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

A NIGHT WITH A WOLF GRADE 7 NOTES

GRADE:    7                                                                                                                                                            SUB:ENGLISH

                                                                       NOTES

                                                            UNIT 1 SECTION   A

                                                        A NIGHT WITH A WOLF

Answer the following questions.

1.       What does the father bring to the child`s attention in the first stanza of the poem  ?

Ans: The father drew the child`s attention to the rain pouring over the roof. He also made the child to listen roaring winds.

2.       What three things does the storyteller to mention to show that danger was close at hand on the night when he was lost?

Ans: Lonely mountain, wolves  in the forest, and bears in the bushes were the images that showed danger was close at hand on the night when he was lost.

3.       What were the two things that protected him from the rough weather

Ans: The pine tree and the wet fur protected him from the rough weather.

4.       Quote the lines in which the father tells the child that it is safer to be inside the house

rather than  outside it on a stormy night?

Ans: The lines in which the father told the child that it was safer to be inside the house rather than outside it on a stormy night are

”Father`s house is a better place

When the stormy rain is pouring”

5.        The man and the beast became aware of a likeness between them. This was because both of them

Ans: Were at the mercy of the elements of nature

6.       The man and the beast knew that it was safe for them to leave their hiding place when

 they could no longer hear

Ans: The trees coming down

New words

Hark : listen

Belated: delayed

Rafter: high branches of a tree

Boughs: large branches of a tree

Pitch-dark: extremely

Bruised: injured

Fur: fairy coat of mammels