These AP 7th Class English Important Questions 1st Lesson will help students prepare well for the exams.
AP Board 7th Class English 1st Lesson Important Questions and Answers
SECTION – A
READING
UNSEEN PASSAGES
1. Read the given passage’ carefully and answer the questions that follow :
This is Ramesh. I apologise for not meeting you during your visit to Hyderabad last week. Unfortunately, I had a meeting in my office. I remember, how we enjoyed our childhood days in Manikonda village. Every day we played together in our garden. Our family was very big. There were twelve members in our family. I remember how we played in the moonlight. Our grandma used to give us fruits and biscuits. Our grandpa used to tell us fairy tales, about the princes, warriors and the village boys ……..
Now I am working at Microsoft, a software company, Hyderabad, as a Computer Programmer. I am married and we have a child. My wife works at Dell, Hyderabad as a System Analyst. You know city life is quite busy. We start in the morning; leave our child at the baby care centre and come back in the evening with faded faces. We hardly find time to sit together. How disgusting! We work with computers, think like computers and live like computers. We have forgotten our family.
I remember how we played gilli-danda, hide and seek and kabaddi. We went for swimming in our local tank every Sunday. Here we live in an apartment where there is no room to play. Our flat is our world, just like a well for a frog! (The world remains unheeded.)
How happy we were in our school! We used to sit in the same row, did all the work together and took part in the events. I remember how Padmanabhaiah Sir, our class teacher, appreciated us when we got the first prize in District Science Fair.
1) Ramesh says, “Out flat is our world, just like a well for a frog !” – What do you understand by this expression? (C)
A) Ramesh likes his city life very much
B) Ramesh is very much satisfied with his apartment
C) Ramesh is quite unhappy about his way of life
D) Ramesh likes to live like a frog
Answer:
C) Ramesh is quite unhappy about his way of life
2) The expression, “We hardly find time to sit together” means _________ (C)
A) They often sit together.
B) They find ample time to sit together.
C) They find no time to sit together.
D) They sit together and enjoy themselves.
Answer:
C) They find no time to sit together.
3) The word ‘disgusting’ means _________ (A)
A) revolting
B) pleasant
C) joyful
D) lovable
Answer:
A) revolting
4) They went to their local tank every Sunday _________ (D)
A) to talk to each other
B) to play with their friends
C) to meet their friends
D) to swim
Answer:
D) to swim
5) “We work with computers, think like computers and live like computers.” – This expression is used to suggest that _________ (A)
A) their life is mechanical
B) they love to deal with computers
C) they try to imitate computers
D) they learn lot from computers
Answer:
A) their life is mechanical
6) How did Ramesh and Suresh spend their childhood?
Answer:
Ramesh and Suresh enjoyed their childhood days themselves in Manikonda village. Every day they played together in their garden. They played in the moonlight. They played gilli-danda, hide and seek and kabaddi. They went for swimming in their local tank every Sunday.
7) Why did Ramesh’s family move to the city?
Answer:
Both Ramesh and his wife got jobs in software companies in Hyderabad. So they moved to the city.
8) Why do you think Ramesh apologised Suresh?
Answer:
Suresh made a visit to Hyderabad the previous week. Though Ramesh knew about Suresh’s arrival, he couldn’t find time to meet him. So, Ramesh apologised Suresh.
9) What change did you observe in Ramesh’s lifestyle?
Answer:
Ramesh and his family members became mechanical. They were always busy. They used to leave their child at the baby care centre and come back in the evening with faded faces. They hardly found time to sit together. They worked with computers, thought like computers and lived like computers. They had forgotten their family.
10) If you were Ramesh, how would you feel?
Answer:
If I were Ramesh, I would feel the same way as he felt. I would definitely meet Suresh if I got a chance.
2. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
Romesh was fourteen years old. He left his widowed mother and three younger sisters back in Bihar. He took up a long travel of hundreds of miles to find a new future. He reached Hyderabad, one of the main cities in India.
On reaching the city, he found that the streets were not paved with gold. Finding a job was not an easy task. Cursed by hunger, he joined a group of rag pickers. He started working early in the morning and toiled until late evening, only to earn a mere Rs. 10 a day. Life was not a dream for him.
Luckily, he got a helping hand from “The Childline” when some rescuer called 1098 helpline. Romesh is now one of the beneficiaries of Andhra Pradesh State based project for the elimination of Child Labour.
Many such children fall to similar fate due to domestic violence and abject pov-erty. One such example was Shanti, a nine year old kid. She was taken out of the school by her parents and sent to Hyderabad to work in a middle-class home. She suffered all day long spending her energy on cooking, mopping, cleaning and washing clothes. ‘
Worse was to come, the owners locked her up in a tiny room when they went out. She stayed alone waiting for the day to pass. She recalled her memories with friends at school, and she wept.
1) Shanti was sent to work in a middle-class home because _________ (D)
A) she was not interested in continuing her studies
B) she was interested in doing work
C) she had lost her parents
D) of the misery of her parents
Answer:
2) The expression, “On reaching the city, he found that the streets were not paved with gold,” means _________ (C)
A) he came to the city to get gold but he couldn’t find it there
B) he thought that there were gold mines in the city
C) he couldn’t find a job easily there in the city .
D) he found that there was no gold in the streets of the city
Answer:
3) Romesh left hfs village _________ (A)
A) because to find a new future
B) because he was angry with his mother
C) because he didn’t like the countryside life
D) because his mother asked him to leave the place immediately
Answer:
4) The childline’ is _________ (D)
A) a line between two children
B) the children who stand in a line
C) the place where Romesh worked
D) an organisation that works to save the orphans
Answer:
5) The meaning of the word ’toiled’ is _________ (B)
A) always played
B) worked hard
C) spent time lazily
D) tired
Answer:
6) Who rescued the two children? Where did they take them to?
Answer:
Rescuers of child labourers (The Childline and Child Labour Enforcement Team) rescued the two children. Romesh was the beneficiary of Andhra Pradesh State based project for the elimination of Child Labour. Shanti was taken to a girls’ transit home.
7) How does “Child Labour Enforcement Team” work?
Answer:
Child Labour Enforcement Team conducts awareness campaigns. When neighbours find the child labourers, they would inform the Child Labour Enforcement Team. Immediately, it responds and rescues the children.
8) Why do you think children become labourers?
Answer:
Children become labourers because of many reasons. Poverty is the main reason. Some others lose both their parents. Some children escape from their homes and come into streets.
9) Many households in your neighbourhood employ children to do the meanial jobs. What will you do to save those children?
Answer:
I will give them food, shelter, clothes, etc. Then I will inform the “Child Labour Enforcement Team.”
10) If you were in Romesh’s place, what would you do?
Answer:
If I were in Romesh’s place, I wouldn’t leave my home town. I would try to earn money by doing any kind of work there. I would not leave my mother and sisters.
3. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
The 18 year old lad, a dropout from the school, left his house with just two rupees in order to realize a dream. It was the passionate dream he was driven by. He wanted to elevate thje status of an art form he had learnt from his great gurus. He decided to dedicate his life for the enrichment of that art form.
The lad left his house for Madras, now called Chennai about 400 kms away from his place. The place where he started was a village about 50 kms away from Vijayawada in Krishna district. He walked all the way… On his long way, he fed himself on plantains and water. Finding the condition of the lad, a stationmaster at Venkatachalam offered him a full meal.
“Where are you going, dear?” the station- master asked.
No reply came.
The lad looked at the endless sky.
The lad was Vempati Chinna Satyam, who later came to be known as Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam; and the place where he started from was Kuchipudi and the art form he was passionate albout was – KUCHIPUDI.
All this story about Satyam and Kuchipudi becomes meaningless if we really don’t know certain.facts about Kuchipudi.
The dance form Originated in the village of Kuchipudi. For a long time, the art was performed at temples at the time of annual festivals and in streets on the demand of the people. Initially, it was a male oriented dance form. Even female roles were played by men.
1) When the stationmaster asked Satyam “Where are you going, dear ?” he kept silent. What does his silence suggest? (D)
A) He was dedicated to achieve soflVeting.
B) He was determined to achieve something.
C) He was determined and confident about his destiny.
D) He was not determined or confident about his destiny.
Answer:
D) He was not determined or confident about his destiny.
2) “The 18 year old lad, a dropout from the school……..” Here the word ‘dropout’ means _________ (A)
A) the student who leaves his/her school before they have finished studies
B) the student who is dropped out from a school team
C) the student who is expelled from school
D) the student who is not interested in sports
Answer:
A) the student who leaves his/her school before they have finished studies
3) Vempati Chinna Satyam is a native of _________ (C)
A) Chennai
B) Vijayawada
C) Kuchipudi
D) Venkatachalam
Answer:
C) Kuchipudi
4) “Finding the condition of the lad, a stationmaster at Venkatachalam offered him a full meal.” – What was the condition of the lad? (D)
A) He was joyful.
B) He spent money lavishly.
C) He was a miser.
D) It became difficult for him even to feed himself.
Answer:
D) It became difficult for him even to feed himself.
5) The word ‘passion’ means _________ (A)
A) strong feeling
B) serious mood
C) silence
D) a fashion
Answer:
A) strong feeling
6) “The 18 year old lad, a dropout from the school, left his house with just two rupees in order to realize a dream.” – What was the dream here?
Answer:
His dream was to elevate the status of an art form (Kuchipudi) he had learnt from his great gurus. He decided to dedicate his life for the enrichm|nt of that art form.
7) Why do you think even female roles were played by men in those days?
Answer:
In those days the women were not allowed to perform the roles. They were not encouraged to learn Kuchipudi. Initially it was a male oriented dance form. So, even female roles were played by men in those days.
8) Vempati Chinna Satyam left his house on a purpose. Do yop think he was successful at the end? How can you say?
Answer:
I think he was successful at the end. The title (Maestro with a Mission) itself suggests that he became successful.
9) How was Kuchipudi performed at the beginning ? Name the place of its origin.
Answer:
For a long time, the art was performed at temples at the time of annual festivals and in streets on the demand of the people. Initially it was a male oriented dance form. Even female roles were played by men. This dance form originated in Kuchipudi.
10) With only two rupees in his pocket, Vempati China Satyam reached Chennai. What made it possible?
Answer:
Vempati China Satyam left his house with only two rupees in his pocket to elevate the status of Kuchipudi. It was his passionate dream. His passion, determination and dedication might have made him reach his goal.
4. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
Plants have many uses for man. They give us fobd and shelter. They also give us fuel, and chemicals. They give out the oxygen we need to breathe, and at the same time take in the carbon dioxide that we breathe out. This is how the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the air stay the same.
We get our food from different parts of different plants. We eat the roots and stems of some-the potato for example, is a stem. We eat the leaves of some plants – spinach for example – and the flowers of others (like the cauliflower). Sometimes we even eat the seeds – wheat and dal are seeds. Our cooking oil comes from plants, nuts and sunflower seeds, among other things.
Do you like tea or coffee? Tea is made from the leaves of small bushes, and coffee and cocoa, from the seeds of small trees. Fruit juice is made from fruits – oranges, for example, wtfen pressed, give us orange juice.
Trees are valuable for their wood. We get two kinds of wood from trees – softwood, used mostly for paper making, and hardwood, msed to make houses and furniture.
Some plants are used for making medicines. Opium, made from the seeds of the poppy, is used to make pain-killing medicines. Ayurvedic medicines come from plants, too.
People in villages use wood for cooking, and sometimes for heating. The other fuels we use are coal and oil, both of which come from plants which changed after lying under the earth for millions of years.
Many plants around the world have disappeared because man has destroyed them. Sometimes, man has destroyed plants and trees to get more land for farming 6r for building houses. Deserts have been formed because animals have been allowed to.graze for too long. Forests have been cut down all over the world, and so there have been big changes in the weather.
We should all be worried about this destruction and learn to treat nature with care.
1) Coffee is obtained from __________ . (A)
A) seeds
B) roots
C) leaves
D) stem
Answer:
A) seeds
2) Softwood is useful ip making __________ . (C)
A) furniture
B) houses
C) paper
D) doors
Answer:
C) paper
3) How are trees helpful to us?
Answer:
Trees give us fresh air to breathe. They give us food and shelter. They also give us fuel and chemicals. They give us wood for constructions and firewood. They are used in making medicines.
4) Who is the enemy of trees? How?
Answer:
Man, himself, is the enemy of trees. Man destroys plants around him. Sometime he cuts them down to get more land for farming or for building houses.
5) How do you save the trees?
Answer:
I shall plant more trees. I shall ask my neighbours to grow more plants. I shall ask them not to cut down trees.
6) Have you ever planted a tree? Write the steps involved in tree plantation.
Answer:
Yes, I have planted so many trees around my house. I have also planted trees at my school. Steps involved in tree plantation :
i) Plant the seed.
ii) Water it regulary.
iii) When the plant comes out, supply the manure.
iv) Supply the fertilizer if it is needed.
v) Arrange a fence.
vi) In a few months (or in a few years) the plant will become a big tree.
5. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
Clothes arg important because they can teH people many things about us. They can show people what work we do. They can make us look beautiful or ugly. They can make people want to know us.
For many kinds of work, people wear special clothes, sportsmen need clothes which are light and easy to move in. For this reason, cyclists, tennis players and footballers usually wear shorts. People wear special clothes called swim suits for swimming. Some people do dangerous work and so they need to wear special clothes. For example, people wear helmets when they work in places like mines where things may fall on their heads.
When people wear special clothes which look the same these become a uniform. Uniforms make groups of people look different from each otiier. Soldiers, policemen, watchmen, nurses and air-hostesses all wear uniform. We know all of them by their uniform. In a hospital sick people may need to call the nurs&. They know her by the uniform.
Clothes can also make people look important. Powerful and important people often wear special clothes in public. Officers in the army weat grander uniforms than ordinary soldiers. Finally, clothes can change the way we look. Beautiful clothes make us better to look at. They can make us look younger or older. Clothes, in fact, tell other people what to think of us.
1) What makes people look important? (B)
A) Education
B) Clothes
C) Money
D) Beauty
Answer:
2) Which of these words mean comfortable? (C)
A) special clothes
B) air-hostess
C) light and easy
D) easy and difficult
Answer:
C) light and easy
3) Why do miners wear helmets?
Answer:
In places like mines, there is a danger of falling things on miners’ heads. So miners wear helmets.
4) Clothes tell people three things about us. What are they?
Answer:
i) They can show people what work we do.
ii) They can make us look beautiful or ugly.
iii) They can make people want to know us.
5) What type of clothes do you wear in winter and why?
Answer:
In winter I wear woollen clothes. They are very thick and protect me from cold.
6) Why do some kinds of workers wear uniforms?
Answer:
Uniforms make groups of people look different from each other. So the people such as soldiers, policemen, watchmen, nurses, air-hostesses wear uniforms.
SECTION – B
WRITING AND GRAMMAR
A. WRITING
Question 1.
You are Yash / Yasaswi, the secretary of Art Club of Santi Niketan Public School, Rajahmundry. Your school is organising a Theatre Competition on 2nd July, 2023 for the students of classes VI to VIII.
Write a notice in about 50 words informing the students about the competition. In the Theatre Competition’ exclusively ’One-act Plays’ are to be played. Invent necessary details. Put the notice in the box.
Answer:
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Santi Niketan Public School, Rajahmundry 27 February, 20xx |
Question 2.
You are Suneeth / Suneetha, secretary of the Debating Club of Vignan Vihar Conceptual School, Amalapuram. Your school is going to conduct a debating competition for the students of VI to VIII. The topic is ‘Welfare vs Development’.
Write a notice in about 50 words informing the students about the competition. Invent necessary details. Put the notice in the box.
Answer:
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NOTICE 10th June, 20xx |
Question 3.
You are Uma / Umesh, secretary of Library Club of Kautilya Vidya Vihar of Vijayawada. your school is going to be closed on 24th April, 20xx. All students should submit back the library bodks they have taken from the library, on or before 15th April, 20xx.
Write a notice in about 50 words informing the students about the same. Invent necessary details. Put the notice in the box.
Answer:
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NOTICE 2nd April, 20xx |
Question 4.
Your school is conducting Games and Sports for the neighbouring schools. Prepare a Notice inviting the athletes to participate in the competition.
Answer:
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NOTICE 05.10.20xx Contact us : xxxxxxxxxxx |
MESSAGES
Question 1.
Read the following conversation carefully.
Ram : I am Ram, a friend of Mohan. Where is he?
Sohan : He has gone to the market. Can I help you please?
Ram : Oh, Sure. Please convey to him that today’s music classes shall remain suspended because the teacher is not well. The same will be held on Sunday. Could you please pass this message to him?
Sohan : Oh ! Sure.
Ram : Thank you.
As Sohan is going to his tuition classes he needs to write the message for Mohan.
Write the message on his behalf.
Answer:
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Message 1st June, 20xx |
Question 2.
Read the following telephone conversation between Geetha and Sonum. Sonum is about to leave home and will not be able to meet Rohit. She leaves a message for him. Write that message, using not more than 50 words.
Geetha : It is Geetha here. Sonum, you know India International Trade Fair 2017 is on. I plan to visit it today.
Sounm : Oh ! it is a wonderful idea. But why not make it tomorrow?
Geetha : No. Tomorrow I am busy. Let’s make it today. Surinder is coming with me. You bring Rohit with you.
Sounm : He is not at home at present. But rest assured, he will be happy to be with us. He expressed a desire to visit it earlier.
Geetha : Then it is settled. Please wait for us at Gate No. 3 at 1.30 pm today. In case, you reach earlier, please wait for us. If we reach earlier, we shall look for you.
Sounm : Fine. It shall be all right. We shall reach in time.
Geetha : All right. Bye till then.
Sounm : Bye.
Answer:
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Message February 3, 20xx |
Question 3.
Read the following telephone conversation that took place when Sahithi answered the phone at Future Knowledge Encyclopaedias and Reference books. Write the message that Sahithi leaves for Mr. Debu using not more than 50 words.
Mr.Murali : Hello, This Mr.Murali from Chennai. May I speak to Mr.Sravanth please?
Sahithi : Mr. Debu is not in at the moment. May I take a message for him ?
Mr.Murali : Please convey my thanks to him. I have just received the encyclopaedia I ordered. The last payment would reach him tomorrow. I would also like some information on the latest reference books in Geography.
Sahithi : I’ll make sure he gets that message, Mr. Murali.
Mr.Murali : Thank you
Answer:
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Message March 3, 20xx |
DIARY ENTRIES
Question 1.
Your aunt is in deep sorrow because she lost her son. You are moved by her grief. Write a diary entry about your feelings towards your aunt.
Answer:
Tuesday
14th August 20xx 9.30 pm
DearDiary,
Alas ! I feel sorry for my aunt. It’s a deep shock for her ! How bad is her state !
I don’t know how to comfort her. It is a great loss te lose a well grown boy who has to become a support to her. Anyhow, I should stay with her, keep her away from the sorrow because she has no one except her son.
Rahim
Question 2.
Swach Bharath programme was conducted in your school for a week. On the last day, a meeting was conducted and your village Sarpanch was the chief guest and your headmaster presided over the function.
Make an entry on the programme in your diary.
Answer:
10 July, 20xx
9 p.m.
Today my school enjoyed the closing day of Swach Bharath programme which we have conducted for the last seven days. Because of the programme, our school is clean and attracts the visitors with its greenery. A meeting was conducted this evening in our school. Our village Sarpanch was the chief guest. He spoke about the importance of Swach Bharath and praised us for making the school clean and green. Our H.M. who presided over the meeting gave away prizes to each of our team members for our active participation. I feel proud of myself to be an active participant. The chief guest praised me and patted me. It’s really a memorable day for me.
Question 3.
Write a diary of your routine works.
Regular wake up time
Scheduled work at home in the morning
School life experiences
Scheduled work at home in the evening
Sleeping time, etc.
Answer:
11 March, 20xx,
Monday 9 p.m.
My routine works are as follows. Every morning I get up at 5 o’clock. Then I take up the reading of my academic subjects for an hour. At about 6.15 a.m. I brush my teeth. I take bath at 7 a.m. and my breakfast at 8 a.m. At about 9.15 a.m I start going to my school. I remain at school up to 4.45 p.m. At school I pay full attention to the teaching of my teachers in my classroom. At recess time I enjoy cutting jokes on my friends. In the evening, I play the games Kabbadi and Kho-Kho with my friends. After returning home from school, I go out to meet my friends and spend an hour time with them. I take bath at 7 p.m. Later I do the homework given by my teachers at school. I take supper at 9.30 p.m. Later I go to bed, at about 10 p.m.
LETTER WRITING
Question 1.
You are Archit. You are going to celebrate your birthday on 21 July, 20xx in the Taj Hotel, Vijayawada. The party starts at 6 p.m.
Write a letter to your friend Suchit inviting him to the party.
Answer:
1-23,201,
Sitara Residency,
Labbipet, Vijayawada.
15 July, 20xx.
Dear Suchit,
We are all fine here. I hope the same with you all. It has been a long time since you wrote to me.
You will be glad to know that my birthday comes on 21 July. My parents have arranged a party in the Taj Hotel, Vijayawada. The party starts at 6. p.m. I am inviting all our friends to the party. You are the loveliest and the closest of all. I would earnestly request you to join the party along with aunt and uncle. Most of our friends have given their consent to attend the party. I sincerely believe you will join us.
There will be lots of fun in the party. I am looking forward to seeing you.
Yoqrs truly,
Archit
Question 2.
The roads in your locality are not in good condition. Potholes on the roads have become death traps for late night drivers. The bad condition of the roads is causing jams frequently.
Write a letter to the Editor of ‘The Hindu’ complaining about the same. .
Answer:
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Tenali. From, I am the regular reader of your esteemed newspaper. I would like to draw the attention of people and the authorities concerned about the bad conditions of roads in our locality through this letter. The roads in our area are in miserable condition. They are affecting the lives of the people on a regular basis. The increasing number of pot holes are becoming death traps for late night drivers. The edges of the roads are eaten up hindering the smooth run of transport. Because of this bad condition of roads there have been frequent traffic jams. Despite’lodglng repeated complaints to the local authorities no action has been taken yet. I hope your newspaper will draw the attention of the people and the authorities concerned about raising concern of the bad condition of the roads in our locality. Thanking you sir, Yours truly, |
Question 3.
Your Mend has finished her/his exams and waiting for the result. Write a letter inviting him/her to your city/town/village describing its beauty.
Answer:
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Vijayawada. Dear Anjana, We finished our exams three days ago and I am free now. If you have completed your exams, you may come to my place. We could have a nice time together. There are many places for visiting in my city. I shall show you Sri Kanaka Durga Temple, Yanamalakuduru Shiva Temple, Prakasam Barrage, Bapu Museum, Bhavani Island, Rajiv Gandhi Park, Gandhi Hill, Kondapalli Fort and many other places. My parents will be happy to see you. Please write to me about your arrival. I shall receive you at, the station. Bye ! Yours lovingly, Address on the Envelope : |
REPORTS
1. You are Suseel / Suseela. You are the editor of a news bulletin of your school.
Write a brief report of not less than 50 – 100 words on a science fest held in your school. Include the particulars of teachers helped you in making the fest a success.
Answer:
Vijayawada, 2nd February: St. Mary School, Patamata recently held its annual science fair. The fair, which is an integral part of the science curriculum at the school, challenges students to expand their knowledge and present projects to the judges.
This year’s first-place winners did experiments focusing on topics ranging from “green living” to the effect of electronic devices on humans.
“I am always impressed by the quality of work and ingenuity our students display each year. We are so proud of all our participants ranging from first to eighth grade,” Principal Ms Shruthi Susarla said in a news release. “With the guidance and direction of our science teacher, Smt Madhuri, our school comes together as a community to celebrate this great learning experience and the children are all winners as they grow in confidence and their understanding of science.”
Winners will go on to compete in the district science fair. There is an air of excitement in the school premises.
Question 2.
Every year, February 28 is celebrated as ‘National Science Day’ on the eve of C.V. Raman’s birthday. Write a report in the Science Day celebrations in your school.
Answer:
Grand Celebrations for National Science Day
February 28, Brodipet, Guntur : Grand celebrations for National Science Day were conducted in Govt. High School, Brodipet.
As the Secretary of the school Science Club, I took the lead to invite our local MLA and school committee Chairman to inaugarate the Science Exhibition in our school. The children made colourful decorations and useful exhibits for the day. Teachers gave complete support and guidance to arrange all the exhibits level wise.
The programme started at 9 am when the local MLA inaugarated the Exhibition. There was a short meeting on the occasion about the science in our everyday life and scientific approach for a better India.
Later the students of neighbouring schools also visited the exhibition. There were about 100 exhibits and the students of our school explained every exhibit to the visitors. It was a memorable day in our life.
The exhibition continued till 5 pm in the evening. The Headmaster and school teach-ing staff thanked the guests and visitors who came for the exhibition.
School Secretary
Science Club
Question 3.
Write a report using the clues given below.
Bombay : 14 March 2012
11.20 am
Bomb blast – Bombay Stock Exchange – very powerful explosion – building shook- 35.people died
A handicapped seen placing a sack in a new Bajaj scooter – not seen again – police claim it was RDX – powerful explosive material – 3 suspects arrested-Red alert issued in all metropolitan cities – interpol informed – all international Airports sealed – Prime Minister, Chief Minister call for maintaining communal peace
Answer:
Bomb Explosion in Bombay Stock Exchange
Bombay: 15th March 2012
There was a bomb blast yesterday at about 11.20 am in the Bombay Stock Exchange building. The entire building shook after a very powerful explosion. The people ran for safety. But those caught in the explosion were blown to bits. 35 people are said to have been killed in this act of violence.
It is alleged that a handicapped person was seen placing a sack in a new Bajaj scooter. He was not seen again. The scooter remained there for fifteen minutes just near the main entrance of the building. Police claimed RDXC (Research Developed Explosive), the most powerful explosive, was used in the bomb. Three persons have so far been arrested. The Prime Minister and the Chief Minister of Maharashtra have called upon the people to maintain communal peace and harihony in this hour of tragedy.
SHORT STORIES
Write a short story in about 100-150 words on the basis of the given outlines. Give a suitable title and moral to the story.
Question 1.
Write a story using the hints.
King Midas – fond of gold – prays to God – appears and gives boon – Whatever he touches – turns into gold from next morning – touches cot – bed – walls – doors – flowers in the garden – All turn into gold – feels hungry – touches meals – turns into gold – can’t eat – feels sorry – daughter comes – touches her – turns into gold statue – feels sad – prays to God again – God appears – King Midas asks to excuse – requests for daughter with life – God teaches lesson – gives life to daughter – and disappears.
Answer:
The Greedy King
Once there lived a king named Midas. He had everything a king could wish for. He lived in luxury in a great castle. He shared his life of abundance with his beautiful daughter.
Even though he was rich, Midas thought that his greatest happiness was provided by gold. He was very fond of gold. One day he prayed to God. God appeared before him and gave him a boon. As per the boon, whatever the king touches turns into gold. The next morning Midas, woke up eager to see if the boon would become true. He touched cot, bed, walls, doors and flowers in the garden, etc. To his amazement all those turned into gold. When he felt hungry, he touched meals. He couldn’t eat it as it also turned into gold. He felt sorry for his situation. After some time, his beloved daughter came. When he touched her, she turned into a golden statue. He felt sad.
He prayed to God again. God appeared before him. Midas asked God to excuse him and requested for his daughter with life. God took pity on him and gave life to his daughter. Thus God taught the king a lesson and diasappeared.
Moral: Greed brings grief.
2. Write a story using the following hints.
Hints : Woodcutter – cutting tree – on river bank – axel slips – falls into water – woodcutter sad – river god appears, from water – offers !golden axe – woodcutter refuses – god offers silver axe – woodcutter refuses – god offers iron – own axe – woodcutter happy – accepts axe – god very pleased- honest woodcutter – gives all three axes.
Answer:
An Honest Woodcutter s
Once upon a time there was a woodcutter. The woodcutter lived in a village with his family. Though he was poor, he was honest. He had to earn money by selling firewood. He used to cut trees on the nearby river bank.
One day he went to the nearby river bank and started cutting a tree. Unfortunately while he was cutting the tree, his iron axe slipped and fell into water. The woodcutter felt sad as he lost his iron axe. Moreover it would be difficult for him to buy a new axe. He prayed to god for help. Immediately the river god came out of the water and appeared before him. The river god asked the woodcutter what his problem was. The woodcutter told the god that his axe slipped and fell into the river water.
He requested the god to bring his axe back. The god took pity on him and disappeared. He brought a golden axe instead of the iron axe and offered it to the woodcutter. But the woodcutter refused to take the golden axe offered by the river god as it was not his own axe. Then the river god disappeared again and came out of water with a silver axe. The god offered him to take the silver axe. But the woodcutter refused the silver axe also, as it was not his own axe.
The river god disappeared once again and came out of water with the woodcutter’s own iron axe. He offered it to the wood-cutter. The woodcutter was happy on seeing his own iron axe and accepted to take the iron axe. The river god was pleased with the honesty of the woodcutter. He gave all the three axes to him and disappeared. The woodcutter went home happily.
Moral: Honesty will be rewarded.
Question 3.
Write a story using the following hints.
Hints: A crow – thirsty – no water around – flies around – searches for water – finds water in a pot- water at the bottom – cannot reach – thinks of a plan – looks around – finds small stones – drops small stones into the pot – water comes up – drinks – feels happy – flies away. –
Answer:
A Clever Crow
Once upon a time there was a crow. It was clever. It lived on the branch of a tree in a forest. One day it was very thirsty as it was a hot summer. There was no water around. So it thought to go to the villages around in search of water. It reached a near-by village and began to search for water. It searched many places for water. At last it found some water in a pot near a hut. It felt happy on seeing the water in the pot. But it became very difficult for the crow to reach as the water was at the bottom of the pot.
It tried very hard but it could not get the water. So it was disappointed. It looked around and found a heap of small stones. On seeing the heap of stones, there came a thought of bringing the water in the pot from the bottom to the top. It dropped the small stones one by one into the pot. The water came up, The crow drank the water and quenched its thirst. It felt happy and flew away.
Moral: Where there is a will, there is a way.
B. GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences given below by choosing the correct options from those that are given in the brackets’:
1. Run fast _____________ (if you want to / if you don’t want to / if you did not want to) catch the train.
2. You will get a job, provided _____________ (you prepare well/you don’t prepare well / you did not prepare well)
3. Unless you work hard, _____________ (you will fail /you will hot fail /you will pass)
4. Write legibly or _____________ (you will get / you will not get / you will not have got) good marks.
5. He is as _____________ as his brother. (tall / taller / tallest)
6. Sheela is a _____________ girl. (clever / cleverer / cleverest)
7. Everest is the _____________ mountain in the world, (high / higher / highest)
8. Sita is _____________ than Gita.(beautiful / more beautiful / most beautiful)
9. He has just _____________ (go / gone / went) out.
10. I _____________ (have / has / had) two sisters.
11. Where _____________ (do / does / did) you live?
12. He _____________ (do / does / did) not like milk.
13. _____________ (Do / Does / Did) she sing songs?
14. My brother is _____________ (a / an / the) university student.
15. Steffi Graf is _____________ (a/an/ the) German but Agassi is _____________ (a/ an/ the) American.
16. I saw _____________ (a / an / the) one-eyed beggar in the street.
17. Twenty-kilometres _____________ (is / are / was) a long distance.
18. Rs. 1000 _____________ (is / are / were) a large sum for this saree.
19. I _____________ (drink / drinks / drinking) milk every day.
20. _____________ (A /An / The) apple _____________ (a / an / the) day keeps _____________ (a/an/ the) doctor away.
21. The police _____________ (is / are / am) searching for the crimial.
22. I prefer coffee _____________ (than / to / then) tea.
23. Shakespeare compares the world _____________ (to / with / than) a stage.
Answer:
1. if you want to
2. you prepare well
3. you will fall
4. you will not get
5. tall
6. clever
7. highest
8. more beautiful
9. gone
10. have
11. do
12. does
13. Does
14. a
15. a, an
16. a
17. is
18. is
19. drink
20. An, a, the
21. are
22. to
23. to
II. Rearrange the jumbled words to form meaningful sentences.
1. in the world | is | Everest | peak | the highest
2. hottest | continent | is | Africa | the | in the world
3. too | he | walk | is | old | to
4. off | him | went | station | the | I | to | see
5. provide | for | to | family | large | has | He
6. tree | sitting | a fox | was | on | a | of | the branch
7. home | they | brougth | her | warrior | dead
8. now | is | country | India | populous | most | the | in the world
9. nation | are | the backbone | of | the villages | any
10. author | my | Rabindranath Tagore | favourite | is
11. got | various | we I festivals | have | social life | our | in
12. the most | of | enjoyable | Sankranthi | and pleasant | is | festivals | all
13. power | every | gives | knowledge | man | unlimited
14. policy | often | say | is the | honesty | we | that | best
15. a way | there | will | is | a | where | there is |
Answer:
1. Everest is the highest peak in the world.
2. Africa is the hottest continent in the world.
3. He is too old to walk.
4. I went to the station to see him off.
5. He has a large family to provide for.
6. A fox was sitting on the branch of a tree.
7. They brought home the dead warrior.
8. India is now the most populous country in the world.
9. The villages are the backbone of any nation.
10. Rabindranath Tagore is my favourite author.
11. We have got so many festivals in o»r social life.
12. Sankranti is most pleasant and enjoyable of all festivals.
13. Knowledge gives every man unlimited power.
14. We often say that honesty is the best policy.
15. Where there is a will, there is a way.
III. Match the columns.
1.
| A) hermit | 1) a group of people chosen to give advice or make rules |
| B) wood | 2) matters |
| C) council | 3) a small forest |
| D) affairs | 4) a person who lives alone and leads a simple life |
Answer:
A-4, B-3, C-l, D-2
2.
| A) beds | 1) dressed again |
| B) fainted | 2) took by force |
| C) re-dressed | 3) small patches of ground for plants |
| D) seized | 4) lost consciousness |
Answer:
A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
SECTION – C
LITERATURE
READING COMPREHENSION FROM PROSE
Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
1. As the answers to his questions were so different, the king was not satisfied and gave no reward. Instead, he decided to seek the advice of a certain hermit, who was widely known for his wisdom.
Questions:
a) What were the king’s questions?
Answer:
a) The king’s three questions were :
i) What is the right’ time to begin something?
ii) Which people should he listen to?
iii) What is the most important thing for him to do?
b) Why was the king not satisfied with the answers?
Answer:
b) Because the answers he got for his questions were different
c) What did the king decide to do?
Answer:
c) The king decided to take the advice of a certain hermit.
d) What was the hermit known for?
Answer:
d) The hermit was known for his wisdom.
2. The hermit lived in a wood which he never left. He saw no one but simple people, and so the king put on ordinary clothes. Before he reached the hermit’s hut the king left his horse with his bodyguard, and went on alone.
Questions:
a) Who is called hermit?
Answer:
A person who lives alone and leads a simple life is called a hermit.
b) Where did the hermit live?
Answer:
The hermit lived in a wood.
c) Why did the king wear ordinary clothes?
Answer:
Because the hermit led a simple life and saw only simple people
d) Why did the king go alone leaving his horse to his bodyguard?
Answer:
to appear simple
3. “I have come to you, wise hermit, to ask you to answer three questions: How can I learn to do the right thing at the right time? Who are the people I need most? And what affairs are the most important?”
Questions:
a) Who does T here refer to?
Answer:
‘I’ here refers to the king.
b) What kind of a man was the hermit?
Answer:
The hermit was a wise man.
c) Why did the king want to know the answers from the hermit?
Answer:
Because the hermit was a wise man
d) What were the three questions the king wanted to the answers for?
Answer:
1) How can I learn to do the right thing at the right time?
2) Who are the people I need most?
3) What affairs are the most important?
4. “I came to you, wise man, for an answer to my questions. If you can give me no answer, tell me so and I will return home.”
Questions:
a) Who is the speaker of these lines?
Answer:
The king is the speaker of these lines.
b) Who was referred to as a wise man?
Answer:
The hermit was referred to as a wise man.
c) What were the questions he wanted to know the answer for?
Answer:
1) “How can I learn to do the right thing at the right time?
2) Who are the people I need most?
3) What affairs are the most important?
d) When would the speaker want to return home?
Answer:
If the wise man could give him no answer
5. “You do not know me, but I know you. I am that enemy of yours who swore revenge on you, because you put my brother to death and seized my property. I knew you had gone alone to see that hermit, and I made up my mind to kill you on your way home. But the day passed and you did not return. So I left my hiding place, and I came upon your bodyguard, who recognised me and wounded me. I escaped from him but I should have died if you had not dressed my wounds. I wished to kill you, and you have saved my life. Now, if I live, I will serve you as your most faithful servant and will order my sons to do the same. Forgive me !”
Questions:
a) Who does ‘I’ here refer to?
Answer:
‘I’ here refers to the enemy of the king whom the king helped to recover by dressing his wounds.
b) Why did the Jung’s enemy want to take his revenge on him?
Answer:
Because the king had put his brother to death and seized his property
c) What did the king’s enemy decide to do?
Answer:
He decided to kill the king on his way home.
d) How did the king’s enemy want to show his gratitude to the king?
Answer:
He would serve the king and would remain as a faithful servant to king all his wife and he would order his sons too to do the same.
6. “Do you not see?” replied the hermit. “If you had not pitied my weakness yesterday and had not dug these beds for me, you would have gone away. Then that man would have attacked you and you would have wished you had stayed with me. So the most important time was when you were digging the beds. And I was the most important man, and to do me good was your most important business.”
Questions:
a) What had been the most important time for the king?
Answer:
When he dug the flower beds for the hermit was the important time for the king.
b) Who were the people the king needed most when he dealt with the Hermit?
Answer:
The hermit himself
c) What was the most important thing for him to do?
Answer:
To do good to hermit was his most important business.
d) “Do you not see?” Who does ‘you’ here refer to?
Answer:
‘You’ here refers to the king.
7. “Remember then, there is only one time that is important and that time is ‘Now’. It is the most important time because it is the only time we have any power to act.
The most necessary person is the person you are with at a particular moment, for no one knows what will happen in the future and whether we will meet anyone else. The most important business is to do that person good, because we were sent into ’ this world for that purpose alone.”
Questions:
a) Who is speaking in this passage?
Answer:
The hermit is speaking in this passage.
b) What is the right time to begin something?
Answer:
‘Now’ is the right time to begin something.
c) Who was the most necessary person according to the hermit?
Answer:
The person we are with at a particular moment is the most necessary person.
d) What is the most important business according to the hermit?
Answer:
To do good for the person who is with us at a particular moment is the important business.
8. “Remember then, there is only one time that is important and that time is ‘Now’. It is the most important time because it is the only time we have any power to act.
The most necessary person is the person you are with at a particular moment, for no one knows what will happen in the future and whether we will meet anyone else. The most important business is to do that person good, because we were sent into this world for that purpose alone.”
Questions:
a) What was the purpose for which we were sent into this world?
Answer:
For doing good to others
b) Why is “Now” the most, important time?
Answer:
Because it is the only time we have any power to act.
c) Why is the person we are with at a particular moment is the most necessary person?
Answer:
for no one knows what will happen in the future and whether we will meet anyone
d) Why is doing a good thing the most important business?
Answer:
Because we were sent into this world for that purpose alone
READING COMPREHENSION FROM POEM
Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
1. He wore a question mark for tail,
An overcoat of gray,
He sat up straight to eat a nut.
He liked to tease and play,
And if we ran around his tree,
He went the other way.
Questions:
i) a) Who does ‘He’ here refer to?
b) How does the squirrel’s tail look?
c) How does the squirrel sit when he eats a nut?
d) What does the squirrel like to do?
Answer:
i) a) ‘He’ here refers to the squirrel,
b) It looks like a ’?’ (Question mark).
c) It sits straight.
d) The squirrel likes to tease and play.
ii) a) “He wore a question mark.” What does the word ‘wore’ here mean?
b) “He wore …….. an overcoat of gray.” What does the word ‘wore’ here mean?
c) What does the squirrel eat?
d) How does the squirrel tease and play?
Answer:
a) to have something (hair, bread, or moustache) in a particular style
b) to have an outer covering
c) The squirrel eats nuts.
d) If we ran around his tree, he went the other way.
iii) a) What is compared to a gray overcoat?
b) What is the colour of the squirrel’s skin?
c) Give the synonym for ‘like’.
d) Who is the poet?
Answer:
a) The squirrel’s body is compared to an overcoat.
b) Gray
c) ‘relish’
d) Mildred Bowers Armstrong is the poet,
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM PROSE
Answer the following questions in 30 – 40 words.
Question 1.
Why did the king want to know three things?
Answer:
The king thought that if he knew three things, he would never fail. So to be always successful in life the king wanted to know the three things.
Question 2.
What were the three things the king wanted to know?
Answer:
The king wanted to know the three things. They were
a) What is the right time to begin something?
b) Which people should he listen to?
c) What is the most important thing for him to do?
Question 3.
Why did the king not give reward to anyone?
Answer:
As the answers to his questions were so different, the king was not satisfied with their answers and so he did not give reward to anyone.
Question 4.
Why did the king want to consult a hermit?
Answer:
Since the wise men’s answers were different, the king was not satisfied with their answers. So he decided to seek the advice of a certain hermit who was widely known for his wisdom.
Question 5.
What was the hermit doing when the king reached the hermit’s hut? How was he?
Answer:
The hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut when the king reached the hermit’s hut. The hermit was old and weak and as he worked he breathed heavily.
Question 6.
How did the hermit respond to the king’s questions?
Answer:
The hermit listened to the king’s questions but he did not respond to the king’s questions. He went on digging the flower beds.
Question 7.
What did the king tell the hermit when he was silent to his questions?
Answer:
When the king saw the hermit breathed heavily and found him weak, the king told the hermit that he should be allowed to take the spade and work in his place. Then the hermit handed the king the spade with gratitude.
Question 8.
After digging and helping the hermit throughout the day, what did the king ask the hermit? What was the tone of the king?
Answer:
After digging and helping the hermit throughout the day the king asked the hermit whether he could give answers to his questions or not. If he could not answer and told him the same, he would return home. The tone of the king was impatient.
Question 9.
“Here comes someone running.” Who came there?
Answer:
A bearded man came running to them. His hands were pressed against his stomach. The wound was bleeding. When he reached the king he fainted and fell to the ground.
Question 10.
How did the king serve the bearded (wounded) man?
Answer:
The king removed the man’s clothing and found a large wound in his stomach. The king washed the wound arid covered it with a handkerchief but he was unable to stop bleeding. The king re-dressed the wound until the bleeding stopped.
Question 11.
“You do not know me, but I know you.” How did the bearded man know the king?
Answer:
The bearded was the enemy of the king. Hq had sworn revenge on the king because the king had put his brother to death and seized his property. That way the bearded man knew the king.
Question 12.
“How have I been answered?” How had the king’s questions been answered when he dealt with the hermit?
Answer:
When the king was dealing with the hermit the most important time was the time when he dug the beds. The hermit was the most important man and to do good to him was the most important business.
Question 13.
How had the king’s questions been answered when the king was dealing with the bearded man?
Answer:
When the king dealt with the bearded man the most important time was when the king was caring for him. The bearded man was the most important man and dressing his wounds was the most important business.
Question 14.
Why did the king want to go to the hermit in ordinary dress and why did he want to go to him alone?
Answer:
The hermit lived in a forest which he never left! He saw no one but simple people, and so the king put on ordinary clothes. The king also wanted to be simple so he went to the hermit’s hut alone leaving his horse with his bodyguard.
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM PROSE
Answer the following questions in 40-60 words.
Question 1.
What did the king say about the purpose of his visit to him?
Answer:
The king went to the wise hermit and told him that he had come to him to get answers for three questions from him. He wanted to know how could he learn the right time to do anything, who were the people he needed most and what were the most important affairs he should be dealt with.
Question 2.
“I wished to kill you and you saved my life.” How?
Answer:
On seeing the king was going to the hermit, the bearded man waylaid and decided to kill the king on his way back home. When the king did not return that night and when the beareded man came out of his hiding place the king’s guard recognised and wounded him. But when the bearded man reached the hermit’s place the king nursed his wound and saved this life. Thus the king saved the man who tried to kill him.
Question 3.
In what way was digging beds for the hermit was the most important time for the king?
Answer:
If the king had not pitied the hermit’s weakness and had not dug those beds, he would have gone away. Then the man would have attacked him and he would have repented for not staying with the hermit. Thus digging beds for the hermit would have been the most important time for the king.
Question 4.
In what way was the king’s caring for the bearded man was the most important time?
Answer:
When he was dealing with the bearded man the most imporatant time was when he nursed his wounds because if he had not dressed his wounds and the bearded man would have died because of over bleeding and he would not have got an opportunity to make peace with him.
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM POEM
Question 1.
Who is the poet of the poem ‘The Squirrel’? What does he speak about in the poem?
Answer:
Mildred Bowers Armstrong is the writer of the poem The Squirrel’. In this poem he speaks about the appearance and the nature of the squirrel.
Question 2.
Why does the poet say that the squirrel wears a question mark?
Answer:
The tail of a squirrel when it is sitting is in the shape of a question (?) mark. The squirrel’s tail is twisted and appears a like a question mark. So the poet says that the squirrel wears a question mark.
Question 3.
Why does the poet use the word ‘wear’ to describe the appearance of the squirrel?
Answer:
Another dictionary meaning of wear is ‘to have your hair in a particular fashion’. Here the word ‘wear’ is used to describe the appearance of something. So the poet uses the word ‘wear’ to describe the appearance of the squirrel.
Question 4.
How does the squirrel tease us?
Answer:
The squirrel is a jovial and funny creature. He likes to play with us. He tempts us to play with him. Whenever we go round the tree on which he sits, he quickly escapes by going another way. Thus the squirrel likes to tease us.
LONG ANSWER QUESTION FROM POEM
Question 1.
Describe the nature of the squirrel.
Answer:
The squirrel is a very pretty, very sensitive and very naughty and innocent little animal. The poet, Mijdred Bowers Armstrong describes the squirrel in as simple words as the animal is. The poet observes the squirrel in his garden and describes him as innocently as a child. The poet says that the squirrel’s tail is a like a question mark because when he sits the tail in its erect position curves and shapes like a question mark. The.coat of hair it wears appears like a gray coloured coat. The squirrel is a naughty and mischievous little animal. He tempts us to go round him and when we go he goes to the other way to tease us. Thus the poet says that squirrel is jovial, funny and intelligent creature.
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM SUPPLEMENTARY READER
Question 1.
Write at least four lines about Ant. OR Describe the characteristics of Ant.
Answer:
An ant is the smallest, the commonest but the wisest insect. The ant is hard-working and intelligent creature.
Question 2.
How does an ant talk to other ants?
Answer:
An ant uses its feelers, or antennae to talk to other ants by passing messages through them. Each ant greets all the others coming from the opposite direction by touching their feelers with theirs.
Question 3.
How many kinds of ants are there?
Answer:
There are many kinds of ants. The commonest among them are the black or the red ones.
Question 4.
Describe the mother ant or the queen ant.
Answer:
The queen is the mother of the entire population of the colony. It lives for about fifteen years. It has a pair of wings. It bites, its wings off after its ‘wedding’ flight that takes place on a hot summer day.
Question 5.
How are the ants trained about their work?
Answer:
New ants learn their duties from old ants as workers, soldiers, builders and cleaners, etc. After a few weeks training the small ants are ready to go out into the big world of work.
Question 6.
How is the greenfly the ant’s cow?
Answer:
The greenfly is the ant’s cow. The ants train it to give honeydew (like milk) with a touch of their antennae. They milk the ant just as we milk the cow.
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM SUPPLEMENTARY READER
Answer the following questions in 40 – 60 words.
Question 1.
Where do the ants live? How many types of rooms are there in her living place (residence)?
Answer:
Ants live in their comfortable homes called “nests” or “anthills”. Each of the nest or the anthill has hundreds of little rooms and passages. In rooms for queens, the queens Iayeggs. Grubs are nurseries for the young ants. Workers have reserved quarters. Some rooms are used as storehouses for food. Soldiers live in the separate rooms reserved for them called barracks.
Question 2.
Describe the life cycle of an ant.
Answer:
The queen ants lay eggs. Eggs hatch and grubs come out. Soldiers guard them. Workers feed them, celan them and carry them about for airing, exercise and. sunshine daily. Two or three weeks later, grubs become cocoons and lie without food or activity for three weeks more. Then the cocoons break and perfect ants come out.
Question 3.
Why do ants want other alien creatures to live in their nests?
Answer:
Anthill is also the home for beetles, lesser breeeds of ants, and the greenfly. For several reasons ants want these alien creatures in their nests for their pleasant smell to the ants’ senses. Others give sweet juices and some are just pets or playthings like cats and dogs to human beings.
Question 4.
Who is called the tiny teacher? What should humans learn from these tiny teachers?
Answer:
Ants are called the tiny teachers. The humans may have learned as much as ants have but they haven’t put their learning for good use. Humans may still learn hard work, sense of duty, discipline, cleanliness, care for the young ones and a firm loyalty to the land they live.
Question 5.
In what ways is ant’s life peaceful?
Answer:
Different types of animals have different types of rooms. They strictly confine to their rooms and their duties not intervening in other’s trespassing into others’ work. Each ant does its share of work intelligently, and bravely, and never fights with other members of the group. They don’t even harm the grubs. Thus ant’s life is peaceful.