The axe (Lesson 11)
Question and Solution Class 7 West Bengal Board. WBBSE English Textbook Blossoms
Class 7 The axe all activity solutions.
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The axe Activity 1
Identify which of the following statements are T and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers:
(1)
Velan was very happy in the big house. [True]
Supporting
statement - Velan was perfectly contented and happy.
(2)
The other people of the big house were not so happy. [False]
Supporting
statement - the people in the big house too seemed to be
equally at peace with life.
(3)
No tenant remained in the house for more than a few months. [True]
Supporting
statement - No one remained for more than a few months.
(4)
People started avoiding the house. [True]
Supporting
statement - It came to be known as the “Ghost
House," and people avoided it.
The axe Activity 2
Complete
the following sentences with information from the text:
(a)
One midnight he was told that the master was dead.
(b)
The sons of the late owner left the keys of the house with Velan.
(c)
The house acquired the reputation of being haunted.
(d)
Even the owners dropped the practice of coming and
seeing the house.
The axe Activity 3
Answer
the following questions:
(a) Who was Velan? (ভেলান কে ছিলেন?)
Answer
-
Velan was a gardener.
(b) Did the tenants have any regard for the garden? (ভাড়াটেদের কি বাগানের প্রতি কোনো গুরুত্ব ছিল?)
Answer
-
No, the tenants had no regard for a garden.
(c) Did the owners of the house visit the house frequently? (বাড়ির মালিকরা কি ঘন ঘন বাড়িতে যেতেন?)
Answer
-
No, the owners of the house visited the house occasionally.
(d) How did the house acquire the reputation of a ‘Ghost House’? (কীভাবে বাড়িটি 'ভূতের বাড়ি' খ্যাতি অর্জন করেছিল?)
Answer
- No
tenant remained for more than a few moths and because of lack of maintenance
work the house was in ruins and looked like haunted house. Thus the name ‘Ghost
House.’
The axe Activity 4
Fill in the chart below with information from the text:
Cause |
Effect |
(i)
One day a car sounded its horn angrily at the gate. |
(i) Velan hobbled up with the keys. |
(ii) Velan cleared the vegetation which blocked the entrance. |
(ii)
The gates opened on rusty hinges, creaking and groaning. |
(iii)
The house is sold to a company. They are not going to have a garden. |
(iii) Velan was ordered to go back to his village. |
(iv)
Velan requested the tree-cutters not to cut down the trees until he went away
from that place. |
(iv) The tree – cutters laid down their axes. |
The axe Activity 5
Complete
the following sentences with information from the text:
1.
Someone from the car ordered Velan to open the gate.
2.
One of the sons of the old masters told Velan that
he would have to go back to his village.
3.
Velan retired to his old hut.
4.
Velan rushed out and saw four men hacking the
massive trunk of the old margosa tree.
The axe Activity 6
Answer
the following questions:
1. Who bought the house? (বাড়িটা কে কিনেছে?)
Answer
- A
company bought the house.
2. Did they need a garden? (কোম্পানির আদেশ কি ছিল?)
Answer
-
No, they did not need a garden.
3. What was the order of the company? (তাদের কি বাগানের দরকার ছিল?)
Answer
-
The Company was not going to have the garden. They are going to build small
houses by the score without leaving space even for a blade of grass.
4. What was Velan's request to the tree-cutters? (গাছ কাটাকারীদের কাছে ভেলানের অনুরোধ কী ছিল?)
Answer
-
Velan requested the tree-cutters not to cut down the trees until he went away
from that place.
The axe Activity 7
Choose
the correct alternative from the bracket and fill in the blanks:
(a)
Binota studied harder (harder / more
harder) than me.
(b)
Rupa sang more sweetly (most sweetly / more sweetly)
than her sister.
(c)
Mita did more badly (worse/ more badly)
than Ruby in the music competition.
(d)
Among the gymnasts in the championship, Mihir scored the least (less / least).
The axe Activity 8
Choose
the correct adverb from the box and fill in the blanks. One is done for you.
[more gracefully, radiantly, least
nervous, earliest, more composed]
There
was no one in the hall when Sumana arrived. She was the earliest there. Soon, other dancers came. Sumana
looked the least nervous among the
competitors. Her steps were more composed
than the other girls on the stage. Her face glowed radiantly
as she performed more gracefully than the
other dancers on the stage.
The axe Activity 9
Fill
in the blanks with the correct form of the verb
(a)
The news is (is / are) shocking.
(b)
The children play (plays /play) cricket
in the park.
(c)
Both Laboni and Soma love (love/loves)
outdoor games.
(d)
The hotel manager and his staff make
(make / makes) the guests feel comfortable.
(e)
Many women today work (works / work)
outside the home.
The axe Activity 10
Fill
in the blanks with the words given below:
Retired, blocked, excellent, orders, tenant
(a)
We have a new tenant in our house.
(b)
The singer has an excellent voice.
(c)
The road was blocked due to an accident.
(d)
The job was done according to the orders of the manager.
(e)
My father retired from his job last
year.
The axe Activity 11
Write
the appropriate Plural Nouns of the following. One is done for you:
a.
more than one woman: Women
b.
more than one man: Men
c.
more than one person: People
d.
more than one goose: Geese
e.
more than one mouse: Mice
f.
more than one barrack: Barracks
The axe Activity 12 (a)
Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to the marriage
ceremony of your uncle.
Answer:
2 no road, Bakpur
Nadia 710256
14th Nov. 2021
Dear Raghu,
Hello Raghu
I am very glad to know that you have scored 5th rank in West Bengal Civil Service
. A great congrats from my Bottom of my heart.
Next week is my uncle's wedding so I humbly invite you and your
Family on this occasion. And yes when you will come and you will have to stay
for at least 2 weeks. We will have a great fun.
Say hello to Uncle and Aunty
Yours Friendly
Madan
Kakapur 1
Bolpur - 713025
The axe Activity 12 (b)
Imagine yourself to be the friend whom the letter was sent to.
Now write a reply
to the letter accepting the invitation.
Kakapur 1
Bolpur - 713025
19th Nov, 2021
Dear Madan,
I hope
you are in great n health and spirits. Congratulations for your uncle's wedding!
Thanks for the wedding invitation and the sweets. I will surely attend the
happy occasion. I will reach two days in advance. If you want me to assist you
in the wedding arrangements, I may come a week before. Do let me know.
Say hello to Uncle and Aunty
Yours affectionately,
Raghu
The axe Activity 13
Write a story with the help of the following points:
Frogs lived in a pond - boys hit stones and hurt the frogs - a
frog asked, "Why are you throwing stones?" - boys replied, "We
are playing" death to us" - boys felt sorry - stopped sport
Boys and the Frog Story
Once
upon a time there lived some boys in a small village. There was a pond in the
end of their village. One day they were playing at the edge of a pond in which
lived a family of frogs. The boys amused themselves by throwing stones into the
pond so as to make them skip on top of the water. They were very happy to doing
these types of naughtiness.
The
stones were flying solid and fast and the boys were enjoying themselves very
much; but the poor frogs in the pond were trembling with fear. Some of them
already died with this hard stone.
At
last one of the frogs, the youngest and bravest, put his head out of the water,
and said, “Oh my dear friends please stop your ruthless play! Though it may be
fun for you, it means death to us!”
Moral: Always think whether your fun is the cause of another’s
unhappiness. If yes then stop this fun
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