DAFFODILS POEM BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH GRADE 7

 

DAFFODILS  

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

• 1.      What is the theme of the poem?
• Ans: The healing and refreshing effect of nature is the theme of the poem
• 2.      What are the objects the poet compares with the Daffodils?
• Ans: The poet compares the daffodils with the dancing waves  and twinkling stars
• 3.      What does the ‘’jocund company ‘’ consist of ?
• Ans: The   “’jocund company consisted of golden daffodils dancing in joy by the side of the lake under the trees .Along with them the waves in the lake were also dancing.
• 4.      Where does the poet see the Daffodils?
• The poet saw the daffodils while wandering among  the valleys and hills.
• 5.      What cheers the poet when he is sad or worried about something?
• Ans:  Whenever the poet was sad and worried about something the happy memory of the daffodil flowers flush upon his eye of imagination which is a source of joy and inspiration.
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NEW WORDS

Vales   ;          valleys

Host     :          a very big group

Sprightly:         energentic

Glee     :           joy

Jocund :           cheerful

Vacant :           having no thought or emotion

Pensive:           thinkingdeeply

Bliss     :           extreme  happiness

Solitude:          loneliness

PARAGRAPH WRITING FOR GRADE 7 STUDENTS

PARAGRAPH WRITING

MY AMBITION IN LIFE

Every person should have an ambition in life to become a humble servant of mankind. But it`s more necessary to fulfill it. I have an Ambition in life. I want to become a doctor. My parents are poor they can`t afford the expenses but my uncle has promised me to spend money on me for this humble ambition .After the completion of my course, I would like to go to the villages to serve the villagers those are very poor. These are the right persons who should be served with medical facilities. I would like go to such people to work among them. Money earning is not my aim. The day is not far away when I may realize my aims and ambition in my life

MY PET ANIMAL

There are some pet animals which we keep in our house. My pet animal is dog.I call it Jimmy .It is very lovely its colour is white, it sharp teeth. It has shining eyes.It has long hair on its body.it runs very fast. It eats bread and meat and drinks milk. Jimmy is very clever. It is always alert It watches our house at night. It knows friends and foes, it barks at the strangers. Nobody can cheat it. Jimmy loves me, when I come from the school, it feels happy. It plays with me. I love my pet very much

THE SECREST OF THE MACHINES

Unit 3

      Section A

The Secret of the Machines

Answer the following questions.                   

1.      Rewrite this paragraph to show the correct process of the formation of machines.

Metals are extracted from their ores through heating. The shaped metals are used to make tools and machines. The extracted metals are purified. The ores are extracted through mining. The purified metals are shaped through moulding and hammering. The extracted ores are purified.

Ans. The ores are extracted through mining. The extracted ores are purified. Metals are extracted from their ores through heating. The extracted metals are purified. The purified metals are shaped through moulding and hammering. The shaped metals are used to make tools and machines.

       2.   What is the ‘nine-decked city’? Why is it described as ‘monstrous’?

      Ans. The ‘nine-decked city’ is referred to Mauretania, a high-speed luxury passenger ship, launched in 1906. It is described as ‘monstrous’ because it was the world’s biggest passenger ship at that time.

3.What do you understand by the line ‘shall we pipe aloft and bring you water down’?

 Ans. The line means that the machines can go up to a great height and bring water down where human beings live.

4.   What actions are the machines incapable of doing?

 Ans. Machine cannot detect lie. Besides, machines are not built to love or hate its owner or anyone. Thus, machines are emotionless and have no feelings and can be dangerous if not handled properly.

5.   What is the warning issued by the machines?

 Ans. We must accept the fact that our dependency on machines are increasing day by day. A time is about to come when people will depend on a machine to wake them from sleep and then to put them back to sleep, walk and eat. If this really happens, life will be different – without feelings, sympathy, pity, forgiveness and love.

     6.   Which lines tell us that the all-powerful nature of the machines is only an illusion?

 Ans. We are greater than the Peoples or the Kings—

        Be humble, as you crawl beneath our rods!-

   Our touch can alter all created things,

        We are everything on earth—except The Gods!

v Write about any two inventions made during this period and their impact on the lives of the people at the time.

RANIKHET`S GIFT GRADE 7 CBSE

UNIT 2

SECTION B

Ranikhet`s  Gift

Write True or False

a.      The writer went for awalk in the evening                                                             True

b.      The rain had made the atmosphere really cold.                                                   True

c.       The writer`s house is located  at the top of a small hill                                       False

d.      The writer drank coffee in the candlelight to save power                                   False

                

Cause and Effect Relationship

Wind               ;           The trees move back and forth

Hail                 ;           The lawn takes on a whitish appearance

Haze                ;           The mountains vanish from view

Sunset                        :           The snowery range is lit up by a fiery orange glow

Nightfall         :           The dark sky is lit up by the stars

Answer the following

1.      Why were there no puddles or muddy patches despite the heavy rainfall?

Ans: There was no puddles or a muddy patches despite the heavy rainfall, because the soil was rocky and sandy

2. Which sight left the writer` transfixed in awe` ?

Ans:  sight of twinkling stars transfixed the writer in awe

3. What led to the `drastc change ` that the writer talks about ?

Ans: The writer talks about the breaking  up of the haze.

4. What does the writer express gratitude at the end of the passage?

Ans: The writer had no words to express his pleasure ,he was thankful for the God.Because he got a chance to see the Celestial aura and the etheral beauty of nature.

Glossary

THE ADVENTURE OF THE MASON GRADE 7

GRADE :  7                                                                                                                                                                     SUB:ENGLISH

                                                                                      NOTES

                                                                 UNIT 1 SECTION B

                       THE ADVENTURE OF THE MASON 

Answer the following questions.

1.       The stranger choose the mason for the job because he wanted

Ans: someone who could relied upon

2.       ’The poor mason`s hair rose on his head these words” .This means that the mason

   Ans:  Was really frightened at what he thought he had to do.

3.       The landlord choose the mason for the job because he wanted

Ans:  A person who would work very little money.

4.       What condition did the mason lay down before agreeing to work for the stranger?

Ans:  The condition that the mason laid down before agreeing to work for the stranger was that he should be paid accordingly.

5.       The blindfold of the mason was removed in a court. Where was the court located? What did the mason see over there?

Ans:  When the bandage was removed from his eyes ,he found himself in a court, dimly lighted by a single lamp. In the centre was the dry bad in of an old Moorish fountain. The court was located in the interior part of the building.

6.        What terrified the mason ? When was his mind put at ease?

Ans:   The job of burying the dead bodies terrified the mason .He was expecting to see some horrible scene of death but was relieved on seeing three or four portly jars full of money standing in one corner.

7.       What did the stranger ask the mason to do after giving him the two pieces of gold?

Ans:  The stranger asked the mason not to uncover his eyes until he hear  the cathedral bell toll for the morning prayer. If he dare to uncover his eyes  before that time evil will come upon him.

8.       Why did landlord complain about the ‘old miser`s” house?

Ans:  The landlord complained about the ‘old miser`s” house because the old house was decaying ,which costs him more money than it is worth to keep it in repair, for nobody will live in it.

GLOSSARY

1.Cadaverous-looking                         :  very thin, pale and sickly

2. ponderous                                        : heavy

3. vault                                                   : A space for storing valuables; also ,a room for burying     dead bodies.

4 Revelled                                             : rejoined,enjoyed

5.Griping                                                : complaining

6. Ghastly                                               : horrible,terrifying