Class 7 Literature Revision

Q1 Who was the chieftain? Why was he running away and from whom?
Q2. What did the chieftain offer the boat man? Did the boatman accept his offer?
Q3. Did Lord Ullin's daughter want to meet her father? How do you know?
Q4. What happened when Lord Ullin reached the shore?
Explain:
i. For should he find us in the glen
   My blood would stain the heather
ii. One lovely hand she stretched for aid
      And one was round her lover
iii. The waters wild went o'er his child
      And he was left lamenting
Q6. According to you, what kind of a person was Lord Ullin?
Q7. What was father's opinion of Swami?
Q8. Why did father harp on the subject of courage?
Q9. What was father's solution for making Swami courageous? Was Swami happy with the solution?
Q10. How is courage different from strength?
Q11. What was the newspaper article about?
Q12. Write a character sketch of Swami.
Q13. What were the spectators excited about?
Q14. Where had the spectators gathered and why?
Why does the poet call it "Special Olympics"?
Q15. What message does the poem convey?
Q16. Why d8d the youngest athlete cry out? What did the other athletes do when they heard him cry?
Q17. To whom did the spectators give a standing ovation and why?

CLASS 7 CHAPTER A HERO

EXERCISE A1.
Ans2. Father regarded Swami as having been spoiled by his mother and grandmother. He was in second form and still slept next to his grandmother. Father didn't think Swami was as courageous as the boy in the report.
Ans3. Father wanted Swami to inculcate the quality of courage. He did not like the way Swami was being brought up. He was in second form and he still slept clinging to his grandmother.
Ans4. Swami was terribly scared of sleeping alone in the office room. He was used to sleeping beside Granny and any change in this arrangement kept him trembling and awake all night . He tried to change the subject hoping that his father would change his mind and not compel him to prove his courage.
ANS5.To prove his courage, Swami had to sleep alone in his father's office room that night.
A2
A. Father sneered at Swami because the latter disputed the report in the newspaper about the courageous boy who had fought the tiger. Father criticized Swami by asking him if he thought he was wiser than the newspaper.
B. The article reported q young boy's fight with a tiger. It praised his courage. When the boy encountered the tiger he did not panic but stayed calm and quickly climbed up a tree. For half a day he stayed there till people came along and killed the tiger.
C. Strength is physical power whereas 'courage' is the mental strength necessary to tackle a situation fearlessly and with  presence of mind.
D. Father says so to teach Swami that being courageous is more important than possessing strength. A man may have the strength of an elephant but still be a coward. Courage has got nothing to do with age or strength.
E. Swami disputed his father's theory. He could not understand how being courageous would help him if a tiger attacked him. He strongly felt that it must have been a strong and grown up person who had faced the tiger. It was impossible for a boy to fight a tiger.
A3
Ans3. Swami was too terrified to sleep in his father's office room. He trembled at the prospect of sleeping alone. So he wanted to go to sleep quickly beside his grandmother hoping that his father would not insist that he sleep in the office room.
Ans4. Swami dreamt that a tiger was chasing him. He could not run. His feet seemed to get stuck to the ground however hard he tried to move. The tiger was close behind him and he could hear its claws scratching the ground.

English F.A.4 ACTIVITIES

1. Design an advertisement for:
a. Toothpaste
b. Chocolate

2. On an A4 size sheet write about a person who has achieved something great despite his/her physical disability

3. Write a paragraph in about 200-250words on :
a. Success knows no shortcuts
b. Time is precious

Class 7 Direct and Indirect speech

Exercise A.
1. She told Rita that when she was not n Delhi, she often met Mini.
2. I said that children are very energetic.
3. The pilot told the passengers that the plane would land in Kolkota.
4. The speaker said that young students need to devote time to social work.
5. The lawyer said that it was a hopeless case.
6. The teacher announced that there would be no classes that day.
7. Sarah said that Gita had worked efficiently.
8. The director told the students that they were very dedicated, so they would do well in life.
9. Soma told me that she had been very ill but she was better then.
10. The passenger said that he had to buy some water.
11. He said that his wife wanted to study law and join a law firm.
12. The police officer said that the accident had taken place at dawn.

Exercise B
1. The budding cricketer told his coach that he would improve if he guided him.
2. I told my friend that he/ she was not working hard enough.
3. The lady told her son that he was very impatient and lost his temper for trivial reasons.
4. I said that he could be trusted to do that job.
5. He told me that Sandeep should not have criticised his sister.
6. He said that he would talk to me/you/him about that the following month.
7. Jiya told me that she would return from London before I left for Chennai.
8. I told the mason that he was taking too long to finish the work. He had promised to complete it in a month.
9. Dr. David told me that I had injured my hamstring muscle. I needed to take rest till the following week.
10. He told me that I could go swimming the next day.
11. Rahul told me that he had met our Maths teacher the day before and he had promised to visit us that day.
12. I said that we had shifted to that apartment a month before.

Exercise C.
1. The stranger asked me if I had lost my way.
2. I asked Rima if she would like to have an ice cream.
3. She asked me lovingly what I would like to eat.
4. She asked me how much money she should take for the vacation.
5. She asked the plumber if he could fix it in a day. The plumber replied in negative that he couldn't start work before the  coming week.
6. I asked the man if he could direct me to the post office.
7. I asked my teacher if he/she could explain that to me the next day.
8. Gora asked his mother why they couldn't go to the zoo that day.
9. She asked her friend if he/she would help her pack her bags. The friend replied in affirmative that he/she would certainly help.
10. She asked me who I was and what it was that I wanted from her.
11. He asked me if I could meet him at the library.
12. I asked the porter how much he would take for carrying my bags to the platform.

Exercise D
1. I ordered/requested Rima to help me in cleaning that room.
2. The teacher advised the pupils not to go out in the rain.
3. She requested me to repeat what I had just said.
4. The director advised the actor to be careful when he performed the stunts.
7. My father warned me that at that rate I would lose all my money.
8. Her brother advised her not to speak ill of her friends.
9. He advised his sister not to rush through that or she might commit grave errors.
10. He requested me not to misunderstand him.
11. The mother advised the children not to be so nervous about the exams.

Civics Markets Around Us

ExIII
Ans1. A market is a physical place where buyers and sellers meet and exchange goods, services and information.

Ans2. In ancient days, before the invention of money, people met in a market place to barter or exchange goods and services. For example a cow could be bartered for ten sacks of wheat.

Ans3. Supermarkets are very big, usually air- conditioned, shopping complexes that have shops selling a variety of goods and services under one roof.

Ans4. Koyamkedu Market in Chennai and Azadpur Mandi in Delhi are two examples of wholesale markets.

Ans5. A department store has many sections or departments in it.
A chain store usually sells goods of one kind and are normally managed by the manufacturers themselves or franchised.

Ex IV.
Ans3. There are different types of markets:
a. WEEKLY MARKETS are held once a week, on a specified day, in a particular area. Weekly markets do not have permanent shops.

b. NEIGHBOURHOOD MARKETS consist of all those ships that cater to the immediate needs of the people of that locality. Though such shops do not offer much choice, they are very convenient for the people of the neighbourhood.

c.SUPERMARKETS AND MALLS   are very big, usually air- conditioned, shopping complexes that have shops selling a variety of goods and services under one roof.
d. WHOLESALE MARKET is a place where producers bring their goods to be sold

Class 7History chapter 8

ExIII
Ans1. Bhakti is the total surrender to God; it is the expression of extreme love to God but expecting anything in return.

Ans2. Sufism is an old religious sect from the Middle East. Sufi means 'wool' in Arabic. The Sufis wore simple woollen garments which reflected the kind of simple life they led. Just like the Bhakti saints, the Sufi pirs believed in meditation, love and devotion to God rather than in rigid customs and rituals. They expressed their devotion through dance and music. They we re respected greatly by the common people.

Ans 3. The earliest of the Bhakti saints was Shankaracharya. Born in the 8th century AD in Kerela, Shankaracharya travelled through out India to  spread the importance of jnana as a means to reach God. To him, the world was an illusion or MAYA, with the only reality being that of Brahman or God.

Ans4. Four Bhakti saints of the Medieval period were: Kabir, Tulsidas, Ramanuja and Vallabhacharya.

Ans5. Moinuddin Chisti was one of the most revered of the Sufi saints. He came from Lahore and made Ajmer his home. All his life, he worked for the poor. He felt that service of God meant service of humanity. Even today his dargah is a popular holy place.

Ans6. Nizamuddin Aulia was a famous Sufi pirs of the 14th century AD. He set up his khanqah in Delhi. He asked his followers to lead Siple, austere lives and spend their time seeking God.

ExIV.
Ans2. The basic principles which all the Bhakti saints emphasised were:
1. They believed in the oneness of God -God was one,despite many names.
2. They believed in Bhakti or total surrender and devotion to God.
3.They believed in equality of all human beings. God was inside every person
4.They believed that the way to realise God was through Simple living, and loving and serving others.
5. They denounced elaborate rituals in religion and spoke against superstitions.
6. They believed in the presence of a personal God who could be approached directly without the help of the priests.
7. They believed that people could pray to God in their own simple language.

Class 7 Civics Role played by gender

Ex.II
Ans1. Gender is the way each society sees a 'man' and a 'woman' and the different roles and responsibilities it expects the men and women to take on.

Ans2. Stereotyping is to have certain preconceived notions, which need n necessarily be true, about people and situations. For eg. Women are seen as fit for taking care of the house, cooking, and being a mother and a wife. Men are seen as providers of food and shelter.

Ans3. From the time they are infants, boys and girls are treated differently within most Indian families. Boys are pardoned the most mischievous or antics on the ground that 'boys will be boys'. They are expected to be troublesome. Girls, on the other hand, are expected to be more submissive and obedient.
Girls are expected to help out with the house work while boys are expected to run errands for the family.

Ans4. Since a girl leaves the house after marriage, investing in her welfare was considered to be a waste.
Investing in a boy's future made send as parents felt that later the boy would become the bread-winner of the family and support them in old age.
But this too is changing slowly as people find more and more economically independent women supports their parents in their old age.

Ans5. Even today women are expected to dress and conduct themselves with decorum in public, and not draw attention to themselves in any way. Women who choice to travel on their own, especially after dark, are viewed with suspicion and are often subjected to unwanted attention and comments.

Ans6. The gender- based discrimination of women and girls includes the denial of basic human rights to women, the preference of sons over daughters, and the the se of physical violence against women. Women and girls are deprived of equal access to resources, opportunities and political power.

Ans7. Sine household chores do not bring in any money, a woman's work is considered of no importance and is treated as if it does not exist. This is called the invisibilisation of a woman's work. Even when they work on the agricultural fields, their work is taken for granted.

Ans8. Women who work outside their homes, largely work in the  informal sector which includes all the small and cottage industries that are not bound by the rules laid down by the government. People who work in the informal sector, therefore, often work in the most appalling conditions.

Ans9. To make gender equality's impact felt better, women must have influence in decision making.
Women and girls now have access to opportunities that were previously not available to them. Primary school enrolment rates for girls have jumped. More and more women are part of local bodies.
Several acts have been introduced in Parliament to bring about gender equality. Thirty three percent reserve has been introduced in local government bodies.