7 GRADE CBSE

Lesson-1
DAL DELIGHT

Learning objectives

1. To comprehend the story

2.To appreciate the exquisite delicacies of India and its diverse cultures

Values and Competencies
Resilence
Problem solving

Meaning

(Write from the text)

1. Answer the following

1. Who is Sadiq? What is he doing when the Nawab came into the shop the first time?

Answer: Sadiq was Mohammed Qadir’s son. He was sitting in his father’s food stall and was brushing flies away from a platter of biriyani when Nawab came to the shop first time.

2. A) What did the Nawab ask Sadiq’s father?

Answer: The Nawab asked Sadiq’s father what he made the best.

B) What was Sadiq’s fathers reply?

Answer: Sadiq’s father replied that he made ‘Dal Shahi Urad that the best.

c. why was the Nawab surprised at the reply?

Answer: The Nawab was surprised because the Dal was a normal dish that every cook could hand him said that make.

3. What were the conditions according to Qadir that would make the dal lose its taste?

Answer: According to Mohammed Qadir, the dal would lose its taste if it was not eaten fairly soon.

4. How did Sadiq trick Nawab into coming on time?

Answer: Sadiq asked his friend Aman to cut Nawab Sahib’s kite. As Aman gave a strong tug to the kite and it drifted down towards the ground and Sadiq reminded the Nawab of the special dal. Thus he tricked the Nawab into coming on time.

5. Describe how the Nawab enjoyed the dal Shahi urad at Qadir’s food stall.

Answer: The Nawab broke a piece of roti dipped it in the ‘Dal Shahi urad, put it into his mouth chewed slowly and said ‘Ah’. The Nawab then told Qadir that dal shahi urad was really heavenly and that he had never tasted anything better so he deserved a reward.

6. Why was the dal not ready at Qadir’s shop?

Answer: The Dal was not ready at the shop because Qadir made Dal Shahi Urad only on orders.

7. Why was Sadiq upset with his father’s behavior?

Answer: Sadiq was upset because he knew if the Nawab wouldn’t reach the shop in time, his father could be angry, throw the dal away and they could forget the reward.

8. Why was Hassan Ali amused by Qadir’s reply?

Answer: Nawab Hassan ali was surprised at Qadirs reply because he thought that Qadir would cook popular special dishes.

9.” I will throw it away or give it to the poor”. What does this statement tell you about Qadir?

A: This statement tells us that Qadir was punctual and he wanted others to be punctual; it also tells that he did not care about anything. It is also indicating that Qadir did not like to take things lightly.

10. ‘All his dreams were fading away’.

A) Whose dreams were fading away?

b. what did they dream?

c. why were they fading.

Answer:

a. a) Sadiq’s dreams were fading away.

b. b) Sadiq dreamt of a new big shop as a reward.

c. c)Sadiq’s dreams were fading away because he knew his fathers’ temper. Once his father knew about the delay made by the Nawab, he would throw away the dal and they wouldn’t get any reward from the Nawab.

11. Write a small paragraph about your favorite dish

( Answer yourself)

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Lesson 5 THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. To read and enjoy the story
2 To inculcate sympathy and love for humanity

VALUE AND COMPETENCIES
Care and problem solving

MEANINGS:

Write from text

I. Question and Answer

1. Who was Hughie Erskine? Describe his personalities and the type of person he was?

Ans: Hughie Erskine was a good looking man with crisp brown hair, clear cut profile and grey eyes. He was very popular with men as well as with women’s. He knew every skill but wasn’t successful in marking money. He was a man with a perfect profile but no profession.

2. Who was Alan Trevor? What was he by profession?

Ans: Alan Trevor was Hughie’s friend and an artist by profession

3. What attracted Alan Trevor to Hughie?
Ans: Alan Trevor was attracted to Hughie on account of his personal charm.

4. Describe the beggar model.

Ans: The beggar model was a shrunken, old man, with a face like an old, wrinkled paper. He was wearing a tattered brown clock with patched boots. On one hand he held a rough stick and with the other hand he was holding out a bowl.

5 . What did Hughie slip into the beggar’s hand?

Ans: Hughie slipped a sovereign into the beggar’s hand.

6. Who said these statement and why?

(a) Well, I think, the model should have a percentage.

Ans; Hughie said this statement because he saw a beggar model in Alan’s home wearing tattered clothes, for the painting. Hughie thought Alan was to get a huge sum where as the beggar model was to get only a shilling an hour.

(b) An artists heart is in his head.

Ans; Alan said this statement when he answered Hughie who pitied the beggar model and called him heartless.

(C.) Good heiress! I gave him a sovereign!

Ans; When Alan told Hughie that the beggar model was actually one of the richest men in Europe, Hughie said this statement as a reaction.

7. Why did Baron Hausberg learn so many details about Hughie?

Ans; Baron Hausberg learnt so many details about Hughie as he liked Hughie when the latter gave him a sovereign.

8. Why did the beggar stare and give a faint smile when Hughie gave him a sovereign?

Ans; The beggar stared and gave a faint smile to Hughie when he gave him a sovereign as he wasn’t a beggar but one of the richest men of Europe.

9. Why do you think Baron Hausberg gave Hughie a cheque for £10,000?

Ans; Baron Hausberg was the same beggar model whom Hughie had given a sovereign. He was affected by Hughie generosity and gave him a cheque as Baron knew that Hughie needed it to Marry Laura.

10. Differentiate between the descriptions millionaire model and model millionaire?

Ans; Millionaire model is a model who is a millionaire but a model millionaire is a millionaire who’s a model for everyone. There are some people who as models become millionaire and some who are millionaire who becomes a inspiration to the world.
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A GIFT OF CHAPPALS

Learning objectives

1.Read and enjoy the story

2.Empathy for fellow human beings

Values and competencies

Care and self learning

Meanings

(write down from text)

Read and answer

1.Describe the chappals Mridu saw.

Ans; The chappals were a pair of large black ones, grey in colour and covered with dust.She could clearly see the mark of every toe on the front part of each slipper, the marks for the two big toes were long and scrawny.

2.What reason did Ravi give for naming the cat Mahendra Varma Palllava?

Ans: He told that the cat was a fine breed and he had descended from the Pallava lion or the Mahabalipuram rishi cat -an emblem of the Pallava dynasty.

3. Describe the music master and his music session.

Ans; The music master was almost bald head with a fringe of oiled black hair fading around his ears and a old fasioned tuft.A gold chain gleamed around his leathery neck,and a diamond ring glittered on his hand as it glided up and down the stem of the violin.A large foot struck out from beneath his gold-bordered vesti edge,and he was beating time on the floor with the scrawny big toe.

Think and Answer

1. Why didnt Mirdu have time to wonder about whose slippers they were?

Ans; Mridu didn’t have much time to wonder about whose slippers they were because Ravi dragged her to the backyard d behind a thick bitter berry bush to show her a small kitten they had found outside the gate that morning. It was lapping up milk from a coconut half-shell.

2. What promted the chilren to gie away the chappals to the beggar?

Ans; The children wanted to help the poor beggar who had blisters under his feet because he did not have a pair of slippers. It was difficult and painful for him to walk bare feet on the scorching road.

3. Dont you think there is something interesting about the chappals? What is it?

Ans; The story revolved around a pair of chappals rather than a human character. Throughout the story, the chappals were being given away without a thought. The owners’ wishes were not taken into consideration at all. The children took a hasty decision and gave away the music master’s chappals without realizing what they were doing. Later on Rukku Mani gave away Gopu Mama’s chappals to calm down the furious music master.

4. Who was the actual loser in the story?

Ans; Gopu Mama was the actual loser because the poor fellow was left without a pair of chappals. The music master got Gopu Mama’s chappals as compensation for his pair that was given away to the beggar. But nobody bothered to think what this poor fellow would do every evening as he was in the habit of removing his shoes hurriedly, to get into his comfortable chappals.

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As You Grew

Learning objectives

1. read and enjoy the poem

2. inculcate the family values and trust

Values and competencies

Care and respect

Meanings

(write down from text)

Question and answers

1. What do you understand by,’take with you wisdom to focus on the good in life?

Ans; It is wise to concentrate on good moments and the goodness in general that life offers from time to time. There is no need to focus on the sadness as it multiplies.

2. Why is honesty important in life?

Ans; Honesty is important because it makes us bold and fearless. We do not face unnecessary problems in life. We should remember that in order to hide a lie we have to lie and be dishonest innumerable times.

3. What does the poet mean by,’we reinforced the value of family and friends?

Ans; The poet feels that the value of friends and family should be there no matter what happens in life. Friends and family members love us and stays by our side in ups and downs.

4. What happens when you know the difference between right and wrong?

Ans; If we understand the difference between right and wrong, we become wise and are quick to intercept wrong influence in life.

5. Why is simplicity important?

Ans; Simplicity teaches us to relish simple pleasures in life and not become materialistic in our outlook.

6. How can you enjoy the present?

Ans; We can enjoy the present by treating it like a ‘gift’. The past is gone and the future is uncertain. So live in the present and make the best of it.

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PACKING FOR THE JOURNEY

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. To read and enjoy the story
2 To analyse the linguistic strands of acomedy

MEANINGS:

Write from text

READ AND ANSWER Reading Skills (CCE)-(Comprehension)

1. ‘They started with breaking a cup’

(a)Who are they?

Ans: They are Harris and George.

(b)What did they start?

Ans: They started packing the hampers.

2. (a) What did George and harry do with the butter?

Ans: Once George got the butter off his slipper; both Harris and George tried to put it in the kettle. But it didn’t go in and whatever butter was in didn’t come out. They the scrapped it out and put it down on a chair and then Harris sat on it. It stuck to him and they went looking for it all over the room.

(b) How did it shock/amuse the author?

Ans: It amused the author because his friends were so disorganized and could not find things they had put a minute ago.

3. The author says that he gets very irritated with people who sit and watch while he works. Prove this with examples from the extract

Ans: The author says that he gets very irritated with people who sit and watch while he works. This is proved when he packs the bags and his friends Harris and George watch him do it. The author also mentions about a man who lived with him. The man used to sit idle and watch him do things for hours, only his eyes following the author round the room.

4. Who was Montmorency? How did he contribute to the packing activity?

Ans: Montmorency was the friend’s pet dog. His ambition in life, according to the author, was to get in the way and be scolded. He sat down on things just when they were wanted. He put his leg into the jam, and played with the teaspoons. The dog pretended that the lemons were rats and got into the hamper and killed three of them.

THINK AND ANSWER Reading Skills (CCE)-(Comprehension)

1. (a)What did the author actually mean by saying that his two companions should leave everything entirely on him?

Ans: By saying that his two companions should leave everything entirely on him, he meant that his companions would do all the packing and he would supervise as well as direct them.

(b)How did his companions react to this suggestion?

Ans: The author’s companions took his statement otherwise and sat comfortably leaving the packing for him.

2. Why does the author say that his toothbrush is the thing that haunts him?

Ans: The author said that his toothbrush is the thing that haunts him because whenever he’s travelling he dreams of it not being packed and wakes up in cold perspiration. Then he hunts for it and packs it before using. Then again he unpacks it and then it is the last thing he turns out of the bag and then repacks and forget it. Finally he has to rush and carry it to the railway station wrapped up in his handkerchief.

3. (a) Why did the author feel that things would soon become exiting?

Ans: The author felt that the things would soon become exciting as he saw piles of plates, cups and kettles, bottles and jars, pies and stoves, cakes, tomatoes etc. he also know that Harris and George were worst packers.

(b) Did they really become exiting? how?

Ans: Yes, Harris and George’s packing really became exciting. They started with breaking a cup. Harris packed the strawberry jam on top of a tomato and squashed it. They stepped on things and couldn’t find them whenever wanted. They smashed the pies by putting heavy things on top. They upset salt over everything. George got butter on his slipper and getting it off from there; they tried to put it in the kettle but not before it stuck on Harris’ back side. Both of them really messed up all the things.

4. Why do you think the friends were packing so many things for the journey? How many days do you think they were going?

Ans: The friends were packing many things for the journey as they were going in a boat down the river Thames. It was probably a journey of about a week.

5. Is packing for a jounney a hectic job? Write about your experience.

(answer yourself)write five lines

SURRENDER OF THE SOUTHERN ARMY

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. To read and enjoy the story
2 To inculcate sympathy and love for humanity

MEANINGS:

Write from text

READ AND ANSWER Reading Skills (CCE)-(Comprehension)

1. Why does Abraham Lincoln visit General Grant’s camp?

Ans: Abraham Lincoln visited General Grant’s camp to know the proceedings of the civil war going on.

2. Who said these words and to whom?

(a) There’s room ready for him, will you receive him, sir?

(b) I understand they will be needed on the farms.

Ans: (a) General Grant said these words to Abraham Lincoln.

(b) General Grant said these words to General Robert Lee.

3. How does Lincoln answer Meade’s question, “Is there any proclamation to be made sir, about the rebels?”

Ans: To Meade’s question, Lincoln replies that no one should be hanged or shot. He tells Meade to frighten the rebels out of the country, open the gates, let down the bars and scare them off.

THINK AND ANSWER Reading Skills (CCE)-(Comprehension)

1. What do these lines suggest about the war?

Ans: (a) ‘But Lee must realize it’s hopeless by the morning’.

Lincoln and his subordinates were sure that General Lee of the southern army would be defeated by next morning.

(b) ‘You can go back tomorrow. I expect the fighting will be over soon’. These lines suggest that the war was in Northern army’s favors and was to get over. This is why Abraham Lincoln told William Scott to join the next day when the war would get over.

2. Why do you think Lincoln pardons Scott?

Ans: Lincoln was a generous man. He pardoned Scott because he had realized in which condition Scott neglected his duty.

3. “For four years life has been but the hope of this moment.” Who said these words and why?

Ans: “For four years life has been but the hope of this moment”. Abraham Lincoln said these words to General Grant when they confirmed the new of their winning the battle. He said these words as he always hoped that this would end.

4. Why do you think Lincoln and Grant were generous with Lee?

Ans: Lincoln and Grant were generous with Lee as they knew him personally and also professionally. Grant has learnt a lot in his early days from Lee.

5. Write five lines about Abraham Lincoln

(answer yourself)

WHY-WHY GIRL

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. To read and enjoy the story
2 To build up a curious mind

MEANINGS:

Write from text

READ AND ANSWER Reading Skills (CCE)-(Comprehension)

1. Who was Moina?

Ans: Moina was a ten-year old girl of the Sabars who were poor and landless.

2. To which statement did Moina not have a question?

Ans: The statement to which Moina didn’t have a question was ‘Because books have the answers to your whys’.

3. What does Moina do at eighteen?

Ans: At eighteen Moina starts teaching at the Samiti School.

4. What does she encourage the children to do?

Ans: She encourages the children to ask her as many questions as they can.

5. Who are the Sabars? Write three things you learnt about them from the story.

Ans: Moina and her family are the Sabars. The three things I learnt about them are that they were poor and landless, they are brave and now they are sending their children to school.

THINK AND ANSWER Reading Skills (CCE)-(Comprehension.

1. Why was Moina silent when she heard that books had the answers to her whys?

Ans: Moina was silent when heard that books had the answers to her whys as she then began to get interested in school and wanted to read and write.

2. (a) Why could Moina not attend school?

Ans: Moina could not attend school as the school timings were from nine to eleven and Moina used to graze the Babu’s goats in the morning. She could come only after eleven.

(b) How did she solve this problem?

Ans: Moina told her problem to Malati, the samiti teacher and told her to change the timings as none of the goatherds and cowherds could come during the normal school timings.

3. Do you think Moina is a good teacher?

Ans: Yes, Moina is a good teacher.

4. How does she encourage children to ask questions?

Ans: She encourages children to as her questions by not being lazy and encouraging them to as her about mosquitoes and the Pole Star.

5. Imagine you an opportunity to meet Moina.Frame a question you would like to ask her.

One question (answer yourself)

BRIGHT MORNING

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. To read and enjoy the poem
2 To critically appreciate the beauty of language

MEANINGS:

Write from text

A LITTLE MORE OF THE POEM

1. Read these lines

There was a roaring in the wind all night;

The rain came heavily and fell in clouds

But now the sun is rising calm and bright

(a) What time of the day is the poet talking about?

Ans: The poet first talks about the night and then the morning.

(b) What has been happening all night?

Ans: The wind has been blowing all night.

Ans: In the first two lines the night is windy and in chaos whereas in the last line the morning is calm and bright.

1. Name the two birds mentioned in the poem?

Ans: The two birds mentioned in the poem are Jay and Magpie.

2. Name the things that love the sun?

Ans: The things that love the sun are the sky and the hare.

3. (a) Why does the sky rejoice?

Ans: The sky rejoices as it was raining the whole night but now the sun made it bright.

(b) Give another word for ‘morning’s birth’

Ans: Another word for ‘morning birth’s is dawn.

4. (a) Why is the hare ‘running races’?

Ans: As it is the morning time, everything is bright and happy and thus the hare is playfully running races.

(b) What is happening when the hare is ‘running races’?

Ans: When the hare is running races, he raises dust from the ground which glitters in the sun.

5. What does ‘plashy earth’ mean?

Ans: Plashy earth’ means dry mud in the poem.

6. Do you think ‘Bright Morning’ is an appropriate title for the poem? Why? Why not?

Ans: Yes, ‘Bright Morning’ is an appropriate title for the poem as the sun is calm and bright in the poem. The birds are singing and the air is filled with the sounds of waters. All the things like the sky and the hare are rejoicing. The dust from the hare’s feet is also shining in the sun.

7.Write a four line poem about morning.

(answer yourself)

The Open Window

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. To read and enjoy the story
2 Romance at short notice

MEANINGS:

Write from text

Read and Answer

1. Who was Vera? Give two adjectives to describe her.

Ans; Vera was the niece of Mrs. Sappleton, one of his sister’s acquaintances whom he was paying a visit on behalf of his nerve cure. He described a young and self-possessed lady.

2. Why did Framton Nuttel visit the countryside?

Ans; Framton Nuttel visited the countryside in order to get cured of the nervous breakdown he was undergoing. Doctors advised him to avoid situations which cause mental excitement.

3. Who was Mrs. Sappleton?

Ans; Mrs. Sappleton was one of Nuttel’s sister’s acquaintances whom he was paying a visit on behalf of his nervous cure.

4. Describe Framton’s run from Mrs. Sappleton’s house.

Ans; Framton grabbed widely at his stick and hat; the hall-door, the gravel-drive and the front gate dimly noted stages his headlong retreat. A cyclist along the road had to run into the edge to avoid imminent collision

5. What explanation did Veera give about Mr. Nuttel’s strange behaviour?

Ans; Veera told Mrs. Sappleton that Mr. Nuttel ran because he saw Spaniel as he had a horror of dogs. She added that once he was hundred into a cemetery somewhere on the banks of the Ganges by a pack of pariah dogs and had to spend the night in a newly dug grave with creatures snarling grinning and foaming just above him.

Think and Answer

6. Why do you think Vera asked, ‘Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?’

Ans: Vera asked so because she wanted to tell a false story about her aunt to Framton Nuttel

7. What reason did Vera give for keeping the window open?

Ans; Vera told Framton Nuttel that Mrs. Sappleton’s husband and two brothers went off for shooting birds in the woods. All three of them were engulfed in a treacherous piece of bog and never came back. Mrs Sappleton always thought that they would come back some day and walk in through that window as they usually did.That was the reason that Vera gave for keeping the window open.

8. Why was it is relief for Framton to see the aunt walk into the room?

Ans: It was a relief to Framton Nuttel when the aunt walked into the room because Vera had been scaring him with her ghastly story

9. What was the ‘sympathetic comprehension’ Framton wanted to convey to Vera

Ans; Framton wanted to convey to Vera that he could understand the feeling of Mrs. Sappleton, who according to Vera’s story had lost her husband & brothers there years ago

10. ‘It was certainly an unfortunate coincidence that he should have paid his visit on this tragic anniversary’ why did Framton think like this?

Ans; Framton Nuttel visited the countryside in order to get cured of the nervous breakdown he was undergoing. Doctors advised him to avoid situations which cause mental excitement. When he heard the tragedy of Mrs. Sappleton he felt so sad that he regretted his visit to that house exactly on their anniversary.

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Lesson 6 MORE THAN TRUE

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. To read and enjoy the story
2 To spontaneously create stories from a given scenario

MEANINGS:

Write from text

I. Question and Answer

1. What ‘one power’ did grand pa have?

Ans; Grandpa had a power to see what is not meant, to be seen.

2. What picture did the river Yang Tse Kiang conjure up in grandpa’s mind?

Ans: In grandpa’s mind, the river Yang Tse Kiang conjured, up a kind of geography that was absolutely no use in passing exams.

3. What was the princess doing when grandpa met her in the story?

Ans; When grandpa met her in the story, the Princess was feeding her milk -white peacock with pomegranate seeds.

4. Describe the Fusung bird.

Ans; The Fusung bird’s tail feathers were blue, its wings yellow and it had a brown patch on its shoulders.

5. A) What saved grandpa from the princess’s anger?

B) What would she have done if she had know the truth.

Ans: A) Grandpa had suddenly appeared in front of the princess. But because he was the crown princess of Bengal, it saved him from the anger of the princess.

Ans; B) If she had known the truth, she would have thrown grandpa out.

6. Grandpa said, “that’s the sort of person I am”. What did he mean by this?

Ans; By this grandpa meant to say that he just tells a story without thinking much over it.

7. Did grandpa visit China or see the Fusung bird?

Ans; No, grandps didn’t visit China or see the Fusung bird and the Lachang tree. He told the children that he went to China on a camel’s back which went nowhere. Also he told, them that he had never seen the Fusung bird or the tree. He was just a story teller who told unreal and imaginary stores to children.

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Lesson 7 WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. To read and enjoy thepoem
2 To recognise the importance of freedom and free spirit

MEANINGS:

Write from text

I. Question and Answer

1. “Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls”. What does the poet mean by this?

Ans: Where the people are not divided by political barriers.

2. “Where words come out from the depth of truth”. What does the poet mean by saying?

Ans; Where each words is nothing but truth.

3. “Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit”. What does the poet mean by this?

Ans; Where people logically reason out and act and not do something out of habit.

4. Which lines of the poem speak about the following.

a) Freedom.

Ans; Where the mind is led forward by thee into every widening thought and action. Into that heavens of freedom my father, let my country awake.

b) Trying hard to achieve something.

Ans; Where tireless striving its arms towards perfection.

c) Fearlessness.

Ans; Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; where knowledge is free

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VII ENGLISH LITERATURE READER

3 - A FAMILY REUNION

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. To read and enjoy the story

2. To appreciate the value of family and its crucial role in our life

MEANINGS:

Write from text

QUESTION & ANSWER:

1. a) What were Jo and Laurie’s plans for Christmas?

b) What did they actually do for that day?

ans a) Jo and Laurie had elaborate plans for Christmas. They suggested utterly or magnificently absurd ceremonies to celebrate it. Laurie wanted to have bonfires, skyrockets and decorative arches.

b) Jo and Laurie went about with forlorn faces. But whenever they got together, there were always explosions of laughter, which made the others suspicious.

2. Why was Hannah crying?

ans Hannah was crying all over the turkey which she had forgotten to put down when she rushed up from the kitchen.

3. Why were Mr. March and Beth made to rest?

ans Mr. March and Beth were made the rest because Beth was unwell and Mr. March also needed rest after coming home.

4. What were the gifts the March sisters received for Christmas?

ans Jo got a book , Amy had the engraved copy of the Madonna and Child in a pretty

frame, Meg , a silk dress and Beth got a soft crimson dress.

5. How did the March Family react to the appearance of Mr. March?

ans There was a general stampede, and for several minutes everybody seemed to lose their wits, and Mr. March became invisible in the embrace of four pairs of loving arms. Jo to her shame nearly fainted away, had to be doctored by Laurie .The dignified Amy tumbled over a stool, and lay there , hugging and crying over her father’s boots. Mrs. March was the first to recover herself , and held up her hand with a warning.

6. ‘Hannah felt in her bones that it was going to be an unusually fine day’. How did her feelings prove to be true?

ans Yes, her feelings proved true , because indeed Mr. March’s appearance during the unacceptable time was the most unusual event of the day.

7. ‘Half an hour after everyone had said they were so happy they could only hold one drop came.’

a. What was that drop?

b. How did it come?

ans a. The drop was the arrival of Mr. March.

b. The happiness came when Mr. March came home and Laurie went to open the do only to find his face full of surprised excitement and his voice treacherously joyful at the sight of Mr. March.

8. “Rather a rough road for you to travel , my little pilgrims.”

a. Who said these words?

b. Who are the little pilgrims?

c. What does ‘rough road’ mean?

ans a. Mr. March

b. His daughters.

c. Hardship in the lives of the daughters without their father.

9.Write a short paragraph about your family.

(write yourself)

VII ENGLISH LITERATURE READER

HARI

NAYANTARA SEHGAL

LEARNING OBJECTIVES :

1. to read and enjoy the story

2. to construct a story on your own

MEANINGS:

write from text

QUESTION & ANSWER :

1. How did Hari enter into the Nehru household?

ANS: Hari’s mother had taken shelter in Swaraj Bawan , as her husband used to beat her up. In this way the author’s grandfather Nanuji noticed Hari decided to employ him. He went to school as well.

2. Describe Hari?

ANS: Hari was a tiny man, five feet tall with a brisk walk. Even though he was a grown up , he was mischievous and this made him different from the other grown up’s of the family. He used to amuse children by telling impossible stories.

3. Which two admirable qualities of Nanuji did Hari become aware of?

ANS: Hari became aware of Nanuji’s kind nature and his large heartedness as he latter forgave him and received him back to the family. Hari knew he couldn’t find anybody like him.

4. How would Hari make people laugh, even while at work ?

ANS: If anyone in the family met him doing some work , he would fling aside the shoes he was polishing or the clothes he was folding and start jumping about merrily making faces , until with tears of laughter streaming down our faces, we would beg him to stop.

5. Which rules and regulations , do you think, Hari found difficult to

follow?

ANS: Hari found difficult to follow the rules and regulations of Swaraj Bawan.

6. What did Hari enjoy most - working, looking after the household or looking after the household or making the children laugh?

ANS :Hari enjoyed making the children laugh out of all other things.

7. Out of all the stories narrated by Hari , which story did you find

a) interesting

b) unbelievable

ANS: a) Interesting : The story of Hari punishing the old judge by putting his head right between his two ears.

b) Unbelievable : The story of Hari getting the punishment , was

arrested and sentenced to six months hanging.

8.Write about an adventurous incident in your life in 10 lines.

(write yourself)

VII ENGLISH

4. BREAK BREAK BREAK(POEM)

ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON

NOTES

Learning Objectives:

1. Recites the poems with proper rhythm and pattern.

2. Writes and narrates personal experiences and connects learning to real life.

Meanings

(Write the meanings from text)

Answer the following questions :

1) What mood do you experience in the poem?

Answer: experience a nostalgic mood in the poem

2) Why does the poet repeat some sounds?

Answer: The poet repeats some sounds to stress on his feeling about his past.

3) A) what impression do you get of the fisherman’s boy and the sailor lad?

Answer: The fisherman’s boy and the sailor lad bring back the old memories of the poet when he was young.

b) What are they doing?

Answer: The fisherman’s boy is shouting with joy while he was playing with his sister and the sailor is singing in the boat at the bay.

4) A) Describe the ship the poet talks about?

Answer: The ship is grand and impressive in appearance and size.

b) Where are the ships going?

Answer: The ships are going to their haven under the hill.

c) Do you think the ships will get protection there?

Answer: Yes, because they are going to their destination.

5) What according to the poet, will never come back?

Answer: According to the poet the tender grace of the day that is dead will never come

back.

6) Which words in the poem give you the indication about the loss of a dear?

One?

Answer: But O for the touch of a vanished hand,

And the sound of a voice that is still!

7) Explain these lines:

a) And I would that my tongue could utter

Answer: The thoughts that arise in me. In these lines the poet says that he would speak whatever his tongue could and also express the thoughts that come in his mind.

b) But O for the touch of a vanished hand,

And the sound of a voice that is still!

Answer: In these lines the poet remembers the touch of a dear one who is not alive and the sound of the voice which he cannot hear.

8. Write a small poem about your experience in the sea shore.

Answer yourself

THE MODEL SCHOOL, ABU DHABI

The Master of Tea Ceremony-notes

Learning objectives:

1. Read and enjoy the story

2. The need of peace and its power to defeat evil

Value: Care and brotherhood

Competence: self learning

Short Questions

1. Who is a tea master? What is his job?

Ans: A tea master an expert who can identify the tea's origin, aromas, mouth feel, and much more. He blends to ensure a high standard of quality and taste. It is a choreographic ritual of preparing and serving Japanese green tea, called Matcha, together with traditional Japanese sweets to balance with the bitter taste of the tea.

2. Why did the sword master say,” I see you are already a great master? I have nothing to teach you?’

Ans: The sword master said so, as the tea master had already mastered the skill of peace which can conquer over any evil.

READ AND ANSWER Reading skills (CCE)- Comprehensive

1. Where did the Japanese tea master practice his art?

Ans: The Japanese tea-master practiced his art in the palace of Lord Tosa in Japan.

2. How did the tea master prepare himself for the fight?

Ans: The tea-master went to the academy of sword-fighting in Yeddo and told the sword-master that a ronin had challenged him to face him in a combat. The word-master asked him to prepare tea and observed the tea-master throughout. He advised the tea-master to remain calm when he confronted the ronin. As directed by the sword-master he greeted his opponent politely, thanked him for waiting. He held the sword by its hilt above his head, closed his eyes and waited for the battle cry so that he could bring down the sword with all his strength.

3. What kind of treatment did the tea-master give to the ronin while facing him for a fight?

Ans: The tea-master treated the ronin with utmost respect and as a well-loved friend. He greeted him and thanked him for waiting as though he was conversing with a friend and not an enemy.

THINK AND ANSWER Reading skills (CCE)- Comprehensive

1. Why did ronin lose all his nerve?

Ans: The ronin was initially furious and agitated. He eagerly awaited to attack the tea-master whom he had challenged. When the tea-master appeared calm, greeted him like a friend the ronin was taken aback. He did not expect such a friendly approach by his opponent. He was caught unawares and did not know how to attack a man who stood peacefully, eyes closed, sword held firmly above his head, waiting to lay down his life. He was scared and gave up before the fight began.

2. What do you think, the story is all about? What do you learn from it?

Ans: The story has an underlying message of peace and love. Goodwill, non-violence and love always triumphs over evil. We should not be disturbed when confronted by an angry or violent person, but remain calm. Those who treated the path of non-violence are always stronger than those who believe in violence.

The Model School, Abu Dhabi.

English Notes.

Main Course Book.

Topic: The Village Blacksmith.

Learning Objectives: -

1) To understand the value and dignity of hard work.

2) To improve LSRW skills.

A little More About the poem.

Question No: 6:“And Children…..roar’’

(paragraph 4) who are these children.?

Answer: The Children who are returning from the school.

Question No:7: He hears …….his eyes”

(paragraph 5 and 6)

What is the poet trying to portray in these lines?

Answer:

On Sundays he usually goes to church and sits among his boys. He hears the parson’s pray and preach and enjoys her daughter’s voice while singing with the village choir and it makes his heart rejoice. The daughter’s voice in the village choir reminded him about his wife, who is dead and singing in paradise. He is very affectionate and lovable to his family; he thinks about his wife and wipes tears from eyes.

Question No 9). Describe the Character of village Blacksmith. What do you like about him the most?

Answer: The village Black Smith by Henry Wordsworth Longfellow represents a character of a common working man of the time period. He is a mighty man, with large strong hands, and brawny arms. These would be part of the profession, as being a blacksmith would require great strength. He has crisp or curly black long hair and tan face.

He “looks the whole world in the face” is reflective that he is honest. If a person can look anyone in the eye, he can tell them the truth. It also illustrates confidence.

He is strong man, even though he is very generous and lenient to school children and his family. He remembers his diseased wife and wipes the tears from his eyes. This is most favorite feature of the Black smith.

HOT Question.

1) Find out the synonym of the word “mighty”.

ENGLISH

LESSON-JIM CORBETT.

Learning objectives.

1) Read and enjoy the write up

2) Conservation of nature

Read and answer.

1. What exactly turned Corbett into a naturalist? Write your answer in brief.

A. Jim Corbett was fond of hunting but later turned into a naturalist. One day three military officers accompanying him fired at a batch of waterfowl and killed 300 hundred of them. He had shut his eyes but when he saw such uninhabited and merciless shooting just for the sake of pleasure he was shaken up. He had a change of heart and decided to work for the preservation of wild life rather than harm them.

2. How would Jim lecture on his favourite subject?

A. Jim would often lecture school children on his favourite subject, the jungle telegraph. He would announce the arrival of a tiger and imitates sounds made by various birds and animals. He would modulate his words to indicate how animals changed their call when the tiger was sleeping, stalking or under cover. Finally, he would first growl like a tiger softly and later loudly.

Think and answer.

1. Corbett was the pioneer when it came to preservation of wild life. Is it true? Why?

A. It is true that Jim Corbett was the pioneer in preservation of wild life. ‘Shikar’ was popular among men but he later spoke against hunting of animals.He wrote articles and books, would lecture children, made documentaries, interacted with locals to help them realise that wild life had to be preserved otherwise tiger and many other animals would soon become extinct.

2. “Catch them young” they say. How did Corbett do his bit to influence the young minds to make them understand the theory of ‘live and let live’?

B. Young children have impressionable minds and can be moulded in the right way, Jim Corbett often visited schools, interacted with students and lectured them about wild life preservation. He would show documentaries, mimic animals to enable students realize the beauty of wild life and the need to protect it. He wanted them to realize that we should let animals live.

HOT QUESTIONS.

1. Corbett was in the true sense a brave man and when the situation demanded he led a one man war against animal killers. Elaborate.

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