ants are the most dangerous
because any living thing that falls in the track of these ants is not safe as they
are flesh eaters.
3. There are no unemployed, no slackers in an ant community?
Ans: - This sentence is taken from the lesson „The ant community. Through the above
lines the
Author is telling us that the ants are such active creatures that none of them is
lazy but always doing work.
4. Is this reason? It is difficult to say……….
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Ans: - This sentence is taken from the lesson „The ant community „the author has
observed how
The ants help each others in times of difficulty and overcome the problem. He
feels that
These tiny creatures too have the power of reasoning but he finds it difficult to
say what exactly this behavior means: - So he made the above statement.
III Say true or false .if false write the correct statement. 1. In the cocoon chamber the grubs change into ants. {True}.
2. In some warmer countries ,ants are of great help to living animals including
human being –
False, {ants not only do a great deal of damage, but are a positive danger to
living animals even to human beings.}
3. The leaf – cutting ants of tropical America are perhaps the worst {true}.
4. The leaf – cutting ants are non vegetarians and attack human beings too –
{False}, they feed small fungus grown upon the decayed leaf.
5. Beds are made to stand success of kerosene to prevent a community of ants
from attacking the sleeper –{True}
6. When an army of ants centers a house, the setters have to leave their home –
{True}.
7. The social life of ants is also very strange – {True}.
8. Ants work for their own Selfish ends – False. They work Together for the
general good.
II Vocabulary:- 1. a) The eagle and the culture or birds of prey.
b) We pray to God for his blessings.
2. A) S am new to this place; &Don„t know the correct Route to the railway
station.
b) The enemy is planning to rout the invaders.
3. A) When Kavita heard the food news, she jumped for Sheer joy.
b) The man will be coming to shear the Sheep.
4. A) the principal asked me to play for the junior boys Team.
b) The oceans and seas teem with marine life.
5. A) Yesterday, if rained continuously for four hours.
b) Today, if rained continually for four hours.
6. A) there is shortage of food especially of food.
b) I went to Kolkatta specially to learn Bengali.
V. Prefix 1. Kiran is getting on very well at school.
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Ans : Kiran is progressing very well at school.
2. He has been sent up to a higher class.?
Ans : He has been promoted to a higher class.
3. How do you say this word?
Ans : How do you pronounce this word?
4. The ship is driven forward by steam?
Ans : The ship is propelling by steam.
5. Everyone should save for a rainy dau.
Ans : Everyone should provide for a rainy day.
6. I shall put forward his name as a member of the committee.
Ans : I shall propose his name as a member of the committee.
7. Due to drought, the land has failed to yield any crop?
Ans : Due to drought, the land has failed to produce.
8. The king‟s lineage and royalty was announced to the whole world?
Ans : The kings lineage and roughly was problem to the whole world.
vi. One noun for several words: 1. All the persons working on a ship. Crew.
2. (Natives) living as a community under a chief Trib.
3. Disorderly crowd that has gathered for mischief or attack mob.
4. A group of persons going about or working together, for a special purpose
Squad.
5. A group of persons elected to govern a city Corporation.
6. A group of persons appointed to attend to some special task or business
Committee.
7. Gathering of for the purpose of hearing a speaker Audience.
8. Number of persons, vehicles, etc. moving forward in an orderly way Proussion.
vii. Exercise: 1. As soon as they met, they began to quarrel.
Ans : No sooner did they meet, than they began to quarrel.
2. As soon as we set off it began to rain?
Ans : No sooner did we set off than it began to rain.
3. As soon as over discussion was over, another started?
Ans : No sooner did our discussion over than another started.
4. As soon as the bell rang, the boys left the class?
Ans: No sooner did the bell ring than boys left the class.
5. As soon as the ship struck the rock, it began to sink?
Ans: No sooner did the ship strike the rock, than it began to sink.
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6. As sooner did she see the barriers, than she wanted to eat them?
Ans : No sooner did she see the barriers, than she wanted to eat them.
4- Written In Early Spring I. Meanings:-
1. A Thousand Bladed notes –a number of sweet sounds mingled together into a
harmony.
2. Grove -a group of trees standing together, example a
mango grove a
Pine grove.
3. Recline – -Lie down for rest in an easy, backward leaning
posture.
4. In that sweet mood mind- The pleasant and happy thoughts aroused by the
beauty of nature Bought to the poets mind
sad thoughts about the way man has distanced himself
from nature.
5. Fair works -beautiful objects created by nature.
6. Did nature link the - the mind of man is connected with. [nature that is
by the
Objects In nature]
7. Human soul - -Nature by his selfish ways.
8. And much it grieved – man has made of man. Man has upset the
harmony in nature by his Selfish ways.
9. Primrose -common wild plant with pate yellow flowers.
10. Tufts -bushes.
11. Poll winkle -an evergreen rapper with light blue flowers.
12. The periwinkle treated its wreaths -the periwinkle grows continued
among the primrose Bushes.
13. Least motion -even a little movement.
14. Thrill - -great joy.
15. Budding -putting forth buds.
16. Twigs -small branches.
17. Spread out their fan -spread out their leaves which appear like a fan.
18. …and I must think... there the poet could not help thinking that there
was pleasure everything in nature.
19. This belief - the belief that everything in nature is happy about
its very existence .The joy of is to be seen in the way they open themselves out
to the sun and breeze.
20. Nature‟s holy plan – to live in harmony and be happy and joys is the holy
plan nature has made for all of creature.
20. ….have I not reason to lament. The poet is sad that man cannot live in
harmony with the holy plan of nature.
I answer the following. 1. What did the poet hear one early spring morning?
Ans: - One early spring morning the poet heard a number of sweet sound mixed.
Together into a
Harmony.
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2. Why was the „sweet mood‟ in which words worth was upset by sad thoughts in
his mind?
Ans: - Words worth‟s Sweet mood was upset by sad thoughts in his mind because
these thoughts
Were about the way man had distanced himself from nature.
3. Give examples from the poem to show that there is harmony and joy in nature?
Ans. Examples from the poem which show that there is harmony and joy in nature
are;
1. Birds hope and play without harming anyone.
2. The flowers live happily and enjoy every breath though their life is
short.
3. The birds sing merrily.
4. The trees provide food and shelter to all living beings without being
selfish.
4. What is nature‟s holy plan?
Ans . To live in harmony and be happy and joys is the holy plan which nature has
made for all of its Creation.
5. What does words worth lament about?
Ans: - Man cannot live in harmony with the holy plan of nature. This is what words
worth lament about.
6. How do you like this poem? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans . We like this poem very much because it has created awareness among us about
how we should live life according to god‟s plan. We appreciate the poet‟s
concern for harmony and also for making we think about how we are
responsible to maintain peace and harmony with our fellow human beings.
II Explain the following 1. And much it grieved my heart to think what man has made of man.
Ans . These, lines are taken from the poem written in taken in early spring written by
William words worth. Through the above lines the poet is expressing his
sadness on seeing how man has caused problems to his fellow human beings
and the entire creation only because of his selfish attitude.
2. And „tis my faith that every flower enjoys the air it breaths?
Ans . These lines are taken from the poem written in early spring written by willion
words worth. From the above sentence poet is expressing his joy on seeing how
happing the flowers live though their life is very short.
3. And I must think, do at I can that there was pleasure there.
Ans:- This lines are taken by, the poem written by William words worth on seeing the
beautiful flowers, the birds that hopped, the building twigs which looked like
fans etc, the poet was so happy that he felt that there was happiness and unity
in nature everywhere. So he has made the above statement.
4. Have I not reason to lament what man has mad of man?
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Ans:- these lines are taken from the poem written in early spring written by William
words worth after seeing the harmony and understanding the nature‟s plan the
poet feels sad when he thinks how selfish and cruel man is. So even after being
in a happy mood on seeing the beauty of nature he learn from nature but they
ignore it because they are very self entered.
5 Journey by bus I Meaning
1. Wring squeeze tightly.
2. Expectation – a party of people who set out for a definite purpose.
3. Game – certain animals that are hunted for sport or for food.
4. Comrade - a composition, a good friend.
5. Beater - a man who is employed to make birds and animal come
out of the
Woods so that they may be hunted.
6. Despair - lose all hope.
7. Decimate - destroy a large part of.
8. Poach - hunt animal illegally.
9. Jostle - push against.
10. Snort - snake an energy sound through the nostrils.
11. Slime - wet, sticky need.
12. Deluge - great or such of water
13. Doomed - having no chance of escaping death.
II Answer the following. 1. Where did sher Singh live? Pick out the words phrases which describe what
kind of a boy he was?
Ans: - Sher Singh lived in laldwani village .He was a travel year old cheerful child of
the jungle.
2. Why was the title “bahadur “giver to sher sighs father?
Ans:- Sher singhs father was famous and brave hunter who had recusedmany people
who were
Attack by wild animals so he was given the title “Bahadur”.
3. What makes you think that sher singhs father was not afraid to risk his father?
Ans . When ever an expedition entered the jungle in search of a big game, sher singhs
father
Accompanied them. Once while he was pulling a comrade away from a tiger he
was wounded severely that all along his skull, back and shoulder went a scar
where claws had opened his flesh to the bone .This incident makes us think that
his father was not afraid to risk his life.
4. Why couldn‟t sher singh‟s mother take kunwar to the hospital?
Ans . Sher singhs mother had to look after the cattle and work on the land without
which they
Would all starve? So she could take kunwar to the hospital.
5. How far away was kalaghat? How did sher singh hope to get there?
Ans : Kalaghat was 80 kilometers away from the village. But sher Singh hoped that if
he could get
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Through the jungle and cross the two rivers in between, he might get a lift in a
bullock cart or
Perhaps even a broken down truck for the test part of his journey.
6. What did sher Singh see as he rested against a tree?
Ans: - As sher Singh laid against a tree with his eyes shut recovering from his
tiredness. He heard the Jostle and squeal of elephants. Below him on each side
of the shallow river –bed the elephants travelled. He could see the cows and the
babies, and one great old tusker.
7. The second river was in flood what could be the reason for this?
Ans:- The second river was in floods because a big head of snow must have melted
previous day.
8. How do you think sher Singh was able to reach the hospital after crossing the
river?
Ans: - Sher Singh gathered grass and, plaiting it into a rope tried it round his brother
and himself so they would keep together. Then he entered the water
just above the bridge. The deluge defended him. Timber banged and brused
him. It was so cold he could hardly keep his hold. He could not get his breath in
the spray, and he did not know if his brother lived or died. But he kept the
Childs head above water and moved slowly. Gradually the river seemed to lose
power. they were through after that sher Singh did not know what happened .
he was crawling .then there was a road and the gap of pidogs heralding a
village . there were in bullock cart and afterwards in truck and finally they
reached hospital.
9. The story is called „Journey by night „ can you think of any other suitable
titles/title for the
story?
Ans . The suitable titles for the story can be sher Singh the brave „sher Singh there
Bahadur‟
The best brother, Journey through the forest, and useful night.
II Read the following statement and answer the questions given
below them. 1. “ He must be carried to the hospital at kalaghat”
a. Who did he have to be taken there?
Ans:- Kunwar had to be carried to the hospital.
b. Who had to be carried to the hospital
Ans: - He had to be taken there because he was suffering from severe stomach ache.
c. What did sher Singh realize when he heard these words?
Ans: - When he heard these words that his brother was going to die.
2. “There is no man in the village “he said “I will take him”.
a. Why were there no men in the village because all the men had gone on
expedition in
The jungle.
b. Who is the „I‟ here?
Ans . „I‟ refers to sher Singh.
c. What did sher Singh realize when he heard these words?
Ans . These words tell us that sher Singh was very brave and his brother very
much.
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3. “The truck came towards the boys”
a. Who did the truck belong to?
Ans . The truck belonged to the old tusker.
b. How did sher sigh react when the truck came towards them?
Ans: - When the truck came towards them sher Singh was chilled with fear he kept
saying prayer
With a frightened spirit.
c. Why did he feel so?
Ans: - He felt so because the elephants were very close to them.
4. “It may be days before you find him”
a. Who does he refer to?
Ans: - He refers to sher singhs father.
b. Why did sher Singh wants to find them?
Ans: - Sher Singh wanted to find his father in order to take his brother to the hospital.
c. Why do you think it would take days to find him?
Ans: - It would take days to him because he was away in the jungle on an expedition.
5. “You carried him alone?”
a. Who do you think said this?
Ans: - The doctors at kalaghat hospital said these words.
b. Why was the word „alone‟ been put in italics?
Ans: - The word „alone‟ has been put in italics because the writer wants us to
understand that the
Doctors were really surprised that though sher singh was only a young boy of
12 years yet he
Had done a brave deed.
6 .Gitanjali
I Meaning:- 1. Chanting -to recite in a singing manner.
2. Tiller - one who ploughs the field?
3. Mantle - cloak or loose outer garment.
4. Deliverance - set free from bondage.
5. Bond - something that ties.
6. Tattered - torn
7. Stained -discolored.
8. Toil - work hard
9. Incense - an aromatic substance (generally camphor) that is burnt to
produce a sweet
Smell during pooja.
II Answer the following. 1. What does chanting mean?
Ans: - Chanting means to recite prayer in a singing manner.
2. What does the telling of beads mean?
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Ans: - Telling of beads means praying by moving the beads of a rosary.
3. Rabindranath Tagore says. “God is not present in the temple “Do you agree? If
not, why
Not?
Ans: - Yes, I agree because I believe that god is present everywhere .He is with the
tiller,
Store maker, Farmer etc.
4. What does the author mean by “whom dost the worship in this lonely dark
corner of a temple with doors all shirt?
Ans:- Through the above sentence Rabindranath Tagore asks us, to whom do we
worship by sitting in a lonely dark corner of a temple he means to say that
sitting in a corner and moving the beats by chanting a prayer is not called
worshiping According to the poet the best way to worship god to is by serving
god.
II Answer the following questions. 1. He is with them in sun and in shower and his garment is covered with „dust‟.
A. who is the „He‟ is the above lines?
Ans: - “He” refers to god.
B. who does „them‟ refers to?
Ans : “them” refers to those who work hard in sun and pray eg... the tiller, farmer and
storemaker.
c. Whose garment is covered with dust?
Ans . God‟s garments are covered with dust.
2. „He‟ is bound with us all forever.
A. who is he?
Ans: - “He” refers to God.
c. What does bound with us all forever?
Ans „He‟ is bound with us all forever because he loves us and cares for us. He is there
to solve our
Problems in times of difficulties.
3. „Put off they holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil.‟
a. Who says this and to whom?
Ans: - This is said by Rabindranath Tagore to all the people.
B. what does „holy‟ mantle‟ refer to?
Ans The holy mantle refers to lose garments worn by religious people.
C. who does him‟ in like him refer to?
Ans: - He refers to God.
III Match the following. 1. First and - Last
2. Odds and - ends
3. Tooth - nail
4. Flesh and - blood
5. In black and - white
6. Spick and - span
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Gitanjali
Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads!
Whom does the worship in this lonely dark corner of a
Temple with doors all shut? Open thin eyes and see they god is not before thee!
He is there where the tiller is tilling the hard ground and where the path maker
Is breaking stones. He is with them in sun and in shower, and his with them in sun and
in shower, and his garment is covered with dust. Put off they holy mantle
And even like him come on the dusty soil!
Deliverance? Where is the deliverance to be found? Our master himself has joyful
taken upon him the bounds of creation, he is bound with us all forever .come out of the
meditations and leave aside they flowers and incense!
What harm is there if they clothes become tattered and stand by him in toil
And in sweet of the brow.
Rabindranath
Tagore
7. The fun they had.
I Meaning: 1. Crinkly - full of wrinkles
2. Geen - an American way expressing surprise.
3. Attic - A room just under the roof of a house.
4. Slot - A narrow opening, a slit into which something fits.
5. to dispute - to question.
6. Nonchalant - not showing interest.
7. Scorn - look down on.
II Answer the following. 1. When did Tommy find the “real book”? Where did he find it?
Ans: - Tommy found the „real book‟ in the year 2155. He found it in the attic of his
house.
2. Margie and Tommy found it fully funny to read the book. What were the
reasons for this?
Ans: - The reasons for this were A. the words stood still instead of moving the way
they were
Supposed to move on a screen.
B. when they turned back to the page before, it had the same words on it then
when then they read it first time.
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3. Did Margie‟s grandfather use real books when he was a boy? Pick out the
sentence which
Gives you the answer?
Ans: - No, Margie‟s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy, his
grandfather told him that There was a time when all stories were printed on
paper.
4. Why had Margie‟s mother sent for the county inspector?
Ans: - Margie had been doing her geography test worse and worse day by day.
Margie‟s mother
Was worried about her performance. Out of sorrow her mother had sent for the
county inspector.
5. What did the county inspector do to the „teacher‟?
Ans: - The county inspector took the teacher a part, repaired it with tools, tills and
wires and put it
Together again.
6. Why was Margie disappointed with what the county inspector had done?
Ans: - Margie was not interested in studying all by herself .she wished that the county
inspector
Should never be able to put the mechanical teacher together again, but he was
successful in repairing it. So, Margie was disappointed with what the county
inspector has done.
7. What do the following terms means in the story?
a) Telebook b) Mechanical teacher c) schoolroom d) inspector.
a. Telebook =in this story „telebook‟ refer to the screen saver.
b. Mechanical teacher‟ .refer to a teacher.
c.‟ Schoolroom‟ refers to a room in the house used by the children to
study.
d. Inspector refers to a person who examines the work done on a
computer and sets the computer write when it is not functioning
properly.
III Answer the following.
1. “I wouldn‟t throw it away”?
A. what does it refer to?
Ans: - „It‟ refers to the book.
b. Why wouldn‟t the speaker throw it away because it belongs to his great
grandfather and it was precious to him?
2. “School” what‟s there to write about school?
a. What tone did Margie use when saying these words?
Ans: - She used the tone of not showing interest.
b. Why did she use such a tone?
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Ans: - She used this tone because she always hated school.
3. ”Aman isn‟t smart enough”
a. According to Margie man is not smart enough to work like a computer.
b. Did Tommy agree with her? What did he say to support his view point?
Ans: - No, Tommy did not agree with her . To support this answer he told her about
school and
Teacher.
4. Margie did so with a Singh
A. what did she do?
Ans: - She inserted the previous day‟s homework in the proper slot in the computer.
B. what procedure would she have to follow to do it?
Ans: - She had to follow the procedure of inserting the punch code.
5. She was thinking about the fun they had.
A. who does „they‟ refer to?
Ans . They refer to the kids of the olden days.
b. What kind of fun did they have?
Ans: - All the kids from the neighborhood came laughing and shouting in the
schoolyard, sitting
Together in the school room and they went home together at the end of the day.
They could help one another on the homework and talk about it.
IV Composition 1. What did Tommy have to say about the teacher in the old kind of school? what
had Margie‟s
Mother told her about kind of school? Which teacher do you think is better?
Ans: - Tommy said that the teacher in the old kind of school was a man who just told
the boys and girls, gave homework and asked them questions .Margie‟s mother
said that the a teacher had to be adjusted to fit the mind of each kind as they had
to be thought differently so she thought the old kind of was better.
2. Imagine that you are Margie, and that you are making a note on “My day at
school” in your
Diary writes a paragraph of about 8-10 sentences about what you would write
in it.
Ans:- We love our teachers more than the computer . We study and do our homework
together. Our teachers teach us various subject and also give us lot of
information about many things .we also enjoy our school trip and this
enjoyment cannot be got from a computer. So I like the teachers of my time
rather them Margie‟s school and mechanical teacher.
V writes the noun form for verbs given. 1. Advice -advice
2. Divide -division
3. Add -addition
4. Behave -behavior
5. Arrive -arrival
6. Disappoint -disappointment
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7. Injure -injury
8. Succeed -success
9. Agree -agreement
10. Calculate -calculation
VI Join the sentence using in order to. 1. His mother gave him money some wanted him to buy some vegetables.
Ans: - His mother gave him money in order to buy some vegetables.
2. He took the watch back to the shop. He wanted to have it repaired.
Ans: - He took the watch back to the shop in order to have it repaired.
3. She waved her hand .She wanted to attract the teacher‟s attention.
Ans: - She waved her hand in order to attract the teacher‟s attention
4. She opened the window; she wanted to let in some fresh air.
Ans: - She opened the window in order to let in some fresh air.
5. He took out the Knife .He wanted to let some fruit.
Ans: - He took out the Knife in order to cut some fruit.
VII. Rewrite the sentences using ‘for to 1. He opened the door so that we could go in.
Ans: - He opened the door for us to go in.
2. The old houses were pulled down so that the road could be widened.
Ans: - The old houses were pulled down for the road to be widened.
3. The salesman brought out many pairs of shoes so that I could try them on.
Ans: - The salesman brought out many pairs of shoes for me to try them on.
4. The policeman stopped the traffic so that the ambulance could go by fast.
Ans:- The policeman topped the traffic for the ambulance to go by fast.
5. Grow more trees so that we can have a better environment.
Ans:- Grow more trees for us to have a better environment.
8. Space message I Poem
Space message
A Spaceman
Flew down from his distant kingdom bringing a message.
From one of the stars
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He stood in the street
In his garment of silver
He shown on the houses,
He shone on the cars .
He shone in the faces of people who listened.
They all closed their eyes,
But they listened what he said take care of your earth
Look after its creatures.
Don‟t leave your children
A planet that‟s dead!
Irene Rawonsley.
II Answer the following. 1. Where did the spaceman come from?
Ans:- The spaceman come from his distant kingdom.
2. What was his garment was made of ?
Ans:- His garments was made of silver.
3. What was the message ? where was it brought from?
Ans:- The message was “take care of your earth look after its creatures .Don‟t live
your children a planet that‟s dead.” It was brought from one of the stars.
4. ”they all closed their but they heard what he said” what was it that they heard?
Ans:- They all closed their eyes but they heard what he said “ means they heard the
spaceman advised them to take care of the earth on which they live and also
look after its creatures . They also heard him say, ”Don‟t live your children the
planet that‟s dead”.
II list out the rhyming pairs present in the poem. 1. Stars -cars
2. said -dead
9.Epitome of courage.
I Answer the following: 1. Who is Dr Stephen Hawking?
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Ans:- Dr.Stephen Hawking is a very great scientist of this country. He was born in
oxford, London on the 8th
of January in the year 1942.
2. How would you explain courage?
Ans:- Courage is a wonderful thing .It is hat quality, which makes people ,not lose
heart when faced with a great calamity.
3. Give a brief account of hawking early childhood.
Ans:- An average child ,Stephen grew up to be a natural teenager, full of mischief
and lots of love for music and mathematics.
4. What kind of disease is LOU gearing‟s disease?
Ans:- ALS or LOV gearing‟s disease that affects the nervous system and eventually
weakness all the muscles of the body.
5. As a child, how good was Hawking muscles co- ordination?
Ans:- As a child , his muscle co –ordination was nothing to write home about he
recollects that his teacher handwriting would send his teacher into a fit of
frenzy.
6. It is at this dismal stage, he began enjoying life the most .what does this tell you
about hawking?
Ans:- He began enjoying life the most This he says was because he started living life
for the moment and continued his doctoral research work with renewed vigor.
7. Describe his physical condition when he stated to do his PhD.
Ans . The disease worked its way into Stephen‟s body and left him disabled .he began
studying the concept of “Black holes”, to get his PhD .By this time ,he was
confined to a wheelchair and was rapidly losing control of his hands and
speech.
8. Hawking wanted to explain the concept of the „Big bang in a better way. What
did he invent
In order to do so?
Ans:- Scientists believe that the universe began with a “Big Bang” .To explain this
concept better Stephen invented what is known as “lie Algebra” .
9. How does Hawking view the work it out for science in the next millennium?
Ans:- Dr .Hawking firmly believes that in the next millennium science will discover
the core secret of the universe ,its origin its history and maybe even predict its
ultimate demise.
10. Do you feel moved reading about the life of Hawking? What have you learnt
from the
Lesson?
Ans:- Yes, we feel moved reading about Hawking .we have learned a very good
lesson .his
Exemplary courage should inspire us to do our best even under trying
circumstances.
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II Chose the alternatives given below 1. As a teenager, Hawking was
A . Full of hope
B . full of mischief
C. Full of grief.
2. Hawking opted to study physics are:
Ans:- The university of oxford did not have a course in mathematics.
3. ALS is a disease that affects
Ans:- The nervous system.
4. Hawking style is so lucid, that .
Ans:- Even non –Scientist can understand him.
5. The study of Black Holes‟ Sparked Hacking‟s imagination with
Ans:- Bright ideas.
III Meaning: 1. Epitome - a summary, a very fine example of something.
2. Soar up - rise.
3. Exaggeration - magnifying unduly, an overstatement.
4. Quirk of fate - Shift in the line of destiny.
5. Bent on - keen, having one‟s mind set on.
6. Clumsy - awkward.
7. Perplexed - confused.
8. To write home about - to speak highly about.
9. Recollect - recall, remember.
10 a fit of frenzy - a violent agitation of the mind.
11. a bolt from the blue - a sudden unexpected shock or surprise.
12. Prognosis - a forecast , especially of the probable course of a
disease .
13 undaunted - not put down by misfortunes.
14. work one‟s way - penetrate deeper (a disease works its way).
15 Black holes - Glant stars which stars shrinking in size and
begin to swallow
their Own light as well as everything near them
.They are stars going dead and are called black
holes.
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11. O captain! My Captain.
I Answer the following. 1. How did the people wait to receive their victorious captain?
Ans:- People waited to receive their victorious captain with eager faces, hoisting flag,
ringing bells, blowing bugles and with bouquets and rib boned. Wreaths in their
hands.
2. My captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, why does the captain not
answer?
Ans:- The captain does not answer because he is dead.
3. The ship is anchoring d safe and done .find other lines in the poem which give
similar
Meaning.
Ans:- The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won.
4. Our fearful trip is done, This sentence is used figuratively to mean the civil war
is over pick
Out other sentences in the poem, which are used figuratively and explain them.
Ans:- The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won. These lines tell
us that they to face a lot of problems but they fought bravely and were
victorious.
5. Narrate in a short paragraph Whitman‟s deep feeling of grief at the death of the
president.
Ans:- Hardly a year had passed before he who had brought the war to a successful end
was assassinated. wingman felt that it was a personal felt that it was a personal
loss, for (incoln was his hero and beloved leader. This poem accounts for the
intensity of his grief on the death of the president.
III Explain the following:
1. The ship has weathered every rack, the prize sought is won.
Ans:- This line is taken from the poet O captain! Written by Walt Whitman. This line
tells us that though they had to face a lot of problems they fought bravely and
become victorious.
2. O captain ! My captain ! rise up and hear the bells.
Ans:- This line is taken from the poem O captain! My captain written by Walt
Whitman. The poet is asking the dead captain to weak up an hear the bells of
victory.
3. It is some dream that on the deck you have fallen cold and dead.
Ans:- This line is taken from the poem O captain ! My captain written by Walt
Whitman. The poet is expressing his grief. He cannot is dead .he feels it is the
dream and cannot imagine it to be tree.
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4. But I, with mournful tread, walk the deck……………….
Ans:- This line is taken from the poem O captain !My captain written by walt
Whitman . The poet here is buying to tell us that after the death of the captain he
is feeling very sad and is walking on the land. Mournfully where the captain is
fallen dead.
III Meaning 1. Rack - changes in the weather conditions at sea.
2. Exulting - rejoining in triumphs
3. Keel -the long bar long the bottom of a ship from which the
whole fame is
Built up .it helps balance the weight of the ship on either
side.
4. Vessel -ship.
5. Grim -Fierce, stern, sullen.
6. Trill -to sound with tremendous vibrations.
7. Swaying mass -crowds of people swaying forward and backward energy
, waiting to
Welcome their hero.
8. It is some dream –just can‟t imagine it to be true ;it appears like a dream .
9. Tread -to walk with a more or less measured or cautious step.