Activity Task 7 (2021/SEP)

 

Class VII

English September 2021

Activity 1

A. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

        In 1869, Bose joined Hare School and six years later he was admitted to St. Xavier's School in Calcutta. He passed the Entrance Examination and joined St. Xavier's College of Calcutta. It was here that he came in contact with Jesuit Father Eugene Lafont who played a significant role in developing his interest in natural science. Later, Bose went to England and secured admission in Christ College, Cambridge, to study Natural Science. In 1884, he received the Natural Science Tripos from the University of Cambridge and a BSc. Degree from the University of London.

1.  (a) Fill in the table with information from the passage:     1 × 3 = 3

	When	What happened
(i)	1869	Bose joined Hare School.
(ii)	1875	He was admitted to St. Xavier's School in Calcutta.
(iii)	1884	He received the Natural Science Tripos from the University of Cambridge and a BSc. Degree from the University of London.

(b) Answer the following questions:          2 × 3 = 6

(i) From which school did J.C. Bose pass Entrance Examination?

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(ii) Who influenced Bose to study Natural Science?

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(iii) In which college of England did Bose take admission?

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Activity 2

2. Do as directed: 1 × 3 = 3

(i) The cheetah is the fastest animal. (Use Positive degree of the adjective)

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(ii) Very few queens were as powerful as Elizabeth I. (Use Superlative degree)

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(iii) No other girl of our school is so pretty as Tania. (Use Comparative degree)

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Activity 3

3. Match column A with column B:         1 × 6 = 6

	A	B
(i)	Philatelist	An artist who makes sculptures
(ii)	Atheist	One who has the negative outlook in life
(iii)	Sculptor	A place where bees are kept
(iv)	Apiary	Certain to happen
(v)	Pessimist	One who collects stamps
(vi)	inevitable	A person who does not believe in the existence of God

Activity 4

4. Suppose your cousin has never been to your village. Write a letter (in about 70 words) to him/her describing your village and inviting him/her to visit your village.         7

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Activity Task 7 (2021/Aug)

 

Model Activity Task (2021)

  Class VII

A. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

    We would find a hammer for him, and then he would have lost sight of the mark he had made on the wall, where the nail was to go in. Each of us had to get up on the chair beside him, and see if we could find it. We would each discover it in a new place, and he would call us all fools.

    Trying to reach a point three inches beyond what was possible for him to reach, the string would slip, and down he would slide on to the piano.

ACTIVITY 1

1. Rearrange the following sentences:

(a) Each of us would discover a new place. (4)

(b) The hammer was found. (1)

(c) He fell on to the piano. (5)

(d) Everyone has to get up on the chair beside him. (3)

(e) Uncle Podger would lose sight of the mark. (2)

ACTIVITY 2

2. Answer the following questions:

(a) Why was it necessary for each of them to get up on the chair beside him?

Ans : - It was necessary for each of them to get up on the chair beside him because they had to find the mark he had made on the wall, where the nail was to go in.

(b) Why did Uncle consider each of them to be fools?

Ans:- Uncle considered each of them to be fools because each of them found the mark in a new place.

(c) How did Uncle Podger fall on the piano?

Ans :- Trying to reach a point three inches beyond what was possible for him to reach Uncle Podger fell on the piano on the piano.

ACTIVITY 3

3. Underline the nominal compounds in the following sentences:

(a) Since it is raining, you should wear the raincoat.

(b) Do you know how to use the washing machine?

(c) Never waste drinking water.

(d) There is not a single oil pump in our area.

ACTIVITY 4

4. Write the summary of the given passage:

            The constable came. He took me by the hand and pushed me out. My luggage was also taken out. I refused to go to the other compartment and the train steamed away. I went and sat in the waiting room, keeping my hand-bag with me, leaving the other luggage where it was. The railway authorities had taken charge of it.

            A police constable forcibly expelled the passenger from his compartment including his luggage. The passenger was asked to transfer his compartment which he refused to do. When the train departed, taking the hand-bag he went and sat in the waiting room keeping other luggage in charge of the railway authority.

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