Class 7 (Unit 17) Part I

 Unit 17 (page 179)

B. Listen and sing.

In England once there lived a big,
And wonderfully clever pig.
To everybody it was plain
That Piggy had a massive brain.
He worked out sums inside his head.
There was no book he hadn't read.
He knew what made an airplane fly,
He knew how engines worked and why.
He knew all this, but in the end,
One question drove him round the bend:
He simply couldn't puzzle out
What LIFE was really all about.
What was the reason for his birth?
Why was he placed upon this earth?
His giant brain went round and round.
Alas, no answer could be found.   

Answer these questions.
a. Where did the clever pig use to be?
b. Could the pig read? How do you know?
c. What puzzled the pig much?

Ans:

a. The clever pig use to be lived in England.

b. Yes, he could read because he had massive brain.

c. The pig puzzled much:

i. What life was really all about?

ii. What was the reason for his birth?

iii.  was he placed upon this earth?

Reading I (page 180)

Look at the picture below and answer these questions.
a. What are the men doing in the picture?
b. Is the cow happy? Why?

Answer:

a. One of the men is milking the cow and other is standing in front of the cow.

b. No, the cow is not happy because Abraham beats the cow.

A. Find the words from the story above which have these meanings.

a. crafty
b. a part of a whole
c. great, massive
d. cutting
e. hinder, obstruct
f. yelled, screamed

Answer:

a. cunning

b. portion

c. huge

d. chopping

e. interfere

f. shouted

B. Write True or False against the following statements.

a. Nothing was left for the brothers when their parents had died.
b. The elder brother was not as clever as the younger one.
c. Ali milked the cow, sold it and earned a lot of money.
d. Abraham never beat the loving cow.
e. The tree was given to the younger brother.
f. When Ali was up in the tree, his brother started cutting it.
g. Finally, both the brothers lived happily

Answer:

a. False

b. True

c. True

d. False

e. False

f. True

g. True

C. Answer these questions.

a. Which part of the cow was given to the younger brother?
b. How many things did the brother divide between them?
c. When did Ali agree to share the money, they would earn from the cow?
d. Why were small holes made on the tree?
e. How did the villagers suggest Abraham?
f. How did Ali react when his brother started cutting the tree while he
was fixing the pots?
g. How was the brother's relation in the end?

Answer:

a. Hind side of the cow was given to the younger brother.

b. The brother divided two things. They are cow and date tree.

c. Ali agreed to share the money when the younger brother said," The front portion of the cow is mine. I can do anything."

d. Small holes were made on the tree to get juice from the hole.

e. Villagers suggested Abraham to beat the cow.

f. Ali shouted at Abraham when his brother started cutting the tree while he was fixing the pots.

g. Ali realized his mistake and said "How foolish I have been !"

 

B. Choose the correct answer.

a. He was hit by a car when he ....... to school.

i. cycled                ii. was cycling
b. The plane .......... off at 10 pm. It was right on time!

i. was taking          ii. took
c. Yesterday, she ............ to the post office.

i. went                   ii. was going
d. He ...... the party because he ....... a good time.

i. was leaving/didn't have ii. left/wasn't having
e. France .......... the football World Cup in 2012.

i. won                   ii. had won

Answer:

a. was cycling

b. took

c. went

d. left / didn't have

e. won

C. Complete the sentences with correct forms of verbs in the brackets.

a. Peter was Sally's best friend. She..........(know) him all her life.
b. We were very hungry because we.................(not / eat) anything.
c. I was delighted when I found my keys. I............(lose) them for
two days.
d. She was exhausted because she..............(work) hard.
e. Everything was white because it..................(snow).
f. The passengers were angry because the airline...............(lose)
everyone's bags.
g. I..................(not / see) Jacob for several years, but I recognised
him immediately.
h. When I saw her, she ...................... (sing).
i. The phone rang while I was ................. (wash) dishes.

Answer:

a. knew

b. didn't eat

c. had lost

d. worked

e. was snowing

f. lost

g. hadn't seen

h. was singing

i. was washing

 (My special thanks to Kanchan Chaudhary of Kankali Secondary School for preparing this material.)

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