Class 7 English Lesson 1 “The Book Of Nature” Questions – Answers

Activity 1

Underline the appropriate alternatives:

(a) India is in fact a (big/small/huge) part of the earth’s surface.

(a) Once upon a time the earth was too (cold/dark/hot) for any living being to survive.

(c) Fossils are (a type of wild animal/ one kind of hard rock/ the remains of old livings beings).

Answers: 

(a) India is in fact a (big/small/huge) part of the earth’s surface.

(a) Once upon a time the earth was too (cold/dark/hot) for any living being to survive.

(c) Fossils are (a type of wild animal/ one kind of hard rock/ the remains of old livings beings).

Activity 2

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

(a) What must we do to know about the late of this world ?

(b) How old is our earth ?

(c) Who roamed the earth the arrival of human beings?

Answers: 

a. We must think of all the countries and all the peoples that have inhabited it to know the tale of this world.

b. Our earth is millions and millions of years old.

c. Before the arrival of human beings only animals roamed the earth.

Activity 3

Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the text. The first letters of words are given :

(A) As a subject, h _____________ is quite interesting

(b) We have good relations with our neighbouring c ________________.

(c) Plants need air, water and sunlight to g _________

(d) Can you I ____________ how big the Universe is ?

(e) You should s _________ regularly if you want to be a good student.

Answers: 

(A) As a subject, history is quite interesting

(b) We have good relations with our neighbouring countries.

(c) Plants need air, water and sunlight to grow.

(d) Can you Imagine how big the Universe is ?

(e) You should study regularly if you want to be a good student.

Activity 4

Make meaningful sentences with the following words :

(a) interest    :

(b) surface     :

(c) together   :

(d) scientist   :

Answers: 

a. Her interest in art was stimulated by her father.

b. A leaf is floating on the surface of the water.

c. The region has never been inhabited by people.

d. We study together at Speakizy Academy.

e. My dream is to be a scientist.

Activity 5

Identify which the following statements are True are false. Give a supporting statements each of your answers. 

(a) Fairy tales are rich in imagination. (     )

(b) We have no means to know about the far-off days. (      )

(c) The alphabet of nature is like the Hindi or the English alphabet. (     )

(d) We can learn a lot about our world from the rivers and mountains. (     )

Answers: 

(a) Fairy tales are rich in imagination. (   T  )

S.S: Because we find impossible things happening in fairy tales.

(b) We have no means to know about the far-off days. (    F  )

S.S: Because we can know about far off days by studying the rivers, mountains, fossils e.t.c.

(c) The alphabet of nature is like the Hindi or the English alphabet. (   F  )

S.S: Because the alphabets of nature is everything we find in nature like pebbles, rivers, fossils, e.t.c.

(d) We can learn a lot about our world from the rivers and mountains. (   T )

S.S: Because every river or mountain has its own story.

Activity 6

Complete the following with information from the text :

(a)  No book could have been written in old times because ______________________ .

(b) To be able to read any language one _________________________________ .

(c) A small pebble was definitely  a part _________________________________  .

(d) On the beaches at the seaside, little children __________________________ .

Answers: 

(a) No books could have been written in old times because then men did not exist.

(b) To be able to read any language one must learn its alphabets.

(c) A small pebble was definitely a part of a big rock.

(d) On the beaches at the seaside, little children can play and make castles out of the sands.

Activity 7

Fill in the following chart with information from the text:

STATEMENT	REASON
1. Fairy tales need not be true.
2. A piece of rock looks different from a pebble.
3. A bit of rock from some mountain side reaches a little valley.
4. All pebbles do not become sand.

Answers: 

STATEMENT	REASON
1. Fairy tales need not be true.	As the fairy tales are based on imagination
2. A piece of rock looks different from a pebble.	Because a piece of rock has full of corners and rough edges but a pebble is round and smooth.
3. A bit of rock from some mountain side reaches a little valley.	When rain falls it washes down the bit of rock to the little valley.
4. All pebbles do not become sand.	Because the river left some pebbles behind on its sides.

Activity 8

Answer the following questions:

(a) Which are the thing around us that tell us about the earth’s early tale ?

(b) Why does a pebble have a smooth surface ? 

(c) How does a pebble become grains of sand?

(d) What does the author men by “ The great Book of Nature?” 

Answers: 

(a) Rocks, mountains, seas, stars, rivers, desserts, fossils of old animals and other things like these are the things around us that tell us about the earth’s early tale.

(b) A pebble has a smooth surface because when it was a bit of rock it reached to a mountain stream by the rain and then the stream pushed it on and on and then it reached a little river and the little river took it to the big river. All the while it rolled at the bottom of the river and its edges were worn away and its rough surface made smooth and shiny.

  or 

      A pebble has a smooth surface because it rolls at the bottom of the river.

(c) A pebble becomes grains of sand as it rolls down the river continuously and due to friction it turns in to sand.

(d) The author means that the nature is like a book and things in it are like pages of that book.

Activity 9

Rearrange the sentences in the correct order by writing the numbers in the brackets. One is done for you:

(a) The rock is taken to big river by the little river. (   ) 

(b) at last it is turned into grains of sand. (   )

(c) It becomes a pebble . (  )

(d) A bit rock is pushed by smooth stream  into a little river. ( 1 )

(e) the pebble becomes smaller because it is carried on and on by the river. (   )

(f)  the edges of the rock are worn away and its  rough surfaces is made smooth. (   ) 

Answers: 

a. The rock is taken to a big river by the little river. ( 2 )

b. At last it is turned into grains of sand.  ( 6 )

c. It becomes pebbles. ( 4 )

d. A bit of rock is pushed by a mountain stream into a little river. ( 1 )

e. The pebble becomes smaller because it is carried on and on by the river. ( 5 )

f. The edges of the rock are worn away and its rough surface is made smooth. ( 3 )

Activity 10

Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. One is done for you:

A	B
1.Fascinating	(a) The set of letters in a language
2. Merely	(b) Top visible side
3. Fortunately	(c) Became damaged by use
4. Alphabets	(d) Only or just
5. Surface	(e) Luckily
6. Worn	(f) Very interesting or charming	1

Answers: 

A	B
1.Fascinating	(a) The set of letters in a language	4
2. Merely	(b) Top visible side	5
3. Fortunately	(c) Became damaged by use	6
4. Alphabets	(d) Only or just	2
5. Surface	(e) Luckily	3
6. Worn	(f) Very interesting or charming	1

Activity 11

Replace the underlined words with suitable opposite words from the box. There are some extra words.

 [ Hopeful, lost, Add, Left, Ugly, Late, Sad, Rough ]

a. The man became famous in the early years of his life.  

b. She is looking very happy.  

c. The trunk of this huge tree has a smooth bark. 

d. Jatin found his pencil box on his way to school. 

e. Smita learnt to subtract.  

Answers: 

a. The man became famous in the early years of his life.  -> late

b. She is looking very happy.  -> sad

c. The trunk of this huge tree has a smooth bark.  -> rough

d. Jatin found his pencil box on his way to school.  -> lost

e. Smita learnt to subtract.   -> add

Activity 12(a)

Read the Paragraph below and put the apostrophe ( ‘ ) mark in the proper places:

 Rahims father is a well known person. The honourable M.L.A. of the area is his relative. He has donated a good sum of money to the local library for buying new books. The library is located near the girls high school. Sabinas brother and Akrams sister often visit the library. They like to read childrens story books and Tagores poems. Their parents also go to read newspaper after the days work.

Answers: 

    Rahim’s father is a well known person. The honourable M.L.A. of the area is his relative. He has donated a good sum of money to the local library for buying new books. The library is located near the girls’ high school. Sabina’s brother and Akram’s sister often visit the library. They like to read children’s story books and Tagore’s poems. Their parents also go to read newspaper after the day’s work.

Activity 12(b)

Rewrite the following passage using contracted forms of words wherever applicable:

The teacher said, “We all know you are a good student. I cannot understand why you have done such a thing. You should not behave rudely with your classmates. Promise me, you will always remember what I have said.” The student realised his mistake. He said, “sir, I am sorry. I shall never behave like this.”

Answers: 

The teacher said, “We all know you’re a good student. I can’t understand why you’ve done such a thing. You shouldn’t behave rudely with your classmates. Promise me, you’ll always remember what I’ve said.” The student realised his mistake. He said, “sir, I’m sorry. I’ll never behave like this.”

Activity 13(a)

Fill in the chart correctly:

Pronouns	Possessive adjectives	Possessive pronouns
I	My
We		Ours
	Your
He
		Hers
It
	Their

Answers: 

Pronouns	Possessive adjectives	Possessive pronouns
I	My	Mine
We	Our	Ours
You	Your	Yours
He	His	His
She	Her	Hers
It	Its	Its
They	Their	Theirs

Activity 13(b)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives:

Yesterday I forgot to take back ____ pen from Sunil. I gave him _____ in the class because he didn’t bring _____ .

The little girl has torn _____ clothes. “But why are _____ clothes dirty?” asked the mother to the girl’s elder brothers. “We have soiled _____ clothes while playing outside”, they said.

Answers: 

Yesterday I forgot to take back my pen from Sunil. I gave him mine in the class because he didn’t bring his.

The little girl has torn her clothes. “But why are your clothes dirty?” asked the mother to the girl’s elder brothers. “We have soiled our clothes while playing outside”, they said.

Activity 14(a)

Nirmal hasn’t replied in the correct format.

Rewrite the letter correctly for him.

c/o Bimal Kumar Das

22/1, Hill Road,

Siliguri,

West Bengal.

16th Feb, 2022

 

Dear Kanan, 

                    I got your letter yesterday. Thank you for your invitation to go on a tour of Rajasthan together. But my mother is very ill. She is going to have heart surgery early next month. So we can’t join you for the year. Please don’t mind. Wish you a happy and memorable visit to Rajasthan. 

Your loving friend, 

Nirmal

Karan Maity

32/4 M G Road,

H Eastern Extension,

Delhi- 110092

 

[ N.B: Receiver’s address should be written on the envelope ]

Activity 14(b)

Write a letter to your friend in a about seventy words telling him/her about a short tour had recently gone to. Mention the places you had visited, how you travelled, people who accompanied you, your sightseeing and your enjoyment of the tour.

Answers: 

Vill- Subhashnagar,

Kakdwip,

South-24-parganas

743347

Dear Ritesh,

                    I hope you all are healthy and safe. Recently I have visited to Kolkata with my parents. I am going to share my experience with you. At first we got up on the train for Sealdah from Kakdwip station in morning. At around 10 a.m. we reached at Sealhad station. From there we hired a cab and visited some historical places of Kolkata. Then we went to Esplanade for shopping. We enjoyed a lot. I wish you were there with me.  

Your loving friend

  Kader

Ritesh Ranjan Bakshi

33/1  Dubrajpur,

Asansol,

West Bengal 744234

 

Activity 15

Study the following picture carefully:

Now write a paragraph in about seventy words describing this picture of a village fair. Use the following words and phrases:

Answers: 

    I can see a picture of a fair. It is held on a big ground. The ground is crowded with many villagers. They are enjoying the fair. I can see a giant wheel in this picture. There is also a merry-go-round for children. I can see many shops and counters in the ground. One balloon seller is selling clourful balloons. One juggler is juggling the balls. At the left side of the picture I can see a family is returning from the fair with his wife and two children. The little girl is holding a teddy and the little boy is sitting on his father’s shoulder. Overall this is a beautiful picture.

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