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Telangana SCERT TS 7th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 8B Trees Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 8B Trees

Read the following poem :

Trees are the kindest Things I know,
They do no harm, they simply grow
And spread a shade for sleepy cows,
And gather birds among their boughs……….

They give us fruit in leaves above,
And wood to make our houses of,
And leaves to bum on Halloween
And in the Spring new buds of green.

They are the first when day’s begun
To touch the beams of morning sun,
They are the last to hold the light
When evening changes in to night,

And when a moon floats on the sky
They hum a drowsy lullaby
Of sleepy children long ago…..
Trees are the kindest things I Know. – Harry Behn

I. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Who is ‘I’ in this poem ?
Answer:
The poet is ‘I’ in the poem.

Question 2.
What do trees give us ?
Answer:
The trees give shade for sleepy cows and shelter for birds.

Question 3.
What is the tree compared to in this poem ?
Answer:
The trees is compared to a kind mother. “And when a moon floats on the sky; They hum a drowsy lullaby; of sleepy children long ago” from these lines the tree is a kind mother.

Question 4.
What is the poet’s attitude towards trees ? Pick out lines or words that de¬scribe his attitude.
Answer:
The poet thinks that the trees are the kindest things he knows. From the words of the poem “They do no harm, they simply grow… We can conclude that the poet has a great consideration on trees.

Question 5.
Do you like trees ? Give reasons for your views.
Answer:
Yes, I like trees. They give us cool shade in hot summer. They give us fruits to eat. They give us their wood to construct our houses.

Question 6.
What is the most touching stanza in the poem ? Why do you think so ?
Answer:
The most touching stanza in the poem is “And when a moon floats on the sky”
They hum a drowsy lullaby.
Of sleepy children long ago
The above lines depict the tree as the mother who lulls her sleeping child. She is the kindest of all.

II. Try to write a parallel poem about an animal you like. You may follow the structure of the above poem and start like this :

Cows are the useful animals I know
They give us milk and dung, you know.
………………………………………………..
………………………………………………..
Answer:
They are worshipped as God,
They are useful to us for many ways good,
They eat grass
Yet, they serve us many ways.
Work hard is what a cow tells
A cow is a teacher always.

Project:

Collect the pictures of poisonous, and non-poisonous snakes. Collect related news items from newspapers and paste them on a chart. Make a presentation in the class. Later, display it on the wall magazine.
Answer:

Poisonous Snakes

King Cobra :

The King Cobra is a large and powerful snake. King Cobras skin is either olive-green, tan, or black and it has faint, pale yellow cross bands down the length of the body. The belly is cream or pale yellow and the scales are smooth. People treat King Cobra as God in India.

Indian Krait:

Found in most of the India. These are also called as Bungarus. These species contain neurotoxin venom that is 16 times more powerful than cobra venom. Krait venom is extremely powerful and quickly induces muscle paralysis.

Russell’s Viper :

Head of the Russell’s Viper is flattened, triangular also distinct from the neck. The snout of the Viper is blunt, raised and rounded.

Most considerable thing about this snake is the amount of venoun produced by it. The symptoms of the bite are pain at the bite, immediately followed by swelling of the affected extremity. There is a drop in blood pressure and the heart rate falls.

Non Poisonous Snakes

A Young Rat Snake is around 1.5 feet long and is a non venomous snake. It bites, but does not have any venom. It is named Rat Snake because that is what it feeds on.

Trees Summary in English

Trees are the kindest of all because they don’t harm us but give shelter to cows and birds in their shade. They give us fruit, wood, leaves and green buds in spring. They are the first and the last to hold the light of the sun.

Glossary:

boughs (n) = branches (literary use)
Usage: The Banyan tree’s boughs are widely spread.
halloween (n) = the night of 31 October when children dress in special clothes and people try to frighten each other
beams (n) = rays
Usage: The Sim’s beams reflect on river water.
drowsy (adj) = sleepy
Usage: He was drowsy in the class.
lullaby (n) = a song we sing to help a child fall asleep.
Usage: Her teaching is like a lullaby to the students.

Telangana SCERT TS 7th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 8A Snakes in India Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 8A Snakes in India

Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow :

GARDEN SNAKE

I saw a snake and ran away…
Some snakes are dangerous, they say;
But mother says, that kind is good,
And eats up insects for his food.
So when he wiggles in the grass
I’ll stand aside and watch his pass
And tell myself, “There is no mistake,
It’s just a harmless garden snake.”

Question 1.
Where do you normally find snakes ?
Answer:
Generally, I find snakes in thorny bushes, rocky areas in our gardens. I have seen snakes many times.

Question 2.
Name the snakes that you know.
Answer:
Cobra, Krait, Russell’s viper and Python.

Question 3.
In what way(s) are snakes useful ?
Answer:
Snakes eat rats who spoil the plants in the fields and paddy in our granaries. So, in this way snakes are useful for us.

Oral Discourse:

Talk on – Talk about your reaction when you see a snake.
Answer:
If I see a snake, I will be very scared. If I see the snake in our house, I will hide behind
my mother. If there is no one else at home I don’t provoke it. I keep calm and try to be in a safe place. If I am outside on the road or in the park, I will look for a safe place and hide there. I will even alert others about the presence of a snake.

Comprehension:

I. Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Why do many people die of snakebite ?
Answer:
Many people die of snakebite because of widespread ignorance about snakes and snake bite prevention. Moreover proper medical treatment is often delayed or unobtainable.

Question 2.
If 100 people died in a year in India, how many people may have died in the rest of the world ?
Answer:
If 100 people died in a year because of snake bite in India, 50 people may have died in the rest of the world.

Question 3.
What opinion do you form about the first doctor who treated Kamal ?
Answer:
The doctor was not a fully qualified allopathic practitioner and didn’t know about antivenin serum or how to administer it.

Question 4.
What does a Russell’s Viper do when provoked ?
Answer:
When a Russell’s Viper is provoked, it injects a large amount of venom.

Question 5.
What is the death-dealing quartet ?
Answer:
The death dealing quartet is the set of Russell’s viper, sawscaled viper, Indian cobra and common krait.

Question 6.
What are the poisonous and non-poisonous snakes ?
Answer:
Russell’s viper, Cobra, Common Krait are the poisonous snakes. Brown water snake, mud snake, green snake, Indian rock python are non-poisonous snakes.

Question 7.
What is the writer’s opinion about snakes ?
Answer:
All snakes are not poisonous. A few snakes are poisonous. The rest of them are non-poisonous. We must take care when we go out in the dark. We should follow some precautionary methods to avoid snake bite. The snakes unnecessarily bite humans, if they are not provoked.

Question 8.
What are people’s misconceptions about snakes ?
Answer:
People’s misconceptions about snakes are
a) all the snakes try to kill us.
b) the snakes skin is cold and slimy.
c) they try to take revenge.
d) they are very fast.
e) a snake – bite person can be cured by mantras.
f) snakes are aggressive and they chase people.

Question 9.
What precautions should we take if we want to lessen the risk of snake bite?
Answer:
If we want to lessen the risk of snake bite, we must wear shoes and long trousers when walking through high grass and undergrowth. We have to carry a lantern or a torch when we venture out at night.

Question 10.
If you had been in Kamal’s position, what would you have done ?
Answer:
If I had been in Kamal’s position, I would have tied a rope just above my knee and cut the skin with blade and allow bleeding the poisonous blood. Later I would have gone to better hospital for treatment.

Question 11.
Why do you think some people worship cobras even though they are poisonous and very harmful ?
Answer:
Some people feel that they are the incarnation of Gods. Because of their blind beliefs, they worship them even though they are poisonous and very harmful. There is another side to this aspect. All the animals are part and parcel of God’s creation. They are essential to maintain ecological balance. We should not kill them indiscriminately. So, to maintain ecological balance in nature, we worship these snakes.

Vocabulary:

I. Fill in the blanks with words given below :

Sometimes cyclones _________ (1) in the ocean. _________ (2) to our opinion fishermen are never _________ (3) that it is dangerous to _________ (4) into the ocean during the cyclones. They _________ (5) the same mistake and lose their precious lives.
Answer:
1 – occur
2 – Contrary
3 – convinced
4 – venture
5 – repeat

II. Look at the following words from the text: 1. precaution 2. dangerous

The word ‘precaution’ consists of two parts – ‘pre’ and ‘caution’ (prefix + root).
The word ‘dangerous’ consists of two parts ‘danger’ and ‘-ous’ (root + suffix)

Add appropriate prefixes / suffixes to the following roots to make new words. The first one is done for you.

Answer:

Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with suitable forms (after adding a prefix/suffix) of the words in brackets.

Question 1.
He was acting in a very _________ way. (child)
Answer:
childish

Question 2.
This word is very difficult to spell, and even worse, it’s _________. (pronounce)
Answer:
pronunciation

Question 3.
You shouldn’t have done that! It was very _________ of you. (think)
Answer:
unthinkable

Question 4.
He didn’t pass his exam. He was _________ in the second attempt, (succeed)
Answer:
successful

Question 5.
Some of the Indian cities are dreadfully _________ . (crowd)
Answer:
over crowded

Question 6.
The team won the _________ . (champion)
Answer:
championship

Question 7.
There is a very high _________ that they will be late. (likely)
Answer:
likelihood

Question 8.
I couldn’t find any _________ in his theory. (weak)
Answer:
weakness

Question 9.
There was a three-hour _________ because of the strike. (stop)
Answer:
stoppage

Question 10.
You need a _________ of motivation, organization and revision to learn English. (combine)
Answer:
combination

Grammar:

I. Read the following sentences.

1. The snakes move around as long as they have rats to feed on.
2. He told him to rest at home until the pain subsides.

• ‘ Until’ refers to a point of time or ah event.
• ‘As long as’ refers to a period of time (duration) over which an activity lasts.

Fill in the blanks with ‘until’ or ‘as long as’.

Question 1.
Kamal went on playing foot ball ___________ there was light.
Answer:
as long as

Question 2.
We went on watching TV ___________ 10 p.m.
Answer:
until

Question 3.
The cricket match continued ___________ the rain stopped it.
Answer:
until

Question 4.
You should go on taking this medicine ___________ you have the pain.
Answer:
as long as

Question 5.
Do not wait ___________ luck knocks at your door. If you start work, you will get lucky.
Answer:
until

II. Look at the following sentences from the text.

1. Kamal (1) examined his foot. (2)
2. It (1) was a snake-bite. (2)

Normally all sentences have a subject and a predicate. In the above sentences, the first part is called the subject and the second part is called the predicate. The subject is usually a noun or a pronoun. It gives information about the doer of the action. The predicate gives information about the subject. You will notice sometime there may be sentences that may not have a subject as in ‘Shut the door.’ Here, the subject should be taken as ‘you.’

Now observe some more examples :

1. Nagamani (1) came. (2)
2. She (1) taught a wonderful lesson (2)
3. A number of students (1) liked it. (2)

The subjects in these sentences are a noun, a pronoun, and a noun phrase respectively. So the subject of a sentence can be a noun, a pronoun, or a noun phrase.

The predicate in the first sentence consists of a single word, which is a verb. In sentences 2 and 3, the predicate consists of more than one word but it has essentially a verb. So, the predicate can consist of one or more words but it must contain a verb.

Now read the following sentences and pick out the subject and the predicate in each sentence. The first one is done for you.

(1) Poisonous snakes are very dangerous.
(2) Cobra is poisonous snake.
(3) Many people die of snake bite.
(4) Some snakes are timid and harmless.
(5) Doctors can save snake bite victims.
(6) We should be cautious of poisonous snakes.

Answer:

Subject	Predicate
1. Poisonous snakes	are very dangerous
2. Cobra	is a poisonous snake
3. Many people	die of snake bite
4. Some snakes	are timid and harmless
5. Doctors	can save snake bite victims
6. We	should be cautious of poisonous snakes

Editing:

Editing – Read the following passage. Every numbered sentence has an error.Identify and edit it.

(1) Mr.Narayan Rao slowly bent and sit in his armed chair. (2) He leaned back removing his spectacle. (3) He said, “Koushik, can you bring down my old box from the upper shelf in me bedroom?” The boy mounted a chair as quick as a lizard and brought the box down. (4) “What do it contain?” he murmured and tried to open it. (5) His sister snatched it on his hands and ran away.
Answer:
1. and sat in his armed chair
2. removing his spectacles
3. in my bed room
4. What does it contain?
5. from his hands

Writing:

I. Prepare a poster giving a list of Dos and Don’ts when a snake bites. Here are two Dos and two Don’ts.

Dos :
Keep the person calm.
Keep the affected area below the heart level to reduce the flow of venom towards other parts of the body.

Don’ts :
Don’t let the person move at all.
Do not wait to see if the bite causes any problems. Treat it straight away.

Answer:

Study Skills:

Study the bar-chart and answer the following questions :

Month-wise distribution of 1379 snake bite incidences during the period 1999-2003.

Source : Department of Bio chemistry, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

I. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What is this bar-chart about ?
Answer:
Percentage of snake bites during the period 1999-2003.

Question 2.
Which months record the highest number of snakebite cases ?
Answer:
June and July months record the highest number of snakebite cases.

Question 3.
The lowest percent of snakebite cases occurred in
Answer:
The lowest percent of snakebite cases occurred in January and December.

Question 4.
In which month did 8% of snakebites occur ?
Answer:
8% snakebites occurred in the months of May and November.

Question 5.
What is the average percentage of snakebites in T.S. per month ?
Answer:
The average percentage of snake bites in T.S. is 8.3% per month.

Question 6.
What other inferences can you draw from this chart ?
Answer:
The occurrence of snakebite is high during June, July and August months,that is monsoon season.

Listening and Speaking:

The Farmer and the Cobra

At the far end of the village lived a poor farmer. He lived in a small hut, in the middle of a small piece of land. Years before, when he had come to live in the village, people had tried to be friendly – but the farmer was a strange man. He did not talk much to the people. Soon they went about doing their own work and left him to himself.

Near the farmer’s hut was an old tree. The tree had a hole, and in the hole lived a cobra. When the days were hot, the cobra would come out of its hole and coil itself up in the shade of the tree. The farmer sat on the groung near by until the sun had set and he would then return to his house.

One day, the man who owned the place came to the farmer and said to him, “I must have firewood for my home. I want you to cut down the tree. Tomorrow I will ask a man to come and help you with the cutting.” And then the land owner left. The farmer watched him as he disappeared down the road.

The farmer stood there thinking. His tree was to go – his tree which gave him shade and comfort! And the cobra ? Yes, what about the cobra ? It the tree were cutdown, he would lose more than shade. He would lose the cobra too, his friend of the summer days.

The farmer sat on the ground in the cool shade of the tree to think. Near the opening of the hole, the cobra lay coiled and the two remained in complete stillness. The sun set, but the man did not return to his house. The cobra sank into its coils as if it understood the great trouble of its friend. The next day, a man came to the farmer’s hut. “I’ve been sent by the land owner to help you cut down the trees, he said.” “Well,” the farmer said sadly, “if it must be so, let’s begin.”

They walked from the hut towards the tree, the farmer stopped suddenely and his heart sank. In front of its hole lay the cobra, cold and dead.

Your teacher will read the story ‘The Farmer and the Cobra’ Listen to your teacher and answer the questions given below.

I. Say whether the following statements are true or false.

Question 1.
The farmer returned home in the afternoon. [ ]
Answer:
False

Question 2.
The owner of the tree wanted to have the tree to construct a house. [ ]
Answer:
False

Question 3.
The farmer did not like the tree to be cut down. [ ]
Answer:
True

Question 4.
The farmer died when the tree was cut down. [ ]
Answer:
False

Question 5.
The cobra died in front of its hole. [ ]
Answer:
True

II. Listen to the story and answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Why did the people leave the farmer to himself ?
Answer:
The people tried to be friendly with the farmer but he was a strange man. He did not talk much to the people. So, the people left the farmer to himself.

Question 2.
Did the farmer talk to the cobra ? Why did he refer to the cobra as a friend ?
Answer:
No, the farmer didn’t talk to the cobra. Both the farmer and the cobra took rest under the shade of the tree when the days were hot. They spent the time there until the sunset. So, he treated it as his friend.

Question 3.
What kind of a man was the farmer? Support your answer.
Answer:
The farmer was a kind hearted man. He had great consideration about the snake. When the land owner wanted to cut off the tree for firewood, the farmer thought about cobra’s shelter. He felt very sad about it.

III. Work in groups and discuss the following:

Question 1.
If you were the farmer, would you feel sorry for the cobra?
Answer:
If I were the farmer, I would feel sorry for the cobra, because, afterall they are also creatures like us.

Question 2.
Would you like to make friends with a cobra as the farmer did? Why?
Answer:
I wouldn’t like to make friendship with a cobra as the farmer did because it is a poisonous creature. At any time a danger will fall on me because of snake.

Question 3.
Do you think the farmer is really a peculiar person? Do you find any person of this kind in your locality? Share your ideas with your friends.
Answer:
Yes. I think the farmer is really a peculiar person. If he had not been a peculiar person, he would have talked to the villagers and he would not have treated the cobra as his friend. I’ve never found such type of person in our locality.

IV. Imagine that you are a reporter of a local television channel. You want to cover the celebration of “Nagula Chavithi” in your area. One of you can act as a TV reporter and some of you can act as devotees. (Compering)
Answer:
Swathi : Hai everybody. I’m Swathi, a news reporter in D-channel. Today
(D-channel our team has come to cover a great festival Nagula Chavithi. Let’s Reporter) go and ask those devotees. Hai!
Devotee-I : Hai!
Swathi : You seem different today. What’s the special today ?
Devotee-I : Today is Nagula Chavithi, I’m going to offer milk in an ant – hill (pamula putta).
Swathi : Won’t you be afraid of poisonous snakes ?
Devotee-I : We treat snakes as the incarnation of God Subrahmanya. So, we don’t worry about it.
Swathi : Here comes another devotee. Let’s ask. Hai!
Devotee-II : Hai!
Swathi : Where are you from ?
Devotee-II : I am coming from an ant – hill. As it is Nagula Chavithi I have offered milk in the ant – hill.
Swathi : Will you tell me what do you today?
Devotee-II : We will be on fast the whole day and offer pooja to Subrahmanye- swara in the form of snake. The next day we take meal. We follow all these things very strictly. We maintain utmost piousness.
Swathi : Can you say is there any other inner meaning to follow all these things ?
Devotee-II : Actually, snakes are needed to maintain ecological balance. Unless there are snakes, the population of rats increase and destroy crops. The inner idea of Nagula Chaviti is to care and respect all creatures. No creature is less important.
Swathi : Bye!.

Snakes in India Summary in English

Of all the dangerous animals in the Indian sub continent, snakes are most dangerous. Many people are dying because of their ignorance of preventive measures against snakes or unavailability of medical help.

Tengal Kamal, a young man belonging to Gorgaon was bitten by a snake while working bare-footed in his field. He tied a rope above his knee and he was rushed to a local dispensary. As the doctor was not qualified, he gave pain-killer and antibiotic tablets. Later he was treated in a hospital in Mumbai. Anti-venom injections were given to him many times and blood-transfusion was done 15 times. He was discharged after fifteen days.

Only 50 out of 200 species of snakes are venomous. Russell’s viper, Saw-scaled viper, Indian Cobra and Krait are most venomous. They usually live in villages. Russell’s viper lives in North Indian fields whereas Cobra and Viper live in South India. One can identify a Cobra by its spectacles. Cobra lives underground or between logs and eat frogs and rats.

Snakes are timid. They move during nights only. They don’t attack people unless they are stepped on or provoked. The venom of the Krait is more toxic. One has to wear chappals and pants and carry light during nights. One has to walk tapping the ground with a stick. The surroundings should be rat-free.

Glossary:

ignorance (n) = lack of knowledge or information about something
Usage: Ignorance is the root cause of all evils in life.

convinced (v) = completely sure about
Usage: I am convinced of her sincere efforts in learning music.

giddy (adj) = feeling that everything is moving and that you are going to fall
Usage: He felt giddy.

unbearable (adj) = too painful, annoyingly unpleasant
Usage: I have got unbearable head ache.

reasonable (adj) = acceptable
Usage: The management conceded all the reasonable demands.

toxic (adj) = containing poison, poisonous
Usage: We become toxic when stung by a poisonous creature.

nocturnal (adj) = active only during the night
Usage: The bat is a nocturnal creature.

frequently = often
Usage: I frequently visit my native place.

estimate = evaluate
Usage: My estimation in this regard is correct.

survive = live after
Usage: Those who survived during the floods were given shelter.

subsides = reduces
Usage: Pain subsides when we use pain-killers.

venomous (adj) = poisonous
Usage: There are so many venomous snakes are around our house.

prevention (n) = action of preventing
Usage: Prevention is better than cure.

agony (n) = severe mental pain
Usage: The wounded man was in agony.

hastily (adv) = quickly
Usage: He speaks hastily.

dispensary (n) = a place where the medicine are given to the sick;
Usage: Mother Teresa ran so many dispensaries in Kolkatta.

transfusion (n) = act or process of putting one person’s blood into another person’s body
Usage: The injured man is in need of transfusion.

glisten (v) = shine brightly
Usage: Grass glisten with dew drops.

lessen (v) = reduce
Usage: Antibiotic lessens the infection in the body.

venture (n) = an adventurous project; ready to face dangerous or unpleasant results
Usage: The mountaineers ventured the expedition.

slither (v) = slide or slip unsteadily
Usage: We slithered down on icy slope.

perceive (v) = become aware of; notice; observe
Usage: I perceived a change in his behaviour.

Telangana SCERT TS 7th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 7C Koneru Humpy Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 7C Koneru Humpy

I. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What was Humpy’s first remarkable achievement ?
Answer:
Humpy got an International Master Title in the year 1999 at the age of 12 years. It was her first remarkable achievement.

Question 2.
At present, who do you think is the youngest woman grandmaster ? Why ?
Answer:
Hou Yifan is the youngest woman grandmaster. Humpy got this title at the age of 15 years 1 month and 29 days. But Hou Yifan broke her record at the age of 14 years 6 months.

Question 3.
Was Humpy’s father right in giving up his job for Humpy ? What would you have done ? Support your answer.
Answer:
Yes, Humpy’s father was right in giving up his job for Humpy. If I were in that position. I would do like Humpy’s father.

Question 4.
What qualities helped Humpy to reach the top in chess ? Do they help you in any way ? Share your ideas in groups.
Answer:
Humpy had extraordinary skills in the game, her dedication and devotion led her to the top in chess. Such qualities will help me to achieve success.

Koneru Humpy Summary in English

In the Women’s Chess, Koneru Humpy stood second in the world on par with Viswanath Anand.

Early life and entry into the game:
Humpy was bom in Gudivada on 31st March, 1987. Her father Ashok finding her skill in chess, resigned his job of a chemistry lecturer and being a chess champion himself concentrated on her. In 1995 Humpy became a champion in the under eight National Chess Tournament.

International level:

Humpy entered the International level and got titles in under 10, 12 and 14 years games. At the age of 12 she got International Master Title in 1999. She became a Grand Master in the tournament conducted in Budapest. She got the International Grand Master title at the age of 15. She was defeated by Hou Ifan. In 2001 she became the World Junior Champion. She reached the semifinal stage in 2006 and 2008. She achieve the second place in a FIDE Women’s Grand Prix and qualified for Women’s World Championship games. In 2006, in Doha Asian Competitions she got two gold medals – individually as well as a team. In Luxemburgh she got the second place in the International Competitions.

Awards:

As she became the Pride of the Nation, she was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2003, Padmasree in 2007 and Raja-laxmi Award in 2008.

Glossary:

considered = thought
on par = equal
attracted = interested
conditioned = shaped
prowess = skill
clinching = achieving
participate = take part
bagging = getting
coveted = most desired

Self Assessment:

How well have I understood this unit?

Read and tick (✓) in the appropriate box.

Section – A: Reading Comprehension

Please also practise additional exercises given from P.No. 266 to 278

(Questions 1 – 10) : Read the following passage from “The wonderful world of chess”.

Just like any other game, chess is also governed by rules. The pieces or the chessmen like the rook, the knight, the bishop, etc., move on the board in quite a restricted way, The movement of each piece is important because if a piece can move to a square, it can capture the piece in that square, whoever it may be.

The king (raju) and the queen (mantri) can move in any direction. Nevertheless, the king cannot go beyond one square whereas the queen has no such restrictions.

The bishop (sakatu) and the rook (enugu) can move to any square provided it is on their path. The bishop goes diagonally whereas the rook goes straight.

The knight (gurram) and the pawn (bantu) are very special in their own ways. The night is the only piece that can jump over other pieces. He goes two squares forward (or backward) and one square sideways (to the left or to the right). The pawn, like a brave soldier, marches only forward.

(1 – 5) Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

Question 1.
The queen can ( )
A) move by one square
B) move by 4 squares
C) jump over other pieces
D) move by any number of squares.
Answer:
D) move by any number of squares.

Question 2.
The movement of each piece in the game is important because ( )
A) it has its own direction
B) it can capture the piece in that square
C) it is governed by rules
D) it goes diagonally
Answer:
B) it can capture the piece in that square

Question 3.
The only piece that can jump over other pieces is the _________ ( )
A) bishop
B) pawn
C) knight
D) queen
Answer:
C) knight

Question 4.
The _________ marches only forward. ( )
A) king
B) pawn
C) knight
D) bishop
Answer:
B) pawn

Question 5.
The _________ moves diagonally by any number of squares.
A) bishop
B) pawn
C) rook
D) king
Answer:
A) bishop

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 x 2 = 10M

Question 6.
What is a checkmate?
Answer:
When a player marches his chessmen forward and captures the opponent’s king it is called ‘Checkmate’.

Question 7.
What did the inventor of chess ask in return as a reward?
Answer:
The inventor of chess asked the king to give him 1 grain for the 1st square, 2 for the 2nd square, 4 for the 3rd square and so on.

Question 8.
What are the benefits of playing chess ?
Answer:
Chess improves the player’s memory, concentration, logical thinking, mathematical abilities and problem solving skills.

Question 9.
What was chess called in the olden days ? What did it mean ?
Answer:
In the olden days chess was called ‘Chaturanga’ meaning the four divisions of the military.

Question 10.
Write the names of chessmen ?
Answer:
The king, the queen, the knight, the bishop, the rook and the soldiers.

(Questions 11 -16) : Read the following passage.

Mind management is a way to control one’s mind.To do this, we need to be cautious about our thinking process and also need a high level of understanding and mediation as well. Understanding is wisdom – 80 percent of people are knowledgeable, while 20 per cent are wise. Knowledgeable men take sides without reason.They feel sad seeing deprived people but jealous when they see happy people. They work in the guidance of other’s inspiration, take unnecessary responsibility to keep themselves disturbed.

A wise person does not stand for or against any idea without concrete reason. He works according to the situation and capacity. He looks at everything intellectually. To him, failure is a stepping stone for future success. So depression and conflict are not seen. Like the phrase ‘Stop, Look, Go’, first one should see, and this needs patience. Meditation is necessary to control and manage mind which then becomes an easy task.

(11 -12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
A wise person always bases on ( )
A) knowledge
B) concrete reason
C) meditation
D) failures
Answer:
B) concrete reason

Question 12.
For a wise person failure leads to ( )
A) depression
B) conflict
C) patience
D) future success
Answer:
D) future success

Answer the questions in two or three sentences each. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
What do we need for proper mind management ?
Answer:
For proper mind management we need a high level of understanding, meditation and we need to be cautious about our thinking process.

Question 14.
How are 80% of the people ? How do they feel ?
Answer:
80% of the people are knowledgeable. They feel sad on seeing deprived people but feel jeal¬ous on seeing happy people.

Question 15.
Why doesn’t a wise person feel depressed ?
Answer:
A wise person doesn’t feel depressed because he treats failure as a stepping stone for future success.

Question 16.
Why is meditation necessary ?
Answer:
Meditation is necessary to control and manage one’s mind.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar:

(Questions 17 – 21) : Read the following passage focussing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

The kidneys of nearly (17) five percent of people under the age of 20 are not functioning normally, (18) a study shows. The youngsters have albumin in the wine, which indicates for (19) they could develop (20) a serious kidney disease later in their live (21).

Question 17.
The underlined word means
A) exactly
B) completely
C) more than
D) approximately
Answer:
D) approximately

Question 18.
The antonym of the underlined word
A) above normal
B) extraordinary
C) abnormal
D) unnormal
Answer:
C) abnormal

Question 19.
Choose the correct preposition
A) that
B) in
C) at
D) from
Answer:
A) that

Question 20.
Choose the noun form of the word
A) developed
B) developing
C) develop
D) development
Answer:
D) development

Question 21.
Choose the correct word
A) life
B) lives
C) lifes
D) lived
Answer:
B) lives

(Q. 22 – 26) Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

One day a man was walking _________ (22) a forest _________ (23) suddently he _________ (24) someone crying out for help. He _________ (25) in the direction of the sound and _________ (26) upon a well that was dried up.

Question 22.
A) by
B) through
C) in
D) from
Answer:
B) through

Question 23.
A) or
B) through
C) when
D) but
Answer:
C) when

Question 24.
A) heard
B) hear
C) hears
D) hearing
Answer:
A) heard

Question 25.
A) go
B) went
C) goes
D) going
Answer:
B) went

Question 26.
A) came
B) come
C) comes
D) coming
Answer:
A) came

(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answer in your answer booklet. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Just like any other game (27), chess is also governed at rules. The pieces or the chessmen like the rook, the knight, the bishop etc. (28) move towards the board (29) in quite a restrict way. (30) The movement of each piece is importance because if a piece can move to a square (31) it can capture the piece in those square.
Answer:
27. governed by rules
28. move on the board
29. a restricted way
30. is important because
31. in that square.

Section – C : Conventions of Writing

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ? ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5M

Gopal and raman are friends once they met at a mall gopal asked where are you working Raman replied i work as a computer programer for infosys.
Answer:
Gopal and Raman are friends. Once they met at a mall. Gopal asked, “Where are you working?” Raman replied, “I work as a computer programmer for Infosys”.

Section – D : Creative Writing – 12 M

Question 33.
Write an essay on “The Game of Chess”
Answer:

The Game of Chess

The game chess – “The Gift of India to the world” was invented in the 5th century by a scholar in North – India according to historian, H.J.R. Murray.

It was earlier called “chaturanga” – the four divisions of the military. It is an indoor game which was played by the Rajas in the olden days.

It is a game played at the international level. It is a very good exercise to the mind. It improves the players memory, concentration and logical thinking.

It also increases the player’s mathematical ability and problem solving skills. It is taught as a school subject in as many as 30 countries.

Like any other game chess also has its rules and regulations. A player has to follow all the rules and regulations while playing the game. The pieces in the game are called by different names and have their own steps to take in the game.

Eg: The pawn moves by one step forward, the queen can move in any direction and by any number of steps.
These days man can even play chess with computers. Even computers are programmed to play excellently with their artificial intelligence.

Question 34. – 8 M
The following is a telephonic conversation between Archana and Vani. Soon Vani had to go out and she wrote a message for mother. Write the message.

Archana : I’m Archana. Is that Vani ?
Vani : Yes.
Archana : May I speak to aunty please ?
Vani : She has gone out, will be back soon. Do you want to leave a message ?
Archana : Yes, tell aunty that I wanted to come over. She had promised me to teach me to make a pineapple cake. I have all the ingredients ready.
Vani : Why don’t you come after an hour ?
Archana : O.K. I’ll do that. Bye.

Answer:

MESSAGE

Mummy, Archana will be coming to learn making pineapple cake. She has all the ingredients ready. She will be here within an hour.

Vani

Additional Exercises:

Section – A : Reading Comprehension

Questions 1 – 10:

1. Read the following stanza.

I like to think chess is a courteous game,
I play it with family and friends.
I like to think chess is a peaceful game,
Nobody gets hurt when it ends.
I never distract my opponent,
I don’t want to act like a pest.
I hope they behave in the very same way,
So both of us play at our best.
I know chess is not really gentle,
It’s more like a war or a fight.
I always shake hands at the start and the end,
So we can stay friends day and night.

(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
The poet considers chess to be a peaceful game because ( )
A) opponents are not distracted
B) nobody acts as a pest
C) there is no winner or loser
D) nobody is physically injured.
Answer:
D) nobody is physically injured.

Question 2.
In the 7th line the poet says ‘they’ behave. Who are they ? ( )
A) opponents
B) proponents
C) players
D) spectators
Answer:
A) opponents

Question 3.
Shaking hands at the start and end shows ( )
A) kindness
B) courteousness
C) competitive spirit
D) distraction
Answer:
C) competitive spirit

Question 4.
Who is a pest according to the poet ? ( )
A) one who fights
B) one who hurts others
C) one who distracts
D) one who plays at his best
Answer:
C) one who distracts

Question 5.
Chess is not a gentle game because ( )
A) it is nearly like a war or fight
B) both the players behave in the same way
C) nobody gets hurt
D) it can be played with family and friends.
Answer:
A) it is nearly like a war or fight

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 6.
What attitude of the poet is seen in the poem ?
Answer:
The poet’s competitive spirit and peace loving attitude are seen in the poem.

Question 7.
Pick out atleast 3 pairs of rhyming words.
Answer:
friends – ends, pest – best, fight – night

Question 8.
Why do you think there is no peace on the chess board ?
Answer:
I think there is no peace on the chess board because the players are in a continuous struggle to defeat the opponent and they try to kill the opponent’s pieces.

Question 9.
What does the poet do to retain friends ?
Answer:
In order to retain friends the poet shakes hands with the opponent at the start and at the end of the game.

Question 10.
How are things different on & off the chess board ?
Answer:
People who are enemies on the chess board are friends off the chess board. There is never peace on the chess board but off the board things are peaceful because they are friends.

2. Read the following passage.

Soon after proving her excellence at the national level, Koneru entered the International Chess Circuit. After taking the world by storm by clinching the World Chess titles in the Under 10, Under 12 and Under 14 age groups, Humpy got an International Master title in the year 1999, at the age of 12 years. Further, she achieved her 3rd Grandmaster norm in the Elekes Memorial Grandmaster Tournament held at Budapest, Hungary.

Koneru created a world record by earning the International Grandmaster title at the age of 15 years 1 month and 29 days. She broke Judit Polgar’s record to achieve the feat, and became the youngest woman ever to have earned the coveted title. Later, Hou Yifan broke Humpy’s record by earning the title at the age of 14 years 6 months in the year 2008. Koneru Humpy has been the First Indian Woman to have received an International Grandmaster title in the game of chess.

(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
Humpy achieved her 3rd Grand Master norm in ( )
A) Hungary
B) Luscenbourg
C) Kaupthing
D) Gudivada
Answer:
A) Hungary

Question 2.
Humpy won world chess titles in except ( )
A) under 12
B) under 10
C) under 16
D) under 14
Answer:
C) under 16

Question 3.
Humpy won the Grand master title at the age of ( )
A) 10
B) 12
C) 14
D) 15
Answer:
D) 15

Question 4.
Humpy is the 1st Indian woman to ( )
A) play chess
B) enter the International chess circuit
C) play at Hungary
D) receive an International Grand master title
Answer:
D) receive an International Grand master title

Question 5.
Humpy broke …………………..’s record of being the youngest woman of being the International Grandmaster title. ( )
A) Hou Yifan
B) Judit Polgar
C) Vishwanathan Anand
D) Susan Polgar
Answer:
B) Judit Polgar

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 6.
Name the awards won by Humpy ?
Answer:
Humpy won the Arjuna Award, Padma Sri Award, Raja-Lakshmi Award and many more.

Question 7.
Where was Humpy born ?
Answer:
Humpy was born at Gudivada in Andhra Pradesh.

Question 8.
How was 1995 remarkable for Humpy ?
Answer:
In 1995 Humpy won the under-8 National Chess Championship and caught everyone’s attention.

Question 9.
Which rank does Humpty hold for chess?
Answer:
Humpy hold World No. 2 rank among female players for chess.

Question 10.
Who conferred the Raja – Lakshmi Award on Humpy ?
Answer:
Raja-Lakshmi Foundation of Chennai conferred the Raja-Lakshmi Award.

Questions 11 – 16:

3. Read the following passage.

The Mahabharata carries a lesser known but interesting myth. Krishna tells Yudhishthara, who was curious to know Holi’s origin, how once when Raghu, an illustrious ancestor of Rama, ruled, there was a female demon Dhodhi, indulging in evil acts. She could not be killed as she was protected by a boon. She feared none except small children playing in streets.

One day, Guru Vashishtha, the royal priest, revealed that she could be eliminated if children carrying small pieces of wood in their hands went to the outskirts of the town, piled them along with dry grass, burnt the heap and danced around, sang, clapped and beat drums.

It was done, and what mighty weapons failed to do, the children’s innocent merriment accomplished. The day came to be celebrated as a festival that symbolises the victory of an innocent heart over evil. Whatever the truth behind this story, it shows that the festival of Holi preceded the Mahabharata.

(11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 11.
Raghu was ( )
A) the one who killed Dhodhi
B) curious to know the origin of Holi
C) Rama’s ancestor
D) a demon
Answer:
C) Rama’s ancestor

Question 12.
Dhodhi feared ………………
A) the sage
B) strong men
C) holy Women
D) small children
Answer:
D) small children

(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words.

Question 13.
What did Krishna tell Yudhishthara ?
Answer:
Krishna told Yudhishthara about the origin of Holi festival.

Question 14.
What did the children have to do to kill Dhodhi ?
Answer:
In order to kill Dhodhi, children had to go to the outskirts with pieces of wood in their hands, pile them up with dry grass, burn the heap, sing, clap, beat drums and dance around.

Question 15.
What does Holi symbolize ?
Answer:
Holi symbolizes the victory of an innocent heart over evil.

Question 16.
Why couldn’t Dhodhi be killed ?
Answer:
Dhodhi couldn’t be killed because she was protected by a boon.

4. Read the following passage.

Tigers hunt large animals such as deer and wild pigs, which will provide food for a few days. They slink up on their prey unseen, only charging when they are within about 20m (65 ft). Tigers kill their prey by biting the back, its neck or throat, then dragging it away into thick cover to feed. When they have eaten enough, they conceal the carcass with leaves so they can return to it later on. Male tigers can eat up to 40 kg (85 lb) of meat in one meal.

Tigers love water and often bathe or cool off in rivers and pools during the heat of the day. They usually hunt at night and rest during the day. Most tigers live alone, although mothers with cubs or young siblings sometimes hunt together. A male tiger roams a territory of up to 100 sq. km (60 sq miles) in area, defining its boundaries with scent markings, droppings and scratch marks on boulders or trees.

These signals tell other tigers about its sex and size as well as its territory. Tigers also communicate by roaring and moaning.They defend their territory fiercely against rival males, but wil I tolerate some overlap with the smaller territories of females.

(11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 11.
Tigers hunt big animals because ……………………… ( )
A) it is easy to hunt them
B) their meat is tasty
C) the meat will last for them a few days
D) they are easily available
Answer:
C) the meat will last for them a few days

Question 12.
Tigers drag their prey into the bush …………………….. ( )
A) so that nobody can disturb them
B) it is cool under a bush
C) other animals may snatch their prey
D) to conceal it
Answer:
D) to conceal it

(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words.

Question 13.
Where do tigers attack their prey ?
Answer:
Tigers attack their prey on their back, neck or throat.

Question 14.
How do male tigers define their territory ?
Answer:
Male tigers define their territory by scent markings, droppings and making scratch marks on boulders or trees.

Question 15.
What do tigers do during hot days ?
Answer:
During hot days tigers bathe or cool off in rivers and pools.

Question 16.
What helps a tiger to hunt in the dark ?
Answer:
Tiger’s excellent eyesight and hearing helps it hunt in the dark.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar

Questions 17 – 21:

Read the following passage focussing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

5. In the 18th and 19th centuries, people went to bed early (17), soon after it was dark (18). Their sleep habits were fixed by the alternation of day and night, light and darkness. They woke up by day-break (19). But today a large number of people are not sleeping enough and sleep deficit affects their health (20) and their perform (21).

Question 17.
Antonym of ‘early’ ( )
A) soon
B) late
C) lately
D) latter
Answer:
B) late

Question 18.
Antonym of ‘dark’ ( )
A) bright
B) sunny
C) interesting
D) dull
Answer:
A) bright

Question 19.
Replace the underlined word with the same meaning. ( )
A) dusk
B) dawn
C) sunshine
D) sunset
Answer:
B) dawn

Question 20.
A person who has health is ( )
A) health
B) strong
C) healthy
D) heavy
Answer:
C) healthy

Question 21.
Replace the correct word. ( )
A) performing
B) performed
C) had perform
D) performance
Answer:
D) performance

6. Spiders are man’s friends. They are among our best friends. They destroy many harmful (17) insects, including some of our worst (18) enemies. There are the insects that devour (19) our crops, cause diseases both and torment (20) our skins. Spiders do not prey on specific insects. They kill but (21) eat whatever insects are available.

Question 17.
Antonym of ‘harmful’ ( )
A) harmless
B) unharmed
C) harmfree
D) protected
Answer:
A) harmless

Question 18.
Choose the positive degree of ‘worst’ ( )
A) worse
B) bad
C) better
D) good
Answer:
B) bad

Question 19.
The synonym of the underlined word is ( )
A) harm
B) affect
C) protect
D) eat up
Answer:
D) eat up

Question 20.
The synonym of ‘torment’ is ( )
A) cause
B) destroy
C) torture
D) annoy
Answer:
C) torture

Question 21.
Choose the correct conjunction ( )
A) or
B) as
C) because
D) and
Answer:
D) and

Questions 22 – 26:

Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write in your answer booklet.

7. Dear Mom,

I hope all’s well …………………. (22) you. I’m sorry, I …………………. (23) write to you earlier as I was busy with my exams …………………. (24) are now almost over. I’m sure you’ll be glad to …………………. (25) that I’ve written my exams well. My last exam is …………………. (26) the 14th of March.

Question 22.
A) at
B) with
C) of
D) from
Answer:
B) with

Question 23.
A) didn’t
B) wouldn’t
C) couldn’t
D) just
Answer:
C) couldn’t

Question 24.
A) They
B) All
C) It
D) Some
Answer:
A) They

Question 25.
A) knew
B) will know
C) known
D) know
Answer:
D) know

Question 26.
A) for
B) of
C) on
D) in
Answer:
C) on

8. Dhanush …………………. (22) Vijay went (23) the cinema on Saturday. …………………. (24) was a long queue. It was a cold evening and they …………………. (25) to stand in the queue for nearly …………………. (26) hour.

Question 22.
A) or
B) and
C) but
D) so
Answer:
B) and

Question 23.
A) to
B) for
C) by
D) into
Answer:
A) to

Question 24.
A) their
B) there
C) they
D) the
Answer:
B) there

Question 25.
A) have
B) had
C) has
D) will have
Answer:
B) had

Question 26.
A) an
B) in
C) a
D) the
Answer:
A) an

Questions 27 – 31:

Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answer in your answer booklet.

9. (27) The Hindus believing that it was invented by Queen Mandodari (28), the wives of
Ravana. (29) In those day it is called ‘chaturanga’ (30) the four divisions for the military. Legend has it that (31) this inventor was ordered by the ruler to ask for a reward for his invent.
Answer:
27. The Hindus believe
28. the wife of
29. it was called
30. divisions of the military
31. for his invention

10. Some say it refreshes their mind while. (27) others say it improve their memory, (28) concentrate and (29) logic thinking. Infact, some (30) experiments have proved that it do all these things. Since chess involves a number of calculations, it increases our mathematical abilities and (31) problem solve skills.
Answer:
27. it improves
28. concentration
29. logical thinking
30. it does all these
31. problem solving skills

Section – C : Conventions of Writing

Question 32:

Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (., ? ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word.

11. vijay chadda was thriled when he won a maruti 800 at a hyderabad raffle in September 1988.
Answer:
Vijay Chadda was thrilled when he won a Maruti 800 at a Hyderabad raffle in September 1988.

12. Years after wait disney first had the idea, disney land opened in anaheim, California. Admision cost a dollar. By its tenth anniversary 50 million visitors had come to ‘the magic kingdom’.
Answer:
Years after Walt Disney first had the idea, Disney Land opened in Anaheim, California. Admission cost a dollar. By its tenth anniversary 50 million visitors had come to ‘The Magic Kingdom’.

Section – D: Creative Writing

Question 33.
Write the biographical sketch of Koneru Humpy basing on the following information.
Date of birth – 31st March, 1987 Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh
Father – Koneru Ashok, Chess player
Carrer – Under 8 National Chess Championship -1995.
– Titles in under 10, under 12, under 14 age groups.
– International Master title age 12.
– World record – earned International Grandmaster title – 15 years
– 1st Indian woman to receive International Grand master title in chess
– No. 2 rank female chess players.
Awards – 2003 Arjuna Award, Padma Sri – 2007, Raja Lakshmi Award – 2008.
Answer:
Koneru Humpy is the 1st Indian woman to receive International Grand master title in chess. She was born on 31st March, 1987, at Gudivada in Andhra Pradesh. Her father Koneru Ashok was also a chess player. Her career as a national player began in 1995 when she won the under-8 National chess championship. She won titles in under 10, under 12 and under 14 age groups.

At the tender age of 12, she won the International Master title. She created a world record by earning the International Grand master title at the age of 15. She holds world 2nd rank among the female chess players. In recognition of her achievements the government of India awarded her with the Arjuna Award in 2003 and Padma Sri Award in 2007. Raja Lakshmi Foundation of Chennai conferred the Raja Lakshmi Award on her in 2008. She makes every Indian woman feel proud.

(Or)
14. Imagine you are a reporter who got a chance to interview Koneru Humpy. Write an imaginary interview between you and Humpy.
Answer:
Reporter : Good evening ma’m, I’m a reporter from the Young World. I’ve come to interview you.
Humpy : Good evening, please take a seat.
Reporter : How did you develop interest in playing chess?
Humpy : Well, my father himself was a chess player. I used to watch him play the game.
Reporter : When did you start taking the formal training for it?
Humpy : At the age of 5 my dad observed my keen interest and a few special skills in the
game. He then decided to train me professionally.
Reporter : What was your 1 achievement?
Humpy : I won the under-8 National Chess Championship in 1985.
Reporter : How did you feel then?
Humpy : I was quite excited and happy.
Reporter : You must have spent most of your time on chess. How did you manage your academics?
Humpy : Well, my father has been my mentor all through the way. He used to teach me at home and helped me even in my studies.
Reporter : How do you feel about your achievements today, after receiving so many prestigious awards?
Humpy : I feel happy but I do rememeber that I still have a long way to go.
Reporter : Thankyouma’m.

(Or)
15. You are Nilesh. You joined summer coaching classes for chess. You feel them to be great. Write a letter to your friend about how you feel after joining the classes, what you have learnt there etc.
Answer:

Hyderabad,
Date : XX.XX.XXXX

My dear Suhaas,

I’m very delighted to share this news with you. I have joined chess coaching classes. These are special classes conducted in summer.

I have been going there for a month now and I feel quite excited about it. I was initially not much interested .1 have started understanding the game and its rules and regulations. I have developed a special enthusiasm on it now.

The game has taught me to be patient, sportive and has even changed my way of thinking.

Every piece in the game is so disciplined and has its own path to move. It is an amazing game which not only increases our intellectual ability but also leads to logical thinking.

I suggest that you too should join coaching classes and see the difference.

Your friend
Nilesh.

To
K. Suhaas,
S/o, K. Suresh,
420, Pinnavari St,
WARANGAL.

Question 34.

16. Read the following conversation between a student named Pavan and teacher’s mother Mrs. Bharati. After the conversation she had to leave home and before leaving she left a message for her daughter. Write the message for her daughter (the teacher).

Pavan : Is this 2724412, Madam Rakhi’s number ?
Mrs. Bharati : That’s right. She is not at home but she will be back within ten minutes.
Pavan : Yes, I wanted to come over. I first wanted to confirm it.
Mrs. Bharati : Come after half an hour or so. She will be definitely back by then.
Pavan : O.K. Thanks!

Answer:

MESSAGE

Rakhi, your student named Payan called. He wanted to come over and just wanted to confirm whether you are at home or not, I told him come within hatf an hour. So please stay at home.

Mummy.

(Or)
17. You have lost a wrist watch. Write a notice for your school notice-board giving the necessary details.
Answer:
LOST

I have lost a Timex Wrist watch. It is gold coloured one with a broad strap. If anybody finds it, kindly return it to the undersigned.

Ramana,
No. 416,
Class X.

(Or)
18. Prepare a poster to awaken people to save the earth by saving trees.
Answer:

Telangana SCERT TS 7th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 7B Chess Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 7B Chess

I like to think chess is a courteous game.
I play it with family and friends’.
I like to think chess is a peaceful game.
Nobody gets hurt when it ends.
I never distract my opponent,
I don’t want to act like a pest.
I hope they behave in the very same way.
So both of us play at our best.
I know chess is not really gentle,
It’s more like a war or a fight.
I always shake hands at the start and the end,
So we can stay friends day and night.
On the board we’re enemies,
Off the board we’re friends.
On the board there’s never peace,
But that is just pretend.
On the board we’re enemies,
Off the board we’re friends.
On the board there’s never peace,
But off the board I hope for peace that never, never ends
I like to think chess is a courteous game
I play it with family and friends
I like to think chess is a peaceful game,
Nobody gets hurt when it ends. – Nathan J. Goldberg

I. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
How does the poet consider chess; a game of peace or a game of war ?
Answer:
The poet feels that chess is a courteous and peaceful game. He plays it with his friends and family. Nobody gets hurt when it ends. He says he never diverts his opponent from the game.

Question 2.
Which line strongly supports that chess is a peaceful game ?
Answer:
“I like to think chess is a peaceful game.
Nobody gets hurt when it ends.”
The above lines support the strong idea of the poet that chess is a peaceful game.

Question 3.
Why does the author shake hands at the start and at the end ?
Do you think that the writer is special in doing that ? Do you find this happen in other games ?
Answer:
The author shakes hands at the start and the end of the game because it is a friendly signal. In any game or sport friendship will be developed. In this game, at the end nobody gets hurt. So, the author does so. Sports and games are meant to promote goodwill among players.

Question 4.
What happens if you are distracted while playing chess ? Do players try to distract their opponents to have the advantage ? Is it fair ?
Answer:
Players never try to distract their opponents to have the advantage. It is not fair. The game is meant for promoting friendly relations among the countries or individuals.

Question 5.
Stanza 4, line 1 says, “On the board we’re enemies”. Line 3 of the same stanza says, “On the board there’s no peace”. Then how can it be a peaceful game ?
Answer:
Concerning to the game, they are like enemies. They have to think deeply and play with a great skill. At that time their feelings are not attached to their mind and soul. They find a lot of enjoyment. So, chess is a peaceful game.

Question 6.
Stanza 1, line 1 says that chess is a courteous game. Is the author courteous? Support your answer quoting from the poem.
Answer:
Chess is a courteous game. At the same time the author is also a courteous man by quoting the following lines. We say he is courteous.
“I like to think chess is a courteous game,
I play it with family and friends.
I like to think chess is a peaceful game,
Nobody gets hurt when it ends”.

II. You know that words like ‘friends‘ and ‘ends‘ rhyme with each other. But do you know that complete lines can also rhyme with one another? For example, lines 1 and 3 in stanza 1 rhyme with each other. Both the lines have the same structure. This is called parallelism. Sometimes, they carry the same theme too- like these two lines. But they can contrast with each other too. There is such a pair in this poem. Pick it out.
Answer:
On the board we’re enemies,
Off the board we’re friends.

III. Parallelism is used in prose too. The author uses this technique to reinforce ideas of importance or to make the text more pleasurable to the reader, or both. Pick out the lines that show parallelism. What is its purpose ?
Answer:
The author described the greatness of chess and the large number of possible ways of playing to win the game. To reinforce this idea he quoted the following lines.
Mathematicians say that around 10¹²⁰ unique games are possible in chess. Compare this jumbo number with the earlier number 2⁶⁴-1. How big is this? There aren’t even that many electrons in this universe.

IV. ‘Repetition’ is another poetic device used by poets to reinforce ideas or to make a poem pleasing to the ears or both. In this poem you will find complete stanzas repeated. What are they? What is the purpose of repetition here ?
Answer:
In the first stanza and sixth stanza the poet reiterated the same thing as follows.
I like to think chess is a courteous game,
I play with family and friends.
I like to think chess is a peaceful game,
Nobody gets hurt when it ends.

In the same way 4th stanza and 5th stanza are the same.
On the board we’re enemies,
off the board we’re friends,
On the board there’s never peace,
But that is just pretend.

The purpose of repetition is to reinforce his idea about chess is a courteous and peaceful game.

V. Try to write a parody replacing ‘chess‘ with ‘cricket‘ or any other game of your choice.
Answer:
A football is made round
You can buy them for a new pound
get them anywhere in your town
When kicked up they come down
It’s kicked upon the ground
with very little or no sound
You can kick them with some power
And keep them up with volleys for an hour
there round and small there not large and tall
That’s why they got the name football.

PROJECT:

I. How many of your friends play chess ? Is there any remarkable player in your school, mandal or district ? Write a short profile of that person and display it on your wall magazine.
Answer:

Vasudev – A Genius Chess player

In our school a boy named Vasudev is a wonderful chess champion. His father is a farmer. When he was seven years old, he over heard about Dronavalli Harika.Instantly, he decided to learn chess. His father joined him S.R.R. Chess Coaching Centre in Vijayawada. The coach Mr. Ravi identified his extraordinary skills in playing chess. He encouraged him.

Vasudev became a centre splash when he bagged 1st place in district level chess tournament. Afterwards he never looked back. He participated in many competitions in state level under 13, under 12, under 10 championships. He proved himself there. He stood first in all above competitions. His only ambition is to become the youngest grandmaster in the world.

Chess Summary in English

The poet feels that chess is a courteous and peaceful game. He plays it with his friends and family. Nobody gets hurt when it ends.

He says he never distracts his opponent from the game.

While playing chess, the poet and his opponent feel as if they are enemies. After the game is completed, they are friends.

Glossary:

courteous (adj) = polite and respectful, well-mannered
Usage : His courteous conduct conquered my heart.
opponent = enemy
pest = a small insect that destroys crops.
distract(v) = to take somebody’s attention away from what they are trying to do
Usage : The noise of the traffic distracts my attention from writing.
pretend = imaginary or not real.

Telangana SCERT TS 7th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 7A The Wonderful World of Chess Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 7A The Wonderful World of Chess

Pre-Reading:

Look at the following pictures.

Question 1.
Name the games and sports that you see in the picture.
Answer:
1. Highjump
2. Tennis
3. Cricket
4. Weight lifting
5. Hockey
6. Shuttle badminton
7. Volleyball
8. Discus throw
9. Javelin throw
10. Longjump
11. Chess
12. Hurdles
13. Basketball
14. Relay
15. Football
16. Table-tennis
17. Hopscotch
18. Gilli-danda
19. Skipping
20. Carrom
21. Hide & seek
22. Chess
23. Kho-kho
24. Kabaddi.

Question 2.
Name the games and sports that you play.
Answer:
I play chess, basket ball, throw ball, carroms, table tennis, cricket, skipping, hide and seek, kho-kho, kabaddi and shuttle badminton.

Question 3.
Write the names under appropriate picture.
Answer:

Oral Discourse:

Talk on : Your favorite game or sport.
Answer:
My favourite game is Shuttle badminton. I love playing the game. It keeps me physically and mentally fit. It can be played by two or four players. It is played with a rocket and a cock and is played in a court. It is strictly a disciplined game. It refreshes both the mind and body. It rejuvinates the player and keeps him active throughout the day. I feel fresh after playing the game and feel active the whole day.

I. Read quickly and answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Is chess played only in a few countries or all over the world ?
Answer:
Chess is played all over the world. It has won the hearts of every thinking animal on earth.

Question 2.
Who invented chess ?
Answer:
According to Puranas Mandodari, the wife of Ravana Brahma invented chess. (or)
According to H.J.R. Murray, a historian said that it was invented by a scholar from North-west India around 5th century.

Question 3.
Is chess an expensive game ?
Answer:
No, chess is not an expensive game. It is an indoor game. Anybody can play it by spending a little amount to buy board and coins.

Question 4.
Can the chessmen move in any way they like ?
Answer:
No, chessmen can not move anyway they like. The rook, the knight, the bishop etc. move on the board in quite a restricted way.

Question 5.
What is the national body for chess ?
Answer:
The national body for chess is All India Chess Federation which is affiliated to the World Chess Federation.

Question 6.
Do we have good chess players in India? Name a few.
Answer:
Yes, we have very good chess players such as Viswanathan Anand, Dibyendu Barua, Manuel Aaron, Krishnan Sasikiran, Koneru Flampi, Dronavalli Harika etc.

II. Now read the essay paying special attention to the words in bold print. Guess their meanings and check them with the glossary.
Answer:
Refer Glossary.

Answer the following questions individually. Then, discuss your answers with the members of your group.

Question 1.
Who do you think invented chess, Mandodari or the scholar from North-west India ? Why ?
Answer:
I think Chess was invented by a scholar from North-west India around fifth century. A famous historian called H.J.R. Murray declared this after making a lot of research.

Question 2.
The story did not tell anything about what the king had done. What do you think had happened ? What would you have done if you were the inventor (or the king) ?
Answer:
The King might have been surprised and wondered. He might be in speechless condition. He might have lost his power of reason, presence of mind and so he didn’t do anything.

Question 3.
Can a pawn capture the queen ? Support your answer quoting from the essay.
Answer:
Yes, pawn can capture the queen. It can go one square diagonally when it captures one of his opponent’s men; even if it is the mighty king.

Question 4.
In what way are the rook and the bishop similar ?
Answer:
The bishop and the rook can move to any square provided it is on their path. In this way the rook and bishop are similar.

Question 5.
Which of the chessmen do you think is the most powerful one ? Why ?
Answer:
The queen (Mantri) is powerful one. It can move in any direction.

Question 6.
The possible positions of some chessmen (represented by a four-point star) are dotted in the following pictures. Match them with the appropriate piece.

Answer:

Question 7.
A rook, a knight, and a bishop are shown in the picture. Put a cross in all the squares that the rook can go. Put a tick in all the squares that the knight can go.

Answer:
Look the picture

Vocabulary:

I. In an expository essay like this, you often find many clues that help you guess the meaning of unfamiliar words: if there arc any. For example, in the first two sentences, if the word ‘vanish’ is unfamiliar to you, you can guess its meaning from the next sentence. Both the sentences arc similar.

You know that ‘kings’ in the second sentence is related to ‘kingdoms’ in the first sentence. Hence you can guess the meaning of ‘vanished’ from ‘gone’. This is supported by bbut and ‘remained with us’ in the third sentence. While guessing the meaning, the overall theme, the meaning of the paragraph, and the meaning of other sentences help you.

Look at the following sentences taken from the essay. Discuss them ¡n your group and discover the clues that help you guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. The next time you read a text, try to guess the meaning using the available clues.

II. You have learnt that the king, the queen, the bishop, etc. are called ‘chessmen’. So, you can call any of them a ‘chessman’. This is a special word that represents six names. Such a word that includes the meanings of other particular words is called a ‘superordinate’ word of a ‘hypernym’. The words that are included in a hypernym are called hyponyms. In the above example, chessman is the hypernym.

Its hyponyms are ‘king’, ‘queen’, ‘bishop’, ‘knight’, ‘rook’, and ‘pawn’. A hypernym can be a hyponym of another hypernym. For example, rose, brick red, dark red, and crimson are hyponyms of ‘red’. But red is a hyponym of ‘colour’. This can be illustrated like this.

Look at the 25 pictures and the words given at the start of the unit and identify hypernyms and hyponyms. Use the diagram given below. You can add some more words from your vocabulary.

III. In groups, draw similar diagrams on charts to show hypernyms and hyponyms related to sports, strength sports, athletics, runs, sprints, relays, jumps, and throws. Display them in the class.

Answer:

Grammar:

I. Study these sentences:

1. If you want an idea of how big this number is, imagine you have this much money.
2. Then, if you spend one crore rupees every second of your life, it takes approximately 60,000 years for you to spend all the money.
3. If she does that, she calls out ‘checkmate’ and wins the game.
4. If you are on the lookout, you will find many invitation tournaments conducted at school, village, mandal, district and state levels.

In the above sentences, a condition is expressed using ‘if-clauses’. Notice the comma at the end of the clause. The clause that follows it is the main clause.

Notice the tense in both the clauses – it is simple present. However, sentence 4 has ‘will’, denoting ‘future’.

Sentences 2 and 3 talk about what happens when the condition is met, whereas the first sentence asks the listener/reader to do something when the condition is met with (notice the imperative in the main clause).

If – clauses: type 0 and 1

Sentences 2 and 3 talk about what is certain according to mathematics and according to the rules of chess respectively. This type of condition is called if- clause type 0. This is also used to talk about universal truths, common sense, experience, and facts decided by science. Eg. 1. If you heat ice, it melts. 2. If you put blue litmus paper in any acid, it turns red. 3. If you step on a snake, it bites.

Sentence 4 is an example of if-clause typel. Here ‘will’ is used in the main clause to talk about the possibility of an action in the future.

Sentence 1 has an imperative in the main clause. We do not know whether it will be fulfilled or not. Since this too expresses possibility, it comes under if-clause type 1.

Notice that if-clause type 0 does not talk about possibility. Usually, it talks about certainty. It does not use ‘will’ or any other auxiliary in the main clause.

II. Read the following sentences and underline the if-clauses. Then, decide whether they are type 0 or type 1. Discuss and then write ’O’ or T against each sentence. The first one is done for you.

1. You need not buy pink colour. If you mix red and white, you get pink. – 0
2. Listen to your father. If you do not listen to him, you will be in trouble.
3. My brother said, “If you want to get good marks, why don’t you study harder?”
4. Do not take away my homework book. If you do it once again, I will take you to the headmaster.
5. I have a number in my mind. If you divide it by 2 you get zero. If you multiply it by 2, you still get zero. What is it ?
6. My science teacher said, “If you keep phosphorous in air, it catches fire.”
7. It is getting late. If we do not take a taxi, we will not catch the train.
8. Miss Bhanu is very strict. If I am late, she will stand me in the comer.
9. My social teacher said, “If the demand increases, the prices go up.”
10. My English teacher said, “If you want to learn English, read a lot.”
Answer:
Key:
1 – 0
2 – 1
3 – 0
4 – 1
5 – 0
6 – 0
7 – 1
8 – 1
9 – 0
10 – 1

III. Take three type 0 clauses and three type 1 clauses. Replace ‘if with ‘when1 and write the sentences. What did you observe ? Which sentence sounds natural ?

type – 0 clauses
1. If you heat water, it turns into vapour.
When you heat water, it turns into vapour.
2. If the door bell rings, the dog barks.
When the door bell rings, the dog barks.
3. If you heat iron, it expands.
When you heat iron, it expands.

type -1 clauses
1. If it rains, the reception will take place indoors.
When it rains, the reception will take place indoors.
2. If we miss the train, we can get the next one.
When we miss the train, we can get the next one.
3. If I see him, I will give him a lift.
When I see him, I will give him a lift.

From the above sentences, type-0 condition sounds natural.

IV. Write ten sentences with if clause type – 0 and type – 1. Use the following clues if you like.

1. boil – water – turn – steam
2. divide an even number by two – zero
3. disturb a snake – bite
4. save money – help in old age
5. keep quiet – tell a story
6. take medicine – get well
7. meet Ravi Varma – ask – see me
8. buy – two pairs – one pair free
9. help me with English – help with maths
10. miss bus – what you do ?
Answer:
1. If you boil water, it turns into steam – type 0
2. If you divide an even number by two, you will get zero as remainder – type 0
3. If you disturb a snake, it will bite you – type 1
4. If you save money, it will help in old age – type 1
5. If you keep quiet, I will tell a story – type 1
6. If you take medicine, you will get well – type 0
7. If you meet Ravi Varma, ask him to see me – type 0
8. If you buy two pairs, onepair is free – type 0
9. If you help me with English, I will help you with maths – type 1
10. If you miss bus, what will you do ? – type 1

Writing:

I. Collect some more information about your favourite sport or game and write a brief essay on it.
Answer:
My favourite game is chess. The birth place of chess is India. In olden days it was called Chaturanga.

There are rules for the game. The king can go one square in any direction. The queen can go in any direction any number of squares. The bishop can move diagonally. The rook can go on any number of squares in a straight line. The knight jumps two squares straight and one square sideways. The pawn goes only one square but in killing opponent power, it goes comerwise. If any chessman conquers The king, it is called checkmate. This is a complicated game.

There are associations in district and state level which are affiliated to All India Chess Federation and World Chess Federation. A player can raise to the level of the Grand Master. According to the ratings, Viswanathan Anand was the first Indian to earn the title of Grand Master, as well as World Champion. The game of Chess increases memory power, concentration and logical thinking. Since Chess involves a number of calculations, it increases our mathematical abilities and problem solving skills.

II. The following paragraph has some errors in capitalization, punctuation, prepositions and forms of verb. Correct them and rewrite the paragraph in your notebook.

“Health is wealth.” If we understand this, we can kept ourselves fit. apart from a balanced diet, sports is necessary to maintain our health We may feel that, if we spend our time in playing, when should we study. Here is solution study on the morning as the mind is fresh, after you return home from school, play for about one to two hours as the mind is tired. Then you can study again. So friends, always remember the proverb, “all study and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. This proverb not only apply to jack but for all of us.
Answer:
‘Health is wealth’. If we understand this, we can keep ourselves fit. Apart from a balanced diet, sports are necessary to maintain our health. We may feel that, if we spend our time in playing, when should we study ? Here is a solution. Study in the morning as the mind is fresh.

After you return home from school, play about one or two hours, as the mind is tired. Then you can study again. So friends, always remember the proverb “All study and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. This proverb applies not only for Jack but also for all of us.

Study Skills:

I. Reference material is usually available in the following forms (See the box below.) Each of them serves a specific purpose. If we know what is what, we will be able to get the information we want without much effort.

manual: a book which gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something, such as a machine

handbook or companion or blue book: a manual which summarizes a subject and is useful for ready reference

directory: a list of references, used for case of locating their subject

atlas: a set of maps, often of geographical locations

dictionary or lexicon : (the latter generally provides more grammatical analysis) : an alphabetical listing of words and their definitions

compendium: a short but complete account of a particular subject

encyclopedia: a book or set of books containing many articles arranged in alphabetical order which deal either with the whole of human knowledge or with a particular part of it:

almanac: a book of information in specific fields, often by date

thesaurus: a list of words with similar, related, or opposite meanings

II. Some books on chess are given below (T.B p.113). The name of the author is in regular font and the title of the book is in italics. The year of publication is within the brackets. Using this information and the information given in the above box, try to answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Who wrote Chess Training for Budding Champions ?
Answer:
Hall, Jesper wrote chess training for Budding Champions.

Question 2.
When was The Diary of a Chess Queen written ?
Answer:
The Diary of a Chess Queen was written in the year 2009.

Question 3.
Name two authors who wrote books for children ?
Answer:
Chandler, Murray & Kidder, Harvey wrote books for children.

Question 4.
You do not know chess. You want to learn it. Which books will you choose?
Answer:
To learn play chess, I will choose the books such as ‘Learn Chess’, ‘Essential Chess Lessons’ and Chess Training for Budding Champions.

Question 5.
You have come across an unknown term like’King’s Indian’while reading a book. Which book do you consult ?
Answer:
I will consult the book “The Official Blue Book and Encyclopedia of Chess.” When I come across an unknown term like ‘King’s Indian’ while reading a book.

Question 6.
You are learning chess, and you want to know the rules. Which book do you turn to?
Answer:
I will turn to ‘Official Chess Rule Book’ to know the rules of the game chess.

Question 7.
Name a few books which are good for people who are already good players.
Answer:
‘How to use computers to improve your chess’; “Twelve great chess players and their best games’; ‘The complete Idiot’s guide to chess’ etc. books are good for the people who are already good players.

Question 8.
What do you expect to see in the book ‘How Computers Play Chess’ ?
Answer:
I expect the things like how computers work in playing chess and what sort of programmes are incorporated in them.

Question 9.
Pick out the books that give biographical sketches of chess players.
Answer:
‘Twelve Great Chess Players and Their Best Games’; ‘How I Became a Grandmaster at Age 14’ etc. are the biographical sketches of chess players.

Question 10.
Look at the title of the book, How I Became a Grandmaster at Age 14. What does T refer to? Give the name of the person.
Answer:
‘I’ refers to Kosteniuk Alexandra, the author of the book. It is a biography of him.

Listening and Speaking :

Health and Strength

Hello children! My name is Health and my husband’s name is Strength. The world is our home. We have two daughters. Their names are Games and Sports. They are twins. They look alike. People often mistake Games for Sports and Sports for Games. But if you observe carefully, you will know who is who.

Sports has grace and dignity in every movement and she likes a lot of physical activity. She is not proud, but she doesn’t like the company of others much. Therefore you hardly find any body with her except on festive occasions.

Games, unlike her sister, likes the company of others. You will find at least 2 or 3; and sometimes, as many as people with her. They talk to each other, encourage one another, and enjoy themselves by taking sides and playing against each other. One day games told me that she wanted to marry pleasure, who loved her so much. I remember his name. He is the son my close relative Entertainment.

I performed their marriage in a big stadium. Soon, they had a lot of children (some of them are twins). She gave her wonderful names. I’ll just tell you the names as they come to my mind. OK. ? Here you are. Volleyball, Football, Cricket, Carrom, Kabaddi, Hocky, Table-tennis, ooooom Ah! Yes, Chess. That’s it for now.

OK. Now, let me tell you about my second daughter. One day, as I was taking my evening walk. I found her with a young and energetic boy called Confidence. He is the son of my distant relative from my husband’s side. “They will make a good couple,” I thought. Soon they were married in a very big place called Olympiad. They too had children. In fact as many as Games had.

Confidence, my son-in-law, is very much interested in giving children fancy names. I can never tell you all the names unless you give me enough time. For now, I’ll give you a few. Right ! Here you are. Where can I start ? oooooom. Let me start with my dynamic girl Running. Yes, then you have High jump, Long Jump, Hurdles, Discus Throw, Swimming, Javelin Throw …………… Ah! My memory fails me. Ok children.

Though I cannot give you the names of all my grandchildren, I can show you some pictures of them. I’m sure you will recognize them since they have become popular all over the world. O.K. That’s it for now. Bye!

I. Your teacher will read a story about Health and Strength. Listen to her carefully. When she reads it for the second item, fill in the blanks in the family tree.

Answer:

II. Work in groups. Ask and answer the following questions and complete the table.

Answer:

Chess is an indoor game played worldwide by two players. It is played on a square board 8×8 black and white squares. The game is played with chessmen like king, queen, knight, bishop, soldier etc. It is a mind nourshing game. It originated in India.

The Wonderful World of Chess Summary in English

Chess was played by Kings in ancient days. But still it remains and will remain. All thinking people like this game whatever country they belong to. Many people praise it many ways saying that it betters life.

Chess is India’s gift to the world. It was believed that Mandodari, the wife of Ravana, invented this game. But Murray says that it was invented by a scholar in North West India. When the king wanted to give him a gift, he requested the king to give him one grain of rice for one square, double that in the second square until he reached the 64th square. That was a very large number like 18, 446, 774, 073, 709,551, 615. If one spends one crore of money every second of his life, he would spend his money for 60,000 years.

There are rules for the game. The king can go one square in any direction. The queen can go in any direction any number of squares. The bishop can move diagonally. The rook can go on any number of squares in a straight line. The knight jumps two squares straight and one square sideways. The pawn goes only one square but in killing it goes in a cornerwise. If any chessman conquers the king, it is called checkmate. This is a complicated game.

There are associations in district and state level which are affiliated to All India Chess Federation and World Chess Federation. A player can raise to the level of the Grand Master. According to the ratings, Viswanathan Anand was the first Indian to earn the title of Grand Master, as well as World Champion (2817-rating).

There were Dibyendu Barua (2460), Krishnan Sasikiran (2689), and Negi (2631) at the age of 13. There are Koneru Humpy (2600), Pendyala Hari Krishna (2672) and Dronavalli Harika (2505).

The game of Chess increases memory power, concentration and logical thinking.

Glossary:

vanish (v) = to disappear or stop being present or existing
Usage : The ghost vanished into the air.

pauper (n) = a very poor person
Usage : There are many paupers in our country.

penetrate (v) = to move into or through something
Usage : Light rays cannot penetrate through opaque things.

opponent (n) = a person being competed against in a game or a sport
Usage : Mumbai won the match over his opponent.

accountant (n) = some one who keeps the records of money received, paid and owned
Usage : Mr. Suresh is an accountant in our office.

awe-struck (adj) = Filled with feelings of admiration or respect
Usage : The students were awe-struck when the principal entered the class suddenly.

figure (n) = number
Usage : Add the total of these figures.

gigantic (adj) = enormous, extremely large
Usage : I saw a gigantic hound in a dog’s show yesterday.

restricted (adj) = limited, especially by rules, laws etc.
Usage : Cell phones usage is restricted in the temples.

capture (v) = to take some one as a prisoner, especially by force
Usage: Chatrapati Sivaji captured so many forts.

affiliated (v) = become part of a larger group or organization
Usage : Our college is affiliated to J.N.T.U. Hyderabad.

the limelight = public attention
Usage : P.T.Usha became a limelight when she won the gold medals.

involve (v) = include
Usage : He is also involved in political activities.

probably = perhaps
Usage : Probably, I may go to Chennai tomorrow.

grain = particle
Usage: You cannot count the grains in the sand.

approximately = nearly
Usage : The amount in the bag is approximately a thousand.

diagonally = cornerwise
Usage : Why do you walk diagonally ? Walk straight.

tournaments = matches
Usage : Tournaments are being conducted in every game.

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Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What do you think is the main reason for the tiger’s attack on Har Singh ?
Answer:
Har Singh fired at jungle fowl that rose cackling out of the dense scrub. The tiger got angry and attacked on him.

Question 2.
What kind of a person was the doctor ? Justify your answer.
Answer:
The doctor was very kind, dedicated and devoted person in his profession. Even though it was a night time, he sewed the stomach of Har Singh in a lantern light. Moreover he was not greedy. When Kunwar Singh offered him two rupees, he declined it. He thought “Service to humanity is service to God.”

Question 3.
What would you do if you were in the narrator’s place when the tiger attacked Har Singh? Do you think that it is appropriate to give an eight year old a gun?
Answer:
If I were in the narrator’s place, I would shoot the tiger and kill it. I would stop the tiger from attacking Har Singh. I would teach Har Singh to climb trees.

I don’t think it is appropriate to give an eight year old a gun. He is not mature enough to use it. He would not know exactly when to use it.

Question 4.
What do you think the narrator wants to convey through this story ?
Answer:
The narrator wants to convey the idea of learning the skill of climbing trees
since childhood. Whenever any person goes to jungle for shooting, this skill saves him. Otherwise, he will have to face the problem like Har Singh.

Learn How to Climb Trees Summary in English

When I was given a gun for the first time, Kunwar Singh came to me and told me that I should learn to climb trees. That would help me in the forests. He told me a story about the importance of learning to climb trees in the following way.

Har Singh and I went for hunting. But as we could not find any animal we returned. While returning through a nullah, we faced a tiger. As we stood still, he went away. On seeing the tiger birds flew away. One bird sat on a branch. Har Singh shot at it. At that time, the tiger came roaring and attacked Har Singh. I climbed up a tree but Har Singh did not know how to climb a tree. I shot my gun into the air.

The tiger ran away. I came down and saw Har Singh’s stomach. It was tom and the intestines came out. I thrust the intestines into his stomach and tied his stomach with my turban. On the way, we went to a doctor who sewed his stomach. As we reached home the women were crying.

Glossary:

paling (v) = appearing less bright
nullah (n) = a water course, especially a dry one
scrub (n) = an area of dry land covered with small bushes and trees.
scrub (v) = the act of rubbing hard in order to clean some surface
cackling (v) = making a loud unpleasent noise
collapse (v) = to fall down suddenly because of loss of strength or support
sew (v) = to join two pieces of cloth together using a needle and thread
frighten (v) = to cause a feeling of fear
grasp (v) = to catch or hold of something
visit = see
provided = if
stared = looked at seriously
terrifying = fearful
sprang = leaped
knitted = tied

Self Assessment:

How well have I understood this unit?

Read and tick (✓) in the appropriate box.

Section – A : Reading Comprehension

Pleasc also practise additional exercises given from P.No. 228 to 240

(Questions 1 -10) : Read the following passage from “A Hero”.

Swami was pained and angry. He did not like the cruelty his father was showing. He cursed the newspaper that had printed the tiger’s story. He wished that the tiger had not spared the boy.

The night advanced and the silence in the house deepened. Swami’s heart began to beat faster. He remembered all the stories of devils and ghosts he had heard. He was almost faint with fear.

Swami hurriedly got up and spread his bed under the bench and crouched there. It seemed to be a much safer place. He shut his eyes tight and encased himself in his blanket. Unknown to himself, Swami fell asleep. In his sleep he had a terrible dream.

A tiger was chasing him.Swami tried hard to escape but his feet could not move. He tried to open his eyes but his eyelids would not open. He groaned in despair.

(1 – 5) Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
Swami was angry because ………………… ( )
A) he became a laughing – stock in school
B) his father complained to his teacher
C) his father threatened to make him a laughing stock if he didnot sleep alone.
D) the tiger’s story was printed in the news paper.
Answer:
C) his father threatened to make him a laughing stock if he didnot sleep alone

Question 2.
Swami was ( )
A) sound asleep
B) sleeping alone
C) waiting for the thief
D) cursing his father
Answer:
B) sleeping alone

Question 3.
Swami saw a ……………… in his dream ( )
A) tiger
B) thief
C) ghost
D) person
Answer:
A) tiger

Question 4.
Swami found the place ………………. to be a much safer place. ( )
A) beside his grandma
B) beside his father
C) in his father’s office
D) under the bench
Answer:
D) under the bench

Question 5.
Swami cursed the tiger’s story because ( )
A) the tiger was chasing him
B) his father wanted Swami to be brave after reading that story
C) he got the dream of a tiger
D) the tiger wounded him
Answer:
B) his father wanted Swami to be brave after reading that story.

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
What did father want Swami to do ?
Answer:
Father wanted Swami to steep alone in his office room.

Question 7.
From when did Swami promise to sleep alone ?
Answer:
Swami promised to sleep alone from the 1st of next month.

Question 8.
Why did Swami groan in despair ?
Answer:
Swami saw a tiger chasing him in his dream. He tried hard to escape but his feet could not move. So he groaned in despair.

Question 9.
Why was the burglar have a bleeding knee?
Answer:
Swami clutched the leg of the burglar and bit him hard, so the burglar had a bleeding knee.

Question 10.
Why didn’t Swami’s mother want him to sleep alone again ?
Answer:
Swami’s mother didnot want to risk his life so she didnot want him to sleep alone.

(Questions 11 – 16) : Read the following Passage.

Weight-loss clinics have become big business in India because ninety percent of affluent city Indians are overweight for the simple reason – they constantly overeat foods like wafers, pastries, chocolates and burgers, samosas, icecreams. But what really amazes me is that overweight Indians have no awareness of calorie intake or calorie burning. How can they slim down when they don’t know what made them fat in the first place ?

Ironically, it is the poor people who are slim and muscular in India. People like labourers, plumbers, electricians and carpenters, unlike in the west where the working class tend to be overweight while the rich are lean.

Actually there is a simple trick to staying slim. Don’t keep fattening foods at home. Don’t keep wafers, biscuits, chocolates, pastries or cold cuts like ham salaami or sausages. Instead keep lots of seasonal fruits like guavas, apples, oranges or annar and salads like tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots. That way you don’t eat fattening food even when you want to because it isn’t available. You will be forced to eat fruits and salads which fill the stomach and give the few calories needed.

(11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
It is difficult to slim down in India because ( )
A) people don’t eat apples and oranges.
B) they donot know what food made them fat.
C) they don’t do any exercise
D) there are fewer weight loss clinics.
Answer:
B) they donot know what food made them fat.

Question 12.
The simple trick for staying slim is ( )
A) keeping fattening food at home but not eating them.
B) eating only biscuits and not eating chocolates
C) keeping a record of the calories we take in
D) not keeping fattening food at home
Answer:
D) not keeping fattening food at home

Answer the questions in two or three sentences each. 4 × 2 = 8M

Question 13.
Eating what types of food causes over weight ?
Answer:
Eating wafers, biscuits, chocolates, pastries, ham salads or sausages causes overweight.

Question 14.
What vegetables should be eaten to stay slim ?
Answer:
Salads like tomatoes, cucumber, carrots should be eaten to stay slim.

Question 15.
How do fruits and vegetables help us ?
Answer:
Fruits and vegetables fill our stomach and give the few calories needed.

Question 16.
How are the people of working class in the west ?
Answer:
In the west the working class are over weight while the rich are lean.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar

Read the following passage focussing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

Ravi : My neighbours play very loud (17) music, which disturbs me when I’m studying.
Mohan : Why don’t you try persuading (18) them to turn down the volume?
Shiela : It that doesn’t work you could think of changing your study time.
Rahim : Why should Ravi have to do that? He really ought to report such anti – social behaviour to the police.
Shiela : Before taking drastic action like that, I would advise you to sort it out (19) amicably (20) with your neighbours.
Rahim : If I were you. I would play my music even louder ! (21)
Mohan : That won’t solve his problem. Ravi, I think you should ask your father to take it up with your neighbours.

Question 17.
Choose an appropriate antonym of loud from the given options. ( )
A) melodious
B) quite
C) quiet
D) noisy
Answer:
C) quiet

Question 18.
Choose an appropriate synonym for ‘persuading’ from the given options.( )
A) convincing
B) ordering
C) commanding
D) begging
Answer:
A) convincing

Question 19.
The phrasal verb ‘sort out’ in the expression ‘sort it out’ means. ( )
A) to check something.
B) to keep something somewhere.
C) to touch something
D) to arrange something in an order
Answer:
D) to arrange something in an order

Question 20.
The meaning of amicably’ ( )
A) hatefully
B) hopefully
C) friendly
D) nicely
Answer:
C) friendly

Question 21.
The underlined expression is ( )
A) an advice
B) a request
C) a command
D) a suggestion
Answer:
A) an advice

(Q. 22 – 26) Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

The holy city of Varanasi stands as ………………… (22) evidence for how the people are ………………… (23) and destroying the environment. We, the human beings cause all kinds of pollution ………………… (24) the earth. In one way we are destroying ………………… (25) and our future generations. The Ganga river is one of the fewer rivers in India that ………………… (26) rich in water resources.

Question 22.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D)such
Answer:
B) an

Question 23.
A) polluting
B) pollute
C) polluted
D) pollution
Answer:
A) polluting

Question 24.
A) in
B) at
C) on
D) to
Answer:
C) on

Question 25.
A) ourself
B) themself
C) themselves
D) ourselves
Answer:
D) ourselves

Question 26.
A) are
B) is
C) was
D) were
Answer:
A) are

(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answer in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

(27) At last, using utmost effort he open his eyes. (28) He puted his hand out to feel his grany’s presence, as was his habit. (29) But he only touched the wood leg of the bench. (30) At once his lone state came back to him. (31) He shaked in fear and closed his eyes.
Answer:
27. opened his eyes
28. He put
29. the wooden leg
30. his lonely state
31. He shook in fear

Section – C : Conventions of Writing

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (., ? ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5M

Raman was equally delited. excellent news he said, smiling at the visitor and then he was lost in thought. But look here krishnan he said turning to the young man.
Answer:
Raman was equally delighted, “Excellent news,” he said, smiling at the visitor and then he was lost in thought. “But look here Krishnan,” he said, turning to the young man.

Section – D : Creative Writing

Question 33 – 12 M

A) In the lesson “A Hero’ Swami caught a thief by biting on his leg. The principal of Swami’s school decides to write a news report for the school daily in order to encourage other students. Imagine you are the principal. Write a news report on the above incident.
Answer:

A brave heart catches a notorious house – breaker

Enmalkuduru, August 19, 20xx :

A young lad of 9 to 10 years studying in class IV in our school makes the whole family and the school proud by nabbing a notarious house – breaker. The boy who was sleeping in his father’s office room, heard a rustling noise in the room. On seeing someone moving in darkness he held the person by his leg and bit him hard. The boy, from the movement of the person, had understood that he was not an inmate of the house. He observed the movements carefully and suspecting him to be an outsider or a thief.

He immediately decided to take an action. On being bitten, the thief fell amidst the furniture making aloud noise and waking everyone up. The elders in the house then rushed into the room and caught the thief. The police was called in immediately and the burglar was handed over. The police was grateful to the boy for nabbing the burglar as he was a wanted criminal. A 4th class student thus saved his house from being robbed and at the same time discharged his social responsibility.

Principal
XYZ School.

Question 34 :
Write a story using the given hints. 8 M

Winter – cold nights – Akbar – near pond people do anything for money says Birbal – Akbar – challenge – stand in pond – full night – gold coins – poor Brahmin – stands – looking at – Akbar’s lamp in palace – next day – Akbar – got heat from lamp – refused award.
Answer:
Once in chilled winter when the nights were very cold, Akbar and Birbal were standing near a pond. Akbar and Birbal had a conversation and Birbal exclaimed that people can do anything for money. Akbar disagreed and challenged Birbal if any one could stand in the cold pond the whole night and risk his life. Birbal said that people would. Akbar announced a bag of coins of gold as reward.

The next day a poor Brahmin agreed to stand in the pond. He spent the whole night in the pond and went to Akbar’s court for reward. Akbar asked him how he could manage the whole night. The Brahmin replied that he kept staring at the lamp lit in the palace. Akbar immediately responded that the Brahmin didnot deserve the reward as he acquired heat from the lamp in his palace. The poor, helpless, Brahmin went home disheartened.

Additional Exercises:

Section – A : Reading Comprehension

Questions 1 – 10:

1. Read the following poem.

My plane was just about to crash.
So, I grabbed my bag and
Took out my big blue parachute
to glide me down and land.
At last, I found a spot to land.
But there was a big breeze
And so, I had to painfully
land on these sharp pine trees
I was then filled with bruises as
a pine fell on my ear.

(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
The poet took out the parachute to ( )
A) glide down and land
B) to practice sky – diving
C) to collect pine
D) for a wonderful experience
Answer:
A) glide down and land

Question 2.
What caused bruises on the poet’s body ? ( )
A) the big breeze
B) a pine
C) the big blue parachute
D) the pine tree
Answer:
B) a pine

Question 3.
The poet had to land in a hurry because ( )
A) there was a big breeze
B) he grabbed his parachute
C) the plane was about to crash
D) his bag was too big to carry
Answer:
C) the plane was about to crash

Question 4.
The word ‘bruise’ means ( )
A) be drunk
B) purple mark of wound
C) clear profile of a person
D) pricks on the body
Answer:
B) purple mark of wound

Question 5.
The poet finally had a ……….. landing. ( )
A) adventurous
B) safe
C) painful
D) dangerous
Answer:
C) painful

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 6.
What tickled the poet’s body ?
Answer:
Bugs crept all over the poet’s body and tickled him.

Question 7.
Was the poet’s adventure real ? What tells this ?
Answer:
No, the poets adventure was a dream. He woke up scratching and went to school.

Question 8.
Why did the poet appear like a fool ?
Answer:
The poet appeared like a fool because the mosquitoes and bugs crept on him and bit him in his dream but he thought that it was real and he woke up scratching.

Question 9.
What awful experiences did the poet have ?
Answer:
The poet fell in sharp pine trees and had bruises as a pine fell on his ear.
A thorn poked him, mosquitoes bit his nose and bugs crept all over his body.

Question 10.
Pick the pairs of rhyming words in the poem.
Answer:
breeze – trees, fool – school, and – land.

2. Read the following passage.

Har Singh and I went to shoot one day last April. We started when the stars were paling. Since we found nothing to shoot, we started for home towards evening. While we were taking a sandy nullah that ran through dense scrub and thorn-bamboo jungle, a tiger was looking at us. It stared at us for some time but went back.
We continued on our way and the tiger came out again and it was growling and twitching its tail. We stood still and luckily, the tiger left the nullah. Being disturbed by the tiger, a number of jungle fowl rose cackling out of the dense scrub. One of them alighted on a branch and Har Singh fired at it.

(1-5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
The writer went to the forest at ( )
A) dawn
B) dusk
C) noon
D) mid night
Answer:
A) dawn

Question 2.
The fowl cackled because …………………… ( )
A) Har Singh shot at it
B) they were disturbed by a tiger
C) one of them alighted on a branch
D) the nullah was sandy
Answer:
B) they were disturbed by a tiger

Question 3.
Har Singh fired at …………….. ( )
A) the tiger
B) Jim Corbett
C) a bird
D) a branch
Answer:
C) a bird

Question 4.
The 2nd time the tiger ……………… ( )
A) growled and twitched its tail
B) stood still
C) stared at Har Singh and the narrator
D) attacked Har Singh.
Answer:
A) growled and twitched its tail

Question 5.
The above text is ( )
A) a biography
B) fiction
C) autobiography
D) one act play
Answer:
C) autobiography

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 6.
How did Jim Corbett escape from the tiger ?
Answer:
Jim Corbett climbed up a rum tree and escaped from the tiger.

Question 7.
How did the narrator chase the tiger away ?
Answer:
The narrator fired a shot off into the air from his gun and drove the tiger away.

Question 8.
Why do you think the tiger attacked them ?
Answer:
Har Singh fired at a fowl sitting on a branch. The gun shot must have angered the tiger so he attacked them.

Question 9.
How deeply was Har Singh wounded ?
Answer:
One of the tigers claws had entered Har singh’s stomach and torn it from the navel to a few fingers beneath the back bone. All his intestines had come out of the stomach and fallen on the ground.

Question 10.
What did the doctor do to Har Singh ?
Answer:
The doctor rewed up the hole in Har Singhs stomach.

3. Read the following passage.

There was once a healthy, attractive young girl named Persephone. She lived with her mother, Demeter, in warm Sicily, Demeter was the powerful Goddess of all growing things, especially plants people use for food. One day Persephone went out into the fields with some of her friends to pick flowers.

Suddenly the earth shook and a large opening appeared. A chariot drawn by two jet black stallions and driven by a man with fearsome features emerged. The frightening figure leaped towards Persephone, grabbed her by the wrist, and dragged her into the chariot.

Persephone called for help and struggled to free herself, but she could not. Within seconds, he had borne her away through the abyss into the earth. He was Hades, king of the underworld. He had heard of Persephone’s great beauty and had come to take her for his bride. Too late, Demeter heard her daughter’s cries and rushed to save her. For days and months she wandered over the earth searching for Persephone. Finally, the Sun told her that Persephone had been taken to the world of the dead, the world beneath the earth.

Demeter was in despair. She neglected her duties and soon the green, fertile land became brown, frozen, and lifeless. She vowed that the earth would never have green plants, trees and grain until her daughter returned to her.

(11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 11.
Who came out of the large opening in the earth? ( )
A) Persephone
B) Demeter
C) Hades
D) Sicily
Answer:
C) Hades

Question 12.
She neglected her duties – who is she ? ( )
A) Persephone
B) Demeter
C) the Sun God
D) Hades
Answer:
B) Demeter

(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words.

Question 13.
Where was Persephone taken ?
Answer:
Persephone was taken to the world of the dead, the world beneath the earth.

Question 14.
Why did Persephone go out into the fields ?
Answer:
Persephone went out into the fields to pick flowers.

Question 15.
What happened when Demeter was in despair ?
Answer:
When Demeter was in despair, she neglected her duties which made the green fertile land – brown, frozen and lifeless.

Question 16.
Why didn’t Demeter come to save her daughter immediately ?
Answer:
It was too late by the time Demeter heard her daughters cries so she couldn’t come immediately to save her daughter.

4. We first became aware that something unusual was happening when one of the ship’s officers came up to the Chief Engineer, who sat at one table and spoke to him on a low voice. The Chief Engineer at once stood up and with a brief excuse which told us nothing, left the dinning room. At first we thought that there had been an accident or that afire had broken out on board ship, but soon the word went round that a man had been floating in the sea.

Then we noticed that the ship had slowed down and was beginning to turn round, with a rather violent motion. Some of the passengers did not wait to finish their meal, but at once rushed upon deck. Others crowded round the portholes, making it impossible for us to eat in comfort. There was such confusion in the dining room that we decided to join those who had come up on deck.

We learnt that one of the crew had seen a man in the sea some distance from the ship. He had informed the captain who at once ordered the ship to be turned round. We were now only two hundred yards or so from the man and a life boat had already been lowered into the sea. In it there were four sailors, who were sitting ready at the oars, an officer and the ships doctor. The officer shouted an order and the sailors began to row away the ship.

But looking in the same direction as the boat was going, we were able to make out the position of the man in the water. He was clinging to a large piece of wood. At last, after what seemed to us an age the life boat reached the man and two of the sailors pulled him on the boat.This was not at all easy for the sea was rather ruff. Then the sailors began to row back to the ship again. The life boat was raised out of the water and the rescued man, rapped in a blanket was helped out on the deck.

Leaning on the arm of the ships doctor, but still able to walk, in spite of his terrible experience
he was led off to the ship’s hospital. As he passed along the deck everyone cheered loudly.

(11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 11.
The man in the sea was …………….. ( )
A) a pirate
B) a soldier
C) clinging to a piece of wood
D) shouting for help
Answer:
C) clinging to a piece of wood

Question 12.
The ship was turned round …………… ( )
A) because there was an iceberg on the way
B) a man was seen in the sea
C) the weather was rough
D) there were no life boats
Answer:
B) a man was seen in the sea

(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words.

Question 13.
How many people were there in the life boat ?
Answer:
There were six people – four sailors, an officer and the ship’s doctor.

Question 14.
Why do you think people cheered the man ?
Answer:
The people cheered the man because he didnot give up. lnspite of the rough weather, he was clinging to the piece of wood and survived.

Question 15.
How was the man helped ?
Answer:
The man was saved from the sea. He was wrapped in a blanket and was taken to the ship’s hospital.

Question 16.
What did the captain do on hearing the news ?
Answer:
On hearing the news the captain ordered the ship to be turned round.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar

Questions 17 – 21:

Read the following passage focussing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

5. Leadership doesnot exist without fellowship. A leader has to be accepted (17) by the group who (18) the former (19) is supposed to lead. To gain accept (20) the leader should cause an emotive impact (21) on the group members.

Question 17.
Choose the antonym of the underlined word. ( )
A) rejected
B) ascent
C) assent
D) descent
Answer:
A) rejected

Question 18.
Choose the correct word. ( )
A) whom
B) who
C) which
D) whose
Answer:
C) which

Question 19.
Choose the antonym of the underlined word. ( )
A) later
B) latter
C) after
D) next
Answer:
B) latter

Question 20.
Choose the correct word. ( )
A) accepting
B) accepted
C) accept
D) acceptance
Answer:
D) acceptance

Question 21.
Choose the synonym of the word. ( )
A) influence
B) dependance
C) fellowship
D) command
Answer:
A) influence

6. It wasn’t long before Jonathan Gull was off by himself again, far out at sea, hungry (17), happy, learning, careful (18) as he was, working at the very peak (19) of his able (20), he lost control at a high speed. The key he think (21) at last was to hold the wings still at high speed.

Question 17.
Write the noun form of the word. ( )
A) hungrier
B) hungry
C) hungrily
D) hunger
Answer:
D) hunger

Question 18.
Choose the antonym of the underlined word. ( )
A) carefree
B) careless
C) under care
D) cautions
Answer:
B) careless

Question 19.
Choose the meaning of ‘peak’ ( )
A) mountain top
B) top story
C) nadir
D) highest point
Answer:
D) highest point

Question 20.
Choose the correct form of the word. ( )
A) ably
B) ability
C) ableness
D) disable
Answer:
B) ability

Question 21.
Choose the correct word. ( )
A) taught
B) thinking
C) thought
D) thinked
Answer:
C) thought

Questions 22 – 26:

Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

7. __________ (22) a landmark judgement, the supreme court __________ (23) Monday legalized passive euthanasia giving thousands __________ (24) patients __________ (25) in a vegetative state all __________ (26) the country, the right to have artificial support system withdrawn.

Question 22.
A) In
B) As
C) For
D) By
Answer:
B) As

Question 23.
A) in
B) at
C) on
D) by
Answer:
C) on

Question 24.
A) in
B) of
C) by
D) for
Answer:
B) of

Question 25.
A) living
B) live
C) lived
D) life
Answer:
A) living

Question 26.
A) by
B) along
C) over
D) across
Answer:
C) over

8. Kites have __________ (22) long and illustrious history, starting perhaps as __________ (23) as 260 BC, when a Chinese general, Han Hsin, used them to overthrow __________ (24) evil emperor. There __________ (25) many versions of the story and one is that Han ordered his men __________ (26) build a kite and fly it over the emperor’s palace.

Question 22.
A) a
B) the
C) some
D) any
Answer:
A) a

Question 23.
A) soon
B) early
C) late
D) before
Answer:
B) early

Question 24.
A) the
B) a
C) an
D) no article
Answer:
C) an

Question 25.
A) has
B) is
C) have
D) are
Answer:
D) are

Question 26.
A) of
B) on
C) to
D) any
Answer:
C) to

Questions 27 – 31:

Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answer in your answer booklet.

9. Swami, “Listen to this: (27) News has been receive (28) about the brave of a village lad (29) which was returning home by a jungle path. While he was in the middle of the jungle, (30) he come face to face with a tiger. The news paper gave a detailed account (31) of the boy’s fight of the tiger.
Answer:
27. has been received
28. about the bravery
29. lad who was
30. he came
31. fight with the tiger.

10. Swami looked at Granny (27), hesitated for a movement and then followed his father into the office room. (28) Let me sleeping in the hall, Father.” (29) Swami plead (30) Your office room is very dirt and (31) there may be scorpions behind you law books.
Answer:
27. for a moment
28. let me sleep
29. Swami pleaded
30. room is very dirty
31. behind your law books as

Section – C : Conventions of Writing

Question 32:

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (., ? ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word.

11. Books and stories with morals appealed to gandhi very much the nobel story of the play Sravana Pitrubhakti was read by him again and again.
Answer:
Books and stories with morals appealed to Gandhi very much. The noble story of the play “Sravana Pitrubhakti” was read by him again and again.

12. fire, fire the shouts reached harry. Who was sleeping in a room, are the shouts real or am I dreeming thought he – when he opened his eyes he was shoked.
Answer:
“Fire, Fire”, the shouts reached Harry, who was sleeping in a room. “Are there shouts real or am I dreaming ?’ thought he. When he opened his eyes, he was shocked.

Section – D : Creative Expression

Question 33.

13. The news that Har Singh was attacked by a tiger spread in the nearby villages. A reporter of a local daily comes to interview Har Singh about the incident.
Imagine you are the reporter, write an interview between Har Singh and the reporter.
Answer:
Reporter : Good morning. I come from the local daily to interview you on the incident that happened.
Har Singb : (groaning in pain) Ah ! Good morning.
Reporter : When did it happen?
Har Singh : It happened last evening whiíe we were returning from the jungle.
Reporter : Was any one else there with you?
Has Singh : Yes, my friend Jim and I were together.
Reporter : Did it even attack your friend?
Har Singh : No, he had climbed a tree, so he is safe.
Reporter : What about you then?
Hay Singh : I dont know to climb trees, so the tiger attacked me.
Reporter : Did you do anything on seeing it?
Hat Singh : No, I didn’t do anything to the tiger but, disturbed by the tiger, a number of jungle fowl rose cackling out of the dense scrub. I shot at one which flew on a branch.
Reporter : Oh, so the gun shot must have irked the tiger.
Har Singh : Might be.
Reoorter : How deep is the wound?
Har Singh : (Showing the stitches) The cut was very deep. All the intestines had come out.
Reporter : How did you manage then?
Har Singh : My friend tied his turban around my stomach and helped me to a doctor.

(OR)
14. When Swami’s father asks him to sleep alone, Swami goes to his mother and tries to explain to his mother that he cannot sleep alone. He gives various excuses in order not to sleep alone.
Write an imaginary conversation between Swami and his mother.
Answer:
Mother : What’s the matter Swami, you look sad.
Swami : Mom, I don’t want to sleep alone.
Mother : But you are a grown up chíld now, Swami, you should learn to be independent.
Swami : But none of my classmates sleep alone. They sleep either with their parents or with their grand parents.
Mother : Is it? You know it seems father started sleeping alone right from his 2nd class.
Swami : May be, dad is really brave but I am not that brave.
Mother : Why do you think so?
Swami : I sometimes get terrible dreams. As if a ghost wants to catch me.
Mother : Really, what do you do then?
Swami : I wake granny up. She puts her hand on me and I sleep then.
Mother : You know, you need not wake granny up. There are no ghosts or devils. It is only your fear.
Swami : But mom, why don’t you understand?
Mother : Okay! I shall see what I can do.
Swami : Thank you mom.

Question 34:

15. You visited the zoo last week. Write a diary entry in about 50 words about your experience.
Answer:
Friday, Date : XX.XX.XXXX 9.30 p.m.

Last week my friend and I went to the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad. It was a kind of picnic for us. We saw various birds and animals. They looked lovely. The monkeys from Africa gave us delight with their feats. We saw lions, tigers, blue bulls, reptiles. However, they looked sad in their enclosures. I felt sad for them and for their loss of their liberty.

Ramana

16. Here is a bio-sketch of Karanam Malleswari. Prepare a profile of her.

Mrs. Karanam Malleswari was born on 01 – 06 -1975. Her height was 158 cm / 5′ 2″. She represented Andhra Pradesh. She was associated with Women’s Weight Lifting. Her first entry was in National Junior Weight Lifting Championship. Her best career was in Asian Games 1998, Bangkok, Silver – 63kg. Her hobbies are watching films, playing cricket. She won 11 Gold, 3 Silver + Olympic Bronze apart from Padma Sri in 1999.
Answer:
Name : Mrs. Karanam Malleswari
Date of Birth : 01 – 06 – 1975
Height : 158 cm / 5’ 2”
State /Team she represented : Andhra Pradesh
Sports / Game she is associated with : Women’s Weight Lifting
Debut (first entry) : National Junior Weight Lifting Championship
Best in the career : Asian Games 1998 Bangkok – Silver – 63kg
Hobbies : Watching films, Playing cricket
Awards / Medals received : 11 Gold, 3 Silver + Olympic Bronze, Padma Sri – 1999.

Telangana SCERT 7th Class English Guide Pdf Telangana Unit 6B My Nasty Adventure Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 6B My Nasty Adventure

Read the following poem :

My plane was just about to crash.
So, I grabbed my bad and
Took out my big blue parachute
to glide me down and land.
At last, I found a spot to land.
But there was a big breeze.
And so, I had to painfully
land on these sharp pine trees.
I was then filled with bruises as
a pine fell on my ear.
I sat down on the ground to rest.
A thorn then poked me.
I slept on the ground frantically.
Mosquitoes bit my nose.
Bugs crept all over me
and tickled my body.
I scratched myself when I woke up,
appearing like a fool.
And after the whole thing I thought
I’d rather go to school.

I. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Who do you think is the speaker in the poem ?
Answer:
I think the speaker in the poem is a school going boy. By quoting the lines of the poem “And after the whole thing I thought I’d rather go to school”. I confirm that he is a school going boy.

Question 2.
Which line in the poem suggests that the speaker was only dreaming ?
Answer:
“I scratched myself when I woke up”, “Appearing like a fool”. The above lines
in the poem depict that the speaker was only dreaming. When he woke up, he still scratching his body. He felt that he was like a fool.

Question 3.
Why did the speaker feel like a fool ?
Answer:
He got tickling sensation in his dream. He began scratching his body and woke up. After waking up also, he still scratching his body. So, he feels like a fool.

Question 4.
What did the speaker finally want to do ?
Answer:
The speaker finally wanted to go to school. He felt that he had better go to school rather than dreaming nasty adventures which causes a havoc.

Question 5.
Have you ever experienced any adventure in your life ? If yes, share it with your classmates.
Answer:
Yes, I have experienced one adventure when I was going to my fields. My fields were nearby the small forest. One day I went to field with my uncle to watch the yielded crop. In the middle of the night I was suddenly awaken by a growling sound. I realised that it was a leopard. Immediately I lit the torch and focussed the light into its eyes. It ran away.

Question 6.
Do you think the title ‘My Nasty Adventure’ is suitable for this poem ? Give reasons. Give your own title and tell the class why you have chosen it.
Answer:
Yes, The title “My Nasty Adventure” is suitable for this poem, because the boy dreamt a nasty experience. He couldn’t reach the ground with his para¬chute. His body was scratched by pine thorns. So, the title was apt.

Question 7.
Why is the poem titled ‘My Nasty Adventure’ ?
Answer:
The poem is titled “My Nasty Adventure’ because, the boy faced a terrific adventure. As the plane was about to crash, he jumped out with a parachute. He wanted to land on the ground. As the wind blows, he had fallen on the pine. He wanted to lay on the ground. Bugs tickled him. So, it was a nasty adventure.

Question 8.
List all the rhyming words in the poem.
Answer:
thorn – on trees – bruises tickled – scratched

II. Add lines to the following poem, write it on a sheet of paper, and display it in the poetry corner.
My boat was about to sink ……………..
I had a lot to think
………………………………………………..
How can I be in pink ?
So I had a lot to think.
Answer:
My boat was about to sink
I had a lot to think
Slowly was entering water
A situation to me rare
Yet, I am not afraid
For, my nature is not of coward,
How can I be in pink
So, I had a lot to think.

PROJECT:

Go to a nearby library and collect stories of adventure from the newspapers, magazines and story books. Narrate one of them to the members of your group. Paste a good story with pictures on the wall magazine.
Answer:
On September 4, 2010 Om Prakash, a student of VII Class, the son of a Uttar Pradesh farmer, was going to school along with other students in a Maruthi Van. But all of sudden, the van caught fire because of short circuit in its gas. The driver immediately opened his door and fled, but not Om Prakash. He broke open the van door and pulled out the others caring little about the flames that had spread to his face, back and arms. He saved eight children. For his bravery, he has won “Sanjan Chopra Award”.

 

My Nasty Adventure Summary in English

When my plane was about to crash, I took my bag and parachute and found a place to land. But I landed on pine trees and one tree fell on my ear. A thorn also pricked me. Mosquitoes and bugs troubled me. I scratched my body and wanted to go to school.

Glossary:

crash (v) = a violent incident
Usage : A jet liner with 130 passengers and 7 members crew crashed in the Atlantic Ocean.

bruises = dark marks left on the skin when one has been hit
Usage : The tyre of my car burst on the way.

breeze (n) = a gentle wind
Usage : When the breeze blows the flowers toss their heads.

poked (v) = to pushed a pointed object into something or someone.
Usage : She poked my elbow with her pen.

frantically = very anxiously
Usage : He made efforts frantically to trace his missing child.

bugs = small insects
Usage : Don’t tease like a bug.

tickled = touched lightly in a sensitive part of the body causing laughter
Usage : He tickled the child into laughter and enjoyed the fun.

scratch = to cut or damage a surface with something sharp or rough
Usage : He scratched the surface with a sharp blade.

grabbed = Caught at once
Usage : When the thief tried to put his hand in my pocket, I grabbed it.

glide = come down slowly
Usage : We can easily glide on the ice.

Telangana SCERT 7th Class English Guide Pdf Telangana Unit 6A A Hero Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 6A A Hero

Pre – Reading:

Read the following proverb and answer the questions that follow

Question 1.
You may have heard of this proverb before. Do you know what it means ?
Answer:
The people who are brave will be gained by victory (fortune).

Question 2.
Tell the class why the government rewards the brave and adventurous children?
Answer:
The government rewards the brave and adventurous children because it is an encouragement to such children and an inspiration to all other children.

Oral Discourse:

Talk on : “Bravery of a boy or a girl who have shown an act of bravery.” (real incidenf/collection from newspaper/magazine/stories)
Answer:
Uday Kiran, a 9 year old boy, was playing with his friends. He saw a three year old boy and his mother slipping into a canal. Uday Kiran immediately jumped into the canal to save them. Kiran tried hard and saved the child. Inspite of all the efforts, he couldnot save the mother. She was washed away by the currents. Kiran was badly wounded. His bravery was recognized and he was awarded the National Bravery Award on the Republic Day by the President.

Comprehension:

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
According to the news paper’s report who fought with the tiger ?
Answer:
The news paper gave a detailed account of the boy’s fight with the tiger. The boy, who was returning home by jungle path, came face to face with a tiger. He flew up a tree and stayed half a day. At last some people came that way and killed the tiger.

Question 2.
Can you say why Swami’s father read the news for his son ?
Answer:
To get inspiration from the news, Swami’s father read the news for his son.. Moreover he is timid. To avoid his timidity Swami’s father did so.

Question 3.
Did Swami believe the story ? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
No, Swami didn’t believe the story because he firmly believed that he would be certainly young and strong. According to his opinion older people have more strength and courage than younger ones.

Question 4.
What did Swami’s father ask him to prove ?
Answer:
Swami’s father asked him to prove his bravery by sleeping alone in his office room instead of beside his grandmother in the porch.

Question 5.
Why did Swami try to change the topic when his father asked him to sleep alone ?
Answer:
He was timid and accustomed to sleep beside his grandmother in the porch. He wanted to make his father forget about his asking Swamy to sleep in the office room alone. So, he changed the topic.

II. Read the following sentences and say whether they are true or false. Write T for true and F for false statements in the brackets. Correct the false statements.

Question 1.
Swami said that he would sleep alone from the next week. ( )
Answer:
False
True statement – Swami said that he would sleep alone from the first of next month.

Question 2.
Swami’s father looked like a ghost in darkness. ( )
Answer:
True

Question 3.
When Swami was snoring, his grandmother pulled the blanket away. ( )
Answer:
False
True statement – When Swami was snoring, his father pulled the blanket away.

Question 4.
Swami was really afraid of darkness. ( )
Answer:
True

Question 5.
Swami wished that the tiger had killed the boy. ( )
Answer:
True

III. Tick the correct option to make the sentence true.

Question 1.
Swami was almost faint with fear because ( )
a) his father would beat him
b) he was afraid of ghosts
c) a ghost entered his room
d) he had a terrible dream
Answer:
b) he was afraid of ghosts

Question 2.
Swami clutched the leg of __________ ( )
a) his father
b) his grandmother
c) a chair
d) the thief
Answer:
d) the thief

Vocabulary:

I. Pick out synonyms from the story for each of the following words.

1. clear
2. bravery
3. shameful
4. hide
5. upset
6. argued
7. swore
8. unpleasant
9. tapped
10. damage
Answer:
clear = detailed
bravery = courage
shameful = disgraceful
hide = curled
argued = pleaded
swore = crused
tapped = patted
damage = spoil
upset = pained
unpleasant = painful

II. Read the conversation given below and fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the box.

Ruchira : I don’t know why the teacher __________ to give his mobile number?
Answer:
hesitated

Suhas : He might be worried that you would __________ him with your phone calls.
Answer:
disturb

Ruchira : I have great __________ for him. I will never behave in a __________ manner.
Answer:
respect, disgraceful

Suhas : I am __________ that our teacher will not give his number. Anyhow, I like your __________. We are all __________ him.
Answer:
certain, courage, afraid of

Ruchira : I don’t think our teacher is __________ but he says everything __________. Once he gave me a wonderful gift so I am always __________ to him.
Answer:
terrible, sternly, grateful

III. Read the following clues given below to complete the word ladder.

Clues:

Question 1.
Sandhya said __________ that she hated him.
Answer:
Crossly

Question 2.
Sridhar is a __________ boy of 10 years old.
Answer:
young

Question 3.
Jyothi used to sleep beside her __________.
Answer:
granny

Question 4.
The garden is full of __________ coloured flowers.
Answer:
yellow

Question 5.
I met my friend Kumar on my __________ home.
Answer:
way

Answer:

IV. Proverbs:

A proverb is a short sentence, usually known to many people, stating something commonly experienced or giving advice. Here are some English proverbs :

• Tit for tat.
• Where there is a will there is a way.
• A bad workman always blames his tools.

Every language has proverbs. In Telugu we call them ‘saamethalu’. Here is one example from Telugu:
‘kukka kaatuki cheppu debba’. It is important to know the meaning of a proverb before you use it.

Match the parts under A and B to make some proverbs. You can use the clues given within the brackets.

A	B
1. An apple a day(search for a profession)	a. is a friend indeed.
2. A friend in need (rhymes with need)	b. saves nine.
3. Failure is (search for ‘achievement’)	c. mightier than the sword.
4. A stitch in time (search for a number)	d. keeps the doctor away.
5. The pen is (search for a weapon)	e. the stepping stone to success.
6. Empty vessels (search for noise)	f. the mighty ocean.
7. Little drops of water make	g. seldom bite.
8. Honesty (ends with ‘cy’)	h. while the sun shines.
9. Make hay (search for a star)	i. is the best policy.
10. Barking dogs (search for what dogs do)	j. make much noise.

Answer:
1. d
2. a
3. e
4. b
5. c
6. j
7. f
8. i
9. h
10. g

Grammar:

Look at the following sentences from the text.

1. Father was sitting under the lamp and reading the newspaper.
2. He looked over the newspaper.

Sentence 1 is in the Past Continuous Tense form. It conveys that the action was in progress at a particular point of time in the past. In sentence 2, the verb looked is in the Simple Past Tense. It shows that the action was complete in the past.

I. Pick out 5 sentences from the story that use the Simple Past Tense and 5 sentences that use the Past Continuous Tense. Write them down in your notebook.

Simple Past:
1. He looked over the newspaper.
2. The newspaper gave a detailed account of the boy’s fight with the tiger.
3. At last some people came that way and killed the tiger.
4. He tried to change the topic.
5. Swami rose quietly from his place.

Past Continuous:
1. Father was sitting under the hall lamp and reading newspaper.
2. Granny was sitting in her bed.
3. A tiger was chasing him.
4. Something was moving in the darkness.
5. Swami was following the whole conversation from under blanket.

II. Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous forms.

While Swami’s father __________ (read) the newspaper, Swami __________ (listen) to it. His father __________ (ask) him to sleep alone. But he __________ (be) afraid of ghosts. He __________ (want) to sleep in his grandmother’s room. While he __________ (sleep), he __________ (have) a terrible dream. A tiger __________ (chase) him and he __________ (try) to escape.
Answer:
was reading
was listening
asked
was wanted
was sleeping
had chasing
was trying

III. Editing

Read the following passage. Every numbered sentence has an error. Identify and edit it.

(1) Akbar was on his way for the dining room. Hirachand was brought to him. (2) At the same time a messenger come to say that the Queen was ill. (3) Akbar left Hirachand and spent the whole morning by his sick wife. (4) By the time he returned to a dining room, his meal was cold. He ordered a fresh meal. (5) It took so long to get the meal ready that Akbar began to felt ill.
Answer:
1. way to the dining room.
2. a messenger came to say.
3. morning with his sick wife.
4. returned to the dining.
5. began to feel ill.

Writing:

I. Swami’s classmates, teachers and headmaster congratulated diary him on his courage and bravery. Imagine yourself as Swami and write a diary entry describing your feelings about the appreciation that you have received.
Answer:

September 26,
20xx 9:30 p.m.

Dear diary,

I am very happy today. All my teachers praised me in the class. The headmaster announced my name in the assembly, called me on the dias and made the whole school clap for me. I felt so proud. I have become a hero and the whole school knows me. I didnot know myself that I could do such a brave act. Even my friends told me that I was brave enough to catch a notorious thief. I am elated but at the same time afraid that the thief may take revenge on me but I will try to be brave as I was and I will fight him back.

Bye for today.

Swami.

II. Write a description about an act of bravery that you or your family member or any one of your friends may have shown at some stage in your life.
Answer:
When I was in 6th class I happened to face heart breaking incident. On the occasion of Dasara holidays, I went to my uncle’s house in Punyapur, a small village nearby Wyra. One evening my cousin and I were walking on a bridge. We were enjoying the beautiful scenes. The wind was cool and pleasant.

At that time we saw a car coming with a great speed towards us. We moved aside. In a split of second, the car dashed against the railing of the bridge and fell into the canal. We were in a dazed condition for sometime. My cousin asked me to intimate nearby people and jumped into the canal instantly. He broke the glass of the car with a stone and took out a lad of 7 years from the car.

In the meantime I called the nearby villagers who were working in the field. All of them came to the spot. They also helped my cousin to take out of all the people in the car. By God’s grace all five persons were survived. We felt happy. We were appreciated by the gram sarpanch.

III. Change the story of “A Hero” into a drama / play use the following ideas to write the script and enact it.
(Group work – Let the students form 3 or 4 groups) (Compering)

• Read Swami’s story once again.
• Identify the characters.
• Pick out the dialogues of the characters.
• Identify the locations of the events.
• Decide scenes and setting accordingly.
• Assign roles to the members of the groups.
• Enact the drama before the whole class.

Answer:

Scene – 1

(Father was reading a newspaper under the hall lamp. Swami sat nearby him)
Father : Swami, Listen to this news item.
Swami : What’s it dad?
Father : A boy fought with a tiger bravely. When he was coming home, he came face to face a tiger in the jungle. He flew up a tree and stayed half a day. Some people who came that way killed the tiger.
Swami : I think, he must have been strong and grown-up person. How could a boy fight a tiger ?
Father : If one has real courage, one can do anything. Courage is everything. Strength and age don’t matter much.
Swami : How can that be? I had a lot of courage but what could I do if a tiger attacked me?
Father : Can you prove you have courage? (said angrily) Sleep in my office alone.
Swami : Father, our captain says we shall have some elders also in our cricket club. He has asked me to tell you.
Father : We’ll see about that later, hereafter, you must sleep alone.
Swami : I’ll sleep alone from the first of next month.
Father : No, you must do it right from today.
You are now in fifth standard. How disgraceful thing it is! Still you want to sleep beside your granny like a child.

Scene – II

(Swami was lying on a bed and covered his face with a blanket)
Granny : Are you really sleepy?
Swami : Please, please, granny! Don’t talk to me.
Father : Get up Swami
Granny : Why do you disturb him?
(Swami got up. Father rolled up his bed, took it under his arm) Father : Come with me.
Swami : Your office room is very dusty and there may be scorpions behind your law books.
Father : There are no scorpions – you can sleep on the bench if you like.
Swami : Can I have a lamp burning in the room?
Father : No, you must be brave. You must not be afraid of darkness.
Swami : Will you atleast leave the door open?
Father : All right, if you roll up your bed and go to your granny’s side at night, I will tell your teacher and make you laughing stock of the whole school.

Scene – III

(Swami remembered many stories of devils and ghosts he had heard. He spread his bed under the bench and crouched there. He heard a little rustling noise in the room. It was thief)

Swami : What can this be ?
Might it be a devil ?
Will it pull me out and tear me into pieces ?
What’s the use of waiting ?
(Swami crawled out from under bench. He clutched his leg and dug his teeth in)
Thief : Aiyo! Something has bitten me.

Scene – IV

Teacher : Congratulations my boy! You are the real scout.
(At night, father returned home from the club)
Father : Where is the boy?
Mother : He is asleep.
Father : So early!
Mother : He didn’t have a wink of sleep whole of last night.
Father : Where is he sleeping?
Mother : In his usual place.
Father : What a clever boy he is !
Mother : Let him sleep where he likes, you needn’t risk his life again.
Father : All right, pamper him and spoil him as much as you like.

Study Skills:

Change the words given in the box into different parts of speech. Some words may not have all the forms given in the table. You may use a dictionary if you like.

Answer:

Listening and Speaking:

Carried Away by an Eagle

We often speak in fun about a bird carrying away a child. A mother might say to her little one, “Don’t be naughty, or a crow will carry you away.” But do such things really happen ?

The following story however, is from real life. The place was a farmhouse near Trondheim in Norway. It was June 1932. A four-year-old child, Svenhild Hansen, was playing in the yard in front of the farmhouse. Suddenly a large eagle came down. It caught hold of the child in its claws and flew up. Lucklily, only the child’s dress was held in his claws, so the child was not hurt.

The big bird carried the child for more than a kilometre. It was flying towards its nest. Eagles build their nests on high rocks. This one’s nest was on the side of a mountain. Growing tired, the bird put the child down on a flat rock. This rock was eight hundred feet high on the side of the mountain. The bird’s nest was just fifty feet away.

But by this time, the child’s mother and father, and a large party of men had set out to look for the child. They noticed the eagle flying round and round over a rock in the mountain. They thought that the child might be there, and climbed quickly to the place. But they did not have much hope that they would find her alive.
When they finally reached there, the little Svenhild was fast asleep. She was not even hurt except for a few scratches.

People say that usually, an eagle kills the animal it catches, before taking it to its nest. Why did’t the eagle kill the child ? We do not know. We can only say that the child was very lucky.
Svenhild is now a grown-up woman. She is married. But she still keeps the torn dress she wore during this amazing adventure.

I. Your teacher will read the story ‘Carried away by an Eagle’. Listen carefully and answer the following.

Question 1.
How old was the child when she was picked up by the eagle ?
Answer:
The child was four years old, when she was picked up by the eagle.

Question 2.
In which country did the child live when she was picked up by the eagle ?
Answer:
In Norway.

Question 3.
Why did the eagle leave the child on a rock ?
Answer:
As the eagle felt tired, it left the child on a rock.

Question 4.
Why did the eagle fly round and round over the rock ?
Answer:
It wanted to take the child to its nest.

Question 5.
Why do you think that the girl was lucky ?
Answer:
She was not killed by the eagle before it carried her to its nest. So, she was very lucky.

Question 6.
Why do you think Svenhild still keeps the torn dress ?
Answer:
It is a great souvenir for her amazing adventure.

II. Work in groups and retell the story ‘Carried away by an Eagle’ in your own words.
Answer:
In 1932, in Norway, a four year child Svenhild Hansen was caught hold by an eagle. It took away the baby to the top of a rock near ‘to its nest’.

The child’s parents and a large party of men noticed the eagle flying round over a rock and climbed quickly to the place.

Luckily the child was safe and not hurt except a few scratches. As a sweet memory, Svenhild kept the torn dress though she grew up and married.

A Hero Summary in English

Father read an incident of a brave boy who fought a tiger. He asked his son about his opinion. Swami, his son said that it was not possible for a boy to fight a tiger however brave he might be. He said that though he was brave, he could not fight a tiger. Father asked him to prove his courage by sleeping alone in his office room. Swami was in the habit of sleeping beside his granny. However much he pleaded, his father made him sleep in the office room without light. He slept under a bench.

At midnight, Swami heard some sounds. As something neared him, he bit the leg. As the knee of the person was bleeding he cried loudly. At once, everyone in the household along with his father, who carried light in his hand came into the office room. They saw a notorious burglar who was handed over to the police. Swami was praised not only by his classmates, teacher and headmaster but also by the police for his bravery. But from next day he slept as usual beside his granny.

Glossary:

crossly (adv) = a little angrily
Usage : My father looked at me crossly.

scowl (n) = an angry look or expression
Usage : I was frightened when I saw a scowl on my father’s face.

porch (n) = a covered entrance to a building; a verandah
Usage : I used to sleep in a porch beside my granny.

sternly (adv) = seriously and strictly
Usage : The teacher looked at the students sternly.

disgraceful (adj) = very bad; shameful
Usage : His disgraceful behaviour stunned us all.

tiptoed (v) = walked quietly on the tips of his toes
Usage : We tip toed in the room, when my father was sleeping.

curled (v) = drew up his legs close to the body and curved his back
Usage: The boy turned and curled under the blanket.

snoring (v) = breathing roughly and noisely while sleeping
Usage : Some people snore while they are sleeping.
He was snoring in his sleep.

stirred (v) = moved slightly
Usage : A gentle breeze stirred the tender leaves.

groaned (v) = made a deep sad sound
Usage : He groaned with pain.

pleaded (v) = requested
Usage : The students pleaded the Education Minister to conduct physics exam again.

scorpions (n) = small creatures with a poisonous sting in the long tail
Usage : There are so many scorpions in my store room.

laughing-stock = someone or something which seems stupid
Usage : He made himself into a laughing-stock by his foolish activities.

tumbling (v) = falling helplessly
Usage : See there is a stone, you may tumble.

scout (n) = one who is trained in doing acts of public service
Usage : During the high school days, we underwent scout training.

notorious (adj) = well known for some bad quality or act
Usage : Veerappan is a notorious smuggler.

faint (v) = likely to lose consciousness
Usage : She fainted at the sight of the dead body of her husband.

crouched (v) = bent the knees close to the body in fear,
Usage : He crouched at a window.

encased (v) = covered himself closely
Usage : He encased his face with a monkey-cap.

crawled (v) = moved slowly, keeping body close to the ground
Usage : The baby is beginning to crawl.

pamper (v) = to give someone too much attention or love
Usage : you are pampering your children by giving them too many toys.

mumbled (v) = to speak unclearly in a low voice
Usage : The priest mumbled stotras.

jungle = forest
Usage : There are wild animals in the jungle.

coward = not brave
Usage : A coward dies many times.

trembling = shaking with fear
Usage : When I saw a tiger, I trembled with fear.

humbly = obediently
Usage : We must be humble in front of elders

cursed = blamed
Usage : The teacher cursed the student for not doing the homework.

spared = left
Usage : Spare the rod and spoil the child.

effort = trial
Usage : Your income depends on your effort.

hire (v) = to get the use of something for a limited time by making a payment
Usage : He hired a carriage.

storey (n) = section of a building with rooms all at the same level
Usage : The ship had four storeys.

see off = to say good-bye to somebody who is about to start
Usage : We all went to the airport to see off my uncle.

amusing (adj) = funny and entertaining
Usage : My grandpa used to tell us amusing stories,

curious (adj) = having desire to learn something
Usage : I don’t know the result of last night’s cricket match.
I am curious to know who won.

sea-sickness (n) = feeling nausea (the desire to vomit) to a traveller by a ship
Usage : Some travellers in the ship fall ill of sea-sickness

courteous (adj) = very polite
Usage: The crew members in the ship are courteous.

queries (n) = questions usually based on doubt
Usage : Have I answered your query?

magnificent (adj) = splendid, remarkable
Usage: Mom woke us upto show us the magnificent spectacle of the dawn at the sea.

abundance (n) = in plenty
Usage : Apples grow in abundance in Kashmir

monument (n) = an object (usually a stone building, tower etc.) built to remember a person or an important event.
Usage : A monument erected to soldiers killed in the war.

Telangana SCERT 7th Class English Guide Pdf Telangana Unit 5C Sindbad, the Sailor Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 5C Sindbad, the Sailor

Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Who changed the fate of Sindbad ? How?
Answer:
His sleep changed the fate of Sindbad. After having meal, he lay down to sleep under the tree in an island. He slept a long time. His companions (co merchants) left him there. He was alone. He climbed up a tree and found a big roc’s egg. Then a roc came there. He himself tied to rocs leg with his turban. He was carried away to another place.

Question 2.
What would you want to become in your life? Would you like to become a sailor? Why ? Why not?
Answer:
I would like to become a sailor. I can travel to so many places in the world by ship. Even though there are so many dangers on the sea, it is full of thrills. I like to face thrills.

Question 3.
How would you have handled the encounter with a roc?
Answer:
I would have taken utmost care in not to be observed by roc, if I had encountered it. I too behaved like Sindbad but I wouldn’t tie myself to rocs leg. When it flew away, I would come down and search for a safety place.

Question 4.
What factors would you change to make the story more adventurous and thrilling?
Answer:
When Sindbad was in a cave a large serpent tried to enter it. Sindbad lit a fire torch and attacked on it. The serpent left the place. In this way we can change the story and make it more adventurous and thrilling.

Question 5.
Describe Sindbad’s preparations for his journey.
Answer:
Sindbad bought a substantial stock of goods to trade. He along with his merchant friends set sail. They stored a lot of water and food for their journey. They themselves placed in the care of God and set off.

Sindbad, the Sailor Summary in English

I started on a ship with a load of things for trade along with my friends. We came to an island. I went ashore, ate some food and slept under a tree. When I woke up, my friends had already gone. I climbed upon a tree and saw the surroundings. I saw a white thing. When I went nearer, I saw that it was a very big egg of an eagle. In a short time, an eagle came and sat on it. The bird was called roc.

I tied myself to the huge leg of the roc with my turban so that I could be carried away from that place. The bird flew along with me and placed me on the ground. I saw large diamonds on the ground. I was happy but there were big snakes all around. I was very much frightened. They used to come out only during nights.

I saw a cave there. I went into the cave. I could not sleep due to the hissings of the snakes. Suddenly huge pieces of meat fell on the ground. The local merchants used to throw the pieces of meat into the valley. Large diamonds stick to it. Eagles took the meat and flew to their nests. The merchants used to take the diamonds from the nests. I wanted to follow the same procedure.

I gathered many large diamonds, put them in a wallet and tied the wallet to my waist. I tied big pieces of meat on my back. A huge eagle came and carried me away to the nest. There were my friends near the nest. We returned to Baghdad. I became very rich. I helped the poor people with my money.

Glossary:

1. substantial = large in amount
2. crept = moved quietly
Eg: I crept downstairs when everyone was asleep
3. turban = a long piece of cloth wrapped around the head.

Self Assessment:

How well have I understood this unit?

Read and tick (1) in the appropriate box.

Section – A : Reading Comprehension

Please also practise additional exercises given front P.No. 191 to 202

(Questions 1 -10) : Read the following passage from “A Trip to Andaman”.

After a while, we reached an exciting place, the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park.The park was spread over a wide area of 15 islands. Open creeks running through the park area were a special attraction. We watched coral reefs, fishes of different colours and sea turtles through glass-bottomed boats. For some time, we felt ourselves as a part of them. Amala and I cheered the fish and turtles.

We travelled by a ferry from Port Blair to a place called Havelock island.The ferries carry people, vehicles and goods. We enjoyed panipuri, samosas and gharam chai during the ferry journey.

(1 – 5) Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

Question 1.
The narrator saw all except …………….. through the glass – bottomed boat. ( )
A) fishes
B) coral reefs
C) crocodiles
D) sea-turtles
Answer:
C) crocodiles

Question 2.
The ferries do not carry …………….. ( )
A) people
B) sea-turtles
C) goods
D) vehicles
Answer:
D) vehicles

Question 3.
…………….. is spread over 15 islands ( )
A) Port Blair
B) Havelock Island
C) ferry
D) the National Park
Answer:
A) Port Blair

Question 4.
…………….. were the special attraction in the park. ( )
A) Glass – bottomed boats
B) Samosas
C) Open creeks
D) Fish
Answer:
B) Samosas

Question 5.
The passage is a …………….. ( )
A) drama
B) narration
C) fiction
D) biography
Answer:
B) narration

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10M

Question 6.
Why do Scuba divers dive into the sea ?
Answer:
Scuba divers dive into the sea to watch the coral reefs, beautiful coloured fishes and sea turtles.

Question 7.
What did the narrator do on the Radhanagar beach ?
Answer:
On the Radhanagar beach the narrator enjoyed a jolly ride on the elephant and ate delicious Tandoori fish and other sea foods.

Question 8.
What were the tourists on the Havelock Island doing ?
Answer:
The tourists on the Havelock Island enjoyed themselves by basking in the sun, swimming and riding on elephants.

Question 9.
What was a Cellular Jail earlier ? What has it been converted to ?
Answer:
The Cellular Jail was earlier a jail built by the British. It has later been converted into a big hospital.

Question 10.
How were the crew on the ship ?
Answer:
The crew of the ship were very friendly and courteous. They gladly answered all the queries of the narrator about the ship.

(11 – 16) Read the pie diagram and answer the questions.

Deaths in India

Answer the following questions. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
In India maximum people die due to ……………… ( )
A) cancer
B) natural calamities
C) accidents
D) medical negligence
Answer:
C) accidents

Question 12.
Least number of people die of ……………… disease ( )
A) dengue
B) old age
C) medical negligence
D) malaria
Answer:
B) old age

Answer the questions in two or three sentences each. 4 × 2 = 8M

Question 13.
What does the pie diagram represent ?
Answer:
The pie diagram represents the number of people who die in India due to various reasons and diseases.

Question 14.
How many of the above deaths happen on the road ?
Answer:
37% of the deaths happen in accidents on the road.

Question 15.
Natural calamities take out of 100 lives.
Answer:
12

Question 16.
Which is the second less dangerous disease ?
Answer:
Malaria

Vocabulary & Grammar:

(Questions 17 – 21) : Read the following passage focussing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given atthe end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

The fox opened the door and said to the stork, “Please come in and share my food”. The fox served the soup in a shallow (17) bowel (18) so the poor stork stayed hunger (19). The selfish fox asked the stork, why haven’t you partaken (20) your soup ? The stork replied, “It was kind of you to invite (21) me for dinner today. Please come to my house for dinner tomorrow.”

Question 17.
Choose the antonym of shallow. ( )
A) clear
B) surface
C) deep
D) unholy
Answer:
C) deep

Question 18.
Choose the correct word. ( )
A) bowels
B) bowls
C) bowl
D) bubble
Answer:
C) bowl

Question 19.
Choose the correct form of the word. ( )
A) hungry
B) hungrier
C) hungrily
D) hungered
Answer:
A) hungry

Question 20.
Choose the synonym of partaken. ( )
A) have a big share
B) have others share
C) have your share
D) not have a small share
Answer:
C) have your share

Question 21.
Write the noun form of the underlined word. ( )
A) invitation
B) invited
C) inviting
D) had invited
Answer:
A) invitation

(Q. 22 – 26) Complete the following passage choosing the right word from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

Every part of the Earth is sacred _________ (22) my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clear and humming insect _________ (23) holy in the memory _________ (24) experience of my people. The sap _________ (25) courses through the trees carries the memory and experience of my people. We are a part of the Earth and it is a part of us _________ (26) perfumed flowers are our sisters.

Question 22.
A) to
B) for
C) regard
D) with
Answer:
A) to

Question 23.
A) am
B) is
C) are
D) were
Answer:
C) are

Question 24.
A) but
B) and
C) or
D) yet
Answer:
B) and

Question 25.
A) which
B) when
C) who
D) whom
Answer:
A) which

Question 26.
A) A
B) An
C) Some
D) The
Answer:
D) The

(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answer in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

(27) The medicine staff was busy treating the patients (28) suffering mostly with sea – sickness. (29) The sanitary workers was on their job of keeping the cabins, corridors and toilets (30) neat and cleanly. (31) The crew of the ship was very friend and courteous.
Answer:
27. The medical staff
28. suffering mostly from
29. workers were on their job
30. neat and clean
31. very friendly

Section – C : Conventions of Writing

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (., ? ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5M

She was amazing said bhama she taught me to read and write she was absolutely fentastic the girl could not control her emotion while talking about her teacher.
Answer:
“She was amazing”, said Bhama. “She taught me to read and write. She was absolutely fantastic.” The girl couldnot control her emotion while talking about her teacher.

Section – D : Creative Writing

Question 33 – 12 M

A) Imagine that you are Akriti Goel who went on a trip to the moon. Write a letter to your friend about what had happened.
Answer:

Adilabad,
Date: XX.XX.XXXX

Dear Keerthi,

I’d like to share a strange experience with you. When I was preparing for science exam, sitting alone in my house, the lights went off. I heard a loud noise outside. You know what ? When I looked out, I saw an astronaut in a rocket. He was on his way to the moon. He asked me if I would accompany him there. I agreed and it was afternoon by the time we reached there. We couldnot walk so we glided around. There is no air. We had a lot of fun and reached home before dusk.

I know you won’t believe it but it is true. I have not shared it with anyone except you.

Yours truly,
Akriti Goel.

Address on envelope :
Keerthi,
D.no. 42 – 1 – xxxx,
L.R. Colony,
Warangal.

(or)
B) Describe the adventure of Sindbad, the sailor in your own words. Use the following clues.

• He being left alone on the island
• his exit from the island
• stay on the valley of diamonds
• tied a piece of meat to his back.
• an eagle brought him out for the meat.
• becoming rich.

Answer:
Once Sindbad, the sailor, fell asleep on an island after having his meal. When he woke up he found that the boat had left him behind. There he saw a huge white ball which was a roc’s egg. When the roc came to brood its egg he tied himself to the roc’s leg and flew with it. The experience of flying on the roc’s leg was a terrible one in which he had almost lost his senses.

The bird landed on a place surrounded by immense mountains with steep valleys. While the bird was catching a snake, Sindbad quickly untied himself. It was a valley of diamonds with huge serpents. They hid themselves in caves during the day to protect themselves from the rocs. During the night they all came out of their homes. Sindbad hid in a cave and covered it with a huge rock. He spent the night there full of fear.

The next day while he was sleeping in the sun, a huge piece of raw meat fell near him. He recollected the stories of how the merchants used huge eagles to carry up diamonds for them. He was wise enough to quickly think of a plan.

He tied a piece of meat to his back and lay down. A huge eagle picked him up with no difficulty and dropped him in its nest. Thus Sindbad came up from the steep valley. The merchants who were surprised to see him arranged his travel back home. There Sindbad sold the diamonds he had collected and became rich.

Question 34 – 8 M

A) You went to your friend’s house to invite him for your birthday. But he was not at home. Leave a message for him informing that you had come and invite him.
Answer:

MESSAGE

Date: XX.XX.XXXX
5 P.M.

Dear Rajesh,

I came to your house to invite you to my birthday party on July 9th at 5.P.M. at my residence, but you were not there, so, I leave you this message. Please do come without fail. All our friends are also coming.

Your friend,
Mohan.

(or)
B) Your locality is starting Yoga classes for all children and adults. Prepare a poster announcing the conduct of classes.
Answer:

Additional Exercises:

Section – A : Reading Comprehension

Questions 1 – 10:

1. Read the following passage.

We decided to go ashore. My friends went to gather fruits and flowers, but I took my food packet to a place in the shade. I had good meal and lay down to sleep under the trees. I don’t know how long I slept, but when I awoke and looked out to sea, the ship had gone. I was all alone. Not knowing what to do, I climbed up to the top of a tall tree and looked over the island on all sides. In the distance I could see something white, and decided to find out what it was.

Soon, I came to what seemed like a huge white ball. When I touched it, it felt very smooth. It was so high that I could not see the top of it, and it was more than fifty paces round. There was no door on any side, and it was too smooth to climb.

Suddenly, the sky above me became dark, as if a huge cloud was covering it. Looking up, I saw that the darkness was caused by the shadow of a huge bird that was flying towards me. I had often heard sailors talk of a great and wonderful bird, called a ‘roc’. This must be a roc, I thought, and this huge ball must be its egg !

(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
Who is I here ? ( )
A) the merchant
B) Sindbad
C) the crew
D) the companion
Answer:
B) Sindbad

Question 2.
Sindbad was left _________ on the island. ( )
A) alone
B) intentionally
C) deliberately
D) awake
Answer:
A) alone

Question 3.
_________ was very smooth. ( )
A) The diamond
B) The island
C) The roc
D) The egg
Answer:
D) The egg

Question 4.
The narrator could not see the top of the white ball because _________ ( )
A) there was no door to enter it
B) it was very smooth
C) it was very big
D) it was at a distance
Answer:
C) it was very big

Question 5.
Sindbad _________ ( )
A) got lost on the island
B) was carried to the ship by the roc
C) stayed back on the island to collect diamonds
D) fell asleep on the island
Answer:
D) fell asleep on the island

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each

Question 6.
How did Sindbad come out of the island where he was left behind ?
Answer:
Sindbad tied himself to the leg of the roc with a turban. The bird carried him along with it when it flew away from the Island.

Question 7.
Why didn’t the snakes in the valley come out during the day ?
Answer:
The snakes didnot come out during the day because they were afraid of being hunted by the rocs.

Question 8.
How did Sindbad feel on seeing so many diamonds around him ?
Answer:
Sindbad was first excited but after seeing the snakes Sindbad was so scared for his life that these diamonds seemed to him of no value.

Question 9.
How did Sindbad become rich ?
Answer:
Sindbad sold the diamonds he had collected from the valley before tieing the piece of meat to his back and became rich.

Question 10.
Why did the eagles collect the pieces of meat thrown by the merchants ?
Answer:
The eagles collected the pieces of meat thrown by the merchants to feed their young ones in the nests above the valley.

2. Read the following passage.

In the evening, we boarded a ship for Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.The ship looked much bigger than our school building. It had four storeys. It set out after sounding a loud horn. People who had come to see off their friends and relatives cheered them up by waving their hands. My sister Amala and I too waved our hands while Mom and Dad smiled at us.

Tall buildings, cell towers and factory chimneys began to vanish gradually. After a while, the twinkling lights of Chennai bade us farewell. Soon everything around us began to look dark and calm but inside the ship it was all bright and beautiful. When we closed the windows and doors of our cabin, we did not feel the movement of the ship.

On the second day, we came to know that we were in the middle of the sea. The weather was pleasant on the sea. The day was sunny and the sea was reflecting the clouds like a flat mirror. We saw Dolphins swimming along the ship. They sprang and dived again and again. It was quite amusing.

(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
The narrator boarded the ship at to go to Port Blair. ( )
A) Mumbai
B) Chennai
C) Hyderabad
D) Kanyakumari
Answer:
B) Chennai

Question 2.
Why did Mom and Dad smile at the children ? ( )
A) They are quite excited
B) They saw the children happy
C) The children waved happily to strangers
D) The relatives cheered the children.
Answer:
C) The children waved happily to strangers

Question 3.
They did not feel the movement of the ship when ( )
A) it started moving
B) it was night
C) they saw the dolphins
D) they closed the doors and windows.
Answer:
D) they closed the doors and windows.

Question 4.
The narrator was in the middle of the sea on ( )
A) the 1st day
B) 2nd day
C) 3rd day
D) 4th day
Answer:
B) 2nd day

Question 5.
The sea is compared to . ( )
A) a school building
B) a mirror
C) a city
D) the capital
Answer:
B) a mirror

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 6.
Why did the narrator go around the ship ?
Answer:
The narrator was curious to know what other people were doing on the ship, so the narrator went around the ship.

Question 7.
What did the people on the ship mostly suffer from ?
Answer:
People on the ship mostly suffered from sea sickness.

Question 8.
What is the job of a sanitary worker ?
Answer:
The job of a sanitary worker is to clean toilets, cabins and corridors.

Question 9.
What was the magnificent spectacle which the narrator saw ?
Answer:
The narrator saw the magnificent spectacle of the dawn at sea.

Question 10.
How many islands comprise the Andaman and Nicobar ? How many islands are inhabited ?
Answer:
The Andaman and Nicobar comprise of six hundred islands of which only 37 are inhabited.

Questions 11 – 16:

3. Read the following passage.

According to one study, the average four-year-old laughs three hundred times a day, while the average adult laughs just about fifteen times. With all the obligations, stresses and activities that fill our days, we have forgotten how to laugh. Daily laughter has been shown to elevate our mood, promote creativity and give us more energy. Comedian Steve Martin reportedly laughs for five minutes in front of the mirror every morning to get his creative juices flowing and to start his day on a high note. Try it; it works.

Laughter therapy has even been used to cure illnesses and heal those with serious ailments. As William James, the father of modern psychology, observed, “We don’t laugh because we are happy. We are happy because we laugh.”

A friend of mine, always known for his wise ways, made it his new year’s resolution, one year, to laugh more.

(11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 11.
Daily laughter does not ( )
A) promote creativity
B) give more energy
C) elevate our mood
D) create stress
Answer:
D) create stress

Question 12.
We have forgotten to laugh because of all the below except. ( )
A) daily activities
B) stress
C) illness
D) obligations
Answer:
C) illness

(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences in your own words.

Question 13.
How many times does an average adult laugh?
Answer:
An average adult laughs only about fifteen times a day.

Question 14.
Why does Steve Martin laugh infront of the mirror ?
Answer:
Steve Martin laughs infront of a mirror to get his creative juices flowing and to start his day on a high note.

Question 15.
What did William James observe ?
Answer:
William James observed that we don’t laugh because we are happy. We are happy because we laugh.

Question 16.
What happens if we laugh freely ?
Answer:
If we laugh freely our mood is elevated, our creativity is promoted and we get more energy.

4. Two years ago,1 received what was almost a challenge from a friend of mine who lives in Agra. We’d been talking about Holi, a festival I’ve never participated in. “This is all rubbish,“ my friend announced. “The real Holi is played in my region.”

Naturally, that made me curious. I had to see it. So off we went to Braj bhoomi – the area of Uttar Pradesh surrounding Vrindavan, Mathura, Nand Gaon and all the places associated with Lord Krishna, to see how Holi is really played.

As we turned left onto a dusty village road at Kosi, a small town on the Delhi-Agra highway, we could see signs of a major village festival happening nearby. There were people dressed in bright fluorescent colours, kids spraying each other with water-colours and people travelling in jam-packed vehicles. In a little while, we reached Barsana, the village of Radha Rani, the beloved of Lord Krishna.

Like other villages of the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh, this village comes to life on Holi, the festival of colours. In every village of Braj bhoomi, Holi is played differently. The festival starts in the Fagun season of the Indian calendar, a week before the actual day of Holi.

(11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 11.
The following place is not associated with Lord Krishna. ( )
A) Nand Gaon
B) Banaras
C) Mathura
D) Vrindavan
Answer:
B) Banaras

Question 12.
The village of Lord Krishna’s beloved is _________ ( )
A) Agra
B) Delhi
C) Barsana
D) Kosi
Answer:
C) Barsana

(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.

Question 13.
To which place did the friend belong ?
Answer:
The friend belonged to Agra.

Question 14.
When do people start celebrating Holy in Braj bhoomi ?
Answer:
In Braj Bhoomi people start celebrating Holi in the Fagun season of the Indian calendar, a week before the actual day of Holi.

Question 15.
What real signs of Holy did the narrator see ?
Answer:
The narrator saw kids spraying each other with water colours, people dressed in bright fluo-rescent colours and people travelling in jam-packed vehicles.

Question 16.
What is Kosi ?
Answer:
Kosi is a small town on the Delhi-Agra highway.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar

Questions 17 – 21:

5. Read the following passage focussing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

Next morning the villagers who passed the potters house looked in amazement (17) at the tiger tied to the tree. Son the news spread throughout the village that the potter has caught a tiger and tied it to a tree in his yard. All the villagers praised (18) his courage. (19) They also thanked him because the tiger had eaten many of their goats and buffaloes. They had tried to catch him for many years but had failed.

Of course, the potter said that he had done nothing of the sort. He said that he had only brought his donkey home. He did not understand how a donkey could change info a tiger! When he saw the tiger, he fainted (20). Nobody, however, believed the potter’s story. The villagers even praised him for being modesty (21).

Question 17.
Choose an appropriate synonym ( )
A) wonder
B) fulfilment
C) astonishment
D) excitement
Answer:
C) astonishment

Question 18.
Choose an appropriate antonym ( )
A) prized
B) approved
C) criticised
D) refused
Answer:
C) criticised

Question 19.
Write the adjective form of courage. ( )
A) courageously
B) courageful
C) couragely
D) courageous
Answer:
D) courageous

Question 20.
The work ‘fainted’ means ( )
A) became difficult to see
B) became unconscious
C) became difficult to hear
D) became dumb
Answer:
B) became unconscious

Question 21.
Use the correct form of the word modesty ( )
A) modesty
B) modest
C) modestily
D) immodesty
Answer:
B) modest

6. His day begins when most other people’s ends. Thirteen – year old Shravan Kumar works in a tea shop on Delhi’s Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, where several newspaper offices are situated (17). His work begins around seven in the evening when he starts preparing samosas, coffee, and tea. He carries these to several offices, does the dishes, and goes around collect (18) his money, well into the night.

Around six in the morning, when all the newpapers are despatched (19) for distribution and the press employees return home, he prepares his food, has a bath and goes to bed. Shravan is an orphan who came to Delhi from his village in Bihar in search of work. His father kept a shop, but was tricked (20) by a deceitful uncle. Despair (21) drove him to alcohol and gambling and he died of a stroke soon after.

Question 17.
Choose an appropriate synonym of ‘situated’ from the given options. ( )
A) located
B) stayed
C) remained
D) kept
Answer:
A) located

Question 18.
Use the correct form of the word. ( )
A) collected
B) collection
C) collecting
D) collects
Answer:
C) collecting

Question 19.
Meaning of the expression, “despatched”, ( )
A) gathered something from somewhere
B) sent something somewhere
C) collected something from somewhere
D) received something from somewhere
Answer:
B) sent something somewhere

Question 20.
Choose the meaning to the expression, “was tricked” ( )
A) tricked someone
B) deceived someone
C) made a track
D) was deceived
Answer:
D) was deceived

Question 21.
Choose an appropriate antonym of “despair” ( )
A) hope
B) pair
C) distress
D) happy
Answer:
A) hope

Questions 22 – 26:

Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write in your answer booklet.

7. Joan of Arc, bom in 1412, was a French peasant girl _________ (22) claimed that the “voices” of saints had told her she was called on by God to and her country. This French national heroine _________ (23) to field of battle during the hundred years’ war _________ (24) the time, the desperate French army had suffered _________ (25) number of losses to the English, but Joan _________ (26) renewed confidence by lifting the siege of Orleans in nine days and taking back the city in Reims.

Question 22.
A) who
B) whom
C) whose
D) which
Answer:
A) who

Question 23.
A) take
B) takes
C) taking
D) took
Answer:
D) took

Question 24.
A) In
B) At
C) On
D) During
Answer:
B) At

Question 25.
A) a
B) the
C) some
D) few
Answer:
A) a

Question 26.
A) brings
B) bring
C) brought
D) had brought
Answer:
C) brought

8. Rama and I write to _________ (22) very often. She writes to _________ (23) about her life in Africa. I write to her _________ (24) life in Chennai. We _________ (25) forget each other’s birthdays. Last year, I _________ (26) her a beautiful boquet.

Question 22.
a) one another
b) each other
c) each another
d) one other
Answer:
b) each other

Question 23.
a) me
b) you
c) we
d) us
Answer:
a) me

Question 24.
a) with
b) about
c) that
d) for
Answer:
b) about

Question 25.
a) every year
b) never
c) always
d) seldom
Answer:
b) never

Question 26.
a) gifted
b) have gifted
c) gifting
d) gift
Answer:
a) gifted

Questions 27 – 31:

Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answer in your answer booklet.

9. (27) On the second day, we came to knew that we were in the middle of the sea. (28) The day was sun and the sea was reflecting the clouds like a flat mirror. (29) We saw Dolphins swimming over the ship. (30) They sprang and dive again and again. (31) It was quiet amusing.
Answer:
27. came to know
28. was sunny
29. swimming along
30. sprang and dived
31. quite amusing

10. (27) Dad said, I know little. (28) There are about six hundred island. (29) They are located among India’s coast and Myanmar. (30) Only 37 of them is inhabited. (31) They have plant, animal and marine live in abundance.
Answer:
27. know a little
28. six hundred islands
29. located between
30. them are inhabited
31. marine life in

Section – C : Conventions of Writing

Question 32:

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (., ? ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word.

11. they came on a Sunday said nana many, many of big lorryes. they took all day unloading them. Did they tell you what they contained i asked.
Answer:
“They came on a Sunday.” said Nana. “Many, many big lorries. They took all day unloading them”. “Did they tell you what they contained ?” I asked.

12. Oh i shall die because of that stupid donkey groned the potter, he has only brought us trouble. The next day he went with his wife to the capital.
Answer:
“Oh ! I shall die because of that stupid donkey,” groaned the potter. “He has only brought us trouble.” The next day he went with his wife to the capital.

Section – D : Creative Expression

Question 33:

13. In the lesson “A Trip to Andaman” the narrator went to Andaman and enjoyed her trip. After summer vacation she went to school and shared her experiences with her friends. Imagine you are one of the narrator’s friends. Write a conversation between you and the narrator.
Answer:
Narrator : Hi! Guess what? I went on a trip to Andaman during my vacation.
You : Oh ! That sounds great. How was your trip?
Narrator : It was amazing. We went in a ship.
You : How was the ship?
Narrator : It was bigger than our school building. It was four storeyed, with a saloon, shops and restaurant in it.
You : Is it? Did it even have a saloon?
Narrator : Yes, it did. It took two days to reach Port Blair. In the middle of the sea we saw Dolphins springing and diving back into the sea.
You : Wow! It must have been a beautiful sight. What places did you visit there?
Narrator : We went to the Cellular jail and Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park in Port Blair.
You : What other places did you see?
Narrator : From Port Blair we went to Havelock Island by a ferry. The sea there was greenish blue. From there we went to Elephant beach.
You : What is it significant for?
Narrator : Scuba diving. Swimmers dive into the sea to watch the coral reefs and beautiful coloured fishes. We even sat on elephants and had jolly rides. It was a memorable trip.

Question 34:

14. Your school is celebrating Sports Day. You are the secretary of cultural and sports club. Draft a notice inviting volunteers for the Sports Day.
Answer:

Netaji Secondary School
NOTICE

Date: XX.XX.XXXX

Volunteers For the Sports Day

As you know our school is celebrating its Annual Sports Day on December 1st 20xx. Volunteers are required to help the programme run smoothly. Students of class VIII, IX & X are requested to take up the responsibility. Those interested to volunteer should give their names to the under signed by 29th November, 4 pm.

Ganesh
Secretary
Cultural and Sports Club.

15. Mrs. Rao calls your mom to ask if she would come for shopping but your mom is not at home. You receive the call. Leave a message for your mom.
Answer:

MESSAGE

Date : XX.XX.XXXX
Thursday,
4 P.M.

Mom,

Mrs. Rao called up at 4 pm to ask if you would accompany her for shopping tomorrow at 10:30 am. to Chandana Bros. She asked you to call her back and let her know.

Sandhya.

Telangana SCERT 7th Class English Guide Pdf Telangana Unit 5B My Trip to the Moon Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 5B My Trip to the Moon

Read the following poem :

I was sitting alone in my house,
Studying the structure of a mouse,
My exams were going on,
And science I hadn’t done.
Suddenly the lights went out,
Then I heard a loud burst,
Someone was there, outside,
I went out to look, full of fright.
I saw a huge rocket,
And an astronaut in white,
He invited me on a flight to the moon,
We reached there by afternoon.
We jumped around,
As we couldn’t walk on the ground.
It was a lot of fun,
I reached home before the setting sun.
My science test went very well,
But no one knows the secret,
Which even now inside me dwells. – Akriti Goel

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Do you think the child really went to the moon ?
Answer:
No, the child really didn’t go to the moon.

Question 2.
What was the child’s feeling about his trip to the moon ?
Answer:
The child felt that it was a lot of fun. He could not walk on the ground.

Question 3.
Why couldn’t the astronaut and the child walk on the moon ?
Answer:
As there was no gravity power like on our earth, the astronaut and the child could not walk on the moon.

Question 4.
How would you feel if you were in his place ?
Answer:
I would feel thrilling and exciting if I were in the child’s place. It is indescribable feeling of staying in gravity-less place. Words can’t express the experience.

Question 5.
If you were given a chance, which planet would you visit ?
Answer:
I would visit the Mars if I were given a chance, because it resembles our earth. There might be atmosphere and availability of water resources.

Question 6.
Can you guess the secret that dwells inside the child’s mind ?
Answer:
While writing science test, the child imagined himself as a scientist – astronaut.

PROJECT:

Take any three important tourist places of Telangana state, collect a few pictures and paste them on a big chart with a small write up under each picture present it before the class and display this in your classroom. The write up should include the following.

• The name of the place
• How to reach the place.
• Its importance
• Salient features of the place

1) Name of the place : BHONGIR FORT (Nalgonda Dt.)

Where it situated : 51 Kms away from Hyderabad
Salient features :
It was a tremendous fort. It sits upon a single rock formation on a hill top. More than 500 feet high and spread over an area of 40 acres. The fort was consi-dered a practically impregnable by invading armies.

2) Name of the place : KINNERASANI SANCTUARY

Where is it located : Located 35 kms from Bhadra- chalam and 24 kms from Kothagudem in Khammam District.
It’s importance & salient features :
It is a sanctuary. It forms a part of Dandakaranya forests in Khammam. The sanctuary supports a variety of flora and fauna like tiger, gaur, phython etc. It spreads over 634 sq. kms. It has attraction like Deer park, Glass guest house, and Ecological Park.

3) Name of the place : THOUSAND PILLAR TEMPLE

Where is it situated : Hanumakonda of Warangal city.
Salient features : It is one of the finest specimens of Kakatiya architecture and sculpture. It is a popular
piligrimage centre.

My Trip to the Moon Summary in English

The poet tells his experience like this:

My examinations were going on. I was studying the structure of a mouse. Science exam was not yet completed. Suddenly the lights were off and I heard a loud sound. I was frightened and came out. I saw a huge rocket and an astronaut invited me for a trip to moon. We went there in the afternoon and I returned home before sunset. As we lose light there, we jumped around instead of walking which was really a fun.

Glossary:

1. structure = composition
Usage; Scientists revealed the structure of atom.

2. burst = broken
Usage: My car tyre burst on the way.

3. astronaut = a person who goes into the space on a rocket
Usage: Astronauts landed on the surface of the moon.

4. dwells = resides
Usage: Love dwells in the hearts of kind people.

Telangana SCERT 7th Class English Guide Pdf Telangana Unit 5A A Trip to Andaman Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 5A A Trip to Andaman

Pre – Reading:

Look at the picture and answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What do you see in the picture ?
Answer:
I see a beautiful scene of beach. Some of the people are playing on the beach. Some others are swimming. Some people are taking photographs.

Question 2.
Have you ever been to a beach ? If yes, which beach did you go to ?
Answer:
Yes, I have been to a beach. When I was in fifth class I visited Rama Krishna beach in Visakhapatnam.

Question 3.
What do you guess this lesson is going to talk about ?
Answer:
This lesson is going to talk about a famous beach.

Oral Discourse:

Description – Describe the tourist place that you have visited.
Answer:
We have recently visited our state capital Hyderabad during summer holidays.

The city is noted for its monuments such as Charminar and the fort of Golkonda. Charminar is a major land mark of Hyderabad with four graceful minarets. It is built by Quli Qutb Shah as a memorial for plague victims. Golkonda fort is one of the most magnificient fortress complexes in India.

Salarjung Museum is the largest one man collection of antiques in the world. Nehru Zoological Park is a natural habitat housing a large variety of animals and birds. So many wonders are worth watching in Hyderabad such as Birla Mandir, Birla Planetarium, Hussain sagar, Necklace road, Shilparamam etc. It is a feast to our eyes.

We went for shopping to Laad bazaar, also called Chudi bazaar. Hyderabad is also known as ‘City of Pearls’ as there are so many pearl shops. Hitech city is the landmark of Hyderabad and also known as the Silicon Valley of Hyderabad. It houses a vast number of national and international software companies, providing jobs to lakhs of people.

Comprehension:

I. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Based on your reading of the passage, list the tourist attractions of Andaman Island. Which one of them has fascinated you the most ? Why ?
Answer:
The tourist attractions of Andaman Island are a famous national monument cellular jail built by the British, Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Havelock Island and Radhanagar Beach. I was fascinated by Mahatma Gandhi National Park because I watched coral reefs, sea turtles and a variety of colourful fishes through the glass-bottomed boats. Really, it is fascinating thing. Anybody can feel themselves as a part of them.

Question 2.
Would you like to go to Andaman during holidays ? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Yes, I would like to go to Andaman during holidays. It has abundant plants, animals and marine life. Coral reefs, different kinds of colourful fishes, sea turtles can be observed. There are a lot of tourist places like cellular jail, Elephant beach, Radhanagar beach, Havelock Island etc.

Question 3.
Which means of transport is, in your opinion, more enjoyable for visiting a place like Andaman ? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
In my opinion, ship is the best means of transport to visit a place like Andaman because, it has full of exciting and thrilling experiences like dolphins swimming along the ship and springing and diving again and again. We can see the beautiful scenes of sun rising and sun setting. We can observe the vastness of ocean and its atmosphere.

Question 4.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been called miniature India. Do you agree with this view ? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Yes, I agree with this view because many people from different parts of India who settled here are following different cultures, languages and faiths living together happily. So, it is like a miniature India.

Question 5.
What does “I’ refer to in the passage?
Answer:
The word I refers to the author / narrator.

Question 6.
The writer saw many interesting things on the ship. But which one surprised him the most ? Why ?
Answer:
The writer saw many things like watching films, eating and drinking at restaurants. Some people were buying things in the fancy stores. The writer was surprised to see some people in a saloon getting their hair cut. As the writer was a kid and didn’t expect such kind of things in the ship, he was very much surprised.

Question 7.
How did the tourists enjoy on the beach ?
Answer:
Some foreign tourists on the beaches were basking in the sun and enjoying themselves. Some of the tourists were swimming in the sea and riding on elephants. Some of the tourists took lots of pictures of beautiful scenery.

Question 8.
Who guided the family on the Islands ?
Answer:
a) The narrator’s family was guided by a local tourist who was appointed by tourism department (or)
b) Perhaps the narrator’s father acquired himself the details about the tropography of the island with the help of guide books and maps. The narrator’s father might have guided the family.

Question 9.
Why do you think the Scuba divers need air cylinders ?
Answer:
Scuba divers dive into the sea by wearing a special suit. They have to stay beneath the sea for a long time. There oxygen is not available to breathe. Human beings can’t breath underwater like fishes. So, they carry oxygen cylinders along with them.

Question 10.
Have you ever visited any tourist place ? Share your experience.
Answer:
I visited the ancient historical place, Hyderabad. There are many great monuments. I visited Salarjang Museum. There a large number of collections are kept for exhibition. In that Museum, the clock is the main attraction to the people. Later I visited Golkonda Fort. It is a wonderful example for the architecture. In the old city Charminar is the great monument. It stands an evidence for the 400 years of history to Hyderabad city. Really Hyderabad is a wonderful tourist place.

II. Tick the correct answer.

Question 1.
How did the author feel, when the windows and doors of their cabin were closed.
A) The author felt the ship sinking
B) The author felt uncomfortable
C) The author did not feel the movement of the ship
D) The author felt the fast movement of the ship
Answer:
C) The author did not feel the movement of the ship

Question 2.
The most favourable time to visit Andaman is the …
A) winter season.
B) spring season.
C) summer season.
D) monsoon season.
Answer:
B) spring season.

Question 3.
Why did the family go to Andaman ?
A) to learn about the aborigines.
B) to watch how foreigners enjoy themselves.
C) to explore at tourist spot.
D) to view only the sea beaches.
Answer:
C) to explore at tourist spot.

Vocabulary:

I. Find the antonyms of the following words from the text and write them in your notebooks. Also, write one sentence each for the word and its antonym.

Impossible x possible
Eg: a) It is impossible to find a solution to the problem.
b) Hard work makes everything possible.

beautiful x ugly
Eg: a) What a beautiful scene it is!
b) There is an ugly scar on the face of the thief.

bright x dark
Eg : a) The unexpected rains brightened the Kharif prospects.
b) Be careful while walking in dark.

hostile x courteous
Eg : a) His hostile nature leads to a great havoc.
b) He is very courteous in his behaviour.

dim x bright
Eg : a) The dim lights in the streets cause more accidents.
b) Work hard. You will have a bright future.

above x beneath
Eg : a) 75% of students in our class got above 90 marks.
b) Some swimmers stay a long time beneath the sea.

cloudy x sunny
Eg : a) This sky is very cloudy today.
b) Yesterday, the sky was sunny.

notorious x famous
Eg : a) Mr. Dass was a notorious criminal.
b) Viswanadhan Anand is a world famous chess player.

suddenly x gradually
Eg : a) We heard a big sound suddenly.
b) The use of plastic is gradually decreasing.

tasteless x tasteful
Eg : a) The food item is tasteless.
b) My mother cooks tasteful dishes.

II. Read the following sentences and notice how the word ‘wave’ has been used differently:

1. My sister Amala and I too waved our hands while Mom and Dad smiled at us.
2. Silky sands, foaming waves and cool breeze of the sea attracted us very much.

In sentence 1 ‘wave’ is used as a verb in the past tense and in sentence 2, it is used as a noun in its plural form. As a verb, it means ‘to move hand or arm from side to side’ and as a noun, it refers to ‘raised lines of water that move across the surface of the sea or ocean.

Bank (n) : a place where money is kept and paid on demand.
Eg : I went to the State Bank to withdraw some money.

Bank (v) : depend on
Eg : I bank upon your assistance when the need arises.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words given in the brackets. They can be used both as nouns and verbs.

Question 1.
The volleyball team of our school _________ four matches. The fourth day’s _________ was excellent, (play)
Answer:
played, play

Question 2.
Latha _________ a lot of problems. I am sorry to see tears on her lovely _________ (face)
Answer:
facing, face

Question 3.
My grand-daughter said, “Grandpa, you look very sweet when I see a _________ on your face.” On hearing this Grandpa _________ at once, (smile)
Answer:
smile, smiled

Question 4.
Suresh _________ that he would pass the examination. But his _________ disappeared when he saw the question paper, (hope)
Answer:
hoped, hope

Question 5.
When I answered a question correctly, the English teacher _________ me on my back and said, “Well done, Smarty.” Her made me feel very happy and proud (pat)
Answer:
patted, pat

III. Read the following sentences from the passage.

1. The ship set out after sounding a loud horn.
2. People who came to see off their friends and relatives cheered them up by waving their hands.
set out = to start journey
Eg : The ship set out after sounding a loud horn.

set out = to arrange / display things
Eg: Her work is always very well set out.

see off = to say good bye to somebody
Eg : We went to the railway station to see off my brother.

cheer up = to make somebody cheerful
Eg : Give Mary a call, she needs cheering up.

The set of words underlined above are ‘phrasal verbs’.

Pick out from a dictionary more phrasal verbs beginning with the words ‘set’, find out their meanings, and use them in sentences of your own.

set about = start doing something
Eg : She set about the business of a dry cleaning.

set aside = not consider something (because other things are more important)
Eg : Let’s set aside our personal feelings.

set back = to delay the progress of something
Eg : The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks.

set down = to stop and allow somebody to get off;
Eg : The driver set the passengers down at the bus stop.

set in = to begin and seem likely to continue;
Eg : The monsoon has set in a bit early this year.

Grammar:

I. Simple Past Tense
Read the following lines taken from the lesson :

Soon after the examinations were over, Mom made preparations for the trip. On the 25th of April, we took the Pinakini Express from Vijayawada and reached Chennai by 1 p.m.

The underlined words are verbs in the simple past tense and refer to actions that took place in the past. The Simple Past Tense is used here to talk of completed actions in the past.

Given below is the action plan prepared by the Headmaster of Mahatma Gandhi Zilla Parishad High School, Quthbullapur for a tour to Nagarjuna Sagar Project. They finished the tour on 15th October. Describe the tour in the past tense by making appropriate changes in the verbs given in the action plan.

6.00 a.m. – board the bus at the school
8.00 a.m. – stop at Chintapalli for breakfast
12.00 noon – reach the spot
1.00 p.m. – take lunch
1.30 to 3.30 p.m. – visit the Nagarjuna Sagar Project
3.30 – 4.30 p.m. – visit the museum
4.40 p.m. – visit Ettipothala falls
5.00 p.m. – board the bus
8.30 p.m. – take supper at Chintapalli
10.30 p.m. – reach the school.

On 15th October, the students of Z.P.H. School, Quthbullapur started their tour to Nagarjuna Sagar Project. They boarded the bus at the school at 6 a.m. They stopped at Chintapalli for breakfast at 8.00 a.m. They reached the spot at 12.00 noon. They took their lunch at 1.00 p.m. They visited Nagarjuna Sagar Project from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. They visited the museum between 3.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. They visited Ettipothala falls at 4.40 p.m. Again they boarded the bus at 5.00 p.m. They stopped at Chintapalli to take supper at 8.30 p.m. At last they reached the school at 10.30 p.m.

II. Past Continuous Tense

Read the following lines taken from the lesson:

Some foreign tourists on the beaches were basking in the sun and enjoying themselves. The underlined verbs ‘were basking1 and ‘(were) enjoying’ are in the Past Continuous Tense. The Past Continuous Tense is used to talk about or describe an action which someone was doing or an event which was happening at a particular time in the past.

Past Continuous Tense:
Structure : Sub + was / were + V1 + ing + object
Eg: He was watching TV.
We were discussing a problem.
Eg: I was doing home work then.

Case – I : To denote two simultaneous actions which were going on Past Continuous + Past Continuous
Eg : 1. While I was watching TV, my mother was cooking.
2. When my mother was sleeping, I was playing chess.

Case – II : To denote a longer duration action and a shorter duration action.
longer duration action (Past Continuous) + shorter duration action (Simple Past)
Eg : When he was watering the plants, I visited him.
While the teacher was teaching, a peon entered the class room.
While I was going to market, I met my old friend.

I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the verbs given in the brackets.

Question 1.
They _________ with each other when the police _________ (fight, arrive)
Answer:
were fighting, arrived

Question 2.
When Rajesh _________ , he _________ down and _________ his leg (run, fall, injure)
Answer:
was running, fell, injured

Question 3.
While he _________ it _________ to rain (play, begin)
Answer:
was playing, began

Question 4.
The children _________ a film when the lights _________ off (watch, go off)
Answer:
were watching, went

Question 5.
My mother was _________ when the guests _________ (still cook, arrive)
Answer:
was still cooking, arrived

Question 6.
The teacher _________ when the principal _________ the room. (teach, enter)
Answer:
was teaching, entered

Question 7.
Father was _________ the TV when the telephone bell _________ (watch, ring)
Answer:
was watching, rang

Question 8.
We _________ ready for our journey when the power _________ off. (get, go)
Answer:
were getting, went

Work in Pairs:

II. Narrate what your family members were doing yesterday when you reached home after school.
Answer:
Yesterday after the school was over, I went home. To my surprise everyone in the house was busy in doing some work. My grandmother and mother were cooking some delicious sweets and boondi mixture. My eldest sister was packing all those things in small tins. My father was talking to somebody over a phone.

He was enquiring about some tourist places and accommodation. I couldn’t understand all these things. My mother asked me to pack all my new clothes in a suit case. After an enquiry my father planned suddenly to visit Bhadrachalam, as we got two days holidays. Then I understood that they were making preparations to visit Bhadrachalam.

Writing:

I. Arrange the following sentences in proper sequence using appropriate connectors and replacing ‘we’ with ‘they’. You can add some more information you may have liked in the passage.
1. We visited a beach called Elephant beach.
2. We reached Port Blair.
3. We travelled by a ferry from Port Blair to a place called Havelock island.
4. In the evening we boarded a ship for Port Blair.
5. We visited Radhanagar beach.
6. After a while we reached an exciting place, the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park.
7. We had been longing to make a trip to Andaman.
8. We visited a famous national monument, the Cellular jail.
Answer:
a) Correct order:
1. We had been longing to make a trip to Andaman.
2. In the evening we boarded a ship for Port Blair.
3. We reached Port Blair.
4. We visited a famous national monument, the Cellular jail.
5. After a while we reached an exciting place, the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park.
6. We travelled by a ferry from Port Blair to a place called Havelock Island.
7. We visited a beach called Elephant beach.
8. We visited Radhanagar beach.

b) Replacing ‘we’ with ‘they’
The writer and the members of his family had been longing to make a trip to Andaman. They reached Chennai sea port by taxi. In the evening they boarded a ship for Port Blair. They reached Port Blair after two days. They visited a famous national monument, the Cellular jail and after a while they reached an exciting place, The Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park. Later they travelled by a ferry from Port Blair to a place called Havelock Island. They saw a majestic light house. Later they visited a beach called Elephant beach. Finally they visited Radhanagar beach.

II. Describing a place
You have read about a famous tourist place, Andaman. After reading the description don’t you feel that you have actually visited the place ? This is because the author has given a vivid picture of the place through the description of the place and the activities. When you want to describe a place you need to find answers for the following questions:

1. Where is the place located ? What is it famous for ?
2. How can one reach there ? How is the weather during the time of the visit ? What is the best time to visit ? What things to carry ? What sort of accommodation is available?
3. What places and things can be seen on the way to the place ?
4. What are the major tourist attractions ?

One of your friends wishes to visit the place you have visited recently. Write a letter to your friend describing the details mentioned above to help him make his/her trip successful.
Answer:

Nizamabad,
10-8-2016.

Dear Mahi,

I received your letter dt. 6.8.2016.1 came to know that your family wishes to visit Araku. I visited Araku recently. It is a nice place. It is located 200 kms from Visakhapatnam. Araku is inhabited by tribal people. We can reach Araku from Visakhapatnam by train and by bus. But, train journey thrills us as we go through tunnels. We can see different waterfalls on the route. The best time to visit Araku is January to June. The climate drops down to 5° also. The AP Tourism is maintaining resorts there. We can get accommodation there.

The ‘Thimsa’ dance, the music of tribal people, their folk songs all thrill us. Borra Caves are worth visiting places. Chaparai is famous for water stream where one can take bath in the medicinal waters.

Please dont forget to carry with you umbrella, camera, water bottle, sweater etc.
Plese do drop a letter about your experiences after visiting Araku.

Thanking you,

Your loving friend,
Shyam Arya.

To,
B.Mahesh,
11-8-24,
J.B. Colony,
Hyderabad.

Study skills:

I. This table shows the climate of Port Blair.

Write briefly in your own words the best and the most uncomfortable time to visit Port Blair. Give reasons.
Answer:
To visit Port Blair either February or March is the best because the atmosphere is pleasant. The maximum temperature is between 28°C and 29°C, the minimum temperature is between 23°C and 24°C. The most uncomfortable time is September because there is a heavy snow fall at this time. It is very uncomfortable.

Listening And Speaking:

Gulliver in Lilliput

Gulliver was a doctor on a ship. He was an Englishman, There was a bad storm and the ship hit a rock and broke into two pieces, it was right time. However, Gulliver swam forward and at last reached an island called Lilliput. The people were called Lilliputains. Gulliver was too tired. He could not open his eyes. He soon went to sleep. Next morning when he woke up he could not move. He was held down by some ropes. His long hair was also pinned to the ground. Then something climbed on to his leg and came up to his chin. It was a little man about fifteen centimetres high. He carried a bow and an arrow in his hand.

Then forty more little people climbed onto Gulliver’s body. He was very surprised and gave a loud shout. Immediately all the little men ran away. But they came back soon.

At first the ropes were too strong for him to break. But somehow, after a long struggle Gulliver broke some of them. He could move one of his arms. When they saw this, the little people shouted and shot their little arrows into him. But the arrows did not hurt Gulliver very much. They were like little pins.

Gulliver lay still. He did not move. After some time the little people stopped shooting arrows at him. Gulliver asked for some food. Over a hundred people brought baskets full of meat and loaves of bread. Gulliver ate them and fell asleep.

The little men took Gulliver to their king. The king liked Gulliver very much. He told his officers to take Gulliver to the biggest building in the land. No house was big enough for Gulliver to live in, but he was able to creep inside the building and lie down. The beds were too small for Gulliver, so they took hundreds of beds and joined them together!

Gulliver lived among the little people for some time. He wanted to go home. Fortunately, oneday Gulliver found a boat floating near the seashore. He sailed put to sea in that boat, later a big ship found him and took him back to England.

I. Your teacher will read the story ‘Gulliver in Lilliput’. Listen carefully and answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Why did Gulliver go to Lilliput ?
Answer:
When he was travelling in a ship, it hit a rock and broke into two pieces in a bad stormy night. However he swam forward and at last reached an island called Lilliput.

Question 2.
Why did the little people shoot arrows at Gulliver ?
Answer:
When Gulliver broke some of the ropes which were tied to him, the little people began shooting arrows at him.

Question 3.
What do you think is the size of the Lilliputian’s house ?
Answer:
It is hardly 6 inches.

Question 4.
How many Lilliputians can you carry in your bag ?
Answer:
Some hundreds of Lilliputians can be carried in my bag.

Question 5.
Would you like to live among such strange people ?
Answer:
No, I don’t like to live among such strange people.

Question 6.
Pygmies are also very small people. Find out who is smaller ? A pygmy or a Lilliputian ?
Answer:
Lilliputian is smaller than pygmies.

Question 7.
Why did the king like Gulliver ?
Answer:
The king liked Gulliver because he didn’t do any harm to Lilliputs even though they shot arrows at him.

II. Oral Activity :

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions :

Question 1.
If you were the king, how would you use Gulliver ?
Answer:
If I were the king I would use Gulliver as a protector of my kingdom.

Question 2.
If you lived in Lilliput, what problems would you face ?
Answer:
I would face the problem regarding food, clothes, shelter and above all language and no companions.

Question 3.
In stories, we often come across very small people like elves and dwarfs. How are they different from Lilliputians ?
Answer:
Elves and dwarfs are shorter than normal human beings. But Lilliputs are very little people. They are hardly 4 inches tall.

III. Here is a list of places of South India Tourism. Tell your group about the city you would like to visit and why. What is special about the city? What should visitors do there ?

Answer:

Tirupathi:
Tirupathi is a famous piligrim place. It is situated 60 km away from Chittoor. Famous Lord Venkateswara temple is situated on the Seshachal hill. The temple was built so many thousands of years ago. Everyday thousands of people visit Lord Venkateswara from different parts of India as well as from other countries. The Seshachal hills contain huge number of wild animals, rare herbs.

We can enjoy the beautiful scenes of Seshachal hills when we were passing through ghat roads. If anybody visits once this place, he cherishes to visit once again. That is the greatness of Tirumala. The visitors offer their hair to Lord Venkateswara as a token of leaving all their vices.

Warangal:
It is famous for historical temples, forts and lakes. Thousand pillar temple, Ramappa lake, Warangal fort are the major tourist attractions in Warangal. Eturunagaram wild life sanctuary offers breath taking views. The animals found here are tiger, panther, jackals, wolf, deer and many more.

A Trip to Andaman Summary in English

The narrator narrated his trip to Andamans like this:

We wished to have a trip to the Andamans during the summer holidays. Father and mother prepared everything ready. We started from Vijayawada by Pinakini Express and reached Chennai. We went to the port in the evening and boarded the ship bounded to Port Blair. The ship was very big with four storeys.

It was dark around the ship but inside the ship it was bright. We enjoyed the trip ourselves well seeing the dolphins and fish. Some people were eating and some were watching the cinema. Medical staff treated those who had sea-sickness. On the third day, we reached Port Blair.

There are six hundred islands. Only 37 of them are inhabited. There are trees, animals and marine life. Aboriginal tribes are living there. They are away from civilised society. There are different languages and cultures. We saw the famous cellular jail constructed by the British. We visited the Mahatma Gandhi National Park which extends upto 15 islands.

The creeks, coral reefs, coloured fish and sea- turtles attracted us. Then we came to Havelock island. The beauty of the island seemed to welcome us. Some foreigners were basking and some were riding elephants. Then we visited the Elephant Beach. Swimmers wearing particular dress were diving, which is called Scuba diving.

Lastly, we visited Radhanagar Beach. It was very beautiful. We had enjoyed Thanduri and sea-foods. I can never forget my trip to the Andaman.

Glossary:

longing = strong feeling or desire
Usage: I have a longing to visit the U.S.A.

vanish = disappear
Usage: My fear vanished when I knew the reality.

treating = curing an illness of injury
Usage: The doctor, on duty, is treating the patients.

inhabited = lived
Usage: People of different languages and cultures inhabited in India.

aboriginal = original people belonging to a place
Usage: There are aboriginal tribes living in the Araku valley.

creek = a narrow area of water where the sea flows into the land
Usage: There are many creeks in the coast of the Pacific Ocean.

coral reef = a hard substance that is red, pink or white in colour and that focuses on the bottom of the sea
Usage: We can see coral reefs in Andaman

ferry = a boat or a ship that carries people, goods, vehicles across a river;
Usage: We have many ferry services along the river Godavari.

hired = used on payment
Usage: We hired an auto to visit all the temples in Chennai.

pleasant = happy
Usage: It was a pleasant experience to us.

courteous = respectful
Usage: We should be courteous towards elders.

queries = questions
Usage: All my queries are answered.

spectacle = scene
Usage: It was a wonderful spectacle

located = situated
Usage: The Himalayas are located to the North of India.

greeted = welcomed
Usage: I greeted my headmaster when I saw him.

Telangana SCERT 7th Class English Guide Pdf Telangana Unit 4C The Emperor’s New Clothes Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 4C The Emperor’s New Clothes

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Was the King wise?
Answer:
No, the king was not wise.

Question 2.
What would have happened if the old minister had told the King the truth?
Answer:
If the old minister had told the King the truth, the King might have known that he was cheated by the weavers. The King might have realised how fool he was.

Question 3.
Why did everyone pretend that they could see the cloth?
Answer:
Everyone afraid that they would be treated as fools. So, everyone pretended that they could see the cloth.

Question 4.
There are people who cheat as the weavers did. Share with your classmates what you know about such cheats.
Answer:
Few days ago, some of our colony people were cheated by fake goldsmiths. One fine day, three people rang the door bell of our neighbour and introduced that they were goldsmiths. They could repair or polish the gold ornaments at the door steps. Our neighbour Kamala asked them to come in. She gave them some ornaments for polishing. They dipped them in some kinds of acids for few minutes and took out.

They polished the ornaments and returned them to her. She was wondered at the glittering of the ornaments. She was asked to pay very little amount for their work and left the place. After few days she took some of the ornaments to the jewellery shop for making of new model ornaments. To her surprise, the shop keeper said that, the ornaments weight was decreased.

Then she realised that she was cheated by the fake goldsmiths. When the ornaments were put in acids, some part of the gold was dissolved in the acid. On that way she was cheated. Similarly same incidents happened in our colony. They all reported to the police. The police are now in search of cheaters.

The Emperor’s New Clothes Summary in English

There was an Emperor who was fond of new clothes. He spent all his money on them. One day two weavers came to his court and said that they could weave most beautiful cloth for the King. The King gave them a lot of money. Actually they had no tools or looms.

They got fine silk and gold from the King. They pretended to be weaving cloth. The King wanted to know how much cloth they wove. He sent a wise and old minister to them. He came but could not see anything there. Thinking that he would be counted as foolish, told the King that the cloth was splendid.

Later, the King wanted to see himself. He went to the weavers. They described the cloth in nice terms. The courtiers also said the same. They requested the King to wear the clothes on the procession day.

The King removed his clothes and wore the weaver’s clothes. He started on the procession. Everybody said that the Kings clothes were beautiful, but a little boy said that the King had no clothes on him. Then the King also realised that he had no clothes on him but the procession went on.

Glossary:

fond of = liked
special = particular
pretended = acted
loom = an instrument to weave cloth
splendid = wonderful
keenly = deeply
robes = dresses
put on = wear
took off = removed

Self Assessment:

How well have I understood this unit?

Read and tick (✓) in the appropriate box.

Section – A : Reading Comprehension

Please also practise additional exercises given from P.No. 154 to 164.

(Questions 1 – 10) : Read the following passage from “Tenali Paints a Horse”.

(Tenali comes in with two men carrying a painting covered with a sheet of cloth. When Tenali gestures, the men lifted the cloth to display an empty canvas.The painting has only a few curved strokes of black on the right-hand edge and a few green lines at the bottom below it.)

Tenali : Good afternoon, Sir. See what a beautiful horse I have drawn. It’s a magnificent
black stallion with a white star on its forehead. Look at the polished leather Saddle on it. Hmm, I wonder if I should have the reins trail like that.
Raja : What’s this? I cannot see a horse! This is very insulting. You’re trying to make a
fool of me.There’s nothing on this canvas.
Tenali : Well, you were the one who told me that we had to use our imagination when we
looked at paintings. Imagine that the rest of the horse is just outside the canvas grazing at some lush green grass. Look, you can see the edge of its tail in that corner.
Raja : You old rascal, you have got the better of me. Minister, where is that bag of gold? Give it to Tenali Raman, the cleverest man in my kingdom!

(1 – 5) Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

Question 1.
Whom does Tenali call ‘Sir’?
A) The courtier
B) The king
C) The painter
D) The two men
Answer:
B) The king

Question 2.
Tenali has drawn the picture of ________
A) an elephant
B) an ape
C) a male horse
D) a female horse
Answer:
C) a male horse

Question 3.
Tenali gestures the men. The underlined word means
A) to scold
B) to hold something
C) to signal with hands
D) to order
Answer:
C) to signal with hands

Question 4.
What do you think the black strokes portray?
A) The forehead of the horse
B) the horses tail
C) the reins
D) the saddle
Answer:
B) the horses tail

Question 5.
Tenali felt ________ of the horse he had drawn.
A) proud
B) disappointed
C) humbled
D) degraded
Answer:
A) proud

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10M

Question 6.
Earlier Tenali Raman was displeased with the painting of an artist. Why?
Answer:
Tenali Raman could not see the other side of the two men and the face of the cow in the painting, so he was displeased.

Question 7.
Why did Raja feel Tenali insulted him ?
Answer:
Because, there is nothing on the canvas presented by Tenali.

Question 8.
How did Tenali support his painting ?
Answer:
To imagine that the rest of the horse was just outside the canvas.

Question 9.
Who won the gold bag ?
Answer:
Tenali Rama

Question 10.
Why did Raja praise that Raman was the cleverest man ?
Answer:
He proved cleverly that Raja blindly praised the painting of the artist which was not complete.

(Questions 11 -16) : Read the following passage.

It is very easy to say things without meaning them and to make promises without intending to keep them. We should be sincere and keep our word.

Meera was a girl who was quite popular and well-liked in school. She always seemed to be very sweet to everyone. But before long, her friends found that she was really very insincere.

Once she said to Nutan, “What a beautiful frock you are wearing!” Nutan felt pleased and happy. But the next minute, Nutan overheard Meera tell someone else how out – of – fashion her frock was. Nutan was very sad and went home quite upset.

Soon many others also found out that Meera would talk very sweetly in front of them but would say unkind things about them behind their backs.They stopped believing Meera for they could no longer be sure whether she meant what she said.

It is best not to say something if it does not come from your heart. It is best not to make promises which you do not intend to keep. You must be sincere in what you say and stick to your word if you want your friends to think of you as a responsible, reliable and trustworthy person who will never let them down.

This is necessary for making friends and keeping them.

(11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
All that you say should ( )
A) come from your experience
B) come from your heart
B) please others
D) be sweet
Answer:
B) come from your heart

Question 12.
Meera’s friends came to know that she was insincere as ( )
A) she was very popular
B) Nutan overheard something
C) she was reliable
D) she told unkind things behind people’s back
Answer:
D) she told unkind things behind people’s back

(13 – 16) Answer the questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 13.
Why was Nutan upset ?
Answer:
Nutan was upset because Meera told others that her frock was out of fashion.

Question 14.
Why did Meera’s friends stop believing her ?
Answer:
Meera would talk sweetly in front of them but would say unkind things about them behind their back so they stopped believing her.

Question 15.
Why is it good to keep your word ?
Answer:
It is good to keep our word to make friends and keep them.

Question 16.
What should you do to make friends and keep them ?
Answer:
We should be sincere and keep our word.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar

(Q. 17 – 21) Read the following passage focussing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

Once there was a woodcutter. He went to the forest to cut wood. It was a very cold winter. His fingers were becoming numb (17). He blowed (18) very hard on them to warm them. An elf was watching him from behind. He must (19) not understand (20) what the man was doing. He taught (21) the man would not like being asked. He later went hopping to the woodcutter and asked, “If you don’t mind can I ask you some-thing?”

Question 17.
Choose the word which means the same as the underlined word. ( )
A) wet
B) dry
C) without feeling
D) damp
Answer:
C) without feeling

Question 18.
Choose the correct form of the word. ( )
A) blown
B) blowed
C) blow
D) blew
Answer:
D) blew

Question 19.
Choose the correct auxiliary. ( )
A) would
B) could
C) ought to
D) need to
Answer:
B) could

Question 20.
Choose the opposite of the underlined word. ( )
A) disunderstand
B) un-understand
C) understand
D) misunderstand
Answer:
D) misunderstand

Question 21.
Choose the correct word. ( )
A) thought
B) thinked
C) tought
D) had taught
Answer:
A) thought

(Q. 22 – 26) Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below it. Each bLank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write in your answer bookLet. 5 × 1 = 5M

________ (22) the years many changes took place in the village. Some places could ________ (23) water from the canal. They said the canal ________ (24) water from far away – where a dam had been ________ (25) on a big river. People found that only one or two crops brought ________ (26) prices than the others, so they started growing only these.

Question 22.
A) Across
B) Over
C) Since
D) From
Answer:
B) Over

Question 23.
A) get
B) got
C) gotten
D) getting
Answer:
A) get

Question 24.
A) bought
B) had bought
C) brought
D) bringing
Answer:
C) brought

Question 25.
A) build
B) building
C) builded
D) built
Answer:
D) built

Question 26.
A) good
B) better
C) best
D) more good
Answer:
B) better

(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answer in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M

(27) Well you were the one whom told me (28) that we had to using (29) our imagine when we looked at paintings. (30) Imagine that the rest in the horse is just outside the canvas (31) graze at some lush green grass.
Answer:
27. the one who told me
28. we had to use
29. our imagination
30. the rest of the horse
31. grazing at some

Section – C : Creative Writing

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ? “ “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5M

jatrya was born in heidi village in the middle of thick green jungles and hills there was piece in jatryas village but no silence. Why don’t you have silence j asked?
Answer:
Jatrya was born in Heidi village, in the middle of thick green jungles and hills. There was peace in Jatrya’s village, but no silence. “Why don’t you have silence? I asked.

Section – D : Creative Writing

(Question 33) 12 M

A) After the king bet Tenali, he left the court angrily. When Tenali went home his wife enquired why he was so angry. Tenali narrated her what had happened at the court.
Write a conversation between Tenali and his wife.
Answer:
Wife : What is the mafter dear ? You look very angry.
Tenali : Well, I am.
Wife : What happened?
Tenali : Today, an artist brought hic paintings to show to the king. The king was very pleased but I didn’t find them to be very good.
Wife : So what. Did you tell anything?
Tenali : I told the king that there were a few things which were missing.The king called me an ignorant fool.
Wife : Oh’ Is that why you are angry?
Tenali : No, the king bet a bag of gold coins and asked me to make a painting atleast half as good as the one shown.
Wife : (anxiously) Did you accept the challenge?
Tenali : Yes, I did.
Wife : But painting is not your cup of tea, dear. (Tenali looks at her angrily)
Wife : (humbly) What happened then?
Tenali : The courtiers were looking at me and giggling. So I am angry.

(Or)
B) Describe the thoughts of the king before Tenali could come to the court with his painting and after Tenali showed him his painting.
Answer:
It has been a month since I saw Tenali. Moreover he was given only one month time to make his painting. He was supposed to come with his painting today. Why has he not come yet? Has he lost his bet? I know that Tenali can’t paint, but the fellow is quite intelligent and I am sure he will definitely not give up and will come up with a plan. But what if he fails to turn up today.

Oh! I will be the 1st one to be the most disappointed. I am ready to lose the bag of gold but not Tenali. Shall I send my soldiers to call him. No, why should I call him. He ought to remember that he has to turn up today. Let me wait for some more time. Oh, there he is. But why is he coming empty handed. Where is the painting? Has he really lost the bet? I hope not.

I am sure he will have had a witty plan in his mind.
(After looking at the picture)

(Angrily) What has he painted ? Is he trying to fool me. I cannot tolerate being insulted. I will punish him severely if he tries to do so.

(Question 34) 8M

A) You are the secretary of the cultural club of your school. Write a notice asking all the students to attend a meeting to discuss the list of cultural programmes to be conducted on the occasion of School Annual Day. Add necessary details.
Answer:

Sudha Public School
NOTICE

Date: XX.XX.XXXX

Cultural programmes for Annual Day.

All the group leaders and incharges are hereby informed that a meeting would be conducted
in the conference hail at 4 pm., on September 30, 20xx, to discuss the list of cultural programmes
to be conducted on the School Annual Day. All the group leaders are requested to come up with
the programmes they intend to perform.

Nilesh
Secretary
Cultural Club.

(Or)
B) Write a story using the given hints:
Slave – name Androcles – run away from master – lion growling – pain – nail in toe removes – Androcles caught – hungry lion – thrown – lion licks leg – Androcles free.
Answer:
Once there was a slave named Androcles. His master was very cruel and ill treated him so he ran away from his master, into a dense forest. He heard a lion growling in pain. There was a nail in its toe. Androcles removed the nail. Later he was caught by the master’s men and was taken back.

The master as a punishment threw him in front of a hungry lion in a cage. All the people gathered to see this. To their surprise, the lion licked Androcles leg and sat down before him. The lion had recognised him and hence it showed its gratitude. On seeing this the master set both Androcles and the lion free.

Additional Exercises:

Section – A : Redding Comprehension

(Questions 1 – 10)

1. Read the following passage.

One day, Raja Krishnadevaraya and his courtiers watch as an artist shows his paintings to the king.The king and most of his courtiers are impressed with the paintings. However, one of the courtiers, Tenali Raman, looks displeased.

Raja : That is really a beautiful painting. I can almost feel the peace of the village scene. You are a very talented artist. Here is a bag of gold for you. We shall be very pleased if you can stay on at our court and make more beautiful paintings like these.
Artist : Your Highness is very kind. It will be an honour to paint for Your Majesty.
Tenali : I do not think they are such good paintings at all!
Raja : How can you say that? I think they are perfectly lovely.
Tenali : For one thing, where is the other side of these two men? You can only see their one side. For another, where is the face of that cow?
Raja : What an ignorant fool you are! Everything cannot be painted. You must imagine the bits that are missing.
Tenali : I bet I can paint better than that. Well, I could if I had the paints.
Raja : I bet a bag of gold that you can’t. I’lI give you the paints and the paper. You may also take leave from the court for a month. If at the end of the month you bring me a painting that is half as good as the one we saw today,I promise you a bag of gold and the title ‘King of Artists!’
Tenali : I agree. After a month, I will show you a better painting than that one.
(The courtiers start smiling thinking that he would lose the bet. They know Tenali Raman cannot paint at all. Tenali looks at the giggling courtiers angrily and walks out.)

(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
The painting the artist had shown was of ( )
A) a town
B) a pond
C) a village
D) beautiful hills and villages
Answer:
C) a village

Question 2.
What reward did the king give to the artist ? ( )
A) an honour
B) an offer to stay at the court
C) a bag of jewels
D) a bag of gold
Answer:
D) a bag of gold

Question 3.
What was Tenali ignorant of? ( )
A) that everything cannot be painted
B) that painting is a special skill
C) the fact that he cannot paint.
D) the artist was a skilled professional
Answer:
A) that everything cannot be painted

Question 4.
In the painting Tenali could not see ( )
A) the pond
B) trees
C) the cow
D) the other side of the two men
Answer:
D) the other side of the two men

Question 5.
Tenali was displeased because ( )
A) he didnot want the artist to stay at the court
B) he didnot like the artist to be praised by the king
C) he had no taste for arts
D) he didnot like the painting much
Answer:
D) he didnot like the painting much

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 6.
Who was not happy with the painting ?
Answer:
Tenali was not happy with the painting.

Question 7.
Why does, the king want the artist to stay at his court ?
Answer:
The king wants the artist to stay at his court so that he could make many more beautiful paintings.

Question 8.
Why were the courtiers waiting eagerly for Tenali ?
Answer:
Tenali was supposed to bring his painting that day. They wanted to see his painting so they were waiting eagerly for Tenali.

Question 9.
What all did Tenali take to paint the picture ?
Answer:
Tenali took paints, paper and a month leave to paint the picture.

Question 10.
What did Tenali bet ?
Answer:
Tenali bet that he could paint better than the artist.

2. Read the following passage.

“Will Your Majesty take off your clothes ?” said the men. “Then you can put on your new clothes”. The Emperor took off all his clothes.The men made a show of putting new clothes on him. The Emperor stood in front of a mirror and turned round and round. “How well his Majesty looks in his new clothes !” cried all his officers.

Then the Emperor walked along in the procession. People in the streets cried, “How beautiful the Emperor’s new clothes are!” “But he’s got nothing on at all !” said a little child. And one person said to the other, “He has nothing on at all. He has nothing on. He has nothing on!” cried all the people. The Emperor felt unhappy. He knew that the people were right; he had nothing on. But the procession had to go on.

(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
The two men ( )
A) weaved the most beautiful clothes for the king.
B) cheated the king
C) were wise
D) were skilful
Answer:
B) cheated the king

Question 2.
The little child said that ( )
A) he was hungry
B) the king’s clothes were awesome
C) he’d like to become a king
D) the king had not worn anything.
Answer:
D) the king had not worn anything.

Question 3.
What did the Emperor wear for the procession ? ( )
A) his royal clothes
B) clothes of silk from Arabia
C) the new clothes woven by the men
D) old rags
Answer:
C) the new clothes woven by the men

Question 4.
The Emperor ( )
A) finally came to know that the weavers cheated him
B) there was no wise man in his kingdom
C) the clothes were really beautiful
D) the child was innocent.
Answer:
A) finally came to know that the weavers cheated him

Question 5.
The officers told that the clothes were beautiful because ( )
A) they really thought they were
B) they did not want to anger the king
C) they obeyed the king
D) they wanted to show that they were wise.
Answer:
D) they wanted to show that they were wise.

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 6.
Could the people in the kingdom see the Emperor’s new clothes ? Why ?
Answer:
No, nobody in the kingdom could see the Emperor’s new clothes, because there were no clothes in reality.

Question 7.
Why did the Emperor feel unhappy ?
Answer:
The Emperor felt unhappy because all the people in the kingdom whispered that he had not worn any clothes and he realized that he had not worn any clothes.

Question 8.
Why did the weavers work harder than ever ?
Answer:
The weavers worked harder than ever because they wanted to get the clothes ready for the procession.

Question 9.
Who do you think is the most foolish of all ? Why ?
Answer:
I think the king himself is the most foolish of all, because he didnot realize that there were no clothes even when the weavers pretended to put them on his body.

Question 10.
What do you think the king must have done after the procession ?
Answer:
The king must have immediately sent for the weavers and punished them.

3. Read the following passage.

“We will be publishing a handwritten magazine to be displayed in the school library”. Satish,a student of Class VI and convenor of the literary club, told his principal. Somi, Ketki and Manjul were also with him. “We have come with a problem, sir.” “If you want some articles then take some good essays from your exercise books,” the principal said, “but do not consult your class teachers.

They are all busy these days. You do it on your own. Let me see how fine you kids are in your choice.” “No sir, for that Sushma and Manjul have done some work. They have already picked up a few good pieces”. This time, it was Somi. “Then what is your problem?” “Who will write the magazine, sir?” asked the boys. “I will see and let you know”, said the principal.

(11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 11.
What problem did the children have ? ( )
A) collecting articles
B) no interference of teachers
C) who would write the magazine
D) permission for the display of magazine.
Answer:
C) who would write the magazine

Question 12.
The principal
A) co-operated with the children
B) scolded the children for depending on him
C) suggested to take the help of the teachers
D) advised Sushma and Manju to do the work.
Answer:
A) co-operated with the children

(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words.

Question 13.
What did the students want to do ?
Answer:
The students wanted to publish a hand-written magazine and display it in the library.

Question 14.
Who was the convenor of the literary club ?
Answer:
Satish, a student of class VI was the convenor of the literary club.

Question 15.
Why didn’t the Principal want to involve teachers ?
Answer:
The teachers were busy those days, so the Principal did not want to involve the teachers.

Question 16.
What would the Principal let the students know ?
Answer:
The Principal would let the students know as to who would write the magazine.

4. Read the following passage.

On hearing the news of the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, Udham Singh did not attend his school but took a train to Amritsar and visited the spot.There, he stood for several minutes in a trance, picked up the soil, rubbed it on his forehead and put some in a phial. He fasted that night. According to his family members, he placed fresh flowers on the holy dust every morning, drawing inspiration from it.

One early morning, he went to the river Ravi and pledged that he would colour its waters with the colour of his blood, to create what he called the freedom’s flood. With this aim in view in 1921, he 1st landed in Africa. From there he went to America to meet the Indian revolutionaries working for the liberation of the mother land.

(11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 11.
Which place did Udham Singh visit on hearing the news ? ( )
A) Ravi
B) Jallianwala Bagh
C) Africa
D) America
Answer:
B) Jallianwala Bagh

Question 12.
Udham Singh drew inspiration from ( )
A) the incident
B) colour of his blood
C) freedom flood
D) the holy dust
Answer:
D) the holy dust

(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words.

Question 13.
What did Udham Singh do on reaching Amritsar ?
Answer:
On reaching Amritsar, Udham Singh stood at the Jallianwala Bagh for several minutes, picked up the soil, rubbed it on his forehead and put some in a phial.

Question 14.
What pledge did he take ?
Answer:
He pledged that he would colour the water of river Ravi with the colour of his blood and create the freedom’s flood.

Question 15.
Why did Udham Singh go to America ?
Answer:
He went to America to meet the Indian revolutionaries working for the liberation of the mother land.

Question 16.
What did Udham Singh do every morning ?
Answer:
Every morning, he placed fresh flowers on the holy dust he had brought from Amritsar.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar

(Questions 17 – 21)

Read the following passage focussing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

5. Once there lived an Emperor. He was very fond of (17) new cloths (18). One day two men came to his court. They pleased (19) the king with their words and told that they could weave such a splendid (20) cloth that only wise people could see it. The Emperor belief (21) them and wanted to know who was wise and who was a fool in his kingdom.

Question 17.
The synonym of fond of is ( )
A) unlike
B) dislike
C) like
D) proud
Answer:
C) like

Question 18.
Choose the correct word ( )
A) cloth
B) clothe
C) clothings
D) clothes
Answer:
D) clothes

Question 19.
Choose the opposite of the underlined word. ( )
A) angered
B) made happy
C) appreciated
D) criticised
Answer:
A) angered

Question 20.
Choose the meaning of the underlined word. ( )
A) awful
B) very good
C) projecting
D) meet
Answer:
B) very good

Question 21.
Choose the correct word. ( )
A) believe
B) beliefed
C) believing
D) believed
Answer:
D) believed

6. A man was once told of a pot filled at (17) gold at the foot hill of a mountain. He collected (18) his tools, went to the place indicated and begin (19) digging for gold. He kept digging for a week. But then a little suspect (20) started nagging (21) him.

Question 17.
Choose the correct preposition. ( )
A) in
B) with
C) from
D) into
Answer:
B) with

Question 18.
Choose the antonym of the underlined word. ( )
A) brought
B) accumulated
C) scattered
D) built
Answer:
C) scattered

Question 19.
Choose the correct word. ( )
A) begun
B) had begin
C) beginning
D) began
Answer:
D) began

Question 20.
Choose the correct form of the word. ( )
A) suspicion
B) suspected
C) suspection
D) suspecting
Answer:
A) suspicion

Question 21.
Choose the synonym of ‘nag’. ( )
A) ask
B) pester
C) request
D) apologize
Answer:
B) pester

Questions 22 – 26:

Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below it.

Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write in your answer booklet.

7. A merchant carrying 50 balls ________ (22) cotton goods on ________ (23) shoulders, stopped to ________ (24) from the heat of the day, beneath a shelter ________ (25) a large stone Buddha ________ (26) standing. He fell asleep and when he woke up his goods had disappeared.

Question 22.
A) in
B) for
C) of
D) with
Answer:
C) of

Question 23.
A) my
B) their
C) her
D) his
Answer:
D) his

Question 24.
A) eat
B) smile
C) drink
D) rest
Answer:
D) rest

Question 25.
A) while
B) when
C) where
D) which
Answer:
C) where

Question 26.
A) was
B) were
C) are
D) is
Answer:
A) was

8. Elephants ________ (22) the largest land mammals. Three species of elephants ________ (23) living today. An elephant’s gestation period _________(24) 22 months. At birth a common elephant calf ________ (25) 120 kgs. The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola. The smallest elephant about the size of a calf is a pre historic species that ________ (26) on the Island of Gete.

Question 22.
A) is
B) was
C) were
D) are
Answer:
D) are

Question 23.
A) is
B) was
C) were
D) are
Answer:
D) are

Question 24.
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) were
Answer:
A) is

Question 25.
A) weighs
B) weigh
C) weight
D) weighted
Answer:
A) weighs

Question 26.
A) lives
B) lived
C) living
D) alive
Answer:
B) lived

Questions 27 – 31:

Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answer in your answer booklet.

9. (27) Tenali comes in with two men carry a painting covered (28) with a sheet with
cloth. When Tenali gestures (29), the two ment lifted the cloth to displaying an empty canvas(30). The painting have only a few curved strokes of black on the right hand edge and (31) a few green line at the bottom below it.
Answer:
27. men carrying a painting
28. a sheet of cloth
29. cloth to display
30. The painting has only
31. a few green lines

10. That is really a beautiful painting. (27) I can almost feel the piece of the village scene. (28) You are a very talent artist. (29)Here is a bag of gold to you. (30) We shall be very please (31) if you can stayed on at our court and make more beautiful paintings.
Answer:
27. the peace of the village
28. talented artist
29. gold for you
30. be very pleased
31. if you can stay.

Section – C : Conventions of Writing

Question 32:

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word.

11. what will happen if there are no trees how long does a tree live nobody knows, some trees have lived for more than four thowsand years. They can live for severel years more.
Answer:
What will happen if there are no trees ? How long does a tree live ? Nobody knows. Some trees have lived for more than four thousand years. They can live for several years more.

12. Catch me if you can shouted arun and he ran ahed. i’ll catch you in a minit replied seema as she followed.
Answer:
“Catch me if you can“, shouted Arun and he ran ahead. i’ll catch you in a minute“, replied Seema as she followed.

Section – D: Creative Writing

Question 33:

13. Describe how Tenali Raman cleverly gained the appreciation of the king in the lesson “Tenali Paints A Horse”.
Answer:
One day a painter showed his paintings to king Krishnadevaraya. The king and all his ministers appreciated the paintings except Tenali Rama Krishna. Tenali started finding fault with the painting, and said that he could paint better than the artist. The king then bet Tenali to make a painting at least half as good as the ones shown by the artist. Tenali accepted the challenge. The king gave him paints, paper and one month leave to make the painting. The courtiers who were jealous of Tenali giggled at him. Tenali left the court angrily.

One month passed. All the courtiers and the king were waiting eagerly for Tenali. Tenali entered with a painting with a few curved strokes of black on the right-hand edge and a few green lines at the bottom below it. The king felt insulted and angry on seeing the painting. Then Tenali replied that the missing parts are to be imagined. He said that the painting was a beautiful stallion with a white star on its forehead. The king was impressed with Tenali’s witty answer and rewarded him the bag of gold.

(Or)
14. In the poem “Dear Mum” the boy who made a mess of things in the absence of his mom and later said that he did not know how things had happened, writes a letter to his friend confessing his deeds. Imagine that you are the boy in the poem and write the letter.
Answer:

Janagam,
Date: XX.XX.XXXX

Dear Ramesh,

I write this letter to confess something. The other day mom went out on some work and I was alone at home. I tried to prepare a cake. I wanted to give mom a surprise, but to my misery the whole thing went wrong. The raising flour I used to bake the cake, raised too much and fell on the floor. While I was trying to clean it, a cup on the platform fell on the floor and broke into pieces.

I tried to wash the bowls but forgot to turn off the tap. The sink overflowed and the water spilled on the floor. While mopping the floor, the vase which my mom’s grandpa had bought from China fell and a crack appeared on it. The mud in the vase stuck to my feet and left stains on the white carpet on the floor.

When mom returned and enquired of the mess, I was scared and I lied to her that I didn’t know anything. But I feel guilty about it.

I just wanted to share it with you.

Your friend,
Sunil.

Address ( )
T. Ramesh,
R.L. Colony,
Warangal.

Question 34:

15. Prepare a poster announcing the enacting of the drama “Tenali’s Wit” in your school.
Answer:

Hi ! I am Tenali
Heard about me ? Come watch my play.
‘Tenali’s Wit’ on 23rd March
4:00 p.m

at
The School Auditorium
Ticket only 10/- available at the office.

(Or)
16. You received the following invitation with a note from Mr. Kumar requesting you to !
inform Mr. Anil a common friend, who is your neighbour, about his daughter Anita’s wedding. Write a message to Anil, giving details about the wedding.

Mrs. and Mr. Kumar

requests the pleasure of your company on the auspicious occasion of the marriage of their daughter

Anita
with
Ravi
(Son of Mr. M. Kiran of Delhi)

on Sunday, 29th April, 20xx to 8.30 p.m. in Hotel taj palace, Hyderabad.

Answer:

MESSAGE

Date: XX.XX.XXXX

Mr. Anil,

Mr. Kumar came to my place yesterday with an invitation for his daughter’s wedding which is to take place on 29th April. He has left your card at my place as your house was locked and as he was running short of time, he could not wait. He is very keen that you must come and share his happy moment of life. I think it will be convenient if we both go together. Please collect your card any time.

Mahesh Balia