ENGLISH 7

 

                            My Name and Pearl

a)     What is similarity between the squirrel and the bunny?

Ans- Similarity between the squirrel and the bunny is both of them are girl.

b)    What is the difference between them?

Ans- The difference between them is both of them have different name.

c)     Who wants to be a friend with the bunny?

Ans- Pearl wants to be a friend with the bunny.

d)    Does the bunny like to be a friend with the squirrel?

Ans- Yes, the bunny likes to be a friend with the squirrel.

e)     Who is a girl: the bunny or the squirrel?

Ans- Both the bunny and the squirrel are the girl?

Booking a Hotel Room

Certainly =                      surely

VAT=                            Value added tax (a type of indirect tax?

Reservation= the action of reserving something

Booking a Hotel Room

Answer the following questions

1-    Who are talking over the telephone?

Ans- Mrs Winters and Receptionist are talking over the telephone.

2-    Why is Mrs Winters making a call?

Ans- Mrs Winters is making a call because she wants to book the room of hotel.

3-    How long are they staying in the hotel?

Ans- They are staying in the hotel for four days.

4-    Who is Mrs Winter coming with?

Ans- Mr Linda Winters is coming with Mrs Winters.

5-    Why does the receptionist need their email?

Ans- The receptionist needs their email because to send the details of hotel.

6-    Why does the receptionist thank them?

Ans- The receptionist thank them because they choose their hotel for staying four nights.

                    The Secret Surprise

Difficult words and their meanings

Scared=                          fearful

Supper=                          an evening meal

Wondered=           feelings curious

Weeds=                           wild plants grown in the cultivable land

Raked=                           sweep and collected

Grocery=                         a kind of shop

Giggling=                        laughing in a silly way

Fund=                            a sum of money

The Secret Surprise

Answer the following questions

1-    Who were Bonnie and Ruth?

Ans- Bonnie and Ruth were best friends.

2-    How can we say that they were best friends?

Ans- We can say that they were best friends because they shared almost everything and cared about each other.

3-    What was the bad news?

Ans- The bad news was that Bonnie’s father lost his job.

4-    How did Ruth and her friends decide to help Bonnie?

Ans- Ruth and her friends decided to help Bonnie by worki ng togeth  er to collect money for her.

5-    Describe the types of work Ruth and her friends did.

Ans- The types of work that Ruth and her friends did were pulling weeds, playing with babies, raking leaves and walking with dogs.

6-    How were they able to make money?

Ans- They were able to make money by doing works, singing, dancing and doing magic tricks.

7-    What did they buy?

Ans- They bought food, soap, paper towels and all kinds of things that a person might need.

8-    Was Bonnie happy to get the secrets surprise? How?

Ans- Yes, Bonnie was happy to get the secret surprise because she knew that surprise was all she cared about her friends.

Friends

Difficult Words

Flickers=                         shine

Lace=                    a fabric cloth

Whisper=                        a soft or confidential tone or voice

Scarcely=                        hardly or almost rare

O’er=                    over

Friends

Answer the following questions

1-    What is the sky compared with in the first stanza?

Ans- The sky is compared with a kind big smile in the first stanza.

2-    How does the sunshine kiss the speaker?

Ans- The sunshine kisses the speaker by flickering through the lace of leaves above the speaker’s head.

3-    What does the wind do?

Ans- The wind comes stealing over the grass in whisper pretty things.

4-    How does the wind pass?

Ans- The wind passes with its careful wings.

5-    Who are the gentle friends referred to in the last stanza?

Ans- The gentle friends referred to in the last stanza are sun, sky and   wind.

6-    Why should a child never feel a fear?

Ans- A child should never feel a fear because so many gentle friends are always near to wind.

Visiting Canada Regulations.

Difficult words and their meanings.

Resident=              a person who lives

Visa=                    an endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave or stay for a specified period of time in a country.

Apply=                 formal request

Transit=                short stop to change transpiration

Exempted= free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.

Procedures=          a series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner.

Vary=                   difference

Convince=            cause to believe friendly

Immigration=        the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

Ties=                     link

Assets=                 a useful or valuable thing or person.  

Extend=                make larger

Visiting Canada Regulations.

Answer the following questions.

1-    How many people visit Canada every year?

Ans- More than 35 million people visit to Canada every year.

2-    How long can Italions stay in Canada without a visa?

Ans- Italians can stay in Canada without a visa not longer than sis month.

3-    Which nationals don’t have to get a visa if they are in Canada on transit to the USA?

Ans- China, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan and Philippines don’t have to get a visa if they are in Canada on transit on the USA.

4-    Why do you have to decide which types of visa you need before application?

Ans- We have to decide which type of visa we need before application because visa applied procedures vary according to the type of visa.

5-    What are the basic requirements for entry to Canada?

Ans- The basic requirements for entry to Canada are valid individual travel documents such as passport, certificate of good health etc.

6-    Who checks aspiring visitors upon entry to Canada?

Ans- Immigration officer checks aspiring visitors upon entry to Canada.

7-    Which changes can be made to a Canada visitor status?

Ans- The changes that can be made to a Canada visitors status are permit you hold, condition of your permit etc.

8-    When do you have to apply to change a Canada visitor status?

Ans- We have to apply to change a Canada visitor status before 30 days of your status expires.

9-    Which English speaking country would like to visit?

Ans- I would like to visit the English speaking country Australia because in this country it is easy to change a condition of our permit.

 

The Goat and the Ram

Difficult words and their meanings.

Orchard=            a piece of enclosed land planted fruits or vegetables.

Belongings=               goods of a person

Sack=                         a large bag

Thrust=                      pull forcefully

Campfire=                  an open-air fire      in a camp

Porridge=                   a dish consisting of oatmeal

Pleasant=                   enjoyable

Fetch=                       to bring

Heels=                       the back part of the human foot below the ankle.

Oak=                         a large tree

Shaggy=           having thick hair or fur

Toppled=                  fall down

Fortune=                   good luck

The Goat and the Ram

Answer the following questions.

1-    Who had a goat and Ram?

Ans- A man had a goat and another one was Ram.

2-    When did they go to eat cabbage?

Ans- They went to the vegetable garden to eat cabbage.

3-    What did their master decide to do with them?

Ans- Their master decided to drive them out.

4-    Why did their master decide to drive them out?

Ans- Their master decided to drive them out because they always eat vegetables from the garden.

5-    What did they see in the field?

Ans- They saw wolf head in the field.

6-    Did they take hold of the wolf’s head?

Ans- Yes, they took hold of the wolf’s head.

7-    Whom did they see near the campfire?

Ans- They saw three wolves near the campfire.

8-    What did the wolves do there?

Ans- The wolves were cooking porridge there.

9-    Why were the wolves glad to see the Ram and Goat?

Ans- The wolves were glad to see the Ram and the Goat because they thought that they were good prey for them for that day.

10-   What did the Ram show to the wolves?

Ans- The Ram showed the wolf’s head from his sack to the wolves.

11-  Why did they take to their head?

Ans- They took to their heads then because they worked to escape from them.

12-  Did the wolves see the Ram and the Goat when they came back to the same place?

Ans- No, the wolves didn’t see the Ram and the Goat when they came back to the same place.

13-  Where did the goat and the ram hide themselves?

Ans- The goat and the ram hid themselves climbing in an oak tree.

14-  Did the wolves catch the ram and the goat? Why?

Ans- No, the wolves didn’t catch the ram and the goat because ram was shaking so much in feet that he tapped down from the tree and fell on old wolf and others also escape due to them

 they topped down from tree.

15-  What did the goat and the ram do?

Ans- The goat and the ram had not a care in the world and built themselves a hut and have being living there ever since.

 

Letter to the Editor

Difficult words and their meanings

Obviously= clearly or understood

Torn= pull apart

Opposed= against

Harmony= combination

Consequently= as a result

Traffic= vehicles

Appeal/= urgent request

Disastrous= great damage

Council= local authority or committee

Letter to the Editor

Question Answer

1-    Who is writing this letter?

Ans- Merina Soud is writing this letter.

2-    What has the village council decided?

Ans- The village council has decided to build a large shopping centre.

3-    Where is the shopping centre going to be built?

Ans- The shopping centre is going to be built in the centre of the village, Gairigaun.

4-    What is the purpose of writing this letter?

Ans- The purpose of writing this letter is that to show the disagree of that decision of village council.

5-    Why will the oldest buildings be destroyed?

Ans- The oldest buildings will be destroyed because the shopping centre is going to be built in the middle of the village.

6-    What are the disadvantages of building a shopping centre in the village?

Ans- The disadvantages of building a shopping centre in the village are people may suffer from both air and noise pollution and it destroys the character of village surroundings.

7-    What does marina appeal?

Ans-  Marina appeals that the council will reconsider its decision.

 

The Greedy Woman and the Lime Tree

Difficult Words

Chop=cut

Lime Tree= a rounded citrus fruit similar to a lemon.

Cart= vehicle pulled by a horse.

Harness= a set of strops and fittings by which a horse is fastened to a cart.

Livestock= farm of animals.

Fowl= kept cock or hen for egg and flesh.

Slave= a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.

The Greedy Woman and the Lime tree

          Questions Answers

5- Lets explain why?

a-     The old woman asked her husband to go to the forest.

Ans- The old woman asked her husband to go to the forest because to cut down lime tree for firewood.

b-    The old man didn’t cut down a lime tree.

Ans- The old man didn’t cut down a lime tree because a lime tree asked him not to chop and old man became frightened and went his home.

c-     The old woman called her husband a fool.

Ans- The old woman called her husband a fool because her husband returned from forest without taking lime tree.

d-    The lime tree did everything he begged her to do.

Ans- The lime tree did everything he begged her to do because that lime tree had power to fulfill the wishes of others.

e-     The lime tree didn’t do one last thing.

Ans- The lime tree didn’t do one last thing because the lime tree punished them for the old woman.

I wish

Difficult words and their meanings.

Tock=the sound made by a clock

Birch broom= a broom made by small branches of birch tree.

Ponny= a British bronze coin.

Bun= a small cake

Clasp= grasp something tightly with one’s hand.

Snatch= quickly seize something in a rude or eager way.

Fork= an implement with two or more things used for lifting food to the mouth.

Lid= a removable or hinged cover for the top of a container.

Tin= make airtight container made of tinplate or aluminium.

Knit= make a grommet, blanket, etc by interlocking loops of wool or other yarn.

Saucepan= a deep cooking pan, typically round, made of metal, and wish one long handle and a lid.

Tweeny= a maid who assisted two other members of a domestic staff.

Cozy= giving a feeling of comfort, warmth and relaxation.

                                      I Wish

Answer the following questions.

1-                List the animals the speaker wishes to have at her house?

Ans- The animals that the speaker wishes to have at her house are cat and mouse.

2-                Enlist the things the speaker wants to have at her house.

Ans- The things that the speaker wants to have at her house are clock, letter, cupboard and birch room.

3-                What does the speaker wish about children?

Ans- The speaker wishes about the children that they would run to go to school in the morning.

4-                What would the speaker do after the children went to school?

Ans- The speaker would clasp her hand and snatch the clothes after the children went to school.

5-                How would the speaker maintain her house?

Ans- The speaker would clean the knives, windows, floors, plates, etc, to maintain her house.

6-                What would the speaker do at night?

Ans- The speaker would sit and knit  a cap upon her head at night.

7-                What sort of house does the speaker wish to have?

Ans- The speaker wishes tweeny and cosy little house.

 

Unusual Festivals around the world

Answer the following questions

1-                When is holi celebrated?

 Ans- Holi is celebrated at the end of winter and arrival of spring.

2-                When do people celebrate the Monkey Buffet?

Ans- People celebrate the Monkey Buffet on the last weekend in November.

3-                Why do people celebrate holi?

Ans- People celebrate holi because to enjoy the festival of colours and to share happiness.

4-                How do people celebrate Tomatina?

Ans- People celebrate Tomatina by running through the streets throwing red tomatoes at each other.

5-                How is Qoylluriti celebrated?

Ans- Qoyllurit’I celebrated with music and dancing on the top of the glacier for three days and nights.

6-                What is unusual about each of these festivals? Discuss in the class and write your conclusion.

Ans- It is unusual because people throw coloured powder and water at each other.

Tomatina: It is unusual because people run through the streets throwing red tomatoes at each other.

Monkey Quffet: It is unusual because monkeys are invited to feast.

Qoylluriti: It is unusual because people celebrate with music and dancing on top of the glacier for three days and nights.

 

The Lost Leaf

Difficult words and their meanings.

Bay of Naples= Place in the Italy

Carriage= ones behavior or way of    conducting oneself towards others

Funeral=  a ritual gathering after someone’s death

Whistling=        a sound

Ragtime= a musical form having a rhythm

Ivy=                  woody

Vine=                a climbing or trailing woody- stemmed plant

Stricken=          hit by something

Bare=                          uncovered

Fierce=              active

Canvas=            a strong coarse unbleached cloth made from yarn, used to make as a surface for oil painting.

Yelled=             shout

Masterpiece=     the most outstanding work of a creative artist

 

The Lost Leaf

Answer the following questions,

1-                Why were Johnsy and Sue happy?

Ans- Johnsy and Sue were happy because people liked their work.

2-                Describe Johnsy’s  illness.

Ans- It was month of November there was cold and rained everyday. Johnsy fell ill for a seek. Doctor gave her medicine said that would not work if she didn’t want to live.

3-                What did the doctor advice Johnsy?

Ans- The doctor advised Johnsy that if she doesn’t want to live no medicine can help her.

4-                Why did the doctor guess that Johnsy is going to die?

Ans- The doctor guessed that Johnsy is going to die soon because she didn’t have hope and didn’t want to live.

5-                What was there just outside Johnsy’s window?

Ans- There was a yard and a stone wall and old ivy vine having few brown leaves just outside Johnsy’s window.

6-                Why did Johnsy look out of the window?

Ans- Johny looked out of the window because she looked at the leaves on the vine and count them.

7-                What happened to Johny when she saw Behrman’s masterpiece pointing?

 Ans- When Johny saw the Behrman’s  masterpiece painting that increased hope on her to become alive.

8-                Where did Behram spend his night to make his masterpiece?

Ans- Mr Behram spent his night in the yard to make his masterpiece.

9-                What did Behram’s masterpiece do?

Ans-  Behrman’s masterpiece helped Johnsy to cure from her illness.

10-           Why did the doctor say that Johnsy could not be cured with medicines?

Ans- The doctor said that Johnsy could not be cured with medicines because no medicine can help them to cure if they don’t want to live.

11-           What is the cause of Behrman’s death?

Ans- The cause of Behrman’s death is the cold and became wet while painting the last leaf in that winter night.

12-           What lesson do you learn from the story?

Ans- The lesson from the story is that we should never give up our hope and all things have equal important either that works as greatest or in simple way.

                                    

If I were King

Answer the following questions.

1-    Who is the author of the poem ‘If I were King?’

Ans- The author of the poem ‘If I were King’ is A.A. Mine.

2-    What would he do when he was king of Greece?

Ans- He would push things off the mantelpiece when he was king of Greece.

3-    What would he do when he was king of anything?

Ans- He would tell the soldiers “I’m the king.” When he was king of anything.

                                      A Healthy diet for everyone

                                      Answer the following questions.       

1-    Why did the USDA prepare food guide for Americans?

Ans- USDA prepared a food guide for Americans because it helps people to know about the healthy diet for people who lived in America and also useful for people all over the world.

2-    Why are fats, oils and sweets grouped together?

Ans-            Fats, oils and sweets grouped together because these are the substance which is not too much good for our health i.e. excessive use of them is harmful for human health and may suffer from different diseases.

3-    Why do Japanses people change their diet when they move to the United States?

Ans- Japanese people change their diet when they move to the United States because the people in United States have different style of food habit than in Japan so they are being forced to change their diet.

The Little Straw Bull with Tarred Back

Difficult words and their meanings

Straw=                           dried stalks of grain

Tarred=                           damaged part/organ

Spinning=             whirl round quickly

Low   =                           pull

Smea r=                a mark of a greasy or sticky substance

Pasture=                land covered with grass

Tugged=               pull along forcefully

Cellar=                  a room below ground level in house.

Far=                      a dark thick flammable liquid

Stuck=                           push a sharp or pointed object into something

Seized=                 hold suddenly

Dozed=                 short sleep/nap

Mittens=               a glove with two sections, one for the thumb and the other for all four fingers,

Beads=                 a kind of jewellery

The Little Straw Bull with Tarred Back

1-    What did the old man do at work?

        Ans- The old man made tar for living.

2-    What did the old woman do for living?

Ans- The old woman spun tow for living.

3-    What did the old woman ask her husband to do for her?

Ans- The old woman asked her husband to make a little bull of straw for her.

4-    Where did she lead the little straw bull?

Ans- She led the little straw Bull towards the pasture.

5-    What did she tell the little straw Bull?

Ans- She told the little straw Bull to graze and she spun her thread.

6-    What came all of sudden when she dozed off?

Ans- A brae came all of sudden when she dozed off.

7-    What did the bear ask the straw bull to do?

Ans- The bear asked the straw bull to give him a little far.

8-    Why was the stuck fast then?

Ans- The bear was stuck fast then because he began clawing at the straw bull’s back.

9-    What did the old woman do when she woke up?

Ans- The old woman looked about her and there was no sign of the bull when she woke up.

10-           What did the old man do with the bear, the wolf, the fox and the rabbit?

Ans- The old man seized all of them and threw them into the cellar.

11-           What did the old man do on the trap door of the cellar?

Ans- The old man began to sharpening his knife on the trap door of the cellar.

12-           What did the animals ask him?

Ans- The animals asked him to set free them and they will bring presents individually for old man and woman.

13-           Why did the old man agree to let them free?

Ans- The old man agreed to let them free because they promised him to bring presents for them.

 

Wants

Answer the following questions

1-    Who wants to be a sailor?

Ans- Jim wants to be a sailor.

2-    What does Tom want to be?

Ans- Tom wants to be a shopkeeper.

3-    What does Dick want to be?

Ans- Dick wants to buy a farm.

4-    What does the speaker hate?

Ans- The speaker hates a busy shop.

5-    What does he want to be?

Ans- He wants to be a traveler.

6-    What do you want to be when you grow up?

Ans- I want to be a CA when I grow up.

 

My summer vacation

Answer the following questions

1-    Where is Sean’s father from?

Ans- Sean’s father is from Ireland.

2-    Why does he like going to his father’s country/

Ans- He likes going to his father’s country because he visits his relatives there.

3-    What are they going to visit in Egypt?

Ans- They are going to visit in Egypt are Red sea, old cairo. Pyramids etc.

Pat and his bicycle

Answer the following questions.

1-    What present did Pats father give him?

Ans- Pat’s father gave him a bicycle as a present.

2-    How can you say that Pat loved riding the bicycle?

Ans- We can say that Pat loved loved riding his bicycle was that he rode all the day and didn’t go to school and rode it in the evening and came home late.

3-    What did Mr Smith feel pat’s father.

Ans- Mr Smith told Pat’s father that he ran against Mr Smith’s new car.

4-    Where was the bicycle kept?

Ans- The bicycle was kept in a yard.

5-    How did Mr Smith became a goat?

Ans- Mr Smith became a goat when pat wished that he became a goat.

6-    Where was Pat when the Giant of the Ring came to his yard?

Ans- Pat was in a yard when the Giant of the Ring came to his yard.

7-    What were the three wishes granted to pat by the Giant of the Ring?

Ans- The three wishes granted to Pat by the Giant of the ring were he must stand up says he wish and he will have it.

8-    How did Pat get a new bicycle?

Ans- Pat got a new bicycle when he wished a new bicycle and at the same time his father also thought about new bicycle for him.

9-    Will Pat still be a good boy after he gets a new bicycle?

Ans- No, Pat will not be a good boy after he gets a new bicycle.

 

Flowers

Mild=                  soft/light

Meek=                 potient/quiet

Burry=                 hide

Pat=           light touch with hand

Worries=    feel anxious

Spread=               extend over a large area

Fragrance= a pleasant sweet smell

Imagine=    form a mental image

 

Flowers

Answer the following questions

1-    Which word does the poet use to describe the flower’s speech?

Ans- The poet uses the words mild and meek to describe the flower’s speech.

2-    What do the flowers hear?

Ans- The flowers hear the poet’s cries and his every tear.

3-    What do the flowers do when the speaker is sad or worried?

Ans- The flowers seem to pat the speaker is sad and worried.

4-    What human qualities do the flowers have?

Ans- The flowers have the human qualities such as the attraction towards them, freshness, newness etc.

5-    Why are flowers nice?

Ans- The flowers are nice because they spread their fragrance a million miles.

6-    Does the poet suggest us to plant flowers?

Ans- Yes, the poet suggest us to plant flowers because he think that the flowers have different qualities which attract us and we enjoy watching them.

7-    Why does the speaker thank the god?

Ans- The speaker thanks the god because god gives us the power to imagine about different things which are in the world.

Seasons: Fairy Tales

Difficult words and their meanings

Led    = cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding         them by the hand.

Gay   = carefree

Eternal        = without end

Frost  = a deposit of small white ice crystals

Plain = not special/normal

Handful       = a quantity that fills the hand

Snowflake   = a layer of snow

Tossed        = throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually.

 Seasons: Fairy Tale

Answer the following questions

1-    Why didn’t the people of the Earth first like winter?

Ans- The people of the Earth didn’t like winter because it was very cold when she stepped on the Earth.

2-    Describe nature in winter refer to the text.

Ans- Winter became very cold, Birds flew away. The water in the rivers turned into the ice. People put on warm clothes and hurried into their houses.

3-    How did the people of the Earth feel about winter at the end? How can you tell?

Ans- The people of the Earth fell happy about winter at the end because they began to talk about winter and started to wait for her to come.

 

Maggie and Milly and Molly and May

Difficult words and their meanings

Beach          = side of the sea

Shell  = a protective outer case of a mollusk.

Befriended  = act as or become a friend to  (someone), especially when they are in need of help or support.

Stranded      =       arranged in single thin lengths twisted together.