CLASS7- NO MEN ARE FOREIGN

EXERCISEA Ans1. When a country goes to war, the bloodshed destroys the purity of the earth. The weapons of the war defile the air.Infact, we destroy our own land and earth by taking up arms against any country because the whole earth belongs to us. The poet compares war with long winter. In winter, with prolonged snow, plants etc are destroyed and living beings have to starve.Similarly, during wars, there is a loss of lives and people face shortage of food. Ans3. When we hate others, we betray ourselves because we are all the same. When we condemn others, we condemn our own kind. Ans4. Wars are always disastrous. War destroys the purity of land and air and brings destruction, misery and suffering. Ans5. 'Hells of fire" refers to the weapons of war which cause destruction, chaos and misery to everyone. EXERCISE B 1a. 'Brothers" refers to the people living on the earth. b. We all walk on the same earth and go back to the same earth when we die. 2a. Lines on the palms of our hands are referred to here. b. The lines tell that other people also work hard to make a livelihood, like us. 3a. Evil people like the politicians, rulers, terrorists etc tell us to hate others. b. This happens when evil thoughts take root in the mind and we are afflicted with greed, jealousy, hatred and other negative thoughts.

Class7 Seventeen Oranges

Exercise B
Ans1. The narrator drove a little pony -and-cart for Swift Delivery Company and most of his pick ups were at the docks.

Ans2. The narrator had stolen the oranges frim a boat that was being unloaded at the docks.He hid them in various pockets of his clothes, covered by his brat. Unfortunately, the string of his brat broke off right in front of Pongo, the policeman, revealing bulging pockets stuffed with stolen oranges.

Ans3. The narrator had read too many detective stories to make the mistake of blabbing. Thus he refused to be interrogated and remained quiet.

Ans4. Pongo went to call a colleague to be his witness and strengthen his case.

Exercise C
Ans1. The narrator feared that once proved guilty, he would be put in jail and ruined for life. He wondered what his mother would say and his father would do then.

Ans2. A voice in his mind prompted the narrator to eat up all the oranges pips, peel and all to destroy the evidence and escape imprisonment.

Ans3. The narrator had to eat up seventeen oranges pips, peel and all in a very short time. Thereafter, he fell sick with an upset stomach and couldn't stand still and think clearly for days. Ever since then, he had never looked at oranges.

Ans4. Pongo had locked the narrator in his cabin with the seventeen stolen oranges. There were no eindows and no way for him to sneak the oranges out. But whem Pongo returned with a mate, there was no sign of the oranges. Although, it took Pongo no time to figure out what had happened, he found it difficult to believe that such a small boy could finish off all those oranges in such a short while.

Class 7 The Nightingale and the glowworm

Ans1. The nightingale wanted to have the glow worm for his meal as he was hungry.
Ans2. The glow worm told the nightingale that the same Divine power that has blessed the nightingale with a melodious voice to enthrall everyone blessed the glow worm with the ability to glow worm to shine in the dark.
Ans3. The glow worm told the nightingale that since the same God has blessed them with their respective talents, they should respect and admire each other. Instead of harming each other, they should continue to glorify their creator.

Ans4. The nightingale proves to be noble, compassionate and understanding as he spared the glow worm's life and flew away to look for his meal elsewhere.

Class 6 My Childhood

Exercise B
Ans1. Kalam's father,Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal education nor wealth but possesed great innate wisdom. He was kind, just like Ashiamma, Kalam's mother and together, they fed many people at their home everyday. His austere father believed in simple living and religious tolerance
His mother told him stories from the Ramayana as well as life of the Prophet.

Ans2.Kalam inherited honesty, self discipline, spirit of generosity and faith in goodness from his parents. He also learnt to believe in simplicity and religious tolerance from them.

Ans3. Kalam's family lived in their ancestral house, built in the middle of the 19th century. It was a fairly large pucca house made of limestone and bricks on the Mosque street in Rameswaram.

Ans4. In 1939, when he was eight years old, Kalam earned one anna every day by selling tamarind seeds at a provision store.
Later, he earned wages by catching bundles of newspaper thrown out of a moving train between Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi.

Ans5.When the Second World War broke out in 1939, there was a sudden demand for tamarind seeds in the Rameswaram market. Also, once a kind of emergency was declared , the train halt at the Rameswaram station was suspended.

Ans6. The new teacher could not stomach a Hindu priest boy sitting with a Muslim boy. He asked Kalam to go and sit on the last bench, according to his social ranking as the new teacher saw it.

Ans7. When Kalam and Ramanadha Sastry went home, they told their respective parents about the social discrimination practised by the teacher. Lakshamana Sastry summoned the teacher and asked him to either apologize or quit the school and the Island. He warned him against spreading the poison of social inequality and religious intolerance in the minds of innocent children. His strong sense of conviction reformed the teacher.

Hots Ans2. Kalam's best friends at school came from Orthodox Hindu Brahmin families.During the annual Sri Sita Ram Kalyanam ceremony, his family arranged boats for the idols of the Lord. At home, his mother and grandmother told them stories from the Ramayana as well as life of the Prophet.

Class 7 , Chapter-7 Waiting for Haria

Exercise B

Ans1. Madhuli's father went to town after her mother's death and settled there. When her brother Haria finished school , Babuji called Haria also to town , to work as a driver. So Madhuli and Amma lived alone in the village.

Ans2. Madhuli's father Haria , had been called to town by their father to work there as a driver and earn money.

Ans3.Amma couldn't have hee eye operation done because there was no money. They needed ten thousand rupees to get the operation done. Babuji and Haria didn't  earn enough money and were not left with much after  meeting out after everyday expanses.

Ans4 Bhagya told Madhuli about the new hospital near Sehrapani  where the poor were charged very little. This information came handy when Amma was crying in pain and no homemade remedy worked on her. She had to be taken to the hospital where the doctors immediately operated upon her.

Ans5. Madhuli first have Amma a home made medicine prepared by Basanti kaki. When it didn't work , she warmed a lump of asafoetida , and put it on her novel. When this also failed , she rushed to call Basanti kaki.

Ans6. Madhuli was afraid that Bishan kaka and Basanti Kaki might get offended if she , a small girl, would suggest to the elders what should be done. But, much to her surprise , Bishan Kaka was pleased with her for her quick thinking and agreed to immediately take Amma to the new hospital.

Ans7. Bishan Kaka , along with two other neighbors , gently laid Amma into a dandy . They hoisted it on to their shoulders and set off for the hospital. At the hospital , a doctor examined Amma carefully and told Madhuli that Amma needed to be operated upon at once.

HOTS

Ans1. This statement reflets the traditional Indian thinking that girls are good for household work only. The general opinion was that girls can't do much on their own and need to be guided and taken care of by males.

Ans2. Madhuli , beyond doubt , proved it to all that she was a smart girl. Although only 12, she took good care of her grandmother and managed the household work and her studies very wekk too. She gave medicine to Amma and called her neighbors for help , without wasting anytime. It was she, who came up with the idea the idea of taking Amma to the hospital and also spoke to the doctor about Amma's eye operation.

Lesson 3 Tolerance Class 6

Question-Answer
C.
Ans1. Every time the wicked neighbor spat on him. Saint Eknath , without a word of reproach , went back to have a dip in the river Ganga. He did so, more than a dozen times.

Ans2. Saint Eknath did not lose his temper because he loved everyone and possessed tolerance in great measures.

Ans3.Because of the huge diversity of the land, tolerance is specially needed in India. Indians follow more than six religious , speak over 22 different languages, follow different dress codes and social customs and have different food habits.

Ans4. Tolerance indicates a sense of separateness. If we are tolerating people , it means we do not like them. So, we should be positive in our approach and like people and love them.

Ans5. The sensible approach is to acknowledge respect and appreciate differences and willingly put up with them.

HOTS.
2. Tolerance is rather passive virtue because putting up with something we do not like without any complaint or protest does not lead to any positive action. Tolerance is not only passive it is also negative as it indicates a sense of separateness.

Class 7 ,Chapter 2 , Authorship