"Kindness" Class 7 English Lesson No. 4 Question Answer (SCERT, ASSAM)

KINDNESS

ACTIVITIES:

1. Answer these questions to check your understanding: 

(a) When do the Kashmiri vendors travel to cities to sell their goods?

Ans:-  Every year, when the rainy session comes to an end and winter is about to begin, the Kashmiri vendors travel to cities to sell their goods.

(b) Why is it a hard life for the Kashmiri vendors?

Ans:-  It  is a hard life for the Kashmiri vendors because their long journey Kashmir to city. After that they stay at cheap hotels and room around the city streets all day. They are bent with the load on their backs. Shouting their ware, they look for buyers.

(c) Why was the author surprised when his brother-in-law called the vendors?

Ans:-  The author was surprised when his brother-in-law called the vendors because he surely knew that he needed nothing from them.

(d) "I felt sad and guilty at being a party to such behaviour."- What does the word 'party' mean here? And what kind of behaviour did he refer to?

Ans:-  "I felt sad and guilty at being a party to such behaviour."-  Here the word 'party' means a part of negative opinion of author about the Kashmiri vendors. And he refers to a bad & ordinary behavior.

(e) Who was kind? What was his deed of kindness?

Ans:-  The brother-in-law of author was kind.  He called the Kashmiri vendors and gives them something to eat.

2. Here is some information about the Kashmiri vendors and the author's brother-in-law. Rewrite them in the correct columns according to what you have understood from the story:

 

Ans:- 

The Kashmiri vendors	Author's brother-in-law
1. Travel from Kashmir to different cities   2. Stay at hotels with minimum facilities.   3. Walk around the city on foot to sell their goods.	1. Asked the vendors to show their goods.    2. Did not intend to buy anything.   3. Asked wife to serve food to the vendors.   4. Made the offer of food look unplanned.

 

 

3. Rearrange the sentences according to the order in which events happened in the story and write them in your notebook:

(a) Two Kashmiri vendors came in to sell their goods.

(b) The brother-in-law made the offer of food look incidental.

(c) The vendors had food and left.

(d) The brother-in-law asked his wife to bring some food for the vendors.

(e) The brother-in-law enquired about their goods.

(f) The vendors hesitated to take the food.

(g) The vendors came in.

Ans:-  (a), (g), (e), (d), (f), (b), (c)

 

 

'Women in space' class 7 English 8th lesson question answer, SCERT ASSAM

 

ACTIVITIES:

1. Lets see how much we have understood:

 

(a) Who was the first Indian woman astronaut?

Answer: Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman astronaut.

 

(b) Why was the satellite Kalpana-1 built?

Answer: The satellite Kalpana-1 was built to study weather conditions.

 

(c) Where was Kalpana Chawla from?

Answer: Kalpana Chawla was from Karnal in Haryana.

 

(d) What was Kalpana Chawla's dream?

Answer: Flying in space was Kalpana Chawla's dream.

 

(e) What does NASA do?

Answer: NASA sends satellites to space.

(f) What was the aim of the Columbia Space Shuttle Flight STS-87?

Answer: The aim of the Columbia Space Shuttle Flight STS-87 was to study the outer atmosphere of the sun.

 

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(g) How did Kalpana Chawla die?

Answer: The space vehicle broke up in flames on its way back to Earth and Kalpana Chawla died.

 

2. In the lesson you read about some important dates and numbers. See whether you remember what each number stands for:

 

    1961            :The year of Kalpana Chawla’s birth.

1999         :The year of Kalpana Chawla joined Columbia space shuttle.

    STS-87       : Columbia space shuttle flight.

61,000 m.  :The Space vehicle broke up in flames over Texas.

 

3. Make a poster of Kalpana Chawla for your science exhibition in the box below. Include her childhood information and her work details in your poster.

"Dhunu's Guitar" Class 7 English textbook lesson no 6 question Answer (SCERT, ASSAM)

 

DHUNU'S GUITAR

ACTIVITIES-

1. Let’s find out how much we have understood:

(a) What is meant by the word 'profession"?

Answer: The job that we do to earn money when grow up is called a profession.

 

(b) Where is Dhunu from?

Answer: Dhunu is from Kalardiya village, near Chaigaon in Kamrup district.

 

(c) Who made the film Village Rockstars?

Answer: Celebrated Assames filmmaker Rima Das made the film Village Rockstars.

 

(d) What was the name of Dhunu's brother?

Answer: The name of Dhunu’s brother was Manabendra.

 

(e) Why did the village women often scold Dhunu?

Answer: The village women often scold Dhunu for not behaving ‘like a girl’, spending time with boys and playing boy’s games.

 

(f) What did Dhunu's mother tell the women who scolded her daughter?

Answer: Dhunu's mother tell the women who scolded her daughter that none of them came to help her after husband’s death. She has been doing both a man’s job as well as a woman’s job.

 

(g) What did Dhunu decide to do after meeting the musicians at a local event?

Answer: After meeting the musicians at a local event Dhunu decide to form their own band.

 

(h) What plan did Dhunu propose after she realized that she could not afford to buy a guitar?

Answer: After Dhunu realized that she could not afford to buy a guitar she starts doing odd jobs around the village to earn money and save it for buying a real guitar.

 

(i) Why did Dhunu start doing odd jobs around the village?

Answer: Dhunu start doing odd jobs around the village to earn money and save it for buying a real guitar.

 

(j) "But Dhunu believes that if you really want something and work towards it, you can achieve it." - What does this line tell you about Dhunu's character?

Answer: “But Dhunu believes that if you really want something and work towards it, you can achieve it." this line tells us about Dhunu's character that she is a cheerfully, positive minded and a girl of strong resolution.

 

2. Given below is the summary of a part of the lesson Dhunu's Guitar'. There is some wrong information in it. Underline the wrong information, make corrections and rewrite the summary.

"Dhunu's Guitar' is the story of a young eleven-year-old girl who lives in Kalardiya village with her mother. They are quite well off. Dhunu has a pet monkey who she loves to spend time with. One day, Dhunu and her friends come across some cricketers playing at a local event. She is fascinated by the band and their musical instruments, especially the guitar. She dreams of owning one herself, and forming her own dance band with her friends someday. But she is too poor to own a guitar. So, she and her friends make clay guitars and play on them.

Answer:

"Dhunu's Guitar' is the story of a young ten-year-old girl who lives in Kalardiya village with her mother and elder brother. They are quite poor. Dhunu has a pet goat who she loves to spend time with. One day, Dhunu and her friends come across some musician playing at a local event. She is fascinated by ______their musical instruments, especially the guitar. She dreams of owning one herself, and forming her own music band with her friends someday. But she is too poor to own a guitar. So, she and her friends make Styrofoam guitars and play on them.

 

3. In the lesson we have read that Dhunu faced many difficulties in life because she was poor. Still she never gave up hope and faced life cheerfully and bravely. Write down a few adjectives to describe Dhunu's character and complete the word web given below. You can add more arrows in the web if you wish.

4. Here are some things you have learnt from the lesson. Complete the web with the information. One is done for you:

5. We have found in the lesson that Dhunu met by chance a group of boys practicing music for a local event. Dhunu was very happy to see the musicians. You know that a person who plays music is a musician. Do you know the names of other professions? Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate words:

Class VII English textbook 3rd lesson "From The Diary of Anne Frank" questions answer in Assamese

From The Diary of Anne Frank

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ACTIVITIES 

1. Let’s see how much we have understood:

(a) Where was Anne Frank from?

Ans: - Anne Frank was from the Netherlands.

(b) How has the voice of Anne Frank reached out across continents and generations?

Ans: - Anne Frank's Voice has reached out across continents and generations with the help of her diary.

(c) What did Anne Frank see lying on the table among her other birthday presents?

Ans: - Anne Frank saw a diary lying on the table among her other birthday presents.

(d) Why did Anne Frank remain in her bed lying till a quarter to seven on her birthday?

Ans:-Anne Frank remained in her bed lying till a quarter to sever on her birthday because she was not allowed to get up earlier.

(e) Who does ‘you’ in the lesson refer to?

Ans: - In the lesson 'you' refers to Anne's diary called ‘kitty’.

(f ) What is “ Camera Obscura’?

Ans: - "Camera Obscura" is a party game.

(g) Who welcomed Anne in the dining room?

Ans: - Moortie (the cat), welcomed Anne in the dining room.

(h) Why does Anne Frank think that it is an odd idea for someone like her to keep a diary?

Ans: - Anne Frank thought that it is an odd idea for someone like her to keep a diary not only because she has never done so before but anyone else will not be interested in the expressions of a thirteen year old school girl.

(i) How does Anne Frank describe her feelings in one of her slightly melancholy days?

Ans: - In her slightly melancholy days, Anne Frank does not intend to show her diary to anyone unless she finds a real friend.

(j) Who is kitty?

Ans: - Kitty is the name of Anne's diary.

2. Read the text and write the dates related to Anne Frank’s life.

Ans:- 

Date of birth:                   June 12, 1929

Year of death:                  1945

Date of starting diary:    June 14, 1942

3. Read the text and fill the columns with a list of the gifts given to Anne on her birthday: 

'A Child's Beauty' Class VII English textbook 7th lesson questions answer (SCERT, ASSAM)

 

A Child's Beauty

ACTIVITIES-

1. Match the following facts about the story you just read.

(a) Akbar	was Salim’s son.
(b) Salim	was a minister in the court of Akbar.
(c) Birbal	was the Emperor.
(d) The young prince	was Akbar's son.

Answer:-

(a) Akbar	was the Emperor.
(b) Salim	was Akbar's son.
(c) Birbal	was a minister in the court of Akbar.
(d) The young prince	was Salim's son.

 

2. Do you remember the story? Rearrange the sentences as they happened in the story to see how well you remember what happened.

(a) Each minister brought a child to judge who was the most beautiful child.

(b)Birbal said that all parents found their children very beautiful.

(c) Akbar said that no child was more beautiful than his grandson.

(d) The mother did not let Birbal bring the child to the court.

(e) Akbar with his minister went in disguise to see the child.

(f) The mother got angry when she heard Akbar's words.

(g) They found a child playing on a heap of sand.

(h) Akbar said he had never seen a child uglier than this.

(i) Akbar agreed with Birbal that all parents find their own children beautiful.

(j) The mother took the baby inside and shut the door.

Answer:-

(c) Akbar said that no child was more beautiful than his grandson.

(b)Birbal said that all parents found their children very beautiful.

(a) Each minister brought a child to judge who was the most beautiful child.

(d) The mother did not let Birbal bring the child to the court.

(e) Akbar with his minister went in disguise to see the child.

(g) They found a child playing on a heap of sand.

(h) Akbar said he had never seen a child uglier than this.

(f) The mother got angry when she heard Akbar's words.

(j) The mother took the baby inside and shut the door.

(i) Akbar agreed with Birbal that all parents find their own children beautiful.

 

3. Read the lesson once again and find answers to the following questions. Work with a partner. Discuss the answers with your partner and share them with the class.

(a) Why was Akbar happy?

Answer:- Akbar was happy because he had a grandson.

(b) Who used to say, "There is no child more beautiful than my grandson."?

Answer:- Akbar used to said that, "there is no child more beautiful than my grandson."

 

(c) Why did each minister bring a child to the court?

Answer:- Each minister brought a child to the court because they wants to judge who is the most beautiful child.

 

(d) Why didn't Birbal bring any child?

Answer:- Birbal didn't brought any child  because the child's mother is refusing to let Birbal bring the child to the court.

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(e) Why did Akbar and the ministers go in disguise to see the child that Birbal could not bring to court?

Answer:- Akbar and the ministers go in disguise to see the child that Birbal could not bring to court because Birbal said into court that the mother of the child don’t want strangers to cast an evil eye on her child.

 

 (f) Why did the mother of the child scream at Akbar?

Answer:- The mother of the child scream at Akbar because Akbar said that he had never seen an uglier child in his life like that child.

 

 (g) What did Akbar realize?

Answer:- Akbar realized that all children seem beautiful to their parents.

4. Find out from the lesson who said the following sentences. Write the name of the person next to each sentence.

(a) "I have found a child who is the most beautiful child in the entire country."_________

Answer:- "I have found a child who is the most beautiful child in the entire country." Birbal said this line.

 

(b) "If this is so, we can go and see the child in disguise."________

Answer:- "If this is so, we can go and see the child in disguise." Akbar said this line.

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(c) "He is the most beautiful child God could have given me."________

Answer:- "He is the most beautiful child God could have given me." The child's mother said this line.

 

(d) "Then we can judge for ourselves."________

Answer:- "Then we can judge for ourselves" One minister said this line.